Chapter 221 Planning

"Brother Qin!" Mu Lanzhi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the emperor's words. Mu Lanzhi, suspected of stealing valuables, was handed over to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice first and waited for me to be released.

Detaining Mu Lanzhi is equivalent to increasing the weight of restricting Qin Manxiu, but with the addition of waiting for the emperor's departure, it is obviously a grace to Mulan's law, and no one can touch her. Man Xiuzhen didn't know whether to thank the emperor or be afraid of the emperor at this time.

"I'm sorry." Both of them said this word almost at the same time. Mu Lanzhi felt that Man Xiu was forced to go to today's desperate road because of himself, and Man Xiu felt even more guilty. Mu Lanzhi saved his life several times and sacrificed his life to help him, but what he brought to her was only hurt and endless care.

Whate him or in prison, at least Mu Lanzhi will not be in danger to save him, and his life will not be in danger.

The palace banquet, this is the end of the so-called palace banquet.

Man Xiu remembered that he had thanked the emperor for his kindness and kowtowed to Lord Du and Mrs. Heyu before leaving the palace. And the next thing waiting for him is probably what Zhou Xinran said.

First, he was forcibly dragged to a place like a execution room, accompanied by a burning smell of meat, and his neck and shoulders were branded with the slave seal of the official family. In this way, no matter where he goes, someone will see his slave seal, and he will never escape. Slave! Manxiu self-deprecating...

Outside the palace, Zhou Xinran got into the carriage. As the chain locked on the carriage bolt was pulled, he had to drag a heavy anklet to run with the carriage. Man Xiu knew that the slave's life had started again.

All the way, when he arrived at the door of the Zhou family, his feet were faintly painful, and his ankles were rubbed by chains. Fortunately, he learned light skills from Uncle Yuan. Although he was not very skilled, it was enough to minimize his victimization. However, he is not sure whether this will arouse Zhou Xinran's greater anger.

Zhoufu! Zhou Ke's mansion!

Man Xiu recalled the words and deeds of the emperor at today's palace banquet. As a saying, there is no reason to force him to become a slave of the Zhou family and allow him to reverse the case...

Suddenly, a very absurd idea came to my mind. The emperor was holding a stack of materials in his hand. Later, after the lord submitted his slave materials, it was common sense that the emperor should have read it carefully before asking questions, but at that time he remembered that the emperor had glanced a few times and asked him what he had said. It's not the emperor's ten lines, or the emperor knows the truth in advance. If he knows the truth, then it won't be arranged by this long-year-old master, right?

With the ability of the long live master, it is not difficult to know that Concubine De will take him back to the palace, and it is also a matter of one sentence to find out his identity. He listened to him stroke the piano for Concubine De, and tolerated Grandpa An's recommendation to stroke the piano again to prove that his judgment was correct. Then use Zhou Xinran's hand to expose his truth one by one, and then...

Man Xiu thought about this almost absurd inference and unconsciously took a breath. What you have done has long been under the control of the emperor? Then he still lied cleverly... Man Xiu bit his lower lip fiercely and deserved it.

But what is the purpose of the emperor to do this? Does it coincide with his idea? ......

Zhou Xinran still lives in Xinyuan. When Manxiu was forcibly dragged to an arched door and looked up at the two big red characters, he couldn't help laughing at himself again.

The Qin Manxiu in Xinyuan is dead, so who is he in Xinyuan now? Fate is really good at playing tricks on people. He actually made him escape from death and went out to recuperate for two years, and now he has returned to this place. However, the Xinyuan here is in the capital, not Shaanxi. Moreover, it is only a huge garden located in Zhoufu Mansion, not an independent courtyard as before...

In the palace, at this moment, Lord Bao was meeting the emperor alone, and even Duke Qi and the emperor retreated.

"Bao Aiqing, what do you think of today's incident?"

