The royal study room.
After reading a series of documents submitted by Jiang Yi, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes and said as if he was pointing out something: "Are you sure the Zhao family has nothing to do with Guanyan?"
"Yes."
"Looking at Mr. Jiang's explanation, the Zhao family also assisted the government?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jiang Yi returned seriously: "Without Mr. Zhao, this matter would not have come to light so quickly."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him calmly, but did not ask any more specific questions.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi quickly added: "In addition, in my opinion, it is not possible to convict a county chief based only on the confessions of shopkeeper Qian and others. Further in-depth investigations are needed."
The position of a county magistrate is not low. From a procedural point of view, even if he commits a crime, he has to go through the process one by one. It cannot be done just by talking.
But when Xiao Yuan heard this, he said in a calm voice: "No need, let's finalize the decision."
"Ah?" Jiang Yi was shocked.
What he didn't know was that Li Minggui had committed treason. Even if there was no official scandal, Xiao Yuan would definitely kill him. Otherwise, if the war breaks out again in the future, wouldn't Li Minggui have to make careful contacts with the enemy country again? How could such a hidden danger be possible again? Keep.
Moreover, Yongan's top priority, if something goes wrong, would involve half of Sichuan and Shu.
After being frightened, Jiang Yi stammered: "Then, what does the king mean..."
Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment: "In view of the location of Yong'an Salt Well, we are unable to determine Li Minggui's secret power. To avoid leaking the news, we should not call Yong'an Wuwei Mansion. Later, I will write a handwriting. You can hold this handwriting and secretly order Lian Xiao mobilized the troops stationed in Shu and secretly arrested Li Minggui."
Catching a Li Minggui, he didn't expect to call in the troops from Central Shu. Jiang Yi's eyes showed panic, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Yes, I accept the order."
After handling the matter, Jiang Yi resigned. Not long after, hearty laughter came and Xu Hu appeared, cupping his fists and saluting: "Your Majesty!"
"Oh? The Tiger Marquis is back!" Xiao Yuan was so happy that he couldn't help but tidy up his clothes and patted his shoulder with a smile on his face.
Xu Hu came back with the Xuan Palace Guards. After greeting Xiao Yuan, he immediately told what happened on the way.
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I didn't expect that there would be three groups of assassins. It seems that Wu Chu and other countries have spent a lot of money."
Xu Hu said: "The green-clothed guards of Xuan Kingdom were so rude that they took all the assassins away. The ministers argued with each other, but Yang Zhao didn't let anyone go."
"Haha." Xiao Yuan smiled, as expected, and didn't say anything about the matter.
Xu Hu added: "By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing. King Xuan's four maids want to see you."
"Oh?" This was a bit unexpected. Xiao Yuan thought about it and said, "Let them come in."
"No!" Xu Hu clasped his fists and left.
Not long after, the four maids came in and saw Xiao Yuan. Naturally, they all saluted. Then, the eldest sister got straight to the point:
"Your Highness, King of Qin, I have heard that after my king entered Qin, he once walked in the market without any guards and almost encountered danger."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.
The second child, Huayu, immediately continued: "Qin declared that the two countries are allies and friends. When my king enters Qin, His Highness should treat him with national courtesy and protect his safety. How can he put my king in danger? Should Your Highness do this?" Any explanation?"
"Bold!" Xiao Yuan was furious: "Are you accusing me!"
"I don't dare." The four maids all lowered their heads.
It was okay not to mention this. When he mentioned this, Xiao Yuan said angrily: "Your King Xuan has been encouraging my wife all day long and following her around! I haven't said anything yet!"
ah? this……
The four maids didn't know the situation, so they couldn't help but look at each other.
"Is there anything else?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
The four maids looked at each other again, and then saluted in unison: "My maids, please leave."
After leaving the study, the four of them soon met King Xuan.
At this time, King Xuan was playing chess with Gu Xue in the back garden of the palace. When she learned that the four maids had arrived, she seemed very happy and waved repeatedly: "Come, come, come."
"See you, Your Majesty." The four maids stepped forward and saluted in unison.
"Quick, this is Princess Qin, I'm not polite."
"I've met Princess Qin." The four girls said in unison again.
The two sides introduced each other, and just then, Chu Ning walked by not far away, and King Xuan immediately shouted: "Chu Ning Chu Ning."
ah? The latter was stunned for a moment, and seeing that it was King Xuan, he hurriedly walked over and saluted: "Your Highness, the Princess."
"Well, can you help Fengqing and the others arrange four rooms?" King Xuan got straight to the point.
Chu Ning glanced at the four maids, and there was nothing to hesitate about: "Of course, four girls, please come with me."
Fengqing paused and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you live in the palace?"
"What's wrong with living in the palace? It's more convenient, isn't it?" King Xuan said directly: "Follow Chu Ning quickly and tidy up the room yourself. In addition, leave the palace guards to Brother Qin for arrangements."
"Oh..." Fengqing secretly glanced at King Xuan and Gu Xue again, and then said politely to Chu Ning: "Thank you, Miss Chu."
"Where, please come this way." Chu Ning smiled politely and stretched out her hand as an invitation.
The four maids looked at King Xuan again, and they all moved their mouths, as if they wanted to speak but were hesitant to speak, and then they all followed Chu Ning away.
After they left, King Xuan returned his attention to the chessboard and asked casually: "Whose turn is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's your turn." Gu Xue smiled. She was as smart as ice and she had already noticed that King Xuan was a little weird about Xiao Yuan, but she just saw through it but didn't tell him.
"Oh." King Xuan picked up the chess piece, and when he dropped it, he couldn't help but say: "It is said that Princess Qin is a lady of the world. She is good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. Today's game is a lesson."
"Your Highness, don't make fun of me. In fact, Duo'er is better at chess."
"Oh? That girl, Concubine Hua, can't you tell..." King Xuan was quite surprised.
The palace of Prince Qin was very large with many courtyards, but where Prince Xuan stayed, except for the main room where she lived, the side rooms on both sides were unoccupied.
Knowing that Fengqing and the others were the personal maids of King Xuan, Chu Ning led them to the courtyard where King Xuan lived. There happened to be four vacant rooms side by side on the left, not far from the main house.
"This is the courtyard where His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is staying. Is it okay for the girls to see this?" Chu Ning explained as she opened the doors of four rooms for them.
The four maids looked at their surroundings and nodded. You Fengqing said, "It's very nice here, and it's next to the king. Thank you very much, Miss Chu."
Chu Ning smiled: "Then, please, four of you."
"Okay." The four girls began to take off the baggage on their shoulders and entered their respective rooms. After a while, they gathered together again.
The third child, Xueman, said: "Eldest sister, why is it that the king is not in the Qindu Posthouse, but he lives in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and is still with Princess Qin..."
"How do I know?" Fengqing rolled her eyes.