Xu Yuanqing lay on the bed for three days, except for the time to talk with Li Ying every day, let Zuo Yue pick out strange and weird words for him to read, and coax Zuo Yue to tell him when his eyes were sore, and his ears were sore.When I get sick of hearing it, I play with Zuo Yue, and I have a good time, without any worries of patients.

Occasionally, would look at the bottles and cans on the shelf in a daze, listen to the sound of wind and rain outside, and casually ask if the leaves of the pear trees in the yard have fallen.

On the fourth day, he was much more energetic. After spending a long time with Li Ying, he was finally able to get up and walk around the house, and people were allowed to clean the yard.

He looked out through the half-closed window, and there were only a few scattered leaves of the pineapple tree still sticking to it. Its companions had fallen all over the ground and were being swept away by a few sparse people.

He can't get the wind, and the room only opened the window at the far end to let in the wind. Although the room is warm, it's also stuffy and uncomfortable. He would rather be coughed by the wind and stay by the window where the wind blows, no matter what Zuo Yue does.It doesn't even work.

The closed door was pushed open, Zuo Yue came in with several bowls, the wind rushed in through the crack of the door, the bluegrass shook for a while and then calmed down, Zuo Yue put the things on the desk, and just as he was about to say something, he sawHe walked towards the table consciously, then stopped talking, and said something else, "My lord, I just heard that Xiao Chen, who read your soup, was arrested and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"Yeah." Xu Yuanqing didn't seem surprised at all. He glanced at the steaming bowls on the table. Both bowls were full of soup and medicine.Wrinkled nose, eyes full of disgust.

Zuo Yue pushed the medicine in front of him, lay on the table and blinked at him, then suddenly twisted, "Well, son, I have a problem."

"You want to ask about blood fennel?" Xu Yuanqing stretched out his hand from his toga, stirred the soup with a spoon, looked up at him with a flattering expression of "Shizi is smart", and motioned him to go to the cabinet to get the soup for himself, it's okayAnswer him slowly.

"Before I asked you to keep some medicine residue, I asked Liu Qian to put it with Xiao Chen."

Zuo Yue handed Mrs. Tang to him, and adjusted the cloak that was mopping the floor for him. His mind was running fast, and finally he came to the point, and he was very surprised, "Xiao Chen is the prince's man!" Seeing the prince's gratified expression,He panicked again, "The medicine for the son?"

Xu Yuanqing: "I already know that he belongs to the prince, can I follow his way?"

"That's right." Zuo Yue just breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly yelled, "Then why does the prince vomit blood?"

He went to ask the imperial doctor, and when he came back, he saw blood all over the place, which was real blood and not fake blood made by him. He was so frightened that his legs went limp for a moment, and he fell to the ground and cried for a long time.

Xu Yuanqing replied truthfully, "I'm also wondering, I guess it's the end of the day."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Zuo Yue went around to him, took his hand to touch the table, and said childishly, "Touching a piece of wood doesn't count, the auspicious man has his own aura, so he will definitely be safe."

"I'm not kidding you." Xu Yuanqing hid his hands back under the blanket and asked him what he was serious about, "Yesterday you said that Tang Jiao also intervened in the blood fennel case, can Master Xiao give permission?"

"No, everyone knows what the young master said, and no one takes it seriously, but I heard that today he went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice again, and the Duke beat him and scolded him. If there is nothing to do, we can only let him go."gone."

"Hiss~" Xu Yuanqing couldn't figure it out, although he and Tang Jiao often quarreled, disliked each other, and bullied him many times, but Tang Jiao was like a dick, he didn't have a heart, and hoped that he would not die, and it was impossibleHe kindly went to investigate the case for him, and couldn't help but look at the screen wondering, "Why does he interfere with this when he has nothing to do?"

"Hmm..." There was a hesitant voice from behind the screen, and after a while, Liu Qian walked out unhurriedly, uncovered his mask, with a helpless expression on his face, "He came here the day you vomited blood, but the house was too messy to wait for you."The guest stopped him, he was so fussy, I just taunted him a few words, I don’t know where he made a mistake, he insisted on finding out the culprit himself to impress me.”

Zuo Yue was dumbfounded, "Young master is too stupid."

To the point, Xu Yuanqing drank tea and looked at Liu Qian, and nodded in unison.

Zuo Yue diligently poured tea for Liu Qian, and saw the food in his hand at a glance, and asked with a smile, "Brother Liu Qian, what is in your hand?"

"This is a pastry sent to the government. It's in the kitchen waiting to be inspected. I saw that it smelled delicious, so I took a few pieces." Liu Qian generously asked the pastry to give him a few pieces, without any guilty conscience.

Zuo Yue happily took a piece, took a bite, and exclaimed, "Walnut crisp, it's so delicious, you should try it too, my son, the one sent to the government should be fine."

