Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Fang Yizhi's eyes were burning, and he asked Li Mingda with a smile: "It's okay to talk about what happened when I was young, what else?"

"I built the mansion with mud, and of course I need some people and horses to look good, so I rode a bamboo pole as a horse," Li Mingda said, "but then I thought the bamboo pole was dead, so it was boring."

Fang Yi straightened his eyebrows, "Then your lord will ride someone?"

Li Mingda blinked his eyes.

Fang Yizhi pursed his lips, "The princess just wanted to ride a 'handsome' horse, so I gave Wei Shizi..."

Li Mingda was stunned in embarrassment, and then looked at Fang Yizhi in surprise, with an expression of "how would you know".

"It's really... a unique way for the princess to be lively." Fang Yizhi carefully chose his words, and then thoughtfully said, "It's hard to see that Wei Shuyu is avoiding you, it's because of this."

"Is he avoiding me? I didn't pay attention." Li Mingda exclaimed.

When Fang Yi heard Li Mingda's words, the corner of his mouth smiled even deeper.

At this time, the little official came to report and told Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi that the old man Zhang who often delivered firewood to Fengyuelou had been found.

"You come to interrogate." Li Mingda stood up and gave way to the side.

Fang Yi knew that Li Mingda wanted to observe old man Zhang with more concentration, so he didn't refuse, so he sat in the first place.

The old man Zhang was brought in immediately, and he was said to be an old man, but he was called this because his gray hair made him look old.In fact, he is only 35 years old, with a strong build, dark skin, thick calluses on his hands, and he is a very capable farmer at first glance.

After the old man Zhang knelt down and kowtowed, he obediently bowed his head and waited for questioning.

Fang Yizhi: "Do you usually have any contact with the four cooks in Fengyue Building?"

"Caomin has been responsible for supplying firewood to Fengyue Building since three years ago. The four dumb brothers have been working in the kitchen of Fengyue Building. It is inevitable that the two sides have some contact. After a long time, they will naturally become familiar with each other. We usually see each other and bring small things to each other. , just chatting a few words, at most, there is no more in-depth contact." The old man Zhang immediately kowtowed in fear, and repeatedly stated himself, "Caomin just heard that the four brothers killed people? Caomin did not participate in their affairs, please Fang Shaoqing is a bright lesson!"

After the old man Zhang finished speaking, he howled a little dryly, put his arms on the ground, and hit his forehead on his arms. At first glance, it seemed that he kowtowed very hard and sincerely.

In fact, no matter how the old man Zhang made a fuss, Fang Yizhi's eyes would not be disturbed, he just asked the next question as usual.When Shi Hongyu appeared in Fengyuelou, was old man Zhang also in Fengyuelou?

The old man Zhang was stunned, his lips were closed for a moment and then opened. He first made a "no" mouth shape but did not pronounce it, then changed his mouth shape again, and admitted with difficulty, "Caomin happened to be there at the time, but Caomin went there Nothing else, just to deliver firewood! Every day at Shenshi, Caomin will go to Fengyuelou to deliver firewood. This is something that many people know. You can ask the four cooks, no, ask other people in Fengyuelou, and the street They all know about other vendors, they watch me deliver firewood every day.”

Fang Yizhi didn't respond to old man Zhang's words, and continued to ask old man Zhang if he had contact with the four dumb brothers in the kitchen that day.

"After a few words, it's about unloading firewood." Old man Zhang said in a low tone.

Li Mingda found that when the old man Zhang was replying, his eyes became more and more erratic as he went to the back, and the sweat on his forehead also broke out.The sweat was not too obvious, but it still couldn't escape her eyes.Also, when his face was tense, the flesh of his entire face was tense, especially when Fang Yi went straight to the day of the crime, old man Zhang was in the most tense state.

Li Mingda also noticed the old man Zhang's hand. Following Fang Yizhi's question, his fingers were flexed a little bit to make a fist. The hand that was originally on the ground was moving slightly towards his body, intending to guard against something.

It seems that Fang Yizhi's words have stimulated the old man Zhang, making him instinctively want to protect himself when his body is in danger.

Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi.

Fang Yizhi immediately sensed Li Mingda's signal, and then repeatedly mentioned to old man Zhang that the firewood was delivered on the day of the incident, that is, three days ago, and asked him carefully what kind of firewood he sent, what car he used, and how many bundles of firewood were there in total. When the car is empty.

