The sun had begun to move westward, and after returning home to change into court clothes, Xi Yan almost didn't delay for a moment, and entered the palace before sunset.

There was such a big thing in the court, and the emperor has recently become extraordinarily diligent, and when Xi Yan entered the palace, there were two ministers in the Chengming Palace who were reporting other things to the emperor. When the emperor Xuan Xiyan entered the hall, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

The hall is smoked with heavy canaan incense, which is different from the ambergris used on weekdays, and the canaan incense has the effect of awakening and purifying the heart. It seems that the emperor is indeed tired these days, and when Xi Yan's eyes were slightly raised to look up, the emperor did recline on the seat and pretend to sleep.

"Weichen see Your Majesty," Xi Yan knelt down and saluted, and said loudly, "The case of water and ink has been decided, and the minister came back and forth with a confession. ”

"Hmm......" The emperor gently raised his hand to signal him to get up, and said a little casually, "Jing Yuan, has he explained?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the confession is here, please look at it." Xi Yan took out the confession from his sleeve and presented it to the imperial case by the eunuch.

The Emperor seemed to have no intention of reading the lengthy confession, so he glanced at it casually and put it back on the table, "Just say it, I don't have the heart to read what he wrote." ”

"Yes," Xi Yan straightened up and said clearly, "Jingchen's interrogation these days, Jing Yuan confessed to the case of his collaborator Chen Yueze's greed for ink in the matter of water water. At the same time, Jing Yuan also confessed the process of transferring Chen Yueze to work in Chushui......"

"Wait," the Emperor interrupted Xi Yan with his hand raised, "and what he said in his confession?" ”

"Yes," Xi Yan nodded slightly, "Including how Chen Yueze was transferred from the northwest to Shuishui, and how they were interrogated, these Jingyuan have confessions." ”

The emperor said "um", and then picked up the confession and looked at it, and after half a pillar of incense, the emperor read the confession carefully, "This confession is worthy of the one in the hands of Chen Yueze's widow...... The confession is also basically clear. ”

"Yes," Xi Yan paused, then continued, "but he is only willing to admit the fact that he is greedy for ink, and the whereabouts of the silver tael...... He refused to say anything. ”

"Of course he refuses to say," the emperor looked uncertain, "once he confesses that the 300,000 taels are sent to the southeast, it is tantamount to admitting that there will be collusion with the Taiping, and he and his father are both people who are not immortal in the heart of the Yellow River, if they admit it happily, it is not in line with his virtue, and I will feel strange." ”

"Your Majesty," Xi Yan seemed to suddenly realize, and asked again, "The minister will mention him in prison tomorrow and ask him to write another confession." ”

"Hmm...... No need," the emperor didn't care much about the matter of embezzling ink at this time, and waved his hand, "Since he has already admitted to embezzling 500,000 taels of ink, there is no need to go on with the trial." Greedy Mo has admitted it, can he still not know the whereabouts of Yinliang? It's just a matter of avoiding the important and picking up the trivial accusations...... Hum...... When I'm fooled, that's enough to condemn him! ”

"Yes," Xi Yan nodded in agreement, "The minister will also sort out the confessions brought in the dart game, and then return to Your Majesty after writing the text." ”

"No need," the outcome of this matter was already expected by the emperor, and he didn't want to spend any more energy, "You have handled this case well, you can transfer it to the Criminal Department after it is over, and you don't have to go back and forth alone." Stand down. ”

"Yes." Xi Yan saluted again, and was about to retreat, but heard the emperor say again, "By the way, you ......"

The emperor was halfway through speaking, but he retracted his words, "You stand down." ”

"Wechen retired." Although he had doubts in his heart, Xi Yan knew that he couldn't ask, and even if he asked, nothing would come of it, so he withdrew from the Chengming Hall with great respect.

For some reason, the emperor suddenly remembered Meng Qingyao who he saw that day, and wanted to ask, but he also knew...... You shouldn't ask.

After nightfall, there are always a few rooms in Xifu that are brightly lit, but the brightest and quietest place must be the main house of Haitang Courtyard.

