After Chunxi applied the medicine to Shen Ruoyan, she went out.
The imperial physician was still watching over Lu Jing, and it was unclear whether the people in the mansion were serving him wholeheartedly.
As Shen Ruoyan's personal maid, she often had to personally monitor these tasks to feel at ease.
Qiu Ye was sent out to work, so the burden on Chun Xi's shoulders became even heavier.
"Greetings, Master."
A dark figure came in from outside the window and knelt on one knee in front of Shen Ruoyan. Shen Ruoyan didn't care about this inappropriate way of greeting.
People in the underworld have never been particular about trivial matters.
"Thank you for your hard work this time."
The assassins really existed, and they were not arranged by Shen Ruoyan. However, the fact that they were able to carry out the assassination so smoothly was due to Shen Ruoyan's efforts.
In the chaos, her men mixed in with the assassins and pretended to assassinate the Queen Mother. This is how she sacrificed herself for justice!
Zhuang Mi is a meticulous and cautious person. If you want to get close to her, ordinary means will not work.
Nothing can compare to the grace of saving a life. The truth will be revealed in the moment of life and death. Whether it is true or false, no one will joke with his own life!
So she rushed out at that time, not to make Zhuang Mi grateful to her - with that woman's character, even if she really died saving the emperor, she would just think it was natural and would not shed a single tear.
But if I can risk my life for her, then in her eyes, I become one of her own.
Those who are your own are the ones you can use.
Shen Ruoyan thought of countless ways to return to the palace, approaching the prince's favorite concubine or the princess, and thought of every possible way. But in the end, she chose the most risky way.
The situation on Meng Su's side is unclear. After suffering this blow, it is unknown when he will fight back next time.
Only a fool would believe that they would really coexist peacefully with Dasheng!
Therefore, she does not have that much time to proceed step by step. Shen Ruoyan does not know how long God will give her another chance, so she must cherish every opportunity to accomplish what she wants to do!
Outside, she is the wife of the Marquis of Changning and is responsible for managing the mansion.
But internally, she is the new person in charge who has taken over the power of the late Queen Mother. She only appears in the dark night and is extremely mysterious!
"My lord, the assassin has been caught and is currently being interrogated. Do you need our help?" This group of assassins came here with the real intention of assassinating the emperor.
There was a severe flood in the south, and tens of thousands of people were displaced and the whole country was in mourning.
The imperial court's disaster relief grain was exploited at every level. By the time it reached the hands of the people in the south, only moldy old rice was left!
The local magistrate, Li Qingzheng, was imprisoned and severely tortured by the prefect for opening the granaries to release grain. However, despite the danger to his life, he wrote a letter in blood, listing the names of officials involved in the corruption case and mobilizing all forces to send it to Shengjing.
"The flood has receded, and the people have been compensated. Why are we pursuing these issues?"
"I'm busy with all sorts of things every day, don't bother me with these little things!"
At that time, the empress dowager had just passed away. In order to eliminate the empress dowager's power without causing criticism from others, the emperor was indeed very busy every day.
So when the blood letter was handed to him, he gave up the idea of dealing with it when he saw that several names on it were from the imperial concubine's side.
The Queen is of orthodox birth, and like the former Queen Mother, she has the support of an aristocratic family, which is very troublesome!
He favored the Imperial Concubine intentionally so that she could compete with the Empress in the harem. In the previous dynasty, the Empress's family and the Imperial Concubine's family also disliked each other because of their struggles in the palace.
If we check according to the list on the blood letter, the imperial concubine will definitely suffer a serious loss.
This is something the emperor doesn't want to see.
As for the county magistrate, he was indeed a bit inflexible.
Since things have calmed down, why bother pursuing it?
So he suppressed the matter, so that later the county magistrate was pushed out to take the blame and beheaded in the street - it is said that the blood splattered three feet high, and the crying of the people was louder than the city walls, almost causing a riot!
In the end, the prefect asked for help from his superiors and sent soldiers to suppress the rebellion, which finally put the public grievances under control.
"Li Qingzheng didn't deserve to die, yet he died such a tragic death. You don't need to help him. They came here to make this matter known to the world. Without a thorough investigation, how can we get to the truth?"
I just don’t know what choice the Dali Temple Minister will make after learning the truth of the matter.
The emperor is cruel and invites assassination!
Whether to keep this reason secret or report it all depends on the decision of the Dali Temple Minister.
"Sir, the assassin has confessed."
The subordinate presented the assassin's confession, but his expression did not show any joy.
This time, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation to uncover the mastermind behind these assassins, otherwise, they will be beheaded!
So this time the Dali Temple put in a lot of effort, using all kinds of torture, including physical and mental torture, and finally made the assassins confess.
However, the truth they got gave them even more headaches.
"All the assassins were killed. There was no mastermind behind them. They were all civilians who had received favors from Li Qingzheng in the past. Because the emperor was unkind and could not distinguish between loyalty and treachery, causing Li Qingzheng's tragic death, they wanted to assassinate the emperor to avenge Li Qingzheng."
"How dare you!" The Dali Temple official slammed the table and stood up. "What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Are you trying to kill yourself?!"
The subordinate was so frightened that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground, hastily explaining, "Your Excellency, please understand! These are all written in the confessions of those reckless assassins. They are not my own fabrications!"
When he saw it, he wanted to stuff the confession back!
However, after the assassins wrote their confessions, they refused to budge and nothing else worked!
If you want to make them change their confession, even killing them won't do it...
The Dali Temple Minister was overwhelmed. Why did he have to encounter this case?
He was the one who handled Li Qingzheng's incident. Even the blood letter was delivered by him.
However, not only did the emperor not deal with it, he even thought that the blood letter was unlucky. He only took a look at it and had it thrown away.
That time, he thought he was going to be the target of anger and lose his hat!
Unexpectedly, he could not escape the fifteenth day even though he escaped the first day. After going around in circles, the three words "Li Qingzheng" finally appeared in front of him.
If this confession is submitted to the emperor, he will surely be furious!
Moreover, they will try every possible means to suppress the matter, and anyone who knows the truth behind this matter will not have a good ending.
No emperor wants to have someone else holding the power over him.
No matter how loyal this minister is to him, it won't work.
But if it is not submitted, the assassin must have a reason to carry out the assassination.
In broad daylight, do I really have to fabricate an identity for them out of thin air?
When the Dali Temple Minister went out, he looked as if he had suddenly aged several years.
He staggered, with the slowly setting sun behind him, stretching his shadow very long.
It’s like the answer in my heart, with no end in sight and no direction to follow.
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