"Caomin used an ox cart and sent pine firewood. A few days ago, the four brothers asked for a cart of pine firewood, which was specially used for stewing chicken. They said it was delicious. A car was delivered that day. As for how many bundles of firewood there were, I didn’t remember clearly. There were about 20 bundles, which were as thick as one person’s arms. The pine branches were thick and thin, and the thin ones were as thick as a thumb, and as thick as an arm. At that time The firewood was unloaded, and the car was empty. Cao Min took some mustard cakes from my four brothers and drove away. After that, I never went to Fengyue Tower." Old man Zhang confessed, "By the way, I left at that time. At that time, the back door was suddenly guarded by officials, and I was not allowed to leave. After waiting for a while, I was allowed to leave, and there was still a search, but I only had one cow, one person, and one car, so there was nothing to investigate.”

After listening to Fang Yizhi, he felt that there was something wrong with the old man, but he couldn't see where the specific problem was, so he looked at the sharp-eyed princess, presumably she had already observed something.

Li Mingda already noticed that old man Zhang was very nervous when he talked about the ox cart.But as he said, if the bullock cart is empty, there is nothing, and the guards have checked it, why is he nervous?Li Mingda thought for a moment, then asked Cheng Chubi and the others: "Which of you was responsible for searching his car at that time?"

At that time, the guards in charge of guarding Fengyue Tower hurriedly reported back, "Not long after Shi Hongyu entered Fengyue Tower, there was indeed a firewood truck that wanted to leave after unloading firewood. The subordinates stopped him at first and did not allow him to leave. Later, he got the order from the master." , according to the order to check that the second person was not hidden, and then let him go."

Li Mingda noticed that when the guard said he was checking the carriage, Old Man Zhang was a little nervous. Not only did the flesh on his face shrink, but his whole body was tense.

Li Mingda stared sharply at the guard who answered, and asked him to confirm, "Is the car ready for inspection?"

The guard nodded, "I have checked under the car. The subordinates have carefully checked every car that leaves Fengyue Tower. Everyone who leaves from Fengyue Tower has also made a record of their identity."

"Are you sure the car is empty and there is nothing on it? Did you admit that there might be a second person hidden?" Li Mingda raised his voice and stared at the guards. The princess's awe-inspiring majesty was fully displayed, which made the guards reflect several times in shock. Dare to talk nonsense.

"Actually, it's not considered an empty car. There's still a piece of rough wood on the car." Another guard whispered.

The old man Zhang hurriedly explained, "It was the thicker wood that someone asked me to pay attention to, and asked me to save it for him to build a house!"

Li Mingda ignored Old Man Zhang's explanation, and then asked the guard: "How rough?"

"Probably a little thicker than this pillar." The guard pointed to the vermilion lacquered pillar in the hall.

Close to the wood that one person hugs.

Fang Yi pondered for a while, then looked at Li Mingda to see her attitude.

After thinking about it, Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi and found that he had been looking at him for a long time.She was stunned for a while, still focusing on the case in front of her, walked to Fang Yizhi's side, and whispered to him a possibility she had thought of.

Fang Yizhi immediately nodded in agreement, "Not ruled out."

Li Mingda backed away immediately.

Looking at the old man kneeling in the middle of the ground at this time, he was obviously nervous.He probably realized that he was sweating on his forehead, so he put his face close to the ground and gently rubbed his forehead against his sleeve, intending to inadvertently wipe off the sweat on his head.

The more old man Zhang moved, the more Li Mingda stared at him.

Sensing Li Mingda's gaze, old man Zhang didn't dare to move any more. He put his head on the ground and waited respectfully for orders.

"Where is this piece of wood now?"

"Caomin has already given the wood to his cousin in the same village, and asked him to use it to build a house." Old man Zhang said.

"What's your name, where do you live?"

"My name is Wu Maosheng, and I live in Kainan Village." Old man Zhang explained.

"Go and investigate." Fang Yizhi immediately ordered people to temporarily take old man Zhang into custody, and wait for the results of the investigation before deciding whether to stay or not.

When the old man Zhang heard this order, he was panicked, "The grass people are wronged, the grass people are just a farmer who delivers firewood, and he didn't do anything. Tomorrow, I have to go to the mountain to chop firewood and send it to Xiangyaolou. Please, gentlemen Forgive the grass people."

Li Mingda looked at the old man, but didn't bother to respond to his words, waved his hand, and sent the guards to take him down.After a while, Li Mingda sighed to Fang Yi: "If this matter is really what you and I think, it's interesting, but it's amazing."