The warm spring water enveloped the body, and the limbs and bones immediately relaxed, and the mind after a tiring day finally felt a peaceful relaxation. Xi Yan sat in the soup pool, letting the steaming mist swirl around him in the empty warm house. Moving his body slightly, his arms and some rough stone surface rubbed gently, and the non-slip touch of the marble seemed very comfortable. The candles on the silver table were replaced by a few pearls of the night, and the list of glows was soft, just enough to illuminate the entire spring house.

Before bathing, Xi Yan specially instructed the maid to take away the incense burner by the pool, and there was no fluctuation of the smell of aromatherapy, but the breath in the whole room was rare and refreshing.

After working hard for these days, Xi Yan slept in the water for a while. By the time he came to his senses, the maid had already hung her bathrobe on a hanger behind the screen.

"Someone," Xi Yan rubbed his eyebrows, but his voice was a little hoarse.

"What do you command?" The other side of the screen was not the expected Xi Yun, but it was Wanxing's delicate voice.

"It's you," Xi Yan was a little surprised in his heart, but he still commanded very graciously, "You go and make a cup of tea and let Xi Yun bring it in." ”

Wanxing thought about it for a while, and said very carefully: "Such a trivial matter, let's come as a slave......"

"Whatever you want," Xi Yan knew her thoughts, although she was a little hesitant, but after all, she still left her a little thin face. After listening to Wanxing walking away, Xi Yan got up, went to the outhouse to dress neatly, and dried his hair before stepping out of the spring house.

The summer night is quiet, the wisps of breeze blowing are even more comfortable, Xi Yan is not crowned at this time, and some wet hair is loosely tied behind his head by a silk ribbon, which makes him even more elegant, and the moon is breezy.

Seeing Xi Yan coming leisurely, Xi Yun hurriedly took a cloak and walked over quickly.

Xi Yan took the cloak with one hand and said lightly: "Why are you here?" Didn't I tell you to stay outside the spring house? ”

"There is a flying pigeon to pass the book, so I will let Miss Wanxing wait for a while," Seeing that Xi Yan's face was a little indifferent, Xi Yun suddenly had some guesses in her heart, "She ...... Doing something wrong? ”

"Hmm...... No," Xi Yan said with a cold face, paused, "It's just that I haven't married a wife yet, and I still don't want them to do these things well." Although they are servants, the reputation of their daughter's family is still not allowed to be tarnished. ”

"Huh?" Xi Yun never imagined that he would say such a pretext, so he couldn't help but quip, "Don't worry, they won't care...... In previous years, when there was no screen in the spring house, when didn't you catch a few maids who peeked at you taking a bath? ”

"You ......" Hearing Xi Yun suddenly mention the old things, Xi Yan's face turned red without holding back.

I think that when he was not crowned, he was also a chic and uninhibited young man, and the Begonia Courtyard was also where the warblers and maids were like clouds...... Since discovering that some maids have a heart of admiration, Xi Yan slowly replaced the maids in the Begonia Courtyard with a small servant, and the personal things are not to be done by the maids. After some rectification, the wind of peeping in the Begonia Courtyard was suppressed.

At this time, Xi Yun suddenly mentioned it, although Xi Yan was unhappy, he couldn't refute it in the end, and he held back for a long time and said: "These things, don't talk nonsense when you go out......" and quickly changed the topic, "You just said that there is a flying pigeon to pass the book, what is the matter?" ”

"It's nothing, it's the accounts of the winning dart game in the past six months, but this year we are the first year to take over the dart game, and as soon as the accounts come out, the people below will fly the pigeon and send the book."

"They are obedient," Xi Yan smiled faintly and commanded, "Tell them that they don't need to send it over in the future, I am not a serious owner of the dart game, if the news leaks...... I can't tell. ”

"You can't say that," Xi Yun shook his head with a smile, "Isn't Yu Xiao's yours?" But I'll tell you what you just said, and I won't let outsiders know. ”

"Hmm......" Xi Yan raised his eyes and looked at the high night sky, and his tone revealed a rare lightness, "Looking at the posture of the Criminal Department these days, the Jing family's case will be closed within this month." Although there are still some details, the dust has settled. ”