The prince is hard to serve

Jiang Xi only stayed inside for about a stick of incense, and then came out. When he came out, his face was extremely pale, with a distressed expression, and there was a bright red slap mark on his face, which was obviously from being slapped.

And the person who beat him could only be Concubine Liang.

He walked out with his head down, and Jiang Xi stopped when he came in front of Yan Wenhao.

Restraining his expression, but his face was still pale, he handed the paper to Yan Wenhao with his fingers trembling uncontrollably, lowered his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "...This is the list you want, Your Highness. "

Without asking how Jiang Xi got it, or what happened after he entered, Yan Wenhao just took the list in silence, and then said flatly: "Master Jiang has worked hard."

Trying to pull the corners of his mouth, Jiang Xi wanted to show a smile, but no matter what, he couldn't do it. In the end, he simply lowered his head again without saying a word.

His eye sockets were also a little moist.

After quietly looking at Jiang Xi for a while, Yan Wenhao thought for a moment, then took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Jiang Xi, and said softly, "Master Jiang, this is for you."

After Jiang Xi took it, she looked at Yan Wenhao suspiciously: "Your Highness, is this?"

Yan Wenhao didn't tell him directly, but said euphemistically: "In this letter, there is a secret about Concubine Liang. Now I give it to you. You can decide whether you want to read it or not."

He let Jiang Xi choose to watch or not.

After saying this, Yan Wenhao turned his head again, confessed that after secretly sending Jiang Xi back to his mansion, he left first, and he had other things to do.

Holding the letter in his hand, Jiang Xi stared at the direction where Yan Wenhao disappeared for a long time.

He took a dark look at Jiang Xi, then took a step forward, and said in a calm tone, "Master Jiang, I've offended you."

"Excuse me."

Nodding his head, Jiang Xi replied calmly.

I tried it once before, and once again, Jiang Xi was not so worried. He lay motionless in An Yi's arms, but his expression was very complicated. He held on to the letter tightly, as if it weighed a thousand catties. .

After delivering Jiang Xi safely to the Jiang Mansion, An Yi was about to leave, but before leaving, Jiang Xi suddenly stopped him, raised the deformed letter that he had caught, and asked softly: "You know, what is written here? What is it?"

Hearing this, he secretly turned his head to look at Jiang Xi, his calm gaze fell on Jiang Xi, and after a while, he put on a expressionless face, shook his head a few times, then jumped up and disappeared In the darkness.

Staring at the direction where An Yi disappeared, Jiang Xi couldn't help laughing bitterly, he murmured in a low voice: "Jiang Xi, Jiang Xi, you really don't have the courage..."

In fact, he could feel it himself. If he read this letter, he would be hurt again and disappointed again.

But he knew that he wanted to see it.

However, he was really scared.

Therefore, he even did such a ridiculous thing as asking An Yi.

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On the list that Jiang Xi got from Concubine Liang, there were a total of six officials' names. They were all powerful ministers above the second rank in the imperial court, with high positions and powers.

Among them, two officials, even like Yun Chen, have gradually moved away from the government and the opposition. Without this list, no one would think of them.

When Mu Ziling saw one of the names on the list, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, feeling extremely surprised: "How come Taifu Shi is also among them?"

Shi Taifu was Emperor Yan's first teacher and Mu Jiyan's former mentor.

Yan Wenhao sneered, and commented: "People's hearts are not enough, he has been silent for eight years, and finally he can't stand it anymore."

Eight years ago, Mu Ziling was 14 years old, and he only knew how to bury his head in the book, he didn't care about the affairs of the court and didn't understand anything, so when he heard the words, he asked suspiciously: "Why does Your Highness say that?"

Seeing Mu Ziling's puzzled look, Yan Wenhao smiled slightly. After deliberating for a while, he carefully told Mu Ziling what happened eight years ago.

Eight years ago, this Grand Tutor Shi had been relying on the fact that he was the teacher of Emperor Yan and Mu Jiyan, not only conniving at the family members' crimes and bullying others, but even taking bribes from officials privately, covering the sky with one hand.

