As soon as Zu An left the imperial study, Eunuch Wen came up to him with a smile: "Master Zu, I have prepared the relevant personnel and are waiting at the palace gate. When will you go to investigate the case of King Qi's concubine?"
"Of course I'm going now." Zu An cursed in his mind, "Damn it, you're already ready and waiting, and you're still pretending to ask me when I'm going to investigate?"
"Then I wish you a safe journey, Mr. Zu." Eunuch Wen's fat face was filled with a kind smile.
Zu An bowed his hand, and then went to the East Palace to report his new mission to Bi Linglong. After all, she was worried about something happening to her.
After hearing this, Bi Linglong was also very confused: "Investigating the drowning case of King Qi's concubine?"
She didn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore, and rushed all the maids outside the door, and then said worriedly: "King Qi's plans for many years have been ruined in your hands. Now he must be eager to kill you and then go and investigate the case.
Aren’t you going to die?”
"Hey, if I don't go now, the emperor will probably kill me right away." Zu An smiled, "Don't worry, after all, I am the investigating minister personally appointed by the emperor. If King Qi doesn't want to openly quarrel,
You can't deal with me openly. Although this investigation is full of dangers, it is also an opportunity. If you use it well, you may even get on the line with King Qi."
"Get on the line with King Qi?" Bi Linglong's expression suddenly became wary. As a backbone of the prince's party, she has been fighting against King Qi's party for so many years. Her first reaction when she heard this was to resist.
Zu An laughed dumbly: "Don't worry, it's just a way to check and balance the emperor. It's impossible for me to really take refuge in King Qi. With the relationship between us, if I don't help you, who else will I help?"
Hearing what he said, Bi Linglong's face softened slightly, but she refused to admit it: "Humph, who has anything to do with you."
Seeing her arrogance, Zu An wished he could hold her down and spank her, but unfortunately he could only think about such a thing in the palace now.
After coming out of the palace, several guards and eunuchs were already waiting there. When they saw Zu An, they came up to him and said, "I have met Master Zu. Eunuch Wen asked us to follow your orders."
Now that Zu An is a celebrity in the entire capital, it would be difficult for these ordinary guards not to recognize him.
Seeing these people getting close to him enthusiastically, Zu An responded politely while sighing secretly. He thought that these people were too low-level to have access to deeper information. They all thought they were popular fried chickens.
Little did he know that I was already in danger.
A group of people came to Prince Qi's Mansion and looked at the magnificent gate. Zu An was thoughtful. For some reason, compared to last time, Prince Qi's Mansion now seemed to be much more deteriorated - it didn't look like much on the surface.
I don’t know if the change is psychological.
Seeing someone coming to visit, the concierge of Prince Qi's Mansion was quite polite at first. However, when he heard that he was here to investigate the drowning case of Prince Qi's concubine, the concierge's expression suddenly changed: "You guys wait here, I'll go first."
Go in and report."
After saying this, without waiting for a response, he slammed the door, leaving everyone looking at each other.
"The people in Prince Qi's Mansion are too rude, let us go in and wait." The guards under him complained one after another.
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Zu An smiled and said, "Just wait." After saying that, he sat down in a nearby pavilion and closed his eyes leisurely to relax, as if he was out for an outing.
Seeing what he said, the others naturally didn't want to say anything else, so they all waited quietly.
However, after waiting for more than half an hour, the people from Prince Qi's Mansion still did not come out, obviously intending to shut them out.
"These dog slaves from Prince Qi's Mansion have gone too far!" The guards could no longer bear it and were filled with indignation.
Because he is a direct descendant of the emperor, he has a natural feeling of hatred towards Prince Qi.
Zu An frowned. This time it was called investigating a case, but it was actually looking for trouble. It was normal for the people in Prince Qi's Mansion not to want to see him, but they still didn't open the door after such a long time. They couldn't keep waiting outside like a fool.
So he asked his men to knock on the door again, but soon the man came back angrily: "Master Zu, the people inside said that King Qi is busy with official business now, and the people they sent to inform him have not been queued up yet, so let us wait a little longer.
Huh, you are obviously playing tricks on us!"
Zu An smiled. In fact, this was all expected, but he had already done what he had to do, so he called a few people and ordered them to do so.
Hearing his words, several guards were startled and their expressions changed a little: "This... this is not good."
Zu An rolled his eyes. Just now they were all coaxing and looking like they were going to demolish Prince Qi's Mansion, but now they are giving in?
