The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

In the government office garden, the two people who were still in love met again after a lifetime. One of them was as delicate and graceful as a girl from a small family, while the other was as elegant and knowledgeable as a scholar.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen was like an outsider, staring blankly at the two people "exchanging glances", and a feeling of loss suddenly occurred in his heart.

Lian Xi suppressed the restless emotions in his heart. He tried to speak several times but was afraid to disturb his young lady. His awkward state was seen by Yan Shuang.

"I wonder what brings Miss Xie here this time?" Yan Shuang stroked his hands while speaking, motioning for the two to sit down.

Xie Shuting bowed and returned the greeting, then sat down next to Yan Shuang, with a serene smile on her face, and said softly, "Shuting came here today, would you like to ask for a favor?"

"Since it is Miss Xie who has asked, I am willing to help her out."

Xie Shuting glanced at Zhao Zhen and said, "I wonder if Kejun can contact someone from the Ministry of Punishment."

"Minister of Punishment?"

Yan Shuang asked with a hint of confusion: "Miss Xie! Do you know what the Ministry of Punishment is doing?"

"Of course I know. The Ministry of Punishment is a separate office from the six ministries. It monitors all officials and handles official cases. But Laigu County is in danger now. I have no choice but to ask for Kejun's help."

Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a chill in his heart. This woman clearly knew his identity, and it would only take a word for her to get help from the Ministry of Punishment, but she chose Yan Shuang.

This made him feel uncomfortable for a long time. Xie Shuting didn't know what Zhao Zhen was thinking. Instead, she blinked her big, glittering eyes and looked at Yan Shuang expectantly.

Yan Shuang didn't know that Zhao Zhen's identity had been exposed by Xie Shuting, and he was still thinking of a way to have the best of both worlds.

The garden fell into silence for a moment. Yan Shuang was silent for a moment, and asked with a tormented tone: "What does Miss Xie want me to do?"

"I came here at my father's request. The county lieutenant of Laigu County committed a crime that could be easily solved with my father's methods, but my father suspected that the matter involved the state government and did not dare to make a judgment easily."

Xie Shuting opened her red lips and said something to ease her worries. She glanced at the two of them and said slowly, "My father wants to ask the Ministry of Punishment to observe from the sidelines to prevent anyone from interfering."

"Is that all?" Zhao Zhen asked with a playful smile.

"Master Zhao! That's all. My father has already reported it to the Ministry of Justice, but judging by the time it takes for the memorial to be returned, there should be a result in the next few days."

Yan Shuang's heart was shocked, and his eyes changed slightly. Although the Ministry of Punishment was responsible for handling official cases, they had already reached a tacit understanding that officials other than the fourth-rank provincial governors did not need the Ministry of Punishment to intervene.

Yan Shuang was shocked when he thought of this and said, "You suspected that the county lieutenant's case involved the state government, so you had to ask the Ministry of Punishment to intervene."

Xie Shuting hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, nodded and said, "This case involves too many things, and there is a case within the case. According to the information and evidence my father has, the matter of the county lieutenant must be cut off at the root, so unless the Ministry of Punishment intervenes, this matter will not be accomplished."

"There's a case within a case? Does the Ministry of Punishment need to step in again?" Zhao Zhen murmured to himself. Seeing Xie Shuting showing the same temperament she had that night again, his heart suddenly became much clearer.

Looking at Xie Shuting's eyes, Zhao Zhen coughed lightly and said with a little embarrassment: "That's Kejun! I think I need to help with this matter. What do you think?"

Yan Shuang looked at Zhao Zhen with a strange expression, and when he saw that the other party agreed, he understood. The direct reason why he did not agree before was Yan Shuang.

After all, the other party is the prince, and the Ministry of Punishment is not something that a mere commoner like him can mobilize. Now that he has received Zhao Zhen's order, how dare Yan Shuang disobey.

"Since Miss Xie has asked me to help, I am willing to lend a helping hand." Yan Shuang's expression changed as he spoke, and he glanced at a guard at the door and said, "Qi Yue!"

Upon hearing this, the guard trotted over, clasped his fists and bowed to the few people, saying, "Master."

Although he was addressing Yan Shuang with the words "master", his eyes were actually directed at Zhao Zhen.

Faced with Qi Yue's obvious action, Xie Shuting looked towards the flower bed on the side and happened to avoid this strange scene.

Yan Shuang looked at Xie Shuting's subconscious evasive action, as if thinking about something, but after a moment of thinking, he didn't understand it. He always felt like he was missing a piece of memory.

He looked at Xie Shuting with a hint of doubt and said, "Miss Xie! This is Qi Yue, who was the lieutenant of the Ministry of Punishment at the time. It is feasible for him to intervene in the case of a provincial official with his status."

Xie Shuting stood up and took a look at Qi Yue. A strong young man in his twenties could work in the Ministry of Punishment and win the official position of a sixth-rank captain. She couldn't help but look up to him.

"Then I'll have to trouble Lord Qi for taking care of us recently." While speaking, Xie Shuting stood up, stroked her hands and bowed.

Qi Yue now understood that the Crown Prince might be interested in this young lady. He dared not accept Xie Shuting's gift.

Qi Yue understood everything and quickly turned aside and said, "Miss Xie, there is no need to do this. If you need my help, just send someone to let me know."

Qi Yue didn't dare to call himself "this official". After all, if he was trying to flatter the woman he liked in front of the prince and was caught by the prince, he would be tortured.

Lian Xi saw that the purpose of this trip had been achieved. Thinking that it would damage the reputation of his young lady to see a man outside, he hurried forward and whispered, "Young lady! The master said that you should go back as soon as the matter is done."

Lian Xi's voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly. Although Lian Xi's words were directed to Xie Shuting, they were also meant to hear them.

Yan Shuang knew that she had lost her composure a little, and forgot about her daughter's going out to avoid suspicion. She quickly stroked her hand and said, "Miss Xie! It's getting late, and now that things have been decided, you should return home quickly to avoid worrying Master Xie."

"Yes, Miss." Lian Xi also quickly joined in.

Zhao Zhen was speechless. He looked at the sunny weather and didn't feel any sign of it getting dark. Then he threw a look at Qi Yue.

The latter understood what he meant, and walked forward with a smile to lead Lian Xi aside, lowering her voice and saying, "You are such a tactless servant, don't you realize that your young lady doesn't want to leave?"

Lian Xi glanced at Xie Shuting's back with a little confusion, and found that her young lady really had no intention of leaving. She didn't understand what went wrong.

She just muttered in a mosquito-like voice: "You two bad men, the lady was not like this before."

Xie Shuting ignored Lian Xi's words and sat down again with a slightly flushed face, without any sign of embarrassment at all.

Yan Shuang, who was standing aside, stared into her eyes, a complex emotion welling up in his heart. He always felt like he had seen her before.

Zhao Zhen saw the two people's eyes meet, and he suddenly felt jealous, but because the two people were present, he did not show any anger and could only bear it secretly.