Back at Yuqing Palace, Wang Gouzi was busy waiting for Li Shao to wash and change clothes.
Eunuch Guo looked at the time and went in to ask for instructions according to his past habits: "Your Highness, it's time for dinner."
Li Shao was lying flat on the couch.
He had just washed his hair, and his long hair was not completely dry yet. He said, "Later, I don't want to use it now."
When Eunuch Guo heard this, he hesitated a little.
Wang Gouzi hurriedly whispered to Mr. Guo: "Your Highness is tired today and has not recovered yet."
In this case, Eunuch Guo could not force Li Shao.
The agent put the food in the small kitchen to warm, and then turned to look at Li Shao, who looked like he was boneless, and sighed secretly.
Tired?
How could I be tired from sitting in the Ministry of Justice and watching government affairs?
His Highness is not a frail person. He can run around in the paddock for a day when he is running wild, and he can go to court after drinking and having fun in Chenmi Alley all night. This kind of body is not tired at all.
To put it bluntly, it's just boring.
Working in the Ministry of Punishment, reading the volumes of documents, how could it be more interesting than having fun?
Naturally, I lost my spirits.
But, having said that, it's better to be boring than to use energy randomly.
Eunuch Guo did not dare to let Li Shao go out and act recklessly. He went to the Yamen honestly and came back to lie down. The people who served him were really relieved.
Wang Gouzi did not exit, he lowered his eyes and thought deeply.
He didn't even keep it and deliberately put it out for Li Shao to see.
Li Shao became curious as expected: "Why are you so embarrassed?"
"Your Highness," Wang Gouzi took two steps forward, squatted down in front of the couch, and said cautiously, "I heard that a chamberlain died in Yongji Palace a few days ago."
Li Shao did hear about it, but he didn't take it seriously.
There were countless eunuchs, maids, and nuns in the palace, so it was not unusual for one or two to die.
"The young chamberlain's name is Zhuo Ping. I was quite familiar with him before," Wang Gouzi said. "I didn't expect that he died suddenly. He seemed to have been beaten to death by the man from Yongji Palace. This is really,
It’s so pathetic!”
Only then did Li Shao become more interested: "Being beaten to death by Li Jun? Seriously?"
"As you know, I worked in Yongji Palace before. I asked the father-in-law I knew, and they all said the same thing," Wang Gouzi sighed, "I can't believe it..."
"What can't be expected?" Li Shao looked at him, "Since you were born in Yongji Palace, you still don't know what kind of temper Li Jun is?
I went there twice and didn't say much, but I remembered his gloomy and nervous look. He was moody at all!
What kind of good person could a ‘good son’ be when he was imprisoned by the imperial grandfather?
It’s not unusual for him to kill a eunuch.”
"That's true," Wang Gouzi followed Li Shao and said, "He is indeed a man of uncertain circumstances, but after being imprisoned for so many years, as far as I know, no one has been killed before.
Zhuoping should be the first to encounter bad luck.
Why did His Highness suddenly become so angry? Do you think it has something to do with Duke Fuguo?
Duke Fu went to Yongji Palace in the afternoon, and in the evening his highness hit people."
Li Shao touched his chin, thoughtfully.
He knew that Xu Jian had been to Yongji Palace and was ordered by his father.
After all, without his father's nod, Xu Jian would not dare to break into the Forbidden Palace no matter how courageous he was.
He also asked Xu Jian in private about the reason, but Xu Jian only said that it was for the matter of Dingguo Temple. The Holy One did not doubt that person, but it was just that there were many people talking too much. It would not be a loss to ask in a roundabout way.
Li Shao didn't ask any more questions.
The only clue he could provide was a monkey-faced eunuch. It was still up to his father to decide how to investigate later.
His father didn't want him to alert others, so he couldn't get involved, so he simply acted as a hands-off shopkeeper.
But now that Wang Gouzi was mentioned, Li Shao connected the two things of "interrogation" and "the death of an eunuch".
Why did Xu Jian ask Li Jun?
Why did he get so angry with his questions that he beat a young eunuch to death in the middle of the night?
If it had been before, Li Shao might have caused some trouble for Xu Jian over this matter. After all, Xu Jian had really caused him a lot of trouble.
However, at this time and that time, regarding the matter of Dingguo Temple, Xu Jian and he were allies, and they were under the Holy Order. No matter how free Li Shao was, he would not rashly undermine his allies.
He was just thinking about Li Jun.
Li Jun's reaction was so great. Could it be that the tragedy at Dingguo Temple that night was really Li Jun's handiwork?
"Is there a monkey-faced eunuch over there with Li Jun?" Li Shao said smoothly.
Wang Gouzi was stunned: "Monkey face?"
Only then did Li Shao realize that he had made a mistake.
Fortunately, it was only two words. Li Shao thought that the problem was not big, so he cleared his throat and added: "It's okay, I just said it casually."
