Yan Xi must find Wen Lan.

Yan Xi found an opportunity to block Chen Wu, the supervisor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

But no matter how he lures or presses, the other party refuses to say anything.But the other party has accepted his favor after all, and the flashing words and eyes have already given Yan Xi the answer.

Yan Xi already knew that Wen Lan was no longer in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Wen Lan's confession is very important at the moment, no matter which force has a reason to want to control Wen Lan.

Yan Xi must find Wen Lan as soon as possible.

At this time, Yan Xi felt more and more the disadvantages of being insignificant, and would be restricted in everything he did.

Without power, even if there is a high position, it is just a castle in the air. The eldest prince named Hexi king, but he was still being promoted and trampled down, and there was no way to ask for help. This is a lesson from the past.

There is only one end point in this struggle - power.

In this turmoil, Yan Xi's desire for the highest position gradually magnified, he was not even satisfied with just being on the throne, he wanted to control everything.

You can no longer be controlled by others.

There are many prisons in Jingdu. In addition to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there are large prisons in the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Wucheng Bingmasi, Wujun Dudufu, and Jinyiwei.

The first few were full of people coming and going and private interrogation was not allowed. It was not easy to hide oneself, Yan Xi's expression turned cold.

Then, there is only Jinyiwei's prison.

The imperial prison goes deep into the ground, and the walls are several feet thick. Even if you shout loudly in the cell, the next door will not hear it.

Hide someone there, Gods can't know, ghosts can't see.

Yan Xi thought of Wen Lan's carriage collision in the downtown area yesterday when she was sent to prison. Everyone in Jinyiwei is a master, taking advantage of the chaos, it is not difficult to steal the dragon and turn the Phoenix into a phoenix.

Then, if the person was changed at that time, it would show that both the Procuratorate and Jin Yiwei were involved in this matter.Once the matter is complicated enough to infiltrate from multiple parties, more forces may get involved.

Wen Lan is in a very dangerous situation.

Yan Xi's face was gloomy, and he went straight to the prison.

Wen Lan's memorial was presented to Emperor Tianxi, and Emperor Tianxi stayed in the middle school and did not publish it, pending the results of the review.

However, through some channels, it was circulated in the court at the same time, and almost everyone had a copy.

I don't know who compiled the memorials into doggerel again, and sang them everywhere, making it known to everyone in the market.

All of a sudden, the imperial court was devastated.Especially in the memorials, it is mentioned that officials are like being roasted on a fire, sitting on pins and needles, and living their days like years.

Someone checked Wen Lan's books and found that Wen Lan's Miscellaneous Notes contained a lot of calculations of the money flow of various ministries and officials' audited accounts.

So, Wen Lan's house was touched in the middle of the night that night.

Fortunately, when Wen Lan's accident happened, Yan Xi asked Wei Chifeng to clean it up once, but the next day when she went to see Wen Lan's dilapidated old house being turned over, Yan Xi was so angry all day long.They don't talk much.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Jingdu was overcast.

It wasn't just Yan Xi who was anxious.

In Jingdu officialdom, officials who have served in the Ministry of Household Affairs are anxious.

They were horrified to find that Wen Lan had collected so many accounts and documents in just over a month in the household department.

Wen Lan is a fearsome enemy who wants to pierce them.

Those people analyzed Wen Lan's actions since she became an official, over and over again, and then they all discovered that: Wen Lan ran from the Imperial Academy to the Ministry of Finance, and the so-called reason why she didn't like writing and ink and only loved practice was just a cover.

Wen Lan must have planned to go to the household department to check the accounts early in the morning.

Someone even checked Wen Lan's path to school.

The results of the investigation are embarrassing.

Wen Lan is no longer just ordinary poor. Apart from being poor all the way, she has no money to buy money and no money to eat.

For several winters, Wen Lan almost froze to death.

But it is so poor that Wen Lan has not received any financial support from wealthy gentry.

Before this, many people expressed their doubts: Mingming Wen Lan has been famous since she was a student, such a talent must have many people to make friends with, and she must not be poor enough to wear a ragged padded jacket to Jingdu to participate in the palace examination.

After the doubt is solved, there is deep fear.

Wen Lan was not moved by any temptation.

Money, beauties, fame and even the honor of a family cannot impress him.

It's terrible that such a person appeared in Jingdu.

