Author: I just love chewing pig trotters

Soon the investigators brought back the news that Lou Ben had sent back,

It turned out that Qu Lingjun was also a kind and righteous person. She was not willing to testify against the prince. She did not want to say that she was meeting the prince at that time, so she confessed on her own.

The old lady of the Liang family and Liang Xia both clamored to execute Qu Lingjun themselves and pay for Liang Shang's life.

Liang Wuji, the pillar of the Liang family, was not at home, and no one was too lazy to live with the mother and son.

The problem now is that Qu Lingjun himself confessed, and Yuan Shanjian and Lou Ben no longer even have the right to investigate. After all, the prisoners have confessed, and you are still investigating. This is not modern, and there is no need for a complete chain of evidence.

What's more, the Liang family is also an aristocratic family, not an unknown person. Generally, there is a tacit understanding between the court and the aristocratic family on this matter. It can be regarded as an unspoken rule. Basically, the court will not participate in it. This time, Mrs. Liang is completely confused and instigated by some thoughtful people. It was only before the Tingwei was reported, otherwise most aristocratic families would handle such scandals quietly within their own families and would not publicize it.

So it’s a bit difficult for Lou Ben and the two of them to handle it.

The most important thing is that the Qu family is now in decline and does not even have a strong leader. It is not willing to offend the Liang family because of this matter. Moreover, Qu Lingjun also pleaded guilty.

Fortunately, Yuan Shanjian was not an outsider, and he knew his aunt relatively well. He knew that she was the most kind-hearted person, and she often helped the poor members of the family. He did not believe that she could kill her husband, so he asked Lou Ben to stay behind, and first took care of Liang. The family is dealing with it, don't let the Liang family kill Qu Lingjun on his own initiative, he went to find his mother by himself,

Yuan Shanjian's mother is the eldest daughter of the Liang family. She is very influential in the Liang family and has a lot of say. He hopes to use his mother's prestige to promote this matter.

If this were an ordinary married daughter-in-law, she would not have this weight.

But the situation of the Liang family is a bit special. Liang Wuji is just an adopted son. Although he is a high-ranking official and well-paid, he does not have much say in the Liang family.

As for Mrs. Liang, she was supported by a concubine. The status of the concubine in these years was humble. That is to say, during those years of war, her morals were slightly degraded. She gave birth to two sons in succession before she could ascend to the official position. Bit,

Therefore, although she is now the old lady of the first wife, the clan members are not convinced by the three of them, mother and son. On the contrary, Yuan Shanjian's mother is the eldest daughter who has a higher prestige.

Although this matter is not clear from the outside, there are contacts with all the major aristocratic families, so they generally know that Lou Ben is in favor of Yuan Shanjian's invitation to his mother.

This is roughly what Lou Ben meant. He has been following the people from the Tingwei Mansion to look after Qu Lingjun in the Liang family. He just waited for Yuan Shan to see his mother to start an investigation and told the prince and others not to worry about this.

In the Changqiu Palace, everyone except the prince and Ling Buyi felt a little relieved. Ling Buyi felt that this matter was not that simple. After all, it was for the prince and it would not end simply.

The prince was simply worried about Qu Lingjun. After all, he had not been cleared of his grievances.

Cheng Shaoshang looked at the prince's worried eyes and whispered to Jing Haoying:

"One of Qu Lingjun and the prince is in love and the other is intentional. After you tell me about this, will they get together?"

Jing Haoying shook his head when he heard this. Jing Haoying barely understood Qu Lingjun. If the prince really gave her gifts every year, there was still hope, but the prince concubine gave them to her under the guise of the prince's name. Prince Ming has long since let go, and everyone has let go, so Qu Lingjun will naturally not insist on relying on him. In addition, Qu Lingjun also has two children, so staying with the Liang family is the most suitable choice.

Cheng Shaoshang looked at Jing Haoying and shook his head. He was about to say something,

He hurriedly came in through a small yellow door again and heard him say anxiously,

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty,

Mr. Lou sent someone to deliver an urgent letter!"

