Han Qinglan just smiled indifferently and said while laughing:
"It's really no big deal, just a broken wooden sign."
As he spoke, he shrugged. He lowered his head and scanned the military attache uniform on his body, and continued with a self-deprecating tone:
"If I didn't still have this body, I'm afraid no one else would be able to remember which house in the capital Zhongyongbo's house is written on the wooden sign. Even if he is temporarily demoted by the Holy Emperor..."
He said it lightly, but Hong Ze was already like an ant on a hot pot.
Before Han Qinglan could finish speaking, he had already roared:
"no!"
Although his teeth were itching with anger, Hong Ze learned from his past mistakes and did not use force this time. After he huffed and puffed in anger for a moment, he waved his hand and said hastily:
"You kid are too arbitrary! Nothing can be said about this matter that will hinder you anymore."
After coming to a conclusion, Hong Ze couldn't even take care of his job.
His eyes quickly lowered, he scratched his head with one hand while concentrating on thinking, and murmured at the same time:
"After I saw you wearing official uniform and barging into Lixiang Garden, I guessed that you didn't want to hide your identity. But you don't even want an official position..."
"Do you really think that after I was drunk by you and secretly sent to your house last time, I really woke up and sneaked out of Zhongyongbo's house again?"
These words really surprised Han Qinglan. He raised his eyebrows slightly, adjusted his posture leaning on the branch slightly, and then asked curiously:
"Huh? But you didn't tell me this yourself? So what happened that made it difficult for you to tell me directly?"
The careless look almost made Hong Ze angry again. But in order to make Han Qinglan realize the seriousness of the problem and he himself had to straighten out his thoughts.
After taking a deep breath, he threw out all the words that came to his mind.
"I don't want to lie to you. Mrs. Kebo thought that I, smelling of alcohol, was just a friend you recruited from outside, a close friend..."
Thinking of what the other party had said to humiliate Han Qinglan and him at that time, Hong Ze felt another big stone in his chest.
After taking another deep breath, he skipped Mrs. Zhongyongbo's specific words and continued:
"Anyway, if you still want to stay in the uncle's house, you must not be dismissed by His Majesty! Even if you resign yourself, it will be much better than that."
The last lament, almost lightly, passed by Hongze's mouth and dissipated in the strong wind at the top of the tree.
But in fact, Han Qinglan didn't need to say anything from her friends. Just hearing that her stepmother had been to his yard, she could already guess what would happen in that yard at that time.
Therefore, after he casually responded to Hong Ze, he narrowed his eyes and was lost in thought, and did not pay attention to his friend's response.
Hong Ze sighed for his friend and immediately brought the topic back on track.
"Fortunately, you didn't hurt the third prince and the others, and judging from the result, you can be regarded as saving the third prince's life. And you were in a hurry throughout the whole process, and you didn't say a word."
"In this way, you will return to the palace with me in a while. Just tell His Majesty that you were entrusted by me to do what you did today. Then report all the clues about the assassin. In this way, the Holy Emperor will not blame you for acting without authorization. But It's a pity that I didn't think carefully before and confessed to His Majesty in a hurry, so I neglected this point. Let me think about it again and see if I can earn some credit for you."
Hong Ze is not good at thinking deeply. When he is forced into a hurry and faces someone he trusts, he will express everything he thinks in his heart like he does now.
Han Qinglan hadn't seen her bad friend like this for a while, and because she had already made plans in her heart, she could only lean on the branches to enjoy the scene of being "cared for".
However, when he heard that Hong Ze had actually had a showdown with Emperor Xuande, he immediately straightened up and sat upright, frowning and interrupting his friend's thoughts.
"Wait a minute. Lao Hong, you just said that you have told the Holy One everything about today, no, the past few days? When did it happen?"
Based on Han Qinglan's understanding of her friends. The truth has not yet come out, and the situation is so chaotic. Hong Ze, who always strives for a safe temper, will never be so impulsive.
Not to mention, if Hong Ze had the courage to take the initiative to "throw himself into a trap", things would not have dragged on until now.
Therefore, there must be some external force involved without him knowing it.
Who is it?
On the other hand, Hong Ze's heart, which had just calmed down because he thought of a solution, felt slightly guilty because of Han Qinglan's nervousness.
"Well, not long ago, when Princess Danyang was on her way to buy snacks, I apologized to His Majesty and explained that she had exceeded her authority, and then directly asked for orders to continue investigating the matter."
In other words, Hongze had already taken all the risks on his own. And he made a desperate move, risking his life to gain a legitimate opportunity to investigate the entire incident.
Han Qinglan listened with bated breath, and at the same time looked at the person in front of her carefully, and recalled it. From the moment they first met until now, her friend did not look depressed, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Therefore, he can ignore other things at this time and only concentrate on one point.
When Hong Ze finished speaking, Han Qinglan took a breath and immediately asked:
"Is this Princess Danyang?"
The culprit who instigated Hongze to go into such danger!
Hong Ze completely misunderstood the intention of Han Qinglan's question. After being surprised, he immediately smiled and nodded:
"Yes. Hey, no wonder this girl is so favored by His Majesty that she can't even compare to His Majesty's own princess."
After Han Qinglan received a positive reply, his eyes instantly fell from the branches and leaves to Princess Danyang who was talking in the hall below.
And the moment he saw the person, a cold light flashed in his squinted eyes, and he was obviously burning with anger.
But at this time, Hong Ze didn't notice anything strange at all, and still sighed:
"Tsk, it's such a pity that she has such keenness, ability to guess people's hearts, and courage and courage that most men can't match. But then again, how did you guess it?"
But as soon as he asked the question, Hong Ze suddenly said "Oh".
Last time, he was made drunk by this brat in the princess mansion! And the person they both visited that day was Princess Danyang.
The two of them must have met each other a long time ago. Even looking back at it now, it seems that everything happened today was coordinated between the two of them?
"you……"
Because of this unexpected discovery, Hong Ze's expression immediately turned bad again.
But Han Qinglan had been on guard for a long time. As if she had just remembered it, she suddenly turned to Hong Ze and smiled:
"That's right, I think your guesses last time can be established. The assassin is indeed from Beidi, and he is definitely not pretending to be someone else."
When business came up, Hong Ze's attention was immediately drawn away.
"What? Really?! Come on, tell me in detail."
Because Han Qinglan has a family background, when the other party fights against this inexplicable assassin and can come to such a conclusion with such certainty, it is nine out of ten that it is the truth.
And the ultimate goal of all his efforts and fear was to find out the real murderer and avenge his men who died in vain.
Now that he had a direction, Hong Ze suddenly felt full of strength again.
Han Qinglan shook her head and said:
"You explain first. After you take the initiative to plead guilty, how will the Holy Spirit deal with you?"
