colorful butterfly

70 Calm
Jiang Sijun sent Li Qingzhu to the door, watched her walk into the gate of the palace, and hurried back to the mansion. The fleeting good time just now can only be temporarily sealed.More things are waiting for him, full of questions, but he still can't open his mouth, he can only swallow all of them, he is afraid to speak out, she is unwilling to answer, on the contrary, it will destroy the good relationship between them. Easily repairable trust.What he loves is being so careful, like holding a precious glass bottle in his hand, he is afraid that if he is not careful, it will fall to the ground and be broken. If it was changed to before, he would not have so many worries.But now it has become worrying about gains and losses.

Tonight, he didn't actually meet her there by chance, but for his own duty, he followed those suspicious people who poured into the capital. He deliberately didn't catch them, but followed them secretly to find out who was behind them. He actually had contacts with them. When he saw her scene, he was very surprised. He didn't know why Li Qingzhu knew these people, what kind of relationship he had with them, and he didn't know if he would have any self-consciousness if he continued to investigate like this. Unwanted results, so worried.

It was late at night, and Li Qingzhu lay quietly on the bed without any sleepiness. The things that happened during the day came to mind, and he put together every piece of what happened.I asked myself in my heart: "Can you believe Ding Muchen's words? How could such a smart person as Huanyu do these not-so-smart things? With her skill, those ordinary debt collectors might not even find her. Well, stealing is even better. She can find a wealthy family with a good family background and steal some money. Why bother to start with acquaintances and steal other people's heirlooms? Such a shallow thing is impossible for a woman who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years. There are only two possibilities for her to do so. One possibility is that Ding Muchen is lying, and the second possibility is that Huanyu is pretending. This is to conceal her true purpose.

Li Qingzhu couldn't tell the difference for a while, but he had an ominous premonition that this matter could not pass like this, and there must be follow-up actions. He could only wait for the next time, and if someone else made a move, there might be some new discoveries.

The emperor is still unconscious, and the ministers in the court are arguing again, arguing that the money in the treasury will soon be spent, and now they are trying to figure out how to do things without money, so a group of ministers headed by Situ Yi suggested that the crown prince increase taxes, To solve the urgent need, but some other ministers think that the tax burden is quite heavy now. If the sudden increase will cause dissatisfaction among the people, they may lose the support of the people and shake the foundation of the country.After he went down to court, he called Jiang Sijun and told him to find the Linglong Jade Pendant as soon as possible, because the picture of a begonia and butterfly was with the prince, and he had already tried to get it back, leaving only the Linglong Jade Pendant.If the rumors from the previous dynasty were true, and if there were those treasures, it would be possible to help him tide over the difficulties.However, with the development of the situation, he also had to ascend the throne, and the filial piety he was obsessed with in the past has become so insignificant.Jiang Sijun also knew the prince's situation, so he had no choice but to follow his will and try his best to find the legendary Linglong jade pendant.

Soon, the prince ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Wankang.After the prince became the emperor, he was very diligent, writing memorials until late at night every day, and the personnel in the court also made major adjustments.A group of corrupt officials were punished, silver was confiscated to fill the treasury, a group of young talents was promoted, and some government orders that benefited the country and the people were promulgated.The efficiency of the court has been improved, and the people still support the new emperor.The image of diligent government and caring for the people has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the people have seen hope. However, the holes of many years cannot be filled overnight, and the backward system has not been completely changed. Only a group of more efficient personnel have been replaced. Appeared one after another.The most troublesome thing right now is that Jiangbei is located in a remote place, and the imperial court has no experience in managing it. It is located on the border and has always been managed by King Yu there. There are many minerals there, and the imperial court has never allowed them to pay tribute. It belongs to a wealthy place. King Yu was originally a very ambitious person, shrewd and powerful, but now he not only has strong financial resources, but also has soldiers in his hands to resist foreign enemies. Although it is normal, the number of soldiers has increased several times in the past two years. After a few more days, his strength should not be underestimated. It is really a serious worry. We can only find ways to cut off the power in his hands when he is not growing. , Threatening the safety of the imperial court, if you do it now, you may force it to reverse now, it is really tricky.However, one of the emperor's close ministers came up with the idea of ​​announcing King Yu's eldest son, Li Qi, to the capital and conferring on him an official position. On the surface, he was allowed to come to the capital as an official, but in fact he was held as a hostage to prevent his father from rebelling.If you don't come, you should punish him for disobeying the imperial decree.

When King Yu received the emperor's will, he certainly understood its intention, but he didn't dare to disobey the emperor's will, so he had to let his son go to the capital to become an official.

Jiang Sijun has been investigating those suspicious people who flooded into the capital for a period of time since the last time, but he has not gained much. Except for the few people who committed suicide before, everyone else disappeared overnight, and there is no one left. There seems to be no contact between them, so there is no way to check it anymore.I had to put it aside.The emperor assigned him a new task, which was to find the Linglong Jade Pendant.This is what he is most eager to solve at the moment.

Miao Xiangjun has become a very important secret guard for Jiang Sijun since he joined Jiang Sijun. When she was helping him with things, she gradually fell in love with her resourceful, young and handsome master. Work hard.She can do it well every time, but her emotionally unresponsive master naturally couldn't figure out her little thought and didn't notice it.I thought I had such a good subordinate.Of course he didn't see her as a woman, and he had no other thoughts about her.Miao Xiangjun is even more afraid that he will find out her thoughts on him, and let her leave, she is not willing to leave, but what else, she knows that in her capacity, it is impossible for him to marry her, let alone him If you don't like her, you won't be able to take that step. For a love that will have no results at all, you can only bury it deep in your heart and love him alone in your heart.

Jiang Sijun also sent her to find the whereabouts of Linglong Yupei, but he didn't know that her former master had also searched hard for many years without any result. If he wanted to find the whereabouts of the jade pendant, he had to find the old people from the previous dynasty. Only they had the possibility Know its whereabouts.But it's easier said than done, Mr. Miaoxiang can only take orders to find it first.

(End of this chapter)