Xu Yuanqing walked slowly, and it was already half an hour after he walked slowly to the Criminal Department.

The smell of blood in the prison mixed with the smell of decay was disgusting. When Shen Qiwen was held in the prison, the situation was very tragic, with bloodstains everywhere, extending from the wall to the ground.

Shen Qi huddled in the corner with a terrified expression, his luxurious clothes were in tatters, the original color was covered up by blood, his whole body was mottled with blood, and his fingers were still dripping with blood, as if he had just experienced a fight.

Seeing this, Xu Yuanqing stopped outside the cell, and saw Yang Ming taking a small official to record the situation at the scene. He folded his arms and waited quietly without making a sound.

Yang Ming frowned after finishing his official duties, looking at Shen Qiwen thoughtfully.

"Who saved him?"

Although Shen Qiwen was in a state of embarrassment, his face was pale and his eyes were dull, and he was not in danger of his life. Looking at the blood volume and fighting marks in the cell, he knew that he was not the only one when the incident happened, and someone must have rescued him desperately.

"Xin Zhengyuan."

Up to now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has overthrown everyone, but he is the only one who is still pedantic.

Whether it is Lu Qiuling's people or Shen Yuze's people, since they are not hesitating to risk entering the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the purpose of holding them must be to live forever, and they will not let Shen Qiwen go easily.In this generation, it is uncertain whether he is still alive. Xu Yuanqing knew that Yang Ming cherished talent and wanted to give Xin Zhengyuan a hand, so he didn't ask much to disturb his thoughts.

He asked another person present, "Where is the assassin?"

Yang Ming clenched his fists, restraining his anger, "He committed suicide."

He didn't dare to stop for a moment, and even rode his horse in the street, but he didn't get any clues, which is really infuriating.

After Xu Yuanqing asked about the basic situation, he was silent. It was not suitable to stay longer in this situation. He signaled to him and prepared to leave.

"Please ask the imperial physician to heal the prince." Yang Ming ordered, and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw Shen Qiwen crawling over in a hurry, pulling his clothes and asking, "Where is Xin Zhengyuan? Is he still alive?"

Yang Ming was stunned, thinking that the prince finally came to his senses, but he didn't expect his next sentence to be, "He can't die! Only he can prove that someone wants to assassinate me, and I'm wronged!"

Xu Yuanqing laughed instantly, opened his mouth and cursed silently.

Yang Ming also laughed back angrily, flicked his hand away angrily, and asked angrily in a low voice, "Are you still not aware of your mistakes?"

"Wrong?" Shen Qiwen collapsed on the ground in embarrassment, with a stern expression, he shook his hand, the wound on the palm of his hand was still flowing with blood, splashes were seen everywhere, Yang Ming's face was splashed with a few drops of blood, and his brows furrowed even deeper.

"There's nothing wrong with it!"

Yang Ming's expression was fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Princess Lu's lawsuit has evidence for every case, and you can't deny it!"

"Hahahahahaha!" Shen Qiwen suddenly laughed wildly, laughing crookedly, stretched out his hand to grab Yang Ming's clothes, the blood in the palm of his hand immediately stained Yang Ming's official robe, he raised his eyes and glared, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, "What are you pretending in front of me! Do you think your father is such a good thing? Collaborating with the enemy and treason, such a serious crime can not be borne by one person. I am the heir of Dasheng, no matter how absurd it is, I will not put Dasheng in danger, I deducted the military salary, it was just that I wanted the Xiang family to know whose dog I should be, and who sent a letter to Beijiang to let them take the opportunity to besiege! You go ask your father!"

He was emotional, full of sarcasm, and tugged at Yang Ming's clothes.

He refused to give up, and when he was about to die, he desperately threw himself on the river bank, grabbing whatever he wanted as a straw to save his life.

Yang Ming has studied etiquette since he was a child, and he has been soaked in loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in a century-old family. For the people of the world, he pursues the style of a gentleman in everything he thinks and does. He is also influenced by his father, and he keeps in mind the family motto.Fu avoids it.

