Prince Han's Mansion.
At Yin hour, everything is silent.
Qin Yi took off his night clothes and waved his arms. The last time he wore this clothes was two years ago. It seemed that he had grown taller again.
"Is there any progress with Shen Linqian?"
Qin Shuihan glanced at his night clothes and threw the ones he just took off over.
"Brother Bai used threats and inducements. As expected by the fifth brother, that Shen Zhong is a money-hungry person."
Qin Yi pursed his lips. The fifth brother was taller than him, and the night clothes in his hands were too big.
When he saw Qin Shuihan walked to the desk and sat down, he asked carefully: "Is everything going well, fifth brother?"
Qin Shuihan looked at the starry sky outside the window and closed his eyes. The sight of little stars twinkling in Lin Yi's eyes appeared in his mind. He chuckled and opened his eyes with a gloomy expression.
"smoothly."
How could it not go well!
The two traitors uncovered from the Lin Mansion, the boy named Zhao was unlucky. His wife and son were detained by Qin Zhe in the Prince's Mansion, and he had no intention of framing Lin Yi.
Qin Shuihan directly asked people from Fengying Pavilion to sneak into the prince's mansion and remove the silver ring from his child's neck.
This young man is also a sensible person. He burst into tears when he saw Yinhuan and knew that the King Han in front of him was extremely powerful. He kowtowed several times in front of Qin Shuihan. As long as his wife and children were safe, he would definitely not frame the second lady.
In fact, in his heart, Lin Yi was a good master. When he saw his arm injured, he not only bandaged it, but also gave him a bottle of precious gold medicine.
But another young man named Mao in the Lin Mansion was a money-hungry man. He had no wife or children, and only had an elderly father in his family.
Qin Shuihan did not embarrass his father and gave him twice as much money as Qin Zhe. But just now he was dragged directly to the ancestral graves of the Mao family and threatened to destroy their roots if he said one wrong word.
For this boy, Qin Shuihan was worried that something might happen, so he forced him to take poison and promised to give him the antidote after the incident.
But once the matter is over, Qin Shuihan will not give him an antidote, because there is no antidote for the poison.
As for the four thousand taels of silver that were used to bribe him, it was considered as a burial for him.
Qin Shuihan narrowed his eyes. In short, there couldn't be any mistakes in this matter. He turned around and ordered Qin Yi.
"Let the people from Fengying Pavilion keep an eye on Shen Linqian and threaten Shen Zhong with his life."
Qin Yi smiled slightly. No need for Fifth Brother to say that he had already ordered the people of Fengying Pavilion to do this.
Seeing his proud face, Qin Shuihan took a sip of tea. This little brother was very reliable at critical moments.
"Father hasn't announced who will handle the case yet?"
Qin Yi picked up the teapot on the coffee table and poured it into his mouth. After a busy day, he had not eaten yet and was really hungry and thirsty.
Qin Shuihan clenched the tea cup in his hand. Regarding this issue, he really couldn't guess what his father was thinking.
If you really want to kill Lin Yi, you just need to let Dali Temple take over. If your father wants to give Lin Yi a chance, he will definitely let the Criminal Department judge the case.
He sighed and said helplessly: "I don't know whether it is Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment."
Qin Yi also frowned.
The two were silent for a while.
"Fifth brother, Brother Bai said that Dali Temple Qing Xue Lu is Empress Zhen's servant, but Shao Qing Yuan Chenjing can win her over."
Qin Shuihan clenched his fists. Queen Zhen was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Yuan Chenjing could not deal with Xue Lu.
"There are too many variables in Dali Temple. We cannot let Dali Temple take over!"
There was another moment of silence.
"Fifth brother, it is said that my father was furious when he saw Prime Minister Shen's Zhezi. He also announced that the third brother had entered the palace and cursed him."
Qin Yi watched Qin Shuihan's face carefully. This matter was finally beneficial to them, but he didn't understand why Shen Tianhao would write to his father at this time.
