Chapter 603

They were waiting for the rabbit on Fu Shanyue's only route.

Want to complain? Get beaten first! Who knew, this grandson actually didn't come! Another half hour passed, and it was dawn. Another team of palace guards rushed over, glaring as soon as they met: "You are blocking here, what is your intention?"

"The Crown Prince ordered us to look for someone."

"Look for whom?" The other side said tightly, "Dozens of officials could see you when they entered and exited, and they thought something big happened on Tianxin Island! Your actions in the lower city have already alarmed the palace. Just now, the Crown Prince and the Grand Tutor were summoned by the Emperor, and you must also enter the palace to wait for trial!"

The Crown Prince's guards had to answer "Yes."

"What are you still stunned for? Come with us!"

An hour ago.

He Lingchuan sat in the dining hall on the second floor of the inn, legs crossed and windows open, watching the lightning like dragons and snakes in the sky, with billions of crystal beads falling from the sky.

"Hey, since the floating island appeared, can the thunder in the sky not strike the lower city?"

Fu Shanyue was stunned and thought for a while: "Didn't notice."

Anyway, it wasn't him who was getting struck.

A good exquisite breakfast, Fu Shanyue ate it in one gulp, then wiped his mouth: "I'm going to Tianxin Island."

It wasn't dawn yet. This complaint, he must make it until the sky turns dark!

He Lingchuan didn't look back, just waved his hand behind him, meaning have a safe journey.

Fu Shanyue put on his rain cloak and was about to go out with a dozen subordinates, when unexpectedly a guard rushed in to report first:

"Your Highness, the Great Minister of Agriculture is here."

Fu Shanyue was stunned: "Great Minister of Agriculture?"

Several people walked in from the torrential rain outside. The leader took off his oil cloak, and it was indeed Yao Mao, the Great Minister of Agriculture of Lingxu City.

Speaking of the Elixir of Immortality case, the Great Minister of Agriculture was a family that couldn't be bypassed. He Lingchuan looked down and saw that this high official had a square face, thick eyebrows, and a natural majesty. He looked like someone who held a high position and was accustomed to giving orders.

He was not yet fifty years old, with thick black hair and a vertical line in the middle of his forehead, obviously frowning frequently.

The person beside him had bright eyes and white teeth, and He Lingchuan also recognized her:

Yao Xingning.

The eldest daughter of the Great Minister of Agriculture, Cen Boqing's wife.

She didn't look like her father.

Fortunately, she didn't.

Fu Shanyue raised his hand to support the railing and jumped straight down from the second floor, landing in front of the Great Minister of Agriculture, before arching his hands:

"Lord Yao, what wind and rain blew you here?"

In terms of age and seniority, he was a junior. If the Great Minister of Agriculture visited in normal times, Fu Shanyue would have to walk down the stairs to bow and say, "Oh, why did you come in person, my house is honored."

But he not only jumped off the building, but also spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Who let him have this qualification now? Yao Mao really didn't mind at all, even raised his hand to return the salute, and said sternly: "Shocked to hear about the accident at the Pan Shan Residence, has Your Highness been injured?"

He should have shown concern, but that face looked very serious no matter how you looked at it.

"What do you think, Lord Yao?" Fu Shanyue opened his arms and turned 360 degrees in front of him, his attitude indifferent.

"Your Highness, I brought my daughter here to clarify that this matter has nothing to do with my family!" Yao Mao's attitude was clear.

Yao Xingning also stepped forward and said: "Crown Prince Huan killed and set fire to the Pan Shan Residence, it was definitely not instigated by me! Since returning to Lingxu City from Baishajue, I haven't seen Crown Prince Huan at all."

The Beijia Crown Prince's name was Wu Huan.

Fu Shanyue gave a long "Oh": "So that's how it is."

He only said these four words and closed his mouth.

Two empty words, and you want to shirk responsibility? "If Xingning really did that, what good would it do my family? Cen Boqing's case is ironclad and cannot be overturned."

When Yao Mao said this, Yao Xingning's face changed slightly, but he ignored it.

"Even if there's no benefit, venting anger is good too. There are plenty of people in this world who like to do things that harm others without benefiting themselves." Fu Shanyue remained unmoved, "I have a survivor here who said that when Crown Prince Huan killed my servants, he said fiercely that he wanted to vent anger for 'Xiao Xing'!"

Yao Xingning closed her eyes, and the veins on Yao Mao's forehead jumped: "Crown Prince Huan is too young and easily instigated. He has been with Xingning since childhood and they have a deep bond, but after Xingning returned to Lingxu City, the Emperor forbade her from visiting Crown Prince Huan, so Crown Prince Huan hasn't been very happy these days."

Fu Shanyue said lightly: "He's not happy, so he kills my people and burns the Chi Yan residence?"

What does the old man mean, using Crown Prince Huan to suppress him? The Great Minister of Agriculture meant that Crown Prince Huan would be furious and kill people, not because he was instigated by Yao Xingning, but precisely because he lacked Yao Xingning's company and comfort.

"Your Highness, we are also victims. Someone is secretly trying to divert the disaster, let's not fall into a trap." The Great Minister of Agriculture reiterated.

"What is true, what is false? Why am I a bit confused?" Fu Shanyue spread his hands, "I stayed in the post house, and the post house was bombed; I lived in the Pan Shan Residence bought by Chi Yan, and the Pan Shan Residence was killed and set on fire, and half of the residence was burned to ashes. I just came to Lingxu City to follow up on the progress of the Elixir of Immortality, doing official business, why is there someone who wishes I were smashed to pieces?"

The "Elixir of Immortality case" was now a huge scar on the Great Minister of Agriculture's heart, and no one in the mansion dared to mention it. But Fu Shanyue insisted on stepping on his pain point, and had to step on it a few more times.

