Chang’an’s First Beauty

Chapter 55

It turned up early, and there was no sound around it.

Xu Gonggong handed a book of papers up, and in less than a moment, Emperor Cheng Yuan raised his hand and threw it to the ground.

With a “pop”, the Xingbu servant who was already kneeling, could not help but nod with his forehead.

“You are the servant of the Criminal Department, but you know and break the law, committing goods to the public, and seeking personal gain.” Emperor Cheng Yuan paused, and then said in a dark voice: “Who gave you the courage!”

“Your Majesty forgive the sin, the minister deserves ten thousand deaths, the sin is unforgivable, but the minister just drank too much that day, and he definitely did not deliberately collect the money from the Li family! Heaven and earth are clear!

The crying person, whose surname is Zhu, and whose name is Mao, was originally from a fifth-grade Bibu doctor who was in charge of internal and external collections, funds, salaries, honors, military resources, equipment and other income. In the past two years, he has served the six princes. .

The former servant of the Xing Department Wenyuan was demoted from Beijing because of the bad atmosphere in the outside room. The six princes took the opportunity to promote Zhu Mao to the position of the servant of the Xing Department.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Mao was not as honest and honest as he appeared to be. Only a few days after he took office, he openly accepted bribes. As soon as the sixth prince heard the wind, he was caught by Yushitai before he took action.

“What does King Wei think about this matter?” Emperor Cheng Yuan glanced at the sixth prince.

The six princes said: “Zhu Mao took bribes and embezzled him. He should be seized and ransacked. He should be tortured and skinned for use in order to prevent others.”

For a time, the surrounding temperature seemed to have entered the twelfth lunar month of winter, where there is still a half-spring warmth,

Emperor Cheng Yuan said with a “hmm”, with no happiness or anger in his eyes, and then said to the prince: “Prince.”

“The son is here.”

“You can try this case yourself.”

As soon as the words fell, everyone spied their eyes at the Sixth Highness, who had always been favored, and didn’t dare to show one of them.

The saint had just asked the meaning of the sixth prince, but he turned his head and handed the case to the prince to handle it, which is tantamount to beating the sixth prince in the face.

However, Emperor Cheng Yuan’s techniques of checks and balances have always followed the path of the fisherman’s profit, and if he moved his lips, he could turn the court into a pot of muddy water.

At the moment, most of the courts of Dajin have become the possession of the six princes. Who could have imagined that when everyone thought that the six princes would be the next prince, the sage actually helped the East Palace hire a genius doctor.

Although the power of the prince is slightly worse than that of the six princes, it is orthodox in the end. Once the East Palace is firmly established, there may not be fewer people supporting him.

Continue to go up.

Dajin has suffered a lot of disasters recently. Last year, the Chengxi Canal collapsed, which hindered the transportation of water and lost a lot of real money in vain. Then Changping Hou died in battle, losing two battles in a row.

Everyone knows that if Dajin continues to spend time with Goguryeo and Liang, the treasury will end up, otherwise Emperor Chengyuan will not be investigating corruption all day long. Obviously, this is also short of money.

The more he listened, the darker the face of Emperor Cheng Yuan became.

At this moment, a scout held high the report and knocked on the door of the hall.

Emperor Cheng Yuan looked at him, guessing that the news came in front of him, and said hurriedly: “Come here quickly!”

Everyone looked at it for fear that it was the same news as the previous few times.

The scout knelt and said with tears: “Your Majesty Qi, you have won! Changping Hou Shizi forced Liang Guo and Goguryeo back to the territory at Jiashuguan, and also cut off the head of General Wuling. Right now, he is listening to the order to return to Beijing. .”

Speaking of the back, his voice became louder and more agitated.

After the scout had said this, the faces of everyone were different.

Someone smiled and sighed secretly that this elder son of the Su family was really amazing. Within a few months, he personally avenged his father.

Will be the pillar of the country in the future.

There are people with solemn expressions, such as the Sixth Prince, and the friendship between the Su family and the Prince is not shallow…

Right now Su Heng came back with military merits, but it didn’t do him any good.

Some people’s complexion suddenly fell, just like Lu Yan, the moment they heard the words Su Heng and Returning to Beijing…

His right eyelid jumped up inexplicably.

…

After going down, Lu Yan and Xuanping Hou Shizi walked out of the Daming Palace side by side with Yu. As soon as they reached the carriage, they heard a rush of footsteps behind them.

“Master Lu.”

Lu Yan turned around and took a closer look.

It’s Li Di.

Li Di stepped forward and said, “Can Master Lu take a step to speak?”

Sui Yu smiled and patted Lu Yan on the shoulder, “Uizi suffered from a wind-cold disease yesterday, Shi Yan, I will leave first.”

Lu Yan nodded, then turned around and said, “Master Li is looking for Lu, what’s the matter?”

“Neizi visited Jingzhao Mansion a few days ago?” Li Di tentatively asked.

To be honest, Shen Hao said she went to Jingzhao Mansion to present a case and leave. Li Di didn’t believe it in the end. He always felt that Shen Hao had something to hide from him.

But such a temptation was really useless to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan asked, “Ms. Li’s matter, shouldn’t Mrs. Li know the most about it?”

Upon hearing this tone, Li Di’s heart couldn’t help but sink.

Mr. Shen, is it true that he has gone to Jingzhao Mansion? !

