Hard to be a good wife

"My lord, I checked it out. These things... These things are all rewarded to the third prince by the king over the years, and they are all recorded." The adjutant of Tingwei Mansion reported fearfully.

"Really?" Xue Tingwei snatched the booklet from his hand, flipped through it page by page, and then compared the items in the box, completely dazed.

"This..." Now I'm in big trouble!

Xue Tingwei walked up and down the study room irritably, frowning tightly.

"My lord, do you want to report this matter?" The adjutant knew what he was upset about. When encountering such a thing, he would definitely offend the third prince if he reported it. If he didn't report it, he might be charged with dereliction of duty without knowing it.

It's really difficult!

Xue Tingwei sat down, tapped his fingers on the table and pondered for a moment, "What do you think the third prince is aiming at by giving gifts to the North Vietnamese envoys for no reason?"

"This...you can't figure it out from a lowly position, but it's always impolite."

"Not necessarily. You forgot that the third prince's biological mother is a princess of North Vietnam. It is not surprising that the two parties have some ties."

"Then...we won't report it?"

"Report! Why don't you report it!" Xue Tingwei stared at him, "We are loyal to the emperor and concentrate on investigating the case. We must report everything we gain!"

"But the third prince..." Those people are not big-hearted people, if they hold grudges, their life will be difficult.

Although Wang Zixian is not a prince, he still has a lot of influence in the court. The most important thing is that he has big ambitions and deep thoughts, and he doesn't know when he is being plotted against.

"This official is ordered to investigate the case. Any clues found should be submitted. We only send things to the palace. As for the results, the king will naturally send someone to investigate."

The adjutant quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Excellency is wise!" In this way, they just pretended not to know that these things came from the Third Prince's Mansion.

After Xue Tingwei finished speaking, he immediately changed his clothes and entered the palace. The king only gave him a deadline of ten days, and he had to race against the clock.

As soon as he left Ting Wei's mansion, a small group of guards he sent came back, "My lord, I found something!"

"Say!"

A guard walked up to him and whispered something in his ear, Xue Tingwei frowned, his whole face tensed.

"Let's go, follow me into the palace!" It seems that this case will involve some twists and turns.

In the imperial study room, the king of Southern Jin was playing chess with the old king, and it was a rare half-day leisure.

"Haha... Aiqing's chess skills are getting better and better!" The King of Nanjin laughed after winning for half a day, throwing down the white chess.

"A minister is no better than a king who manages all kinds of opportunities every day. If you have free time, you can play chess with the Duke of Lu. You have to make some progress."

"You old guys are so relaxed, you still have time to play chess!" The King of Nanjin scolded with a smile, but he didn't mean to be angry.

These older generation of courtiers have followed him through life and death, so their feelings are naturally unusual.

The old county king cleaned up the chessboard, divided the black and white pieces, and said casually: "Now it's the young people's world! We old guys can hardly move, so we just hang around."

In fact, they are not very old, but the average life expectancy is only forty or fifty nowadays. They have already reached this age, and they are not young anymore.

The King of Nanjin frowned with a look of depression, "Yeah, I'm old..."

"Your Majesty is not old, he is full of energy, and a long life is not a problem!"

"Haha... Don't say such things. In the past dynasties, how can there be a monarch with a long life?" Even though he said so, the King of Southern Jin was not convinced by his old age.

There is no one who is not afraid of death. The more powerful the person is, the more greedy they are for power, and the more afraid that others will try their best to snatch their rights.

The old king smiled easily, "Fortunately, the princes are all grown-ups, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also exceptionally good. The Southern Jin Kingdom will surely be passed down from generation to generation."

Speaking of several sons, King Nanjin frowned. Prince Zhao is indeed capable, which can be seen from his recent assistance in handling government affairs.

Having such a capable son is both a good thing and a bad thing, and the King of Southern Jin didn't want to reveal this conflicting mood.