All the officials in the court respected his father, and the people also praised him full of praise.

In his heart, his father is the best minister and the best patriarch in the world.

Shen Qiwen became more and more arrogant, and asked sharply, "Yang Ming, are you going to arrest your father as well?"

"No, my father won't!" Yang Ming came to his senses suddenly, and answered himself firmly.

"of course not."

Xu Yuanqing couldn't stand it anymore, stepped into the prison cell, kicked him hard without hesitation, kicked him on his back, pushed the affected Yang Ming away, looked down at him, eyes full ofDisdainful, "Who taught you these words?"

Shen Qiwen was tricked by Xu Yuanqing several times, and this time he also knew that it was him who did it. The timidity towards him was already etched in his bones, and his arrogance was instantly extinguished, and he looked at him in shock.

The cell was not ventilated, and the smell of blood lingered for a long time, and the rotten smell that had accumulated for a hundred years was even more pungent. The two smells mixed together, piercing the heart of the heart.

Xu Yuanqing wrinkled his nose, and didn't have time to delay with him, so he directly conjectured, "Shen Yuze?"

Shen Qiwen dodged his eyes and didn't dare to look at him. After struggling for a while, he gathered up the courage to shout to him, "Xu Yuanqing! Do you think I'm not serious about having sex with you!"

Hearing this, Xu Yuanqing stared at his ugly face that he thought he had, sneered, turned his eyes away in disgust, and walked out of the cell.

Yang Ming also came out with him.

Shen Qiwen thought that Xu Yuanqing was guilty, so he crawled to the cell and yelled, "Didn't Xu Yuanqing approach me to seduce me on purpose? It was my **** that made you hurt, so you resent me!"

Xu Yuanqing turned a deaf ear to it, seeing that Yang Ming was about to go back, she stretched out her hand to stop him, and continued walking without looking back.

Seeing that he didn't hesitate at all, Shen Qiwen became flustered, and continued to yell at the guard, "You don't even know how coquettish Xu Shizi is, that coquettish look on the bed, I wish I could fuck him..."

When the two left the prison, Yang Ming was a little angry when he heard the swear words, and he clenched his fists to restrain his emotions.

Xu Yuanqing didn't care about his nonsense. After all, it is very common for people who are about to die to become mad dogs. He patted Yang Ming on the shoulder and told him solemnly, "Ping Jinghou didn't, Shen Qiwen just scrambled."bite."

Yang Ming nodded, he only believed it when he was in a daze just now.

Xu Yuanqing was most aware of the embezzlement of military pay back then. When he investigated Shen Qiwen, he did not let go of any clues. If Ping Jinghou was related to this matter, he would definitely not make friends with Yang Ming, and then with Ping Jinghou's power, he would take revenge.It wouldn't be so smooth.

Xu Yuanqing: "Hou Ye has a deep foundation in the court. A few words from Shen Qi can't shake him, but civil servants are most afraid of gossip. This sentence seems to be groundless. It will take some time to investigate it. Hou Ye will definitely suspend his job and cooperate.The censorship will affect the entire Yang family."

Shen Yuze's move was not poisonous.

Yang Ming's role as an inspector will hinder his plan, and his goal of using Shen Qiwen to increase his reputation will not be achieved.

He wanted to take advantage of Shen Qi Wenpan to bite Ping Jinghou, to get rid of Yang Ming's official position, and to affect the Yang family's reputation by the way. He took this opportunity to stand out and have a place in the court from then on.

The abacus was pounding, but I'm afraid he didn't discuss it well with Lu Qiuling, and his famous chess piece almost became a dead chess piece.

"Lu Qiuling!"

"Snapped!"

Angry shouts and crisp applause sounded one after another in the remote alley. Shen Yuze glared, while Lu Qiuling looked at the ground while covering his instantly red and swollen cheeks.

The spring breeze swept across the alley of the house, and the coolness lingered, and the robes of the two were fluttered by the wind.

Lu Qiuling's watery eyes looked even more pitiful with tears in her eyes, and she felt the burning pain on her face.

