Chapter 158: Lord of Pingchuan County
"Who's hiding behind you?" Gu Huanli raised his eyebrows and looked angry, and Lu Xuan was frightened.
Only then did she realize that she was still holding a man's hand at this time, and the so-called men and women were not kissed, so they only cared about running for their lives, and they forgot their proportions for a while.
Lu Xuan hurriedly let go of his hand, and then took a step to the side, revealing the little boy.
"This is the son I just met in Jubaozhai, and he is the one who helped me ......" Lu Xuan was halfway through his words, but Gu Huanli's eyes flashed with a strange look.
He then spoke to the cowering man in front of him, "Raise your head." ”
When Lu Xuan heard this, she looked over and saw that the little boy's head was almost buried in the ground, so she hurriedly stepped forward to comfort: "Don't be afraid, Your Highness won't do anything to you." ”
But as soon as Lu Xuan's words fell, he heard Gu Huanli's stern reprimand: "Raise your head and look at this king!" ”
The tone was like an old father teaching a child who had made a mistake.
Lu Xuan couldn't help but look dazed, until the people around her raised their heads and called "Uncle Huang" to Gu Huan aggrievedly, her voice was extremely coquettish, and she came back to her senses: "You are a woman?" ”
The other party didn't reply, but continued to pretend to look at Gu Huanli with a pitiful look.
After a while, Gu Huanli sighed helplessly: "The dignified Pingchuan County Lord, don't you never care about your mother's face?" Disguise yourself as a man and go to the gambling house to see how this king will go back and tell your mother to teach you a good lesson. ”
The lord of Pingchuan County, the daughter of the eldest princess, the lord of Pingchuan County? Lu Xuan was taken aback for a moment, recalling that Fang had just hooked up with others, the son was long and the son was short, and she lied that she was someone's old friend, she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
But this is obviously impossible, and what we can do now is to make up for our absurdity as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan immediately knelt down towards the other party: "The lower official has no eyes, but he doesn't know the county lord's driver, so he has offended a lot, and he asked the county lord to punish him." ”
Seeing this, Gu Huanli was a lot happier in his heart, after all, it was not a real man who was intimate with Lu Xuan.
The county lord of Pingchuan is also magnanimous, and immediately turned around and helped Lu Xuan up: "I can't blame you for this matter, it's because this palace has not revealed its identity, so I want to thank you for saving your life." ”
Lu Xuan didn't dare to accept such words of thanks, after all, what really saved her two lives was close at hand.
Shaoqing, before Lu Xuan came back to his senses, the county lord of Pingchuan spoke to her again:
"The name of this palace is Shen Xixu, the daughter of the eldest princess and the lord of Pingchuan County given by His Majesty, what about you? I haven't asked you who you are, and it seems that you know Uncle Huang. ”
Shen Xixu glanced back at Gu Huanli as he spoke, and she knew from his series of words and deeds that he must not have come for her.
But there are only two people here, since it is not for her, then it is only for Lu Xuan.
Shen Xixu had never seen her imperial uncle worry about a person's life and death as much as Fang Cai, but she couldn't help but feel a little interested.
Lu Xuan didn't think much about it, and hurriedly responded when he saw the other party's question: "Xiaguan Lu Xuan, the current envoy of the Criminal Department, this time he was ordered to come to investigate Jubaozhai's deception of the people's wealth, and he had no intention of colliding with the county lord." ”
"Oh, I said that you don't have to take the matter of Fang Cai to heart, Lord Lu is chivalrous and witty, I, Shen Xixu, am willing to make you a friend." Shen Xixu's words were lively, and he didn't have the slightest hint of a court woman.
Gu Huanli was also helpless about her niece, and then shook her head helplessly: "Make friends? I think you'd better think about how to explain it to your mother. ”
"Uncle Huang, just spare me this time, I'm just curious to go over and have a good time." Shen Xixu was coquettish towards Gu Huanli.
Gu Huanli didn't believe it: "Will you gamble with others to join in the fun?" The palace master taught you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the Four Books and the Five Classics, does he want you to learn the skills of these market hooligans? ”
This is the first time Lu Xuan has seen Gu Huanli teach people so dotingly, he really has a bit of a strict father's momentum, it seems that he has a really good relationship with this Pingchuan County Lord.
"Oh, Uncle Huang, just spare me this time, I can't get used to seeing them rampant and domineering, and I want to fight for the people, right? Didn't Uncle Huang always teach me to be upright? Shen Xixu glanced at Lu Xuan as he spoke.
Lu Xuan instantly understood, and hurriedly said to Gu Huanli: "Yes, Uncle Huang......"
Wait, it seems that there is something wrong, hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
Only then did Lu Xuan realize that he had been led astray by Shen Xixu's mouthful and uncle, and hurriedly changed his words: "No, no, no, Your Highness, Your Highness." ”
Gu Huanli came to his senses and sighed helplessly: "What do you want to say." ”
"The lower official wants to say that the county lord is indeed not because of playfulness this time, in the final analysis, it is actually the lower official who involved the county lord in this matter, and if His Royal Highness wants to ask for the crime, he can only punish the lower official."
Lu Xuan sincerely took all the responsibility on himself, and Shen Xixu couldn't help but be surprised: I didn't expect this Lord Lu to be so righteous, I really didn't see the wrong person.
