Yan Cigui.

Chapter 274 is very different (two updates in one)

Lin Yunyan raised her head.

She knew she had been growing in recent months.

Two days ago, the third sister was dragging her into a competition, complaining that she was suddenly left behind.

Growing taller is normal.

Just like before, it was time for her to grow taller.

But she felt that when this sentence came out of Xu Jian's mouth, it was different from when it was spoken by others.

Inevitably, Lin Yunyan remembered what Xu Jian said when she was angry with her before.

The words "The princess will grow taller slowly" and the words "You are still greedy for wine at a young age, so you should grow taller in two years first", always make people want to stare at him when they think about it.

With a thought in her mind, Lin Yunyan raised her hand and gestured above her head.

Reluctantly, it only reached Xu Jian's chest.

Suddenly, two fingers fell on the back of the hand and clasped lightly.

Seeing Lin Yunyan's confusion, Xu Jian tapped her fingertips again: "Show properly when you gesture, don't lift it in vain, don't tilt it sideways."

Lin Yunyan laughed angrily.

Why isn't it a serious gesture?

It might be a little slanted, but that's because she tilted her head up, so she didn't mean to lie.

Taking her hand back, Lin Yunyan said: "It's not like it's not growing anymore."

Xu Jian laughed again: "It can still grow."

The night was so dark that Lin Yunyan couldn't see Xu Jian's expression at this moment, but in the night, the voice was clearer than in the day.

Heartbeat, smile, passed to the ears.

"Me," she heard the voice and realized it was her. Her head was already open and she simply asked a question, "How tall can I grow?"

She seemed to have never paid special attention to this issue before, and there was no clear reference around her.

Because Xu Jian couldn't stand up, he couldn't be more careful even when he was sitting or lying down.

"If you are really worried about not growing taller," Xu Jian pursed her lower lip, "You can just jump a few more times."

Lin Yunyan: ...

She didn't say anything, but Xu Jian smiled again: "Grow as tall as you can. You can't always talk to me with your head raised like this. It's really tiring to look at you."

Lin Yunyan glanced at him.

My neck is really sore.

But no matter how long she grows, she can never be taller than Xu Jian.

Just be tired.

Lin Yunyan thought it was easier than pushing a wheelchair.

She didn't want to push Xu Jian's wheelchair all the time.

Xu Jian's figure had to stand like this.

Thinking of this, Lin Yunyan couldn't help but ask: "Is the leg injury really okay?"

Xu Jian didn't tease her with any "injury test" this time, and said: "I covered the stove for a while, and I feel much better now. We will be busy at the Yamen in the evening, so I asked Shen Chen to change some charcoal before I go there. It should be fine." He ran west and sat in Shuntian Mansion."

Hearing what he said, Lin Yunyan sighed: "When I get back home, I'd better take a dip in the medicinal soup."

Xu Jian responded "Okay".

It was getting late, Uncle Niu had prepared the car in front, and Lin Yunyan raised the curtain to go to the store.

"A Yan."

Hearing Xu Jian calling her, Lin Yunyan paused. The curtain was raised without letting go. She stood in the door and looked at Xu Jian: "What's wrong?"

Xu Jian looked at her and just said, "Be careful on the road."

Lin Yunyan nodded slightly.

The oil lamp in the store was bright, shining through the door, illuminating Xu Jian's face.

There was no emotion on his face, and he looked a little cold, but Lin Yunyan knew that the palm he was holding her on was hot just now.

The curtain was finally lowered.

Lin Yunyan turned around, and in front of her was the long staircase leading to the second floor.

No one was walking now, but she could clearly remember the sound of footsteps falling on them.

Squeak - squeak -

It fell on her heart.

In Shuntian Mansion.

Shan Shen frowned and listened to the Fu Cheng and Masters beside him analyze the situation.

After investigating the case for a day, the ins and outs were clear, but there was still no progress in the inside story they wanted to investigate.

And that "Dao Heng" is indeed an excellent bait.

After fishing them to Chenmi Hutong, they disappeared completely without any news.

From appearing to disappearing, everything was just right.

Shan Shen was worried, so he simply walked out of the house and stood on the porch to breathe. When he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Jian coming back.

Xu Jian held a food box in her hand and walked up to Shan Shen: "Promise Master Shan to have dinner."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whispering in the room stopped.

Zhang Yuan tilted his body to look out and saw that the food box had three layers, which was quite big. He immediately smiled and said, "My lord, you are very polite."

When Shan Shen saw this, he waved his hand and told him to fill his stomach first.

Xu Jian brought a lot of them over.

Of course, it wasn't made by Aunt He's family, but just bought in the restaurant in front of me, and it's still hot at the moment.

There are meat and vegetables, and a few steaming big steamed buns, which makes people relax a lot after a busy day.

