The general's wife through time

Chapter 74 The Qin family learns from the fire
"Report! Sir, the Qin Family School in the suburbs is on fire!"

In Jingzhao Mansion, Qin Lu had just finished explaining the outline of the matter to Guan Xun, when an official rushed over with a shout.

Qin Lu: "I will take people over first to see if there is anyone in the secret room."

For those who came out of the military, the mission of protecting the people has been deeply ingrained in their bones. No matter how much training they receive as killers, they still cannot be cold-blooded enough to ignore death.

Qin Lu's past of being able to take action but never speak his words destined him to be less thoughtful than Mu Xian, let alone facing an old fox like Shangguan Xun.

Seeing the suppressed anxiety in his eyes, Shangguan Xun's eyes flickered, and he already had an idea in his mind. Qin Lu didn't guess that there was someone in the secret room, but knew that there was someone in it.

Shangguan Xun raised his hand and stopped Qin Lu, "Wait a minute, we can't go like this. Since the fire has started, if it is not burned completely, the people in the dark will not give up. Instead of putting out the fire, let them think of other tricks. If you cause any trouble, it's better to use the plan."

Qin Lu: "..."

You can take your time, but he can't.

What's more, Gong Sucheng might still be inside. If he was burned to death instead of being imprisoned, he would have no shame in returning to the general's mansion.

……

The candle flame was extinguished, revealing a sinister face behind the desk.

Pei Jian's cold lips kept opening and closing, "Today I reported to Your Majesty that the drawings of the Ministry of War were lost. Your Majesty has ordered Shangguan Xun to investigate the case of the Ministry of War first, and put the Qin Family School aside first. When I was in the government office, I saw that all the officials from Jingzhao Mansion had withdrawn from the Clan School."

Hearing three regular knocks on the wall behind him, he curled his eyes and said, "Our people have succeeded, and everyone in the clan school will be annihilated in the fire."

At this time, there was a commotion outside the door, and the servant stood outside the door and reported: "Master, people from Jingzhao Mansion went to put out the fire."

Pei Jian glanced at the night outside the window, then turned his eyes to Pei on the opposite side, "Even if we rush to put out the fire now, all we see are scorched corpses. My aunt will go to the general's mansion to ask for help after a while. According to Xue Tang's temper With your current relationship, she will definitely not help you. When the sun rises in the east, I will ask someone to help you spread rumors. When the general's mansion refuses to save you, countless handymen who rush to make rectifications will be burned alive. As soon as the rumors came out, let’s see how Xue Tang can still gain a foothold in the capital and kill Shangguan Xun’s arrogance at the same time. If he hadn’t asked for rectification, how could he have caused the trouble and killed the handymen.”

Mrs. Pei clasped her hands and laughed, her face almost flying with laughter, "Shangguan Xun is the second best, but it's still a clever way to kill two birds with one stone. You still have a way to destroy all the evidence and take care of Xue Tang for me."

After the death of the eldest sister-in-law, she is the only one with the highest status in the Qin family, and everyone in the Qin family should listen to her, including the General's Mansion.

Xue Tang dares to embarrass her in public, let that bitch also taste the feeling of being drowned by Tumo Xingzi!
After pretending to have a quarrel with Pei Jian last time and being knocked out, she had kept a low profile for too long and was extremely frustrated. This was the happiest moment in this period of time.

No wonder people say that the happiest time for a person is not the moment of success, but when he is about to succeed. This sense of anticipation can make people several years younger.

The last glimmer of the morning star disappeared in the sky, the dew vapor was blown away bit by bit by the wind, and the air was filled with increasingly dense smoke from fireworks.

Qin Lu hurriedly landed outside the door of Haitang Residence, his body covered in dust and dust, as if he had traveled thousands of miles that night. He listened carefully and saw that there seemed to be movement in the yard. He stared at the door and said to himself: Open the door quickly, open the door quickly...

"Qin Lu, come in!"

It was Xue Tang's voice.

Came from the study.

Qin Lu looked at the sky. Did Madam not sleep all night? Have you been waiting for him?

Xue Tang did not sleep all night, but instead of waiting for him, he did two or three important things.

Just as Qin Lu was about to push the door open, the door suddenly opened from the inside. I saw Qin Mingyue walking out of it in a daze, with a little excitement on her face that she couldn't hide in time, her dimples were particularly obvious, and she was holding a sack in her hand...

Qin Lu: "???"

The rouge on the sack is so thick, who is it trying to cover?

