Chapter 98: Kyoto is in chaos, red candles shook

When the Supervisory Court staged a drama of betrayal, surrender, and collapse on the verge of collapse, the entire Kyoto was also shrouded in a strange and depressing atmosphere. Today's small dynasty meetings naturally could not be opened again. Although the yamen of various ministries and temples were working routinely, the shocking news from the palace had already made the officials of Qing Kingdom tremble in their bodies and minds. No one had any intention of government affairs, and no one dared to whisper in the yamen. Some officials with excellent personal relationships would communicate with each other in remote places and communicate with each other's information.

Your Majesty was assassinated! The unforgivable traitor was President Chen! This news shocked and incredible to everyone, but the facts were all in front of him. In addition to feeling absurd and shocked, these civil servants turned their attention to the Supervision Office. They felt a little worried, not knowing whether the court could control the courtyard under such circumstances.

Fortunately, news of stabilizing people's hearts is constantly coming, at least for now, these officials don't seem to have to worry too much. After the big incident broke out in the morning, the ministers of various ministries, the dukes from various lords and several old masters from the junior secretary of the disciples rushed to the palace as soon as possible. After a while, the adults withdrew from the palace and began to deal with the affairs of the government again, leaving only Grand Secretary Hu to guard the palace.

Now the primary event in the Qing Dynasty court is naturally to hear the case of Chen Pingping's rebellion, and all departments and yamen have started to be launched. This is the first time that the civil servant system has independently reviewed such an important case outside the eyes of the Supervisory Office. I wonder how these yamen feel. In addition to the sad and shock, do you also feel much more relaxed. However, His Majesty's decree is so clear and urgent. The so-called trial is just a formality.

In less than two hours, the various departments of the Qing Dynasty court headed by Dali Temple drafted a note about Chen Pingping's crimes and sent it to the palace. However, these note was immediately beaten back, and it was obvious that his majesty, who was still seriously injured, was extremely dissatisfied with the charges proposed by these civil servants.

His Majesty the Emperor will not let Chen Pingping die easily and freely. Since Chen Pingping thought she was questioning and revenge from a glorious and just standpoint, then the Emperor would ruin Chen Pingping and die with endless humiliation.

It is not difficult to weave a crime. However, the fact that he wanted to put aside Chen Pingping had caused these officials in the court to panic. However, His Majesty's strict orders were here, and no one dared to have any objection. He had to tremble and put all kinds of crimes of the treacherous minister who had appeared in history books on the old lame man.

When the thirteen serious crimes were finally sorted out, Chen Pingping finally became the most sinister and most unforgivable treacherous minister in history, a voice of recognition finally came from the palace. It was obvious that Chen Pingping could no longer escape Lingchi's charge.

All the actions seemed extremely fast, and all the officials of the court were shocked and could not help but feel a little suspicious. If it was a serious case of rebellion, once it was investigated according to the usual practice, it would be a matter of several years. If the President Chen was the main culprit, he would not have been executed so easily. Moreover, the officials involved in this major case of rebellion would have to be plotted by a thousand people.

However, after the injury, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be only betting on Chen Pingping alone, and did not want to involve this matter too much.

Finally, some officials guessed His Majesty’s thoughts and immediately felt a cold. His Majesty hated Chen Pingping to the extreme, so he had to make the justice clear and kill Chen Pingping in front of millions of people. The reason why His Majesty forced the entire court to speed up the process of this matter was because... Chen Pingping not only ordered Chen Pingping, but he represented the Supervisory Office, and the new president of the Supervisory Office, the powerful young Mr. Fan, was on the road back to Kyoto from Dongyi City.

If he was an ordinary subject, His Majesty the Emperor would not care at all, and would even wait for him to come back coldly and cruelly, and then let Chen Pingping die in front of him, thus touching the other party's bloody heart again. However, Fan Xian is not an ordinary subject, and the power at hand is too great. He is even a great point that His Majesty the Emperor must consider for the future of Qingguo, and the most important thing is... He is the son of His Majesty the Emperor.

Unexpectedly, he could not vent the resentment that had been accumulated in His Majesty's heart. However, His Majesty must complete this matter before Fan Xian returned to Kyoto, so that these matters could become an irreversible fact.

The entire court was busy because of the shocking case of the imperial study in the early morning of the palace. In the southern city of Kyoto, there was a stone lion at the door, which looked at the Fan Mansion coldly, but fell into a strange silence.

