In the Mengxia season, the army returned to the court, Xue Peiqi was still sick and on leave, and did not participate in the grand triumphal ceremony outside the city gate.

And Liu Yi, the left deputy general, once again faded out of everyone's sight, handed over the military power, and returned to his home to take office.

Liu Yi returned with military merits, but he was indifferent to fame and fortune, and he didn't want a real job, this person didn't seem to be like his father, but like Xue Qingyan, who was very relieved and tranquil, Emperor Hongyuan couldn't help but have a good impression of this nephew.

At dusk after the storm, the heat faded, and the air was still filled with a fragrance of mud and grass mixed with trees.

Not long after, Liu Yi came on horseback, grabbed the reins beside him, and slowly stopped.

"Where's the stuff?"

"Heh, the prince seems to be more anxious than me...... But also, isn't it true that the prince gave up his military exploits in exchange for his life, just in exchange for His Majesty's trust? Isn't it for today's ...... to exchange your life for trust?"

"The information provided by Zhiyu is very detailed, Lord Xue shouldn't have returned with nothing in his hands, right?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I haven't lived up to the prince's trust." As he spoke, Xue Peiqi took out an account book from his arms and handed it to Liu Yi, "It's a pity that I can't get the original, this is a manuscript." ”

"No problem, as it is, I will take my leave."

"Wait—", when Liu Yi turned around, Xue Peiqi suddenly called him to stop, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Thank you." ”

Liu Yi raised his lips and smiled, jumped on the horse, "This is owed by King Jing's Mansion to King Xiang's Mansion, you don't need to say thank you." ”

The catkins have left, the huge palace, it seems that he is left again, Emperor Hongyuan is alone in the Yechen Palace to drink himself, outside the moon dusk, all the silence, he raised his hazy drunken eyes to look outside, and suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, this world, seems to be more and more boring.

As he was drinking, Wang Zhong, a courtier, stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, King Jingjun asks to see you." ”

"Oh? At this time, isn't it to accompany me to drink? Hehe, Xuan! ”

Wang Zhong took the order and left, and after a while, Liu Yi bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, Sheng'an." ”

Liu Xun told him to get up, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down, here, I have only entertained Xue Chunyue." ”

Liu Yi thought for a while and slowly sat down. Liu Xun pushed him a glass of wine and said leisurely, "You and your father are not like each other." ”

"The minister is terrified."

"There is something to be feared about...... Your father, one wrong step, one wrong step, unlike him, is a good thing. Since you came back from Qianzhongdao, you have returned to the mansion, and before I have time to thank you, King Sheng has been able to make a great deal of military achievements, thanks to which you have led the advance army to contain a large part of the enemy's troops. ”

"The minister only acted according to His Majesty's deployment, and did not dare to ask for credit."

Emperor Hongyuan smiled and continued, "Don't talk about this, but if you can help Xue Chunyue take over this family matter, so as not to embarrass me between Concubine Ya and the Xue family, I should still thank you." As he spoke, he raised his glass to Liu Yi and drank it all.

Liu Yi also raised his wine glass, drank it all, and put it down before saying, "Your Majesty is still partial to the Xue family, and Concubine Ya is kind enough to be a matchmaker for Chunyue, and I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty." ”

"Haha, eccentric to the Xue family, it seems to be true. Alas, how can you say forget the old things when you were young, your mother, after all, is the Xue family. But...... I don't think you're here to gossip, drink this glass of wine, and talk about things. After speaking, he pointed to the wine glass in front of Liu Yi.

Liu Yi obediently picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, don't you have a heart for Zhang Meiren's case?" A small eunuch house in Xingbei Province can stir up a pool of spring water......"

Liu Xun's eagle-like eyes stared at Liu Yi, "Go on." ”

"Han Xiang, the secretary of Taifu Temple, has been the envoy of Xingbei Province for many years, and he also has some business in the local area, and His Majesty thinks ......"

Liu Xun was silent, and after a while, he slammed the wine glass in his hand, "Tell Yuan Su of Dali Temple to see you!" ”

When the case arrived at Dali Temple, no one was powerless to return to the sky, Han Yang wanted to find Wei Yingshi to mediate from it, but Wei Yingshi was wise to protect himself, but he was just a false and wronged snake, and when he arrived at the court, he didn't even mention a word of intercession.

Xue Peiqi put Han Xiang in prison without saying a word, Han Xiang naturally shouted injustice, and pushed Zhenyangzi and others all to Wang Bodang, and there was no proof of death, but the prison in Dali Temple is not something ordinary people can survive, especially when this case came to Xue Peiqi's hands, it forced the two to death, and in less than half a month, the relationship between Han Xiang and Zhenyangzi, Zhang Hongyi and others was investigated!

Xue Peiqi has not returned home for half a month, it is difficult for Xiao Tingchu to see him, she is not very comfortable in her heart, she doesn't want Concubine Xiao Ya to be in high spirits today, and she passed Xiao Tingchu into the palace to taste tea, and she arrived at Ningde Palace only to be pleasantly surprised to find that Xue Peiqi was also there! It turned out that Concubine Ya saw the relationship between the two in her eyes, and specially looked for an opportunity for the two.

Xue Peiqi seemed to be preoccupied, drinking tea as wine, cup by cup, but he didn't say a word.

