"Lord Wang, you can be regarded as coming back, the old prince has come to urge you a few times, saying that you will go as soon as you come back."

Hongqing went to the imperial city, please see that the sign was delivered, but the old man did not call, but only gave the Daokou edict, saying that it was to let Hongqing go back and wait for the edict, in addition, there was no explanation and explanation, in desperation, Hongqing could only be stupid and went back to his own palace, just got off the carriage in front of the wall, and Zhao Fu, who had just been transferred from the palace to take charge of the palace, had already greeted him with a smile on his face, and cautiously reported a sentence.

"Well, there is Lao Zhao's father-in-law."

For Zhao Fushun, a middle-aged eunuch who was appointed by the old man to serve as the head of the palace, Hongqing really didn't know much about it, in fact, before this person came to the palace, Hongqing hadn't even heard of it, of course, this is not surprising, although Hongqing often goes in and out of the palace, but the total number of eunuchs in the palace is nearly seven thousand, and there are more than a thousand eunuchs with titles alone, even Qin Wuyong, the head of the big eunuchs, dare not say that he has recognized all the eunuchs with titles, let alone Hongqing, because he doesn't know much about this person, Hongqing can't talk about his own trust at all, and he responds, politely, but it is obviously alienated.

"Lord Wang, you're polite, please inside."

Zhao Fushun was able to mix in the position of the head of the palace, naturally he was not an idle person, and he did not feel sluggish because of the estrangement in Hongqing's words, he still smiled respectfully, bowed down, and waited for Hongqing to enter the mansion carelessly.

"No need, go to the main gate of Prince Cheng's mansion."

The two palaces are separated by a wall, and there are also doors to communicate, and it is almost the same way to go to the main gate of the prince's mansion or to take the main gate of the prince's mansion, it is said that the difference is not big, but after Hongqing thought about it, he still decided to take the main gate of the prince's mansion.

"Wow!"

Hongqing is an order, a group of attendants and others did not dare to slack off, all agreed to the promise, not long, Hongqing's carriage slowly drove out of the wall, around a half-circle, straight to the main gate of Prince Cheng's mansion, a greeting under the promise, Hongqing is already familiar with the way to Prince Cheng's mansion in the inner courtyard of the study, just from behind the screen turned out, into the eyes to see the head of the three masters are whispering with Chen, Li two major strategists to discuss, eyebrows are full of solemn color.

"The child has seen his father, his master, and Mr. Li."

Hongqing's hearing is very good, although the third master and others are talking in a low voice, but Hongqing can hear it, what the third master is talking about is the case of this prison, and there seems to be a lot of worry about this matter between the words, Hongqing's heart can't help but sink, but it didn't bring it to his face, he walked a few steps, grabbed the front, and saluted and greeted him in a proper manner.

"Qing'er is here, sit down and talk."

Seeing that Hongqing had arrived, the sadness on the third master's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a warm smile, and he raised his hand very gently.

"Thank you, Father Wang Longen."

The voice of the third master at first glance is not very different from the past, but it falls in Hongqing's ears, but how to listen to how awkward, there is no side, although the third master is well disguised, but a faint sense of alienation can not hide Hongqing's keen observation, obviously, this is the sequelae caused by the division of the king, although this has long been in Hongqing's expectations, but the heart still can't help but roll through a period of sadness, but the city is deep, but it didn't bring it to the face, just humbly thanked him, and then walked to the side of a few sons, Pulling the hem of his robe, he sat down and put on a deferential appearance.

"How's the matter going in the prison?"

Seeing that Hongqing's behavior was still as humble as usual, the third master was very useful in his heart, so he nodded approvingly, and asked a gentle question.

"Back to my father's words, I have just inspected the scene now, and I don't have too many clues."

Although it is not clear how insidious the ambush on the eighth master's side is, there is one Hongqing who knows, that is, this case must be treated with caution, otherwise, if you are not careful, it will be a disaster to overthrow the nest, because of this, Hongqing does not want the third master to follow the general, and it is very vague to reply.

"Well, this afternoon, Huang Ama summoned Amma, when talking about the case of the prison, he was very concerned, well, on the occasion of the approaching New Year, it is not a good thing to move too much, Qing'er must remember the teachings of Huang Ama when she is on an errand."

Hearing Hongqing's answer so short and vague, the third master knew that Hongqing was unwilling to talk about the prison case in detail, and he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't talk about it endlessly, so he could only snort vaguely, and said the old man's meaning in a roundabout way.

Stability overrides? Hey, it's such a reason, the problem is that the tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't want to stop, the old man should say this to the old guy!

