Chu Yan and Chu Chen didn't think that an incense similar to the rosemary used by the Nanliang royal family could say anything.

After getting out of the prison of the Criminal Department, Chu Chen asked Chu Yan, "There are no other clues, what should we do next?" ”

Chu Yan said flatly, "Go out of the city to welcome the eldest brother." ”

Chu Chen: "......"

Oh, he forgot, today's eldest prince Chu Xian, who has been imprisoned for three years, has been liberated and returned to Beijing.

He asked Chu Yan, "Go now?" I'll go with you, too. ”

Chu Yan nodded, no opinion, so, the two went outside the city together.

In the palace, the emperor was waiting for the news of Chu Yan and Chu Chen's investigation of the case, and the second was waiting for Gonggong Zhang to go to the Wang family and the Gu family to ask Wang Anzhi and Gu Qingyan why they did not go to court.

Gonggong Zhang went to Wang's house first, and the Wang family said, "Gongzi has been sick recently, unwell, and can't go to court." Father-in-law Zhang wanted to visit the patient, but the Wang family directly pushed him and said, "Son-in-law is not suitable to see the wind recently, and he doesn't like to see people." Father-in-law Zhang could only give up.

When Wang Anzhi entered the court, he was not so arrogant, and he was very respectful to the emperor, but he only did this for two or three months, since the day of the palace banquet, it was not him, but the emperor wanted to rely on him, and there was no way to take him.

Since the official worshiped the military department, it has been the norm for him not to go to court for three days. The emperor invited three times and four times, he only entered the palace lazily, and he coped with errands in general, but the military department was packed up by him in a short time, and even the courtiers couldn't say that he was derelict in his duties, and even if the supervision of the imperial history platform impeached him at the risk of not being afraid of offending him, he was still the same, in short, His Majesty wanted to rely on him, and he could only come according to his temperament. The courtiers couldn't help it.

is so comfortable as an official, Wang Anzhi is the first person since the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Therefore, it is normal that he does not see Father-in-law Zhang.

After Gonggong Zhang left the Wang family, he went to the Gu family again.

The Gu family politely welcomed him in, and someone from Gu Qingyan lowered his voice and said, "Childe went out last night." However, my father-in-law is my own family, so it's good to know, and in the face of Your Majesty, I can reply that my son was infected with the wind and cold, and he didn't go to the early dynasty today. ”

Father-in-law Zhang was shocked, Zhang Zaifu was kidnapped from the prison last night, it couldn't be Gongzi's doing, right? He also lowered his voice, "Childe went out, but out of the city?" Something to do with the robbery of Jang Jae-fu? ”

The man shook his head, "I don't know, anyway, the son left the house, and he didn't come back last night when he was about the same time." ”

Gonggong Zhang nodded, and when he heard the words, he didn't ask any more, left the Gu family, and returned to the palace to reply to the decree.

Gonggong Zhang returned to the palace and came to the south study, and when the emperor saw him, he immediately asked, "What's the matter with them?" ”

Gonggong Zhang immediately replied respectfully, "Back to Your Majesty, the old slave went to the Wang family first...... and then repeated what the Wang family said one by one, and said, "The old slave didn't see Lord Wang." ”

The emperor said "um", "What about Gu Qingyan?" ”

Gonggong Zhang said again, "The old slave saw Lord Gu, but Lord Gu was infected with wind and cold, with a high fever, and he was afraid of dying people, so he didn't go to court, and the people around Master Gu said that because Lord Gu has good bones, he has always had a headache and brain fever and is not taken seriously, just take one or two medicines, who knew that this time it was menacing, and the Gu family was panicked, so they didn't have time to give Lord Gu leave." ”

Hearing this, the emperor sat up straight, "Did you really see Gu Qingyan?" ”

Gonggong Zhang immediately said, "The old slave did see it, Lord Gu's house was full of medicinal smells, and the old man Gu was also in a hurry, the old slave guessed that it was about Lord Gu who was locked up in the ancestral hall by the old man Gu and punished to kneel, this season, it was winter, and the ancestral hall was cloudy and cold, so now it is infected with wind cold, and it is complicated by fever." ”

When the emperor heard this, he said, "So, Gu Qingyan was really imprisoned in the ancestral hall by Old Man Gu?" ”

Originally, he didn't believe it, thinking that Old Man Gu said that punishing Gu Qingyan was just a word of shirk, but now he couldn't help but believe it.

Zhang Gong said fairly, "The family rules of the Gu family are extremely strict, even if Master Gu is powerful, but he is also a junior, Old Man Gu really moved the family law, and Master Gu, as a junior, can only recognize it." ”

"That's right." The emperor believed a little more.

He believed that Gu Qingyan was infected with the cold, but he didn't believe that Wang Anzhi was unwell, he couldn't figure out what Wang Anzhi wanted, if he said that he was powerful, it didn't look like it, after the official worshiped the military department, he fished for three days and dried the nets for two days for the last dynasty, if he didn't have power, the Wang family was held in his hands by him, and in a short period of time, the military department also became a thing in his hands, and no one could shake it. He really wanted to know what Wang Anzhi was doing when he didn't show up when he was not in the court, but unfortunately, most of his people were folded in An Huajin's hands, and a small part of them were folded in Chu Yan's hands.