After he suffered a serious illness, people in Xuanpinghou's mansion are now in panic and everyone is in danger. It has returned to the days when he was unconscious a few years ago. Anyone who enters his yard has to go through several inspections.It is even more impossible for things sent from the outside to enter the yard.

In the past few days, he has been weak and has no appetite. Seeing that the pastry looks good, he took a bite. It was sweet but not greasy. It was almost the same as the one he brought to Changyuan before. It should be Mrs. Xiang's craftsmanship. He looked at LiuThe remaining few dollars in Qian's hand.

It's a pity that he was arrogant and unreasonable to the outside, and indulged in the inside, so that everyone around him didn't have eyesight, and didn't see the meaning in his eyes at all. The two of them laughed and divided up the remaining few pieces.He is also a person who wants to save face and suffer, so he just has a gloomy face and refuses to speak out.

With a cake in his mouth, Zuo Yue muttered, "Your Majesty, I want to drink medicine, and Madam will punish me if I don't drink it up."

"You deserve to be punished." Although there were no good words in his mouth, he was still afraid that Li Ying would be worried, so he picked up the medicine and drank it, with a bitter face, Zuo Yue took out two pieces of candy for him from his pocket for the first time.When asked, he answered by himself, "Young Master Xiang gave this to me this morning. He said the candy tastes good."

Xu Yuanqing's mouth was melting sugar, wondering, "Isn't he busy running errands for Xiang Changning these days? Is there still time?"

Zuo Yue nodded, "It looks like he's very busy, I just met him at the door, he didn't get off the horse, he threw me the candy and left."

Xu Yuanqing looked at Zuo Yue who ate sweets unceremoniously, and Liu Qian who had the audacity to come forward to get sweets, and felt that the person who had been raised for many years was not as good as the cannon fodder he disliked, so he married him in an instant to make a livingIt's a good idea to be a companion, I was so scared that I spit out the sugar, but I can't be hit by this sugar-coated bullet.

"The national teacher will not be able to speak for a while, don't worry." Liu Qian was short-mouthed and said the business, "However, after all, he is the national teacher, so I don't dare to go too far, and dare not speak out if it can be delayed for a few days."

"It's okay, it's fine after the crown prince." Xu Yuanqing waved his hands and sat up straight, revealing the grace and demeanor that he had rested for a long time, with sharp eyes, "Has Xiao Chen confessed?"

Liu Qian: "His family members are in the hands of Shen Qiwen, and he is still holding on."

Xu Yuanqing glanced at Zuo Yue, who was serious and obedient, and said after a pause, "It doesn't matter, if he doesn't try the criminal law all over, what he says doesn't matter. Just beware of the crown prince and Xin Zhengyuan.people to do it."

Liu Qiandao supported the table, frowning slightly, "Shen Qiwen is fine, but Xin Zhengyuan is very troublesome."

Zuo Yue glanced at Xu Yuanqing like a thief, and said with a smile, "Brother Liu Qian, it's the Chinese New Year, annual leave and salary increase."

Liu Qian's expression changed suddenly, his brows stretched instantly, and he had a righteous expression on his face, "No matter who it is, even if it's the Heavenly King and Laozi who stand in the way, I will definitely get things done."

"..." Xu Yuanqing was speechless, did he speak?

He waved his hand, not bothering with the white-eyed wolf and the prodigal son, and was about to continue reading his script to pass the time, Zuo Yue went to add charcoal to the stove, and said in thought, "My son, I feel that Mr. Xiang is very interested in youWell, he not only sent candy, but he also sent someone to send you the text these days."

"Huh?" Xu Yuanqing glanced at the notebook in his hand. The words "Taoyuan Xiaoyao" were written in a bizarre story, which was very appetizing to him. Inexplicably, there was a strange feeling that he was reluctant to spit out the candy, and his mood was complicated for a while., Yin Yang said angrily, "He is so eager to come to me, you really think he is doing me good for nothing, just wait and see, he will come to ask for the bill in a few days, and he will bring some conditions if he does not guarantee it."

Zuo Yue pursed his lips, and debunked him in a low voice, "The prince is clearly using him, and he is hurting him in various ways, isn't it because he fits with you, why do you have a grudge in your heart, why do you think people are so bad."

The child spoke softly, but the room could hear it quietly. Xu Yuanqing felt a little embarrassed when he was poked in the center, "What do you know, a child, he is shameless and doesn't mind a husband and wife. I am not a broken sleeve."

Liu Qian rubbed against the fire, and added a sentence, "It's okay for a man and wife. Dasheng is not without precedent, but it's just that the person he likes is the same as himself, and the most important thing is to connect with each other." He said indifferently, his eyes fell on the charcoal fireGoing up, she brightened her already fair face, looked up and saw Zuo Yue staring straight at herself, Xu Yuanqing did the same, and said frankly; "My father married a man."

