Chapter 286: The Man Behind the Scenes
After the two finished talking.
Xie Yingmian smiled: "The answer is too obvious."
Six of the Seven Heroes of Yunshui died or disappeared, and only the emperor was alive and well.
The battle between princes for the throne has always been a bloody one.
The reason why the emperor's never-appreciated prince turned the tide against all odds was probably related to Xie Jingyun.
The death of Xie Jingyun and the Dingyun Rebellion may be closely related to the emperor and Qin Zhan.
Unfortunately, Xie Jingyun's diary has reached the end, and there are no other diaries in the secret box, so they have no way of knowing what happened afterwards.
Xie Yingmian asked Yu Lingye, "Do you know how the emperor managed to turn the tide?"
Yu Lingye shook his head.
He was more than twenty years younger than the emperor.
He was less than ten years old when the emperor became the crown prince.
He was young and lacked connections, so he was unable to uncover the emperor's secrets.
By the time he understood these power struggles, his father had died and his brother had become the new emperor, making it impossible to investigate those secret matters.
"The road to becoming the crown prince won't be clean," Yu Lingye said, "but he will definitely clean it up. After so many years, we won't find anything even if we want to investigate."
Xie Yingmian deeply agreed with this.
The emperor is the supreme ruler, and it is very difficult to investigate him.
If the emperor was the real mastermind, he would most likely send people to investigate them.
They just wait.
"By the way, besides the Imperial Palace, is there any other place called the Imperial Palace?" Xie Yingmian asked after a moment of silence.
"Um?"
Xie Yingmian said, "I always feel that the keepsake is not hidden in the secret box and diary. The secret box and diary were just discovered by us by chance."
Yu Lingye: "The recipe left by Xiao Houzi is the password to the secret box."
Xie Yingmian: "That's right, but I always have a strange feeling."
"According to the unusual naming convention that Wuming Lane isn't an alley but a mountain, Huanggong doesn't necessarily have to be a palace. It could be a mountain called Huanggong, or a temple called Huanggong, or something like that. It could even be a homonym. In short, I want to try as many names as possible."
It would be best if we could find that small piece of immortality stone.
She hoped that the small piece of immortality stone could lure her big house out.
The empty stone space is her confidence.
If they can't find it, they won't lose anything.
Yu Lingye thought about it carefully and actually remembered a place.
"Come to think of it, there really is a Phoenix Palace."
"But the Phoenix Palace is not a palace, it's a garden, called the Phoenix Palace Garden."
Xie Yingmian heard about this garden for the first time: "Is it in Shangjing?"
"It's just outside Shangjing." Yu Lingye took out the map of Shangjing.
"The Phoenix Palace Garden is different from ordinary gardens. It's in this place."
He drew a range with his finger.
"From here to here, it all belongs to the Phoenix Palace Gardens."
"During the Spring Festival, the main attraction is the Phoenix Palace Gardens."
Xie Yingmian looked at Yu Lingye quietly.
The Spring Festival parade is held grandly every year, but Yu Lingye still can’t think of the word Phoenix Palace?
Yu Lingye smiled and said, "It's not called that now."
"The Phoenix Palace Garden was a name from a long time ago. The Phoenix Palace was the name of a temporary palace. Rumor has it that it was the dowry of the founding empress. The temporary palace and the manor house inside were the founding empress's private storage. The Phoenix Palace was also named after the imperial palace by the founding emperor."
"Later, a fire broke out in the Phoenix Palace Gardens, and the temporary palace, named Phoenix Palace, was destroyed. The officials of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed the celestial phenomena at night and said that the heavens were warning that the names of Phoenix Palace and the Imperial Palace were too similar. There cannot be two tigers in one mountain, otherwise they will clash, and the palace cannot be rebuilt."
"After the Phoenix Palace became a ruin, the name of the Phoenix Palace Garden was no longer appropriate, so the place was renamed Yunping Garden."
"The Phoenix Palace Garden has been renamed for over a decade now, and the original name has been banned, so few people use it. If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have remembered it."
Xie Yingmian was deep in thought.
If she had the chance, she would like to visit the abandoned Phoenix Palace.
She had a strong feeling that the Phoenix Palace was the place she was looking for.
There was a knock on the door.
Fu Mo brought in a letter.
"Your Highness, Princess, there's news from Zang Song."
Yu Lingye unfolded the letter.
The letter contained what Zang Song had investigated about Yunshuiju and Yunshui Qiyi.
"According to Zang Song's investigation, Yunshuiju did exist."
"About twenty years ago, Yunshuiju suddenly caught fire. The fire burned down Yunshuiju completely. The owner and the shop assistants all died inside. No one was spared."
"After the government investigated, they determined that a clerk accidentally knocked over an oil drum, causing the fire to spread rapidly. Because the owner and the clerk were asleep, they didn't have time to escape and were ultimately consumed by the flames. Ultimately, the government closed the case as an accident."
"Later, a mysterious wealthy businessman leveled the burned-out Yunshuiju and built a small building on top."
When Yu Lingye read this, he sat up straight.
His eyes widened slightly, then suddenly narrowed.
"The former site of Yunshuiju is actually Baibaolou."
Xie Yingmian was very surprised.
Xie Jingyun filled in the burnt-down ruins of Yunshuiju, built Baibao Tower, and sealed a large piece of the Longevity Stone there?
"I have a question." Xie Yingmian raised her hand.
"Yunshuiju is the emperor's property. Xie Jingyun built Baibaolou on the site of Yunshuiju. Does this mean that the emperor already knew about the existence of Baibaolou?"
"If the emperor knows about the existence of the Treasure House, does that mean he knows about the Immortality Stone? If this hypothesis is true, the possibility that the emperor is the mastermind behind this is small."
Yu Lingye shook his head.
Zang Song is a very good assistant.
Not only did they investigate the fire and destruction of Yunshuiju, but they also investigated the past and present of Yunshuiju.
"Yunshuiju has changed hands three times. The first time, it changed hands from Yu Lingzhi to Xie Jingyun. It was also when Xie Jingyun was in charge that Yunshuiju caught fire."
"According to government records, Xie Jingyun sold the land cheaply to compensate the deceased's family. The buyer was a wealthy businessman named Shen Yu."
"The wealthy businessman named Chenyu rebuilt a building on the site of Yunshuiju and named it Baibaolou."
"Not long after Baibaolou was built, Chenyu fell seriously ill. Due to an injury in his youth, Chenyu had no children, and all his relatives were gone. Eventually, he transferred the building to a distant nephew. This was the third time Yunshuiju had changed hands."
Xie Yingmian: "Is Chenyu's distant nephew Tu Bufan?"
Yu Lingye said, "It's him."
Xie Yingmian sighed: "Maybe the name Chenyu is fake."
Or maybe it's not fake.
Xiaoyu, Chenyu, may be the name of Xie Jingyun’s wife.
Xie Jingyun directed and acted in this way, and transferred the building to Tu Bufan's name.
Tu Bufan then became the real owner of Baibao Tower.
Open and aboveboard, no concealment at all.
Tu Bufan ran the Baibao Tower very successfully, and Xie Jingyun placed such a large piece of the Longevity Stone there, but the person behind the scenes never discovered it.
They took the idea that the most dangerous place is the safest place to the extreme.
Xie Yingmian spoke in a positive tone, "Yu Lingye, we are on the right track. The man behind this is the Emperor, and Xie Jingyun's death is also closely linked to the Emperor."
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