Lu Yan frowned slightly, and said, “Is there anything wrong with Master Li?” The impatient tone greatly shortened Li Di’s thinking time.

Li Di rubbed his eyebrows with his index finger, and smiled helplessly: “The other day, I quarreled with my wife and had some misunderstandings. I didn’t want her to go to Jingzhao Mansion. It really made a joke.”

Look, Li Di’s tone really resembles a gentleman who loves his wife so much.

Between the eyebrows, I can’t see the half falsehood,

Lu Yan pondered Li Di’s words, and understood three points in his heart.

What he said seemed to be explaining, but in fact he still didn’t say anything, he was still tempting.

This also shows that Li Di did not know how much Shen Hao went to Jingzhao Mansion.

Lu Yan’s instinct told him that Shen Hao used him as a shield.

Lu Yan’s eyes were dark, and he followed his words: “Jingzhao Mansion is responsible for the public security and government affairs of the 22 counties in Chang’an. It really has no time to deal with these’misunderstandings.’ In the future, I will trouble Mrs. Li to think about it before going to the Yamen.”

Listening to such unceremonious words, Li Di was also unhappy in his heart.

Ever since he became a servant of the Ministry of Engineering, has he ever received such cold treatment?

He couldn’t offend the person in front of him, he could only agree with a smile.

Lu Yan returned to the carriage, breathing heavily, with the words Su Heng in his mind…

——

After Lu Yan left, Shen Zhen wore a reddish face and stared at the bronze mirror in a daze. For an hour, he didn’t move at all.

After a long while, she picked up a candied fruit and put it in her mouth. She was disturbed by the mess in her heart, and she couldn’t taste any sweetness.

Every now and then I have to look at the door.

After eating a bag of candied seeds, Shen Zhen glanced at the sunny sky outside, turned back to the couch, clutched the bedding, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Maybe it’s because of too much thought that Shen Zhen actually dreamed of being a child.

At that time, she was only nine years old…

Shen Zhen was born unbearable with the hair of those cats and dogs. He would sneeze and cough and develop rashes all over his body as soon as he touched them. Therefore, Mrs. Yunyang Hou ordered that these things should not be kept in the mansion.

So Shen Zhen’s cat was forcibly sent away.

When he was young, he always had more feelings for cats and dogs than when he grew up, because Shen Zhen was really reluctant, so he sneaked out of the house and brought the two cats back.

Once she is serious about something, there will be more persistence in her eyes.

If it weren’t for the illness, I still want to hide it from everyone and continue to raise it.

Madam Hou listened to her hoarse voice, looked at the red rash on her neck, and imprisoned her into the ancestral hall.

One day and one night passed, and Mrs. Hou’s heart was not soft, and Shen Zhen fell ill.

When Shen Zhen fell asleep, Yunyanghou sighed: “Just like this, do you fine her to kneel in the ancestral hall? Other people’s children have made a big mistake when they enter the ancestral hall, because a cat and dog went in and kneeled, and it’s fresh to say it. Up.”

Madam Hou was silent.

Hou Yunyang said: “If she has no respect for her today, you can punish her anyway. I will never speak for her, but she is so temperamental…”

Madam Hou red eyes, and interrupted him, “She just looked good, and she was actually as stubborn as Master Hou. Without her two sisters, she was not a little clever. Why am I angry that she raises these cats and dogs? I am angry. She knows she can’t do it, but she wants to do it!”

“If you don’t hit the south wall and don’t look back, sooner or later you will get into trouble.”

Shen Zhen lay flat on the couch, and as soon as his voice fell, he realized that everything around him seemed to be extremely blurred.

She looked along the candlelight, and saw her mother who walked like her, not far away.

The plaque of Yunyang Hou’s Mansion was faltering and replaced with the words Chengyuan.

The nine-year-old Shen Zhen has also become a slim girl.

Madam Hou came to her with a few strands of white hair on her forehead, and said softly: “Zhen Er, tell A-niang, where is this? Why are you here?”

Shen Zhen dodged his eyes, opened his mouth, and said nothing.

Suddenly, Lu Yan’s figure suddenly appeared at the door, and Madam Hou said again: “Zhen Er, who is he?”

Shen Zhen shook his head at a loss and said that he didn’t know.

A girl with a big belly appeared next to Lu Yan, crying and questioning him: “San Lang, who is she!”

At the same time, Princess Jing’an also walked in and said to her word by word: “The woman that Shi Yan raised outside, is that you?”

Every word, like a thunder, exploded rumblingly in her mind.

Shen Zhen opened his eyes, sat up suddenly, gasping for breath.

wake up.

This is Chengyuan and Lanyue Pavilion. There is no one here except her.

She looked out the window, and it was gloomy and pouring rain. A rain that can make her sober.

Lu Yan walked to the door, closed his umbrella, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Shen Zhen’s pale face, flushing eyes, and the expression of his heart as gray as death.

He hurried over and said nervously: “What’s the matter?”

Shen Zhen’s whole body was trembling, as if a stone was stuck in her throat, making her unable to say anything.

Lu Yan had never seen her like this before, and quickly wrapped around her body, stroking her back and said, “Did you have a nightmare?”

She seemed to have lost all her strength.

This is not a nightmare.

If this continues, everything will become a nightmare.

Lu Yan squeezed the palm of her hand, “I’m here, don’t be afraid.”