Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 81 Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty
The rein in Yuchi Baoqi's hand was almost soaked with his sweat.
Finally, he finally found the person he wanted to see.
Li Mingda slowed down his horse and looked down at Yuchi Baoqi from above, "Why are you here?"
"Baoqi has something that has been held in her heart for a long time, and she wants to say it." Yuchi Baoqi bowed to Li Mingda and apologized for her abrupt behavior.
"Since it's something I've kept in my heart for a long time, there must be some consequences if I say it." Li Mingda's ink pupils shone a little in the dim night, "Are you sure you said it, and you can bear the consequences?"
Yuchi Baoqi was stunned, and stared blankly at Li Mingda in some puzzlement.
Li Mingda looked up at the stars in the sky, "The sky is fine today, the moon is bright and the stars are rare, it is most suitable for people like you to recite poems and Fu. I would like to recommend you a poem, you can go back and read it when you have time."
"What poem?" Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly asked.
""Jade Song"." Li Mingda looked at him with a smile, then swung his whip, galloped his horse, and went straight to Chengtian Gate.
Yuchi Baoqi handed him off, seeing the princess's horse drove directly into the Chengtian Gate, he slowly put down his hands.
Yuchi Baoqi mounted the horse and walked back unsteadily.Duofu and other attendants waited nervously at the next intersection, and when they saw that Erlang had returned, they hurried up to meet him.
Duofu: "Erlang, what's the matter?"
Yuchi Baoqi didn't answer.
Duofu couldn't ask any more questions. He led the horse in front of him and thought about it as he walked. His husband was probably rejected by the princess. Otherwise, according to his temperament, it would be impossible for him to be so quiet.
"Little daughter of Biyu's family, she dare not climb Guide.
Feeling like a daughter, I am ashamed of my allure. "
Duofu suddenly heard Erlang recite a poem, and asked excitedly, "Erlang, what does this poem mean?"
"Are you deaf, can't you understand such a white poem?" Yuchi Baoqi said angrily.
Duofu thought for a while, and then he read it again, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Understood, this is..." Duofu realized later, "Ah——Erlang, your lord has rejected you."
Yuchi Baoqi gave Duofu a sad look.What made him sad was not only the princess's polite refusal, but also Duofu's reaction. Looking at him like this, he should have expected this result a long time ago.It's a pity that he doesn't know he is in it, and he is not even as good as a servant.
Heart dull, dull pain, very hurt.
"Erlang, why don't we go to Yangsan's house to see at night?"
Yangsanniang's House is another famous brothel in Chang'an City, its scale is second only to Fengyue Tower.Of course, Fengyue Tower is bound to collapse now, and Yangsan's family will naturally become the largest brothel in the capital.
"No!" Yuchi Baoqi clanged.
"Then let's go back to the house?" Duofu continued to suggest, "I asked the kitchen to prepare some wine and roast the mutton—"
"Bah! I don't want to eat mutton for the rest of my life!" Yuchi Baoqi snapped.
Duofu slapped himself, "Look at me, I really don't want to open any pot, and I don't eat mutton."
Having said this, Duofu was glared at by Yuchi Baoqi again.
Duofu hurriedly said: "Bright grilled shrimp, cut carp..."
"Let's go to Fang's house." Yuchi Baoqi sighed.At this time, I can only find his close friend Fang Yizhi and let him untie him.
Duofu hurriedly praised the idea, and quickly got on his horse, and followed Yuchi Baoqi to Liang Guogong's mansion.
Fang Xuanling was eating with the children, after hearing the report, he looked at Fang Yizhi.
Fang Yizhi immediately put down his chopsticks, bowed to his parents and wanted to leave.
Fang Xuanling knew that Fang Yizhi would meet Yuchi Baoqi very late when he was going here, and the father and son would have no time to talk today, so he took advantage of this time to ask Fang Yizhi: "I heard that you went to a brothel to investigate today. The scene was a little nasty."
Lu Shi also finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and asked curiously, "What kind of disgusting man?"
Fang Xuanling looked at the third son who was still eating, and said to Lu Shi, "There are people's heads mixed in the stewed mutton."
"Hmm—" Fang Yi immediately covered his mouth, looked at his father in surprise, then hurriedly turned around and ran out with resentment on his face.
Lu Shi glanced at the plate of grilled mutton on the table, and complained in a flat tone that Fang Xuanling's indiscriminate speech made their three sons vomit.But this complaint is not very distracting, and there is no anger or anger at all.
"This child is more and more able to eat, and his stomach is almost fat. Although it is beautiful to be fat, it should not be too much. It is not good for the body." Fang Xuanling sighed.
Lu nodded in agreement, thinking that Fang Yi should learn how to ride and shoot, "Bumping a few more times on the horse's back can make some of the flesh fall off."
Fang Xuanling nodded, and immediately said that he would find a husband for him another day.
"The case is indeed as far as my father knows, and I have nothing new here. Baoqi is looking for me at this moment, probably because of an urgent matter. If Aye and Auntie have nothing to say, my son will leave first." Fang Yi said straight.
Fang Xuanling and Lu Shi nodded and let him go.
Fang Yi just came back after rinsing his mouth. Seeing that his elder brother was about to leave, he looked into the room again, "I can't eat anymore, I feel sick just listening to it. Brother, you have seen it with your own eyes, why are you still so calm?"
"Cannibalism is very rare." Fang Yi looked at him, and left after saying that.
Fang Yi was stunned, and repeated his elder brother's words, and then reacted belatedly, turning his head to look at his elder brother's back in amazement, "What is it so strange? Isn't it strange, Jiajia Is it common?"
"'Changing children to eat them, dissecting their bones to cook them' has existed since ancient times, how rare it is." Lu Shi went out and took the conversation by the way.
Fang Yi stared blankly at his mother, seeing her smiling at him, his eyes widened slightly in horror, and he crossed his arms. "I have to protect myself. We have some money in our family, otherwise I will be eaten. No, even if I eat, the eldest brother should be eaten first. He is the boss, he takes the lead."
"Confused, the eldest son will naturally be kept." Lu sighed.
Fang Yi said: "Then second brother!"
"Your second brother is the son-in-law."
"My aunt, you have to eat me to be happy." Fang Yi pretended to be sad, and went to help Lu Shi, "Forget it, the son is the meat that fell from your body, and I am willing to let you eat it."
Lu Shi laughed, and nodded Fang Yize's head, "It's just eating, and I will cut the meat for you to eat. They are all my precious sons, so why not?"
Fang Yi hurriedly threw himself into Lu Shi's arms, "It's better, A Niang."
"I think A Niang is good. I will eat less meat and more vegetables in the future." Lu Shi patted Fang Yi's back that trembled when he touched meat, and sighed.
Fang Yi rule: "..."
Yuchi Baoqi was already waiting in Fang Yizhi's study.As soon as he heard the rumor that he was coming, Yuchi Baoqi rushed towards the door.
As soon as Fang Yi entered the door, he was hugged firmly, and then a man's sobbing sounded in his left ear.
Fang Yizhi reluctantly pushed Yuchi Baoqi away and let him sit down.
After Yuchi Baoqi left Fang Yizhi's embrace, she was still not reconciled, she stretched out her arms to hug her, "I was rejected by the princess, please comfort me."
"To comfort you." Fang Yi avoided Yuchi Baoqi's stickiness, pressed him to sit down, and then stretched out his hand to pat his head.
Yuchi Baoqi suddenly felt warm in his heart for no reason, and then looked at Fang Yizhi with red eyes, "I didn't expect you to be quite good at coaxing people."
