After dealing with all this, Xiao Lingzi returned to the palace.
"Prince Qi, everything has been taken care of!"
"A comfort fee was given, and her father took the money and left happily."
Thinking of Yue Ling's father's beaming smile just now, Xiao Lingzi couldn't help but feel contempt.
The money he exchanged for his daughter's life was not too hot for him at all!
However, it is enough as long as the matter is resolved and he will no longer come to the palace to hinder the prince's eyes.
Song Huan didn't expect that the matter could be resolved so quickly.
The doubts in his heart became deeper because of this.
"I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
"Recently, the number of guards on duty outside the palace has doubled. Let's see if there are any more who come to cause trouble!"
"Especially when I am not at home, you must pay special attention to what is going on outside the home!"
If anyone else wants to make trouble, they will definitely do it while he is away.
After all, the other party is not so blatant as to act recklessly in front of him!
Xiao Lingzi nodded vigorously: "Your Highness, if there are still people making trouble outside when you are not here..."
"Do you want me to go directly to Dali Temple and ask Lord Zhou Jue to send someone to suppress it?"
Song Huan shook his head: "Everything the other party did was to make this matter a big deal."
"If someone from Dali Temple comes, this matter will cause even more uproar and uproar in the city."
Hearing what Song Huan said, Xiao Lingzi hesitated for a moment.
"Your Highness is right, but my servant was negligent!"
"Then you said..."
Song Huan pondered for a moment and said: "Since the other party recognizes the money, then when they come to make trouble again, they will still use the money to spend it."
"But this time, I secretly sent a few people to follow them to see where they had gone and if they had seen anyone."
"If there is anything fishy about his words or deeds, bring him back immediately."
Xiao Lingzi's eyes lit up and he immediately said to Song Huan, "Yes!"
"Slave understands!"
…
It's late at night and everything is silent.
In the palace of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"Master, it's late at night, come and have a rest~"
"Yes, Master, please stop reading. Reading is so boring!"
"I have learned a new massage technique, and I want to help you try it..."
Outside the study, two enchanting women in cool clothes were flirting and talking coquettishly towards Sun Shutong who was in the study.
Sun Shutong was studying at his desk. He was completely unmoved by these two coquettish concubines.
"You go to bed late at night, what do you want from me?"
"I'm not sleeping soup!"
"Go, go, don't stop me from studying!"
Really irritated by the quarrel between these two people, Sun Shutong raised his head and shouted angrily at the two women outside.
When did this happen?
Why do you still only know how to enjoy yourself?
If he doesn't work hard, when Zhou Nan successfully enters Wenyuan Pavilion and becomes a bachelor, won't he become the abandoned son of the third prince?
Thinking of Zhou Nan, veins popped up on Sun Shutong's forehead, and the hand he used to turn the book was clenched hard.
Why can a second-generation ancestor with no knowledge and skills transform into a great scholar who publishes poetry collections and is sought after by thousands of people?
Why can a dandy who has no intention of entering politics successfully enter Wenyuan Pavilion and become one of the eight great bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion in Daliang?
Is all of this just because he has a better background than ordinary people?
Sun Shutong was dissatisfied!
However, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only choose to compromise due to the strong favor of fate.
It was precisely because he was born into a noble family that Zhou Nan was able to successfully win over the third prince, and thus joined forces with the third prince to get what each wanted.
And what about yourself?
An official with neither family background nor money could only gain some favor from the third prince by constantly doing low-level jobs.
Sun Shutong was extremely helpless, but he had no choice!
Looking at the pile of books on the table, at this moment, the despair in his heart burst out.
"What's the use of reading more books?"
"After so many years of careful planning and step-by-step effort, I finally climbed up to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I thought I would be able to become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel soon!"
"But this Minister of Civil Affairs has to keep begging for mercy in front of the third prince and helping him to do dirty things, so that he can have such a chance."
“What’s the use of all these books I’ve worked so hard to read over the years?”
"It's ridiculous...it's ridiculous!"
Sun Shutong sighed and swept the mountain of books on the desk to the ground.
"Crash la la la..."
The book fell to the ground, which was very similar to Sun Shutong's instant collapse of mentality.
He stared blankly at the books on the ground for a long time, then let out a long sigh.
"Someone is coming!"
"Clean up the study for me!"
Sun Shutong shouted several times, but after a while no maid came to answer him, and he felt a little irritable.
"Why, you don't even listen to me now, do you?"
Sun Shutong pushed open the study door, and was caught off guard by the cold wind that rushed in, making him shiver all over.
Seeing that there was no maid on duty outside the study, Sun Shutong couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"Where are the people?"
"I haven't rested yet, why isn't there anyone?"
"I've turned against you!"
Sun Shutong was furious and walked towards the bedroom.
However, the further he walked, the more he felt uneasy and at a loss what to do!
The huge palace of a minister was extremely quiet at the moment, and not even the slightest movement could be heard.
Even the servants and maids were missing for a while!
You could hear needles dropping all around, and it seemed as if Sun Shutong was the only one left in the entire house.
Sun Shutong was in a state of confusion, overwhelmed by the strange atmosphere.
With trembling hands, he pushed open the door to the bedroom.
"Squeak..."
A gust of wind blew in, blowing out the only burning candle in the bedroom instantly.
"Chuntao, Chuntao?"
"are u there?"
Sun Shutong bravely called out his concubine's name, but the room was empty and no voice answered him.
Sun Shutong was shaking like chaff, and his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
He walked forward fearfully, groped his way onto the bed, and lifted up the quilt.
"woo woo woo woo……"
Under the quilt was a pale face, emitting bursts of shrill cries, like a ghost coming from hell to claim his life!
Especially the two bloody tears left on his face, under the pale moonlight, immediately frightened Sun Shutong.
"There's a ghost!"
"There's a ghost!!"
Sun Shutong wanted to open his mouth and scream, but it seemed like something was tightly strangling his throat, making him unable to move or make any sound!
Finally, his eyes darkened and he fell straight behind him.
