The Empress's First Running Dog

Chapter 50: All those who have a happy ending are like me

The case of the firearms maker...solved?!
Imperial Garden, inside the pavilion.

When Zhao Duan said this, the most powerful woman in the world was stunned.

As if I hadn't heard it clearly.

The Imperial Censor standing next to him, a high-ranking official of the court, also looked over, unable to hide his surprise.

It wasn't that the two of them didn't have enough energy to cultivate their qi, it was just that it happened too sudden.

It’s like everyone is eating hotpot and singing songs, and suddenly a gunshot is heard... You said that the case that has been investigated for a long time with no progress has been solved?
"Say it again!"

Xu Zhenguan stared at him with his bright eyes, and leaned forward unconsciously, trying to hear clearly.

Yuan Li also narrowed her eyes.

Zhao Duan lowered his eyebrows and sniffed the fragrance coming from his nose, and said slowly:
"I got a clue the other day and, on behalf of the White Horse Prison, worked with the Imperial Court to investigate the case. Last night, we arrested nine people involved in the case... The leader, a sorcerer, is now trapped in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and the rest are being held in the Imperial Prison... awaiting their fate..."

He was brief and to the point, giving the key information without going into too much detail.

Even so, the empress and Yuan Li were still briefly distracted.

It really is Prince Jing... A hint of anger appeared on Xu Zhenguan's beautiful face:

"Prince Jing's Mansion..."

Even though I had guessed it a long time ago, I still couldn't help but feel excited when it was confirmed.

Yuan Li is not a member of the royal family, so she did not comment on the conflict between the uncle and niece, and suddenly said:
"It's no wonder that the two Zhang brothers were involved... Could it be that the military doctor was also involved?"

Immediately, when he looked at the infamous "Empress's male favorite" in the rumors, he had a different impression.

“Whether the military officer was involved or not, I have not yet found out. I think the Ma Du Gong will investigate it thoroughly.

The imperial court has also made great efforts this time. If your majesty wants to ask in detail, the imperial court centurion Zhou Cang is waiting outside the palace gate and can be used for communication. "Zhao Duan said.

Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

When she looked at him again, her beautiful eyes revealed surprise and approval:

"Well, you did a great job on this!"

She never expected that Zhao Duan would give her such a surprise just a few days later.

Help her solve the problem that had troubled her for a long time.

Without asking any further questions, she guessed that this matter must have been led by Zhao Duan.

The excellence of the man in front of her was beyond her expectations.

It is inevitable that one will be curious about the details of the case, but now is not the time to go into details.

"Let me ask you, apart from the people you mentioned, are there other people involved?" Xu Zhenguan asked.

Obvious.

This is almost impossible to accomplish with the power of the Zhang brothers alone.

There must be a higher-level insider behind the operation, and the Zhang brothers are only responsible for "execution".

"This……"

Zhao Duan showed hesitation and glanced at the blue-robed censor obliquely.

Xu Zhenguan said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuan is not an outsider."

Okay...you asked me to say it... Zhao Duan said calmly:
"After questioning, the suspect confessed that the case seemed to involve the Privy Council. As for the specific person, he did not know."

Privy Council!
Hearing this word, the empress and Yuan Li looked at each other and their faces changed slightly.

Unlike other offices, the Privy Council is an extremely sensitive office as it involves military affairs.

"Has Prince Jing's hand already reached the Privy Council?"

The empress's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife, and the temperature in the summer garden dropped suddenly.

At this moment, the peerless female emperor stood up and looked outside the pavilion, her face showing the majesty of the royal family:

"Deliver the decree!"

"Order the Jinwu Guards to immediately arrest the Zhang family members, headed by the military officer, and bring them to the imperial court for detention."

"Order Ma Yan to dig up the people involved in the case and submit them to the palace. I want to review them personally."

"Order the Sixth Lady Official, Mo Zhaorong, to rush to the Heavenly Master's Mansion and tell them that I want to interrogate the sorcerer from Prince Jing's Mansion and hand them over to the Imperial Prison."

After a slight pause, he said:

"Send the Privy Councilor Xue Shence to the palace. I have something to ask him!"

After the four oral orders were issued, the eunuchs in the palace outside the pavilion hurriedly responded and left.

For a moment, a solemn and murderous atmosphere permeated the air, and it even felt like the deployment of troops during war.

