The last round of flower boats and pleasure boats "paraded". In the water behind them, little lanterns lit up, as if they were placed as they glided. … Compared to the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were two to three times more lanterns. The distance between them was also long enough. There was no world of lights on either side of the river. Because the pleasure boats gradually extinguished their own lanterns after they placed the lanterns on the river, the lanterns in the river were particularly conspicuous. In that instant, it made people feel that there was a Milky Way.
Jingwan couldn't help but lean forward, lying on the windowsill. She watched for a while, "So beautiful." She softly said.
"En, it's very beautiful." Li Hongyuan approved. His fingers twined around the ends of her hair, twirling it around and around.
Soon after, the Wan Hua Terrace's opened wall closed one by one until it was restored to its original state. The lights inside were extinguished, officially announcing the end of this Hundred Boat Crossing.
Perhaps because of this last Milky Way, Jingwan's mood improved a lot. "Wangye, let's go back."
"Okay."
Without needing to give any instructions, Mu Gonggong hurriedly went to arrange it.
Jin Qinwang's pleasure boat started to move, returning home. The others naturally also made their preparations one after another, waiting for Jin Qinwang to leave before they could move … As for whether they were going home, or if they were seduced by these "little goblins" until they lost their souls and prepared to spend the night in the dark, it was unknown.
However, tonight, the twelve leading families' physical exhaustion was not small. As long as the procuress wasn't deranged, they shouldn't be allowed to continue to accompany the guests.
Speaking of which, even if this Hundred Boat Crossing was over, it still left many people wanting to continue. The one that was mentioned the most was, of course, Morning Break. It was just that, from the mouths of these men, it was definitely difficult to look at her with pure appreciation. No matter how they looked on the surface, their hearts were as filthy and as filthy as they could be.
"Wait until the marriage ceremony, I'm afraid her value will rise again, right?"
"What marriage ceremony, let's wait and see. Who knows, she might be sent to Jin Qinwang tonight."
"These words are reasonable." Many people expressed their agreement.
"Speaking of which, the date that Jin Qinwang picked is too coincidental. If it was one day later, at least there would be one person, heh heh heh … …"
The others also laughed strangely. Although these people felt a little regretful, that was all. After all, they definitely couldn't buy Daybreak's first night.
Suddenly, "Ah, someone's dead …" But all the silence ended there.
Naturally, more and more anomalies were discovered. Then, the color of the river changed. Without a doubt, it was also discovered by the light of the lanterns. One must know that everything was fine before nightfall. Even an idiot would know that something big had happened. One must know that more than one corpse had been discovered. With the color of the water, who knew how many more there were in the river?
"Go quickly, go quickly — —" "Hurry, hurry … …" Incessant urging voices rose and fell. They only wanted to leave this damned place as soon as possible. As for the romance, it had long been thrown beyond the nine heavens. Now, they only wanted to go home and calm down.
However, the hands and feet of the experts who usually rowed the boats didn't seem to listen to their orders. Moreover, they were all in a hurry to leave. Naturally, it became more chaotic. No matter if it was a private boat or a variety of pleasure boats, they all collided with each other. Naturally, curses rose one after another. That scene, was really … …
Even the courageous ones would tremble at this time. The timid ones couldn't even stand steadily. They were so scared that they peed and cried for their parents to go home.
Jingwan and the others hadn't traveled far and naturally heard the commotion behind them. Although they couldn't hear clearly, they basically knew what had happened. "How many people?" Even though she knew that it was best not to ask, Jingwan still couldn't stop herself from asking.
The question was a little specious. Li Hongyuan still knew what she was asking. He stared at Jingwan for a moment and saw that there was only calmness in her eyes. "More than one hundred." In fact, including those who were captured alive, there were more than two hundred people. In order to take his life, this was not a small amount. If it was really just the people on the surface, the other party would definitely succeed.
Jingwan slightly sucked in a breath of cold air. "What about our people? How are the casualties?"
