mesbooks Chapter 140 The Emperor Begins to Suspicious of the Lan Family
Chapter 140 The Emperor Begins to Suspicious of the Lan Family
The emperor unfolded the paper Song Qingwan handed to him and looked carefully at the strange, flower-like pattern.
"what is this?"
"This is what was copied from the Lan family's assassins. Do you still think the Lan family doesn't dare to do it? Who would train assassins for no reason?"
"How do you prove that?"
"You just need to observe whether there are similar marks on the Lan family members when you go to court tomorrow."
Song Qingwan checked and found that the shape of this flower is that of the red spider lily, and the flower language of the red spider lily is death, which corresponds exactly to the dead soldier.
Originally, she and Zhao Huaijin had not found any evidence, but just recently, Zhao Huaijin suddenly discovered that this embroidery pattern appeared on the body of Lan Chengen, the eldest master of the Lan family.
How could someone from the Central Plains embroider the flower pattern of the red spider lily on his clothes? How unlucky!
So Zhao Huaijin couldn't help but connect this matter with the death squad. Now that something happened to the emperor, everything made sense.
The Lan family knew that the emperor was dying, so he didn't even want to hide and just walked out in public wearing clothes embroidered with the death soldier logo.
The emperor held the paper and fell into deep thought. If Song Qingwan was telling the truth, then there would be a big problem.
He has always condoned the Lan family's illegal activities for the sake of Prince Yu, such as annexing land and plundering people's wealth.
He deliberately let them do what they wanted. In fact, all the evidence was in his hands. As long as he died, these things would fall into Prince Yu's hands.
This just happened to be a tool for Prince Yu to restrain the Lan family. With these things in place, the Lan family's in-laws would have no chance of interfering in their affairs.
"When Ajin was assassinated, Yan Yu almost died at the hands of the Lan family, and the entire Cui family was also killed by the Lan family's assassins."
Song Qingwan's voice was not loud, but every word she spoke was like thunder striking the emperor's heart.
"I once found the drug that harmed Huaiyuan and Jingle on a vase in the Queen's Palace. This drug is the same as the one my second brother was poisoned with."
"Your second brother? Song Chengfeng's son?"
"Yes, Song Chengfeng's ex-wife Qiu Rong is from Southern Xinjiang, and the medicine in Changbai's body comes from Southern Xinjiang."
"So Song Changbai is not dead?"
"Yes, but does Your Majesty still think this is just a coincidence?"
The facts are before our eyes and cannot be hammered down any harder. The emperor can no longer escape.
"I didn't expect that the Lan family would have such great ambitions. My throne will belong to Jun'er sooner or later. Why are they so impatient?"
"How do you know that the Lan family will definitely support Zhao Yujun?"
The emperor seemed to have a broken string in his heart. Could it be that the Lan family wanted to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?
Song Qingwan also speculated that various signs indicated that it would not make sense for the Lan family to go to such great lengths just for Prince Yu.
Since Prince Yu wanted the throne, there was basically no need for him to fight for it, so why would he do such a risky thing?
Training death squads is a huge expense every year. Will the Lan family do such a thankless task?
The emperor had obviously thought of this as well. He secretly made up his mind to pay attention to the Lan family tomorrow to see if they really had any red spider lilies on them.
"I suggest you change the incense in your hall first. It should help your condition."
Song Qingwan had a guess that the fragrance and the bugs in the emperor's head complemented each other. If there were too many coincidences, it would no longer be a coincidence.
The emperor was not feeling well and the queen happened to send him spices. How could one not think too much?
This time the emperor did not refute. He knew that what Song Qingwan said might be true, but he could not accept it for the moment.
"I will order someone to remove the incense. It's getting late. You should go back early."
"Yes, I will retire."
Song Qingwan bowed slightly and turned to leave, but the emperor suddenly called him.
"Song Qingwan, do you want to be the queen?"
"Ajin has no intention of becoming the emperor, so naturally I will not become the queen."
After saying that, Song Qingwan quickly walked out of the Yangxin Palace, leaving the old emperor staring at her back in a daze with melancholy.
On the next day, when the emperor was in court, he found an excuse to ask Lan Chengen to come forward and answer questions.
Then the emperor looked at Lan Chengen casually, and his eyes stopped when he saw Lan Chengen's cuffs.
"The pattern on Lord Lan's clothes is quite unique."
"My wife embroidered them when she had nothing to do. I also think the patterns are nice. I didn't expect that the emperor would like them."
"Mrs. Lan is truly a woman of great virtue. Where did she learn this pattern?"
"Um... I guess she learned it from reading. She likes to read all kinds of books in the backyard."
"Oh? May I borrow it?"
"Of course, I will bring it to the emperor after I return from the court."
"No need, Li Fuquan."
"Minions are here"
"You can follow Lord Lan now. I am free today, so I can take a look at it at noon."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lan Chengen broke out in cold sweat. Where could he find such a book? What he just said was just nonsense.
Why is the emperor suddenly interested in his clothes today? Does this mean that the emperor has become suspicious of the Lan family?
Regardless of whether Lan Chengen could produce it or not, the emperor's words were the imperial edict, so Li Fuquan naturally followed him to the Lan family.
"Please wait here, Eunuch Li. I will be right back."
"Master Lan, please."
After Lan Chengen entertained Li Fuquan, he went to the backyard. Li Fuquan picked up the teacup at hand, looked at it, put it down again, and then sat down and continued waiting.
The Lan family has made frequent mistakes recently. The fundamental reason is that the old man is no longer able to do his job. Ever since he was named the Prince's Guardian, Old Man Lan has been unable to breathe and has had a stroke.
Without the old man as the stabilizing force, everything in the Lan family depends on Lan Chengen, but Lan Chengen is much less cunning than his father.
That's how Song Qingwan and Zhao Huaijin caught him. Now that the words have been spoken, Lan Chengen has to bite the bullet and cover up the lie.
"Master, why did you come back so early today?"
Lan Chengen looked quietly at his first wife, the woman who had been busy raising children for him all her life, and finally he made up his mind.
"The Emperor has begun to suspect the Lan family. Today, he took the initiative to ask about the pattern on my clothes."
"Huh? How did he notice?"
"Humph, besides Prince Huai's Mansion, who else would hold on to the Lan family?"
"What should we do? If the emperor knew the meaning of this flower and then investigated further, then..."
"The Lan family is in danger..."
Mrs. Lan's face was full of anxiety. She knew what her husband was doing, although she did not participate in it.
But in this era where the husband is the leader, she could only support him, so she didn't think much about it when Lan Chengen asked her to embroider.
"Master, what should we do then?"
"Now... I can only ask Madam to make sacrifices for the Lan family."
"What? What sacrifice?"
Before Mrs. Lan could finish her words, Lan Chengen chopped her down with a knife, and she immediately fell into coma.