Chapter 112 Chapter 112
In Linfeng Pavilion.
Bixi and others were waiting outside.
Besides Xu Duanyi and Aunt Deng, the only people left in the house were the siblings Ping'an and Changning.
At this moment, the room was filled with sobbing and choking sounds. It was Aunt Deng and Changning who were crying.
Xie Pingan didn't cry.
But his expression was dazed at this moment, and he looked confused.
Xu Duanyi had already told them everything that happened back then, which naturally included what Xie Qingya was going to do when he entered the palace today.
Looking at the three of them at this time.
Knowing that they must be feeling extremely complicated at the moment, Xu Duanyi said nothing more, giving them time to calm down.
She herself stood up and walked out.
Qingya went to the palace like this, even though he told her not to worry.
But how could Xu Duanyi not worry? Cao Da was watching covetously from the palace, Quan Fangtong had died like this, and that unknown black-clad man was still lurking around, wondering if he would attack Qingya again...
She couldn't help but worry about him.
Bi Xi and the other two were guarding outside at the moment, in case anyone came over and heard something they shouldn't.
But the door had not been closed before.
Therefore, as soon as the footsteps came from inside, the three maids heard them.
Look back.
When they saw Xu Duanyi coming towards them, the three of them hurriedly greeted her.
"master."
Xu Duanyi hummed softly, and she said to Shi Yu: "Go find your cousin and tell him about Quan Fangtong and what happened to us last night with the prince."
She wanted her cousin to think of a way to help clear the cliff.
This is to prevent Cao Da from using this matter to interrogate Qingya about what happened yesterday. Qingya is alone and helpless in the court, and would be framed by Cao Da.
After receiving the order, Shi Yu immediately responded and went out.
Xu Duanyi watched her leave, but did not go back to the house immediately.
She still stood outside the house, looking towards the direction of the imperial city, still worried about Xie Qingya.
…
At this time in the palace.
Cao Da has also received the news.
When Chai Shou went to the palace to report back to him early in the morning, he told him about Quan Fangtong and the encounter with the man in black yesterday.
After hearing this, Cao Da became very angry.
"Useless thing! You can't even do such a small thing!" The teacup on the table had already smashed to the ground. Cao Da sat on the chair, staring, gasping and angry.
He was worried that something unexpected might happen, so he asked Chai Shou to step in and resolve the issue with Quan Fangtong.
After all, Chai Shou has always been the best knife he has used over the years.
Who would have thought that Chai Shou couldn't solve it either...
How could he not be angry?!
Restless and irritable.
Cao Da already had an idea of who the man in black was, but he still looked at Chai Shou and asked in a deep voice, "Since you have fought him before, can you recognize his identity?"
Before Chai Shou arrived, he had already guessed what Cao Da would ask.
This time, he did not hide anything from Xie Qingya.
When he heard someone asking him this, he pretended to be in deep thought, then replied hesitantly, "The man in black doesn't look very old, and his stature and build are indeed similar to that of the King of Nan'an."
Although it was already a guess.
But when Cao Da heard this, his expression immediately turned even uglier: "Didn't you send someone to keep an eye on him in the Nan'an Palace? Didn't I ask you to send someone to keep an eye on him? What he did, where he went, you didn't have any idea at all?"
"Chai Shou, is this how you do things?" Cao Da's voice became colder as he spoke the last part.
"How dare I disobey the orders of the Governor?"
Chai Shou quickly explained, "There was always someone watching Prince Nan'an. After finishing his duty yesterday, he went to a teahouse. Our people were afraid of exposing their identities and did not dare to get too close to him, so they did not notice when he left."
"I'm afraid he realized something was wrong a long time ago and left us behind on purpose." Chai Shou frowned and said, "This matter was indeed my fault. I will take the blame right away!"
"As for the gate of Nan'an Palace, we have people watching over us all the time."
"But after all, the palace is full of experts, and our people can't go in. We can only watch from a distance outside."
