Chapter IV
The next day, Qingyan hurried to the prince's mansion to resume his life.
"Your Highness, you asked me to go and find the girl who saved your life last time. It turned out that it was not the girl who lived at No. 8 West Street, but a vegetable farmer, and asked if there was a girl named Yi nearby, but they all said they didn't know! ”
"It seems that this girl deliberately did not want me to know where she lived! Forget it, have you contacted the Xianyang County Order that asked you to contact? ”
"Go back to Your Highness, contact you, and make an appointment at the Zizhu Tea House this afternoon. The subordinates have all taken care of it! After Qingyan finished speaking, he took out a set of white plain clothes and handed it to Mu Jingchen.
"You also dress up, let's go to the appointment on time!" Mu Jingchen ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Aohiko commanded.
On the second floor of the Zizhu Tea House, two young men were talking to a middle-aged man.
"Xianyang County ordered Zhou Xianzhi to see His Royal Highness!" I saw a middle-aged man bowing to Mu Jingchen.
"Lord Zhou, please get up quickly, and don't reveal my identity outside. I am ordered by the emperor to strictly investigate the case of Xianyang disaster relief funds, and tell me everything you know! Mu Jingchen helped Zhou Xianzhi up and said.
"Yes, Your Highness. At the time of the Xianyang flood, I had already reported to the imperial court, but no one had allocated funds so far. The people sent replied that they all said that in the bidding, it needs to be reviewed, and the disaster relief funds have not been seen to this day! Zhou Xianzhi said weakly.
"The imperial court is aware of the flooding in Xianyang, and it has also allocated funds, but this amount has not yet reached Xianyang. Now it seems that it may be that the old fox of Leng Xiangguo has swallowed it privately. Corruption and bribery, and now even disaster relief funds have to be embezzled, completely putting the people in the middle of fire and water! As he spoke, he slammed the table.
"Your Highness is angry, I have recorded all the details I know, and the list of people involved in the appropriation and review has also been recorded for Your Highness's investigation!" As he spoke, Zhou Xianzhi took out a roll of paper from his baggage and handed it to Mu Jingchen. Mu Jingchen spread out the paper, and there was a list of some people who were usually above the court.
"Well, with this list, you don't have to worry about finding people who have embezzled disaster relief funds. Lord Zhou, I will find out about the disaster relief funds as soon as possible to relieve the suffering of the people of Xianyang.
"Your Highness Xie relieves the worries of the people, Da Yan has His Royal Highness, this is the blessing of the people!" As he spoke, he began to bow down to His Highness again.
"Lord Zhou, please get up, don't be formal! Qingyan, send Lord Zhou back, and send more people to protect Lord Zhou! Mu Jingchen commanded.
"Yes, Your Highness, what about you, Your Highness?" Aohiko asked worriedly.
"I'll just go back to the palace for a walk, don't worry about me!" It is rare for Mu Jingchen to come to Xianyang, and he wants to take a good look at the cities other than Chang'an City.
Xianyang East Street is bustling, and the shouts of hawkers come and go. For Mu Jingchen, he was born and grew up in Chang'an, but he didn't have the opportunity to play elsewhere. Now is the time to do it!
The people here live and work in peace and contentment, enjoying their own piece of the world, and sometimes Mu Jingchen envies the life of this ordinary people, who are free and do not have to carry heavy missions.
"Get out of the way, everybody, the horse is frightened!" At this time, a man on a horse shouted loudly, it must be that the horse was frightened by something, and was galloping all the way with great momentum.
Mu Jingchen saw that a girl was about to become a ghost under the horse, so he jumped up and pulled the girl in his arms.
Qin Yi was so worried about entering the palace that he walked in despair, not noticing what had just happened.
At this moment, he was suddenly hugged by a strange son, and he was extremely blindfolded, and everything happened too suddenly. Before she had time to think, she put her hands on Childe's chest.
Hey, wait, isn't that the dusty boy from last time! Wow, compared to the haggard appearance last time, this time it is more handsome, and the slightly opened red lips make people can't help but think......
"Have you seen enough?" Mu Jingchen gently pushed Qin Yi away, and Qin Yi also bounced away the distance from Mu Jingchen with interest. Realizing his gaffe just now, his head instantly lowered, and at this time, Qin Yi just wanted to find a hole to drill into.
Mu Jingchen was very satisfied with Qin Yi's gaffe just now, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose, making him look even more evil.
Although there is no shortage of Mu Jingchen who is chased by women's eyes, I don't know why, for the woman in front of me, I am very satisfied with the other party's infatuated eyes.
"The girl is really a good means, she lies, her face is not red and irritable, she is really admired! Let's also find it in the next place! Mu Jingchen quipped weirdly.
"I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you. It's just that Childe is noble, and although you didn't tell me your true identity, I can guess a thing or two. Considering that you must be a busy man, you can't afford to come to the door to thank you for this little thing, you say yes? Qin Yi explained against his will, although he lowered his head, he glanced at Mu Jingchen's expression with his residual vision.
"Oh, then, the girl must be wrong! Under the idler, it's not as busy as you say! Besides, it won't take too long to thank the benefactor, don't delay! Mu Jingchen stared at Qin Yi, who was at a loss, amusementingly, wanting to see how she would deal with it next! Tease the lovely person in front of you, and feel good in an instant!
