Chapter 85 The Mystery of the Death of the High Priest in Western Cangzhou
Back in the Cangzhou prefecture, Shen Yanqing and Pu Qingyu immediately stepped forward, looked at the wounds on everyone's bodies, realized what had happened, and everyone came into the house.
Qin Yuqing used simple words to explain to everyone the principles of the river and what happened in the cave. At the end, she took a sip of tea and said.
"Although I haven't figured out who is doing what in the cave, I am sure of one thing."
Qin Yuqing took out two copper coins from his pocket and said, "This new one is the one I carry with me. This one, which is a bit worn and covered with mud, is the one I found in the river."
At that time, Qin Yuqing walked with her head down. Under a rock in the riverbed, there was a broken copper coin. She realized that it was most likely dropped by that group of people.
So she put the copper coins away calmly. She had guessed long ago that there would not be any clues left in the cave.
There is no difference between the two copper coins except that they are new and old. Even the patterns on the copper coins are reproduced one-to-one.
Everyone fell silent as they looked at the fake copper coins on the table that were so real they could be mistaken for real ones.
This coin looks quite old. I can’t imagine how many of the copper coins circulating in the Great Yin Dynasty are real and how many are fake.
"We need to confirm one thing first." Qin Yuqing broke the silence. She looked at Lord Chen, the prefect of Cangzhou, and said, "When did the floods in Cangzhou and Ling County become so serious?"
Upon hearing this, Master Chen was silent for a moment, then thought for a moment before saying, "If the flood problem only became serious seven years ago, it seems likely that the head of the family had already discovered the problem thirteen years ago, but was silenced before he could solve it."
Qin Yuqing pondered, after all, she was not an expert on the issue of floods, and was not as clear about it as the Baili family. There must be traces left by Chen Cairen in the harem, and she would not do anything without preparation.
Now that the matter in the south has been resolved, it seems I have to go to the capital to visit the harem and meet everyone in the Yu family.
"Prepare for the worst." Qin Yudan tapped the table with his hand. This copper coin, which was a bit old, was made with very sophisticated craftsmanship. "Nearly half of the currency in circulation now is counterfeit."
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent again.
Half of the coins are counterfeit, which is not a small number. It means that one out of every two copper coins is a counterfeit coin, which is a very scary thing.
Moreover, how did these people mix fake copper coins in without anyone noticing and have them circulate on a large scale in the market?
Qin Yuqing sighed and looked at the people with sad faces. Morale couldn't be any lower, so she said.
"Now that it has happened, let's find a way to remedy it."
Qin Yudan tapped the table with one hand, her chin in her hand as she thought. Now everything has already happened. Since there is no way to change it, she can only start from the things that have not happened yet and make full preparations.
"Yan Qing, keep an eye on Xueshan's movements from Yanyun City. If anyone suspicious approaches or any new situation arises, notify us immediately."
Ana Shen nodded. Although she was not at the scene, she understood the seriousness of the situation: “The mountain god said that he would help if something happened within his duties.”
"Qingyu, you and Lord Chen will guard Cangzhou and Lingjun. If you find any counterfeit copper coins, quietly recover them and don't alert the enemy."
"The rest of you, come with me to Luocheng." Qin Yuqing's fox eyes narrowed slightly, and she tapped the table with one hand. It was time to meet this restless prefect of Luocheng.
Everyone stood up, bowed respectfully to Qin Yuqing, and then turned to leave. They needed to be prepared now because no one was sure what difficulties were waiting for them ahead.
"Master Chen, please stay." Qin Yuqing looked at Master Chen's weathered back. Even though she knew the relationship between her and Master Chen, she still couldn't bring herself to call him uncle.
If Qin Yuqing didn't have modern memories, she might have accepted everything quickly, but in modern times she has parents who love her and relatives and friends who care about her, so she really can't speak.
Lord Chen stood there awkwardly. He was obviously the elder, but he still didn't know how to start the conversation or how to face Qin Yuqing.
He has always known what kind of life Qin Yuqing led in the harem, but they were under the orders of the head of the family and could not take the initiative to contact Qin Yuqing until the conditions were met.
The head of the family said that if they took the initiative to contact the Sixth Princess, it would only make the Sixth Princess die faster.
"Please sit down." Qin Yuqing gestured for a chair nearby. She sat back down and looked at Lord Chen and asked, "Do you know what's at the bottom of the prefect's pond?"
Lord Chen nodded. Without hiding anything, he said, "I once sent someone to fish out the bottom of the pond. There was nothing there except some small fish and shrimp."
Qin Yuqing held her chin with her hand. She naturally understood that Lord Chen had concealed nothing from her, so the bottom of the pool was only visible to her and the heroine of the original book?
"I saw my mother, Concubine Chen." While speaking, Qin Yuqing stared at Mr. Chen's expression. Seeing that the surprise in his eyes did not seem fake, he retracted his gaze and said lightly.
"I saw the phantom left by my mother. Of course, it could also be because I missed her too much."
