People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

Xu Taihe, Lord Jingguo and others were waiting at the gate of Qinzheng Hall, and finally waited for Prince Duan. Several people stepped forward one after another. Before they could say the word "Prince", Song Yanqing hurried past them, leaving only a few minutes for them. The next one has a slender and straight back.

The old fathers looked at each other, but before they could react, they saw a father-in-law coming out of the hall, "My lords, the queen mother asked you to go back first."

"Go back?" Duke Jingguo was about to be invited back when his precious grandson had an accident, and he entered the palace overnight without saying a word to the prince and queen mother. His heart was burning immediately, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Grandpa , I will ask the Queen Mother for urgent matters, and I will trouble my father-in-law to report again."

The father-in-law said: "The empress dowager said that Lord Shen Xueyi is solely responsible for the death of Young Master Shen Qi. If the adults came here for this matter, they don't need to see her, they just cooperate with the investigation."

"It's unreasonable!" Duke Jing said angrily, "Whoever goes to a place like the Ministry of Punishment can't get rid of his skin. Could it be that Shen Zixian died, and my descendants will be buried with him?!"

Xu Taihe pulled him aside, and said cautiously: "Grandpa Lin, this is in the palace after all, there are certain things that cannot be said carelessly."

Lord Jingguo was old-fashioned, sharp-tongued, and said sharply: "This old man is just such a vigorous grandson. If something happens to him, this old man can't do things like Master Shangshu."

Xu Taihe is really suffering.Xu Xilu was taken to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, how could he not be in a hurry?But no matter how anxious he is, he must maintain consistent caution, which is his instinct in the officialdom for many years.

Several elders broke up unhappy in the palace, while the younger generation continued to suffer in the Ministry of Punishment.One night passed, Shangguan Shen and Xie Qingshen were taken for questioning, but they didn't come back.Lin Luo's eyes were already bloodshot, he was tired and sleepy, he didn't even have the strength to be angry, and he just sat on the hard chair and sulked.Xu Xilu couldn't bear it and fell asleep for a while, when he opened his eyes, it was almost dawn.

After all, Lin Luo was young and energetic. After being left alone all night, he had nowhere to vent his anger. When he saw the sleepy Xu Xilu, he couldn't help but said, "Second Brother Xu, in this situation, you can still fall asleep?"

Xu Xilu lazily said: "Young Master Lin, Shen Xueyi locked us here to question us, but in fact he wanted to take advantage of our lack of energy. If you insist on staying, you will play into their hands. "

Lin Luo kept a straight face, "Anyway, I can't sleep."

Xu Xilu poured a cup of tea for himself, "Master Lin, you are the grandson of Lord Jingguo, they dare not do anything to you, and they won't detain you for too long. After you go out, please do it for me, and also for the Lin family and The Shangguan family is investigating a person."

"Brother Xu said that I can go out, but you can't?"

Xu Xilu said indifferently: "My father is cautious and cautious, and he puts the honor and disgrace of the Xu family first in everything. He will not run around for me like Duke Jing did for you. Besides the Shangguan family, the Shen family has to find someone to kill chickens and monkeys. Qing Xin did not become an official, so it can only be me." Not to mention, if the seal taken away by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice is really the one he lost by accident, all the spearheads will be pointed at him, then he will I can't go out anymore.

The Shen family couldn't ask questions, but they wanted to bring the four of them to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Lin Luo naturally knew that they wanted to show their prestige, and wanted to tell the whole of Shangjing that no matter who dared to oppose the Shen family, there would be no harm. Good end. "Brother Xu, who do you want me to check?"

"Fanlou." Xu Xilu said, "It's the woman who died with Shen Zixian, and at the same time, she was also the mistress my elder brother recruited in Hongxiu."

Lin Luo's eyes widened, "It's actually her?! Then why did she become Shen Zixian's person again?"

There are rules for raising a mistress. Since Fanlou has followed Xu Xuanying, there is no reason to get entangled with Shen Zixian. Xu Xilu always feels that there is something strange about it. "I don't know either," he said, "at first glance, after killing Shen Zixian, the murderer strangled Fanlou together to silence the truth; but the murderer didn't just pick Shen Zixian when he was alone. ? When Shen Zixian and Fanlou separate, the former has to go to the front hall, while the latter has to go back to the backyard, the murderer has plenty of opportunities."