Fang Yi nodded.

The two immediately rode out of the city, and within a short time, they arrived at the residence of old man Zhang in Kainan Village.Looking at the back of his house, there is a lot of dry firewood and wood piled up.The guards called the head of the village, showed him the fish talisman of the head of the Ministry of Punishment, and ordered him to take the guards to find Old Man Zhang's cousin Wu Maosheng.

Wu Maosheng was then led over, and after saluting, he shrank his neck and stood in front of Li Mingda and Fang Yi obediently, waiting for questioning.

"Three days ago, your cousin gave you some logs." Li Mingda asked.

Wu Maosheng thought for a while, then hurriedly said, "One."

Not lying, Li Mingda gestured to Fang Yizhi instead.

Fang Yi asked Wu Maosheng again, "When did you deliver it?"

"It was around five o'clock. He said that he would give it to me when he found a good piece of wood while chopping firewood on the mountain today." Wu Maosheng said.

"Wushi, it will be dark by then, are you sure?" Li Mingda asked.

"Because it was dark and the work was suspended, Caomin remembered the time, otherwise it would be easy to be confused. Caomin has been busy building a house for the past two days, so he is really tired and dizzy." Wu Maosheng scratched his head and laughed.

"Then do you still remember whether his carriage came from east to west, or from West King's east?" Fang Yizhi asked again.

Wu Maosheng looked at the sky, recalled it carefully, and then said: "It seems to be coming from west to east. I remember he turned the ox cart to go home."

From east to west, it is the direction from Chang'an City to Kainan Village. Old man Zhang's house is at the westernmost side of the village.If old man Zhang came back from Chang'an City, he would bring the wood directly to Wu Maosheng. The ox cart should come from the east and go west.But if old man Zhang drove from his home to Wu Maosheng's home, the direction would be just the opposite.

Li Mingda turned to make eye contact with Fang Yizhi, obviously there was something suspicious about it.In Shenshi, old man Zhang left Chang'an City, no matter how slow the ox cart was, it would not take more than an hour to return to Kainan Village, and it would not take two hours at all.Long after dark, old man Zhang suddenly drove a piece of wood from his home to Wu Maosheng. No matter how he thought about it, he felt a little deliberate, as if he was deliberately lying.

Fang Yizhi asked Wu Maosheng which piece of wood he could use.

"Not yet, the wood is still there, and we will have time to break it in the future." Wu Maosheng confessed.

Li Mingda immediately asked the three guards who were in charge of searching the old man Zhang's ox cart to go to Wu Maosheng's residence.His house is an old house followed by a new one. The wood given by old man Zhang three days ago is still nearby and placed at the root of the wall next to the courtyard gate.

After the guards looked at this piece of wood, they carefully identified it, and they all felt that it was different from the one they saw that day.

"It's a bit bent and thicker."

"And the bark fell off a lot. I remember that when we searched that day, the bark of the wood on old man Zhang's car was intact."

Li Mingda asked Wu Maosheng again: "Have you thought about it, are you sure this is the wood old man Zhang gave you three nights ago?"

"Caomin is sure, there is only one piece of wood in this place. After moving here that night, I haven't moved it." Wu Maosheng was a little puzzled why the chief of the Ministry of Criminal Justice asked himself repeatedly, such a simple matter, how could he Will remember wrongly.

Li Mingda turned his head to the accompanying documents and said: "Write the testimony and let him sign it."

The document promised, found a table on the spot, prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and quickly described what Wu Maosheng said just now, and ordered him to draw.

"Do you know this woman?" Li Mingda ordered Tian Hanshan to show him Shi Hongyu's portrait.

Wu Maosheng glanced at the painting, his eyes froze for a moment, his eyes were a little joyful, he looked at it a few more times, and then swallowed.

Then he shook his head, indicating that he didn't know him.

Li Mingda believed him, and Wu Maosheng looked fresh and curious when he saw the painting, which was in line with the reaction of some men when they saw a portrait of a beautiful woman for the first time.

Li Mingda took a look at Wu Maosheng's yard by the way, and after confirming that there was nothing suspicious, he returned to Old Man Zhang's residence. At this time, Cheng Chubi, who was in charge of searching here, brought two pieces of bark in his hand.

Li Mingda immediately noticed that the three sides of each piece of bark were cut neatly, only one side seemed to be torn apart, and the edges were uneven.

