"Who is the defeated general?" Counselor Zhu walked in, covered with fatigue, and stood outside the kitchen and asked.
"Uncle Zhu, are you back?" Yao Erlang hurriedly greeted him.
Counselor Zhu shook his head: "I am back with Sanlang. Your uncle Chen is accompanying the young master at Dali Temple."
Since the young master is in Dali Temple, does that mean the emperor has agreed to the young master’s investigation?
Counselor Zhu said: "The Holy One has ordered the young master to help investigate the case. But when I went to Dali Temple, the officials of Dali Temple said that the young minister of Dali Temple was killed by the Di tribe's Xizuo at the Princess's Mansion last night and broke his leg. Now he has taken leave of absence and cannot investigate the case; the Minister of Dali Temple just took sick leave last month, and Dali Temple is going to handle other cases. In such a huge Dali Temple, there is no one who can make the decision. In the end, two petty officials were dismissed Come out, my name is Ma Sizhi, and Liao Pingshi will cooperate with the investigation of the case. Hey, I have been busy for a long time, and the young master has not eaten yet, so I came back with Sanlang, preparing to bring some light food to the young master. "
Unexpectedly, I smelled the aroma of food as soon as I came back.
"I have already made quite a few. Counselor Zhu and Sanlang will eat first and then take it to them." Qin Xiangxiang said quickly.
I don’t know if Mu Ting is okay now.
Princess Huizhen hid behind Xiao Man and Chun Equinox, but stopped talking.
When Qin Xiangxiang saw this, he helped her ask: "Did you see the eldest princess?"
Counselor Zhu nodded: "Princess, please rest assured, the eldest princess is fine now." Although she was charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason, the emperor still gave the eldest princess some face and did not embarrass the eldest princess too much.
Princess Huizhen finally breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything in the end.
When Qin Xiangxiang was loading food for Mu Ting and others, Xiaoman came over and said, "Madam Qin, please take a step to speak."
When the two of them walked aside, Xiao Man stuffed a large bulging purse into Qin Xiangxiang's hand: "Madam Qin, this is all the money we brought when we came out of the eldest princess's house. The eldest princess is in trouble, and the princess is very worried. There is nothing I can do, so I can only order my slave to give all this money to Mrs. Qin to use for everything. There are a total of 26,000 guan in this purse."
Twenty-six thousand guan, plus the 4,000 guan they gave before, that is to say, they brought out a total of 30,000 guan.
Recalling that when he was driven out of the Qin family, he only had some rags in his hands, Qin Xiangxiang felt that there was a huge difference between himself and Princess Huizhen.
Qin Xiangxiang originally wanted to return the purse to Xiao Man, but after a second thought, he accepted it: "Okay, money can make the world go round, and the eldest princess will be safe and sound."
Xiaoman left happily.
Qin Xiangxiang hid the big purse in his sleeves and turned to ask Counselor Zhu: "Counsellor Zhu, I want to go with you to Dali Temple. Is that possible?"
Liao Haohai was assigned to assist Mu Ting, so she was relieved. But Ma Sizhi also got involved, and she had to remind Mu Ting.
Counselor Zhu hesitated and wanted to refuse, but he saw Yao Erlang standing next to Qin Xiangxiang, winking at him, almost blinding his eyes. He didn't know why and looked at Yao Erlang questioningly. Yao Erlang had no choice but to say: "Ms. Qin misses the young master. I'm really touched. Uncle Zhu, just let Mrs. Qin go." Hey, it wasn't him who said that Uncle Zhu has a wife. How come he doesn't have one? Seeing. Madam Qin was obviously very worried about the young master, but Uncle Zhu couldn't understand it.
Qin Xiangxiang also promised: "I promise that I will come back when I see Prince Mu safe and sound."
Counselor Zhu is a soft-hearted person and agreed immediately.
When the Golden Crow fell, a beautiful sunset gradually appeared on the horizon. At dusk, Qin Xiangxiang walked into Dali Temple again carrying a big food box.
It was true that we were enemies on a narrow road. As soon as we entered the door, we met Ma Sizhi.
Ma Sizhi still looked as gentle as jade, wearing a blue official uniform. He stood on the screen wall and smiled at Counselor Zhu and others: "Counselor Zhu is here."
