Placid Chang'an

Early the next morning, Su Cen was woken up by Zheng Yang's slamming on the door. When she opened her eyes, she realized that the sky had already brightened, and it was almost halfway through the morning.

While hurriedly putting on clothes, he glared viciously at the schadenfreude. Last night, if there was no accident, the two of them tossed until midnight, even though he begged and begged hoarsely, Li Shi refused to give him a happy ending. He has no memory of exactly how he fell asleep—whether he fell asleep or fainted.

Time is precious in the first place, and if it continues to be wasted like this, he will just pack it up and wait for the New Year.

What's even worse is that the culprit woke up early, holding a cup of tea and watching him sleep, without any movement, for fear of waking him up.

Su Cen hurriedly put on her clothes, and it was too late to put on her outer robe, so she picked it up and left.Before leaving, he glanced at Li Shi, only to see that he pointed at the food box that was delivered just now, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Leave without food?"

"Don't eat!" Su Cen gritted his teeth angrily, slammed the door and left.

After leaving the gate of Xingqing Palace, seeing Zheng Yang and Su Cen slowly slowed down his pace.

Zheng Yang has been standing outside the door for half an hour. He couldn't get in and couldn't call out the people inside. He stared at the two guards outside the door for half an hour, and his face didn't know. Whether it's cold or angry, it's livid.

"Little ancestor, you can be regarded as coming out," Zheng Yang let out a heavy breath, "I understand your feelings about being newlyweds, but you always put the overall situation first, how do you investigate the case during the day when you are exhausted at night? "

Su Cen: "..."

"The same goes for my little uncle. I don't know what to do when I'm old," Zheng Yang said while pulling people along, "I'm not afraid of breaking my waist with my old arms and legs."

Su Cen thought to himself that those were not old arms and legs, they were steel and iron bones at all, so he couldn't hold back his face, so he changed the subject and said, "Let's go to the sky prison today, I have to ask Qi Lin about some things."

Zheng Yang nodded, followed by two steps and said: "By the way, did you know something happened to Shang Shang this morning?"

Su Cen paused, "What's wrong?"

"Two officials submitted a memorial saying that my uncle's case is still suspicious, so he shouldn't have been banned so hastily." Zheng Yang pulled Su Cen into the carriage and sat down, "As a result, Li Sheng was sent to prison directly."

Su Cen's expression froze, "Detain the court officials at will? Is Li Sheng really the court's secret door? What crime did he put him in prison for?"

Zheng Yang pursed his lips: "Prince Ning's party, this one is enough."

Su Cen frowned, "What about the little emperor? What about all the courtiers? Just let Li Sheng act like this?"

"The Empress Dowager Chu is seriously ill, and the little emperor has not been to court for a few days. Others... most of them are still waiting and watching, and haven't made a statement yet." Zheng Yang sighed, and said: "That's why I'm in a hurry, At that time, even if you rescue little uncle, those who dare to speak up in the court will be arrested by Li Sheng, leaving behind a bunch of submissive idiots, who will do things for little uncle?"

"Where's Wen Xiu?" Su Cen asked, "Is he also watching?"

After a while, Zheng Yang nodded, "Wen Xiu is the leader of the Waiting and Watching Party."

Su Cen pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand and knocked on the wall of the car, telling the driver outside, "Don't go to the prison, go to Wenfu."

Zheng Yang raised his head, "Are you going to find Wen Xiu?"

"You can't just let Li Sheng do whatever he wants. Prime Minister Wen is originally from the prince's side, and there are old ministers like the old minister under him. As long as he expresses his position, there will naturally be a large number of people following him. All the courtiers were arrested." Su Cen lowered his head and said softly, "The prince's foundation cannot be broken. Although these people still have a wait-and-see attitude, they should have considered whether they are right or wrong. Now that someone is willing to stand up, this has been proved , and there will be more in the future.”

Zheng Yang nodded, and finally said nothing more.