It was just afternoon at this time, and the news of His Majesty's assassination in the palace had just been heard outside the palace. Chen Pingping had not been sent to the prison of the Supervision House, and an eunuch who had already entered the middle gate of the Fan Mansion, accompanied by the guards and the soldiers of the imperial guards.

There was no incense table or a ceremony to receive the order. The people from the Fan Mansion were using lunch in the small flower hall. Listening to the eunuch's words, his face suddenly turned pale. As the hostess, Lin Wan'er slowly stood up and stared at the eunuch and said word by word: "Do you say it again?"

The eunuch knew that His Majesty the Emperor was waiting in the palace for healing his wounds, but he did not dare to get angry when he asked Princess Chen's cold voice, and repeated it in a hurry.

A look of horror flashed in Lin Wan'er's pupils, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at her sister-in-law beside her. Fan Ruoru's face was also a little pale. Anyone who heard this news must have shown the same look, especially the women in the Fan Mansion, whether it is the Emperor or Chen Pingping, who is currently unknown to life and death, have too deep and tight relations with the Fan Mansion, and they can't be broken.

Especially Lin Wan'er knew that her husband was not in Kyoto at this time. What kind of feelings do Fan Xian have for Chen Pingping? But His Majesty the Emperor was Fan Xian's biological father after all, and his uncle.

Fan Ruoru put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, looked at his sister-in-law, bit his lower lip gently, without saying a word, and his fingers trembled slightly.

Lin Wan'er's big eyes gradually calmed down, and she lowered her head slightly and asked, "Is your Majesty in danger?"

The eunuch was not aware of the inside story, and he could not even enter the palace where His Majesty stayed, so he could not tell the reason. They were only ordered by Marshal Ye during this trip. After listening to the advice of the doctor in the Imperial Hospital, they came to invite... or escort Miss Fan into the palace to treat His Majesty the Emperor. At this time, when he heard Princess Chen's inquiry, he could only shake his head in fear.

Lin Wan'er glanced at Fan Ruoru, and Fan Ruoru lowered her head slightly. Without thinking, she stood up and said lightly: "I'll go into the palace."

After saying this, Fan Ruoruo left the dining table. With the eunuch and the soldiers out of the Fan Mansion, her local medical box was still left in the Danbo Medical Center on Dongchuan Road, and she had to go around there.

Seeing the sister-in-law disappearing at the door of the mansion, Lin Wan'er's pupils reappeared in her pupils. She said to the wife of Tengjia, who was standing beside her, "Send a few clever ones to wait outside the palace. If you have any news, please report it back quickly."

"Yes." Teng's wife also knew that things were going big today, and she responded with a solemn expression on her face, and then she was about to turn around and make arrangements. She listened to the second sentence of the mistress coming, "Let Fujiko Kyo come over and explain to him if you have something to do."

Lin Wan'er's expression on her face was very cautious, and she was a little nervous. She was more worried. She was deeply in the Fan Mansion and had no idea what was going on outside, nor did she know what was going on in the palace today. Why did Old Dean Chen suddenly return to Kyoto, in the imperial study room, what happened between the emperor's uncle and Old Dean Chen.

But she knew from the rebellion in Kyoto three years ago that the cold Emperor would not give Mr. Chen any chance to survive, but she knew better that if Fan Xian was in Kyoto at this time, he would not have watched this scene happen.

It is precisely because she knows Fan Xian’s attitude that she also knows that Fan’s position in this matter is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be afraid that it will be a fate that will never be restored.

She glanced at Sisi beside her and whispered: "I'll be here later. I'll ask them to arrange for you to leave Beijing first. Hold Shuning and Liangzi, and hide in the farm outside Beijing for a while."

Sisi was not surprised by this arrangement. After all, she was one of the four maids trained by Fan Xian himself. Although she had been dealing with family affairs in the mansion with the young grandmother in the mansion over the years, she did not leave her sensitivity. Especially when she left Beijing to hide, Sisi was even more familiar with her. When she was pregnant with Fan Xian's first child, it was the time when the rebellion in Kyoto was tense, the master Fan Jian arranged for her to hide in Chenyuan.

Chen Yuan Sisi looked at the young grandmother and suddenly spoke, "Old Dean Chen is kind to the young master."

