Bandorf's face changed again, and he became a little blue, it was not that he didn't want to keep the owner of the He Ji Foundry, but the other party was hinting that the Prime Minister's Mansion supported him, which made him quite scruples. In addition, the Ho Kee Foundry was not directly responsible for the incident, so Bandorf could not do anything to him.

Rick watched coldly, already understanding in his heart, but he couldn't say anything on the spot, so he arched his hand to Bandorf, and was ready to leave. Bandorf smiled apologetically: "Brother, I didn't expect things to be like this, at present, I can't act rashly, so I have to put this case aside and carefully track down the murderer of Commander Miao, I hope my brother will forgive me." ”

"It seems that Mistress Dido should not have said these things to me." Rick wondered, "It's the right of adults to deal with the case, and I have no right to interfere." ”

Bandorf smiled secretly, and said in a strange tone: "Don't be modest, brother, I will have to rely on you for more help in the future." ”

Rick replied and left the peach house with a puzzled expression on his face.

Riding his horse around the street into a rather narrow alley, Rick was trying to beat his horse as fast as he could. No, a team of generals suddenly turned around on the opposite street, and they escorted an incense cart slowly walking here. Upon closer inspection, the curtain of the incense cart was embroidered with a blooming plum blossom, and Rick was so familiar with this mark that his face changed, and he immediately ordered the guards to turn their horses' heads and prepare to flee. It's a pity that it's late, and it's strange that the alley is too short, and Rick's horse hasn't turned around yet, and the incense cart is already three feet away.

"Run! Why don't you run away? A lazy voice came from inside the incense car.

Rick reluctantly waved his hand to the guards beside him, motioning for them to stand back. At the same time, the generals around the incense car also retreated. As soon as the curtain was lifted, a bright and beautiful girl in a noble dress with white skin was out of the car, it was none other than Mei Xing'er, the Mei family's watch Miss Mei Xing'er who Rick tried his best to get rid of, she smiled and said: "I thought that Count Xia Hua was not afraid of heaven and earth, but I didn't expect to be afraid of a little girl." ”

Rick said in a low voice: "Miss Mei, we have only met twice before and after, and the so-called marriage contract is also the afterword of the elders, why should you take it to heart, let me go!" Or else. I've heard that there are a few people in the top ten masters of the imperial capital who are very good at kung fu. People are handsome again, I'll tell you something another day? ”

"Are you done?" Mei Xing'er asked as she approached Rick two steps.

"Almost." Rick smiled wryly, realizing that the other party's tone was not good, and probably nothing good happened. Ready to escape. Who knows that Mei Xing'er has clenched her silver teeth for a long time. I just didn't let out my temper. Instead, he said with a smile: "I have inquired clearly, you don't have any fear of white disease at all, what you said that night was purely prevarication." ”

"I know my illness. Don't hear the wind is the rain. Rick didn't give her a chance to press.

"I will never believe your words again, in short, our marriage was decided by the elders, and now that your eldest brother has died, this matter cannot be changed. My aunt was going to hold a banquet after the Tenjin Festival to announce this. ”

"How is this possible, I have already made it clear to the Duchess, how can she do this?"

Mei Xing'er saw him pushing left and right, and she only had one meaning, that is, she didn't want to marry her. The originally suppressed temper finally flinched, and she couldn't help but say angrily: "No matter what, no matter how much you prevaricate this time, it's useless." Uncle will ask Her Majesty the Queen to give her a marriage, and when the time comes, Miss Ben will see how you push? ”

Rick's face turned pale, and he kept arguing, "I've already told you, I can't see white, otherwise I'll have nightmares at night." ”

Mei Xing'er seemed to believe that Rick was not sick, and no matter what Rick said, she was not shaken. Rick, on the other hand, began to look dead, probably completely defeated by the more difficult young lady than him. All kinds of prevarications were ineffective, and finally he turned his heart sideways and said sarcastically: "I think you must not be able to get married, otherwise how can you come to pester me?" ”

Mei Xing'er smiled slightly, not looking angry at all, but leaned over her white-skinned face and said, "You have to wait for a nightmare for the rest of your life!" After saying that, he left Rick, who was pale, and left with a group of generals.

"How could you meet someone like that?" Rick sighed sadly. This sentence kept circling in his mind until he returned to the Duke's Palace. When he arrived at the Duke's Palace, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the problem was strict, and he couldn't enter the palace, so he rode straight to the palace, ready to explain the matter to the queen, who had just returned from the hunt yesterday.