"Don't worry, I'll take care of you if something happens."
After hearing what he said and being really angry at being left out, the guards finally decided to wake up and quickly brought the props.
They all ran to the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion, and two long yellow strips of paper were pasted directly on the two doors, with the big word "sealing" circled in red pen on them particularly eye-catching.
The commotion here quickly attracted people around. Naturally, the people around Prince Qi's Mansion were not ordinary people, but more or less officials in the court.
Those people’s servants and even the officials themselves came out to watch, each one whispering:
"what's the situation?"
"Why was Prince Qi's Mansion sealed?"
"Oh my god, is the emperor planning to take action against King Qi?"
…
The more these people talked, the more frightened they became. After all, many people knew about the overt and covert struggles between the emperor and King Qi.
The people in Prince Qi's Mansion finally couldn't sit still anymore. The door inside opened with a bang, and a group of guards filed out. The leader tore off the seal on the door and became furious when he saw the words on it: "Bold slave,
How dare you come to Prince Qi’s Mansion to cause trouble!”
As he spoke, he slapped the faces of the two guards who were holding the seal with his hands. The two guards wanted to hide, but in the face of the powerful force, their whole bodies seemed to be frozen, unable to move at all.
The onlookers could feel the intimidating air wave even from a distance. Those with sharp eyes had already recognized it as an offering from Prince Qi's Mansion. Han Fengqiu, a ninth-level master, thought that this palm was real, even if the head didn't look like a watermelon.
If it explodes, even one tooth will definitely not be saved.
But this
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You deserve it. If you dare to cause trouble in Prince Qi's Mansion, your death will be in vain.
At this moment, the violent storm as imagined did not happen. A hand blocked the two guards, holding the hand that was roaring towards them, preventing them from moving any further.
"Huh?" Han Fengqiu was a little surprised and moved his other hand.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides exchanged palms and then separated.
At this time, someone around recognized the owner of the other hand:
"Isn't that the new cuckold Jue Zuan?"
"Last time I heard that he and Han Fengqiu were tied, I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes today."
"Han Fengqiu has lived like a dog for a long time. His cultivation has already caught up with him at such a young age."
…
Han Fengqiu's face jumped. The words of those around him were like knives cutting into his heart. At the same time, he was also very strange. The other party was clearly at a disadvantage in the last fight. How could he be on an equal footing with him today?
Zu An's eyebrows were also twitching, because the cuckolds in the mouths of the onlookers deeply stung his nerves.
Han Fengqiu finally came to his senses and said in a bad tone: "Who am I? It turns out to be Mr. Zu. Although Mr. Zu has made great achievements recently and is a popular figure in the East Palace, it is also a serious crime of disrespect to come to the palace to cause mischief and commit the following crime.
"
This kind of crime can be big or small. If you don't care about it, it can be as light as a feather. But once it is put on the scale, it will be heavy and heavy.
The guards who came with him looked pale. Once the King of Qi investigates him and follows the rules, they may be exiled.
At this time, Zu An laughed: "Master Han, where do you start talking about this? We are handling a case, and we have the emperor's orders, how can we call it troublesome?"
Han Fengqiu threw the torn seal in his hand to the ground: "You have come to seal Prince Qi's Mansion, and you still say you won't make trouble? Who gave you the courage? I don't think the emperor would give you such an order."
Zu An looked solemn and replied loudly: "I have been ordered by the emperor to investigate the drowning case of Prince Qi's concubine. Unfortunately, after several notifications, the Prince of Qi's palace has made excuses and even refused to open the door. I suspect the murderer.
Participate in it and secretly obstruct the investigation. In this case, we will follow the case process. Since Qi Wang’s Mansion is the place where the crime occurred, according to the rules, it should be temporarily sealed. Before the case is found out, no one is allowed to enter or leave the scene at will to avoid
Destroy evidence."
Han Fengqiu: "..."
Originally, they were planning to give him a hard time and quit, but they didn't expect this guy to be so ruthless. The key was that every clause was in compliance with the legal provisions, so they couldn't find fault.
If he really takes the opportunity to seal Prince Qi's mansion, then Prince Qi's face will be greatly lost.
Thinking of this, he immediately squeezed out a smile: "Master Zu, you have misunderstood. Before, King Qi was handling official affairs and the concierge had not had time to report the matter here. As soon as King Qi learned that Master Zu was coming, he sent me to take you to the side.
Check the pond where the concubine drowned, that’s where the scene was.”
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