Just as Shi Qinghuan expected, after a night of chaos, Cheng Yangfeng personally sent Zhao Shu to the Supervision Department early the next morning.
Euphemistically called Zhao Shuzhongqing, because of his old acquaintance with Sun Meng, he developed a feeling of mutual help, which is a crime of shielding.
And he himself failed to supervise his subordinates well.
He really reduced the big crime to a small one, and gave himself a reputation of emphasizing love and righteousness.
But now that he has joined the Supervision Department, he can't help but think that Cheng Yangfeng will do whatever he says!
Zhao Shu is a good person, but he is no easier to deal with than Sun Meng.
Bailiheng was busy with official duties, so the interrogation was handed over to Fang Zhiheng, with Shi Qinghuan assisting him.
Fang Zhiheng looked like a scholar, but he was well-known after all. After an interrogation, he and Zhao Shu went back and forth.
Although Zhao Shu had a tough talk, he couldn't resist Fang Zhiheng's hard and soft tactics, and the evidence that Shi Qinghuan had accumulated long ago made it impossible for him to quibble.
But Cheng Yangfeng still escaped cleanly.
This was all within Shi Qinghuan's expectation. She was not impatient or impatient. She believed that by accumulating little and adding up, step by step, she would finally get her wish.
Zhao Shu was eventually sentenced to exile, and this round of confrontation came to an end.
And Shi Qinghuan naturally left a gift for Zhao Shu.
Snowy land, long journey to the border.
His poisoned body will be tortured for the rest of his life.
This is even retribution for the fact that ten years ago he gave unwarranted evidence to prove the rebellion of the Protectorate.
It's the New Year's Eve in a few days, and the entire city of Kyoto seems to be peaceful.
The preparations in the Prime Minister's Mansion were lively, and Shi Qinghuan spent most of the time in the medicine house.
Shi Miaotong didn't know that Liu Yuan would also go to the Prime Minister's Mansion during the New Year. He just felt that it would be better for Shi Qinghuan to have Baili Gang as his support, so he agreed to go with him.
Before the New Year's Day, it snowed heavily for three consecutive days, making the entire city of Kyoto covered in silver, which was really beautiful.
Although it is freezing and snowy, it still cannot stop the joy of the New Year.
On New Year's Day, Bailiheng's carriage stopped at the door of Wenyuan early in the morning. When Shi Qinghuan saw Bailiheng's grand appearance, he was slightly stunned.
"Going to the Prime Minister's Mansion so early? Don't you have a palace banquet to go to?"
"It's noon. Now, let me take you somewhere first."
"where to?"
"old place."
Shi Qinghuan didn't ask any more questions and followed Bailiheng into the carriage.
When the carriage stopped at the gate of the Protector's Mansion, Shi Qinghuan was in a trance for a moment.
During the Chinese New Year, this is the place she most wants to be.
But he didn't dare to come.
At least, I dare not come so openly.
She originally planned to take advantage of the New Year's Eve, when everyone was reunited, to come back secretly, but she didn't expect that Bailiheng would bring her here like this.
But why did Bailiheng bring her here?
Shi Qinghuan couldn't help but look at Bailiheng, who was calm and calm, "This is my habit. During festivals, I will come here to offer incense. I see that you paid homage to the ancestors of the Lin family yesterday. Speaking of which, Everyone in the Protector's Palace is also an old friend, so I thought you might want to come."
Yes, I forgot my identity as Lin Manyun.
With his old friendship with the Protectorate, there is indeed a reason to come here.
That was why I came here last time.
Shi Qinghuan didn't think much and nodded, "I wanted to come, but I didn't expect that you would come here to pay homage during the holidays."
Bailiheng didn't answer, just chuckled, straightened his clothes, and then walked in.
Shi Qinghuan also followed in.
In the familiar ancestral hall, Shi Qinghuan felt much calmer this time.
Because everything was going on, she believed that soon, she would be able to come back here again openly.
