Chapter 90 Escape
When Jingzhao Yin woke up, he found that the sky had fallen again.
The previously concluded case of the disappearance of adopted children in the Ciyouyuan and the case of the bones found in the Rongchang Marquisate have caused a stir again because of a suicide note from the former Rongchang Marquis Han Zhaozhong that was posted all over the capital.
"What kind of fate is this for me!"
He hurriedly put on his clothes and hat, gritting his teeth.
"I'll be an official too if others are. Why do all the difficult things fall into my hands?"
"Maybe you're in conflict with Tai Sui." The wife of the Jingzhao Yin handed him the belt and said, "I'll go to the temple and ask the Taoist priest for a lucky charm to help you resolve the problem."
Jing Zhao Yin: "Okay, please hurry up and invite them back, eight or ten of them."
If his luck doesn't change, he's likely to die in office.
He rushed to Han's house with the yamen runners.
The streets and alleys where Han's mansion was located were crowded with people who came to watch the fun and were all discussing the cases.
"I was wondering why the Crown Prince gave up his role as the heir apparent and became a monk. It turns out he committed murder and was deposed and sent to the temple."
"Marquis Rongchang is not a good person for shielding and condoning the Crown Prince's evil deeds and aiding and abetting the tyrant. He deserves death!"
"The Ruifeng Society was actually founded by the Crown Prince? No wonder we can't recover the followers' money. Could it be that he used that money to support his private army?"
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Jingzhao Yin was sweating profusely.
How can we suppress such a huge public outcry?
Is it too late to resign now?
In sharp contrast to the bustling streets is the emperor's study.
The imperial study was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The empress came to the door of the imperial study after the emperor came down from the morning court and stood there for a whole hour, but the door did not open.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty is very busy with official business. I'm afraid he won't be able to see you today. Why don't you return to the palace first?"
The eunuch waiting outside the imperial study advised.
The queen shook her head slightly.
"I have something important to discuss with His Majesty. Your Majesty is busy, so I will just wait."
The eunuch stopped talking.
The queen waited for another half an hour until her feet became numb from standing, and then the emperor ordered someone to call her in.
"Your Majesty, my brother was murdered by a traitor. Not only did that person kill my brother, but he also framed Wu Nian for the crime. Please eradicate this traitor and bring justice to my brother and Wu Nian!"
As soon as she saw the emperor, she knelt down and begged.
The emperor helped her up and said calmly, "I know they are wronged, but the suicide letter has caused a lot of uproar, and I must give the people an explanation."
"This must have been done by the remnants of the Ruifeng Society."
Queen said.
"They were unwilling to be banned by the imperial court, so they took out their anger on my brother and Wu Nian."
The emperor nodded and said, "The queen's words make sense. I will order a thorough investigation of this matter."
The queen's heart sank.
She made up an excuse and the emperor actually planned to use it.
Such a perfunctory attitude can only mean one thing - he doesn't care how the matter ends or who did it.
He has made his decision.
Yes, given his temperament, he might be able to tolerate his son abusing children, but he would never tolerate his son founding a cult and subverting the imperial power.
She raised her head and said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
After returning to Fengyi Palace, she called the senior palace maid to serve her personally.
"Peony, where is the glass pony that His Majesty gave the Crown Prince on his fifth birthday? Find it for me."
Peony should be it.
After a while, the glass horse found in the storage room was presented to her.
She smashed the glass horse to pieces with a bang, and then ordered Shaoyao to pick up the fragments, put them in a food box, and send it to Anguo Temple for her son.
Wu Nian already knew what was happening outside from the information passed on by his secret guard. After receiving the broken glass horse, he smiled slightly.
"It seems that my father has decided to kill me."
Given his father's cautious nature, he would not kill him at the height of the storm. At least he would wait until the storm was quelled before sending him off.
He still has a few days to prepare.
After tearing the steamed bun in his hand into pieces and throwing it into the pond to feed the fish, he walked towards the monks' room with a smile on his face.
Two days later, the government blamed Han Zhaozhong's death on the remnants of the Ruifeng Society. The Pursuit Bureau searched everywhere for the remnants of the Ruifeng Society, and public opinion suddenly changed.
At this time, a major event happened in Anguo Temple.
A group of men in black broke into Anguo Temple in the middle of the night and set it on fire. They were discovered by the Imperial Guards. After the two sides fought for half an hour, the men in black were at a disadvantage and committed suicide.
When Feng Qingsui received the news, he felt something was wrong.
He said to Wuhua, "Go to Anguo Temple tonight and see if the Imperial Guards' defenses are tighter or the same as before?"
Wuhua nodded.
I went there that night and reported back, "The defense is the same as before."
Feng Qingsui's heart sank.
The arsonist must have been hired by Wu Nian. He must have wanted to escape from Anguo Temple by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
If he fails to escape, the Royal Guards will be much more defensive to prevent further accidents.
The defense is the same as before. It is very likely that the person is no longer in the temple and is just pretending to keep the secret.
It is estimated that after some time, the emperor will announce the "death" of the prince.
In order to verify her guess, she went to Taihe Garden and climbed up the White Tower to observe for half a day.
Everything is normal at Anguo Temple.
Only in the pond next to Taihe Garden, there were craftsmen working, constantly filling stones into the bottom of the pond.
Discovering that the pond was less than a hundred feet away from Taiheyuan Lake, she suddenly understood Wu Nian's escape route—he took the waterway!
"No wonder the Royal Guards couldn't defend it either."
She sighed.
I'm afraid that neither the Royal Guards nor the monks in the temple knew about the connection of the waterway - this waterway might have been opened by Wu Nian.
However, this man had been the crown prince, and he would never be content to be inferior to anyone else. Even if he left the capital, he would definitely come back.
She wasn't afraid of not being able to find someone to take revenge on.
I'm just a little worried that he will use the cult to stir up trouble among the people and make them suffer.
After returning home, she found Ji Changqing and warned him, "I'm afraid the Ruifeng Society isn't the only evil cult causing chaos among the people. The court had better investigate and punish the whole country."
Ji Changqing nodded: "I sent a letter to all states a few days ago."
Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Second Master is really thoughtful."
Ji Changqing curled his lips.
Feng Qingsui returned to the courtyard and had a good sleep.
When she woke up the next day, the sky was clear and she saw a big black dog lying in the yard basking in the sun. She walked over and wanted to play with it.
But I found a chicken next to it.
The chicken was originally nestled in its arms, but when it saw Feng Qingsui coming, it turned its head to look at her.
She then realized that it was a peregrine falcon.
"quack!"
The peregrine falcon called out to her twice.
Feng Qingsui stretched out his hand, and it didn't hide.
Seeing how well-behaved it was, Feng Qingsui went back to the house and took out two mice that he had raised for drug testing and gave them to it.
The peregrine falcon glanced at her and ate them one bite at a time.
Then it spread its wings and flew high. After a while, it came back with a pigeon and gave it to Feng Qingsui.
Feng Qingsui waved his hand: "You eat it, I don't like this."
The peregrine falcon tilted its head, loosened its claws, and the pigeon ran away.
Feng Qingsui played with it for a while, had breakfast, ground ink, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter to his master.
While she was writing the letter, the peregrine falcon stood on the table and watched her, then flew away before she finished writing, but she didn't care.
Unexpectedly, after putting down the pen, it grabbed a pen holder and came over.
That pen holder looks somewhat familiar.
She took it, and when Peregrine saw that she accepted it, he caught another tea pet for her.
Now she recognized that they were all things from Ji Changqing's study.
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