Xue Ne opened her mouth, and suddenly found that Li Hong's question was actually a dilemma: if she said that she had no selfish intentions for Fan Ning, although she could get the position of Lantian County Commander, if she needed Fan Ning to go to court as a witness, it was difficult to guarantee that she would not be imprisoned, and her treatment in prison could not be guaranteed; But if he said that there was, it was difficult for Xue Ne to prove that he would not be partial when he was the county commander, so he hesitated for a long time before he stumbled and said: "Minister...... The minister does not have it now, but there is no guarantee that in the future, if it is temporary, it is not known......"

Li Hong was stunned, then snorted and laughed. Xue Ne's answer seemed clumsy, but he avoided all the traps set in his question, and he raised his sleeves and said with tears in his eyes: "Who said that we Xue Lang are stupid? Isn't that a great way to know how to advance and retreat? You are so good at laughing, what kind of Lantian County order is begging, you are really condescending, you should be allowed to go to Pingkangfang and be a storyteller. ”

Xue Ne knew Li Hong's temperament, and knew that he was joking not because he didn't take this matter to heart, but because he cared too much, he refused to easily agree to what he asked, after all, this matter was too wide, and Li Hong was the first to bear the brunt, he remembered that before going out, Fan Ning deliberately whispered a few words in his ear, and was busy following what she taught, and said slowly: "How can Your Highness still laugh?" His Royal Highness's suave cousin Helan Minzhi heard the news, and now he must have boiled a pot of good wine, studied a pool of good ink, and arranged all kinds of things that His Highness is not like a divine help. His Royal Highness is worried about the country and the people, and he has already moved the lifeblood of many people in the court, and this matter is during the period when His Royal Highness is supervising the country, and there will inevitably be people who will use this as an excuse to attack His Highness...... If the case is closed with the arrest of Fan Ning, although it can temporarily block Youyou's mouth, in the long run, it is tantamount to burying hidden dangers and pretending to use the enemy as a handle. Although Ne is not talented, and has an old relationship with Fan Ning, at a glance, it seems, alas, it seems that he is really not Charlie's beloved person, but at present, there are many Helan clan and Wu clan relatives infiltrating the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, and it is inconvenient for His Highness to investigate, except for His Majesty, His Royal Highness...... There is no one available. ”

This Helan Minzhi is the son of Wu Zetian's sister of the queen of heaven, Li Hong's cousin, and a scholar of Hongwenguan at the time, he hated the Li family because of the inexplicability of his sister Helan Minyue, and was angry because Li Hong rectified the rule of officials and disciplined the children of the nobles of the clan, and secretly encircled many ministers, especially the children of the Wu family, who were about to move, and repeatedly made enemies of Li Hong in the court.

Sure enough, Li Hongdeng, who was poked in the back, laughed, raised his hand and put Ruyi on the table, frowning slightly. Xue Ne heard the crisp sound of the jade texture and the table, rolled his throat, knelt down, and said no more. He no longer understands the sophistication of human feelings, and he also knows that his words are arrogant and rude, but if he doesn't make the benefits clear, Li Hong hesitates a little, Fan Ning may fall to the ground, and Xue Ne is unwilling to take this risk.

The study was very quiet, the needle drop could be heard, Xue Ne knelt down and bowed his head, stiffening his body and not daring to move. I don't know how long it took for Li Hongcai to finally answer and break the silence in the room: "This palace is really a little curious, how can this girl named Fan Ning be so virtuous that she actually let you ask nothing about the affairs of the court, and only like to read some miscellaneous books, and care about the government...... What you said is right, the most beneficial and costless way for this palace at the moment is to bring Fan Ning to justice. ”

Xue Ne's body was shocked, and before he could calm down, he heard Li Hong say again: "But this palace doesn't want to do this." It is really difficult to give people a handle on small things, and it is really difficult to feel at ease. Xue Qing, do you still remember that you and I read together when we were young, and the sentence 'Abandon the edge of the blade, and your life can be safe?' ’”

"'Parents don't care, what is the son and wife', His Royal Highness is dedicated to the country and the public, and the ministers are admired. Although the minister is blunt, but he is also a character who refuses to give up without reaching the truth, if it is really that girl who kills, the minister ...... The minister must have personally tied her up and sent her to the Fa, and then apologized for her crime with death......"