The Zuoyue child had no hair on his mouth, his mouth was open, and he was terrified, "You have a father!"

Liu Qian: "..."

Xu Yuanqing helplessly supported his forehead, what are these words, could it be that Liu Qian jumped out from a crack in the rock?He killed him with a look, Zuo Yue also knew that he was taking the liberty and quickly covered his mouth, staring at people with watery eyes.

Xu Yuanqing said mildly, "I haven't heard you say that."

Liu Qian was the person he saved in the ruined temple counting the days. He has been doing things for himself for so many years. Although there will be gossips, he has never talked about the past with confidence. According to the character design in the book, he always thought thatHe has no father and no mother, and he was shocked when he heard it just now.

Liu Qian played with the mask and shrugged, "There's nothing to say about that."

Xu Yuanqing saw that he didn't intend to go deep and didn't ask questions. Although his heart of gossip was burning, his control was always strong, so he turned his attention to the storybook and forcibly lowered his curiosity.

Zuo Yue was still young, his cultivation base was not enough, the hand covering his mouth gradually loosened, seeing Liu Qian about to leave, he couldn't help it, he grabbed him, "Brother Liu Qian." Liu Qian looked at him suspiciously,Seeing his shyness, he asked hesitantly, "Then your father is with your other father, are you... are you..."

Zuo Yue is as curious as a cat. If there is any gossip, he will only talk half of it. Even if the beginning of the story is started by Xuan Pinghou, he will try his best to listen to the second half in the middle of the night. Xu Yuanqing hides his face behind the book, and the words are densely packedNone of them could get into the eyes, but the ears stood up.

Zuo Yue is timid, he was beaten up by Liu Qian before, and after lying on the bed for a few days, he respects and loves Liu Qian. Looking at Liu Qian's downcast eyes, he hesitated for a long time without asking the whole sentence, Xu Yuanqing's earsI'm so tired of waiting, I'm too embarrassed to ask.

The charcoal was burning red, and there was a slight crackling sound. Liu Qian had no temper to fight with him, so he wanted to leave without his hand, so Zuo Yue hurriedly asked, "Which father were you born by?"

"..."

Xu Yuanqing couldn't help it, and burst out laughing, choking on the saliva and coughing violently.

Zuo Yue looked dazed, seeing Liu Qian's indifferent eyes gradually turned into those of mental retardation, Shi Zi coughed hard again, and was in a dilemma for a while.

Liu Qian gritted his teeth: "Sleep less and read more."

After finishing speaking, he left the child on the spot and left. Zuo Yue's head was buzzing, and Xu Yuanqing was so happy, he drank a glass of water before suppressing his cough.

Zuo Yue obeyed him, and only humbly asked for advice when he was relieved, "My lord, did I say anything wrong?"

"When you go to bed at night, you'd better switch eyes to rest."

"ah?"

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A few days later, the temperature dropped sharply. Seeing that early winter was approaching, Xu Yuanqing's spirit was much better than before after a serious illness, so the rumors of returning to light became more true. He didn't care about it, and forced Li Ying to allow him to go out.

Soft and tough, coaxing him all over with soft words, but as long as Li Ying got red eyes, he didn't dare to use any tricks, and promised to stay at home to recuperate in desperation.

"Nan Nan, what on earth are you going to do! There is something hooking you outside, making you always want to go out." Li Ying choked up again as she spoke. She had been working hard for Xu Yuanqing these days, and she was quite haggard, with white hair.A lot of them popped out, and they looked very fragile when their eyes turned red.

Xu Yuanqing hurriedly said, "Mother, no."

"I shouldn't have agreed to let you go out. First, I went out secretly to buy some blood fennel, and then I was almost injured when I was bumped into on the street. I almost lost my life when I went to the palace. You can't come out of this door!"

Xu Yuanqing had a headache and explained: "Mother, you also know that I was murdered this time."

Li Ying couldn't listen to his words at all, and threw the glass anxiously, "Anyway, you don't care about your own life, if you want to go out, go out, you go, I'll kill you with my back foot!"

Xu Yuanqing became emotional after hearing her fierce words, slammed the table and stood up, "Mother!"

Everyone was startled, Li Ying stopped her sobs and looked at him blankly, realizing that she had said too much, but she couldn't get back what she had said, and was in a dilemma for a while.

The butler came, seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he cautiously reported, "Madam, son, Lord Xiao is here."

Hearing this, Li Ying hurriedly wiped away her tears, and everyone was also busy cleaning up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, making tea for those who should make tea, and adding charcoal for those who should add charcoal, and the atmosphere eased a little.

When Xiao Zheng entered the hall, the maid rushed forward to take the cloak, Li Ying and Xu Yuanqing both got up to greet him.

