The door was knocked three times. Song Yan turned his back to the door and lowered his eyes. His long eyelashes cast a shadow. He ignored it because even if he said so, Chu Shou would naturally come in.
"Then I will come in if there is no one..." Chu Shou gently opened the door, poked his head in and looked around, only to see a trace of the back sitting at the round table. She stepped in with her feet and closed it tightly again.
door.
Holding a dry cloth in her hand, she tiptoed towards Song Yanqing.
She leaned on the table, gently wrapped his black hair with a cloth, rubbed it carefully, and whispered: "The people from the state capital are here, don't be angry..."
Song Yan listened to the word "angry", raised her eyes, and thought, did she see Luo Qi being angry with her? It seemed that instead of being angry, she felt more sour in her heart, and felt more uncomfortable than a stress attack.
Chu Shou continued: "Don't be angry. Your Majesty is the king of a country and has his own measures. Although I was also very angry when I first heard the news. I agreed to conduct a secret investigation, but now..."
After Song Yanqing heard the word "Your Majesty", he couldn't listen to anything else. Instead, Chu Shou was mumbling in his ear like a little monk chanting sutras.
"Now the whole story has been revealed. I just heard it, and I doubted whether His Majesty did it on purpose. We have already investigated the government, and now we have to investigate openly. I don't know how they will check for the omissions. Just take the string."
Show us his confession, how can we investigate it then..."
Song Yanqing suddenly raised his hand and held Chu Shou's thin wrist. He turned around and raised his eyes, looking at her intently: "Do you really not know what I am thinking?"
Chu Shou looked at his brow and tried not to look at the red ends of his eyes. He had a pair of beautiful eyes, as dark as glass, with slightly trembling eyelashes. He always dared not look at him.
"I'm not a roundworm in your stomach, how do I know..." Chu Shou tried hard to take his hand out, but he held it tightly. The two of them pulled, and Chu Shou was defeated in the end.
"Don't you know why I'm angry? Huh?" Song Yanqing looked up at Chu Shou and continued to ask, with a dull nasal voice and a bit of loneliness in his words, "You have accepted both of his umbrellas."
umbrella?
Chu Shou turned her eyes and thought. She remembered the flash of green she saw when she looked up today. Indeed, it was right. In addition, when she returned to Beijing, the bamboo umbrella with a message note was given to her by the junior minister.
Two handfuls.
In this way, Luo Qiyuan knew her earlier than she knew him, no wonder.
Song Yanqing saw her thinking, gently pulled her wrist, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't miss him."
Chu Shou lowered his eyes and looked at him. Seeing that his eyes were hazy and understanding, he raised his hand and touched his forehead. Sure enough, as soon as autumn came, he became sicker than himself, but he would be given medicine early in the morning.
Okay, why again...
"Okay, don't think about it, why don't you take a rest first..."
Song Yanqing tightened his grip on her wrist again, opened and closed his lips, and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Mu Huashu who suddenly burst into the room. When she saw the two of them being intimate, she was stunned for a moment, looking embarrassed, and then said
: "Sir! It's time to leave for the state capital."
"Yes, yes, let's go first."
Song Yanqing looked a little unhappy, his eyes became clear, and he just held Zhu Shou's hand and wouldn't let go.
Shen Yi Yan was released as promised, yes, he was released.
"My lord, I have already released you and arranged for a sleeping place. I have apologized again and again, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Wei Qingxuan squinted his eyes and thought for a while, nodded, turned his eyes, and continued to give instructions: "Tell everyone to take care of everything, and don't let me show any tails to cause trouble!"
"Yes! Sir!"
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Due to the arrival of the princess, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Crown Prince Xing, and the Minister of Honglu Temple, the state government hosted a banquet of the highest standard. The banquet was complete, but there was no trace of haste.
Wei Qingxuan stood up from the table, holding the wine glass in his hand, and apologized repeatedly to Shen Yi, who was "wrongly arrested" and put in the prison in the government office opposite him: "Xiaguan has been busy with the Qingzhou Copper Mine these past two days. He is not lacking in skills, but his subordinates do not recognize people well, and they actually trapped Mr. Shen in prison. This is really a dereliction of duty and a misjudgment by a subordinate. Please forgive me, Mr. Shen!"
His words were sincere and his attitude was sincere. He also asked someone to give Shen Yi Ke a few thick ginseng sticks as an apology at the table. He did everything thoughtfully and perfectly, and there was nothing to criticize.
When Zhan Yingshao of Honglu Temple heard that there was such a coincidence, he felt sorry for Shen Yi from the bottom of his heart. He also raised his glass and said indiscriminately, "Huh? Master Shen is affected."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. Shen Yi held up the wine glass harshly, clinking it from left to right, smiling gently, and drank a few swigs in succession.
"Ah?"
Chu Shou, who was sitting in the seat, covered his mouth and sneered, and then raised his voice: "Master Wei is so busy with official matters, but he has not seen any progress on the Qingzhou Copper Mine."
"Back to the princess, it's because I didn't prepare everything for the trip. Instead, I caused trouble for Mr. Wei and missed the opportunity for you to investigate the case."
Song Yanqing was stroking the wine glass in her hand. Her words seemed to be compromising, but she lowered her eyes and refused to look directly at Wei Qingxuan. Her voice was deep, and there was a bit of domineering and sinister tone in the black gauze and silver robe.
