"I'm young, I don't know about my father's official business and my eldest brother's, but in the past few years, I often see my father frowning and sighing, and so does my eldest brother.

After something happened at home, after my father and eldest brother were sued, my father told me to remember it. My father said that by marrying his eldest sister into the Jiang family, he thought he was giving the Feng family a backer.

He said it was because he wanted to take advantage and was the bastard, this is what Dad said."

I don't know which sentence touched Feng Jie. Feng Jie's voice suddenly choked. After a moment, he continued: "My father said that in the 17th year of Zhiping, he received a secret order from Empress Jiang, asking him and Shao Dabangzi to cooperate with each other inside and outside to rob.

From the time when Bai Shuai’s family was killed…”

There was a sound of gasping in the hall, but they were all well-trained in etiquette. They were so shocked that no one dared to make a sound, which was a disgrace in front of the emperor.

The prince didn't make a sound either. He was not worried that the emperor would be disrespectful, but he was overly stunned and dumbfounded.

"My father said that at that time, he knew that the Feng family would not be able to escape the tragic death of everyone..."

"What happened to the robbery and murder of the Bai family? Please tell me carefully!" The emperor interrupted Feng Jie sharply.

"Yes, dad said, no, this is what the eldest brother said. The eldest brother said that the Bai family and the Su family were married. The eldest brother said that Lady Jiang was very angry. Dad said that Bai Shuai is the pillar of the country. The eldest brother said that the Bai family is in the military.

The prestige is very high. The Bai family and the Su family are getting married. Bai Shuai will definitely help the Su family. Empress Jiang is unhappy because of this.

His father said that he had received a secret order. No, it was an oral order. He said that he and his eldest brother could not sleep for several nights. His father said that Mother Jiang had a violent temper. If she went wrong with the mission she ordered, even just a little bit, she would be in trouble.

He was going to kill someone. If his father dared not obey this order, the Feng family would be wiped out immediately. But if he listened to his mother's orders, his father said that Bai Shuai could not die.

Later, the eldest brother said that he and his father still gritted their teeth and delayed for a few days. When Shao Da Bangzi robbed and killed Bai Shuai's family, his father did not move. He waited until Bai Shuai's family escaped from Shao Da Bangzi's hands and followed Hangzhou.

It was said that it was General Guan. When General Guan sent some people to protect Bai Shuai's family, knowing that Bai Shuai could not be robbed or killed, my father and his eldest brother chased for several days with their men. My father said that Jiangyin's army was far inferior.

Hangzhou Army."

"Is this true?" The emperor's face turned green. He raised his hand to stop Feng Jie and looked at Bai Jingning, his voice full of anger.

"Yes, I was indeed robbed and killed by pirates on my way to Fujian. However, I thought at the time that the pirates robbed and killed my family because I was afraid that after I commanded the coastal armies, they would suppress the pirates and cut off their livelihood.

Only then strike first to gain strength."

Bai Jingning took a step forward and answered calmly.

"Go on, what else is there?" The emperor glanced at the prince coldly.

The prince's back felt as cold as if he were naked in the ice and snow. He and his mother-in-law were probably doomed this time.

"My father was brought to Xiansi for the case. My eldest brother said that it was not my father's doing. It was the favor that Jiang Niangniang promised to Shao Da Bangzi. Shao Da Bangzi was good at robbing and killing him. Jiang Niangniang asked my dad to do it for Shao Da Bangzi.

The big stick takes the blame.

The eldest brother said that the so-called maritime merchants of the Jiang family actually started as pirates. Shao Dabangzi was originally a guard of the Jiang family and was released by the Jiang family to become a pirate. Shao Dabangzi himself said it, I heard it with my own ears.

, Shao Dabangzi said to his eldest brother, please don’t blame him, he is a dog of the Jiang family, Shao Dabangzi said, he received the order to kill all the Feng family."

Feng Jie burst into tears, "It's the third sister, the fourth sister, and the sixth sister. The sixth sister has not yet had her hair, so she offered herself a pillow, begging me... to spare my life..."