"When the black cow is sad, I just comfort it like this." Fang Yi sat down straight, dusted his robe and said.
Black bull?Yuchi Baoqi was stunned for a moment before realizing that Fang Yi was talking about the black cat he raised.
"You actually treated me like a cat." Yuchi Baoqi complained.
"Tell me, what's going on." Fang Yi stared at Yuchi Baoqi.
Yuchi Baoqi told Fang Yi in detail how he discussed with Changsun Huan and how he stopped the princess on the side of the road alone to express his feelings.In fact, the process was very simple, but Yuchi Baoqi added a lot of thoughts in his mind at the time, so he talked for half an hour.
From the beginning, Fang Yizhi sat upright and listened, but later he rested his chin lazily and read the testimony while listening.
Finally hearing Yuchi Baoqi's voice finished, Fang Yizhi raised his eyes and asked him with a smile, ""Jade Song"?"
"Yes, the princess sent me away with a "Jade Song"." Yuchi Baoqi said aggrievedly.
"It's already very tactful. I didn't say it outright. It's not ashamed when you see her in the future. Just pretend to be confused." Fang Yi said straight.
"Yeah, you've comforted me by saying that." Yuchi Baoqi sighed again, and read the content of "Jade Song" again, "I should have listened to you if I knew it, and you persuaded me to give up my mind. They don't listen."
"It's too late to take it back now." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi frowned and thought for a while, "But I don't want to give up so easily, I made an oath, from now on I will only treat one girl well."
"Then find someone you both like, just treat her well, and it doesn't have to be a princess." Fang Yi looked at Yuchi Baoqi with deep eyes.
Yuchi Baoqi scratched her head, "But I still like the princess now. Oh, why should I explain to you, you have never liked anyone, and liking someone is not something you can take back if you want."
"Yeah." Fang Yizhi brought the hot ginger tea in his hand to Yuchi Baoqi, "It's getting cold, if you run around without eating, it's easy to catch a cold in your stomach."
Fang Yi turned around and ordered the maids in the mansion to prepare meals for Yuchi Baoqi.
"I want to stay with you tonight and seek comfort." Yuchi Baoqi said with a sad face, "Make me more delicious food."
"Okay, then what do you want to eat, stewed mutton?" Fang Yi looked directly at him.
Yuchi Baoqi's face turned pale with shock, "Brother Yizhi, you are too much, one sentence makes me not hungry immediately."
"That's even better, it saves our Fang family's food." Fang Yi sighed.
Yuchi Baoqi snorted angrily, scolding Fang Yi for being stingy.At this time, the servant girl knocked on the door and brought Guomenxiang, Snow Baby and Feng Jianxiao.As soon as Yuchi Baoqi smelled the delicious smell, she forgot everything, and immediately sat down happily at the table and started to eat. There was a crunchy sound in the mouth, it was delicious, and it was very pleasant to listen to.
The maid also prepared wine and filled it up for Yuchi Baoqi.
"Madam heard that Yuchi Erlang is coming, so she specially prepared these." The servant girl said.
Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Thank you Mrs. Lu for me."
The servant girl glanced at Yuchi Baoqi, blushed and withdrew with a smile.
Yuchi Baoqi watched the servant girl go.
"If you like it, I will give it to you." Fang Yizhi also poured a glass of wine to his mouth.
"No, no, brother Yi, don't misunderstand me. I was thinking that I am still somewhat attracted to girls, why the princess is so calm to me." Yuchi Baoqi rubbed her chin when she mentioned Princess Jinyang, her eyes were full of sorrow, and her heart It was even more uncomfortable, "I should really listen to you, I shouldn't jump into this pit, the more I think about it, the more I feel uncomfortable, the more I feel uncomfortable, the more I think about it, what should I do if I can't get out."
"The reason why you can't get out is because you don't want to get out." Fang Yi ordered the servant girl to set up the chessboard, and immediately asked Yuchi Baoqi, "What are your plans for the future?"
"I don't know either. You said that after the princess declined me like this, will I have a chance in the future?" Yuchi Baoqi blinked his 'ignorant' eyes expectantly, and looked at the room.
"Then you have to ask the princess." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi sighed, her upper body slumped on the table, "How can you ask me? You have rejected me so clearly. If I continue, it would be too cheeky. But I am still a little unwilling, I can't control myself to think of her."
Fang Yi straightly poured the full wine into his mouth again.
"What do you say I should do?"
"Play chess." Fang Yi said straight.
"It's good to play chess, forget about your troubles for a while," Yuchi Baoqi said sadly, "And I am very skilled in chess, and I can always beat you. This is probably the only place where I can beat you. You can be happy."
"It's boring to bet so much, how about a game?" Fang Yi asked directly.
"How to bet?"
"It's up to you." Fang Yizhi looked at Yuchi Baoqi quietly.
Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while, "It just so happens that it's difficult for me to make a decision, so that's how it is. If I win, I will continue to persevere. If I lose, I will give up and stop getting stuck. Rein in the precipice and fall in love with someone again."
"Very good." Fang Yi asked Yuchi Baoqi to hold the sunspot.
"Are you sure you want me to play black?" Yuchi Baoqi's eyebrows brightened immediately. When confronting Fang Yizhi in the past, he always won the majority. If he is allowed to play black first this time, his winning rate will be even greater.
Fang Yi directly holds the white stone, quietly waiting for Yuchi Baoqi to make the first move.
Yuchi Baoqi quickly dropped the sunspot in her hand.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Think clearly." Yuchi Baoqi thought that Fang Yi had been asking him where to place the pieces, so he hurriedly said, "You don't regret your moves, you are a real gentleman."
"What a 'no regrets'!" Fang Yi followed closely with Bai Zi.
The two immediately fought and played chess for nearly an hour.
Yuchi Baoqi looked like he had a good chance of winning at the beginning, but in the end it turned into a defeat for the whole army.His mood also went down from the beginning of playing chess, ups and downs, and finally fell to the bottom.
Yuchi Baoqi finally lost the game.
He sniffled fiercely, tilted his head and face on the chessboard, "You fooled me, so you are so good at chess, you must have been lying to me before!"
"It's just a game of chess." Fang Yi picked up all the black pieces on the board, and then looked at Yuchi Baoqi, "But if someone is serious, don't forget your promise of 'no regrets'. Let go of your entanglement and start over."
"What restart? Ah, that's what you mean when you say you don't regret it? But...it's so easy to start again." Yuchi Baoqi sniffled again, "I was rejected by others, and I'm in a bad mood. You When playing chess, you can't let me go."
"It's okay to let you in the past, but today, I just look down on you." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi suddenly raised her head, sat up straight and looked at the room, "I beg you to look down on me, can I go back on my word?"
"No." Fang Yizhi said firmly.
"Sigh." Yuchi Baoqi sighed long and sadly, and put her face on the chessboard again, "If I abandon her, my heart will feel very empty."
"You used to have a heart?" Fang Yi asked directly.
Yuchi Baoqi: "It doesn't seem to be there, isn't it rare this time?"
Fang Yi saw that Yuchi Baoqi was still playing tricks, so he didn't bother to talk to him, and continued to sort out the testimony.The investigation into the death of Wang Changshi and the two Yachamen who escorted him must also continue, and the murderer must not be allowed to go unpunished.
Yuchi Baoqi calmed down for a while, and came over to take a look when she was bored.He flipped through the testimony on Fang Yizhi's case.