Lin Wan'er sighed and nodded slightly and said, "But if such a big thing happened, who can have a way to turn it around? Don't say it first, hurry up and clean up and leave the house soon."

"The city gate should have been closed at this time, and Kyoto will be banned soon. If it were Fujiko Kyo, I would be afraid I would not be able to go out." Sisi reminded that over the years, Fan Xiandi's wife and concubine have handled the tribe affairs and the Jiangnan Hangzhou Association on his behalf. The two women, one master and one deputies, cooperated very well, and the tacit understanding became deeper and deeper. Lin Wan'er was the one who made the decision, and Sisi was the person who picked up the missing.

Lin Wan'er also handed over her biological son to Sisi and carried it out, so she naturally trusted her extremely. She frowned slightly and said, "So you have to grab the time."

As he was speaking, a spy in the Supervision Office wearing a black official uniform appeared outside the flower hall. Lin Wan'er had previously secretly notified the members of the Qi Nian team who had always protected him, so she was not surprised to see him appear. She walked to the threshold of the flower hall and looked at him worriedly and asked: "You have heard everything. You can send someone to the periphery of the Supervision Office immediately to check the movement, and then arrange for the funguard to take them away."

The member of Qi Nian's group nodded heavily. As a member of the Supervision Bureau, this person was in an extremely heavy and horrified mood at this time. However, he knew that the young lady's order was extremely clear. The Supervision Bureau must have been surrounded by many people at the moment, and it was very difficult to contact the hospital.

He made a gesture behind him, and the members of the Qi Nian team went to arrange a matter. Lin Wan'er looked at him and said, "Send someone to rush to Yanjing. If you meet Fan Xian on the road..." Her brows frowned.

The Qi Nian team member looked at her nervously, waiting for her final decision.

"Tell him the truth." A trace of sternness flashed across Lin Wan'er's face and she said, "Just say Dean Chen... is going to die."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, looked at her gratefully, and then left to prepare for everything. At this time, the Fan Mansion became busy in an orderly manner, but Lin Wan'er was alone in the flower hall. She thought about the sudden incident today, and suddenly felt a cold wind blowing around, which made her tremble twice.

She has been in charge of the family affairs of the Fan family for three years, and in charge of the Hangzhou Association and the clan affairs, Lin Wan'er, who is young, has already had the same taste as being the mistress of the family. After sending clear and powerful instructions, all the people in the Fan family began to react in an orderly manner.

At the side door of the back house garden, Lin Wan'er hugged the eldest maid and the younger son from the nanny, kissed the two guys hard on the faces, and then told Sisi a few more words, and then asked the carriage to start. Fujiko-kyo lowered her voice and said, "I'm afraid it's a bit eye-catching when I leave Beijing at this time."

Lin Wan'er glanced at him and knew that the guard who was loyal to the Fan family was also shocked by the assassination of the palace, but she still thought that her reaction was a bit too intense. She shook her head and said, "Although it's a bit eye-catching, you can go out earlier."

She didn't explain anything to Fujiko-kyo. Although the Qi Nian team had sent someone to inform Fan Xian, the journey was long, and I was afraid that when Fan Xian rushed back, Chen Pingping would have died in the court. Lin Wan'er knew the emotions hidden under Fan Xian's gentle appearance. Who knows how fiercely Fan Xian will react?

It was precisely because he expected that Fan Xian would have a fierce reaction that Lin Wan'er's reaction seemed so nervous and urgent at this time.

"Don't worry about this, I'll go to the palace to take a look later." Lin Wan'er said to him slightly.

Fujiko Kyo sighed, bowed, and chased towards the carriage not far away.

Lin Wan'er returned to her house and summoned all the guards and staff in the Fan Mansion in the shortest time. She carefully explained the reasons to pay attention to recently, especially forbidden to discuss privately.

She is the mistress of the Fan Mansion. Although she has always been known for her humor, her family management in recent years has long established her prestige in the mansion. Today, Kyoto is in chaos, who knows that the Fan Mansion is also one of the centers of the turmoil. The servants and servants responded in unison and did not dare to pretend.

Lin Wan'er's eyes slowly swept away, and she made up a calculation to calculate that the power of the mansion could be mobilized. Qi Nian's group had not many people left in the mansion, but more were swordsman guards from six places. These people wanted to ensure the safety of Fan's mansion. It was not convenient to send them out. But Dabao went to Lao Lin's mansion to bury crickets yesterday. Now when this big incident happened, he had to send someone to bring him back immediately.

