Chapter 285: Tian Family (Part 2)
Sun Wei saw that she was so flustered, as if she was totally unprepared to be questioned in this way.
"Madam, since you know this matter involves human life, you should also know the seriousness of the matter." Sun Wei said, "Only if you tell me the truth can I help you clear this injustice."
Tian, however, looked miserable and sat slumped on the ground.
"I know nothing," she kept shaking her head and crying, "I haven't suffered any injustice. I just beg the princess to forgive me..."
"Is that so?" Sun Wei asked, "Madam, don't you want to know the true cause of Mr. Yang's death? Don't you want to know what he did?"
"The man is dead, why are you still talking about that?" Tian said, "I've already said I know nothing. I just beg Your Highness to stop making things difficult for me. Please, Your Highness!"
After she said that, she was about to kneel down again.
Sun Wei looked at Tian, who kept kowtowing, and was just thinking about it when he heard Yu Yi say behind him: "I remember that Mr. Yang and his wife have a son and a daughter. Why don't you see your son?"
——
At Jiang Yuan's house, the steward led Li Mo into the study in a hurry.
Li Mo bowed to Jiang Yuan and said straight to the point: "I didn't know about such a big thing until I left Beijing. Why didn't Master write to me earlier?"
"I didn't know about this much earlier than you did," Jiang Yuan sighed, "I never expected something like this to happen."
Li Mo calmed down and asked solemnly, "Did the eldest son really send someone to injure the prince?"
Jiang Yuan nodded solemnly: "The eldest master told me personally, it can't be wrong."
Li Mo felt suffocated, and after a moment's rest, he said coldly, "I was wondering where those bandits got the courage to attack the prince?"
After that, he asked, "Initially, when I discussed with Master, we decided to have the staff find Huan An. Why did the eldest son get involved?"
"That was indeed the case at first. Yang Qi had simply recruited a group of bandits to search for Huan An in Tangyuan. Those bandits were fast and wouldn't leave any trace," Jiang Yuan said. "But the eldest son accidentally heard the news and took it upon himself to find Yang Qi. He promised Yang Qi that if he could eliminate the Crown Prince, he would make him the Chief Secretary of Jingzhou. He also said that Yang Qi didn't need to start a large-scale war, but only needed to inform the bandits and lead the Crown Prince to the bandit den to eliminate them. The eldest son would take care of the rest."
"So, those warriors were arranged by the eldest son? What are their backgrounds?"
Jiang Yuan shook his head: "The eldest master never said anything, he just said that he was his man and would not leak the news."
Li Mo knew everything that happened later.
Li Mo understood Wang Zhi's thoughts.
Wang Zhi had harbored a grudge against Sima Jun since last year. Sima Jun had tricked him in Linhai County, tricking him into making a wedding dress for the Crown Prince, and then giving away Kong Qi, who he had obtained, for nothing. Later, Sima Jun had ruined Wang Han's plans and derailed the campaign against Jingzhou.
But Wang Zhi's move really caught him off guard.
"Now is not the time to attack the prince," Li Mo said, "With the eldest son's methods, he can't kill the prince at all. If he can't be killed, there will be endless troubles."
"That being said, the eldest son is determined to accomplish great things. Especially after the expedition against Jingzhou failed, the Minister of State was privately angry with the eldest son, scolding him for his inability to accomplish anything. The more the Minister of State was angry, the more the eldest son wanted to fight back. This time, he knew that if he spoke out, many people would come out to obstruct him. Therefore, he only discussed it with Yang Qi and did not tell anyone else, so no one tried to dissuade him."
"Does anyone know the truth now?"
"It's only the Pushe," Jiang Yuan said. "Last time, I followed your advice and suggested to Pushe Wang that the eldest son first assume the post of Jingzhou Governor remotely, and then take up the position after the situation in Jingzhou stabilizes. But now that this has happened, Pushe wants the eldest son to avoid suspicion, so he has asked him to go to Jingzhou and take up the post as soon as possible."