Rick thought about it before and after, and the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt: Why would he be so reluctant to marry Mei Xing'er? This doesn't seem to match my personality of liking beautiful women at all. Is it because she is the young lady of the Mei family? Or is it because he is a fake Xia Hua? Thinking about it, he felt that the reason was not sufficient. Between him and Mei Xing'er, it seems to be hovering between anger and admiration, he is not without admiration for Mei Xing'er, as the saying goes: everyone is lustful. But this psychology was blocked by the strangeness when they first met. And at that time, the Mei family said about the marriage of the two families, and the strangeness and the lack of wanting to expose his identity and the potential unwillingness to be manipulated by others made him feel a rebellious atmosphere in his heart, and he didn't do what the Mei family wanted him to do. Therefore, he did everything possible to avoid Mei Xing'er. And Mei Xing'er's obsession with him, according to Rick, most of them stem from anger. She had never been frustrated, and once she knew that the beauty she had always been proud of had become a reason for a man to leave her, it was a huge blow to her self-confidence, so she did everything possible to get him to give in. The day Rick surrenders to her feet is when she loses interest. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Rick cannot and is unwilling to accept the marriage of the two families.

Since the Queen's royal gold medal, Rick will certainly put it to good use. Taking this request to see the queen as an example, Rick quietly took out the gold medal and went directly to the palace, until he reached the sentry post on the outskirts of the imperial study, and then asked the guards to report to the queen.

The Blue Moon Queen looked at Rick on his knees with a smile, she sometimes couldn't figure out what was going on in this man's mind. In order to enter the palace, he openly showed his secret gold medal, and when he first entered the imperial study, he still had a smug smile on his face, probably thinking that he was smart, and he didn't have to wait outside the palace like other nobles or officials who asked to see her privately, and he waited for several hours.

"Are you proud?" The queen leaned over and asked.

"I don't dare." Rick said loudly.

The queen didn't bother to bother with him, waved his hand to make him stand up, and then said, "If you don't come today, I will summon you tomorrow--"

"His Majesty is asking about the circumstances of the assassination of Commander Miao? Wechen has already gotten some clues. Rick replied first.

"What clues?"

"According to the minister's private investigation, it is likely that the person who killed Commander Miao was a man in white--"

"The man in white? It's the man in white again. Queen Long Yan said angrily, "These outlaws of the Xueyi Gate, they probably want to destroy the sect." ”

"Your Majesty knows the origin of the man in white?" Rick asked cautiously.

"Bandorf has already reported some information to me, and it is said that the six white-clothed men caught in your mansion are the 'Six Blood Charms' of the Snow Clothes Gate. It seems that the person who killed Commander Miao was also the people of Xueyimen. ”

"But--" Rick was about to tell the details of the Jade Red Mansion and the speculation of Treya and Huang Yuyi about the murderer, when the queen suddenly waved her hand and shouted, "Okay, I don't want to talk about this anymore." ”

Rick had to swallow back the words that came to his lips, and after a moment of silence, he remembered his own business and hurriedly explained the situation to the queen.

"You don't want to marry Mei Xing'er?" The queen asked curiously.

"I don't want to." Rick confessed honestly.

"Why?"

"There are two reasons, one is that the name is not right, and the minister is not the real Xia Hua; The second is that the minister wants to concentrate on doing things for His Majesty, and has no plans to marry a wife for the time being, not to mention that the minister is still young. ”

The queen nodded, probably remembering that Rick's actual age was no more than sixteen, so she said, "I will consider this matter." ”

Rick hurriedly thanked him. The queen waved her hand to stop him, and her words suddenly turned to majesty: "Recently, there have been accidents in the imperial capital, and the murderer of Commander Miao must be caught, I hope you will not disappoint me." I have ordered the Imperial Physician to select many of the best medicinal herbs and send them to you, and Commander Tang is still waiting for you to treat her. ”

Of course, Rick understood the meaning of the queen's words, and if the murderer of Miao Qi could not be caught, his career as an earl would probably be over. Therefore, it should be hurriedly.

After Rick left, the queen seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and her whole expression relaxed.

At this time, Tang Zhaoxian and Concubine Ji Xue walked into the imperial study together, Tang Zhaoxian seemed to hear the conversation between the queen and Rick, and asked with a smile: "Is Your Majesty very tired?" ”

The queen shook her head and said, "You should have heard what he just said, he almost told all the masterminds behind the scenes." If it weren't for me to stop it quickly, with his habit of doing things without his brain, I'm afraid he would have been revealed. ”

"Your Majesty is worried that there will be a blatant fall out with several forces, causing the empire to split?" Tang Zhaoxian continued to ask. The Queen nodded.

"Then why should His Majesty use him? He is so reckless, something will happen sooner or later. ”

The queen shook her head: "I need him to find a way for me, no matter how big a wave he stirs up outside, I believe it will be within my control." Instead, I'm worried about you. ”

"We?" Concubine Ji Xue took over and said, "Your Majesty is saying that what happened to Commander Miao may also happen to us?" ”

The queen nodded and said, "In fact, if it weren't for Zhaoxian's special physique, she would have died a long time ago." You must know that one of you is my eye, the other is my shield, and any accident may endanger me. Now that the palace guards are also in the hands of Zhao Xian, I don't have to worry about my safety for the time being. However, the concentration of command of the palace guards and janissaries in the hands of one person is not in accordance with the past, and sooner or later it will arouse opposition from some people. Therefore, it must be handed over to someone who can be trusted, and I thought about it for a long time before I made a decision, but the final decision depends on Zhaoxian's condition. (To be continued......)