Qin Shuihan relaxed his brows slightly. He knew that Shen Tianhao never made friends with party members, but this time it was not him who helped him, but Shen Shihua who helped him.
"I wrote a letter asking Miss Shen for help."
Qin Yi was slightly startled. Fifth brother actually used the word "beg". As expected, fifth brother was willing to do anything for Miss Lin Er. He heaved a sigh of relief. It turns out that's the case. No wonder Shen Tianhao would submit a letter at this time.
"How can fifth brother be sure that Miss Shen can convince Prime Minister Shen?"
Qin Shuihan was silent for a moment and shook his head. He admitted that he was indeed not sure about this matter, but he believed in Lin Yi's sincere heart towards Shen Shihua.
After Shen Shihua received the letter and learned about Lin Yi's accident, she went to the study to lobby her father without saying a word. After all, Lin Yi had saved herself several times. Now that Lin Yi was in trouble, she naturally couldn't just ignore him.
But she didn't expect that her father would not object to helping Qin Shuihan.
Didn’t dad never take sides or form cliques?
There are many unexpected things in the world.
Qin Yi did not expect that the fifth brother would show such an expression. It seemed that he was not sure at all. He was just betting on whether Shen Shihua could help and whether she could convince Shen Tianhao. Qin Yi was thoughtful, but fortunately they got it through the bet. He recalled the scene where Lin Yi taught Zuo Haoran, and suddenly felt that all this did not require a bet, but was what Lin Yi deserved.
"It seems that Miss Lin's good deeds are rewarded with good deeds."
Qin Shuihan nodded. If Lin Yi made any mistake, he would let Qin Zhe be buried with him!
"We must let Master Zhen close the case! Xiaoqi, tell Shangshu Bai again and ask him to write a report. He knows what to do."
Qin Shuihan sighed, then his relationship with Bai Qiran would be exposed, but if it was exposed now, it would be exposed. He asked Xuanfeng to take a thousand-year-old wild ginseng to Qin Yi.
"To Bai Shangshu."
As long as I can save Lin Yi, everything is worth it.
Qin Yi put on Qin Shuihan's night clothes, which were indeed a bit loose, so he jumped out of the window very consciously.
Brother Bai, he went again!
Seeing this night clothes that didn't fit well, Bai Qiran stared at him helplessly. He hadn't slept a wink for two days since Miss Lin Er's accident. Thinking of the evil Shen Linqian, he finally understood why the son of the former minister no longer held an official position.
There are some things that cannot be solved by relying on your father's shadow.
"Shang Shu Bai? My old man is the former Shangshu. How should I call you?"
"Brother Shen, just call me Bai Di."
Bai Qiran felt that the man in front of him could compete with his brother. They were both pure and pure people.
My brother is naive, this person is stupid.
"What's your business, Brother Bai?"
Shen Linqian rolled up his sleeves, picked up the big discus beside him and raised it.
People who don't know think he is trying to intimidate others.
However, Bai Qiran could tell at a glance that this fool was just like his brother, but one liked to dance with swords and guns, and the other liked poetry and poetry.
"My son died in battle. I am very sorry. This is a little condolence. I hope you will accept it."
Bai Qiran took out a large piece of silver and presented it to him.
Shen Linqian put down the discus and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked without knowing why: "The prince showed me a corpse, which seems to be my son. Where do you start with this condolence?"
He returned the silver piece.
Bai Qiran touched the jade flute on his waist. He wanted to pick up the flute and play a song to express his helplessness.
"The Holy One has posthumously conferred the title of Zhongjing on the young master, but Brother Shen is questioning the current Holy One?"
Shen Linqian picked at his thick beard and asked with a puzzled look: "But his son said that the body was my son's, and I saw that it did look like it. Anyway, I promised the prince to testify for him, that is my son. corpse!"
