At this moment, fireworks rose in the city, shattering a field of sky, and the light of the fire was reflected in the stream, and the water flowed cheerfully.

Chu Nian carried the light on his back, a breeze blew, and under the broken hair were a pair of smiling eyes, and Ming Xiu's thin lips moved unconsciously, "If you were the queen, what would you do?" ”

The figure in the moonlight moved slightly, she looked sideways, her gaze drifted farther away, she couldn't think of if it was the person she loved, would she be the same choice as the queen of the previous dynasty, her eyes flashed when the officers and soldiers seized the Su family, her father's face was full of blood, "If it is for my love, I am willing to die." ”

Ming Xiu's face was stunned.

After a while, he moved his stiff figure, and his thin lips gently hooked a touch of arc, "If you can get Sanniang's love, you haven't traveled to the world in vain." ”

Chu Nian smiled lightly, turned around and walked towards the path he came, "Your Highness, it's not early, we still have business to do." ”

Ming Xiu smiled lightly, strode forward, and Chu Nian's small hand fell into his thick palm. Chu Nian's face stiffened, and he struggled uncomfortably: "Your Highness, I'm not afraid of being squeezed away now." ”

"What are you afraid of?" Ming Xiu looked sideways, and took her shoulder in his arms inch by inch, "Chu Nian." ”

Coldly called his full name, Chu Nian looked sideways, and then met a pair of indulgent eyes, he lowered his head slightly and looked at the person who had been encircled in his arms, his thin lips lightly hooked.

"If it were me, I would not let you die."

His unexpectedly gentle words fell on her ears, like thousands of restless deer, they awakened Chu Nian's almost silent heart, and under the vitality of her chest, in the colorful light of fireworks, her face burned like a ripe apple.

"I don't know your secret, and I don't want to test your secret, I just want to protect you, you don't have to stand in front of me in the future, stand behind me, and let me protect you, okay?"

Facing Ming Xiu's second confession, Chu Nian couldn't help but look stunned, and after a while, she opened her mouth, "Your Highness, I ......"

Ming Xiu frowned, seeing that she didn't say anything for a long time, he had to let go of the arm that was encircling her, and only carefully put her hand in the palm of his hand, Chu Nian looked up in surprise, and saw him looking at the neighborhood not far away with a cold face, "Hurry up, don't get separated." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian quickly lowered his head and was silent.

……

Early in the morning of the second day, the dark three came back to report the news.

"San Niangzi, that person now lives in the inn in the north of the city, there is nothing unusual all night, and the dark four has already gone to replace his subordinates."

Dark San looked a little tired, yesterday he and Mei Xiang were having fun in the city, and he got the news that His Royal Highness had summoned him back and took him to the place where His Highness had assigned the task, only to know that he gave up playing with Mei Xiang in order to spy on a bad old man! This time, the dark three waves of resentment have not subsided, and they have risen again, but they don't have the strength to complain anymore at this time.

Chu Nian smiled and said, "I asked Mei Xiang to prepare hot water for you, you go and rest first." ”

Hearing the word "Mei Xiang", a smile instantly appeared on the delicate face of the dark three, nodded in response, and then disappeared into the window.

At this time, Zhu's mother hurriedly came in and said: "Sanniang, someone reported that the lord was bullying men and women in the southwest, and the emperor was furious and was about to cut the lord's throne!" ”

Chu Nian frowned and put down the book in his hand, if Chu Hezhou really bullied men and women in the southwest, maybe he had been in the southwest for so long, how could anyone report it? Could it be that he offended someone in the local area?

But now the position of the Hou of Chuhe Prefecture can't be cut, otherwise what else does she have besides the title of Wushuang County Lord? But a small unparalleled county lord can set off any waves!

But...... This is an opportunity. The corner of Chu Nian's mouth raised an imperceptible smile, and he said to Mother Zhu: "Mother Zhu, prepare the carriage and enter the palace." ”

At this moment, in the palace, above the Jinluan Palace, all the ministers looked at each other head-on, and the prince Xuan at the top was also not good-looking, and the emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, his face was pale.

"When will Chu Hezhou return to Beijing?"

"Back to the emperor, the messenger reported that Zhenning would arrive in the capital the next day."

"Heh, okay, I'll take a good look at how capable this Chuhe Prefecture is!"

"Report! The unequaled county lord asks to see! ”

Wang Zixuan raised his eyebrows, Chu Nian? Zhen Ninghou committed such a big thing, what can she do when she comes? The emperor at the top looked sideways, "Xuan." ”

After a short time, Chu Nian hurried to the bottom of the main hall, and the courtiers were looking at each other, ignoring the eyes of the courtiers, Chu Nian suddenly leaned down and fell to the ground.

"See the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Excuse me, just when it comes to the Wushuang County Lord, what's going on?"

Chu Nian stood up, his gaze falling on his toes, "Your Majesty, the courtiers of the Zhenning Hou case have some objections. ”

Wang Zixuan was interested, "What objections do you have?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Chu Nian straighten up, and the calmness in his eyes fell into the eyes of everyone, which only made others feel ridiculous.

Zhenning Hou is in trouble, who is this peerless county lord who looks decent?

Chu Nian's red lips opened lightly: "According to what the courtiers have seen, there is a lack of evidence in the case of Zhen Ninghou, if someone lies to report the truth, Zhen Ninghou will return to Beijing at this time, and there will be no one in the southwest?" ”

The courtiers looked at each other, and the person who reported it before was just a cloth cloth, but because of the previous incident played by Lord Chen, Zhen Ninghou had already become the target of public criticism, and the courtiers naturally had a preconceived idea that Zhen Ninghou was the one who did such a thing, but today I heard this girl talk about evidence, it seems that there is really no!

