12dz Chapter 15 How can we leave such a major threat behind?
Chapter 15 How can we leave such a major threat behind?
Hiding on the roof beam, Mu Yan listened to the Second Miss's thoughts and became completely unsettled.
Their shadow guards were also responsible for protecting their master's safety in the mansion, so sometimes they would hide on the roof beams.
Mu Yan felt like he had heard something incredible again.
Someone is plotting to harm the eldest son? Unbelievable!
He looked at the other shadow guard beside him, but did not react.
He was now certain that the other shadow guards could not hear the Second Miss's voice.
However, judging from the eldest young master's appearance, although he hid it well, according to Mu Yan's observation, some subtle expressions still revealed surprise and panic.
After the eldest son revealed that he knew about Jiang Yinhua's conspiracy, Mu Yan was completely certain that the eldest son could hear the second young lady's thoughts.
Hearing that the eldest son had a solution, Mu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the War King has already made his move against the Marquis's residence. We must not let our guard down from now on and must protect the Marquis's residence properly.
Seeing that the Second Miss had returned to her room, Mu Yan followed her back.
At this moment, Qin Xingyuan thought that if they wanted to catch Jiang Yinhua in the act, they needed witnesses.
As for who should be the witness, that needs to be carefully considered.
Bai Boxuan is the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and his job is to adjudicate cases.
Bai Boxuan is an upright and incorruptible man who never shows any mercy.
He offended some people, but he was highly valued by the emperor.
If this person were to come forward as a witness, Jiang Yinhua would surely be convicted.
He was a fourth-rank official, while Bai Boxuan was a fourth-rank official, a rank slightly lower than his own. Since he had invited Bai Boxuan out, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
He asked Bai Boxuan to wait at the post station.
Qin Xingyuan lingered for a while before going out with Jiang Yinhua.
Even now, he still can't completely believe that Jiang Yinhua would harm him.
He still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps his younger sister's abilities had gone awry, and that Jiang Yinhua was a good person who wouldn't harm him, making all his preparations unnecessary.
Jiang Yinhua followed behind Qin Xingyuan, her originally gentle gaze turning cold.
Today, he will take Qin Xingyuan's life.
He came from a humble background and was always frustrated and unfulfilled.
Later, Qin Xingyuan promoted him, gradually making him Qin Xingyuan's deputy.
He felt that he deserved all of this.
He was capable, and Qin Xingyuan, as the Minister of Personnel, should appoint people based on merit.
However, his ambitions go far beyond that.
He was not content with being just a mere Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel; he wanted to climb the ranks step by step and reach the highest position in the government.
Later, the War King saw his abilities and ambition through an incident, secretly found him, offered him high-ranking positions and generous salaries, and made him work for him, placing people in the court on his behalf.
He felt that rather than living a mediocre life, he might as well take a gamble.
If you win the bet, your future is limitless.
So he began secretly placing officials in the court on behalf of the War King. These were all insignificant positions, and went unnoticed by anyone.
But he knew that sooner or later, some of these people would be promoted because of their outstanding abilities.
The War King Xiao Dongqian is laying out a grand strategy.
This time, the War King told him that if he plotted to kill Qin Xingyuan, he would provide the horse with medicine.
After taking it, the horse would run wildly and uncontrollably. Even the Dali Temple (the highest judicial authority) couldn't find out that the horse had been drugged; bystanders would only think that the horse was simply unruly and had gone mad. Coincidentally, Qin Xingyuan's horse had always been a wild horse.
If this matter is handled well, the War King will do his best to ensure that he is appointed Minister of Personnel.
Wealth and wealth are found in danger.
Jiang Yinhua agreed almost without hesitation.
He then tested the medicine on one of the horses in his own residence, and it turned out to be exactly as the War King had said.
Once Qin Xingyuan dies, the position of Minister of Personnel will be his.
Thinking about this, he almost burst out laughing.
The two traveled on horseback, each accompanied by only a few attendants. In fact, Qin Xingyuan had also secretly brought shadow guards.
Along the way, Jiang Yinhua chatted and laughed with Qin Xingyuan, his face gentle and his tone sincere.
If his younger sister hadn't reminded him, he probably would have believed him his whole life.
We arrived at the post station.
Jiang Yinhua gave the servant a wink, and the servant went to do the task.
Jiang Yinhua glanced at Qin Xingyuan again, perhaps knowing that they were about to say goodbye forever.
Suddenly, Jiang Yinhua heard a commotion coming from the stable.
I immediately sensed something was wrong. Could something have gone wrong?
They rushed over to check.
He saw the servant he had sent out being forced to kneel on the ground, looking flustered. Scattered on the ground was a packet of red powdery medicine wrapped in oil paper, which was the one the War King had given him earlier.
Jiang Yinhua's head was buzzing.
Has the truth been revealed?
And how come there are so many people all of a sudden?
Qin Xingyuan clearly only brought a few people with him. Where did these people come from?
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure and was startled.
Bai Boxuan, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Why is he here!
Jiang Yinhua was already sweating profusely.
Could it be that Qin Xingyuan knew he would make a move today and deliberately arranged for someone to ambush him here?
Was all of this orchestrated by Qin Xingyuan?
Now that things have come to this, it's impossible for him to admit to poisoning the horse; he can only pretend he doesn't know what happened.
"Minister Qin, Vice Minister Bai, what's going on? Why are you arresting my servant?"
"Why did you arrest your servant? That's a question for you to ask. You know better than anyone, Minister Jiang, don't you?" Bai Boxuan said coldly.
Bai Boxuan is known for his cold and aloof demeanor, and he usually has little expression. Many people think he has a congenital facial defect.
Now, when he says these words, he seems even more cold and heartless.
Qin Xingyuan, standing to the side, watched him silently, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Jiang Yinhua thought to himself, "It's over." These two had come prepared; their actions must have been discovered.
He thought that if he let the servant take the blame and pretended to know nothing, he might be able to live.
So he composed himself and said sternly to the servant, "Ah Bin, what exactly happened? How did you offend these two officials? Tell them the truth at once. Think of your deceased mother. If you've done something wrong, how can you face her?"
Upon hearing this, Abin understood what Jiang Yinhua meant.
Ah Bin's mother had stolen from a wealthy family, and when the crime was exposed, she was to be arrested and imprisoned.
My mother is in poor health; if she goes to jail, she might die.
In order to control Abin and make him work for him, Jiang Yinhua faked the death of Abin's mother and left her in one of his manors to live under another identity.
On the one hand, they showed favors to Abin, and on the other hand, they threatened her that if she was unfaithful, Abin's mother would die.
Ah Bin was a filial son from a young age. He worked under Jiang Yinhua and hardly spent any money on himself, giving all his money to his mother.
Now, Jiang Yinhua is threatening her with her mother's safety, forcing her to take all the blame.
Qin Xingyuan realized what was going on after hearing this.
Jiang Yinhua is threatening Abin.
Today, when Qin Xingyuan actually saw Jiang Yinhua's servant poisoning his horse, he was unwilling to believe it.
His last shred of hope was shattered.
I never imagined that the person I trusted most would try to harm me.
Since that's the case, I can't let you stay.
We cannot let this servant take the blame today. If we fail to convict him this time, he will surely be more cautious in the future, making him even harder to get rid of.
How could he leave such a major threat behind?
Moreover, perhaps through Jiang Yinhua, they could seize the opportunity to bring down the War King.