Although Lu Xuan took this charge for Shen Xixu, it must be Gu Huanli's own niece, and he naturally knew the truth.
However, seeing Lu Xuan come forward, Gu Huanli couldn't even let go of his niece in front of her, so he had to give up.
"Lin Wei, escort the county lord back to his house, this king still has important matters to discuss with the envoy of the Lu Jieling." Gu Huanli ordered, and Shen Xixu knew that he was letting himself go.
So without waiting for Gu Huanli to have a chance to regret it for a moment, Shen Xixu had already fled.
"The county lord's temperament is really cute." Lu Xuan looked at Shen Xixu's fleeing back, and couldn't help but feel envious, what a reassuring family it should be to raise such a simple and free woman.
If Lu Xuan could one day be so unscrupulous as a woman to coquettish her intimate people......
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan suddenly realized that he was daydreaming.
In her previous life, everything came because she had unrealistic fantasies, and in this life she must understand that she does not need her daughter's feelings on this road, and she is no longer qualified to yearn for the same life as ordinary women.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan regained his solemnity and turned his head to look at Gu Huanli: "What does Your Highness have to tell your subordinates?" ”
Gu Huanli shook his head: "This king just heard what Wei Lang said, so he came here to take a look, you are also bold, and you dare to fight those gamblers alone." ”
When he said this, it was not so much a reproach that Lu Xuan could hear a little worry.
She explained: "I just wanted to find out what happened today, but I didn't expect to notice something strange so quickly, and ......."
Lu Xuan was about to continue, but she remembered that she had just exonerated Shen Xixu, and she had to swallow it in order to avoid inconsistencies.
Gu Huanli's heart was like a mirror, and then Lu Xuan's words continued: "You didn't intend to act today, but you ran into the county lord recklessly and suffered a loss, so you accompanied her to mess around, right?" ”
Hearing this, Lu Xuan hurriedly denied: "No, Your Highness, it was really me who pulled the county lord, she ......"
Before Lu Xuan finished speaking, Gu Huanli had already stopped her: "Needless to say, this king's niece, this king watched her grow up, how can this king not know what kind of temperament she is?" ”
After saying that, Gu Huanli walked away immediately, and Lu Xuan followed while recalling all kinds of talents, maybe this is the so-called iron man tenderness? She thought so.
Until the two of them returned to the entrance of the criminal department, Gu Huanli suddenly stopped: "Go in." ”
"Won't Your Highness go in?" Lu Xuan was surprised, if Gu Huanli had to come to the Criminal Department for interrogation, why did he come all the way with her?
Gu Huanli shook his head: "The king has already ordered someone to inform the Criminal Department in your name, and at this moment, the people of Jubaozhai must be in prison in the Criminal Department, you can go to the interrogation." ”
After speaking, without even giving Lu Xuan a moment to thank him, Gu Huanli had already brushed his sleeves away.
He has repeatedly helped her silently in the name of Lu Xuan behind her back, accumulating political achievements for her and sending her to rise step by step, but he has not won any meritorious service at all.
Compared with Shi Lice's previous use of Lu Xuan as a stepping stone on the road to promotion and use it everywhere, the two are simply worlds apart.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan felt that something was wrong: "Why do I want to compare His Highness with that scumbag, I am really confused." ”
Thinking of what Gu Huanli said just now, since he had already handled the matter for her behind her back, Lu Xuan would have to pay more attention to the next interrogation to live up to his high expectations.
Lu Xuan went back to change into his official uniform, and then strode towards the prison of the Criminal Department.
The shopkeeper of the gambling house recognized Lu Xuan at a glance, and hurriedly shouted to the jailer beside him: "My lord, arrest her quickly, she is the one who is making trouble in my Jubao Zhai!" ”
But the jailer didn't pay attention to the shopkeeper, but respectfully bowed to Lu Xuan and saluted: "I've seen Lord Lu." ”
Hearing this, the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai came to his senses, and was immediately dumbfounded, and only after a long time did he come back and ask Lu Xuan: "You, are you from the Criminal Department?" ”
Lu Xuan nodded: "Not bad." ”
Although the shopkeeper was stunned, he calmed down for a while but smiled: "What about the Criminal Department, I won't be afraid of you, you don't have evidence, can you still kill me?" ”
Lu Xuan has always liked to hand over this kind of guy who has no one in his eyes directly to the jailer for disposal, and then with a wave of his right hand, the jailer immediately lifted the person out of the prison.
"What do you want, what do you want to do to me!" The shopkeeper was full of panic when he saw that he was being dragged towards this pile of terrible torture instruments.
Lu Xuan didn't say anything, so he just found a place to sit down, just like Gu Huanli's usual interrogation.
In a few moments, the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai has been tied to the torture rack.
Only then did Lu Xuan speak: "The evidence of Jubaozhai's fraud of the people's wealth is conclusive, and the official is too lazy to talk to you, I just want to ask you one sentence at this moment, who is the real owner of Jubaozhai!" ”
Hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly flashed with panic, and then dodged and responded: "Jubao Zhai is my life's work, and its owner is naturally me." ”
"Oh? Is it? Lu Xuan questioned as he fell on the jailer who was wiping the bloody iron whip on the side.