As for the other sons, the boss and the third son have also been reused, but now it seems that they are all inferior.

"Hmph! Li Xu, that kid, actually got jealous because of a man, and spent half his life in a dog's belly!" The king of Nanjin got angry when he thought of this. The dignified prince actually did such a thing that disgraced the royal family.

The old prince watched the other party's expression and sighed lowly, "Yes, I was shocked when I heard the news. I think what an outstanding child Wang Zixu was back then! Lively, active, filial and courteous, how many times?" I haven't seen you for a year, but I'm a little out of control."

"Whoever says no, I don't know how he has lived these years!" Nanjin Wang frowned slightly, his expression full of nostalgia, and he must have thought of Wang Zixu's past.

After all, as the eldest son, he has attracted much attention since he was a child, and the child is innocent and cute, so he naturally likes it.

Seeing this, the old county king added: "Young people will inevitably make mistakes. In my opinion, Wang Zixu has a good nature, but he has been forgotten by the king these few years, and he has given up on himself."

Blaming Wang Zixu's mistakes on self-destructive self-abandonment will disappoint the King of Nanjin, but it will also remind him of his negligence towards his eldest son over the years.

In short, it was his own forgetfulness that caused the other party to give up on himself. If there was no such thing, would the other party still be that innocent and lovely child?

The King of Nanjin snorted coldly, "That's because he made a mistake first, how dare..." He even dared to commit adultery with the male favorite of the palace. For such a mistake, it is already a great grace not to be punished with death.

"You are right, if you make a mistake, you should be punished, but every child is the heart and soul of their parents. When I think of Tangxi, who is married far away, I can't sleep all night... If she can be by the old minister's side, it will be considered a crime." The wrong old minister will definitely teach her carefully."

After all, it has been a long time since the matter of Princess Tangxi, and the King of Nanjin gradually forgot about those messy things at the beginning, and when he remembered that she was the only daughter of the old county king, he felt guilty.

"If you miss your daughter, the widow will order the couple to come back and take a look after a few years."

The old county king wept with joy, stood up and knelt down, "Thank you for your kindness!"

Seeing that he was so excited, the King of Southern Jin was also a little moved, "Okay, let's get down, I will give you a few more beauties. You are not very old, maybe you can grow old and have a son."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!" The old county king did not refuse, and such a reward cannot be refused, but after the person is sent to the mansion, he has the final say on how to deal with it.

"As for Xu'er... the widow will punish him to go to the ancestral temple for a month to pray for blessings for the common people."

The old county king praised: "Your Majesty Shici, I think Wang Zixu will grow up after this time."

"I hope so." The King of Nanjin sighed, picked up a chess piece and said, "Come on, let's play another game."

As soon as the old county king took his seat, an insider walked in with his waist bowed and reported: "My lord, Mr. Ting Wei is out to see you."

"Oh? Could it be that the case has been clarified?" The King of Nanjin threw down the chess piece and waved his hand, "Xuan!"

"Xuan... Ting Wei, Mr. Xue, has an audience..."

After a while, Xue Tingwei walked in quickly with a box in his hand. He was not surprised to see the old county king present. Seeing that it has the imprint of the palace, I dare not deal with it privately, so I brought it into the palace and handed it over to the king."

The King of Southern Jin frowned slightly, and asked in a slightly surprised tone, "An object from the palace was found in the room of the North Vietnamese envoy?"

This discovery has to be thought-provoking.

"Bring it up!"

"Here."

When the box was opened, the King of Southern Jin frowned even deeper, picked up a red hairpin and looked at it for a long time, "Things for women... Are there any female relatives in the envoy?"

"No." Master Xue replied honestly.

"Huh..." The old county king on the side stared at something and hesitated.

The King of Southern Jin asked directly: "Do you know this thing?"

The old county king hesitated, and under the urgent gaze of the other party, he answered bravely: "Your Majesty forgot? That jade pendant that you gave to the third prince during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year?"

