Chu Yan and Chu Chen didn’t think that an incense similar to the rosemary used by the Nanliang royal family could mean anything.
After leaving the prison of the Criminal Department, Chu Chen asked Chu Yan, "There are no other clues. What should we do next?"
Chu Yan said calmly, "Go out of the city to meet the eldest brother."
Chu Chen: "..."
Oh, he forgot that today the eldest prince Chu Xian, who had been imprisoned for three years, was liberated and returned to Beijing.
He asked Chu Yan, "Go now? I'll go with you."
Chu Yan nodded, no objection, so the two of them went outside the city together.
In the palace, the emperor was first waiting for news about Chu Yan and Chu Chen's investigation, and secondly waiting for Eunuch Zhang to go to the Wang family and the Gu family to ask Wang Anzhi and Gu Qingyan why they did not go to court.
Eunuch Zhang went to the Wang family first. The Wang family said, "The young master has been ill recently and is not feeling well, so he cannot go to court." Eunuch Zhang wanted to visit the doctor, but the Wang family directly declined, saying, "The young master has not been in a good mood recently, and he doesn't like to see him."
People." Eunuch Zhang could only give up.
When Wang Anzhi entered the court, he was not so arrogant and showed great respect to the emperor. However, his respect only lasted for two or three months. After the palace banquet, he was no longer the same person. However, the emperor wanted to rely on him.
, there is nothing you can do against him.
Since becoming the Minister of the Ministry of War, it has become normal for him to stay away from court for three days. The emperor invited him three times and four times, and he lazily only entered the palace once to attend to errands. However, he took care of the Ministry of War in a short period of time.
Even the courtiers couldn't tell him that he had neglected his duties. Even if the supervisory censor at the Yushitai risked impeaching him, he remained the same. In short, if His Majesty wants to rely on him, he can only follow his instructions.
There is nothing the courtiers can do about it.
Wang Anzhi is the first person since the founding of the Chu Dynasty to feel so comfortable in his official position.
Therefore, it is normal for him not to see Eunuch Zhang.
After Eunuch Zhang left the Wang family, he went to the Gu family again.
The Gu family welcomed him in politely. Someone from Gu Qingyan lowered his voice and said to him, "Young Master went out last night. However, my father-in-law is one of our own. It's good to know that. Facing His Majesty, you can go back."
It is said that the young master contracted the cold and was unable to attend the morning court today."
Eunuch Zhang was shocked. Last night, Zhang Zaifu was kidnapped from the prison. It couldn't have been the Young Master, right? He also lowered his voice, "Young Master went out, but outside the city? Is it related to the case of Zhang Zaifu's kidnapping?"
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The man shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the young master left the house and didn't come back last night around midnight."
Eunuch Zhang nodded, and after hearing this, he didn’t ask any more questions, left the Gu family, and returned to the palace to reply.
Eunuch Zhang returned to the palace and came to the south study room. When the emperor saw him, he immediately asked, "What's going on with them?"
Eunuch Zhang immediately replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I went to the Wang family first..." Then he repeated what the Wang family said one by one, and then said, "I didn't see Mr. Wang."
The emperor said "Hmm", "What about Gu Qingyan?"
Eunuch Zhang said again, "The old slave did meet Mr. Gu, but Mr. Gu was infected with the wind and cold and had a high fever. He was afraid of infecting others, so he did not go to court. People around Mr. Gu said that because Mr. Gu has good bones, he has always been
The headaches and fevers have been ignored until now, and they will be cured after taking one or two pills. Who would have thought that this time they would come back so violently that the Gu family was panicked, and they did not have time to ask Mr. Gu for leave."
The emperor sat upright after hearing this, "Have you really seen Gu Qingyan?"
Eunuch Zhang immediately said, "I have indeed seen you. Master Gu's room is filled with the smell of medicine, and Mr. Gu is also very anxious. The old slave guessed that Mr. Gu was locked up in the ancestral hall and punished to kneel down by Mr. Gu. At this time of year,
It has already entered winter, and the ancestral hall is dark and cold, so now I have caught wind and cold, and I have developed fever."
The emperor heard this and said, "So, Gu Qingyan was really imprisoned in the ancestral hall by Mr. Gu?"
At first he didn't believe it, thinking that Mr. Gu's words about punishing Gu Qingyan were just excuses, but now he couldn't help but believe it.
Zhang Gonggong said, "The Gu family's family rules are very strict. Even if Mr. Gu is powerful, he is still a junior. If Mr. Gu really changes the family rules, Mr. Gu, as a junior, can only accept it."
"That's true." The emperor believed it a little more.
He believed that Gu Qingyan had contracted the cold, but he didn't believe that Wang Anzhi was unwell. He couldn't figure out what Wang Anzhi wanted. If he was said to be powerful, it didn't look like it. After becoming the Minister of the Ministry of War, he felt that
In the previous dynasty, he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. If you say that he did not attach importance to power, the Wang family was firmly in his hands. In a short period of time, the Ministry of War also became firmly in his hands, and no one could shake it.
