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In the Huaxi courtyard, Tang Ling was drinking tea in Huang Ze's dedicated room.

"Is there any important matter for the young master to come to see the old minister so late?"

Holding the teacup, Tang Ling lowered her head and drank tea, covering up her embarrassment. He couldn't tell Huang Zexian that he was too shy to stay in his room, right?

Just now Tang Ling said that she was sincere in letting Qi Xiao stay, and she was indeed a little impulsive. There are so many people in Huaxi Bieyuan, Qi Xiao is valued by His Majesty, and her status is different from the past. If she really stays in Huaxi Bieyuan, it will be very different Well, we can't always let Qi Xiao sneak around over the wall, not to mention he has something in his heart, now is not a good time for a night of fun.

Tang Ling left and asked Qing Lan to bring a message to Qi Xiao, he would understand as soon as he heard it, and he would not blame him.

Moreover, Huang Zexian's Tang Ling had to come here.

"It's nothing important. I don't know why I'm very hungry today. Thinking that Uncle Huang must have delicious tea here, I want to come to Uncle Huang for tea."

Huang Zexian's only hobby is gourmet food, he has to eat all the delicious food in Yuanjing, and refreshments are naturally available at any time.

"..." Huang Zexian looked at Tang Ling, was silent for a moment, and said, "Young Master, an old minister shouldn't comment on it, but...Young Master, I am afraid that Lord Hou will be worried."

There was still a slight smile on Tang Ling's face, but her complexion was not very good, she lowered her head and said softly, "I know."

Huang Zexian sighed and didn't continue.

The guards brought out by Huang Zexian are all Xingluowei's experts. If Qi Xiao came and left without making a sound, with Tang Ling protecting him, it might not be so easy to be discovered, but he has been with Tang Ling for the past two nights. After a long time, Qing Lan even prepared a medicinal bath for him, Tang Ling had no intention of hiding him at all, and no one noticed that these people were raised for nothing, how could they be worthy of the name of Xing Luowei.

If Tang Ling doesn't come tonight, Huang Zexian's letter will be delivered tomorrow, and his father Xun Anhou should know about it.

"Uncle Huang, please don't tell my father about this matter, I will report it personally."

Huang Zexian was stunned for a moment, he guessed that Tang Ling wanted to keep it a secret, and sooner or later he would come to tell him this, but the meaning of "reporting in person" was to let Lord Hou recognize this "daughter-in-law"? !How can this be? !

Tang Ling encountered danger all the way north to Yuanjing, and it was all thanks to Qi Xiao's actions. At first Tang Ling had the idea of ​​using him, Huang Zexian knew it well, but after a long time, Tang Ling's mind has completely changed. There are hundreds of ways, how can you get yourself into it?But no matter how much Tang Ling likes him, it is absolutely impossible to pass the test of Marquis Xun An. Tang Ling is the only son of Lord Marquis.

Huang Zexian took a sip of tea, and suddenly felt that he was getting old, thinking that if his son told him this, he would faint from anger.

As an elder, Huang Zexian wished he could immediately teach Xun Anhou his son.

"My lord... hey..." Huang Zexian didn't know what to say other than sighing.

What did he want to say, how could Tang Ling not know?Now that he knows what, what else can he say.

Tang Ling smiled: "Thank you, Uncle Huang.

In addition, did the matter that Uncle Huang asked to check last time have any results? "

Huang Zexian nodded: "Recently, there has been a mess in Yuanjing City, and many things are inconvenient to investigate in detail, so there are still some things that have not been verified. However, Lu Xiulin has no background, and the information we have found should be correct."

"Please tell Uncle Huang."

"Lu Xiulin is a native of Yuanzhou Prefecture. His family background is clean. His father died early and his biological mother remarried. He was raised by his grandfather. He joined the Dingyuan Army at the age of 17. Because of his literacy, he served as a personal guard next to Bai Liu at the age of 22. He has been promoted by Bai Liu since then. , is Bai Liu's confidant.