"According to the reply from the subordinates, the Prince of Nan'an did not return last night, but..."
"What is it?"
Cao Da immediately asked.
Chai Shou replied in a low voice: "Last night, when we were chasing the man in black, we ran into Princess Jiashun's carriage."
"The girl from the Xu family?"
Cao Da frowned: "What is she doing there?"
"The princess meant that they came from the Marquis' Mansion." Before anyone could ask, Chai Shou continued, "At that time, our people offended the princess's carriage, and Miss Shi Yu beside her directly whipped them with a horsewhip."
"You had asked Eunuch Chen to remind us not to offend that person before, so I didn't dare to search him. But the man in black was injured, so I went forward and sniffed carefully, but I didn't smell any blood in the carriage."
When Cao Da heard this, how could he not understand?
It was estimated that Xie Qingya and the girl from the Xu family had planned this long ago, and after he was injured, he was taken back directly by the girl from the Xu family.
Otherwise, why would she go to the Marquis' Mansion in the middle of the night?
How did you happen to pass by that place?
After all the planning, he hadn't even considered the girl from the Xu family! Cao Da felt extremely regretful and became even more angry.
He looked at Chai Shou and scolded him angrily, "What a fool! The girl from the Xu family grew up in the palace and was brought up by the one in Shoukang Palace. Her brain works faster than anyone else!"
"There's no smell of blood, so you won't search? Look at what you've done!"
Seeing Chai Shou's face turn pale again, he knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.
Cao Da had a terrible headache, but he also knew that given the situation last night, even if Chai Shou really found something wrong, he would not really go up and lift the curtain of the girl from the Xu family's car.
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have sought short-term pleasure!" He slammed the table and began to regret betrothing Xu Duanyi to Xie Qingya.
I thought it was a good plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Who would have thought that these two people would actually fall in love with each other?
If not for this, he wouldn't be constrained by others everywhere now.
If Xie Qingya had been killed earlier, there wouldn't be all these troubles now!
Cao Da was so angry that his chest was heaving and he could hardly calm down his anger.
Just at this moment, Chen Li, who had been out guarding earlier, also came in to answer.
His face was also pale.
"Father, Prince Nan'an has entered the palace. I heard that he entered the palace today wearing mourning clothes."
When Cao Da heard this, his expression became even uglier.
He looked sullen and said nothing.
Chen Li stood aside and said with a worried look on his face: "Father, what should we do?"
Although Chai Shou didn't say anything, he raised his head and looked at Cao Da nervously.
"Why are you panicking? He has no evidence to prove that I did it, he is just pretending!" After all, Cao Dabi has been immersed in the palace for many years.
When something like this happens, I feel angry but I don't panic to the point of losing my mind.
He quickly calmed down.
"Go and get the dragon robe that His Majesty gave me." After pondering for a moment, he first instructed Chen Li.
Although Chen Li didn't know what he was going to do.
But seeing him so calm, the tension in my heart eased a lot.
He quickly responded and went inside to get his clothes.
Chai Shou was still kneeling on the ground. Seeing this, he carefully asked, "Are you planning to go over now?"
"With such a big fuss going on, how can I not go and take a look?" Cao Da had a half-smile on his face, but his voice sounded sinister.
"Even if I don't go, the will to summon me will come down."
"It would be better to just go over and catch them off guard. I can also see how our Prince of Nan'an and the little emperor are going to act out this drama today."
"They have really kept it a secret all these years!" Cao Da couldn't help but get angry again as he spoke.
I thought that all I had to do was keep an eye on the palace and the emperor's surroundings and prevent them from coming and going.
I didn't expect that they would get together.
I don’t know how they have been in contact all these years.
Cao Da's face looked sinister.
After this matter is over, this palace really needs to be thoroughly cleaned up.
"You should also pack up and get up. If you really want to ask about Quan Fangtong, you, the commander of the Jinyiwei, must go to the palace to answer."
"It's a good opportunity to identify the man in black from last night."
