Chapter 200: Happy Event at Prince Liang's Mansion (Two Chapters Combined into One)
The person in front of me is my future brother-in-law. Even if I don’t tell him some things now, he will know them later.
Rather than hearing it from someone else, it is better for you, the person involved, to tell him in person.
Just as she was about to speak, Zhao Shiqing had an idea. How could she have forgotten that Hero Yan was from the Ministry of Justice?
"Have you heard of the family extermination case in Zhuxitang, Qinglu County, Luzhou Prefecture, Wudi?"
Yan Xia thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that a family has been missing for years, and everyone who knew them mistakenly believed they were seeking medical treatment for their daughter elsewhere, but in fact they were murdered ten years ago, and their bodies were found not far from the village?"
Yan Xia really knew it.
Such a big case is a major case not only in the small Qinglu County, but also in the entire Wu area. Moreover, the local officials have been replaced twice in the past ten years. Even if the responsibility is pursued, it cannot be traced to the current person. Therefore, this case was not concealed or suppressed, but reported all the way to the Ministry of Justice.
However, like many unsolved cases, this case was shelved in the Ministry of Justice, and everyone tacitly agreed that it could not be solved.
Yan Xia also saw it in the criminal file room. Although he was not good at studying, he had a photographic memory for case files. Therefore, when Zhao Shiqing mentioned this case, Yan Xia remembered it after a little thought.
"What does this case have to do with this matter?" Yan Xia asked.
Zhao Shiqing: "I am the little girl in the legend who followed her family to seek medical treatment in another place. It was my family that was wiped out, and it was my closest relatives who died. As for me, I was dug out from the corpse pit by a pack of wild dogs. Later, I was sold to Liangdi, but was fortunately rescued by my father and raised."
Yan Xia gasped. No wonder his sister-in-law asked him to sit down so that he wouldn't be frightened and unable to stand.
"But you still haven't said anything about the connection between that case and this one?"
Zhao Shiqing said: "Four people were killed: my parents, my grandmother, and one other person, Dr. Yang, who was staying at my house. My village is called Zhuxitang.
The victim who was sleeping in the house was named Lin Xian. His family had lived in Zhushanao, which was very close to Zhuxitang. At the time of the incident, he was studying in a private school in Baifeng City.
He had a classmate who lived in Zhuxitang. He often took the classmate's mule cart to go home and even had meals at his classmate's home.
But he didn't know at that time that the mule cart he was riding in belonged to my family, that the driver was my father, and that the classmate's house he visited was actually my home.
Because his classmate was staying at my house with his grandfather, and his grandfather was the other deceased in this case, Doctor Yang. And because this classmate was studying in Baifeng City and didn't come back often, he escaped the disaster."
Yan Xia narrowed his eyes, thinking, "Is Lin Xian's classmate in the capital now?"
Zhao Shiqing secretly gave Yan Xia a thumbs up in her heart. He was indeed an expert in criminal justice. She only told him the previous story, and he immediately remembered that the classmate was in the capital.
"After losing contact with his grandfather, that classmate received help from Lin Xian's family. Later, the Lin family moved to Luzhou, and Lin Xian went to Luzhou to study. When he left Baifeng City, he gave all his New Year's money to that classmate. That classmate gave him a hand-carved peace amulet in return. The two of them agreed to be lifelong friends and to take the examinations for the scholar, juren, and jinshi together!
Later, that classmate followed his adoptive father and left Baifeng City, and they lost contact from then on.
Last year, oh, it should be the year before last now, Lin Xian failed the provincial examination, and his cousin was studying in Huiwen Academy in the capital. As you know, there are actually very famous academies in Wu, but those academies are difficult to enter. Although Huiwen Academy is not well-known, it can recruit auditors from outside, so Lin Xian came all the way to the capital to study.
Coincidentally, he ran into me while eating on the roadside on the day he first arrived in Beijing, so I was able to recognize at a glance that this lucky unlucky guy was Lin Xian.
Zhao Shiqing paused for a moment, just as he was about to keep the secret and let Yan Xia guess who Lin Xian's classmate was, but then he heard Yan Xia ask, "Lin Xian's classmate is Yang Shengqiu?"
Now it was Zhao Shiqing's turn to be surprised.
Her eyes, which were already big to begin with, were now as big as copper bells, flashing with gossip.
"Hey, how did you know that? Oh, and how much do you know about Yang Shengqiu? Tell me about it."
Yan Xia: Why does my sister-in-law sound like my mother? Zhao Yunnuan definitely wouldn't be like that, right, definitely not!