This new official from a poor family, from the moment he entered the officialdom, no, from the first day of studying, his purpose was not to be an official.

This seemingly honest and harmless poor official, even a young man who is so talkative that he can be manipulated by others, his purpose has never been expected by ordinary people.

This person may have been determined since he was a teenager—he came here to expose the blood-sucking country that the Da Jing family has been running for more than two hundred years.

For a while, everyone in Jingdu was in danger.

It is said that even Jiang Shoufu woke up repeatedly at night.

Because of Wen Lan's incident, Yan Xi's situation has also become extraordinarily delicate.

Firstly, Xuan Yin and Wen Lan had a good relationship, they were good friends who lived together in the same year; secondly, Xuan Yin was the first to be transferred from the Imperial Academy to the sixth department.

So is Xuan Yin the second Wen Lan?

Yan Xi realized that yesterday everyone looked at him with admiration because of the Beiyuan Palace, but today everyone is avoiding him.

He didn't go back to Xuan Zhai last night, he was dealt with at the Ministry of Works.

In the past two days of looking for Wen Lan, Yan Xi has always heard the words that Wen Lan said to him when he first came to Xuanzhai - "Life is only a pair of chopsticks and a bed, why should you be donated by others? Besides, you are short-handed.", if I took the rich gentry's money and money yesterday, how will I clean up and investigate them in the future?"

What Wen Lan said at the time was taken for granted, but unexpectedly, there were years of deliberation behind it.

When he arrived at the imperial prison, seeing the strict defense, Yan Xi was sure that Wen Qiao must be here.

But he had no contact with Jin Yiwei, not even an acquaintance. When several guards saw him in a sixth-rank official uniform, they all stared at his face for a moment and exchanged glances.

The leader is a sixth-rank Baihu, with a subtle look on his face, and his nostrils pointed to the sky, he said: "My lord, this is not the place you came from, so hurry up and leave."

Yan Xi looked at the hundred households with a cold face, and was shocked by the other party.

Civil officials in the Dajing Dynasty were superior to military officials. Yan Xi reached the sixth rank at a young age, and Baihu was on the same level as him, so he dared not be too negligent.You can’t come here. No one who has nothing to do with you in front of the prison is not allowed to stop, my lord, if you linger any longer, don’t blame me for chasing you away to question your crime.”

Yan Xi asked coldly: "Is your Commander Yang Yan here?"

Baihu snorted and said: "The commanding officer is busy with his affairs, you can see him as soon as you want, just retreat quickly or else, don't blame us Jinyiwei for being rude."

"Really?" Yan Xi sneered and left with a shake of his sleeves.

He walked a certain distance, and mouthed two words in a certain direction in the void——Ying Zhu.

Wei Chifeng got orders and hurried away.

Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal guard, the spy eagle dog, and the commander is the commander.But because it is directly obeying the destiny, it is also under the control of the chief manager of the big house.

Yang Yan, the commander of Jinyiwei, is frightening outside, but in front of Ying Zhu, he is just a dog.

Bai Hujian finally "persuaded" Xuan Yin to go away, and wentssiping proudly: "The one just now is Xuan Yin, who has been very popular lately, right?"

A chief banner next to him answered with a wink: "As soon as I saw his face, I knew it must be Xuan Yin. It is said that there is no second person in Jingdu who looks better than Xuan Yin. TodayWhen I saw it, tsk tsk tsk, a man who looks like this is really a monster. That official uniform on him, with a pinched waist, is really... no wonder so many people ask his price."

Bai Hu stroked his chin and said, "I heard that Xuan Yin and Wen Lan are friends."

Zongqi replied: "They were Jinshi in the same year, and they lived together for a while. It is recorded in Jinyiwei's archives."

Baihu said: "It can be regarded as loyalty. It must have gone through a lot of twists and turns to find us."

Another little banner hurried over to answer the question: "So what. At most, he will go to this door. The door of our Jinzhuwei has no meaning from above, and even a fly can't come in."

Baihu thought more deeply, Yan Xi's appearance made him keenly aware of some kind of danger, he muttered, "I see this person is deep in thought, I'm afraid he might hold a grudge against us."

Zongqi said: "He is just a civil servant. We are the Jinyiwei, and we have the right to supervise all officials. No matter how big an official is, he has to be polite when he sees our Jinyiwei. He just came to Jingdu and has never seen the world. He has been here for a long time.Then you know that we can only endure it."

