After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Jin Ke took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his chest, and cast a cold gaze on Miao.

"Go and ask the kitchen to add a tonic soup tonight."

Miao looked at her son who was still kneeling but was so weak that he was shaking. She was reluctant to let him go, but she also knew that she would be in the way if she stayed while the father and son were discussing important matters.

Miao asked someone to put a cushion on the young master before leaving.

The cushion is to remind Jin Ke that he is almost dead and his son has just recovered from a serious illness, so he can't kneel all the time.

After she left with the servants, Jin Ke looked at his pale-faced son and his heart softened.

Miao always felt that he only cared about his family and didn't care about his son, but his only legitimate son was born with great difficulty by his first wife. How could Jin Ke not feel distressed?

If it is for the long-term benefit of the family, wouldn't it be better to choose a healthy heir as the young master?

Ting'er was born to the woman he loved most. He was intelligent and had good character. He would definitely love such a son.

It’s just that there are some things that Jin Ke doesn’t want him to interfere in because he is young.

"Ting'er, you've always been sensible. Tell me the truth, did you really send that person away just to please the Crown Prince?"

Given the Jin family's status, there are many ways to please the prince.

Could it be true that he had feelings for a peasant girl?

Jin Yunting looked directly into his father's eyes, seemingly feeling no pressure, and said bluntly: "I just don't want my father to make any more mistakes."

Jin Ke's heart tightened, and before he could say anything, Jin Yunting continued.

"Father, do you really not know where Uncle Seventh has gone?"

Outsiders don’t know that although Mr. Jin Qi seems to be idle, he is secretly responsible for the training of Jin’s death squads and intelligence information.

Lanterns in the yard lit up one by one, casting a dim light on the houses.

The father and son looked at each other, unable to clearly see the expressions on each other's faces.

Time seems to stand still.

Jin Ke had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He knew that his son was smart, but could he notice it just by showing the slightest clue?

"Your seventh uncle is doing what he should do. This is for the good of the family."

He spoke righteously.

Jin Yunting remained unmoved.

"What kind of plan requires the life of a little girl? Father, your actions have failed several times. It's better to give up as soon as possible."

His tone was slightly cold and admonishing.

"It's impossible to retreat. When Chen Zijun died, the Jin family could no longer retreat." Jin Ke no longer hid the fact that his son had already guessed it.

Jin Yunting's heart sank to the bottom. The guess he least wanted to see came true.

The Jin family is related to the Chen Zijun case.

But why did the Jin family target Chen Zijun? Although the aristocratic families were domineering, they rarely took action against powerful officials. They always knew how to avoid the sharp edge and not take risks.

Jin Yunting had all kinds of doubts in his mind, but he knew that if he asked any further, his father would not tell him anything.

He has been the young master of the Jin family for so many years and has never heard any rumors about it. It can be seen that this matter is also a secret in the clan.

"What happened back then has already happened. Chen Zijun and his sister died. How can a little girl threaten the Jin family?"

Why go out of your way to kill someone?

Jin Ke sighed and sat back.

"Ting'er, you should know that if you don't remove the roots, there will be trouble later."

It sounds like it makes sense.

But Jin Yunting didn't believe it. To kill someone, he planned such a large-scale assassination in the capital? And set fire to it? The price was too high.

But when he asked again, Jin Ke refused to say.

Both father and son were on guard. Jin Ke even prohibited Jin Yunting from leaving the house for half a month on the pretext of recuperating his health, which was a disguised form of house arrest.

late at night.

Everyone in the Fang family was asleep, and Fang Nanzhi was sleeping particularly soundly. She felt tired after a day of hard work.

Mr. and Mrs. Fang Yin, who lived in the main courtyard, were newlyweds. Fang Yin helped his wife take a bath before going to bed.

The sky was covered with a black cloth. The moon was not visible and it was pitch dark.

In the silence, a faint bird song sounded, but it seemed so abrupt.

Several figures suddenly appeared in the corner of the wall. Two of them waved their hands, and the others hid quietly.

The two men moved, heading towards a big tree outside the courtyard gate, and using the force to rush up.

On the tree, a man in black showed a bronze token with a big word "Jin" on it.

This is the Jin family's token.

"The master has ordered you to follow me back to the palace immediately."

The man in black was wrapped tightly from head to toe, with only his eyes showing.

The tall and short men looked at the token but did nothing.

A gust of cold wind blew, rustling the leaves. The man in black frowned: "What do you mean, are you going to betray the master?"

"We are the young master's people."

Lang Yue said in a deep voice.

Since he and Qingfeng entered the Jin Mansion, their only mission was to protect the young master, and their only master was the young master.

