Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

Why is Shen Xuanheng here?

The Sultan was startled and put the porcelain bottle back into his sleeve, pretending nothing had happened.

Sun Youwei also saw Shen Xuanheng at this moment, and quickly softened her expression, bowed with a smile, and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."

Shen Xuanheng nodded, as a greeting to Sun Youwei, and then he looked past Sun Youwei and looked at the Sultan, "If I remember correctly, you should be on duty in the patrol camp, right? Why did you come to the palace?"

The Sultan showed a flattering smile and said quickly, "I am here to run errands for the Marquis, so I am in the palace."

The Sultan bowed and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Sultan left in a hurry, and Shen Xuanheng became suspicious. Sultan worked in the patrol camp under the command of Xie Qing, Marquis of Ping'an. He was a small commander of neither importance and held the fourth rank.

In Daliang State, fourth-rank civil officials can enter the palace, but fourth-rank military officials cannot enter the palace without the emperor's special approval. Xie Qing could not have been unaware of this. Even if he really had something to do, he would not let the commander of the patrol camp run to the palace to deliver the message.

Shen Xuanheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Sun Youwei.

"Miss Sun, what did that person say to you just now? Judging from your expression just now, it doesn't seem good."

Sun Youwei hesitated for a moment, unable to speak.

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Shen Xuanheng did not ask, but smiled calmly and said: "It's okay, I'm just asking casually, don't say it if you don't want to."

"Thank you for your understanding, Prince."

Sun Youwei was very polite and bowed, then lowered her head and said, "Your Highness, there is nothing else to do. Youwei will take her leave first."

There are many eyes in the palace, and Shen Xuanheng is a married man, so Sun Youwei naturally doesn't dare to talk to him too much, so as not to cause rumors. If the Crown Prince's wife is unhappy, it will be terrible.

Shen Xuanheng naturally sensed the alienation in her tone and raised his hand and said, "Please do as you please."

Sun Youwei left in a hurry. Shen Xuanheng smiled slightly, thinking that it would be great if Sun Youwei could avoid Liang Heng like this when facing him.

Outside the palace, Shen Xuanheng and Su Xuqing met.

At this moment, Tang Xue had already left. Su Xuqing was squatting by the moat, looking at the carp in the water with great interest.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Su Xuqing raised her head with her peach blossom eyes curved like crescent moons and said, "Husband, there are so many fish in the moat, will anyone come to fish at night?"

Shen Xuanheng laughed dumbly, "Who dares to fish from the emperor's doorstep? Are you tired of living?"

Su Xuqing thought about it and then stuck out her tongue and stood up. She looked at Shen Xuanheng and said, "Husband, what were you doing just now?"

As soon as he got on the carriage, Shen Xuanheng bent down, stretched out his hand, and pulled Su Xuqing up. After sitting in the carriage, Shen Xuanheng did not answer Su Xuqing's question, but also asked a question.

"Madam, do you remember the commander of the patrol camp on Chaomu Mountain that day?"

Su Xuqing groaned for a moment, and thought of a man with a face full of flesh and a beard.

"Remember, what happened?"

Shen Xuanheng stroked his chin and said, "That night, after he learned that Xue Tao had killed Xu Younian, he wanted to take Xue Tao away. He didn't give up until I got angry. At first I thought he was just doing his duty, but now I think something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

Su Xuqing was curious and asked quickly.

"He is just a small fourth-rank patrol commander, how could he dare to oppose the decision made by this prince? If you say he is a loyal person, it would be fine, but when he saw this prince just now, he had a flattering smile on his face that was extremely familiar."

At this moment, Shen Xuanheng remembered another detail. When they met in the Imperial Garden just now, the Sultan seemed to have not even performed the greetings.

You have to know how prestigious the Zhennan Palace is in the army. Even Ping'an Hou Xie Qing has to treat him with courtesy when he sees him. How could he, a mere fourth-rank commander, get such courage?

"Could it be that there is something wrong with this person?"

Su Xu's beautiful face frowned, and she said thoughtfully: "I remember that night before we went up the mountain, Yinhuan and I caught two assassins. We knocked them unconscious and left them in the woods, but when we went to look for them later, they were already dead. The only people present at the time were our own people and the patrol battalion..."

The couple looked at each other and felt that the Sultan was increasingly suspicious.

Could it be that he is Xu Younian’s accomplice?

Shen Xuanheng narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Madam, you go back home first. I will change my route and go to the Ministry of Justice to work. As for the matter of the Sultan, you don't have to worry about it. I will naturally find a way to test it."

Hearing this, Su Xuqing quickly reached out and opened the small drawer under the carriage seat, and took out two packets of herbs that she had prepared in advance.

"My dear, take these two tonics to the Ministry of Justice and find someone you trust to boil them. This pack of medicine can be drunk three times. When you are almost done, I will prepare the rest for you."

Su Xuqing stuffed the medicine bag into Shen Xuanheng's hand and said repeatedly: "Also, this medicine needs to be boiled with fresh reed stalks, don't forget it."

"My lady has given me such careful instructions, how dare I forget them?"

Shen Xuanheng put the medicine bag into his sleeve, then bent down and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Before she could react, he got off the carriage in a flash.

Su Xuqing puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "You are making trouble."

Imperial Palace, Fengluan Palace.

The banquet was over, but the Queen did not go out to report it. At this moment, with a gloomy look on her face, she was sitting by the window, watching the palace maids plucking the white orchids in the flower bed.

The eldest prince Xiao Yuheng walked in from outside with a gloomy face.

The Queen asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Yuheng cupped his hands and said, "As expected by the Queen Mother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has indeed never planted white orchids in the flowerbed of Fengluan Palace. I'm afraid someone planted these flowers in advance. I will definitely send someone to investigate this matter."

The Queen sneered upon hearing this and said calmly, "Do we need to investigate this? Now you and Xiao Yujue are competing for the throne and trying to win over the ministers. I am watching over the affairs of the palace for you, while Xiao Yujue's mother, Concubine Li, is watching over you. It seems that you are evenly matched, but I have often made Concubine Li suffer. They both wish I were dead so that they can cut off one of your arms. So this must have been done by that bitch Concubine Li."

Xiao Yuheng's face was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Li Guifei's hand has actually reached Fengluan Palace. I will go and interrogate the palace maids and eunuchs in Fengluan Palace now to find out who is working for Li Guifei."

"Come on."

The queen waved her hand nonchalantly, "Even if you catch a group of people today, there will be another group of people who will be bribed by her tomorrow. After all, I did the same thing. Instead of wasting time dealing with her, you might as well focus on dealing with Xiao Yujue. When you sit safely on the throne of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Concubine Li will not be able to make trouble anymore."