Wu Ji returned to Chen Ziwei's side and was promoted to the little housekeeper of Xingchen Garden, and all the trivial matters in Xingchen Yuan were handed over to Wu Ji to take care of.

Looking at the layout of the garden, he was amazed, the flowers next to him opened one after another, and the garden was surrounded by bursts of fragrance, which was refreshing.

He looked at the side of the bluestone slab again, and saw the newly renovated dirt in a corner of the clearing, and Wu Ji was very curious about it:

"Pony, what's that?"

Chen Ziwei looked at Wuji, a simple man who behaved like a child at this time, he smiled, it turned out that Wuji also had such a cute side.

"It's potatoes buried there." Chen Ziwei was very satisfied with the results of his hard work, and at this time he had an expectation, he expected the potatoes to grow sprouts, and he looked forward to the arrival of a new life.

Wu Ji heard Chen Ziwei say that those potatoes were grown by himself, and his heart suddenly felt very uncomfortable, it turned out that during his absence, the horse suffered so much.

"Horse ......"

Without suppressing his mouth, he didn't know how to comfort the colt, he looked at Chen Ziwei, his eyes were full of sadness.

Or Chen Ziwei felt Wu Suppress's sympathy for him, which made his heart warm.

"Don't you have breakfast yet, the slave will go and order."

Although Wu Ji will not comfort Chen Ziwei with words, he can use his actions to give Chen Ziwei care.

"Okay, let's go."

Wu Ji went immediately, with indescribable joy in his heart.

……

At this moment, the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.

The Empress frowned and rubbed her forehead, as if not convinced, and the Empress repeated again: "The witness was killed? How is this possible? Dali Temple is an important place of the imperial court, and it is heavily guarded, so how can it be easily infiltrated by people. ”

When Lord Hu heard the empress say this, he immediately knelt down: "It was the dereliction of duty of the micro-minister who failed to live up to His Majesty's trust."

The empress sat upright and said slightly angrily: "Of course, it was your dereliction of duty and lax supervision that led to the killing of important witnesses, and you will be fined for one year." Can you have any objections? ”

"No, the minister will be punished."

"Get up."

"Yes, Your Majesty Empress Xie."

Master Hu stood up and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, is this case still under investigation?"

The empress was slightly stunned for a moment, and said, "Check, continue to check."

"Yes."

Master Hu knew that he might never have peace.

Since she took over the two generals Chen and Zheng, she has already guessed that behind this is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface, and she has now waded into this troubled water.

At this time, a female official walked in and said, "Report to Her Majesty the Empress, the county lord asks to see me."

Princess? The empress immediately thought of the scene when the county lord was rejected by her that day, and she felt very guilty in her heart. What is Xuan'er here for today, is she here to ask for an explanation for the events of that day?

"Let her in."

"Yes."

The female officer immediately turned around and went to ask the county lord.

When the empress saw the female official leaving, she said to Master Hu: "Hu Aiqing, you go back first, and report to me as soon as there is progress in the case."

"Yes, Weichen retired."

Master Hu saluted and exited the imperial study.

After going out, she bumped into the county lord, and then she greeted the county lord and left.

The county lord was puzzled, but he also guessed that Lord Hu went to the imperial study to report the progress of the case to Her Majesty the Empress.

"Greetings to my aunt, Xuan'er has come to see you."

The Lord saluted Her Majesty.

"It's good to come, I'm a lonely person, my aunt is very happy to have you to visit."

When Her Majesty the Empress saw the county lord, she completely lost her domineering appearance, and she was just a kind elder in front of the county lord.

"Aunt Empress, my niece is here today to tell you."

The county lord said directly to the point.

"Xuan'er, let's talk about it, what do you want to say?"

As soon as the empress heard that the county lord had something to tell her about it, and did not mention it to her about that day, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Xuan'er knows that Her Majesty the Empress is worried about General Chen's affairs, and it is even more bizarre that the witness was innocently killed today, so Xuan'er thinks that in order to find out about this matter, it is necessary to find out who is behind it."

Her Majesty the Empress listened to the county lord's methodical analysis, and suddenly felt that the county lord had grown up.

"Well, that makes sense, Xuan'er continued."

The county lord knew that his analysis would definitely change his aunt's opinion of him, and she was not a gentleman who only wandered around the land of fireworks every day.

"Aunt Empress, you think, who would have such great power. Looking at the court, there are no less than three people who can have this ability, one is Prime Minister Liu Cheng, the second is the supervisor Gao Da, and the third is Li Shangshu. ”

The Empress nodded after hearing the county lord's analysis.

The county lord continued: "Let's talk about Prime Minister Liu Cheng first, Prime Minister Liu Cheng is above 10,000 people, and it is really not easy to get to today's position step by step with his own ability, besides, Prime Minister Liu Cheng has never participated in any partisan disputes, and he has not had a deep relationship with the generals, so she has no reason to bury her supreme position for the struggle between the generals."

"Secondly, the supervisor Lord Gao, although she is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials and has frequent contacts with important ministers, we all know that Lord Gao has always been iron-faced and selfless, and will never abandon the dynasty for the sake of any human feelings, so Xuan'er thinks that Lord Gao has no motivation to help Lord Chen."

Among the three, the county lord has already eliminated two people, so isn't the rest Li Shangshu?

