The little dark guard who travels between two lives

When the Queen heard that Concubine Shen needed to rest, which meant that she couldn't get out of bed for a few days, the Queen was relieved. The Emperor would definitely be able to come up with a solution in the next few days.

Xin He also felt that her move this time was actually quite good. No matter what, if Concubine Shen could be quiet for a few days, Daddy and Uncle Yu would definitely be able to come up with a plan to deal with General Shen.

The Fourth Prince was so happy to see Sister Xin'er that he pulled Xinhe aside and chattered about things he thought were very interesting and shared them with Sister Xin'er.

Xin He looked at the overjoyed Fourth Prince and felt infinite sympathy in her heart. The Fourth Prince was really a good boy, but he had an ambitious grandfather and a brainless and stupid mother, and he was destined to be implicated by them.

Xin He looked at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was kind-hearted. Even if something happened to General Shen in the future, the Queen Mother would still treat the Fourth Prince well. The Crown Prince was also kind to his brothers and would definitely not make things difficult for the Fourth Prince.

Thinking of this, Xin He felt relieved. Thinking about how pitiful the Fourth Prince was, he should be nicer to him. So, the Fourth Prince found that Sister Xin Er was particularly enthusiastic towards him today, and everything he said was responded to by Sister Xin Er, and the Fourth Prince became happier.

The Queen and the Crown Prince looked at the two little ones huddled together, whispering endlessly, and generously exchanging the treasures they brought with each other, with smiles on their faces. In this deep palace, only such innocent children can make life in the palace more fun.

The Queen's Palace was filled with warmth and happiness because of the two children, but the Emperor's Palace was filled with a solemn atmosphere. After Yu Huaian arrived, Qin Mingxuan told Yu Huaian about his discovery and what happened today.

Yu Huaian had a bad temper. Since there were only the three of them in the palace at that time, Yu Huaian started to scold Shen Taiwei without any scruples: "Shameless man, an incompetent relative, who relied on the Queen Mother to gain face, but was not grateful to the Emperor. Instead, he fattened his dog courage and dared to kill the emperor. He also used his own daughter to do such a dirty thing. He is simply not a human being."

The emperor's anger had dissipated at this moment. He listened to Yu Huaian's scolding calmly, thought for a moment, and then asked: "How is the investigation of the Jiangnan corruption case going? Is there any new evidence?"

Yu Huaian bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, I found the wife and daughter of the former Jiangnan Governor in a small town in Jiangnan. Before the Jiangnan Governor Zhao was escorted back to Beijing, he may have sensed that something was going to happen and sent his wife and daughter away in advance."

"Lord Zhao had promised me to truthfully confess the crimes of General Shen in Jiangnan, but he was silenced in prison. Fortunately, the spies I sent out found Lord Zhao's wife and daughter. After Lord Zhao's death, the two of them had been hiding and dared not show up. When they heard that the emperor wanted to find evidence of General Shen's crimes, they took out the account books that Lord Zhao asked them to take away."

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this: "The account book has been found, that's great. Send someone to escort them to the capital as soon as possible." Qin Mingxuan hurriedly stopped him: "Your Majesty, I think it's better not to let them go to the capital for now. They are too conspicuous and it's easy for the news to leak out. If they are discovered by General Shen again, they will be in danger."

The emperor recalled that when several criminals from Jiangnan were escorted to the capital last time, Yu Huaian was repeatedly intercepted and assassinated, and he almost lost his life. The emperor nodded and said, "Qin Aiqing is right. Let's settle the mother and daughter for the time being and ensure their safety. They are important witnesses. Send the secret guards to send the account book back to the capital as soon as possible."

After the account book and witnesses were settled, they returned to the matter of Shen Taiwei poisoning. Yu Huaian said, "Your Majesty, Shen Taiwei got the poison from southern Xinjiang. The stuff from southern Xinjiang is very evil. I heard that when the southern Xinjiang rebelled during the time of the previous emperor, he also sent people to poison the capital and even the palace. I remember that the imperial physician was helpless against the poison from southern Xinjiang."

Qin Mingxuan continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, the things that the concubines' families send into the palace are usually inspected, but the things sent by the Shen family were inspected before entering the palace. Either the poison has not entered the palace yet and I guessed wrong, or the poison is so concealed that ordinary people cannot detect it."

The emperor pondered for a moment and clapped his hands. A secret guard came in response. The emperor ordered the secret guard: "Steal some of the perfume powder sent to the palace by the Shen family from Concubine Shen's palace quietly, and hand it over to the poison master in the secret guard camp to check it carefully to confirm whether it is poison. If it is really poison, send someone to replace the poison." The secret guard took the order and left, and disappeared in a flash.

