"Those are the two. Wen Hegui took them to the inner hall, and the villain fell to the ground to hear what they said, but the housekeeper of the Wen Mansion was so angry that he knocked the villain unconscious with a palm. When I woke up again, I was already in front of the military tent in the White Sand Camp. ”

Liu Mingyan scolded: "Don't be rude, the noble person you just pointed at is Her Royal Highness Princess Qingyang." ”

Zhu Zhitong sneered indifferently and said, "What hit the dart, what you hit is the lid of the teacup." ”

The guard was stunned for a moment and said, "The villain should be damned...... The villain didn't know that it was Her Royal Highness the Princess. It turned out to be ...... Tea cover?" couldn't help blushing, others heard him speak sincerely and sincerely, it seemed that they really didn't know Zhu Zhitong's identity at that time.

Su Xiaochen saw that this guard was indeed the one who was knocked to the ground by Wen Hegui with a tea lid under the eaves that day, and carefully pondered what he had just said, and felt intriguing.

The guard's words seemed to be intermittent, but he deliberately omitted Shen Xianyun's actions in the Nanhua gold sales case, and only took the words out of context, depicting Wen Hegui and Lu Wenchi's collusion to frame Zhao Yu clearly. is obviously a clumsy person, but every word he says makes people feel extremely convincing. If it weren't for the fact that he had experienced the whole thing with his own eyes and ears that day, and Wen Hegui explained the ins and outs in detail, he would have almost believed that Shen Xianyun was a Qing official who caught a thief and was killed, so it can be seen that people who don't know the truth will really think that Shen Xianyun has nothing to do with the Nanhua gold sale case after listening to his words.

He quietly looked at Liu Mingyan with side eyes, only to see that she was calm and calm, her face did not change, and he secretly guessed that this statement should be her arrangement.

Zhu Zhiling, who was sitting on the side, looked expressionless and had nothing to do with herself, and secretly sighed in her heart that Liu Mingyan's methods could train such a vulgar soldier to the right time. not only showed the appearance of Mu Ne, let the mother see it, but also memorized the testimony in an orderly manner, and the sentences were closely linked. I haven't seen her for a few years, and Liu Mingyan is really getting older and hotter.

Suddenly, the palace maid next to her whispered: "Your Highness, half an hour ago, Duke Pei Guogong was stopped outside the Liufang Gate by General Tiehua and was not allowed to enter, and he was angry and had already gone out of the city. ”

Out of town? This land travel can't get into Liufangmen, what are you going to do when you go out of the city? Aren't you dead?

Zhu Zhiling secretly felt strange, but since he was getting farther and farther away from Fuxingtai, there was nothing to worry about. As long as he doesn't come to make trouble, judging from the current situation, Liu Mingyan has an eighty percent chance of winning. It's a shame you're not here today.

On this side, Emperor Ming saw the look of the guards, and heard his daughter talk about the tea cover, and knew that it was the truth, so he turned his head and asked, "Xiao'er, why are you there?" ”

Zhu Zhitong smiled and said, "Da Su...... The bachelor said that he wanted to eat the five-flavor dish of Xianyun. Shen Xianyun said that he would let the cook of Wenfu do it, and said that his house was next to the sea and the scenery was very good, so we would live there. We also heard that Lord Lu also likes to live in Wen House, yes or no? ”

It was obviously a sparse and ordinary joke, but Lu Wenchi was shocked when he heard it, and secretly scolded Shen Xianyun in his heart for being troublesome, and actually led the two to Wen Mansion, and I don't know if he knew that he had just been to Nanhua Island recently and lived in Wen Mansion, but fortunately, he didn't break it, I hope Emperor Ming didn't hear this sentence. Hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said with a reluctant smile: "Your Highness said that you laughed, said you laughed." ”

Emperor Ming really didn't notice the last sentence, just because he heard the words Xianyun Wuwei Saucer, he was shocked, thinking how could this kid know this? Glancing at Zhu Yuxiao, seeing that there was a bit of embarrassment in my sister's nervous eyes, I guessed that there must be a hidden secret, and it was not good to ask in detail at the moment, so I pretended to say sharply: "I only ask you about things that are expensive and expensive, don't talk about those things that don't matter." ”

Zhu Zhitong responded in a low voice, muttering: "Then don't ask your daughter, go ask Master Su, anyway, he knows better than me." ”

Zhu Yuxiao also came over and said: "Sister, Xiao'er is still young, why do you bother her, let Su Xiaochen say, he is a few years older after all." "In fact, I was impatient with this little girl talking about everything, and I just wanted to know the truth about the Nanhua gold sale case as soon as possible.

Emperor Ming is the lord of the blue sea, the king of a country, and he was choked speechless by the two dear people who had always been open-mouthed, and he couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to say to Su Xiaochen: "Then it's up to you." ”

Su Xiaochen was just about to speak, when suddenly an old voice came from the side of the hall:

"Can the old man also listen to the matter of Nanhua Island?"

Everyone was puzzled when they heard this, but Lu Wenchi was very surprised, and called loudly: "Father! ”

The most surprising was Zhu Zhiling. Tiehua obviously blocked all the passages between the three islands, and also blocked Lu Xingyuan, how could he suddenly appear here?

I saw Lu Xingyuan walking steadily and walking from behind the screen on the side of the hall, although his expression was calm, everyone could still see the sweat on his forehead, obviously caused by his hurried steps.

