People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

Song Yanche laughed and said, "Tell Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be there. Please come in."

After a while, Shen Xiuming strode in.He was in his prime, dressed in a red python suit, not angry but mighty, when seeing his two nephews, he just saluted, "Your majesty, little prince."

"Uncle, you don't need to be too polite." Song Yanche said politely, "Come here, give me a seat."

After Shen Xiuming sat down, Song Yanche said: "I don't know what's important for Uncle to come to see me before the rest day?"

"The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, and there is no way to rest, so how dare I slack off?" Shen Xiuming first said some trivial things, and then brought the topic to the main topic. "Your Majesty, Mount Qingcheng was built under the order of the first emperor. It took 10 manpower and took decades to complete. The first emperor and the queen mother went to Mount Qingcheng many times to worship the heavens and pray for blessings. Mount Qingcheng is my holy place of pilgrimage. Not only are there rumors about female ghosts making troubles and other absurdities Speaking, Jiang Zhiyuan, the son of Marquis Pingxi, was also framed by traitors and lost his mind. I implore the emperor to thoroughly investigate this matter, give Pingxihou an explanation, and also give an explanation to the believers in the world."

"I have heard a little bit about this." Song Yanche said with great interest, "I heard that Jiang Zhiyuan was obsessed with sex, and lost his mind because of the way of that female ghost."

Shen Xiuming's expression darkened, and he said, "Does the emperor also believe in the words of ghosts and monsters?"

"Uncle's words are wrong." Song Yanqing said, "If you don't believe in God, why did your father spend so much effort building Qingcheng Mountain?"

"My lord, these are two different things." Shen Xiuming was already a little displeased, the Holy Majesty always respected him very much, and rarely refuted him.On the contrary, this little prince, who has been rebellious and disrespectful since he was a child, seems to never take his uncle seriously. "The matter about the female ghost in Qingcheng Mountain was obviously deliberately done by someone, and the target was directed at Jiang Zhiyuan. Not long ago, Shen Zixian, the dog, was also plotted against. Does the emperor think this is a coincidence? Last time it was Zixian, this time it was Jiang Zhiyuan , who knows whose turn it will be next time?"

Song Yanqing raised eyebrows, "Shen Zixian was plotted against? Uncle, the king was also there on the day Zixian was injured. Then Xie Qingsu beat him upright, how can it be called plotting? And I don't know if the king will be wrong. What does uncle mean to say that Shang Zixian and the pretender are the same person? Are you making accusations against Xie Qingsu?"

Song Yanche didn't say a word, just watched the two people come and go with a smile.Shen Xiuming was so angry that his beard was straight. He simply ignored Song Yanqing and said to Song Yanche: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie was indeed in Qingcheng Mountain that day. Besides him, there were Xu Shangshu and his family members. I believe that these people need to be treated one by one. After reviewing and finding out the truth, Master Xiao Xie and Xu Shangshu can also be cleared."

"What did you say?" Song Yanqing asked in amazement, "Xu Xi...Xu Shangshu's family members are also there?"

Shen Xiuming held his head high, "Exactly."

Seeing that his younger brother was inexplicably lost in thought, Song Yanche had seen enough of the show, and said, "Then uncle thinks, who should be entrusted with investigating this matter?"

Shen Xiuming pretended to think for a moment, and said: "According to the usual practice, this matter should be handed over to the chief investigator of Dali Temple, but Mr. Xie is involved in it. In order to avoid suspicion, I think it is better to choose another person to lead the investigation."

Song Yanche seemed to be waiting for Shen Xiuming's words, "Please also ask uncle to recommend a candidate for me."

Shen Xiuming was about to speak, but Song Yanqing suddenly said: "Brother Huang, it's better to leave this matter to my younger brother."

Seeing that the younger brother who wanted to be an idle prince took the initiative to take the initiative, Song Yanche slightly raised his eyebrows, "Qing'er, are you serious?"

Song Yanqing nodded, looked at Shen Xiuming with a smile that was not a smile, and said, "I don't know if uncle can rest assured about this king?"

Shen Xiuming's face was a little ugly.Empress Dowager Shen once said to him that Prince Duan seemed to intend to stand on the side of Xie's family. Now that he took the initiative to ask the master to investigate the female ghost in Qingcheng Mountain, did he really want to help Xie's family?But now, how could he say "no". "The little prince is talented, fair and just, I...you can rest assured."

"That's good." Song Yanche smiled lightly, "Then we will have to trouble our little prince."

Therefore, Song Yanqing put other things aside and concentrated on investigating the case of the female ghost in Qingcheng Mountain.

First of all, he asked for a list of those who stayed overnight in Mount Qingcheng that night.Sure enough, Xie Qingsu and Xu's family members were among them. Excluding them, there were only some little-known little people left.Then, he "invited" Jiang Zhiyuan, who was bedridden, to the palace for questioning.Jiang Zhiyuan's health is really not suitable for going out, but Song Yanqing will not surrender to Pingxihou Mansion.Marquis Pingxi had no choice but to send Jiang Zhiyuan half-pushed and half-bundled to Prince Duan's mansion.

