Chapter 244: The Qin Family Has a Great Injustice.

Shen Qing shook his head gently, "It doesn't matter, maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

Lu Yan paused and coughed slightly: "Then I'll stop fussing tonight and let you go to bed early."

The tips of Shen Qing's ears turned red and she turned her head away in shame.

After lunch, Shen Qing and Lu Yan wanted to go back to Prince Jing'an's Mansion, but the guard at the door came to report that Chu Lingyuan was here.

Speaking of which, in the sixteen years since he was born, this is the first time Chu Lingyuan has stepped into the door of the Yining Marquis Mansion.

Xie Ling's eyes were full of doubts, while Shen Qing and Lu Yan had already guessed Chu Lingyuan's purpose, so they simply followed Shen Yian to the study.

Today, Chu Lingyuan is wearing a moon-white brocade robe, and the sapphire blue fox fur behind him makes him look more and more like a rich man who is inexperienced in the world, but the fact is that the wisdom and government of the person in front of him are as good as those present. Anyone.

Seeing Shen Qing and Lu Yan, Chu Lingyuan was slightly surprised, but he still bowed slightly to them.

The two of them smiled and nodded at Chu Lingyuan, while Shen Yi'an greeted the three of them into the study.

After sitting down, Chu Lingyuan made it clear why he came, "Uncle, Yuan came here today to ask for something."

"The fifth prince just tells you what you have to say. If you can help my prince, I will do my best."

Previously, because Shen Yi'an was framed and imprisoned by Chu Lingxi, Xie Ling knelt for a whole night in the ancestral hall of Wuliehoufu to beg Wuliehoufu to come forward. Although she suffered a lot of torture, her relationship with Wuliehoufu later also improved. It gradually eased a lot.

Today, Chu Lingyuan asked for something in name, but in fact, like Shen Qing and Lu Yan, he came to help Shen Yi'an make up for his mistakes.

Seeing the solemn look on Shen Yi'an's face, Chu Lingyuan smiled suddenly. His mother and concubine were right, Shen Yi'an was a person who valued love and justice.

Rao didn't know what he was asking for, but he agreed directly thinking about Xie Ling's relationship with him.

In this case, Chu Lingyuan stopped being tactful and explained Qin Luan's matter to Shen Yi'an in detail.

Shen Yi'an was slightly stunned, not because of shock, but because these words were what Shen Qing and Lu Yan had just said to him. Shen Qing and Lu Yan were trying to help him alleviate his guilt and future guilt. Then Chu Lingyuan...

Thinking of this, Shen Yi'an couldn't help but his eyes flickered, obviously he didn't expect that Chu Lingyuan would have such thoughts.

Looking at the expression on Shen Yi'an's face, Chu Lingyuan guessed that there was something that Lu Yan and his wife had already told Shen Yi'an, "The mother-in-law was worried about her uncle and aunt, so she asked me to come over. Since King Jing'an and the princess have already thought about it, If there is a countermeasure, then I will feel relieved.”

Shen Yi'an looked grateful, "The imperial concubine and the fifth prince are interested. Since the Qin family's case was my fault back then, I will not stand idly by."

Chu Lingyuan smiled and continued to talk about the topic, "Qin Luan has set a date for tomorrow. The Wulie Marquis and the corresponding forces will be in the court to plead for the lives of the deceased Qin family. At that time, I also ask my uncle to stand with him. My side."

Shen Yi'an nodded, "That's natural."

Shen Qing looked at the two of them and said, "At the same time, the three supervisory censors will also request Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Crown Prince and Jiang Guogong's suppression of officials and acceptance of bribes."

Lu Yan then added, "As for the evidence, it's already on the way. Just wait for Qin Luan to sound the drum and everything will start to work."

This time, they will definitely make it impossible for the prince to stand up again.

A prince who regards human life as trivial and does not know the sufferings of the people should not be the prince of Chu. This will not only bring hardship to the people, but also bring disaster to the country.

After the discussion was over, Shen Qing, Lu Yan and Chu Lingyuan walked side by side towards the door of Yining Hou Mansion. Lu Yan asked casually: "If one day the fifth prince ascends to a high position, how are you going to treat the people who have helped you for many years?" Old minister?"

Chu Lingyuan paused and thought for a moment before responding: "Since you have ascended to a high position, you should be tolerant of others. The old ministers are sincere and work for the benefit of the people, so they should be reused. On the contrary, even if they are old ministers, they should not be forgiven lightly."

