On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Chapter 169 The probability of Gu Xiuyan being re-employed is very small

The news that Su Sui'an was stopped by Gu Xiuyan soon reached Fu Jingrong's ears.

Before Fu Jingrong started to get anxious, Yi Wei was already anxious, "Sir, do you need someone to handle the situation at Duke Gu's Mansion?"

It is rare for his master to succeed.

He would not allow any blind and unlucky creature to suddenly destroy the happiness of his master.

"No need." Fu Jingrong looked grim.

The moment he guessed Su Sui'an's intention of meeting Gu Xiuyan, he could only look unhappy, for fear of disrupting her arrangements.

"You have more important things to do right now."

The network of relationships in Luojing is complicated. Although the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had already turned against the Changping Marquis's Mansion at the thank-you banquet, it is inevitable that they will temporarily put aside their grudges because of their common interests.

What he had to do now was to cut off all the retreat routes of the Changping Marquis Mansion.

...

Inside the Yangxin Palace, there was the sound of folders falling to the ground.

Emperor Ming Qing looked at his "confidants", including Su Qishun, with red eyes.

"Investigate, you must investigate. I want to see what kind of demons dare to play these tricks under my nose."

He had clearly made all the arrangements last night.

There were actually three groups of assassins from different forces coming out to disrupt the situation.

Do you really think that the emperor is dead?

Except for Fu Huai, everyone in the hall knelt on the ground.

No one dared to say anything for a long time.

Emperor Mingqing's eyes were fixed on Fu Huai. "Prince Dingbei, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, there are many suspicious points in this matter. It seems that the Third Prince was killed by the assassin when he was panicking and lost his way after his affair was discovered. But why did the assassin peel off the flesh on the Third Prince's back..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch with a pale face came into the hall to report.

"Your Majesty, Commander Ye requests to see you."

The Commander Ye mentioned by the eunuch is Ming Qing Emperor's man, and is also one of the people in charge of the Imperial Guards.

Emperor Mingqing first glanced at Fu Huai, then set his eyes on the eunuch who was delivering the message, "Pass it on."

The eunuch stood up and went out.

Soon, the eunuch's shrill but piercing voice was heard, "Send word that the commander of the Imperial Guard, Ye Hanqing, wants to see you."

The several ministers who were originally standing before Emperor Mingqing tacitly separated themselves into civil officials and military generals and stood on each side.

Ye Hanqing, wearing a guard's armor, walked into the hall with his head lowered, holding a piece of bloody flesh in his hand.

The Yangxin Palace was suddenly filled with a strong smell of blood.

The scene was so weird that for a moment, the only voice in the Yangxin Palace was Ye Hanqing shouting "Long live Emperor Mingqing".

After getting Emperor Mingqing's approval, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the assassin has been caught, and the piece of flesh that was torn off the Third Prince's back has also been found. It seems that something was stabbed into the flesh."

Emperor Mingqing clenched his fists slightly, which were hidden in his Panlong sleeves.

His expression was expressionless. "King Dingbei, please go forward and take a look."

"Yes."

Under the gaze of Emperor Mingqing and a group of ministers, Fu Huai slowly approached the guard.

The skin and flesh were covered with dried blood.

However, Fu Huai recognized the pattern of the tattoo at a glance. After a cursory glance, he reported to Emperor Ming Qing, "Your Majesty, this is a map."

Fu Huai's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing huge ripples.

The other ministers below started discussing after hearing Fu Huai's words.

"Map? Or atlas?"

"If it was a map, I'm afraid King Dingbei wouldn't be so calm."

Fu Huai ignored the discussions of other ministers, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off the skin.

Maybe because it was a tattoo, the blood on the skin was wiped off, and the map was not damaged at all, and the remaining part was fully revealed...

Fu Huai raised his head and looked at Emperor Ming Qing again, "It seems that this is an incomplete treasure map."

"absurd."

As soon as Fu Huai's words came out, he was immediately refuted by another minister.

"What treasure map needs to be engraved on the back of my prince?"

Ever since Fu Huai said that it was a treasure map, Emperor Ming Qing's face had been gradually turning pale.

Hearing the minister's rebuttal, he came back to his senses. "This matter is just as King Dingbei said at the beginning. There are too many doubts. Let's suppress it for now and let the people from the Ministry of Justice investigate it carefully later."

