"Yiyang County Lord, what do you mean by this?"
"Yes, wasn't it the eldest princess who did what happened tonight? Everyone in the eldest princess's house has confessed."
Everyone in the hall was confused by Tang Ning's words.
Princess Ji even said in a deep voice: "Song Tangning, what kind of mystery are you showing off? If you have anything to say, please tell me clearly!"
"Of course I want to say it."
Tang Ning glanced at Princess Ji and then looked at the others: "Tonight, the eldest princess ordered someone to set up a trap. Since the Buddhist temple in the back mountain is for me, why did Sun Yi and the fourth prince's concubine appear in it? Willow branches will leave me When we were led there, I clearly didn't fall into the trap, but why did things still happen in the Buddhist hall?"
The fourth prince felt uneasy and said with a strong face: "The county chief's filtering may be just a coincidence..."
"It's not a coincidence."
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "There are countless maids and servants around the fourth princess, and it is impossible for Sun Yi to go to the Buddhist hall for no reason. According to common sense, if the people in the Buddhist hall see that I have not shown up, the eldest princess's situation will not be solved. However, There are still troubles that alarm the monks in the temple, and it so happens that the eldest princess's son is also involved in it. If you think about it carefully, who is responsible?"
Everyone in the palace was quiet. Qian Qingran stood aside with a slight frown on his face: "If you follow the normal reasoning, you would think that the county lord is taking revenge on the eldest princess and is plotting against her."
Qian Qiyue suddenly became anxious: "Brother, what are you talking about?!"
Fu Laiqing was thoughtful: "Brother Qian is right, what happened tonight is too coincidental."
"The eldest princess will not be so careless in setting up a trap. If something is wrong, I am afraid that the butler or others will leave early to avoid being noticed. But at the moment, nothing has happened to the county owner. Instead, Sun Yi and the eldest princess's mansion If we ended up like this, I would probably guess that the county lord had already gotten the news to deal with the eldest princess."
"It's not just the County Lord." Mrs. Fu narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the capital knows that the County Lord is on good terms with Governor Xiao, and the Black Armored Guards and Commander Cang only obey the orders of Governor Xiao. How can a female prostitute have the means to scheme against the eldest princess's mansion, but if it is Governor Xiao who takes action..."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. If it was Xiao Yan, he could indeed plot against everyone without even realizing it.
Tang Ning raised his head: "But neither I nor my brother knew anything about what the eldest princess did before we went to Lingyun Temple!"
There was a thoughtful person in the crowd who had come to his senses: "What the county master means is that someone behind the scenes knew what the eldest princess had done, and it seemed that he was using this to plot against the fourth princess and Sun Yi, but in fact he wanted to Are you using this matter to wrongly harm Governor Xiao?!"
Tang Ning looked at the person who spoke: "Everyone should know that my brother has been lying in bed to rest in order to save the saint from being seriously injured. I asked him to hide the incident of the Tanabata falling into the water. I originally wanted to wait until after the Bon Bon Festival to investigate in detail. Regarding this matter, I never thought that the eldest princess would be so vicious."
"Brother is always direct in his actions. If he knew what the eldest princess was doing, he would have sent someone directly to the palace. However, I have a good relationship with the fourth prince and she also gave me Buddhist beads to keep me safe. Even if I really hate the eldest princess Even if he plots against Sun Yi, he will never harm the fourth prince’s concubine.”
Most of the people present were dignitaries in the capital, so they naturally knew Xiao Yan's temperament.
In the original Prince Cheng's Mansion, later in the Lu Family, and in the past, among those officials from the royal family, relatives and officials in the court, whoever offended him and was caught by him could not have been taken down by him directly leading people into the mansion. Why was there such a need to be so hypocritical and submissive? He plots everything and even involves the fourth prince for no reason?
As for the Yiyang County Princess, during the evening ceremony, her close relationship with the fourth prince's concubine was witnessed by everyone.
The river lantern suddenly went out and when the situation was embarrassing, it was she who came up with excuses to save the face of the fourth princess. Later, when Princess Ji and Princess Leyang made fun of them, it was she who stood up for the fourth princess and scolded them unceremoniously. When I went back, I almost broke my skin.
If the relationship between the two is not good, why would the head of Yiyang County do this?
What's more, she also treasures the Buddhist beads given to her by the fourth prince and always wears them on her wrist. Who would do this unless she was a close friend?
Tang Ning touched the Buddhist beads on her wrist and pursed her lips with a serious look in her eyes: "Fourth Prince, this matter must not be left alone. The person in the dark is using the eldest princess to not only ruin the reputation of the Fourth Prince and bring harm to His Highness, but also If you want my brother and I to die, we must find this evil thief no matter what!"
The fourth prince's eyes trembled slightly: "County Lord..."
"Your Highness is unwilling?"
"of course not!"
The fourth prince blurted out, how could he say he didn't want to, and how dare he say he didn't want to?
He had previously suspected that Song Tangning and Xiao Yan knew something in advance to make things happen like this, but Song Tangning clearly had no idea about it. Even Rong Yue, who had always been impulsive, had a look of surprise and anger on his face. He was full of suspicions. Feeling guilty, but also secretly hating who had interfered.
Gritting his teeth, he said: "Of course I also want to find out who harmed Yinxuan, but there are so many people now, and I can't interrogate them one by one..."
Tang Ning's face softened a bit when he heard this: "I know that Your Highness has a deep affection for the fourth prince and concubine. It's no wonder that the fourth prince's concubine keeps talking to me about His Highness' kindness. Your Highness doesn't have to worry, since this matter is caused by the eldest princess. , the person who secretly borrowed a knife to kill must have known the news in advance."
Canglang understood, and he directly had the things in the mouths of Princess Leyang and Aunt Pu, and asked them: "Who else knows about what we are doing tonight except you?"
Princess Leyang's face turned pale, and Aunt Pu fell beside her, supporting her without saying a word.
Tang Ning looked at the two of them: "You can't escape what happened tonight. If you can tell the truth and tell us what you know and help us find the culprit, you will not be punished until death. Otherwise, everything in the Buddhist hall will be ruined." It will all fall on the eldest princess."
Princess Leyang trembled all over, and Aunt Pu crawled forward quickly.
"The eldest princess did have the intention of harming the county lord, but she never wanted to harm the fourth prince and concubine, let alone involve the young man."
Tang Ning looked at her: "Does anyone know about this?"
Aunt Pu said in a trembling voice: "There are only a few confidants in the mansion, namely Qiu Qin and the others, and a nephew of the servant. He is the one who took care of the redemption of Tan Yan's life, and tonight... tonight after we lead the county lord over, , it was he who led the others to knock you out."
"After he has finished the matter, he will come outside the courtyard and make three bird calls to let the slaves know that it is done. He will find someone to lead the monks in the temple there, and he will lead the people to leave Lingyun Temple secretly to avoid being identified by the county master later. come out……"
As soon as Nanny Pu finished speaking, someone hurried in from outside.
"Commander Cang, several corpses were just discovered over there in the back mountain."
Cang Lang frowned: "Bring it over here."
Several corpses were brought in, and Nanny Pu recognized one of them at a glance, her eyes full of horror.
