After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Lu Chen prepared everything as quickly as possible and then closed the door.

Outside the house, everyone stared at the closed door and pinched their palms nervously.

The moonlight disappeared into the dark clouds.

"what!!!!"

A shrill scream came from the house, and Lu's forced breath disappeared. Her body stiffened and she fainted instantly.

"Miss!"

Yang Momo screamed and hugged her fallen body.

"Send the people back."

After the old lady spoke, Cuizhu quickly squatted down and carried Lu on her back. She and Yang Momo took Lu back to her own courtyard.

Everyone's faces looked unhappy and they were all worried.

The wailing in the house resounded throughout the mansion, and was particularly heartbreaking in the silent night.

The housekeeper came hurriedly, "Madam, Madam, Lord Xu is here."

Xu Lingyun was supported by Captain Liu as he walked over. When he heard Bai Youyou's shrill screams, his eyes were full of self-blame.

He pushed Captain Liu away, bowed and bent down, and was quickly supported by the old lady.

"Master Xu, this is not your fault, you don't have to do this!"

"Youyou suffered this misfortune because I was too conceited. I cannot escape the blame."

Xu Lingyun didn't expect that the prince would dare to order people to drug him in public. It was also because he was too arrogant and did not guard against the prince's people.

The old lady took back her hand, her face grim, "Now is not the time for you to apologize. If Lord Xu still has the energy, why not go and search Yao Chi Villa and vent your anger for You You and yourself first."

"I have already sent people to surround Yaochi Villa. Regardless of whether it is Ding Zhen or the Crown Prince, I will definitely settle this account thoroughly!"

Xu Lingyun was still frightened.

If Bai Youyou and Prince Xian had not broken into the villa to rescue him, he would have been contaminated by the poisonous substance Shenxian Powder and would have been completely controlled by the prince!

He looked up at the tightly closed door, the veins on the back of his clenched hands bulged and his knuckles were bluish-white.

"what!!!"

The screams suddenly stopped, but no one came out of the house. Everyone in the yard couldn't help but hold their breath.

"Master Xu, you can't help here, why don't you go and do your own thing first."

Xu Lingyun also knew that he could not help at all here, so he retracted his gaze and nodded to the old lady, "Then I will take my leave first."

He took Captain Liu and quickly went to the West City Villa under the cover of night.

The yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture, armed with long swords, surrounded the villa. A long string of torches burned in the dark night, making crackling sounds.

"Master Xu!"

Xu Lingyun stood in front of the gate of the villa, raised his hand and waved, shouting loudly: "Search!"

The bailiffs obeyed the order, broke down the gate, and rushed in with torches in hand.

"what!!"

In the yard, maids, servants and those skinny horses from Yangzhou that had not yet been moved were forced out by the officers and soldiers, screaming in fear.

Ding Zhen was dealing with those things, but he didn't expect that people from Jingzhao Prefecture would come so quickly.

"Suffer it!!"

Hearing the screams outside the house, he hurriedly threw the files and account books in his hands into the fire. Just as he was about to open the secret passage to escape, he was blocked by someone with a knife.

"Master Zhu..." Ding Zhen's eyes widened as he stared at the shining blade that was pressing against his aorta, and his teeth chattered constantly.

His legs were shaking, and he stepped back step by step. Zhu San pushed him into a corner. "What are you doing?"

"Master Ding, you know too much. His Highness has ordered me to come down and give you a ride!"

Zhu Sandao flipped his wrist and knocked Ding Zhen unconscious with his back. He quickly untied a hemp rope from his waist and hung it on the beam. He moved a chair under the hemp rope, hugged Ding Zhen's body, and hung his neck on the hemp rope.

He kicked over the chair and quickly hid in the dark. After making sure that Ding Zhen was completely hanged, he quietly opened the secret passage and ran out.

Xu Lingyun stood in Ding Zhen's room, looking around the room.

Prince Xian told him that there was a secret passage in this villa, and that the villa next door was also the property of the prince, but it was registered in the name of an unknown merchant. When he came, he ordered people to encircle the villa next door as well.

"My lord, look at this!"

A bearded official found a vase on a wooden shelf that was difficult to move, so he twisted it.

"Crack!"

The bookshelves slowly moved to the sides, revealing a corridor wide enough for one person to walk through.

Xu Lingyun immediately walked in, and when he saw Ding Zhen hanging on the beam with bulging eyes like a frog and a protruding tongue, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Go and see if there are any other traces of people in the secret room?"

The officer searched carefully and shook his head, "No, sir."

Captain Liu looked around and found no signs of a fight. He then looked at the chair that had been kicked over and guessed, "It looks like he committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Xu Lingyun's eyes also fell on the chair and he said directly: "When a person who hangs himself kicks a stool, the stool will usually fall backwards. And the height of the rope does not match the height of the deceased."

Captain Liu hadn't noticed this detail yet. He picked up the stool and placed it under Ding Zhen's feet, and found that it was indeed a little short.

"It's not suicide out of fear of punishment, it's murder by someone!"

"Captain Liu, take your men to search the villa next door now. Don't leave any corner untouched!"

"Yes!"

Captain Liu took the order and left quickly.

Xu Lingyun walked to the copper basin, looked at the ashes inside, picked up the brush on the desk, and dug around underneath with the pen holder.

Perhaps it burned too quickly and too quickly, so only most of the upper part was burned to ashes, and there was still a small part at the lower part that was not completely burned.

He picked it up and saw that it said 'Book of Zuo Cheng Liu Wen, Shi Lang Zhou Qisheng', and the rest had been burned.

He flipped through the pages. Some of them had the beginning and the end, while others had the end and the beginning, but he could basically guess who was recorded on them.

There are seven pages in total, and everyone from the sixth rank up to princes and marquises is included in the list!

Xu Lingyun's expression was heavy, and his thin lips were pursed into a straight line.

If the booklet records the people who have been to the villa, then how many ministers in the court has the prince controlled by using this magic powder? !

The thought was so terrifying that his breathing became heavier.

Outside the window, a ray of golden sunlight broke through the clouds and fell through the open window like a streak of silk.

Bai Yanlang was sitting in the carriage, humming a little tune in a good mood, still dreaming of getting promoted and getting rich.

As soon as he entered the palace and arrived at his office, a eunuch walked in not long after the court meeting.

"Come here, take off his official uniform and his black hat."

"What are you doing?!"

Before Bai Yanlang could swallow the tea in his mouth, he was dragged up from his chair by two imperial guards.

"Master Bai, oh no, Bai Yanlang."

The white-faced eunuch waved the whisk in his hand, smiling, and said in a shrill voice: "His Majesty has ordered that you have been absent from duty and have been lacking in moral conduct during your tenure. I have ordered that your official hat be taken off and your official position be revoked. You are not allowed to enter here anymore."