"Zhao Duan." Xu Zhenguan turned his head to look at him again.

what?
Zhao Duan was not paying attention and was suddenly called out, startled:
"Wei Chen is here!"

Xu Zhenguan stared at him with her beautiful eyes, and found his stunned look somewhat adorable. Her anger was reduced a little, and her brows relaxed. She said:

"nothing."

No... Why did you ask me to do something? You scared me... I finally understood what it means to be with a king like a tiger, or a tigress... Zhao Duan complained crazily. Next to him.

Seeing this, Yuan Li couldn't help but smile, and stood up to say goodbye:

"I will not bother you any more."

The empress would definitely ask about this matter in detail, but he couldn't stay and get in the way.

"Goodbye, Mr. Yuan." Xu Zhenguan suppressed his anger and nodded slightly.

The elegant, handsome, and dignified Imperial Censor looked at Zhao Duan again and said with a smile:
"It seems that your majesty still has a keen eye and has found another talented person."

Zhao Duan was flattered: "Mr. Yuan, thank you for your compliment."

"Don't be so modest," Yuan Li waved his hand and suddenly said:

"We can talk in detail later when we have time."

After saying this, the woman in blue floated away, leaving her with a full face.

What do you mean? What are you talking about?

Zhao Duan was confused by this sentence and felt a little bewildered.

The empress was calm, and after Yuan Li left, she lost interest in playing chess. She glanced at him and said:
"Come for a walk with me."

……

……

The so-called walking companion means taking a walk in the Imperial Garden.

The empress in white walked in front, Zhao Duan followed behind, and the rest of the palace maids lagged far behind the two, keeping a proper distance.

Xu Zhenguan seemed a little unhappy. He walked faster and didn't say a word.

Zhao Duan blinked and followed carefully.

The bright morning sunshine poured down, and the deep palace also looked bright.

The scenery in the garden is superb, designed by a garden master, with well-arranged rocks and fragrant flowers and plants.

The two of them walking there looked like a perfect couple in a painting.

The only drawback was that they were not walking side by side, which made him look like a pervert stalking others.

Zhao Duan followed behind, his eyes first looking left and right, then driven by instinct, they fell on the empress's white and translucent earlobes and beautiful profile in the sunlight.

Then, going down, there are flowing black hair, slender waist, and buttocks below...

Then he suddenly woke up and quickly looked away.

"Does it look good?" Xu Zhenguan's voice was cold, and no emotion could be heard.

"What?" Zhao Duan, a master at playing dumb, pretended to be confused.

Xu Zhenguan's mouth twitched, and he said faintly:
"Do you know that for a cultivator in the Heaven Realm, the entire garden is within my perception?"

Zhao Duan knelt down immediately and loudly confessed his crime:

"I am guilty. Your Majesty's beauty is so stunning that I was just acting out of emotion..."

Xu Zhenguan was so angry that he laughed, but he felt helpless about his shamelessness and sighed:

"It won't happen again."

Zhao Duan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord."

Xu Zhenguan slowed down his pace unhappily: "Why don't you come over to my side?"

"Oh! Oh oh!"

Zhao Duan followed suit and walked side by side with the empress, deliberately lagging half a step behind.

In this way, from a distance, it really looks like a pair of perfect couples relaxing together.

"Your Majesty, are you in a bad mood? Is it because of Prince Jing?" Zhao Duan asked tentatively.

For some reason, he felt that the source of the empress's anger was not any minister in the Privy Council or the betrayal of the Zhang family.

Instead, he was the "Prince Jing" who was a member of the royal family and was her uncle and nephew.

Internal strife... I suddenly thought of this word.

But this kind of thing is commonplace in the royal family.

"Yeah," Xu Zhenguan first said "yeah" subconsciously, then glanced at him unhappily:
"You know and you still ask?"

A beautiful woman’s anger is also one of the most beautiful sights in the world, especially when she is just pretending to be angry.

Zhao Duan quickly confessed his crime and admitted his mistake with a very good attitude.

Xu Zhenguan looked at him helplessly and said:

"You have only been in the officialdom for a short time, and have only been in office for a year. How come you have become so slick, just like those old guys in the Golden Throne Hall?"

Zhao Duan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:
"Your Majesty, during those countless nights as the Third Princess, you should have read through history books and found that from ancient times to the present, all those who had a good ending were like me."

(End of this chapter)