Fang Qingyue had just finished lunch and was taking a walk to help digest the food.
Shen Yuhan always treated her well, and he didn't restrict her from going or not going anywhere in the palace.
That's why she never thought that she would run into Ning Liangcai head-on.
It was still the scene where Shen Yuhan was planning to send him away.
She turned her head away and was about to go back to her own side courtyard, but Ning Liang just took out a set of headwear from the box and gave it to Fang Qingyue.
"Miss Fang, this is the jewelry I specially ordered for you. Please accept it."
Hearing this, Fang Qingyue glanced at the headgear indifferently.
The headpiece was inlaid with kingfisher feathers and embellished with precious jewels, making it look particularly intricate.
The sunlight falls on her head and face, giving off a light glow, making her look particularly beautiful and making it almost impossible to take your eyes off her.
But these days, Shen Yuhan asked Chi Feng to send her all kinds of random things all day long. Not to mention head ornaments of this quality, Fang Qingyue also had more than two better-looking ones.
She really looked down upon what Ning Liangcai had in his hands.
"Sir Ning, please take the things back. Didn't you hear the prince say he doesn't like these things?" Fang Qingyue looked up at Ning Liangcai, her eyes devoid of smile. "If you really feel guilty and want to make amends, you might as well be more considerate of the people."
After saying that, she gently raised her foot and prepared to walk around Ning Liangcai.
Unexpectedly, Ning Liangcai's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Fang Xifu's daughter is truly a sharp-tongued person." He stared at Fang Qingyue gloomily and said viciously, "Your father also advised me the same thing before."
Fang Qingyue paused, looked up at Ning Liangcai in disbelief, wishing she could scratch his face!
He was threatening me! Ning Liangcai might have been responsible for my father's death.
She squeezed her palms tightly and forced a smile. "Lord Ning, please be careful with your words. I'm advising you to be compassionate to the people for your own good. If the expedition truly leaves the land covered in corpses, will you be able to hold on to your position as Minister of War?"
Ning Liangcai took a step forward and moved closer to Fang Qingyue.
The smile on his face grew more devious. "Miss Fang, you're just the daughter of a guilty minister. It's best not to refuse a toast and drink a penalty. After the prince gets married, do you think he'll still be able to protect you?"
Fang Qingyue was frightened by him and took a step back.
When Shen Yuhan saw this scene, he walked over and stood in front of Fang Qingyue.
He looked at Ning Liangcai with a cold gaze, "Master Ning, you are so bold! You came to my house to ask for an audience, and even dared to threaten and intimidate my guest? What? Don't you take me seriously?"
The tone was as cold as ice water in the coldest days of winter.
Ning Liangcai then looked up, his smile widening. "How dare I? I am a humble official of low rank, how dare I not take His Majesty seriously?"
"However, when I think of Fang Xifu's collaboration and betrayal, I can't help but feel a little disgusted with Miss Fang. After all, who wouldn't hate such a villain during the Great Expedition? Don't you agree?"
He was holding a needle and stabbing it into Fang Qingyue's heart.
Fang Qingyue's pretty face looked extremely ugly. She pinched her palms tightly to control the desire to scratch Hua Ningliangcai's dog face.
"No matter what, Fang Xifu is Fang Qingyue's father. Now that the emperor has not mentioned pursuing this matter, Lord Ning should not mention it again." Shen Yuhan said lightly.
Ning Liangcai was very unhappy with his attitude, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
After Ning Liangcai left, Fang Qingyue frowned slightly.
She always felt that Ning Liangcai's purpose in coming to the palace this time was not simple.
If he really felt guilty about impeaching Shen Yuhan that day, he would not have impeached Shen Yuhan.
Fang Qingyue carefully looked at the things he brought today. They all looked new and were in very good condition.
For the Shangshu Mansion, it is indeed not too expensive, but it is not something that can be picked up casually.
Thinking in this way, Ning Liangcai's purpose is particularly worth exploring.
"Your Highness, Ning Liangcai must have a trick up his sleeve on this trip. You must be careful." She looked at Shen Yuhan with great concern.
Shen Yuhan nodded: "I understand."
At the same time, a major case broke out in the capital.
In recent days, many people in Beijing have mysteriously disappeared.
Because those people were all adults, at first their parents and relatives just thought they had gone out for something and did not tell them.
However, after several days without the money being returned, people began to report the case to the government office one after another.
After careful counting, there are actually more than ten people, and the number is still increasing.
The government office did not dare to conceal the matter and reported it in the document sent to the emperor that day.
For a moment, the emperor was furious: "You only discovered it after more than ten people disappeared. This is dereliction of duty! What are you all doing for a living? Do you really want to watch the people in the capital disappear one by one?"
He was really furious.
There are many places in the capital for people to report to the authorities, such as the Inspectorate and the Dali Temple. The earliest report of a missing person can be traced back to half a month ago.
But until now, the case has not been solved yet, and more and more people are missing. It was impossible to conceal it anymore, so they reported it to him.
What were you doing so far?
The atmosphere in the court suddenly became solemn.
If this matter is investigated further, all officials in Beijing will be held jointly responsible.
The official who wrote the letter broke out in a sweat, lowered his head and dared not say a word.
The emperor became even angrier when he saw them like this.
He turned to Shen Yuhan and said, "Prince Jian'an, as the head of the Inspectorate, this matter belongs to you alone. You must investigate it as soon as possible and make sure no more people go missing. If you fail to do this, you will lose your official position."
Shen Yuhan knew very well that the emperor was warning him.
However, he still said, "Yes."
After returning to the Inspectorate, Shen Yuhan immediately ordered people to investigate the matter.
Not long after, a spy intercepted a secret letter sent to the capital.
The letter was delivered to Shen Yuhan, who opened the envelope and carefully read the contents.
The letter was encrypted, but he had fought against the Rong and Di for many years, so he naturally had the ability to decipher it. The letter contained information about the defenses that could be found in the border town, and also included a prescription.
Shen Yuhan was startled and frowned.
Ever since he took action against Song Xiaoya, Song Xiaoya has been well-behaved for quite a while, and he has almost forgotten about her.
But I didn't expect that Song Xiaoya was still in contact with the enemy!
These days, the defenses in the capital are a little loose, but anyone who wants to investigate can find a complete defense map of the capital. Although it may differ from the actual situation, if a surprise attack is carried out according to this defense map, it will also cause heavy losses to the expedition.
He put the letter on the table and said in an extremely cold tone: "Go check what Song Xiaoya has been doing these days?"
After a while, he said again: "Forget it, I'd better go to the Marquis' Mansion myself."
Most of the guards in the Marquis' Mansion were left over from when my father was still alive, and they are extremely wary of outsiders.
He returned to the mansion openly and perhaps he could find out something that he had not found before.
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