Long Chen woke up in the West Palace, Di Luoxi was sleeping next to him, and Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were sleeping on the bed outside.
I ate venison last night. It was really dry and Long Chen felt too uncomfortable.
Long Chen felt uncomfortable, but Di Luoxi enjoyed it very much. He drank two bottles of water last night to maintain the water balance in his body.
After getting dressed, Long Chen returned to Qiuxing Hall, where Zhang Qian sat talking to Xiang Ning.
"It's so strange. Nangong is missing one again. This is the third one."
"Have you not looked for the second princess?"
"I searched for him, that is, I went home to visit my relatives, and then my family said I didn't see him, and he didn't come back. I didn't see him alive or dead, or his body."
"It's strange, the harem has always been very strictly managed."
Long Chen asked: "Why can't you see people alive but not dead?"
Zhang Qian saw Long Chen coming back with a tired look on his face and joked: "Isn't the princess hard to take care of?"
Long Chen waved his hand and said: "Her addiction is too great and she is difficult to take care of."
Zhang Qian chuckled and said, "It's better for me. I won't make trouble when you're tired."
Long Chen smiled and said: "That's right, rub your fingers for me."
Long Chen got on the kang, and Zhang Qian helped Long Chen rub his fingers.
"What did you just say?"
Long Chen just listened to half of it and didn't know what Xiang Ning was talking about.
Xiang Ning said: "It's where the second princess is. Three palace maids are missing. They said they were going home to visit relatives, but their families didn't see them. We didn't come back from the palace, and they seemed to have disappeared."
Long Chen found it strange that three palace maids were missing in a row. Emperor Xingwan didn’t know how to conduct a thorough investigation?
"Hasn't the Second Princess checked?"
Xiang Ning said: "We are checking. Manager Nangong has checked, but there is no problem in the palace."
Long Chen asked strangely: "Who is Manager Nangong?"
Zhang Qian said: "It is the eunuch Li Tianze that the second princess has found. He will now be called Li Shangshu."
Long Chen smiled and said: "How come after I slept, an extra eunuch, Shangshu, appeared?"
Zhang Qian explained: "I just learned that the second princess requested an imperial edict yesterday and Li Tianze temporarily took over the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, so now he will be called Li Shangshu."
Long Chen once held the position of Shangshu, and now Li Tianze does the same. It is obvious that the two princesses are competing.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The relationship between the four princesses is better than that of the Nanliang prince, but there is also competition. After all, there is only one emperor.
With the help of Long Chen, Di Luoxi became so popular that he completely suppressed the other three palaces.
It is normal for Di Xingwan to find someone to break the situation.
But, isn't it too obvious that something went wrong as soon as Li Tianze arrived at Nangong?
"We don't care. This is Nangong's matter. Tell everyone in West Palace to reduce their interactions with Nangong, especially Tianze."
The palace maids in the south palace cannot control it, but the maids in the west palace must be preserved.
Xiang Ning nodded solemnly and immediately went to pass the order, strictly prohibiting any contact between the West Palace and Nangong Palace.
"By the way, Tingting is staying at home. Xiangyun said that she is very depressed because of the scar."
After Bai Tingting returned home, Wu Xiangyun accompanied her at Li's Mansion.
Dugu Jiali and Wu Chuchu lived in Qiuxing Hall.
"I'll go see her."
"I'll accompany you."
The two of them changed their clothes and rode out of the palace towards Li Mansion.
When they arrived at the door, Zhang Qian knocked on the door. When the old servant saw Long Chen coming to the door, he immediately reported it to Li Junjun.
"General Long is here!"
Li Junjun greeted him with a smile. At this time, he was much more energetic and no longer looked defeated.
In the past, Bai Qiulian couldn't control him, and Jing Tianlie's ghost lingered. His colleagues in the yamen talked in private and looked down upon him, which made him very depressed.
Now that the adulterers and adulterers are all dead, he has been promoted, his daughter is doing well, and he can live a straight life with pride and pride.
"I apologize for not sending a greeting card in advance, Mr. Li."
Long Chen chuckled.
"What are you talking about? General Long came to ask for a greeting, please!"
Li Junjun enthusiastically welcomed Long Chen into the main hall and sat down.
"Is Tingting okay?"
Long Chen was not polite, and Li Junjun also knew that Long Chen was here for his daughter.
"She stayed in her room and didn't go out. General Wu stayed with her."
Li Junjun was a little helpless. This daughter is a treasure and must not cause any problems.
Long Chen said: "I want to visit Tingting. Is it convenient?"
