Spring is rainy.

Before nightfall today, a large area of dark clouds shrouded me, and the air was wet and damp, and there was an indescribable sense of depression.

Even Hachi felt the unusual atmosphere in the courtyard. He has always been clever, but he has been away from the crowd all these years, and he has low self-esteem and does not like to talk, so he seems a little dull and stupid.

Now that his whole person's attention is on Shi Huan, he can naturally feel that this girl has a different mood at the moment.

But he didn't dare to speak, so he only took the branches and squatted aside to accompany him quietly.

In less than half an hour, the night was heavy and the rain was pouring down. Hachi went into his room, he didn't sleep, he sat on the edge of the bed, all his attention was outside the room, trying to hear something else from the rain—he was a little worried about Shi Huan.

But, apparently, in vain.

The rain was so heavy tonight that nothing could be heard in the whole world except the sound of the rain.

This rain ...... It's enough to drown out a lot of sounds, and it's enough to wash away too many traces – including the uproar of the West Market.

According to the words of the people who were "lucky" to witness this farce, and then through word of mouth, last night, before the hour came, a wave of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared near the execution ground at the entrance of the vegetable market in the west market......

This is the version of rumor.

The people who live in Xishi are the poorest people in the imperial capital, and naturally they don't recognize that the nobleman who leads the team is the fourth son of the royal family, Gu Yanqi.

The day before, Gu Yanqi received a letter from an unknown source, with a few words on the letter, only saying that there was an entrance to a black market exchange at the entrance of the West Market Vegetable Market, and after verification, the black market exchange was owned by the eldest prince Gu Yanqing.

According to the fourth prince's description in front of His Majesty afterwards, "I was stunned at the time! ”

The stunned four princes thought about it repeatedly for a long time, and finally adhered to the principle of "the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people", and quietly took the guards in the palace to explore the truth. As for why he acted quietly, according to what the fourth prince said, he privately felt that this fact was disgraceful, if the reputation of the eldest brother was completely ruined, not to mention, the royal family would naturally lose face, so it was best to be able to turn big things into small things and small things into small things.

This is diametrically opposed to what the "rumor version" says.

At that time, the heavy rain was in full swing, and the heavens and the earth were filled with the sound of drifting heavy rain, and the time when the yamen got the news was naturally much slower than usual, and by the time the officers and soldiers arrived at the entrance of the West Market, Gu Yanqi's government soldiers and the guards in the black market exchange were already in full swing.

Most of the West Market was shocked.

As for His Royal Highness...... I didn't see anyone at all, but I saw someone who was fighting with someone and couldn't get out of his body and was caught...... The second son of the Fu family, Fu Zhuojun.

……

The rain continued.

Before the hour of the early dynasty arrived, the emperor was called up by Chang Gonggong, his face was naturally very bad, and after sitting in the sedan chair and listening to the whole thing, the emperor had already gritted his teeth and creaked.

Fu Zhuojun ...... It's this Fu Zhuojun again! It's the Fu family again!

The wind and rain are sudden, and in such weather, you shouldn't have to go to the morning court, make a pot of this year's Xingong morning tea, sit under the porch and listen to the sound of the rain, look at the music, and then use a lunch slowly, and summon a palace concubine to come over and wait for yourself to take a rest......

Now, it's gone.

Therefore, even for his son who has "made great contributions" without making a sound, the emperor's face is like a mournful ...... It was gloomy and almost as dark as the sky outside.

The civil and military officials have already arrived, and as far as the eye can see, there are those who wear flower feathers and crooked tops, those who do not wear court beads, and those who have different uppers exposed under their robes, and a large number of people who are standing and staggering and drowsy.

At first glance, I heard the news and rushed over.

After the public finished speaking, the mother-in-law began to tell the mother-in-law. According to Fu Zhuojun's own words, he just received a letter inexplicably, asking him to go to this place for tea at the right time...... The emperor asked him where the letter was, but he was speechless.

The Emperor asked again who the letter came from, and he looked more and more evasively at him, saying only that he did not know.

Immediately, an old minister shouted, "Ridiculous! Vertical ridiculous! If you don't know, why did you go so easily?! People I don't know, ask you to drink tea in the middle of the night, or the Xishi vegetable market, which has always been the most frequent, and you don't ask, you don't suspect, just go? ”

"Do you think it's our old ministers who have been officials in the court for most of their lives who are easy to deceive, or is it easy for Your Majesty, who is wise and martial, and has eyes like a torch?!"

A coughing sound came from above, "Ahem! ”

The old minister died down in an instant—he was excited for a while, and he was overdone.

The Emperor coughed again, and was silent for a long time as he looked at the handwriting in his hand, which was clearly drawn by a chicken's paw. This is the letter received by Gu Yanqi, as stated in the letter, it is Gu Yanqing who should appear at the entrance of the Xishi vegetable market.

This son made a choice that the emperor was not satisfied with in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty early yesterday morning, and the distrust that bred because of it was like a spark falling on the autumn wilderness when he saw this letter......

Instant fire.

In fact, no matter what Fu Zhuojun said at this moment, the emperor had already begun to suspect that the person behind the black market exchange was Gu Yanqing himself. As for Fu Zhuojun, he may know that he is an accomplice, or he may not know that he is just a scapegoat.

The existence of the black market exchange has long been heard of by the emperor, but first, the West Market has always been dirty and messy, and it is a place where "untouchables" live, and the existence of the black market exchange has provided some opportunities for these "untouchables", which has played a positive role in the stability of the West Market.

Second, the black market exchange also has its own uniqueness, as long as you have silver, you can get any news you want. The Emperor himself sent someone to buy news from the black market exchange.

So, even if someone wants to get rid of that corner where the sun doesn't shine and is dark all year round, it still exists to this day.

Until today.

As long as he thought that the person who had made a lot of money behind this black market exchange was his ambitious son, the emperor couldn't wait to lead someone to raze that place at this moment! Thinking that this son may hold all the secrets that cannot be humane and all kinds of unseemable handles in this imperial capital, I think that the other party may use these tricks to easily control the entire court......

Rain cats and dogs.

Looking out from the golden temple, you can see the dark sky outside, and the thick clouds are heavy and pressing, which is suffocating.

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