Bai Qiran took out the jade flute and played a song. He was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task assigned to him by King Han!
The song ends.
"You play this tune well."
"Brother Shen is so complimentary."
Shen Linqian narrowed his eyes and continued: "You play another song, and I will show you my sword dance."
As he spoke, Shen Linqian walked aside and took out a long spear.
Is this a sword?
Bai Qiran swallowed his saliva and played "Spring Snow", which was a song that his brother would always play when he was drinking.
Shen Linqian swung his spear and whirled around a few times, until he fainted and sat on the ground.
He finally stopped.
The two of them could finally sit at the coffee table, drink tea and talk a few words.
"Thousands of soldiers saw that your son was buried in southern Xinjiang. How could your body appear in the capital?"
Bai Qiran went straight to the topic, took a breath and continued: "And what evidence does Brother Shen have that the prince showed you the body of your son? Just now you said it was just a resemblance, that means there is something different!"
Shen Linqian stroked his beard seriously, he hummed heavily, and said with sudden realization: "The body looks like my son, but the only difference is that the penis looks bigger than my son's."
Penis?
Bai Qiran twitched the corner of his mouth. How should he report this to King Han? Shen Ding must have received some kind of punishment that caused his penis to change!
But no matter what, he didn't want to continue talking to this person. It seemed that he still had to visit Shen Zhong!
Bai Qiran curled his lips in relief. Fortunately, the former minister was not like this, but he still keenly caught the flash of anger in his eyes.
Shen Ding is definitely his grandson, and he definitely doesn't want him to die in an unknown way.
However, Bai Qiran insisted that Shen Ding must die in southern Xinjiang.
The same number of words didn't work for Shen Linqian, but Shen Zhong understood it as soon as he heard it.
No matter whether the corpse in the prince's hands was that of Shen Dingjue or not, it could not change the fact that he was dead.
A corpse that is posthumously named "Zhongjing" is definitely better than the bones that have no name or identity.
But it was the former Minister after all, and Bai Qiran was stopped by him before leaving.
"Who entrusted Shangshu Bai to come to this humble residence?"
Sure enough, he is very cunning!
Bai Qiran replied calmly: "Shang Shu Shen has always been a role model for me. I just want to learn from you and want to solve my problems for you."
Recalling Shen Zhong's confused look, Bai Qiran raised his eyebrows proudly.
Seeing his cheerful smile, Qin Yi couldn't help but ask: "Brother Bai, do you have any good things to share with me?"
Bai Qiran didn't hide anything from him and told him about the conversation with Shen Linqian.
Qin Yi laughed so hard that he didn't expect Shen Linqian to be a fool.
"Brother Bai, hey, fifth brother has a new mission for me to convey to you."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qiran opened his eyelids with his fingers.
"King Yi, don't you think your fifth brother is going too far? I haven't slept a wink for the next two days!"
Qin Yi took out a ginseng wrapped in brown paper from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
"I know, I know, Fifth Brother gave it to you. This is the best wild ginseng."
Bai Qiran frowned. This ginseng is really good. I have never seen such a big one. It is at least eight taels!
"What are your instructions from King Han?"
"Miss Lin Er's case must be handled by Master Zhen!"
The next day.
Seeing Bai Qiran's explanation, Emperor Qin Ming was startled. This young Bai Qiran was very pleased with him, and he had quite a bit of Shen Tianhao's demeanor. But everything seems to be biased towards Lin Yi.
Could it be that Bai Qiran belongs to Han'er?
Emperor Qin Ming read the envelope carefully again. Rumors about Lin Yi's murder were spreading among the people. Failure to resolve the case as soon as possible would damage the image of the court. But she was just a concubine, not a court official. Bai Qiran proposed to let Lady Zhen of the Criminal Department handle the case, and to have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Han monitor the case in the hall, so that they could be convinced.
These words were not wrong. Emperor Qin Ming closed his eyes.
It's time to make a decision on this matter.