At the beginning of the year, she was still a little girl at her father's knee, the most famous beauty in Beijing, the respected princess, and the imperial concubine appointed by the emperor.

In a blink of an eye, she became the daughter of a sinner, spurned by thousands of people, and treated as a pawn by the untouchables she never looked down on, and humiliated by him here.

This is how she doesn't feel resentment in her heart.

Shen Yuze started passionately, but when he calmed down, he was a little dazed, and slowly put his hand down.

Lu Qiuling put her hands down, her pale and colorless cheeks were red and swollen, her eyes were cold, she pulled the corners of her mouth, and sneered, "What? Mr. Shen is still still angry, and wants to slap again?"

Her voice was not as soft as usual, but became sharp after a drastic change, and her thin face also appeared acerbic.

Shen Yuze looked up at her, and asked angrily in a low voice, "Why did you act privately!"

Lu Qiuling said simply, "Shen Qiwen deserves to die."

Shen Yuze: "Are you so anxious?"

"Yes!" Lu Qiuling's stomach would churn whenever he thought of Shen Qiwen, and he felt physically sick.

He was a lustful person, and was influenced by love gu, so he was obedient to her.

After she was in trouble, he made trouble, and no matter how she begged him, he ignored it. It was ridiculous that she thought he was here to save her in prison, but she didn't expect him to be worse than a beast.

Thinking of the absurdity in the prison, Lu Qiuling became even more annoyed, and approached Shen Yuze angrily, "I can't wait for a moment, I can't wait to smash him to ashes immediately!"

"What can I do!" Shen Yuze stretched out his hand to hold her shoulder, looked at the monstrous hatred in her eyes, and uncontrollably pulled out some unknown emotions in his heart, "So what can I do if I kill him now, the Duke will not overturn the case, your reputation is irreparable."

Seeing that Lu Qiuling had calmed down a bit, Shen Yuze let her go, with pity in his eyes, he thought for a moment and continued, "Princess, you and I join hands, we will never lose power to you."

"Heh!" Lu Qiuling sneered when he heard the words, and his eyes instantly turned mocking, "I'm not your stupid subordinate. I'm willing to go through fire and water for you after hearing your sweet words."

If she glanced at the roof unintentionally, she retracted the gloomy look in her eyes, and warned him in a cold voice, "I have brought down Shen Qiwen as promised. If you don't keep your promise, I won't let you die even if you hit me at the gate of the imperial city."You get what you want."

After speaking, Lu Qiuling walked away with a gloomy expression.

Shen Yuze's pitiful eyes suddenly changed, his eyebrows raised slightly, and his face suddenly became cold and heartless.

Lu Qiuling is smart, beautiful and ambitious. He is a white lotus with a black heart. He originally wanted to pick flowers, but unfortunately she dismissed him. Later, she fell down from the altar and finally looked at him. He witnessed Shen Qiwen and her lingering.

After all, they can only be the opponent's pawns.

Shen Yuze raised his head slightly to face the spring breeze, and let the wind wrap around his blue silk clothes. The coolness was accompanied by the freshness of the spring day, and then his heart calmed down a lot. It was not only the messy thoughts that left with the wind, but also the uneasy thoughts.The affection that should be born.

After a long time, his robes were filled with the spring breeze, before he slowly lowered his head and opened his eyes, and called softly, "Mu Xiu."

A figure jumped down from the roof. The distorted scars on his face made him look ferocious and fierce. His eyes looked at Shen Yuze softly, and he responded in a low voice, "Master."

Shen Yuze took out a letter from his bosom, and it was accompanied by a jade pendant, "Give this letter to the governor of Yunzhou."

"Yes." Mu Xiu took it.

Shen Yuze walked slowly outside the alley, looking straight ahead, "Have you figured out the people around Xu Yuanqing?"

"Yes, it's all under control." Mu Xiu glanced at the occasional passerby at the alley, followed him for a moment of hesitation, put the letter in his arms, rummaged through his body for a face towel to cover his face, and continued walking with him.