Cheng Chubi put the piece of bark on the ground and pieced it together until it became a rectangle with neat edges.

The bark is a little wet and very tough, and when put together, it is slightly raised and has a circular arc shape.It is about seven inches wide and twenty inches long.

"For a bark of this size, it would be feasible to cut out a hole of the same size for a petite woman to get in and hide it." Fang Yi sighed to Li Mingda.

Li Mingda nodded, and then followed Cheng Chubi to the place where Old Man Zhang piled firewood, and his eyes immediately fell on the pile of firewood that had been split over there.

Li Mingda took out two pieces of wood from it, and it could be seen that the core of the wood had been dug by tools. Seeing this, Cheng Chubi and others hurriedly searched for similar pieces of wood in the pile of firewood, and they separated into a pile after a while , Li Mingda ordered people to arrange these wooden blocks on the ground, looked at them for a while, and then told Fang Yizhi with certainty.

"Our previous suspicions have come true. Old man Zhang did use a hollow piece of wood. It is very likely that this piece of wood escaped the guards' search and transported Shi Hongyu away. You can look back and see that these pieces of wood are carefully put together , whether it can restore the one he transported from Fengyue Building three days ago." Li Mingda speculated.

Fang Yizhi: "How can there be such a coincidence, but when Shi Hongyu entered Fengyue Tower, he brought a hollow piece of wood that was dug specially. This old man must not be innocent, and the four dumb cooks are also insiders. Fengyuelou's false mother, I think she can't escape the responsibility of covering up, and it is very likely that the matter is deeper."

Li Mingda nodded, and then asked Cheng Chubi and others to get a car to transport the wood pieces away, "Go back and find a carpenter to put them together, and try to restore the wood to the way it was before it was split."

Cheng Chubi agreed, and immediately led his subordinates to do it.

Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi led some guards to leave first, and returned to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to interrogate old man Zhang.

Old man Zhang saw the confession, and listened to Li Mingda's speculation, as well as the piece of bark that he trampled off and threw it on the pile of rotten wood.He bowed his head silently, having nothing to say.

Seeing him like this, Fang Yi couldn't help but think of the four dumb brothers.

"But you helped Shi Hongyu escape?" Fang Yi asked directly.

Old man Zhang looked at the ground silently, still not saying a word.

"I'm asking you something, I'm sorry to explain it!" Yacha took up his wooden staff and hit old man Zhang hard on the back.

The old man Zhang was beaten halfway to the ground, screamed in pain, and then coughed continuously, his face turned red. "The grass man was wronged, I really don't know what to say. There is a piece of wood that the grass man carved and wasted at home. It was originally intended to be a dowry for his wife, but it broke, so he chopped down the wood and burned it as firewood."

"Another sophistry." Li Mingda sighed, and then she stood up and lingered in front of old man Zhang, and then looked at him, "Is there someone who thought of this step a long time ago, and taught you how to sophistry?"

Old man Zhang shut his mouth tightly, stared at the ground in horror, shook his body and remained silent.

Li Mingda immediately asked Tian Hanshan to show Shi Hongyu's portrait to old man Zhang.

The old man Zhang glanced at him, and was even more frightened. He immediately looked away, kowtowed to Li Mingda in panic, and shouted his innocence.

"The grass people have never seen this woman before, the grass people are wronged!"

"You have seen it." Li Mingda retorted lightly.

Old man Zhang was taken aback, but continued to kowtow and cry for innocence.

Seeing the situation, Fang Yi felt that there was no need to continue the interrogation, asked Li Mingda what he meant, then waved his hand and ordered the old man Zhang to be taken away.Incomparably alone and closely guarded, it is strictly forbidden to contact anyone, including people from Fengyuelou who are also imprisoned.

The Yacha agreed, and he went.

Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi then interrogated the four dumb brothers, pointing out that old man Zhang used wood to hide Shi Hongyu, so that he escaped the pursuit and transported him away from Fengyue Tower.After the four dumb brothers heard this, they sighed that it was ridiculous, and only gestured with their hands to express that Shi Hongyu was killed by them. As for why the old man Zhang had a hollow log, the four brothers denied it and did not know.

In desperation, Li Mingda dismissed him.

