Ci Jinzhi

"Miss Kou?" King Xiu was a little surprised when he saw Xin You.

Xin You was not too surprised.

Prince Xiu's Mansion is adjacent to Prince Qing's Mansion. This teahouse is close to Prince Qing's Mansion, and naturally it is also close to Prince Xiu's Mansion. It is normal to meet Prince Xiu by chance.

"I have met His Highness King Xiu."

"Miss Kou, you don't need to be too polite. Are you here for tea?" King Xiu's tone was familiar.

Xin You thought of King Xiu's friendliness at the lotus garden banquet and responded politely: "Well, come and have tea. Will His Highness King Xiu also come to have tea?"

King Xiu smiled and said, "This restaurant is fairly clean, and it's close to the palace, so I come here occasionally."

"That won't delay His Royal Highness Xiuwang's tea." Xin You bowed her knees, said goodbye and walked to the carriage.

King Xiu watched Xin You get into the carriage, turned around and looked up.

Half of a face was exposed from the window on the second floor, and King Xiu recognized it as King Qing at a glance.

King Qing also recognized him.

One of the two brothers was sitting upstairs, and the other was standing on the street, their eyes meeting each other from afar.

King Qing sneered and looked away.

King Xiu lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, then turned and went back to the palace.

In the next few days, Xin You silently waited for news from He Qingxiao, but suddenly a rumor came out: Jin Linwei is looking for Mr. Song Ling these days, and Mr. Song Ling is the person of Queen Xin who has been missing for many years!

More than ten years later, the government and the public seemed to have forgotten the existence of this queen, but in fact, the news immediately caused an uproar.

In the court, the return of Empress Xin will undoubtedly change certain situations.Among the folks, some people still remember Empress Ende, and for more people, there is no more lively gossip than this.

The Guchangbo Mansion, immersed in grief, did not care to react. Some of the more astute members of the family began to speculate whether Guchangbo's death might have something to do with the Queen.

Otherwise, there would be no news about the empress who had been missing for many years, and there would be no news later. How could there be any news as soon as Gu Changbo, a well-connected member of the holy family, was killed?

After King Qing heard this, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Fortunately, these years have been good. When he was a child, he often heard about this queen from his mother and concubine.

It is said that this queen was narrow-minded and jealous, and did not allow her father to fill the harem. However, his father actually indulged her and only dared to secretly have concubines.

There are such outrageous things in the world, if this empress comes back, how can the concubine mother and others have a good life.

Prince Qing's first reaction was to go to the palace to see Concubine Shu, but he soon thought of Xin You's words.

Miss Kou said that his luck would not be good in the future, but she was right again!
The aides of the palace also advised: "I haven't seen His Highness all this time, His Highness had better not go into the palace, it's better to be quiet than to move."

"Low-key..." King Qing murmured.

"What did your Highness say?"

King Qing came to his senses: "It's nothing. I'm going out for a while."

The expression on the staff member's face changed: "Could it be that your highness is looking for Miss Kou?"

Prince Qing was stunned: "How do you know, sir?"

He has been to Qingsong Bookstore a few times, but he can't guess it right away, right?
The staff guessed from another angle: "It was rumored outside that Mr. Songling was related to the missing Empress Xin, but Mr. Songling was nowhere to be seen. I know that His Highness wants to get information about Mr. Songling from Miss Kou, but now he is staring at Kou. I'm afraid there are quite a few girls, His Highness is in a sensitive situation, so it's better to avoid suspicion..."

Prince Qing nodded slowly: "Sir, what you said makes sense."

Sure enough, what Miss Kou said was right, he should keep a low profile these days.

King Qing gave up the idea of ​​looking for Miss Kou, and Xin You sent people to find He Qingxiao.

This news was obviously not released by Jin Linwei.

When Shitou came back, he brought back a message: "Master He has entered the palace."

"Go and get busy." Xin You's face was calm, and she became worried about He Qingxiao in her heart.

Master He entered the palace at this time, I'm afraid he will be punished.

At this time, He Qingxiao was in the palace, facing the gloomy Emperor Xingyuan.

"Why did the news about Jin Linwei's search for Mr. Songling get out?" Of course, the source of the news about Emperor Xing Yuan was not only Jin Linwei.

"It's the humble minister who is not strict with your majesty, please forgive me."

"Is there any progress on Mr. Songling's whereabouts?" Emperor Xingyuan asked again.

He Qingxiao lowered his head and said, "Not yet."

"The person I'm looking for can't be found, and the matter has spread a lot. Qingxiao, you have disappointed me."

He Qingxiao knelt down: "I am guilty."

Emperor Xing Yuan sat on the dragon chair, condescendingly looking down at the young man kneeling to plead guilty, his expression became more and more serious.

After the suffocating silence, the emperor's unrecognizable voice sounded: "I don't believe that Mr. Songling can't find a living person. I want a result before the end of the month. Qingxiao, don't let me down again." .”

"Yes."

Walking out of the palace, the warm sunshine hits our faces.

Spring is coming to an end and it won't be long before we enter April.

The end of the month is the deadline given by Emperor Xing Yuan.

He Qingxiao returned to the yamen, and his subordinates reported the matter that Miss Kou had sent to look for her.

He nodded, and did not arrange anything immediately, but dug out the secret message he had just received.

This is a dark report from Dingbei.

After reading the secret report again, he went out.

In Qingsong Bookstore, shopkeeper Hu was fiddling with the abacus beads, feeling a little worried.

Mr. Song Ling has a big event!
Originally, the affairs of these imperial relatives and nobles were far away from the ordinary people, but these past few months have become commonplace.If Mr. Songling has something, their bookstore will be greatly affected.

"Your Excellency is here." Seeing the white-bearded old man walking in, Liu Zhou rushed to meet him.

It's Meng Jijiu.

Since Meng Jijiu has read "Painted Skin", although he can't be called a regular visitor to the bookstore, he will occasionally stroll in for a stroll.

Shopkeeper Hu also came to his senses and greeted Meng Jijiu warmly.

"You guys are busy." Meng Jijiu waved his hand and walked towards the bookshelf, but he glanced at the door of the guest room with his peripheral vision.

The green cloth curtain was lifted and Xin You came out.

"Mr. Liquor."

Meng Jijiu smiled and asked, "Miss Kou, do you have any new books?"

"Several scriptures and anthologies have been republished. Do you want to see Master Jijiu?"

"Isn't the third volume of "Journey to the West" out yet?" Meng Jijiu asked as he walked deeper into the bookshelf.

Xin You followed naturally: "I was about to leave, but I didn't expect that there were suddenly some rumors about Mr. Songling recently. Min Nu thought it would be safer to leave later."

Meng Jijiu took a deep look at the calm girl.

Bookshelves are lined up, and the fragrance of ink lingers.

"Miss Kou, do you think it's a rumor?" Meng Jijiu asked suddenly.

Xin You showed a proper blankness on his face, and then shook his head: "I don't know. I have dealt with Mr. Songling several times in Shangyushang, but I haven't asked him about his personal affairs."

"Is that so." Meng Jijiu elongated his voice, which sounded a bit meaningful.

Xinyou looked frank.

Qingsong Bookstore has the deepest relationship with Mr. Song Ling, and now I don't know how many people are staring at it.If she shows cowardice, trouble will continue.

Meng Jijiu glanced in the direction of the lobby entrance, pulled out a scroll from his sleeve and unfolded it.

"Miss Kou, is this Mr. Songling?"