Shuang Xiaohan and Meizi

In the middle of the night, everything is silent, and even the busy birds return to their nests to sleep peacefully. People who have worked hard all day fall into sleep at this time, and their dreams are sound.

However, there are also people who come out at night at this moment.In the Chrysanthemum Garden of Qi Diao Mansion, Qin Ling quietly sneaked into Qi Diao Ming's study.She quickly found a jade horse decoration among several bookshelves, and she gently rotated it left and right five times. Behind the two bookshelves, a secret door suddenly appeared.

Qin Ling pushed open the door and walked in, her eyes flicked across a pile of antique calligraphy and paintings and other precious things, and finally settled on an inconspicuous brocade box.Open the box, inside is a green jade seal with simple design and color.

Seeing the seal, a sinister smile appeared on Qin Ling's face.Putting the seal into her sleeve, she exited the secret door and returned to normal before leaving the study.

The dark night was still silent, everything... as if nothing had happened.

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In the morning of late autumn, there is still the lingering silence of the night, and the full moon seems to have not covered the sun, but it has long since climbed up.In the courtyard shrouded in mist, there was only the occasional 'rustling' sound of a maidservant sweeping the ground. Everything seemed to have not woken up, but someone was already standing in front of the independent window at this moment.

Waking up from a dream when the sky was still hazy, Qi Diaoming couldn't remember how long he had been standing here.From the open window, one could see the position of the bed from the outside, and an ordinary-looking man was sleeping peacefully on it.

Frowning his brows and sighing deeply, Qi Diao Ming closed the window, turned around and sat back on the bed.

Lying on the bed, Ying Wumei seemed to be in a deep sleep, her whole body remained in the same posture, motionless, if it wasn't for the faint breathing that continued to flow from her nostrils, he might be misunderstood as dead dead body.

"Uncle Ming."

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Lian Yunwen walked in anxiously.

"What's the matter?" Qi Diaoming still stared at the sleeping Ying Wumei, and asked lightly.

"Uncle Ming, the Eighth Prince brought a group of officers and soldiers into the mansion early in the morning, saying that he needed to find you." All the way hurriedly ran over from the front hall, Lian Yunwen's breathing was still a little short.

"Eight kings?"

A trace of astonishment flashed in Qi Diaoming's quiet eyes, he closed his eyes, and stood up: "Yunwen, you are here looking at Wumei, no matter who comes, you are not allowed to leave, you understand?"

"Uncle Ming, Uncle Mei, is he still awake?" Lian Yunwen looked worriedly at Ying Wumei, who had been sleeping for almost a day, and asked.

"Yeah." Qi Diaoming nodded, his eyes dimmed, "But he will wake up, sooner or later."

"I understand. I will take good care of Uncle Mei." Lian Yun nodded politely.

Qi Diaoming nodded trustingly, looked down at the still sleeping person, and gently tucked up the quilt for him, "Luomei, sleep well, when you wake up, everything... will be back to normal. "Finally, he brushed away the hair from his cheeks that were slightly pale in sleep, and he turned and left the room.

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"The Eighth Prince."

Walking into the hall, Qi Diaoming saw the Eighth Prince sitting on the main seat with his legs crossed, closing his eyes to hide the cold light in his eyes, he stepped forward and bowed his hands.

"Oh, my father-in-law, it's been a long time!"

The Eighth King was the uncle of the emperor, and he was always domineering and arrogant in his dealings with others. Therefore, even though Qi Diao, the master, was in front of him, he still sat on the master seat as usual, and simply waved his hands in return.

"I don't know why the eight kings come here in the morning, what's your business?" Qi Diaoming sat down calmly on the surface, and raised his hand to signal the maidservant to serve new tea.

"This king came here today because he was confused about something and wanted to ask the king for an answer." The eight kings took a sip of tea, with a conspiratorial smile clearly on his face.

"Oh? I don't know what the prince is referring to?" Qi Diaoming slightly raised his sword eyebrows, still talking and laughing freely.

"I would like to ask, is this Jishi herbal shop in the city a business of the Lacquer Carving Mansion?"

"This Jishi Herbal Medicine Shop is the family business." Qi Diaoming nodded.

"Then this medicinal material shop has bought a batch of high-quality medicinal materials a while ago?" The Eighth King asked while swaying his raised legs leisurely, squinting at Qi Diao Ming.

Qi Diaoming smiled indifferently, "I don't know how to answer the eighth prince's question. The Jishi Herb Shop is not only an important part of the family's business, but also the first choice for the major pharmacies in the imperial city to buy goods. Therefore, the business is booming, almost every day. I'm buying, I don't know, when is the Eighth Prince asking?"

"Hmph..." The Eighth Prince gave a gloomy smile, "My father-in-law returned well. Since I don't remember it, why don't I ask this king to help my father-in-law recall. About half a month ago, Xiao Zou, a foreigner, The country was hit by a disaster, and the emperor specially gifted a sum of precious medicinal materials to Xiao Zou for the purpose of forming an alliance. Unexpectedly, these medicinal materials were accidentally robbed at the border. Fortunately, a group of bandits were caught in the border counties a few days ago , Only after interrogation did they know that the batch of precious medicinal materials was robbed by them. However, their leader said that the robbery of this batch of medicinal materials was completely instigated by others, and after that they sold all the medicinal materials to that The person who instigates. Do you have any impression of these... the country's father-in-law?"

"What does the prince mean by this?" Qi Diaoming asked in a deep voice.

