Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 216 Discovery
The woman in the concubine's red dance dress walked away lightly again, and the sleeves stained with fragrance brushed Xia Houyan's face, just a light brush, but the man's mind was instantly shaken, and his mind was already disturbed.

Seeing this somewhat familiar face and hearing this familiar voice, Jiang Wen held the wine glass in his hand and stood there in a daze.

If he remembered correctly, he had definitely seen this girl before, especially those charming eyes and quiet voice.After thinking for a while, Jiang Wen suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen it, and he was brought to the banquet by himself.

Even though he was wearing a veil at the time, he recognized it.Does that mean that this girl is actually the one Qi Ze brought, and also Qi Ze's concubine?But why did Shaoyi's concubine appear in Jiang's residence?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wen quickly raised his head and looked at Xu Youyi outside the door.Xu Youyi also nodded to Jiang Wen's questioning eyes.

As smart as Jiang Wen, he immediately understood the beginning and end of the matter. This is to seduce Xia Houyan, right?But Xia Houyan is not a person who is obsessed with women. If he fails, what should he do?
But looking at Xia Houyan's appearance, it seems that he has fallen.

With the slender arms placed by her side, the dancing sleeves also floated to the ground, and at the end of the dance, the corners of the woman's eyes became even more charming.

"His Royal Highness, how about taking my family away? My family has admired His Highness for a long time." Sitting in Xia Houyan's arms, Zhan Shi touched the man's chest with his jade hands, and his watery eyes were full of moving expectations and hints of temptation.

"Your Majesty likes the appearance of my family. As long as Your Highness is willing to ask for it, your Majesty's house is yours." The woman murmured softly in a seductive and quiet voice, and gently hooked the man's belt with one finger. cut.

Xia Houyan returned with a shaken mind, looked at the woman and said coldly: "You are so bold, you dare to tease me even in this palace."

Zhan Shi didn't panic at all, and still teased and said: "Then, does your Highness like such a bold servant?"

The man lowered his head and gently kissed the woman's pink neck, raised his eyes and said, "Of course I like it. You have a charming face, but your voice is quiet, charming and not vulgar. You are really a stunner in the world. You are called Zhanshi, right?"

"Yes, my family's name is Zhanshi."

"The name is good, but I don't know how it tastes like?" Xia Houyan raised the chin of the woman in front of him and said.

Zhan Shi curled her lips into a smile, brushed away the fingers protruding her chin with her hand, and kissed the man's lips, "Your Highness will know how it tastes after a taste."

"That's what you said, then I will taste it now." Xia Houyan kissed Zhan Shi back, and turned to Jiang Wen, who had been standing aside to salute, and said: "Jiang Jijiu, tonight, I will give you a drink." Let's stop here for the visit, it just so happens that it's getting late and it's time to rest, so I'll trouble Jiang Jijiu to prepare a room for me."

"Yes." Jiang Wen stepped back in response.

After a night of spring festival, Xia Houyan returned to the library building with Zhan Shi on the next day.

In Fusheng Pavilion, Qi Ze was listening to Zhu Yu's investigation about the court affairs.

"It is true that the prince has never been in charge of the affairs of the court anymore, but has been staying in the place. Even the king of Jin pays little attention to the affairs of the court. Recently, he has been increasing manpower to investigate the prince's whereabouts."

"Murong Xiu is also investigating Murong Sheng's whereabouts. Although there are too many people sent to investigate, Murong Sheng is cautious by nature, so I'm afraid we won't find anything out of the investigation." Qi Ze put down the brush in his hand to practice calligraphy.

"so……"

"So we still have to look for clues from Xiahouyan's breakthrough. Xiahouyan is in the capital, and it is more convenient for us to investigate." Qi Ze said lightly, "By the way, our manpower hasn't been arranged yet?"

"No." Zhu Yu shook his head and said, "At first, I wanted to take advantage of Prince Dongteng's visit to Jiang's mansion, and quickly arrange people to go in. But Prince Dongteng has hidden guards inside and outside the building, and they are guarding closely. Some people dare not act recklessly, for fear of overthrowing grass and scaring snakes."

"Then look for another chance, and we must arrange for an insider to go in." Qi Ze said while holding his forehead with a headache.

"Yes." Zhu Yu responded, and then said with some doubts: "Master, there is something unclear about this subordinate. King Jin knew that the prince would rebel, so why didn't he inform the emperor of this matter, instead he wanted to investigate it privately. Prince Raising the army privately and colluding with foreign countries, all these things can lead to the death of the prince, but why do you have to hide it?"