"Send the order and let Master Zhen review the case tomorrow. The Crown Prince and King Han will listen."
dungeon.
Only a few days had passed, and Lin Yi felt that his days were almost like years. Although he was not punished, he felt really uncomfortable waiting for the verdict.
She suddenly felt that the best way to punish the condemned prisoners was to extend the execution time. After all, the moment of execution was only a moment of pain, and the suffering of waiting was too painful.
Recalling Emperor Qin Ming's stern eyes still made her shudder. The innate sense of disdain was that he was the ruler with the highest power in the world.
Lin Yi closed her eyes. What was Qin Shuihan doing at this time?
Will it be the execution ground the next time we meet?
Although she missed him very much, she didn't want him to see the scene where she asked Zhan.
Beheading is too bloody and cruel.
Lin Yi was not familiar with history. She didn't know that ancient criminal laws still included hanging and that a whole body could be left. After all, if she could be convicted, she was not a heinous criminal.
Moreover, the execution time was usually Autumn. Even if she happened to be in Autumn, the review process for the death penalty was no simpler than in modern times.
The jailer brought the food. Today's food box seemed a little different. It was more beautiful than before. Could it be that he was going on the road?
Lin Yi couldn't help but feel sad. She silently took the food box and put it aside without noticing the jailer's eyes.
She stepped aside without opening the food box, and said a faint thank you, but she no longer had any appetite.
"Today's dishes are different. Please eat it while it's hot, Miss Lin Er."
Lin Yi raised his eyelids and glanced at the jailer. This was the first time he met this jailer. Why did he care whether he ate or not?
Their eyes met, and she felt that the jailer's eyes were full of a different meaning. Could it be that there was something in the dishes?
Lin Yi was stunned and immediately opened the food box.
I was shocked when I saw a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the bottom shelf.
In the past few days, she had never seen prison meals with snacks, and he was the only one who knew that she liked sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Her whole body felt like an electric shock, and her brain froze. She turned over the sweet-scented osmanthus cake without leaving any trace, and sure enough she saw a small note rolled into a cylinder. She stuffed it into her hand with lightning speed and carefully hid it in her sleeve.
As if her heart was about to jump out of her chest, Lin Yi clutched her chest and couldn't calm down for a long time.
The jailer's eyes deepened, and it turned out that this was the legendary Miss Lin Er. She was not only a beauty, but also gave people a very different feeling. He waited for her quietly, watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Lin Yi forced herself to take a few bites and immediately returned the food box.
"Miss Lin Er, please eat some more. Someone will be worried."
Lin Yi raised her head and looked at him leisurely, knowing that he was talking about Qin Shuihan, but who was this jailer? How could he guard himself so calmly and unhurriedly.
"Who are you?"
The jailer curled his lips and said nothing.
He is Zhu Tianhua, the painter of Fengying Pavilion. In addition to makeup, his kung fu is naturally first-class, but this is the first time he has transformed into a jailer.
For this reason, he also spent two hours observing the demeanor and movements of other jailers.
Zhu Tianhua did not introduce himself. He heard footsteps in the distance and immediately said in a calm voice, pretending to be impatient: "Eat quickly, it's time."
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, knowing from his eyes that there was someone in the distance. She immediately returned the food box to him, holding the roll tightly in her hand.
After there was no one around, she carefully took out the roll paper.
When I opened it, I saw familiar handwriting.
Don't plead guilty
In an instant, two lines of hot tears fell from the corners of her eyes. Lin Yi put the note against her heart, as if she could feel his warmth.
But at this moment, the sound of guards patrolling outside the cell sounded, and Lin Yi was so excited that he immediately stuffed the note into his mouth.
It’s really unpalatable, this strong smell of ink!
If she could really get out alive, she must tell Qin Shuihan that she could write smaller words next time, as the smell of ink was really hard to swallow.
All this, no matter how long the wait, has meaning.