Li Ying asked someone to sit down, Xiao Zheng saw that her eyes were red and swollen, and he knew that she had just cried. Looking at Xu Yuanqing's face was also extremely ugly, and he refused the kindness because he was in a hurry, and straightforwardly said, "I'm here toPlease send your son to the Ministry of Punishment."

Before the words finished, Li Ying stood up hastily, "Why? Why did you go to the Ministry of Punishment!"

Afraid of her agitation, Xiao Zheng quickly waved his hands to comfort her, "Don't worry, madam, I'm not arresting you."

Xu Yuanqing stepped forward and patted Li Ying's hand lightly, motioning for Hu's mother to help her, and turned to Xiao Zheng with a blank expression, "But is there any clue about my poisoning case?"

Xiao Zheng nodded, "That's right, Xiao Chen in your courtyard is a hard-headed person. He refused to say a word even after being tortured. We have no way to start. Yesterday the prince caught the person who was selling blood fennel in the Treasure Pavilion. Yes.A woman from Miaojiang, the testimony only said that she is the son of the prince, so I need to ask the son to go to the Ministry of punishment to identify her."

"Full of nonsense! How did my son know the Miaojiang woman!" Li Ying held Mama Hu's hand tightly so that she didn't fall down, her brows were furrowed, and she suddenly thought of something, "The blood fennel in the Tai Hospital contains Gu insects.Is it? Is it possible that my son is going to kill himself? "

"Ma'am, don't worry!" Xiao Zheng didn't know, but the case involved a lot, and it was the crown prince's supervision, so he didn't dare to make a decision rashly, so he came here to invite the person himself.

Xu Yuanqing said decisively: "Mother Hu sent my mother to rest, I will be back later."

"No!" Li Ying grabbed him with a stern expression, Xu Yuanqing pressed her hand, and stopped her before she wanted to argue with Xiao Zheng, "Mother, do you still remember Dad's instructions before going out?"

Hearing this, Li Ying was stunned, his pupils dilated in panic, he hesitated to speak, his whole body panicked, Xiao Zheng looked at the mother and son blankly and dared not speak out.

"Mother Hu, please take good care of my mother." Xu Yuanqing smiled, broke away from Li Ying's hand, turned and left in a hurry, fearing that she would not be able to catch up with her, Xiao Zheng hurriedly followed after seeing this, and walked to the cornerSeeing the Xuanping Hou Mansion, he slowed down.

Xu Yuanqing hadn't recovered from his serious illness and was suffering from a cold. He leaned against the wall and coughed. Zuo Yue ran out with a cloak in his arms, passed over Xiao Zheng to put it on him, and said nervously that he didn't pay attention to his body. He didn't realize it until Xu Yuanqing calmed down.With Xiao Zheng present, he returned the cloak that he had taken by hand.

The groom stopped by the side, Xiao Zheng said, "Get in the carriage."

After getting into the carriage to shelter from the wind, Xu Yuanqing warmed up slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Xiao, just now my mother is here and I can't ask, I'm afraid she will worry, I want to ask you, is it the prince's intention to recruit me this time?"

Everyone knows that Xu Shizi and the crown prince are at odds, and the case is under the supervision of the crown prince, so there is no need to hide it.

Xiao Zheng nodded, and told him earnestly, "My lord, since you call me uncle, I will tell you many things directly. It is well known in the court that you are at odds with the crown prince, but you are only thinking of a child. The reasons for this need not be shared with me."Tell me in detail, but now that woman insists that she belongs to you, Xuefencao has been convicted of murdering the crown prince, the building will not fall in a moment, and the son of a prince should not act willfully as before."

"Thank you, Uncle Xiao, for your reminder. I'll take it down." Xu Yuanqing nodded in gratitude.

Xuan Ping Hou has a high position and authority, he has been an official for many years and has been kind to others, and his daughter is the current empress. The Xu family is a real powerful family.The prisoner can be escorted to the court for confrontation.

Those who are idle are not allowed to enter the punishment department, Zuo Yue had to wait at the door, Xu Yuanqing followed Xiao Zheng into it, and saw many people standing in the courtroom from a distance, and a thin woman kneeling in the middle, with mottled spots on her body faintly visibleBlood stains, he frowned slightly and then returned to his indifferent expression.

Xiao Zheng said as he walked, "The shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion has already been interrogated. This woman called Xunniang is indeed the one who sold the blood fennel. There is no other testimony except that she is from you."

After saying that, the two entered the court, and went directly to Xunniang without the courtesy of the crowd.

Xunniang was kneeling limply on the ground, her temple hair was disheveled, and she couldn't see her face clearly with her head down.

Xiao Zheng ordered: "Raise your head!"

