Chapter 292: Previous Life Extra 4

After his biological mother passed away, Liang Jinghe observed mourning. Three months later, the emperor issued an edict to reinstate Liang Jinghe, and Liang Jinghe returned to the court. The court and the public once again felt the emperor's high regard for Prince Rui.

Only Liang Jinghe understood in his heart that the emperor was weak now because he was jealous of the things his father left him in his hands, and he was also jealous of his abilities.

"Miss Zhao's birthday is in two days. As her aunt, I have to prepare a generous gift for her. I heard that Zhuyuxuan has a good set of new headwear, so I wanted to take a look." Shen Qingxi told him the details of today's arrangements while arranging his clothes for him.

Liang Jinghe just said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Shen Qingxi stopped moving his hands unconsciously, with a trace of bitterness on his face.

Ever since her mother-in-law passed away, she sensitively noticed that her husband's attitude had changed. Although he used to be cold and taciturn in front of others, he was the gentlest and most patient in front of her.

But now, he has become taciturn, whether in front of others or behind their backs. Sometimes he would sit in a daze, and there were even countless nights when he woke up from a dream with tears in his eyes.

"Are you blaming me? If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have filed a complaint and sent your mother to the women's prison." Finally, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Liang Jinghe paused as he was about to leave the house. After a moment, he said bitterly, "Why should I blame you? I made the decision and I executed it. If I have to blame someone, I can only blame myself."

Shen Qingxi bit her lips tightly, looked at his receding back, and was speechless for a long time.

Liang Jinghe's steps became faster and faster, and he almost trotted, as if he was eager to escape, until his subordinates came to him hurriedly and said with an unpleasant face: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen is in trouble!"

He stopped in his tracks for a moment, and it took him a while to remember that the Lord Shen he was referring to was his uncle, also his ninth uncle, the current Grand Tutor Shen Mofeng.

"What happened to him?" He asked in a deep voice with his eyes lowered and no expression on his face.

"Master Shen was involved in a case of selling illegal salt that was recently investigated by the Dali Temple, and has now been taken to the Tianlao."

Shen Qingxi, who had discovered that her husband had lost the jade pendant on his waist, chased after him. When she heard this, her face suddenly changed drastically. She asked anxiously, "What?! What happened to my second brother? Why is this happening?"

The subordinates reported the new news to her.

Shen Qingxi's body swayed and she almost lost her balance, but Liang Jinghe quickly supported her.

"Save my second brother, please find someone to save him." Shen Qingxi grabbed his hand and begged.

Liang Jinghe pursed his lips and remained silent.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Wanning became anxious and cried, "Save him, save him quickly, only you can save him, husband..."

Liang Jinghe let her pull his sleeves, and after a long while he said calmly: "Qingxi, have you forgotten what I promised mother?"

Shen Qingxi stopped crying and looked at him with tearful eyes: "But, but you also said that year, that it was just an accident, and it was not my second brother..."

"I've also said that I won't pursue the matter, but from now on, his wealth, life or death, good or bad, has nothing to do with me!"

"It's windy outside and you're weak, go back!" Liang Jinghe slowly pried open her fingers that were grabbing his sleeves and said lightly.

Shen Qingxi watched him brush her away and stride away with his subordinates, her eyes full of disbelief.

This was the first time since they got married that he left her alone.

She stood in the wind, her body swaying and about to fall.

…

Back in the study, Liang Jinghe frowned and asked, "What exactly is going on? How did you suddenly get involved in such a big case?"

His subordinates confessed: "Someone presented evidence and reported him. Otherwise, given his current status, the Dali Temple would not be able to find him."

"Someone reported it..." Liang Jinghe frowned even more tightly: "He has always been cautious and has no enemies in the court. How did he suddenly get into trouble?"

"It is also possible that this person appears to be kind to others, but secretly hates Lord Shen to the core. Even Lord Shen, who acts cautiously and prudently, cannot notice this. This kind of patience to not give up until the goal is achieved is not something that ordinary people possess." The subordinate expressed his opinion.

Liang Jinghe rested his head on his forehead and thought, "So, who is it that hates him so much?"

"I'm afraid I can only ask Dali Temple Minister Wen Xiu about this matter."

"You know that when my mother was alive, she had some conflicts with Wen Xiu's wife Liu. I have rarely had any contact with him, so even if I asked him, he would not tell me the truth."

"Then Your Majesty, do we need to send someone to investigate?" the subordinate finally asked cautiously.

After all, Lord Shen is the princess's biological brother, so the princess would not stand by and watch him die. The prince has always doted on his wife, so if he could refuse once, could he refuse every time in the future?

It has always been difficult for a hero to resist the temptation of a beauty, let alone a hero who has a special liking for beautiful women. If Liang Jinghe really wants to investigate, it is not impossible with his current ability.

"No need! It has nothing to do with us!" Liang Jinghe replied indifferently.

Seeing that he insisted, his subordinates stopped talking. To be honest, they didn't want the prince to meddle in other people's business.

No matter what the reason was, no matter how wrong it was, the princess did die at the hands of Shen Mofeng. No one can deny this.

Moreover, selling contraband salt is a serious crime that will implicate nine generations of the clan. If it was really done by Shen Mofeng, I am afraid that the royal palace will be implicated as well.

He was about to leave when Liang Jinghe, who had been leaning on his forehead with his eyes lowered in deep thought, suddenly asked, "Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate last time?"

The subordinate said, "Not many people witnessed the incident. Apart from the people around the princess, only Aunt Yunping knows the whole story. But after the old princess passed away, Aunt Yunping disappeared. We have found out the route she took when she left Beijing, and we are now tracking her down. We will have news tomorrow at the latest."

"Yeah." He waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to retreat.

Looking back at Heather Ye's words, Liang Jinghe had a vague guess, but he was not sure in his heart.

Meanwhile, something happened at her mother's house, and Shen Qingxi was in a panic all day. She begged several times and threatened to go on a hunger strike before she forced Liang Jinghe to agree to take her to the prison to visit him.

Taking advantage of the day off, Liang Jinghe used his connections to take her to the prison. Looking at Shen Mofeng in prison, who looked haggard and had obviously lost a lot of weight, his eyes were somewhat complicated.

The scene of his younger sister Liang Jingtang lying in a pool of blood and his mother holding her sister's body in grief reappeared in his mind.

At the age of twelve, Tangtang fell in love with Xiao Yi, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi. In order to be with Xiao Yi, she used all means, instigated by people around her, and even drugged Xiao Yi at a banquet.

However, she took the wrong road on her way to find Xiao Yi, and by chance she ran into Shen Mofeng and Xie Beiran, the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, fighting in the garden because of an argument. Xie Beiran was not strong enough and wanted to escape, but Shen Mofeng chased him with a sword and somehow stabbed Liang Jingtang to death with one sword.

The scene was very chaotic at the time, and the incident happened at a time when the Rui Wang Mansion was in decline. He was still not fully established in the court, and Shen Mofeng was favored by the emperor. Even Xie Beiran insisted that Liang Jingtang had barged in and walked into trouble. Because of Liang Jingtang's bad behavior, the case was hastily closed, and Shen Mofeng was only imprisoned for three months and fined for one year.

Back then, for Shen Qingxi's sake, he resisted the pressure from his mother and did not investigate the matter further.

Tangtang's death became a hurdle that her mother could not get over. Her hatred for the Shen family and Shen Mofeng gradually shifted to her daughter-in-law...

He took a deep breath and dared not think about it anymore.