Inside the palace.

Xie Xi, who was being thought of, had no idea of ​​the struggle in Lu Xiaoxiao's heart.

After the morning court session, Xie Xi went to the Queen's Feng'an Palace, where he was having breakfast with his father, the emperor, and his mother.

The emperor put down his jade chopsticks, looked up at Xie Xi, and asked in a gentle voice: "Xi'er, which minister do you think should be sent to handle the case of Jiangnan's bribery?"

The emperor learned from the secret letter he received during the morning court session that the area south of the Yangtze River had long been in chaos, with officials protecting each other and the people suffering with no way to seek justice.

Moreover, this secret letter went through many twists and turns and involved the deaths of many people before it was delivered to the palace and into the hands of the emperor.

The emperor took a few glances at that time and became furious. He wished he could drag out all the corrupt officials in Jiangnan and behead them immediately.

But soon, the emperor calmed down again.

He is a wise ruler, not a tyrant.

Everything requires evidence. It is not possible to convict those people based on just a secret letter.

If the emperor wants to convict them, he must find evidence to prove their crimes!

At the morning court session, the emperor asked his ministers if any of them were willing to recommend themselves. However, there was silence in the court as no one was willing to go to Jiangnan to investigate the matter.

The emperor was both angry and helpless.

Now, there were only three of them in Feng'an Palace. Faced with the colorful and fragrant breakfast, the emperor had no appetite and could not help but ask about the crown prince whom he valued the most.

Hearing this, Xie Xi frowned and said seriously: "The Jiangnan officialdom is complicated, but also very united. Even if the emperor sent an official there, he might not be able to find evidence."

"The officials who have taken office in Jiangnan are all old foxes. They will certainly act cautiously and make it difficult for others to find any handles on them. If the ministers sent there are not cautious enough, their lives may be in danger..."

"If we want to find evidence, Father can only send someone to investigate secretly, and we must not alert Jiangnan."

Xie Xi once heard Lu Fengyi mention the Jiangnan bribery case in his heart. If he did not intervene, would this matter still fall into the hands of his fourth brother?

If everything is as Lu Fengyi said, then Meng Huaijun is the key to solving the Jiangnan bribery case.

Could he consider it, too?

Xie Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, if no one recommends themselves for this matter, who will you entrust this matter to?"

The queen sat aside, watching the father and son busy discussing things. They didn't even have breakfast. Suddenly, she lost her appetite.

The queen sighed in her heart and said, "Xi'er, you ask this because you want to go to Jiangnan?"

Hearing this, the emperor looked at Xie Xi in surprise: "Xi'er, you..."

"No."

Xie Xi shook his head. "I just want to know who your father will hand this matter over to in the end."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps, I will let Ah Jin take over this matter."

really.

Regarding the Jiangnan bribery case, my father still wanted my fourth brother to handle it.

Xie Xi said calmly, "Father, my fourth brother is still young and has never left Shengjing. It may not be appropriate to let him go to Jiangnan. How about you pick another candidate?"

"Mother, what do you think?"

Xie Xi did not hesitate to drag his mother into the water to persuade his father together.

Queen: "Xi'er is right. Ah Jin cannot go to Jiangnan. Your Majesty, please choose another candidate."

Although Ajin has never been willing to get close to her, he is still her son after all. He is unstable and if he were to go to Jiangnan, who knows what kind of trouble would happen.

What's more, Xier said that going to Jiangnan is dangerous.

The queen was not confident in letting Ajin go.

The emperor has always respected the queen, and he is willing to accept her opinions.

The emperor nodded and said, "Since you are all so opposed, I will choose someone else to go."

Hearing this, the Queen and Xie Xi looked at each other quickly, and a faint smile appeared on both of their faces.

……

After convincing his father, Xie Xi proposed to leave the palace.

Xie Xi originally planned to ask his mother for an aunt to raise him and bring him back home, but then he thought again and was afraid that Lu Fengyi would be unhappy, so Xie Xi gave up this plan for the time being.

After leaving the palace, Xie Xi, who was about to get on the carriage, saw Xiao Yunhe waiting outside.

Xie Xi stood still. Xiao Yunhe's eyes lit up and he quickly walked over and bowed respectfully: "Yunhe greets Your Highness."

Seeing that Xiao Yunhe's face was no longer sad, Xie Xi raised his eyebrows and asked gently, "Has the matter of the herbal medicine shop been resolved?"

"Yes."

Xiao Yunhe said gratefully: "This matter is all thanks to Your Highness. If Your Highness hadn't asked Guard Mu Qing to deliver the evidence, Yunhe wouldn't have been able to resolve this matter so quickly."

After Deng Qing was thrown into jail, Xiao Yunhe spent money to go in just to ask Deng Qing why.

But Deng Qing’s answer was that wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk.

Xiao Yunhe thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand what Deng Qing meant by this, nor could he figure out who was behind Deng Qing...

I don’t know if the person behind the scenes will take action again.

Unable to guess the answer, Xiao Yunhe rushed to the outside of the palace gate to wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out. He wanted to know whether His Royal Highness had found any clues.

"No need to thank me."

After all, he didn't find the evidence at all.

Lu Fengyi told him.

Xie Xi didn't know what else Xiao Yunhe wanted to do, so he was now rushing back to the Prince's Mansion to have lunch with Lu Fengyi.

"Yunhe, if there is nothing else, I will go first."

After saying this, Xie Xi was about to get on the carriage.

But then Xiao Yunhe said, "Your Highness, it's almost noon. How about Yunhe invite Your Highness to have a meal at Zui Xiang Lou?"

"What do you think, Your Highness?"

Xie Xi: ...Nothing special.

"No need."

Xie Xi said, "I will go back to have dinner with Lu Fengyi. As for you, Yunhe, you should go back to Xiao Mansion."

"Lu Fengyi..."

Xiao Yunhe suddenly became a little excited and strode forward, "Your Highness, Yunhe has something to ask of you."

Xie Xi frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

Xie Xi: "You say."

"I wonder if Your Highness can bring Yun He with him when he accompanies Lu Fengyi for lunch?"

Xiao Yunhe scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly.

But he had some doubts in his heart and wanted to hear whether Lu Fengyi had the answer.

He wanted to see Liang Xianya, but Liang Xianya didn't want to see him.

Xiao Yunhe wanted to explain to her face to face how Liang Xianya saved his life, but caused her to have a fever for three days and three nights and almost died.

Xiao Yunhe also wanted to know what happened after he fell into the water. Liang Xianya didn't even want to see him, and she wrote him such a cruel letter...

Not hearing the Crown Prince's response, Xiao Yunhe couldn't help but ask again: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

This time, Xie Xi got on the carriage without any hesitation. He said in a calm tone, "This is not appropriate. Don't come."

Xiao Yunhe: "..."

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