It was getting dark, and the thick night covered the sky, and there were only a few stars hanging sporadically overhead, and the night was silent and deep.

Suddenly, there were several sounds of 'cuckoo cuckoo' from the backyard of the Zhongyong Waiting Mansion.

At this time, a girl walked to the courtyard door with her head down, she stretched out her hand and slowly opened the door.

Qian Xiao walked in in a flash, and he said while covering the door, "Why are you so slow today, your master, where is she?" ”

In the past few days, he has been inquiring about the news of Houfu, who knows that Xiao Qi and Xiao Yan are not dead, but the little young master of Houfu is like smallpox

"Is Lord Qian looking for Mrs. Xiao?" Suddenly, a joking voice rang out.

With this sound, a string of lanterns lit up in the originally dark courtyard, and a man wearing a dark purple jacket walked out.

Qian Xiao was shocked, and subconsciously looked at Yan Hong. In the dim light, Yan Hong's face was unusually pale. He let out a 'groan' in his heart, turned around and was about to run, when a sword shining with cold light was crossed in front of him.

Finished.

"Where are you going?" Chu Muzhi smiled and walked a few steps towards Qian Xiao, "I finally came to Houfu, why don't you take a sip of tea before leaving." ”

"I ...... Lord Wang, this, this is actually a misunderstanding. ”

Below, someone brought a mahogany chair over. Chu Muzhi casually walked to the chair and sat down, then hooked his lips and smiled, "Misunderstanding? Since it was a misunderstanding, then King Ben is here to listen to Master Qian explain this 'misunderstanding' clearly. ”

Looking at Chu Muzhi's leisurely expression, Qian Xiao was like an ant on a hot pot, sweating profusely, and suddenly, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of Yan Hong next to him, "Wang Ye Rong, Xia Guan, Xia Guan was confused for a while, and he fell in love with Yan Hong, so he did something contrary to morality...... " He said, and hurriedly knelt in front of Chu Muzhi, "Please also ask the prince to raise your noble hand and spare Xia Guan this time." ”

A few crisp applause rang out.

"It is worthy of the pen paste style of the Ministry of Etiquette, and the ability to distort the facts is really first-class! Compared with the waiter who had an affair with the mother of the Houfu Mansion and intended to murder the first-rank military candidate and the third-grade waiter, the crime of having a private meeting with the maidservant girl was obviously much lighter! Chu Muzhi said with a smile.

"Lord Wang, this ...... You're really wronging you. Qian Xiao hurriedly fell to the ground, and big drops of cold sweat broke down on his head.

"It doesn't matter if it's wronged, after all, for a dead person, who cares how he died? Mr. Qian, did you say that? After Chu Muzhi finished speaking, he didn't forget to wink at Qian Xiao.

"Lord Wang, you ...... What are you...... What's to be done? ”

Chu Muyi smiled, and his slender eyes swept towards the guard next to him, "What are you still stunned about, let's do it." ”

"Lord, I'm ...... I am in my official position, even if I am really guilty, then I should be handed over to Dali Temple for trial, you ...... You can't use lynching. Qian Xiao got up in horror and wanted to marry later, but a guard behind him had already blocked his way with a knife.

"Who said the king was going to use lynching?" The corners of Chu Muzhi's mouth were reversed, and his slender eyes were full of smiles, "It's just that a little thief ran to the Houfu and wanted to steal something, but he didn't want to be discovered by the nursing home, and he was seriously injured by a mistake. ”

With Chu Muzhi's words, a cold voice crept up from the soles of Qian Xiao's feet.

They are going to put him to death!

"No, Lord Wang, I will recruit you all if you want to know, I just ask you to spare my life!" Qian Xiao knelt down and kept kowtowing to Chu Muzhi.

Chu Muyi smiled, bent down to look at Qian Xiao, and his voice sounded playfully, "It's a pity, what you said is useless to this king, so ...... Sorry, Mr. Qian. With that, he flicked his long sleeves and turned to leave.

Behind him, the screams of sticks mingled with the sound of sticks rang out.

That night, when Chang Lu of Dali Temple slept soundly, he was dug out of the bed, saying that Zhongyong Houfu caught a thief, but he didn't want the thief to be a pen paste Qian Xiao of the Ministry of Rites.

How could the pen sticker of the dignified ceremonial department become a thief, and it was beaten into the current half-dead appearance, Chang Lu naturally didn't believe in these words, but what if he didn't believe it? He knows a little bit about Qian Xiao, and this matter has to be investigated carefully, and the people involved are not something he can afford as a Dali temple. Therefore, this matter can only be lightly revealed.

All of this was expected by Xiao Xiwei, after all, Qian Xiao was just an insignificant pawn to them, and it was not worth their effort, and if they died, they would die.

When Zhang Shichang came to Yongchun Palace, Xiao Xiwei was lying on the couch in a crescent-colored high-waisted skirt, looking at the gold silk inlaid ruby double luan in her hand in a daze, and the purple smoke next to her called her twice, and she came back to her senses.

"Why is my father-in-law here?" Xiao Xiwei put down the step shake in his hand and stood up holding Ziyan's hand.