Shen Yuze stopped a few feet away from the entrance of the alley, looked sideways at him, and stared at the face scarf he was putting on, "Keep an eye on the person, if nothing happens, the prince will be convicted tomorrow, and if Xu Yuanqing makes any changes, we must seize the handle.”

"yes."

Shen Yuze waved at him, and Mu Xiu tore off the towel and rummaged on the roof.

In the evening, Xu Yuanqing didn't see Zuo Yue coming back after dinner. Liu Qian said that Zuo Yue had been playing in Xiao's house, and he might have forgotten the time.

He rolled his eyes speechlessly, the child had grown up and his wings were stiff, so he asked Liu Qian to pick him up in person.

He had no choice but to go to Mr. Chang personally to ask for the medicine. Mr. Chang got so angry when he saw him coming, he turned and went back to the room and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Xunniang stepped forward to apologize helplessly, and went to make medicine for Xu Yuanqing.

The two sat quietly, Xunniang propped her head and stared at the medicine pot in a daze, Xu Yuanqing was in a mess of thoughts, watching the orderly order of the darkening sky.

The medicine jar fluttered, and the two came back to their senses together.

Xunniang poured the medicine for him, and the medicine was put on a chair beside him. She went into the room and gave him a candy.

Xu Yuanqing was slightly embarrassed, Xun Niang seemed to see his thoughts, and replied with a smile, "You don't know, the third son went to leave a letter for each of us, I don't know about others, there is something in my letter that you are afraid of suffering after taking medicine,He also sent me a box of candy, and told me to bring you a candy if I deliver medicine."

Hearing this, Xu Yuanqing became even more embarrassed.

Xunniang put the medicine beside the medicine bowl, and sat down to blow the air with him.

Xu Yuanqing looked at the candies on the small table with mixed feelings in his heart, Xiang Changyuan was really careful to make him feel guilty, and occasionally felt that he was not worthy of his love so sincerely.

"Your Majesty." Xunniang suddenly sat facing him, folded the sleeves of her wrists, as if wanting to check the pulse, Xu Yuanqing smiled, and handed over her hand cooperatively.

Xunniang calmed down and concentrated on detecting her pulse.

After a long time, Xun Niang withdrew her hand, she unhurriedly adjusted her sleeves before saying, "Your Majesty is much better."

"Yeah." Xu Yuanqing looked at her quietly, she never bothered about his illness after his master came to the house, she must have something to say for being so serious all of a sudden.

Sure enough, Xunniang patted her clothes and stood up, threw her hands behind her back, and said seriously, "I want to ask my son to send my master away."

Xu Yuanqing blinked, but didn't ask why.

Xunniang and Chang Lao are his saviors. His plans are too deep, and if he is not careful, he will burn himself. If he hadn't put himself in danger last time and used the method of stealing the beam, I am afraid that Chang Lao would have died in the capital..

He regards Xunniang and Chang Lao as friends, and he really shouldn't let them fall into danger for no reason. He has already made a decision to send them away in a few days.people's suspicion.

Xu Yuanqing asked, "Did you agree with Mr. Chang?"

"Yeah." Xun Niang nodded, "I made an agreement with him, he will go out of the city first, and I will go to him when I understand the case."

Xiang Changbo's case has not been completely closed, so she cannot leave.

Xu Yuanqing: "If you want to leave, I can find a way to get you out."

Xunniang smiled, shook her head at him, and looked at the closed door, "I promised my master, and I didn't agree to propose marriage to Changbo. It doesn't matter if I leave or not."

Xu Yuanqing hesitated to speak, Xunniang was his good friend, yes, but she was always her own master, it was enough for him to intervene in the affairs of master and apprentice rashly once, and it would be too annoying to do it again.

He picked up the medicine bowl in silence, raised his head and drank it all in one go. Even after drinking the medicine for many years, he would still be surprised by the bitter taste every time. He frowned and peeled the sugar to relieve it.

Xu Yuanqing asked, "Do you have any plans?"

"It's best to go to Yongzhou in just a few days, just in time for my teacher's birthday." Xunniang smiled, rolled her eyes, and clapped her hands to plan, "I'll prepare some gifts for him to take with me."

