"What did you say!"
Zhao Xi couldn't believe his ears. How dare those people?
However, Tianxi’s words are not over yet:
"It is said that many people outside are spreading rumors that the princess's relationship with relatives and friends is weak, and her mother died young. Now even my grandfather and uncle..."
"Nonsense, absolutely nonsense!"
Zhao Xi's hand holding the fly whisk was shaking. Are these people really desperate? How dare you even spread gossip about the late queen and princess?
"No, the Sa family will go to the royal study to report to the emperor. These gossips must be severely punished!"
Saying this, Zhao Xi was about to walk out in a hurry, but Feng Xi said unusually calmly:
"Punish them severely? Then what? Let more people remain silent on the surface, but secretly talk about me as the lone star of the evil god. Is punishing those who speak harshly just to silence them?"
"this……"
Zhao Xi and Tian Xi's faces turned green and white, but Feng Xi said without even caring about his own life or death:
"Fangmin speaks louder than Fangchuan. If a lunatic in this palace wants to lose face, let them decide what they want to say."
Zhao Xi: "?"
Tianxi: "?"
"Princess, you can't think like that! If you don't say anything at all, wouldn't it be equivalent to acquiescing to the rumors outside?"
Zhao Xi is so anxious. He has been the general manager for so many years, and he still has some political vision.
He acknowledged the possibility that their princess said, but they couldn't do nothing!
Then they heard Feng Xi say:
"It's not a big problem. Let the bullets fly for a while, and I can lie down for a while~"
Zhao Xi and Tian Xi: "..."
Not to mention that they didn't know what a bullet was, but with the attitude of their princess, those who didn't know thought something was wrong with them.
Although Feng Xi did not panic at all and did not allow them to panic, Zhao Xi quickly brought the news to the imperial study room.
In fact, wherever Emperor Shengde needs Zhao Xi to bring news, the Dark Dragon Guard has already reported the chaos outside. Even Qi Xiao has received the order and arrived at the Imperial Palace shortly after Zhao Xi returned. The study room.
"Zhao Ling, what do you think about this?"
Rubbing his eyebrows slightly tiredly, Emperor Sheng De's phoenix eyes couldn't help but become sharp.
They, Zhao Ming, have been staying in the palace every day recently. They only eat and sleep, and only sleep and show off. They look like they are indifferent to the world, but there are still people who can't get along with her.
First the assassination and then the slander. He felt that those people were really targeting his unfortunate daughter.
The last person to be targeted in this way was his deceased brother Qi Yuanming.
He didn't keep his brother, and now he wants to keep his daughter no matter what.
Although Qi Xiao entered the palace in a hurry, his official robes were not messy at all, and his whole body was as sharp as a sword unsheathed, making people dare not look directly at it.
"Er Chen believes that this matter is just like what Xi'er said. It cannot be that simple. The person behind the scenes must have a back-up plan, and this back-up plan is likely to be enough to prove that Xi'er is the lone star of the Tiansha..."
Speaking of this, Qi Xiao couldn't help but pause, and the cold light in Peach Blossom's eyes became more solid:
"Erchen even thinks that this rumor is a trap for us. If we rashly punish those who spread the rumors, and if this matter continues to develop, we will probably be attacked by the boiling public opinion."
"Damn it!"
Almost as soon as Qi Xiao finished speaking, Emperor Sheng De slapped the table in front of him hard.
If it weren't for the quick eyesight and quick hands of Zhao Xi who was waiting at the side, the tea cup would have been knocked over by Emperor Sheng De.
"Hiding their heads and showing their tails, these people are just like rats in the gutter, making it difficult for me to guard against them!"
However, Qi Xiao was obviously much calmer than his father-in-law. He even imitated Feng Xi's tone and said:
"Father, calm down, didn't Xi'er say that? Let the bullets fly for a while, she doesn't care about her reputation, so don't be too anxious."
"What does she know! She says she is a lunatic. I get a headache just looking at her!"
Emperor Sheng De was so angry that his face turned red and his neck thickened, and he let the bullet fly for a while. He didn't even know what the bullet was.
But it is undeniable that Qi Xiao and Feng Xi's judgments are correct. If they take action rashly at this moment, they may become passive. It is better to wait and see quietly for a while.
Of course, they can't do nothing.
"Send someone to inform Qin Tianjian and ask them all to go out and find a way to explain to Xi'er. If the explanation is not clear, they don't have to come back to serve as officials."
Such a big Qintian prison can't even keep this little secret. What use does he, the emperor, need from them?
When Qi Xiao returned to Dali Temple, it was almost dark outside.
The results of the fraud case were about to come out in the past few days, and things kept happening in Beijing. Even if he wanted to go back and see his lazy phoenix, he might not be able to get away.
"Master, the brother and sister in the third room of the Chu family are missing."
Just when Qi Xiao sat down and looked through the files, Qin Zhui, who had been watching the movements of the Chu family, walked in quickly.
