Xue Li stood up and said slowly: "Old Seven, you were responsible for investigating the thieves in Beijing before, and my father just wanted to ask you. ”

Xue Yan smiled: "Oh, so that's the case, just ask whatever your father wants to ask." ”

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair looked at Xue Yan, his eyes were full of anger: "You told me before that the thief had been killed by you, but is it true?"

"It's true. ”

Xue Li spoke: "Old Seven, the matter of thieves in Beijing was boiling all over the country before, since you have found out, why don't you tell it?"

"Didn't this prince tell his father?" Xue Yan asked funny, "This matter was asked by my father to be investigated, and it was just after my father told my father." Could it be that the prince still has to give an explanation to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?"

"The thieves stole the mansion of the adults in Kyochu, and the adults should know who the thief is. Xue Li continued.

Xue Yan looked at him: "The Fifth Emperor Brother was also stolen?"

Xue Li was stopped by him and didn't speak.

"Since there isn't, what does the Fifth Emperor Brother mean by being so aggressive?"

"You...... Seventh, I'm just talking about it casually. ”

Xue Yan sneered: "The Fifth Emperor Brother should know that this is the main hall of the court, and joking and casually talking about it will be taken seriously." ”

"That's enough!" the emperor said angrily, "Old Seven, tell the ministers about the thieves in the capital before. ”

Xue Yan shook his shirt and said lazily: "After the prince found him, he wanted to arrest him, but he resisted, and the prince accidentally hacked him to death. ”

The emperor raised his forehead, looked at the ministers in the main hall, and asked, "In addition to Lord Meng's mansion that was stolen last night, are there any other mansions?"

A group of ministers in the main hall were silent.

"Since there is nothing to do, Erchen will retire first. Xue Yan arched his hand casually, turned around and walked out.

The emperor's tone was cold and hard: "You stop me!"

Xue Yan stopped, turned around, and looked at the emperor in the high position: "Father still has something to do?"

"From today onwards, you must come to the morning pilgrimage every day!"

Xue Yan's face was unhappy: "Erchen doesn't like the solemnity of the court. ”

When the ministers heard the emperor's words, they all had their own thoughts in their hearts. A burst of hatred flashed on Xue Li's face, and Xue Zenglin looked at it lightly and stayed out of the matter.

"If I ask you to come, you will come!"

Xue Yanqiang's temper came up: "Father, the sons are idle all day long, they have achieved nothing, and they never have scruples about speaking, do you think the court is too peaceful when you let the sons come to the court?"

"You ......" The emperor was furious, picked up the fold on the table and threw it at him.

Xue Yan dodged, dodged the fold, glanced at the emperor who was angry in the high position, smiled, bent down and picked up the fold: "There are five emperor brothers and thirteen emperor brothers in the court, why should my father care about me, the unruly seventh prince?"

threw the fold in his hand into Xue Li's arms: "It's okay, this prince has gone to Yanfu to pick up the princess." ”

Xue Li looked down at the fold in his arms, then looked at the emperor in the high position, and silently retreated to the side.

The emperor's face was so angry that he looked at the courtiers in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Yan Chengyi, and he spoke: "Lord Yan, did you return to Yan Mansion in the Prince's Mansion last night?"

Yan Chengyi came to the court early in the morning, and he didn't know if Yan Nan returned to Yanfu last night, the street of Mengfu was in an uproar last night, Yanfu and Mengfu were not on the same street, and he only heard that there were thieves, and as for the others, he only knew something after listening to the Seven Princes and a group of adults.

Now the emperor asked him if Nanwan would go back to the house last night, he didn't know, but since the Seventh Prince specially said before leaving that he would go to Yanfu to pick up people, no matter where Nanwan was, he was in Yanfu at the moment.

Yan Chengyi stood up and arched his hand: "Yes, I returned to Yanfu last night." ”

The emperor nodded and looked at Qin Zhao: "Lord Qin, the matter of the thief in Mengfu last night was in charge of the seventh child, you listen to his orders and find out about this matter." ”

Qin Zhao listened, his heart was bitter, and he responded respectfully on his face.

The anger in the emperor's heart disappeared slightly, he looked tired, and waved his hand: "Retreat from the court!" took two steps, turned around and said, "Lord Yan and Lord Qin came to the imperial study with me." ”

Yan Chengyi and Qin Zhao nodded in response.

In the imperial study, the emperor looked at Qin Zhao and Yan Chengyi, and said in a thick and serious manner: "Lord Yan, how are the seventh and the princess doing recently?"

Yan Cheng was terrified, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

The emperor sighed: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Yan Chengyi glanced at the emperor: "Some time ago, I heard from the dog that the Seventh Prince and the princess had a deep relationship. ”

"That's fine. The emperor nodded.

When Lao Qi asked him to marry Yan Nan in the evening, he thought that Lao Qi was marrying and returning to the house as decoration. At that time, because of the royal face, he agreed, and now he sees that Yan Nanwan really restrained Lao Qi's heart.

The emperor said again: "The old seven are informal, and they are used to acting and speaking freely on weekdays. Since Lao Qi and the princess have a good relationship, you ask the princess to persuade Lao Qi more and look at him more. ”

Yan Chengyi remembered the words and deeds of the Seventh Prince in the court, and nodded: "Weichen knows." ”

"Alright, let's go down!"

After Yan Chengyi left, the emperor looked at Qin Zhao and asked, "How is the investigation of the matter in Liucun?"

"Wechen is still investigating. ”

"Hmm. The emperor said, "You also start to investigate the prince's affairs." ”

Qin Zhao hesitated: "Your Majesty, Weichen is just a Dali Temple, and there is a secretary on the top, which is related to the prince, why didn't the emperor let Lord Meng investigate?"

He has always had this question in his heart, and there have been a lot of things in the court recently, and the emperor has asked him to investigate. If it was about the thief Liu Village, he could understand it. But it is about the crown prince, the king of a country in the future, even if the emperor taboos other princes, this kind of thing should be investigated by the secretary of the ministry.

The emperor laughed: "Lord Qin thinks that his official position is too low, and wants me to promote you?"

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Qin Zhao heard the sound and knelt down.

"Lord Qin doesn't need to be so alarmed, I'm just joking with you, get up!"

Qin Zhao secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stood up.

"Now that something has happened in the Meng Mansion, Lord Meng himself is uneasy, how can I investigate the case well, it is best to leave this matter to you. ”

Qin Zhao said: "Weichen knows. ”

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "If you are not sure, go to the Seven Princes' Mansion and ask the seventh." ”

Qin Zhao was slightly shocked in his heart, and his face remained silent: "Weichen knows." ”

The emperor raised his forehead: "I'm tired too, you can go back too!"

......

Xue Yan came out of the palace, first went back to the prince's mansion to take a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then went to the Yan Mansion.

The whole housekeeper looked at Xue Yan's dress when he came back, and he shouted injustice in his heart, originally thought that the Seventh Prince and the Imperial Concubine had a good relationship and could accept the temperament of the Seven Princes, but he couldn't think of a quarrel, and the Seven Princes couldn't restrain themselves.