Is Chapter 1459 really a coincidence?

After finishing the conversation with Ji Xian, Ye Mingsheng, who felt a little sore, prepared to get up and exercise. After all, his current lumbar disc injury prevented him from sitting for a long time. Before meeting Ji Xian just now, Ye Mingsheng had already spent half an hour reviewing memorials and also spent about half an hour listening to Ji Xian's report.

This is equivalent to Ye Mingsheng sitting for an hour. According to the doctor's advice, Ye Mingsheng should exercise at this time and then come back to continue working.

When Ye Mingsheng was walking back and forth in the palace, the attendant Zhang Yufeng came to Ye Mingsheng and reported:

"Your Majesty, there is an emergency reported below!"

Ye Mingsheng did not slow down when he heard this. He walked and asked:
"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, yesterday when Wang Xuecheng's widow Ye Ling went to Tianci Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, she suddenly had a stroke and fainted in front of the Bodhisattva!"

After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously stopped and asked with some doubt:

"Ye Ling had a stroke in Tianci Temple? What was she doing in Tianci Temple?"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Zhang Yufeng immediately explained:
"Your Majesty, according to the nanny accompanying Ye Ling, Ye Ling was worried that Director Wang was not having a good time down there, so she went to Tianci Temple to pray, hoping that the Bodhisattva would bless Director Wang and let him suffer less!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and asked doubtfully:

"Did Ye Ling really go to Tianci Temple to pray for the Buddha's blessing on Wang Xuecheng's behalf?"

“That’s what the nanny beside her said. It seems that the monks and Taoist priests who performed a ritual for Director Wang a few days ago told Ye Ling that Director Wang had committed too many sins in his life, and that wronged souls would come to find him in the underworld, preventing him from being reborn. That’s why Ye Ling went to Tianci Temple, wanting to burn incense and pray to the Bodhisattva for Director Wang’s blessing…”

Ye Mingsheng was very surprised to hear that Zhang Yufeng did not seem to be lying. Although he did not pay much attention to the family affairs of his ministers, Ye Mingsheng had heard about the bad relationship between Wang Xuecheng and Ye Ling.

Ye Mingsheng had seen with his own eyes that Wang Xuecheng's face was scratched with bloody marks. At that time, Ye Mingsheng didn't know that it was Ye Ling who scratched him. He was still curious about who was so bold as to scratch the director of the Coordination Office. Later, when he saw Wang Xuecheng hesitating, Ye Mingsheng realized that it was Ye Ling who scratched him!

Later, the relationship between the couple continued to deteriorate. Wang Xuecheng simply stopped going home and lived outside. He had many houses and women outside, and anywhere was his home. With things developing like this, Ye Mingsheng thought that the couple no longer had much love for each other.
But I didn't expect that Ye Ling would go to Tianci Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha just for Wang Xuecheng. This is really a hundred days of grace for a husband and wife!
While feeling emotional, Ye Mingsheng also thought of something and asked Zhang Yufeng again:

"You mean Ye Ling went to Tianci Temple?"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng confirm again, Zhang Yufeng was also a little surprised, but still nodded and said:
“Yes! Ye Ling went to Tianci Temple yesterday, and then had a stroke in front of the Bodhisattva. Now people are saying that the Bodhisattva of Tianci Temple appeared, and the traitor and his family were punished by heaven…”

Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:
"Empress Pei, did you go to Tianci Temple yesterday?"

Zhang Yufeng nodded without hesitation:

"Your Majesty, please report that Concubine Pei went to Tianci Temple yesterday!"

Although he had expected this result, when he heard this answer from Zhang Yufeng, Ye Mingsheng's heart sank and he asked:

"Did Concubine Pei have any contact with Ye Ling?"

Zhang Yufeng thought for a while before answering:
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. Yesterday, in order to show her sincerity, Ye Ling did not take the VIP passage of Tianci Temple. Instead, she queued up like ordinary people to enter Tianci Temple. Concubine Pei took the VIP passage and went directly into the temple to pray for blessings without queuing up!"

"When it was Ye Ling's turn to burn incense and worship Buddha, Concubine Pei had just walked out of Tianci Temple, and there was no intersection between the two!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng felt relieved. He was silent for a while and then asked:
"Did anything unusual happen when Concubine Pei went to Tianci Temple to pray yesterday?"

