Chapter 185 Death of Zhang Heng (3)
Meng Ze said angrily: "Fourth brother, please stop slandering me here."
"Fourth brother, the evidence is right here, how can you be slandering me?" Meng Che was now in a good mood because he could suppress him. He said, "I won't look at the evidence. How can I listen to your one-sided story? Who knows if you are making excuses or not?"
"You--" Meng Ze was about to question him coldly when he heard Emperor Jingwen say to Meng Yuan.
"Old Three, what do you think?"
Emperor Jingwen looked at Meng Yuan and seemed to have great trust in this son who didn't care about anything.
Meng Yuan looked back at him but did not speak for a long time. He gently stroked the crutch with his right hand. This new crutch was made for him by Jing Cheng, and it had a faint scent of sandalwood.
Jingcheng said that he was worried that he had trouble falling asleep every day, and that sandalwood incense had the effect of stabilizing the mind, so he replaced his cane with this sandalwood one.
Meng Yuan always felt that something was wrong today.
"Third Brother" Emperor Jingwen urged.
"If you say that the deaths of Lord Wei and Zhang Heng were caused by my sixth brother, the logic is natural. My sixth brother took advantage of the opportunity that our father asked Wei Xiao to control the floods under the secret order and asked him to go find Zhang Heng. In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, he eliminated Wei Xiao. And Zhang Heng died after the results of the palace examination came out. Naturally, my sixth brother is also suspected of cutting the grass at its roots." Meng Yuan said without any expression.
"Third brother, even you misunderstand me like this," Meng Ze said in disbelief.
Meng Yuan ignored him and continued, "However, I agree with what you said. If he did it, why would he still keep the leaked question? It is possible that someone framed you."
Emperor Jingwen smiled and said, "If those people wanted to threaten Old Six with this, it is not impossible that they deliberately kept the leaked question."
Meng Che continued, "Father, Lord Wei met with my sixth brother quite frequently before he and my third brother left the capital. There must be something fishy going on."
This kind of opportunity is rare, so Meng Che naturally has the attitude of fighting to the death.
Meng Ze knelt down and begged, "Father, please investigate this matter."
Emperor Jingwen glanced at him indifferently, as if deliberately leaving Meng Ze alone, and said to Meng Yuan: "I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. Father trusts you and you can handle this matter impartially."
This suppressed both Meng Ze and Meng Che. They had different expressions, but neither dared to speak up for themselves.
Meng Yuan held the cane with a little more force, frowned, and said, "Your son obeys your order."
Since the matter had to be investigated, Meng Yuan's whereabouts were naturally monitored, and Meng Che and Meng Ze lost the possibility of meeting him.
The only thing Meng Yuan had to do every day was to go to the palace and report the progress of the investigation to Emperor Jingwen.
Emperor Jingwen's health is not as good as before. He would feel sleepy even when playing a game of chess.
"My father is getting old, and he can't stand seeing the fourth and sixth sons fighting to the death." Emperor Jingwen said in a trance that day, "It's a pity that I don't have a son who satisfies me. It really makes me regret for the rest of my life."
Meng Yuan never liked to express his opinions on such matters, so he did not say anything.
"It would be great if you hadn't been disabled." Emperor Jingwen said this with an ambiguous meaning.
Meng Yuan felt a chill in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
The king represents the ruler of a country. Throughout all dynasties, there has never been a disabled king. It is not only disgraceful but also easy to be looked down upon by other countries. It has become an established rule.
But sooner or later someone will break the rules.
"Third brother, please don't let me down." Emperor Jingwen looked up at him and said.
"Your son will definitely observe every detail and give an explanation to your father," said Meng Yuan.
At the same time, Nymph was also pondering over recent events.
"I originally thought that Zhang Heng's death was caused by Meng Che, but now it seems more like the work of His Majesty." Ning Fu pondered this matter. On the one hand, Emperor Jingwen wanted to eliminate Meng Ze's worries, and on the other hand, it was probably a test for Meng Yuan.