Lu Xingyuan didn't seem to see everyone except Emperor Ming, so he walked straight to Emperor Ming, knelt down and said, "The old minister knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Ming's tone immediately became very kind: "Duke Peiguo, please." He pointed to the back of the screen and asked, "Why did Pei Guogong come from there to enter the palace?" ”

Lu Xingyuan smiled bitterly: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister was entrusted by Her Royal Highness Princess Qingyu in the early morning to go outside the city to preside over the opening ceremony, and occasionally saw the Kuntou ship docked in Luoxia Bay, guessing that it was the governor of Southern Xinjiang who came in person, worried that there was a major military aircraft, so he asked others to preside over it, and he was in a hurry to come to Taiye City, and he didn't want to be stopped by the Tiehua General of the Golden Feather Battalion outside the Liufang Gate......"

Emperor Ming's face sank when he heard this, and he raised his head and asked, "Ling'er, why did you stop Pei Guogong outside the Liufang Gate?" ”

Zhu Zhiling held his forehead with one hand and covered his belly with the other hand and said: "Mother, today's spring equinox is not a day to rest, my daughter has been sleeping unsteadily these days and nights, and wants to sleep a little more during the day, last night I ordered Tiehua to stay at Liufangmen, this morning I got up because I was worried about supervising the construction of merchant ships, and called two Shangshu to come to discuss the matter, but I forgot to lift the ban, and I blamed Erchen for not being in good spirits, and he was in a trance...... "Before he finished speaking, he lowered his head and hid his face, showing a little discomfort. Liu Mingyan frowned very playfully and sighed: "The face is so ugly, His Highness really sleeps less." ”

Lu Xingyuan said coldly without looking back: "It's just that I don't know why His Highness also sealed the Yongjin Gate and the Qinxin Gate, isn't he worried that the old man will use the gold medal given by His Majesty to bypass the Yongjin Gate?" ”

Zhu Zhiling was stunned for a moment, and looked innocent: "Yongjinmen? Why did Pei Guogong say this? I don't. Your Majesty and my aunt are both coming from Yongjinmen today, and if I block the passage, how can they not know? ”

Emperor Ming watched the two of them talk back and forth, and listened to it in confusion, and for a while he didn't know who was telling the truth.

Lu Xingyuan scolded secretly in his heart, you little girl, by being pregnant, you are so confused, if I continue to entangle with you, I will only get more and more muddy, and I can't please you.

At that moment, he said to Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, the minister was really stopped at the gate of Taiye City and couldn't enter, and I felt that today's things were strange, and I was worried that there would be changes in the city, and I was concerned about Your Majesty's safety, so I abruptly obeyed ...... There came in. I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me. ”

Everyone heard that Emperor Ming and this Pei Guogong were pointing behind the screen, saying "there", and said vaguely, which was very strange. Only Zhu Zhiling suddenly woke up to the fact that his imperial grandmother had encountered a rebellion in Taiye City, and returned to the city with 8,000 soldiers from the secret passage outside the city.

Emperor Ming said lightly: "That's it, since you are here, you will also listen to it." It happens to be related to this son of yours. After speaking, he said loudly: "Give me a seat!" ”

Su Xiaochen saw Lu Xingyuan sitting down steadily, and everyone was holding their breath, so he walked to the hall, bowed long, and said loudly:

"There is a cave in Nanhua, which was discovered by Pei Guogong himself on the island 20 years ago, and it is said to be a rare and good mine, which can produce four or five taels of gold per 100 catties of ore."

Lu Xingyuan nodded and said: "Yes, it was the old man who went to Nanhua Island to personally supervise this matter, and there was a good prospector on the island at that time, named Wen Hegui. With his help, the old man found the gold mine, which was also known to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Su Xiaochen continued: "But in fact, it is not a gold mine at all, or rather, not all. ”

Except for Liu Mingyan and Lu Wenchi, everyone was stunned, and Lu Xingyuan laughed when he heard this: "What did you say?" Isn't that a gold mine? Could it be that it is still an iron mine? ”

"What Guogong said is extreme, it's an iron mine! Since ancient times, pyrite has been very similar to gold ore, and it is often associated with one place. Ordinary pyrite only needs to look closely to see the difference, but if it is a fine pyrite, it can be mixed, and even miners mining in the mine can be mistaken. It just so happened that there was this fine pyrite in that mine. ”

Emperor Ming and Zhu Yuxiao listened incredibly, but Lu Qiusheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, seemed to have woken up, but he didn't speak.

Lu Xingyuan suddenly felt a huge chill.

Pyrite...... There are many children in his Lu clan who are proficient in mining science, and Lu Wenchi is a good mineral among the brothers, and it is absolutely impossible to distinguish the difference between pyrite and gold ore, unless ...... Thinking of this, his eyes looked at his son Lu Wenchi like lightning, but the latter timidly lowered his head and avoided it.

Son of Evil...... Is your guess true? Could it be that he deceived the emperor because of this? Lu Xingyuan secretly thought that beside him was the Ming Emperor, who was proficient in the art of contemplating the mind, and turned his face slightly to the side. In any case, she must not be shaken in the slightest by her face until the matter is clear.

He forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, looked at Su Xiaochen coldly, and listened to him continue.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess and I went to Nanhua Island, originally wanted to investigate the civil uprising, but accidentally learned from the miners who participated in the civil uprising that the original reason for the civil uprising was the reappearance of the demon beast, and it is said that this demon beast also appeared twenty years ago, in the mine sealed by His Majesty the Emperor of your country. This made me and the princess feel very strange, so we found out where the mine was, went in from the back of the cave to inspect it, and took some samples of the mine. At first, there was nothing abnormal, but just as he was about to come out of the cave, the demon beast appeared. ”