Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 170 Found it

"You're back..." She didn't even bother to put on her shoes, and trotted over to throw herself into his arms.

Xu Ye hugged her tightly, and kissed her on the forehead and cheek like no one else was there. The jailer and the people in the next cell were dumbfounded, not knowing how to react.Gu Changyu cursed shamelessly in a low voice, but was afraid of being retaliated, so he sneaked into the dark corner of the wall.

"Growing meat."

The little girl cried and said, "It's all my second brother's fault." I don't know where I got so many delicious foods, and they don't repeat each other.

"Cheng Han has no conscience. He won't give me food if he doesn't come to see me. Maybe he's happier than anyone else when I'm not at home." Don't forget to say bad things about my little brother.

Seeing that she still had the intention to slander her brother, Xu Ye felt relieved.Cheng Han, Luo Xing, and Gao Sheng are the key surveillance targets of the Jingding Yamen, and they can't even come if they want to.

"I'm late, I'm sorry." Once holding this person, he was reluctant to let go.

The little girl muttered, "I'll just act like a spoiled child, don't make me feel wronged. It's nothing."

Xu Ye pinched her face, "I'll accompany you."

Cheng Fu nodded her chin in a daze, but she didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words.

On the day when Yu Jia returned to the capital, the unsavory rumors about Prince Rui's residence, Zhang family, and Cheng family in the capital were hard to control.

Cheng Han was restrained, and all the properties of the Cheng family were searched over and over again, including Gao Sheng and the housekeepers.There is still no news about Prince Rui's son, there are no decent clues, and the evidence is even more illusory.There were more and more claims about Cheng Fu's innocence, and Xu Ye was immediately put into the prison of the Jingding Yamen on the day he returned to Beijing.If it weren't for the fact that men and women can't live together, he would have slept directly in Cheng Fu's cell.

Feng Wenshi couldn't drive him away, so he had to put a bed for him in the tea room where the jailers were on duty.

"You're right. He doesn't want to be an official because he just wants to do whatever he wants. You, the old man, will take care of all the bad ones." Emperor Chengqi was furious, pointing at Xu Ze's nose and yelling.

Xu Ze's face was full of sorrow, "When did the sixth young master suffer from such hardships? Your majesty, tell me why his marriage was so difficult. It was not easy for him to find a girl who was right for him, and ended up being a mandarin duck."

"Are you feeling sorry for Xu Liu?" The grandson has been lost and has not been found, and the crown prince has handled the government very well. He can't make mistakes and swear at others. Cheng Fu's imprisonment in the prison has already exceeded the detention time for innocent people. Going on like this will cause public resentment.

Everything made Emperor Chengqi unhappy.

"Speaking of which, why don't you let me let you go?"

"I'm afraid you won't see that our father and son are good. If you want to torture a little girl, the delicate skin and tender flesh can't stand it. If there is something wrong with her, our sixth young master said that he will not live alone. Don't look at me now and You are making jokes, but the minister is actually very sad. If the sixth young master is gone, don't blame the minister for not being able to walk with you."

Emperor Chengqi never let go of his brows since he returned to Beijing, "She really didn't steal Han'er?"

"Your Majesty, it's too easy to create an unjust prison for someone based on a crime, but you tortured her to death, and the prince still can't come back. You just gave the world an excuse to kill innocent people indiscriminately. What are you trying to do? I haven't seen you for so many years as the Minister of Dali Temple." If you handled the case like this, you call Weng Zhaofeng and ask them if the Criminal Department is like this."

"I don't want to put it bluntly. The son of Prince Rui is guarded by a nanny, a woman, and a maid, and he is in Zhang's house. What kind of place is that, the right minister's mansion. There are many people in Zhang's house, and how strict it is. A child who can't walk properly Can't you see it? If Cheng Fu can steal the child from so many people without anyone noticing, how capable she is. Wouldn't it be more effective to directly target Prince Rui and his wife, so why go around such a big circle?"

"Back then, her child, who was only in her early ten years old, was considered to have killed Zhang Wanqing, who was nearly five years older. Now she is pointing out that she is a kidnapper without any evidence. Your Majesty, can Da Yue not tolerate a commoner? I don't understand why this is." After Xu Ze finished speaking, he bowed deeply and turned to leave.

"...Why are you angry again?" Emperor Chengqi was speechless.

But what Xu Ze said was very reasonable, or it could be said that Emperor Chengqi always knew that whether it was Prince Rui, the Zhang family, or himself who agreed to the arrest of people by the Jingding Yamen, it was all out of his own selfishness.Even if Cheng Fu really kidnapped Prince Rui's son, he should not go to jail without evidence.

Sitting alone in the imperial study until it was time to light the lamp, when the crown prince came over, Emperor Chengqi abandoned the chaotic thoughts.

"This is a memorial for the fourth younger brother. My son has no right to dispose of it. I ask the emperor to decide." Every day there is a pile of those of King Canrui and Jingding Yamen, and Feng Wenshi is almost unable to hold on.

