kvmb Chapter 288: People in Yanwang Mansion
Chapter 288: People in Yanwang Mansion
Luo Xiaoran suspected that it was An Luhai who kidnapped Niu Dan. Now that An Luhai is dead, she has also offended Princess Qingyi, and the situation is dire.
Even though Huo Qingyun reminded her that it was dangerous to be alone at the moment and that she might be attacked by Chen Lingyi, Luo Xiaoran didn't care.
The longer the time goes on, the more variables there will be, and the more dangerous Niu Dan will be.
Thinking of this, Luo Xiaoran borrowed a horse and hurried to the county government office to try his luck.
"Miss Luo, wait a minute!"
As soon as she walked out of the gate of Anruo Temple, Luo Xiaoran was stopped by someone. Turning around, she saw Huo Qingyun coming out with a group of people, followed by a carriage.
Luo Xiaoran was slightly startled, and couldn't help but put down the whip and asked, "Where are you going, Lord Huo?"
As the commander of the Imperial Guard, Huo Qingyun obviously has the responsibility to protect the safety of Emperor Tianqi. But now he wants to leave Anruo Temple, which is a bit unreasonable!
Huo Qingyun did not answer Luo Xiaoran's question, but signaled his men to open the curtain of the carriage. A corpse covered with a white cloth was lying quietly inside, with two boxes of ice next to it.
Everyone should know whose body this is.
"On the day of praying for the Mid-Autumn Festival, An Luhai committed suicide in Anruo Temple because his plot to murder Concubine Bai was exposed. If this matter were to spread, it would be a huge scandal.
The emperor ordered me to dispose of An Luhai's body, and even stated that if I let him stay in Anruo Temple, wouldn't that pollute the quiet place of Buddhism? "
After listening to Huo Qingyun's explanation, Luo Xiaoran vaguely understood the interests involved and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Originally the emperor came here to pray, but he ended up running into An Luhai's assassination and subsequent suicide.
If we think about it from a negative perspective, we can conclude that the emperor was not blessed by God, so he encountered such unlucky things.
"Then why did Lord Huo call me?" Luo Xiaoran was a little confused. Could it be that he wanted me to help him dig a hole and bury the body?
"I plan to transport An Luhai's body back to Fuyuan County and tell his family that An Luhai had somehow angered the emperor and was ordered by the emperor to stay at home and reflect on his mistakes. He can only come out after the emperor leaves the northern border. During this period, no one is allowed to let An Luhai out of the room without permission."
A gleam of light flashed in Huo Qingyun's eyes, and he slowly told Luo Xiaoran about his plan, with a smile as warm as spring breeze on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing Huo Qingyun's expression, Luo Xiaoran couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Dark! Too dark! This plan was obviously something that only a cunning fox could come up with, but it was accompanied by such a gentle smile.
On the way to Fuyuan County Government Office, Luo Xiaoran continued what Huo Qingyun said:
“After a few days, not too long, three at most, the servants will find that the county magistrate’s food has not been touched. This won’t work. If the county magistrate dies of hunger strike, the servants will be left with nothing!
Thinking of this, the servants began to persuade the county magistrate to eat, but no matter how hard the servants tried, the county magistrate didn't say a word.
Two days later, a foul smell came from the house. The servants looked at each other and seemed to have thought of a possibility.
Then the door was opened, and the servants discovered that the county magistrate had cut his neck while lying on the bed, and blood was all over the bed.
After being scolded by the emperor and ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, the county magistrate committed suicide out of fear. When this news spread, it was tantamount to saying that the emperor had forced the county magistrate to death.
No! We can't let this news get out. At least for a short period of time, the county magistrate must be alive.
After the emperor has left Fuyuan County for a while, and the Mid-Autumn Festival prayers have gradually been forgotten, the county magistrate will die of a sudden illness. "
Huo Qingyun had a warm smile on his face all the way. After listening to Luo Xiaoran's story, he couldn't help but praise her: "Miss Luo is really smart."
Luo Xiaoran waved her hand and began her business exaggeration:
"Mr. Huo is so resourceful that he was able to come up with such a comprehensive method, which not only concealed the real cause of An Luhai's death, but also completely protected the emperor's face, and made this Mid-Autumn Festival blessing event perfect."
Yes, there is no better and more covert way than this.
Although this method is somewhat troublesome, it may be necessary to leave someone behind to monitor An Luhai's reflection on his mistakes. This monitor will also have to take the responsibility of guiding the entire An family to keep An Luhai's death a secret.
Huo Qingyun felt like he had met a close friend. He only told Luo Xiaoran the first half of his plan, and Luo Xiaoran immediately thought of the second half.
The complete plan of these two parts is the lobbying speech that Huo Qingyun submitted to Emperor Tianqi, asking him to transport An Luhai's body back to Fuyuan County Government.
In fact, he didn't care at all. It was so unlucky that someone died on the day of praying for Mid-Autumn Festival!
No matter what happens to An Luhai's body, I don't care.
What's more, he didn't care whether Emperor Tianqi would be accused of not being blessed by God after the news spread that An Luhai attempted to murder Concubine Bai and committed suicide after failing on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival prayer.
He was just worried that Princess Qingyi's killer would arrive as soon as Luo Xiaoran walked out of the gate of Anruo Temple, so he went to Emperor Tianqi to have a talk, and finally he was able to go to Fuyuan County Government with Luo Xiaoran.
Fuyuan County Government Office was not too far from Anruo Temple. Luo Xiaoran, relying on the fact that she came with Huo Qingyun, the commander of the imperial guards, rudely searched every room in the government office, but did not find Niu Dan.
I asked the butcher, but got nothing.
Luo Xiaoran let go of the hand that was grabbing Tu Ye's collar and froze in place in a daze. She was like a completely different person from the one who had just questioned her harshly. Tu Ye was a little at a loss.
"Grandma Luo, don't worry too much. Last time your brother was lost, you found him quickly, didn't you? You will definitely be able to find your brother this time too."
As if to verify Tu Ye's words, Huo Qingyun walked over at this time, holding something in his hand.
"Miss Luo, someone left a note on the table in An Luhai's room."
Note?
Luo Xiaoran, who had lost most of her souls and seven spirits, was immediately revived with full health. Before Huo Qingyun handed it to her, she pulled out the piece of paper with five big clear words written on it from his hand.
The person is in Prince Yan's mansion.
Because Huo Qingyun and his men had just made arrangements in An Luhai's bedroom, mainly to add ice to An Luhai's body so that it would not rot immediately, Luo Xiaoran did not search An Luhai's bedroom.
And according to Luo Xiaoran's understanding of An Luhai, he captured Niu Dan in order to lead himself to Anruo Temple, so he would not take the effort to hide Niu Dan very secretly. At most, he would lock him up in the woodshed. It would be impossible for him to let Niu Dan enter his bedroom.
Luo Xiaoran has been led by two notes in the past two days. Yesterday's note almost made her the murderer of Concubine Bai. Which path will today's note lead her to?
Luo Xiaoran didn't have time to think about it, and rushed to Prince Yan's Mansion according to what was written on the note.
Chen'er is also in Prince Yan's Mansion. Has he been targeted too?
For the first time, Luo Xiaoran hoped that her intuition would not be so strong.