Li Huaiyun never thought that the emperor would praise this poem, which really surprised him.

The Seventh Prince bent down at this time, clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you for your understanding!" He looked at Li Huaiyun and made a move, asking Li Huaiyun to hurry up and thank him!

Li Huaiyun understood what the Seventh Prince meant, and hurriedly said, "I hope that the emperor will not hold me accountable for my rude behavior." ”

Liuruo also stepped forward to intercede for Li Huaiyun.

Emperor Zhou Sheng smiled faintly, turned his gaze to the corner, and looked at Mu Kite and Li Huaiyun sitting there, "Do you think I have a bad evaluation of this poem?" ”

"Can you get a masterpiece?" The Seventh Prince asked.

"A talent that is rare in a hundred years, and the poems made are of course masterpieces!"

Several of them breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, the prince didn't care about any face-saving matters, so he got up directly and said, "Enlighten the emperor!" Since this person is not a royal family, and his poetry ability is also quite outstanding, the retainers hope to treat him as a guest, and hope to allow it! ”

He wanted the emperor to come out and recruit Li Huaiyun for himself.

Everyone's eyes are focused on the prince, each with their own opinions, and most of them feel that it is difficult for some strong people.

The corners of Li Huaiyun's mouth twitched, he was a little speechless about this, isn't it, if the emperor allows it, he will be in a dilemma!

"Your Majesty!" In addition to him, several other people, including Mu Kite, shouted almost at the same time, and they didn't want Li Huaiyun to follow the prince, after all, this person was arrogant and very annoying.

Emperor Zhou Sheng raised his hand directly, signaling that they didn't need to speak, he looked at the crown prince, "Your request is not too much!" ”

Yes! Li Huaiyun frowned, not too much? I can't imagine that this emperor still spoils his son so much!

Emperor Zhou Sheng continued, "Xun'er, I know that you love talent very much, and if there is such a talent, you want to keep him by your side, but this person wants to keep it by himself, and it seems somewhat unfair to let me help you." ”

The crown prince retorted, "Father, there is nothing unfair about this, and in the future, I will definitely give him more than others." ”

A trace of displeasure flashed across Emperor Zhou Sheng's face, he said that, it seems that it hasn't been long yet, and someone has forgotten it so soon!

"Go for it yourself, I can't help you forever."

The prince could only keep his mouth shut and sit back in his seat.

Li Huaiyun immediately bowed down and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

The Seventh Prince stood up and spoke again at this time, "Father, this Li Gongzi, not only this Fengqiao Yebo, but recently, the two Jiang Xue and Lisi, which have been widely circulated in Kyoto, are also from him. ”

Li Huaiyun lowered his head even more, and leaned to the side slightly, he didn't want to publicize this matter too much, that would give people the impression that he was just relying on poetry to rise to the top.

He's a demon hunter of the Demon Slayer Division, and poetry is just a hobby, I originally wanted to be low-key, but this time, I can't be low-key.

Li Huaiyun frowned, a little helpless, and whispered, "Didn't I come just to eat something good?" Why did you get rid of the people who were picked up, and after that, how can I come out! ”

Emperor Zhou Sheng had a smile on his face at this time, and with a wave of his hand, he could see that his mood should be much better, "I have also heard those two poems, and they are really talented!" Serving! Serving! ”

At this time, the eunuchs who were serving the food outside walked in, and they gently put the food on the table of the prince and the princess.

Emperor Zhou Sheng stood up, holding the wine glass in his hand, "My body is constantly weakening, and the future of the Great Zhou will depend on you, I hope you can join forces to protect the Great Zhou!" Let my Great Zhou be able to stabilize the country for all generations. ”

"Come on, we've got this drink."

Emperor Zhou Sheng spilled the wine in the wine glass to the ground, signaling his respect for the earth, and then asked people to fill the wine glass, "The Great Zhou will last forever!" ”

The prince and the princess all raised their wine glasses upward, and then followed the emperor to drink all the wine in the glass.

Li Huaiyun drank the stimulating and dry liquor, and finally waited for the opportunity to eat, and he quickly swept away all the food on the table.

Since he came to this house, he has been a little hungry, and he almost can't bear it anymore, but fortunately, he endured it and was finally able to enjoy the food of the imperial kitchen.

He ate this meal very happily, because the wooden kite could not eat it, and gave it all to him.

After dinner, Emperor Zhou Sheng asked the others to leave first, leaving Mu Kite and Li Huaiyun alone.

The prince was still thinking about being outside the door, waiting for Li Huaiyun to come out, but he was ordered by Emperor Zhou Sheng to return to the palace immediately.

They came to the back of the house, and outside was a courtyard surrounded by wooden bars, and outside the courtyard was a small stream, which flowed slowly.

There are dense points of light in the starry sky, and this beautiful scenery is reflected in the dim stream on the side.

Emperor Zhou Sheng pointed at Li Huaiyun and said to Mu Kite, "I have already issued an order to involve him in the investigation of the case, you can rest assured now!" ”

He continued, "Now he won't be restrained, and it proves that I'm not a cold-blooded animal who doesn't care about you. ”

The wooden kite had words of gratitude in her heart, but she had always been dull and boring, and in the end, she was just humming! This voice made the people who listened nearby feel sick.

In the end, she only nodded slightly, expressing her unique coldness.

