Chapter 25 A Visit to the Mansion
Waiting for Zhuang Xing to leave, Xiao Zheng looked at Guan Shirong and Fang Shisan, who was still kneeling, to see what they could explain.
Xiao Zheng can allow some illegal operations for things that are beneficial to the imperial court, but Guan Shirong did go a little too far. The fact that he cooperated with Guan Shirong in this play just now does not mean that he approves of this kind of thing happening.
You can do that in front of him, and it's really impossible to predict what he'll be like if he's not here.
Guan Shirong looked at Xiao Zheng with an expressionless face, and knew that what he did made the prince dissatisfied, but he didn't know that the prince would suddenly come at this time, and the arranged drama could not be changed, so he could only play hard.
"His Royal Highness atoned for his sins, Weichen was just in a hurry and wanted to find more clues, so... So..."
Seeing that Guan Shirong couldn't go on anymore, Xiao Zheng took it over for him, "So you're so unscrupulous?" This king knows the grievances between the Taiyue faction and the Dragon Tiger Gate, and he also acquiesces that you can take a small advantage, but such a blatant personal vendetta, this king only allows this to happen this time! If there is a next time..."
Before Xiao Zheng finished speaking, Guan Shirong had already knelt down, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, Weichen guarantees that this is the only and last time!" ”
Xiao Zheng saw that he still realized his problem, and turned to look at Fang Thirteen, "Fang Thirteen, this king really doesn't know that your talent for acting is much more powerful than your talent for killing!" You didn't act with Ben Wang last night, did you? ”
"Your Highness atons for your sins, and you don't dare to deceive Your Highness with 10,000 guts from your humble position, what your humble position said last night is all the truth, yes..."Fang Shisan looked at Guan Shirong, and he didn't dare to say that it was Guan Shirong who instructed him to do this, "Humble duty is guilty, and after humble duty, he will definitely act according to the specifications." ”
Xiao Zheng didn't let them get up, stood up and walked out. Li Yilong is right, there is still to be the necessary beating.
Zhuang Xing did not leave the capital, there were only three days, and he could not waste it on the road. Although the martial arts sect can't have a rudder in the capital, it can still set up a stronghold, Zhuang Xing rushed all the way to the stronghold of the Dragon Tiger Gate in the capital, without any explanation, "Check, give me a careful investigation, who did Fang Shisan contact with before killing Xu Yingxia, especially those brokers who took the work for others." Remember, you can't let any of them go! ”
The more urgent it is, the more likely it is to make mistakes, but the potential that people unleash when they are in a hurry is also enormous.
Zhuang Xing knew that Fang Thirteen was the only clue now, but Fang Thirteen would not give him any useful information, even if he gave him information, he couldn't believe it, it would only be a waste of his time. What he had to do now was to catch Fang Thirteen's introducer, and then continue digging clues, so that it was possible to make a breakthrough within three days, otherwise he would have to wait for death.
Xiao Zheng left the Criminal Department, and couldn't remember where to hang out for a while. Suddenly there was a feeling of idleness, what he was eager to know now was the information about the jade fan and the jade Buddha, but he couldn't find it for a while. Thinking of the feeling of holding his hand, he is still a little nostalgic now, okay, then find an excuse to go to the Qingguo Mansion and see if he can see him, and want to know this secret This is the most direct way.
Walking all the way to the door of the Qingguo Mansion, Xiao Zhenggang wanted to go in, Xiao Chunzi gently ripped off his clothes in the back, "Your Highness, this is not in line with etiquette, according to the rules, you can't see each other before you get married, you were just arrested yesterday... Catch..."
"Catch what?" Xiao Zheng knew what he wanted to say, and he was also embarrassed, but he couldn't admit that he was here to find him, "Of course, this king came to Qingguo Mansion to discuss with Qingguo Gong, what do you think this king is here for?" ”
"Oh oh oh" Seeing Xiao Zheng's serious nonsense, Xiao Chunzi hurriedly let go of his hand, "I misunderstood, hehe, I thought... Thought... Hey hey"
"Why don't you report it soon?" Xiao Zheng didn't want to talk to him more, so he hurriedly urged Xiao Chunzi to report.
When the porter got that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived, he immediately invited Xiao Zheng in, and then rushed to the inner courtyard to report to the Qingguo Gong. Qing Guogong was practicing in the backyard at this time, and when he heard the report from the porter, he didn't have time to change his clothes, and immediately walked to the gate.
"I don't know if His Royal Highness has arrived, I missed the welcome, forgive my sins~" Before I saw anyone, I heard the loud voice of Qingguo Gong.
Xiao Zheng immediately greeted him, "It's this king who took the liberty to disturb, and I ask Qingguo Gong not to blame." ”
"Your Highness laughed, it is an honor for His Highness to come to the mansion, hahaha~" For Xiao Zheng's uninvited, Qingguo Gong not only did not blame, but he was still very happy, after all, this is a real relative.
Here, Qingguo Gong invited Xiao Zheng into the living room to chat, and Mrs. Shen in the backyard had already received the news. Mrs. Shen's first reaction when she heard the prince arrive was that she must be thinking about her daughter, and a woman's intuition is indeed terrifying.
There is no study in the Qingguo Mansion, only the living room and the martial arts field in the backyard, and the only place that can be said to go to the study is Mrs. Shen's jewelry and dowry room.
Mrs. Shen thought about it and came to the hidden room at the back of the living room. She wanted to hear the purpose of the prince's visit, whether it was the same as she thought, or if there was something else.
