Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 529
"Cen Yushi?"

Fang Yiai picked up the teacup, looked at Cen Mao who was standing in front of the book case, and said with a smile, "It's not that I'm not convenient for Yushi, it's just that you have seen it."

"Why don't you bring me the official document? My official approves it with you?"

Fang Yiai made a look of helplessness on purpose, put down the teacup, and beckoned to Cen Mao.

Cen Mao was shut down by Li Fang and Mao Peng, and seeing that Fang Yi'ai was accommodating, he naturally nodded repeatedly.

"Fang son-in-law, I'm sorry." Respectfully handing the official document to Fang Yiai, Cen Mao smiled apologetically, but his teeth were itchy with hatred in his heart.

Fang Yiai took the official document and nodded with a smile, "It should be a minister in the same palace."

Saying that, Fang Yiai opened the ink box of vermilion lacquer, and saw that the vermilion ink in it had bottomed out, she couldn't help frowning: "Scribe?"

The clerk had just been reprimanded by Li Fang and Mao Peng, and was standing outside the door screaming unlucky, when he suddenly heard Fang Yiai's tone, how dare he be negligent.

"My lord." The clerk walked quickly into the duty room, cupping his hands.

Fang Yiai picked up the ink cartridge and murmured, "I'm out of ink, hurry up and grind some ink."

"Your Majesty, I'm going to get the ink stick."

After the scribe left, Fang Yiai glanced at Cen Mao, and said with a smile, "Cen Yushi, please take it with you, sit aside and rest for a while."

Cen Mao nodded with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Your official is being abrupt."

Walking to the guest seat, Cen Mao first bowed to Xue Rengui slightly, and then slowly sat down.

"Cen Yushi, are you still used to working at Yushitai?" Fang Yiai pretended to pick up the official document, looked at it for a while, and asked with a smile.

Cen Mao nodded and said, "Thanks to your son-in-law Hongfu, everything is fine in this humble position."

"I also lived in the procuratorate for a while, and it's actually not bad there." Fang Yiai recalled the previous incident of pleading guilty for Xie Yaohuan, and couldn't help but feel emotional, looked at Cen Mao and said, "How about Cai Shaobing?"

"Cai Shaobing?!"

Seeing Fang Yiai's question, Cai Shaobing was stunned, and thought, "Didn't Cai Shaobing let Hou Balin kill him? Wasn't that your idea?"

"Cai Shaobing is vicious and insidious, he will kill himself if he does many injustices." Cen Mao flattered him, he and Cai Shaobing had worshiped under Changsun Wuji successively, and they were considered brothers in the same school, if they hadn't asked each other for something at this time, Cen Mao is probably too lazy to talk nonsense with Fang Yiai.

Xue Rengui held a cup of tea and sneered, "Cen Yushi, you and Cai Shaobing should be brothers of the same age, right?"

"this."

Cen Mao was a little annoyed by the question, he hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly, "That's right, Master Xue is quite right."

"Cai Shaobing was a second-class Jinshi in the early years of Zhenguan, and the next official was also a second-class scholar." Cen Mao glanced at Xue Rengui, and couldn't help feeling a little wary in his heart.

Fang Yiai nodded and said: "In the early years of Zhenguan, the second-class Jinshi? But what is the ranking of the censor? What is the ranking of Cai Shaobing?"

"Xiaguan is ranked No. 15 in the second class, and Cai Shaobing is three ahead of me. Both of us came from the same Jinshi."

As he said that, Cen Mao still did not forget to flatter Fang Yiai, "Of course, it can't compare to the son-in-law's Jinshi and No. [-] Scholar background."

"Cen Yushi is too proud." Fang Yiai smiled modestly, and looked down at the official document again.

It's not that Fang Yi'ai is orderly, but that he is currently looking for flaws in Cen Mao's official documents, so that he can go back to the procuratorate for an extra trip.

After a while, the scribe returned to the duty room, walked to the desk with an ink drop in one hand, and an ink stick in the other, and began the boring but lengthy process of researching ink.

After the scribes finished studying the ink, Fang Yiai picked up the wolf brush, dipped it in the ink, and made a gesture to write red on the official document.

But at the moment when the pen was written, Fang Yiai uttered a little sigh, "Huh?"

"Huh?" Seeing that Fang Yiai's expression was different, Cen Mao hurriedly got up, walked to the desk, cupped his hands and said, "My son-in-law, what's wrong?"

"It's not that Fang Jun is procrastinating, it's just that there is one point in this official document that needs to be discussed." Fang Yiai put down the ink brush and started to pick bones.

Cen Mao frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "What's wrong?"

"The official who wanted to commit the crime was a member of the Ministry of War, Wairo. As a fourth-rank Beijing official, why didn't he have a detailed confession?"

