I'm a detective for Dongchang

Yuan Yanxi did not return all night, Lu Xizhi sat in front of the candlelight and waited all night, until dawn was approaching, when Bei Xue hurried in from the outside.

"Madam, this is from the factory supervisor."

Lu Xizhi hurriedly took it, unfolded it and took a look: Qingqing, my wife, don't read it, everything is fine.

She turned the paper over and over carefully several times.

"That's it?" Lu Xizhi asked Beixue.

"Mrs. Donghai only gave this to me."

"He didn't say when he'd be back?"

Beixue shook her head in embarrassment.

Lu Xizhi looked in the direction of the palace: Yuan Yanxi, you are really good!
This girl is angry!

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Early in the morning, the emperor Jiang Heng set off for the Qinzheng Palace with only two followers.

Although Jiang Heng is a retired prime minister, his title of "Emperor Teacher" will not expire, so there are always eight green woolen sedan chairs in the mansion, but today, to avoid ostentation, he only took a light two-person sedan chair.

According to Da Jin's regulations, if the emperor is unwell and the crown prince is not established, the person recommended to act as an agent of government affairs can only handle government affairs in the "Qinzheng Hall" east of the Imperial Study Room, and receive memorials from the court officials.

Therefore, when King Xuan was not named the prince, he naturally could not live in the East Palace specially built for the prince, but could only live and work in the Qinzheng Hall.

Before the sun was three poles high, the gate of the main hall was already full of people, full of various officials who asked to see King Xuan and wanted to handle various public and private affairs.

The weather began to warm up in early spring. Among the officials, those with a little emphasis on status and appearance could still endure the temperature changes. They wore heavy official uniforms and closed their eyes in the sedan chair to rest their minds.

However, the vermilion lacquered gate of Qinzheng Hall was tightly closed, and a pair of red lanterns were hung symmetrically on the left and right. Under each lantern was a small door that could allow two people to pass side by side.

Jiang Heng's two entourages thought that King Xuan's ostentation is not small. There are so many officials waiting to be interviewed, and they didn't even prepare a sip of tea, so they just waited outside the door. He thought so in his heart, but he only said: "No wonder you didn't know your official rank until you came to the capital. King Xuan is so grand!"

Jiang Heng didn't seem to hear it. He coughed lightly and told the two porters to stop.

A sharp-eyed official present recognized Jiang Heng's identity, lifted the corner of his robe, bowed his head, and said: "Students are blind, I don't know my teacher is coming, I am too far away to welcome you."

Jiang Heng saw that the person kneeling on the ground was the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, a Jinshi selected by him when he was the chief examiner, and said: "I have retired for a long time, and I am here just like you. I also came to see His Royal Highness Xuan Wang for business, so there is no need to be so polite."

After hearing this, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment bowed again and said: "A teacher for one day, a father for the rest of his life. The teacher knows the kindness he has met, and the students dare not forget it for a moment." Then he stood up.

When the surrounding officials heard the conversation between the two, they also surrounded them. Many of them were Jiang Heng's disciples, and a few of his disciples, all knelt on the ground to perform teacher-student salutes.

It took Jiang Heng a lot of effort to meet with these people one by one, and then he bowed to everyone and said, "I am the same as you all, I also came to see His Highness today, but the old man staggered and came later. Can you adults sell me a face and let the old man join the team?"

There is no reason for the officials not to agree, they have already opened a passage, let Jiang Heng walk slowly to the door, handed a name card to the eunuch, and stood at the door waiting.

After a while, the middle door of Qinzheng Hall opened, and a tall, imposing man stepped out from the door, followed by countless guards and entourages. The man hurried up to Jiang Heng, bowed deeply, and said, "Teacher, what advice do you have? Just send someone from the door to tell me, and the king will naturally come to the door to learn. Look at the sun, the teacher must take care of yourself!"

The officials who had been waiting at the door for a long time saw the man leaving the mansion, and all knelt down on the ground, shouting in unison: "King Xuan, a thousand years old! A thousand years old! A thousand years old!"