"Wang … … Young Master, don't worry. Because we have already made arrangements, we have enough people. Only a few of our people were slightly injured. It's not a big problem." An Yi respectfully said.
"That's good. Don't be stingy with the medicine. Let them recover as soon as possible." As for the others, more than one hundred dead people were deliberately left in the river. What kind of panic would it cause and how uneasy the officials of the entire Chuanzhou Prefecture would be, Jingwan didn't mention a word.
It was those people who wanted her husband's life. No matter how many of these people died, she couldn't have the slightest bit of sympathy or pity. As for those officials who escaped from her husband's evil claws, hehe … … those frightened "commoners" behind them, hehehe … …
Jingwan's heart didn't have any waves, but Aunt Mei's heart couldn't be relaxed. Her heart was thumping wildly and she even felt that she might suddenly die in the next moment. Even so, she still had to force herself to stay alert until Jingwan and the others were sent off the boat. At this time, the entire boat except for her, there were only people holding the boat. There wasn't a single person serving her. It made the boat seem especially large and empty. Thinking of more than one hundred dead people, although they weren't under her feet, they were in the same river and weren't too far apart. In the darkness, there was a ghostly aura, as if the entire boat would be swallowed up in the next moment. How could it not make people panic?
Aunt Mei couldn't hold on any longer. She softly leaned on the short table. "Go back, quickly … …"
Although the people holding the boat were also affected, but they weren't at the center of the incident. At least they could still use their hands.
Aunt Mei returned to the pavilion boat and slightly recovered. After resting, she remembered the assassination attempt on the boat and hurriedly called for the people left in the building to inquire if anyone had come to the building to investigate.
Li Su Yan had indeed brought people to investigate. The facts proved that two of the servant girls on the pavilion boat had been replaced. Because it was dark and because of the nobles in front of them, they all lowered their heads. Therefore, they didn't notice that the two servant girls in the building didn't lose their lives and had already been sent back.
Aunt Mei breathed a sigh of relief. This could be considered a blessing in the misfortune. "Give the two little girls some silver as reward. Consider it as suppressing the shock. Rest for two more days."
"Yes."
"Presumably, you all know what happened at Wan Hua Terrace. Pass down the words, no one on the pavilion boat is allowed to talk about this matter. If I know about it, be careful of your skin." Aunt Mei sternly said. This matter was obviously the work of Jin Qinwang's subordinates. And the people who died were clearly the same as the two in the boat. Assassinating the current Qinwang was simply eating a bear's heart and leopard's guts.
However, the Hundred Boat Ferry was led by her pavilion boat. If Jin Qinwang didn't vent his anger, then she should be low-key and restrained. Otherwise, when the time comes, it would be her own doing.
After dealing with this matter, although Aunt Mei felt tired, she didn't feel sleepy at all. Thinking about it, she decided to go see Daybreak.
The other girls on the pavilion boat were all quite tired, but Daybreak was very calm. She ordered people to prepare warm water and bathed and changed clothes. It seemed no different from before.
In the past, Daybreak was a bit special, but that special was within the range of people's tolerance. Who let her be the lead? Those special things should be enjoyed by her. But the special things now were different. She could still remain calm in that kind of matter. It was inevitable that people would feel strange. When she came back, even though they knew that she might have a meteoric rise, there were still people who walked around her.
The lights in the room were still on. Aunt Mei knocked on the door. After waiting for a moment, Daybreak personally opened the door. Aunt Mei frowned, "Where are the people around you?"
"They were frightened. Their hands and feet are stiff from pouring a cup of water, so I let them go back and rest." Daybreak personally poured tea for Aunt Mei, "Aunt Mei came back now. Is there something else?"
"Nothing, just looking at you." Aunt Mei carefully sized her up. Her eyebrows were as calm and peaceful as before. Her expression was natural, as if she didn't know what had happened. Aunt Mei's heart couldn't help but feel strange. "Daybreak, you don't know what happened in front of Wan Hua Tai?"