Ever since he could remember, he had been battling wits and courage with his mother. Now that he was about to get married, if the wife he married was the same as his mother, then he... well, if that was the case, it seemed he had no choice but to accept his fate.
"You knew that Lin Xian's classmate's family was yours because he must have told you that classmate's name. You also said earlier that he had long lost contact with that classmate, but he still mentioned him to a stranger like you. This shows that that classmate was quite famous, at least among his classmates. Moreover, everyone was proud to be classmates with him.
You said that classmate's grandfather's surname was Yang. Looking at Lin Xian's age, his classmate should be about the same age as him.
Lin Xian is a scholar. The person who can make scholars proud must be someone who shines in the imperial examinations.
At this age, with the surname Yang, I can only think of one person, and that is the top scholar Yang Shengqiu.
Moreover, Yang Shengqiu is an orphan, which is very consistent with the background of Lin Xian's classmate."
Zhao Shiqing couldn't help but express his admiration. Oh my God, Yan Xia's head was indeed not a human head.
Well, she is the human brain. She represents the smart part of human beings. Therefore, anyone smarter than her is definitely not a human. Yes, not a human!
Zhao Shiqing decided to write a letter to her sister when she returned home today, telling her that Yan Xia was extremely smart, and asked her sister to practice martial arts diligently. If she really couldn't do it, she could ask her master Murong Xiang to come out and help her improve.
Let your sister practice martial arts well. There is no smart person whose problem cannot be solved by beating him up. If the problem cannot be solved, it means that she has not been beaten enough.
Yan Xia saw his sister-in-law's eyes rolling around and couldn't guess what she was thinking.
Of course, he never dreamed that his sister-in-law was thinking about how to beat him.
"That's right. Lin Xian's classmate was Yang Shengqiu. I advised him not to tell Yang Shengqiu about the extermination of his family. Now looking at his fate, he must not have listened to me."
Yan Xia: "Do you suspect that the person who tried to kill Lin Xian was Yang Shengqiu?"
Zhao Shiqing nodded. "Not only that, I also suspect that Lin Xian's cousin was murdered. By the way, do you know why my father used his connections to send Yang Shengqiu to study in Baifeng City, a hundred miles away?"
Yan Xia shook his head. He was not a Jinyiwei. Before today, his understanding of Yang Shengqiu was limited to the fact that Yang Shengqiu was an orphan and came from a poor family.
Zhao Shiqing said, "When the Yang family's grandson passed through our village, he and his car fell into the river. My father led people to rescue them. They were all seriously injured at the time. After recovering from their injuries, he was very weak. My father asked the village head for help and sent Yang Shengqiu to Baifeng City to study. Because that private school not only taught education but also martial arts, my father wanted Yang Shengqiu to learn some martial arts to strengthen his body."
Yan Xia knew what Zhao Shiqing wanted to say, and he said, "You mean, Yang Shengqiu knows martial arts."
"Yes, he knows martial arts! Although Lin Xian also studied there, he later transferred to another school. However, Yang Shengqiu has always been with Mr. Xu and later recognized Mr. Xu as his godfather. Mr. Xu is a martial artist, which means Yang Shengqiu has been practicing martial arts with Mr. Xu. Lin Xian was seriously injured and was able to climb out of the ice hole to save himself, which shows that he is not a weak scholar. After all, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has a solid foundation. It's just that he can't compare to Yang Shengqiu who has been practicing martial arts all the time."
"Then why did Yang Shengqiu want to kill him? Lin Xian was able to come to the capital to attend the class, so he obviously had some family background. It's not like he would ask Yang Shengqiu for money, right?" Yan Xia was puzzled.
"I was blind when I was a child, so there was a rumor that my family took me to seek medical treatment in other places. But in fact, my eyes were almost cured at that time. The doctor who treated me was Dr. Yang, who was once the imperial physician.
Brother-in-law, you are a smart person. Think boldly. Don't just look at what's in front of you, and don't just look at the distance. Look up."
Zhao Shiqing said this, stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky.
Yan Xia's breathing suddenly stopped. He looked at Zhao Shiqing and suddenly asked, "Ten years ago?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Twelve years."
Yan Xia's eyes were heavy. He looked at Zhao Shiqing and suddenly said something out of the blue: "Brother-in-law will give you New Year's money every year from now on."
Zhao Shiqing was delighted and wanted to ask: Will you give it to me when I am in my seventies or eighties?
But Yan Xia had already turned around and went into the house.
Yan Xia didn't deny it, which meant she acquiesced. Zhao Shiqing had decided that when she was old and gray, she would go to her sister's house on crutches and ask her brother-in-law for New Year's money. If he dared not give it, she would say bad things about him and encourage her sister to beat him up...