When I saw words like "mutton stew" and "mutton soup", my stomach instinctively felt sick.Yuchi Baoqi immediately lost interest and turned to look elsewhere.
After thinking for a while, Yuchi Baoqi recited the "Jade Song" again.
After reading it, I felt heartache again, and leaned against the window alone, feeling sad and uncomfortable there.
Naturally, Fang Yizhi didn't care what Yuchi Baoqi said, and continued to read the previous files. He went through all the unsolved murder cases around Chang'an City in recent months, and finally locked his eyes on a murder case in Mahuang Village in the south of the city two months ago.The deceased died on a mountain road leading from Mahuang Village to the outer village. After being killed, the body was thrown in the bushes near the roadside and covered with dead branches and leaves.Therefore, the deceased was discovered by passing villagers who smelled the stench a few days after his death, and the wound that caused the death was also a rusty hatchet.
Rusty woodcutters. It can be imagined that the people who use this kind of tools should be from farmers, but now they don't make a living by doing farm work. The woodcutters are not used often, so they are rusty.And if this person was ordered by Du Shi to kill Wang Changshi, then he must be someone who had contact with Du Shi in life.
In addition to the incognito Yueji Inn in Qujiang Village, Mrs. Du also has a house in Chang'an City. When she came back from Cizhou, she lived in this house. Of course, she also settled in Chengyang Princess Mansion for a few days. She defected to her second brother Du He.
Fang Yi felt that Mrs. Du had been married far away for many years, her roots in the capital were not deep, and she had only come to Beijing for Wang Changshi's affairs.At that time, Wang Changshi had been arrested and was in a desperate situation. One can imagine Du's situation. There were not many people who were willing to help her. The only people she could know and use were those in her mansion. up.
Fang Yizhi immediately picked up the personnel list of the Du family's house that he had investigated before, but these people had already been checked one by one when Wang Changshi was reported dead at the incident, and they all had alibi on the day of the incident, and there was nothing suspicious.
Fang Yi turned around and immediately thought of Princess Chengyang's Mansion.It doesn't make sense to say that Mrs. Du hasn't lived in Princess Chengyang's mansion for long, so she probably won't have any deep relationship with anyone. Of course, the possibility of Mrs. Du's sex or money buying the murder is not ruled out.It's just that Princess Chengyang's mansion is not easy to enter. If the murderer is there, it will be difficult.
"I'm ashamed to feel like a thousand pieces of gold." Yuchi Baoqi recited the poem in a mournful tone.
Fang Yizhi put down the list in his hand, and looked at Yuchi Baoqi who had already lost half of his soul.Fang Yi stared straight at him, as if seeing himself, wondering if one day he would be as lost as he was.
"If you are really uncomfortable, drink some wine." Fang Yizhi suggested.
"Yes yes yes, Du Kang is the only one who can relieve your worries. I want strong wine, the strongest wine." Yuchi Baoqi yelled.
Luo Ge looked at his master.
Fang Yi nodded straight, "Go ahead, serve him some appetizers, don't use meat, I guess he won't be able to eat it."
Yuchi Baoqi nodded happily, "Brother Yi is indeed my confidant, he understands me!"
"I remember there is still some wine in the house, so bring him a jar." Luo Ge was surprised to see Fang Yizhi, "Even the Duke would not be willing to drink that wine."
"Go." Fang Yi said straight.
Luoge went as ordered.
Yuchi Baoqi was startled, then stood up, and looked at Fang Yizhi very nervously, "You just said that the 醽渌 Cuitao, but the saint praised the famous wine brewed by Duke Wei himself? 醽渌 Sheng Lansheng , Cui Tao passed the jade scallion?"
Fang Yi nodded his head.
Yuchi Baoqi became excited, he rushed over, grabbed Fang Yizhi's hand, with tears in his eyes, "Brother Yizhi, you are so kind to me. I swear, I will treat you as my own brother in the future, and I will never let you down."
"Between friends, why bother to say such things." Fang Yizhi smiled lightly, making Yuchi Baoqi drunk today, and when he sobered up tomorrow, he would be the chic Yuchi Baoqi back then.
Yuchi Baoqi nodded movedly, and raised his hand to swear that he would definitely live up to Fang Yizhi's expectations.
After Luo Gezhen brought the legendary 醽渌 Cuitao and heated it up, Yuchi Baoqi poured a cup like a baby, and sipped it down sips.Luo Ge also prepared vegetarian side dishes such as peanuts and fried tofu for him.There is no smell of meat that overwhelms the aroma of the wine. Drinking it like this, on the contrary, you can taste the mellow aroma in the wine.
"Ah—I seem to be in a fairyland on earth," Yuchi Baoqi blushed from drinking, leaned against the table, and then hiccupped, "When I turn around and tell Aye, I drank Wei Gong The old man will definitely not believe in the brewed wine."
"Drinking good wine can't stop your mouth." Fang Yi sighed.
Yuchi Baoqi narrowed his eyes to look at Fang Yizhi, laughed, and then pointed at him, "You know how many girls like you, and you don't like me mentioning these things, so I didn't say anything, but today I will Let me tell you, I heard the news from my friends. Let’s not talk about ordinary people, let’s just say that in Chang’an City, there are one, two, three noble daughters in the families of officials above the third rank. , four..."
"Blessed, help your lord to rest." Fang Yi instructed straight.
Duofu hurriedly agreed with a smile, and apologized to Fang Shizi on behalf of his own Erlang. He really lost his mind after drinking.
After Yuchi Baoqi was helped up by Duofu, she was still unwilling and wanted to continue drinking. After being dragged away by force, she sniffled and wanted to cry, probably because she was thinking about the princess.
Later, with Luo Ge's help, Yuchi Baoqi was helped to live in the West Wing.
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Tai Chi Palace.
When Li Mingda came back, he was stopped by Fang Qirui, saying that the sage had just finished discussing with Changsun Wuji and others, and hadn't eaten yet.At this moment, the meal is being passed on, and the monarch and his ministers share it.
"The sage just asked if your lord has returned, but now it's all over, everyone is here."
"You still have my copy?" Li Mingda asked in surprise.
"Without your lord accompanying me to eat, even a saint would not enjoy eating well." Fang Qirui hurriedly invited the princess over.
"At any rate, I need to change clothes, so I'll come as soon as I go." After Li Mingda said that, he hurried back to his room, changed into some nice clothes, and asked the servant girl to put on the simplest bun. .
Li Shimin was very happy to see Li Mingda, and immediately set up a small table on the lower right side of Li Shimin.Taking advantage of the serving time, Li Shimin hurriedly asked her how she felt on her first day as an official and how the case was investigated.
"There are some clues, but the murderer is a formidable one." Li Mingda said.
"Oh, tell me what you found today." Li Shimin asked.
Li Mingda glanced at Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng who were present there, and said to Li Shimin: "I'd better talk to my father when I'm free someday."
"You girl, why are you suddenly shy? You are not unfamiliar with the three of them." Li Shimin said.
Hou Junji hurriedly took the opportunity to salute Li Mingda, congratulating her on being the first female official in the Tang Dynasty.
Changsun Wuji also cupped his hands and said with a laugh: "Although your lord is now the head of the eighth rank Department of Criminal Justice, I predict that your lord will be limitless in the future."
Wei Zheng joined in the fun in embarrassment, and apologized for his participation in the book before.
Li Shimin was so happy that his courtiers praised his daughter, Longyan was very happy.