Daybreak naturally understood what Aunt Mei was talking about, "I know." Not only did she know, she had already noticed the abnormality in the river when she released the little flower lantern. The blood mixed in the water. Even though the smell had been diluted, it still didn't escape her nose. "Blood pool mud, wails everywhere, starving people all over the mountain. What haven't I seen before? I only heard that someone died and the river was dyed red. So what? I haven't even seen the corpse, what is there to be afraid of?" Daybreak's voice was light.
Aunt Mei was moved. She knew that Daybreak had been through a lot. In reality, many people in their line of work had their own stories. But what Daybreak had experienced was still shocking. She had never heard her talk about it before, so she didn't know what to say now.
"Aunt Mei doesn't need to worry about me. But Aunt Mei has been busy since yesterday and hasn't had a moment of rest. Today, you have been by Noble Lady's side, so you must be tired. Go back and rest early. There are many things in and out of this building that Aunt Mei needs to take care of, so you should take care of yourself."
But Aunt Mei didn't leave, "Everyone knows my own situation. You were in the limelight today … But I didn't know that everything was the will of Jin Qinwang Fei. I should have listened to you yesterday, otherwise … "
"It doesn't matter. Aunt Mei did it for me, I know. — — Jin Qinwang is a noble descendant, but he has deep feelings for Jin Qinwang Fei. Jin Qinwang Fei's eyebrows are clear and upright, and she is kind on the inside. She is also infatuated with Jin Qinwang. This kind of loving husband and wife is rare and valuable, and shouldn't be ruined by others. "
Daybreak's mood rarely fluctuated. Even if she needed to greet and send people off, she would only wear a smile on her face and be calm on the inside. At this moment, Aunt Mei rarely heard a trace of envy in her tone, but there was no jealousy. She probably also didn't yearn for it, because she knew it was impossible and she didn't want to get involved in this kind of husband and wife. To their line of work, Daybreak was definitely different. Perhaps there were people who disdained her and thought that she was putting on an act. Perhaps there were people who scolded her for putting up a memorial arch. There were also people who were jealous and hated her. Everyone was dirty inside and out, but only you maintained a clean inside. It made people want to destroy you, dirty you, and drag you down with them.
Aunt Mei had the latter kind of thoughts, but she also wanted to protect her. It was a contradiction. But now, she didn't mock her. "You … … rest ba."
"En, Aunt Mei also rest early when you go back."
Aunt Mei nodded and left. In the end, what she wanted to say wasn't actually this. She wanted to tell her that the marriage ceremony wouldn't be delayed for more than a few days. As long as she didn't make any move to send her to Jin Qinwang within three days, someone would come knocking. But even if she said it, she wouldn't have any reaction. Although her mood was a little bad a few days ago, in reality, she had already prepared herself.
It wasn't that Aunt Mei had never seen someone who was calm, but she was very clear that the reason for Daybreak's calmness was different from other people. Moreover, this reason couldn't be asked.
At the same time, all the officials in the Chuanzhou Institute were alarmed. The relevant personnel naturally crawled out of their beds and rushed to the scene without putting on their clothes properly. The unrelated personnel also stayed up all night and anxiously went to find out the specific details. They all knew that Jin Qinwang had booked the pleasure boat today. On the Lin Chuan River, they didn't have the guts to join in the fun. They were afraid that Jin Qinwang wouldn't be able to stand it and would suffer a calamity. In the end, they still couldn't escape this calamity.
The officials held torches and sealed off the scene. The prefectural governor also personally came to the scene, trembling as he watched people salvage the corpses.
The flow of Lin Chuan River was very slow. In this short period of time, the corpses were basically still in place. One by one, they were salvaged. To a certain extent, it could be said that it was quite crowded. One moment, one moment, one moment, one moment, it made people's hearts tremble. How could there be so many, so many ah. Haven't they all been salvaged yet? Haven't they all been salvaged yet?