The prince took it and took a look, his face suddenly changed, and he murmured:

"How could this be so? I haven't told anyone else about it!"

Jing Haoying thought to himself, this is the next step. Then Jing Haoying took it from the prince and saw that it was indeed the case.

The meaning of Lou Ben's letter is that for some reason, the Liang family's servants began to spread rumors about the prince's affair with Qu Lingjun. He also said that the death of Liang Shang was caused by the conspiracy between the prince and Qu Lingjun. The rumors were vague, and Liang Mother and son Xia already knew about it and started to yell. They were afraid that they would not be able to hide it for a long time. They asked the prince and Jing Haoying to make plans in advance so that they would not be passive when the time came. He would find out the truth as soon as possible.

After everyone had seen it, Ling Buyi said first:

"Obviously, someone is trying to frame the prince!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this. This time it was more obvious. Even though the prince did not come forward, and the meeting between the prince and Qu Lingjun was not spread, someone deliberately tried to involve him.

Both the Crown Prince and Empress Xuan looked worried and paid no attention. Jing Haoying thought for a moment and looked at the Crown Prince and said:

"Cousin, please get ready. We will go see my uncle right away and ask him to make the decision to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

The prince looked puzzled upon hearing this.

"Didn't you and Mr. Lou just stop me from going to see my father? Why now!"

Jing Haoying explained:

"One moment, another moment, when things just happen, you get involved and it's easy to give others leverage. It's better to stay still and wait for the other party to make a move.

Now that the other party has made a move, it is obvious that it is slander. We are going to file a complaint. We must ask my uncle to severely punish the person who spreads rumors and causes trouble. This person has ulterior motives, slanders the crown prince, and shakes the foundation of the country. We must not be lenient!

What's more, since the other party has started to pour water on you, I'm afraid some things can't be hidden, so we have to act first and go to uncle in advance to tell him something!"

The prince was thoughtful after hearing the words,

Ling Buyi nodded in agreement from the side. If the order of some things was different, the effect would be completely different. He and Jing Haoying had similar thoughts at this time. Although he did not support the prince, he did not want the prince to be slandered. , ended bleakly, but there are still feelings after all.

When Cheng Shaoshang heard this, he also joined in the fun.

"That's right, let's go to the Holy Father to complain!" Looking at that, I felt a little excited.

Jing Haoying gave her a headache. This girl can't do anything without beating her now. She loves to indulge in any excitement.

"What are you going to do? You stay here with your aunt. Don't get involved in this matter. Taking care of your aunt is the right thing to do!"

Cheng Shaoshang covered his slightly aching forehead and looked at Jing Haoying pitifully.

Jing Haoying almost couldn't help it when he saw it, and quickly turned around to discuss his words with the prince and Ling Buyi for a while.

Upon seeing this, Xuanhou quickly pulled Cheng Shaoshang aside. She was very pleased to see the three of them working together to overcome the difficulties.

Seeing that Cheng Shaoshang was still mumbling, he consoled him:

"Let them worry about these things. Let's just wait. Zixiu and Zisheng are both here, so everything will be fine!"

Cheng Shaoshang said coquettishly to Empress Xuan:

"Your Majesty, it's wrong for you to say that. How can we girls rely on our husband-in-law for everything? If something happens, we girls have to make a voice and contribute our own strength! We can't let their husband-in-law look down upon them. we!"

Empress Xuan had always accepted the three obediences and the four virtues. After hearing such words of "rebellion and immorality", she was stunned at first, and then saw Cheng Shaoshang's cleverness revealed by his eyes, and his unwillingness to admit defeat.

Thinking that if I had been like Shaoshang when I was young, not escaping from everything and actively participating, maybe I wouldn't be so regretful now, I smiled fondly:

"Forget it, then you and Zixiu and the others can go and have a look, and then you can have a good talk with Yu later!"

When Cheng Shaoshang heard this, he immediately saluted solemnly and said:

“I sincerely obey the Queen’s decree!”

After saying that, he proudly walked towards Jing Haoying and the others, walked closer, quickly put away his expression, and said with a serious face:

"Have we agreed? Let's go. It's better to go sooner rather than later!"