Xiao Qi stood up and said: "He just dared to show us face! He doesn't even look at himself, he is just a poor scholar who relies on his reputation. In this Jingdu, there is no one with a noble name to rely on, who knows how many years he can live?"We Jin Yiwei are all born in aristocratic families, how can it be his turn to throw face?"

Baihu felt uneasy, and looked at the direction Yan Xi was leaving in thought.

Several of his subordinates were passing the time, and the chatter became more and more ugly.

After a while, there was a commotion in the front court, Jin Yiwei rushed to the front hall to gather, these guards could not leave their posts, they could only stretch their necks and watch.

Two guards in brocade clothes galloped over and asked, "Is the Commander in there?"

Baihu replied: "Yes, those who went in this morning have not yet come out."

One of them spoke and went in.

Leave one at the door.

Baihu asked him, "What's the emergency?"

That Tiqi looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy: "Eunuch Ying is here!"

Xiaoqi asked: "Which father-in-law?"

Na Tiqi said: "Who else can tell us to go all out to worship, Eunuch Ying Zhu Ying, the chief executive!"

Xiao Qi was shocked and said: "My mother! Why is the old man coming here when he is free!"

Ti Qi also looked solemn: "This master has not come once in hundreds of years, who knows what kind of strong wind brought him here today!"

Yan Xi stopped in the aisle of the Jinyiwei yamen, and saw a red-clothed eunuch surrounded by black flying fish suits outside.

Yang Yan followed beside him flatteringly, without his usual majesty.

When the eunuch looked this way from a distance, he probably saw Yan Xi, was slightly taken aback, and then walked in another direction calmly.

Yan Xi patiently waited on the spot.

Sure enough, after a while, a young eunuch came to look for him and talked to the inner room of Jin Yiwei's yamen.

Yan Xi has not seen Ying Zhu for many years.

He had just stepped into the inner room, and Ying Zhu, who had been sitting timidly, knelt down upon hearing the sound.

"Get up." Yan Xi gave a startled glance, feeling a little subtle.

He didn't close his eyes for the past two days, and said wearily, "I saw me just now, so I didn't go to the other side to save me from saluting you, right? You and I have changed our identities a few times now, and now you are the father-in-law of a first-class grand nephew.Keep the old etiquette."

"Master!" Ying Zhu kowtowed her head three times in a row, bowing down and refusing to get up, "I haven't visited you for many years, and I feel terrified. Please punish me, master."

Yan Xi sees that Ying Zhu's behavior is completely different from that of five years ago.Just looking at the manner of saluting, there is a kind of softness, and the look of weeping eyes is extraordinarily like... a person.

Yan Xi couldn't help but look at Ying Zhu and said: "I know your difficulties, and with my status, it's not appropriate for you to come to see me, we both know each other. Back then you died for my mother and concubine, and later you were sick on the bed for a long time.I haven't been able to see you either. We each have our own difficulties, so don't worry about it. Let's get up and talk."

But Ying Zhu refused to get up, looked up at Yan Xi earnestly and said: "If the master hadn't remembered the slave and asked someone from the imperial hospital to come and treat the slave, the slave would have died in the winter five years ago.Thank you so much."

Yan Xi saw Ying Zhu's face clearly.

When Yan Xi Chuanshu first came, she sighed that Ying Zhu was extraordinarily handsome.Ying Zhu is more beautiful now than she was back then.

Five years ago, Ying Zhu still looked like a teenager, but now her stature has grown, her eyebrows and eyes have become more colorful, and she has been cleansed.Coupled with the deliberate demeanor, from certain angles, it looks extraordinarily like... Tang Yaoxue.

It's a completely different person from five years ago.

Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a normal expression: "I saved you, but I didn't do what you wanted, so it's not a kindness. You don't have to worry about it too much."

Hearing this, Ying Zhu couldn't kneel down, and she shed tears silently: "Is the master going to divide the life with the servant?"

Yan Xi persuaded: "Now you are a person in front of the imperial court, it is against the rules for you and me to behave like a master and a servant."

Ying Zhu knelt and climbed up to Yan Xi, with tears all over her face: "Master! I have been greatly favored by the imperial concubine for saving my life, and I have been taught by her for many years. I have promised my mother a long time ago with this ability and this humble life. I live today just becauseThe empress's two bloodlines are still there, but the master's great cause has not been accomplished! Master, if you despise the slave and maid, what should you do with the slave."

