Xie Lian's legs could not help but tremble now, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Grandpa, it's... it's him, it's Qi Ye..."
"He found out it was us!"
Zhao Shoufu remained silent. He was actually a little angry. He thought that his plan was completely flawless, but Qi Ye found out the person so quickly.
He also gave such a terrifying power.
For a young boy, I don't usually see his methods being so vicious. He is worthy of being a warrior who has led troops for many years.
It was him who underestimated Qi Ye.
"Grandpa, what should we do now!"
"Don't panic. Since he didn't openly come to ask for guilt, there is no need to put this matter in the open. Let's take it step by step and find out where to start."
Zhao Shoufu was the least frightened among the three. After all, he was an old fox who had been immersed in officialdom for many years. His ability to withstand and withstand pressure was not comparable to that of Zhao Li and Xie Lian.
Xie Lian was the most useless one. He still remembered that before he fainted, he was so frightened that he became incontinent.
His face was green and red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I must give him some color to see!!"
…
When Xie Lian returned to the Prince's Mansion, he remembered that he was missing the morning court today. He had wanted to take advantage of the morning court to secretly take a look at Concubine Zhao.
"Someone is coming."
The attendant pushed open the door and entered, "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."
"How about asking about the mother-in-law? Let's see if there is a chance and let me take a look at her."
"Your Highness, I'm afraid it won't work."
The attendant frowned, "Today, there was news in the palace that the imperial concubine had a nightmare last night, which made the whole palace restless. When she woke up today, she kept talking nonsense, saying that there were dead heads on the bed and dead bodies under the bed. The emperor thought that the empress was crazy, so he specially assigned the imperial doctor to go there. During the diagnosis and treatment, the palace was sealed, saying that the empress was not well... so she was not allowed to come out."
"Dead head?!"
Xie Lian's first reaction was Qi Ye!
There will be no one else but him! Who else can be so arrogant, and Ouchi can come and go as he pleases!
He made six traitors into human wax, which shocked his grandfather, uncle, and him. How could he let go of Concubine Zhao, the culprit who harmed him?
The attendant looked at him carefully and continued to whisper:
"Also this morning, I have received an excerpt from Ji Chengfeng, the censor of Qiandu. Your Highness has been in and out of the Ministry of War too many times in recent days. You have a close personal relationship with the Minister of War. Furthermore, the Emperor has never allowed His Highness to join the Ministry of War. This is against the rules. Please punish you severely." …”
"What?!"
Xie Lian shouted loudly, rushed forward and picked up his collar, "Then what?!"
"Fang, just now Eunuch Cao came to convey the order. Your Majesty asked you to spend these days behind closed doors at home, reflecting on your mistakes and reviewing your words and deeds. There is no need to go on duty..."
Xie Lian was shocked. He let go in a daze, retreated and fell back on the chair, clenching his fists, and for a moment anger and powerlessness surged into his heart.
He gritted his teeth.
He murmured viciously: "Okay, come to this palace one by one. I want to see who can have the last laugh! Don't think that this palace can't grasp your weaknesses -"
Xie Lian yelled: "Come here! Go and set fire to the capital again, and make the affair between Qi Ye and Ji Shu as big as possible! Then pass a letter to the old officials in the court and tell them to arrest them and kill them." Get rid of Ji Chengfeng! No matter how big or small, I will take part in him! Let him go back to Ji Mansion!"
"Your Highness?"
"Hurry up and go—"
The waiter bowed repeatedly and crawled out of the study.
Different from the situation of Xie Lian and the Zhao family, Ji Shu was quite comfortable at home. Ji Chengfeng went back home and went straight to Luming Pavilion with a proud attitude.
"This morning in court, I severely interfered with the Zhao family and the third prince! Now Xie Lian is sitting behind closed doors to reflect on his past mistakes, and everyone in the Zhao family has also been reprimanded by the emperor's court. They are all like plucked chickens. It’s hard to think of causing any trouble these days!”
"Brother is so awesome."
Ji Shu smiled and narrowed his eyes, complimenting Ji Chengfeng sweetly.
Xitao adjusted Ji Shu's clothes, while Ji Chengfeng sat aside and looked at it for a while before reacting.
"Are you going out?"
"Well, I'm going to take a walk on the street."