The emperor's face was cloudy and uncertain for a long time, and he asked, "When you came back from outside the palace, do you know how Chu Yan and Chu Chen investigated the case in the Criminal Department?" ”

Gonggong Zhang glanced at the emperor, lowered his head, and said thoughtfully, "The old slave heard that after the early dynasty, His Royal Highness the Seventh and the little prince went to the prison of the criminal department together, as for the investigation, the old slave doesn't know." However, I heard that after the two of them were released from the prison of the Criminal Department, they went out of the city together to meet the eldest prince. ”

Emperor: "......"

Bastards, the most important thing is to investigate the case, and the most important thing is to find Zhang Zaifu, after they went to the criminal department to go around for a while, they went to the palace to greet Chu Xian? What is there for Chu Xian to be greeted by the two of them?

The emperor only felt that everything was not going well, so he was angry and turned his back on his horse, "Go and spread my will, let them quickly investigate the case, and hunt down and find Zhang Zaifu's whereabouts as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" Father-in-law Zhang responded.

The little eunuch who passed the decree soon came to the outside of the city, and sure enough, he saw Chu Yan and Chu Chen waiting outside the city to greet the eldest prince Chu Xian, and after the little eunuch conveyed the emperor's will, Chu Yan said "um" and said indifferently, "I know." ”

The little eunuch got the word and returned to the palace to reply.

Chu Chen sighed in his heart, Your Majesty today, for so many years, the courtiers have been respected, the people have also been respected, and the princes have been respected, but unfortunately, on the day when he was not respected to Bintian, he lost his prestige this year.

Your Majesty today, how many people are still respectful?

The winter in the capital came late, but it also came quietly in the flowing day, on this day, the sky was very cloudy in the morning, and now it has been hunting in the cold wind, and gradually snowflakes are drifting.

Chu Yan and Chu Chen didn't wear much, and the people who were waiting for each of them saw that the snow was drifting, so they hurriedly sent the umbrellas and cloaks they had prepared.

Chu Chen chatted with Chu Yan, "On the day the old prince entered Beijing, I said that I would go to the old king of Nanyang to drink and ask for advice, and then His Majesty punished me and waited, and I didn't dare to go, now you say that if I go, will Your Majesty warn and punish me?" ”

Chu Yan glanced at him, "You won't go secretly?" ”

"Oh yes!" Chu Chen knocked his head, "I found that since Xiao An'er left Beijing, I have become more and more stupid. ”

"Whether you are stupid or not, it has nothing to do with your cousin's departure from Beijing."

Chu Chen: "......"

He mean, he's stupid in the first place? Chu Yan's mouth is still so vicious and unpleasant.

He coughed, approached Chu Yan, and whispered, "There is no one else here, just the two of us, I have always wanted to ask you, on the day of the palace banquet, such a good opportunity, why didn't you get Xiao An'er?" ”

Chu Yan's face was indifferent and he was silent.

Chu Chen muttered quietly, "Hey, you don't like her, do you?" If I were given such an opportunity, I would definitely be tempted to do it, even if I was killed by Gu Qingyan. Peony flowers are also merry to be ghosts. ”

Chu Yan was still silent.

Chu Chen felt that his temperament was really dull and boring, he had been the same since he was a child, and he was as panicked as ever when he talked to him, he was deflated, "Forget it, when I didn't ask." ”

Snowflakes fell overhead, large and large, growing larger and larger, and soon the snow was sinking the umbrellas they were holding on their heads.

Chu Chen stomped his feet and shook his umbrella, "It's too early for this snow, right?" Half a month earlier than every year, it seems that this year is afraid of a cold winter. ”

Chu Yan looked into the distance, his gaze crossed the mountains in the distance, and looked to the southwest, "The snow in Nanyang should have fallen earlier." ”

Chu Chen snorted, "You are really slow to react." ”

He just told him about Anhua Jin, he didn't say a word, and now he doesn't say it, he just says it again.

Chu Yan's eyes were calm, and he suddenly asked Chu Chen, "Do you want to go to Nanyang to have a look?" ”

"Yes." Chu Chen was angry when he mentioned this, "When Xiao An'er had a conflict with Gu Qingyan for the first time this year and returned to Nanyang, I was going to follow, but I was stopped by Gu Qingyan's guy halfway, and I didn't make it, so I could only send my sister away, after my sister returned to Beijing, she didn't leave Nanyang in three sentences, and after the palace banquet, she was even more worried all day long, if it wasn't for my grandfather's fate, she would have to secretly go to Nanyang." Recently, I have finally stopped bouncing. ”

Chu Yan also remembered Chu Xiyun's come, An Huajin's temperament, but he didn't expect that the little girl liked it.