Xiao Cui sat on the stool, looking around in some panic. This is a palace room in the palace, Xiao Cui doesn't know what this palace room does, there are two eunuchs waiting outside the door, talking in a low voice, Xiao Cui can't hear what they say, and she doesn't have the heart to listen. This time, I listened to Aunt Zhang's words and escaped, and I didn't know if it was right or wrong.

In case the emperor didn't believe his words and told the master that he had sneaked into the palace, then he...

While Xiao Cui was thinking nonsense, the two eunuchs outside suddenly stopped talking and stood respectfully.

"The emperor has arrived~" a sharp voice shouted loudly.

"Slave... Slave Xiaocui, no, the folk girl Xiaocui greets Your Majesty. Xiao Cui quickly stood up, knelt down again, and fell to the ground.

No one responded, Xiao Cui secretly glanced up, it turned out that the emperor had not arrived yet, but the eunuch who served shouted in advance in order to remind the people around him to pay attention to respect.

Xiaocui still didn't dare to get up, because she knew that the emperor was coming soon, and she thought that if the emperor saw herself kneeling on the ground as soon as she entered the house, she might believe her words as soon as she was happy.

"Are you Xiao Cui on Master Li's Mansion? What do you want to say to me in the palace alone? A warm young man's voice sounded, interrupting Xiao Cui's thoughts.

"Yes, the people's daughter Xiaocui greets Your Majesty." Xiao Cui knew that the emperor was coming, so she didn't dare to raise her head, and hurriedly responded.

Wang Zhenliang waited outside the door, and Zhao Yizhi walked up to her and sat down: "Stand up and speak, now that I am in front of you, what do you want to say?" ”

Xiao Cui got up nervously, lowered her head and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the people's daughter... The people's daughter wants to be the first... Master Li's housekeeper... Liu Tai. Steward Liu conspired to assassinate His Majesty..."

Zhao Yizhi's eyes flashed, glanced at Xiao Cui, who was trembling, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any evidence?" ”

Xiao Cui nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Uncle Tang, the bookkeeper of the Taishi Mansion... No, old soup ... There is a ledger there, on which there is a month's... Money spending... They don't care what they do... Where the money is going to be used... It will be written down in the ledger. ”

"How can you, a maid from the Taishi Mansion, know so much?" Zhao Yizhi was already happy in his heart, as long as there was evidence, it would be easy to do, but his face was still expressionless, and he continued to stare at Xiaocui to see if he could ask more information.

When Xiaocui heard Zhao Yizhi ask this, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, and actually cried: "That Liu Steward has a beast's heart, and one night he drank two more glasses, and he occupied the people's daughters." Later, he did not allow the girl to return home from her errand, and used her parents to blackmail the girl, saying that if she did not obey him, he would take back all the land rented by my father and mother, and send someone to beat all my brothers and sisters to death. The folk girl has no choice but to be wronged all the time... Later, when he drank two more glasses and seemed very happy, the maiden asked, and he told her..."

Speaking of Steward Liu's occupation of her, Xiaocui said resentfully, she was not afraid of stuttering at all.

"Then you already knew about this, why didn't you wait until today to come to the palace to be the first housekeeper Liu?" Zhao Yizhi asked.

"The people's daughter... The people woman spoke lightly, afraid that the official family would not believe it, and when the time came, she would annoy Steward Liu... Last night, the maiden was sleeping, and Aunt Zhang came to tell the maid, saying that it was Liu San, the son of Steward Liu, and a few housekeepers preparing rope sacks, and when I heard it, I knew that she was preparing to harm me, and the maiden told Aunt Zhang about it, and Aunt Zhang asked me to enter the palace to find Your Majesty... You must not say these things to others, you can only say them when you see Your Majesty..."

Zhao Yizhi nodded, and said tentatively: "I will send someone to verify, if the situation is true, the court will be rewarded!" But if it's a false accusation... That's a sin to go to jail! ”

As soon as Xiao Cui heard that Zhao Yizhi was going to send someone to verify, she breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the ground again: "The people's daughter bows to thank Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty..."