Lin Luoruo thought thoughtfully: "Second Brother Xu, what you mean is that the murderer was going to kill the two of them?"

"Shen Zixian's character is well known in the whole capital. If there are not a hundred people who want him to die, there are eighty, but he has lived well for almost 20 years? I think, instead of smashing him, it is better to change another one." Thinking, focus on the woman named Fanlou."

After listening to Xu Xilu's analysis, Lin Luomao suddenly realized, "Second brother Lin is absolutely right, as soon as I go out, I will immediately start investigating the woman."

Xu Xilu smiled and said, "Then there will be Young Master Lau Lin."

The two didn't say a few words, and the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice came to take Lin Luo away again. Xu Xilu took the opportunity and said, "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."

The man looked at Xu Xilu speechlessly, and served him some snacks after a while.Xu Xilu ate something to fill his stomach, and stayed alone for a long time. In the evening, it was finally his turn to be taken for questioning. At this time, he had been trapped in the punishment department for ten hours.

Xu Xilu was taken to a dark room specially used for interrogating prisoners. Shen Xueyi had already brewed a pot of good Ye Jian and waited for him. "Second Master Xu," Shen Xueyi sat on a high place, looking down at Xu Xilu, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Fair." Xu Xilu said casually, "It's just that your chairs are a bit hard."

Shen Xueyi twitched the corners of his mouth, "Next time Mr. Xu Er comes again, I will definitely ask someone to prepare a soft chair for you."

Xu Xilu nodded, "Thank you."

Shen Xueyi thought to himself, this Second Young Master Xu is actually quite capable in the dark room of the Ministry of Punishment, he is quite a character, I am afraid it will be more interesting to see him kneeling down and begging for mercy, crying bitterly later.He took out one of the records and asked: "As far as I know, yesterday you left the meeting alone and returned half an hour later. Where did you go during this time?"

Xu Xilu said calmly: "I heard that the peony garden in Shangguan's mansion was full of flowers, and it was full of spring, so I went there to enjoy the flowers."

"Just you?"

"Yes."

Shen Xueyi pointed out sharply: "At Shangguan Chen's wedding banquet, I went to enjoy the flowers alone. Do you think I will believe this reason?"

Xu Xilu looked at him and smiled lightly, "Do you think Mr. Shen wants to hear the truth?"

Shen Xueyi slapped the case and said angrily: "There is no room for half a lie in the Ministry of Punishment!"

"Okay," Xu Xilu spread his hands helplessly, "Actually, it's because my younger brother has been harassing me. I'm so annoyed that I can only find an excuse to leave the meeting."

Shen Zixian didn't know about Shen Zixian's virtues, as long as he was a pretty little beauty, Shen Zixian would never let him go, let alone a monster like Xu Xilu.Shen Xueyi's face darkened, "Zixian disturbed you a lot, and you held a grudge, so you killed him?"

Xu Xilu couldn't help laughing, "Could it be that Master Shen is going to convict me because I might have such a far-fetched motive?"

Shen Xueyi was enraged again, "I see that you won't cry when you see the coffin!"

"Shen Xueyi, who are you yelling at?!"

Hear his voice before seeing him.Both Shen Xueyi and Xu Xilu stood up, bowed to the person who came, and said: "See the prince."

Song Yanqing looked up and down Xu Xilu carefully, seeing that he hadn't suffered any harm, she felt relieved.Shen Xueyi restrained his anger and said, "Why is the little prince here?"

Song Yanqing raised her eyebrows, "Why, this king can't come?"

"Of course not." Shen Xueyi said respectfully, "It's just that the Empress Dowager ordered a humble minister to preside over Zi Xian's case. The dark room is so dirty, the prince might as well move to the front hall and report back after the minister finishes the trial."

"The empress dowager ordered you to preside over the trial," Song Yanqing said slowly, "but the sage ordered this king to act as an agent of the government. Tell me, is this king qualified to hear the trial here?"

"I don't dare." Shen Xueyi hurriedly said, "My lord, please take a seat."