"Master?"

Chang Lao really hides his secrets. He hasn't heard a single word from him after getting along for so long. He always thought that he was a chic and unruly personality, and he is still unmarried.

Xunniang: "That's right, I prepared the gift well, if she nods, she will be the teacher's wife."

Um?Xu Yuanqing was in a daze, at first he thought there was something wrong with what she said, but just as he thought about it, he heard the door open, Chang Lao came over aggressively, and gave them a reprimand.

"Two brats talking about their elders behind their backs!"

Xu Wuwu: "..."

He doesn't know anything, and his ears are implicated just by listening.

Xunniang stood up to block Chang Lao, with her hands on her hips, she was more imposing than him, "What did you say, as a junior, how can I be one step ahead of you as a junior, I don't have to worry about you! Otherwise, you will be a bachelor forever, and so will IAre you missing?"

Chang Lao: "What do you mean by being a bachelor? I mean living among thousands of flowers, not even a single leaf touches my body..."

Xu Yuanqing was afraid that he would be implicated if he watched it for a while, so he left quietly while the two were arguing fiercely.

"My son!"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard Zuo Yue's joyful cry. He turned around and saw that the child was bouncing around with all the bags on his body, like a mule carrying a heavy load.

Xu Yuanqing leaned over to support him, Zuoyue swayed for a while before standing still.

Big bags and small bags can overwhelm him. Normally, a hard-nosed person would definitely not spend so much money to buy so many things. Xu Yuanqing stared at him and asked, "Where did you get so many things?"

Zuo Yue smiled happily, "Things that Mr. Xiao doesn't want."

"Huh?" Xu Yuanqing squatted down, picked up a package casually, and pulled out a hairpin from the exposed corner. The texture is smooth, and you don't need to look at the light. You can feel that it is a good piece of jade just by feeling it. Take it as a pawnIt is enough for ordinary people to live for a year.

He was touching other packages, which looked like bottles and calligraphy and paintings.

The officials of the Xiao family were not short of money, and Xiao Yu'an was a smart person. He started doing business with Xiang Changyuan at a young age, and his mother's family had connections, and they secretly did a lot of business.

He is a rich man, but so many things are given to a child casually, and his generosity makes people suspicious.

Xu Yuanqing stood up straight, folded his arms and asked, "Where's Liu Qian?"

Zuo Yue thought he was blaming Liu Qian for not helping him to carry things, so he pouted into the room with a smile, and hung the light package on his hand, and he hung the rest on his neck while gritting his teeth, and continued walking on his wrist.

Xu Yuanqing followed him into the room, stunned.

At Liu Qian's feet were another pile of packages, large and small.

"..."

Being so generous, Xu Yuanqing couldn't stop thinking and wondering, "A Yue, is Xiao Yu'an going to run away recently?"

"No." Zuo Yue waved his hand, sat happily among the things, and cheerfully unwrapped the package, "These are all things Mr. Xiao doesn't want. He was going to throw them away, but I think they are all good and I want them."

Xu Yuanqing turned to look at Liu Qian in disbelief, and Liu Qian nodded expressionlessly.

He lowered his eyes to look at several parcels opened by Zuo Yue, one of the vases was a clear water jade vase auctioned by Zangbao Pavilion for 5,000 taels, Xiao Yuan's own shop also paid for it, it was really a waste of money.

The more Zuo Yue took it apart, the happier he was. He compared the gold-encrusted headbands on his head, and didn't forget to ask if it looked good.

Liu Qian also looked a little envious, squatting down to look at the money all over the floor, and glanced at the brand new hair tie in his hand, "Is this what he doesn't want?"

Zuo Yue handed him the hair tie, "No, it was only delivered by the tailor, and he gave it to me because I looked good."

Liu Qian: "..."

Xu Yuanqing lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. Fortunately, Xiao Yu'an was a friend, not an enemy, so there was no need to worry too much about his terrible plots. He went to pour tea for the two of them, then poured himself a cup, and sat on a chair to watch them dismantle things.