"Alright, get up. During this time... When I go back, I will ask Mr. Wang to arrange an errand for you, and you will live in the palace for the time being, and then talk about it when the matter is clarified. After Zhao Yizhi finished the order, he got up and left with Wang Zhenliang, leaving Xiaocui alone in the house crying with joy.

"Mr. Wang, do you have something on your mind today? Why didn't you say a word along the way? Zhao Yizhi turned his head and looked at Wang Zhenliang and asked with some curiosity.

"When the old slave saw that His Majesty had his own opinions, he didn't dare to say more." Wang Zhenliang bowed behind him and hurriedly said.

"Oh? Tell me, what do I claim? Zhao Yizhi asked.

Wang Zhenliang replied: "Your Majesty came to interrogate the maid Xiaocui first, which is the proposition. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"If Your Majesty had brought the assassin for interrogation first, the thieves would have received the news and had a response. And His Majesty tried Xiaocui first to avoid startling the snake, and Taishi Li couldn't deal with it, this is His Majesty's cleverness. Wang Zhenliang expressed his understanding.

"I heard that being a courtier is the most taboo to test the king's heart, has the king ever heard of it?" Zhao Yizhi asked with a smile.

Wang Zhenliang leaned over and replied: "The old slave has never heard of it, the old slave only knows, His Majesty asks, the old slave answers, and the other old slaves don't know anything and don't want to." ”

Zhao Yizhi was in a good mood and said to Wang Zhenliang: "Hahahaha, Manager Wang, why don't you send someone to the Taishi Mansion to retrieve the account book?" ”

"The old slave will do it!" Wang Zhenliang responded and turned around to arrange.

At this time, Shaoshan came out of nowhere: "Your Majesty, what to do with Hu Lishan in prison?" ”

Zhao Yizhi asked, "But the assassin who drove the rats last night?" ”

"Exactly! He claimed to be a prince and sent Mr. Wu and the fourth prince to rob the prison. The purpose is to disturb the capital, if it can... Being able to assassinate the emperor is also a great achievement. Now Mr. Wu and the fourth son have not been found... I don't know who that prince is. Shaking the mountain replied.

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "You can do this, if he can find the one named Mr. Wu and the fourth son, I can not investigate him for the crime of assassination." By the way, I didn't see him last night, how did I catch him? ”

Shaking Shan remembered what happened last night, and couldn't help laughing: "Last night, the minister was patrolling around the prison and saw that he was chasing Yi Xiaodao, and the two ran towards the prison from afar, and the minister appeared to prepare to capture him. That Hu Lishan pretended to be guilty, but suddenly drove the rats to burst out, and he turned around and fled for his life. Later, it was Yi Xiaodao who fought with him, and a set of ruffian Wang Baquan subdued him. ”

Zhao Yizhi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Yi Xiaodao?" But the Yi knife that captured the hole leopard? ”

Shaoshan replied: "It's that Yi Xiaodao, I saw him on the city tower yesterday." ”

Zhao Yi thought about it in his heart, and ordered: "It's also a talent, and I will reward another five hundred taels, pay more attention,"

Shaking the mountain bowed down and turned to leave.

"Yi Xiaodao, this is a good name, I don't know if it can become a knife of mine." Zhao Yizhi shook his head and smiled, and walked towards the palace gate.

In prison, Hu Lishan and Yi Xiaodao chatted through the prison door all night, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.

"Big brother, I was wrong about yesterday, that trick 'monkey stealing tower' didn't hurt you!" Yi Xiaodao gave up his hand to make amends.

Hu Lishan waved his hand casually, and the cloud was light: "Don't take that little thing to heart, brother Xian, I, Hu, and you hate to see each other late!" What kind of top ice cream in Wancheng did you just say? What is it? Tell me more about it with the foolish brother! ”

When Yi Xiaodao heard "top ice cream", he immediately gushed: "Top ice cream!" It is a special product of Anhui City, and it is named after the snow on the top of the mountain. The thickness is uniform, rubbing and pushing like a card, curling like paper, igniting and ignition! Take a bite, it's called a sweet! My teeth are sweet! Yi Xiaodao danced and gestured.