Zhang Yufeng asked back with some doubt:

"Abnormal situation? Your Majesty, could you please tell me what you mean?"

"Anything is fine! Is there anything unusual?"

Faced with this question, Zhang Yufeng also fell into deep thought. After a long while, he said:
"Your Majesty, the person who accompanied Concubine Pei to Tianci Temple to pray yesterday was Zhang Wei, the deputy officer of the Imperial Guards. He did not report any abnormal situation..."

Seeing that he could not get anything out of Zhang Yufeng, Ye Mingsheng directly ordered:

"Call Zhang Wei over to me!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, a burly man walked into Ye Mingsheng's study. This man was Zhang Wei, who was promoted by Ye Mingsheng to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard not long ago.

Don't be fooled by his rough and bulky appearance, but he is actually very meticulous. He used to be Ye Mingsheng's personal bodyguard. Three years ago, he was sent to the First Army by Ye Mingsheng. During the campaign to the south, he made many military achievements and was promoted to the position of commander!
After the Royal Guard Battalion was expanded into the Imperial Guard, Ye Mingsheng transferred him back to serve as the assistant of the Imperial Guard.

After meeting Zhang Wei, Ye Mingsheng directly asked him to describe in detail the process of escorting Pei Zhixiu to Tianci Temple yesterday.

Although Zhang Wei was a little surprised why Ye Mingsheng suddenly asked this, he still told Ye Mingsheng what happened according to his memory.

In Zhang Wei's impression, he escorted Concubine Pei to Tianci Temple to pray for blessings as ordered, and there were no incidents along the way. After Concubine Pei arrived at the place, the abbot of the temple, Master Jingchen, personally greeted her at the door. Under the guidance of Master Jingchen, Concubine Pei went directly into Tianci Temple from the VIP channel!
After burning incense to several Bodhisattvas and donating one thousand taels of silver as per the Empress Dowager's order, Concubine Pei was about to leave Tianci Temple and return to the palace. At that time, near noon, the abbess Jingchen invited Concubine Pei to have some vegetarian food in Tianci Temple, but Concubine Pei declined!

On the way back to the palace, everything was normal, without any abnormality!

The whole process seems normal, there is no problem at all, if you have to find an abnormality!

That is, Concubine Pei seemed to be a little anxious about her schedule at Tianci Temple. She wanted to leave after finishing some things and didn't want to stay at Tianci Temple any longer...

Seeing that Zhang Wei couldn't say any more, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and retreated, then he fell into deep thought in the imperial study alone!
If Ye Mingsheng remembered correctly, that day when Ye Cheng reported to Ye Cui that Pei Zhixiu had been called over, he told him that Ye Ling had paid a visit to Ye Cui!
This means that after talking with Ye Ling, Ye Cui went to see Pei Zhixiu on the grounds of feeling unwell!

Although Ye Mingsheng realized this at the time, he just thought it was a coincidence. After all, it was common for some people from the royal family to pay a visit to Ye Cui. Someone would come once every ten days or half a month. There was nothing to be surprised about!

But now thinking back, if we say that the series of events that happened between Ye Ling, Ye Cui and Pei Zhixiu were all coincidences, then it would be too much of a coincidence!

Assuming all this is not a coincidence, something happened between Ye Ling, his nominal cousin, his mother, and his wife that he is not aware of!
So what is this matter?

The answer is unknown, but Ye Mingsheng feels that his mother must be the key person in this matter! If it is someone else, Ye Mingsheng has many ways to know what he wants to know!

But now the other party is my mother!

So Ye Mingsheng was also helpless. Ye Mingsheng knew very well that even if he asked now, he would not get the answer to the question...

Of course, all this could be a coincidence. After all, from what Zhang Wei just said, Pei Zhixiu did not have any abnormal behavior and had no contact with Ye Ling.

Even if Pei Zhixiu was in a hurry to leave, there is a reasonable explanation. After all, Pei Zhixiu is not a Buddhist. She does not like to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. In addition, her relationship with Ye Cui is not good. So she was in a hurry to go home after completing the task assigned by Ye Cui. This reason is also reasonable!
Even if we assume that Ye Ling's stroke was related to Pei Zhixiu, then Pei Zhixiu's methods were too powerful. Not only did she have to hide it from the eyes of Zhang Wei and other accompanying personnel, but she also had to use remote means to make Ye Ling have a stroke. Such methods are really unheard of!

