At this moment, Jiang Yulou entered the mourning hall, put down the condolence gift, and lit a stick of incense for Ye Qingshan.
He walked up to Ye Fan, patted his arm, sighed, and said, "My dear nephew, I offer my condolences."
"Uncle Jiang." Ye Fan frowned slightly and asked Jiang Yulou to chat alone for a few minutes.
The two walked to the small garden of the general's mansion and started chatting while standing on the rockery pavilion.
Ye Fan asked, "My father, he had already participated in the assassination of the Crown Prince with the Third Prince, right?"
"I only found out about this later. Fortunately, we have someone in the Dali Temple. Otherwise, this incident would have brought disaster to the entire General's Mansion."
"Dali Temple?" Ye Fan was slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Liu Zhang, the Minister of Dali Temple?"
Jiang Yulou nodded and said, "He must have helped deal with the aftermath. It's a pity that your father has been arrested and will surely die. The current handling of the matter is also a sacrifice to save the king."
"Sacrifice the rook to save the king?"
"After all, he was also involved in this incident and stabbed Master Shen. Speaking of which, Master Shen is really lucky. He didn't die even in that situation. Your father's luck is really bad."
Ye Fan clenched his fist under his sleeve and said, "He poisoned my father to protect him and the Liu family?"
Jiang Yulou explained, "It's not hard to understand. After all, we were all involved. Rather than being wiped out by the Crown Prince, the Dali Temple Minister handled the situation quite cleverly. Perhaps your father also cooperated with him. That's how we saved the General's Mansion."
Ye Fan's face was extremely grim. He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "So you all think sacrificing my father is the best outcome?"
"My sincere condolences to my nephew Ye.
Oh, by the way, didn't your father ask for a marriage for you with the daughter of the Liu family, and also for your concubine sister to marry the Third Prince? Your father died, but he saved everyone. We can't let his death be in vain. We should make the Liu family pay a price and fulfill their promise.
Ye Fan frowned and said, "I disdain to marry the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. Since they have promised my concubine's sister a marriage, I will go and ask the Third Prince for this promise."
Jiang Yulou nodded and said soothingly, "Don't worry, nephew. Your father and I are sworn brothers. Uncle Jiang will take care of this matter for you. If they can't fulfill their promise to me, then I..."
He hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and said, "Anyway, Old Ye died to protect us. I won't abandon you."
"Thank you very much, Uncle Jiang."
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On the other side, Murong Yan and Liu Zhang came to the general's residence and wanted to talk to Ye Fan about the matter, but they were told that General Ye was not at home and were turned away.
Liu Zhang was a little confused. Could it be that Miss Shen asked the prince to persuade Ye Fan?
Seeing Murong Yan running around for Miss Shen even though he was injured, Liu Zhang secretly felt sorry for him. As enthusiastic as he was in the past, he also ran around for a word from Miss Xu.
Fortunately, he met the girl named Mumu, who made him turn over a new leaf and no longer be stubborn.
Riding in the same carriage, Liu Zhang sat up straight and respectfully, then suddenly said, "Your Highness, if you can't hold the sand, just let it go."
"Ah?" Murong Yan was slightly stunned. What did Liu Zhang mean by this sudden remark?
He asked tentatively, "Aunt Fu, do you disagree with your marriage to A Rao?"
Without giving Liu Zhang a chance to speak, he hurriedly comforted her, "Oh, it's not a big deal. I'll ask my uncle and the emperor on your behalf to have my uncle adopt A Rao as his adopted daughter, make her a village chief, and grant you a marriage."
Liu Zhang said slowly: "That's not the case...that's all. Prince Shen is well-educated and well-mannered, he will definitely understand your painstaking efforts."
"Ah?" Murong Yan was confused again, thinking that Liu Zhang was really a weirdo. No wonder he couldn't get along with the other young masters.
"Mrs. Fu has allowed me to visit Miss Jiang Rao at the Marquis' Mansion at any time. Your Highness, please just drop me off at the door of the Marquis' Mansion."
"That's quite convenient. I also want to go visit Ah Xu..."
Murong Yan sat in the carriage, looked Liu Zhang up and down, stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Ye Qingshan, you poisoned him, right? How did you poison him?"
Liu Zhang denied it: "It's not me."
Murong Yan stared at Liu Zhang with a burning gaze. "I remember that day when Lord Liu asked for leave. What did he do?"
Liu Zhang answered truthfully, "I went with Miss Jiang Rao to have some fun."
"Oh? You and A'rao have developed so quickly?" Murong Yan was slightly surprised. He pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "You saved A'rao alone that day, so why didn't you save Master Shen?"
Liu Zhang remained calm and said, "I sent two people to rescue them, but they lost track. Prince Ling was present at the incident, so you can ask him for the details."
Murong Yan lowered his head in thought for a moment. He suddenly lowered his voice and said coldly, "You asked me to reveal a flaw to the masked gunman so that we could catch him. In fact, you really want to kidnap Master Shen, right?"
Liu Zhang raised his eyes and looked at him calmly, "Why would Your Highness think so?"
"Ah Xu told Gu Xiang the details of the case. The man with the white mask with gold patterns who was determined to kill and stabbed Ah Xu was you, right?"
Liu Zhang neither admitted nor denied it, saying, "Prince Shen and I have no grudges against each other, why would you kill him?"
Murong Yan said bluntly, "Because of A Rao."
Liu Zhang raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince said that this motive is obviously untenable."
Murong Yan replied, "Lord Liu, you have coveted Miss A Rao for a long time, haven't you? I heard that you and Minister Liu went to the Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage, but Nanny Jiang said that A Rao was going to be A Xu's concubine, so you had murderous intentions, right?"
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