Li Mingda felt that this was not good, and hurriedly said modestly: "Everyone has their own strengths, I just can be a little clever in solving cases, I think I can still be effective, but I can't do other court affairs, so there is no future. The theory of limitation. Uncle, like Aye, just prefers me, so everyone thinks highly of me, so don't dare to take it."
Wei Zheng saw that the princess could see clearly and knew how to be humble and self-reflective, so he nodded secretly in his heart, but felt that the more the princess was like this, the future would be as Changsun Wuji said, and the future would be limitless.
Li Shimin was still very curious and wanted Li Mingda to talk about the case she had solved, so Li Mingda leaned over to Li Shimin and whispered a few words to him.
Li Shimin's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "That's why I won't talk about it."
But the father and daughter's muttering aroused the curiosity of the other three ministers.After eating with doubts, the three resigned, and hurriedly sent someone to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to inquire about the news and see what happened.
After learning that Fengyuelou used dead people to cook food for the living, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, regretting it very much.
"The princess is really understanding." Hou Junji sighed.
Changsun Wuji: "It's all your fault for dragging me into the water and making people sick."
Wei Zheng said to Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji: "By the way, let's not spread the word about the princess being an official for the time being. It is said that we will wait until the case is solved and some results will be made. It will also convince the rest of the criminal department."
"You reminded me by saying that, that's what it should be. When I turn around, I will say hello to Fang Xuanling and the others who know the situation, so don't delay my niece's important affairs." Changsun Wuji said goodbye to the two , went first.
Hou Junji rubbed his chin, looked at the departing eldest grandson Wuji, and couldn't help sighing to Wei Zheng, "Look, it's as rampant as ever, even the crown prince may not be in his eyes, but he just has a special preference for Princess Jinyang."
"Your Majesty be careful," Wei Zheng reminded, "but I don't blame him for having an opinion on His Royal Highness. There are indeed many inappropriate things His Highness has done in recent years. As for Princess Jinyang, who doesn't like it. I remember you too Having received his favor, you forgot that the saint got angry with you last autumn, or was it thanks to her persuasion that you were spared?"
"That's true. The princess really takes good care of us veterans who are loyal to us. Who would have thought that a young girl like her would be so thoughtful and considerate. My Yinger is married and is 25 years old. But she is still ignorant and self-willed, and she got into trouble with her husband's family, and ran back crying to complain." Hou Junji sighed.
Wei Zheng smiled, "My daughter will still be in pain, it's better than letting her suffer quietly at her husband's house."
"That's right! I'll teach my unworthy son-in-law a lesson when I turn around." After Hou Junji finished speaking, he bid farewell to Wei Zheng.
After returning home, Wei Zheng told Mrs. Pei about the Tai Chi Palace celebration feast this autumn, and asked her to prepare some suitable clothes for the children in advance, so that both sons and daughters could attend.
Mrs. Pei was overjoyed, and asked Wei Zheng again: "Come back so late today, have you ever seen Princess Jinyang?"
"See you. She is busy now, and she is dealing with an extremely horrifying case in the criminal department. She is truly a hero among women, and many men can't match it." Wei Zheng thought of the case of cooking human flesh, and felt disgusted just by hearing it. He really admires that the princess can still be so calm after watching the scene.
"Not many people know about her being an official, and I'm afraid that if it is announced to the public later, the censors will not be safe." Pei sighed.
"Not really, I've stopped, how dare those censors provoke you." Wei Zheng then asked Pei, "Is Shuyu bored at home again?"
"I went out and ran to tell you about the case, but when I came back, no matter how I asked him, he was willing to say that it was because the case was disgusting, and this child is still filial." Pei said happily.
Wei Zheng also nodded in satisfaction.
late at night.
Li Mingda didn't feel sleepy, so he got up to study the case.
Seeing that the princess's room was lit, the guard who sent the message immediately asked Tian Hanshan to send the message, and then came back to report.
"Because your lord said that he wanted to deliver the report as soon as possible, so his subordinates disturbed you late at night, and please forgive me." The guard immediately reported, "Fang Shizi spread the news outside the palace, and the gold that King Jiangxia transported to Dingzhou is here. The halfway interception was successful, the number has been counted, and there is no difference."
Li Mingda felt relieved, sent the guard down, and continued to reflect on the case.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Mingda told Li Shimin about Jin Zi by the way.
At this time, Fang Xuanling hastily requested to be summoned, and played the paper that Zhongshu Sheng had just received this morning.
Li Shimin opened the booklet and frowned, "The governors of Qingzhou and Nazhou are also suspected of corruption?"
Fang Xuanling agreed and asked Li Shimin to send someone to investigate the case immediately.
"This peaceful and prosperous age is good, but it also breeds a lot of greedy moths. Who do you think is more appropriate to entrust this matter to?" Li Shimin asked.
"How about Ma Zhou? This person is talented, full of money, and has the ability to help the world. This time, it is better to give him a chance to show his judgment and see if he can be of great use." Fang Xuanling recommended.
Li Shimin agreed, "This person is also under my observation, so I will follow your advice."
After receiving the decree, Fang Xuanling wanted to bow and leave.
Li Shimin stopped him, "How is Princess Gaoyang these days?"
Fang Xuanling was stunned, and quickly knelt down to confess her crime: "She has been grounded in the princess mansion in accordance with the holy order, but I don't know the specific situation."
"Your second son didn't go home to report the situation to you?" Li Shimin frowned, obviously he was a little dissatisfied with Fang Xuanling's answer.
"He came back, but he didn't say anything." Fang Xuanling replied.
Li Mingda observed that the corners of Fang Xuanling's mouth were slightly pressed down, and the flesh around the eyes was also tensed, as if he was holding back something.Seeing that Aye was still a little dissatisfied and wanted to scold Fang Xuanling, Li Mingda smiled hurriedly and said to him: "Miss Seventeen has been thinking about it for so long, and even thinking about it, I know that I was wrong. I want to see it some other day. Look at her, Aye Keyun?"
"Go, you are sisters after all." Li Shimin paused, then looked at Fang Xuanling again, forgot what he said before, and waved him off.
Fang Xuanling responded, and immediately withdrew.
Li Shimin sighed that Fang Xuanling was useless, as the head of the family, he didn't know what to ask.
Li Mingda: "Miss Seventeen is a princess, and there is still a distance between the Princess Mansion and Liang Guogong's mansion. Although Fang Gong is the Duke of the State, it is not easy to ask about the Princess Mansion. Aye just asked him about that, he didn't know That's right, it's strange to know, isn't it because he secretly suspected of spying on the Princess Mansion?"
"I didn't think about it for a while, I just thought he was your seventeenth sister's father-in-law, and I should have some understanding of her situation. Thanks to you reminding me, I was the one who wronged him."
"Heaven and earth monarchs, relatives and teachers." Li Mingda said, "Between Fang Gong and the princess, we must first respect the way of the monarch, and then talk about relatives."
Li Shimin nodded, "There is no one to control her, and I don't know if you can repent with your seventeenth sister's temperament."
Li Mingda was silent, and immediately had breakfast with Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and then asked for a courtesy to leave, and continued to work in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Li Shimin smiled helplessly, "In this way, you will spend less and less time with Aye."
"When I come back at night, I will stay by Aye's side." Li Mingda grabbed Li Shimin's arm and acted coquettishly, coaxing Li Shimin to be happy, and he begged to leave.
When he arrived at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Fang Yizhi was already waiting there, holding a scroll of paintings in his hand.
Yuchi Baoqi followed behind Fang Yizhi, he lowered his head, followed Fang Yizhi to salute the princess, and then kept looking at his feet.