When Hu Lishan heard this, his saliva was about to flow out.

"Big brother, don't worry, when you come to Wancheng, I must take you to taste the top ice cream! Tube full! Pipe support! Yi Xiaodao hurriedly calmed the restless Hu Lishan and made a promise.

While the two were chatting speculatively, Shaking Mountain came to the cell with a knife on his shoulder.

"What are you talking about? So speculative. Seeing that the two were chatting happily, Shaking Mountain asked out loud.

"Brother Shaoshan is here, let's talk about ice cream! When I go back, please try it, Brother Shaoshan! Yi Xiaodao replied with a smile.

Shaoshan shook his head: "I don't like sweets, but Push Lin likes sweets, you can talk to him about what ice cream." ”

As soon as Hu Lishan saw that Shaoshan was coming, he understood that he must have come with the emperor's will, so he hurriedly knelt down a few steps and came to the side of Shaoshan: "Dare to ask your lordship... What did Your Majesty say? ”

Shao Shan smiled: "You are lucky, Your Majesty has a saying, as long as you can find Mr. Wu and the fourth son, you will have a great achievement!" It can save your life. ”

Hu Lishan was pleasantly surprised, and thanked him again and again: "Thank you!" Thank you, Lord Rocker! Thank you so much! I'm looking for it, I'm looking for it! ”

Hu Lishan hurriedly sat down by the wall, closed his eyes and crossed his legs, and began to drive the mice to search for the whereabouts of Mr. Wu and the fourth son.

Yi Xiaodao and Shaoshan saw that Hu Lishan began to look for it, and the two of them didn't bother, Yi Xiaodao stretched his waist, and when he saw that there was nothing to do with himself, he planned to go back.

"What? That's it? Don't want the silver reward? Shaoshan called Yi Xiaodao.

Yi Xiaodao turned his head and was suddenly surprised: "Is there really a silver reward?" ”

Shaoshan took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to Yi Xiaodao: "You waited all night, aren't you just waiting for this?" ”

Yi Xiaodao's old face flushed, and he smiled: "I am... It's too late, I went back and met the husband and the official errand and it was hard to explain, I didn't expect it to be there, thank you Brother Shaoshan! ”

"Go and change your clothes with the jailer, you won't be able to go out at dawn. Don't forget to come back! Shaking the mountain admonished, and turned to leave.

In the inn, Xiang Lian'er woke up early in the morning and knocked on Yi Xiaodao's door next door: "Xiaodao, get up and eat!" The sun is going to burn your ass. The giver of the silver bounty should be here in a moment! ”

There was no response in the house, and Xianglian'er knocked on the door again: "Knife? Is it inside? ”

There was still no movement in the room, Xianglian'er pushed it gently, and the door opened with a "squeak", and the room was empty, and the quilts were neatly folded, and no one had moved.

Xianglian'er walked to the side of the bed and touched the bed, but there was no temperature: "The knife didn't come back overnight, so something won't happen!" ”

Xiang Lian'er hurriedly ran out of the door, ready to go back to the room and tell He Yue'er that unfortunately, she bumped into two people around the corner. Xiang Lian'er rubbed her sore shoulder, and looked up at the two men, one thin and one strong. The thin man also had a plaster on his face, and the sturdy man supported him to walk slowly, it was Mr. Wu and the fourth son!

When Mr. Wu saw that he had bumped into Xianglian'er, he confessed, and the two bowed their heads and wanted to leave.

Xianglian'er saw that the other party took the initiative to apologize, but she didn't care, and when she was about to leave, she heard the conversation between the two.

"I should have slaughtered that kid last night!" The fourth prince hated.

"It's over, don't mention it again, it's important to get out of the city quickly." Mr. Wu whispered.

"Kill that kid!"

Xiang Lian'er listened obediently halfway, and it happened that Yi Xiaodao didn't return overnight, and Xiang Lian'er naturally combined the two: "Yi Xiaodao is dead?" ”

Xiang Lian'er hurriedly ran back to the room: "Sister Yue'er, it's not good, Yi Xiaodao is dead!" ”