"The Emperor may not have taken your mother back to the palace simply because of her beauty. His appearance at your mother's former residence must have been premeditated."
"Since the emperor knows how to prolong his life by having a son, and he even got a soul-calling banner in the court, it's possible that the soul trapped in it is the main soul of the soul-calling banner." Shen Qingwu guessed.
"After such a long time, Concubine Liu asked for the red fox again. It was either for the soul or the inner elixir." Shen Qingwu connected the information he had received in the past few days and made a bold guess.
"If the Second Prince really had contracted the plague in the south, the Emperor might have taken the opportunity to kill him. After all, if he died, the Emperor would have raised his son in vain. The plague is difficult to eradicate, so the Emperor wouldn't take the risk. That's why Concubine Liu was so anxious to send people to rescue the Second Prince. The Empress might have guessed this, so she took the risk to save Lin Qin's mother..."
Shen Qingwu expressed his guesses and tried to put all the clues together.
"In order to protect the Second Prince, Concubine Liu might take action against the Crown Prince?" Chu Guannan suddenly sat up straight.
"That's possible." Shen Qingwu nodded. "If our guesses are true, then things will be interesting."
Chu Guannan sat back down lazily and nodded, "The royal family is really interesting. Father and son are fighting each other and the war will not stop until they die."
"If attacking the Crown Prince fails, Concubine Liu might attack the young Fourth Prince to divert the Emperor's attention." Shen Qingwu said, "Concubine Liu should know what the Emperor has done."
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"You useless things! You can't even handle a tiny kid. What's the point of me raising you all these years!" Concubine Liu looked at the person kneeling in front of her and kicked him on the shoulder. The man fell to the ground in embarrassment and quickly knelt down again.
The vase outside was knocked, and Concubine Liu's expression tightened, "Get out!"
The man had just stood up and scrambled out when the emperor, a bright yellow figure, walked in, smiling and looking very easygoing. "Who has made my beloved concubine so angry?"
"It's just a small matter." Concubine Liu bowed quickly.
"My beloved concubine, I promised you that I would spare the second son's life. Why don't you trust me?" The emperor took Concubine Liu's hand and walked inside.
Concubine Liu took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Of course I believe in Your Majesty, but I also believe in myself even more. It hasn't been easy for us to get to where we are today. Your Majesty and I only have this one son, and I want him to stay by our side. Otherwise, wouldn't we be too lonely when we get old?"
"I'm in good health recently and won't take the opportunity to attack the second brother. As for the eldest and fourth brothers, you should also keep quiet. If you offend the queen, it will be a lot more troublesome to do things next." The emperor said with a headache.
"It must be the Queen who rescued the old woman!" Concubine Liu said affirmatively.
She didn't believe that the old woman died suddenly.
The emperor's eyes darkened. He naturally didn't believe that the old woman with agile legs and feet would suddenly die.
He speculated, "It may not be him. There are spies in Kyoto City who have not been caught yet. They are hiding too deeply."
"The Red Fox is still in our hands. Although the old woman is gone, the Red Fox is still here. Doesn't Lin Qin treat the fox like his own daughter?" Concubine Liu said.
The emperor nodded in satisfaction. He came here specifically because he was afraid that Concubine Liu would kill Red Fox, causing him to completely lose the leverage over Lin Qin.
There are not many people as useful as Lin Qin in the court.
"We still need to send someone to keep a close eye on Lin Qin and see who he has been meeting recently. Whoever has the old woman in his hands may be the one to use Lin Qin." Concubine Liu gritted her teeth and said, it takes a lot of courage to take action under their noses.
"I will explain this matter clearly to Lin Qin and test his reaction." The emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, how is the progress of the soul-calling banner?" Concubine Liu asked anxiously.
"It's not done yet. Perhaps these people are not angry enough. When Chen Lan comes back, he'd better know to hand over the military power voluntarily." The emperor's eyes were dim.
"Can Xie Yuening be used?" Concubine Liu asked worriedly.
"She will also be the most useful sword in my hands." The emperor was very satisfied when he mentioned Xie Yuening.
"But what if this is just Xie Ming's plan? You want to weaken the power of the aristocratic families, and Xie Ming must have seen it." Concubine Liu said worriedly.
"What does a woman with children care about most?" the emperor asked Concubine Liu with a smile.
"But isn't the child dead?"
"Xie Yuening knelt down and begged Xie Ming many times, but Xie Ming never helped. Only the second son of the Xie family, a playboy, sent her money. The child is dead, and as long as this woman doesn't fall, she will be more indestructible. She must hate Xie Ming's ruthlessness in her heart, so she wants to seize Xie Ming's power." The emperor laughed.
"We can lure her with the name of resurrection and control her with poison. We don't have to worry about Xie Yuening causing trouble." The emperor was confident of victory.
"Your Majesty is wise." Concubine Liu felt relieved after hearing this.
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"My dear Minister Lin, I am very sorry that the old lady is missing, but I will arrange for someone to find her as soon as possible." The emperor personally helped Lin Qin, who was kneeling on the ground, up, and spoke sincerely.
Lin Qin remained respectful, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He was surprised. He didn't expect the emperor to bring this matter up in the open.
Moreover, the emperor actually did not believe that his mother was dead. Instead, he believed that she was stolen.
"My dear minister, you are a pillar of our Great Xia. If someone threatens the old lady, what will you do?" the emperor asked again.
"I am a Da Xia person in life and I will be a Da Xia soul in death. I will always be loyal to Your Majesty. The same goes for my mother. If she falls into the hands of evil people, she will definitely not live and drag down Da Xia." Lin Qin knelt down to show his loyalty.
The emperor helplessly raised his hand again and helped the person up. "Old Madam, your loyalty is sincere and sincere. I am very pleased."
Hearing Lin Qin say this, he understood. He could just bring the corpse directly, and Lin Qin would not dare to say anything.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Miss Shen to help me find my mother." Lin Qin looked at the emperor sincerely again.
"Shen Qingwu?" The emperor raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked, "Have you told her about the red fox?"
Lin Qin shook his head. "Not yet. I'm currently investigating a case. Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty."
The emperor raised his eyebrows. Lin Qin was really good at taking advantage of others.
"It's just right to mention two things at the same time. I heard from my colleagues at the court today that Miss Shen is setting up a fortune-telling stall in Wangyue Tower, giving a free fortune-telling every day to help people find their relatives. If I go there early tomorrow, maybe I can be the one with whom I am destined to meet." Lin Qin had never found a suitable opportunity to meet Shen Qingwu, so he naturally would not miss the opportunity after the emperor mentioned it today.
"That's good. Qingwu is indeed a talented kid." The emperor nodded with a smile.
He already knew that Shen Qingwu had miscalculated Liu Ruyan, and he felt that Shen Qingwu would be more useful as he was.
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Moon-Watching Tower.
When the people saw Shen Qingwu appear in red clothes and holding a red oil-paper umbrella, they instantly became excited and said, "Miss Shen, Miss Shen, tell me your fortune today."
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