Chapter 443 Wen Xing’s Identity
"Master, is someone going to use this to find fault with you?" Third Sister You stood up. "If so, then hand me over. At worst, I'll sacrifice my life, but I won't let them implicate you."
Jia Cong subconsciously pinched the little girl's cheek and smiled, "Don't worry, your master is not that useless."
Originally, he didn't want to tell them the reason, but there was no point in hiding it. It would only make them want to do the job more. So he continued, "This matter has little to do with the master, but it involves the royal family dispute. This is just a pretext."
"Just pretend this never happened. No matter who asks, threatens, or bribes you, don't reveal a single word. That way, nothing will happen."
"Go and bring Old Lady You to your house. She can stay here for the next few days. If anyone from the government comes, they won't dare to act recklessly in our house."
Youshi nodded quickly and asked Yindie to take people to pick up her mother directly.
Jia Cong ate some food in Youshi's courtyard, but did not stay long, returning directly to Yuanyang's courtyard. Unexpectedly, Zhen Muring, Baochai, Daiyu, and Xing Xiuyan were all there.
So Jia Cong chatted with the girls in the courtyard.
"Cong'er, have you dealt with everything outside?" Baochai asked.
Now that both of them have the imperial golden book, Baochai naturally no longer hides her feelings for Jia Cong. Moreover, there is no point in hiding it since everyone present is her "family".
"Don't worry, Sister Bao. Someone will come to the mansion in the next two days to inquire about the affairs of the You sisters. I just went over to explain, so there will be no omissions."
"Third brother, you are not allowed to do this again in the future. You don't know how worried the family has been since you entered the palace. If Third brother keeps making trouble, I...I will ignore him."
Jia Cong smiled and sat beside Daiyu. He held her warm jade-like hand and said, "Yu'er, are you worried about your husband?"
Daiyu glared at Jia Cong in shame, but she didn't refute him in the end. She was worried...
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After leaving court, Emperor Longxing first had Xia Shouzhong pass on a message to Jia Cong and Li Yu, and then ordered Tu Huai to take people to help sort out some of the loose ends. He then didn't seem too worried. After all, this matter wasn't difficult to handle, and Prince Zhongshun was simply taking advantage of the unexpected incident, and he hadn't made any preparations beforehand.
For Prince Zhongshun, it would be best if he could succeed, but if he couldn't, he wouldn't lose anything. After all, he hadn't been involved in this matter, so it wouldn't involve him anyway.
As for whether Emperor Longxing would be wary of him, this was not a problem for Prince Zhongshun.
Although the two were brothers, there was no such thing as kinship in the imperial family. As the only prince of the same generation, even if he spent his days drinking and listening to opera in the palace, the Longxing Emperor would not be completely at ease with him. Everyone knew that if given the opportunity, Prince Zhongshun would definitely take action to dethrone the Longxing Emperor, and the same was true in reverse.
At midnight, Emperor Longxing had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by Xia Shouzhong.
Emperor Longxing glanced at Xia Shouzhong with displeasure, but he also knew that if it were not an extremely urgent matter, Xia Shouzhong would naturally not be so bold.
"Come on, what happened again?"
"Your Majesty, Tu Huai is here." Xia Shouzhong said in a low voice.
Emperor Longxing's expression changed slightly, "Announce!"
Afterwards, a eunuch came forward to help Emperor Longxing put on his robe, and Tu Huai also entered the back hall.
"Your Majesty!" Tu Huai bowed and then glanced around. Emperor Longxing waved his hand, and Xia Shouzhong and his men all left the hall.
"Urgent news from Jiangnan!"
"What's the matter?"
"Last year, His Majesty ordered his subordinates to investigate the White Lotus Sect incident. However, with all of Jiangnan in turmoil, even though many personnel were dispatched, there was no useful information. However, a few days ago, I unexpectedly received some news."
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the corpse that the Marquis brought back?"
Emperor Longxing thought for a moment, "But what about Wenxing, one of the four great elders of the White Lotus Sect?"
Of course he remembered this incident. Wen Xing was actually a eunuch, so he was particularly concerned and asked Tu Huai to check this person's identity. However, when the incident happened, a lot of information from the Jingshifang and Shenxingsi in the palace was lost, and it was impossible to investigate in detail. Therefore, the matter was delayed.
"Have you found out?" asked Emperor Longxing.
"It was also by coincidence that one of my subordinates met someone who joined the White Lotus Sect early on. At the time, this person worked alongside the Great Elder Wenxing. Later, he was ostracized by the others and fled into the mountains, leaving the White Lotus Sect."
"This person said that he had seen an ID card on Wenxing's body, and the handwriting engraved on it was Liu Yan ."
"This is the pattern of the ID card that person drew according to his memory!"
Emperor Longxing took the pattern copied by Tu Huai in his hand. This was the identity card of a eunuch in the palace, and he was not an ordinary eunuch, but a general manager.
The next moment, Emperor Longxing's pupils shrank, "Liu Yan, Wen Xing! It's him!"
"Does father's people know about this?" Emperor Longxing asked anxiously.
Tu Huai gave a bitter laugh. "Your Majesty, the secret guards around the retired emperor have also been investigating this matter, and many of the traces are exactly the same as ours. When I found that person, the deputy commander of the secret guards, Yao Nian, also found him. It was my people who investigated together with Yao Nian..."
"Their information is similar to mine. Perhaps the secret guards are reporting this to the Emperor right now."
What Tu Huai said was true. Although it was already midnight, the rear hall of Daming Palace was brightly lit, and a man in black clothes and a mask was kneeling in front of the retired emperor.
The secret guards around the retired emperor are his most trusted elite soldiers, who were selected from the millions of soldiers back then.
No one knows exactly how many of these secret guards there are. Compared with the Jinyiwei, these secret guards are even more omnipresent. However, after the abdication of the Supreme Emperor, these secret guards became silent. Many people have even forgotten how many bloody storms these secret guards had caused in the past.
If the Jinyiwei wanted to investigate someone, they would at least fabricate a name for him, but the secret guards had no scruples at all.
In the past, regarding the relocation of the capital, the retired emperor had ordered countless men in black to break into the homes of those who opposed the move and slaughter them. However, no one could find any evidence, and it was not even known whether it was the work of the secret guards. But, apart from the secret guards around the retired emperor, who else would dare to do such a thing?
Otherwise, how could the big families in Jiangnan allow the imperial court to move the capital?
"What did you say? The White Lotus Sect's Grand Elder Wen Xing was Liu Yan, the former chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace?"
The man in black replied, "I hadn't found any records from that time before, but after receiving the news from Jiangnan, I asked someone to inquire with the elders in the palace. All the characteristics of Wen Xing's corpse are exactly the same as those of Liu Yan back then. Therefore, this Wen Xing must be Liu Yan from back then."