When they arrived at the gate of Wen Mansion, they were still stopped outside. The servants of Wen Mansion were well prepared, and when they saw Su Cen's post, they handed it back directly, with a perfunctory tone: "My master is not here, please go back." .”

This attitude was expected by Su Cen, Wen Xiu didn't know about his shady relationship with Li Shi before, he only treated him as an aide, and treated him with courtesy.But after the big change a year ago, this time he broke the marriage contract and came here without hesitation. It's no secret that he has a relationship with Li Shi.His younger sister is the serious Concubine Ning, and he came to make noises on his behalf, it's no wonder Wen Xiu would wait to see him.

"I didn't come to see your master," Su Cen pointed at the post that was handed back, "May I ask if the old man is here?"

"This..." The servant at the door hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand hastily, "Will you be here? There is no one at home."

"You slave..." Zheng Yang couldn't see it, took a step forward, and was pulled back by Su Cen.

Su Cen nodded at the servant, took back the post, put it in his arms and pulled Zheng Yang away, walked a few steps and then turned around, "May I ask, what kind of job do you do in this mansion?"

The servant rolled his eyes back contemptuously, "I am my master's personal attendant, and I have followed him since I was a child."

"Can you decide?"

The servant raised his chin, "That's natural."

Su Cen's expression froze suddenly, and he asked in a cold voice, "Can you afford the lives of dozens of people in your house?"

The servant was taken aback for a moment, "What... what?"

"I came to save the lives of all the people in your house, but you blocked me out of the door on your own initiative. At that time, a big mistake will affect the whole house. Can you bear it?"

"You... don't talk nonsense," the servant looked a little panicked, "Our ancestors were the founding fathers of the country, and they were officials from generation to generation. How could it be possible to fall down at any time?"

"The treacherous king messed up the government, and the dignified regent was framed and banned. What is your Wen family worth?"

The servant opened his mouth and was forced to be speechless.

"Why are you still standing there?" Zheng Yang sternly said, "Hurry up and pass it on."

The servant thought about it, said "you wait", turned around and ran into the courtyard.

After a while, another person came, with a more gentle look, opened the door, and respectfully invited the two of them in.

He led people all the way to the main hall, and ordered the servants to bring tea, and only said "please wait a moment, both of you", before bowing and retreating.

This "waiting" means "waiting" for a whole day.

I drank pot after pot of tea, but no one came out.Zheng Yang couldn't sit still for several times, stood up and went to the door to look around, and then turned around to see Su Cen still sitting motionless with a cup of tea, showing no sign of anxiety.

Time is so precious, he wished he could use it for two days, and he didn't know how Su Cen could sit down calmly.

It wasn't until the sun was setting that Su Cen stood up and said to Zheng Yang, "Let's go."

"Just... leave?"

"Aren't you going to wait for dinner?"

Zheng Yang's face was three points angry and seven points unwilling: "Then this day is not waiting for nothing?"

Su Cen shook his head and stood up.

Just as he walked to the door, he bumped into Wen Xiu who was oncoming.

Su Cen smiled comprehensibly, and greeted the person with his hands: "Prime Minister Wen is back?"

Wen Xiu felt a bit offended, so he let out a casual "uh" as a perfunctory pass, and went back to the main hall to sit down, picked up a cup of cold tea and took a sip before saying: "Where are you going?" What's going on in my house?"

After waiting for a whole day, Su Cen didn't bother to play riddles with others, and said directly: "I want to ask Wen Xiang to stand up and speak for the prince."

Wen Xiu held the teacup and smiled lightly, "Li Shi asked you to come?"

Su Cen shook his head: "My lord doesn't know."

"Didn't you and King Yu make an agreement to find out the facts by the end of the year? Why? Are you afraid that you won't be able to find out?"

"It's one thing for me to find out whether I can find out, but it's another thing for the support of the public opinion in the court." Su Cen stood up and said, "The prince must be innocent. Knowing the truth is the truth, and the solidarity and support of the court is the momentum. These should all belong to the prince, and now there is one of them."