Shan Shen touched his belly: "It's a pity that I can't drink wine."

"You can eat the rice," Zhang Yuan bit into the steamed bun with the meat juice, "Forget about the wine, drinking will make things worse."

This makes sense.

Why are you so worried today?

Isn't it just because His Highness the Crown Prince drank alcohol?

They just finished eating here, and Wantang also arrived.

"Nothing was gained," he said with a long face and a solemn expression, "We searched all the places that we could see in the house. No one lives in the neighboring houses. It looks like it has been abandoned for some time. I might as well take it with me. People turned around.

As a result, only some wine was found. There were also vegetables and meat bought yesterday in the kitchen. The stones, calligraphy and paintings placed in the house were also checked. The things were all good and valuable, but we had to judge from these things. Master, I can’t decide.

If it really doesn't work, I'll dig the ground tomorrow. I'll dig three feet into the ground and pry open all the floor tiles. "

Xu Jian looked at the document in his hand, read it carefully for a while, and asked, "Have you two decided what to say in the morning?"

Shan Shen and Wantang exchanged glances, each feeling helpless.

They, the veterans, naturally knew the situation they would face during the morning court.

The main idea is definitely to scold the prince.

When the censors get such an opportunity, they will never avoid taking the easy one. They will even scold the prince, the three orphans, and even the emperor.

However, scolding alone cannot solve the problem.

The person who designed such a big trap for His Highness the Crown Prince did not just listen to a few curse words for fun.

There are other ministers who have their own thoughts, and they will definitely take this opportunity to make more plans.

Pulling and pulling, but not really going too far, standing out from the crowd, eager for quick success, in the end the blame must be turned and directed at the two case-handling yamen.

After all, you can never go wrong by urging the case to be handled.

Unfortunately, the two yamen did not have any suitable information to report for the time being.

Wantang wiped his face: "I don't mind being called mediocre and useless."

He just doesn't want to be a scapegoat to settle conflicts.The struggle between the two parties to the end was all the fault of Shuntian Mansion and the garrison Yamen.

Shan Shen also let out a long sigh, looked up and saw Xu Jian frowning in deep thought, and asked, "What do you think, Duke Guo?"

Xu Jian said: "I'm thinking about how the Lord wants to end this."

Speaking of which, it is a sin to speculate on the divine will at will.

But when walking in the court, if you can't figure out the holy intention, you won't be able to go far.

In fact, if the idea is contrary to the holy will, it will cause great trouble.

After all, the ministers could easily defeat the Holy One.

Of course, it does not mean that the ministers will obey whatever the Holy One thinks. If the Holy One makes mistakes, they should give advice as well.

But in general, the premise of everything is "clarification".

Everyone is unclear, who can seduce whom?

"According to what I saw today," Shan Shen wiped his face, "the Holy Emperor punished the prince and punished the prince, but he didn't mean to be cruel."

Wantang nodded: "His Royal Highness the Prince is completely different in the heart of the Holy One."

"The Holy Lord was so angry that he was really held up and punished the prince severely," Shan Shen said. "If your thoughts change in a few years, you have to be careful about adding insult to injury."

Xu Jian didn't speak, just listened to the two adults' discussion quietly.

The room was filled with worries, especially when Zhang Fucheng came in and said that the dancer who had a high fever was still in bad condition. Shan Shen was so worried that he pulled out several hairs.

Halfway through the third watch, Xu Jian returned to Fu Guogong's mansion.

Not in a hurry to rest, he asked Shen Chen to prepare a medicinal soup.

His injuries were not as serious as Lin Yunyan's memory, so the decoction was naturally adjusted. Soaking in it was so hot that it dispelled the cold, soothed the pain and relieved fatigue.

On the right leg, the injury has healed, but the scars are still visible.

Xu Jian bent his legs and looked at it carefully for a while.

He would go back and find some plaster to lighten the scars. He was used to it and it didn't matter. With the little princess's temper, when she really saw this scar, she would have to be more serious.

He could coax her, but he didn't want to bother her with his leg injury.

After dawn, Xu Jian met Wantang in the court room.

Commander Wan was in low spirits, and there was a bloodstain on his chin. It looked like he had shaved and groomed himself before coming.

Looking at the big picture from a small point of view, you can see that you are upset and angry.

Master Shan came later and said to the two of them: "I didn't sleep for the rest of the night. When I closed my eyes and opened my eyes, that person was dead or alive."

Wantang cursed a few words, quite helpless.

When we arrived at Jinluan Hall, the situation was exactly as expected.

Those who scolded the prince, asked about the case, and rambled on, it was all a big show.

Xu Jian did not stand out, but only stood in the queue, observing the situation of this position, and more of his thoughts fell on Li Du.

Prince Jin stood at the front with a serious expression.

On the dragon chair, the Holy Master supported the armrest with one hand and looked at the people below expressionlessly.

