bad, i'm a fool

Chapter 32
early morning.

In Taishu Pavilion, Wen Yongxing was pacing back and forth in the pavilion, with an unbearable anxiety on his face.

In contrast, Zhong Lilin was standing aside, carefully wiping the jade in his hand with a silk handkerchief.

He wiped it back and forth many times, as if he was finally satisfied, he gently put the jade flute to his lips and began to play.

Although he was a little stumbling, the sound of the flute was still heard.

"What a song "Smoke Willow Snow"."

A sassy female voice came from outside the pavilion. Zhong Lilin and Wen Yongxing looked up, only to see a woman in a dark blue suit with long hair braided walking towards the wooden pavilion.

Her height is not particularly tall, it is only about the level of a teenager, but if it is a well-proportioned woman, it will often appear taller by nature.

Wen Yongxing looked at the woman, showing a kind and gratified smile.

"Master Chief." He smiled and cupped his hands.

"Ning Yun met Mr. Ge Boss."

There was no exaggerated makeup on the woman's face, but her eyebrows were drawn to make her facial features that might have been too delicate look a little more heroic.

Si Meng, Department of National Law, Director General, Jiang Ningyun.

She was already very white, and wearing the robe of the Director General of the Department of National Law made it even more difficult to move one's eyes away.

"Lord Overseer."

Jiang Ningyun turned his head sideways and bowed his hands to Zhong Lilin.

Zhong Lilin at the side seemed to have not seen her, and was still playing his jade flute.

But this woman, who was called the chief executive, actually stood with her hands behind her back, standing beside Wen Yongxing, quietly listening to this somewhat broken Xiaoge.

At the end, at the end of the song.

A few sparrows hovered in the sky for a while, and finally landed on the tree in the courtyard of Taishu Pavilion.

"This song "Smoke Willow Snow", I can hear that the supervisor is quite emotional."

Jiang Ningyun clasped his hands lightly and said.

Zhong Lilin's face was a little stiff, he gently put down the jade flute in his hand, and said sternly: "I just played "Evening Scene of Bianzhou", not "Snow on Willows". The Chief Secretary praised it absurdly."

……

The three of them looked at each other speechlessly, and for a moment, Wen Yongxing smoothed things over with some embarrassment: "Master Chief, come, let's talk in Taishu Pavilion first."

Zhong Lilin also raised his hand as a gesture of invitation, followed Jiang Ningyun with a depressed expression, and entered the book pavilion.

It is still the Shuge Bamboo Case, and it is still the Taishuge's old supervisor and a chief director, but the atmosphere of the three of them is far more comfortable than when they were sitting with Tantaifu.

"Master Chief, Master Zhong and I have heard about what happened yesterday. It is really unexpected that His Majesty was assassinated in Huajie, which is not far from the palace. I wonder how the investigation by the National Judicial Department is going?"

Wen Yongxing held the tea table brought up by his subordinates, and was about to pour tea for Jiang Ningyun, Jiang Ningyun stood up hurriedly, and gently lifted the teapot in Wen Yongxing's hand:

"Ge Lao, let Ning Yun come."

She carefully poured Wen Yongxing and Zhong Lilin good tea, then carefully put the teapot back on the table, gently pushed the spout away, and then said: "Your Majesty is traveling in private this time. I don’t have a clue yet, and I’m already investigating that puppet, but... haven’t found anything that can be called a clue yet.”

Jiang Ningyun knew very well that he might never find any clues.

Wen Yongxing nodded, and Zhong Lilin who was at the side suddenly said: "Master Chief, I don't know if the National Military Division has intervened in this investigation?"

As soon as he finished asking, Jiang Ningyun sighed softly and shook his head: "For the time being, I haven't intervened yet. The matter happened suddenly, and the Department of National Law has already regarded this case as the top priority."

When the third division meets the Holy Majesty, it is impossible for him to enter Han Dongwen's harem.

Therefore, Taishu Pavilion is the place for this conversation.

Today Jiang Ningyun came to plead guilty and take responsibility.

