Second minister and thief

"It's Steward Ning. The younger one asked, and he said that he can only speak clearly if he sees the adults with his own eyes."

"My lord has rested. Where is he now? Take Benhou there." As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Cen heard the footsteps of "Du Tu Tu" not far away, and Ning Bo wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves up. , walking towards him quickly, with a slightly panicked expression, thinking that something serious happened.

"Ning Bo, why are you old..."

"Master Hou! Master Hou is not good! Where is my lord?"

"Uncle Ning, don't panic, let's catch your breath first. What happened? Hong Fang! Go and bring a cup of tea to the old man."

"That case... has a clue!"

"Is there a clue? This is a good thing. Why do you still have this expression?"

"But the envoy Zhong Du led someone one step ahead of us and took away the evidence! Now he still wants to come to the door to force the lord to let go of power!" Not only did the old man's face turn red, but his chest also heaved violently, obviously very angry. clear.

Xiao Cenfang handed the teacup to the old man with his own hands, and he heard him say, "Master Hou, can I take a step to talk?"

"Hong Fang, you step back."

"Ning Bo, come in and talk. Jiu Shang has fallen asleep, so keep your voice down."

"Yes......"

"It's just been a night, and where did the evidence come from? Fei Lingwei took the things, is there a sage's handwriting? Ning Bo, you need to explain it to me word by word!" Xiao Cen was a little restless, His eyes were also swollen badly. After entering the upper room, he slammed the door with his sleeves, walked forward a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and looked directly at Ning Bo, and asked in a hoarse and tired tone.

"Master Hou, the thing is like this, this morning..."

Xiao Cen stood in front of the door frowning all the time and listened quietly to Ning Bo's narration, only then did he realize that many things had happened during the night when he fell asleep from the traditional Chinese medicine, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the turbulence was hidden.

Ning Bo didn't dare to say at first that it was Chu Linqiu's lack of energy later on, which caused Xuanwuwei to lose the opportunity. He failed to catch another fish that had sneaked into the capital before Feilingwei, which made all of the Mobei army A seal fell into their hands.

"What?!" Xiao Cen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly turned around and grabbed Ning Bo's shoulders tightly with both hands, his expression was visibly ferocious, "Is what you said true? Really...that seal ?”

The flying eagle seal is the proof of the Mobei army's exchanges. The captain and the general have one hand. It consists of two parts. On the top is a lifelike eagle that is flapping its wings, but on the bottom is only an ancient character, "loyalty" .

Irony, how ironic?

"Exactly..." Ning Bo's neck shrank uncomfortably, his cloudy eyes were full of urgency, "Master Hou, give me an idea! It's too late...they are going to Presented to the emperor."

"..." Xiao Cen seemed calm at the moment, but in fact he was very flustered. He didn't know how Emperor Wu'an would subconsciously react when he saw that thing?Is it to take the opportunity to send it off, or to keep it hidden, but secretly make a note?No matter what it is, he will eventually claim his head!

How not to panic?

But what's the use of panicking?It's not like sending yourself to the guillotine.Therefore, after being at a loss for a short time, Xiao Cen forced himself to calm down. He squeezed the sweat in his hands, and asked Ning Bo in a low voice, "Where are the Xuanwu Guards available?"

Ning Bo narrowed his pupils slightly, "They are all on standby at the residence!"

"It's so good! You..." Xiao Cen glanced around in the room at first, his footsteps were chaotic like a wild animal that couldn't find its way out in the jungle. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he rushed over to rummage through the pile of miscellaneous books, and soon found a piece of paper that was folded squarely.

"When Zhong Du envoy enters the palace to face the saint, he will definitely meet Yan Zheng's most capable apprentice, he is a member of Jiushang. You are like this..."

"Ah?" Ning Bo listened inexplicably with horror, and heard Xiao Cen mutter a few words in a low voice, which made his hands tremble uncontrollably.

"Master Hou! This, this... can this move really work? How do you know..."

"It's too late to talk to you! You just need to give orders first as I said...Once the evidence is lost, they will have nothing to do, and they can even make a fool of themselves in front of the saint. Empty words are useless...Maybe it's on the head He can take that hat off!"

"Yes... the old servant is ordered immediately..." Before the words finished, Hong Fang came to report again, three people from the Chu Mansion wanted to find the old housekeeper back.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and after a while, Xiao Cen winked at Ning Bo, then took the initiative to pull the door and did not show up.Ning Bo comprehended and walked out with a low cough, repeated Xiao Cen's instructions to the three people, and returned to the main house with a heavy heart.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Cen sitting on the side of the bed with his back facing him, with a wet handkerchief twisted in his hand, while Chu Linqiu was lying on the bed with an extremely ugly expression, his brows were tightly knit, and he couldn't sleep well. He was very stable, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "My lord... oh..."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Cen trembled slightly when he heard the words, he turned his head hastily, but saw Ning Bo pressed his fists together, his lips were tightly pressed, his eyes were wandering, he seemed hesitant to speak, and couldn't help it. Surprised, he hurriedly asked questions.

"This..." Ning Bo looked at his master distressedly. In secret, the lord did not forget to arrange everything properly last night until before he fell asleep, planning for the Xiao family. He put so much effort into planning, so he should let Hou Ye know a thing or two. yes.But he was very hesitant, because if an adult wakes up and finds out that he has made his own claims, he will definitely be furious.However, seeing that the concern in Xiao Cen's eyes did not seem to be fake, he seemed to be hiding a bit of sternness, so he stomped down heavily, and directly confessed the fact that Chu Linqiu was too weak to discuss matters in the night and went over to him, and finally said in a trembling voice "Master Hou, this old slave has been with your lord for more than ten years. I have seen him change from a milk baby to what he is now... a commanding officer who everyone fears. Outsiders only see the surface and don't know the inside story, but the old slave I know... my lord is suffering! Master Hou, do you know why your lord spares no effort to help you? In fact... oh!"

Now that the story has come to this point, Ning Bo simply confides something to Xiao Cen like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

"On the day when the marriage decree was promulgated, my lord disobeyed His Majesty in the Zhishu Hall, and was hanged out and punished for forty years. It was not until an hour later... that he couldn't hold back. He has been in the mansion ever since. Rehabilitation, this is..."