Qi Ze rubbed his brows and closed his eyes to rest, and replied calmly: "The reason is very simple, because Emperor Zhaozheng is no longer useful. When the army comes to attack, it needs the army to fight. But the military talisman of Nanchu is fake. This Murong Sheng also knows the secret. If he leads the army to fight with a fake soldier talisman, he will be bitten by Murong Sheng, and when the secret is revealed, Nan Chu's plight will be even more dangerous."

"Furthermore, the army of Southern Chu may not be able to fight against so many soldiers. No matter whether Emperor Zhaozheng is informed or not, the result will be the same. Anyway, Murong Xiu has the real soldier talisman, and the army only listens to the soldier talisman. It is better to investigate privately. Since they are all going to fight with their backs, why don't you go to the battle yourself with a real soldier talisman? It can also build up your prestige in the army, right?"

Qi Ze put down the fingers rubbing the center of his brows, opened his eyes, and continued, "If I were Murong Xiu, I would do the same. My father is suspicious by nature, and once he heard the news, the first thing that came to his mind was definitely not what?" To send troops to fight, but..."

"It's about doubting the person who told the news." Zhu Yu said in a deep voice.

"That's right." Qi Ze said with a serious expression, "Murong Sheng rebelled, how did Murong Xiu know about it? Emperor Zhaozheng did not find anything unusual during his investigation before, but now some people say that Murong Sheng has such evil intentions. After telling the news, but Without evidence, in the eyes of Emperor Zhaozheng, not only Murong Sheng has such a malicious intention, but the person who told the news also has such an intention. Otherwise, how could he have guessed Murong Sheng's intention? It is because of this intention that one can guess Come on. Emperor Zhaozheng has never been a wise monarch, and his father, as his son, Murong Xiu, understands it best."

Zhu Yu couldn't help lowering his head when he heard the words, with a serious expression on his face.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house, causing the two people in the house to look over.

"Master, have you seen Miss Zhanshi? A few days ago, Miss Zhanshi asked her subordinates to buy white cloth and satin, saying that she wanted to make clothes for the master. But the subordinates bought the cloth, but Miss Zhanshi was not there. Nowhere, not even in the room."

Cang Zhu held the wrapped cloth and satin in her arms, pushed the door open and entered.

"Zhan Shi disappeared?" Qi Ze asked in a daze, and then asked Zhu Yu, "Zhu Yu, have you seen him these two days?"

"No." Zhu Yu shook his head, "These subordinates have been doing tasks outside for the past two days, and have not paid attention to the affairs in Fusheng Pavilion."

It's over, she didn't pay attention, Qi Ze couldn't help thinking.

Because she has been busy investigating Murong Sheng's army arrangement these few days, and the affairs of the military department have become more and more busy, so she has been busy in the military department until late at night, and she has neglected Zhanshi.

Where can Zhanshi go if it is not in Fusheng Pavilion?Is it possible that Zhan Shi can still escape?Now that the situation outside is turbulent, the people are also starting to riot, and the punks on the streets are becoming more and more arrogant.Thinking of Zhan Shi's stunning appearance, it is indeed easy to arouse some people's malice when he walks on the street.It will definitely be very dangerous if you walk out of Fusheng Pavilion.

"Since you can't find it in the Fusheng Pavilion, then go outside and look for it. Now that people's hearts are fluctuating and the situation is in turmoil, it's better to find it quickly. You must find it before dark." Qi Ze instructed.

Cang Zhu put down the cloth in his arms, and said in response: "Yes."

After Zhu Yu Cang Zhu left, Qi Ze was reviewing official documents in the study, and by the way, thought about what was going on in the court today.

At dusk, Cang Zhu walked anxiously into the study, opened the door and panted and said: "Master, it's not good. Miss Zhanshi went to Jiang's residence last night, and now she is in the residence of Prince Dongteng. "

Qi Ze looked up in surprise, the thick ink from the tip of the brush in his hand dripped onto the desk with a bang.

"You mean, that dancer girl of yours went to Jiang's Mansion to seduce Xia Houyan last night, and she is now in the building." Que Yu leaned against the window with his chest folded, looking at the depressed woman who was holding her forehead in front of the table. Said.

"Yes, I have been busy with official duties in the Ministry of War these two days, so I have ignored what happened in Fusheng Pavilion. That's why I only found out about Zhanshi's going to Jiang's Mansion."

