The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 684 Visiting Xiao Yu
"At this moment, shouldn't you be accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince in the East Palace?" Wei Lingfu opened his eyes and asked.

"I'm also very surprised about this. For some reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't summon me today. Instead, someone came out to tell me that I don't have time, and asked me to go back to Taichang Temple first." said Xin Xin.

"Impossible, could it be that my spell is not working well?" Wei Lingfu muttered to himself.

"Daozhang Wei, what should we do now?" asked Xin Xin.

Wei Lingfu didn't answer Xinxin, but asked instead: "How is the situation in the East Palace now?"

After pondering for a while, Ying replied: "There have been rumors in private in the East Palace, all about the prince being alone with me, once or twice can still tell the past, and the number of times is too many, I guess the reputation of the prince, but the It's going to stink."

Hearing this, Wei Lingfu showed a smile on his face: "You did a good job. This matter must be done in secret. Now that there are rumors, it means that we have already succeeded in half. The rest is to let us How the rumors fermented, and then spread throughout the entire palace, Xinxin, the East Palace needs you to go there often, not only to stir up rumors, but also to pay attention to the prince's every move, hum, who would have thought that the source of this rumor is actually People involved in the rumors." Wei Lingfu smiled sinisterly.

"However, Daoist Wei, if rumors spread and His Majesty finds out, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to save our lives." Yi Xin had a worried expression on his face. He was still young and didn't want to die like this.

Wei Lingfu glared at him, and said in a deep voice: "Do you think I want to die? Think about the methods of the man in the palace, both left and right are dead. If you go this way, you might be able to rely on the crown prince to survive in the end. Nine deaths, but there is still hope of survival, isn't it?"

Wei Lingfu stared at Yixin and she trembled all over, so she nodded tremblingly.

Naturally outsiders would not know the conversation between the two in the pill room, but in the palace, Jin Yang was interested in the sudden appearance of Le Tong, Xin Xin. Since it was related to the reputation of her elder brother Li Chengqian, he had to Be cautious.

Similarly, what happened in the palace is unknown to Xuan Shijing outside, and now Xuan Shijing is taking Qin Bingyue to pay a visit to Xiao Yu's mansion.

When we arrived at the gate of Xiao Yu's mansion, the servants of Xiao's mansion were already waiting at the gate of the mansion. Since Xuan Shijing handed over the greeting card, the Xiao family would naturally arrange it properly. Xiao Yu is a typical Confucian figure, and in terms of etiquette , won’t let the people below make any mistakes, if Xuan Shijing’s seniority is sufficient, it won’t be a problem for Xiao Yu to wait at the door in person early in the morning.

"Xuanhou, this way please." The servants at the gate of Xiao's mansion saw Xuan Shijing and Qin Bingyue get off their horses, went up to meet them, held the reins for them, and then handed the reins to the doorman who came out .

Xuan Shijing nodded, signaling for this person to lead the way.

Passing through the front yard, Xuan Shijing and Qin Bingyue arrived at the front hall under the guidance of Xiao's servants, Xiao Yu was already sitting on the main seat in the front hall, waiting for their arrival.

After entering the front hall, Xuan Shijing took a few steps forward and saluted Xiao Yu.

"Junior Xuan Shijing, I have met Master Xiao."

Xiao Yu looked at the young junior in front of her, and nodded with satisfaction: "Xuan Hou doesn't need to be polite, please sit down." She nodded, that's all.

Xiao Yu naturally knew about Qin Bingyue's fame. Although he was curious, Xiao Yu's good upbringing prevented him from being curious about gossip.

Xuan Shijing sat cross-legged in front of a table on one side, while Qin Bingyue quietly knelt behind Xuan Shijing.

Xiao Yu is a very traditional person. Although Hu stools are popular in Chang'an now, the hall of Xiao Yu's house is still a table and a soft couch for kneeling on it. The layout of the whole hall is also very charming.

"Except for being in court, this is the first time for me to meet Xuanhou in private. Now that I see him face to face, Xuanhou is really a hero born out of a boy." Xiao Yu praised with a smile on his face.

Putting aside the elements of politeness, Xiao Yu really appreciates Xuan Shijing very much. At Xuan Shijing's age, there are not many people who have achieved such achievements, and there are not many in the whole Tang Dynasty. I still like it very much.

"It's the junior, isn't it? I should have come to pay a visit to Mr. Xiao long ago. It's just that I have been busy with mundane affairs and have never been free. To be honest, the junior came to Mr. Xiao's house today because of a business matter." Xuan Shijing said bluntly. Said.

Xiao Yu laughed, stroked his beard and said: "The old man knows what Xuanhou is doing. If the old man guessed correctly, he came here for the Chunwei cheating case."

Xuan Shijing nodded: "Exactly, this junior wants to hear Master Xiao's opinion on this case."

Xiao Yu, who was sitting at the top, put his hand on the table in front of him, sighed and said: "From the point of view of this old man, this case is a non-existent matter, and it is only written about this matter in the memorandum. There is no evidence to frame these Jinshi candidates. Their intentions are sinister and they should be punished!"

Xiao Yu's temperament is like this, straight to the point, such a thing happened under his nose, the candidate was framed, Xiao Yu was also aggrieved, he hoped that Xuan Shijing would take over the investigation of this case, so that the truth could be revealed, and those Jinshi Candidates are fair.

"Master Xiao, forgive me for my junior, how can Master Xiao be sure that there is no evidence in this paper, and this case is nothing?" Xuan Shijing asked: "Actually, this junior has also analyzed and investigated in the past two days. Look, is there such a possibility? Before the Chunwei exam, the exam questions have already been leaked. Today, the younger generation came to visit Mr. Xiao, in fact, he wanted to ask. During Chunwei, Mr. Xiao and the officials walked closest. Have you ever found out if there is anything unusual in the Ministry of Officials?"

Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, Xiao Yu's face also became serious. The possibility Xuan Shijing said was not impossible. When I carefully recalled the scene of dealing with the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Chunwei, I didn't recall anything abnormal. I can only shake my head and say, "This old man really didn't find anything abnormal, but if it's really because of the leaked test questions, then it's worth investigating."

Xuan Shijing nodded: "That's right, it's just speculation, but even if it's an investigation, there must be a breakthrough, so today this junior hastily disturbed Master Xiao."

Xiao Yu waved his hand, and responded: "It's okay, if Xuanhou is useful to me in this case, I will naturally be obliged to do so. After all, the invigilator of Chunwei this time is the old man."

(End of this chapter)