In the dead of night, everything is sounding, but the study room of Prince Qi's Mansion is brightly lit, Xiao Jie sits at the desk alone and reads a book quietly.

Not long after, a servant announced outside the study: "His Royal Highness, the Household Minister Zheng Lang asked to see him outside the mansion, saying that there is a confidential and important matter to report to His Highness face to face."

There was an imperceptible smile on Xiao Jie's face, but he didn't put down the book in his hand, just smiled lightly: "Tell him, I don't want to see him, let him come and go as he pleases."

……

Outside the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion, when Zheng Lang heard the words conveyed by the waiter, his head thumped, his face turned pale, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Sure enough, Xiao Jie believed Zhou Jun's words, blamed himself for all the crimes, and planned to let him go, and even put himself to death.

But Zheng Lang was still unwilling to reconcile, and pleaded bitterly to the attendant: "Please inform His Highness again, I really have something very important to tell His Highness, please be sure to see me once, Your Highness."

The waiter looked impatient: "You are so incomprehensible, it's okay to say, isn't our Highness clear enough? He said he doesn't want to see you, so you should stop being so shameless, and just go back and forth from wherever you are obediently." .”

Zheng Lang's face turned red and white, he was also a high-ranking official of the imperial court, but now he was reprimanded by such a small servant, how could he not be angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to explode, and continued to beg in a low voice to the waiter to help again Report yourself once.

However, the servant did not pay attention to him, and turned directly into the Prince Qi's mansion, leaving Zheng Lang alone outside the gate to blow the cold wind.

Zheng Lang stood alone and awkwardly outside the door, neither staying nor leaving.

Thinking that Xiao Jie's original words meant that he didn't want to see him, rather than an excuse that he was asleep, Zheng Lang secretly made up his mind, instead he straightened his body and stood outside the gate, completely ignoring the cold and windy winter night.

Seeing his appearance, Yan Shi couldn't help but shook his head, and kindly persuaded: "Zheng Shilang, why are you doing this, since our Highness doesn't want to see you, you can just come back another day, why bother to suffer this again at night. "

Zheng Lang smiled wryly in his heart, with Xiao Jie's character of vengeance, if he couldn't see him tonight, there would be another day.

"You don't need to persuade me anymore, I must see King Qi tonight, and tell him clearly in person."

Seeing that Zheng Lang didn't listen to persuasion, Yan Shi didn't care about him anymore, and let him stand alone outside the door blowing the cold wind.

Although Zheng Lang had already made up his mind to see Xiao Jie, but in the middle of winter, the night is especially cold. Although he was not wearing too much clothes, he couldn't stop the howling wind at all, and soon his face was covered with cold It was flushed, and her thighs became numb due to standing for a long time, and she seemed to be unable to stand still.

Even though he suffered, Zheng Lang still had to hold on and continue standing when he thought about his family's wealth and lives.

Just when he was dizzy and almost unable to hold on anymore, a man dressed as a soldier came out of the mansion, took a deep look at Zheng Lang, and said expressionlessly: "Our Highness wants me to invite Zheng Shilang in. "

Zheng Lang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and just about to step forward with his legs, he fell to the ground all of a sudden, looking extremely embarrassed, but when he raised his head, his face was clearly full of relief.

……

The soldiers ordered two servants to help Zheng Lang into the living room of Prince Qi's mansion, and pour him a cup of steaming tea.

Zheng Lang was blowing the cold wind outside the mansion in the middle of the night, his hands and feet were already cold, so he immediately ignored the scalding tea and was about to drink it down in one gulp.

But at this time Xiao Jie's figure appeared outside the door at the right time, Zheng Lang hastily put down the teacup in his hand, and bowed his head: "Your Majesty Zheng Lang, see Your Highness King Qi."

Although Xiao Jie is the prince, but his captain of Sili is third rank, and Zheng Lang's household servant is also third rank. Zheng Lang doesn't need to give him such a great gift, it only shows how panicked he is now, completely Xiao Jie took it as the last straw.