Even the master's order cannot go beyond the young master's.

"This is also what the young master meant." The man in black said coldly.

Langyue Qingfeng didn't believe it at all. The young master had ordered that unless he came to take them away personally, they would have to obey Miss Fang in everything.

The man in black was angry, but he had no choice. He couldn't beat the two men, and even if he could, he couldn't take action, otherwise it would become an internal fight.

Finally, the wind died down, the trees became completely quiet, and the man in black returned empty-handed.

In the first half of the night, there were gusts of cold wind, which made people feel cold all over. In the second half of the night, it snowed, and the fluttering snow illuminated the night sky.

In the guest house of the Fang Mansion, the injured man slowly opened his eyes, feeling pain in his chest and back. He became fully conscious and suddenly tried to sit up.

"Clap!"

The door opened instantly and someone came in: "Is the guest awake?"

East Palace.

Qingyan was woken up from his sleep.

Qingmin knelt on one knee.

"Your Highness, we found the person."

Qing Yan looked at the bright yellow tent and calmed himself down.

"Change."

The Ministry of Justice was also very busy that night.

Chen Yong hasn't said anything meaningful since he last met Fang Nanzhi.

Zhu Guanfeng stayed up all night again, and his eyes were dark.

Early in the morning, the Shangshu, who had slept well, arrived. Seeing that he was sleepy and yawning, he patted his shoulder encouragingly.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir."

Zhu Guanfeng is a subordinate, what can he do?

"It's not that hard, but I gained nothing."

Just as he finished saying this, during the day, the Ministry of Justice held a public trial, and the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, the prime minister and others came to listen.

Chen Yong finally spoke again, this time confessing something.

Regarding the previous dynasty's Imperial Master Chunjian, he claimed that he knew about the treasures in the previous dynasty's treasury that were hidden by the Imperial Master. This was discovered by Chen Zijun.

It was said that Chen Zijun had found the news and planned to verify it before reporting it to His Majesty. Unfortunately, before he had the chance...

What kind of treasure is this? It seems to have nothing to do with Chen’s case, but who wouldn’t be curious about the treasures of the previous dynasty?

It's not just one or two things, but the wealth of the entire court. Who wouldn't be tempted if it gets out?

If the news was in the Ministry of Justice, it would definitely have to be reported to the emperor for a decision, but Chen Yong said it in front of so many important officials, so it could not be concealed at all.

With no one knowing who was fanning the flames, the news quickly spread among the people.

"The treasure trove of the previous dynasty has disappeared for so many years. If anyone finds it, won't they make a fortune?"

"I heard that the last emperor of the previous dynasty was arrogant and extravagant, and he wanted to collect all the good things in the world. So his treasure house must have everything you want."

"I don't think that's right. If there really were so many treasures, how did the Imperial Master transport them? Isn't there someone guarding the treasury? If you steal one or two, you can hide them, but if you steal more, you can't hide them, right?"

"I wonder if you have a bad brain? Imperial Master Chun Jian is half a god, and gods can use magic."

"That's true, but why would the gods take the things from the treasury? Are they leaving them for someone else who's destined to meet them later?"

"Why, Old Man Liu, are you tempted? Then go dig."

"Bah, I won't go. I'm an old man, why would I bother with this at my age? Besides, if I'm really discovered, the adults will know about it now."

In the restaurant, people eating and passing by were all talking about this matter.

Even in the palace, the emperor sent his trusted eunuch Fu to the Ministry of Justice prison.

Accompanied by the Minister of Justice, Eunuch Fu learned from Chen Yong the suspected location of the treasure.

After the emperor had read it, he went directly to the imperial study. Behind the imperial study, there was an extra room that was built for some reason. The room was made up of a whole stone wall.

The emperor took out the map and found the place where Chen Yong had mentioned the treasure was hidden on the map. He then compared it with the map on the stone wall.

The emperor stayed in the room alone for a long time, and finally issued an order to let General An come into the palace and entrust him with the treasure hunt.

Although the emperor did not want to make this matter public, the rumor had spread among the people, and the noble families had been secretly watching.

There were even some brave ones who quietly followed General An's team.

Qing Yan was busy all night. Not long after returning to the East Palace, he had breakfast and sent someone to invite Fang Nanzhi into the palace, saying that he wanted to take her to see something fun.

Fang Nanzhi is busy.

She didn't even have time to eat and went to see her patient. After examination, she found that the patient's injuries still needed to recover slowly, but despite such serious injuries, he looked in good spirits, which showed that he was in good health.

