Chapter 98: The Yao Family Poisoning Case in Wuling City
It took the group seven days to reach Wuling City in the west from Luo City in the south.
Before arriving at Wuling City, the Imperial Master and Yao Yu were already waiting at the city gate. When Yao Yu saw the princess' carriage, excitement flashed in his eyes, but he restrained himself and just stared at the carriage.
Although he was in the capital, he knew everything about the Sixth Princess in the south.
Solve the strange plague in Yanyun City, solve the floods and plague in Ling County and Cangzhou, and catch the corrupt prefect and the Song family.
All the events that happened in the south told Yao Yu that he followed the right person. As a businessman, he saw Qin Yuqing's great value at first sight, which is why he followed Qin Yuqing unswervingly.
More importantly.
Yao Yu watched Lu Jingchuan get off the carriage, and naturally reached out his hand to help Qin Yuqing get off the carriage. Qin Yuqing looked at Lu Jingchuan with happiness and cuteness in her eyes.
Yao Yu's eyes dimmed a little, but when he saw Qin Yuqing walking towards him, his eyes lit up again.
Qin Yuqing reached out and patted Yao Yu on the shoulder, praising her: "Yao Yu, you did a great job this time. I heard everything about the capital from Jingchuan."
"Thank you for your hard work these past few months."
Yao Yu shook his head. With a gentlemanly smile on his face, he spoke in a distant and restrained tone, "Sixth Princess, by purchasing Yao Yu's calligraphy and paintings, you have entered into a deal with him. Yao Yu will naturally not betray the transaction partner."
Qin Yuqing smiled and nodded. As a businessman, Yao Yu would definitely be a partner she would very much like to cooperate with in modern times, because the two of them had some highly overlapping business views.
Seeing the satisfaction in Qin Yuqing's fox eyes, Yao Yu felt a sweet feeling in his heart, but there was also a subtle bitterness.
Yao Yu heard not only about Qin Yuqing's incident, but also about everything that happened to Lu Jingchuan.
The moment Yao Yu learned that Lu Jingchuan poisoned Yu Bingyan, the son of the Yu family, for Qin Yuqing, she chose to give up fighting for this relationship.
Let me ask, does he have the courage and confidence to fight against the Yu family, which is far superior to him, for the sake of his beloved?
The answer is yes.
Yao Yu, without the courage, didn't dare to do it.
But Lu Jingchuan could. General Lu, who was said to be crazy, poisoned the person regardless of the consequences and went directly to the palace to apologize, and was finally put under house arrest.
Yao Yu knew that he couldn't do it, so if that was the case, wouldn't he just keep to himself, do his own thing honestly, and help Qin Yuqing solve his problems to a certain extent?
Pu Qinghe reached out and bumped Lu Jingchuan's arm, his tone full of gloating: "This kid has impure thoughts about your Sixth Princess, it's almost written on his face."
Pu Qinghe clicked his tongue a few times and said, "If this kid had a dog's tail, it would be wagging to the sky."
Lu Jingchuan looked at Yao Yu with a cold face and said in a cold voice: "Aruan is excellent, that's how it should be."
"Hey, hey, hey." Park Qinghe asked sarcastically, "Aren't you afraid that the Sixth Princess will be poached by this pretty boy in front of you?"
Lu Jingchuan glanced at Park Qinghe with disdain and said nothing.
Pu Qinghe naturally saw the look in Lu Jingchuan's eyes. He shouted in dissatisfaction, "What are you looking at, kid?! Let me tell you, many people in Dayin now like pretty boys like Yao Yu. Many young ladies in Beijing like Yao Yu."
"So what?" Lu Jingchuan didn't care, and his words showed his trust in Qin Yuqing, "Aruan won't do that. Because Aruan won't do that, Yao Yu won't do that either."
This surprised Pu Qinghe a little. Having grown up with Lu Jingchuan, he naturally knew that Lu Jingchuan was very wary of everyone.
Even his father, biological father and mother, he could not fully trust them.
It was just like Lu Jingchuan in the past, who was betrayed by everyone, causing him to refuse to trust anyone, cooperate with anyone, or confide in anyone.
Pu Qinghe sighed in his heart. Before the Pu family got into trouble, he and Shen Yanqing thought about why Lu Jingchuan had developed such a character. No matter how many undercurrents there were in the capital, it was impossible for him to trust no one except himself.
What made them even more worried was that Lu Jingchuan often acted as if he didn't even trust himself.
Lu Jingchuan's trust in Yao Yu depends on Qin Yuqing's attitude. Because of Qin Yuqing's trust, this guy also chooses to trust Yao Yu.
Pu Qinghe was amazed. He was indeed the biggest madman in the capital. Qin Yuqing was Lu Jingchuan's reins. If Qin Yuqing had any problems, Lu Jingchuan would probably overturn the entire Dayin.
If we look at it from this perspective, Park Qinghe completely believes in the oracle that Xiaolu said, but he is confident that everyone will not die, and even if they die, there is a way to come back to life.
If there is really danger in the West, if everyone in the West is really going to die, Lu Jingchuan will definitely stop Qin Yuqing.
But what happened was that Lu Jingchuan did not stop Qin Yuqing from going forward. As his good brother, Pu Qinghe could feel that Lu Jingchuan acquiesced. He might have had some ideas of opposition, but in the end he agreed to let Qin Yuqing go.
After Qin Yuqing and Yao Yu briefly checked, she returned to Lu Jingchuan and said, "Let's go." Then she looked at the Imperial Master and asked, "The deer is still sleeping soundly. How about we go to the inn first?"