Her Majesty the Empress continued: "What about Li Shangshu, how is it possible?"

The county lord felt that as soon as Li Shangshu was mentioned, the empress was particularly concerned.

"Aunt Empress, there is one thing you may not know, this matter was originally an ugly matter in the county prince's mansion, and my niece didn't want to talk about it, after all, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but the empress's aunt is Xuan'er's only relative, and Xuan'er decided to tell her aunt."

The Empress was intrigued by the Lord's words: "Oh? Na Xuan'er talk about it. ”

"Before General Chen's son Chen Gongzi was Xuan'er's husband Chen Ziwei married into the county prince's mansion, he had an inseparable past with Li Shangshu's daughter Li Ruofei, and Xuan'er also married Chen Gongzi before others talked about it, just a few days ago, I received a letter from General Chen's family, when Ziwei knew that his mother was imprisoned, he went to Li Ruofei overnight for help, so Xuan'er guessed that this matter was related to Li Shangshu."

The empress was very angry when she heard that Chen Ziwei was entangled with Li Ruofei, Okay, you General Chen, I gave your son a marriage for the sake of your family's observance of duty and etiquette.

"Xuan'er, you say, is my aunt wrong? You shouldn't have been asked to marry General Chen's son. ”

Chen Ziwei didn't know that the empress would ask this sentence, and he didn't know what to say for a while, weren't they discussing the people behind the scenes? Could it be that my aunt is planning to ......

"The empress's aunt doesn't have to blame herself for that incident, and now that Xuan'er and Ziwei are living well, my aunt doesn't have to worry."

The county lord said comfortingly, at this time, she didn't want to change her husband, it was impossible for her husband, and she hadn't avenged her revenge, how could she let Chen Ziwei go.

"Xuan'er, I've wronged you."

"Xuan'er knows that a street bully like me doesn't want anyone's son to marry me, and now Xuan'er is very content to be like this."

The county lord wanted to end this topic as soon as possible, so she said: "Aunt Empress, Xuan'er knows that Aunt is good for me, so I am here today to share my worries for Aunt Empress, Aunt Empress, do you think Li Shangshu is the person behind this scene?"

The empress hesitated for a moment at the moment, and the county lord knew that the empress's aunt had already listened to her words, so she hit the railroad while it was hot: "Li Ruofei is her favorite daughter, and it is reasonable to do this for her beloved daughter."

"Moreover, is it still beneficial for Li Shangshu to do this?"

The empress was puzzled, Li Shangshu and General Chen didn't have much interaction, what benefits could she get from General Chen?

The county lord looked at the empress frowning slightly, and explained: "Aunt Empress, think about it, above the court, General Zheng was recommended by Li Shangshu to worship as a general, and now everyone has serious doubts about General Zheng and Li Shangshu's excessive interactions, and some people are discussing that Li Shangshu has the potential to use General Zheng as his own, in order to calm everyone's doubts, Li Shangshu killed the man in black, took the opportunity to open relations with General Zheng, calmed public opinion, and reduced the suspicion of forming a party for personal gain."

Her Majesty the Empress seemed to be moved by the county lord's words, and affirmed: "Li Shangshu's dislike is indeed very great."

But the empress thought about it again and said, "But, Xuan'er, you can't convict a person arbitrarily without evidence."

The county lord saw that the empress's aunt had already become suspicious of Li Shangshu, and she was secretly happy that her goal had been achieved, even if she couldn't find evidence, she could bury a thorn in the empress's heart.

So, the county lord said again and again: "Yes, what the empress's aunt said makes sense, Xuan'er is just guessing."

Hearing the county lord say this, Her Majesty the Empress even increased her suspicion of Li Shangshu.

The empress said, "Xuan'er, let's not talk about this troublesome matter. I didn't see you last time you came to my aunt, but today you came, tell my aunt how are you lately? ”

The county lord knew that the empress must be haunted by the events of that day, but the matter had already happened, how could it be regarded as not, the county lord could only try to remind himself that her aunt was still the good aunt who worked hard for state affairs in the imperial study every day, was diligent in government and loved the people.

The county lord looked at the white hair on the empress's head and said, "Auntie, Xuan'er has already married and grown up, so she should understand what she should understand."

After Her Majesty the Empress heard the words of the county lord, she looked at the county lord, has Xuan'er really grown up? But why is she so uncomfortable?

yes, it's time for her to let go.

So, Her Majesty said, "Seeing that you can live your life in a proper manner, my aunt is happy for you."

When the county lord heard Her Majesty the Empress say this, he thought about it for a while, no, she couldn't leave the Empress aunt with an unfathomable look of herself, so the county lord confessed one thing:

"Aunt Empress, Xuan'er is hiding something from you, that day I heard that Chen Ziwei and Li Ruofei had a private meeting in Puyin Temple, and I ordered Puyin Temple to be burned in a fit of anger."

The empress was slightly surprised when she heard that the Puyin Temple was burning.

The county lord explained aggrievedly: "Xuan'er was very angry at the time, and accidentally made a big mistake, please ask my aunt to punish her."

When the empress heard this, alas, it was just a temple anyway.

"I'm still a frizzy person, and I'm causing trouble for my aunt again, you."

The empress lamented: When will I be able to save my province?