Only then did Xunniang slowly raise her head, a lot of ragged hair fell on her forehead, covering most of her eyebrows and eyes, but her eyes were still dull, without the previous obsequiousness, her lips were pale and peeling, and her spirit was extremely poor, seems to have been tortured for a long time.

Xiao Zheng asked; "Can the son know this person?"

Xu Yuanqing didn't answer, but looked at Xunniang.

There are people everywhere, the situation in the court is complicated, it is hard to tell who is who, Xiao Zheng gently tugged at him, and before he could ask the question, someone reported, "His Royal Highness is here."

Everyone bowed their heads in salute, only Xu Yuanqing turned a deaf ear and knelt down to be at eye level with Xunniang. The girl who used to smile like a flower, now pulled the corners of her mouth with difficulty, and there was a little light in her eyes.

Shen Qiwen approached the court in a few steps, and after seeing this scene, he made a gesture, but the joy in his eyes could not be concealed, and he pretended to say, "It seems that Xu Shizi and this woman do know each other."

Xu Yuanqing slightly lowered his eyes to hide the killing intent in his eyes, stood up and faced Shen Qiwen, and said calmly, "I have indeed seen this woman."

There was a commotion in the hall, Xiao Zheng never expected that he would admit it, so he hurriedly reminded him, "The matter is of great importance, you must be cautious about what your son says."

Shen Qiwen couldn't hide his smile, "Your lords have heard that Xu Shizi personally admitted that he knew this woman, so..."

"Is it acquaintance just by meeting?" Xu Yuanqing cut off his words aloud, glanced at the adults present, and finally fell back on the prince.Do you know each other?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone gradually quieted down. Shen Qiwen frowned slightly, and Xiao Zheng asked with a sigh of relief, "Is your son not acquainted with this woman?"

Xu Yuanqing raised his hand and pulled the hair tie behind him, and replied calmly, "I don't know each other."

Shen Qiwen couldn't bear his temper and asked him, "I don't know her? Then where have you seen her?"

Xu Yuanqing took a step forward to provoke him, "Didn't the prince see it?"

Although Shen Qiwen really wanted to pull him, but he didn't lose his head, he stopped in time when he came to his mouth, showed a fierce look, and shouted angrily: "I have never seen it before!"

Everyone held their breath and did not dare to make a sound, the two people in the hall were all noble and precious people, they could not escape the guilt of their humble words and carelessness, no one could afford to offend them, so they only dared to watch and listen to orders.

Xu Yuanqing didn't expect Shen Qiwen to lose his mind without Xin Zhengyuan this time, and took two steps back, pretending to be surprised, "Isn't Xun Niang from Lord Xin? Has the prince really never seen it?"

The courtroom was silent, only the sound of the wind blowing outside and the crisp sound of dead wood.

It took a long time before Shen Qiwen's eyes widened, showing an expression of disbelief.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the adults present are also very surprised, but due to various reasons, they dare not reveal it. The veins on their heads are bulging, the cold sweat is flowing, and they are both shocked and frightened.

Xiao Zheng has seen a lot of things in the world over the years of handling cases, so he calmed down for a moment, and reminded Xu Yuanqing of what he said just now, "The matter is of great importance, so you must be cautious about what you say."

Shen Qiwen clenched his teeth, stared at him viciously, pointed to Xunniang who was kneeling weakly, and said, "Xu Shizi, this girl said she belonged to you, but you said she belonged to Xin Zhengyuan, what do you want?"

"My man?" Xu Yuanqing sneered, he thought that if it was Xin Zhengyuan who came, it would take a lot of work, but Shen Qiwen was so conceited that he came alone, so it's no wonder he was so cruel.

He moved to Xunniang's side, looked down at her, and asked softly, "Girl, why do you say you are mine?"

Xunniang coughed as soon as she opened her mouth, and her whole body coughed, and she was so fragile that she felt as if she was going to faint in the next second.

Shen Qiwen was eager, pushed the person away and grabbed Xunniang's hair angrily, "Don't play tricks, say it!"

His majesty the crown prince in the courtroom committed violence against a powerless woman. Everyone never thought of it, and they were too late to react.

Xu Yuanqing didn't expect him to be so impatient, and immediately pressed his hand, looking at Xunniang who was in pain and hideous, her eyes were red with murderous intent, "Shen Qiwen!"

Shen Qiwen was stunned by his bloodthirsty eyes, he felt pain in his hand for a moment, and was forced to relieve his strength, and then Xunniang escaped from him, Xu Yuanqing let go of his hand in disgust, and restrained himself from checkingThe state of looking for a mother.

Seeing that Xunniang was dying and uncomfortable, Xiao Zheng asked someone to fetch water for her.

Xu Yuanqing said coldly, "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is so eager, please ask Mr. Xin to come and confront him!"

Shen Qiwen suffered pain in his wrist, he didn't expect that the seemingly weak man had such strong hands, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you inviting someone here just based on your one-sided words?"

