Chapter 37: In the Palace

As soon as Song Shiren spoke, everyone knew what was going on, it turned out that these people were all people who begged for a life on the street at night in Kyoto, and after Song Shiren's interrogation, these people respectfully confessed that after the sedan chair that had seen Fan's Mansion came out of King Jing's Mansion yesterday, they did not return to the house, but went to the west of the city, and then in the middle of the night, they were mysteriously carried back.

Fan Xian squinted slightly at the field, and somewhat admired the Guo family's ability to find so many people who had seen him in half a day. Seeing that he was not worried, Zheng Tuo was a little anxious, and lowered his voice and said: "I won't admit it if I die for a while, just say that these people were bought by the Guo family with money." ”

Fan Xian sighed and said: "Guo Baokun was indeed beaten, and his injuries were so miserable, could it be that he spent money to do so many things just because he wanted to wronged me? Zheng Tuo didn't expect that the eldest young master would actually stand on the enemy's side and consider, so he was stunned for a while.

At this time, a hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of Song Shiren's lips, and he looked at Fan Xian: "Wasn't Fan Gongzi in the mansion last night? Why did so many people in Kyoto see that you didn't return to the mansion, dare to ask Fan Gongzi, what are you doing in the middle of the night in the night streets of Kyoto, you need to be so sneaky." ”

Kyoto Prefecture Yin Mei Zhili frowned and looked at Fan Xian to see how he was going to answer.

There was silence in the courtroom.

Fan Xian sighed, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, a hint of embarrassment that had been discovered by others, and replied softly, "Last night...... I spent the night in the Drunken Immortal Residence. ”

Everyone knows what kind of place the Drunken Immortal Residence is, and when they think that this young master is spending the night in the Qinglou, there seems to be a reasonable explanation for acting so sneakily, and the crowd of onlookers let out a chorus and laughed, and naturally there were some sentences that ridiculed Fan Xian in the laughter. Mei Zhili was relieved when he heard this explanation, but Song Shiren was still smiling, and asked reluctantly: "Drunken Immortal Residence, dare to ask Fan Gongzi if there is a witness?"

"Miss Si Li can testify. Fan Xian said with some embarrassment.

Song Shiren paused, and suddenly laughed mockingly: "Really? But...... Miss Li Li has left Kyoto today and went to Suzhou, this thing is too coincidental, I don't know if someone is afraid that Miss Li Li will say something that should not be said. ”

Fan Xian raised his head and stared at Song Shiren with both eyes, only then did he know that Guo Fu didn't know what means he used, and he actually forced the manager girl out of Kyoto, it seemed that the other party had already prepared. Seeing that he was speechless, Song Shiren took a bamboo in his chest, and saluted Master Mei: "The matter is already very clear, Fan Gongzi beat the person first, and the false confession is the last, and I also ask the Lord to take this prisoner to prison for trial." ”

Zheng Tuo, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly smiled and said: "How grandiose is this, is it because my young master is traveling at night that he will be accused of such a big crime?" Song Shiren forced him to ask: "Since Fan Gongzi is traveling, dare to ask why Mr. Fan said that Fan Gongzi stayed in the mansion all night?"

Zheng Tuo replied freely: "This thing of sleeping flowers and willows, the reputation is always not good, so I had to ...... before" Song Shiren cut off his words with a smile: "Where is this flower now?"

He arched his hand to the surroundings and said loudly: "Guo Gongzi and Fan Gongzi were fighting each other, and they were attacked last night, when the thieves were arrogant, they admitted that Fan Xian, Fan Gongzi did not return all night last night, but he couldn't tell where to go, just ask who the real murderer is? Isn't it a thing at a glance." ”

Mei Zhili looked at this master coldly, thinking to himself that even if you say that this kind of case is broken, do you really think that it is an ordinary criminal lawsuit? I can't help but look down a few layers on this famous rich mouth, and then turn his head and ask: "Fan Xian, do you have any evidence to prove your whereabouts last night?"

Fan Xian thought for a moment and smiled, "Actually...... Yesterday, I went to mess around with King Jing's son, I wonder if this is considered a witness?"

――――――――――――――――――――――――――Since the prince of King Jing has been involved, and this case is still being tried, Mei Zhili called the people on both sides to the front with a black face, whispered a few words, and announced that the case was temporarily closed, and Fan Xian stayed in Beijing to be investigated, and was not allowed to go out of the city. The Guo family naturally didn't do it, but the weight of the other party's certificate was too heavy, and there was no way for a while, so they had to go back to the house to discuss again. The people of Kyoto, who were watching from the sidelines, found that it was such a boring ending, and the Shangshu family and the Shilang family ended without much trouble, and they dispersed after making a coax.

When Fan Xian and Zheng Tuo walked out of the mansion, they were a little surprised to find that Song Shiren was waiting for him outside.

"Fan Gongzi. Song Shiren smiled and saluted.

Fan Xian didn't know what he meant, so he returned the salute.

Song Shiren said softly: "The Guo family is kind to me, so I have no choice but to offend today." Fan Xian suddenly thought of something, frowned and asked, "Miss Sili really left Kyoto?"