Let the people from the Ministry of Justice conduct a thorough investigation without any clues?

What's the difference between that and completely suppressing the matter and not talking about it anymore?

One of the ministers had very close contacts with Murong Qian and Prince Yun. After Emperor Mingqing's attitude today came out, he began to doubt what Prince Yun said.

After all, he made some sacrifices and bet on his treasure. Murong Qian's sudden death was a huge loss for him.

Now seeing that the emperor seemed to have an indifferent attitude towards Murong Qian's sudden death, he couldn't help but feel confused.

Could it be that the rumor from Prince Yun's Mansion that they intended to let the third prince inherit the throne was groundless?

Su Qishun also had the same idea as the minister.

After Emperor Mingqing dismissed his "trusted confidants" in the palace in disguise, Su Qishun left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with a heavy heart.

With the departure of several ministers, the only ones left in the Yangxin Palace were Ye Hanqing, who was kneeling on the ground holding the human skin and had not yet stood up, Fu Minghuai, and two civil officials.

The crowded space suddenly became much more empty.

Fu Huai had already guessed the reason why Emperor Ming Qing wanted to keep him. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "I still feel that the death of the Third Prince is too strange. It may also involve the remnants of the previous dynasty..."

"impossible."

Emperor Mingqing blurted out.

"King Dingbei, there are some things you can't say carelessly."

Fu Huai lowered his head and took over the conversation fluently, "Then it is probably that my guess was wrong."

Emperor Mingqing choked, "That's not what I meant..."

"Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we bring up the Third Prince's body and compare it."

"Fu Huai, do you know who you are talking to?"

"This humble official is making a suggestion to the Emperor."

From beginning to end, Fu Huai's attitude towards Emperor Ming Qing was neither humble nor arrogant, as if he was chatting with an old friend.

This attitude...

If the communication had been put to Emperor Ming Qing when he had just ascended the throne, Emperor Ming Qing would not have thought it was a big deal.

But ever since Fu Huai left Luojing and came back, Emperor Ming Qing had clearly sensed the change in the atmosphere between them.

Fu Huai is no longer the Fu Huai of twenty years ago.

Emperor Mingqing is no longer the new emperor who needed to rely on the empress's family to gain a foothold...

A faint smell of gunpowder silently permeated between the two of them.

"How dare you, Prince Dingbei, to suggest that the body be carried to the Yangxin Palace? Isn't this a blatant provocation in front of His Majesty?"

Fu Huai glanced at the young civil official who spoke and said, "Since Sir Qi has the time, why don't you copy the map on the flesh for the emperor?"

The young civil official was none other than Qi Cheng, who had recently been supported by Emperor Mingqing to serve as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.

He was also the youngest chief academic officer of the Imperial College since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty.

Except for Fu Huai and Qi Cheng, the other civil official and Ye Hanqing all looked at Emperor Mingqing.

It seems like he is waiting for Emperor Mingqing's order.

Emperor Ming Qing seemed to be unaware of the two gazes falling on him, and his eyes dimmed when he looked at Fu Huai.

Still smiling, he said, "Prince Dingbei is right. Why don't you send someone to serve the writing brush and ink?"

Soon, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were all ready.

"Zhang Aiqing, Ye Aiqing, you are both frightened, so please go back first."

Saying this was equivalent to stopping Zhang Enyang and Ye Hanqing's idea of ​​spying on the treasure map.

Even though he wanted to stay and "protect" Emperor Ming Qing, he couldn't resist the hint in Emperor Ming Qing's eyes.

They had no choice but to take their leave and leave the Yangxin Palace.

The eunuch moved quickly, and soon Qi Cheng's front was filled with the four treasures of the study.

When he looked down and saw the pool of blood, he really wished he could faint immediately.

He is just a civil servant, not even a criminal officer. Shouldn't the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple be the ones facing these bloody things?

On second thought, Gu Xiuyan seems to have made a mistake and is still in the mansion reflecting on his mistakes...

Moreover, when the emperor heard that he had secretly left the palace and caused a big fuss and wanted to marry Su Kang's daughter but was rejected, he was furious and ordered Gu Xiuyan to be confined to the palace for three months.

It was the first time for him to see a high-ranking official from Luojing who was about to inherit the title be so degraded...

As such, the probability of Gu Xiuyan being re-employed is very slim.

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