"It's like martyrdom, you won't really be interested in this girl, this palace remembers that the county lord of the British public family also likes you very much", Li Hongxin unraveled, joked with Xue Ne again, and said solemnly, "The matter of the Lantian County Order, this palace can ask the sage for you." However, it always takes time to exchange official letters and employment documents, and I am afraid that they will not be delivered to you soon. The case is urgent, so I plan to first send a document to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, ordering you to supervise the imperial history of this case, so that you can access all the case files related to this case, witnesses can also be summoned, and the scene of the crime can also be freely entered and exited with this fish charm, but where you went, what were you checked, whether there are some suspicious actions of the officials involved, all of these things, you need to enter the palace every three days to report to the palace, and when it is critical, you can report it at 12 o'clock. In addition, the palace can also arrange two assistants for you, but people want you to find it yourself, and if you need it, you have to send it yourself. ”

Xue Ne was overjoyed, and he also understood Li Hong's thoughtfulness in making this arrangement: the supervision of the imperial history could have been personally dispatched by the prince when the prince was in charge of the country, and there was such a big case near Chang'an City, and it was reasonable to send a special imperial history. This arrangement does not deprive the Criminal Department and Dali Temple of their law enforcement powers, but it can also exercise the actual investigation of cases in the name of supervision. As for the qualifications required for the imperial history, Xue Ne is, after all, the city gate lang who is in charge of the guard ban of Chang'an Palace, which shows that the saint and queen of heaven trust him extraordinarily, and about the anti-theft is a professional, the imperial court does not need to allocate half a tael of silver, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless. Those imperial historians who are responsible for impeachment personnel are afraid that even if they want to break their heads, they will not be able to find any fault.

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" Xue Ne took a step back and fell to the ground.

Li Hong stepped forward to help him up, and said earnestly: "This palace knows that you have not been very comfortable over the years. Your father is strong, and he always thinks that you are not as gentle as him, and your brother is good at everything, and competes with you in everything, but this palace knows that you are a proud person, and you are also a kind person, and you are a person who really puts the Tang Dynasty and the people in your heart, and the little stupidity in your childhood is just your disguise...... This palace has told you that there are only three wishes in your heart, one is that the emperor and the queen of heaven will be happy and free from illness, the second is that the four realms are stable and the people live in peace, and the third wish is to put an end to all unjust cases in the world, so that those who commit adultery and criminals have nowhere to hide, and those who are good and law-abiding are not wronged. With Xue Lang here, this palace has great ambitions, no matter what others think of you, this palace always regards you as your right-hand man, do you understand? ”

"Minister...... It will live up to His Highness's trust! Xue Ne's heart was surging and he wanted to cry, but his mouth stumbled and he couldn't say anything good.

Li Hong smiled and patted Xue Ne's shoulder, looked at the sky outside and said: "The hour is not early, there are still a lot of performances to be reviewed in the palace, you go back first, the documents will arrive at your house early the next morning." On the side of the City Gate Bureau, the palace will temporarily find someone to take care of it. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"But...... When this case is closed, there is still an important case in the palace to be entrusted to you to investigate, you must keep it in mind and handle this case as soon as possible. ”

Case? The Hongwenguan case has been groundbreaking, is there still a more difficult and difficult case for Li Hong to press in his hands? Xue Ne wanted to ask, but when he saw that Li Hong's eyebrows were like black clouds, there seemed to be something unspeakable, so he only intervened and responded: "Yes......"

When he returned to the Pingyang County Mansion, it was already the beginning of the year, Xue Ne hurriedly walked into the Shensi Garden, and only then closed the door, when he heard the sound of "hulala", Fan Ning flew down from the beam.

"What about my absence, but someone has come into my room?"

Fan Ning shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "There is a thief-eyed butler who came in, searched for your baggage, flipped through your "Chronicles of the Ground" from beginning to end, and walked around the house several times like a hen laying eggs, but I hid high, and he definitely didn't look at it." ”

Xue Ne sighed, thinking that Xue Chuyu's kid was really not to be underestimated, he was the son of the Xue family, if he didn't agree, Liu Yu wouldn't dare to enter without permission even if he had eight guts, but fortunately, he was always vigilant and never put important things in his baggage. Xue Ne picked up the burden, put it aside, and when he raised his eyes, he realized that Fan Ning had washed off the scorched black on his face, scattered with three thousand green silks, and his skin was as light as snow that made him dizzy: "When did you take a bath, didn't you be seen by that guy?" ”

Fan Ning smiled, his peach blossom eyes were curved like the moon, revealing a mouthful of thin white teeth: "If he had seen it, he would have died a long time ago...... But the hot spring water in your house isn't hot at all, so I'll just wash it twice, it's better than being covered in black mud. ”

Fan Ning's unreasonable appearance looked like a heinous person, but in Xue Ne's opinion, he was very cute, he turned his head and smiled extremely dotingly, walked to the closet, opened the sliding door, took out the futon and spread it on the couch.

