Chapter 273: Making Wedding Dresses for Others
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing recorded the information of most of the opposing neutrals according to the contents of Lu Huai's booklet.
Looking at it this way, it is simple and clear.
The Grand Secretary, 55 years old, was old-fashioned and serious, and had close contacts with the Director of the Imperial Observatory.
The Duke of Pei, fifty-two years old, was generous and straightforward, and had considerable prestige in the army. He had no sons, and his only daughter was a virtuous concubine in the palace, who was not particularly favored.
The Taifu, sixty years old, is the prince's teacher. He has many children and is very knowledgeable, but he is a loner and keeps to himself.
Minister of Works, forty-eight years old...
Seeing the information from these neutral main court officials, Lin Zhiqing pinched his chin.
What she could see most intuitively was that these people were relatively old.
If we analyze it solely based on age, could it be that these people are more content with the status quo and don't want to cause any more turmoil in the court?
No, no, no, forget about the others, but the Duke of Pei is very brave and was a proponent of war when he was young. Although he no longer needs to go into battle now that he is old, he is still active among the military officers.
This is not a sign of complacency.
Apart from this, from the perspective of age, Lin Zhiqing couldn't think of any other points.
Shaking her head, she temporarily let go of the clue of age.
Thanks to Lu Huai, he now has more detailed information about the officials in the court than before.
She connected people who had private interactions with each other with a thread.
There were so many ministers, and after they were all connected, her eyes were already filled with dense crowds.
If it is said that these people had some dealings with Marquis Zhenyuan, they did have some, but it was not close.
Especially the Grand Tutor and the Duke of Pei, both of them had grievances with the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
If we insist that these two are pretending, it is not impossible, but the possibility is low.
Unless the entire court has been controlled by Marquis Zhenyuan, Lin Zhiqing does not believe that so many neutral officials are just acting.
But to say that Marquis Zhenyuan controlled the court... Lin Zhiqing shook his head, this was impossible.
If that were true, why would Jiang Liuyun lurk around her in the name of her fiancé and make trouble secretly?
He could have just attacked the Lin family directly.
Excluding the possibility that these people were on the same boat with the Zhenyuan Marquisate, Lin Zhiqing couldn't think of any other possibilities for a moment.
She took a slight breath.
This was not the same direction she had initially thought. The direction of the neutral faction was uncertain.
After thinking for a while, Lin Zhiqing gathered the Lin family in the main hall.
This also includes Fourth Aunt and Lin Jiusi.
Since the last incident, the two seemed to have realized their mistakes and have been staying in their own yard obediently.
After all, they were members of the Lin family. Lin Zhiqing was confident that he could keep an eye on the two of them, so he revealed to them the fact that Lin Congrong was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason.
Of course, the details of the Lin family's involvement were concealed, and Lin Zhiqing and others pretended not to know about the newspaper.
Fourth Aunt and Lin Jiusi knew the seriousness of the matter and did not interrupt.
Seeing that the two of them had realized the seriousness of the matter, Lin Zhiqing winked at Chao Yan outside the door.
Chaoyan understood and made a gesture to the servants and maids outside the courtyard gate.
Soon, Fourth Aunt and Lin Jiusi were called away.
Lin Zhiqing then told Lin Congli and Lin Congyan that the neutral ministers had taken sides and were re-examining the case of Lin Congrong.
She felt that these two people were members of the imperial court after all, and they might be able to see something.
When talking about his younger brother, Lin Congli is always silent.
But he wanted to overturn Lin Congrong's verdict more than anyone else.
The two of them looked very carefully, but in the end, they still couldn't find any problems.
Lin Zhiqing could only grope on his own: "Aunt Mu, let's go back to Shuqing Pavilion."
"Okay... okay." Aunt Mu withdrew her gaze from the names written on the paper.
She helped Lin Zhiqing put the things away.
On the way back to Shuqing Pavilion, Aunt Mu felt a little uneasy.
When they arrived at the garden, Lin Zhiqing saw it at a glance: "Aunt Mu, are you worried about something?"
Aunt Mu frowned: "Miss, those ministers..."
"Miss!" It was Chao Yan's voice. Lin Zhiqing and Aunt Mu looked back at the same time.
Chao Yan came around from the other side of the pond, running fast and fast. Halfway through, she let out an "ouch" and obviously fell.
Aunt Mu saw this and walked over to help the man up: "Child, didn't I teach you not to make loud noises in the mansion?"
"Why run if you can just walk?"
"I'm sorry, I'm very familiar with this road and have never fallen before. I don't know what happened today." Chao Yan lowered her voice and casually patted her skirt.
"Auntie, something big happened."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Mu stopped talking and the two of them hurried to Lin Zhiqing's side.
Chao Yan bowed and said, "Miss, Master Yun Feng has sent me a message. The ban on the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion has been lifted, and the murderer who harbored the flute master has been found."
"So fast..." Lin Zhiqing murmured, and then looked at Zhao Yan: "Is the murderer from the Ministry of Public Security?"
Chao Yan was startled, then nodded: "It was the Minister of Public Security, Mr. Zuo. Miss, how did you know about this?"
"I had guessed some of it before." Lin Zhiqing didn't say much. She quickly led the two of them back to the main hall.
Along the way, she walked and thought, as expected, Jiang Liuyun chose to abandon the car to save the driver in order to escape!
Collaboration with the enemy and treason is a serious matter, and this matter involves the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Since Marquis Zhenyuan is not at home, Jiang Liuyun will definitely not be able to sit still.
He needed to quell the rumors and deal with the Lin family, so he had to gain his freedom first so that he could investigate and curb the spread of the rumors.
If he wanted to be free, he had to get rid of the crime of harboring a wanted criminal.
There are only two ways to achieve this goal.
First, put the blame back on the Lin family.
Second, put the blame on others.
The first way is the easiest, but Jiang Liuyun will not do it.
Because the Jiang family has now falsely accused Lin Congrong of treason, his every move is being watched.
If we rashly attack the Lin family, wouldn't that prove that there is something wrong with the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion?
Jiang Liuyun had no choice but to find someone to take the blame.
Who is the best person to take the blame?
Of course, it was someone who also went in and out of the Tongzhengshisi with Liu Mang and had a close relationship with him.
Mr. Zuo, the Minister of Public Administration, is undoubtedly the best choice.
However, since someone has been found to take the blame, Lin Zhiqing's suspicion of harboring the suspect will also be cleared.
She just needs to reap the benefits.
This matter has more than one benefit for her.
That is, Lin Zhiqing used the flute player to pull out another thorn in Jiang Liuyun's hand.
This Tongzhengshi was a third-rank official. He was likely to serve the Marquis of Zhenyuan and Jiang Liuyun, just like Liu Mang.
Dali Temple Minister Zhou Chongzheng is not an ordinary person. He will never close a case hastily unless the emperor puts pressure on him.
If you want to deceive him, of course you can only choose someone who is important enough and definitely capable of doing this.
Zuo Tongzhengshi was destined to be a cannon fodder.
Jiang Liuyun must have known in his heart that this matter was paving the way for Lin Zhiqing, but the same thing applies: he had no choice.
Even if he was unwilling, Lin Zhiqing won this round!
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