Song Yanqing didn't appreciate it, so she found a seat at random and sat down, "No need."

Seeing him with a serious face, Xu Xilu wanted to laugh for some reason.Seeing Song Yanqing's eyes of "you don't worry", his heart suddenly missed a beat - every time he was in trouble, Song Yanqing always reached out to him in time.Xu Xilu had protected many people, but Song Yanqing was the only one who stood up to protect him knowing that he was strong.

Xu Xilu forced himself to look away from Song Yanqing, and asked: "Master Shen said just now that I 'don't cry when I don't see the coffin'. I don't know where the coffin is?"

Shen Xueyi glanced at Song Yanqing, the latter was drinking tea, it seemed that he really just came to listen.He calmed down, picked up the key evidence sent from the palace to the Ministry of Punishment early in the morning, and said solemnly: "Do you recognize this seal?"

Song Yanqing said impatiently: "This king has already said that it belongs to this king. Why, the Queen Mother didn't tell you this?"

Shen Xueyi said: "My lord, after the empress dowager sent this seal today, I ordered people to search everywhere. Guess what I found?"

Song Yanqing didn't answer, but just looked at him coldly.Shen Xueyi had no choice but to continue: "There are many people who can prove that the second son of Xu once ordered the servants of Xu's mansion to find a seal with the engraved 'Qing' strung on a gold chain. Could it be that the second son of Xu also has a seal?" The exact same seal as this one? Is it such a coincidence?"

Just as Song Yanqing was about to speak, she heard Xu Xilu readily admit, "That's right, that seal is mine."

Hearing what he expected and needed, Shen Xueyi rushed towards Xu Xilu's answer like a hungry bird, "You left the table yesterday and acted alone for an hour, and your things were left at the scene of the crime again—Second Master Xu, are you still here?" What's the explanation?"

"Master Shen, I accidentally lost my seal a few days ago, so I sent someone to look for it. It's a pity that the thing has not been found, but it has appeared in the Shangguan Mansion. To be honest, I am also very surprised."

"How do I know that you didn't hide it on purpose after you found it?" Shen Xueyi said in a serious manner, "What's more, this seal obviously belongs to the prince, so you must have stolen it from him!"

The matter has come to this point, Song Yanqing didn't want to hide it anymore, and said coldly: "The seal was given to him by this king!"

Although the private seal is not as good as the big seal, it is also a symbol of a person's identity.This seal is exquisite in shape and precious in use, and it is clearly a pair with Prince Duan's great seal. Song Yanqing actually gave such a special thing to Xu Xilu.Shen Xueyi thought of the rumors about Xu Xilu's broken sleeve in Beijing again, and was startled - no wonder Prince Duan was so nervous when he heard that Xu Xilu was detained, he came to the Ministry of Punishment himself, and even defended him in words, so that's it.

"Have you finished asking?" Song Yanqing's voice was as cold as ice, "After asking, this king will take him away."

Shen Xueyi came back to his senses, and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Xilu has all proofs of his presence and seals as evidence. I despise him the most. I must keep him in the Ministry of Punishment for further interrogation."

Song Yanqing narrowed her eyes dangerously, "So, do you deliberately want to fight against this king?"

Shen Xueyi said "I don't dare", but on the surface he had no intention of letting people go.

Song Yanqing sneered, "Since that's the case, Lord Shen, don't blame me for not talking to you. Xuan Mo!"

The door of the dark room was suddenly pushed open, and Xuan Mo entered with a knife, "The subordinate is here."

"How's it going outside?"

Xuan Mo said: "My lord, everything has been dealt with, and my lord and Young Master Xu can leave at any time."

Even Xu Xilu, who had seen many big scenes, was stunned——Song Yanqing is so handsome!

Shen Xueyi couldn't believe it: "Your Majesty is following the Queen Mother's order, why did the Prince do this?! Using private soldiers to break into the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this is a first-class crime!"

"Private soldiers?" Song Yanqing raised his eyebrows, "I don't have private soldiers, Mr. Shen, don't spit blood on others."

Xu Xilu had an idea, and said, "Tianji Camp."