"What a big tone," Wen Xiu sneered, "You must have heard about today's events. The two ministers who asked to play for the prince were all thrown into prison by Li Sheng. Why should I take my own wealth and life?" To be that early bird?"

"Do you think you can keep your family and life without saying anything? How long will Ning Wang's party members be kept in sight without the attachment of the prince and Li Sheng's character of killing them all?" Su Cen said coldly: Without the support of the prince, the building will collapse, and the entire Wen Mansion will sooner or later become a rock of chaos!"

"You!" Wen Xiu slammed the teacup on the table heavily, and the tea overflowed, "I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm not trying to mess with Li Shi and Li Sheng, I'm just talking about it here today, Li Shi I won’t say a word for him! Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with my Wen family!”

Su Cen frowned: "Why?"

Wen Xiu patted the table, "Go back and ask him, how did my sister die?!"

Su Cen froze on the spot, suddenly he didn't know how to open his mouth.

He always knew that Li Shi had such a well-known Concubine Ning, and he also knew that he died soon after leaving the mansion. He even asked Li Shi how he died, but Li Shi didn't answer him at that time.

Zheng Yang murmured: "Didn't Sister Wen Shu die of illness?"

Wen Shu's death was so hasty at the beginning, so that he still didn't change his name, and still followed the old one.

"Who told you? Li Sheng?" Su Cen was determined. He didn't believe that everything was going well all this time. At this juncture, Wen Xiu suddenly realized the cause of Wen Shu's death, so someone must have told him something. Induce him to turn against Li Shi.

Seeing Wen Xiu's silence, Su Cen knew that he had guessed right, and said angrily, "You can believe what he said? He is a deadly enemy with the prince, and he must be trying to kill him. And what good is Miss Wen's death to the prince?" The marriage between the prince and the Wen family is closer when she is alive, how could the prince cut himself off and kill Miss Wen?"

"Yes, it's impossible for my little uncle to harm sister Wen," Zheng Yang also said.

"I have my own research on whether it is true or not," Wen Xiu tilted his head and said, "He just thinks that his sister-in-law is in the way of his good deeds. After Xiao Shu is dead, he can do those adulterous things with you...with you Already!"

"My lord is not that kind of person." Hearing what Wen Xiu said, Su Cen suddenly felt relieved, "Miss Wen knew the lord much earlier than I did, and he must know better than me what he is like. As long as Miss Wen is alive, The prince will never do anything to be sorry for Miss Wen. "

Just like when he married Miss Wang, although he knew that he couldn't entrust such a relationship to another person, as long as they got married, he would definitely bury his thoughts on Li Shi deep in his heart, and never marry him again. Not half of it will be revealed.With that responsibility on his shoulders, as a husband, he will fulfill his duty as a husband. If it hadn't happened at the last minute, he might never mention anything about Li Shi again in his life. every bit of it.

Su Cen said righteously: "The lord is upright all his life, a gentleman promises to do what he says. I think this is also the reason why the late emperor chose to entrust the solitary to the lord. Even if it is not his country, since he agreed, he will do his best to protect it. Nine He has given up on the five lords and ten thousand people, so how could he harm his first wife for such a mere pleasure? Moreover, the prince has treated the Wen family half a bit badly these years. Is it possible to live in this century-old foundation? It is still unknown whether the prince will help the Wen family or the Wen family will help the prince!"

"Shut up!" Wen Xiu stood up and slapped the table, "Anyway, I won't help him until I find out about my younger sister. Come and see off the guests."

Until the servant who came to see off the guest stepped forward, Su Cen gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

When the people had left completely, a man slowly walked out from the inner room. He was full of silver hair, but he seemed to be in good spirits. He followed Su Cen's direction for a while and sighed, "What a powerful mouth!" ah."

Wen Xiu stepped forward to support him, and then sighed, "Isn't that right, I almost couldn't continue."