Cao Da said the last few words while looking at Chai Shou.
This is also the reason why Cao Da didn't attack Chai Shou just now.
Except for the few groups of people who were in Quan's house last night, no one knew whether Chai Shou went to save Quan Fangtong or to kill him.
Naturally, you can say black is white and white is black.
Xie Qingya felt that everything was safe.
But Quan Fangtong is already dead, so if he wants Chai Shou to identify someone, isn't it just a matter of asking him a question?
No matter who the man in black who killed Quan Fangtong is, he will turn him into Xie Qingya today!
He would like to take a look.
Who can protect a man who has killed an official appointed by the imperial court?
Is he relying on their incompetent little emperor? Or the one from Shoukang Palace? I'm afraid that after knowing what happened last night, the one from Shoukang Palace would be no less angry than him.
Thinking like this.
Cao Da's anger was actually relieved a lot.
"Be prepared first. You don't need me to teach you what to say and what not to say, right?" He stared at Chai Shou and said.
Chai Shou knew what he meant, and hurriedly said, "I know." But in his heart he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for the King of Nannan.
He hasn't met Xie Qingya directly in the past few days.
They are all messages being delivered.
They didn't expect that Quan Fangtong would die.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Who was the man in black who killed Quan Fangtong? Even Chai Shou didn't know.
He didn't dare ask more questions for fear that Cao Da would become suspicious.
now……
Chai Shou also didn't know how Prince Nannan would solve the problem, nor did he know whether he could defeat Cao Da this time.
If I can't do this time...
Chai Shou couldn't help but clench his fists, and his heart sank completely.
"Get up."
Cao Da's voice came from the front. Chai Shou thanked him without changing his expression, then supported himself with his knees and stood up.
跪了太久，膝蓋有點疼。
柴壽不敢表露出來絲毫的不敬，他仍表現得很謙卑。
“那卑職先告退。”柴壽說着又跟曹達拱手一揖。
曹達卻沒讓他立刻走。
他直勾勾看着柴壽，不知看了多久，才又漫不經心地喊了人一聲：“柴壽。”
