The little fox does not want to hide the cub

After forcibly "coaxing" the cub in the little fox's belly to sleep, Jiang Shen finally got his wish.

In the afternoon, Jiang Shen came into the room with his lunch, and Li Ruan was still sitting by the bed, gently stroking his stomach.

The little fox cub didn't know if he felt aggrieved, although he obediently didn't move a bit during the whole process, but after the end, he started to move non-stop, he would only be happy if Li Ruan touched him more.

This stickiness is exactly the same as when the little fox was sticking to Jiang Shen before.

"I'll be a clingy person again in the future." Jiang Shen judged like this.

"It's sticky." Li Ruan walked to the table with her belly in her arms, "You can do whatever you want, little fox."

Since this little boy can move, Li Ruan seems to have suddenly found the joy of giving birth to a new life. Not only does he no longer dislike him, but he also has a tendency to spoil the child.

I don't remember that I still thought it was troublesome a few days ago.

Regarding this, Jiang Shen didn't have any opinion except that he was a bit apprehensive.

He and the little fox's child should naturally be pampered.

Jiang Shen supported Li Ruan to sit down at the table and served him a bowl of soup.After the first three months of pregnancy, the little fox finally stopped feeling nauseous and her appetite recovered a lot.

I can eat and sleep, and even my cheeks have become rounder after being raised during this time.

The two of them were having lunch, when Li Ruan remembered to ask Jiang Shen about the morning.Although he hadn't woken up at that time, he vaguely felt that Jiang Shen had gone out for a trip.

Jiang Shen told him the news that Cao Xianqing brought in the morning.

"It turned out to be poisoning..." Li Ruan took a big bite of the chicken leg, and said vaguely, "The murderer poisoned you at this time, did he want to prevent you from successfully succeeding to the throne?"

Jiang Shen was a little surprised at his sharpness: "Why do you say that?"

"It's very simple. Didn't you say before that last year's epidemic affected the spring plowing and caused a little chaos in several nearby state capitals, so you were sent to the disaster relief later. If we fail to find out this time With this strange disease, there will definitely be chaos around the capital." Li Ruan said, "The current situation is turbulent, and it is most likely to have abnormal phenomena, so it is not suitable for handing over the throne."

This can also be seen from the sky.

Throughout the ages, whenever the current situation is turbulent, it is the best time for a dynasty change. This kind of peaceful transfer of the throne is almost non-existent.

Li Ruan didn't quite understand those plots and calculations, but he did understand these laws of nature.

This was an angle that Jiang Shen had never considered.

Jiang Shen asked: "So you think that the real culprit behind this incident is also someone who covets imperial power?"

Li Ruan gnawed on the chicken leg with great relish, and didn't take it seriously: "I've been in the mortal world for so long, when have you encountered any trouble, and it wasn't someone who coveted the imperial power behind it? Accept your fate, you have been walking in this thorny place all these years." Fate, we have to clear away all the obstacles in the way forward, so that the days to come will be easier."

This is probably the Yaozu.

Their vision is far wider than that of ordinary people, and they live transparently and soberly.

Although confused, it is really confused.

Jiang Shen has always known that the little fox knows people's faces, but this is the first time he heard the little fox comment on his fate, and he was a little curious: "Then how long will it take me to clear away those obstacles?"

"Hmm..." Li Ruan looked up at Jiang Shen.

Jiang Shen is the face of an emperor, he is destined to be a nobleman, he turns bad luck into good fortune, it doesn't seem like he will encounter any catastrophe or catastrophe.However, Li Ruan couldn't see it if he wanted to understand it more carefully.

The only possible explanation is that this kind of life is too expensive to be measured by a mortal body.

Li Ruan looked at it for a long time, but didn't see anything, but still put on a serious look, and said seriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed."

Jiang Shen burst out laughing.

Li Ruan frowned: "I'm serious."

Jiang Shen: "I know."

But I'm used to the little fox's usual dazed look, so it's really cute to say such serious words suddenly.

Especially when he said this, the corners of his lips were still stained with chicken leg oil.

Jiang Shen wiped the corners of his lips for him, and said, "I have thought about what you said."

For the past few days, he has been thinking about why the real murderer behind the scenes did this.

Of course he didn't feel that these were all done by the magistrate of the capital alone.The magistrate has been in power for many years, although he occasionally clings to the powerful, but there has never been any major trouble.

It doesn't make sense for him to do something that hurts others and himself.

On this point, Jiang Shen and Li Ruan had the same idea. The purpose of the real murderer behind the scenes was probably to make the capital chaos.

And who is the person who wants the capital to be in chaos the most?

Is it the third prince who has been confined for several months and is almost powerless to make a comeback?

Or those big aristocratic families who have been targeted everywhere by the Holy One recently?

