Chapter 45: The Case of the White Bones
"In a foreign country, which step is not walking on thin ice, how can it not be the same. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Chu Li said, a wry smile crossed the corner of his mouth.
"Anyway, the prince has finally returned, and with the grace of the Holy Lord, there will be no more difficulties from before." Shen Congnan's eyes sank and said.
Chu Li smiled and said, "I hope." ”
"Can you think about which side you want to stand on when you come back this time?" Shen Congnan put down the silver cup and asked.
"What about you? This king wants to ask you, or is it that Lord Shangshu has chosen a team? Chu Li put the wine glass to his lips and asked lightly.
Shen Congnan smiled and said, "I just don't want to be an enemy of the prince, after all, the emperor relies on the prince very much." ”
"This is natural, this king is grateful to the emperor, and he will not do anything unfavorable to the emperor." Chu Li nodded with a smile and said.
When Shen Congnan heard this, his expression flashed slightly, it seemed that this virtuous king still hadn't made up his mind and was hesitant, but he had to know that at this time, it was definitely not a good choice to remain neutral.
"Then I can only wish the prince good luck, after all, no one will keep those who are not for their own use." Shen Congnan said.
Chu Li smiled and said, "The emperor is a person who cherishes talents. ”
"The more talented a person is, the more he will be jealous, does the prince say yes?" Shen Congnan asked with a smile.
"The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks, even if it is collected for his own use, it is still the end." Chu Li's eyes were thick and his tone was gentle.
"Brother, there seems to be a gazebo in front, let's lean over and rest."
What else did Shen Congnan say, a crisp voice came into his ears, he glanced at Chu Li opposite, stopped his mouth, and said with a smile: "The prince's wine really can't be drunk more, the more you drink, the more you can't stop."
"This is easy to do, in a few days, the king of Japan will ask Li Meng to send someone to send a few jars to keep you to drink." Chu Li said with a smile.
"Of course it's excellent." Shen Congnan said happily.
Murong Yue and Murong Yu rowed the boat over, only to see the two people talking in the pavilion, they were stunned, and wanted to turn around and go back, but they felt that it was inappropriate.
"I didn't know it was the prince and Congnan, what a coincidence." Murong Yu jumped off the boat with a smile, raised his hand to take Murong Yue off the boat, walked to the pavilion and said.
Murong Yue smiled slightly and said, "Lord Wang, Shen Gongzi." ”
"Yes, it turned out that Ah Yu took Miss Murong to the lake, it's really Yaxing." Chu Li said with a smile, his gaze fell on Murong Yue, and he softened a little more.
Shen Congnan stood up and nodded slightly at Murong Yue, and then said to Murong Yu: "Brother Murong, it's really fateful. ”
"Sit down, taste the bamboo leaf green brought by this king, Congnan is very fond of drinking." Chu Li said with a smile.
"yes, then I'm going to have a taste." Murong Yu said, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Chu Li beckoned Li Meng and whispered in his ear, then saw him nod and exit the pavilion, and soon there was already a set of tea sets and charcoal fire in his hand.
"Miss Murong can't drink alcohol, taste the snow-tipped clouds brought back by this king from the Chu country, the taste is mellow and sweet, and the lips and teeth are fragrant, this king guarantees that you will like it." Chu Li opened his mouth and said.
Murong Yue nodded with a smile and said, "Lord Lao bothered. ”
Shen Congnan glanced at Chu Li, and looked at Murong Yu, all surprised, although this virtuous king was approachable, he rarely had such a pleasant face.
"I don't know when the prince and Miss Murong became so familiar?" Shen Congnan asked with a smile.
Murong Yue glanced at Shen Congnan, remembering that Murong Yu had called him by name just now, if he remembered correctly, he was going to marry Shen Congnan, the eldest son of the Shangshu family of the Criminal Department.
Thinking of this, Murong Yue felt a little embarrassed, although the final marriage was unsuccessful, she still felt a little awkward.
"At yesterday's banquet, this king and Miss Murong had a very happy conversation, but I didn't expect to meet again today." Chu Li said softly.
Shen Congnan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, when I went to Murong Mansion a few days ago, I regret that I didn't see Miss Murong. ”
Murong Yue was stunned, and the corners of her lips hooked up with a smile and said, "Didn't you see it today, right, Shen Gongzi." ”
"That's right." Shen Congnan's eyes were dark, and he nodded approvingly.
"It's not too early, why don't we go to the restaurant and chat while eating." Seeing that the two of them had focused on their sister, Murong Yu naturally changed the topic and said.
"It's okay, then this king will be the east." Chu Li nodded and said.
Shen Congnan smiled and said, "Brother Murong's proposal is excellent, I'm really a little hungry." ”
Nangong Ye walked around the back garden in the mansion prepared for him by Chu Li today, enjoying the scenery in the courtyard with satisfaction, and said to Hu Yuanhu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was traveling with him: "The scenery of Chen Guo is really elegant and exquisite, and this prince likes it very much." ”
"It's good if the third prince likes it." Hu Yuan nodded respectfully and said.
The two chatted along the path in the garden, and at the same time enjoyed the scenery in the courtyard with great interest.
Nangong Ye was talking to Hu Yuan, when he suddenly felt that he had stepped on something, looked down and saw that it was a piece of white bone, and suddenly his face was gloomy and asked: "Lord Hu, may I ask what this is, how can there be such a dirty thing in the mansion of this prince?" Is that the kind of hospitality you have in Chen? ”
"This ..... this is a misunderstanding, the subordinate will go to prepare other residences for the third prince, and the minister will hand it over to the criminal department to deal with." Hu Yuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said.
It was originally a mansion of thousands of choices, it was the residence of Lord Shoufu of the previous dynasty, built in the most prosperous street, and it was overhauled by the emperor himself, and the entire capital city may not be able to compare, how can there be this person's bones....
"Then please Lord Hu handle this matter well and give this prince a satisfactory answer." After Nangong Ye finished speaking, he left the garden without looking back.
Seeing this, Hu Yuan hurriedly went out and got into the carriage, he had to report this matter to the emperor quickly, this white bone matter is small, if it really angers the third prince, it will not be good.
"What you said is true?" The emperor sat on the first seat in a bright yellow dragon robe, frowned and asked.
"What the minister said is true, Your Majesty, over there of these three princes..."Hu Yuan knelt on the ground and asked.
The emperor waved his hand, stopped Hu Yuan's next words, and said, "Mu De, you go to the Criminal Department and call Shen Tao to me." ”
If I remember correctly, Guanghua has handed over an excerpt since the year he ascended the throne, and there are often cases of missing children around the capital, and they have not been solved until now.
Now what Hu Yuan said, so that the emperor seems to have found a breakthrough, so many years have passed, none of those missing children have been found, and today there are white bones in the mansion of the former dynasty Shoufu, he should check it.
Who would dare to do such a blatant thing at the foot of the capital, and what did these missing children do when they were caught?
"Your Majesty, Shen Tao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, asks to see you." The chamberlain spoke.
The emperor retracted his deep thought and said to Hu Yuan: "Regarding the matter of the three princes, I will inform King Xian to find another mansion, you go down first." ”
"The minister retired." Hu Yuan nodded and retreated, and when he saw Shen Tao when he went out, he nodded and said hello, and left in a hurry.