This Jinyiwei is obviously super strong but draws too much

Chapter 1141 The past is like smoke

After receiving the letter, Qi Yunzhou adjusted Princess Hualuan's courses and freed up a day for himself.

Princess Hua Luan had no objection to this. What Qi Yunzhou had taught her in the past few days was enough for her to study for a while.

Qi Yunzhou returned to the academy and waited. He knew what was written in the letter without reading its contents. All he had to do now was wait quietly for the guests to come.

After all, it is a bad fate from the past. The sooner it is cut off, the easier it will be for him. However, things that are too long ago will always remind people of some unpleasant memories.

The next day after receiving the letter, Qi Yunzhou declined all visits and waited alone in the academy. It was not until sunset that the guest came.

"I have met His Highness."

Qi Yunzhou stood up and bowed, even though he knew that the person in front of him was just a title. If his true identity was exposed, the capital would be in turmoil. So, like everyone else who knew the truth, he chose to play dumb to the end.

"Are you Qi Yunzhou?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan was not polite to Qi Yunzhou. No matter because of her current identity or her own personality, she would not be polite to this person.

"It's me." Qi Yunzhou bowed respectfully. Even though he had expected this, when he actually saw the person, he still felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.

After the throne was replaced, the palace, which was originally as strong as an iron wall, became as unpredictable as an abyss. Even the three major factories and the Jinyiwei were extremely cautious about the imperial city, but Huangfu Xiaoyuan came and went as if she was strolling in a garden.

From this we can see that the emperor's concern for this person is quite extraordinary.

"You should know the purpose of my coming here." Huangfu Xiaoyuan went straight to the point.

"The person is gone, the past is like smoke," Qi Yunzhou sat down and made tea, then sighed and said, "Your Highness, why do you still insist on it?"

Huangfu Xiaoyuan was firm: "I just want to know everything."

"What will happen after you know?" Qi Yunzhou asked.

Huangfu Xiaoyuan was silent for a moment, then said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you."

".Well." Qi Yunzhou shook his head helplessly. Although the two sisters had very different personalities due to their growing environment, this persistence was the only thing that seemed to be passed down from generation to generation. As long as they had made up their minds to something, no matter how outsiders persuaded them, it would be useless.

"Since you have made up your mind, let's set off." Seeing that Huangfu Xiaoyuan had no intention of drinking tea, Qi Yunzhou stood up and led the way for her.

Wearing a face-covering hat, Huangfu Xiaoyuan followed Qi Yunzhou out of the academy and got on the carriage. Then, when she looked at the direction the carriage was heading, she frowned slightly: "This doesn't seem to be the way to the palace."

"Indeed not."

Qi Yunzhou answered truthfully: "As for the result, I know everything about that person, but I also know nothing. The 'truth' you want can only be told by the files left behind."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan asked again: "Since you want to retrieve the files, you should return to the palace."

Qi Yunzhou raised his head and looked at the other party seriously: "First, if you want to go to the palace to retrieve the files from previous years, it is not difficult to do this with our connections. However, since you did not tell His Majesty, you probably don't want him to know about this."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes darkened slightly, and after a moment of silence, she said, "He will know it in the end anyway."

"That's true, but since you came to see me, you probably don't want His Majesty to suddenly show up and stop you. Although I don't think His Majesty will do that." Qi Yunzhou shrugged: "Besides, even if you really go to retrieve the files in the palace, you won't gain anything. The events of that year have long been erased by the late emperor."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes grew darker: "Why?"

Qi Yunzhou sighed, "What happened back then was so absurd that it is hard to describe it. If it were to be recorded, I wonder how future generations would describe the late emperor. I am afraid that even the historians would not dare to record the secrets truthfully, so I am sure that the files would be blank."

".Then where should we go?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan asked again.

"Jinyiwei, Southern Pacification Office." Huangfu Xiaoyuan was surprised by the answer given by Qi Yunzhou.

Qi Yunzhou smiled and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so surprised. The Jinyiwei were the confidants of the late emperor. Many things that the late emperor was not convenient to say were secretly done by the Jinyiwei. The Nansi case library contains all the confidential matters of the past hundred years, which are far more detailed than the files left in the palace."

"I see," Huangfu Xiaoyuan nodded, "But what should we do..."

After a pause, Huangfu Xiaoyuan saw Qi Yunzhou's half-smile. She paused, feeling unpleasant as if someone had plotted against her.

"Have you figured out even this? You're worthy of being the dean of Meihua Academy." Huangfu Xiaoyuan's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Qi Yunzhou didn't mind. He laughed and said, "This is the basic principle. After all, Governor Xu has already retired this year. Even if Lord Xu doesn't retire, he probably won't easily show such confidential information to outsiders."

Because of his impulsive behavior back then, Xu Le, the intelligence chief of the Southern Pacification Office, has been standing still for almost half his life. After serving as a pacification officer for nearly twenty years, he can now retire peacefully and finally breathe a sigh of relief.

And even if he didn't retreat, there was a high probability that this old man would not dare to interfere in Qi Yunzhou's affairs anymore. The two of them wanted to take a look at the files of the Jinyiwei, and the only thing they could rely on was Huangfu Xiaoyuan's face.

Very few people knew about the existence of Huangfu Xiaoyuan, and most of them were Jinyiwei. After all, Lu Hanjiang was from Jinyiwei and was brought by His Majesty. How could anyone dare to treat him lightly?

Although there is no substantial evidence, Qi Yunzhou boldly inferred that Huangfu Xiaoyuan should be able to command a certain level of Jinyiwei. Whether it is a token, a token or an oral order from the emperor, she must have something corresponding.

Otherwise it would be impossible to explain why after Huangfu Xiaoyuan came out, the two of them walked all the way to the Nansi Yamen without being stopped by the Jinyiwei.

The Jinyiwei had spies in every corner of the capital, and nothing could be hidden from their eyes. The maid was able to deliver the letter to Qi Yunzhou through Princess Hualuan without letting anyone else know, and Huangfu Xiaoyuan did not have a "tail" with her after she came out, which showed that someone had already taken care of everything inside and outside the palace.

Qi Yunzhou was not surprised that the emperor could do this in the palace, considering how much he valued Huangfu Xiaoyuan. But it was also true outside the palace, which was a bit intriguing.

Huangfu Xiaoyuan did not respond to Qi Yunzhou's test. It was just as the other party guessed. Huangfu Xiaoyuan had a token of a thousand households in her hand, which allowed her to command almost all the Jinyiwei. Her power was even greater than that of the commander Ying Wushang.

Because the previous owner of this Qianhu Order was the current Emperor.

Relying on this token, the two of them came to the case library of the Southern Pacification Office without any hindrance. Several thousand soldiers who had been assigned by Huangfu Xiaoyuan in advance were responsible for clearing the way. They didn't even dare to ask any more questions. They just stood in the distance and watched the two of them walk into the confidential area of ​​the Jinyiwei.

After entering the warehouse, before Huangfu Xiaoyuan began to look for the files, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure trembling past the corner.

"That is." Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Qi Yunzhou looked over there, then said with a smile, "That's Mr. Zhu, the co-magistrate. He's here every day. We're investigating our own affairs, so don't worry about him."

(End of this chapter)