Once, Shi Wan, the youngest grandson of Taifu Shi, had a life lawsuit in Yangzhou. The cause was that he raped a woman after drinking. In the next suicide note, he hanged himself.

This woman is the fiancée of a scholar. The scholar and this woman are very affectionate. They will get married in only ten days.

The woman was humiliated and died, and the scholar was so sad that he sued Shi Wan to the Yamen.

At that time, the magistrate of Yangzhou, because of Shi Taifu's official authority, privately received 1 taels of silver from Shi Taifu. Accusing Xiucai of spitting blood, it was the woman who seduced Shi Wan first, and Shi Wan was the victim.

The scholar was tortured innocently, and almost died several times, but maybe he was too determined to clear up the grievances and revenge for the woman, so God has eyes, this year, he won the top three in the hospital examination, and got a palace examination. Chance.

After Shi Taifu got the news, he was afraid that he would sue him in front of Emperor Yan, so he came up with poisonous tricks to frame him again and again. He was imprisoned twice, and his ranking in the hospital examination was naturally cancelled.

Eight years ago, Mu Jiyan was the chief examiner of the imperial examination. He was deeply impressed by the scholar's article, and he didn't really believe Taifu Shi's statement that he bribed the examiner and cheated to get the ranking. He went to visit and investigate in person, and only then discovered the grievance behind it.

Mu Jiyan felt very angry at this grievance, and was also very disappointed with Taifu Shi. He personally cleared up the grievances for the scholar, and changed his chance for the imperial examination.

Later, the scholar stood out in the palace examination, and his knowledge was appreciated by Emperor Yan. Afterwards, Emperor Yan heard about the woman's case, and personally issued an order to avenge the injustice of the woman. The magistrate of Yangzhou and Shi Wan were sentenced to death together. , and Taifu Shi, thinking that he was old and eager to love his son, just dismissed his position and allowed him to live for the rest of his life.

And the talented scholar back then is now the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xing Zhen.

After hearing this incident about Yan Wenhao, Mu Ziling couldn't help showing a sullen expression, and a look of deep disappointment flashed in his eyes. When he was still young, Taifu Shi visited the prime minister's residence several times. , he used to admire Shi Taifu's knowledge very much, but at this moment, he only feels disgusted.

After a while, Mu Ziling regained his composure, and said seriously, "Now that we have obtained the list of collusion with Duke Huai, should we report it to His Majesty?"

Cursing the corners of his lips, Yan Wenhao smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Yes, but we're not going. I've already ordered Luoyu to report the news that King Huai intends to rebel to the Third Emperor."

After a pause, his eyes froze, and he continued in a cold voice: "Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to hand over the list to Luo Yu, and Luo Yu will pass this list on to the third brother. I will report to my father."

The matter of King Huai's rebellion is of great importance. After Yan Wenyuan received the news from Luoyu today, he will not believe it completely. Yan Wenyuan will order people to inquire about the news overnight, and he has already asked the third party to release the news. In order to facilitate Yan Wenyuan's inquiry.

Tomorrow, Luo Yu will hand over this list to Yan Wenyuan. Yan Wenyuan must have heard the news and knows that [-] soldiers and horses are gathered outside the city. He will go directly to the palace and report the situation to Emperor Yan .

Knowing that Yan Wenhao has always been thoughtful, Mu Ziling nodded slightly after listening to it, expressing that he knew it, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried all the time.

After relaxing, Mu Ziling couldn't help yawning, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he blinked vigorously, trying to relieve his tiredness a little.

At this time, the four watch drums sounded outside.

Seeing Mu Ziling's exhausted appearance, Yan Wenhao felt distressed. He grabbed his hand and kissed him, and said in a gentle tone: "Mom, your body has just recovered, go and rest quickly. Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore."

Blinking his eyes slowly, Mu Ziling was indeed very sleepy. He wanted to hold on for a while, but he raised his head, looked at Yan Wenhao, and hesitated for a moment when he met his distressed gaze. , nodded slowly.

"it is good."