The coroner had been examining from the beginning and the results were basically the same. That was, the vital points were injured by a sharp blade. Most of them were fatal with one blow. There were only a handful of people who had more than three wounds on their body. In the end, it was confirmed that the river was clean. After a careful count, there were one hundred and ninety-two corpses. Looking at the attire of these people, even if one used their toes to think, they would know what was going on. It was over. So many people tried to assassinate Jin Qinwang. Even if he escaped this calamity, this matter was destined to not be able to protect his official position.
The data had just been tallied. Not long after, the other officials basically knew the result. It was almost the same two words: It's over!
And these people were really done for, not just because of this matter.
However, even if it was like this, they couldn't be derelict in their duties and not do anything. Those who were still holed up at home hurriedly came out. At this time, they didn't care about what faction they belonged to, didn't care about whether they were responsible for this matter, and also didn't care if they were opponents. They just needed to discuss a grand plan together to minimize the possible serious consequences of this matter.
Overnight, they found more than a dozen painters to draw everyone's faces. With so many people, it was impossible for all of them to be unfamiliar faces. Under normal circumstances, only merchants were more mobile, and the more large-scale caravans would have records of their movements. It was just purely unfamiliar faces entering the city. One or two was still okay, but it was impossible for nearly two hundred people to not be noticed at all. It must be known that the people who had been guarding the gates for a long time were not vegetarians. As long as these people didn't suddenly pop up, if they searched the entire city, they would be able to find people who knew them. Even if it was only a small portion, they would follow the vine to the melon. In the end, it would be up to the heavens to what extent they could achieve.
After Jingwan and the others returned, they had the kitchen prepare light and simple food. Almost seventy percent full, they sat down, took a bath and rested. It was a good night's sleep.
Compared to many people who couldn't sleep at night, it was simply too comfortable.
The next day, just as they got up and finished breakfast, they heard from Eunuch Mu that the officials outside had been waiting for a long time and wanted to see their master.
"Tell them to come to this prince if they have any results. If they can't find anything, tell them to wash their necks for this prince."
With Li Hongyuan's words, there was nothing more to say. They hurried to do the work.
Countless copies of the portraits were made. All the people in the patrol office and the city guards were pulled out. These were still not enough. They even pulled out two thousand prefectural soldiers from the barracks. The city gates that were closed last night were not opened at all. They went door to door and asked everyone to look at the portraits one by one. It was troublesome and at the same time, it was possible to increase efficiency.
Because they didn't know what happened, the people in the entire prefectural city were in a state of panic. At the same time, they were unusually cooperative. As a result, it didn't take long for there to be news. Once they found one person, they could basically implicate a lot of people. And a small number of these people had family members. There was no doubt that whether these people knew the truth or not, they wouldn't have a good ending. The old and the young all had the same ending. As long as it involved the remnants of the previous dynasty, they would rather kill the wrong person than let them go. When it came to Jingwan, she wouldn't say a word.
When Jin Qinwang was watching the Hundred Boats Ferry, he was met with an assassination attempt. The other eleven families would certainly not end up well. Under normal circumstances, even if it had nothing to do with them, there was a 90% chance that they would be involved. Fortunately, Jingwan thought of this and sent people to greet them. Therefore, when these officials took the opportunity to be unreasonable and brought out Jin Qinwang's name, each and every one of them could only act according to the rules and didn't dare to be presumptuous.
Things went far smoother than expected. Although half of the people were, to some extent, "visiting relatives and friends" and staying at a friend's house.
In the evening, the officials pulled themselves together and asked for an audience with Jin Qinwang.
Li Hongyuan didn't give them the cold shoulder. Because he roughly knew, he didn't make things difficult for them. "Alright, Ben Wang won't pursue this matter …"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. There was a feeling of coming back to life. Since Jin Qinwang was unharmed and didn't pursue the matter, in addition to the special identity of the assassin, the Emperor shouldn't punish them too harshly. However, this sigh of relief hadn't been completely relaxed when Jin Qinwang started to release thunder again …
"… Let's consider another matter. The people who were transferred over after the earthquake in Min Shan County three years ago can scram."
Those who didn't understand naturally looked left and right and then respectfully retreated. However, those who knew, no matter how good their attitude was, they couldn't help but change their expression.
