The fourth prince waved his hand and said, "Please take a seat, Lord."
Lin Fujian was still bent over, with an anxious look on his face: "I am innocent! Please, Fourth Master, look into this matter!"
The Fourth Prince stood up and raised his hand to support him: "Sit down first, Master. I just want to ask you a few questions. You don't have to worry."
Lin Fujian sat down as he was told, but his eyes flickered.
He realized one thing.
The fourth prince wants to show goodwill.
The premise of this gesture of goodwill is that he believes that he was the one who did it. That is why he invited him here and pointed out the matter, with the intention of showing goodwill and winning him over.
But he didn't dare to accept this gesture of goodwill, nor was there any need to accept it.
He would have to be a fool to stand on the Fourth Prince's boat at this time.
The fourth prince asked, "Excuse me, did you come to Haina Tower on the afternoon of the tenth day of March?"
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Lin Fujian frowned deeply and began to think carefully.
Although he couldn't remember the date, he didn't come to Haina Building very often, so it was easy for him to remember which time it was.
He quickly went through the situation in his mind and didn't think of anyone suspicious, but it was obvious that he was being set up.
Lin Fujian said solemnly, "To be honest with you, Fourth Master, I had an appointment with the Imperial Household Supervisor, Mr. Chen, to have tea here that day."
The fourth prince was slightly stunned. He asked, "Chen Wei?"
"yes."
The fourth prince hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is there anyone else at the table?"
"At the table..." Lin Fujian was suddenly stunned.
The events of that day flashed through his mind.
He and Chen Wei would definitely bring followers with them whenever they went out, but since Haina Tower was not a well-guarded place and the two of them didn't talk about anything important, they wouldn't guard it too strictly.
Then, while they were chatting, a woman suddenly pushed the door open and came in. She looked very calm and asked, "Are you the ones?"
Chen Wei was a somewhat lustful man. Seeing that she was really beautiful, he flirted with her for a few words. Then the woman seemed to realize that he had made a mistake with her, so she blushed, bowed, and turned to leave.
Lin Fujian was a little surprised: "That woman... is actually a man dressed as a woman? She doesn't look like one!"
He quickly recounted the incident.
The fourth prince hesitated for a moment.
Lin Fujian didn't seem to be lying, but for an old official like him, it would be hard to tell if he was lying.
So, is it true that he didn't do this? Thinking about it again, if he was really afraid of people knowing, he wouldn't have made an appointment at Haina Building, and Lin Fujian wouldn't have come in person.
He looked at him for a few seconds and asked, "Is that true?"
"I never say a word of falsehood."
The fourth prince nodded, and the two of them soon dispersed.
The fourth prince went directly to Chen Wei and asked him. The two of them said exactly the same thing. It seemed that this matter really had nothing to do with Lin Fujian.
The next day, the case of Jiuchong Temple was sentenced. The monks of Jiuchong Temple were charged with secretly concocting poisonous drugs in the name of gods and Buddhas. They were all beheaded, and the Fourth Prince personally supervised the execution.
Yan Shiyue just listened to it and didn't take it seriously. In the afternoon, Emperor Ming Yan sent someone to summon her to the palace.
When he met the Fourth Prince on the road, Yan Shiyue asked him, "Have you found out about that matter?"
The fourth prince said, "Not yet."
He did not hide anything and told the whole story from beginning to end.
Yan Shiyue said: "No, the mastermind behind this should be Jin Heqiao, why did he drag Lin Fujian into this?"
They had tampered with the pigeon at that time and were able to confirm that the message was sent to Jin Heqiao.
Yan Shiyue said, "I forgot. Are you going to catch that servant? Xu Wanyang probably doesn't know the inside story. After all, he is a man of the underworld. It is impossible for him to be trusted... Because he didn't send the message himself, so the scraps of paper in the room must be a frame-up."
As she was talking, she entered the palace. The Crown Prince was also there, so Emperor Mingyan asked her, "What are you talking about?"
Yan Shiyue recounted it.
While saying, "Look, the person who really had a relationship with Xu Wanyang was Jin Heqiao, and Xu Wanyang had clearly betrayed him, but when Fourth Brother investigated, he actually found out that it was Lin Fujian. Because of the detour, it seems doubly credible... Do you think this is complicated?"
She looked at the three of them. All three of them had an expression that said, "This is just a basic operation, how can it be complicated?"
Yan Shiyue was speechless: "Okay..."
Emperor Mingyan said to the Fourth Prince, "There is no need to mention Fuyan's matter. Since Chen Wei's behavior was improper, he made friends with people from the underworld and ruined his reputation, just deal with it."
The fourth prince was slightly startled, then responded, "Yes."
Emperor Mingyan said, "You guys go out first."
The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince withdrew.
Emperor Ming Yan explained to her: "Jin Heqiao cannot be touched for the time being, do you understand?"
Yan Shiyue thought for a moment and said, "I should... understand."
After all, she had attended Qu Sinian's classes.
What Emperor Ming Yan meant was that the Jin Party was currently suffering from the loss of its troops and generals, and Jin Hejiao himself had strategies but no title, and his official position was demoted, while Guangcheng Bo had both an official position and a title but was not good at strategies, so in this case, the internal strife would be enough for them to torment themselves.
As for the Lin Party, they have been in the spotlight recently, so they need to suppress it. So they use this incident as an opportunity to deal with one person and tighten the strings on them.
Emperor Mingyan saw her answering that she understood, while frowning in deep thought. He couldn't help but smile and leaned back: "Did Yue'er rest enough?"
"Ah?" Yan Shiyue asked, "Aye, what do you want me to do?"
Emperor Ming Yan beckoned her over, took her hand and looked at it, then asked with a smile, "What do you think? You are my chancellor, do you think I should ask you to take care of the cooking at home?"
"Actually," Yan Shiyue said, "I don't care about the cooking. I just eat, drink and have fun at home... It's so wonderful."
Emperor Ming Yan glared at her and said with a smile, "How about going to the Ministry of Revenue to play for a few days?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Okay."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "My Yue'er is the one who is worry-free. She is always straightforward when speaking."
Yan Shiyue came out of the palace and went straight to the gate of the guardhouse to wait for Huo Qijing, saying to him, "How annoying! I have to go to the morning court with you tomorrow! Aye wants me to go to the Ministry of Revenue."
"Well," Huo Qijing grabbed her clothes and lifted her to his horse, whispering in her ear, "Then I'll do it less often tonight."
Hello! ! !
Yan Shiyue glared at him.
He said, "There are many comrades behind us."
She became gentle in an instant and lowered her head shyly.
Huo Qijing laughed and rested his head on hers. After a while, he stopped laughing and said, "Something happened today. Do you still remember Zhang Heng?"
"Of course I remember! He's not that powerful, but he's a psychopath who provokes everyone he sees." Yan Shiyue asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Huo Qijing's smile faded. "This guy... is really inexplicable. He had a conflict with someone on the street and killed someone, but he gave Ning Yuan's name. Then Jingzhao Yin came to arrest him, and I asked Wei Liao to follow him. The man's family members said it was not this person at first glance, and then they came back to look for him, and then they found out it was Zhang Heng."
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