Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

On this day, no matter whether it was the Gu family, the Fan family, the Qi family whose property was confiscated, or Chen Shao, Li Tianliu, and even the Yulin Guards and others who were also confiscated, they all lived a tense and busy day.

Fortunately for them, the result was good.

Although Chen Shao's initial plan was: after the Gu family was raided, she would immediately treat Wang Cong and other robbers preferentially to disintegrate the loyalty of the robbers recruited by the Fan and Qi families. The disintegration process would take at least five or six days. During these five or six days, she would make arrangements in every aspect, just like she did with the Zhu and Gu families, and would also wait until everything was ready before taking action, just like she did with the Zhu and Gu families.

It was Wang Cong's words that made her decide to take a risk. Of course, she didn't take the risk without any confidence, so the result was more or less within her expectations.

Sitting down in the Loyal and Brave Hall in the Fan family's outer house, looking at Master Fan, Master Qi and the several stewards around them who were dragged over, Chen Shao collected his thoughts and asked directly, "Where is the hereditary edict given to you by the great-grandson of the former crown prince?"

The hereditary imperial edict... Mr. Fan and Mr. Qi's pupils trembled violently, and their legs went weak and they knelt down.

"In the small treasury!" Master Fan and Master Qi were still in shock at the revelation that they had taken refuge with the crown prince of the previous dynasty. A short and thin steward behind Master Qi couldn't wait to shout, "In the secret compartment behind the landscape painting in the small treasury!"

Chen Shao looked at him, "What's your name?"

The short and thin steward kowtowed and said, "I am Tian Shan, your Excellency!"

"Tian Shan," Chen Shao read his name once, then turned to Li Tianliu and instructed, "Arrange two Yulin Guards to follow him to get the imperial edict."

"The hereditary edict of the Fan family is also in the small treasury!" Tian Shan had just stood up when the three stewards behind Master Fan spoke one after another.

Chen Shao glanced at Mr. Fan, then looked at the three people.

The three of them rushed to kowtow and said, "The humble Xu Rui (Zhang Wa) (Jia Chang) greets you, sir!"

Chen Shao glanced at the three people one by one, and instructed Li Tianliu again: "Arrange two people to follow Xu Rui to get the imperial edict."

"Thank you, sir, for your mercy! Thank you, sir, for your mercy!" Xu Rui quickly stood up and led the two Yulin guards to the back house with joy. The remaining Zhang Wa and Jia Chang looked at his receding back with dejected faces.

Chen Shao naturally didn't care what they thought. He walked to a chair nearby and sat down, his eyes falling on Master Fan and Master Qi. The two had already been frightened to death after she mentioned the hereditary edict. Now that he noticed her eyes on him, at first only his hands trembled, but slowly, his whole body began to tremble.

Her cruelty and indifference could be seen from the raid on the Wen family. If she hadn't taken action today, it would have been fine. But once she did, she raided all three of their families. There was no need to think about their fate. Although they had been mentally prepared after the raid on the Zhu family and the beheading of the Zhu family, no matter how prepared they were, when the time came, no one could face it calmly.

"Sir, please spare us, please spare us," Master Fan's teeth chattered as he trembled. "We know we were wrong, and from now on, we will follow your lead. Please, Sir, please be magnanimous and forgive us, the Fan family, this time."

Master Qi was better than him, but not much better. "We, our Qi family, are willing to obey you, Master. We beg you to forgive us for once."

Forgiveness? When they abused those boys and girls, did they ever feel forgiving? Chen Shao sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm: "There are some things that I really can't figure out. I wonder if the two old gentlemen can help me solve my doubts?"

Master Fan said hurriedly, "Sir, please ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know."

"Although it is summer, the ground is very cold," Chen Shao said calmly, "The two old men should get up and talk."

Mr. Fan and Mr. Qi hesitated for a moment before they tremblingly stood up, supporting each other.

Chen Shao glanced at the chair next to him and said, "I have a lot of questions to ask. You two old men should sit down and talk."

Mr. Fan and Mr. Qi tremblingly chose a seat not too far from her and sat down.

"I heard that you all joined the Prince's Party of the previous dynasty," Chen Shao asked directly, "Can you tell me what this Prince's Party of the previous dynasty is all about?"

Master Fan and Master Qi looked at each other, and Master Fan said vaguely: "This princeling party of the previous dynasty was passed down from the crown prince of the previous dynasty. It has now been passed down to the fifth generation, that is, the great-great-grandson of the current crown prince, Master Huangfu."

"If I remember correctly," Chen Shao deliberately slowed down his speech and said slowly, "Huangfu was the surname of the former crown prince's mother."

Master Fan nodded, "It is indeed the surname of the last queen of the previous dynasty."

"According to historical records, when the Datong cavalry besieged the palace of the previous dynasty, the former prince died in the fire in the East Palace. Now this former prince's party that has come out..." Chen Shao asked slowly, "Is the historical record wrong, or was the one who died in the East Palace not the former prince at all?"

Mr. Fan looked at her with a bit of surprise, a little unsure whether she really didn't know or was pretending not to know. If she was pretending not to know, it would be fine, but if she really didn't know, it would be an opportunity for the Fan family. His mind raced, and Mr. Fan said carefully: "The former prince didn't die in the East Palace, but he almost died in the East Palace. After the fire broke out, when the former prince was about to die, the thousand-year-old men of the Left and Right Inner Court risked their lives to rush in and save him. But although he was rescued, he was still poisoned by the fire and died within two years."

"Since the Crown Prince has been rescued," Chen Shao speculated, "Have the Crown Princess, the Emperor's eldest grandson, and others also been rescued?"

Master Fan glanced at her once more and said, "It was the Chen family army that surrounded the palace of the previous dynasty. The fire in the East Palace was so big that they had already done their best to save the prince. They had no chance to rush in and save others."

"So what's going on with the prince's great-great-grandson now?" Chen Shao questioned step by step.

"Two days before the siege of the capital city," Master Qi suddenly interrupted, "the then Crown Princess Huangfu took the Prince of Pingliang to the Guanyin Temple to fulfill a vow, and thus escaped the disaster."

Chen Shao questioned: "What is the relationship between Donggong Liangdi Huangfu and Empress Huangfu?"

Master Qi still answered, "Aunt and niece. The former crown prince's concubine Huangfu is the niece of Empress Huangfu."

The Queen's niece was not the Crown Princess, but a concubine. Two days before the Datong cavalry besieged the capital of the previous dynasty, this concubine happened to take her child with the Crown Prince to the Guanyin Temple to fulfill a vow... Is there such a coincidence in the world? Chen Shao glanced at Master Qi, then at Master Fan, and did not delve into the issue. Instead, he continued to ask, "In other words, this so-called great-great-grandson of the Crown Prince is the descendant of the Prince of Pingliang?"