柴壽心下微驚，回答的，倒是毫不猶豫：“卑職在！”
曹達看着他，不鹹不淡地說道：“我當初是看中你的本事，才讓你做到如今的位置。”
柴壽仍弓着身回道：“卑職知道，卑職一直都很感激督公，若非督公，也無卑職如今的地位！”
曹達看着眼前始終弓着身，看起來恭謙的男人，不置可否道：“你這幾年一直都做得不錯，也是因此，我這次不罰你。”
“但再有下回，你自己知道會有什麽結局，明白了沒？”曹達盯着人問。
眼見男人雖然還保持着先前的姿勢，臉色卻霎時變得蒼白起來。
他盯着人的眼睛，未曾移開。
“……卑職明白。”
曹達又看了他一會，才懶洋洋發話道：“先下去，待會需要你出面的時候，我自會派人去叫你。”
又聽柴壽應了聲“是”。
曹達便沒再理會他，只沖人揮了揮手，便讓人先退下了。
等人離開。
曹達才擡手捏着眉心。
雖然不擔心謝清崖那找到什麽确鑿的證據，但事情現在發展成這樣，難免惹人不快。
他已經很久，沒吃過這麽大的虧了。
“幹爹。”
陳立捧着蟒袍走了出來。
曹達嗯一聲，他站起身，由人替他穿好衣裳，過了會，問道：“壽康宮那位知道這事沒？”
陳立一邊給人盤着扣，一邊輕聲回道：“聽說那位最近頭疾又犯了，如無大事，應該沒人敢去吵她。”
話落，就見幹爹眯着眼睛，朝他這邊看了一眼。
陳立被看得，後脖子幾乎是立刻就冒起了雞皮疙瘩，他立刻意會，埋頭說道：“兒子知道了，兒子回頭就遣個臉生的去報消息。”
曹達這才收回視線。
嘴裏卻仍冷嗤道：“當初我要動手，她不肯，現在好了，白白把人送到眼前，今日要是不能把這謝清崖給解決了，以後這朝中的風向就真的要變了……”
他眸光微沉。
陳立的心也跟着提了起來：“兒子馬上就派人去！”
曹達沒再多說，只在走前，才又撂下一句：“茶館那，你派人去看着些，別錯過兆兒的消息。”
“全方同已死，他不可能再在這繼續待着，估計就今日的事了。”
曹達心裏也有些慶幸。
這次也虧得他在，要不然……昨夜就真的出了岔子了。
陳立知道他的意思，自是又立刻點了點頭。
之後曹達去天子朝見百官的皇極殿，陳立則想法子，遣人去壽康宮傳遞消息。
……
皇極殿中。
今日恰是百官例行朝見天子的時候。
少帝雖然如今還未持掌大權，但他畢竟也已經做了七年的皇帝。
早年他年少的時候，昭裕太後還能垂簾聽政，如今她雖握着大權不肯放，卻也不好再明晃晃地做出垂簾聽政的事了。
不過大事，最終還是得經過她的首肯，才能決斷。
謝清崖今日來得有些晚了。
他到的時候，早朝已過大半，各部衙門也都已經說了近日發生以及要做的要事。
其中有兩樁，便牽扯到謝清崖。
這頭一樁，自然便是這次去玉田的官員，論功行賞的事。
玉田之禍，能如此快速解決。
此次去玉田的幾位官員，都有不世之功，自是得對他們好好獎賞一番。
偏偏昭裕太後那邊一直壓着，不肯處置，倒不知道她究竟是個什麽意思。
偏偏其他幾處地方，也都可着他們吏部來催。
個人都有個人的門路，他們吏部倒是成了兩頭受罪的靶子，因此今日早朝，吏部便又提起了這件事，這也是在催促天子，讓他把這事重新推上進程。
而這另一樁——
便是昨日全方同被人刺殺身故之事。
昨日錦衣衛大張旗鼓地把人送到順天府衙，今日一早，天還沒亮，順天府衙便派出去不少人調查此事。
畢竟死了一個朝廷命官，還是在天子腳下。
雖沒鬧得沸沸揚揚，但該知道的，也都知道了。
如今朝野之中自是人心惶惶。
謝清崖到的時候，正有人在議論全方同之死。
劉協是知道這個全方同的，也知道這幾日表哥和梅大人，已經對這個全方同布了局。
想從其口中，知曉當年長野之戰的真相。
未想這人會突然死掉。
剛剛聽說這件事的時候，他差點就要直接站起來了。
好歹按捺住了情緒。
沒那麽做。
此時順天府丞魯秦，便在底下禀報此事。
魯秦是順天府的二把手，當初前任順天府尹徐子源還在的時候，他就已經在這順天府中了。
為人勤懇，辦事能力也不錯。
許多人都以為，徐子源致仕之後，他會被提拔為府尹一職，沒想到，會被謝清崖占了位置。
與他熟悉的人，都覺得他運氣不好。
私下沒少為此事寬慰他。 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 魯秦嘴上不說，但之前也的确看不慣謝清崖。
當面使絆子不至于。
為官多年，還不至于這麽沒數。
但私下對其，就跟早先時候的李文高一樣，都對這南安王十分不滿意。
如今即便有玉田一事，他對他也很難滿意起來。
但也頂多就是同他沒什麽私交，懶得跟人私下往來，還不至于在公事上出什麽纰漏。
該是他做的，他絕不推辭。
因此今日一早，在家中得知全方同的事後，他便立刻派人先去南安王府禀報了此事，之後又急匆匆趕到順天府發號施令。
讓李文高先接管了此事。
若非今日他要上朝，恐怕他這會也會在全府查探全方同之死。
畢竟是朝廷命官。
這事要不仔細查清楚，他們順天府又得吃不了兜着走。
心裏對那些錦衣衛惱得不行，但現在也只能先辦事。
“下官來前，已經讓人去全府查探此事，也着人去詢問了，昨日送全大人屍首來府衙的那幾位錦衣衛兄弟。”
“但有所察，必不敢失。”
劉協看着他說道：“全大人此次進京，是來禀報這幾年在江寧的情況。”