Finally, he finally found the person he wanted to see.
Li Mingda slowed down his horse and looked down at Yuchi Baoqi from above, "Why are you here?"
"Baoqi has something that has been held in her heart for a long time, and she wants to say it." Yuchi Baoqi bowed to Li Mingda and apologized for her abrupt behavior.
"Since it's something I've kept in my heart for a long time, there must be some consequences if I say it." Li Mingda's ink pupils shone a little in the dim night, "Are you sure you said it, and you can bear the consequences?"
Yuchi Baoqi was stunned, and stared blankly at Li Mingda in some puzzlement.
Li Mingda looked up at the stars in the sky, "The sky is fine today, the moon is bright and the stars are rare, it is most suitable for people like you to recite poems and Fu. I would like to recommend you a poem, you can go back and read it when you have time."
"What poem?" Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly asked.
""Jade Song"." Li Mingda looked at him with a smile, then swung his whip, galloped his horse, and went straight to Chengtian Gate.
Yuchi Baoqi handed him off, seeing the princess's horse drove directly into the Chengtian Gate, he slowly put down his hands.
Yuchi Baoqi mounted the horse and walked back unsteadily.Duofu and other attendants waited nervously at the next intersection, and when they saw that Erlang had returned, they hurried up to meet him.
Duofu: "Erlang, what's the matter?"
Yuchi Baoqi didn't answer.
Duofu couldn't ask any more questions. He led the horse in front of him and thought about it as he walked. His husband was probably rejected by the princess. Otherwise, according to his temperament, it would be impossible for him to be so quiet.
"Little daughter of Biyu's family, she dare not climb Guide.
Feeling like a daughter, I am ashamed of my allure. "
Duofu suddenly heard Erlang recite a poem, and asked excitedly, "Erlang, what does this poem mean?"
"Are you deaf, can't you understand such a white poem?" Yuchi Baoqi said angrily.
Duofu thought for a while, and then he read it again, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Understood, this is..." Duofu realized later, "Ah——Erlang, your lord has rejected you."
Yuchi Baoqi gave Duofu a sad look.What made him sad was not only the princess's polite refusal, but also Duofu's reaction. Looking at him like this, he should have expected this result a long time ago.It's a pity that he doesn't know he is in it, and he is not even as good as a servant.
Heart dull, dull pain, very hurt.
"Erlang, why don't we go to Yangsan's house to see at night?"
Yangsanniang's House is another famous brothel in Chang'an City, its scale is second only to Fengyue Tower.Of course, Fengyue Tower is bound to collapse now, and Yangsan's family will naturally become the largest brothel in the capital.
"No!" Yuchi Baoqi clanged.
"Then let's go back to the house?" Duofu continued to suggest, "I asked the kitchen to prepare some wine and roast the mutton—"
"Bah! I don't want to eat mutton for the rest of my life!" Yuchi Baoqi snapped.
Duofu slapped himself, "Look at me, I really don't want to open any pot, and I don't eat mutton."
Having said this, Duofu was glared at by Yuchi Baoqi again.
Duofu hurriedly said: "Bright grilled shrimp, cut carp..."
"Let's go to Fang's house." Yuchi Baoqi sighed.At this time, I can only find his close friend Fang Yizhi and let him untie him.
Duofu hurriedly praised the idea, and quickly got on his horse, and followed Yuchi Baoqi to Liang Guogong's mansion.
Fang Xuanling was eating with the children, after hearing the report, he looked at Fang Yizhi.
Fang Yizhi immediately put down his chopsticks, bowed to his parents and wanted to leave.
Fang Xuanling knew that Fang Yizhi would meet Yuchi Baoqi very late when he was going here, and the father and son would have no time to talk today, so he took advantage of this time to ask Fang Yizhi: "I heard that you went to a brothel to investigate today. The scene was a little nasty."
Lu Shi also finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and asked curiously, "What kind of disgusting man?"
Fang Xuanling looked at the third son who was still eating, and said to Lu Shi, "There are people's heads mixed in the stewed mutton."
"Hmm—" Fang Yi immediately covered his mouth, looked at his father in surprise, then hurriedly turned around and ran out with resentment on his face.
Lu Shi glanced at the plate of grilled mutton on the table, and complained in a flat tone that Fang Xuanling's indiscriminate speech made their three sons vomit.But this complaint is not very distracting, and there is no anger or anger at all.
"This child is more and more able to eat, and his stomach is almost fat. Although it is beautiful to be fat, it should not be too much. It is not good for the body." Fang Xuanling sighed.
Lu nodded in agreement, thinking that Fang Yi should learn how to ride and shoot, "Bumping a few more times on the horse's back can make some of the flesh fall off."
Fang Xuanling nodded, and immediately said that he would find a husband for him another day.
"The case is indeed as far as my father knows, and I have nothing new here. Baoqi is looking for me at this moment, probably because of an urgent matter. If Aye and Auntie have nothing to say, my son will leave first." Fang Yi said straight.
Fang Xuanling and Lu Shi nodded and let him go.
Fang Yi just came back after rinsing his mouth. Seeing that his elder brother was about to leave, he looked into the room again, "I can't eat anymore, I feel sick just listening to it. Brother, you have seen it with your own eyes, why are you still so calm?"
"Cannibalism is very rare." Fang Yi looked at him, and left after saying that.
Fang Yi was stunned, and repeated his elder brother's words, and then reacted belatedly, turning his head to look at his elder brother's back in amazement, "What is it so strange? Isn't it strange, Jiajia Is it common?"
"'Changing children to eat them, dissecting their bones to cook them' has existed since ancient times, how rare it is." Lu Shi went out and took the conversation by the way.
Fang Yi stared blankly at his mother, seeing her smiling at him, his eyes widened slightly in horror, and he crossed his arms. "I have to protect myself. We have some money in our family, otherwise I will be eaten. No, even if I eat, the eldest brother should be eaten first. He is the boss, he takes the lead."
"Confused, the eldest son will naturally be kept." Lu sighed.
Fang Yi said: "Then second brother!"
"Your second brother is the son-in-law."
"My aunt, you have to eat me to be happy." Fang Yi pretended to be sad, and went to help Lu Shi, "Forget it, the son is the meat that fell from your body, and I am willing to let you eat it."
Lu Shi laughed, and nodded Fang Yize's head, "It's just eating, and I will cut the meat for you to eat. They are all my precious sons, so why not?"
Fang Yi hurriedly threw himself into Lu Shi's arms, "It's better, A Niang."
"I think A Niang is good. I will eat less meat and more vegetables in the future." Lu Shi patted Fang Yi's back that trembled when he touched meat, and sighed.
Fang Yi rule: "..."
Yuchi Baoqi was already waiting in Fang Yizhi's study.As soon as he heard the rumor that he was coming, Yuchi Baoqi rushed towards the door.
As soon as Fang Yi entered the door, he was hugged firmly, and then a man's sobbing sounded in his left ear.
Fang Yizhi reluctantly pushed Yuchi Baoqi away and let him sit down.
After Yuchi Baoqi left Fang Yizhi's embrace, she was still not reconciled, she stretched out her arms to hug her, "I was rejected by the princess, please comfort me."
"To comfort you." Fang Yi avoided Yuchi Baoqi's stickiness, pressed him to sit down, and then stretched out his hand to pat his head.
Yuchi Baoqi suddenly felt warm in his heart for no reason, and then looked at Fang Yizhi with red eyes, "I didn't expect you to be quite good at coaxing people."
