Chapter 685 Seven Eight Six: The Lin Family Cannot Stay

One day later.

Yelang Palace, the emperor's bedroom.

In the deep palace, the autumn colors are playing, and the eunuchs and maids are waiting outside the palace, standing quietly.

In the bedroom, the lights were brightly lit, and there was a calming musk, and you could vaguely smell a hint of medicine mixed in the fragrance.

On the dragon bed, an old man with a withered face and a yellow complexion was lying quietly on the dragon bed. There was still a large gray-black aura between his eyebrows, and he looked like he had half stepped into the grave.

However, this Lord Yelang was still in his sixtieth year in Xingluo. As a middle-grade warrior, he was in his prime, but at this moment he looked like a dead tree that was about to die.

"Come, father, drink the medicine." At this moment, a voice sounded.

Xingluo turned his head slightly and looked. When he saw the person coming, his mood suddenly became extremely excited. He made a hoarse "wuwu" sound in his mouth and his whole body was shaking violently. But despite his great efforts, He tried hard, but he couldn't even lift a hand, and his cloudy eyes were filled with anger.

The person who came was Xingluo's third son, the third prince Xingyin.

He sat down next to the dragon bed, holding a medicine bowl in his hand, stirring the soup gently with the spoon in his hand, then scooped up a spoonful, blew lightly on his lips, and handed it to Xingluo's mouth.

But Xingluo closed his mouth tightly and turned his head to avoid it.

Once or twice.

Xingluo refused to drink the soup several times, and Xingyin also lost patience. He threw the spoon on the ground with a clang. Xingyin stood up, pinched Xingluo's mouth with one hand, and waited for the other party. After opening his mouth, the medicine bowl held in his other hand immediately came to Xingluo's mouth, and he roughly poured the medicine in.

"Ahem." The decoction flowed out from Xingluo's mouth, and Xingluo choked and coughed. Some of the decoction even splashed directly on Xingyin's face.

Xingluo's yellow mantle was wet with the decoction.

Only a small part of the bowl of soup was drunk by Xingluo, and the rest flowed on Xingluo's body and the dragon bed.

After finishing the decoction, Xingluo lay on the dragon bed and kept coughing. He wanted to say something, but in the end all he made was a hoarse "Woo" sound.

Xingyin threw the empty bowl aside casually, wiped the soup splashed on his face with a handkerchief, looked at Xingluo next to him, he did not leave immediately, thought for a while, and said what was in his heart:

"Father, you taught me this. If you want to achieve great things, you must do whatever it takes. The royal family has no family ties. The boss is better than me in any way. He is not as talented as me, and his methods are not as ruthless as mine. He is indecisive and can only read some Useless sage book.

When I was in charge of the country, I managed Yelang in an orderly manner and the treasury was full, but you didn't praise me at all. The boss just did some trivial things, so you made him the prince.

Benevolent government? What Yelang wants now is not benevolent government. Father, just watch. Yelang will only get better and better in my hands, even better than the original Grandfather. I will let you live to see this day. "

After saying that, Xingyin got up and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned around and said, "Father, my mother is under my care now, so don't worry."

At this time, Xingyin left the palace without looking back.

As soon as he walked out of the palace door, an almost shrill "wuwu" sound sounded in the dormitory.

Xingyin stood outside the palace, and a soldier walked up quickly and whispered a few words in Xingyin's ear.

Xingyin nodded and said to the maid next to him: "Serve Your Majesty to take a bath."

After saying that, Xingyin left quickly.

…

The Third Prince's Mansion, in the study.

"Your Highness, this is the list of people who have entered and left the city in recent days. Among them, the Lin family and Diao family in Jincheng, and the Li family and Xu family in Beijing are the most suspected." The steward presented the list of people under investigation to Xing because.

Xingyin took it and looked at it. Of course, this list was not just the names of some people, but also came with detailed identity information.

"Jincheng Lin family?!"

Xing Yin seemed to have thought of something and said to the housekeeper: "If I remember correctly, some time ago Diao Hong said that the Lin family in Jincheng colluded to leak the secrets and arrested the head of the Lin family. But what did the investigation reveal?"

"Your Highness, this is indeed true. However, according to my subordinates' understanding, the Lin family in Jincheng did have business dealings with Luo Wo, but our two countries were still very friendly at that time. As for Diao Hong's claim that the Lin family colluded with Luo Wo, apart from these transaction records "In addition, there is no conclusive evidence, and the Lin family and the Diao family are in a business competition, so my subordinates believe that this matter is just Diao Hong trying to use His Highness's influence to bring down the Lin family," Guan Jia said.

Xingyin frowned, knowing that he was being used by Diao Hong.

But he was not very angry, he liked such shrewd subordinates.

The reason why he can remember Diao Hong.

It's because Diao Hong is very good at helping him get money.

Of course, if you are not angry, you are not angry. This does not mean that Xingyin does not care about Diao Hong.

Xingyin grimaced and said in a deep voice: "Go and call Diao Hong to me."

"promise."

…

On the other side, the Diao family's mansion in Kyoto.

in the hall.

