Shang Yuanshan and Lin Linjingzhou: "Could it be that the tragic death of the Sun family was caused by this opium case?"
Liu Quan nodded and said, "When Master discovered that addictive opium was circulating in the capital, he reported it to the late emperor.
The late emperor at that time had long lost interest in court affairs and ignored them. My master, despite the pressure from the court, led people to clear out those who were selling opium in the streets and alleys, and also led people to destroy several opium sales lines, which made it impossible for opium to be sold in large quantities in Xiling for a while.
But Master's decision to execute someone first and then report to the emperor made the late emperor furious, and he imprisoned Master. If the current emperor had not ascended the throne, Master would have died tragically in prison."
Liu Quan wiped the tears from his eyes with his sleeves and continued, "Master was finally released from prison and reinstated.
He immediately reported the harm of opium to the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor took the matter seriously and asked the master to take people to investigate. Finally, the master successfully destroyed most of the opium sales channels.
In addition, according to the law promulgated by the emperor, anyone who sold opium would be executed immediately, and anyone who secretly smoked opium would be imprisoned for life. This made opium completely disappear in Xiling, and the case was apparently closed.
But my master hasn't given up yet. He has been investigating the person behind the scenes.
Suddenly one day I heard him say that he had obtained some evidence and he would soon catch the person who wanted to destroy the foundation of Xiling Nation, and that very night Master’s house was attacked.”
"I just happened to have some files to deliver to Master, but I was too late. I only saved Lin'er, and now I can't even protect Lin'er."
Liu Quan burst into tears, heart-wrenchingly.
Shang Yuanshan and Lin Jingzhou both knew that Liu Quan wanted to tell everyone about his sorrow at this moment, and no matter how they said it, they could not soothe the pain in his heart for his master's family.
The two of them stayed with Liu Quan like this, and when Liu Quan calmed down, he looked at them embarrassedly. "I'm sorry, I really can't control my emotions."
"understand."
Liu Quan walked to a file on the wall. "Lord Shang, I have already checked Wanhetang."
Shang Yuanshan nodded and didn't say anything more.
Liu Quan asked in confusion: "Sure enough, Lord Shang, you discovered it, but why didn't you expose me?"
Shang Yuanshan said slowly, "Because you didn't let your wife come out to take the blame at that time, and you asked your wife to buy those medicines? And I know that the former Dali Temple Shaoqing Liu Quan would not betray Xiling State, and the current Dali Temple Shaoqing would not betray Xiling State either."
"Sure enough, I thought about it at the time. It would be difficult for me to hide it from you, Lord Marquis."
Shang Yuanshan continued, "It's because of you that the emperor noticed the missing girl's case, right?"
Liu Quan nodded. "At that time, a girl went missing and her parents reported the matter to the police. I started to pay attention to this matter. Later, I found that it was not a simple matter, so I tried to pass it on to the emperor."
Shang Yuanshan patted Liu Quan on the shoulder: "Sure enough, now everything can be connected."
Liu Quan shook his head: "No, I still haven't found out who was behind the sale of opium and the murder of my master's family."
"Liu Quan, you are about to find him."
Liu Quan looked at Shang Yuanshan excitedly: "Lord Shang, do you know who it is?"
"I still need to investigate this matter, but you can't touch this person. Everything needs long-term planning."
Upon hearing this, Liu Quan knelt down on the ground.
Lin Jingzhou and the other two wanted to go forward to help Liu Quan, but Liu Quan stopped them: "Lord Shang, Minister Lin, please don't help me. I have something to ask of you."
Shang Yuanshan sighed: "Just tell me what you want to say."
"Lord Shang, Minister Lin, no matter who is involved in this case, please let me participate. I have been dormant for so many years. I can face everything calmly. I must find the real culprit for my master's family."
"Okay, you get up first."
Shang Yuanshan and Lin Jingzhou stepped forward to help Liu Quan up. "Thank you, Lord Marquis, and thank you, Minister Lin."
Lin Jingzhou: "Okay, let's go see the Princess Jiaxing first."
Only then did they remember Lu Yihan, who had been ignored by them again.
The three of them left the study together and went back to the prison, where they saw Lu Yihan, who was dying but was still trying hard not to faint completely.
When Lu Yihan saw Shang Yuanshan and the others, he said weakly, "Lord Shang, you are finally back."
Shang Yuanshan looked at Lu Yihan awkwardly. "Princess Jiaxing, do you have anything to say?"
"Well, Lord Shang, you should know about the injustice that Prince Shang suffered during the imperial examination. I know who instigated Wu Luo. He is the biggest rat in the capital."
Shang Yuanshan nodded: "He is also the one who asked Sun Lin to kill you today, but I am not curious about this. What I am more curious about is why you killed those officials. Is your plan just to kill people for pleasure? Are you really just a madman?"
Lu Yihan's eyes widened, and she looked at Shang Yuanshan in disbelief: "Lord Shang, you know everything?"
"This is your only bargaining chip now, and it is also the last bargaining chip that can allow me to help you seek revenge on him."
"Lord Shang, you know who he is, right?"
Shang Yuanshan just smiled and didn't say much.
"As expected of Lord Shang. Well, I'll tell you why."
Lu Yihan told Shang Yuanshan all her plans in a voice that only the two of them could hear. "Lord Shang, I don't care about my own life or death now. I just want to see how you are going to deal with him."
"Okay, I hope I won't let you down." Shang Yuanshan stood up and left the cell.
Left in the cell were Lu Yihan, lying on the grass, and the doctor who had been taking care of her.
After leaving the cell, Lin Jingzhou asked, "What kind of injustice did Yan Qing suffer during the exam?"
Shang Yuanshan: "Don't worry, Yan Qing is not someone who will suffer injustice."
Lin Jingzhou laughed out loud. "That's right, otherwise you wouldn't be so calm."
Shang Yuanshan suddenly remembered something: "Oh, Lord Liu, let's spread the news that the princess is injured and unconscious, and see if we can help you clear out some people."
Liu Quan nodded. "Okay, I will make sure to deal with the Dali Temple more thoroughly this time. I just wonder if this is a bit cruel to Princess Jiaxing."
"It's okay, she deserves it."
Shang Yuanshan and his companions did not leave the Dali Temple until the sun rose in the early morning.
Shang Yuanshan was about to go home for a nap, but as soon as he entered the house, he saw Lin Siqing walking out of the yard, trying to hold back her laughter.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Siqing said with a wicked smile, "I just came out of your daughter's yard. The little girl wet the bed and is sad. I'm going to get the red bean paste I asked someone to buy this morning to comfort her."
Shang Yuanshan's tiredness instantly disappeared when he heard this. At this moment, all he could think of was Shang Yangyang's cute angry face. "I'll go see Yangyang~"
"Go ahead. If she doesn't tell you, don't ask. Otherwise, you'll be sad for a while."
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