"This person deserves to die!"

"This matter really shouldn't have happened, I express my deep pain for Your Highness's loss." The Great Minister of Agriculture sighed, "Your Highness has lost your residence in the lower city, my family is willing to offer a property on Bai Yun Mountain, named Xiangxue Residence, for Your Highness to rest."

Pan Shan Residence had been transferred to He Lingchuan by Fu Shanyue, but outsiders didn't know and thought it was the residence where the Chi Yan Crown Prince worked in the lower city. Therefore, the destruction of Pan Shan Residence was very bad in nature, almost like slapping the Chi Yan State in the face.

The Great Minister of Agriculture, however, insisted in his words that Pan Shan Residence was Fu Shanyue's private property, which was trying to turn a big matter into a small one.

Fu Shanyue sneered slightly: "Since the Great Minister of Agriculture claims innocence, why do you still want to compensate me with a residence?"

"This matter, in the end, started because of Cen Boqing. My daughter didn't have eyes and chose this husband who ruined the family and the door. Not only did she harm the whole family into the mud, but she also harmed Your Highness to be implicated!" The Great Minister of Agriculture glared at Yao Xingning, not hiding his anger, "In this respect, my family is responsible!"

Fu Shanyue cursed the old fox secretly, and said coldly on the surface: "Thank you for the Great Minister of Agriculture's kindness, but my Chi Yan is not so poor that we can't afford a house to live in!"

"As for how this matter will end—" he said slowly, "It all depends on the Emperor's handling!"

Empty words without sincerity, and you want to persuade him to let it go in two sentences? The Great Minister of Agriculture sighed: "Your Highness, rest assured, my family will definitely help find the mastermind behind the scenes!"

Fu Shanyue said meaningfully: "The Great Minister of Agriculture should just help himself."

Yao Mao added: "Lingxiao Peak will probably summon us soon. Your Highness, let's go see the Emperor first, and we'll keep in touch!"

Fu Shanyue gave a "hmm," still cold.

The Great Minister of Agriculture and his daughter walked away in the rain again, and He Lingchuan soon heard the sound of horse hooves outside, clattering further and further away.

The inn was chartered by the Chi Yan State yesterday, and there were no other guests. Fu Shanyue jumped back to the second floor and said to He Lingchuan: "Interesting, the Great Minister of Agriculture has never been so amiable to me. In the past, every time I saw the Great Minister of Agriculture, he was emotionless and had his eyes on the top of his head."

"He needs your help." As the real victim + full-process audience, He Lingchuan laughed, "There is no one whose spine cannot be bent."

"He brought Yao Xingning over in the rain just to inform me that this wasn't done by them." Fu Shanyue understood clearly, "Crown Prince Huan suddenly ran down to find trouble with me, the Emperor will likely summon their father and daughter. They just came over to say hello and express their stance, without throwing out any substantial benefits."

He said to He Lingchuan: "That big mansion Xiangxue Residence on Bai Yun Mountain has at least three to five times the area of Pan Shan Residence, not to mention the garden landscaping. There are also several hot springs with different medicinal properties inside. I heard that a spring water used for brewing wine and making snacks is unique; also, the reason it is called 'Xiangxue' is because there are white magnolias and fringe trees everywhere. In summer and autumn, the trees are full of white, covered with frost and snow, and the fragrance drifts for ten miles."

"This Xiangxue Residence is the ancestral property of the Yao family, and its value cannot be compared with Pan Shan Residence. It is said that even Yao Mao himself likes it very much and lives there for two months every year. I'll get it to compensate you, how about it?" Fu Shanyue patted his little partner's shoulder, "But when I come to Lingxu City in the future, I will live here."

He Lingchuan laughed: "No rush, let's wait and see."

Fu Shanyue stared at him, and after a long time gave a thumbs up: "You kid, really dark."

Now he had some understanding of He Lingchuan, and seeing this expression and attitude, he knew that He Lingchuan's appetite was not small.

Pan Shan Residence, to put it bluntly, was just a medium-sized residence. If you don't consider the face of the Chi Yan State, it wouldn't even be considered a luxury house in the main city area.

Others getting the Yao family's Xiangxue Residence as an apology would probably be happy from ear to ear.

As for the servants killed in the residence, Fu Shanyue never took it to heart, but a murder case in the Pan Shan Residence would definitely lower its value.

Looking at it this way, Xiangxue Residence was even more fragrant.

He asked He Lingchuan: "How much do you believe the Great Minister of Agriculture's words?"

"Until he can prove his innocence, I don't believe a single bit!" He Lingchuan sipped his tea, "All our opponents in Lingxu City can argue that there is no benefit in dealing with us. Moreover, the suspect list needs to add a heavy stroke."

Fu Shanyue crossed his arms: "You mean, the real culprit of the Elixir of Immortality case?"

He Lingchuan nodded: "We have added so much trouble to them, if they don't take the opportunity to retaliate, they wouldn't feel comfortable in their hearts, right?"

"They are being pursued by the Great Envoy Bai, can they still take care of retaliating against us?"

"They are not just one person." He Lingchuan said sternly, "If Yao Xingning really didn't complain to Crown Prince Huan, then who did he hear it from? The person who did this probably wiped the traces clean, and it won't be so easy for the palace to investigate."

He Lingchuan poured himself another cup of hot tea: "By the way, aren't you in a hurry to go to the floating island?"

"Not in a hurry anymore." Fu Shanyue narrowed his eyes, "Let the relevant people go first, I can queue."

The plot behind needs to be sorted out, because it is getting more and more complicated. Today I made some temporary adjustments, which delayed a lot of time.

Sorry to everyone~

(End of Chapter)