Chapter 307 Jiang Yuan (Part 2)
"Donghai County?" Sun Wei couldn't help but be surprised. "That's the seaport. Could it be that Lv Qiuyan went to the sea?"
"I have sent people to Donghai County to investigate this matter. Lü Qiuyan did board a ship, but we have no idea where he went."
Sun Wei pondered for a moment and said, "The Three Immortals Sect once built a large-scale construction project on the islands of the East China Sea. I heard that the Three Immortals Sect has disappeared now, but there are still many fortresses and caves left behind. Maybe Lu Qiuyan can use them."
"It's possible," Yu Yi said, "but Lü Qiuyan has no troops and only a few guards, so there's no need to go to the island. I've already informed my uncle, please send troops to search for him."
Sun Wei nodded. Finding Huan Lingxian wouldn't be easy, and the authorities would quickly lose patience and deal with the matter hastily. It would be safest to have someone from the Yu family search for him.
"I wonder how Madam Yu is doing now?"
Speaking of the Yu family, Yu Yi was even more melancholy. "I have already sent someone to send my aunt to my uncle's house. The news of my cousin eloping with Lu Qiuyan has spread. There are all kinds of rumors out there, which are unbearable to listen to. I am afraid that my aunt will be sad to hear them, so I will just tell her to stay away from this place of trouble."
"Madam Yu is the mistress of the Huan family. Now Huan An has surrendered to the Crown Prince. If Madam Yu still wishes to return to Jingzhou, the Crown Prince can help."
Yu Yi smiled bitterly, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness. My aunt is unable to leave her family and return to Jingzhou for the time being. I believe that letting her stay in Yuzhou is best for her. If she recovers in the future and wishes to return to Jingzhou, I will trouble the Princess and the Crown Prince again."
As he was speaking, the steward of the mansion brought some medicine and asked Yu Yi to take it.
"Is the young master sick?" Sun Wei asked.
Yu Yi took a sip of the medicine and said, "I caught a cold on the way, but it's nothing serious."
"Sir, you've been so tired from the journey, do you still have the energy to continue investigating the case at the Shangshu Mansion?"
Yu Yi returned the medicine bowl to the steward.
"The case has already been concluded," he said.
Sun Wei found it incredible: "Young Master has been away from the capital for so many days, how can he still be investigating the case?"
Yu Yi smiled and said, "Princess, where do you think I have been going since I left the capital for so long?"
"Are you going to track down Lady Huan?"
Yu Yi shook his head. "That was just a cover-up. I did send someone to Donghai County. Actually, I went to Yixing County."
"Yixing? Could this place be related to the case at the Shangshu Mansion?"
"That's right," Yu Yi said. "Madam, do you remember that the Shangshu Mansion case originated from an anonymous letter sent to the Imperial Court, accusing the Second Young Master? This letter was clearly a deliberate frame-up, preventing the Second Young Master from serving as an official in Jingzhou. Although the Imperial Court was in the Outer Court, it was heavily guarded and difficult to approach, and delivering an anonymous letter to the Imperial Court was even more difficult. Although the person chose to act at night, he was still seen. I have already investigated and found that he was a centurion under the General of the Guards, and recently he was sent to Yixing County due to a garrison rotation."
"What deep hatred does the centurion under the General of the Guard have against the Shangshu Mansion?"
Yu Yi said, "The centurion has a teacher named Jiang Yuan."
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The next day, Jiang Yuan was arrested.
But the case is not over yet. After the anonymous letter was delivered, who instructed the maid in the Shangshu Mansion to tell Dong about the anonymous letter and hinted that it was the eldest princess who did it? Yu Yi reported to the empress dowager and the eldest princess, but all this has not been clarified.
Because he already knew that all of this was done by Sun Wei.
"I'm sorry for causing trouble to you, sir." Sun Wei was quite apologetic.
Yu Yi said, "Why do you say that, Princess? Your move is to divert attention and help me out. I have no reason to repay kindness with enmity."
Sun Wei naturally believed in Yu Yi, and he would never reveal her.
She was just worried about Li Mo.
After all, this drama was a conspiracy between her and Li Mo.
Yu Yi can delay this case for a while, but he cannot delay it forever, otherwise he will lose his official position.
He always wanted to find out something, and if it led to Li Mo, Sun Wei was not sure whether he would let Li Mo go.
So she sent a message to Li's house, asking Li Mo to meet her.
But she never expected that Li Mo's news would reach her first.
On Yu Yi's side, the maid who had delivered the message to Dong was found, and the maid insisted that it was Jiang Yuan who instigated her to deliver the message to Dong and frame the princess.
The person who found the maid was Li Mo.
When the news came out, everyone was shocked.
Jiang Yuan had been the Chief Clerk of the Shangshu Palace for over ten years, diligently assisting the Wang family. He was a well-known figure in the capital, with many students all over the world. How could he have plotted to murder the mistress of the Wang family?
Even Wang Han couldn't believe it and ordered the Supreme Court to investigate again and again.
However, this series of doubts was stopped by the eldest princess.
"I believe the Grand Secretary is undoubtedly the mastermind behind this," the princess said confidently. "The anonymous letter included a list of those who accompanied Wang Kuan to Jingzhou. The number of people who knew this list can be counted on one hand. Isn't Jiang Yuan one of them? Furthermore, I've always had a grudge against the Grand Secretary, and that's well known. Over the years, Jiang Yuan has been making mistakes while working for my husband, and I'm very unhappy with him. That night, when I came out of my husband's study, I reprimanded the Grand Secretary, telling him to stop making rash suggestions. The Grand Secretary's face was quite grim. He'd lost face, so it made sense for him to take advantage of this and plot against me. However, I think that Li Mo, your aide, has made remarkable achievements. Why don't you consider making him the Grand Secretary?"
Wang Han looked at her, the words "women's opinion" stuck in his throat.
Jiang Yuan had followed him for years, so how could he not know Jiang Yuan's character? How could a dignified chief secretary hold a grudge against him just because of his mistress's scolding?
But he was unable to refute it because Jiang Yuan pleaded guilty shortly afterwards.
This news calmed all the controversy, but also surprised people.
Even Sun Wei didn't expect it.
Afterwards, Li Mo took advantage of this favorable situation and, with the promotion of the eldest princess, transformed himself from a staff member to the chief clerk of the Shangshu Mansion.
Even though Sun Wei felt disgusted by his act of sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice, he couldn't help but admire Li Mo's ability to ride the wind.
Two or three days after the incident, Li Mo was finally invited to meet Sun Wei.
Li Mo first apologized to Sun Wei: "I have been very busy recently, and I didn't want to rush the meeting and offend the princess, so I have been delayed. I hope the princess will forgive me."
Sun smiled and said, "When a man has been away for three days, he should be treated with new eyes. Every time you appear, I am always amazed."
Li Mo also smiled and said, "I am still working for the Shangshu Mansion, why is the princess surprised?"
"I am truly amazed at your character. I thought you were a resourceful and resourceful scholar, but it turns out you're more than that. You're even willing to sacrifice your own family for the greater good."
Li Mo was naturally aware of the sarcasm in her words.
He didn't take it as an offense, and simply said calmly: "If the princess is talking about Master, I can only say that Master did something wrong, and there must be an end to it."
"Is that so? Sir, you can say this to please others, but you can't get rid of me. You and I both know who the maid who complained belongs to."
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