What she said was true. Several of them were about to set off. After listening to Cheng Shaoshang's words and looking at the helpless expression of Empress Xuan, they had no choice but to take Cheng Shaoshang with them to the Xuande Hall to find Emperor Wen.

Emperor Wen heard the complaints of several people. Although he was a little bit open about the prince's secret meeting with Qu Lingjun, he was even more angry that someone was blatantly planning to conceive of the prince. This was a major event that would shake the country's foundation. Moreover, he didn't know that the prince had wanted to help Qu Ling earlier.

Regarding the matter of redressing the grievance, the prince has grown up a lot and has become more and more angry with those who slandered the prince.

In addition, Jing Haoying, Ling Buyi, and Cheng Shaoshang were adding fuel to the fire. These were all his close nephews, and Emperor Wen was even more angry.

Immediately ordered Jing Haoying and Ling Buyi to investigate together. They must find out the facts and give an explanation to the East Palace.

As for Cheng Shaoshang, she also went with her. According to what she said, she was a special envoy of the Empress Xuan Dynasty and had to go there to supervise and investigate.

Together they arrived at the Liang Mansion with the emperor's decree.

At this time, Yuan Shanjian happened to accompany her mother, Mrs. Yuan, to the Liang family. The two parties greeted each other and walked to the Liang Mansion immediately.

As soon as he walked into the Liang Mansion, he happened to see the Liang family's tribe and the guards of the Tingwei Mansion led by Lou Ben confronting each other. The two tribes had many guards, while Tingwei's guards were relatively few. It looked a bit precarious.

Qu Lingjun was standing under the protection of the Tingwei guards. He looked like he had been beaten. His clothes were ragged and there were bright red slap marks on his face.

The old lady Liang was shouting:

"My Liang family is a wealthy family. Your Majesty will also give me three points of thin noodles. Give it to me and kill this poisonous woman. I don't believe that your Majesty will blame my Liang family for this!"

Jing Haoying and Mrs. Yuan shouted at the same time:

"presumptuous!"

Then the two of them looked at each other, and Jing Haoying made a gesture of invitation to Mrs. Yuan. After all, she was an elder and Yuan Shanjian's mother, so she had to give her face.

Mrs. Yuan thanked Jing Haoying and nodded, then went straight to Mrs. Liang and stood there scolding her. Mrs. Liang was also a little frightened when she saw Mrs. Yuan. After all, she was just a humble concubine at the beginning, and Mrs. Yuan

She is a high-ranking legitimate daughter, but now that she sees Mrs. Yuan, she has become three points shorter.

The members of the Liang family also knew Mrs. Yuan, and when they saw her waving her hands, they also put away their weapons and retreated.

Jing Haoying and others ignored Mrs. Yuan's scolding of Mrs. Liang and went straight to Lou Ben and Qu Lingjun.

"What's going on? How did it get to this point?"

Lou Ben smiled bitterly and said:

"I never thought that the Liang family would be so bold. Not only would they obstruct the handling of the case, they would even dare to blatantly attack the guards!"

He really didn't expect that the Liang family would be so unwise. It is true that the emperor may be concerned about the family's prestige and past achievements, so he would not immediately do anything to the Liang family because of this.

However, the official careers of the Liang family's children have come to an end, and they are no longer at the mercy of others. It can be seen that except for Liang Wuji, who is not in the capital, no one in the Liang family is successful.

Shaking his head and not thinking about these things, Lou Ben straightened his face and said:

"There is indeed something fishy about this matter. I checked Liang Shang's body and the place where he was killed, and found that Liang Shang was stabbed through the chest from behind. With such strength, he must be a man, and it is unlikely to be a woman. What's more, Not to mention a weak girl like Qu Lingjun, it would be even more impossible.

Moreover, the attitude of the Liang family is also very suspicious. They insist that it is Qu Lingjun. As far as I know, Liang Shang is not sociable. He is addicted to gold, stone and jade all day long. There are not many enemies. In addition, this Liang family is suspicious. manner,
To be continued...