The King of Southern Jin threw away Zhu Chai, took out the jade pendant from the box, looked at it several times, and his eyes gradually darkened.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was stagnant, Xue Tingwei wiped his cold sweat secretly, it seems that he sent the things to the palace rightly, otherwise he would not be able to eat in the future if something happened in the future.

"Come here, I will invite Shao Zhanfu to enter the palace... No, go and call Zhonglang Ling!"

Someone outside responded, and the imperial study room became quiet. The King of Nanjin lost his leisurely thoughts, and waved his hand to let the old county king leave first.

Not long after, Zhonglang Ling came to see him, and the King of Nanjin gave him the box, "Check! Find out who these things belong to within an hour!"

Zhong Langling was stunned for a moment, seeing that the items in the box were all bearing familiar marks, he carefully held the items and backed away.

After waiting for an hour and a half, Xue Tingwei heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhonglang Ling striding forward.

"Return to Your Majesty, this object was given to the third prince by the palace, but the time is different, I spent a little more time to verify it."

The King of Nanjin was silent for a long time before uttering a sentence: "Understood, step back!"

When only Nanjin Wang and Xue Tingwei were left in the imperial study, Nanjin Wang said, "What else do you find, let's talk about it together!"

"Here... I found out that Wang Zixian had contacts with the North Vietnamese envoys, but I didn't find any other abnormalities. Since His Royal Highness is involved, I dare not make judgments on my own."

"The widow ordered you to investigate the case. It is the murderer who killed the envoy. You are not asked to investigate who has contacts with the North Vietnamese envoy!" The King of Nanjin took the case and angrily scolded: "Then you don't know the relationship between Li Xian and North Vietnam. Is he going to kill the North Vietnamese envoy?"

Xue Tingwei's back was wet with sweat, and he knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, calm down!...I don't have that intention, I just found this thing, I wonder if I should return it to the North Vietnamese envoy?"

"Hmph! There is no reason to give the things of the widow to the North Vietnamese!" The King of Nanjin threw the box on the ground with one hand and shouted loudly: "Come here, take this thing and burn it!"

"Even if it is destroyed, the widow will definitely not let it enter the pockets of the North Vietnamese!"

When Xue Tingwei heard this, he knew that he was very angry, so he hurriedly knelt down and left the imperial study.

As for what kind of storm will arise inside, he can't control it.

The news from the palace quickly spread, although they don't know the details, but many people know that today the king was furious because Xue Tingwei sent something into the palace.

And the only old county king who knew what had happened sent someone to send a message to the eldest prince, asking him to go to the ancestral temple to clean up for a month in peace. When he returns, the situation in the court may change.

"Tell me, what will the king do next?" Tang Yue asked Prince Zhao after hearing the news.

He doesn't know the temperament of the King of Southern Jin, but Prince Zhao must know his father very well.

"He will definitely send someone to investigate secretly." Prince Zhao's mouth twitched slightly, "His suspicions are getting heavier and heavier, how could such a thing be tolerated, if it happened to Gu, maybe he would remove Gu's post first. "

"So serious?" Tang Yue first mourned for Wang Zixian for a few seconds. With this suspicion, as long as he randomly puts something in the third prince's mansion, it can kill him.

Do you want to take this step?

Tang Yue hesitated for a moment, then raised his head to look at Prince Zhao, the corners of his mouth gradually curved up, "Everyone says that self-inflicted crimes can't be lived, if you come to this point, wouldn't it be silly if you don't continue?"

Prince Zhao looked at him sideways, and squeezed his hand tightly. The cold touch let him know that Tang Yue's heart must not be peaceful at this time.

"No, you've said it all, self-inflicted crimes can't live, and there are loopholes in planting and framing after all, and it is easy to reveal flaws."

"That……"

"Wait!" Prince Zhao said decisively, "You want to take a gamble, don't you? This is very good."