"Lord Xue", Concubine Ya finally spoke, "I heard that the case of Zhenyangzi is coming to an end, and the chapter of the closed case has arrived at His Majesty's desk, this matter is a big matter, I don't know if our harem people can listen to one or two, and the right to be used as a pastime, this should not be any interference in court politics, right?" ”

Everyone laughed when Concubine Ya said this, and a few grandmothers hurriedly said, "Niangniang is too worried, this matter is from the harem, according to the convention, after the case is closed, it must also be admonished to the harem. ”

Xue Peiqi's expression was cold, but Concubine Ya's words had already been asked, and she had to reply, "Since Niangniang is curious, it doesn't hurt for Peiqi to say it in advance." Zhen Yangzi and Zhang Hongyi are both people from Xingbei Province, they didn't know each other before, but they had committed crimes in the early years, and they met Han Xiang as soon as they came and went, and the two also knew each other. Although the official rank of the Zhang family is not high, it is also a family of eunuchs in Xingbei Province, after Zhenyangzi climbed to the Zhang family, he thought that he had climbed into the powerful, and he was flattering and responsive to Zhang Hongyi, so he became a retainer of the Zhang family, two masters and servants, and a raccoon dog! As he spoke, he smashed the cup hard, and he didn't even care about Concubine Xiao Ya's face.

Xiao Tingchu was a little uneasy, and pulled his sleeve crampedly.

Concubine Xiao Yafei covered her sleeves and took a sip of tea, as if she was hiding some angry looks. Of course, this is also understandable, his niece and son-in-law gaffed another woman in front of himself and his niece, where does this make a noble family like the Xiao family put face?

Concubine Xiao Yafei tidied up her appearance, and her tone was still as indifferent as ever, "I heard that Han Xiang's bones are very hard, and there is Han Yang, the secretary of the ministry, as a guarantee, you ...... How was he convicted? Xiangzhou Han, it's not easy to mess with, right? ”

Without ironclad evidence, no one can shake the Han family, and everyone in the world knows this.

Xue Peiqi's resolute eyes did not squint, and said awe-inspiringly, "The details of the case still have to be reviewed by Lord Yuan Su Yuan, the secretary of Dali Temple, and at the moment, it is inconvenient for the minister to disclose it." ”

Concubine Xiao Yafei's face changed slightly, and she snorted coldly, but she didn't ask any further, but instead diverted this embarrassing topic, "By the way, I have a few prescriptions for dietary therapy, according to the Tai Hospital, it is the most beneficial for women to maintain their health, I have eaten it a few times before, and my complexion is really ruddy, Ting Chu, you come and take it, and also recuperate and recuperate yourself, you have been married for a long time, and there is no good news?" ”

When Xiao Tingchu heard this, his face suddenly turned crimson, and he lowered his head and hesitated for a while, thinking about thanking Xue Peiqi for taking the prescription together, but he didn't see Xue Peiqi move for a long time, and he still looked indifferent, ignoring Xiao Yafei's words, so he had no choice but to attend the thanksgiving himself, and stepped forward to receive the prescription.

This tea party was not pleasant, Concubine Xiao Yafei originally wanted to match the two who were awkward, but seeing that Xue Peiqi looked unappreciative, she didn't have the heart to put a hot face on her cold ass, so she sat down for a while and sent the two away.

On the way back, Xiao Tingchu was a little nervous, and his hands kept twisting the handkerchief, but he didn't make a sound. When he passed by the Hubu Shilang's Mansion, he quietly said "Find the second brother to drink" and got out of the carriage, Xiao Tingchu didn't even have time to ask when he would go home.

Xue Chunyue fiddled with his route map in the backyard study, although he had been away from shipping for a long time, what he was most interested in was still the ship scheduling.

"Why don't you say anything when you come?"

Feeling that Xue Peiyue had sat down behind him, Xue Chunyue finally couldn't hold it back, and turned to stare at this cousin who was only a few months younger than him.

"I've talked a lot today, and now I'm so tired that I don't want to say it anymore."

"Xuecheng, close the door and guard the door." Xue Chunyue turned around, sat down beside him, pondered for a while, and asked, "The matter has come to this point, I'm afraid there is no room for maneuver, right?" ”

"I never thought about maneuvering."

Xue Chunyue nodded, "Use all your strength to pull down the Han family, the price is not small." ”

"The Han family, there is more than enough to die."

Xue Peiqi said indifferently, as if this was just a game that had nothing to do with him.

It was Zhang Hongyi and Zhenyangzi who set up a bureau for Yi'an, but it was Han Xiang who brought the two of them to Changxing and introduced them to Wang Bodang, who was eager to make meritorious contributions!

Xue Peiqi has already checked all of these!

There is a debtor and a master, not a death of a king can be a hundred, those who hide behind the initiators will have to pay the same price!

"It's just...... We helped Xue Huijin up, I don't know if it's right or wrong......", it's not that there are no worries, Xue Chunyue is not completely sure about controlling his brother, "If the situation gets out of control, it may affect the Xue family's ......"

Xue Peiqi raised his head and clenched his fists, "In case it gets out of control, I will bear it with all my might." ”

Xue Chunyue got up, patted him on the shoulder, pursed his lips and said, "If you owe Yi'an, you are not the only one, if you have something, you will naturally bear it together-"

"Young Master, the third young lady has arrived!"

The conversation between the two was interrupted by Xuecheng, Xue Chunyue straightened his clothes and said, "Please come in." ”

Before the words fell, the door was slowly pushed open, and Xue Yuxue stepped on the door, "The two brothers are so Yaxing, and they don't know their sister when they drink tea and play chess." ”