Bai Liu's entry into Beijing was unsuccessful, but the case of impeachment against corrupt ink was still in place, so Lu Xiulin was thrown into the prison of Dali Temple, and was only released a year later. "

"Prisoned for a year? Bai Liu's case dragged on for so long?"

Huang Zexian shook his head: "Bai Liu's case was closed in late spring and early summer, but Lu Xiulin seemed to have been forgotten and was not released until a year later."

Tang Ling chuckled, with a trace of teasing in her eyes: "Forget? Don't prison meals in Dali Temple cost money? There must be other things involved.

Uncle Huang said just now that part of it has not been verified, is it this year in Dali Temple? "

"Exactly."

Huang Zexian looked at Tang Ling, and couldn't help frowning. Tang Ling was thoughtful, and never had to say anything to get it right, but it was such a delicate and transparent heart that made Huang Zexian feel more at ease. Don't Tang Ling know how to be with Qi Xiao? How difficult and dangerous will it be?

Tang Ling noticed that Huang Zexian's expression was different, so she asked, "Uncle Huang, what's wrong? Did Xing Luo Wei find out?"

"Ah? No, no, I just don't understand what can happen if Lu Xiulin is locked up in Dali Temple."

"Don't worry, just check it out slowly.

What about after Lu Xiulin was released?Since he has no background and Bai Liu has passed away, how can he stay in the Yuan capital and join the five city guards? "

"Lu Xiulin came out of Dali Temple prison penniless and unaccompanied, so he could only do some rough work for others to earn a living.

A few months later, he happened to meet Wuchengwei arresting robbers on the street. He was good at helping out, and soon joined Wuchengwei. His Majesty personally promoted the head of the guard. "

Tang Ling thought about it for a moment, the facts about Lu Xiulin's return to Yuanjing were strange, Lu Xiulin was already a lieutenant general in the Dingyuan Army, so could it be possible for Wuchengwei to recruit people without asking the details?Someone arranged for Lu Xiulin to stay in the Yuan capital.

But who is it?

"Thank you Uncle Huang.

Also ask Uncle Huang to take the trouble to check it out. "

Huang Zexian nodded, then frowned again, Tang Ling was so concerned about Bai Liu's affairs, she had the intention of sorting out the situation of Chen Guochao, but in the end, it was not because of Qi Xiao, Xingluowei's deployment in Yuanjing was not easy, Tang Ling Ling actually used it for Qi Xiao, in the future... I don't know how it will end.

"My lord, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and after the banquet, the peace talks with Chen Guo will be on the agenda, and the old minister won't be able to accompany you for too long.

You need to be more careful in the future. "

Tang Ling laughed: "Uncle Huang, don't worry about me."

"Hey……"

Huang Zexian sighed again, how could Tang Ling not understand what he was sighing about, he knew better than anyone why he came to Chen Guo, he would never forget, let alone give up, he knew what he was doing.

Tang Ling said that she came to drink tea and snacks, but in fact she didn't even take a sip of tea, and she didn't even touch the desserts.

He said goodnight to Huang Ze, and Qi Xiao had already left when he returned to his room.

Tang Ling glanced at the empty room, feeling empty in her heart.

"Young master, rest early."

"Ah."

Tang Ling responded softly, and asked Qing Lan, "Did you give An Shenxiang to him?"

"Young Master's instruction, Qing Lan dare not neglect."

Tang Ling picked up the mountain and river chronicles on the case and couldn't put it down, so she simply sat in front of the case and began to read slowly.

Qing Lan looked at it, and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, you haven't healed from the cold, and your upper arm hasn't healed either, you should take care of it more, your lord just agreed to rest early."

Tang Ling raised her eyes to look at Qing Lan, and smiled softly: "Alright, I'll listen to you."

That being said, the scroll in her hand still refused to put it down. After being stared at by Qing Lan for a while, Tang Ling finally put down the book and asked Qing Lan to wash up and go to bed early.