Xu Yuanqing: "Didn't I also come here because of one-sided words!" He choked Shen Qiwen, secretly signaled to Xiao Zheng that he was not in a hurry, and then continued, "His Royal Highness is monitoring this case, and Lord Xin is yours. If you don't invite, can your HighnessDo you want to take the responsibility of covering up?"

Shen Qiwen: "You!"

"No need to pass it on." There was a sudden voice from outside the hall, and it was heard indifferently amidst the noise of the quarrel. Everyone followed the reputation and saw a slender young master coming slowly, dressed in a strong suit, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, walking on the wind.Come.

"I followed the order of the Prince's Palace to closely search Lord Xin's residence, and found this thing on the bank of the book."

Everyone looked blankly at the box in his hand.

Xu Yuanqing was stunned for a while looking at the sudden arrival of Xiang Changyuan, and even more dazed when he looked at the box in his hand.

Why is he here?

Xiao Zheng asked, "What is this?"

Xiang Changyuan: "Letter."

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng was surprised, and looked at Shen Qiwen in disbelief.

Xu Yuanqing climbed down the pole, and solemnly saluted the bewildered Shen Qiwen, "It turns out that His Royal Highness had already planned it, but I was the one who was rude just now."

Shen Qiwen was also confused by Xiang Changyuan's appearance, and he suddenly realized when he saw him take out a jade pendant from his bosom. At the beginning, he asked him to appreciate the chrysanthemum and wanted to win Xiang Jia over. To show his sincerity, he carried Xin Zhengyuan and gave him a piece of jade pendant.jade pendant.

Xiang Changyuan returned the jade pendant, and Shen Qiwen took it with gritted teeth, trying to stop Xiao Zheng from opening the box, but it was too late. The box had already been opened, and Xiao Zheng took out two letters from it.

"Blood Fennel has faith."

"Tomorrow, you will be in the Spring Phoenix Tower."

Xiao Zheng read the contents of the letter, Shen Qiwen's expression changed suddenly, and he froze in place.

"This..." Xiao Zheng looked at the words on the letter, he was a little hard to make a decision, "His Royal Highness, my son, please wait a moment for the young master, this matter involves a lot, and I have to think carefully." Seeing Xu Yuanqing sitting down with his cloak on, heThen he ordered those officials standing like puppets, "Go and get a copy of Mr. Xin's handwriting."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, pointing to each other to go.

"My lords, please sit quietly for a moment." The first person to stand up was a dark-faced young man, wearing an official hat and looking upright, he hurriedly left after saluting, Xu Yuanqing realized that he had seen him in his father's study, seems to be called Chen Jingwen.

A needle could be heard in the courtroom, Xu Yuanqing held the hot tea that had just been served as if nothing had happened, and blew on it, even if it was only a slight sound, it was hard to ignore.

He sat upright on the chair, his body wrapped in a blue-white cloak, but it was vaguely visible that he was an extremely thin man, his thin face was slightly sideways covered by the soft collar hair, even if he just leaned against the back of the chair, he couldIt's hard to hide the noble demeanor around him.

Many standing officials couldn't help watching secretly. When they were watching obsessively, Xu Shizi was blocked by another person.

Xu Yuanqing raised his eyes to look at the person standing in front of him. Even though it was cold in the early winter, he was still wearing thin clothes, his complexion was ruddy, and his eyes were clear.

Xiang Changyuan stood in front of him like this, staring straight at him, Xu Yuanqing looked away from Shen Qiwen rather uncomfortably, and saw that the prince's eyes were a little red, and his veins bulged when he pressed the teacup.

Within a cup of tea, Chen Jingwen hurried over with the document in his hand, and handed the document to Xiao Zheng after a salute.

Everyone held their breath, Xiao Zheng compared the handwriting of the two texts, his expression changed suddenly, and he passed it to other officials for comparison in disbelief.

During the transmission process by the officials, Shen Qiwen's expression was gloomy. It wasn't until the last official returned two copies of the text that Xiao Zheng made a sound judgment, "It is indeed Mr. Xin's handwriting that is not fake."

Before the words fell, there was only a sound of "dong", the crown prince's tea lid fell to the ground, and he was stunned as if he had lost his soul.

Xiao Zheng was afraid of being arbitrary, so he asked the officials present one by one, and got the same answer.

Shen Qiwen's complexion was colorful, and he was a little panicked.

Xiao Zheng handed the text to Chen Jingwen, then looked at Xun Niang who had been forgotten in the corner, and asked aloud, "Young lady belongs to Mrs. Xin?"

Xunniang leaned against the pillar and was dying, looked up at Xiao Zheng, without saying a word.

Xu Yuanqing patted the folds on the clothes, stood up with the chair, passed Shen Qiwen to Xuniang, leaned slightly and asked, "Since you belong to Master Xin, why do you say you belong to me?"

