Chapter 125 Red Mole! Qin Niang!
Almost, almost something bad happened to his Suishun...
Shangguan Lin's eyes turned red with anger and veins popped out on his neck.
He stood up and shouted angrily, "Investigate! Investigate for me! There must not be any mistakes or omissions!"
"All those involved in this matter will be locked up in the Dali Temple! This matter must be clarified for me!"
Under his nose, someone actually dared to use such a shady trick to harm his daughter!
Shangguan Lin clenched his teeth, shaking with anger, and threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
The sound of porcelain shards exploding made everyone's heart stop instantly.
The next moment, everyone in the hall knelt down, begging for mercy one after another.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Shangguan Lin stared at them intently and cursed, "A bunch of good-for-nothings!"
"This is the imperial palace. How could you allow such filthy things to sneak in and almost harm the princess!"
"Everyone involved in this matter will be punished! No one will escape!"
Shangguan Lin shouted fiercely, his face flushed with anger.
At this moment, Eunuch Chen came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Princess Duanyang is outside the palace asking for forgiveness."
Shangguan Lin's face was stiff and ugly, and he said in a cold voice: "Let her in."
This ruby cream came from the Song family's Linlangzhai.
Now that Hong Yu Gao is in trouble, she naturally cannot escape the responsibility!
Hearing the name, Shangguan Sui also turned his head and looked towards the door.
Soon, Song, dressed in plain clothes, walked slowly into the hall.
She wore no hairpins on her head, her black hair was tied into a simple bun, and her face was very pale and bloodless.
Shangguan Lin snorted coldly when he saw this, "Duan Yang, are you taking off your hairpin to apologize?"
Song leaned forward and kowtowed.
"Duan Yang learned this morning that the princess had nearly been murdered. He was deeply troubled and came here to apologize."
Shangguan Lin's voice was as cold as ice.
"This red jade cream came from Linlangzhai, which you are in charge of. Of course you are guilty!"
Song bowed again.
"Your Majesty is right. Duan Yang knew he could not escape the blame, so upon receiving the news, he immediately interrogated all the people in Linlangzhai who had anything to do with the Ruby Cream."
After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment and said, "In the end, I did find out something..."
Shangguan Lin's eyes suddenly fixed on her, "What is it? Tell me quickly?"
Chen Fei and Shangguan Sui also immediately turned to look at her.
[Could it be that the person who did this has been found? ]
Song nodded, "This matter is related to a woman named Qin Niang."
Shangguan Sui's brows furrowed.
[Qin Niang? This name sounds familiar...]
Shangguan Lin frowned, and gradually calmed down, "Tell the truth."
Song nodded and slowly explained: "This Qin Niang has worked in Linlang Pavilion for less than two years, but because she is efficient, she was quickly promoted and became a small manager. The final step of the Red Jade Cream was her responsibility to conduct the final inspection."
"Just yesterday, Qin Niang handed the Ruby Cream to the chief steward and asked for leave."
"But she didn't come to Linlang Pavilion today. After noticing something was wrong, I immediately went to her old residence, but found that the house was empty and all her gold, silver and valuables were taken away. I think she fled because she was afraid of being convicted."
After listening to this, Shangguan Sui began to think.
[Mrs. Qin and I have no grudges against each other, why would she bother to harm me? There must be someone else behind her! ]
Shangguan Lin heard what was going on and nodded secretly.
He narrowed his eyes dangerously and immediately asked, "Who does Qin Niang usually associate with?"
Song shook her head. "This Qin Niang is a widow. Her husband died two years ago. She doesn't socialize with others much, and she doesn't have many friends."
As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Chen beside her.
"This is a portrait of Qin Niang. After finding out that there was something wrong with Qin Niang, I immediately had someone draw her portrait based on the descriptions of other people in Linlangzhai."
Eunuch Chen immediately took it and handed it to Shangguan Lin.
Shangguan Lin took the portrait and handed it to the Dali Temple Minister standing next to him.
He ordered in a stern voice: "Make several hundred copies of this portrait and post them all over the country to search for her! You must find this Qin Niang for me!"
After saying this, Shangguan Lin turned his gaze to Song who was still kneeling on the ground.
"You are indeed responsible for this matter, but you handled it well after it happened, so I won't blame you too much."
"I will punish you by hand copying the Shurangama Sutra 100 times, praying for the princess, and letting you learn your lesson."
Song immediately leaned forward to thank her, "Duan Yang will definitely copy it well and pray for the princess!"
She was able to reconcile with King Rui and escape from that prison thanks to the Fifth Princess...
This time her negligence almost harmed the Fifth Princess, and she felt very guilty.
Not to mention a hundred times, even five hundred times is what she deserves...
Shangguan Lin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the matter was almost settled.
But deep down I still felt uncomfortable.
And he had a hunch that this matter would definitely not be that simple.
It is very likely that there will be an even bigger storm...
Bihua Palace.
Shangguan Sui also received a portrait of Qin Niang from the Dali Temple Minister.
There was nothing special about Qin Niang's appearance, except that she had a red mole between her eyebrows.
Shangguan Sui sat on the swing in the yard, repeating the same thing over and over in his mind.
[Qin Niang, red mole, Qin Niang, red mole...]
Suddenly, an idea came to Shangguan Sui's mind!
She remembered a plot that was only briefly mentioned in the original book!
[Su Ting's wife, Xu, has a childhood friend named Qin Niang! She also has a red mole between her eyebrows! ]
[This matter must be related to the Xu family! ]
[In the original book, Xu was very ambitious. She did everything she could to give Su Lan a good future. Maybe she was the one who did it!]
Shangguan Sui got down from the swing and shouted toward the roof: "Master! Master!"
But in the blink of an eye, Yan Kongshan came down from the roof.
Shangguan Sui handed him the portrait.
"Master, can you do me a favor? Help me catch this guy!"
"This person is called Qin Niang. She is the main suspect in the assassination of me! We must bring her back!"
Yan Kongshan took the portrait, took a look at it, and nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, Princess. My lightness skills are unmatched, and tracking people is a piece of cake."
"And I know a lot of people in the black market. I can definitely bring Qin Niang to you!"