Chapter 512: Turning Point
Marquis' Mansion.
A woman knelt at the door of the marquis's mansion, crying and wanting to find Tangli.
Tangli was startled and hurried out.
Outside the door, there was a group of people gathered.
When they saw Tang Li, someone said, "Madam Shen, the Madam Wu Tang you're looking for is here!"
The woman knelt down in front of Tangli, grabbed her hand, and begged, "Madam, Madam, please help me!"
Tang Li quickly helped her up: "Madam, please don't kneel. Tell me what's going on. I will definitely help you if I can."
The woman nodded and said, "My son, Shen Wenhan, was a student at the Imperial College. He was poisoned a few days ago and died..."
This matter was known to the whole city. Xu Jue and Wei Ziang were studying at the Imperial College and would mention it when they returned. Therefore, Tang Li actually saw more of the truth than anyone else.
"My son studied hard for decades and finally got recommended to study at the Imperial College. He was so happy the day he received the letter of recommendation, but he didn't know it was a death warrant! If I had known this, I would never have let him enter the Imperial College."
"My poor son, he was only sixteen years old, why did he die? He left his mother alone!"
"The person who killed my son was extremely powerful, and I have no way to seek justice. However, I cannot bear to see my son killed in vain and the murderer still at large!"
"Madam, I heard that you are also from Qinghe County. I really have nowhere else to go, so I came to ask you for help. I hope that Madam will help me for the sake of our fellow countrymen."
"Madam, please!" Madam Shen said, and kowtowed to Tang Li.
She kowtowed so loudly that her head was bleeding after a few kowtows. Tang Li quickly stopped her.
Others watching felt sorry for it.
"Madam, I am a student who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination. I never expected the Imperial College to be so filthy. If the court does not give you justice, I am willing to unite the power of other students and ask the court to give you justice!"
"I'm also a student, and I'm willing to contribute my part..."
The imperial court selected talents from among the students and attached great importance to them.
If this matter involves the students who are going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, the impact will only snowball and become increasingly greater.
If it's really for justice, it's fine, but if it's being used by someone with ulterior motives...
"Mrs. Shen, I heard that the Dali Temple is investigating this case. You have to give them some time to investigate." Tang Li said, looking at everyone, "As you all know, investigating a case takes time. Only when there is solid evidence can a case be concluded. The Dali Temple also adheres to this principle, so please be patient and wait for a few days."
In the hearts of the people in the capital, the Dali Temple is still quite fair.
After Tang Li said this, the anger of the others dissipated a little.
"Master Gu, the Dali Temple Minister, is fair and strict. Please wait a little longer."
“Mrs. Shen, if the investigation results are unfair, I will definitely seek justice for you.” Tang Li said.
Since Tang Li said this, Mrs. Shen naturally had nothing to say and left.
The crowd dispersed.
Tangli looked thoughtful.
Xu Jue and Zi'ang talked about this matter and said that the case was very strange.
Shen Wenhan's death was strange, and what was even stranger was that his body was burned by Mrs. Shen after his death, which seemed like destroying the evidence.
Soon, rumors began to spread that were unfavorable to the Imperial College and the Sixth Prince...
It looks like someone did it on purpose.
Now that Madam Shen had come to him, Tangli Sixth had a feeling that this matter might be brought to his attention.
Tangli returned to his room.
"fourteen."
As soon as Tang Li finished speaking, Fourteen appeared in the room quietly, lowered his head and waited respectfully for instructions.
"Go check on Shen Wenhan's mother." Tang Li said.
"Yes, ma'am."
"One more thing..."
…
In a blink of an eye.
Another rumor spread in the capital.
It is said that before Mrs. Wu was recognized and returned to the Gu family, she was originally from Qinghe County and was a fellow townsman of the deceased scholar Shen Wenhan.
With nowhere else to turn, Mrs. Shen went to beg Mrs. Wu for help.
But Mrs. Wu was fawning on the powerful, saying she wanted to help but doing nothing.
When Mrs. Shen went to see her again, she was turned away.
"I heard that the two adopted sons of the Wu family were also speaking for the Sixth Prince in the Imperial College."
"I really don't want to fight. The Wu family is just a bunch of people who curry favor with the powerful..."
"This Madam Wu is from the Gu family, right? Could it be that the Gu family is on the side of the Sixth Prince?"
"The Sixth Prince is so reckless and disregards human life that he is not worthy of being the Crown Prince!"
This incident, like a snowball, dragged the Sixth Prince, the Liang family, the Wu family, and the Gu family into the water.
…
Prince Rui's Palace.
Jinse was very satisfied with the development of things.
With this series of schemes she made, Zhao Jingxuan would definitely have no chance of becoming emperor.
This move not only ruined Zhao Jingxuan's reputation, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Liang family.
If the Gu family also sided with Zhao Jingxuan, coupled with the Liang family's existing military power, the emperor would certainly be more suspicious of the Liang family and would not give the position of crown prince to Zhao Jingxuan.
In this way, the scale in the emperor's heart will lean towards Zhao Shu, her husband.
Now, there's only one last step left.
She called her confidants and gave an order to kill Shen Yangshi!
She has already used Shen Yangshi thoroughly, and there is no need for Shen Yangshi to live anymore.
Once Shen Yangshi dies, there will be no evidence at all, and everyone will think that Zhao Jingxuan killed her to silence her!
…
A small courtyard.
Shen Yangshi was packing her things, her eyes were red, but she didn’t look as sad as usual.
Just then, someone knocked on her door.
Shen Yangshi opened the door and saw the person coming. She was not surprised. It was obviously someone she knew.
"Come in quickly," Shen Yang said.
The man walked in.
"Have you brought everything? I've done as instructed. I'll be back in Qinghe tonight. Have you made all the arrangements?"
Shen Yangshi’s voice stopped abruptly, and the man raised the dagger. The light of the dagger shone on Shen Yangshi’s face, reflecting the fear in her eyes.
At the moment when the dagger was about to cut his neck, a dark shadow suddenly appeared and knocked his dagger aside.
The shadow started fighting with the man.
The black shadow's posture was extremely fierce. Although his moves were different from that man's, they were both extremely vicious and deadly.
The man frowned.
Death warrior?
Why are there assassins here?
The other party wants to save Shen Yangshi?
The man had no time to think because the opponent attacked him directly and he had to fight with all his strength.
The two were evenly matched and inseparable.
Shen Yangshi held the bundle and walked secretly towards the door, and then she found that many people appeared out of thin air in the yard.
These people came too quickly. It was obvious that they were lying in ambush nearby and monitoring her.
"Official from the Dali Temple, please come with us."
Shen Yangshi’s face turned pale and she almost collapsed to the ground.
Inside the door, the man saw that the situation was hopeless, so he stopped fighting with the black shadow, found a flaw, and escaped.
Only a dark shadow was left standing there, looking at the Dali Temple officials who had surrounded them to take charge of the matter.
The black shadow was Fourteen, and the second order given by the Madam was for him to guard Shen Yangshi.
Now that Shen Yangshi was not assassinated and was taken away by the Dali Temple, he can be considered to have completed his mission.
Fourteen flew up, landed on the roof, and disappeared in an instant.
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