Feng Jie thought about his sisters, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, crying hoarsely and choking.

There was silence in the main hall, except for Feng Jie's heart-wrenching cry.

The prince's leader is so dense that he is as thick as ice water.

……………………

In Prince Qin's Mansion, in the warm pavilion next to the outer study, Li Xia was sitting on the Kang, Guo Sheng was standing near the door with his hands hanging down, and Han Shanggong was standing opposite Guo Sheng. The three of them were all listening attentively to what Eunuch Huang said about today's morning court.

Eunuch Huang explained in great detail, the emperor's expression, the prince's condition, Bai Jingning's attitude, and the Jiang family members, as if he was standing at the scene.

After listening attentively, Li Xia breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over and smiled at Eunuch Huang: "Thank you for your hard work, Huang Daban."

"Although Feng Jie didn't tell everything, it seems to be better than expected." Guo Sheng looked at Li Xia with a happy face.

"Well," Li Xia responded casually, looked at Han Shanggong and said, "Tell Yao that if she is appointed to be in charge of the harem, we must hurry up."

"Yes." Han Shanggong responded first, looking at Li Xia with some hesitation.

"What Feng Jie said, whether it is true or not, has no real evidence. There is no real evidence. Feng Jie's words alone cannot hurt the Jiang family." Li Xia was silent for a moment, "We have a chance, but the emperor asked someone to investigate this matter.

There are many smart people in the Jiang family, especially Jiang Yanshi."

"Yes." Although Han Shanggong was still very confused, this time she said yes, she answered very simply. After following Li Xia until now, she was no less convinced of Li Xia than Queen Mother Jin.

Han Shanggong bowed out and quickly went to arrange the message.

Guo Sheng looked at Li Xia and asked, "Do you want to arrange for some real evidence to be released?"

"No need. This matter ends here." Li Xia rejected Guo Sheng's suggestion and was stunned.

The emperor's trust in Jiang was one of the things that she had not been able to fully understand before and now. The emperor did not like Jiang, and even hated Jiang, but he trusted her. In the past...

Thinking of the past, Li Xia felt a little dazed. She had not thought of the past for a long time. The past was no longer the same.

That past that is gone, until the end, Jiang died in the position of empress. Until her death, she was the one in charge of the harem, although in the end, she was no longer able to control it.

As for Concubine Yao Xian, until his death, the emperor felt that the most loyal person in the entire harem was Concubine Yao Xian.

Thinking of this, Li Xia raised a smile at the corner of her mouth. She was surprised at first by the way the emperor looked at people, then she became disdainful, and then she didn't even bother to despise him anymore.

"Go and greet the prince. Tell him, don't rush back. There's no rush for this day or two." Li Xia lost his mind for a while and ordered Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng hurriedly agreed and bowed out.

Seeing Guo Sheng go out, Li Xia looked at Eunuch Huang and said, "There's nothing going on for a while. Let me spread the word that no one in the palace is allowed to move around for a while. Take good care of yourself. Jiang is very shrewd.

People, sometimes, crises are also opportunities. Look at people's opportunities and don't let her take advantage of them."

"Yes, Princess, don't worry." Eunuch Huang bowed and agreed, took a step back and stopped, looked up at Li Xia, with a faint smile on his face, "If the empress is alive in heaven, she must be very relieved."

Li Xia was stunned and felt an uncontrollable sadness in his heart.

The empress has no soul in heaven, and her soul is scattered. She really knows that people have souls, and because she knows, she can't help but feel sad.

In the evening of the same day, a decree came from the palace, and Empress Jiang was detained in the palace pending investigation. Concubine Yao Xian and the Crown Princess were temporarily responsible for all affairs of the harem.

The court, led by Yan Kuan, selected seven or eight people from the Six Ministries and the Yushitai to investigate the Feng family's case. In fact, it was the incident of Empress Jiang's robbery and murder of Bai Jingning's family that Feng Jie had accused.