"I am a member of the Chen clan, named Ying Si."

The man was more proactive than Fang Nanzhi expected. Without her asking any questions, he started introducing himself.

"Yesterday we were attacked at the Imperial Mausoleum and were forced to flee. Someone has set up a tight net outside the capital, and they have spies inside as well. I had no choice but to come to you for help, young lady."

The news came so suddenly and so big that Fang Nanzhi didn't bother to worry about being called the young lady. A mess of thoughts flooded her mind.

At first I thought it was true. The theft of the imperial tomb was related to the Chen case and Chen's followers.

Then he thought about what was wrong. Why did Chen's troops hide in the imperial mausoleum? It was not an easy place to sneak into. It was guarded and it was not easy to get in and out.

But she was still distracted and continued to listen.

"Ever since the young lady came to Beijing, we have been keeping an eye on her. However, since the master passed away, someone has been investigating us all these years. We dare not show up easily, fearing that we will cause trouble for the young lady, so we dare not recognize her."

At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with Ying Si's words, but Fang Nanzhi was still keenly aware that something was wrong.

"Ever since I came to Beijing, you've known my identity? Or rather, have you always known me all these years?"

Princess Mingzhu guessed her background, and Uncle Wan only found out later.

"Yes." Ying Si was silent.

"When Yingyi died, he left behind clues. We always knew that the young lady had settled in a village, but she had already married and had a daughter, and her life was stable. If we disturb her too much, it would only make her get dragged into the quagmire."

Yingyi was Chen Zijun's housekeeper back then.

In other words, the Chen family had always known Chen Zixi's whereabouts, but gave Uncle Wan false information, causing him to regret it for so many years.

Fang Nanzhi frowned. "You are members of the Chen clan. My uncle passed away. Aren't you supposed to protect the direct descendants of the Chen clan? Why are you hiding in the capital?"

The remaining direct descendant of the Chen family is her mother.

Put yourself in her shoes. If she were a member of the Chen family, and her master died, she would definitely protect Chen Zixi, wait for her to give birth to a son, carry forward the Chen family, or select a son from the Chen family's side branches to assist and protect him.

But Chen's troops hid themselves.

"We are just following orders." Ying Si said bluntly without any guilt.

"On orders? Whose orders?" Fang Nanzhi raised his eyebrows.

"Of course it's the order of the head of the family." Ying Si lowered his head respectfully.

Fang Nanzhi tidied it up.

Perhaps Chen Zijun had a premonition before his death, so he ordered his subordinates to do something secretly.

Saving Chen Zixi was just a casual act of the troops, they just wanted to rescue her from the exile team.

After confirming that she was safe, the soldiers continued to do that in secret.

The assassin who assassinated her knew Chen's troops, or rather, knew what they did.

Maybe they didn't want them to continue, or maybe they were competing for interests. In short, they have been looking for Chen's followers over the years.

Fang Nanzhi thought of what Princess Mingzhu had mentioned, that the Princess of Yiyang was kidnapped in her childhood and tied to her uncle's tombstone.

Was it the work of an assassin, trying to force Chen's followers to reveal themselves? Unfortunately, it must have failed.

Later, she and Yiyang encountered poisoning, assassination, and fire. In addition to wanting to kill them, could it be that he also wanted to force the troops to appear?

Unfortunately, they never succeeded.

But what they did on the day of the second uncle's wedding finally led them to find out where the Chen family's troops were.

Then the imperial tomb was robbed... It was more like an extermination of the troops than a theft.

If this part is fine, then what should Chen's troops do?

Fang Nanzhi asked, but Ying Si didn't say anything.

"My Lord said that not a word of it should be mentioned until the person who accomplished the deed can be found."

Fang Nanzhi heard his determination, and also heard that for so many years, Chen's troops had not completed that task, and were waiting for someone to do it?

She didn't understand, what kind of thing could take so many years of waiting and still see no results?

"Then was my uncle framed back then? The evidence handed over by Princess Mingzhu..."

Fang Nanzhi actually wanted to ask, is the person who has been investigating the military for so many years the real murderer who murdered the Chen family?

Ying Si shook his head.

"I don't know, but I believe in your character."

Fang Nanzhi didn't expect this answer.

"Haven't you checked it over the years?"

Ying Si shook his head again.

"My Lord, you are not allowed to check."

Fang Nanzhi was choked.

According to him, the Chen family is a bit rigid. For so many years, they have been determined to do only one thing, but have not yet accomplished it.

"Miss, someone should have noticed my appearance at the Fang Mansion." Ying Si reminded.

Many people are watching General Fang's mansion, both openly and secretly.