The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 135 What a good way to frame someone

Coincidentally, in the original novel, Cheng Jiayu defected to Lord Qin, so it was natural for her to think that this was planned by the Qin Party.

But in fact, the Lord Qin in the original novel was probably just taking advantage of the situation. He knew that the Xu family had taken action against Prince An, so he waited for the right opportunity to let Cheng Jiayu expose it, seize the credit, and expand his power.

Yes, that's right!

Bai Zhaozhao still remembered that He Anyu had told her about the results of the Jinyiwei's investigation. Although there were some ministers among the ministers found to be from the Qin Party, not all of them were.

It is still unknown whether those people are loyal members of the Qin Party. Who doesn't have a few bad apples in their family? Maybe they are the trash that Qin Ge Lao took the opportunity to throw out!

The most important thing is that Emperor Yongkang ordered a thorough investigation at that time. If there really was trace of Qin Ge Lao behind the scenes, Emperor Yongkang should not have had no reaction to warn him, not even Prince An!

Thinking of this, Bai Zhaozhao suddenly felt clear.

The original novel actually briefly introduced Qin Ge Lao, saying that when he was young, he also had his glorious moments serving the country and the people, but as he got older, he pursued power more and used sophisticated methods. If these things were planned by Qin Ge Lao, then the pattern would seem a little small.

At this moment, Bai Zhaozhao really wanted to hammer the original author to death. The earlier parts of the novel were quite exciting, but after Cheng Jiayu became an official, the author just kept hanging out with women and mentioned too little about the affairs of the court.

However, based on his memories, Bai Zhaozhao still had a general understanding of the court's situation.

Emperor Yongkang was not a man of great talent or strategy, but he was diligent and could be considered a wise ruler.

Although there are many political parties in the court, there are three main forces:

The first one is Lord Qin, who is deeply rooted. Although he pursues power, he is absolutely adept at handling government affairs and is one of the main pillars in the cabinet. If there were not several other Lords, the cabinet would be dominated by him. Unfortunately, the other Lords do not have as many subordinates as he does.

The second one is Prince An, who is a staunch royalist. It was he who made great efforts to push Emperor Yongkang to the throne. At the same time, he was another biological son of the Empress Dowager and had a natural advantage in status. However, as time went by, although Emperor Yongkang and Prince An were brothers on the surface, Emperor Yongkang might not have been afraid of him.

The last one is the Xu family, which controls the lifeline of the country's ironware. Their ancestor produced a remarkable man who was taught by the young Zen Master Guiyuan, so the Xu family took advantage of this to rise rapidly. At the same time, they were also supported by Emperor Yongkang.

Therefore, Emperor Yongkang was definitely a master of balance. Facts have proved that the triangle is stable, and none of the three major forces has been able to defeat each other over the years.

Until the appearance of the original male protagonist Cheng Jiayu, the story really took off. First he defeated Prince An, then he stabbed the Qin Party in the back, and finally he conquered the Xu family. How awesome!

Until the afternoon.

After Bai Lin and An Shizi walked out of the room, they asked the servants to prepare food. An Shizi asked, "Have you seen Miss Bai?"

Servant: "Sir, no."

"I'm here!" Bai Zhaozhao jumped down from the roof and sighed to Bai Lin, "Brother, why didn't anyone come to assassinate you these past two days?"

Bai Lin frowned: "No one tried to assassinate me, so why are you so disappointed?"

Bai Zhaozhao laughed awkwardly: "How could that be? I have figured out some things, haven't I?"

After a while, the three of them sat together to eat.

Prince An asked directly: "Zhao Zhao, what have you figured out?"

Bai Zhaozhao was also straightforward and stated her previous speculation. On the surface, the Qin Party was directly behind the scenes, but there were many doubts.

"So if I were a member of the Qin Party and I failed to alienate you two, I should have killed you immediately to silence you! Are you waiting for us to return to Beijing to expose this matter? But if it wasn't done by the Qin Party, it would make more sense. What a great way to frame someone!

The middle-aged man's acting was a bit poor, but if we were a little stupid and believed him, it would lead to our mutual suspicion. If we were not stupid, we would interrogate him to find out the results of the Qin Party, right? Then we would believe his confession, and the Xu family would achieve their goal! "

Bai Lin and Shizi An looked at each other and remained silent.

Bai Zhaozhao frowned: "What? Am I wrong?"

Prince An shook his head: "I think what you said makes sense. I didn't even think of the Xu family."

Bai Lin had a complicated look on his face. He asked with a hint of doubt: "Zhao Zhao, do you really think that middle-aged man's acting skills are poor?"

Bai Zhaozhao nodded: "There seems to be nothing wrong with what he said, and his logic makes sense, but it is unreasonable for him to walk into a trap. He doesn't seem like a loyal servant who would commit suicide by taking poison at any time. So, since he committed suicide, it proves that he would not really do anything to survive."

In addition, perhaps it was a power bestowed by space, but Bai Zhaozhao was very sensitive to other people's expressions and movements, so she became alert to the middle-aged man at the first moment.

Seeing this, Bai Lin murmured to himself, "In fact, for a moment at that time, I doubted An Shizi. If it weren't for you, Zhao Zhao, who firmly believed that An Shizi didn't need to explain, I wouldn't have woken up immediately."

Then Bai Lin looked at An Shizi and said frankly: "Brother Tang, I'm sorry!"

An Shizi was a little surprised. He didn't think Bai Lin needed to apologize. On the contrary, he thought it was more normal for Bai Lin to doubt him. Now that Bai Lin said it so directly, he felt a little respect in his heart: "Brother Bai is frank. I am ashamed of myself. If I had such a firm trust in him at the beginning..."

Prince An paused, then turned to Bai Zhaozhao and said, "Zhaozhao, the middle-aged man did give out the name of the Qin Party, but he gave another name under your...mental disorder."

Bai Zhaozhao: "Who?"

Bai Lin said, "Prince Rui."

Bai Zhaozhao: ...

Unexpected discovery!

Prince An continued, "Prince Rui died young, leaving only this legitimate son. The emperor took pity on him and gave him the position of the crown prince's companion, so he has always been the crown prince's man."

Bai Zhaozhao:!!!

This...reversal really came unexpectedly!

Bai Zhaozhao suddenly fell into self-doubt and felt like her CPU was about to burn out.

Prince?

That short-lived guy who was marginalized in the original novel?

Is he the one behind the scenes?

Bai Zhaozhao even felt it was a little ridiculous, because the prince had no sufficient reason to do this, he was the legitimate son of the Empress!

Who is the Empress? She is the Emperor's true love!

If the prince discovered the mine, he could ask the emperor for help, and maybe he would be granted it directly? Is it necessary to go through so much trouble?

Seeing Bai Zhaozhao's tangled look, Bai Lin smiled and said, "Forget it, Zhaozhao, don't think too much. I have already written the memorial. What to do depends on the emperor's decision. After dealing with the matter in Lu County, we will return to Yuzhou."

Bai Zhaozhao understood that party disputes were not currently within Bai Lin's jurisdiction, and he only needed to report it.