Yan Xi squatted down and looked directly at Ying Zhu: "I don't dislike you anymore. You have reached the pinnacle of eunuchs now. In fact, I may not have a better future for you. If you are willing to help me, I will remember your love.""If you don't help me, it's human nature. After you died for your mother and concubine, you and I are close friends, so don't stick to those etiquettes. You can feel more at ease when you see me later."

In such a short distance, Yan Xi smelled the fragrance of Ying Zhu's body.

this scent...

Yan Xi's heart skipped a beat.

It is Tang Yaoxue's special fragrance for bathing. The fragrance is the strongest after bathing, and then gradually fades away. When she wakes up the next day, it is indistinguishable.

After the original owner was ten years old, there were only a few times when Tang Yaoxue got close to her after bathing. In the quiet night, the scent had a calming and coveted scent, and heard that Emperor Tianxi liked it very much.

At this time, the concentration of fragrance on Yingzhu's body is obviously not the lingering fragrance after bathing last night, but in broad daylight, why does Ying Zhu use fragrance for bathing?

Yan Xi couldn't help but look deeply at Yingzhu, and took a step forward, trying to help Ying Zhu up.

Unexpectedly, Ying Zhu flinched for a moment, refused to raise her head, and even lowered her head to the ground, saying: "Impossible! The master is the slave and maidservant, how can the slaveservant go beyond the rules!"

Even though Ying Zhu hid quickly, with Yan Xi's eyesight, she still saw the green and red traces of Ying Zhu hiding under the collar and sleeves.

Yan Xi paused for a moment.

On the day Tang Yaoxue left, he saw similar marks on Tang Yaoxue's body.In fact, looking back a long time ago, the original owner had seen it several times, but the original owner was young and didn't think about it deeply.

Yan Xi is already an adult, after these years, she already understands what that means.

He also remembered the gasping sound he vaguely heard on the day Tang Yaoxue left.

All these years, what happened secretly in Chengqian Palace that day stuck in his heart like a thorn.How many times he wanted to ask Lian Xin to clarify, but the other party prevaricated him a few times.

At this time, seeing Ying Zhu describe it like this, the thorn in Yan Xi's heart seemed to overflow with poison, and he hated Emperor Tianxi.

But his hatred tortured only him, Emperor Tianxi was in that position, he could ravage more weak people with his fingers.

Yan Xi was already irritated and worried about Wen Lan's affairs, but at this moment, a certain kind of paranoid cruelty spread in her heart.

"Rong" likes all warm things, and exaggerates these enthusiasm.Especially when he has hatred, "Rong" will encourage him and lure him to take revenge.

Yan Xi was aware of this dangerous emotion.

He closed his eyes forcefully, and almost habitually wanted to take out the veil, but the occasion was wrong, he curled his fingers several times, and finally held back.

With this vigilance, Yan Xi calmed down a little.

He looked at Ying Zhu with a bit of regret.

But he already understood the meaning of Yingzhu's resistance to exposure from the body voice that Ying Zhu tried to conceal.

Taking care of Ying Zhu's dignity, he could only pretend not to know.

Yan Xi's throat rolled, and after all, he changed back to his proper appearance, and said with a bit of authority: "If this can make you feel better, this king will obey you and get up."

Then Yan Xi sat down on the main chair and said straight to the point: "The king called you here today because he wants to see Wen Lan."

Only then did Ying Zhu get up in accordance with the etiquette, stood a few steps away, and said respectfully: "This matter is not difficult to deal with, the servant ordered Yang Yan to arrange it."

Yan Xi notices that Ying Zhu dare not stand too close.

This further confirmed Yan Xi's guess - Ying Zhu didn't want him to smell the bath fragrance, because she was afraid that he would see Yingzhu's current situation.

Ying Zhu's approach just now was an accident out of desperation.

Yan Xi tried her best to keep her expression normal: "It's better to keep the relationship between you and me hidden."

"My servant understands. This servant has her own way to keep others from knowing about it." Ying Zhu paused, then hesitated and said, "It's just master, you have to be prepared when you go to see Master Wen."

Yan Xi suddenly stood up from the chair: "What's wrong with Wen Lan?!"