It's easy to be a villain, but hard to be a princess

Han Zixiao and Liu Qinghe left the Ministry of Criminal Justice, rode away on horseback, and found a teahouse to settle down.

Liu Qinghe took a sip of tea, "Master Han suspects it's Master Lin?"

"It's impossible to doubt casually without evidence, but what is certain is that apart from you and me, other officials are suspected of killing Wei Haotian."

Liu Qinghe smiled, "Could it be that you even count the Regent as a suspect?"

Han Zixiao coughed dryly, and said, "Judging from the half a month I've lived in the palace, he can also be ruled out."

Liu Qinghe's smile deepened, "How can you see that?"

Han Zixiao thought about it, although Chu Muqing was not stingy on weekdays, but as a nobleman, he was also considered frugal on weekdays.The food on the table is never extravagant, the furnishings in the house are not luxurious, and the clothes that are used are never wasted. What impressed Han Zixiao most is that his monthly pocket expenses are only 30 taels of silver. His father was so harsh to him back then. How much is 100 taels a month.

However, Chu Muqing never ate much at palace banquets or ceremonies, and Han Zixiao also had objections to eating more, which made him wonder.

Chu Ruihong in the palace brought precious medicinal materials to visit the palace where King Shangling lived, and expressed his concern.On the surface there was concern, but on the inside it was just a show. After all, it was Chu Ruihong's intention for King Ling to come to Beijing.

Although King Mausoleum was not seriously injured, he was not seriously injured. He lay on the couch for a whole day yesterday, and he was only able to move around today.

Hearing from people outside that the emperor is coming, the King of Mausoleum hurriedly put on his coat to meet him, and said to Chu Ruihong who entered the door: "I have seen the emperor."

Chu Ruihong came over to help him up, "Uncle Huang is injured, so there is no need to be formal."

King Ling said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chu Ruihong said: "I brought some nourishing medicinal materials to the emperor, and hope that the emperor will recover soon."

"The emperor is troubled."

Chu Ruihong looked at King Mausoleum, and said intentionally: "It's fine that the regent is always against me in the court. I didn't expect you, a brother, to be vicious."

Hearing Chu Ruihong's words, King Ling was quite disdainful, "I fought several times in the arena that day, and when I competed with him, my physical strength was a little weak. If I have the opportunity to fight alone with him next time, I will Definitely won't lose."

"That's natural. I've heard my father say that the third uncle's martial arts is the best among all the uncles."

King Ling raised the corners of his lips, "Even if it was many years ago, I am old now, and I really can't compare to those young people."

"Uncle Huang, don't be modest. That day in the martial arts competition, Uncle Huang showed his skills. I am very impressed by Uncle Huang's martial arts."

King Ling was embarrassed. Losing to Chu Muqing that day was his greatest shame.

Seeing the change in King Ling's face, Chu Ruihong changed the topic and said, "Uncle Huang is injured now, and I don't know about the ceremony of the emperor's grandfather. I need to send another man."

"No need." The King of Mausoleum stopped him, and then explained, "The injury on my body is not serious, and it will not affect the organization of the ceremony. Besides, it is rare to have this opportunity to organize the ceremony for the emperor, so I must do it well no matter what."

"Since that's the case, then I can rest assured that I will leave it to the emperor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After talking for a while, Chu Ruihong got up and said: "I still have papers to read in the palace, so I won't keep them any longer. The emperor is taking good care of himself these days."

"I respectfully send the emperor."

After Chu Ruihong left, Guo Kun, the counselor of King Mausoleum, stepped forward and said, "My lord, according to Guo, this little emperor seems to hate the regent more than you."

"The regent holds a lot of power in his hands, shows his sharpness in the court, and confronts the emperor everywhere. If he is called this king, he will hate him." King Ling narrowed his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips, "But if the court does not If the regent is replaced, the little emperor is no match for this king at all."

"So, the most important thing before is to get rid of the regent first." Guo Kun said.

King Ling's eyes were deep, and he looked at Guo Kun next to him, "What happened to what this king asked you to do?"

"I would like to follow the lord's order to make arrangements properly, and we can start on the day of the ceremony."

"Don't make any mistakes again, otherwise, this king will not spare you."

Guo Kun said: "Don't worry, my lord, I guarantee nothing will go wrong."

At the birthday banquet of the imperial historian Liu Chengqing, almost all the colleagues of the imperial historian came.Holding the wine glass, Liu Chengqing first said some words of thanks with a smile on his face, and then praised Han Zixiao and Liu Qinghe, "A few days ago, the two prime ministers of Yushitai broke a corruption case, not only the emperor This award also wins glory for our Yushitai, it is rare to have a crowd today, all colleagues raise a glass together to toast the two adults!"

Han Zixiao and Liu Qinghe stood up, raised their cups to toast their colleagues, and then drank with their heads up.

Master Wu drank the wine, smacked his lips, and said: "Master Han is really a dragon and a phoenix among men. He has solved two major corruption cases in less than a year as an official. I can't wait for him."

Another censor, Shi Ying, said: "Then Wei Haotian is so cunning, he hides his secrets on weekdays, and everyone in the court thinks he has a soft sleeve, if it is not for the wise and brave Mr. Han to find out his true face, I am afraid that he will die. They all thought he was an upright official."

Han Zixiao smiled modestly, "We were able to solve Wei Haotian's case this time, and Han was just following Mr. Liu to pick up the bargain. Mr. Liu is responsible for everything."