"This is too strange!" Li Mingda frowned, and tapped his fingers on the table impatiently, "Who would be able to stand up to things like a normal rural man, he should put the evidence in front of him to scare him , I admitted it. Even a reckless man with some brains like Wang Fengshou would have to confess in front of irrefutable evidence. But the four dumb brothers, and this old man Zhang, with such obvious evidence in front of them, They will make up a new lie, and seeing that the lie can't be rounded, they still cling to the old story. In short, when it comes to Shi Hongyu, their mouths are tight."

Fang Yi beckoned and ordered the little official to bring tea, and he brought it to Li Mingda himself.

Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi, drank tea, calmed down, and felt that he was a little anxious just now.

"It's really strange." Fang Yizhi suddenly said at this time, "This matter is so strange, it proves that this is a big case, and there must be a huge conspiracy behind it, and it is worth spending more energy to investigate."

Fang Yizhi then smiled and comforted Li Mingda, "No matter how the other party plans, if this matter meets the two of us, he will definitely not let him succeed. The princess has just been appointed as the head of the Department of Criminal Affairs, so it is easy to light up the 'three fires', It just happens that this case can shock those who have objections to it.”

Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi and remained silent for a while.Just when Fang Yi wondered if he said something wrong and did not comfort Princess Dao, Li Mingda suddenly laughed.

Her smile is like a quietly blooming white orchid, low-key and indifferent at first glance, but it has a breathtaking beauty when you look closely.

Fang Yizhi immediately looked away, looked at the tea in his hand, and drank it down in one gulp.The tea was still hot, but it couldn't compare to the warmth of his palm.

"These people are hard-spoken and not easy to pry. When the incident happened suddenly, it is better to let them meditate in prison and see what will happen in the future. We also took the opportunity to think about whether there is a new way to deal with them. If it is really impossible, use Great punishment, let Baoqi go." Fang Yi said directly.

Li Mingda thought for a while, then nodded.

"Your lord has gone to several places to investigate the case today, so it is inevitable that you will be tired. Why don't you go back to the palace to rest early, and there will be a feast tomorrow, that will be exhausting." Fang Yizhi expressed concern to Li Mingda .

Li Mingda promised to bid farewell to Fang Yizhi. Thinking of tomorrow's celebration feast, she suddenly called Fang Yizhi, "Sages like literati to praise him with poems. Since tomorrow is a celebration feast, you should prepare a poem early A poem about the harvest, accompanied by a word of praise, will surely please him."

Fang Yi was stunned for a moment, and thanked Li Mingda for the reminder.

"I see that many descendants of the aristocratic family have already prepared for tomorrow's banquet. You have been accompanying me to investigate the case all this time. I'm afraid you don't have much time, but you can't make you lose because of it. That's why I'm telling you this 'big secret' You deserve it. You are my follower, so I should take care of you more." After Li Mingda finished speaking, he smiled and waved to Fang Yi, and rode away.

Li Mingda scolded her for not riding very fast. After walking for a while, seeing that she was about to turn a corner, she subconsciously looked back and was startled for a while.

Fang Yizhi still stood on the spot, with his back straight, looking at her side intently, motionless, as if he wanted to be a stone that would not be shocked by thunder.

Li Mingda turned a corner on horseback, and his heart also turned.

At this time, Tian Hanshan also noticed Fang Yizhi who was still delivering the princess respectfully, and said with a smile: "He is sincere, and he is loyal to the princess, and he can be regarded as a good follower. Compared with slaves, they are not so careful."

At the end of Tian Hanshu's speech, he did not forget to praise himself narcissistically.

Li Mingda glanced at Tian Hanshan, "I want you and Biyun to prepare clothes for the feast, have you forgotten?"

"Such an important event, I dare not forget it. I have already prepared it. I specially asked someone to prepare three sets of clothes for the princess. Each has its own characteristics, and it all depends on the princess's preference."

"I heard that this year's harvest is great, and Aye is very happy. I will choose something festive to wear, and I will choose the one that looks the richest." Li Mingda said.

Tian Hanshan hurriedly laughed and said, "The slave knows which one to choose. The slave who returned to the palace showed it to the princess. Not only the fur of rare animals and birds was used, but also flowers made of East Sea pearls were embedded on it."

"it is good."

……

Turning his head back to the Lizheng Hall, Li Mingda lay down on the couch and didn't want to move after taking a bath and changing clothes.It was only then that she felt the fatigue that Fang Yizhi had mentioned before, her body seemed to be crushed by a huge mountain at this moment.

