No wonder Chen Ke was so cautious. The content of this confession was really too important. It was best not to leak it.

After glancing at the little flag officer, Chen Ke said calmly: "You can stay here for now. When the adults come and ask you questions, you can go back to the imperial prison and keep an eye on him."

When the little flag official heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. Chen Ke was obviously trying to support him by saying this. If he is lucky and can meet Li Huan later, and if he can fall in Li Huan's eyes, then this little flag officer

Not to mention anything else, there is definitely no problem in being promoted to at least one level, and it is not impossible to even become the official of hundreds of households in one step.

On the long street outside the Jinyiwei Yamen, Li Huan came on horseback. He saw Li Huan coming from a distance. The Jinyiwei captain standing at the Yamen Gate quickly came up to him and held the horse for Li Huan. At the same time, Li Huan

Huan got off his horse and strode towards the Yamen.

When he walked into the hall, Chen Kezheng, who had already received the news, stood there respectfully, saluted Li Huan and said: "It is my fault for disturbing your lord."

Li Huan waved his hand and said: "How can there be so many right and wrongs? Tell me quickly what's going on. I'm in a hurry to get back to you."

Li Huan was also quite curious as to what happened that made Chen Ke rush to ask him to come back to the office.

Chen Ke took a deep breath and handed the confession from the interrogation to Li Huan.

Li Huan glanced at Chen Ke, took the confession, and then looked through it carefully. Soon Li Huan raised his eyebrows, and a fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Haha, I really didn't expect that this major conspiracy case could involve this person, but it's normal to think about it, after all..."

Just as he was about to say something, Li Huan glanced at Chen Ke and Xiaoqi Guan, who was standing there respectfully, and said, "The news has been blocked."

Chen Ke immediately said: "Sir, it has been sealed."

Li Huan nodded and said: "Then continue to interrogate me. I don't believe that such a big case only involves this person. Let's see if there are any other accomplices."

Chen Ke looked serious and said: "I obey my orders."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Huan, who was sitting there, carefully looking at the results of the interrogation again. He didn't know what he thought of, but a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.

british government

As the funeral of the British Duke Zhang Mao was successfully completed and he was laid to rest, the British government, which had been struggling for several days, finally returned to calm.

On this day, Guo Liang, Marquis of Wuding, came to see Zhang Lun.

In the study, Guo Liang looked at Zhang Lun, who still had a look of exhaustion on his face, and said, "My lord, I have just left. From now on, my lord, you will be the backbone of our noble family. My lord, you must take good care of yourself."

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Upon hearing this, Zhang Lun smiled at Guo Liang and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your concern."

As he spoke, Zhang Lun took a sip of tea and said, "Master Hou came to see me today. Is there something wrong?"

Guo Liang glanced at Zhang Lun, hesitated and said: "The Duke has been busy with the funeral of the old Duke these days. I guess he doesn't care much about the outside world."

Hearing what Guo Liang said, Zhang Lun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his heart thumped. Could it be that something happened in the past few days that he didn't know about?

Thinking of this, Zhang Lun straightened up his expression, looked at Guo Liang and said: "Wu Dinghou might as well talk about it!"

Just by looking at Zhang Lun's reaction, Guo Liang knew that Zhang Lun must not have received the news. Although this matter was about to spread among the nobles, considering that the British government was really busy with old people these days.

It is reasonable not to know about Duke Zhang Mao’s affairs.

Thinking of this, Guo Liang chuckled and said: "There is no need to be nervous, Lord, it is not a bad thing. If you really want to talk about it, it is still a good thing for our Xungui Group!"

Zhang Lun became even more curious after hearing this, and looked at Guo Liang with curiosity in his eyes.

Guo Liang continued: "It turns out that this news only spread yesterday. It is said that... well, it is said that Duke Cheng Guo took his wife and daughter to the imperial city yesterday and met with His Majesty and the Queen."

Zhang Lun raised his eyebrows, and then said doubtfully: "It seems that Duke Cheng has never brought his wife and daughter into the palace in the past few years. If he does it so solemnly this time, is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Guo Liang stroked his beard and said with a bit of smile and admiration in his eyes: "Why don't you just say that Duke Cheng is old and seeking the country? I'm afraid you can't think of the reason why Duke Cheng went to the imperial city this time.

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Seeing the curious look on the British Duke's face, Guo Liang did not show off, but exclaimed: "Cheng Guo Gong actually begged your Majesty, hoping that your Majesty could find a marriage for his daughter."

I don’t know why, but after hearing what Guo Liang, the Marquis of Wuding, said, the British Duke Zhang Lun was suddenly startled, and there was a vague feeling in his heart.

On the contrary, Guo Liang, who had not noticed the change in the expression on Zhang Lun's face, was now full of admiration and wonder, and said with great emotion: "My lord, you may not have thought that Duke Cheng actually wanted your majesty to give Li a gift."

Huan is engaged to the apple of his eye..."

With a snap, Zhang Lun's expression changed drastically. His worries came true. Almost as soon as he heard Li Huan's name, Zhang Lun couldn't help but slap his hand on the table.

It even caused the tea on the table to spill out.

Zhang Lun's huge reaction stunned Wu Dinghou Guo Liang. He looked at Zhang Lun in confusion and said: "My lord, what are you..."

Zhang Lun's face was very ugly. Just imagine that the son-in-law Chenglong Kuai, whom the British Duke favored, was snatched away by Cheng Guo Duke. How could this not make Zhang Lun angry?

Thinking of his grandfather's death, Duke Cheng Guo was by his side. Apparently, in order to find a strong supporter for the British government, Duke Cheng Guo also heard about his grandfather's desire to marry Li Huan.