Although something big happened, the night was very deep, and both of them were tired, looking at the only quilt, Fan Ning protested: "Why do you take a set of bedding?" What should I do? ”

Xue Ne's bony hand pointed to the roof, signaling that she could sleep on the beam. Fan Ning immediately understood, flew up and kicked Xue Ne's abdomen, so painful that he squatted on the ground and gritted his teeth but couldn't make a sound.

Fan Ning didn't care about this, twisted Xue Ne's ears, and said angrily: "I think you have seen too much of the history of the Grand Thief, right?" I'm not a gentleman on the beam, how can I sleep on the beam? ”

Xue Ne looked quite embarrassed, and Junxiu's white face gradually became red: "But I only have one set of bedding here, and I can't ask the housekeeper for it, we can't sleep together, let's sleep together......"

"Why can't we sleep together? Your couch is quite spacious", Fan Ning picked up the embroidered pillow and put it in the center, "It's still like when I was a child, isn't it okay for one person and half?" ”

"What about the quilt?"

Fan Ning was dumbfounded, and suddenly spoke, if it was said that each person slept on the couch, it would be a little embarrassing to cover the same quilt, she closed her eyes and heart, snatched the futon and wrapped it around her body, lay down straight, and said: "I want to cover the quilt horizontally, I care about you so much." ”

Looking at Fan Ning lying on his bed, leaning sideways, the girl's figure was exquisite, her hair was swaying lightly, and she was faint with a crow-blue luster, Xue Ne couldn't help but feel uneasy, and her whole heart was beating suddenly, as if she could jump out of her throat at any time.

But in the autumn cold, if he really sleeps on the floor, it is very likely that he will catch a cold and get sick, if the investigation is delayed, how can he pay it back? Xue Ne had no other way, and the kimono lay on the empty seat next to Fan Ning, facing the direction of the door, lying back to back with her.

Today is really a day that is more exciting than the script, Xue Ne lay quietly for a long time, still unable to calm down, he combed the clues in his mind again, thinking about where to break through. Suddenly, a warm brocade quilt covered Xue Ne's body from behind, and when he turned around, he saw that Fan Ning was still lying on his side, his body trembling slightly with his soft breathing, and he looked like he had fallen asleep.

Thinking about it, Fan Ning was afraid that he would catch a cold when he slept, but he was ashamed to take the initiative to invite himself into the quilt, so he pretended to kick the quilt after falling asleep and covered him in. Xue Ne looked at Fan Ning's back illuminated by the flickering candle flame, her heart warmed, and she got up and extinguished the oil lamp, wanting her to sleep more peacefully.

But as soon as the room was dark, he felt a little regretful in his heart, so that a lonely man and a widow were in the secluded room, he couldn't see, but his sense of smell was very sensitive, and there was a faint fragrance between her hair, which was the taste of soaphorn powder she liked to use, and the fragrance had two hints of sweetness and spiciness, which suited her temperament.

If this continues, Xue Ne is afraid that he will do something unwise and be disabled by Fan Ning again? He hurriedly turned his attention back to the case, thinking that he was fortunate to return to the crown prince as soon as possible, and appointed himself as the document to supervise the imperial history early tomorrow morning. In the past two days, the saint and the queen of heaven are preparing to leave Beijing and go to Luoyang, the capital of the gods, so that the prince will be in charge of the country, obviously there is also a test, and now that he is not dead, there is a big case in the annex of Hongwen Pavilion, and Xue Ne can't help but worry about the prince. Although the saint and the queen of martial arts both love Li Hong very much, but the affairs of the heavenly family, first the monarch and the minister, then the father and son, Li Hong has had, and the sage and the queen of heaven will be more harsh.

If you talk about the ability to investigate cases, Xue Ne's conceit is not below anyone, and Li Hong also trusts him in every way. But in the eyes of others, it is cronyism, which becomes evidence of the prince's wings. Above the court, people's hearts are unpredictable, even if you are the prince, you can't stay out of it. But Xue Ne knew that the only thing he could do for the prince was to do everything possible to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, and return Chang'an and Datang to peace. Li Chunfeng is unknown, and he doesn't know if he was killed by a traitor, and now behind his childhood sweetheart Fan Ning, only he is left, if he doesn't do his best, who else can she rely on?