Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 252 Li Lingyue's Children

After reading the letter, Ma Rong felt numb all over.

"No, sir. In other words, the people who monitored the Di Mansion in Taiyuan City were arranged by Princess Taiping Li Lingyue. Their purpose was actually to look after you and protect you?"

"The reason she wants to be the emperor is actually because she doesn't want all the descendants of the Li family to become playthings in the hands of His Majesty. She wants to carve out a new path for the descendants of the Li family?"

"Also, this Princess Taiping didn't want to fight you from the beginning. The reason she hired someone to kill you was because you took over the case, so she was forced to hire someone to kill you, and then took the opportunity to kill His Majesty to cause chaos so that she could find an opportunity to take the throne?"

Li Cunxi had finished washing his face, put down the towel, and nodded expressionlessly.

In fact, when he finished reading this letter for the first time, he wanted to buy two packs of cigarettes from the future and smoke them all in one breath to relieve the depression in his heart.

It turned out that he worked so hard this time, and in the end, he actually cut off the only way for the descendants of the Li family who were living in dire straits.

Even though Li Lingyue, his cousin, died because of Li Cunxi, she still had to use her life to pave a way for him. Before she died, she even wrote a letter to Wu Zetian to pave the way.

As for what was in the book that Li Lingyue had read, Li Cunxi could guess with his toenails that it was definitely intended to alienate the relationship between Wu Zetian and Li Cunxi, the monarch and his subject.

A wise woman like Wu Zetian would naturally not take such words seriously. She might even use Li Cunxi more because Li Cunxi forced Li Lingyue to death without considering family ties.

It took only two days from the time Li Cunxi took over the position of Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture to the time he was appointed Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture. His rapid rise to the top must have been due to the role of the letter written by Li Lingyue.

Most importantly, Li Lingyue left all the money she had saved to recruit anti-military forces to Li Cunxi.

This woman... Li Cunxi had no way to comment on her.

I always thought this woman was not smart, but she could see how she forced Zhao Hua to death.

As for why Li Lingyue knew what she said at the time... there was an explanation in the second letter. This woman's ex-husband Xue Shao was the original superior of Niu Mou, the commander of the Armored Army. After Xue Shao's death, Niu Mou secretly pledged allegiance to this woman.

On the night before his arrest, Li Lingyue had secretly ordered Niu Mou to be loyal to Li Cunxi, but there was no movement from Niu Mou and it was unknown whether he was willing.

"It's tragic, he was born at the wrong time." Ma Rong commented and put down the letter. "Can I read the second one?"

"Of course you can open my letters casually." Li Cunxi said lightly and sat down on the chair.

Ma Rong sat down next to Li Cunxi, opened the second letter, and read on while shaking his head.

The more he looked down, the weirder Ma Rong's expression became. Finally, he looked at Li Cunxi in disbelief and said in amazement:

"There are so many ministers behind this woman. This is too weird!"

"She gave you the list and wanted to use it to exchange for the safety of her children. This, this, this, this..."

Li Cunxi spread his hands and said helplessly:

"If my cousin explained the affairs of the country and family in the previous letter, then this one is her true will. She wants me to protect her child. She is sure that I will not refuse this after reading the first letter..."

Ma Rong put the letter back and said seriously:

"Sir, do you really want to protect Princess Taiping's child?"

Li Cunxi nodded.

Why not protect him? Even if not for Princess Taiping, we have to consider Xue Shao's face.

What's more, thanks to this woman, he now has another list in his hand that is enough to threaten some court officials.

"Well, Ma Rong, the day after tomorrow you will go out of the city to Feng Taiqing's home in the north village of Fuyi Village, take my cousin's three children out, send them to Yangzhou, and give them to my cousin Li Gui to raise."

"Okay, sir, I'll go there."

"Also, remember to exchange secret codes when you meet. Remember, you have to say this first."

"understand!"

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Three days passed in a flash, and Ma Rong also appeared in Beizhuang, Fuyi Village, Yongchang County.

After asking along the way, they found Feng Taiqing's mansion, and Ma Rong and his companion Xuguzi knocked on the door.

Soon, the vermilion door was opened, and a solemn-looking middle-aged man in mourning clothes walked out. He rubbed his red eyes and looked carefully at the old man and the strong man outside the door.

Ma Rong licked his dry lips, not wanting to waste words, and directly blurted out the secret code.

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond!"

The middle-aged man was in a trance for a moment, then he quickly bowed and let Ma Rong and Xuguzi into the mansion.

After entering Feng Mansion, the servant closed the door again. The middle-aged man invited Ma Rong and Xuguzi to the main hall, where there was a spirit tablet and a coffin. On the cushions, two boys and a little girl were crying.

Ma Rong and Xuguzi looked at each other, then stepped forward and kowtowed twice.

The master's eyes were filled with tears unconsciously. He wiped his tears with his hands and asked:

"My master is dead. I wonder whose orders you two received to come and take away the three young masters?"

After Ma Rong finished paying his respects to Princess Taiping, he stood up and said calmly:

"I am the personal attendant of Lord Li Cunxi, the Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture. My name is Ma Rong."

Xuguzi bowed and said calmly:

"I am Xuguzi from Shouyang Mountain. I first joined Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping and later became a disciple of Lord Li. Now I am doing some odd jobs."

The host cupped his hands, and said with tears in his eyes:

"I am Feng Taiqing, and I have been waiting here for a long time. I thought my master would entrust the young master to someone else, but I didn't expect that he would entrust him to Li Shaoyin."

Ma Rong had a calm expression. He had already guessed what was happening. To outsiders, it was Li Cunxi who forced Princess Taiping Li Lingyue to death. Li Lingyue's subordinates were only willing to cry but could not. This was already the best outcome.

"There are only some minor conflicts between Her Royal Highness the Princess and our master. The so-called victory or defeat is just the evaluation of others. The relationship between the two must be very good. Sir, there is no need to be so."

"I wonder if Li Shaoyin knows what my master has done?"

"Of course I know everything."

"Since Li Shaoyin knows everything, he also knows who hired the Iron Hand Group to kill people."

"It is Xuguzi's disciple next to me, the Imperial Master Wang Zhiyuan."

"Li Shaoyin still dares to use him?"

"My master once said, don't employ people you don't doubt. My master also said something else. He has already made arrangements for you, but I don't know if you are willing to do so."

Feng Taiqing's scalp tingled. If he had to ask himself whether he was willing or not, the answer was definitely no.

"What would you like me to do, sir?"

"Please come with me, sir, to escort the three children and several million taels of silver to Yangzhou."