"When the black cow is sad, I just comfort it like this." Fang Yi sat down straight, dusted his robe and said.
Black bull?Yuchi Baoqi was stunned for a moment before realizing that Fang Yi was talking about the black cat he raised.
"You actually treated me like a cat." Yuchi Baoqi complained.
"Tell me, what's going on." Fang Yi stared at Yuchi Baoqi.
Yuchi Baoqi told Fang Yi in detail how he discussed with Changsun Huan and how he stopped the princess on the side of the road alone to express his feelings.In fact, the process was very simple, but Yuchi Baoqi added a lot of thoughts in his mind at the time, so he talked for half an hour.
From the beginning, Fang Yizhi sat upright and listened, but later he rested his chin lazily and read the testimony while listening.
Finally hearing Yuchi Baoqi's voice finished, Fang Yizhi raised his eyes and asked him with a smile, ""Jade Song"?"
"Yes, the princess sent me away with a "Jade Song"." Yuchi Baoqi said aggrievedly.
"It's already very tactful. I didn't say it outright. It's not ashamed when you see her in the future. Just pretend to be confused." Fang Yi said straight.
"Yeah, you've comforted me by saying that." Yuchi Baoqi sighed again, and read the content of "Jade Song" again, "I should have listened to you if I knew it, and you persuaded me to give up my mind. They don't listen."
"It's too late to take it back now." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi frowned and thought for a while, "But I don't want to give up so easily, I made an oath, from now on I will only treat one girl well."
"Then find someone you both like, just treat her well, and it doesn't have to be a princess." Fang Yi looked at Yuchi Baoqi with deep eyes.
Yuchi Baoqi scratched her head, "But I still like the princess now. Oh, why should I explain to you, you have never liked anyone, and liking someone is not something you can take back if you want."
"Yeah." Fang Yizhi brought the hot ginger tea in his hand to Yuchi Baoqi, "It's getting cold, if you run around without eating, it's easy to catch a cold in your stomach."
Fang Yi turned around and ordered the maids in the mansion to prepare meals for Yuchi Baoqi.
"I want to stay with you tonight and seek comfort." Yuchi Baoqi said with a sad face, "Make me more delicious food."
"Okay, then what do you want to eat, stewed mutton?" Fang Yi looked directly at him.
Yuchi Baoqi's face turned pale with shock, "Brother Yizhi, you are too much, one sentence makes me not hungry immediately."
"That's even better, it saves our Fang family's food." Fang Yi sighed.
Yuchi Baoqi snorted angrily, scolding Fang Yi for being stingy.At this time, the servant girl knocked on the door and brought Guomenxiang, Snow Baby and Feng Jianxiao.As soon as Yuchi Baoqi smelled the delicious smell, she forgot everything, and immediately sat down happily at the table and started to eat. There was a crunchy sound in the mouth, it was delicious, and it was very pleasant to listen to.
The maid also prepared wine and filled it up for Yuchi Baoqi.
"Madam heard that Yuchi Erlang is coming, so she specially prepared these." The servant girl said.
Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Thank you Mrs. Lu for me."
The servant girl glanced at Yuchi Baoqi, blushed and withdrew with a smile.
Yuchi Baoqi watched the servant girl go.
"If you like it, I will give it to you." Fang Yizhi also poured a glass of wine to his mouth.
"No, no, brother Yi, don't misunderstand me. I was thinking that I am still somewhat attracted to girls, why the princess is so calm to me." Yuchi Baoqi rubbed her chin when she mentioned Princess Jinyang, her eyes were full of sorrow, and her heart It was even more uncomfortable, "I should really listen to you, I shouldn't jump into this pit, the more I think about it, the more I feel uncomfortable, the more I feel uncomfortable, the more I think about it, what should I do if I can't get out."
"The reason why you can't get out is because you don't want to get out." Fang Yi ordered the servant girl to set up the chessboard, and immediately asked Yuchi Baoqi, "What are your plans for the future?"
"I don't know either. You said that after the princess declined me like this, will I have a chance in the future?" Yuchi Baoqi blinked his 'ignorant' eyes expectantly, and looked at the room.
"Then you have to ask the princess." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi sighed, her upper body slumped on the table, "How can you ask me? You have rejected me so clearly. If I continue, it would be too cheeky. But I am still a little unwilling, I can't control myself to think of her."
Fang Yi straightly poured the full wine into his mouth again.
"What do you say I should do?"
"Play chess." Fang Yi said straight.
"It's good to play chess, forget about your troubles for a while," Yuchi Baoqi said sadly, "And I am very skilled in chess, and I can always beat you. This is probably the only place where I can beat you. You can be happy."
"It's boring to bet so much, how about a game?" Fang Yi asked directly.
"How to bet?"
"It's up to you." Fang Yizhi looked at Yuchi Baoqi quietly.
Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while, "It just so happens that it's difficult for me to make a decision, so that's how it is. If I win, I will continue to persevere. If I lose, I will give up and stop getting stuck. Rein in the precipice and fall in love with someone again."
"Very good." Fang Yi asked Yuchi Baoqi to hold the sunspot.
"Are you sure you want me to play black?" Yuchi Baoqi's eyebrows brightened immediately. When confronting Fang Yizhi in the past, he always won the majority. If he is allowed to play black first this time, his winning rate will be even greater.
Fang Yi directly holds the white stone, quietly waiting for Yuchi Baoqi to make the first move.
Yuchi Baoqi quickly dropped the sunspot in her hand.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Think clearly." Yuchi Baoqi thought that Fang Yi had been asking him where to place the pieces, so he hurriedly said, "You don't regret your moves, you are a real gentleman."
"What a 'no regrets'!" Fang Yi followed closely with Bai Zi.
The two immediately fought and played chess for nearly an hour.
Yuchi Baoqi looked like he had a good chance of winning at the beginning, but in the end it turned into a defeat for the whole army.His mood also went down from the beginning of playing chess, ups and downs, and finally fell to the bottom.
Yuchi Baoqi finally lost the game.
He sniffled fiercely, tilted his head and face on the chessboard, "You fooled me, so you are so good at chess, you must have been lying to me before!"
"It's just a game of chess." Fang Yi picked up all the black pieces on the board, and then looked at Yuchi Baoqi, "But if someone is serious, don't forget your promise of 'no regrets'. Let go of your entanglement and start over."
"What restart? Ah, that's what you mean when you say you don't regret it? But...it's so easy to start again." Yuchi Baoqi sniffled again, "I was rejected by others, and I'm in a bad mood. You When playing chess, you can't let me go."
"It's okay to let you in the past, but today, I just look down on you." Fang Yi said straight.
Yuchi Baoqi suddenly raised her head, sat up straight and looked at the room, "I beg you to look down on me, can I go back on my word?"
"No." Fang Yizhi said firmly.
"Sigh." Yuchi Baoqi sighed long and sadly, and put her face on the chessboard again, "If I abandon her, my heart will feel very empty."
"You used to have a heart?" Fang Yi asked directly.
Yuchi Baoqi: "It doesn't seem to be there, isn't it rare this time?"
Fang Yi saw that Yuchi Baoqi was still playing tricks, so he didn't bother to talk to him, and continued to sort out the testimony.The investigation into the death of Wang Changshi and the two Yachamen who escorted him must also continue, and the murderer must not be allowed to go unpunished.
Yuchi Baoqi calmed down for a while, and came over to take a look when she was bored.He flipped through the testimony on Fang Yizhi's case.