Liu Qinghe smiled, "Master Han, you are being modest when you say this, but Liu thinks that I followed you to take advantage of it."

Liu Chengqing watched the two of them evade each other, and said: "No matter who has the most credit, this case was solved by our Yushitai people, and that is the common glory of all of us Yushitai."

Holding his wine glass, Han Zixiao stood up and said, "Lord Liu is right, this credit should belong to every colleague in Yushitai."

Because the morning court is still needed tomorrow, the banquet ended early.Han Zixiao and Liu Qinghe traveled the same way for a while, so they walked together.The two took advantage of sobering up instead of sitting in the sedan chair, and walked in the cold wind, the sedan chair bearer followed two feet away, Ye Qing walked beside Han Zixiao to carry the lantern for him.

"Master Liu, did you find anything there?" Han Zixiao asked. After learning that Wei Haotian was murdered, the two split up to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes.

Liu Qinghe shook his head, "I have no clue in the past two days, and I haven't found anything. Where is Mr. Han?"

"I have a little clue here."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Han Zixiao said: "Just before Wei Haotian was arrested, the accountant of his house was changed. The previous accountant was in charge of the accounts of his house, and he was a distant relative. Not long ago, due to his advanced age, So I asked to resign and go back to my hometown to spend my life. So I thought about it, Wei Haotian usually hides his secrets, and many things must not be done by himself, and this accountant must know everything."

Liu Qinghe nodded in agreement, "If you find out this accountant and tell him that Wei Haotian has been killed, if he remembers his old feelings, he will definitely cooperate to reveal Wei Haotian's accomplice."

Han Zixiao smiled, "So, I'm going to meet this accountant for a while."

"Have you found out where he is?"

"Ming'an Yu County is also the hometown of Wei Haotian."

Liu Qinghe said: "It will take a month's journey back and forth from Anyu County in Ming'an, Master Han wants to go there in person?"

Before entering the palace, Han Zixiao was unwilling to travel far because the journey was tiring.But after entering the palace, he was like a bird in a cage, wanting to fly out very much. He was very happy to take this opportunity to go out, "You and I were secretly investigating this matter, so naturally we can't leave it to you." People other than me have wives and daughters in Master Liu's house, so naturally they can't travel far, so I have to go there myself."

Liu Qinghe smiled, "You also have a family."

When it comes to the family, it's about Han Zixiao's sadness. This family doesn't look like a home, it's clearly in a cage.Han Zixiao said: "My lord and I are both men, even if I'm not by his side, he's fine."

"I think you should go back and discuss with him, after all, your status is different now."

Han Zixiao said: "It's natural."

"What about the emperor?"

As an official, if Han Zixiao goes out of Beijing, he must report his whereabouts to the emperor, but Chu Ruihong is his own, so there is no need to hide it from him.Han Zixiao said: "I will report this matter to the emperor."

After walking for a while, when they reached a fork, Han Zixiao and Liu Qinghe boarded sedan chairs and parted ways.

It's not too late to go back to the house.When Han Zixiao passed the study, he saw a woman coming out of Chu Muqing's study.It was the dancer that Chu Muqing placed next to King Ling, and Xu Shi came to report some news.Han Zixiao thought for a while, and he didn't necessarily come here because of news. It's not surprising that Chu Muqing was tempted by such a beautiful woman.

Han Zixiao went straight back to the room, smelling of alcohol, Chu Muqing was going to dislike him again later, so she changed into a new set of clothes.As soon as she finished taking off her clothes, Chu Muqing came back, and when she heard the sound of the door opening, Han Zixiao panicked and covered her body with the robe she had just taken off.There was a maid outside the door bringing hot water to wash his face and was about to come in. Chu Muqing immediately turned around and said, "Come in later when the king calls."

After finishing speaking, he closed the door and looked at Han Zixiao who was frantically pulling up his trousers and tying his trouser belt.After Han Zixiao put on his clothes, he smiled awkwardly and called out to the prince.

Chu Muqing looked at him and said, "Do you mind being watched by this king?"

Han Zixiao said: "The lower official is afraid that the prince will mind."

Chu Muqing said: "I've already seen what I should see and what I shouldn't, so I don't mind."

Han Zixiao smiled dryly, remembering the matter of going to Yu County, "My lord, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

"Xiaguan will go to Yu County to investigate the case in a few days, and it will take more than a month to go back and forth."

Chu Muqing's face was displeased, "There are dozens of officials on Yushitai, and there are many people who are lower than your rank. You can let them run errands. Why do you go there yourself?"

Han Zixiao explained: "This case was investigated secretly by the lower officials and Lord Liu Qinghe, so it is not appropriate to let other people know."

"In that case, let Liu Qinghe go."

Han Zixiao said: "He has a wife and a daughter in his family, so it's really inconvenient to travel far."

Chu Muqing's brows darkened, she stared at Han Zixiao and said, "You've clearly made up your mind, is this still called discussing with me?"

Han Zixiao lowered his head, "I just want to make it clear to the prince."

"Then what if the king doesn't allow it?" Chu Muqing raised an eyebrow.

Han Zixiao paused, and said: "I remember when I first entered the court as an official, the prince taught the way of being an official to the subordinates, and he told the subordinates that an official should talk less and do more things, and the subordinates should remember the teachings of the prince. .”

"At that time, you were only an official of the imperial court, but now you are my concubine. As a concubine, you can't hold a position in the court. This king keeps you at Yushitai to give you face. If you don't know what to do, This king can remove your official position with one word." Chu Muqing said coldly, "If you don't believe it, you can try it."