Or, is it the Xiangguo who has always been ambitious and wants to monopolize power?

Jiang Shen didn't think it looked alike.

All of these people had reasons for not wanting to hand over the throne smoothly, but if they wanted to do this, they could choose a state capital far away from the capital.

After all, Rongxia Village is too close to the capital.

If you don't take precautions against that strange disease, it will spread extremely fast.At the most serious time, it took only half a month for nearly half of the people in a small county to be infected with the disease.If this strange disease really spreads in several nearby villages, how confident are these people living in the capital that their whole family will be safe?

But if it wasn't for them, who were coveting imperial power at the same time, there wouldn't be many choices.

Jiang Shen narrowed his eyes and did not rush to speak.

"It doesn't matter if we can't find evidence for the time being." Li Ruan seemed to know what he was worrying about, soothed, "At least we took the first step to stop the murderer's plan this time, didn't we? He failed, we saved him , isn't that enough?"

"Yeah..." Jiang Shen sighed softly, "At least this time, we won."

Although the victory this time did not seem so logical.

On the contrary, it seems to be... guided by others.

Lin Jianxue.

Jiang Shen suddenly remembered the situation when he and Lin Jianxue met for the first time.

The fox demon who has practiced for thousands of years has an incomparably beautiful face, which is unforgettable at first sight.Jiang Shen always felt that he had seen that face somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember it.

He didn't take this matter to heart at first, but all kinds of doubts recently made him have to think about it.

Jiang Shen thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Little fox, Axue...does he really have no entanglements with mortals?"

"Axue?" Li Ruan blinked, as if she didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned it, but replied, "I don't know...but even if there is, the other party is either not a mortal, or has been dead for a long time."

Jiang Shen heard what he meant: "So, there was one in the past?"

"Yeah." Li Ruan nodded, "He lost a tail in the mortal world, it must have happened hundreds of years ago."

Satisfied with wine and food, Jiang Shen took Li Ruan for a walk in the palace, and basked in the sun by the way.

Most of the Yaozu people have a light body, but recently because of the baby in their belly, Li Ruan's body has become heavier than usual, so she doesn't like to move more and more.Not to mention clamoring to go up the mountain to climb trees like before, even going out for a walk after dinner is not very happy.

Jiang Shen hugged and hugged, coaxing him for a long time before coaxing him out.

He said he wanted to go for a walk to digest his food, but in fact, after only two steps, Li Ruan couldn't move, so he dragged Jiang Shen to a gazebo by the lake to have a rest.

After entering the summer, the weather is getting hotter every day.Today is a sunny day, the sky is cloudless and the sun is very strong.

But it is very comfortable in the gazebo, the humid and cool wind blows from the lake, taking away the heat.

Li Ruan leaned against the gazebo, blowing the wind, Jiang Shen sat beside him, helping him peel the fruit without complaint.

This is a fresh fruit sent from the south at a fast pace. As soon as the front foot arrived at the palace, Emperor Chongxuan sent a batch of it to the palace and rewarded it to Jiang Shen.

The little eunuch who delivered the things also sent a message to the effect: You see how kind I am to you, hurry up and return to the palace.

Jiang Shen put away the things, but the words of the Holy Majesty went in one ear and out the other, he didn't take it to heart at all.

This imperial bestowed fruit was specially chilled in an ice bowl, and it was still cold when picked up.The bright red peel is peeled off, and the inside is milky white pulp. The pulp is full and the core is very small. One bite is rich in juice and sweet.

Just after eating a few, a eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, Mr. Xu Yuanxu seeks to see you."

Jiang Shen gave a meal when he fed his little fox.

Xu Yuan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, asked him to arrest the magistrate, but in the end he only found a dead body. He asked him to search for banned drugs, and all the clues were broken, let alone the real murderer behind the scenes. It has been more than a month, and he has not seen a single hair with.

She still has the face to see him.

Jiang Shen calmed down a little, and said coldly, "Let him wait outside."

He continued to feed the fruit, but then he thought of something and changed his mind: "Let him in."

Not long after, a young man in court uniform was led in.

Xu Yuan's age was similar to Jiang Shen's, he was dressed meticulously in court clothes, his face was stern, and he looked like he was not easy to get close to.

He was led into the gazebo by the little eunuch, and respectfully bowed to Jiang Shen: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Jiang Shen ignored him, and fed another fruit to Li Ruan.

Xu Yuan: "..."

Li Ruan glanced at the young man standing in the pavilion, and was about to say something secretly to Jiang Shen, but the latter took a silk handkerchief to wipe the stained juice on his hands, and hurriedly said, "There are so many left."

Jiang Shen paused: "But you just had lunch."

Li Ruan: "Fruit doesn't matter."

"That doesn't work either." Jiang Shen said, "Forgot that you ate too much a few days ago and your stomach hurts?"