Diao Hong's face was sullen, and he was worried. It was already this time, and it was time for the people sent out to come back and report the situation to him, but so far, no news had been sent back.

At this moment, the servant hurriedly walked forward and said: "Master, the third prince and the housekeeper are here."

Not long after the servant finished speaking, he and the housekeeper appeared in front of Diao Hong.

Diao Hong went up to him with a flattering expression and said, "Master He, what kind of wind has brought you here?"

Butler He did not exchange pleasantries with Diao Hong, and said with a straight face: "Your Highness invites you."

"Your Highness wants to see me?" Diao Hong's expression froze, and then he said: "Sir He, I wonder what Your Highness wants to see me about?"

As he spoke, Diao Hong secretly stuffed gold leaves into Butler He's pocket.

After Butler He counted how many leaves there were, his expression softened a little, and he revealed something to Diao Hong.

Diao Hong's face changed immediately.

It was indeed as Lin Luo guessed, the matter of punishing the Lin family was not prompted by the third prince, after all, there was no hatred or resentment between the Lin family and the third prince, but Diao Hong wanted to destroy and annex the Lin family by taking advantage of his status as the third prince's man.

He was not afraid of this being exposed.

He knew the third prince, and as long as this matter did not cause too much "public opinion influence", he would then offer a large sum of filial piety money, and the matter would be over.

But he was afraid that this matter would be exposed in advance.

After all, the Lin family had not been destroyed yet, and he could not afford such a large sum of money.

The Third Prince would definitely not give him a good look if he knew about this.

Diao Hong came to the Third Prince's mansion with a nervous mood and met the Third Prince.

"Your subordinate Diao Hong, I meet His Highness the Third Prince." Diao Hong said respectfully.

"Diao Hong, have you investigated the matter of the Jincheng Lin family colluding with Lou Wo?"

Xing Yin was practicing calligraphy and asked without raising his head.

"Your subordinate is still investigating." Diao Hong's back was already sweating coldly. He knew that the calmer the Third Prince was, the more terrifying he was.

"Are you still investigating, or are you trying to force Lin Kong to confess?" Xing Yin looked up at Diao Hong.

The moment their eyes met, Diao Hong felt a chill in his body and his psychological defenses almost collapsed. He knew that he could not admit it at this time anyway, and said: "It's still under investigation."

Hearing this, Xing Yin's hand practicing calligraphy paused slightly, and he looked up at Diao Hong below, without making any expression, just looking at him.

After a long time, seeing that Diao Hong was still holding on, Xing Yin put down his pen and said with his hands behind his back: "Put this aside first, let me ask you, what did your people do when they went out of the city on the day when the princess was assassinated?"

Hearing this, Diao Hong's body tensed up. He sent people out of the city that day because he calculated the time. Diao Qing and the others should be back, so he sent people out to welcome them and see if anything happened.

But until now, not only Diao Qing and the others have not returned, but the people sent the day before yesterday have not returned either.

After a brief hesitation, Diao Hong said: "Some time ago, I received a letter from Brother Qing. Brother Qing and the others were going to come to the capital, so I calculated the time and sent people out to welcome them."

Diao Hong hadn't even finished the Lin family matter. How could he dare to say such a dirty assassination?

"Is that true?" Xing Yin's voice was low.

Diao Hong's heart sank, thinking that the third prince had known something, his breathing became a little disordered, and his heartbeat also accelerated.

Just when he couldn't bear the pressure and wanted to tell the truth.

Xing Yin asked again: "You sent people out of the city that day. Were you going out of the city to kill the Lin family?"

Diao Hong's forehead was covered with cold sweat. How could he dare to admit such a thing? After all, in Yelang State, Xing Yin was the law, and people like him had to respect the laws of Yelang State, at least on the surface. If he admitted it in front of Xing Yin, it would be trampling on the law and slapping Xing Yin in the face.

After all, such things cannot be said openly, especially when he has not done his job.

"I don't think you dare." Xing Yin said this, of course, not to punish Diao Hong, but to warn him, and then said: "Has the person you sent to pick up your brother that day returned?"

"Maybe he was delayed on the way, not yet."

"You said before that the head of the Lin family and the son-in-law of the eldest master are good friends. Is this true?"

"It can't be false. Lin Kong and the son-in-law Yan Yang are classmates and close friends."

"Well, I see, you go down."

"Yes."

Diao Hong was a little confused about what the third prince wanted to do, but he didn't dare to stay any longer and left the study quickly.

After Diao Hong left, Xing Yin quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind.

The person Diao Hong sent out that day has not returned yet, but the Lin family has already entered the capital, so Xing Yin believes that the person Diao Hong sent out has been dealt with by the Lin family.

Then, the Lin family has the strength to save Shuang'er.

And given the relationship between the Lin family and the son-in-law Yan Yang, the Lin family members who entered the city are likely to know Shuang'er.

Shuang'er was being chased, and the Lin family saw it, so there was no way they wouldn't save her.

In this case, Shuang'er might have told the Lin family what she saw.

"Perhaps, we can prove that the Lin family colluded with Louwo."

Xing Yin already had an idea in his mind, his eyes turned cold, and he said, "Come here."