Yu Huaian remembered something and quickly reported: "Your Majesty, I heard from Mingxuan that General Shen went to Southern Xinjiang several times to secretly buy raw materials for drug production. I want to send someone to Southern Xinjiang to investigate to prevent General Shen and Southern Xinjiang from engaging in any other dirty business."

The emperor nodded in agreement: "Huai An's words are very much in line with my wishes. Southern Xinjiang has always been a place that makes me feel uneasy. The rebellion during the time of the previous emperor still makes me feel scared when I think of it now. The rebels almost broke into the palace, and countless people were killed and injured.

Although the late emperor suppressed the rebellion in time afterwards, I am still worried about the submission of the people in Southern Xinjiang!"

Qin Mingxuan suggested to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if you want to resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the internal situation. Your Majesty should investigate the matter of General Shen as soon as possible. If he really has the intention of treason, please make a decision as soon as possible to prevent General Shen from colluding with Southern Xinjiang and causing a disaster."

The emperor nodded and said, "Let's wait for the results of the secret guards tomorrow to see what the incense powder is. If it is really poison as you said, I will not spare Shen Tuo. He has been too presumptuous for too long. I always indulge him for the sake of the Queen Mother's face. He is not grateful, but has such a wolfish ambition."

The three of them, the king and his ministers, discussed the matters, and Yu Huaian and Qin Mingxuan withdrew from the palace. Qin Mingxuan went to Kunning Palace to take Xinhe home. The fat fourth prince reluctantly followed Xinhe to the palace gate, and then the two said goodbye and parted ways.

Qin Mingxuan watched the Fourth Prince say goodbye to his daughter, looking back every few steps, and return to Concubine Shen's palace. Thinking about the Shen family behind the Fourth Prince, and seeing how close his daughter was to the Fourth Prince, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to tell his daughter.

Xin He saw what her father was thinking and looked up at him: "Dad, are you trying to persuade your daughter not to get close to the Fourth Prince?"

His daughter was smart and saw through his thoughts at once. Qin Mingxuan didn't know what to say. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Dad is afraid that something will happen to the Shen family in the future, and it will be difficult for you and the Fourth Prince to get along."

Xin He shook her head: "Dad, I don't want to alienate the Fourth Prince. He is my good friend. What happened to the Shen family is the Shen family's business. The Fourth Prince is the child of the Emperor and the Queen. The Fourth Prince did not participate in anything. He just simply wanted to be friends with my daughter. The Fourth Prince did nothing wrong. I can't ignore him and give up on him just because of the Shen family."

Qin Mingxuan sighed and touched his daughter's little face: "Nannan is right, Daddy is not as good as Nannan." Yes, what does the children's affairs have to do with adults? I have seen too much intrigue among adults, but the friendship between children is so pure, without any fame or fortune. I was wrong.

The father and daughter returned to the Qin Mansion. As soon as they entered the door, a little cannonball rushed towards them and hugged Xin He's legs: "Sister is bad. She didn't bring Nan'er with her when she entered the palace. Nan'er is angry."

It was Qin Xinnan, the young master of the Qin family. He was a fat boy just like his sister when they were young. Qin Xinnan, who was just three years old, liked to stick to his sister. Today, Nan'er woke up and found that his sister was missing. When he asked his mother, he found out that his sister had entered the palace without him. He was so angry that he cried for a long time.

As soon as she heard the servant report that the master and the young lady had returned home, she immediately rushed out and hugged her sister tightly. Xin He patted her brother's forehead with a smile: "Who told you to sleep like a pig? I can't wake you up even if I call you, so I have to go to the palace by myself."

Nan'er has always been unable to win over her sister. When she heard that it was because she slept too soundly, she couldn't say anything else, but she was still very angry: "No, Nan'er is still angry. I need a candied haws to appease her. Sister, buy me a candied haws."

Xinhe smiled: "Okay, buy it. I'll ask the servant to go out and buy it for you later, okay? Where's mom?" Nan'er was very happy when she got the candied haws she wanted. She let go of her sister, took her sister's hand, and followed her father to the back hall.

As he walked, he reported to his father and sister: "Mom is busy in the house, but she received a letter today and she looked unhappy. I don't know what it is."

Three-year-old Nan'er was as articulate as her sister when she was little, and she spoke clearly. When Qin Mingxuan heard that his wife looked unhappy, he quickly quickened his pace and went into the back hall, causing the little fat boy to trot along with his father.

Ji Wanran was sitting at the table, holding a letter in her hand, her brows furrowed, and her face was indeed not looking good. Qin Mingxuan asked hurriedly, "Whose letter is it? Why do you look so bad?"