When I saw words like "mutton stew" and "mutton soup", my stomach instinctively felt sick.Yuchi Baoqi immediately lost interest and turned to look elsewhere.
After thinking for a while, Yuchi Baoqi recited the "Jade Song" again.
After reading it, I felt heartache again, and leaned against the window alone, feeling sad and uncomfortable there.
Naturally, Fang Yizhi didn't care what Yuchi Baoqi said, and continued to read the previous files. He went through all the unsolved murder cases around Chang'an City in recent months, and finally locked his eyes on a murder case in Mahuang Village in the south of the city two months ago.The deceased died on a mountain road leading from Mahuang Village to the outer village. After being killed, the body was thrown in the bushes near the roadside and covered with dead branches and leaves.Therefore, the deceased was discovered by passing villagers who smelled the stench a few days after his death, and the wound that caused the death was also a rusty hatchet.
Rusty woodcutters. It can be imagined that the people who use this kind of tools should be from farmers, but now they don't make a living by doing farm work. The woodcutters are not used often, so they are rusty.And if this person was ordered by Du Shi to kill Wang Changshi, then he must be someone who had contact with Du Shi in life.
In addition to the incognito Yueji Inn in Qujiang Village, Mrs. Du also has a house in Chang'an City. When she came back from Cizhou, she lived in this house. Of course, she also settled in Chengyang Princess Mansion for a few days. She defected to her second brother Du He.
Fang Yi felt that Mrs. Du had been married far away for many years, her roots in the capital were not deep, and she had only come to Beijing for Wang Changshi's affairs.At that time, Wang Changshi had been arrested and was in a desperate situation. One can imagine Du's situation. There were not many people who were willing to help her. The only people she could know and use were those in her mansion. up.
Fang Yizhi immediately picked up the personnel list of the Du family's house that he had investigated before, but these people had already been checked one by one when Wang Changshi was reported dead at the incident, and they all had alibi on the day of the incident, and there was nothing suspicious.
Fang Yi turned around and immediately thought of Princess Chengyang's Mansion.It doesn't make sense to say that Mrs. Du hasn't lived in Princess Chengyang's mansion for long, so she probably won't have any deep relationship with anyone. Of course, the possibility of Mrs. Du's sex or money buying the murder is not ruled out.It's just that Princess Chengyang's mansion is not easy to enter. If the murderer is there, it will be difficult.
"I'm ashamed to feel like a thousand pieces of gold." Yuchi Baoqi recited the poem in a mournful tone.
Fang Yizhi put down the list in his hand, and looked at Yuchi Baoqi who had already lost half of his soul.Fang Yi stared straight at him, as if seeing himself, wondering if one day he would be as lost as he was.
"If you are really uncomfortable, drink some wine." Fang Yizhi suggested.
"Yes yes yes, Du Kang is the only one who can relieve your worries. I want strong wine, the strongest wine." Yuchi Baoqi yelled.
Luo Ge looked at his master.
Fang Yi nodded straight, "Go ahead, serve him some appetizers, don't use meat, I guess he won't be able to eat it."
Yuchi Baoqi nodded happily, "Brother Yi is indeed my confidant, he understands me!"
"I remember there is still some wine in the house, so bring him a jar." Luo Ge was surprised to see Fang Yizhi, "Even the Duke would not be willing to drink that wine."
"Go." Fang Yi said straight.
Luoge went as ordered.
Yuchi Baoqi was startled, then stood up, and looked at Fang Yizhi very nervously, "You just said that the 醽渌 Cuitao, but the saint praised the famous wine brewed by Duke Wei himself? 醽渌 Sheng Lansheng , Cui Tao passed the jade scallion?"
Fang Yi nodded his head.
Yuchi Baoqi became excited, he rushed over, grabbed Fang Yizhi's hand, with tears in his eyes, "Brother Yizhi, you are so kind to me. I swear, I will treat you as my own brother in the future, and I will never let you down."
"Between friends, why bother to say such things." Fang Yizhi smiled lightly, making Yuchi Baoqi drunk today, and when he sobered up tomorrow, he would be the chic Yuchi Baoqi back then.
Yuchi Baoqi nodded movedly, and raised his hand to swear that he would definitely live up to Fang Yizhi's expectations.
After Luo Gezhen brought the legendary 醽渌 Cuitao and heated it up, Yuchi Baoqi poured a cup like a baby, and sipped it down sips.Luo Ge also prepared vegetarian side dishes such as peanuts and fried tofu for him.There is no smell of meat that overwhelms the aroma of the wine. Drinking it like this, on the contrary, you can taste the mellow aroma in the wine.
"Ah—I seem to be in a fairyland on earth," Yuchi Baoqi blushed from drinking, leaned against the table, and then hiccupped, "When I turn around and tell Aye, I drank Wei Gong The old man will definitely not believe in the brewed wine."
"Drinking good wine can't stop your mouth." Fang Yi sighed.
Yuchi Baoqi narrowed his eyes to look at Fang Yizhi, laughed, and then pointed at him, "You know how many girls like you, and you don't like me mentioning these things, so I didn't say anything, but today I will Let me tell you, I heard the news from my friends. Let’s not talk about ordinary people, let’s just say that in Chang’an City, there are one, two, three noble daughters in the families of officials above the third rank. , four..."
"Blessed, help your lord to rest." Fang Yi instructed straight.
Duofu hurriedly agreed with a smile, and apologized to Fang Shizi on behalf of his own Erlang. He really lost his mind after drinking.
After Yuchi Baoqi was helped up by Duofu, she was still unwilling and wanted to continue drinking. After being dragged away by force, she sniffled and wanted to cry, probably because she was thinking about the princess.
Later, with Luo Ge's help, Yuchi Baoqi was helped to live in the West Wing.
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Tai Chi Palace.
When Li Mingda came back, he was stopped by Fang Qirui, saying that the sage had just finished discussing with Changsun Wuji and others, and hadn't eaten yet.At this moment, the meal is being passed on, and the monarch and his ministers share it.
"The sage just asked if your lord has returned, but now it's all over, everyone is here."
"You still have my copy?" Li Mingda asked in surprise.
"Without your lord accompanying me to eat, even a saint would not enjoy eating well." Fang Qirui hurriedly invited the princess over.
"At any rate, I need to change clothes, so I'll come as soon as I go." After Li Mingda said that, he hurried back to his room, changed into some nice clothes, and asked the servant girl to put on the simplest bun. .
Li Shimin was very happy to see Li Mingda, and immediately set up a small table on the lower right side of Li Shimin.Taking advantage of the serving time, Li Shimin hurriedly asked her how she felt on her first day as an official and how the case was investigated.
"There are some clues, but the murderer is a formidable one." Li Mingda said.
"Oh, tell me what you found today." Li Shimin asked.
Li Mingda glanced at Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng who were present there, and said to Li Shimin: "I'd better talk to my father when I'm free someday."
"You girl, why are you suddenly shy? You are not unfamiliar with the three of them." Li Shimin said.
Hou Junji hurriedly took the opportunity to salute Li Mingda, congratulating her on being the first female official in the Tang Dynasty.
Changsun Wuji also cupped his hands and said with a laugh: "Although your lord is now the head of the eighth rank Department of Criminal Justice, I predict that your lord will be limitless in the future."
Wei Zheng joined in the fun in embarrassment, and apologized for his participation in the book before.
Li Shimin was so happy that his courtiers praised his daughter, Longyan was very happy.