That night, Lin Xian was quietly taken away by Yan Xia, who repeatedly told Old Wang and the group of beggars not to talk about this matter again.
Old Wang had run a shop in the capital for many years. When he heard everyone calling Yan Xia "Yan Da Xia", he knew that he was in trouble.
Not to mention that Yan Xia asked him not to tell anyone, even if Yan Xia didn't tell anyone, he wouldn't tell anyone. He would keep this matter to himself and would never tell anyone even if he was beaten to death.
As for the group of little beggars, the Broken Stone brothers patted their chests and promised that they would keep an eye on them and would not tell anyone a single word.
The brothers Sui Dashi are members of the royal family. Their grandfather has been able to live smoothly to this day, and he has taught them by example. How could they be so foolish?
Yan Xia took his men away, and the others made an appointment to meet at Baisui Teahouse in a few days, and then went home.
When Zhao Shiqing returned home, she remembered that she had been talking to her brother-in-law Yan for so long but forgot to ask how the investigation of Magistrate Huang's case was going.
It will be difficult to meet Yan Xia next time. Just like Yan Shiyi said, Yan Xia is very busy. For family members like them, it depends on fate to meet Yan Xia.
Zhao Shiqing did not forget to write a letter to her sister, telling her everything about meeting Yan Xia today, and asked her sister to help her remember it. Yan Xia said that he would give her New Year's money every year from now on.
Although the Prince of Liang's Mansion had special messengers, the journey was long and Zhao Shiqing didn't know when her sister would see her letter.
At this time, Zhao Yunnuan had just received a letter from Yan Xia.
This was Yan Xia's fifth letter to her.
Each of Yan Xia's letters only has a few lines, and they are all in plain language, describing what he is doing.
For example, in this letter, Yan Xia said that he was out on a case, and this was the closest he had been to Liangdi. The case was a bit tricky, and two of his men were injured, but fortunately their lives were not in danger. However, he had originally planned to return to Beijing before the New Year, but now it seems that it will take two or three days in the evening. He has a large family, and they will get together during the New Year, and they will set off a lot of firecrackers and fireworks, which is very lively.
The whole letter didn't even contain a greeting, it was just a report of the itinerary.
Zhao Yunnuan folded the letter again and put it into the envelope. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Her younger sister also said that the Yan family was a big family, but they had split up long ago and lived their own lives. However, the family was very friendly and united.
Zhao Yunnuan couldn't imagine what that would be like. Liangdu also had some large families that had not yet split up, but intrigues and plots were endless.
Zhao Yunnuan was very disgusted with these things. There was a Nie Qionghua in the Liang Wang Mansion before, who was already very annoying. The Nie family was not a pushover either. Fortunately, there was Meng Xiaotang now, and Zhao Yunnuan's marriage had been settled. The Nie family no longer targeted her like before, but only focused on dealing with Meng Xiaotang. Unfortunately, Meng Xiaotang was too clever, and the Nie family had already been defeated. Now all their hopes were placed on Zhao Tingxuan, and they were looking forward to Zhao Tingxuan's return.
Zhao Yunnuan thought about this and called a maid over, asking, "How has the old princess been these past two days?"
The nanny said, "The day before yesterday, the old princess was unwell. The imperial physician examined her and said that she was not seriously ill. However, the old princess still said that she could not eat. After hearing this, the princess sent Nanny Chen and Nanny Hu to serve the old princess with meals. The old princess ate well."
Zhao Yunnuan nodded. See, she was making trouble even though she was fine, and she had no ability to do so. Meng Xiaotang sent someone over, and she ate obediently.
Zhao Yunnuan asked the nanny to leave and she opened another letter.
This letter came from someone she sent from the capital.
The letter told her that Fan Qiujun entered the palace as a female official, but there was actually a hidden story. Fan Qiujun and the third prince had an affair, and letting her enter the palace was just to cover up their affair.
Zhao Yunnuan smiled coldly and said, "Change your clothes. I'll go see my brother."
There was another happy event in Prince Liang’s Mansion recently, that is, Meng Xiaotang is pregnant.
Emperor Yongjia once issued an imperial decree, asking Zhao Tinghan to have children as soon as possible. After all, there were a large group of royal family children in the capital waiting to be adopted by Zhao Tinghan as his sons.
However, Zhao Tinghan had been living in Wangling before, so the good news came a year after Meng Xiaotang got married.
This matter was kept secret until the Chinese New Year. The reason why Nie fell ill again was because she heard this news.
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