Bai Tingting was still in the boudoir, and Long Chen went to the boudoir as an outsider. It was actually not in line with the rules, even though he was a eunuch.
But Li Junjun said happily: "I also asked General Long to persuade her, but the subordinates refused to listen."
Long Chen bowed and said, "Thank you very much."
Li Junjun led Long Chen to the door of Bai Tingting's room and said, "I'm sorry to trouble General Long."
Zhang Qian knocked on the door and said, "Tingting, I'm here to see you."
She didn't talk about Long Chen, only herself.
Squeak...
The door opened and Wu Xiangyun saw Zhang Qian, with Long Chen standing behind him.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Long Chen squeezed in, followed by Zhang Qian. Li Junjun turned his head and looked inside worriedly, and the door was closed.
Li Junjun sighed and had no choice but to go back.
Bai Tingting was sitting on the bed with messy hair and some food on the table. When she saw Long Chen coming over, she pulled up the quilt and covered her head and refused to meet him.
"What are you doing? You have scars because of me."
Long Chen pulled down the quilt and comforted him.
Bai Tingting buried her head between her legs, held her head with her hands, and remained silent.
Seeing Bai Tingting like this, Long Chen felt helpless: "You can stay too."
Zhang Qian nodded and Long Chen left the room.
Seeing Long Chen come out so quickly, Li Junjun knew that even Long Chen couldn't persuade her, so he sighed: "My little girl has always been willful, sir, don't blame me."
Long Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Master Li, what are you talking about? It's all because of me. Don't worry, I will find a way to solve it."
Li Junjun sent Long Chen out.
Long Chen was riding a horse and walking on the street. He met an official from the Ministry of Justice who hurried over on horseback and saluted Long Chen: "General Long!"
Long Chen had something on his mind, so he nodded slightly and passed away.
When I arrived at the palace gate, I saw two maids from Nangong carrying a bird cage, talking and laughing all the way.
It seems that the disappearance of the palace maids did not cause panic, and they were still very happy.
"I've met the steward."
Seeing Long Chen, the two of them smiled and saluted.
All the women in the palace knew that Long Chen had a good temper and was gentle and considerate towards beautiful women, so they were not afraid.
Long Chen smiled and said: "Did you buy this parrot from outside?"
The palace maid replied: "Yes, it belongs to a businessman in Nanliang. We thought it was good, so we bought it."
A green-headed parrot saw Long Chen imitating Nanliang's accent and speaking: "My lord is high, my lord is high..."
Long Chen smiled and said: "Take it back as soon as possible, parrots are afraid of the cold."
The two of them laughed and carried the parrot back to Nangong.
After entering the room, Dugu Jiali and Wu Chuchu came over and asked, "How is Tingting?"
Xiang Ning took Long Chen's coat and changed his shoes and hat.
"This girl is too concerned about the scar and refuses to talk to me. I have to find a way to solve this problem."
Dugu Jiali said: "Actually, I can understand it. Everyone is in good shape, but she is the only one with scars, so she must be feeling stressed."
Wu Chuchu nodded and said: "You attach great importance to our bodies, so you care even more."
Long Chen was speechless and asked: "This is what I think of you? What I value is your talent, not your body."
To be honest, Long Chen valued their ability to lead troops in battle more than their beauty.
Dugu Jiali chuckled and said: "You have been lusting after our bodies from the beginning to the end. What kind of talent are you lying to?"
Wu Chuchu laughed and said, "Are you ashamed? You smell Jiali's body fragrance and my perfume, and you still say you're not greedy for our bodies."
Long Chen was speechless...
"That's all, I won't tell you. I want to think about how to cure Tingting's scar."
....
Ministry of Punishment.
Li Tianze entered the Yamen with two pretty maids, and was greeted hurriedly by Wu Wenjing, the Minister of Punishment.
"Meet Li Shangshu!"
Li Tianze glanced at Wu Wenjing and said coldly: "Gather everyone in the Criminal Department to identify this minister."
Wu Wenjing quickly summoned all officials from the Ministry of Punishment to the main hall to pay their respects.
Not long after, all the officials from the Ministry of Punishment came to pay their respects.
Wu Wenjing bowed and said, "Sir, except for those who are handling cases outside, everyone else is here."
Li Tianze picked up the roster, called everyone's names one by one, and recognized their faces one by one.
"Are there any cases recently?"
Li Tianze's voice was soft, but his tone was very domineering, and he had the air of a new official taking office.
The arresting officer, Shen Tianhe, came out and said, "There has been a rather difficult case recently, and I am currently investigating it."
Li Tianze's eyes moved slightly and asked: "What case?"
