At the end of the unitary period, Meng Yi left the Tingwei Mansion and went to Feng Xiang's Mansion in a leisurely manner.

Seeing that it was Meng Yi coming, the little official in front of the door hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and said respectfully: "I've seen Captain Ting!" ”

Meng Yi smiled and said lightly: "No need to be polite, is Feng Xiang here?" ”

"Yes, Feng Xiang explained that if Tingwei comes, he can go to Li Xiayuan to rest for a while. Yuanchi, take Tingwei with you. ”

Yuan Chi is a maid in Feng Zheng's mansion, she is well-behaved and cute, and she is very familiar with Meng Yi and Ying Ji, but she has a very good grasp of proportion, and bent down slightly and said, "Tingwei here, please." ”

Meng Yi nodded, and followed Yuanchi to Li Xia Garden in the backyard.

The sun was still very hot, and tea and snacks had already been prepared in the pavilion, and after Meng Yi sat down, Yuanchi stood aside obediently.

Idle and bored, Meng Yi asked casually, "Feng Xiang knows I'm coming?" ”

Yuan Chi's little face was red, and he said respectfully: "Back to Tingwei, yes, after the court meeting, Feng Xiang returned to the mansion and handed over to the slaves, and Tingwei came and led him directly to Li Xiayuan." ”

Meng Yi's hand holding the cup paused for a moment, and then he changed his words: "You have also been in Feng Xiangfu for four or five years, right?" Feng Xiang didn't find you a husband? ”

Yuan Chi's pretty face turned even redder, and he whispered: "Tingwei said that he laughed, how dare a slave and a lowly person bother with Feng Xiang." ”

Meng Yi smiled and said: "Although you are a lowly person, you can't be arrogant, I often hear Feng Xiang say that you are treated as a child, and you may not be able to do something by Feng Xiang's side, Ba Shi Qing is also from a poor background, but he created a family business as big as Ba Xiang, I think you are smart and clever, but don't let down Feng Xiang's hard work." ”

Yuan Chi nodded obediently, Feng Zheng had also said these words to her, and said respectfully: "Xie Tingwei." ”

"What are you talking about?"

When the two heard the voice, they looked back, and it was Feng Zao Shi Shiran who came.

"I've seen Feng Xiang."

Feng Zai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Yuanchi, you go, I have something important to discuss with Tingwei." ”

"Slave and maid retire!"

After Yuanchi left, Li Xiayuan was left with only Feng Zheng and two people, and Meng Yi said strangely: "Feng Xiang, why don't you get rid of Yuanchi's slavery?" ”

Feng Zai smiled: "In my mansion, what is the difference between slavery and non-slavery?" The key is whether she knows it or not. ”

Meng Yi agreed: "It is worthy of Feng Xiang, insightful!" ”

Feng Zheng teased: "You still don't care about her less, if the eldest princess knows, it will inevitably be unhappy." ”

Meng Yi said indifferently: "Don't worry, although the fifth eldest princess has a straight temperament, she is a rare good wife, her brother and sister-in-law are not at home all the year round, and you don't know what the previous Mengfu was like, since the fifth eldest princess came, it is rare to have an orderly governance at home." ”

"Hahaha, this is not like you at the beginning." Feng Zheng naturally knew that Meng Yi's attitude towards Ying Siwen at that time was neither liking nor resisting, just to start a family, but he didn't expect that the two were in love now.

Meng Yi said embarrassedly: "I haven't seen the fifth eldest princess before, so it's inevitable to have this idea." ”

Then he changed the topic and said, "I asked Yuanchi just now, and she said that you already knew that I would come today?" ”

Feng Zai restrained his smile and asked rhetorically, "Don't you want to come?" ”

Meng Yi put down the cup and became solemn: "Your Majesty's words at the court meeting ......"

Feng Zheng sighed, didn't answer, but asked, "Do you know why this garden is called Li Xia Garden?" ”

"I only know that this is named by the Marquis of Juyi, this name is quite strange, is there any purpose?"

Feng Zheng glanced around, and the afterglow of the setting sun had already sprinkled the entire garden.

"You grew up in the city and didn't have any contact with the real countryside, but I traveled many places with my father. Once my father and I went to Longxi to investigate a private fight case, at that time my father was still Tingwei, when passing through Meixian County, it was the season when the white apricots were ripe in summer, because we were in a hurry, the group wanted to find a shaded rest, at that time there were many apricot trees on the side of the road to form shade, but my father did not allow us to stay under the trees, until we were far away from the apricot grove to find another shade. ”

Feng Zheng picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and continued: "I asked my father, why didn't we stay in the shade just now, but rushed here to rest? My father told me that when the white apricots are ripe, there are many hooligans who choose to steal for the sake of their stomachs, so when the peasants see the people who stay under the apricot trees, they think that they are thieves, even if you don't really want to steal, but just standing under the trees you are already suspected of stealing. ”

Saying that, he shook his head with a wry smile: "I was young at the time, where did I understand my father's painstaking efforts, thinking that the world was black and white, so I retorted, the criminal law is not done, why should I be afraid?" My father only said that the criminal law may not be suspicious, but there is one thing that will make suspicion flood like a river in the rainy season! ”

Meng Yi frowned and said, "What is it?" ”

Feng Zheng stared at Meng Yi and spit out two words: "Power!" ”

Seeing Meng Yi suddenly raise his head, Feng Zheng added, "Especially the supreme power!" The waters of suspicion will flood unhindered on this unhindered plain of power until power eradicates the source of suspicion! For the peasants, the white apricot on the tree is their power, and no one is allowed to touch it, even if it is just suspicion! ”

Meng Yi is not a stupid person, he understands what Feng Zheng means, but he is still a little puzzled: "But I have never made mistakes in my position as a court lieutenant, and I am cautious and cautious, why does Your Majesty ...... Could it be related to the Nanhai warehouse fire case? ”

Feng Zai said uncertainly: "I guess it has something to do with this, there are many suspicious points in the Nanhaicang fire case, and Your Majesty learned that this matter was not through Zhao Tuo's report, but through Li Xiang's public report." ”

Meng Yi's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Why didn't Zhao Tuo directly pass through the Zhongshu Confessor's Mansion to play such a major event, but instead presented it to Li Xiang?" ”

Feng Zheng shook his head: "I don't know what Zhao Tuo's intentions are, although Your Majesty didn't say much, but you can also see that you are a little unhappy, according to the law, this case should be handled by the Imperial Doctor, and you will go to the worst case, but Your Majesty asked Yang Chi and Qi Liang to go to Lingnan together, and it was discussed separately with the Imperial Doctor and the Taiwei, and Li Xiang and I were not present." ”

Meng Yi frowned, and guessed: "Could it be that Your Majesty suspects ......?"

Feng Zheng hurriedly stopped him and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense! When I talk to you today, I am telling you that in the future, whether it is you or the three of you, you must no longer meet with me in private, and I will also cut off contact with Zhou Ji and Li Xing, and I must not interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Doctor. ”

"Alas, the danger of the court is hidden in Qingping, it is really ......"

Feng Zai smiled and said with relief: "Yu He was my subordinate officer before, and I was fine when I was just promoted to Prime Minister Zuo, but now it's different, Yu He has long been able to take charge of himself, and the new land is basically in my charge, which is equivalent to the territory of the old land of Great Qin, and it is also a good thing to withdraw out." ”

Meng Yi didn't say more, got up and said solemnly: "Xie Fengxiang taught!" ”

Feng Zai returned the salute and pointed to the scenery of the garden: "This scene is infinitely good, but Li Xia Garden, Brother Meng cherishes it!" ”