Ji Wanran handed the letter to Qin Mingxuan: "My husband, take a look. This is a letter from the Su family. Su Peiyun is dead!" What? Xinhe suspected that she had heard it wrong. Su Peiyun was dead? ! How is it possible?

Qin Mingxuan was also very surprised. He lowered his head and quickly read the letter. He looked up at Ji Wanran in disbelief and asked, "How could this be?"

Xinhe asked her father anxiously: "How could Aunt Su die?" This woman was full of calculations, how could she die so easily?

Qin Mingxuan looked at his daughter and said, "It is said that your Aunt Su returned to the Su family's hometown and had been copying scriptures and praying for her father in a nunnery. One night, the nunnery caught fire accidentally and your Aunt Su was unable to escape and was burned to death in the nunnery."

Burned to death? Xin He immediately remembered that when she persuaded her father to pick up Su Peiyun's so-called daughter, Su Peiyun's mother-in-law and her family were burned to death. At that time, Su Peiyun was afraid of being exposed and killed the family tragically.

Now Su Peiyun was also burned to death in the fire. Is it karma? Su Peiyun killed her mother-in-law's family and now she is getting retribution?

The more Xinhe thought about it, the more strange it seemed to her. How could this woman be willing to stay in her hometown so obediently for so long, and how could she die just like that?

Xinhe had been on guard against Su Peiyun's attempt to harm her mother after returning to Beijing, but she never expected to receive such news.

Ji Wanran said: "The Su family said that Su Peiyun's death was too tragic, and there was no one from her husband's family, so the Su family buried Su Peiyun next to Uncle Su's grave, letting her accompany her father. Because my father-in-law took Su Peiyun in, the Su family wrote to us to inform us of this matter, which can be regarded as an explanation."

Qin Mingxuan read the letter and found that the Su family had explained the whole matter clearly. The fire was also reported to the local authorities, and after investigation by the government, nothing was found.

Qin Mingxuan sighed and said, "In this case, we can only accept this reality. Before his death, Dad told us to treat Miss Su well, but unfortunately she was not blessed. Now that she has been buried, let's send some offerings to the Su family to express our condolences."

Nan'er had no impression of Su Peiyun, and curiously asked her sister: "Which Aunt Su, what does her death have to do with us?" Xinhe looked at her brother and thought that it was true. A bad woman who wanted to harm her mother and herself, just died, and it really had nothing to do with the Qin family. Maybe God really had eyes and took away this bad woman.

Ji Wanran was kindhearted. Even though Su Peiyun had caused a lot of trouble in the Qin residence and even tried to covet her husband, she still felt sorry for her after hearing the news of her death: "What a pity! Sister Peiyun was still so young, how could she die like this? She had no parents, no husband, and no children. She was such a pitiful person!"

Xin He, however, thought that Su Peiyun was not pitiful at all, and that it was all her own fault. If she had not had any extravagant thoughts and had lived a good life, even if her husband died early, she could still find a good family in Beijing to marry again with the care of her grandfather and father, and continue to live a good life. How could she end up like a lonely ghost?

Xin He shook her head. Forget it. Don't think about her anymore. Since she's dead, she has no connection with the Qin family anymore. Xin He pinched her brother's chubby cheeks and said, "She's an insignificant person. Let's ignore her. Come on, sister will take you to play."

Xin He left her father and mother to continue discussing things, and went out to play happily with her fat brother. It was actually a good thing that Su Peiyun died. She didn't have to think about how to guard against this vicious woman. Now she only had to worry about General Shen.

No, there is also the Prince Cheng. Xinhe thinks of the Prince Cheng who killed her in her previous life and can never equate him with the current Prince Cheng.

The current Prince Cheng is really an idle prince, who doesn't worry about anything. I haven't heard my father mention anything about Prince Cheng. I only know that he spends his days traveling, enjoying poetry and painting, and is busy and happy. He seems to have no interest in government affairs at all.

This was something that puzzled Xin He. Did something happen in his previous life that caused Prince Cheng to suddenly change? What was going on?

Thinking of Prince Cheng was like a fog blocking Xinhe's eyes. She couldn't see through it no matter how hard she tried. Apart from knowing that Yu Shen and Prince Cheng had fought for a long time in their previous life, and that Prince Cheng was the culprit who harmed her father and uncle, Xinhe didn't know anything else.

Xinhe remembered that there was still one stick of incense that Master Guangji had given her, but there was only this one stick left, and she didn't dare to light it easily. She had to save it for the most critical moment.

The biggest problem at the moment is the sinister intentions of General Shen. Let's wait until General Shen is dealt with before we investigate the matter of Prince Cheng in detail.