Tian Hanxi hurriedly came over to beat Li Mingda's legs, and by the way advised her not to rush too hard on the case, "You can leave many things to the slaves to handle, and if it's not enough, there will be Mr. Yuchi, as for Mr. Fang, your lord doesn't need to worry about it." Hands down."

"There are so many things that I can't rest assured unless I see them with my own eyes. Besides, this is a case that I just started working on as a new official. How can I be lazy?"

"What your lord said is very reasonable." Tian Hanshan agreed.

Li Mingda then turned over and asked Biyun to squeeze her shoulders.

Then she suddenly remembered Wei Shuyu that Fang Yi mentioned before, and asked Tian Hanshan, "Do you think Wei Shizi is hiding from me recently?"

Tian Hanxi thought for a while, "I didn't pay much attention recently, and he didn't show up in front of your lord very much. But in Anzhou, I saw that he was deliberately hiding from your lord, as if your lord could eat him. At that time, as long as there is a place where your lord is, I don’t think he will show up if he can. In the end, didn’t you find an excuse for Wei Gong’s illness and leave first?”

"Well, I also noticed it at that time." Li Mingda sighed, "But at that time, he must have avoided it on purpose because the saint wanted to recruit a son-in-law for me. To take revenge for what happened when I was a child? It shouldn't be... "

Tian Hanxi was puzzled and asked: "Why did your lord suddenly think of this?"

"I was wondering if I had bullied people when I was a child." Li Mingda looked at Tian Hanshan apologetically, "At that time, I used to scare him with bugs, every time he cried like a pig. Being intimidated by me made him afraid to tell Wei Gong the truth. Thinking about this poor child, after being tortured by the little bug he fears most, he will be ridden by me like a horse."

Li Mingda sat down and asked Tian Hanshan, "Why do you think I was so naughty and bullied people back then?"

"There is no child who is not naughty. When I was as big as a princess, I did some things. Now that I think about it, it's boring and shameful." Tian Hanshan said shyly.

"Really." Li Mingda asked with interest what it was.

Tian Hanshan: "It's not easy to say, it's too disgusting, you can't dirty the princess' ears."

"Speak in a low voice, I don't blame you." Li Mingda asked curiously.

Tian Hanshu: "When I was six years old, I was taken by an old eunuch named Wu in the palace. He was in charge of the slave, and he liked to spank my ass with a wicker stick with thick fingers. Once I was beaten hard by him. So, the slave quietly poured urine into his privately hidden wine jar. Later, every time the old eunuch drank, he would smack his lips with emotion, saying that the wine had finally changed its taste after it had been put in time. It's even better."

Li Mingda couldn't stop laughing, "You Coke, interesting."

"Actually, I see that Wei Shizi was played around by your lord when he was a child, but he was willing in his heart. Every time he was scared by insects, the princess would coax him with candies, and he would always smile and be very happy. I remember him saying However, I would like to eat the candy given by the princess all my life. I also said that I would take the princess out of the palace and stay away from the Taiji Palace, so that the princess can be at ease and carefree, without worrying about being reprimanded by the sage. Look, he How sincerely I respect the princess!" Tian Hanshan recalled.

Li Mingda couldn't help laughing again, "He also said these words? I don't remember."

"It's been a long time, and besides, your lord was young at that time, so it's normal not to remember." Tian Hanshan said with a smile, "But I was not young at that time, because Wei Shizi was handsome and kind-hearted. I had the most fun and thought about..."

Li Mingda glared at him and asked him what he had thought.

Tian Hanshan scratched his head and smiled apologetically, not daring to say more.

"Hearing what you said, I should make it up to him. He loves reading and making progress, so give him some lonely copies. He should like it."

Tian Hanshan agreed, and he did so.But you can't send books for no reason, you have to find a reason, and send them on the grounds that he helped your lord investigate the case a few days ago.

The next day, the autumn air was crisp and cloudless.

Hundreds of officials in the Liangyi Hall worshiped and talked about the good things about the harvest for several years. The Sacred Heart was overjoyed, and then announced a banquet for all the officials by the South Sea Pool.

For this matter, Concubine Wei brought many royal children and noble ladies of the family to enjoy the scenery by the Xihai Pool.Concubine Wei Gui is not a person with too many things to do, she just wants everyone to have fun and try to make the scene more lively.There are many people on the cruise ship and enjoying the scenery, and the excitement becomes lively. There is no restraint, and everyone chats happily with each other.

Yuchi Baoqi, Wei Shuyu and many children from aristocratic families came.

