Chapter 334: There are too many people supporting
When the two of them retreated, a middle-aged man with a serious face but a somewhat downcast look stepped forward and bowed to Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan, saying, "Your humble servant Liang Fusu greets the two Your Highnesses. It is true that your grandmother was poisoned after meeting the Crown Princess.
The servants at Zhuangzi's house did say that the Crown Princess was entrusted by the younger sister, but the younger sister had been dead for many years, so this statement was really absurd.
Furthermore, my younger sister committed suicide that year, which shows she no longer has any attachment to her family. How could she have cared about sending a birthday gift to Grandmother, and how could that headband be mixed in with the imperial gifts?"
Wei Qingyan looked at him and saw that he had some facial resemblance to Liang Fuzhu. He must be the brother from the same mother as Liang Fuzhu mentioned. "But in my dream, Liang Fuzhu screamed miserably. She died unjustly. Why do you think she committed suicide?
As for the imperial gifts, they should naturally be investigated by the palace."
"Crown Princess, this is my family affair. My daughter has been dead for many years, and I don't want to bring up such sad things again."
Liang Yongan spoke before his son, his eyes cold, "The Crown Princess only needs to hand over the antidote. If she refuses, then as the Crown Prince said, we will go to court."
Wei Qingyan nodded, "As you wish, please ask Feng Zhao's investigation office to clear my name."
As if she had thought of something, she looked at Liang Yongan with a half-smile, "By the way, let's also check the cause of Liang Fuzhu's death. She kept crying out in pain in my dream, but I heard that she died of drowning. She shouldn't have cried out in pain that miserably."
Liang Yongan's face twitched uncontrollably, and then he shouted angrily, "Crown Princess, what is your purpose in saying such heartbreaking words?
You know that my daughter's death was ignominious and a great loss to our Liang family, so why do you use this to hurt us?"
They were all words of holy ghosts, he didn't believe them. It was impossible for ghosts to really exist, otherwise the world would have been in chaos long ago.
"Hilarious!" A sneer spread out, and Qing Wu, dressed in red, walked out from the crowd, "Didn't you say that Fu Zhuzhu committed suicide for love? Do you know how to save face now?
I was initially skeptical. How could someone like Fu Zhuzhu, with her personality, commit suicide for love? So, is there really a hidden story behind this?
Without waiting for the Marquis of Zhenbei to speak, she raised the half of the national seal in her hand and asked, "Where is the prefect of Jingzhao?"
When everyone saw that it was the imperial seal, they knelt hurriedly. Lord Liu, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, who had just hidden himself when he was stopped by the guards of the princess's residence, replied, "Your Majesty is here."
Seeing the national seal is like seeing His Majesty. Before his death, the late emperor handed this half of the national seal to Princess Qingwu. Over the years, Princess Qingwu has relied on this national seal to be arrogant and willful.
But this was the first time that he had to take out the national seal to give orders to his subjects. Sweat broke out on Lord Liu's forehead. He was really afraid that the Queen and the Princess would disagree, and he would have to hold the national seal between the two.
Then Qing Wu said, "In the name of the national seal, I order you to find out the true cause of Fu Zhuzhu's death within three days. If you fail to do so within the time limit, I will send you to the underworld to ask her in person."
She still looked calm and composed, but her eyes held murderous intent. "It's not the place for others to plot against my sisters. No matter who it is, I will make them pay a thousand times over."
"Please be careful, Princess. How can you bring up the affairs of my mansion again for everyone to discuss based on a casual remark from a princess from another country?
You and Zhuzhu have always been close. How could you bear to see her being mocked years after her death? What virtue and merit did Zhuzhu have to commit suicide in a moment of impulse, yet you have to trouble yourself to obtain the national seal..."
Liang Yongan was a little panicked, but he looked like a loving father who cared about his daughter's reputation.
Qing Wu snorted coldly, "I am happy with it, what's it to you?"
After that, he ignored Liang Yongan and kicked the Jingzhao prefect who was kneeling on the ground without moving. "Why, do you think three days is too long?"
The Jingzhao prefect said with a bitter face, "I dare not. I will go right away."
The national seal has been taken out, and he has no choice but to obey the order. He can't afford to offend Qingwu, his ancestor. He is used to being willful, and if he says he wants to kill him, he really will.
But it happened many years ago, and the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion neither reported it to the police nor revealed any specific details. He had not moved to the capital at that time. How could he investigate it in three days?
Jingzhao Prefecture Governor's mind was completely blank. He didn't know where to go after he stood up. After turning around a few times, he saw Liang Fusu and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve. "Brother Liang, please tell me in detail about your sister's matter."
"Fu Su!" Liang Yongan couldn't stop Qing Wu, so he warned his son.
But Liang Fusu only bowed slightly and said, "My Lord, if there is really a secret behind Zhuzhu's death, Fusu will only be grateful for the princess's kindness."
The call of "Marquis" reminded Liang Yongan and the onlookers that Liang Fusu, the eldest son of the Marquis's family, had left the Marquis's family many years ago and set up his own family.