Emperor Chengqi opened a few copies at random, with similar meanings.

"Sit." He signaled Zhao Yantao to sit down on the opposite side.

The prince still has affairs to deal with in the East Palace, so he doesn't really want to stay, but the emperor's order is difficult.

"What do you think of Xu Ze?"

"I dare not comment." Although he wanted Xu Ze to help him, it was obviously unrealistic.Counting on his son is more realistic than counting on Lao Tzu.However, as long as he successfully succeeds to the throne, the Xu family supports orthodoxy, and it is the same for him.

"They say he's a princeling."

Zhao Yantao smiled, "You know more about the father than the son."

The prince who no longer concealed his sharpness made Emperor Chengqi think it was not pleasing to his eyes, "I heard that you have contacts with the Cheng family?"

Zhao Yantao knew that this kind of thing could not be hidden from his father, and he did not deny it, "I thought you already knew that the new official road from Jinling to Hangzhou was her idea, and she even donated heads to save a lot of money for the household department. The Jinling Academy was established by her, and my son-in-law contributed some money to get the qualification to raise a plaque.” Part of the money for the preparation of the Jinling Academy was donated by the Dahe Theater in exchange for tickets, and he had half of the Dahe Theater, so he paid for it. The statement that part of the money is true.

"Heh, she's trying to gain fame."

As for the brothers and sisters of the Cheng family, Zhao Yantao believed that he would never reach a consensus with His Majesty the Emperor, who was so biased that he could no longer treat others fairly. No matter how reasonable you are, you can't win, so it's better to put it aside.

Emperor Chengqi hesitated to speak, and finally only choked out a sentence: "I am going to let Murong Hui be your side concubine."

Zhao Yantao only knew that there was such a person, but had never met him.Of course, this is not important, the Murong family has been in the town for generations, neither greedy nor ambitious, and Emperor Chengqi rewarded them with a future imperial concubine, which was in line with the strategy.

"My son knows."

After Zhao Yanran left, Emperor Chengqi felt tired and wanted to go to the harem to rest, the third prince Zhao Yansui asked to see him.

Sometimes Emperor Chengqi wondered, the queen and concubine Zhu Xian each gave birth to two sons, and as a result, they brought him four children with very different personalities.Zhao Yantao used to be obedient and obedient, but now he looks like he is half enthroned. Zhao Yanran was a child who kept his own life and had no ambitions. In recent years, his appearance has gradually changed. Sometimes Emperor Chengqi felt bored when he looked at him. Concubine Zhu Xian's teaching is a bit biased, Zhao Yansui is not stupid, if thrown into a fief, she can still succeed, but compared with the other brothers, she is indeed not outstanding enough.

"Why didn't you rest?"

"Father, my son and I learned that Han'er is missing, and I really can't sleep or eat."

Emperor Chengqi suddenly remembered Zuo Xiang's increasingly obvious position, and sighed in his heart, but on the surface he tried to deal with him, "Do you have a solution?"

"My son..." Zhao Yansui probably seldom directly participates in government affairs, so he doesn't have the confidence to fight alone.

"Go ahead."

Zhao Yansui didn't dare to look into his father's eyes, "My son feels that father is being misled."

"Oh, tell me." Emperor Chengqi became a little interested.

"As far as I know, the fourth brother and his wife went hunting with their father, and Han'er was entrusted to Mrs. Zhang to take care of him at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. How did the child get lost? Has Zhang's family been searched, has Prince Rui's mansion been searched? Human life is at stake. All these have to be searched by the government. The Jingding Yamen can’t handle it. Dali Temple has come forward, and even the Imperial City Guard can do it in person. But the fourth brother and his wife directly identified outsiders as kidnappers. Father, don’t you think this is strange? "

"I'm not targeting the fourth brother and his wife. I know that I'm not as smart as the other brothers, so I never dare to ask my father to give me a chance to show off. This time, I'm selfish. Chasing my son is about the same age as Han'er. See you these days." Not above, just talking about it every day, Erchen is just out of love for the child, and doesn't want him to lose a playmate for no reason."

"Are all the people serving Han'er still there? Who was there when Han'er disappeared? Who was the last one to see him?"

Emperor Chengqi thought about it, "The servants of the Zhang family said that they saw someone carrying a child out of the Sasao gate." Now it seems that it is indeed too hasty to determine the whereabouts of Prince Rui's son based on his servant's one-sided words.

Zhao Yansui bowed, "Father, who has the ability to carry a child out of the Zhang family? That's a busy door. How many of these servants have seen Han'er before this?"

The more Emperor Chengqi thought about it, the colder his heart became, he waved his hand, "Go back, I have a sense of proportion."

"My son retire."

After the person left, Emperor Chengqi pinched the center of his brows, feeling hot and cold all over his body, exhausted.He sat for a while, finally made a decision, and called the commander of the imperial city guard into the imperial study.