Chu Lingyuan has always been aware of the responsibilities of being a royal family.

"What if your heart is for the common people, but it threatens the power of the royal family?"

Chu Lingyuan did not hesitate at all, "If you truly serve the people, you will not become a problem for the royal family."

Lu Yan curled his lips and said nothing more.

Shen Qing pondered for a moment and whispered to Chu Lingyuan: "Your Highness cares about the people, which is a blessing to the people. Ayan and I also hope that the day when the world will be peaceful will come soon."

As soon as this statement came out, the battle lines were clearly defined for the first time.

A bright light flashed in Chu Lingyuan's eyes, firstly because of Shen Qing's recognition of him, and secondly because he knew that with the help of Shen Qing and Lu Yan, the road ahead would be easier.

"Yuan is extremely surprised to receive such praise from Princess Jing'an."

Shen Qing pursed her lips and smiled, "Your Highness is being too modest. However, if that day comes, Shen Qing would like to ask Your Highness to allow Ayan and I to leave the capital and travel across the vast mountains and rivers of Chu."

With the word "allow", Chu Lingyuan immediately understood the meaning of Shen Qing's words, and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Princess Jing'an can rest assured, if nothing else, just rely on the Yun family's life-saving grace for me. King Jing’an and Princess Jing’an will also be free for the rest of their lives.”

This sentence is a promise.

As soon as he finished speaking, he arrived at the door of Yining Hou Mansion. Shen Qing said the last words to Chu Lingyuan, "Qin Luan knows the location of the person the fifth prince wants, and I will inform him, so the fifth prince can go directly to take him. "

The key witness in the Qin family case is Zhou Xian, who is now in Shen Qing's hands.

As for Zhou Xian's lifeline, Shen Qing had completely pinched it to death.

Chu Lingyuan nodded and watched Lu Yan and Shen Qing get into the carriage.

In the afternoon, news came from a house in the east of the city that Chu Lingyuan had taken Zhou Xian away.

Shen Qing learned the news and asked Li Ze to secretly bring Zi Yan to Chu Lingyuan's courtyard outside the palace.

Zhou Xian was not an orphan picked up by the Thousand Poison Sect, but joined the Thousand Poison Sect later.

Many years ago, Zhou Xian also had relatives, including his parents, brother and sister-in-law, and a cute little niece.

Later, the village was accidentally robbed by a group of robbers, and everyone in the family was killed, leaving only the four-year-old niece.

The first thing Zhou Xian did after joining the Thousand Poison Sect was to avenge the people in the village, and then he kept looking for his niece who had been lost for many years, but to no avail.

When Zhou Xian was captured by Shen Qing for the second time, he also accepted his fate, because he knew that Shen Qing relied on him to wipe out the Thousand Poison Sect's base camp, and even if he escaped, he would still die. So he made a deal with Shen Qing. As long as Shen Qing could help him find his lost niece, he would testify for the Qin family case as Shen Qing wished.

Shen Qing agreed and sent Ling Yi and Li Ze to investigate for a long time. Finally, they found the whereabouts of the little girl. Coincidentally, it was Zi Yan, the chess piece that Mu Xueliu had planted next to Lin Xuefu in Yangling Marquis Mansion.

After Lin Xuefu died, Mu Xueliu took Zi Yan's indenture contract and brought her to the Prince's Mansion.

Then Mu Xueliu committed suicide and returned the indenture contract to Zi Yan, giving her freedom. However, she was taken away by Shen Qing's people as soon as she left the Prince's Mansion and became a bargaining chip to control Zhou Xian.

At the same time, Shen Qing had promised the two that he would send Zi Yan away from Shengjing after the Qin family case was concluded.

…

On October 14, the 18th year of Jiahe, the snow kept falling and the accumulated snow could already cover the calves.

Outside the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, in the snow, Qin Luan picked up the drumstick and struck the Dengwen drum with a firm look.

The sound of the drums almost shook the whole Shengjing.

What followed was Qin Luan's tearful accusation, "The former Shangshu Qin Mingqi was an honest official, loved the people, and treated people kindly, but he was harmed by a traitor, who wrongly accused him of corruption and slandered him for harming the people, causing the nine clans of the Qin family to be wiped out. Now, I, the subject Qin, kneel down and beg the heavens to redress the Qin family!"