Chapter 183 Who Wants to Silence
Young Master Yao slowly fell to the ground, disbelief and anger still lingering in his eyes.
The torn jade pendant lay quietly beside him, and the intricate patterns carved on it looked particularly dazzling in the firelight.
The man in black took a cold look at the corpses on the ground, took out a handkerchief from his arms, carefully wiped the sword in his hand, and then threw the handkerchief on Young Master Yao.
He sheathed the sword and glanced at the jade pendant and handkerchief.
"Walk."
Tai Chi Hall.
The morning court begins.
The Minister of Justice stepped forward anxiously.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at him and spoke.
"I would like to hear the details."
The Minister of War glanced at Prince Rong before speaking.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice is escorting exiled prisoners. It turns out that all the exiled members of the Yao family were killed on the road. Not a single one was left alive. Two men in black also died with the Yao family. They appear to be the secret guards protecting the Yao family. I don't know who sent them..."
Are all the Yao family members dead? Prince Rong's pupils dilated instantly, his eyes full of disbelief, and he suddenly grabbed the Minister of Justice's collar.
"What did you say? What nonsense are you talking about?"
The Minister of Justice was startled by Prince Rong's action and quickly grabbed Prince Rong's hand and struggled free.
"Your Highness, I just received the news. No one from the Yao family survived. Many were killed in a single blow. Young Master Yao seemed to have fought the criminals for a long time. By the way, I have two items found at the scene. They appear to have been left behind by the murderer."
Thinking of his grandmother who had loved him for many years and his cousin who had been supporting him for many years, and the Yao family's financial and human support for him over the years, Prince Rong's eyes were filled with anger.
"Who is it?"
Seeing his angry look, Emperor Xuanyuan frowned and reminded him.
"Prince Rong, this is Taiji Hall."
Yes, this is Taiji Hall, he cannot lose his composure, not to mention that the Yao family is a criminal. Prince Rong bowed helplessly.
"Father, please forgive me. I lost my temper."
He looked at the Minister of Justice.
"Sir, nearly a hundred members of the Yao family were slaughtered overnight. This is a matter of grave importance. I wonder what the two things the Minister of Justice mentioned are?"
The Minister of Justice took out an oil-paper bag and slowly opened it, revealing a jade pendant and a blood-stained handkerchief.
"Your Majesty, these are the jade pendant and handkerchief found at the scene. The patterns on the jade pendant are intricate and exquisite. Perhaps we can find some clues from them."
"As for this handkerchief, it has the words Jueshalou embroidered on it."
Jueshalou is an organization in the underworld that sells information and kills people for others. As long as you pay them, there is nothing that Jueshalou dare not do.
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. Who did this?
Could it be that the Yao family has offended Jueshalou?
Prince Rong lost his composure again and hurriedly took the jade pendant to examine it. The patterns on it were complex and the jade was of good quality, not something that ordinary people could have.
"Doesn't Juesha Tower kill officials appointed by the imperial court?"
"Why did you attack the Yao family?"
A minister spoke up to remind him.
"Your Highness, the Yao family has been demoted to commoners and exiled, so they are not considered ministers in the court."
Su Yan stepped forward and bowed.
"Your Majesty, although the Yao family is guilty, Your Majesty has already issued an order to punish them. Someone actually silenced the Yao family. I'm afraid there's something fishy going on. I think this matter should be thoroughly investigated."
"What's more, although Jueshalou belongs to the underworld, the Yao family has nearly a hundred people. Their methods are extremely cruel. We should find out who bribed Jueshalou to kill people and punish them."
Yes, the most urgent task is to avenge the Yao family. Prince Rong hurriedly knelt down in front of Emperor Xuanyuan.
"Your son requests that you order a thorough investigation of this matter." Emperor Xuanyuan pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping across the people in the hall before finally settling on Prince Rong.
"Although the Yao family has been demoted to commoners, they are still former court officials. I am heartbroken by such a tragedy. The Dali Temple must thoroughly investigate this matter and uncover the truth."
Upon hearing this, Prince Rong kowtowed hurriedly.
"Your Highness, I would like to thank you on behalf of the Yao family."
The fifth prince looked at the thing in the hands of the Minister of Justice with a complicated expression, wondering who could be so eager to kill the Yao family.
Xuanyuan Jing frowned.
Is Su Yan too active in this matter?
I always feel that he will not do anything without benefits.
Su Yan stepped forward and stood in front of Prince Rong.
"Your Highness, since the Emperor has handed this case over to the Dali Temple, please hand these two items over to me. I will definitely give an explanation for the lives of nearly a hundred members of the Yao family."
Prince Rong nodded.
He handed the handkerchief and jade pendant to Su Yan.
After Su Yan took it, he looked at the jade pendant carefully.
"Fu Guang?"
Then he frowned, his face full of confusion.
"Why are there two very small characters carved on the side of this jade pendant?"
"It looks like the Chinese characters for 'Fuguang'. Your Highness, can you take a look?"
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