"Speaking of which, why did His Highness make an appointment in the early morning today? It wasn't always in the past..."

Jiang Ningyun hadn't finished speaking when he heard a well-timed announcement from the distance of the pavilion:

"Xuan—Old Wen Yongxing of Taishuge, Zhong Lilin, Supervisor of Taishuge, Jiang Ningyun, Director of the Department of National Law—"

"Holy—up—to—"

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Han Dongwen had his hands behind his back, and behind him were four soldiers from the Ministry of Education arranged according to the usual etiquette, and eight court ladies. A total of 12 people stood in two factions, bowing their heads respectfully to make way.

At the end of the road, Wen Yongxing and Zhong Lilin had already knelt on the ground, folded their hands and bowed their heads.

Between the two of them, Han Dongwen immediately saw a woman in the same posture as the other two, also kneeling on the ground without looking directly at her.

"Veteran sees Your Highness." Wen Yongxing took the lead in saluting.

Han Dongwen walked up a few steps quickly, bent down to support Wen Yongxing: "Teacher, please get up."

Hearing what he said, Jiang Ningyun on the side obviously felt a little strange.

teacher?

When did Han Dongwen really regard Wen Yongxing as his teacher again?
"Your Highness, when discussing the state affairs, please allow the old ministers to behave like monarchs and ministers, so that it is more in line with the rules."

Just as Xiaohongdou said back then, Wen Yongxing would definitely give way in front of Zhong Lilin and Jiang Ningyun, two outsiders.

Han Dongwen didn't insist, he just nodded and turned around again:

"Master Zhong, please get up too."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

When Zhong Lilin also stood up, Han Dongwen turned around and looked at Jiang Ningyun who was kneeling on the spot.

Who would have thought that the Director-General of the National Law Department was such a young woman?
Anyway, Han Dongwen didn't expect it.

"Ahem, Mr. Chief, let's get down. You are a woman, so you don't have to kneel."

"Your Highness, Ning Yun is a courtier first and then a woman, so she must kneel."

She spoke very seriously, which was beyond Han Dongwen's expectation.

Having said that, Han Dongwen is also very clear that the person Jiang Ningyun is kneeling in front of is not Han Dongwen, but her opponent Tantaifu.

When fighting for power, if you make a mistake that would have killed you, let alone kneeling, as long as you don't die, you must be fine.

Han Dongwen nodded: "You have known each other this time, so I will listen to you to tell me how this country's judiciary can manage Si Yang like this. Come into the cabinet with me to talk about it."

Jiang Ningyun nodded and got up, and the soldiers from the Xiu Department who were following Han Dongwen were about to follow up, when Han Dongwen waved: "You don't need to go in."

Several soldiers looked at each other, and was about to say something, but Han Dongwen turned around and held Wen Yongxing's hand lightly, and said, "Teacher and Mr. Zhong are also asked to stay for a while. The assassination has not yet been investigated, and students have to be careful. The details of handling the case must be carefully discussed, Teacher Wan Wang can understand."

He paused, and added: "After all, a student is the king of a country, and he should protect himself for the country and the people. This is also a student's duty."

After hearing this, Wen Yongxing stood there in a daze for a moment.

Han Dongwen is not simply afraid of death, but has the consciousness of being a monarch, protecting himself for the country and the people?

What is this...

He nodded slowly, Han Dongwen smiled slightly, nodded in greeting, turned around and walked towards the Taishu Pavilion cabinet.

Wen Yongxing watched his walking back, and suddenly felt that something was different.

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Jiang Ningyun walked in front, and Han Dongwen followed behind her.

This is a rule set for safety, but when you are alone with the Holy One, you must ensure that the Holy One can see where you are and what you are doing,
The two passed through the wooden pavilion, and the servants had been pushed back. Jiang Ningyun gently raised his hand, raised the bead curtain, and let Han Dongwen in.

"Your Highness, please."

Her voice seemed to be completely different from just now, with obvious toughness, which made Han Dongwen feel a little headache after hearing it.

"Tell me what you want."

(End of this chapter)