"Your Majesty, in this way, Qin Manxiu was not only arranged to enter Zhou Ke's residence, so that he could have close contact with Zhou Ke's secrets, but also gave him a small punishment, so that he dared not be rude to Long live."

"Ha ha, Bao Qing, who knows me. I don't know if Qin Manxiu can also understand my intention.

"The minister, Qin Manxiu, is very smart, and I think he will definitely understand the painstaking efforts of the emperor. Otherwise, he would not have resolutely chosen to leave with Zhou Xinran.

"Yes, I am also very gratified that he is willing to make such a choice. After all, he is an affectionate and righteous person, and it is not in vain what Ye Zilian has done for him. Oh, speaking of Zilian, has he replied to any questions?

"Return to the emperor, Ye Zilian sent someone to report a few days ago, saying that Zhou Ke was very close to a rich man named Ma Haiqing in Shaanxi. Moreover, the deceased Xiao Mozi was the servant of Ma Haiqing's family, and the painter Hong Yi was also recommended by Ma Haiqing to comfort Lord Hao. Although this relationship is complicated, there are still clues to be found. Presumably, Long live, you will hear Ye Zilian's good news soon.

"Ye�. OK! I said that Zilian would not let me down! It's just that he suffered, burdened him with so much bad reputation and almost lost his life.

"It is the duty of ministers to be able to solve the emperor's problems."

"Yes, I love you. Also, have you found some clues about Qin Wei?

"Hail the order, I dare not slack off. According to the investigation, Qin Wei was upright and brave. He made a lot of contributions when fighting against Xixia, and even sent him the title of a mighty general. Xixia people were very afraid of him. Although this person is appreciated, he is too straightforward, often offended by others, and does not know how to follow the trend. Therefore, after many years of work, he is still just a deputy camp. Later, there were some conflicts due to disagreements with Hu Yongxing's political affairs, but under the adjustment of a slight appeasement, the past was also relieved. Hu Yong even wanted to marry his daughter to Qin Wei, but Qin Wei did not accept it. As far as I know, it was Zhou Ke, the deputy general of Qin Wei, who later betrothed his daughter.

"Hu? Yes, she is Zhou Ke's wife and Zhou Xinran's mother.

"After Hu Yong's concubine Hua Yun told him that Qin Wei was rude to him, Hu and Qin were even more incompatible. Therefore, after knowing that Qin Wei fought with the enemy and killed his concubine Hua Yun, Hu Yong gave a merciless death order and was determined to take Qin Wei's head.

"Um, later, Zhou can track Qin Wei for many years, and I know that he finally took his head off. I don't know what doubts Bao Qing found in the investigation of the case?"

"When I returned to the emperor, I was ordered to pursue the case of Qin Wei killing Hu Xingying's concubine Hua Yun, I did find something strange. It is said that when Huayun went to Qin's deputy camp alone, he was in a hurry and very nervous. After hearing Qin Wei refuse to meet, Hua Yun broke into the military account. As for what the two talked about in the military account, outsiders have no idea. They only know that those who saw Hua Yun were killed in those years, except for Qin Wei, and Zhou Ke and the two guards at the door. According to Zhou Keyan, he saw Qin Wei kill Hua Yun angrily, and according to some veterans in those years, when one of the guards first returned to Hu Yong's camp, he clearly said that Hua Yun committed suicide in the camp. Later, because Zhou Ke and another guard insisted that Hua Yun was killed by Qin Wei, the previous guard kept silent. And the guard was later sent to the front line to kill the enemy and died on the battlefield, but the story that he died under his own spear was also widely spread.

"Oh? Is there such a thing? What about the other guard?"