Song Yanqing glanced at Xu Xilu, and said on his face, "As expected of the concubine my king recognizes". "After the emperor fell ill, he handed over the order of the Tianji Camp to the king. Everything the Tianji Camp did was holy and reasonable. What else does Master Shen have to say?"

Shen Xueyi's face was livid and furious, but he couldn't say a word anymore.Song Yanqing took Xu Xilu's hand in front of him, "Follow me home."

Xu Xilu followed Song Yanqing out of the Ministry of Punishment and got into the carriage that had been prepared. "My lord, isn't this the direction to return to the Xu Mansion?"

"Who said you're going back to Xu's mansion?" Song Yanqing said, "The Shen family won't take Xu's family seriously. If they want to get someone, they can get them. You go back to Prince Duan's mansion with me, and I will protect you. How dare you."

Xu Xilu asked, "Where are the other three?"

"Shen Xueyi couldn't ask anything about them, and Duke Yasukuni made a big fuss again, Shen Xueyi had to let them go."

Xu Xilu nodded, and couldn't help asking: "Yanqing, are you so sure that I didn't kill Shen Zixian?"

"If you really wanted to kill Shen Zixian, would you use such a stupid method?"

Xu Xilu bent his lips and smiled, and asked again: "Why did you tell Shen Xueyi that the seal was given to me by you just now? Do you know that your admission is equivalent to telling the whole capital that the two of us have an affair."

"This king likes you, other people will know it when they know it, and this king doesn't care. It's better to let everyone in the world know, and see who can pay attention to you——Why are you smiling so happily?"

"Huh? Am I smiling?" Xu Xilu patted his face and said with a smile, "My lord must have read it wrong." Song Yanqing usually doesn't have a good word in his mouth, but the confession can be so simple and direct, but it's often like this. It's heart-pounding.

Song Yanqing looked at him helplessly, "You really have a big heart, you can still laugh now."

"I know I'll be fine." Xu Xilu's eyes were full of tenderness that he didn't realize, "Because the prince will definitely find a way to save me."

It was the first time that Song Yanqing saw Xu Xilu's gentle and bright appearance, and he was stunned for a while. When Xuan Mo's voice came from outside the carriage, he regained his composure, coughed lightly to cover up his gaffe, "Look at you Yes, get out of the car."

When he arrived at the palace, Xu Xilu took a shower and changed his clothes to wash away his bad luck.The maid Luo Tao prepared a brand new brocade dress for him, Xu Xilu couldn't help smiling slightly when he thought of the old clothes he wore when he stayed overnight at Prince Duan's Mansion for the first time.

After changing clothes, the servants served dinner again.With Song Yanqing by his side, Xu Xilu's tense nerves relaxed, and he was about to sleep after eating a few bites.Luo Tao took him to Song Yanqing's bedroom, "My lord said, Second Young Master Xu would just sleep on his bed."

"Where is the prince?" Xu Xilu asked.

Luo Tao said: "My lord still has things to do, let Mr. Xu go to bed first, don't wait for him."

"..." Why are these words so ambiguous?But since Song Yanqing said so, Xu Xilu was not polite to him.He took off his coat and got into bed, falling asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Xu Xilu woke up in the middle of the night, and before he opened his eyes, he heard the sound of paper being flipped. "Yanqing?" Xu Xilu's voice was a little hoarse due to waking up just now.

When Song Yanqing heard Xu Xilu call her name, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, but her tone was not very good, "I'm reading the playbook."

"……Now?"

"Isn't Bai Tian busy saving you, how can I have time?"

"Then why don't you go to the study?"

Song Yanqing was silent for a while, "This is my territory, I can go wherever I want to see it."

"Yes yes yes." Xu Xilu sat up, looked at Song Yanqing's profile under the candlelight, and thought of the emperor inexplicably. "Yanqing, my lord...is the dragon body okay?"

Song Yanqing put down the notebook in his hand, rubbed the center of his brows wearily, "It's not very good."

Xu Xilu fell silent.

Song Yanqing said firmly: "But Brother Huang will definitely survive as usual."

Xu Xilu said softly, "For sure."

Thinking of a bunch of troubles, Song Yanqing lost the mood to continue worrying about state affairs.He walked to the bed and ordered, "Lie down."

