Inside the palace.
Xie Xi, who was being remembered, didn't know the tangle in Lu Xiaoxiao's heart.
After the morning court, Xie Xi went to the Queen's Feng'an Palace, where he was having breakfast with his father, the Queen, and his mother.
The emperor put down the jade chopsticks, looked up at Xie Xi, and asked warmly: "Xie'er, which minister do you think should be sent to handle the Jiangnan bribery case?"
Only after receiving the secret letter in the early morning court did the emperor know that the area south of the Yangtze River had long been in chaos. Officials were protecting each other, and the people were suffering and there was nowhere to redress their grievances.
Moreover, this secret letter had to go through many twists and turns, and many people died before it could be sent to the palace and into the hands of the emperor.
At that time, the emperor took a few glances, and he was so angry that he wanted to immediately drag out all the corrupt officials in Jiangnan and behead them.
But soon, the emperor calmed down again.
He is a wise king, not a tyrant.
Everything must be based on evidence. Only a secret letter cannot convict those people.
If the emperor wants to convict them, he must find evidence to prove their crimes!
Early in the morning, the emperor asked his ministers if any of them were willing to recommend themselves, but the result was silence in the court, and none of them were willing to go to Jiangnan to investigate the matter.
The emperor was both angry and helpless.
Now in Feng'an Palace, there were only three of them. Facing the delicious breakfast, the emperor had no appetite, so he couldn't help but ask about the prince he valued most.
Hearing this, Xie Xi frowned and said seriously: "The officialdom in Jiangnan is complex, but it is extremely united. Even if my father sends ministers there, he may not be able to find evidence."
"The officials taking office in Jiangnan now are all old foxes. They will definitely act cautiously so that no one can find any clues. If the ministers sent there are not cautious enough, their lives may be in danger..."
"If we want to find evidence, my father can only send people to make secret visits. Moreover, we can't alert Jiangnan."
Xie Xi once heard Lu Fengyi mention the Jiangnan bribery case in his mind. If he had not intervened, would this matter still fall into the hands of his fourth brother?
If everything goes as Lu Fengyi said, then Meng Huaijun is the key to solving the Jiangnan bribery case.
Then can he also consider it?
Xie Xi pondered for a moment: "Father, if no one recommends themselves for this matter, I wonder who will my father entrust this matter to?"
The queen sat aside and watched the father and son busy discussing, not even eating breakfast. Suddenly, she had no appetite.
The queen sighed in her heart and said, "Xier, you ask, do you want to go to Jiangnan?"
Hearing this, the emperor looked at Xie Xi in surprise: "Xie'er, you..."
"no."
Xie Xi shook his head, "I just want to know who will my father ultimately hand over this matter to?"
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps I will let Ah Jin take over this matter."
really.
Regarding the Jiangnan bribery case, my father still preferred his fourth brother to handle it.
Xie Xi said calmly: "Father, my fourth brother is still young and has never left Shengjing. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for him to go to Jiangnan. Why don't you choose another person?"
"Mother, what do you think?"
Xie Xi did not hesitate to drag his mother into the water and persuade his father together.
Queen: "Xi'er is right. A Jin cannot go to Jiangnan. Your Majesty, please choose another candidate."
Although Ah Jin has always been reluctant to get close to her, Ah Jin is still her son. He is unstable. If he is allowed to go to Jiangnan, there is no telling what trouble will happen.
What's more, Xi'er said that going to Jiangnan is dangerous.
The queen didn't feel comfortable letting Ah Jin pass.
The emperor always respected the queen, and he was willing to accept her opinions.
The emperor nodded: "Since you are so opposed, then I will choose someone else to go."
Hearing this, the Queen and Xie Xi looked at each other quickly, with a slight smile on their faces.
…
After convincing his father, Xie Xi proposed to leave the palace.
Xie Xi originally planned to ask his mother to bring a nurturing aunt back to the house, but then he thought about it and was afraid that Lu Fengyi would be unhappy, so Xie Xi put down this plan for the time being.
After leaving the palace, Xie Xi, who was about to get into the carriage, saw Xiao Yunhe standing outside.
Xie Xi stood there without moving. Xiao Yunhe's eyes lit up and he hurriedly walked over and saluted respectfully: "Yunhe has met His Highness."
Seeing that Xiao Yunhe's face was no longer filled with sadness, Xie Xi raised his eyebrows and asked in a gentle tone, "Has the matter at the medicinal material store been settled?"
"yes."
Xiao Yunhe said gratefully: "Thanks to His Highness for this matter. If His Highness hadn't asked Guard Mu Qing to send the evidence, Yunhe wouldn't have been able to resolve this matter so quickly."
After Deng Qing was imprisoned, Xiao Yunhe spent some money to go in just to ask Deng Qing why.
But Deng Qing's question and answer is that wealth can be found in danger.
Xiao Yunhe thought for a long time, but he didn't understand what Deng Qing meant, and he couldn't figure out who the person behind Deng Qing's words was...
I don’t know if the person behind the scenes will take action again.
Xiao Yunhe, who couldn't guess the answer, rushed outside the palace gate and waited for His Highness the Crown Prince to come out. He wanted to know if His Highness had found any clues.
"No need to thank me."
After all, he didn't find the evidence at all.
Lu Fengyi told him.
Xie Xi didn't know what else Xiao Yunhe had to do, so he was rushing back to the Prince's Mansion to have lunch with Lu Fengyi.
"Yunhe, if there is nothing else, I will take the first step."
After saying that, Xie Xi was about to get on the carriage.
But then I heard Xiao Yunhe say: "Your Highness, it's almost noon, why don't Yunhe invite Your Highness to have a meal at Zuixiang Tower?"
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
Xie Xi: ...not so much.
"No need."
Xie Xi said: "I want to go back and have dinner with Lu Fengyi. As for Yunhe, you should go back to Xiao Mansion."
"Lu Fengyi..."
Xiao Yunhe suddenly became excited and strode forward, "Your Highness, Yunhe has something to ask of me."
Xie Xi frowned inexplicably, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.
Xie Xi: "Say."
"I wonder if His Highness can take Yunhe with him when he is having lunch with Lu Fengyi?"
Xiao Yunhe scratched the back of his head and said a little embarrassed.
But he had some doubts in his heart and wanted to hear if Lu Fengyi had any answers.
He wanted to see Liang Xianya, but Liang Xianya didn't want to see him.
Xiao Yunhe wanted to make it clear to her face to face that Liang Xianya saved his life but caused her to have a fever for three days and three nights and almost died.
Xiao Yunhe also wanted to know what happened after he fell into the water. Liang Xianya didn't even want to see him, and she wrote him such a heartless letter...
Not hearing His Highness the Crown Prince's response, Xiao Yunhe couldn't help but ask again: "What do you think, Your Highness?"
This time, Xie Xi got on the carriage without any pause. He said in a calm tone: "This is not appropriate, so don't come."
Xiao Yunhe: "..."