Originally, if my grandfather was still here, my grandfather might have mentioned this matter to the emperor by now, but who made my grandfather die, and my family couldn't care about it for a while.

I thought that after finishing my grandfather's funeral, I could consider looking for an opportunity to see if I could ask the emperor to help me get married.

However, who would have thought that Duke Cheng would act preemptively and enter the palace first to seek an audience with His Majesty.

Noticing Guo Liang's look, Zhang Lun took a deep breath, tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face, and said slowly: "It's okay, this is a good thing. If we can really marry a new noble like Li Huan,

It will definitely be of great help to my distinguished future."

Hearing what Zhang Lun said, Guo Liang nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. Why didn't I think of this? Otherwise, I would say that the Duke of the country is scheming. If it were me, I would definitely do the same."

I tried every possible means to get married to Li Huan..."

Zhang Lun heard Guo Liang's praise of Duke Cheng, but he was so angry that it was Duke Cheng who thought of this. It was clearly his grandfather's first thought, and he never thought that Duke Cheng would be the one who thought of it first.

One step forward.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lun looked at Guo Liang and said: "Marquis Wu Ding, is there any accurate news from the palace? Your Majesty has already decreed a marriage for Li Huan and the Chengguo Duke?"

Hearing this, Guo Liang shook his head and said, "Not yet, but I heard from Duke Cheng that His Majesty has already agreed. As for the decree, I think it will come down soon."

Guo Liang said with a smile: "These are what Duke Cheng Guo said after drinking. But from our point of view, Duke Cheng will definitely not joke about such a big thing. Besides, it has already spread among the nobles. If

If you say it's a joke, then the girl from Duke Chengguo's family will really lose her reputation and become a laughing stock."

Zhang Lun couldn't help but snorted coldly when he heard this: "Huh, what a good Duke Cheng, he is really good at calculating. Does he want to create an established fact and force His Majesty?"

Guo Liang didn't know the reason. Hearing this, he glanced at Zhang Lun in surprise and said, "My lord, what are you doing..."

Zhang Lun took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, I just thought of something."

After seeing Guo Liang off, Zhang Lun returned to the living room. What Guo Liang had just said echoed in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He immediately grabbed the tea cup next to him and threw it to the ground.

With a bang, the teacup shattered into pieces.

Soon after hearing the news, the Duke's wife Su rushed over and walked into the hall. She saw Zhang Lun sitting there with a gloomy face and extremely unhappy, and the ground was covered with debris.

He waved his hand to the maid behind him, and she silently withdrew.

But Su just walked up to Zhang Lun, looked at Zhang Lun and said, "What's going on? Who is this person? He is so brave, he dares to anger our Duke!"

Zhang Lun glanced at Su and snorted softly: "I'm afraid Madam doesn't know that Duke Cheng Guo actually went to see His Majesty before us and asked for a marriage from Your Majesty."

Su's face couldn't help but change after hearing this, the smile disappeared from her face, and she said with a solemn expression: "Husband, you mean that Duke Cheng Guo actually wants His Majesty to marry Li Huan to their family.

daughter?"

Zhang Lun nodded slightly.

Su Shi immediately said angrily: "This...how could Duke Cheng be like this?"

Zhang Lun immediately told Su Shi what happened when Zhang Mao died that day and Duke Cheng Guo was present. Su Shi was even more furious.

Previously, she thought it was Duke Cheng who thought of it himself. Although she was also very angry, at most she was angry that Duke Cheng had taken a step ahead of them. But after understanding what happened, Su became even more angry.

Because Cheng Guogong's actions were clearly intended to get ahead of the British Duke's family, and wanted to steal such a big help from Li Huan to his own family.

Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Su looked at Zhang Lun and said, "Husband, this matter must not be settled like this. What do you decide to do?"

Zhang Lun looked at Su and said, "Since Duke Cheng can go to see His Majesty, why can't we go to see His Majesty?"

Zhang Lun said with a sneer: "Besides, His Majesty has not officially issued the decree yet. As long as it is not really confirmed, there is still room for change in this matter."

Su Shi's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this and said: "Yes, yes, let's go see your Majesty. After all, it was grandpa who proposed it first. Your Majesty must also know what grandpa meant. Let's just say it is grandpa's last wish and ask your majesty for it."

Aunt Jin and Li Huan will grant me a marriage, let’s see what your majesty says.”

The couple made up their minds, immediately put on their fancy clothes, and at the same time, Su headed straight for Zhang Jin's residence.

The purpose is very simple, that is, to take Zhang Jin to meet the queen. Since Duke Cheng Guo can take the nine girls from the Duke Cheng's family to meet the queen, then why can't the British Duke take Zhang Jin to meet the queen.

In the imperial city, Zhu Houzhao, who had a rare moment of leisure, was currently greeting Empress Dowager Zhang at her place.

Sitting with him in Yongfu Palace, Zhu Houzhao listened to the chatter of Queen Mother Zhang with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "The Emperor, Shouning Marquis, and Jianchang Marquis have been much more peaceful these days than before."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but raise his brows, glanced at the Queen Mother Zhang, nodded with a smile and said: "What the Queen Mother said is that I also found that the Marquis of Jianchang and the Marquis of Shouning were indeed much more at peace, and even the people in the court were impeached.

Their memorials suddenly decreased a lot."

Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Queen Mother Zhang said with a smile on her face: "I have said that Yanling, Heling and the others have not been very sensible in recent years. Now they have obviously grown a lot, and they will no longer cause you any trouble.

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Zhu Houzhao was quite disdainful in his heart. What kind of temperament did Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling have? Could he not know?
To be continued...