Fortunately, after several days of recuperation, Jiang Zhiyuan has recovered for the most part, at least he can have some simple communication with people.

Song Yanqing asked him: "You said you saw a female ghost that day, do you remember what she looked like?"

"Remember! I can't forget her even if I turn into ashes!" Jiang Zhiyuan's voice became hoarse because of shouting too much these days, "She...she is very beautiful, more beautiful than any woman I have ever seen Be nice!"

Song Yanqing said impatiently, "Be more specific."

"She is wearing a bright red dress, her lips are very red, and the corners of her eyes are a little raised..." Jiang Zhiyuan said, and a flash of inspiration flashed, "My lord, you have seen her too!"

Song Yanqing's heart skipped a beat, "This king has seen her?"

After waking up, Jiang Zhiyuan was half crazy and half stupid, and even forgot this key clue. "Yes, that's the woman in red makeup who appeared in the Qinghui Building on the Moon Festival!"

Song Yanqing's eyes sank, "This king knows."

"My lord knows who that female ghost is?" Jiang Zhiyuan's eyes widened, "Then lord, go find an eminent monk to do something to drive her out of the capital! She appeared in Qinghui Tower last time, and this time she appeared in Qingcheng Mountain again. This is the first time I went to the Prince's Mansion!"

Song Yanqing gritted her teeth and said, "If he doesn't come, this king will tie him up!"

Jiang Zhiyuan was moved to tears when he heard the words, "Thank you, my lord! Your lord is really a wise and brave man!"

Song Yanqing grabbed Jiang Zhiyuan's clothes suddenly, and said sharply: "You must not tell a third person about this matter, otherwise, this king will let the female ghost haunt you all day and all night, do you hear clearly?"

Jiang Zhiyuan was so frightened that he had lost the judgment of a normal person. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes! I, I don't know anything... I don't know anything..."

After Song Yanqing sent Jiang Zhiyuan away, he took a deep breath, "Xuan Mo, take Xu..."

Before Song Yanqing finished speaking, Xuan Mo said: "Bring Mr. Xu to the mansion? This subordinate will go now."

Song Yanqing was a little surprised, when Xuan Mo became so smart, he would rush to answer.

The first time Xuan Mo invited him to Prince Duan's mansion during the day, Xu Xilu felt a little panicked.This time he was brought to Song Yanqing's study, Song Yanqing retreated the servants, the doors and windows were closed, and only the two of them were left inside.

Song Yanqing turned her back to him and stood with her hands behind her back, "Xu Xilu, this king has underestimated you." He always thought that Xu Xilu was a wealthy idler with no desires and desires, and some cleverness would only be used on some insignificant things.He didn't become an official like Xu Xuanying, and he didn't see that he had the desire to gain fame. At first glance, he had little to do with the dispute between Shen and Xie.But after thinking about it carefully, he is a descendant of the Xu family, and he recognized Xie Yao as his mother, so how could he be indifferent to the dispute between the two parties?

"My lord, I really don't know what you're talking about this time." Xu Xilu said sincerely, "I wonder if my lord can give me some hints?"

"Okay, I will give you a few hints." Song Yanqing sneered, "Mount Qingcheng, Jiang Zhiyuan, the female ghost in red. How, are these hints enough?"

Xu Xilu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled lightly, "The little prince knows."

Song Yanqing was anxious, "You can still laugh! Do you know that if Ping Xihou and Shen Guogong know about this matter, even if you can save your life, you will have to shed a layer of skin, let alone your father in the court. It will be difficult. If something happens to you, what will you do if you let me... let me go to the north of Xinjiang?"

Xu Xilu said with a smile: "Shanghai is full of talented people. Is the young prince afraid that he will not find someone who can talk to him to relieve his boredom?"

Not to mention Xu Xilu, even Song Yanqing didn't understand why Xu Xilu must be walking with him.He can find someone smarter than Xu Xilu, and he can also find someone more interesting than him, but——

"Those people are not you." As soon as the words were spoken, Song Yanqing began to regret it.With Xu Xilu's virtue, I don't know how proud he will be when he hears this.Sure enough, Xu Xilu was stunned for a while, and then his face showed Hao Ran, "I am so important to the little prince, I don't even know..."

"Xu, Xi, Lu!" Sometimes Song Yanqing really wanted to open Xu Xilu's mind to see what was going on inside, "Do you really know the seriousness of the matter!"

"I know." Xu Xilu wrote lightly, "What the prince said just now is, 'if' let Ping Xihou and Shen Guogong know, but the prince will not let them know, will he?"

Song Yanqing stared straight at Xu Xilu, couldn't say anything harsh, and just lost the battle, "You...you can be proud of your favor, you, when you make a catastrophe, this king will When I can't protect you, this king will see what you do."

Xu Xilu regretted, "At that time, I'll just hug my thicker thighs."

Song Yanqing narrowed her eyes dangerously, "How dare you?"

Seeing that Song Yanqing was going to blow his hair, Xu Xilu hurriedly said: "The prince will believe what I say casually? May I ask, who in the world has thicker legs than the prince?"

