Evil of all ages

Chapter 260 Brothers in Suffering
"My lord, this matter..."

"There are so many cases in the Dali Temple that we are too busy to deal with anything else."

Di Qingtian wanted to remain neutral and did not want to get involved.

However, he was summoned by the young emperor.

Not only him, but many ministers were summoned.

Xu Yushu was the only one not summoned.

Under pressure from the court officials, the matter was transferred to Di Qingtian for investigation.

Is Xu Yushu innocent?
During the investigation, Xu Yushu was not allowed to leave the Xu residence.

When Di Qingtian saw the Eastern Depot's men bring the assassin over, he didn't even bother to interrogate him. He simply ordered the assassin to be sent to the Central Court Prison and left it at that.

Because anyone with eyes can see what's going on in this kind of situation.

Even if he doesn't investigate, someone will find a way to give him "ironclad evidence" to prove that the assassin was ordered by Xu Yushu.

Sure enough, the assassin's supposed family members arrived the next day.

He said that his whole family had been captured by Xu Yushu's men, and he had barely managed to escape.

It was Xu Yushu who used the assassin's entire family as leverage, which spurred the assassin to attempt to kill the emperor.

Upon hearing this reason, Di Qingtian showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

Keep fishing
Perhaps Di Qingtian's slacking off displeased some people, so they resorted to other means.

Soon news came that the imperial seal had been lost.

Upon hearing this news, Di Qingtian didn't even need to think.

It was clear that whoever took the imperial seal would try every means to get it into Xu Yushu's or the Empress Dowager's hands.

Then he was summoned again.

It then developed into him and Lu Busheng, the Minister of War, being in charge of investigating who stole the imperial seal.

Only one day has passed

He was pulled away by Lü Busheng.

It is said that the whereabouts of the imperial seal have been discovered.

Di Qingtian saw Lü Busheng leading so many people towards the Xu residence.

He knew what was going on.

He didn't say a word the whole way.

Even when Lü Busheng subtly advised him to take sides, he just smiled and didn't answer.

Upon arriving at the Xu residence, Lü Busheng immediately ordered his men to surround the residence.

Xu Yushu walked out of the mansion and saw this scene. His face tightened. He knew that the other party must have come prepared to do this.

"Minister Lü, what do you mean by this?"

Xu Yushu saw the two men riding at the front and knew that Di Qingtian was remaining neutral, so he immediately turned his gaze to Lü Busheng's face.

"You still need to ask? I'm here for the Imperial Seal, of course."

Lu Busheng said calmly.

"You mean the imperial seal is in the Xu residence?"

Xu Yushu gritted his teeth slightly; he already had a premonition that the other party was preparing to frame him.

"Xu Yushu, I must say you are incredibly audacious. You sent someone to assassinate His Majesty and even stole the Imperial Seal. Are you planning a rebellion?"

Lu Busheng immediately put two hats on Xu Yushu's head.

"Lu Busheng, you and your backers are resorting to these petty tricks. Do you think you can bring me down like this?"

Xu Yushu said with a gloomy expression.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm only here to find the Imperial Seal."

"Give me a search."

Lu Busheng ordered his men to prepare to break in.

"Let's see who dares"

At Xu Yushu's command, all the guards and powerful retainers of the Xu family rushed out and confronted the people brought by Lü Busheng.

He couldn't let the other side's people in; if he did, even if there was no imperial seal in the mansion, the other side would find it during a search.

Now he prays that the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards will arrive soon so that they can force Lü Busheng to retreat.

Suddenly, Lu Busheng's lips curled up, and a figure ran out from Xu Yushu's camp.

He was also carrying a box. He ran up to Lü Busheng and knelt down on one knee.

Xu Yushu's expression changed when he saw the person running past. It wasn't his steward, Lin Dang!

The steward knew many of his secrets, and his betrayal at this time undoubtedly put him in a very passive position. As soon as the steward Lin Dang knelt down, he opened the box, held it high above his head, revealing the jade seal inside.