"Dust boy, you can really laugh, a little time is time! Especially for someone as honorable as you, time is precious. For example, you can use this time to play the piano and enjoy your body and mind. Make poems and cultivate sentiments; Practice to strengthen your physique. What's more, the son saved me just now, just to cancel each other out, don't be so polite! "It's over, it's over, I'm running out of words, I can't go around in circles anymore, I have to find a way to get out!" Ah, anyway, with the time, you can do a lot of things that benefit yourself! Yes, Dust Boy! ”
"Really? However, I think it is most meaningful for me to return the favor now. Besides, you save me and I save you are two different things, and they should not be confused! Mu Jingchen walked towards Qin Yi step by step, and Qin Yi also stepped back step by step.
What to do? What to do? Look at this posture, I am ready to repay the favor! Do you have to go to my house? At this time, Qin Yi slowly raised his head and pointed to the sky, "Wow, there are so many paper kites, colorful, so beautiful!" Taking advantage of the moment when Mu Jingchen looked up at the sky, Qin Yi immediately ran away as if he were running away.
Although the light work may not be as good as the dust boy, Qin Yi on Xianyang Street is very familiar! Wherever he goes, he can make this noble son look for him for a long time, not to mention that with his identity, he will not commit himself to finding an insignificant person! escaped another catastrophe, hey, really, who insists on repaying the favor, it's really lacking heart!
When Mu Jingchen looked at the paper kite flying in the sky and turned back, the girl was already gone. Mu Jingchen nodded angrily, "Okay, little girl, you actually tricked me again." Not bad, not bad, hehe! Although Mu Jingchen was teased by a little girl, he was not angry, but found it funny.
This cold face finally had a trace of warmth, and he walked in the direction of returning to the palace in a good mood.
With a "bang", Qin Yi pushed open the door of Lingyun's study, gasping for breath and entering Lingyun's study, Leng Lingfeng looked at the panicked junior sister and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?" Senior sister, why are you panting like this? As he spoke, he turned around and picked up the teapot from the table and poured a cup of tea for Qin Yi.
"Whew, whew, it's okay! Just ran into something on the road! Qin Yi gasped and said!
"What's the matter?" Leng Lingfeng looked puzzled.
"Oh, little problem, it's been solved!" Qin Yi didn't bother to explain at length, it's better not to let the senior brother know!
What junior sisters generally don't want to tell them, even if they ask again, it's useless, from childhood to adulthood, it's always been like this. In this world, only he, Leng Lingfeng, knows his junior sister best.
"Oh, by the way, senior brother, I will enter the palace in two days, and the emperor has decreed that the princess will choose a concubine for the crown prince, and everyone who is suitable must participate!" Qin Yi took a sip of tea and said.
"What! Enter the palace to choose a concubine! Leng Lingfeng roared unnaturally, and because his reaction was too violent, he caused the teacup in his hand to fall to the ground.
"Senior brother, I didn't let you enter the palace, why did you react more fiercely than me?" Qin Yi looked at Leng Lingfeng with a blank face and continued, "Hey, Senior Brother is not happy to let me enter the palace, right!" But there is no way, the emperor's will cannot be changed. It's the first time I've ever been so powerless when I've grown so big. Okay, senior brother, in the future, this Lingyun study and Yong'an Hall will be taken care of by senior brother. Once you enter the palace, you may not have much chance to come out! ”
"Is there no way? What if you don't enter the palace? "Leng Lingfeng's heart is faintly aching, the woman he has loved for more than ten years, but he wants to marry another woman, how can he be willing." If you follow the normal procedure of choosing a concubine, the junior sister will definitely come out on top! "Yes, Leng Lingfeng's junior sister is very famous in Xianyang City, with superb medical skills, and she also knows a little bit about the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting of her daughter's family, and has also learned martial arts.
Although he is not a peerless master, he can always be around, and the most important thing is that he is very pitiful when he is born, and the sons and brothers in the city are all the objects of her pursuit.
Plain likes to wear white clothes, giving people a feeling of beauty and refinement, and does not eat the fireworks of the world. This entry into the palace, it must be the most dazzling!
"That's right, senior brother, what if you don't choose it?" Qin Yi suddenly smiled, thinking about it!
"If you can't choose, you will be sent home!" Leng Lingfeng said. "The prince only chooses one concubine, and it's not three palaces and six courts!"
"Yes, there must have been a lot of people running for concubines that day, and it's normal to not be elected! This concubine is rare, so I have to keep a low profile and let Xian! Qin Yi stared at Leng Lingfeng playfully, planning in his heart with confidence.
Leng Lingfeng looked at the excitement on his junior sister's face, knowing that his junior sister had already thought of a countermeasure, it seemed that what his junior sister didn't want to do, nothing could stop her, and he came up with a clever plan in minutes.
"In this way, the senior brother wishes the junior sister a triumphant return!" Leng Lingfeng pretended to give up, unable to hide the joy in his heart, at this time he finally let go of the big stone in his heart, otherwise he would really have to fight against the imperial court for the sake of his junior sister!
"Alright, senior brother, don't make fun of me! I'm still going to bother my brother during this period. When the children saw that I was not there, they would definitely ask about it, so they told them that I had gone out to collect medicine and that I would be back soon! Qin Yi told Leng Lingfeng.
"Don't worry, with Senior Brother here, everything will be left to me here!" Leng Lingfeng smiled knowingly, "Senior sister, when you come back, I have something for you!" ”
"What? So mysterious! Give it to me now! Looking at the senior brother who suddenly became shy, Qin Yi had an indescribable sense of strangeness.
"No, I can't give it to you right now. When you come back, I'll give it to you! Leng Lingfeng wanted to surprise his junior sister, so he wanted to keep it a little mysterious.
"Alright! Then brother, I'll go back first! With that, he left Lingyun's study.