"Sir, will Mo Yunchen really help us?" On the way to the Discipline Hall, Yu Shuang was driving the carriage and asked Shen Qingfeng who was sitting inside.
Shen Qingfeng nodded slightly and said, "He will. He hates the Qi family even more than we do. The harm the Qi family has done to Qi Siyu is irreparable."
Yu Shuang was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully, "I think Young Master Qi is a rather cheerful person."
Shen Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Some people's smiles are just for show. Yu Shuang, do you know that Qi Siyu almost got killed by Qi Shuhuan when he was a child?"
Yu Shuang was taken aback and said, "But isn't Qi Shuhuan Qi Siyu's father?!"
"Yes. Even a poisonous tiger won't eat its own cubs, but Qi Shuhuan was so heart - less. At that time, Xia Yonglin made a mistake and angered King Xia Jie. To excuse Xia Yonglin, Qi Shuhuan even made Qi Siyu take the blame. As a result, Qi Siyu got fifty strokes of the cane on Xia Yonglin's behalf and was on the verge of death. If Doctor Zhang hadn't arrived in time, maybe..." Shen Qingfeng sighed softly. These were all things from the previous life. When he learned about them in his past life, Qi Shuhuan was already dead. After Qi Siyu told these things, he just laughed three times. Then, he kowtowed three times in front of Qi Shuhuan's tomb, cut off his long hair with a single stroke, and left Lige City with Mo Yunchen. He never came back after that.
Shen Qingfeng pulled aside a corner of the curtain and leaned against the edge of the carriage door. He urgently needed the cold wind to blow away his disturbing thoughts, even though the biting cold wind made him shiver.
In the past, he would always wear that big black bear fur coat at such times. But somehow, he had already unconsciously put the fur coat at the bottom of the trunk and never worn it again.
He suddenly remembered what had happened in the Eastern Palace just now. Xia Chuli's sudden kiss and his panicked evasion seemed to be slowly piling up in some unknown corner, becoming something obscure and filthy.
At this moment, he really wanted to see Lu Yan.
Shen Qingfeng put his hands in front of his mouth and blew on them gently. Seeing this, Yu Shuang quickly asked Shen Qingfeng to put on his clothes and hide inside the carriage. But Shen Qingfeng puffed out his pale cheeks frozen by the cold wind and insisted on sitting on the edge of the carriage to feel the cold wind. Yu Shuang had no choice but to move a bit closer in front of Shen Qingfeng, hoping to block some of the wind with her body.
After bringing back his elder brother later, he would go to find Lu Yan.
This was what Shen Qingfeng was thinking.
Compared with Xia Chuli, Shen Yu was in a much better situation. After all, Xia Chuli was basically held fully responsible for this incident. When he was previously locked up in the Ministry of Justice building, even if Gu Mingde was unreasonable, he couldn't find any excuse to punish Shen Yu.
So Shen Yu just quietly slept in the prison for one night until Shan Chenghuai came and took Shen Yu back to the Discipline Hall for detention.
Although it was called detention, Shen Yu was only slightly involved in this matter. When Shen Qingfeng arrived at the Discipline Hall, he saw Shen Yu sitting in the cell of the Discipline Hall, drinking small cups of wine and eating side dishes, which made Shen Qingfeng burst out laughing.
When Shen Yu saw Shen Qingfeng coming, he was also very happy. He quickly invited Shen Qingfeng into the cell, laid a soft cushion for him to sit on, and poured him a cup of wine. He said, "Father just left, and you came."
Shen Qingfeng smiled and asked, "What did Father tell you?"
Shen Yu said, "He told me everything that needed to be said. I also know that we've now directly fallen out with the Prince of Cheng. But after thinking it over and over again, we still don't have the evidence to turn the tables."
Shen Qingfeng smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. I've already found it."
Shen Yu's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Really?"
Shen Qingfeng nodded and told him his speculation and the whole story. Only then did Shen Yu exclaim and clap his hands. He cursed, "I knew it! This must have been done by that shameless old thing Qi Shuhuan! Just as I thought!"
Shen Qingfeng nodded and said, "With Mo Yunchen's help, I can get the Qi Mansion's procurement list and transportation routes. Then we can use this to shut Xia Yonglin up."
Shen Yu frowned and said, "But even if we can contain Xia Yonglin, there are already very strong suspicions and doubts about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince among the common people. Father said that some people are already making a fuss about abolishing the Crown Prince. What should we do?"
Shen Qingfeng said, "As for this matter, it's difficult to stop the public's mouth. So why bother to stop it? Moreover, it's better to divert the public opinion than to block it. We might as well create a bigger rumor following the existing one."
Shen Yu looked at Shen Qingfeng. He immediately understood what Shen Qingfeng meant. The two brothers looked at each other and both laughed.
"By the way, the matter you mentioned before about serving under the Prince of Cheng seems to have come to nothing now, right?" Shen Yu took a sip of wine and said.
Shen Qingfeng nodded and smiled, "It's definitely impossible now. Xia Yonglin probably wishes he could skin me alive by now."
Shen Yu laughed a few times and said, "Serves him right. We were originally like fire and water. If he has to blame someone, he should blame himself for putting on an act at the beginning. It's really annoying."
Shen Qingfeng also drank some wine. The two of them laughed out loud. First, they mocked Xia Yonglin, and then they whispered about the undercurrents in the court and discussed some countermeasures. Neither of the two brothers had expected that they could drink and talk freely about world affairs in this cell. They could only sigh that life was like a play.
Since Xia Chuli had returned to the Eastern Palace under house arrest, there was no need for Shen Yu to stay in the Discipline Hall anymore. So after Shen Shiqiu went to Shan Chenghuai to symbolically go through some formalities, he returned to the cell, grabbed his two sons' ears one on each side, and pulled the two brothers out together.
The carriage on the way back was driven by Rong Liu. Yu Shuang sat on the edge of the carriage with her sword in her arms. The three members of the Shen family sat inside.
After Shen Qingfeng told Shen Shiqiu what had just happened, Shen Shiqiu first cursed Qi Shuhuan loudly, and then proudly mocked them, saying that they should just wait and see.
Therefore, although the rumors about the case of the burning of the Xingtian statue still spread among the common people, within the court, in fact, the case had already settled down with Gu Mingde's being lingered this morning, leaving only some minor ripples.
Actually, by this time, those who were discerning already knew King Xia Jie's attitude.
The more things were found out during the investigation of the case, the easier it was for Xia Yonglin's plan to be exposed. And once Xia Yonglin was exposed, the burning of the Xingtian statue would surely have an impact on King Xia Jie's governance. King Xia Jie, who originally thought he could take this opportunity to depose the Crown Prince, was not only left speechless by Lu Yan in the court, but also Xia Yonglin was useless. Gu Mingde didn't manage to make Xia Chuli admit his guilt. After all these operations, King Xia Jie was physically and mentally exhausted. As an old emperor, he just wanted to make big things small and small things disappear.
Anyway, Xia Chuli's position as the Crown Prince was finally retained. But Shen Qingfeng knew that this matter was not over yet, because the Qi family and Xia Yonglin would not stop there.
It was already evening when they returned to the Shen Mansion. A Man had prepared dinner. Since they were extremely tired today, they ate together as agreed. After chatting for a short while, they each went back to their rooms.
However, Shen Qingfeng didn't plan to stay at home. He went back to his room, changed his clothes, put on a bamboo hat, and rushed out of the house in a hurry.
The longing for Lu Yan in his heart was unbearable. He led out Ta Yun from the stable and rushed to the Marquis of Dingbei's Mansion at the fastest speed.