Li Mo was facing a formidable enemy: "In this case, how do we arrange for the staff of the Governor's Mansion?"
"The Minister of the Court has selected several capable men from the Shangshu Mansion to accompany the eldest young master. I summoned you here today to ask you, I intend to arrange for you to go as well, are you willing?"
Li Mo's thoughts were racing.
"Of course I am willing," Li Mo said, "but I still have some matters to deal with in Ruoye Mountain. I can't leave until they are settled."
"That's fine," Jiang Yuan said, "just handle it yourself."
Li Mo agreed.
"I wonder how Yang Qi will deal with this?" Li Mo asked again.
"He's dead."
Li Mo was not surprised at all and shook his head: "Killing is a low-level method, and it is very easy for others to find a flaw. Since the eldest master is worried that Yang Qi will get into trouble, why not send him back to his hometown? Why kill him?"
"The Crown Prince was beaten unconscious, and the eldest son, gloating over himself, tried to claim credit for the crime to the Minister of Justice. The Minister of Justice, in turn, scolded him. The eldest son, probably panicked, ordered someone to kill Yang Qi." Jiang Yuan said helplessly, "You're right, killing is a lowly act. Now that the flaw has been discovered, the Prince of Yuzhang's Palace has set its sights on Yang Qi's widow."
Li Mo asked hurriedly, "How will the eldest master deal with this now?"
"He kidnapped Yang Qi's son and forced Yang Qi's wife, Tian, to blame Yang Qi for everything."
"Ridiculous!" Li Mo said, "Who is Yang Qi? How could he have the ability to gather such a group of warriors to kill the prince? How could the Yuzhang Palace believe Tian's one-sided words?"
"I don't know whether I believe it or not," Jiang Yuan said, "but the Prince of Yuzhang's Palace has indeed stopped looking for Tian, and the spies around the Yang family have all withdrawn."
Li Mo naturally didn't believe it.
"Where is Yang Qi's son now?"
"Of course, it's in the hands of the eldest son," Jiang Yuan said. "Mrs. Tian has already sold her property and plans to send Yang Qi back to his hometown for burial. She said that her family will leave the capital and never return, and begged the eldest son to return her son to her and spare their lives. The eldest son felt a little guilty, so he agreed to send his son to the dock to meet up with Mrs. Tian."
Li Mo was stunned: "When are we leaving?"
Jiang Yuan looked at the sky and said, "They should have set off by now."
Li Mo immediately said, "Master, please stop the eldest master immediately. At this point, you must not return Yang Qi's son!"
Jiang Yuan didn't understand why, but he knew Li Mo was always a calm person. It must be something big that could make him so nervous.
He immediately sent someone to convey the message to Wang Zhi.
Soon, news came back from the Shangshu Mansion that Wang Zhi's men had already set off.
Li Mo was quite speechless.
"I don't know what that Tian knows. Anyway, we can no longer hide it. Please, Young Master, leave for Jingzhou as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
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Wang Zhi knew the seriousness of the matter and did not go there in person. He only ordered Wu Jun, the captain of the Shangshu Mansion, to take Yang Qi's son to the dock in person.
However, just as Wu Jun was about to enter the dock, he was surrounded by the Wu Hou of the Court of Justice.
Tian was able to take the child back and hugged him and cried bitterly.
Yu Yi stepped forward and said to Tian, "Madam, please do not return to Jiankang unless it is urgent. Stay away from this troubled place and raise your children to adulthood. That is the most important thing."
Tian bowed to him again and again: "Thanks to Zuo Jian, I was able to reunite with my son! In my next life, I will repay Zuo Jian's kindness by tying the knot with a grass ring!"
Yu Yi smiled and said, "It would be a blessing if Madam would remember my words."
After he said that, he urged Tian to board the ship.
Tian turned and boarded the boat. Halfway through, she turned back and asked, "I'll ask again. I didn't see the Princess of Yuzhang today. I wonder where she is?"
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