Although Ye Mingsheng was not sure how good Pei Zhixiu's martial arts were, in Ye Mingsheng's opinion, none of the martial arts masters in the Internal Security Coordination Office possessed such means. If Pei Zhixiu really did it, it would be a bit exaggerated!
Just when Ye Mingsheng was doubting whether his previous speculation was a bit too much, Ye Cheng came in with a stack of memorials. Without waiting for Ye Cheng to introduce himself, Ye Mingsheng directly ordered:

"Go call the inner guards for me!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng immediately took the order and left. After an incense stick of time, a man in gray quietly walked into Ye Mingsheng's study.

When Ye Mingsheng saw this person, he asked directly:
"Have you got Wang Xuecheng's secret files?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, the man in gray was silent for a while, but still spoke with some shame:

“Your Majesty, we have found eleven mistresses including Wang Xuecheng’s favorite mistress Hongyun, but none of these eleven people know Wang Xuecheng’s secret files…”

"We also interrogated Wang Xuecheng's trusted subordinate Ge Xiong, but Ge Xiong said that the secret file is very likely in Hong Yun's possession, but we found nothing from Hong Yun!"

"We now suspect that this secret file may not exist, or it may be in the hands of his family!"

"Family? You mean Ye Ling?"

The man in gray nodded and said:

"Yes! According to our investigation, if this secret file exists, the only possibility is that it is in Ye Ling's hands. We originally planned to set a fire in the palace last night, and then our people pretended to be patrol battalions to put out the fire and took the opportunity to enter the palace to search!"

"But Ye Ling had a stroke yesterday, and many people came to the palace, which disrupted our plans!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered:
"Let's take action tonight and search the palace thoroughly. We must find this secret file for me!"

"Yes!"

Seeing the man in gray was about to leave, Ye Mingsheng emphasized again:
"I don't care what method you use, but if you set a fire, remember to control the fire and don't cause casualties to innocent people!"

The man in gray felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, but facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, he could only nod and say:
"I understand! I will definitely complete the task!

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded in satisfaction and let the man in gray leave.

After the man in gray left, Ye Mingsheng began to rest with his eyes closed in the imperial study alone. If the secret file left by Wang Xuecheng was really in Ye Ling's hands.

Then there might be a motive for the incident, but what does this have to do with Bae Ji-soo?

Is this really just a coincidence?

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Just when Ye Mingsheng was thinking hard, Ji Xian took a carriage to an ordinary house in the north of Yijing City. Looking at the closed door, some memories came to his mind. After a while, Ji Xian knocked on the door rhythmically.

A moment later, a middle-aged man opened the door. Looking at Ji Xian outside the door, his expression became a little surprised. He opened his mouth but no sound came out, as if he didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Ji Xian smiled, then took out a note and said:

"Liu Wu, don't be nervous! Don't be nervous!"

"I came here this time on the orders of His Majesty!"

Looking at the note in Ji Xian's hand that Ye Mingsheng personally approved, Liu Wu said with relief:
"I pay my respects to you, Master Ji!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xian also walked into the yard. Looking at the decorations in the yard as usual, he also said with some emotion:

"This place is still the same, it hasn't changed at all!"

"Yes! We have all gotten used to living here over the years, so there is nothing to change!"

Ji Xian nodded slightly, stopped sighing, and asked:

"How's that Ge Xiong doing here? Is he making any trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu said directly:

"This Ge Xiong wanted to commit suicide at first, but then he calmed down and there was nothing to worry about!"

Hearing this answer, Ji Xian smiled and ordered:
"Bring him out to me!"

"Yes!"

Because he saw that Ji Xian had the note approved by Ye Mingsheng himself, Liu Wu did not hesitate and directly brought Ge Xiong to Ji Xian.

(I saw that some book friends were talking about the main plot. In fact, the main plot of this book is external expansion and internal reform, and the side plot is the harem struggle. It’s just that the main plot has few subscriptions, so due to the reality, sometimes more side plots are written!)

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