She immediately thought of another incident. She waved her hand and summoned the Qi Nian team official and said softly: "I also sent someone there, and I don't have to do anything, I just keep in touch."

Although the news from the Supervision Bureau has not been sent back, Lin Wan'er knew that with the emperor's uncle's emperor's mind, the square and gloomy building must be under the suppression of powerful military forces. The first place is close to Dali Temple, which may have some loopholes.

All Lin Wan'er did was actually just preparations for Fan Xian. She knew that once Fan Xian returned to Beijing, the truth most needed to know was the truth. Although she did not want Fan Xian to take risks or go crazy from the bottom of her heart, if her husband really wanted to go crazy, her wife would have to make some necessary preparations for him to go crazy.

After making all these arrangements, he ordered the Fan Mansion to close the door tightly. In addition to the order to come in person, internal and external traffic was strictly prohibited. Lin Wan'er felt relieved and got on the carriage that had already been prepared, drove out of the street of Kyoto's South City, and headed towards the northern palace that was very powerful and today's extremely stern.

Today's palace is very cautious, and the density and intensity of the imperial guards' patrols back and forth are incomparable to the past. Everyone's faces were filled with tension and solemnity. It seems that although Old Dean Chen was seriously injured and captured, no one still felt relaxed.

Lin Wan'er got off the carriage and came directly to the palace gate. She grew up in this palace since she was a child and was deeply loved by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. This is because of the unusual situation in the palace. In the past, she had no obstacles to entering and leaving the palace, but today she was forced to stop at the palace gate.

Gong Dian, the commander of the Imperial Guard, looked at her with an extremely complicated look, saluted her, and said, "Your Majesty has an order. The palace will be enshrined today."

Lin Wan'er raised her face, her big eyes were calm and she said without retreating: "Your Majesty was assassinated, and this county mainly entered the palace to visit her. Can't it be possible?"

Gong Dian frowned slightly. In fact, the so-called sealing of the palace is also selectively blocked. Logically speaking, Princess Chen is the niece who loves the most. It is natural to enter the palace at this time, but the problem is... The source of today's turmoil is the Supervision Bureau, and everyone in the world knows that Princess Chen is the wife of Fan Xian, the current president of the Supervision Bureau. At this time, the other party is about to enter the palace...

"I just don't know if Your Majesty wants to see the princess." Gong Dian said in a deep voice.

Lin Wan'er's heart tightened slightly, knowing what General Gong Dian meant secretly reminded him. The other party was worried that he would enter the palace to plead with His Majesty for Chen Pingping. Now, whenever someone dares to plead with His Majesty, he will probably make His Majesty angry, especially because of his complex identity. Once he pleads with him, he might intensify the conflict and make His Majesty have strange emotions towards the Supervision Bureau and even Fan Xian who is not in Kyoto.

After she was silent for a moment, she forced a smile and said, "I heard that several Grand Secretarys were in the palace, and Prince Jing also entered the palace. I want to go in and take a look." After a little pause, she whispered to Gong Dian: "Don't worry, I have a sense of responsibility."

Gong Dian sighed and ordered the soldiers behind him to make way.

After entering the imperial city and then entering the harem smoothly, Lin Wan'er walked very quickly. When she arrived at the Emperor's Palace, a few fine beads of sweat had already appeared on the tip of her nose, and her cheeks were slightly red.

However, he had to walk to the bedroom, and no one could enter. Lin Wan'er looked at the people around her and was slightly stunned. She saw Concubine Yi pushing the third prince's hand and looking at the closed door with a worried face. The face of the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Ning, was particularly cold. With the company of the palace maids, she stood alone on the other side.

Prince Jing stood at the entrance of the hall and was whispering something to Ye Chong. On the right hand of the stone steps, the civil servant leader of the court, Grand Secretary Hu, had a heavy face. Behind him were two other Grand Secretarys of the Secretariat of the Sect. He Zongwei had already escorted Chen Pingping to the Supervision Office at this time, so he was not here.

What surprised Lin Wan'er the most was that Mr. Shu Wu, the former Grand Secretary who had resigned for three years and had only been hugging his grandson at home, also came outside the hall. His deep eyes were staring at the closed hall door, maintaining a completely rebellious silence with his tyrannical temperament.