"After all, the mother I saw was no different from the one in my memory."
But who would have thought that Lord Chen was wiping his tears, his words were a little incoherent, but he was more happy and delighted.
"That's right, that's right, it must be the head of the family."
Qin Yuqing did not respond immediately. She carefully observed Mr. Chen's expression and saw that his expression did not seem fake, so she changed the subject.
"Yu Bingyan's actions are beyond the reach of Heaven. Lord Chen, do you know his background? I don't know much about him."
Lord Chen shook his head honestly: "Yu Bingyan has been a protected young master of the Yu family since he was born. He is often elusive, and no one knows much about him."
"But the head of the family once told us that Yu Bingyan must not be allowed to stay."
Hearing this, Qin Yuqing narrowed her eyes slightly with interest. Are Chen Cairen and Yu Bingyan enemies?
"The head of the family once told us that if she unfortunately passed away, it would mean that her plan had failed. She asked the Chen and Baili families to follow the instructions of the lucky bag she left behind and hand it over to the right person at the right time."
After saying this, Lord Chen handed a brocade bag to Qin Yuqing and said, "This is what the master left behind. If you leave the pond and ask me about the pond water, I will give the brocade bag to the princess."
Qin Yuqing reached out and took the brocade bag. The moment she opened it, she saw Lord Chen standing up. She called Lord Chen, who was about to leave, took out the note and asked.
"Hasn't Master Chen seen it?"
Master Chen shook his head: "The head of the family has ordered that no one except the recipient of the lucky bag can view it without permission."
Qin Yuqing nodded. She believed everything Lord Chen said, but she would not trust it completely.
There was a very small piece of paper in the brocade bag, with only one line of words left on it.
If you want to know everything, look for the High Priest Arhan.
After reading it, Qin Yuqing handed the note to Mr. Chen: "Please take a look."
Lord Chen took the note with some trepidation. Looking at the contents on the paper, he muttered to himself, "Isn't the high priest of Arhan dead?"
"How did you know that?"
Lord Chen scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I accidentally saved the twins before. Actually, I sneaked into Alhan and learned some of the details."
Through Mr. Chen's narration, Qin Yuqing gained a completely new understanding of Alhan.
The high priest picked up a pair of twins whose biological parents were unknown, and then raised the twins by his side, treating them with the highest standards of a goddess and a messenger of God.
Everyone in Arhan obeyed the high priest's orders, so no one said anything at first.
Under the guidance of the high priest, the twins were quickly accepted by everyone. Just as the high priest said, they soon displayed "miracles". Whether in appearance or in their words and deeds, the twins became more and more like a goddess and a messenger of God.
The high priest began to frequently bring the twins to the altar and pray to the gods to bless Arhan and bring good weather every year. Perhaps the twins were really the incarnation of the gods.
Over the years, the climate in Arhan has been stable and is no longer dry and rainy.
The unexpected event occurred on the day when the twins were about to take over the position of high priest.
When the auspicious time arrived, the high priest did not show up, so everyone came to the high priest's temple, but saw the twins standing in a pool of blood, the boy holding a long sword, and the girl hiding behind the boy with a terrified look on her face.
The high priest lay on the ground without any sign of life, motionless and no longer breathing.
For a moment, everyone was stunned and looked at everything in front of them in disbelief. This was the high priest they respected and the patron saint of the West.
High Priest! Dead!
Thus, the Arhan riot started completely. They began to hunt down the twins like crazy, refusing to listen to any explanation from the twins. They threatened to capture the twins and use fire sacrifice to exchange for the high priest.
Lord Chen picked up the tea beside him, took a sip and said, "But this matter seems strange to me, whether it's because I once saved the children or because of the news I heard."
"This matter is not that simple."
Qin Yuqing nodded. If it was really the twins who killed the high priest, why would they stay at the crime scene and hold the murder weapon?
In addition, after that day, the twins will become the new priests and be respected by the people. So what reason is there to kill the high priest? Isn't this a superfluous act?
Let's take a step back and say that you are a child with unknown biological parents and have been living a precarious life. But if there is someone who is like the warm sun, who provides you with a stable home and raises you into adulthood.
You may have resentment towards other people, but you will never hurt those who raised you.
It is not difficult to tell from the daily words and deeds of Xiaolu and Xiaowu, who have lost their memories, that the high priest has taken good care of them and they do not look like ungrateful people.
Especially the childishness that Xiaolu reveals from time to time, which shows that he is a child who is spoiled in love.
What exactly happened here? If it was really the twins who killed the high priest, why did they do that?
What is the reason that prompts them to do this?
Qin Yuqing sighed, rubbed her temples, and watched Lord Chen leave. She returned to her room and washed up briefly, while Chuntao applied medicine to her.
Looking at Chuntao in the mirror, Qin Yuqing recalled Chuntao in the original book's plot and time.
"Xiao Taozi, Princess Aruan is me, right?"
Chuntao's hand trembled, and the medicine fell to the ground.
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