“他如今身亡，朕也十分痛惜，魯大人一定要好好查清此事，莫讓全大人枉死。”
劉協邊說，邊往底下看。
從前每次上朝，表哥都是站在中間，無論擡頭還是低頭，都十分矚目。
可今日無論他怎麽看，都沒看見表哥的身影。
不由朝梅大人看去。
見他朝他搖頭，劉協知道，這是表哥今日沒來的意思，劉協的心不由更加沉了。
耳聽着魯秦，在底下說着什麽“下官一定竭盡所能”，劉協心裏卻空落落的，十分不安，自然也就沒什麽心情。
正想随口說一句，把人打發回去。
忽聽前面傳來一陣騷動。
這種場面，倒是無需劉協說什麽，自有內侍讓人肅靜。
但今日內侍說了幾聲，前面的騷動聲，也未曾中斷，反而愈演愈烈，甚至到後來，不少前排的官員，也都掉頭往身後看去。
劉協畢竟身居高處。
比其餘人要更容易，看見前面發生了什麽。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 很快。
他就瞧清前面是個什麽情況了。
這滿殿穿着官服的人中，竟出現一個穿着孝服的人。
而劉協原本緊蹙的眉，在看清來人的面容時，也轉為瞪大了眼睛。
好在他前面有冕旒作為遮擋，不至于讓旁人窺清他此刻的面貌。
而他原本欲起身的動作，也被他身側的近侍小貴子給按住了。
小貴子也吃驚。
他也看到來人是誰了。
便是因為看到，原本的斥責，才吞咽了下去。
看着王爺這番打扮，他的心中也跟着騰升起一抹激動。
底下對此卻議論紛紛。
“南安王，你這是什麽打扮？”
“對啊，南安王，咱們這可是在朝上，你別是又喝酒犯……”其中有個官員，是蕭元福的人，看到謝清崖這樣，正想借此治他一個大不敬，但被謝清崖那不冷不熱的一眼一看，還未說完的話，就有些吐不出來了。
甚至感受到謝清崖眼中的淩厲，腳步都不自覺往後倒退了一步。
待發覺過來自己本能的行徑，那官員也覺得丢人。
梗着脖子邁回去，想繼續說人的時候，可謝清崖已經直接越過他往前走了。
滿殿官員，此時的目光，都落在謝清崖的身上。
不僅劉協和梅雪征在看他。
就連先前一直沒說話的屈博淵，此時那雙深沉的目光，也落在謝清崖的身上。
他早知他從玉田回來了。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 甚至孫兄的信，比他要更早到他的府中。
信中，有說他在玉田做的事，以及玉田百姓對他的敬仰之情，種種言辭，都與他過往所了解到的不同。
近日好幾次，他想找人聊下。
卻總碰不見好的時機。
When he attended the morning court today, he looked among them specifically, but did not see any trace of him.
Knowing that he had been ill since returning from Yutian, Qu Boyuan thought that he was not feeling well again. He was thinking, why not go to the palace to check after the morning court session was over?
I didn't expect that this student would come.
But in this way.
If he hadn't known what he had done in Yutian, his first thought when he didn't see him would have been that he was drunk again.
Just like before.
now--
He just watched his student silently as he walked past the officials, came to the front and stood next to Lu Qin.
Thinking about what he would do.
Then he suddenly knelt down amid the discussions and gazes of the crowd.
"Today, I am here to report Jiangning Textile Factory Doctor Quan Fangtong, who secretly replaced the military armor four years ago, causing the death of our Jizhou Camp soldiers in the Battle of Nagano!"
There was a sound when it fell to the ground.
But the hall, which was previously filled with noise and discussion, suddenly became extremely quiet.