"Heh, Xia Houyan is vicious and ruthless, that dancer of yours would think of seducing him. Although reckless, she is courageous and worthy of praise." Que Yu walked to the chair opposite Qi Ze with a smile and sat down. Said.

Que Yu's tone was relaxed, but Qi Ze only had a headache.

I really didn't expect that Zhan Shi would go to Jiang's mansion at this time, and use this method to go to Xia Houyan's building as an internal response.Xia Houyan is very unfeeling, although Qi Ze can breathe a sigh of relief after entering an internal response, but Zhan Shi is just a defenseless girl, if Xia Houyan detects her intentions, he will definitely cut Zhan Shi to pieces.

Even my own sister can do it, let alone Zhanshi.This time in the past, it was really a sheep in the mouth of a tiger. Let alone whether we can find useful information, Zhan Shi will definitely not survive.It fell into Xia Houyan's hands, how could she save it?
When Qi Ze had a headache, he heard Que Yu say: "Originally, this king planned to send someone to sneak into Dongteng's building to find out the news. Now it seems that this step has been saved."

Seeing that Qi Ze just kept holding his forehead and didn't speak, Que Yu moved his face closer, with a hint of jealousy in his tone, "Qi Shaoyi, you really care about that dancer of yours, and you never talk to me."

Qi Ze put down the hand that was holding his forehead, turned his head and said, "Of course I care, after all, I personally picked it up, and it would be a lie to say that I don't care."

Hearing Qi Ze boldly admit that he cared, Que Yu angrily turned Qi Ze's face to face him, and grabbed hold of Qi Ze and said, "You also know that you brought it back, you brought a girl back from a girl's house Why, you can't use it."

Que Yu couldn't help but feel depressed. This girl treated that dancing girl better than him, and even said that she was her concubine when she was drunk.Although it was just drunken talk and could not be taken seriously, but listening to it made me feel uncomfortable.If he had known this before, he should have stopped him in Sihe City, so that he would lose a female love rival.

Originally, I thought that Miss Xu's family would have no one to pester her after she got married.Who knows, if other people don't pester her, she will think about others in her heart.

This girl, let him take care of her!
Seeing that Que Yu was looking at her angrily, Qi Ze struggled for a few times, and said in vain, "I know I won't need it, but there was nothing I could do when I got it back." Then he lowered his voice slightly. "Besides, Zhanshi's life experience is pitiful, and his fate is too short-lived. He has already experienced such a sad thing, so the rest of his life should be spent in happiness. She wanted to follow me, so I brought her here."

When Que Yu heard this, his heart moved slightly, so he let go of his hand, and said quietly, "So you really want to save her? If you want to save her, then I will save her." Then he curled his lips like a child, "But Please explain in advance, in fact, this king really doesn't want to save him."

Qi Ze: "..." This guy, why do you speak with such an expression.

"No, although the person was rescued, it also disturbed Xia Houyan, which will not be conducive to our investigation later." Qi Ze sighed lightly, and explained the impact of this incident on the situation.

Although she wanted to rescue Zhan Shi in her heart, the current situation has told her that it is very difficult to rescue Zhan Shi.Although it was Que Yu who came forward, Zhan Shi could be rescued.But because of this, it alerted Xia Houyan that they already knew Murong Sheng's intentions, and they were doing everything possible to install Nei Ying in the Dongteng Pavilion, and it would be as difficult as heaven to arrange Nei Ying to enter in the future.

That's why Que Yu said that Zhan Shi's move saved him from the step of arranging internal affairs.Because there is only one chance to enter the arrangement, once this opportunity is lost, Xia Houyan will notice it, and then don't even think about inserting it again.

Regardless of whether Zhan Shi will be rescued or not, Xia Houyan's road is blocked, and it will be even more difficult to investigate any news about Murong Sheng's army in the future, which will form a deadlock.The best way now is to let Zhanshi investigate in the Dongteng building, so that he won't lose a chance.

But Que Yu still looked at Qi Ze quietly, and said after a while, "But you still really want to save her, right?"

"Yes." Qi Ze quietly admitted.

Just when Que Yu was about to speak, the two saw Zhu Yu walk into the room.After Zhu Yu glanced at Que Yu, he hesitated and said, "Master, Mrs. Jiang Shao came to see you and wanted to tell you about Miss Zhan Shi."