Although the words of the third master were not too clear, the meaning was expressed, that is, the old man hoped that Hongqing would not make a big move this time, such a wish is undoubtedly good, Hongqing actually wanted to be thoughtful, the problem is that in such a confusing situation at the moment, it is really impossible for Hongqing to be such a master, to be honest, Hongqing is beating a drum in his heart at this time, God knows how many backhands are arranged on the eighth master's side.

"My father's lesson is that the child should keep it in mind, but this time the prison case is full of strange things, even if the child has the intention to control it, he does not dare to speak of stability."

Hongqing originally didn't plan to drag the third master into such a pool of troubled water, but it was a faction of kindness, but when he saw that the third master had a different color in his eyes, he immediately woke up in his heart - in his own opinion, it was a good intention, but what was reflected in the third master's heart may not be so, if it really made the third master think that he had a different heart, the consequences must not be easy to play, in view of this, Hongqing did not dare to ignore it a little, and hurriedly explained it.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

The third master didn't care much about this case in the prison, there was nothing else, the third master had absolute confidence in Hongqing's ability, after all, over the years, Hongqing's big case has been handled a few times, each time it was handled beautifully, and it really never missed, in the third master's opinion, there will be no exception this time, as long as the situation can be controlled a little, then it should be able to smoothly complete the old man's entrustment, but at this time, Hongqing's face is extremely solemn, obviously not too confident in this case, The third master couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly asked.

As far as the child knows, the dead woman's surname is Wang, the double name is Chunlu, is the Beijing teacher, the family lives in Dongzhimen outside the Mandarin Duck Lane, her husband's family is quite rich, there are two silk villages, the cause of the case is that her husband was poisoned and died violently, suspected to be caused by the poisoning of this woman, after the trial of Shuntianfu, the punishment of Dapi was determined, the chief judge is Rong Zhu, the sixteenth uncle heard that there are other grievances in this case, so he planned to ask about it, but unexpectedly the case has not been officially started, the woman committed suicide, according to the on-site investigation, The woman did commit suicide and died, and there were many torture injuries on her body, which were new injuries suffered in recent days, and there was a suicide note, reporting the abuse of lynching by Uncle Sixteen, but this suicide note is currently being held by Uncle Ten, and the truth of it is still difficult to determine, if it is a forgery, it is okay, if it is true, the case will be extremely complicated, not only Uncle Sixteen is deeply involved, Rong Zhu is also afraid that it will be hindered, and if it is not handled properly, the consequences may be difficult to reverse. ”

Now that it has been decided to explain the seriousness of the situation clearly, Hongqing has no reservations, which explains the beginning and end of the case in detail, which immediately makes the third master more gloomy the more he listens.

"What are Qing'er going to do?"

Although the third master has mediocre intelligence and arithmetic ability, he is not a dull person after all, he can hear the unfinished meaning of Hongqing's words, and his heart can't help but sink for it, frowning and thinking for a while, then he cautiously asked.

"Father Wang Mingjian, the difficulty of this case is that the key person is dead, it is difficult to obtain evidence, if the suicide note is true, it is no longer advisable to break through head-on, only by starting from the side, can there be a glimmer of victory, but the eighth uncle must have been arranged, only to delay and change ears, as for whether it can be done, it must depend on the will of God after all."

Speaking of the case itself, Hongqing actually doesn't have much confidence at all, after all, the first move has been lost, and he went into battle in a hurry, it is too difficult to make a breakthrough in a short period of time, and now, in the face of the third master's questioning, Hongqing is also helpless, so he can only talk about his views in general.

"Well, in this case, Qing'er just let it go, even if it makes a big fuss, it doesn't matter, Amma will take care of it!"

The third master is also aware of the difficulty and complexity of this case, if it is really planted, not only the old sixteen, the nail that entered the criminal department, will be pulled out, but the Rongzhu of Shuntian Mansion will also be involved, and even Hongqing will have to follow the food and hang, in the end, the entire Prince Cheng Mansion will be hit hard, and this is obviously not a situation that the third master is happy to see, when it comes to such a field, the third master will not care about the old man's desire to seek stability, and he will not hesitate to show his attitude of fully supporting Hongqing.

"Thank you father Wang Longen, the child should do his best, and he will never dare to live up to the high expectations of Huang Marfa and his father."

To be honest, as far as the third master's ability is concerned, it can't help much at all, but if you can have such an attitude, it is enough for Hongqing, at least you don't have to deal with the ambush of the eighth master's side with all your might, and you have to beware of the third master's falling chain, because of this, Hongqing's words of gratitude are very sincere.