Xunniang just used some water and regained some strength, but her voice was still intermittent, "Minnv...never...never said."

Although the voice was small and scattered, the courtroom was quiet, and the words reached everyone's ears, causing waves.

Xiao Zheng stepped forward a few steps and hurriedly asked, "Young lady never said that, so where did you say that?"

Xunniang coughed, took Xu Yuanqing's warm teacup to Xiang Changyuan, knelt down to feed her water, and when she calmed down, she raised her finger to the standing official.

The row of door god-like officials all panicked, scrambling to defend themselves, and even became impatient to criticize each other, and even blamed Xunniang for talking nonsense.

The courtroom was noisier than the busy city for a while, Xu Yuanqing rubbed his temples, and looked quietly at Shen Qiwen who was trying his best to endure.

Xiao Zheng's face was livid, and he flicked his sleeves angrily, "Presumptuous! There is a lot of noise in the courtroom! Your Highness is disrespectful in front of you!"

Only then did everyone quiet down, ready to defend themselves.

Xiao Zheng pointed to Chen Jingwen and said, "Go and get this woman's testimony!"

After the testimony was brought, Xiao Zheng quickly glanced over it, frowning tightly, glanced at the embarrassed Xunniang, then raised his eyes to look at the row of officials, his eyes piercing.

"Boom!" Someone panicked and knelt down, explaining repeatedly, "My lord has clearly checked that the testimony was spoken by this woman herself, and she voluntarily signed it. Now she is turning against the water, which is flouting the law."

Shen Qiwen said in a deep voice: "This woman not only signed and pledged, but also retracted her confession in court. Her words cannot be trusted, and she needs to be carefully verified."

Xunniang said, "The civilian girl has never made a confession, nor has she signed any signatures."

Xu Yuanqing: "How can you retract the girl's statement that she did not make a confession? As for this lord, how can you prove that this testimony is indeed the girl's testimony?"

The official faltered, looked at the prince constantly, hesitating, "I..."

Xiao Zheng: "Zhang Shen! Still not telling the truth!"

Zhang Shen was flustered, and when he was about to speak, Shen Qiwen cut off his voice, "So, this woman and Xu Shizi are not testimony, but you fabricated it?"

Everyone was silent, Xu Yuanqing watched them perform quietly, and saw Zhang Shen kowtowed in pain, "I'm guilty of death!"

Sometimes in order to close the case as soon as possible and force the criminal to confess, there are also officials who falsified and tampered with the testimony.Afraid of hurting himself, he cut off his tail like a lizard to protect himself and abandoned Zhang Shen.

Xu Yuanqing knew that the two had reached a consensus, walked forward slowly, stared at him condescendingly, and asked, "Master Zhang, why did I offend you and ask you to plot against me like this?"

"The son willful and reckless, relying on his status to wantonly abuse the court officials and the people, he is a big moth in Dasheng. Although I, Zhang Shen, am humble, I don't want to be a vegetarian..."

What Zhang Shen said was convincing, and he had the attitude of a warrior who regards death as home.

Xu Yuanqing lowered his eyes and sneered, before he could finish cursing, he kicked on his shoulder and stepped on him without hesitation, his eyes were cold, "What a good official for the country and the people!"

Zhang Shen was stepped on by him and didn't dare to move. His righteous and awe-inspiring appearance just now disappeared completely, and his eyes were full of horror.

"His Royal Highness is the crown prince, so he must be familiar with Dasheng's laws and regulations. How should we deal with such things as deception, falsehood, and lynching in order to enforce the law?" Xu Yuanqing looked back at Shen Qiwen, and asked indifferently,If it weren't for the cold look in his eyes, it really seemed to be asking.

Shen Qiwen's face was livid, his lips trembled slightly, but he still didn't make a sound in the end.

Xu Yuanqing didn't ask eagerly, looked down at Zhang Shen pretending to be puzzled, retracted his feet, and turned to Xiao Zheng for an answer: "Zhu Jiu Clan?"

Before Xiao Zheng could answer, Zhang Shen became frightened, skipped Xu Yuanqing and went to Shen Qiwen's feet, repeatedly begging him to save him, all the courtiers were stunned, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

Seeing this, Xu Yuanqing lowered his eyes and sneered, without saying a word.

Shen Qiwen became angry from embarrassment, kicked the person away, and shouted angrily: "Presumptuous!"

Xiao Zheng, as Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, naturally saw the situation clearly, but this was not the time to delve into the matter, so he hurriedly asked someone to take Zhang Shen down first, and then interrogate him later.

After the chaos was over, Xu Yuanqing sat back in the chair calmly, resting with his hands on the little table. He was not recovering from a serious illness and couldn't get angry. He was a little emotional just now, but now he feels a little uncomfortable.

