Jiaochu

Chapter 176 Yangzhou Governor (24)

Commander Wu was silent for a moment and said, "Didn't Mr. Yuan find out that someone is hunting down this family of three?"

"Ah..." Yuan Luo groaned, and said with a hooked smile, "I see, the people behind the scenes never thought that the three of them would escape to the capital. The most dangerous place is often the safest. A small guard can With such courage, it’s no wonder that the Danyang County Sheriff married off his daughter, probably because he wanted to recruit a powerful helper for himself. I don’t know if the Danyang County Sheriff has someone’s leverage. In the court that day, he was very strict. He just screamed for injustice without mentioning a word. I guess the evidence should be with the guard. The Danyang County Sheriff wanted to leave a way out for himself. As long as this evidence is in the hands of his own people, he still has a glimmer of hope. , it seems that I have to go and meet the Lord Sheriff again, he must know who wants to kill his son-in-law."

"The person is no longer in the Penal Department Prison."

"I didn't think carefully. Commander Wu must have taken the person to the Yeting Division for interrogation. Corrupt officials cannot bear the consequences. The result must have been obtained by now."

"People are crazy."

"crazy?"

"I'm so scared. Is there anything else, Mr. Yuan?"

"Commander Wu, go and get busy."

……

On the other side, Prime Minister Zhou met Liu Xin, the inspector of Xiuzhou who had just arrived this morning on the way into the palace. When the two were chatting, Yan Jiang came over, and then they exchanged greetings again, and then the three of them entered together. palace.

The three of them were waiting outside the royal study room, waiting for Eunuch De to enter. After a while, Eunuch De opened the curtain and moved to one side. Two people walked out, one wearing a pink dress and an apricot cloak. , one was wearing a maroon dress and a turquoise cloak. The two were holding hands and looking at the unfamiliar face curiously with two pairs of big bright eyes.

Liu Xin has a slender figure, a delicate face, and a pair of slender eyes. Her gaze is restrained and steady, which does not make people think she is feminine. Her manners are upright, and she has a unique gentle temperament.

"Eunuch De, who is that lord?" Meng Jingxiu asked curiously.

Eunuch De replied: "Back to the princess, that's Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu came from Xiuzhou and is the inspector of Xiuzhou."

Ye Lingxi's expression changed when he heard the word "Xiuzhou".

Eunuch De asked Xiao Anzi to send the two of them back, and then led the three of them into the imperial study.When passing the Xiuzhou inspector, Ye Lingxi took a sneak peek and was caught by Yanjiang. The latter smiled and she felt goosebumps rising.

After walking a little further, Meng Jingxiu immediately expressed her opinion, "That Mr. Liu is quite pretty and pretty, and he seems to be quite young. I wonder if he has a wife?"

Xiao Anzi replied: "Master Liu is the brother of Concubine Liu. When the late emperor was still alive, he married Princess Qingping, the eldest daughter of Prince Pingyang. Princess Qingping was the sister of Prince Pingyang. Originally, they were married. The marriage was to be consummated in the year, but the princess fell seriously ill in the winter of that year, and her beauty disappeared before spring. Although there was no marriage, Mr. Liu still kept mourning for the princess for three years. Later, Pingyang The county king also acted as a matchmaker and betrothed his direct cousin to Master Liu."

After hearing this, Ye Lingxi understood better. Since Mr. Liu was related to Prince Pingyang, it would be more valuable for Concubine Xiao to win over Concubine Liu. However, Concubine Liu was not easy to compete with. She was as light as a chrysanthemum. In the eyes of Concubine Xiao, her character has become "really a piece of wood." These are Concubine Xiao's original words, which Ye Lingxi heard while hiding under the flowers in the imperial garden.Being able to spend these years safely in the palace, Concubine Liu naturally has a way of recognizing people, and the more low-key a person is, the clearer they can see everything, and they will not be easily incited by a few words from others.

A hand waved in front of Ye Lingxi, and Meng Jingxiu asked curiously: "Sister Lingxi, why are you always in a daze?" "Sister Jing'er, look, someone is flying a kite."

Meng Jingxiu looked up, and sure enough...no, she turned around and saw that the person had already escaped. She immediately chased after him and caught him in less than a minute.

Xiao Anzi hurriedly followed and asked the two of them to slow down. If he fell and knocked, he would definitely be scolded by Father De, and he might even get slapped.

Seeing Xiao Anzi sighing and frowning, the two of them walked to the koi pond to look at the fat carp.

On the other side, in the royal study.

Liu Xin, the inspector of Xiuzhou, first presented Ye Lanchen with a greeting note from Lin Yi, the Jiedushi of Xiuzhou, and then reported on the people's livelihood issues in Xiuzhou over the past year. Ye Lanchen nodded appreciatively after hearing this. Let Liu Xin go back to the post house to rest first.

After everyone left, Prime Minister Zhou reported the fact that Qiu Yu woke up to Ye Lanchen, saying that the other party was still weak and could not remember how he was poisoned and needed to recuperate for a day or two.

Ye Lanchen pondered for a moment and asked Eunuch De to go to the Imperial Hospital to preach and promote Imperial Physician Han to the rank of Imperial Physician. As for Imperial Physician Qian, he should rest at home if he is not in good health.

When Imperial Physician Qian, who was waiting for Concubine Xiao to come up with ideas at home, heard that he was not in good health and needed to take a good rest, and that Imperial Physician Han took over as Imperial Physician, it was like a bolt from the blue, and half of his three souls and seven souls floated out from the Tianling Cap. He sat in silence for a long time before he came back to his senses. He quickly wrote a note and had it sent to the palace and handed it to Concubine Xiao. He was anxious and restless, waiting at home for a long time. Finally, he waited for the news from the palace, and only four words came: Stay safe and sound.

This is all for later.

After Prime Minister Zhou resigned, Yan Jiang said that he had something important to report, and Ye Lanchen asked everyone waiting in the imperial study to leave.

"Your Majesty, please see."

Yanjiang placed a small fragment of something that looked like tree bark in front of Ye Lanchen. This thing was extremely thin, extremely tough, with a special metallic luster on the surface and a faint texture inside.

"This is...?" Looking at this small piece of humble-looking thing, Ye Lanchen hesitated as if he didn't dare to believe it.

Yanjiang took out the fire folder he brought with him and lit it, then picked up the thing and placed it in front of the fire. The originally unattractive appearance shone with golden light under the light of the fire, and at the same time, the faint texture inside became clear. On the ground A small piece of strange symbols is projected, and it is impossible to tell whether it is text or a map just from the content of this small piece.Yanjiang extinguished the fire, and the strange symbols on the ground disappeared.

"Where did you find it?"

"This thing is hidden in a bow. The bow was taken back by Wei Chen from that great scholar when he went to Jiangnan last time. It's called Hanyue Bow. It belongs to that Gongzi Yu and has been kept at the banquet. In the bow room of the boy Fei Na, this boy likes to collect crossbows. I don’t know where he got more than ten famous bows, and I even asked him to give them to me."

"Speak the truth."

(End of this chapter)