"The Procuratorate has always closed cases in this way, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice has also approved redemption as usual." Cen Mao saw Fang Yiai in such detail, and thought that his new official was enthusiastic about taking office, but he didn't think about "revenge".

Fang Yiai frowned slightly, and murmured: "Is there such a practice in the Ministry of Punishment?"

"Yes, my lord, the new official should not know that when he took office, Beijing officials always omit the confession, in order to save everyone's sympathy. In fact, there are documents recorded in court, please look at it."

"Well, there really are." Fang Yiai pretended to turn to the last page, and saw that there were indeed paperwork records of the in-court trial on it, so she nodded suspiciously.

"But Cen Yushi."

"My lord, please tell me." Cen Mao was confused, he only wanted to get things done earlier, and started a new round of flattery towards Fang Yiai.

"Back when I was being tried by the procuratorate, I also signed a confession." Fang Yiai held a cup of tea and said leisurely, "I have not forgotten about this matter."

Hearing Fang Yiai's words, Cen Mao spit in his heart, "Yes! At the beginning, Wansui personally ordered three high officials to try the "Xiao Rui's sudden death case", but now this official document is just a copy of Yuanwailang from the Ministry of War. It’s just a hundred guan copper coins, can it be compared?”

Although he was cursing in his heart, Cen Mao didn't dare to show it on his face. The so-called asking for help is like swallowing a three-foot sword. At this time, Cen Mao has no other better way than pretending to be a grandson.

"My lord, it was the murder case of the son-in-law's death at the beginning, but now it's just Yuanwailang's greed for ink, and we can't discuss it together."

Fang Yiai nodded slightly, then shook her head and said: "No, it's a big matter, I have to ask seniors for advice."

Then, Fang Yiai clapped his palms lightly, and after calling the scribe outside the door, he said softly: "Go to Mr. Mao Peng's guard room and ask him if he needs a confession from the prisoner to close the case. Also, if Mao Peng Mr. Peng couldn't make up his mind, so he went to ask Li Shangshu."

"As ordered."

After the clerk left, Cen Mao nodded resentfully, thinking, "Fang Jun is clearly playing with me, so could it be that he already knows about nursery rhymes?"

Thinking of this, Cen Mao was about to strike first, and said, "My son-in-law, have you ever heard the nursery rhymes in Chang'an City before?"

Fang Yiai frowned slightly, raised her eyes to look at Cen Mao, nodded and said: "I have heard, the literary talent is good, and it is quite fluent."

"I think this nursery rhyme is purely a disaster for no reason, and the vicious words are obvious." Cen Mao fully demonstrated the acting skills of "Liyuan Family Biography", and continued: "According to the official, this matter is probably caused by Yu Shi. tower."

Fang Yiai knew all about Cen Mao's origins, seeing this "player master", she was very happy to play monkeys, pretending to be curious, and asked: "Yu Shitai?"

"Yes, Yushitai." After Cen Mao nodded, he continued: "The gang of officials in Yushitai went to the Zhuangyuan Mansion to make trouble before, and Zou Yinglong, the leader, was frightened by the concubine God. I think the nursery rhymes must come from him. under the pen."

"Zou Yinglong?!" Fang Yiai sneered behind his back, looked at Xue Rengui, and asked knowingly, "Fourth brother, what do you think?"

Xue Rengui had already got through with Fang Yiai before, now facing his brother's question, he nodded and said: "What Yushi Cen said makes sense."

"Hmph!" Fang Yiai slapped the desk and said in a cold voice, "Thought that nursery rhyme was created out of nothing, but now we have found the culprit!"

"Cen Yushi." Fang Yiai straightened her figure, looked at Cen Mao and asked, "Is that nursery rhyme you said true?"

"It's pure nonsense!" Cen Mao said righteously, his face not red and his heart beating.

Fang Yiai said indignantly: "This matter was originally framed by a treacherous villain, and the nursery rhyme was full of nonsense. What does the death of Xiao Rui and Chang Sun Chong have to do with me? Or the rats with the plague in the prison!"

After saying that, Fang Yiai stood up suddenly, looked at Cen Mao, and said solemnly: "Cen Yushi, do you think the person who fabricated nursery rhymes is a jerk?"

"Ah..." Cen Mao blushed slightly, feeling a little awkward in his heart, but for the purpose of avoiding suspicion, he had no choice but to respond: "Yes."

"Is he a treacherous villain?"

"Yes."

"Did you forget Baduan!"

"Yes."

"Should I be struck by lightning?"

"Yes."

"Does it deserve to be lit with sky lanterns?"

"Yes."

As she said that, Fang Yiai's words suddenly changed, and she sneered, "Is that you?"

Cen Mao was scolded and complained endlessly. Hearing Fang Yiai's question again, he nodded without thinking, "Yes."

(End of this chapter)