"If this is just the time when the gangsters are moving the tiger away from the mountain, won't the southwest be lost?"

As soon as these words came out, even the head of Wang Zixuan's face changed, and he glanced at King Huainan, who had nothing to do with him, without a trace, and nodded: "This is reasonable, but in the end, someone reported it, according to the opinion of the Wushuang County Lord, what should be done?" ”

Chu Nian smiled and said, "An inspector should be sent to check Zhen Ninghou, and if the matter is not true, the person who reported it should be arrested and brought to justice." ”

In the eyes of the courtiers, Chu Nian was just a daughter who came out for her father, and there was nothing unusual, but Wang Zixuan still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Then who do you think we should send to be this inspector?"

Chu Nian hugged his fist towards Wang Zixuan and the emperor with a righteous face, "The courtiers invited themselves to be the inspector to supervise Zhenninghou. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the palace, Lao Tzu made a mistake and sent his daughter to verify, has there been such a righteous daughter who killed her relatives since ancient times? Even the head of Wang Zixuan's face was not good.

The king of Huainan on the side answered at the right time: "This king thinks that the county lord of Wushuang wants to protect Zhenninghou, right?" ”

A group of courtiers nodded, but at this time, Liu Qi on the side stepped forward and said, "Weichen has something to do." ”

"Play."

"Weichen is willing to automatically ask Ying to go with the county lord of Wushuang."

Since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty, the patrol envoy has always been a two-person companion, there is one Chu Nian, naturally there must be a second person, if Chu Nian goes by himself, it will definitely be said that it is to protect Zhen Ninghou, but if there are other people, even if Chu Nian wants to cover up, it will not be. Wang Zixuan, who was at the top, narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, while the King of Huainan on the side stood calmly in place, as if he had stirred up the water, and the matter had nothing to do with him.

The southwest is a remote place, and no one wants to toss it to suffer, and after Liu Qi opened his mouth at this moment, there was no one else to ask for help.

Old man Chen seized the opportunity to step forward and said: "According to the old minister's opinion, the passage between the Wushuang County Lord and General Liu is a feasible candidate. ”

After Old Man Chen took the lead in speaking, several officials who were stared at by Wang Zixuan were also afraid that such drudgery would fall on their heads, and they also reconsidered, for a while, Chu Nian and Liu Qi as patrol envoys were decided, Wang Zixuan ordered the two to set off for the southwest in a few days, be sure to observe the people's feelings, and never cover up.

On the eve of departure, the prince of Huainan suddenly visited, and the old lady treated him with a sacrament, but the prince categorically refused, and only invited Chu Nian to gather in the pavilion, and the two prepared tea and sat down.

The guards hiding at the head of the wall looked at each other, and the dark two blinked, didn't ask a few others, turned around and disappeared.

Chu Nian poured a full teacup for the prince, and said with a light smile: "The prince is visiting today, so he must have something to ask?" ”

That Shizi's phoenix eyes fell on Chu Nian's side face undisguisedly, and said with a smile: "Can't you come to find the third lady if you have nothing to do?" In Shimohisa, I admired the daimyo and wanted to visit for a long time, but I was too busy with the adults in Beijing to find time to visit. ”

Ignoring the burning gaze of the prince, Chu Nian picked up the teacup with a pair of jade hands and took a sip, "The prince wants to talk to the courtiers, and the courtiers feel honored, but if the prince's explanation is delayed, the courtiers are only afraid that they will cause trouble to the prince." ”

That Shizi's face stiffened, and then he said with a smile: "What my father said is true, Sanniang is really smart, my father does have something to ask you, but Sanniang doesn't want to call me the son of the world, this kind of title is really unfamiliar." ”

Chu Nian raised his eyebrows and did not speak.

saw that the prince continued: "If Sanniang doesn't dislike it, just call me to make a statement." ”

Seeing this, Chu Nian nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Ming Qi Gongzi." ”

Ming raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if he didn't care much about her deliberate estrangement, and continued: "Father sent me here today to ask Sanniang about his plans. ”

The sparkle in his eyes fell on Chu Nian's white neck, and in an instant, it moved to her slender jade hands.

Chu Nian quietly covered his hands and neck before he said, "According to what the son of the world has seen, if I don't personally erase the evidence of my father's crime, how can my father escape responsibility?" ”

She didn't lie, she did go to erase the evidence of the crime in Chuhe Prefecture, but she didn't tell the whole story.

Ming Qi showed a look of sudden realization, and then his eyes sank slightly, "Then dare to ask the third lady how to erase the evidence under General Liu's nose?" ”

Chu Nian smiled meaningfully and said, "Tell the prince, and look at the ability of the courtiers." ”

Mingqi's gaze fell on Chu Nian's red lips, and he swallowed his saliva involuntarily, but in an instant, he covered up his strange expression, nodded and said: "If Zhen Ninghou can get rid of the crime, it would be very good, my father said that he would help Sanniang in this matter." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian nodded slowly and said, "The prince has already helped the courtiers, and thanks to the prince's words in the court, the courtiers have this opportunity...... It's getting late, so please go back. ”

As she spoke, she got up, and the intention of chasing away the guest was obvious, and she didn't give Ming the slightest face.