He really wanted to know what Wang Anzhi was doing when he was not in court and did not show up. Unfortunately, most of his people were lost to An Huajin, and a small number of them were lost to Chu Yan. Now,
With so few people left in hand, it is impossible to detect Wang Anzhi's specific movements.
The emperor's face looked uncertain for a long time, and he asked, "When you come back from the palace, do you know how Chu Yan and Chu Chen are doing in the criminal investigation department?"
Eunuch Zhang glanced at the emperor, lowered his head, and said thoughtfully, "I heard that after the morning court, His Royal Highness Seventh and Young Prince Chen went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment together. As for how the investigation went, I don't know. However, I don't know.
I heard that after the two of them got out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, they went out of the city to meet the eldest prince."
Emperor: "..."
You bastards, the most important thing is to investigate the case, and the most important thing is to find Zhang Zaifu. They actually went to the Ministry of Justice and went to greet Chu Xian outside the palace? What is there about Chu Xian that is worthy of the two of them welcoming him together?
The emperor only felt that everything was not going well, and he became so angry that he stood up and said, "Go and tell them my decree, let them investigate the case quickly and hunt down Zhang Zaifu as soon as possible to find the whereabouts."
"Yes!" Eunuch Zhang responded.
The little eunuch who conveyed the order quickly arrived outside the city. Sure enough, he saw Chu Yan and Chu Chen waiting to greet the eldest prince Chu Xian outside the city. After the little eunuch conveyed the emperor's order, Chu Yan said "hmm" and said indifferently.
Say, "I got it."
The young eunuch accepted the words and returned to the palace to reply.
Chu Chen clicked his tongue in his heart. Your Majesty, for so many years, the courtiers and the common people have all respected him, and the princes have all respected him. Unfortunately, on the day when he was not respected by anyone, he himself
I have lost my dignity this year.
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How many people still respect His Majesty today?
Winter in the capital came late, but it also came quietly on a flowing day. On this day, the sky was very overcast when I woke up early, but now it was cold and windy, and snowflakes were gradually falling.
Both Chu Yan and Chu Chen didn't wear much, so their respective waiters saw the snow falling and quickly gave them prepared umbrellas and cloaks.
Chu Chen chatted with Chu Yan, "On the day the old prince came to Beijing, I said I would go to the old Nanyang King for a drink and ask for advice. Later, your majesty punished me, so I didn't dare to go. Now if you say that I go, your majesty will still
Will you give me a warning or fine?"
Chu Yan glanced at him and said, "You won't go secretly?"
"That's right!" Chu Chen knocked his head, "I found that since Xiao An'er left Beijing, I have become more and more stupid."
"Whether you are stupid or not has nothing to do with my cousin leaving Beijing."
Chu Chen: "..."
Does he mean that he is stupid to begin with? Chu Yan’s mouth is still so vicious and unflattering.
He coughed, moved closer to Chu Yan, and whispered, "There is no one else here, just the two of us. I have always wanted to ask you, on the day of the palace banquet, there was such a good opportunity, why didn't you get Xiao An'er?" p>
Chu Yan looked indifferent and said nothing.
Chu Chen muttered in a low voice, "Hey, you don't like her, do you? If you give me such a chance, I will definitely do it, even if I am killed by Gu Qingyan. It would be cool to be a ghost under the peony flower."
Chu Yan remained silent.
Chu Chen felt that his temperament was really dull and boring. He had been the same since he was a child. He was as nervous as ever when talking to him. He was discouraged and said, "Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."
Snowflakes were falling overhead, in large swaths, getting bigger and bigger, and soon the snow weighed down the umbrellas they held above their heads.
Chu Chen stamped his feet and shook his umbrella, "Isn't it too early for the snow to fall this year? It's half a month earlier than every year. It seems like it will be a cold winter this year."
Chu Yan looked into the distance, looking beyond the distant mountain peaks to the southwest, "The snow in Nanyang should fall earlier."
Chu Chen chuckled, "You're really slow to react."
He just told him about An Huajin, and he didn't say a word. Now that he stopped talking, he just said it again.
Chu Yan's eyes were calm, and he suddenly asked Chu Chen, "Do you want to go to Nanyang to see it?"
"Think about it." Chu Chen got angry when he mentioned this, "When Xiao An'er had a conflict with Gu Qingyan for the first time this year and returned to Nanyang, I was going to follow him, but I was stopped by Gu Qingyan on the way and didn't go.
After that, I had no choice but to send my sister away. After my sister returned to Beijing, she never left Nanyang. After the palace banquet, she was even more worried all day long. If my grandfather hadn’t decided to send someone to watch him,
Looking at her, she even sneaks away to Nanyang. It’s hard to calm down recently.”
Chu Yan also thought of Chu Xiyun. He didn't expect that the little girl would like An Huajin's temperament.