"Hey, what Du Yushi said made me unable to sit still. If the state government holds a banquet here today, wouldn't it also miss the time to investigate the copper mine?" As he said that, Chu Shou's eyes moved to Wei. Qingxuan then said quietly: "Then I, the Princess, must apologize to Mr. Wei."
Wei Qingxuan bowed his hands and said with a smile as if he was confident: "I'm sorry to bother you, Princess, but I'm concerned about the copper mine. However, this matter has been found out. It's the bandit from Linglong Village who secretly mined the copper mine..."
As Wei Qingxuan spoke, he glanced at Luo Qi, who was sitting aside and eating and drinking seriously, and relayed: "As for whether it was smuggled to Youyan, it remains to be discussed."
"Since the bandits are causing trouble, Mr. Wei, do you have any evidence to present?" Chu Shou raised his eyes and imitated the Queen Mother's appearance when she went to court, with a deep voice and a very thin throat.
Wei Qingxuan left his seat, walked to the middle, handed over his hands and reported, saying: "The bandits were originally miners in Nanshan. Later, the copper mine suffered a disaster. A group of miners were dissatisfied with the results of the government's handling, so they led the rest up the mountain. Became a bandit."
"Materials are scarce on the mountain, so they can only live by robbing houses. Unfortunately, due to the advantage of the terrain, many operations to encircle and suppress the mountain bandits have repeatedly failed, which is why they are so rampant. Every night, they sneak into the abandoned copper mine to mine. , the villagers near the mine have all seen the bandits with their own eyes, and they can all corroborate this."
"We even found a cave near the mine where they smelted copper. Although the equipment inside is simple, there are some details in it. After comparison by the police, it can also be used as evidence that the bandits secretly mined copper."
"In addition, they also made it clear how they transported the copper materials to the border between the two countries. They only arrested a porter who delivered the copper materials through the local escort agency. Without any interrogation, he arrested them all. He said that he was
Get copper materials from the bandits, then pretend to be a wine merchant, put the copper materials into the wine jars, then use a mechanism to hide the copper materials in them, and then ask the escort agency to deliver the copper materials, so that you can put the copper materials into jars one by one.
Transported to the border, and then..."
Luo Qi lowered his eyes and smiled when he heard this. He shook his wine glass and said, "Master Wei, don't worry about me. It's as clear as Chen's explanation."
Wei Qingxuan saluted Luo Qi and continued: "This porter is just doing things for others. He only needs to carry the copper to the pass pier. Someone will naturally come to contact you along the way, and there is no need for his thugs. Therefore,
We haven’t been able to explore to Youyan.”
Then, he took out the testimony signed by the porter from his sleeve and handed it to Sanqian who was standing with his hands behind his hands at the foot of the stairs. She presented it to Chu Shou.
Chu Shou took the testimony, opened it, glanced at it, then closed it, and gently put it on the table as she wished, "Isn't this witness who went away suddenly died in prison?"
Before Wei Qingxuan could react, he replied straight away: "This porter could not endure the pain of prison. He contracted the disease and died after being detained for a few days after signing the signature."
Chu Shou nodded, lowered his head and straightened his robes, raised his eyebrows, and pretended to be confused: "Master Wei, what you said... is quite reasonable..."
"However - Envoy You Yan came all the way. Your Majesty ordered me to take into account the friendship between the two countries when investigating the case. I am afraid that the collusion between the mountain bandits and You Yan cannot be proven..."
Chu Shou said, pretending to be aggrieved, and then asked innocently and doubtfully: "Master Wei, please see, how can we change the narrative of this case so that everyone can be happy?"
Wei Qingxuan was stunned by the question and hesitated: "This... this..."
He really didn't expect that Chu Shou would make such a childish request in public, and he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
Chu Shou said "Huh?", pretended to be surprised, and continued to scold: "Master Wei is so good at making up, how come he can't even think of this idea? By then, my princess will not be able to complete the task ordered by Your Majesty, and I will be injured.
As for the relationship between the two countries, Master Wei also has responsibilities as the governor of the state."
After Song Yan listened, he nodded, lowered his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and snickered without a trace.
Only then did Zhan Yingshao realize that Chu Shou's words were meaningful. Wasn't she implying that Wei Qingxuan was making up a story about his exploration of copper mines, and the testimony signed with the signature was also just a fabrication, so he dismissed it without taking a closer look.
Throw it aside and criticize Wei Qingxuan's prevarication and fooling around in circles. It's nothing. He thought so and shut up. As the minister of Honglu Temple, he just needs to receive foreign envoys well. All of this,
Don't listen, don't listen, the bastard is chanting sutras.
"We must first settle the internal situation when fighting foreign affairs. If we want to convince the envoys, we must first be convinced. Mr. Wei is talking nonsense. Why don't you take us to personally investigate the matter of smuggling copper mines? Firstly, we can give His Majesty an explanation, and secondly, we can give him an explanation."
Let me give you an explanation."
Luo Qi straightened his body, wrapped himself in a large cloak, answered the words softly, and smiled gently at Wei Qingxuan.
Chu Shou and Song Yanqing looked at each other without revealing any trace, then looked at Wei Qingxuan who looked troubled and nodded slightly. Without Wei Qingxuan's response, he said in a deep voice: "Okay, but we still have to have a banquet today, and tomorrow...
I'll trouble Mr. Wei to accompany us on another trip tomorrow."