That was more than ten years ago. How old is Wang Gouzi? What kind of ghost can he know?
Wang Gouzi sneered.
When Li Shao finally remembered to have dinner, Eunuch Guo came in to set the table. Wang Gouzi speculated on the opportunity. He wanted to go to the eunuch to find a contact and pass a message to him, but then he thought of the man's attitude towards Qiao.
Done again.
That damn eunuch has a habit of delaying things. If you rely on him to deliver the message, something will happen sooner or later.
It would be better to find a reason to go to Yongji Palace tomorrow to find Eunuch Sun.
First to report the news, and secondly to file a complaint. It would be best to use Eunuch Sun to change the contacts in the palace!
The next day.
Li Shao arrived at the Ministry of Justice.
Wang Gouzi asked for instructions in a low voice: "When I want to go to Yongji Palace later, I'll give Zhuoping a ride."
"Didn't he have been carried away and buried by the internal affairs a long time ago?" Li Shao asked.
"On the first seven days," Wang Gouzi said, "it's definitely not easy to go there at night. Let's light some incense for him during the day."
It wasn't a big deal, anyway, he would sit there until noon as soon as he sat down in the Criminal Department, so Li Shao made sure.
Wang Gouzi quickly prepared tea, polished the ink, and went all the way to Yongji Palace.
Eunuch Sun was resting in the house. Ever since he was threatened by Li Jun that day, he had been feeling very frightened these days.
Wang Gouzi got straight to the point: "What did Duke Fuguo say when he came over that day? Why did someone suddenly die?"
In the past, Eunuch Sun would have scolded the dog for not having any rules, but he was really not in the mood today. Besides, the dog was following His Highness and was the vanguard of the master.
Eunuch Sun patiently recounted what happened that day.
"I don't even know what Duke Fuguo said to that person? Later, he failed to reach an agreement with his master and was so angry that he killed Zhuo Ping?" Wang Gouzi was speechless and said, "I have some news here, yesterday.
When I told His Highness about the man who beat him to death, His Highness suddenly asked about the monkey-faced eunuch, and I had a small intuition that it had something to do with Duke Fuguo coming to Yongji Palace."
Eunuch Sun said seductively: "What else? How can the Za family report to the superiors for being so clueless?"
"Because I am clueless, I have no choice but to come here to find you, Eunuch Sun," Wang Gouzi said. "The messenger in the palace is not very good at handling the matter. I am afraid that this little news will be delayed in the middle. I don't know how long it will take to reach the master."
in the ears.
His Highness and the Duke of Fu have been messing around with each other recently, and they are hiding some things from me. It is not easy for me to use some tricks to get a clue.
Eunuch Sun, you have worked so hard, please report it as soon as possible."
"I know, I know!" Eunuch Sun said, but he was unsure.
But then I thought about it, Zhuoping's incident was already a trick for his master. If the news about Wang Gouzi was really important, but he missed it, in the end, his Eunuch Sun would probably be killed.
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I'd better go there, the news has been reported anyway.
It's best if it works. If it doesn't, it won't make him fuss, but it will make a fuss.
morning.
Cheng Xi was preparing lunch for his master when someone came looking for him from below.
"Eunuch Sun is here."
Cheng Xi frowned: "The Za family can't leave. Did he tell you what happened? The one from Yongji Palace is in trouble again?"
The young chamberlain shook his head hurriedly: "It's other news..."
Cheng Xi complained secretly, explained the matter, and hurriedly went to see the person.
Eunuch Sun looked uneasy. After meeting Cheng Xi, he hurriedly got straight to the point: "It's the news from Wang Gouzi."
Cheng Xi wondered: "How come the news from him got to you? Where are the people in contact with him?"
"Wang Gouzi is afraid that he will be delayed by taking a few turns in the middle." Eunuch Sun did not complain as soon as he arrived. After mentioning it tactfully, he only talked about business, "He said that His Highness has been secretive with Duke Fu recently, and he has hidden something from him.
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After he tried his best to talk, His Highness suddenly asked him, "Is there any eunuch with a monkey face at Li Jun's place?"
It was Wang Gouzi who was not too sure, so he instinctively told me to come over."
As Eunuch Sun spoke, he observed Cheng's happy face.
He didn't want to delay the matter, and he didn't want to make a fuss and get a few words of reprimand, so he tried his best to push the matter to Wang Gouzi.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xi's face turned serious.
"Monkey-faced eunuch?" Cheng Xi's voice became tight, "Did His Highness really ask this?"
"Yes," Eunuch Sun said hurriedly, "That's what Wang Gouzi said."
Cheng Xi frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Wait here, I'll go see the master first."
After leaving these words, he turned around and left, leaving only Eunuch Sun's hurried back.