He was supposed to be the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but now he only holds an official position without real power in the military camp.
Someone in the crowd murmured, "Miss Fu was only thirteen years old at the time. It's not known that she had a sweetheart, yet she suddenly committed suicide for love.
The eldest son of the Marquisate has also left the Marquisate, and the old Marquis and the old lady have not returned home for many years. Now, the ones enjoying the honors of the Marquisate are the two children of the Zhenbei Marquis's concubine. Is there really something strange going on?
This question triggered countless people's whispers.
This was something Liang Yongan had never expected. He calmed himself down and looked at Qing Wu, "Princess, are you going to use my daughter's affairs to cover up the Crown Princess's harm to others?
Princess, don't forget that you are Feng Zhao's princess. Even if you want to win over the crown prince, this is not the way to do it..."
He tried to guide everyone. Even if he really found out something, it was a conspiracy of Qingwu and Wei Qingyan. Their purpose was to collude with each other and use Shi Yu as a puppet to seize the queen's power.
"Pah!" Qing Wu directly hit Liang Yongan in the face with the national seal, "The Crown Prince is the son of my brother, and my blood nephew. We are one family, so why should we win him over?
If the old lady was indeed murdered by Wei Qingyan, I will definitely not forgive Wei Qingyan for Fu Zhuzhu's sake. However, whether she is guilty or not will be determined after the government investigates.
I beat you because you deserve it, and you know the reason well."
Is Liang Yongan clear about this?
He didn't know, because Qingwu had never shown such disgust towards him before. In fact, because of his kindness to Zhuzhu, Qingwu had always respected him. Why did she suddenly act like this today? Did she know something?
Liang Yongan's back was a little wet.
But how did she know? Did Wei Qingyan see something and tell her?
It's impossible. There are no ghosts or gods. Besides, they have taken measures. So many years have passed. It's impossible. He came here today with a mission. He must not let these things mess up his mind.
But the brain thinks uncontrollably.
When Liang Yongan was confused, Dong Zang arrived with the Dali Temple Minister, followed by Xia, the female official beside the Queen.
After she saluted Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan, she said to the Marquis of Zhenbei, "Something happened to the old lady, and the queen is very worried. She has ordered the imperial physician to go and treat her.
But Her Majesty believes that the Crown Princess is a sensible person and would never do such a thing as poisoning the old lady. There must be some misunderstanding.
Therefore, Her Majesty invites the two princes and the Marquis of Zhenbei to the palace so that we can have a clear discussion face to face to avoid damaging the relationship between them."
Wei Qingyan said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. However, I am her daughter-in-law after all. Although I have to behave properly, to avoid anyone suspecting that Your Majesty favors me, I will stay here and wait for the Dali Temple to investigate the truth."
"This..." The female official didn't expect Wei Qingyan to refuse the Queen's order, and was about to persuade him again.
Then they saw a large group of envoys from the Great Wei coming in a mighty procession. Walking in the front was Wang Gangzheng, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate. On his left and right, a step behind him were Su Tong and Huang Kang, commanders of the National Protection Army. Behind them were He Shiheng and others.
Wang Gangzheng was the first to speak, "My daughter said that since the blame has been placed on us, we must get to the bottom of it.
The princess is not only the consort of the Crown Princess Feng Zhao, but also the crown prince of the Great Wei. She represents the Great Wei. We have come all the way here to establish friendship between our two countries, not to be slandered at will."
Wei Qingyan looked at the crowd and remembered what his father said before leaving, and his eyebrows curved.
The emperor said, "That old fellow Wang Gangzheng is upright and honest, but he is a master at quarreling. Don't tire yourself out with words, just let him do it."
Su Tong also said, "You have no basis whatsoever and yet you are wrongly accusing the Crown Prince of Wei. Could it be that the Marquis of Zhenbei is worried that his mansion will fall into decline and his concubine's son will not be able to support the family, so he poisoned his own old mother and put the blame on the Crown Prince of Wei, in order to provoke a war between the two countries?
So that before he is put into the coffin, he can get some more military merits and benefit his concubine?"
"Your Majesty is indeed wise. He guessed that the two princes might be bullied after coming to Fengzhao, so he gave the National Defense Army to the princess as a dowry early on."
Huang Kang continued, looking at the Marquis of Zhenbei, "If you attempt to achieve your own dirty thoughts by bullying my princess, the National Protection Army will never allow it."
Wei Qingyan thought of his father and said, "The National Protection Army was established by your father, Wei family. I have recruited 20,000 new soldiers to make up the original number. Today, I will entrust you to lead them to the Fengzhao border.
If you are bullied, you must be intimidated. If your family is strong, your husband's family will not dare to look down on you. You and I are of one mind, so what should we, the Great Wei, fear?"
The coldness in Shi Yu's eyes also dissipated a little, and he said to the female official, "The Crown Princess's concern is out of filial piety to her mother.
But since my mother has summoned me, I cannot refuse. Therefore, I would like to ask Lord Wang Gangzheng to replace the Crown Princess and accompany me into the palace to have a clear discussion with the Marquis of Zhenbei in front of my mother.
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