Although Xiao Yu'an is a concubine in the family, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is living better than the concubine, because he does not strive for fame, does not seek fame and fortune, and he is willing to give money to the descendants of the Xiao family to buy an official status.

It's not that he can't leave the Xiao family, it's that the Xiao family can't bear to part with him as a cash cow.

Xu Yuanqing lived in the Marquis's Mansion, he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, and he didn't pay attention to his clothes. Except for his illness, he lived a good life. He always felt that the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion was not poor.

Looking at these things that Xiao Yu'an doesn't want today, it feels like he could buy a mansion, and sure enough, he still doesn't know much about the world.

Xu Yuanqing asked, "Where is the news?"

Zuo Yue was concentrating on dismantling the things, he heard the words for a while before returning to his senses, and looked up at him, "Young Master Xiang is safe and sound, and he is fighting wits and courage with the governor of Yunzhou."

"Gone?"

Zuo Yue bowed his head and handed things to Liu Qian while unpacking them, and continued, "It is said that some of the bandits in Yunzhou are old acquaintances with Mr. Xiang, and he doesn't want to fight to the death, so he is still playing around."

Xu Yuanqing nodded, thoughtful.

As long as nothing happened to Xiang Changyuan, he felt much more at ease.

Xiang Changning's Li Yiming hadn't sent any news yet, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

He asked Yang Ming to suspend the news of Shen Qiwen's assassination today, and wait for Emperor Chongming to issue an edict tomorrow, convicting Shen Qiwen and making him have no chance to recover.

At that time, if Shen Yuze wanted to preserve his reputation, he would no longer have anything to do with Shen Qiwen.

After thinking about it, he still felt uneasy, patted his clothes and stood up, went to the shelf to find the Hetian jade pendant that Empress Xu had given him.

Zuo Yue raised his head immediately, "Where is the prince going?"

Xu Yuanqing signaled him to continue dismantling, and replied, "I'll give you something."

Liu Qian was about to stand up, but Xu Yuanqing pressed his hand and signaled him not to worry about it, and went out to find other hidden guards to do it. Anyway, everyone around him is exposed now, and it's useless to hide, why notJust use it.

Even if Shen Yuze knew about his hand, he would not dare to reach out to the palace.

He leaned on the door frame to blow the spring breeze, the scent of pear blossoms in the yard became weaker and weaker, the flowers became more and more countable, and the leaves were thick and opaque. Seeing that the spring is coming to an end, don’t know if can see the distant summerpeople.

In the room, Zuo Yue let out a long sigh after dismantling the things, looked up to see Liu Qian clapping his hands, he took a jade hairpin and handed it to him as thanks for his help.

"Brother Liu Qian, I met the young man when I came here."

Liu Qian took the jade hairpin unceremoniously, put it in his arms, and looked up at him, "Huh?"

Zuo Yue glanced at the person at the door, secretly took out a note from his pocket and handed it to him, and said in a low voice, "He asked me to give this to you."

Liu Qian took the reading text, read the content at a glance, and then threw it into the stove. The heat in the spring became more and more intense, and the carbon fire in the house was gradually reduced to a few sporadic pieces now, just pretending to be a little angry.

Xu Yuanqing blew enough wind and thought enough before turning around with a yawn. Seeing that the things were almost disassembled, he urged Zuo Yue to go to bed first and come to pick up things tomorrow.

Zuo Yue left reluctantly, before leaving, he did not forget to pack his things and walk away.

Seeing Liu Qian not moving, Xu Yuanqing asked, "What's the matter?"

"Not yet." Liu Qian shook his head, glanced at the stove and turned to leave.

Xu Yuanqing fell into a dream shortly after lying down. For some reason, he always likes to dream about Xiang Changyuan recently.

This time he confronted the governor in the state capital, with a domineering aura, not as easy-going as usual.

He was afraid of waking up again, so he didn't call him out, and watched him arguing with the governor quietly. In the end, he walked away angrily, and Xu Yuanqing woke up when he was dazzled by the light outside after chasing him.