Imperial Preceptor Xiao Wu nodded, his eyes filled with respect as he said to Qin Yuqing, "Princess Six, please take care of the deer on your way south. The deer has been naughty and has caused you so much trouble."
Qin Yuqing shook his head and looked at Xiao Wu pretending to be mature. He couldn't help laughing out loud. It was as natural as touching a deer's head. He patted Xiao Wu's shoulder and said.
"It's so fake, I get goosebumps." Qin Yuqing glanced around and saw some people who were apparently working on something, but actually looked at him from time to time.
"There are too many people around, let's go inside and talk." Qin Yuqing lowered her voice and said, "Aarhan's case is not simple. The deer's abnormality is closely related to Arhan."
The Imperial Master nodded. He pretended to take out a piece of talisman paper and recited some strange words to Qin Yuqing and his group. Then the talisman paper spontaneously combusted and disappeared into the air.
"The auspicious time has arrived, let's go into the city."
As soon as the Imperial Master gave his orders, suonas, gongs, and waist drums began to play simultaneously on both sides of the city gate.
The people of Wuling City stood aside and watched curiously at the legendary Sixth Princess.
As soon as he entered the inn, Qin Yuqing waved his hand, and countless secret guards surrounded the inn, hiding in the dark and observing everything around them.
"I met some people from Alhan in Yanyun City this time. They are very interesting." Qin Yuqing took a sip of tea, saw Chuntao coming in with Xiaolu, and pointed to a chair beside her and said.
"They believe that High Priest Arhan is closely related to you."
Hearing this, Xiaolu and Xiaowu's faces turned pale. Xiaolu looked at Xiaowu and said weakly.
"Brother, Xiaolu remembers a scene. The high priest fell in a pool of blood, and you held a bloody dagger in your hand. Xiaolu was standing behind you."
Xiao Wu frowned: "Your Highness the Sixth Princess, Xiao Wu does not think that we took the initiative to kill the high priest."
Qin Yuqing nodded: "Relax a little, don't be so tense. Since I chose to come to you, it means that I believe you and Xiaolu would not do such a thing. And you have said a lot. I tend to think that you killed the high priest against your will."
At this time, Yao Yu on the side suddenly said: "I may know a little about this matter." Yao Yu looked into the distance, with nostalgia in his voice, and continued.
"The Yao family's main business is jewelry. Arhan's jewelry is more rounded than Dayin's, and more popular. That's why my father always took us to Arhan to buy jewelry when he was alive."
"The last time I went to Arhan, I happened to catch up with the civil unrest in Arhan." Yao Yu said in a steady voice, his words clearly pronounced, "When my father and I were buying gems, we happened to meet the high priestess in disguise. She once said to us..."
"Arhan's civil strife is only the beginning. Great Yin's civil strife is unstoppable." Yao Yu imitated the high priest's words and continued, "I have two children. I predict that you have a connection with them. Please, sir, please convey a message to me."
"The civil unrest in Arhan has nothing to do with them. Any deaths are not their intention. You must bring the chosen one to Arhan. The Western Guardian awaits you."
After Yao Yu finished speaking, the room fell silent. The high priest's words indirectly explained many of everyone's troubles.
Qin Yuqing frowned. She looked at Yao Yu and asked, "What did you mean when my father was alive? If I remember correctly, nothing happened to the Yao family."
Yao Yu lowered her eyes. The Sixth Princess was truly a very good person. "The Yao family was confiscated."
"What do you mean? How did you survive?" This news was very bad news for both Qin Yuqing and Yao Yu.
Yao Yu took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress his emotions. What was needed now was to explain everything carefully and clearly, and not let emotions affect everyone's judgment.
"Not long ago, while I was still in the capital, I received a letter from my father. It stated that the Yao family's jewelry had been found to be toxic, and that the corresponding poison had indeed been found in the Yao family's workshop, so the Yao family was sealed off."
"The moment I received the news, I used my existing connections to save the lives of the Yao family, but I was imprisoned." Yao Yu's voice trembled, and his fingers dug tightly into the flesh on his thigh.
"My father, he used his own death to prove the Yao family's innocence. He went to communicate the matter the moment he received the news, but when he arrived, the client was found dead at home. Before my father could report the crime, someone claimed to be an eyewitness who saw my father kill someone to silence him."
After hearing Yao Yu's words, the room fell into silence again. This time, the West was more dangerous than they had imagined.
"So, Uncle Yao committed suicide to prove his integrity?" Although Qin Yuqing didn't want to continue the topic, there were still some things he had to ask clearly.
Yao Yu shook his head. "That's the news I got, but I know my father. He's not the type to die to prove his point. He wouldn't act so impulsively before everything is clear."
Qin Yudan tapped the table with one hand. The Yao family was an insider of the civil strife in Arhan. Perhaps Yao's father had discovered some crucial evidence, so he was silenced.
"Who confiscated the property?" After all, the Yao family was the largest merchant family in the west. In theory, they wouldn't be confiscated so easily.
"It's the prefect of Wuling City."
Qin Yuqing frowned. The prefect of Wuling City was named Wu, a rare surname. People in the capital knew that this prefect was upright and honest, and a very good person.
Either the situation was the same as in the south and the capital was also deceived, or there were other hidden secrets that forced the fifth master to confiscate the property.
Qin Yuqing was thinking, when suddenly he saw Xiaolu and Xiaowu stand up, walk to Yao Yu, bow deeply, and speak with a tone full of guilt and self-blame.
"I'm sorry, we hurt you."
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