Episode 8
On the way back to Xuelu, Mei Changsu was assassinated by Zhuo Dingfeng, and Fei Liufei came to rescue him.Mei Changsu looked at him coldly and did not call out other secret guards.Meng Zhi, who came to see Mei Changsu, encountered him and hurriedly drew his sword to help. Zhuo Dingfeng took the opportunity to retreat.Zhuo told Xie Yu that Fei Liu was the only bodyguard around Mei Changsu.The two decided on a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Jingzhao Yin Gaosheng found out that the owner of Lanyuan Garden was Zhang Jin, who died of illness 4 years ago.During his lifetime, he had many romantic places in the capital, and Lanyuan was his private residence.An adult male from the Zhang family has been transferred to Beijing for interrogation.
While Jing Zhaoyin was investigating, Lou Shangshu was begging the prince for help.It turns out that in the Liang Dynasty, officials were not allowed to have sex with prostitutes. Lanyuan was a private residence on the surface, but secretly it was a brothel for courtiers, and Lou Shangshu was one of its regular customers.The female corpse in the dry well was the girl accidentally killed by these officials.Lou Shangshu also had a few lives on his hands.
At this time, Lanyuan's confidant director Shi Jun was hunted down by Lou Shangshu because he kept the roster recorded by Zhang Jin, and fled to Prince Yu's Mansion.The list involves many important officials in the court, and the important minister of the prince's faction - the minister of household affairs, Zhi Jing, is prominently listed, which attracts the attention of King Yu.Shi Jun presented the book to save his life and was ordered to report the case to Jing Zhaoyin.
Meng Zhi found a garden for Mei Changsu that was connected to the back wall of Prince Jing's palace, where a secret passage could be built to facilitate a secret meeting between the two.Mei Changsu was very satisfied.Meng Zhi was worried about Prince Jing presiding over the Qingguo case, but Mei Changsu said that Prince Jing must take the first step.
King Yu and his adviser Qin Banruo analyzed it and believed that the reason why Mei Changsu did not come over with a clear-cut stance was to test himself and the prince, and then choose the right tree to perch.
Xiao Jingrui sent his mother back home and found that the assassin had entered the snow house with the intention of killing Mei Changsu, so he quickly followed him.After he and Fei Liu worked together to repel the assassin, they did not listen to Mei Changsu's dissuasion and took off the black scarf on the assassin's face, discovering that the deceased was actually his father's follower.Thinking of the hostile stance between his father and Brother Su and the prospects of the Xie Mansion, Jingrui felt sad and worried.For the sake of friendship, he persuaded Mei Changsu to withdraw from the dispute.Mei Changsu said it was impossible and advised him not to worry and just keep his heart.
Captain Li, who has been secretly protecting Mei Changsu, reported that Mr. Thirteen came to see him.It turns out that Mr. Thirteen is a loyal servant of the Lin Mansion. Over the years, he and Gong Yu have been running Miaoyinfang“ for the Lin Mansion, and secretly collected intelligence for the Jiang Zuo Alliance, supervising and containing the Red Sleeve Moves.Thirteen investigated and found out that Prince Yu's counselor Qin Banruo was originally the heir to the mantle of "Red Sleeves Zhao" founded by Princess Xuanji, the last of the Hua tribe, and he acted in a sophisticated manner.Because the country was destroyed by Daliang, she had been plotting for many years and was bent on revenge.Gong Yu has placed his own men around her, and as long as Mei Changsu gives the order, he can destroy the ”Red Sleeve Move%.Mei Changsu decided to keep Qin Banruo as a pawn.
Qin Banruo visited Gao Sheng at night and reminded him to transfer the hot potato case of the corpse hiding case in Lanyuan to the Ministry of Punishment for processing.