His eyes did not fall on Qin Xiangxiang, but he glanced indifferently.
Seeing that Zhu Sanlang and Qin Xiangxiang were both carrying food boxes, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Just now Han Shaoqing specially sent someone here to arrange a few tables in Fanlou to entertain Prince Mu."
Counselor Zhu said politely: "Han Shaoqing is interested." He didn't say much else.
They walked away, and Ma Sizhi still stood there watching them.
Zhu Sanlang couldn't help but glance at Qin Xiangxiang. Mrs. Qin's face was calm.
Mu Ting and others were crowded into a small public room. The desk in the public room was bare, with only an oil lamp placed on it, reflecting the surroundings dimly.
The light was dim. Qin Xiangxiang took a closer look at Mu Ting's face and felt that it was okay, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Ze frowned and said, "Why is Mrs. Qin here too?"
Mu Ting smiled and said, "Is this meal today cooked by Mrs. Qin?"
Zhu Sanlang quickly agreed: "Ms. Qin's craftsmanship is really amazing!"
Qin Xiangxiang just smiled, and took out the same food as Zhu Sanlang, and asked everyone to eat first.
Everyone was probably hungry, so they ate all the food they had brought.
Qin Xiangxiang was putting away the dishes when someone came outside: "Prince Mu."
It was Liao Haohai and Ma Sizhi, followed by several minor officials. The minor officials held several thin booklets in their hands.
The long desk was cleared. Qin Xiangxiang took a few steps back, holding the food box and hiding himself in the corner as much as possible.
Liao Haohai took the booklet from the clerk's hand and introduced it to Mu Ting: "These are the case files sent by Honglu Temple about the Di clan's detailed work..."
However, Ma Sizhi interrupted him with a smile: "Liao, wait a moment."
He looked at Qin Xiangxiang and asked Mu Ting with a smile: "Prince Mu, who is this young lady? I'm waiting to discuss official matters. I'm afraid it won't be good if irrelevant people are waiting here."
Qin Xiangxiang wanted to go out originally, but just as they arrived, he hid in the corner. She didn't want to embarrass Mu Ting, so she was about to say goodbye to Mu Ting when she heard Mu Ting say: "She is a member of my staff, and it was my prince who asked her to listen. Why not?"
Qin Xiangxiang looked at Mu Ting in surprise, but saw him looking at Ma Sizhi sternly. Qin Xiangxiang had never seen Mu Ting like this before, and his heart moved. Hey, Prince Mu is quite bluffing when he becomes official.
Ma Sizhi chuckled: "Since you are the prince's staff, you can certainly listen."
Mu Ting said coldly: "Since there are no other questions, please continue."
In fact, the case files sent by Honglu Temple about the Di clan's detailed work were pitiful. Except for Aaliya's more detailed information, the others only had names.
The other pile was sent by the Imperial City Division, and it was similar to the one from Honglu Temple.
The only one with more details was written by Han Liang'an, the young minister of Dali Temple, about how the eldest princess collaborated with the enemy and treason.
It seems that Han Liangan wants to put the eldest princess to death.
When Mu Ting read the case file, Chen Ze's palms were filled with sweat.
Although the young master is very skilled in martial arts, when he was in Yanzhou, he didn't like to read files, let alone analyze them. Today, the young master became serious and looked through it in a down-to-earth manner. But... Young Master, do you understand?
He glanced at Counselor Zhu and found that Counselor Zhu also looked a little confused.
Chen Ze wanted to take the case file over and look at it, but since Mu Ting didn't say anything, he couldn't refute the young master's face.
Mu Ting watched for a long time while Ma Si lowered his eyelids, thinking to himself that this newly promoted prince was said to be uneducated and a playboy with no ambition to make progress. Wu Dehou asked the Holy One to make him the Crown Prince. In fact, the Holy One was not willing, but because of Wu Dehou's hard work and merit, he finally gave him the honor. After all, when Marquis Wude gets old and can no longer fight, the unlearned and incompetent Prince Mu will eventually go out and kill the enemy himself. When the time comes, whether the crown prince's title can be preserved or not depends entirely on his fate. He also took the initiative to ask His Majesty for permission to mix with this Di clan spy to commit crimes. Does he understand?