"Xu Yushu, what else do you have to say?"

Lu Busheng sneered.

Xu Yushu didn't answer a word, but just stared coldly at Lü Busheng.

Di Qingtian hasn't said a word so far, treating himself as just a bystander.

At this moment, a large number of Imperial Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guards arrived and took control of the scene.

When Lü Busheng saw the Imperial Seal being taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he did not stop them.

Anyway, as many people have already seen, the imperial seal was found in the Xu residence.

If Xu Yushu cannot prove it, then the imperial seal was stolen by Xu Yushu.

Afterwards, Xu Yushu, Lü Busheng, and Di Qingtian were taken by the Embroidered Uniform Guard to see the Empress Dowager.

Meeting the Empress Dowager
The Empress Dowager couldn't do anything about the Minister of War, Lü Busheng, so she found an excuse to send him away, leaving Xu Yushu and Di Qingtian behind.

Seeing the brother and sister analyzing the situation back and forth, Di Qingtian realized he couldn't leave, so he tried to minimize his presence.

But Xu Yunxue intentionally kept him here.

No matter how hard he tried to keep his presence to himself, Xu Yunxue's gaze still fell on him.

Xu Yunxue first tried to win Di Qingtian over, hoping he would side with them, but Di Qingtian politely declined.

She then got to the point, asking Di Qingtian to repay the favor.

no way

Her second brother is already in prison. If her eldest brother is also defeated, how could she, who has lost both arms, possibly be a match for the pack of wolves?

She wanted Di Qingtian to investigate thoroughly, clear her brother's name, and prove that the assassins were not sent by her brother and that the imperial seal was not stolen by him.

"Okay, we'll settle things afterward."

Di Qingtian agreed.

As for his flat tone, devoid of respect, Xu Yunxue didn't care.

Because Di Qingtian's master was Master Shi, his brother-in-law was the son of the Ghost King, and he also possessed his own strength and status.

In the capital, he doesn't need to worry about anyone's opinion unless he wants to.

Fortunately, he was a person who cared for his country and its people.

Many people trust him.

"Using the favor so quickly, won't that..."

Once Di Qingtian left, Xu Yushu couldn't help but speak up. He felt it was a bit of a waste to use his favor on him.

"Big brother, the only one I can rely on right now is you."

"If even you collapse, how can I possibly hold on?"

"Moreover, investigations should be left to professionals."

"Di Qingtian is the number one detective in the world; no one is more professional than him."

"Besides, even if you want to prove your innocence, no one will give you that chance. We can only rely on Di Qingtian."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yushu stopped arguing.

Afterwards, he was sent back to the Xu residence by the Imperial Guards and could not go anywhere else, so he could only patiently wait for the results of Di Qingtian's investigation.

But this kind of frame-up case, especially when most of the forces in Beijing are working together against the Xu family.

Di Qingtian's investigation won't yield results in a short time.

at the same time
In the martial arts world

Both Huang Taihong and Huang Yunyou, these two unfortunate brothers, were seriously injured.

But they all had great luck with love, and were saved by fairies on the beauty list.

Jiangnan
Huang Taihong held a position at the Dali Temple and, under the pretext of investigating corrupt officials, came to Jiangnan to find his fiancée.

As a result, they offended the Jiang family, the second largest family in Jiangnan.

Because many corrupt officials are connected to the Jiang family.

Even though he spread the word that he was there to see his fiancée, not to investigate corrupt officials, people just didn't believe him.

Then it escalated.
The Jiang family sent powerful warriors to attack him, killing many of his personal guards. He even had to jump into the river to escape in the end.

"I...I've been saved."

Huang Taihong woke up to find himself lying in bed with his wounds bandaged.

Judging from the luxuriousness of the room, he knew that the person who saved him was either rich or powerful.

(End of this chapter)