"The slave was ordered to send some ginseng bird's nest to the princess." Zhang Shichang said as he motioned to the little eunuch behind him to bring up the supplements given by the emperor.

Xiao Xi was slightly busy and blessed his body, "The son thanks his father for the reward." After finishing the salute, he stood up with Ziyan, "My father has a lot of opportunities, and he still has to worry about these trivial matters, and his sons are really ashamed." ”

"What did the princess say, you now have royal blood, and your body is golden." Zhang Shichang said with a smile.

Xiao Xiwei also smiled, "Actually, the mother concubine and the ladies of each palace have sent people to send all kinds of supplements, and yesterday, Concubine Xiang also came to Yongchun Palace to sit for a while. ”

Zhang Shichang pursed the corners of his mouth, and his eyes fell on the golden silk inlaid ruby double luan dotted emerald step in Xiao Xiwei's hand, "This step shake in the princess's hand is so chic." ”

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned, and a shallow sadness gradually appeared in his eyes, "This step was given to me by my grandmother." ”

"The minion is too talkative." Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head.

Xiao Xi shook his head slightly, "Don't blame Grandpa Zhang. After speaking, she paused, "Father-in-law Zhang, can I ask you for one thing?" ”

"The princess's words are really tormenting the slaves, if you have any orders, just say them." Zhang Shichang hurriedly bowed his head.

"Father-in-law, in two days it will be the day of my grandmother's funeral, I want to go out of the palace to send my grandmother on her last journey, I wonder if you can mention it in front of my father?"

"Why didn't the princess speak to the emperor in person?"

"My father left me in the palace to recuperate, for my own good, I ...... Please also ask your father-in-law to help. Xiao Xi said slightly and glanced sideways at Ziyan.

Ziyan hurriedly took out a purse from his sleeve and stuffed it into Zhang Shichang's hand, "Father-in-law, I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

Zhang Shichang glanced at Xiao Xiwei, and finally took the purse handed over by Ziyan, "Since the princess ordered, the slave will try his best." With that, he took his leave and left.

Chongde Hall.

After listening to Zhang Shichang's words, the emperor looked at him, "You said that Princess Yan took the silver and asked you to intercede for her." ”

"Yes." Zhang Shichang said, took out the purse given by Ziyan from his sleeve, and held it in front of the emperor with both hands.

The emperor smiled, picked up the purse in Zhang Shichang's hand and checked it, "The weight is not light." After that, he casually threw the purse back into Zhang Shichang's hand, "Since she gave it, then you can take it." ”

"Yes." Zhang Shichang accepted the purse with a smile, "Your Majesty, Princess Yan is going to send the funeral to the loyal old lady......"

"By you?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Shichang.

Zhang Shichang smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you are a difficult slave, the slave only knows how to do things according to your orders, this is ......"

Looking at Zhang Shichang's funny appearance, the emperor laughed twice, "Okay, tell her, I'm ready." ”

"Your Majesty, you ...... Is it really accurate? ”

"Do you mean that you want to be inaccurate?"

"The minions don't dare." Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head, "The slave is just a little worried, after all, Princess Yan is not an ordinary woman." ”

The emperor's deep eyes looked at Zhang Shichang, and after a while, the corners of his mouth finally showed a little smile, "I will have someone escort her back to the Houfu together." ”

The old lady who is loyal and brave to the mansion is mourning, and it is really unreasonable for her granddaughter Xiao Xiwei not to go to the funeral.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Shichang hurriedly bowed his head.

The emperor smiled, stretched out his hand and flipped through the folds in his hand, "By the way, there is any movement over there in Yikun Palace." ”

Xiao Xiwei lived in Yongchun Palace, it was impossible for her not to hear the news about such a big thing.

"I heard that the concubine Niangniang sent a palace maid to send a lot of supplements to Princess Yan." Zhang Shichang said.

"Oh." The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Didn't she go to Yongchun Palace to have a look?" ”

"I heard that the concubine Niangniang has been feeling a little unwell recently." Zhang Shichang calmly recounted.

"Not feeling well?" The Emperor put down the fold in his hand and laughed a few times.

According to his understanding of her, even if she is too sick to get out of bed, it is impossible to ignore Xiao Xiwei and not rush to anything else, and it is impossible for her to ignore the child in Xiao Xiwei's belly.

"Your Majesty, you ...... Do you want to see the concubine? Zhang Shichang looked at the emperor tentatively.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Shichang but did not answer.

Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head, "The emperor forgives his sins, and the old slave is too talkative." ”

"Xiao Changzi, you seem to be very concerned about the affairs of the concubine?" The emperor looked at Zhang Shichang angrily and said.

Zhang Shichang's face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, the slave is loyal to you!" The slave just saw that the concubine Niangniang had been sincere to the emperor over the years, so she said a few more words...... The minion should die, the minion will slap his mouth. With that, he raised his head, raised his hand, and gave himself an ear scraper.

The crisp voice was particularly clear in the empty hall.

Seeing that half of Zhang Shichang's face was swollen, the emperor finally spoke again, "Okay." With that, he stood up from behind the table, "Since you said so, then let's go to Yikun Palace." ”

In this Imperial City Palace, how many people have such a thing as 'sincerity'?