Xue Tang had already washed up and was sitting in the study. She was wearing a white Tai Chi suit and a simple high ponytail. Her face was still calm and dignified. She looked up at Qin Lu at the door and asked lightly: "How? ?”

Watching Qin Mingyue leave, Qin Lu's surprise flashed away. After hearing the words, he quickly turned back, stepped forward, and said seriously: "Master Shangguan asked his subordinates to work together to handle the case. I will first work with the Forbidden Army to avoid the Pei family's secrets. Sneaking into the clan school, we found more than fifty people in the room where the secret room was hidden. They were all poisoned. Four of them were too poisoned and could not be saved. There was no Gongshucheng inside. Wait until Lord Shangguan takes it with him After Jingzhao Mansion and our servants rushed over with great fanfare, the subordinates quietly withdrew and searched the city and outside the city overnight, but found nothing."

Xue Tang raised his hand and gently stroked the broken hair on the temples, and said calmly: "You said those people's poison can be cured? Do you have an antidote?"

Qin Lu took out a porcelain bottle and shook it in a show off, "Fortunately, my subordinates have been carrying Doctor Li's detoxification pill, otherwise the forty-six people would have..."

Xue Tang stretched out his hand and interrupted Qin Lu, "I also want to be prepared. I'm most afraid of being poisoned or something. Give this to me, and you can get it from Doctor Li."

Qin Lu: "..."

Madam, are you afraid?
Meeting Xue Tang's slightly pleading eyes, he was stunned for a moment, but obediently handed over the antidote.

That's right, Fourth Young Master, you really need to be on guard.

Madam is worried but can't express it clearly. It's not easy!
Xue Tang looked at the porcelain bottle carefully, put it away carefully, and then continued: "Gong Shucheng's disappearance was hidden from Mingqi beforehand. What else did you find?"

……

Royal study room.

Shangguan Xunyi was filled with indignation.

"...Thanks to Xue Tang calling her guards to assist me in handling the case, I was able to find the key points of the scene accurately and timely and seize the final evidence... According to the accounts of those who woke up, they were killed by Pei and Pei Jian. In order to prevent the secrets in the secret room from being leaked, Pei Jian actually poisoned Lian Zijing, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, and three craftsmen. Pei Jian also used the lives of their family members as threats, forcing them to commit suicide in the past five years. More than 8,000 weapons were forged.”

His mouth was dry when he spoke, so he drank a bowl of tea, wiped his mouth, and continued: "Although the weapons have been missing, I asked them about the types and styles of the weapons they made, and I confirmed that among them were His Majesty's incognito clothes. The thunder and fire bombs used by the Jiangyang thieves captured on the day they went to Taotie House. No wonder I checked the Ministry of War and the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and no weapons were missing. It turns out that the imperial ordnance was secretly forged, and the drawings were made by Pei Jian Pei Jian also asked Gong Shucheng to modify the Feiyu Divine Crossbow. Your Majesty, you still remember that in the second year after the death of the old lady of the General Mansion, General Qin was defeated in the northern border. At that time, the Qin family army was defeated by our own upgraded version. The Flying Rain Crossbow was severely damaged..."

How could Emperor Jingkang not remember? Qin Shuanyuan went to the front line on the night of his wedding, but ended in a disastrous defeat. It was Qin Shuanyuan's only defeat. Later, Pei Jian went to the main hall and accused the Qin family army of leaking Dajing's ordnance secrets and treason. If he hadn't trusted Qin Shuanyuan, the Qin family would have It no longer exists.

Thinking of the missing drawing case reported by Pei Jian today, Emperor Jingkang was instantly blessed. Pei Jian, he wants to repeat his old tricks, the thief shouts to catch the thief.

After listening to Shangguan Xun's report, Emperor Jingkang was so angry that he picked up the paperweight on the table and threw it to the ground.

"The Pei family wants to rebel after eating the courage of a bear and a leopard! If they rebel, they will drag my general to take the blame. He is a traitor, a treacherous villain, and a treacherous villain."

Eunuch Li shivered with fright.

Fortunately, fortunately, the general's wife met Lian Wenjia and helped her. Otherwise, His Majesty would inevitably suspect the General's Mansion. The clan's private manufacturing of weapons is much more serious than a murder case. This is a major crime against the Nine Clan.

Shangguan Xun stared at the half piece of paperweight rolled to his feet and felt distressed for a moment.

Hey, it’s a pity that I can’t take it away. It can be sold for a lot of money. At least it can be exchanged for a steak!
(End of this chapter)