Xiang Changyuan: "My lord, if the testimony is not true, then the trial will be retrial."

Therefore, Xiao Zheng interrogated Xunniang. In the courtroom, Xunniang told the story of selling blood fennel to the prince one by one, and he answered Xiao Zheng's questions fluently, and there were witnesses.

After a stick of incense, the courtroom was as quiet as the night again, and the standing officials were dripping with cold sweat.

Xiao Zheng became angry, and asked Shen Qiwen, who was sitting in a daze, for confirmation, "His Royal Highness, is there any falsehood in what this woman said?"

"I did find blood fennel, and it was found by Xu Shizi. Everyone knows about it." Shen Qiwen looked at Xu Yuanqing like a knife, and his voice trembled slightly, "It's just that I was looking for it together.Responsible, if I remember correctly, after the blood fennel was handed over to the Tai Hospital, he went to the Hou's mansion himself."

Although Xunniang said that she was trading with the prince, the person who was in contact with her was always Xin Zhengyuan. The only time saw her was the day when the blood fennel was handed over.face to face.

Therefore, if Shen Qiwen wanted to pluck himself clean, it would not be difficult.

Xu Yuanqing thought that Shen Zhengyuan was doing his best for him, but he didn't hesitate to throw it away like a shoe. For a while, he was in a complicated mood. Seeing Xiao Zheng asking himself for proof, he nodded and answered, "Yes."

Chen Wenjing recorded the testimony, and seeing the silence of the crowd, he put down his pen and asked, "Is the girl a Miaojiang woman?"

Xunniang was taken aback suddenly, nodded in admission.

Chen Wenjing picked up the pen, and asked while recording, "Have you ever put a Gu on the blood fennel?"

Xunniang: "Never!"

"This blood fennel is sold by you, and you are a woman from Miaojiang, who else can there be besides you!" Shen Qiwen sneered, patted the handrail, stood up, pointed at her and scolded, "It's just that you don't see the coffin and don't fall,You have to suffer the criminal law of the Ministry of Criminal Justice before you are willing to tell the truth!"

Xiang Changyuan stood in front of Xunniang, frowning slightly, "His Royal Highness!" His tone was sharp and sullen, "Abusive lynching is a felony!"

Shen Qiwen was furious: "To the long run!"

"Oh." Xu Yuanqing sneered, slowly stood up and came to Xiang Changyuan's side, pulled him to the side, never looked at Shen Qiwen, and said lightly, "I was poisoned a few days ago, Master Xiao personallyThe yard that was searched by people is also poisonous, and didn't one person be arrested?"

Xiao Zheng: "Yes, but the confession has not yet been made."

"Everyone has their own testimony, Xunniang has already been interrogated, just wait for Xiao Chen to open his mouth, and see whose testimony is correct." Xu Yuanqing raised his eyes to look at Shen Qiwen, with a sarcastic sneer at the corner of his mouth.

Shen Qiwen gritted his teeth: "I want to see who is killing Xu Shizi over and over again."

Xu Yuanqing: "I'm also very curious."

The case is full of doubts and has not yet been clarified. Xunniang was remanded back to the cell, and the jurors were all dispersed. Chen Wenjing personally went to interrogate Xiao Chen, and Xiao Zheng was left by the prince for questioning.

Xu Yuanqing was not worried that Xiao Zheng would stand by Shen Qiwen's side, Xiao Zheng had been an official for many years, how could an old fox be at the mercy of others.

Xiang Changyuan walked with Xu Yuanqing, when there was no one around, Xu Yuanqing asked, "Why are you?"

It was Tang Jiao who originally submitted the letter, but Xiang Changyuan who came, he was very surprised.

Xiang Changyuan replied, "I was with the young master, but he suddenly said that he was going to chase some dog, so I came by myself."

What Xu Yuanqing wanted to ask was not this, but seeing his sincerity, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you going to stand by my side?"

Xiang Changyuan smiled, "I'm still thinking about it."

Xu Yuanqing rolled his eyes, don't let him go.

Xiang Changyuan followed him all the way and sent him home, and even greeted Li Ying earnestly.

Li Ying was extremely anxious at first, but she was obviously relieved when she saw Xiang Changyuan, and she pulled him to thank him non-stop.

Thanks to Chongxi, when Xu Yuanqing saw the two standing together, talking and laughing, he inexplicably thought of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, goose bumps all over the ground, and hurriedly pulled Xiang Changyuan away.

Li Ying asked with a smile, "A Yuan, would you like to stay and have dinner together?"

Without waiting for Xiang Changyuan to answer, Xu Yuanqing made the decision for him, "Mother, he is very busy and has no time, let's talk about it later."

Xiang Changyuan saw that he was issuing an order to evict the guest, and said, "Alright, we'll talk about it later."