"What? Doesn't the master of the country know? Then the master of the country must have an impression of this thing." The eighth prince took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, unfolded it and handed it to Qi Diaoming.

Qi Diaoming looked away from the confident face of the Eighth Prince, and looked at the piece of paper on the table.

'Qin Ling! '

This name came to his mind when he saw this so-called secret letter and the seal of the head of the Lacquer Mansion that only he could get at the bottom.

snort!It seemed that they had tried their best to bring him down.Qi Diaoming sneered mockingly from the bottom of his heart.

"Eighth Prince, you don't mean to say that this seal is the evidence that I instigated bandits to hijack imperial medicinal materials." Qi Diao Ming shook the paper in his hand, his expression still calm.

Seeing his calm expression, Ba Wang gritted his teeth angrily and said, "That's not the case. Does the Master have a better reason to explain?"

"If you talk about the seal, everyone in the Qidiao Manor knows that I handed over the family business to the eldest son Morun many years ago. All the business used to be done with Morun's private seal, and the owner's seal has long been set. I have been polluted in the secret room for many years. If it is said that the medicinal materials are the wealth of the lacquer carving mansion, why use the way of robbery, not to mention it is a gift from the emperor. If the little girl lacquer carving is still the queen of the dynasty, will I still embarrass my daughter? Can't it work?" Qi Diaoming threw down the paper with disdain, and looked at the Eight Princes' uncontrollable anger with dark and deep eyes.

"Haha..." The Eighth Prince laughed outrageously when he heard his words, "Well said, really well said. If it wasn't for the empress, I believe the father-in-law probably wouldn't dare to commit such a disrespectful act."

"What did the Eighth Prince say?" Qi Diaoming raised his eyebrows.

"Hmph.....Everyone in the court knows that the emperor has always been ill, and has been very difficult to worry about political affairs. Over the years, the empress has presided over almost all affairs in the court. Moreover, the empress gave birth four years ago. The eldest prince."

"so what?"

"How?" The Eighth King slapped the table and stood up, his round and fat body trembled with his excited movements, "Isn't this simple, as long as we can successfully provoke the conflict between my country and foreign countries If there is a contradiction between them, then the matter that the emperor has been sick and unable to govern for many years will easily be said to be dereliction of duty. At that time, the Lacquer Carving Clan will not unite with caring people to play together and let the eldest prince ascend the throne. Although the eldest prince is young, but The empress has presided over political affairs for many years, so she can just assist her, and she can also let the emperor, as the supreme emperor, recuperate with peace of mind. By then, won't the dynasty of my Kang family be in your pocket?"

"Full of nonsense, the Eighth Prince is simply slandering, this is really a crime you want to add, there is no reason to worry about it." Standing by the side, Mo Yan couldn't bear to listen anymore, and couldn't help but speak.

"Mo Alder." Mo Lun gave him a silent wink.

"What? Uncle Er Guo doesn't mean that what my Kang family said is just nonsense to the ears of your lacquer carvings?" If it's Queen Ruo's natal family, she really has a serious tone."

"Eighth Prince, my brother is impatient and not good at words, please don't get angry with the Eighth King." Mo Lun stood up and cupped his hands.

"Brother..." Mo Yan wanted to say something, but was stopped by Mo Lun's gesture.

The purpose of the Eighth King's visit here is obviously his father, and he is always talking about the eldest sister in the palace. It is obvious that he wants to take advantage of the theft of the imperial medicine to attack the Qidiao Mansion. Any rash actions will only make things worse. No matter how he says it, he They are both the emperor's uncles, and the Lacquer Diao Mansion has no intention of disobedience, so it still wants to give the royal family a little face.

"Eight Kings, how to deal with this matter according to your opinion." Qi Diaoming looked at the arrogant look of the Eight Kings with sharp eyes.

"It's very simple. Before the emperor comes back, the father-in-law will take the imperial ancestral hall (the institution used by the Longkang Dynasty to deal with the royal family's nobles) first, and everything will be decided after the emperor returns." Eighth king said, waved his hand, those who followed The guards who came from him all ran in.

"My lord, my father is the majestic father of the country. It seems inappropriate to take him into custody." This time it was Mo Wen, who was the Minister of Rites in the court, who spoke out.

"Hmph... what's appropriate or not, the prince's crime is the same as that of the common people." The eight kings who have always been mad and sycophantic don't care about this at all. With a wave of their hands, several imperial guards are about to walk towards Qi Diaoming.

"presumptuous!"

Qi Diaoming yelled angrily, slapped the carved handle of the chair and stood up, scanning the Eight Kings and the others with his dark eyes, solemn and majestic with unparalleled majesty and domineering, instantly controlled the situation in the hall.

"Bawang, I'll go with you." He looked at Bawang coldly, his sharp eyes made the dignified Uncle Wang take a step back involuntarily.

"Uh..." Realizing his timidity all of a sudden, the Eighth Prince pretended to cough to cover up, and turned to the imperial guards: "Immediately prepare a sedan chair to take the father-in-law to the Imperial Ancestral Hall."

"Father." The three of Morun looked at Qi Diaoming with worried faces.

"It's okay." Qi Diaoming gave them a reassuring look, and walked out with the Eight Kings.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it myself." When he walked past Morun, he said in a volume that only the two of them could hear, and seeing Morun nodding behind him, he walked out with confidence.

"Brother, is father okay?" Seeing his father sitting in the prison sedan specially prepared for royal criminals, Mo Wen asked Mo Lun worriedly.

"It'll be fine." Recalling the tricky smile on his father's lips when he walked past him, Mo Lun replied reassuringly.

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