Hearing this, Que Yu glanced out the window. Xu Youyi, who was dressed in Tsing Yi, was holding a handkerchief, looking into the room with a heavy and nervous expression.

Qi Ze was also surprised for a moment, why did Youyi come to her?Hearing that he was going to talk about poetry exhibition, he stood up and walked out. "Okay, now I'll go out and have a look."

When he reached the courtyard, Qi Ze greeted Xu Youyi politely. "Youyi, you're here."

"Shaoyi." Xu Youyi responded politely, nodding and smiling.

After Qi Ze nodded in response, the two fell into silence.

After a long time, Xu Youyi forced a smile on his face, kept wrapping his fingers around the handkerchief, and said calmly, "I didn't expect that we would have a chance to meet again."

Qi Ze lowered his head and said nothing, Xu Youyi continued, "I'm here this time as entrusted by Miss Zhanshi, to pass on a few words to you." Then she lowered her eyes slightly, "Miss Zhanshi said that you don't have to save her , These are all voluntary. Even if you go to save her, she will not come back. She also said that when you know she is in the Dongteng building, you will definitely try to save her, but it is not necessary."

In Xu Youyi's voice, Qi Ze couldn't help clenching his hands.

"Since there should be only one chance to enter the Dongteng Pavilion, and she has already entered, why not let her come to inquire about the news, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness. Seeing that you are in trouble, she can't ignore it, and she can do it for you. She's happy that you do something. She can't say it to you herself, so it's up to me to convey it."

"I should thank her. She once persuaded me to go back in the heavy rain. Last night, she helped the Jiang family to tide over the difficulties. She even went into the tiger's den alone to find out the news."

"Miss Zhanshi, she..." Xu Youyi's voice trembled with tears, almost unable to form a complete sentence, "She is actually a very good girl, very good, if I knew that she had gone through those terrible things , I definitely wouldn’t ask her back then, and I definitely wouldn’t let her think about it again, I’m sorry. I’m sorry..."

The woman in Tsing Yi trembled her shoulders and burst into tears.

Qi Ze clasped his hands tightly, turned around slowly after a while, his eyes were covered with a layer of gray haze, and gritted his teeth, "Silly girl!"

When he returned to the house, Qi Ze said to Que Yu, who had a serious expression and had obviously heard the conversation outside: "We don't need to save him, Zhan Shi has a stubborn personality, so it's useless for us to save him."

At the same time that Prince Dongteng went to Jiang's mansion to make things difficult for the public in the name of visiting, a major event also happened in the court.

The crown prince competed with the King of Jin for the throne, causing chaos and panic in the court.It was only recently that the two princes restrained themselves a little in the court, at least they did not take turns admonishing them again, confronting each other with swords and swords.

Just when everyone thought they could calm down and breathe a little bit, Qi Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, made a mistake in his official affairs and made a mistake in the questions of the imperial examination.

At the beginning, Qi Wen argued that it was because these students were not knowledgeable enough, and it was not a problem with the topic, but in the end, these scholars scolded them bloody.The impact of the incident was so great that Emperor Zhaozheng, who was seriously ill and weak, personally sent people to investigate and verify them one by one when he went to court.

After analyzing and checking the questions one by one, the final judgment is that the questions are wrong, and there are more or less mistakes in each test question.

Because of the bribery of the imperial examinations in the past few years, the imperial examinations were already hit hard, but this time there was another mistake, which made Emperor Zhaozheng furious, ordered Qi Wen to be dismissed on the spot, and went home to recuperate.And sent someone to take off Qi Wen's black hat and official uniform on the spot, who wanted to quibble a little bit.

Unfortunately, misfortunes never come singly, and the Ministry of Officials also reported that during the assessment of officials, Qi Cheng, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, was playing with words and writing for personal gain, which disturbed the order of the court.It happened that Emperor Zhaozheng was angry again, so he naturally dismissed Qi Cheng from his position, leaving Qi Cheng and Qi Wen to stay at home like Qi Wen.

Originally, the ministers didn't notice anything, but the two people who were dismissed from their posts were both from the Qi family, which made people think deeply.Obviously, it was King Jin's move, and it can be seen from the vigorous means and the plan that can't find any loopholes, this has been planned for a long time.

In an instant, the Qi family, which was thriving at first, seemed to be in a slump because of the loss of two important official positions.And because the prince was busy with local government affairs recently and was not in the court, the implementation of this plan went very smoothly, and the two court ministers were dismissed almost within a day.

(End of this chapter)