"Don't you know what's going on with Your Highness coming to the house?" After serving tea, Qingguo Gong smiled and thought that Xiao Zheng would ask for his intentions, because under normal circumstances he understood, the prince would definitely not come to play.
Xiao Zheng was also a little confused by Qing Guogong's directness, don't you usually want to greet for a while, it's so direct, I want to sit for more than I have an excuse, I have to find a way to delay the meeting "Hehe~ Actually, it's not a big deal, just finished busy with things from the Criminal Department, passed by the house, and came to visit. ”
This is full of loopholes, is it a passing by or a special visit? Later, when Mrs. Shen heard it, she knew that Xiao was playing haha. Qing Guogong's thoughts were different: "Come back from the Criminal Department? Yes, His Royal Highness has been familiar with the government in the Criminal Department for the past few days, how is it, is it going well? ”
Seeing that Qingguo Gong was so understanding, Xiao Zheng also smiled, "Actually, it was quite smooth, but the interception case that this king encountered when he returned to Beijing has just made progress now." Since this is the case, this king just said to Qingguo Gong, so please help this king get an idea. ”
"I've also heard about this matter, it's really bold, since there has been progress in the case, then Your Highness will come and hear it, and the old minister can see which thing that doesn't know whether he is alive or dead dares to intercept His Highness!" Qing Guogong's face was straight, and he immediately asked Xiao Zheng to tell him the facts of the case with righteous indignation.
Xiao Zheng seized the opportunity, and this remark almost didn't make Mrs. Shen in the back say that she fell asleep.
In the boudoir in the backyard, Cui was still holding an embroidered handkerchief and didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't even embroider a petal in one afternoon. While pondering, Xiaoling Dengden ran in, "Miss, Miss, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down~"
Cui still stood up immediately, "What? How did he get here? Then he turned up hurriedly, "Does my mother know?" You go and tell him, let him go quickly, don't let my mother know! ”
Xiaoling looked at the anxious young lady in a daze, and didn't understand why she wanted Her Highness to leave quickly.
"Oh, go quickly, what are you doing in a daze" Cui still saw that she didn't react, and hurriedly pushed her towards the door.
"Hey, miss, is Your Highness chatting with the lord now? How do you let him go? Besides, why let him go? Xiaoling was pushed by Cui and reacted immediately.
Cui still listened to Xiaoling's question, and then he reacted, "Yes, this is in his own house, not in Ruyuxuan, he must have come to visit his father in the house, oops, just now... It was so embarrassing just now. Thinking of this, Cui still blushed and ran to the window again, "I... How can I let him go, I'm... I'm asking you to inform your mother and let her entertain her," she didn't admit that she was thinking nonsense.
"But Madame has already gone," Xiaoling said, and then whispered to Cui Yi's ear, "Madame went to the inner room of the living room to eavesdrop on His Highness chatting with the master, do you want to go?" ”
Cui still stood up immediately and sat down suddenly, "I'm not going, what's so good about this?" ”
"You're really not going?" Xiaoling didn't believe her insincerity at all, she didn't want to go.
"Just go, I'll listen to what's important" Cui still thought about it, and he was no longer reserved.
When she walked to the back of the living room and saw Mrs. Shen yawning, she was also stunned, what important thing could she say that her mother was about to fall asleep? Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment when she saw Cui still coming in, and then pointed in the direction of the living room, "It's nothing, I guess I just miss you, come and see you." "Obviously, the matter of the Criminal Department has nothing to do with the matter of Qingguo Gong's eight poles, and it has been almost an hour, so I must just want to see it and still can't open my mouth.
Cui was still blushed by her, "Mother, what do you say?" My daughter didn't let him come to see me. ”
Looking at her daughter's blushing face, Mrs. Shen didn't say anything more, and motioned for her to sit down and listen to it together.
In fact, since Mrs. Shen entered the back, the three people in the living room already knew. The three martial arts masters can't hear this breath, so there is no need to mix in the rivers and lakes. Now hearing Cui still come in, the two who were originally talking suddenly paused, and then smiled at each other awkwardly. Xiao Chunzi still had a tense face and no expression.
Xiao Zheng saw that there was no way to go on like this, so he stood up, "I just cared about the case, I didn't expect to ignore it for so long, there were other things, but now it's getting late, this king should come back another day~"
Qing Guogong looked at the darkening sky outside, and also stood up, "The old minister was also fascinated by listening, and he forgot the time, or His Royal Highness will have dinner in the mansion and leave." ”
The living room was suddenly silent, and the two people in the back pricked up their ears and thought, 'This is gone, I'm still just here.' ’
"Doesn't bother, does it?" Xiao Zheng really didn't disappoint them.
Qingguo Gong originally walked forward, and he forcibly stopped his steps, if it weren't for his strong martial arts, it would not be too easy to do. "Don't bother, of course don't bother, it's a blessing for the old minister that His Royal Highness can dine in the house, hahaha~"
"Why don't you go back to the other courtyard" Xiao Zheng pretended to be embarrassed again, and Mrs. Shen pursed her lips, and Cui still covered her mouth and snickered.
"Hey~ His Royal Highness must have already eaten when he returned to the courtyard, so let's dine in the old minister's mansion, and the old minister will let people arrange it. Hehehe~ Your Highness, wait a minute, it'll be fine in a while. With that, he walked out of the hall. As soon as I walked to the door, I saw my second son Cui Zhenhai wearing a military uniform and coming back outside, "Zhenhai, it's good that you're back, you accompany Your Highness to chat for a while, I'll arrange a meal, and I'll accompany Your Highness to have a few drinks later." ”