***

Qi Xiao slept very well all night, maybe Qinglan's tranquilizing incense was really effective, he seemed to have had a good dream all night, but when he opened his eyes, he couldn't remember anything, but he knew that there must be Tang Ling in the dream, so that he could Reluctantly.

When Pei Hao returned to Dali Temple, Qi Xiao had already arrived. He was sitting and looking at the account, his back was straight, and the abacus in hand seemed to be doing well. It seemed that his posture had improved a lot from the day before. Finally, Pei Hao didn't have to stare at him all the time, which made Pei Hao nod silently, showing approval.

However, when Pei Hao came to the front of Qi Xiao's case, that little bit of warmth had already stopped, and he raised his hand with a straight face and said, "See Your Highness."

Qi Xiao replied politely: "Pei Shaoqing."

"His Highness has been here for a long time?"

"Not long ago."

Pei Hao reached out and touched the teacup beside Qi Xiao: "Your Highness, the tea is cold."

Qi Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and made a cup of tea for Pei Hao himself.

Seeing that Qi Xiao treated him like a teacher, Pei Hao was very relieved. The other princes were always polite and respectful to their courtiers, but that was because they all grew up in Yuanjing, and they dared not neglect for their own reputation. , but Qi Xiao had a mixed name before entering Beijing, and he didn't grow up in front of His Majesty, so he must have lax etiquette, but after getting along these two days, Pei Hao's opinion of him changed greatly, and he actually felt that he was no worse than the others.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Qi Xiao smiled, omitted the words of greeting, and went straight to the point: "Did the servant in Luo Mansion say anything else last night?"

Pei Hao sighed and shook his head: "There is nothing more to say."

Yesterday Cao Weishan brought his servants here, he thought that under the severe punishment in Dali Temple, he would recruit them in a short time.

The servant was so frightened that his legs went limp when he was brought into Dali Temple, he didn't need to be tortured in the hall, his head hit the green bricks and made a loud noise, Pei Hao answered whatever he asked, as if it was effortless, but the confession of the servant made people feel shocked. Qi Xiao, Pei Hao, and Cao Weishan were all out of sorts.

The servant said that he indeed saw the robbers on the day Luo Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, was murdered. When he got up at night, he heard a noise coming from the direction of the study, so he went to have a look, but he heard the sound of rummaging through the boxes in the house, so he looked inside to see Luo Yu. He was killed, and two masked men were looking for something. When they saw him coming, they deliberately knocked over the oil lamp and caused a fire. He ran away in panic, and when he saw that the robbers were not chasing him, he remembered to call for help, and then turned back to fight the fire. it's too late.

This set of rhetoric is what he said to Cao Weishan. He kept kowtow to Pei Hao, saying that he was wronged, and he never set fire, let alone harmed his master.

From Gyeonggi Duhufu to Dali Temple, the servant’s confession remained the same, and he also said that the two robbers looked similar, one had a mole under the corner of his eye, the other had a hoarse voice, and they cried and shouted. Chi Yue didn't have any proof, so Pei Hao couldn't get a heavy sentence.

Cao Weishan was anxious, but he had no choice but to order people to paint portraits and search the whole city for bandits.

Chi Yue mentioned to Qi Xiao that the National People's Congress who could not be tried by the Capital Protectorate and Dali Temple could be handed over to him. No one could bear the tactics of Tiance Camp, so naturally the truth would be handed over to Qi Xiao.

But Qi Xiao didn't respond, he just said to wait and waited all night.

Qi Xiao also brewed a new cup of tea for himself. He didn't rush to drink the tea cup when it was hot, and asked Pei Hao, "Didn't you say anything all night?"

Pei Hao said: "According to His Highness's order, no punishment was imposed, but he was not allowed to close his eyes overnight.

Noisy and noisy in the first half of the night, I have no strength to make a fuss in the second half of the night, and I only say that I have been wronged. "

Qi Xiao nodded and said, "It's okay, just wait."

Pei Hao was puzzled, what is Qi Xiao waiting for?

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