Song Yanqing only felt that this was quite appropriate, "Stop pouring the ecstasy soup on this king. This king asks you, why did you attack Jiang Zhiyuan?" Song Yanqing seemed to think of something, and his face changed, "Is it possible that you are doing it for Xie Qingsu? revenge?"

Xu Xilu laughed and said: "My lord, it is Shen Zixian who is at odds with Qingsu. If I want to look for it, I want to trouble the Shen family. Why are you looking for Jiang Zhiyuan?"

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is true.Song Yanqing's face softened slightly, "Then why don't you give me a reason soon? It's fun to see me guessing here and there?"

Xu Xilu's expression became serious, "Like the prince, I also have someone I want to protect."

After listening to Xu Xilu's narration, the disgust in Song Yanqing's eyes was about to overflow, "Although Taifu Zhang is old, but when he was young, he was also a man of virtue and great affection. How could he raise such a daughter? No wonder Xuanying he……"

The voice stopped abruptly, and Xu Xilu couldn't help smiling when he saw Song Yanqing's annoyed look of saying the wrong thing, "The prince is right, my eldest brother's current temperament is inseparable from my aunt's upbringing over the years."

Song Yanqing was in a delicate mood.On the one hand, he felt that he really shouldn't advance Xu Xuanying in front of Xu Xilu; on the other hand, Xu Xilu didn't seem to mind this at all, and it turned out that he was being sentimental.With the purpose of probing, he said in a strange way: "You should also persuade Xuanying more, don't let him be used by villains and go astray."

Xu Xuanying's nature is not bad, and now he has become such a long-awaited, duplicity appearance, Xu Xilu is also quite a pity, "Even if I want to persuade, elder brother may not be able to listen."

"..." Song Yanqing glared at him angrily, "Xu Xilu, did you do it on purpose?!"

"what?"

"Forget it, forget it," Song Yanqing was so angry that she turned around and refused to look at him, and said irritably, "Don't talk about this, the Qingcheng Mountain female ghost, this king will find a way to cover it up for you."

"Hey, the great kindness and virtue that the prince has shown me is really hard to repay in my life."

"Okay, let's go. You're going to the northern border soon. You'd better settle down. If you make any trouble, this king will never punish you."

Thinking of what Song Yanqing said on the Lunar New Year's Day last time, Xu Xilu couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely not cause trouble for my lord again."

Song Yanqing, who had already found out the truth, had no choice but to put on an appearance of being diligent and hard-working in order to "bend the law for personal gain".In addition to interrogating those present one by one, he also went to Mount Qingcheng a few times in person, and then invited several eminent monks of high virtue and respect for secret talks.A few days later, he published a memorial, presenting the investigation results of the case to the emperor.After the emperor read it, he sent the memorial to the Duke's Mansion intact, and attached a uniquely shaped jade.

"It's nonsense!" Shen Xiuming heavily arranged the playbook on the table, blushing with anger.

Duan Shi, the Duke's wife, hurriedly picked up the memorial, and after reading a short paragraph, she couldn't hide her shock and said, "This, is there really a female ghost here?"

According to Song Yanqing's memorabilia, several hundred years ago, Qingcheng Mountain was an inaccessible dense forest, and there were many mountain spirits cultivating in the forest, and one of them was a red fox who had become a spirit.The red fox turned into a stunning beauty, interacted with people, and charmed many young men in the village.After hearing about this incident, an eminent monk named Ru Hai personally went to Mount Qingcheng to eliminate harm for the people.Ruhai fought with the red fox for hundreds of rounds. The red fox was seriously injured, its demon power was exhausted, and it changed into its original form and managed to escape.Before leaving, she also left a sentence, after a hundred years, she will definitely return to Mount Qingcheng to seek revenge.

Unfortunately, Jiang Zhiyuan became the first target of the red fox to seek revenge. Fortunately, the eminent monk of Qingcheng Mountain was so powerful that he frightened the red fox so that he did not take Jiang Zhiyuan's life, but took away a strand of his soul.Now, several eminent monks have worked together to seal the red fox under Mount Qingcheng, and Mount Qingcheng has returned to peace.And that jade pendant was consecrated by the Buddha, which has the effect of attracting and locking the soul. As long as Jiang Zhiyuan wears it with him, he will be sane and free from the entanglement of the fox demon in a short time.

Song Yanqing's words were serious and convincing, and there were even testimonies of several eminent monks, who told the story as if it were true, and could easily convince Duan, a woman who respects ghosts and gods, Believe in flow.

"What about female ghosts and not female ghosts is completely fabricated out of thin air! The little prince actually blocked the mouths of the Shen family and the Jiang family with ghosts and gods, and the emperor acquiesced!" Shen Xiuming calmed down after being furious, with a dignified expression Said: "It seems that the queen mother is right. Both the emperor and the young prince are biased against Xie's family. Recently, some people have proposed to reorganize the cabinet. I am afraid that the emperor means Xie Ji for the position of the first assistant in the cabinet."

Duan suddenly panicked, "Then what should we do?"

Shen Xiuming was silent for a long time, and slowly spit out four words: "Draw the bottom of the pot."