"long live, another soldier also investigated. This person is called Liu Wang, a native of Heze, Shandong Province. After he said that after witnessing Qin Wei kill Hua Yun, he was arranged to return home soon after and disappeared again. I sent someone to investigate his*. It is said that he had a younger brother in his original family and married a son. The younger brother was sick and died soon after, and his wife and children also evaporated into the world in one day. I heard from the neighbor that the night before his wife and children disappeared, the couple had a big dispute. After his relatives left him, it is said that Liu Wang was muddle-headed all day and used alcohol to relieve his worries. Soon after, he disappeared from the sight of his neighbors like his wife and children. It is said that he may have gone to look for his wife and children.

"Now, do you have any news about him?"

"Hung back, I haven't found any trace of him yet."

"Ye, continue to investigate. I'd like to see how many secrets are hidden behind the general this week!"

"Yes, your Majesty. I will do my best to find out the truth. It's just that I'm still worried about something now.

"Oh? Isn't Bao Qing worried that I will interrogate Qin Manxiu in front of everyone at the palace banquet today, so that Zhou Ke's confidants will get a letter and sue Zhou Ke, and it will be more difficult to investigate the case in the future?

"Holy King! I'm afraid that in this case, I will scare the snakes, and I'm even more afraid that they will jump over the wall and hurt Qin Manxiu's life.

"This week, Ke has always been cautious, and all the people in his Zhou's house are his confidants. If he wants to open the gap from the inside, I think it must be this Qin Manxiu. He has a grudge against Zhou Ke and Zhou Xinran, and he wants to reverse the case for Qin Wei, but he will not care about the Zhou family. Zhou Xinran tried every way to get it, and he would not let him die so soon. What's more, the master has no right to kill slaves without permission! But to be honest, I really want to know how Zhou Ke will react when he sees this hot potato. It seems that it is really necessary for me to go to Zhou's house to listen to the piano, haha!"

"The emperor's strategy is really admirable to me!"

"Bao Qing should not be too optimistic about things. I sent Zhou Ke to the Song-Liao border this time. On the one Hand, I used his power, and on the other, in order to weaken the real power of Ma Shuai in his capital. If he was here, he would not make Zhou Xinran make such nonsense at the palace banquet. But if it hadn't been for Zhou Xinran's persistence, Qin Manxiu would never have entered Zhou's mansion. Think about it, the success of this plan is thanks to Zhou Xinran's sparing efforts to promote it. However, Zhou is not a fool. Another ten days is the day he returns to Beijing. After he returns to Beijing, it will not be long before he will guess my intention. Will he not dare to say anything to me, but Bao Qing and Ye Zilian, you stubborn people who insist on re-examination of the case of that year will inevitably become a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh. This is a tough battle. Whoever loses may pay the price of his life. Including the court, Zhouke has a very high prestige in the army. In the past few years in the court, he is also like a fish in water. He has great power. If he doesn't make a good job, it will cause turmoil. Therefore, you must be careful in everything you do, and you have to be fully sure to touch him.

"Yes, I obey the order! I will live up to the emperor's holy grace.

"Okay, I'm so tired of this matter. As for the Du family, it is also necessary for Bao Qing to get in touch. I see that the two sisters Yunxuan and Xueer and Qin Manxiu are not ordinary. Maybe they will know something. Especially Du Xueer, my plan was almost destroyed by her. If she hadn't made a mistake, I really don't know what reason to find to proceed according to the original plan! As for Mulan's place, I will send someone to ask. In addition, Bao Qing is also going to investigate this person. Although there is no specific face, this person may be the murderer of Lord Ge. The emperor said and handed the sea arrest document to Lord Bao.

"Yes, I'll do it now."

"Ye, go ahead."

Lord Bao retreated. The emperor looked at Qin Manxiu's slave materials in front of the case and his sea arrest documents. Looking back on Ye Zilian's stubbornness that day insisted on overturning Qin Manxiu's case, and Qin Manxiu's resoluteness at today's palace banquet, he couldn't help smiling. Although Qin Manxiu's face is beautiful, like a fairy coming down to the earth, but when it comes to stubbornness and strength, it is no worse than Ye Zilian. I don't know if his slave life in the Zhou family can be so smooth?