Li Mingda felt that this was not good, and hurriedly said modestly: "Everyone has their own strengths, I just can be a little clever in solving cases, I think I can still be effective, but I can't do other court affairs, so there is no future. The theory of limitation. Uncle, like Aye, just prefers me, so everyone thinks highly of me, so don't dare to take it."
Wei Zheng saw that the princess could see clearly and knew how to be humble and self-reflective, so he nodded secretly in his heart, but felt that the more the princess was like this, the future would be as Changsun Wuji said, and the future would be limitless.
Li Shimin was still very curious and wanted Li Mingda to talk about the case she had solved, so Li Mingda leaned over to Li Shimin and whispered a few words to him.
Li Shimin's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "That's why I won't talk about it."
But the father and daughter's muttering aroused the curiosity of the other three ministers.After eating with doubts, the three resigned, and hurriedly sent someone to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to inquire about the news and see what happened.
After learning that Fengyuelou used dead people to cook food for the living, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, regretting it very much.
"The princess is really understanding." Hou Junji sighed.
Changsun Wuji: "It's all your fault for dragging me into the water and making people sick."
Wei Zheng said to Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji: "By the way, let's not spread the word about the princess being an official for the time being. It is said that we will wait until the case is solved and some results will be made. It will also convince the rest of the criminal department."
"You reminded me by saying that, that's what it should be. When I turn around, I will say hello to Fang Xuanling and the others who know the situation, so don't delay my niece's important affairs." Changsun Wuji said goodbye to the two , went first.
Hou Junji rubbed his chin, looked at the departing eldest grandson Wuji, and couldn't help sighing to Wei Zheng, "Look, it's as rampant as ever, even the crown prince may not be in his eyes, but he just has a special preference for Princess Jinyang."
"Your Majesty be careful," Wei Zheng reminded, "but I don't blame him for having an opinion on His Royal Highness. There are indeed many inappropriate things His Highness has done in recent years. As for Princess Jinyang, who doesn't like it. I remember you too Having received his favor, you forgot that the saint got angry with you last autumn, or was it thanks to her persuasion that you were spared?"
"That's true. The princess really takes good care of us veterans who are loyal to us. Who would have thought that a young girl like her would be so thoughtful and considerate. My Yinger is married and is 25 years old. But she is still ignorant and self-willed, and she got into trouble with her husband's family, and ran back crying to complain." Hou Junji sighed.
Wei Zheng smiled, "My daughter will still be in pain, it's better than letting her suffer quietly at her husband's house."
"That's right! I'll teach my unworthy son-in-law a lesson when I turn around." After Hou Junji finished speaking, he bid farewell to Wei Zheng.
After returning home, Wei Zheng told Mrs. Pei about the Tai Chi Palace celebration feast this autumn, and asked her to prepare some suitable clothes for the children in advance, so that both sons and daughters could attend.
Mrs. Pei was overjoyed, and asked Wei Zheng again: "Come back so late today, have you ever seen Princess Jinyang?"
"See you. She is busy now, and she is dealing with an extremely horrifying case in the criminal department. She is truly a hero among women, and many men can't match it." Wei Zheng thought of the case of cooking human flesh, and felt disgusted just by hearing it. He really admires that the princess can still be so calm after watching the scene.
"Not many people know about her being an official, and I'm afraid that if it is announced to the public later, the censors will not be safe." Pei sighed.
"Not really, I've stopped, how dare those censors provoke you." Wei Zheng then asked Pei, "Is Shuyu bored at home again?"
"I went out and ran to tell you about the case, but when I came back, no matter how I asked him, he was willing to say that it was because the case was disgusting, and this child is still filial." Pei said happily.
Wei Zheng also nodded in satisfaction.
late at night.
Li Mingda didn't feel sleepy, so he got up to study the case.
Seeing that the princess's room was lit, the guard who sent the message immediately asked Tian Hanshan to send the message, and then came back to report.
"Because your lord said that he wanted to deliver the report as soon as possible, so his subordinates disturbed you late at night, and please forgive me." The guard immediately reported, "Fang Shizi spread the news outside the palace, and the gold that King Jiangxia transported to Dingzhou is here. The halfway interception was successful, the number has been counted, and there is no difference."
Li Mingda felt relieved, sent the guard down, and continued to reflect on the case.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Mingda told Li Shimin about Jin Zi by the way.
At this time, Fang Xuanling hastily requested to be summoned, and played the paper that Zhongshu Sheng had just received this morning.
Li Shimin opened the booklet and frowned, "The governors of Qingzhou and Nazhou are also suspected of corruption?"
Fang Xuanling agreed and asked Li Shimin to send someone to investigate the case immediately.
"This peaceful and prosperous age is good, but it also breeds a lot of greedy moths. Who do you think is more appropriate to entrust this matter to?" Li Shimin asked.
"How about Ma Zhou? This person is talented, full of money, and has the ability to help the world. This time, it is better to give him a chance to show his judgment and see if he can be of great use." Fang Xuanling recommended.
Li Shimin agreed, "This person is also under my observation, so I will follow your advice."
After receiving the decree, Fang Xuanling wanted to bow and leave.
Li Shimin stopped him, "How is Princess Gaoyang these days?"
Fang Xuanling was stunned, and quickly knelt down to confess her crime: "She has been grounded in the princess mansion in accordance with the holy order, but I don't know the specific situation."
"Your second son didn't go home to report the situation to you?" Li Shimin frowned, obviously he was a little dissatisfied with Fang Xuanling's answer.
"He came back, but he didn't say anything." Fang Xuanling replied.
Li Mingda observed that the corners of Fang Xuanling's mouth were slightly pressed down, and the flesh around the eyes was also tensed, as if he was holding back something.Seeing that Aye was still a little dissatisfied and wanted to scold Fang Xuanling, Li Mingda smiled hurriedly and said to him: "Miss Seventeen has been thinking about it for so long, and even thinking about it, I know that I was wrong. I want to see it some other day. Look at her, Aye Keyun?"
"Go, you are sisters after all." Li Shimin paused, then looked at Fang Xuanling again, forgot what he said before, and waved him off.
Fang Xuanling responded, and immediately withdrew.
Li Shimin sighed that Fang Xuanling was useless, as the head of the family, he didn't know what to ask.
Li Mingda: "Miss Seventeen is a princess, and there is still a distance between the Princess Mansion and Liang Guogong's mansion. Although Fang Gong is the Duke of the State, it is not easy to ask about the Princess Mansion. Aye just asked him about that, he didn't know That's right, it's strange to know, isn't it because he secretly suspected of spying on the Princess Mansion?"
"I didn't think about it for a while, I just thought he was your seventeenth sister's father-in-law, and I should have some understanding of her situation. Thanks to you reminding me, I was the one who wronged him."
"Heaven and earth monarchs, relatives and teachers." Li Mingda said, "Between Fang Gong and the princess, we must first respect the way of the monarch, and then talk about relatives."
Li Shimin nodded, "There is no one to control her, and I don't know if you can repent with your seventeenth sister's temperament."
Li Mingda was silent, and immediately had breakfast with Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and then asked for a courtesy to leave, and continued to work in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Li Shimin smiled helplessly, "In this way, you will spend less and less time with Aye."
"When I come back at night, I will stay by Aye's side." Li Mingda grabbed Li Shimin's arm and acted coquettishly, coaxing Li Shimin to be happy, and he begged to leave.
When he arrived at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Fang Yizhi was already waiting there, holding a scroll of paintings in his hand.
Yuchi Baoqi followed behind Fang Yizhi, he lowered his head, followed Fang Yizhi to salute the princess, and then kept looking at his feet.
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