As soon as Song Shiren came out of the court, he looked at this noble son and looked extremely respectful, and said yes. Fan Xian stared into his eyes and asked, "Did you do it, or did the Guo family do it?" Song Shiren was a little surprised and said, "I thought it was Fan Gongzi who sent her out of Beijing...... Could it be that you were really in the Drunken Immortal Residence last night?"

Fan Xian smiled bitterly: "Do you really think that I beat Guo Baokun?" At this time, the case came to an end temporarily, but the words of the two sides were still a little untrue. After saying a few words, Song Shiren turned around and took a small soft ride and left the yamen of Kyoto Prefecture.

Fan Xian looked over there and said curiously: "I've already offended, why bother to show favor again?"

"Song Shiren is a smart person. Zheng Tuo shook his head with a smile, and said softly: "The young master didn't say that he was drinking flower wine with the prince of King Jing in the mansion, Song Shiren played such a game, and he almost scared me to death." ”

Fan Xian smiled: "Everyone knows that the court is just a passing scene, why are you so nervous?"

Zheng Tuo shook his head and sighed: "No matter how this matter develops later, it can be regarded as offending the Guo Mansion." ”

"Always offend people, just choose one that can offend and offend. ”

"Young Master, your ...... Flower names, poem names...... It is estimated that it will spread throughout Kyoto in one day. ”

"I don't dare to ask for it. ”

"Admire, admire. ”

"You're welcome. ”

In the deep palace of the ―――――――――――――――――――――――, the glazed tiles of the yellow sΓ¨ glowed with golden light in the sun, and the high walls of the vermilion sΓ¨ gave birth to a sense of oppression for no reason. In the garden behind the palace, an old lady with kind eyes is half-closed to listen to what the female official next to her says, in front of her there are two noble ladies are waiting, strange fruits and vegetables on the stone table, one of the noble ladies looks dignified, phoenix eyes and red lips, eyebrows and eyes are full of petty and restraint, she peeled a fruit, carefully fed the old lady to eat.

"Queen, how are you. The old lady opened her eyes and saw that it was the fruit she handed over, and said with a smile: "Let those children do these things, you are in charge of the harem, and you are the mother of the world, how can you be the one who does these things." ”

The noble lady smiled softly and said, "This filial piety must be fulfilled no matter what." ”

It turns out that this noble lady is the queen of Qingguo now, and the old lady she serves is naturally the biological mother of the emperor's majesty, the princess Cheng back then, and the queen mother now, but I don't know what the identity of the palace woman sitting on the other side is, and she can sit side by side with the queen.

"Don't read it. The Empress Dowager whispered to the female officer, "You all step down." ”

All the palace maids retreated, leaving only the two old grandmothers. The Empress Dowager closed her eyes for a while and asked, "What do you think of listening to a few poems by that Fan family child before?"

The queen smiled and said, "The child doesn't know much about the level of words, but it sounds good." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "It's not just good, that song is just envious, and the latter poem is often a guest in the sad autumn, how can it be written by ordinary talents...... It's just ......" Seeing that the Queen Mother was silent, the Queen asked playfully: "Just how?"

The Queen Mother sighed and said: "It's just that the sadness and depression in the sentence are too heavy, and at a young age, how can you write this kind of old man's smell, I'm afraid that the child is also a blessed person." ”

Hearing this, another noble lady who had been silent all this time actually cried out earnestly, and she didn't know why she was so sad. The queen hurriedly comforted: "The Queen Mother just said that, if the one named Fan Xian is really a blessing, the Queen Mother will pick some blessings from her nails and give them to him, or she will fill it up." ”

The Queen Mother was also the most annoyed by her crying, and said with an unhappy face: "I gave birth to three children, the emperor doesn't need to say, although Li Zhi is greedy for fun, but he always knows how to live in heaven, but it's you girl, I've been crying for decades, and I haven't cried yet, it's really ......" After all, she is her own daughter, and her daughter is miserable and helpless in this life, so it's not easy to say anything serious.

The noble lady cried earnestly and said: "My child is already a blessed person, and the emperor's brother wants her to marry the more blessed child of the Fan family, what can I do after this? What if Chen'er's illness does not get up?" It turns out that this noble lady who is extremely weak and crying is Fan Xian's possible mother-in-law, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess who has never married!

The Queen Mother finally couldn't help but scold: "The root of Chen'er's illness is because you, a mother, didn't give her a blessing, and now you are embarrassed to say these words! What happened to the children of the Fan family? ”

The palace maids next to her had already retreated, leaving only a few old ladies standing with their hands tied up, as if they hadn't heard anything.

The queen mother's chest kept rising and falling, the queen hurriedly came up and rubbed it, the queen mother took the queen's hand away, and said in a slightly softened tone: "Besides, Chen'er always has to get married, her identity, the son of a famous minister and general in the court, whoever wants to marry may not have a good life." This Fan ...... Fan, what's coming?"

The queen hurriedly reminded: "Fan Xian." ”

"Yes, Fan Xian, you also heard it before, it is indeed a talented child, and with Chen'er, it is not a grievance against her. The Queen Mother gasped twice and said, "And Your Majesty has already approved this family business, what's the use of you coming to me to make trouble again?"