Chapter 1746 Xu An
Yin Li had already learned about the situation from Tang He, so he naturally had some guesses. He took the list without much change in expression and agreed to the matter.
The emperor's eyes were deep as he said, "Investigate first. If there is any evidence, you must get it first. This time, I will not tolerate too much."
So this is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Yin Li nodded in agreement, then left and went to find Tang He. "I remember you were very close to Yang Heshu from the Yang family?"
Tang He had anticipated this, and he nodded in agreement, then assured, "I will handle this impartially."
Yin Li stared at him for a while and then nodded.
Tang He breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but explain to Yin Li, "Sir, Yang Changbo is extremely talented and has a bright future. He doesn't need to resort to these ghostly tricks."
Yin Li glanced at him and said, "Of course I know. How old was he thirteen or fourteen years ago? But just because he didn't do it doesn't mean he won't be implicated."
Tang He said uncertainly, "Lord Yang probably wouldn't either. Changbo is so outstanding, it won't be difficult for him to be made a marquis or a prime minister in the future. Being a relative by marriage is far less honorable than what Changbo alone can bring."
Yin Li asked calmly, "Would Lord Yang have thought so thirteen or fourteen years ago?"
Tang He stopped talking.
Thirteen or fourteen years ago, although Yang Heshu had already been known as a genius and was the child of a wealthy family, no matter how great he was, he was only a little over ten years old at the time.
Yin Li said, "Let's investigate first. No matter how much we say now, it's all speculation. Only by investigating thoroughly can we benefit him the most."
Tang He nodded.
But they all knew in their hearts that it would be difficult to find out who was behind this in the palace.
Throughout the dynasties, which noble family did not send some people into the palace?
Tang He thought about it and decided that since it was difficult to investigate inside the palace, he might as well investigate outside the palace.
He remembered something and whispered a few words into Yin Li's ear.
Yin Li raised his eyebrows slightly, then nodded after a moment, "Go ahead."
So Tang He turned around and left the palace to get Xu Yu's aunt, the one who gave her orders and conveyed the message.
Yin Li was in charge of the palace and searched many palaces in the name of investigating the poison needle that had been replaced by the imperial physician. The eunuchs and palace maids were detained and interrogated separately, and the people on the list were taken to other places for secret interrogation.
Of course, this is something that adults worry about, and it has little to do with Manbao and the others.
As soon as they came out of the Prince's study, they ran back to Chongwenguan. After thinking about it, they decided to find Xu An.
The four people sitting on the chairs all looked at him with sharp eyes. Xu An felt uneasy and didn't know what he had done wrong.
Seeing that they were silent, Bai Erlang couldn't help but speak first, "Xu An, are you a spy?"
Xu An was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically. He fell to his knees with a thud, shaking his head and saying, "Master, please spare my life. But if you tell me what I did wrong, I will correct it. Please spare my life."
Tears streamed down his face as he cried, "If the steward heard this, I would have no reason to live."
Not to mention Manbao, even Bai Shan glared at Bai Erlang disapprovingly and said, "Why are you scaring him for no reason?"
Bai Erlang's eyes widened, looking at the two of them in disbelief. "I, I scared him? Am I not telling the truth?"
Xu An's face turned even paler, and he kowtowed and begged for mercy, asking Bai Er to spare his life.
Seeing him like this, Bai Er was immediately furious. He felt that he looked very familiar. After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered. He turned his head to look at Yin Huo who was sitting beside him and said, "He looks like you in the past."
Yin Huo, who was about to speak well of Bai Er and expose Xu An, ignored him immediately and didn't say a word. He just looked at him with a red face due to anxiety.
Bai Shan and Man Bao are not fools, so they can naturally see that Xu An is half pretending, but they know the truth.
Xu Yu died, and the two of them couldn't help but feel some pity for him.
So Manbao sighed and stopped Xu An from kowtowing. Seeing that Xu An's forehead was bleeding after just a short while, he frowned and said, "You don't have to do this. We have no ill intentions. You..."
Manbao paused, looked at Baishan, and finally chose to speak for himself: "Your sister..."
She said vaguely, "She handed you over to us."
Xu An, who wanted to continue kowtowing to gain sympathy, froze in his tracks. He looked at Man Bao for a moment, then immediately came to his senses and lowered his head slightly to collect his thoughts. "Master Zhou, you're joking. I've been in the palace since I was a child, and my family doesn't even remember me. How could I have a sister?"
Bai Erlang calmed down, probably remembering his tragic life experience, and no longer cared about what happened just now.
Manbao also fell silent, not knowing how to tell him. After all, she had promised Xu Yu not to tell him.
Bai Shan looked at her and said, "Her name is Xu Yu, you should know her, right?"
Xu Anqiang smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Master Bai. Xu Yucai killed the emperor's grandson. How could she be my sister..."
Manbao reached out and held Bai Shan down, then looked up and said to him, "Xu Yu said she had a younger brother. When he was about two years old, they were stranded outside due to war, and then they were taken in by a family and raised in the farm."
"They wanted to train them to be spies. Because she was a good student, she was allowed to visit her brother once a month. Later, when she entered the palace, they said that if she just behaved, her brother would learn to read and write at the farm and live a good life in the future."
Man Bao looked at Xu An who had fallen silent and said, "But within two years, she saw you in the palace. She was afraid of causing trouble for you, so she didn't dare to recognize you. But I think, with her character, she will definitely find other ways to take care of you. Have you ever been treated with kindness for no reason?"
Xu An lowered his head and eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.
Manbao paused and continued, "I promised her that I would take you out and save your life as much as possible. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already agreed to give you to me. In the future, you don't have to listen to what they say."
She said, "I won't ask you anything about those people. We can just pretend nothing happened to each other."
Xu An, who had been keeping his head down, finally began to shed tears drop by drop. Unlike his previous sad crying, this time, he did not let them see the tears in his eyes, nor did he make any sound.
If they hadn't seen that his knees seemed wet, they would hardly have known he was crying.
Even Bai Erlang couldn't help scratching his head and apologized embarrassedly: "Okay, okay, I'm sorry just now. I shouldn't have asked you those questions rashly."
Manbao stood up, brought the medicine box over and said, "Let me treat the wound on your forehead."
Xu An kept his head down and refused to raise it.
Bai Shan shook his head slightly at Man Bao.
Manbao stopped forcing him and let him collect his emotions on his own. After a while, he raised his head. There were no tears in his eyes anymore, but the corners and bottoms of his eyes were a little red and swollen. His eyes were almost bloodshot. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Master Zhou, can I see her?"
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(End of this chapter)
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