He did not interrupt anyone's impassioned speech, and listened to it no matter how eloquent.

He had to carefully discern the intentions behind these words.

To be fair, it's not a good feeling to hear someone scold his son, the son he values ​​the most, like this.

He knew that Shaoer should be scolded.

Acting in a chaotic manner, going to Yongji Palace to meet Li Jun, and having a whole plan planned but not even a single clue found. No matter which one, you should be scolded.

But some of the curse words are obviously just looking for trouble.

Almost all of them are going over old scores, settling accounts about some naughty children when Shaoer was a child.

What about being disobedient and climbing a tree, causing several palace ladies to fall? What about treating the servants harshly, making two palace maids cry...

This kind of old dispute is extremely boring and does not solve the problem when ordinary couples quarrel. However, these old officials who have been immersed in the court for many years are now enjoying it and talking about it.

The Holy Emperor's eyes passed over their faces one by one.

Shaoer made a lot of mistakes, which was that they were not publicized.

If one had known the cause of Xu Jian's leg injury and the banquet to express his gratitude, his scolding would have been reasonable and very similar.

But they don’t know that they can only read the ones that are innocuous and innocuous, so that their selfishness is so heavy that they smoke.

The Holy One is not afraid of those selfish motives.

He rose to greatness through strife, knowing that the strife would continue.

In the past few years, Shao'er was younger and his other sons were also younger, so the fight was less obvious.

Now, Shao'er fell hard and everything came out.

"Then in your opinion," the Holy Master suddenly said, "what should I do?"

There was no anger, the tone was calm, it seemed like it was just a normal inquiry, but as he walked around the Jinluan Palace, it made people shiver inexplicably.

Everyone at the bottom suddenly stopped being angry.

No one wants to be the first person, look left and right, and finally come to a conclusion - find out the case first.

Shan Shen's breath caught in his throat.

Rao knew that this was the situation, but he couldn't help but panic. He couldn't help but panic.

He said that His Highness the Crown Prince is undoubtedly not a good person, but he cannot carry tribute wine; Liu Xun is not a good person, but he cannot say that he is kidnapping people; the one who counts these two people behind his back has evil intentions, and he is very He wanted to mention it, but he had no clue.

What else could he do?

He stood up and wiped his sweat: "I should do my best, try my best..."

Wantang saw this and thought, he would have to dig three feet into the ground later.

Eunuch Cao shouted to withdraw from the court.

The Holy One stood up, strode down, and walked straight out of the Jinluan Hall, leaving all the officials staring with big eyes.

Xu Jian looked at Li Du.

Prince Jin put his hands behind his back, and Prince Xian joined him. They talked and left.

Shan Shen was talking to Wantang, followed Xu Jian's gaze, and then asked him in a low voice: "Do you want to ask Prince Jin for a question?"

"I want to go to Prince Jin's Mansion," Xu Jian replied, "The prince left Shuntian Mansion and went to Prince Jin's Mansion first. Even if the prince doesn't know the inside story, he still has to go there according to the investigation procedures."

Shan Shen nodded: "I didn't take care of it yesterday. I will go with the Duke later."

"Then please wait a moment, Master Shan," Xu Jian said softly, "I want to talk to the Holy One first."

Royal study.

When Eunuch Cao heard that Xu Jian was coming, he came out to greet him.

Xu Jian pointed to the present moment: "Eunuch Cao, haven't you rested yet?"

Eunuch Cao smiled bitterly.

His Highness the Crown Prince is in trouble, His Majesty is in a bad mood, and he is not sleeping well. Who among them who are serving him personally is not worried?
"Master Guo, come here, is there any inside information on the case?" Eunuch Cao lowered his voice and glanced behind him, "The Holy One is very concerned."

Xu Jian sighed: "It's not easy to check, but I have some ideas."

Eunuch Cao was quite relieved about Xu Jian. After hearing this, he only gave a few words of advice and led him in.

The Holy One has changed into his regular clothes and is sitting behind the big case.

Xu Jian respectfully said hello, and then sat down as he was told.

Eunuch Cao served the tea, then withdrew the other people, leaving a confidant to guard the outside, while he waited alone in front of the emperor.

"Tell me," in the Imperial Study Room, the Holy Master's voice was not as tense as in the Jinluan Palace. He relaxed and his fatigue showed, "What are your thoughts."

"Yesterday I went to the East Palace with Mr. Shan and asked about the prince's situation." Xu Jian sat upright, "I heard that your highness is very regretful and annoyed, and his words are sincere."

The Holy Master raised his eyebrows slightly.

After listening to the scoldings all morning, Xu Jian's words were very different.

　Thanks to book friends 20230803021229171, Tongtong 1609, Xiaoyuan, and Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend for their tips.

　　
　
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