As Shi Qinghuan, I kowtow and offer incense to them.
Standing side by side with Bailiheng, they offered incense before leaving the ancestral hall.
Everything I see is filled with the joy of the new year.
Now, nothing is left.
Just after walking a short distance, I saw two figures coming in from the door of the house.
It was something Shi Qinghuan was very familiar with.
Lu Hongwen and Xu Shuxue.
The coldness came in the white snow. In ten years, Shi Qinghuan remembered the gentle and cheerful Xu Shuxue, but now he is also gloomy, depressed and haggard.
I couldn't help but feel sad inside, but I still couldn't show it on my face.
"I have met Mr. Zuoxiang."
"I've met Lu Shangshu."
After both bowed, Xu Shuxue looked at Baili Heng, "I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zuo Xiang here today. Although the Lord Protector's Mansion has not stopped people from coming to worship, those who really dare to come, except for old friends, , then he is a leftist prime minister."
“In the future, this place will definitely be as busy as before.”
The implication of the words was obvious. Xu Shuxue was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "Then I hope that, as Mr. Zuo Xiang said, that day will come soon, but... some people will never come back after all."
As he spoke, Xu Shuxue turned to look at a big tree not far away.
"Since this year, this pear tree has stopped blooming. I remember that Qing Huan liked to climb up and pick pears the most before, and she would always send them to Fuzhong and the palace..."
Xu Shuxue's eyes were reddish, her voice was choked, and she did not continue speaking in the end.
Shi Qinghuan looked at the pear tree, the beauty of the past came to mind, and the hands under his sleeves gradually tightened.
Bailiheng felt her emotions, and as he looked towards the pear tree, the expression in his eyes changed.
"You two, I have to prepare for a palace banquet later. I can't stay long, so I'm leaving now!"
"Prime Minister Zuo, walk slowly!"
The two sides said goodbye, Shi Qinghuan and Xu Shuxue passed by each other, suppressing their inner emotions, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were far away.
But when Shi Qinghuan walked away, Xu Shuxue suddenly turned around and looked at her back.
"Who is that?"
Lu Hongwen said, "Headmaster Su of the Supervision Department is a confidant of the Left Prime Minister. What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I just feel a little familiar!"
Having said that, he didn't take it to heart and entered the ancestral hall with Lu Hongwen.
Shi Qinghuan didn't speak all the way from leaving the house to getting on the carriage.
Bailiheng looked at her for a long time before tentatively speaking.
"What's wrong?"
"What?"
"Ever since you came out of the Protector's Mansion, you haven't said a word, and you still look so solemn."
"Nothing, I just heard one thing once. It is said that Sister Shuxue and a young general from the Protector's Palace were in love. Later, during the turmoil, the young general was killed on the spot. Later, Sister Shuxue Married to Lu Shangshu."
"Well, I've heard about this too. What's wrong?"
"Since this matter is not a secret, wouldn't Lu Shangshu have any thoughts about Sister Shuxue coming to the Duke Protector's Mansion to offer sacrifices like this?"
"You're worrying too much!"
Bailiheng explained in detail, "I know Lu Shangshu well. As far as I know, when the marriage was granted, Lu Shangshu knew that Miss Xu's heart belonged to him, and he took the initiative to cancel the engagement. But for some reason, Xu But the young lady agreed to get married, so it became a marriage."
"Who dares to resist the emperor's order?"
"I don't care about this in advance. I only know that every year after the marriage, whenever the young lady of the Xu family comes to worship at the Duke Protector's Mansion, Lu Shangshu will accompany her. It is well known that the two of them are in love."
After hearing this, Shi Qinghuan felt much more stable.
"In this case, Lu Shangshu must be a good husband. Sister Shuxue must be happy too!"
Shi Qinghuan looked moved and looked charming.
Bailiheng just looked at her, and then suddenly spoke.
"how about you?"
Shi Qinghuan was puzzled, "What?"
"Have you ever thought about what kind of husband you will marry in the future?"