Emperor Jingwen was so perceptive that he didn't know when he began to suspect Meng Yuan.
If it was Meng Yuan who pointed the finger of murder at Meng Ze, it would mean that he intended to overthrow Meng Ze, and his intention would be exposed. Emperor Jingwen would certainly clip Meng Ze's wings.
But now the Xuanwang Mansion cannot act rashly, and Emperor Jingwen revealed the plan to Zong Si intentionally or unintentionally, which meant that it had been planned long ago.
"The Third Prince is a cautious person. We should take it one step at a time and not worry too much." Zong Si said.
Nymph nodded.
It happened that Zong Ning came over at this moment, holding fresh cakes in her hands, and said with a bright smile: "Third brother, sister-in-law, I'm here to bring you cakes."
"We have guests coming to our house today." Ning Fu took a look. If the guests were not elders, she would not need to entertain them. And these pastries were obviously used to entertain the guests.
"The number one scholar has come to visit your house." Zong Ning said.
Ningfu paused, and Zong Si glanced at Ningfu.
"Li Qiu Sheng's father was on duty under my father in his early years, so I was asked by his father to come and visit you." Li Qiu Sheng was the name of the number one scholar. Zong Ning thought of something and said, "By the way, Li Qiu Sheng is from Liangzhou. Lord Ning once served in Liangzhou. No wonder my sister-in-law thought he looked familiar."
Ning Fu paused abruptly, and felt her memories suddenly come flooding back. She had gone to Liangzhou to find her father, and when her father met with the local governor, Ning Fu and Li Qiu Sheng had met briefly.
But this is not the point. The point is that everyone in Liangzhou knows my grandmother, so naturally they also recognize Jingcheng.
Ning Fu felt a chill rising from her back to her head, and her back felt cold. If Emperor Jingwen suspected Meng Yuan, then Jing Cheng would be in danger.
"My dear, please invite my father to come to the palace." Ning Fu said calmly.
"What's wrong?" Zong Si asked.
"Li Qiu Sheng, meet Jing Cheng." Ning Fu said.
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However, Ning Fu waited for Lu Xingzhi before Ning Zhenyuan.
Zong Si did not stop him from seeing Nymph, but he went with Nymph.
"Lord Lu." Nymph called politely.
"I'm here to return Zhuo Yao." Lu Xingzhi said calmly, "Zhuo Yao was originally given to the man I loved. It's not appropriate for me to keep it now."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zong Si. There were thin scratches on the man's neck, obviously caused by the woman.
Zong Si looked at him indifferently.
This was a silent warning, and his possessiveness over Nymph was clearly visible.
Lu Xingzhi couldn't help but curl his lips, but said nothing. Instead, he handed Zhuo Yao to Ning Fu.
Ning Fu took it and said, "I heard that Mr. Lu is going to He County."
"Well, as the fourth lady said, I should live my own life." Lu Xingzhi said self-deprecatingly, "Settling down and starting a family, rising step by step."
Ning Fu felt her back, feeling very uncomfortable being stared at by Zong Si, but she still spoke to him a few more words, saying, "I hope you are safe."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Mr. Lu has been to Liangzhou to fight bandits. He must know Li Qiu Sheng."
"We've met a few times, and he was interested in Jingcheng." This was also the purpose of Lu Xingzhi's visit. The last time they met, there were too many people around to mention it.
It is not convenient to come to the palace on weekdays, so today I am using the excuse of saying goodbye as I am about to leave the capital.
Ning Fu's expression changed slightly. If Li Qiu Sheng had ever liked Jing Cheng, then he would know Jing Cheng very well.
It is not very likely to send Jingcheng away right now. Since Emperor Jingwen suspects Meng Yuan, then the people around Meng Yuan, even Doctor Mu, will also be suspected.
An idea came to Nymph's mind.
It would be better to take advantage of Emperor Jingwen's test of Meng Yuan and let Jingcheng fake his death again.
No one will doubt a dead person again.
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