Chapter 402 Liniang, stay alive
The other old foxes began to change with the wind and spoke in accordance with Xuan Huang's wishes.
When it was time to leave the court, most of the court officials had left.
Only important officials and people with experience in the court were left behind.
Someone immediately raised a question, "Excuse me, Governor Liao, do you have any solid evidence to prove that Baihualou was responsible?"
Xuan Huang nodded and indicated that these people could reveal the details.
There were too many civil and military officials just now, so it was inconvenient to talk about it.
So, Liao Jiu briefly recounted the assassination attempt on Dabao at Baihua Tower, and then told him about the poison in Mao Shurong's body.
"There's actually a poison that can control a person's mind? That's incredible, isn't it?"
"If we can solve it, can we reveal the inside story of Baihua Tower?"
Everyone was surprised after hearing this. Today, there were so many surprises.
It's hard to digest.
The head of the Imperial Hospital said, "Your Majesty, please bring Mao Shurong to trial. Our doctors are knowledgeable and experienced, and perhaps someone can explain this to you."
Xuan Huang looked at Liao Jiu, "Wu Yang said he has a solution and is currently searching for an antidote..."
The dean said, "We need to think of a solution. It's unlikely we'll find an antidote for such a strange poison anytime soon. But this man is a serious criminal. If we can detoxify him quickly and help the Six Gates solve the case, it shouldn't be a problem for us to give the Imperial Hospital a try. Governor Liao, what do you think?"
Liao Jiu decisively refused, "No, Mao Shurong is an important witness, not an experimental subject. Unless we are certain that the case can be solved, no one except the investigators or anyone else is allowed to approach him for any reason."
The dean was embarrassed.
"We in the Imperial Hospital are only doing this out of kindness, to help the Emperor relieve his worries as quickly as possible. What you said is just fine, forget it, just ignore it and pretend I never said anything."
Seeing this, several other old ministers advised, "Young people are too arrogant. Don't they give face to us old people or the emperor?"
Xuan Huang frowned.
When Prime Minister Zhou heard this, he was shocked and thought, "Are you going to attack his grandson?"
"Whether you have good intentions or not, you can't make things difficult for the Six Gates. Doesn't the judicial system have rules and regulations? Can you get involved just because of your seniority? The Emperor has said before that the Hundred Flowers Tower might be colluding with someone within our court. Otherwise, how could they act so brazenly? Who knows who the traitor is? In my opinion, everyone here could be..."
Now, the situation has exploded again.
"Duke Zhou! Please be careful with your words!"
***
After the morning court session, the sky in the capital gradually brightened.
Birds in the sky fly in groups, looking for insects to eat.
The rising sun shines brightly with golden light.
Amidst the numerous buildings and the curling morning mist, a man wearing a flower mask was standing on the second floor, feeding the pigeons.
The waiter came over with a pigeon letter, "Master, there is news from the palace."
The masked man hummed, took the letter and read it once, then read it again...
He said, "This Governor Liao actually suspected the truth about Prince Xiang's rebellion from Mao Shurong's unusual behavior? This Xuanhuang is quite interesting. As a monarch, he is so sentimental and willing to put down his pride. I guess he is old and his mind is broken..."
The waiter asked, "Master, what should we do?"
The masked man didn't move at all. The morning breeze blew up a strand of his long hair, ruffling his enchanting flower mask, making him look a little creepy.
"Action? No need! The host will naturally find a way to deal with Mao Shurong's problem. There's no need for us to take action. We need to find Li Niang as soon as possible..."
The waiter accepted the order, "Yes, sir."
Suddenly, the masked man added, "Li Niang, leave him alive."
The waiter was a little confused. "Master, Li Niang, you always said that it would be enough to just kill him directly. Now you capture him alive. What's the deep meaning?"
The masked man said coldly, "Why? Do I need to explain to you?"
"No, no... no... it's just about capturing her alive. That's too difficult. Li Niang is already in the hands of the Six Gates. Their team will probably be returning to the capital tomorrow. Before they go back, we can take action once. It would be easier to kill her."
The masked man's tone improved slightly. "She still has secrets we need to know. Capture her alive."
"good."
This time the waiter didn't dare to say anything more and went away.
All the way, he felt that the masked man was still looking at him.
The flocks of pigeons in the sky all obeyed the master. The food the master fed them was mixed with his blood. One time, he accidentally saw him putting his blood in the feed and feeding the pigeons with blood, so the pigeons all obeyed him.
The master seems to be becoming more and more perverted now.
Thoughts are also unpredictable.
I don't know whether I should report this to the host...
Although the master is the next OP designated by the OP, he is not the OP yet, right?
His behavior is getting more and more bizarre. He said he would kill Li Niang before, but now he wants to keep her alive. How many people in the branch will die because of his words...
Forget it, the OP has assigned him to the master, so he can only stick to this master.
***
On the first day Jiang Lianzhu and her friends arrived in the capital, they slept until they woke up naturally.
When she woke up, Liao Jiu had already gone to the morning court.
The three cubs had a good sleep, and Nanny Cheng got up early to prepare breakfast for them.
Liushenmen assigned a chef to the small courtyard, but Nanny Cheng was afraid that the food would not suit Jiang Lianzhu and the others' taste, so she made breakfast herself, which was from Shamen County, Chubei Prefecture.
Nanbao is a sweet little kid who loves to eat. Everything he eats tastes delicious, which makes people happy just by looking at him.
After breakfast, Jiang Lianzhu asked Mammy Cheng, "Mammy, now that we're in the capital, do you want to go and take care of your own affairs? If you need a carriage, you can tell us and we'll arrange it for you."
Nanny Cheng clutched her chest and said, "I'll wait a couple of days. I've been exhausted from the journey and I stumbled last night. I'm not feeling well. Can I stay a few more days?"
"Okay." Jiang Lianzhu planned to go out to buy medicine today. She would buy some Chinese medicine for Nanny Cheng to see if it could alleviate her condition and let her live a few more days.
Just as I was about to go out, a message came from outside.
After talking about what happened at the morning court, Jiang Lianzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief and passed the court smoothly.
Things began to develop as expected.
A good start.
Liao Jiu has made great contributions!
Dabao and Erbao were particularly happy. The two cubs looked at each other with full excitement.
Xiang You added, "I think the young master will receive an imperial edict soon, acknowledging his identity and asking him to cooperate with the investigation, etc."
Dabao nodded cautiously.
Jiang Lianzhu asked Liao Jiu and the others whether they had finished the morning court.
Xiang Youhui replied, "The master has not left the court yet. The emperor has asked them to discuss matters."
Jiang Lianzhu nodded.
After waiting for a while, the imperial edict finally arrived.
It’s for Dabao.
The whole family received the imperial edict together in the yard. The meaning was similar to what Xiang You had expressed before. Dabao's identity was cleared on the second day after arriving in Beijing. He was innocent and no one could punish or arrest him. He was also rewarded with some study supplies and books. The imperial edict also specifically mentioned his adoptive mother Jiang Lianzhu and rewarded Jiang Lianzhu with some gold, silver, cloth and other things.
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