This fruit is delicious, but you can't eat too much.

When the food was first delivered from the capital, Li Ruan couldn't hold back, took advantage of Jiang Shen's inattention, and ate a large plate alone, but at night his stomach began to feel uncomfortable, and he felt uncomfortable for half the night.

Li Ruan bargained with him: "How about five more, eh... three?"

Jiang Shen: "Not one."

Li Ruan: "Jiang Shen..."

Xu Yuan: "..."

Xu Yuan repeated: "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"I heard it." Jiang Shen said quietly without raising his head, "His Highness has no problem with his ears."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the person who came, and turned his head to discuss with Li Ruan: "Then let's walk half a circle around the lake, and let you eat three after walking, okay?"

Li Ruan hesitated for a moment, looked into the ice bowl on the table, and licked his lips: "Okay."

Jiang Shen laughed, led the others to stand up, and was about to walk out of the gazebo.

But was stopped.

Xu Yuan raised his hand to stop Jiang Shen, and finally tore away his pretended seriousness, gritted his teeth: "Jiang Shen, don't go too far, you are the one to solve this case, can you solve it?"

Jiang Shen raised his eyebrows: "If ordinary people can break it, what else do I need you for?"

"..." Xu Yuan was silent for a moment, and said, "I'm looking for you for business."

"I know." Jiang Shen helped Li Ruan to sit down in the gazebo, whispered to him, "Wait for me for a while", before turning back to Xu Yuan, "The Xu family finally figured it out?"

The Xu family is one of the four great families in the capital and Xu Yuan's original family.

Recently, the major families have been devastated by the foreign spy. The spy has been doing business in the capital for many years, and if he talks about contacts, he has more or less contacts with every family.But at that time, everyone just regarded him as an ordinary businessman, and never thought of being a traitor.

At least most of them don't.

But now, there is no proof of the death of the foreign businessman, as long as there is a past relationship with him, there is no way to completely clear the suspicion.

The great families are overwhelmed, but the Holy One has not made a decision for a long time.

Most people with eyes can see what's going on.

Xu Yuan sighed: "My Xu family has always supported imperial power and never dared to interfere with the royal family, you know that."

"I know, I know." Jiang Shen said in a casual tone, "But folks say that the four great families break the bond between bones and tendons, and they always advance and retreat together. What if the other three families refute your opinions?"

"That's why I came here this time."

Xu Yuan looked at Jiang Shen, and said solemnly: "The Qi family is in private contact with the prime minister. We, the other three families, don't know what they are planning, and we don't plan to participate. As long as your majesty is in power, we will support him for a day. If your majesty wants to pass on the throne Prince, we will support the prince."

Those aristocratic families can't bear that treasonous hat.

The Holy Majesty has not pushed the matter forward for a long time, and what he is waiting for is their loyalty.

But there must be an explanation for this matter.

The Qi family is the best choice.

"Very good." Jiang Shen nodded with satisfaction, "No wonder you managed to do things like this, but you still dare to come to see me. This gift is not bad, I accept it."

Xu Yuan gritted his teeth angrily: "I told you about the case—"

Jiang Shen ignored him again, and bent down to help Li Ruan up: "Let's go...get up, you promised me just now."

He half-coaxed and half-hugged Li Ruan up, and walked out of the gazebo with his arms in his arms.

Xu Yuan was furious, and shouted behind him: "Jiang Shen, don't you fucking look down on people, I have to solve that case for you!"

Jiang Shen laughed.

In the past two years, the servant of the Ministry of punishment has become more and more calm and serious in the officialdom, but in fact he is also a passionate young man.The most unbearable to be provoked, once provoked, he will fall into the trap.

But after hearing his words, Jiang Shen was finally satisfied.

He stopped and turned around with his little fox in his arms: "Then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Xu."

Xu Yuan: "Just wait and see."

Jiang Shen ignored him, turned around and walked out with Li Ruan in his arms.

Xu Yuan and Jiang Shen have known each other since childhood, but these years Xu Yuan joined the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Jiang Shen was busy with the position of prince, so they didn't have much time to meet each other.The last time they met in private was probably before Jiang Shen went south last year.

At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still only had government affairs in mind, with a pure heart and few desires, not close to any masculine or feminine temperament.

It's less than a year away.

It turned out that he was the only one who took the promises he made when he was young and frivolous, such as starting a career first and then getting married, and having sex with a man and a woman are useless, and not letting love and love affect the business, and other promises.

Xu Yuan's mood was complicated for a moment, and when he realized that he was still standing where he was, Jiang Shen turned his head: "Why don't you leave?...Don't you still want to stay in the palace for a light meal?"

"Don't eat."

Xu Yuan's gaze was fixed on Jiang Shen's hand hugging the young man's waist for a moment, and he looked away expressionlessly: "I'm full."