Eunuch Sun couldn't help but feel horrified.
Is that dog really a dog that catches a mouse and meddles in its own business, but it’s a blind dog that catches a dead mouse?
You look happy, is this rat still a fat rat?
Fortunately, he didn't turn a deaf ear to Gouzi's words.
On the other side, Cheng Xi almost jogged back.
Jin Guiren was having a meal when he heard the hurried footsteps coming from far and near outside. He raised his head and looked over, and saw that Cheng Xi was out of breath, holding on to the threshold and unable to breathe.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Cheng Xi came into the room and dismissed the others with a wave of his hand, not caring about the burning sensation in his chest: "Wang Gouzi said that His Highness asked about the monkey-faced eunuch. It seems that it was because of this that Duke Fu went to Yongji Palace that day.
thing."
Jin Guiren put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.
Cheng Xi took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Is it Eunuch Bao he wants to ask? But doesn't he remember?"
There were too many situations that night.
The death and injury results were completely unexpected, and Eunuch Bao himself was completely confused.
In the words of Eunuch Bao, he calculated the time and left the hall when the fire was getting bigger. He was afraid that the child was too weak to bear the smoke, so he moved the person into the open room.
But for some reason, there was no movement in the east room, but Mrs. Chengcheng carried His Highness outside the palace and rushed back into the fire scene.
Eunuch Bao kowtowed to his master, saying that he had done something wrong, and His Highness even saw his face.
His Majesty was frightened and couldn't say anything and fell ill. After recovering from the illness, he will probably be exposed so that the master can make preparations in advance.
The master was very angry at the time, and it was just luck that after His Highness recovered from his illness, he asked no questions about it.
They were cautious and cautious, and it took more than half a month to confirm that His Highness had indeed lost his memory.
This memory loss lasted for more than ten years.
But I didn't expect that His Highness would actually remember it now?
Cheng Xi looked at his master worriedly.
Jin Guiren pursed his lips, tightened his jaw, and had a sinister look in his eyes.
"Since he asked, he just remembered it," he snorted coldly, "No wonder, no wonder the Holy Emperor asked Xu Jian to go to Yongji Palace, no wonder Li Jun dared to speak out and make terms with me!"
Cheng Xi gasped, not daring to breathe loudly, and lowered his head as he waited for instructions.
Jin Guiren got up and paced back and forth in the room.
After a long while, he said: "Let someone tell Li Jun that I agreed and he can die."
Cheng Xi's face turned pale: "Master?"
"I didn't want to kill Li Jun. If I have him one more time, I will have another target," Jin Guiren said angrily, word by word, "Now we can only do this, put him to death and live."
Cheng Xi's heart dropped for the most part.
How well he knows his master.
The one from Yongji Palace died, but the master is also going to die.
"Where did we get to this point?" Cheng Xi asked hurriedly, "Eunuch Bao has been dead for a long time. They can't find anything with just a monkey face. Everything they can push the matter to Yongji Palace..."
Even regarding Eunuch Tong, didn't the master divert his attention, let Wang Gouzi's line move more, expose some clues, and ask Eunuch Cao to investigate Yongji Palace?
As long as all the threads are collected in Yongji Palace, the master does not have to worry...
"It's not that easy." Jin Guiren saw what he was thinking, "Xu Jian and Eunuch Cao are not idle. The same goes for the house. Xu Jian visited Shuntian Mansion, Shan Shen may not be able to find out. It's not that
Has Cining Palace sent anyone to the Royal Pharmacy? Who knows what the Empress Dowager has checked."
There are too many threads exposed.
They seemed irrelevant and had no connection, but he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, for fear that those lines had been connected unknowingly.
One step is slow, each step is slow.
Speaking of which, when I first misjudged Xu Jian's attitude towards His Highness, I was already lagging behind.
But even today, he still dare not say that he has completely understood Xu Jian's thoughts.
This is his biggest dilemma right now.
Unpredictable enemies are the most troublesome.
"Go and prepare paper and ink," Jin Guiren explained, "I will edit a letter and give it to Su Yi. It is a long way from home and must be sent over immediately."
The master was so cautious that Cheng Xi did not dare to say anything lucky. After preparing some paper and ink, he hurried to see Eunuch Sun.
Eunuch Sun was so anxious as he waited, a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
When he heard what Cheng Xi had brought back, a few beads of sweat slid down his face and landed on his neck.
Tell him to bring this message to that person?
He, how dare he!
The sight of Zhuoping's tragic death is still before our eyes!
But he had to do it even if he didn't dare. Eunuch Sun returned to Yongji Palace with a mournful face and summoned the young chamberlain.
The two stared at each other.
He wanted to find someone to go see Li Jun on his behalf, so when he spoke, the little chamberlain trembled like a sieve.
Eunuch Sun, out of sight, chased people away and said, "Hurry up!"