Everyone saw that Princess Chen was coming and greeted each other separately. However, Grand Secretary Hu also looked at her with a sense of worry similar to the palace calligraphy. It seems that the great figures of the Qing Dynasty court were worried about the same after this incident.

They were worried about the reaction of the supervisory authority after His Majesty executed Chen Pingping, especially... Fan Xian's reaction.

Among the people in the venue, Lin Wan'er was closest to Ningpin because she had been eating and sleeping in Ningcairen's yard since she was a child. However, today, when Ningpin's expression was a little strange, her heart skipped a beat. After saluting several Grand Secretarys, she came to Prince Jing.

"Ruoru has been in for half an hour." Prince Jing seemed to know that his niece seemed confused but actually as smart as her mother, she wanted to ask something, and said dejectedly: "Except for her, Your Majesty has not seen anyone. Don't think about relying on Your Majesty to spoil you. At this time, you can break in and plead for the old dog."

At this time, the big guys in the field had their own thoughts, and no one noticed the conversation between Prince Jing and Princess Chen. After listening to Prince Jing's words, Lin Wan'er looked slightly dim and lowered her head and said softly: "Is your Majesty seriously injured?"

"How can you die so easily if you have a disaster for a thousand years?" Prince Jing said in a very low voice.

Lin Wan'er was shocked. She didn't expect that Prince Jing would say such ruthless words in the palace. When she entered the palace, she had thought about meeting His Majesty the Emperor and pleading for Old Dean Chen, but she was like Fan Xian, and knew very well that it was impossible to get Old Dean Chen to escape and die at this moment.

"I received a message on the way to the palace. I heard that it was Lingchi?" Lin Wan'er's face turned slightly pale and she trembled and verified to Prince Jing in a trembling voice.

Prince Jing glanced at her and said, "It seems that although the Supervision Bureau was temporarily deposed today, Fan Xian still left some people for you. It's OK, the emperor's meaning is very clear."

Lin Wan'er's voice trembled slightly: "You can't be merciful? After all, the old dean... is not an ordinary person."

"I know what you are worried about, what those people are worried about." Prince Jing's eyes were muddy, and he sighed and said, "That old dog offended too many people. Do you think those civil officials are willing to plead with His Majesty for his affairs? They are just worried about whether Fan Xian will go crazy."

He looked at Lin Wan'er and shook his head sadly and said, "Your Majesty doesn't even see everyone, it's obvious that he has made up his mind."

There are many kinds of death. The big men entering and leaving the palace didn't really care too much about life and death, because the coldness of the dragon throne had already made them realize this. However, how to die was an extremely important thing. If Chen Pingping was really ruined and cut into pieces, the resentment hidden inside the Supervision Bureau was rushed by this blood light, who knew what the chaos of the Qingguo Congress was like.

Chen Pingping assassinated Your Majesty is undoubtedly a death sentence, but if he commits suicide, even if he is beheaded or hung, he may be able to eliminate the violent aura caused by this matter as much as possible while showing His Majesty’s magnanimity. However, no one knows what kind of dialogue the pair of monarchs and ministers in the imperial study room, so that His Majesty the Emperor showed his rare resentment and anger, and was determined to let Chen Pingping die in the most miserable situation.

Lin Wan'er listened to Prince Jing's words and became silent. If His Majesty the Emperor could be a little more generous, perhaps Fan Xian would be more accepting. Of course, all this was based on their imagination, and no one knew what real reaction Fan Xian would make after knowing this.

"Aunt Ning...is a little strange today." Lin Wan'er looked at Ning Ning's indifferent colour under the distant corridor and frowned slightly.

Prince Jing's expression changed slightly, and he didn't say anything. There were many things. Only the previous generation of the Li royal family knew that there was no need to tell these younger generations and outsiders. He believed that Ning Cairen had sincere feelings for His Majesty the Emperor over the years, but he also believed that Ning Cairen had never forgotten that old lame man until today.

The sun gradually sets westward. It is already dusk, and it rains in the morning, and there are still some water stains in the bluestone slabs. The light gradually becomes darker, but the water stains are lit, as if they are lit up the lights.

The lights in the palace were lit up. Although the red clouds that could not reach the west were dazzling and beautiful, they were also very beautiful. The lights in the palace were the earliest. The most numerous and bright. They penetrated out of the window. The surroundings were illuminated clearly and could be seen in a small amount.
To be continued...