What was called falling from the clouds into the dust, this was it!
Li Hongyuan picked up the teacup and leisurely took a sip. Then he looked at them with a lazy expression. His eyes weren't necessarily sharp, but they somewhat couldn't bear it.
When the time was almost right, Li Hongyuan opened his mouth again, "Say it yourself, your family members will at most be exiled. If the situation is better, you'll lose your family property, but you can return to your ancestral home in one piece. After three generations, there will be a chance to rise again. Wait for Ben Wang to say, the light punishment is that the women will be demoted to slaves and sent to the Musical House. The men will all be stripped of their chastity and become the lowest servants. The heavy punishment is that the whole family will be executed. Don't cry injustice to Ben Wang, and don't tell Ben Wang that you don't know. Of course, if you have a fluke in your heart and want to test whether Ben Wang has evidence in his hands, you can speak without thinking. — Come, invite the officials to leave and let them think carefully. Ben Wang doesn't mind waiting for one more night. "
Without giving them a chance to speak, they were all taken away. Each person was given a room. They only had one night.
When Jingwan found out about this, she couldn't help but be impressed. This psychological warfare was really not an ordinary kind of smooth play.
In fact, there wasn't much evidence in this matter. Those who were involved in this matter at the beginning knew the seriousness of the matter, so they cleaned up the matter very well. Of course, it was not impossible to investigate, such as investigating the whereabouts of tens of thousands of people, but it was too troublesome. Li Hongyuan didn't have time for that. Even if they suspected that he was cheating, they didn't dare to gamble.
This night, some people had a much more painful night than the previous one.
In the morning, Li Hongyuan was in a good mood for morning practice. He saw his wife practicing in the morning, only wearing a dudou and underwear. Her snow-white skin was moist, and she was sweating. In addition, Jingwan grew quickly during this period of time. Her appearance was very seductive. However, Jingwan was ignorant. She was focused on practicing yoga, and her figure was stretched to the extreme. Li Hongyuan's eyes became deeper and deeper. He didn't even hide the changes in his body. He didn't disturb Jingwan, but waited.
When she finished practicing, Jingwan got up, adjusted her breathing, and then smiled at Li Hongyuan. In the next moment, her smile was a little stiff. This bastard was sitting so casually. That place couldn't be too obvious. And that gaze, what did it mean? It was like he wanted to eat someone. Jingwan looked around. When did the servants go out? There was no master and servant relationship at all. "Uh, that, Ah Yuan, sit for a while. I'll go wash up, and then we'll have breakfast together." She greased the soles of her feet and prepared to escape.
But who was Li Hongyuan? He was a wolf whose eyes were green with hunger. How could he let the fat little lamb run away?
As if he knew Jingwan's escape route, he intercepted her halfway. Instead of gently carrying her in a princess carry, he carried her rather rudely.
Jingwan exclaimed, "Bastard."
In exchange, she received two slaps on her butt. It didn't hurt, but it was dyed with a very thick color. He even rubbed it twice.
Jingwan gritted her teeth. She wanted to bite someone, but she was sure that this bite would definitely make someone's arrogance rise. It wasn't like this hadn't happened before. "Ah Yuan, Ah Yuan, I'm sweating all over …"
Li Hongyuan put Jingwan on the bed and leaned over. "Why is it sweating? My little heart is the most fragrant."
"I, I'm hungry."
"Okay, this husband will feed you right away." Li Hongyuan unceremoniously started to nibble.
As a result, the daren who were locked up to reflect on their actions clenched their fists and made a decision. However, after waiting for a long time, they still didn't see Jin Qinwang's shadow. This made their hearts more and more uneasy. When the sun was high in the sky, Jin Qinwang finally interrogated them. Each and every one of their eyes were already bloodshot.
Li Hongyuan interrogated them one by one. He didn't even need to ask. He had already cleaned them up.
The ones behind didn't dare to hide anything. They didn't dare to gamble. What's more, who knew if the people in front had already exposed them.
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