Li Huaiyun clenched his fists and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"You don't have to worry about it, if you can't solve any situation, just tell me!"

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is no specific situation!" Li Huaiyun said, "As long as the body is autopsied, you can almost get the desired result." ”

Mu Kite didn't agree with his words, "What are you kidding, what about the result, you are not going to find the missing eunuch!" ”

Emperor Zhou Sheng glanced at him, "Don't say everything too absolutely, many things have just started, self-confidence is a good thing, but don't be blind!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for following the teachings."

"Since you think it's easy, then do one more thing for me!"

"Ahh Li Huaiyun suddenly looked dazed, this matter is simply endless, the princess's case is investigated, and the emperor's case is investigated!

If this continues, I'm afraid I won't even have time to go to the Workshop Division! How will it become stronger when the time comes!

Li Huaiyun lowered his head and asked, "I don't know what the emperor wants me to do for you?" ”

"It's a case too! But the case needs to be investigated in secret. ”

Li Huaiyun thought to himself, this case sounds, I'm afraid it's not simple, and he won't look for me if he doesn't burn, "The emperor has the Criminal Department and Dali Temple in his hands, why did he think of coming to me?" ”

"Those people are not in the same mind, each with a ghost, if you want to count on them to investigate, it is better for me to end up myself."

Li Huaiyun shrugged his shoulders, "But I'm just the one who slays the Demon Division, and I can't participate in the affairs of the government!" ”

"Don't let them know who you are!"

"Concealing your identity?"

Emperor Zhou Sheng turned around and looked at Li Huaiyun with that sharp gaze, that kind of majesty made him feel cramped and uneasy, "Li Huaiyun listens to orders!" ”

Li Huaiyun immediately responded, "Yes! ”

"I appointed you as the fourteenth princess's guard today to help her investigate the death of the princess, and after that, it will be up to you to investigate the case in the sewers of the imperial city."

"Imperial City Sewers?"

"Yes, something went wrong there!"

Li Huaiyun hurriedly asked, "What's the problem?" ”

"Someone found a lot of corpses inside, and after examination, it was the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards who disappeared in the palace in the past few months."

"Ahh Don't the people from Dali Temple and the Criminal Department know? Li Huaiyun asked.

"Some of them know the details, but they haven't been able to find any useful clues, and in the last few days, some have disappeared, and if this continues for a long time, the entire palace, including me, will die in the sewers."

The wooden kite's face became quite solemn, she had been to that sewer before, as the drainage system of the imperial city, the space inside was quite spacious, and she had been lost in it, fortunately, she didn't walk far at that time, so people could find it.

"How can there be a body in there?"

"In the last year or two, there have been some problems with the drainage system in the palace, and it has not been able to drain the rainwater accumulated on the ground, so I sent guards to go down, and at first I cleaned the ditch, which was good for a while, but then it didn't work again."

Emperor Zhou Sheng shook his head and said quite helplessly, "It wasn't until later that I found that there were many corpses piled up in the ditch. ”

"It's pretty desperate for something like this to happen!"

"After being moved, the ditch was cleaned properly, but there were a few more corpses from time to time, which looked extremely weird."

Li Huaiyun fell into deep thought, it was still difficult for him to imagine with such an explanation, but if it happened all the time, it means that things have always been there.

Mu Kite stood aside, but she was a little worried in her heart, she was worried that the case would make Li Huaiyun too tired, and the result would be that the investigation was unfavorable.

"Let him rest! In the past few days, it has been such a high-intensity investigation, and it is a person who will not be able to bear it. ”

Li Huaiyun frowned, "What the princess said, that's the truth!" ”

Emperor Zhou Sheng nodded, "Okay!" You first investigate the case at hand, and then report to me, and I will send additional people to assist you in your investigation. ”

The wooden kite waved his hand, "Hurry up and rest!" ”

Emperor Zhou Sheng stopped the two, "Where is he sleeping now?" ”

"My dormitory!"

"Ridiculous!" Emperor Zhou Sheng shook his hand vigorously, "You are a princess who has not yet left the pavilion, how can you... ”

"I've long since left the palace! Why haven't you come out of the cabinet yet! ”

Li Huaiyun was a little speechless, sleeping in the princess's bedroom was really not a good idea.

"I'm now the helmsman of the Demon Slayer Division, so I don't bother you to worry about it!" The wooden kite turned around and walked into the house, Li Huaiyun immediately followed, he didn't want to be alone with the emperor, it looked quite embarrassing.

"Just leave the emperor alone outside, is it really okay? Besides, he drank a lot of wine today! ”

"Of course it's no problem, there are a lot of dark whistles around this guy, even if he gets drunk, what will happen later, you know."

"Directly carried back to the Heart Cultivation Hall by the dark whistle!"

"You guessed it!" The wooden kite chuckled, that smile was extraordinarily beautiful, different from the cold appearance in the Demon Slaying Division, "Rest early, and solve my mother's case tomorrow!" ”

"I really don't listen to your father's words, he is quite against this!"

"Why don't you sleep in the grass?"

"Forget it! When I didn't say! ”

returned to the bedroom of the wooden kite, still the same as before, Li Huaiyun slept in the room vacated by the maidservant.

He was lying on that bed, tossing and turning, a little sleepless, and he kept thinking about a question.