In the courtyard of Jiang Yanshi's study room located in a corner of Jiang Mansion, Jiang Yanshi and Mo Taojiang stood on the porch, both looking bad.

"Push forward step by step." Jiang Yanshi sneered.

"The Bai family was indeed robbed and killed on the way? Was it really ordered by the empress?" Mo Taojiang frowned, with traces of anger on his face.

"I found out afterwards that it was not the empress, but the Mingzhou branch." Jiang Yanshi answered quickly, "Sir, you also know that all the Jiang family's overseas connections are in the hands of the Mingzhou branch.

It was Feng's own decision to take the Feng family to sea. If I could command and mobilize the gang of ruthless bandits at sea, how could I let the Feng family go and let them enter the capital safely? That's nonsense."

Mo Taojiang's expression softened a lot, "Oh, the Jiang family is falling apart. This is not a sign of prosperity."

"I told Weng Weng about this, and there is nothing Weng Weng can do about it. This is a rule set by the ancestors of the Jiang family. Each descendant will go his own way. In the early years, there was even a rule in the clan that prohibited killing when challenged."

"Is this the rule when you killed your brother?" Mo Taojiang frowned.

"Well, people in Mingzhou say that the Jiang family are bandits. This is true. The Jiang family did start with bandits and run the family with bandits. In just seventy or eighty years, they became the first family in Mingzhou and what they are today.

It is an important family in the world. If the prince takes the throne smoothly and immediately, the Jiang family may be able to become the second family in the world. At least Weng Weng feels that there is nothing wrong with running the family through gangsters. In other words, there are advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages are,

It outweighs the disadvantages.”

Jiang Yanshi's tone was indifferent, as if he was not talking about the Jiang family, but an anecdote in the pile of old papers.

"Alas." After a while, Mo Taojiang sighed helplessly, "What are your plans, Master?"

"What do you mean, sir?" Jiang Yanshi asked.

"Nothing can happen to the empress. Regardless of whether she is the empress or not, this stigma cannot fall on the empress. The prime minister is strict, and in terms of fairness, at least it is not too bad. Among the other eight people..." Mo Taojiang curled his fingers, one by one.

He Jiang Yanshi talked about the eight people drawn from Liubu and Yushitai.

Jiang Yanshi listened intently, listening very attentively.

"...I thought there was no real evidence for this matter, not even Privy Councilor Bai." After a pause, Mo Taojiang looked at Jiang Yanshi and said, "Young Master must go find Privy Councilor Bai and ask him to

I believe that the matter of robbing and killing him has nothing to do with the empress, nothing to do with the prince, and best of all, it has nothing to do with the Jiang family."

"The Jiang family cannot be completely separated. This is the work of the Mingzhou branch. Privy Bai is a sensible person. I think it is best to tell the truth. In the future, I will definitely destroy the Mingzhou branch and give him an explanation." Jiang Yanshi

Eyelids droop slightly.

Mo Taojiang hummed, sighed again, and continued: "Without real evidence, I can convince Privy Bai that this matter is not serious, but the emperor..."

"This, we can only wait until the matter at hand is resolved." Jiang Yanshi's brows were full of worry, "The emperor appointed the crown princess to be in charge of the harem..."

"And Concubine Yao Xian." Mo Taojiang looked at Jiang Yanshi and reminded.

Jiang Yanshi stayed for a while, looked at Mo Taojiang, and suddenly said: "This is her handiwork."

"Who?" Mo Taojiang asked in surprise.

"Nothing, King Qin will arrive in the capital in the next few days." Jiang Yanshi immediately changed the topic.

"Yes, he came back at the right time." Mo Taojiang looked at Jiang Yanshi with some suspicion.

"Sometimes, if one or two people die, the world will be at peace." Jiang Yanshi was stunned for a while, looked at Mo Taojiang, and said suddenly.

"What? Who? Which one? King Qin?" Mo Taojiang went from inexplicable to enlightenment to astonishment.

"Yeah." Jiang Yanshi looked at Mo Taojiang and said with absolute certainty.
To be continued...