It was cold and rainy outside, but it was warm in the cell. The female family members of the Xi family had been assigned to other places. Gu Changyu and Mrs. Xi were no longer in the same cell, which was a short relief.It's just that the wounds on her body were festering in many places, and it took two days of intensive treatment before her condition was brought under control, and her life was hastily recovered.

There were no prisoners on either side or on the opposite side, so Xu Ye stayed in the cell with the little girl.When Xu Ze and Guang Zhi came over, they saw their son lying on the bedding with legs crossed reading a book, and Cheng Fu sitting upright writing an article, which looked like a new story.The two did not disturb each other, and Xu Ye turned his head to look at the little girl from time to time.

Xu Ze coughed twice.

Cheng Fu immediately put down his pen and stood up to salute at the prison door. Xu Ye thought that Xu was here to arrest him, so he turned his back to them.Xu Ze felt that he was naive, and said to Cheng Fu: "The Imperial City Guard will search Prince Rui's Mansion and Zhang Xiang's Mansion tonight."

Cheng Fu was surprised, her expression made Xu Ze understand.

After Xu Ze and Guang Zhi went back, Cheng Fu sat down beside Xu Ye and poked the other's back with his finger, "Did you do it?"

"Ah."

Emperor Chengqi had just returned and did not formally go to court, so the Cheng family was still waiting for the opportunity.And her plan at the beginning was that if Emperor Chengqi was still unwilling to let her go after Yu Shi impeached, then she could wait until Lou Shaojie found out the secret strongholds of the Zhang family's outer city and exposed them together. According to public opinion, Emperor Chengqi had to let go if he didn't want to.

"Didn't I say that you won't be allowed to get involved?" The little girl curled her lips.

Xu Ye sat up, and the two faced each other, "Do you understand that husband and wife are one?"

"When disaster strikes, fly separately."

"..."

Seeing his expression turn cold, the little girl quickly threw herself on him, "Oh, I'm so tired."

Xu Ye laughed angrily at her, but at night like this, with a lump of fragrant soft meat in his arms, and would say good things to make him happy, he felt that it didn't matter even if he was in a barren grave at the moment.

Some people live the life of gods and couples even in the prison, and some people live in high halls and mansions but have trouble sleeping and eating.After the imperial city guard got the order, they immediately surrounded Prince Rui's residence and the Zhang family, and took out the imperial order to search the residence overnight.The places where the Zhang family's side branches lived together were not spared either.

Zhao Yantao, who was busy late at night in the East Palace, was about to go to bed, when the night watchman from the imperial study came to say that the emperor called urgently.

"You stayed here for a day?" Zhao Yansui knew about the news of Emperor Chengqi, and after Zhao Yansui left, Emperor Chengqi summoned the commander of the Imperial City Guard, and he also knew about it.

Emperor Chengqi was lying down, covered with a thin quilt, with his hands resting on his head, his eyes were open, and he didn't know what to think.Zhao Yantao reckoned that he would have to accompany the other party until dawn, so besides the boots, he ordered someone to prepare a bowl of noodle soup.

In the middle of the night, when the rain became heavier, a man in heavy armor ran in, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui's son has been found."

Emperor Chengqi sat up suddenly, relieved and filled with overwhelming anger, "Where is it?"

Zhao Yantao was eating hot noodle soup, and in his hand was a copy of "Second Miss" whose title was concealed. He was also taken aback when he heard the news, but he was not very surprised.

"Xiangfu."

There was no angry laugh, no throwing things to vent his anger, Emperor Chengqi was uncharacteristically calm, "Send the child to the East Palace, and the prince will raise it himself in the future."

Zhao Yantao:? ? ?

"It's not impossible, but the ugly thing is to say that the minister has his own child, and his heart will always be biased, and he will never let him surpass your grandson. Growing up in such an atmosphere, you will either raise a waste or be an enemy. "

"Imperial City Guards shouldn't just stop here, and check out the ins and outs in detail, lest the Zhang family have to arrange others to deliberately set them off." I believe that when the sun rises, it will be more stormy than the storm outside. vibration.Zhao Yantao is looking forward to it.

Emperor Chengqi waved his hand, and the people of the imperial city guard ordered them to go down immediately to do so.

"You are happy." Emperor Chengqi lay back.

Zhao Yantao put down the chopsticks, took the hot handkerchief handed over by the attendant and wiped it briefly, and replied: "Father, are you unhappy?"

"I... am not very happy."

"Are you blaming Cheng Fu, why is it not the real murderer, so that he can be executed, and everything is calmed down. Father, what makes you think that taking an innocent people to sacrifice to the sky can make the weather go well?"

Emperor Chengqi didn't know whether it was because of the truth of the case or because of the prince's extremely unpleasant words, so he became furious, lifted the quilt and collapsed, and punched and kicked Zhao Yantao.

Zhao Yantao couldn't fight back, he could only bear it, and finally he was knocked out.

(End of this chapter)