Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 243

"Chen'er, you must have heard what the emperor said in the hall today, I entrust this matter to you for my father, do you have the ability to handle it well?"

It was already dark, but the study in the General's Mansion was still brightly lit.

Standing in front of the desk, Xiao Yichen clasped his fists after hearing his father's words, and replied confidently: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to investigate this matter, and I will definitely give my father a satisfactory answer."

Xiao Yanfeng nodded, and told him carefully: "The emperor will send two Beisi Jinyiwei to be your assistants. You have never dealt with people in the officialdom. Are these assistants here to help or to see jokes? It’s good that you know what’s in your mind.”

The expression on Xiao Yichen's face was a little dignified: "Thank you father for reminding me, my son understands."

With a "squeak", as the door was pushed open from the outside, the conversation between the two father and son stopped abruptly.

"Father and son, what business can't be dealt with tomorrow? It's so late and you don't rest. How can this body bear it in the long run?"

Listening to the gentle nagging in Jiang Yanran's words, Xiao Yanfeng's stern face also revealed a bit of softness.

"Mother." Xiao Yichen stepped forward and held Jiang Yanran's arm, "Why is mother here?"

Jiang Yanran laughed, stretched out her hand, and tapped Xiao Yichen's forehead lightly: "It's not because of you restless father and son."

"Okay, we've finished talking about our business, and we were about to rest, so you came here." Xiao Yanfeng stood up, walked in front of Jiang Yanran, and explained.

"Chen'er, you should go back first, your mother and I still have something to say."

After Xiao Yichen went out from the study, Xiao Yanfeng closed the door tightly, pulled Jiang Yanran to a chair beside him and sat down: "I haven't been in the imperial city for many years, and today when I went to court, I found that Ling Qing's child has returned. Have you heard of it?"

Jiang Yanran nodded lightly, and her face was a bit dignified. When the child Gu Lingqing was mentioned, both husband and wife felt the same. The child's background was indeed very pitiful.

In the general's mansion, all the men were leading troops outside to fight and stationed at the border. Therefore, during the two years since Gu Lingqing came back, he never came to visit.

Firstly, my identity is sensitive, and I am afraid that someone who wants to look at me will bring trouble to the general's mansion; secondly, the general's mansion is full of female relatives, and Gu Lingqing is really not suitable for visiting.

"Tell me what you know." Xiao Yanfeng poured a cup of tea and pushed towards Jiang Yanran.

Jiang Yanran opened her mouth slowly, and told Xiao Yanfeng all the few things she knew about Gu Lingqing's return to the imperial city.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yichen went directly to Beisi.

This Beisi is a department specially set up by the emperor after he ascended the throne. The Jinyiwei inside are all used by the emperor himself, and they don't listen to anyone's orders, and only serve the emperor alone.

After Xiao Yichen left, he was invited to wait in the side hall. After half an hour, no one came, and his patience was exhausted.

"Come on, what did your master do? The discipline in the department is so lax? It really opened my eyes!"

"How about the discipline of our Bei Division, I think it's not up to Mr. Xiao to point it out."

As soon as the words were finished, Xiao Yichen saw two men in green clothes coming in from the door. These official uniforms were the unique clothes of Jin Yiwei.

"The two lords have such a big spectrum, and the emperor himself dares to be so slack in the errand assigned by him."

Beisi Jinyiwei usually directly handles affairs for the emperor, and his eyes are always on top of his head. Regarding the fact that the emperor asked them to help Xiao Yanfeng this time, the two of them already had some complaints in their hearts.

It is enough to leave this kind of matter to Beisi, why should it be handed over to someone who has been fighting outside all year round?This vulgar person can only fight and kill, how can he know how to search for clues?
However, General Xiao's name is still very prestigious in the court. Although the two were dissatisfied, they never dared to slack off. Early this morning, they heard that General Xiao had sent his eldest son, Xiao Yichen, to investigate the case. He was very suspicious of Young Master Xiao's ability in his heart, and he also looked down on him somewhat in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Xiao is also a very eloquent person. After hearing what he said, the two of them immediately retorted: "Mr. Xiao, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. The emperor personally assigns things to me. I dare not delay."

Xiao Yichen snorted coldly. Having been in the military all year round, he was naturally used to seeing men's passionate and sincere feelings. For a while, some twists and turns in the officialdom made him feel very bored.

Seeing Xiao Yichen's attitude, one of the two people standing on the left winked at the person on the right, and that person immediately stepped forward and bowed to him: "Xia Qingsi, next to you is Bai Si, The two of us were ordered by the emperor to assist Young Master Xiao to solve this case as soon as possible."

After the unfriendly first meeting just now, Xiao Yichen really didn't want to do this errand with the two of them, but thinking of the words his father carefully told him last night, he still suppressed the impatience in his heart.

"I'm Xiao Yichen, and I hope that the two adults can help me find out the truth as soon as possible and find Princess Ling."

"Naturally." Although the two agreed, but the two who had received special "care" from the prince last night, naturally they would not help Xiao Yichen sincerely. Anyway, the two were only assisting in the investigation of the case. If they really met the deadline Nei failed to solve the case, and he could not blame himself.

At the beginning, Xiao Yichen actually listened to the words of the two, thinking that the two of them would sincerely help him solve the case, but after a day, Xiao Yichen completely understood that the two were just fishers in troubled waters, and they didn't really want to help him at all. .

Therefore, on the second day, he didn't go to Beisi directly, intending to solve the case by himself.

Xiao Yichen changed his way directly to Prince Ling's Mansion. Gu Lingqing looked at him who came alone, with doubts in his eyes: "Why did Young Master Xiao come here alone?"

Xiao Yichen waved his hand, and said casually: "I'm used to going out in the wild, and I really can't get along with the adults in this imperial city, so I came here alone to look for clues."

Gu Lingqing nodded lightly to express his understanding. He had heard a little about what kind of organization this Beisi Jinyiwei was and how it behaved in ordinary times. It was not surprising that Mr. Xiao would not get along with them.

"His Royal Highness Ling, can you take me to the place where the princess was robbed?" Xiao Yichen obviously didn't want to talk about this topic any more.

Gu Lingqing made a gesture of invitation: "Young Master Xiao, please come with me."

(End of this chapter)