"Oh." Xu Xilu moved into the bed, Song Yanqing lifted the quilt and lay down in, and when he turned around, he could see Xu Xilu's face close to Chi Chi.

This wasn't the first time the two of them slept together in the same bed, but the atmosphere gradually became more subtle.Xu Xilu was lying on his side, Song Yanqing's face became a magnified blur, he could only see his deep and bright eyes.

Xu Xilu asked: "Just take me out of the punishment department like this, what will the Queen Mother do?"

"No matter how much trouble there is outside, you can stay here with me." Song Yanqing whispered, "So, you just need to stay by my side all the time."

"It's a bit difficult." Xu Xilu said with a smile, "I still have to go home, and I have to go to the Ministry of War."

When Xu Xilu said this, Song Yanqing was not only not angry, but looked at him even brighter, "Xilu, I want to kiss you."

"..."

"is it okay?"

"If I say no, will you give up?"

Song Yanqing thought for a while, and said honestly, "No." After speaking, he indulged his instincts without hesitation, and leaned forward to kiss Xu Xilu's lips.Xu Xilu opened his eyes, wondering if he should push him away, but fortunately he didn't bother him too much, he only kissed for a moment, and then said, "Go to sleep."

The next day, when Xu Xilu woke up, Song Yanqing was still holding his hand.When he moved slightly, Song Yanqing opened his eyes, and the strength in his hands remained undiminished, "What time is it?"

"It's time for the prince to go to court." Xu Xilu said, "I have to go to the yamen too."

Song Yanqing sat up and rubbed her eyes like a cat, "You stay in the palace, and the king at the Ministry of War will speak for you."

It's true that it's hard for Xu Xilu to show his face now, but it's not an option to keep being coquettish in a golden house like Song Yanqing. "My lord had a great time saving people yesterday, but I'm afraid he will be sent to the crematorium by Lord Shen and the Queen Mother today."

Song Yanqing snorted coldly, "They dare. I will come back later today, you go to bed first, don't wait for me."

Xu Xilu guessed right.Today in the morning court, Shen Guogong did not mention the fact that Song Yanqing led the Tianji camp to rescue people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He only said that Shen Xueyi had found out that Xu Xilu was the murderer of Shen Zixian, and demanded that he be arrested and brought to justice immediately.Song Yanqing refuted it with insufficient evidence, but Shen Guogong insisted on not giving in, and led a group of ministers to kneel down to remonstrate.At the same time, Lord Yasukuni stood up again, Shen Xueyi detained the court officials without authorization, arrogantly arrogant, and despised the imperial power, and received the support of several people including General Zhenyuan.The scene fell into chaos, and the faces of several senior speech officials were arguing red-faced. It wasn't until the elderly Doctor Yushi couldn't get over his breath and passed out directly in the court hall that the chaos ended.

After the court, the father-in-law of Fenghua Palace came to report, asking Prince Duan to go to the Queen Mother.Song Yanqing knew that he couldn't escape the coming one, so he was ready for a fierce battle.Unexpectedly, when Queen Mother Shen saw him, she was as amiable as usual, as if the conflict between mother and child yesterday did not exist at all. "Qing'er, there are a lot of things going on recently, you have to pay attention to your body and don't overwork yourself."

Song Yanqing responded, impatiently arguing with the Empress Dowager Shen, and said bluntly: "What's the matter with the Queen Mother, you might as well just tell me."

The Empress Dowager Shen smiled slightly, "The Empress Mother is getting old, and many things are beyond her ability, but your marriage, the Empress Mother still has to take care of it."

Song Yanqing looked worried, "Mother, is it interesting to talk about this?"

"Qing'er, your marriage cannot be delayed any longer." The Empress Dowager Shen said softly, "The Empress Mother has selected for you a few noble daughters with first-class family background, character, talent and appearance, you can choose one of them."

Song Yanqing stood up, "There were a lot of things in the previous court, and the queen mother called the minister to come. If it was just for this matter, the minister would leave first."

"Stop!" Empress Dowager Shen's complexion changed suddenly, and she said sharply, "My family asks you, why are you so determined not to get married?"

Song Yanqing chuckled, "Didn't Shen Xueyi tell you everything, why do you have to ask so many times?"