Mrs. Chu's assassination of Feng Xi caused a huge fuss before. The other party did not reveal any useful information until her death, causing the whole Chu family to be in a state of chaos.
Therefore, the people in the third room of the Chu family are locked up in their own yard these days, with almost no chance of contact with the outside world.
Although Qin Zhui and the others were ordered to stay there, the Chu family was already well-defended. After experiencing the hidden dragon guards and Mrs. Chu's third wife, they were even more frightened, and the entire mansion was as guarded as an iron barrel.
They can only squat outside, and the results of squatting are naturally unsatisfactory.
It wasn't until this evening that they noticed the commotion in the Chu Mansion and tried to sneak in to inquire, only to find out that the direct brother and sister from the third room were missing.
"The people in the Chu family are almost going crazy, but after interrogating all the people guarding the third room, no one knows how those two people were lost..."
Qin Zhui became more and more excited as he talked, because not only the Chu family didn't notice it, but they also didn't notice it.
Of course, this was probably because they couldn't get into the Chu family before, so they missed the opportunity.
But this is enough to prove that Madam Chu San was indeed instigated by someone, and that the person behind her was very knowledgeable and knowledgeable.
"Then what are the Chu family's plans?"
Qi Xiao didn't say much about the disappearance of the two brothers and sisters. Qi Xiao was more concerned that Chu Ming would soon be interrogated and the people in the third room of the Chu family would no longer be slaves. How did the Chu family plan to arrange these two vacancies?
He felt that they would probably not repay the truth, but would look for substitutes for these two people.
As expected, Qin Zhui quickly said:
"It is said that someone who looks similar to the two of them will be chosen as the scapegoat. In fact, the scapegoat has been prepared for a long time."
After all, the Chu family is a famous family, how could it be possible to watch the third family of the Chu family suffer disaster.
To be honest, Qi Xiao didn't know how much slander Mrs. Chu had heard, and she would backstab the Chu family at such a critical moment...
Of course, the reason why the Chu family was in such trouble was to cover up the two brothers and sisters. Firstly, it was for the sake of Chu Ming, who was about to be executed. Secondly, he probably didn’t want to be targeted by Emperor Shengde again and cause more trouble. What an unnecessary hassle.
"Master, do we want to continue investigating?"
Qin Zhui asked Qi Xiao anxiously. He felt that he had not done this well and wanted to ask for a chance to make amends.
However, Qi Xiao said indifferently:
"No, I asked you to send people to keep an eye on them just to confirm some suspicions."
Qin Zhui drooped his ears in frustration, but Qi Xiao quickly told him another thing - to keep an eye on the rumors about their princess in the streets.
Qin Zhui, who got a new job, left Dali Temple almost immediately, with the words "I will make up for my work" written on his face.
Sun Qingzhi, who also came back to report the incident to Qi Xiao, happened to pass him by.
"How are you doing at the Duke's Mansion these days?"
Qi Xiao got straight to the point, and Sun Qingzhi naturally briefly talked about the situation in the Duke's Mansion.
The first is the third room where the whole family is lying down. Because there is no one who is awake in the room, Xie Fu has no choice but to let Yu, who lives outside, go back and take charge.
After all, there is no one in charge of the house, so how can we compete with the big house where two people are still awake?
"It is said that Madam Yu has been running to the main room when she has nothing to do in the past few days. She likes to stand in front of Miss Xie Er's door and curse her. She opens her mouth like a bitch and closes her eyes. She scolded her so much that Xie Shangshu almost attacked her."
"...Xie Fu is smart."
When Qi Xiao thought about the delicate Xie Wanyin being blocked in the room by Mrs. Yu and being scolded, Qi Xiao couldn't help but have a complicated expression.
He didn't feel sorry for Xie Wanyin. After all, Xie Wanyin enjoyed Xie Lang's kindness to her, but she was not willing to pay for Xie Lang at all. Now being entangled with the Yu family can only be said to be deserved.
Just when he thought about Xiao Fenghuang saying that he had a relationship with Xie Wanyin, he felt that he was mentally ill in what Xiao Fenghuang said.
Sun Qingzhi obviously didn't know what Qi Xiao was thinking, so the topic jumped directly to the Xie family's main room:
"It seems that someone has been secretly contacting Xie Shangshu recently, but we have been unable to find out who the other person is. In addition, nearly half of the Xie family's descendants have joined Dafang, and some are in contact with Dafang."
Qi Xiao sneered, the eldest brother of the Xie family moved very quickly.
Seeing that Qi Xiao was not surprised at all about what happened to the Xie family's eldest room, Sun Qingzhi finally talked about that night when Qi Xiao ordered someone to leave the palace and asked her to send someone to investigate overnight.
"Speaking of which, Concubine Liu Xian is quite interesting. Didn't you once tell me that you met an immortal in Xi'er Mountain and made a secret promise to the young prince of Qi Bohou Mansion? Concubine Liu Xian seems to have such a thing. I’ve encountered it before.”