Xiao Jie shook his head secretly in his heart, he still prefers Zheng Lang's rebellious appearance at the court meeting.

Xiao Jie looked at Zheng Lang who was kneeling and trembling at his feet, instead of stepping forward to help him up, he found a seat and sat down, took a cup of hot tea and sipped it slowly for a while, then said unhurriedly: "I don't know why Zheng Shilang saw me late at night, why?"

Zheng Lang kowtowed heavily to Xiao Jie, and said in a painful voice: "This official is here to make amends to Your Highness."

Xiao Jie seemed a little puzzled, and said with a playful smile: "Why did Zheng Shilang say that, what do you need to apologize to me for?"

Seeing that Xiao Jie was deliberately pretending to be confused, Zheng Lang had no choice but to be heartbroken, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty was instigated by a villain to openly humiliate His Highness at the court meeting, and I have always been uneasy. I came to the door late at night just to ask His Highness to forgive me."

But Xiao Jie laughed loudly: "What did I think it was? It turned out that Zheng Shilang's late-night visit was actually for this matter. I didn't take this matter to heart a long time ago. Zheng Shilang doesn't have to worry about it anymore. Okay. It's getting late, and I'm a little tired, if there's nothing else, Zheng Shilang can go back to his residence to rest."

Seeing that Xiao Jie was going to issue an order to expel the guests before he had finished speaking, Zheng Lang suddenly became impatient, and said without hesitation: "Your Highness, don't you want to know who instigated the lower officials to openly humiliate Your Highness at the court meeting?"

Xiao Jie smiled lightly, his eyes were full of playfulness and joking: "Zheng Shilang doesn't mean to say that this matter was instigated by Zhou Zhongshuling."

Zheng Lang nodded heavily: "Exactly!"

Xiao Jie sneered: "But Zhou Zhong Shuling told me that even though you have an old relationship with him, everything is up to you and has nothing to do with him."

Zheng Lang's face turned red instantly when he heard this, and he tried his best to defend himself: "Your Highness, Zhou Jun is spouting blood and slandering the lower official. The lower official and His Highness have never done anything wrong. If Zhou Jun hadn't instigated it, how could the lower official have done nothing wrong with you?" Your Highness is right."

Xiao Jie sneered secretly in his heart, but said calmly on his face: "But Zhou Zhongshuling and I have no grudges in the past, and we have no grudges in the present, why do you want to get along with me?"

Seeing that Xiao Jie still didn't believe it, Zheng Lang directly showed his cards and said: "Your Highness's words are wrong. Zhou Jun is the uncle of His Highness King Chu, and he wholeheartedly wants to support His Highness King Chu to sit on the throne. Get rid of it and go fast.”

Having said this, Xiao Jie no longer pretended to be stupid, looked at Zheng Lang, and said in a deep voice: "You said that Zhou Jun instigated you to humiliate me at the court meeting, do you have evidence?"

Zheng Lang was a little discouraged all of a sudden, and sighed: "Zhou Jun has always been careful in doing things, everything was ordered to me verbally, and there is no evidence on paper and pen."

Xiao Jie snorted, and said with a sneer: "Empty words are nothing, how can I believe that you are not talking nonsense and spouting blood."

Zheng Lang seemed to have thought of something, took out a letter from his sleeve, and presented it to Xiao Jie with both hands: "Your Highness, although I have no evidence to prove that I was instigated by Zhou Jun, I have a letter here, Your Highness must would be interested."

Xiao Jie took the letter, opened it and looked at it, an elusive smile appeared in his eyes instantly.

The content of the letter was actually related to the Huai River embankment burst a few months ago.

Now it doesn't matter whether Zhou Jun instigated Zheng Lang to humiliate him, this letter in his hand is enough to make Zhou Jun irreparable.

Zheng Lang also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that he had made the right bet, he was once again thankful that he hadn't burned the letter in time because of a mistake, and now it has become his life-saving talisman, saving his life at the most critical moment.

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