Seeing this, the women of the aristocratic family all smiled and shyly followed behind their mother, and glanced at where the handsome boy was from time to time.

As long as they are women of the right age who are not engaged, they must have been reminded by their elders at home before they come, and they are told that this celebration feast is a good opportunity for them to reap their feelings.Therefore, the eyes of many unengaged noble daughters are always searching around from time to time, and they can't help but look at the children with the most outstanding appearance.

Wei Wanshu and Zhou Xiaohe followed Pei around.

Taking advantage of the time when her aunt was chatting with other ladies, Zhou Xiaohe deliberately pulled Wei Wanshu aside to talk.

"Why don't you see him? I see his mother and brother are here." Zhou Xiaohe said anxiously.

Wei Wanshu suddenly said: "I forgot, he is now the young minister of Dali Temple who has just been conferred. According to the rules, he should still be in Liangyi Hall at this moment, and he will probably move to Nanhai Pool soon."

"Ah? Then I came here for nothing."

"It's not in vain, just wait a little longer. The banquet doesn't end until evening. Why are you in a hurry. Turn around and wait for the saint to finish singing his praises, and we will see you then. Can't you be more reserved and wait patiently?" Wei Wanshu said with disgust.

Zhou Xiaohe hurriedly apologized, smiled and acknowledged his mistake, then leaned on the railing beside the waterside pavilion, looking at the noble young masters who had already boarded the boat.There were still people smiling and nodding at her, Zhou Xiaohe turned his head away, refusing to pay attention to them.I just feel that everyone is mediocre, not as good as Fang Yizhi.

Afterwards, Zhou Xiaohe looked at Wei Wanshu beside her, only to find that Wei Wanshu's gaze had been staring in one direction.

Zhou Xiaohe followed her gaze and saw Yuchi Baoqi chatting with a fat boy by the bamboo forest ten feet away from them.

"Who is that, with Yuchi Baoqi?" Zhou Xiaohe asked.

"Fang Yize, Fang Shizi's younger brother." Wei Wanshu withdrew her gaze at this moment, turned her head and pretended to look elsewhere, but her peripheral vision still stayed on Yuchi Baoqi over there.

"Someone is watching you." Fang Yi glanced at him and sighed to Yuchi Baoqi.

"You dropped the word 'a lot'." Yuchi Baoqi smiled confidently, but expressed emotion to Fang Yi, "It's as expected."

"Damn, you have to be shameless." Fang Yi sighed, "If my eldest brother is here, there must be more people watching him than you. I don't think you dare to be so rampant."

"Still waiting for your elder brother to come? There won't be one here." Yuchi Baoqi then smiled and looked at Wei Shuyu who was coming towards them.

"What are you talking about?" Wei Shuyu asked after meeting the two.

"Let's talk about you, attracting the attention of so many women, are you happy and proud?" Fang Yi asked with a smile.

Wei Shuyu glanced sideways at the few women who were looking at him nearby, immediately aroused shyness, Wei Shuyu said with a bad complexion: "It's not interesting."

Immediately he, Wei Shuyu, lamented that Fang Yi was not here, and talking directly with Fang Yi was a very interesting thing.

"Hey, why do you all love to chat with my elder brother? I just don't talk to him." Fang Yi saw more and more women looking at him, and hurriedly hugged Wei Shuyu's shoulders, "Let's go Let's go, let's go into the forest and say, I'm afraid you two will get thicker after staying here for a long time."

The three of them went in along the path in the forest.

Seeing their figures disappear, Wei Wanshu showed reluctance, then sighed and leaned against Zhou Xiaohe.

At this time, there was a noise from the south, saying that Princess Chengyang and Princess Jinyang were coming.

As soon as Zhou Xiaohe heard this, she pulled Wei Wanshu along with everyone to greet the princess.

After the courtesy, everyone made way, and the two noble princesses were invited to go first.

Zhou Xiaohe was immediately attracted by the skirt on Li Mingda's body. She hurriedly squeezed Wei Wanshu's hand and sighed: "It's such a beautiful and luxurious dress, cousin, I really want to have one too."

"It's not just you thinking about it, I think about it too, but you and I can only think about it." Wei Wanshu immediately grabbed Zhou Xiaohe and reminded her not to drink alcohol for a while, stay sober, and don't forget the plan that was discussed earlier on a whim.

"Don't worry, I won't, just look forward to this day."