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Chapter 49
Tan Zhuxian was arrested, and the case of counterfeiting banknotes was cracked, shocking the entire capital.

It also shocked the participating officials. They were all very frightened, because Pei Xun had already mastered the shipping list, and it was clear who had participated.

Pei Xun sent a letter to each of the officials on the list. In order to protect their officials and lives, they had no choice but to make up for the owed war money within ten days.

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard about this matter, and asked Pei Xun to continue to investigate the matter strictly, no one should have the privilege.

On this day, the Empress Dowager summoned Jiang Youzhi and entered the palace with Mrs. Shen.

The reason is that there was a lot of fuss about the capture of fugitives a few days ago, and it was because of the grace of the Queen Mother that the senior brother made this happen.

After entering the Hall of Compassion and Ning, they could see the majesty and majesty all around them. A maid led them past carved landscape screens, and through layers of painted screens with stamps.

When she stopped, the servant girl stepped back, and saw an old man who looked upright and prudent sitting on the soft couch directly opposite her. Although the clothes she wore were simple and luxurious, they could not resist the innate aura of nobility. .

After saluting and greeting, the Empress Dowager put down the teacup in her hand and said kindly, "Here you are, sit down."

Mrs. Shen respectfully said: "Thank you, Queen Mother."

It wasn't until this moment that the queen mother noticed Jiang Youzhi behind her, and glanced at her: "Is this the girl Poinsettia mentioned?"

Mrs. Shen signaled her to come forward, Jiang Youzhi stepped forward and saluted, "Youzhi has met the queen mother, and the queen mother is blessed and safe."

The queen mother nodded: "The long way is smart, go down."

At this time, the servant girl led the lady of the Liang family and Liang Yifei into the palace, and after asking how she was, the lady of the Liang family said to the queen mother, "Return to the queen mother, please rest assured to hand over the clothes to Yifei."

Speaking of which, Liang Yifei also got up and said: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, Yifei will definitely fulfill her mission."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Don't worry about this one, Mrs. Shen also said that she would sew it for me."

Madam Shen brought Jiang Youzhi here today, it was indeed for this purpose, she wanted to recommend her to sew a sacrificial cloak for the Empress Dowager, to please her, and in the future, Jiang Youzhi would really gain a foothold in the capital.

But I didn't expect that the lady of the Liang family would also want to take on this job, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

The lady of the Liang family summed it up, if she made the lady Shen think about it because of this matter, it would not be worth the loss, she was about to push the matter away, but she heard the Queen Mother speak.

"Why don't we ask the two maids to sew a suit, and whoever has the best craftsmanship will sew it for Aijia." The queen mother seemed to think of it suddenly.

After speaking, he said to the two of them again: "What do you think, is this good?"

Since the queen mother said so, and the two of them absolutely had no reason to refuse, the matter was settled in this way.

In the next few days, the two entered the palace at the right time, entered the Shangyi Prison, and sewed Yiyi clothes for the Queen Mother.

Liang Yifei originally thought Jiang Youzhi would hold a grudge against her after what happened last time, but she didn't expect that she would still treat her as usual. Liang Yifei was vaguely suspicious, but there was no reason for it.

This day, Jiang Youzhi was tired from embroidery, so she stared at the window in a daze, but accidentally saw Su Qi'an hurriedly passing through the opposite garden.

Looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was going to meet someone important, so Jiang Youzhi got up and ran out in a hurry, following the path he had just walked, and looking for him, maybe she could meet a dead mouse with her own blind cat, but she couldn't pass up this opportunity.

She hid in the corner of the palace wall and listened carefully to what Su Qi'an said not far away.

The person meeting Su Qi'an at this moment is Li Jingding, the commander of the guards and infantry. Jiang Youzhi has heard of this person, and he has not been in close contact with Su Qi'an on weekdays. It is really impressive that these two people can meet. Some surprised.

After returning to the mansion, Jiang Youzhi told Pei Xun about it.

While helping him sharpen the ink, she said: "Li Jing must belong to His Royal Highness, how could he meet Su Qi'an in private?"

Pei Xun held the pen in his hand: "The crown prince and His Highness the Sixth Highness are equally at odds, and Li Jingding must have turned against His Highness the Sixth Highness."

Jiang Youzhi nodded: "But there is no reason. The crown prince's power in the court should not be underestimated. Why should Li Jingding abandon this golden thigh and go to attach himself to the sixth highness? Besides, Su Qi'an is usually suspicious and cruel. It is better to follow the crown prince." .”

After a pause, she continued: "It doesn't have to be defection, maybe this Li Jingding was not the prince from the beginning, and it's not impossible."

Jiang Youzhi was focused on what he said, but he didn't notice that Pei Xun's writing hand stopped suddenly. He said calmly, "You think His Royal Highness is very good?"

Jiang Youzhi couldn't hear any emotion in his words, just thought it was an everyday problem, and said: "His Royal Highness has always ruled the world with kindness and fraternity, and the people all said that if he becomes a great treasure in the future, he will definitely be a A benevolent gentleman."

Pei Xun's hand holding the pen was clenched unconsciously, and his voice was a little cold: "Stop dealing with irrelevant people in the palace, and remember your own identity."

Jiang Youzhi didn't expect him to say that, but she still nodded while responding, but she felt a little lost in his fluctuating hot and cold.

Three days later, Pei Xunxuan met with Li Jingding because of the recovery of the war money.

As soon as Li Jingding arrived, Pei Xun threw the list in his hand in front of him. Li Jingding, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at the list and picked it up. After reading it, he closed his eyes helplessly.

Pei Xun said sharply, "Li Jingding, what's going on?"

Li Jingding sighed, as if he had made up his mind: "Master Pei, this is done by a lowly official, please apologise!"

Pei Xun said, "With such a huge amount, who is your accomplice? Or, who is your master?"

But Li Jingding just put his head on the ground: "This matter was done by one person, and I am willing to obey the law."

Naturally, Pei Xun would not believe his words, and said, "You are so loyal, do you really think that your master will fulfill the promise he gave you?"

Li Jingding didn't expect Pei Xun to say that, so he raised his head involuntarily, but still insisted: "My lord, I don't know what you are talking about, the embezzlement of war money is all due to the greed of a humble official, so I made such a big mistake. "

Pei Xun suddenly smiled, today he pleaded guilty so readily, but he became more and more self-conscious, and said: "Today they can pull you out as a scapegoat, and tomorrow they will kill you, do you believe it or not?"

Hearing what he said, Li Jingding didn't know how to answer for a while, because what Pei Xun said happened to be the uneasiness in his heart.

But when he thought about it again, he was still stubborn: "Please forgive me, my lord!"

At this moment, Pei Xun turned to Ah Chang and said, "Send someone to personally escort Mr. Li back to the mansion."

Li Jingding raised his head in confusion: "My lord, what is this?"

Pei Xun just said: "What I just said is true or not, we will see tonight."

(End of this chapter)