"...Although the matter between you and Qi Ye has been cleared up by the Emperor, there are many gossips in the public, and it will take some time to seal their mouths. Otherwise, you can wait a few days before going out."
Ji Chengfeng tried and persuaded.
Ji Shu: "But I just want to go now."
"..."
Ji Chengfeng struggled for a moment, "Then let your sister-in-law accompany you? Or I can go with you."
"I'm going to the shop to take a look. I'm there to do business. Brother, please don't cause trouble. Don't worry, I don't care about those stupid words."
Ji Shu chose a round fan with a white jade handle embroidered with a double-sided canary bird pattern, and paired it with a white silk clear round neck placket. The large hibiscus flower embroidery on the skirt was beautiful and gentle, and the blue silk hanging down from the temples was gentle. Leaning against his shoulder, Ji Shu smiled and waved to Ji Chengfeng.
"I'm leaving brother."
Ji Chengfeng watched Ji Shu leave with a gentle expression, and then suddenly remembered when they disappeared under the porch.
Isn't Ji Shu's round-necked placket too see-through? The cinnabar on her neck can be clearly seen.
Just as he was about to chase after him, Ji Chengfeng thought of something, pulled back his legs, and went back to his room to look for Wen Pingting.
The carriage was already waiting at the East Point Gate, and Ji Shu took it all the way to Shijing Street.
The neighborhood was still lively. It was already afternoon now. News had spread in the palace since yesterday evening, clarifying her affair with Qi Ye, but it didn't make any splash in the public.
There are still storytellers in teahouses who use her and Qi Ye as prototypes and make up stories to please the teahouse guests.
The story is immoral and makes people shake their heads at the absurdity of it, but it is also very charming.
Almost all the tea guests and people passing by couldn't help but stop. Even if there were some who passed by, they couldn't help but come back. Even Ji Shu stopped the carriage and listened carefully for a while.
Xitao curled her lips and whispered: "When the lady's business is finished, ask the general to put this nonsense storyteller in jail! He likes to make up stories so much, let him make up stories for those prisoners on death row!"
Ji Shu fanned himself, his smile unchanged.
She deliberately stopped the carriage in an alley, where there were vegetable sellers all over the street. She waited patiently for a while, and the aunt who appeared in the palace yesterday was carrying a load to set up a stall.
Soon people gathered around her.
"Mom You, why didn't you come yesterday? You missed a lot of news!"
"I heard that the emperor interrogated County Lord Wenyu and Champion Hou and said that the two had no affair. Everyone is discussing this matter in private today!"
"Didn't you say that some of your relatives saw it with their own eyes? Everyone said that you were fabricating rumors and slandering the county lord. You were taken to jail yesterday!"
The onlookers laughed.
You Ma threw the dish to the ground angrily.
She looked around and saw no officers or soldiers, so she said angrily:
"I went into the palace yesterday! There is no personal relationship, it's because County Lord Wenyu is too sharp-tongued! He can also speak black and white! He even fooled the emperor! You are the only ones who believe she is innocent! Anyway, I won't believe it to my death. !”
You Ma hated Ji Shu very much right now.
She originally looked down upon Ji Shu's unruly behavior as a woman, and the divorce made it known to the world.
A few days ago, she discovered that her daughter-in-law was also imitating Ji Shu and had this restless mind.
Mother You reminded her son and beat her severely before telling her to be honest.
Because of this, she was full of resentment towards Ji Shu. It happened that Hua Niang, who was related to her family, went to Beijing for business and stayed at her house temporarily.
You Ma overheard Hua Niang talking about Ji Shu and Qi Ye, so she believed it. Even though she saw Ji Shu's guard Sha in the palace yesterday, You Ma still refused to believe it.
Emperor Gao was far away that day, and she cursed her here. How dare Ji Shu do anything to her?
The law does not punish the public, and ordinary people like her have the best time.
"She must have an affair with the champion, so I'll leave it here, believe it or not."
While everyone was talking about it, a man stepped out of the carriage not far away.
The lotus steps were graceful and graceful, and the subtle fragrance floated as she walked, like a fairy. She was incompatible with this small alley, and she immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Someone saw the sign hanging on the carriage she got off and exclaimed——
"County Lord Wen, Wenyu!"
