There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 610
It should be successful now!

Su Xian was filled with emotion. He and Princess Lanling had been planning for several months, and encountered numerous setbacks during this period.

Fortunately, we finally succeeded today.

Su Xian couldn't help feeling relieved.

However, in his excitement, he suddenly found that the Queen's expression... was a little strange——

The Queen was originally smiling, but now she had a pensive look on her face. She looked at him with a pair of red phoenix eyes, as if she had remembered something.

Su Xian's heart skipped a beat, could there be something unexpected?

"Su Aiqing." The Queen spoke, her eyes still burning.

"I'm here." The excitement in Su Xian's heart immediately dissipated. He said in his heart that "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger." The Queen's attitude changed too quickly!

And it’s also confusing.

It’s really painful!

The Queen said earnestly:
"I just thought about it carefully and found that Su Aiqing's talents are indeed qualified for the position of leader of the East Pavilion. But... Du Juan's worries are not unreasonable."

Damn it, if you don't tell me if you have a problem earlier, it will make me happy all in vain... Su Xian endured the pain in his balls and asked patiently: "What should I do in your Majesty's opinion?"

The Queen thought for a while and finally showed a fox-like smile and said:
"Simple, since others are not convinced, Su Aiqing just needs to convince them. I have thought of something for you. If Su Aiqing can handle it, I will allow you to officially join the inner guard and assume the position of small cabinet leader."

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what exactly is going on?"

Su Xian understood in his heart that the Queen's move was to test him on the surface, but in fact it was "squeezing" him and forcing him to do his best to accomplish something.

Now that the road has come to this point, Su Xian doesn't care anymore. He just hopes that the tasks assigned by the Queen are not too difficult, otherwise... he will take the opportunity to run away.

"Su Aiqing must have heard about the fire in Hanjiacang City, right?"

The queen's fox tail finally showed, and she said with a faint smile: "If Su Aiqing can solve this case, it will be enough to subdue the dissatisfied people in the inner guard!"

"..."

It turned out that the Queen was just about to allow Su Xian to join the inner guard and assume the position of Chief of the Cabinet.

But suddenly, she remembered what Zhang Huaiyi had said before.

Zhang Huaiyi obviously has bad intentions, how could the Queen not see that...

However, Su Xian is indeed quite capable of investigating cases. Neither the internal guards nor the Prison Department have any clues about the Hanjiacang City case, so why not let Su Xian give it a try?

With this thought in her mind, the Queen immediately changed her tune.

After Su Xian heard this, he could only bow with a wry smile on his face: "I accept the order, your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to detect this case and live up to your Majesty's expectations!"

The Queen smiled and nodded: "Very good."

Then her expression changed, her smile faded, she turned towards the outside of the imperial study and shouted at a louder voice: "Wan'er, come in."

Squeak!

The door of the room was pushed open, Nangong Wan'er and the serving female officials entered one by one, standing around the queen.

"Su Aiqing."

The Queen spoke again, but this time her voice was full of the majesty of the emperor, and there was no smile on her white oval face, which looked serious and dignified.

"The minister is here."

Su Xian noticed the subtle change in the Queen's attitude and couldn't help but be more vigilant. The Queen was probably going to cause trouble again.

Sure enough, in front of Du Juan, Nangong Wan'er and other female officials, the queen said solemnly:
"According to my decree, the case of Jiacang City is handed over to Su Aiqing. Su Aiqing can dispatch all the yamen, including the Internal Guard, the Criminal and Prison Department, and the Henan Prefectural Government."

After finishing speaking, the Queen paused for a moment, then her red and phoenix eyes suddenly glared, and she said coldly and ruthlessly:
"From now on, within thirty days, if Su Aiqing cannot solve the case, the 'General Zuo Wuwei' that I just sealed in the hall and some of the rewards will be taken back one by one!"

"I hope Su Aiqing will do her best to solve the case as soon as possible. If the case can be solved within 30 days, I will be rewarded heavily!"

"..."

Cheating!
Su Xian shouted in his heart. Just now at the small court meeting in the main hall, Shao Sikou and He Fuyin were also given a deadline by the Queen to solve the case, otherwise they would not be safe.

Unexpectedly, how long has it been?This kind of thing fell on him, Su Xian.

Speechless!

General Zuo Wuwei, a third-grade official, didn't even have his butt warmed up by sitting in that seat. He hadn't found out where the chair was yet, so he was in danger of being stripped of his black gauze hat.

He had just been granted an official position, but it ended up like this. If the case cannot be solved after 30 days, thinking about the cynicism and ridicule of Su Xian, he would not be able to accept it.

The dignified Marquis of Fanyang County has become a joke!
Too shameful!

This queen is truly stunning.

As expected, he is the emperor. Princess Lanling said it right. He turned his back on him and refused to recognize him. This is it!

Although there was a lot of speechlessness in his heart, Su Xian still bowed:
"My minister... lead the order!"

Afraid of a ball, he would just run away if he couldn't solve the case... Su Xian comforted himself in this way.

"In order to facilitate Su Aiqing's investigation of the case, I will give you a gold medal. It is only for the purpose of investigating the case." As soon as the Queen finished speaking, a female officer brought a gold medal on a tray, and Su Xian picked it up.

"Su Aiqing is already the 'General Zuo Wuwei' and can freely enter and leave the imperial city and the palace, but cannot enter the harem and other areas."

"This gold medal was given by me personally. With it, you can enter and leave the harem and other areas. Of course, you need to be followed by a palace maid or eunuch... This will make it easier for Su Aiqing to investigate the case."

"..."

Su Xian took the heavy gold medal in his hand and looked at it. The four characters "I am here in person" engraved on it were shining with golden light.

This gold medal is amazing!
Taking a closer look, it goes without saying that the shape and pattern of the gold medal must have been made by a master craftsman. It is absolutely exquisite. There are tassels on the gold medal for easy hanging on the belt, and there are tassels made of precious silk below. It is really beautiful. .

This is good stuff.

Although the Queen turned her back and refused to recognize anyone, she was still very sincere.

After Su Xian hung the gold medal on his waist, he bowed and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the card. I will do my best to investigate this case! Your Majesty, if there are no other important matters, I will leave first. After all, the investigation is important."

"Go!" The Queen nodded.

"..."

After Su Xian left, Du Juan, the leader of the Imperial Guard, also turned and left. The queen drove all the female officials away, leaving only Nangong Wan'er.

The queen looked at Nangong Wan'er and asked:

"Where is the young lady?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess has been waiting in the corridor outside the palace."

"Young lady, you really think highly of Su Aiqing." The queen smiled meaningfully, then frowned secretly, then relaxed her muscles, and said slowly:

"By the way, you go to Su Aiqing and tell him that the reason why I just said that if the case cannot be solved within 30 days, I will deprive him of his position as General Zuo Wuwei is actually for outsiders to hear."

"After all, Shao Sikou and He Fu Yin were also asked by me to solve the case within a time limit, so I can't openly favor one over the other."

"According to the order!"

Nangong Wan'er's thoughts suddenly moved.

She has served the queen for many years, but this is the first time she has seen the queen so "intimate".

The Queen had used this trick on many courtiers, but only on Su Xian. She actually sent someone to explain it afterwards... for fear that Su Xian's "young" mind would be "hurt".

(End of this chapter)