After being reminded by Shen Nanzhi, everyone saw the young man in a black short shirt, with his ink-black long hair tied up high, his hair flying freely as he rode the horse.

That heroic look, like a sword drawn from its sheath, with an unstoppable sharpness, is none other than the devilish Shen Changan of the Shen family!

He had a longbow on his back, one hand holding the reins, and the other holding something black and bloody. Because the distance was still quite far, it was difficult to see what he was hunting.

But he was coming back from the hunting grounds, there was no doubt about that.

The moment they saw his face clearly and confirmed his identity, everyone present felt their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.

That is Shen Changan, then who is this madman wrapped in the bedding roll?

Everyone subconsciously looked at Emperor Shunqing, but saw that his expression was still cold, as if he did not have much emotion about this scene.

Everyone turned to Concubine Zhang, who had been so smug just now.

Compared to the unpredictable Emperor Shunqing, Concubine Zhang was obviously a little embarrassed.

She looked at Shen Changan who was almost there, then turned to look at Shen Nanzhi: "What on earth are you doing in the Shen family? Are you playing a trick on the emperor?"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi frowned slightly and immediately retorted: "My Lady Concubine, be careful with your words. It was the trouble that found the Shen family in the first place. My Shen family did nothing but honestly participated in this autumn hunting tour. But for no reason, we have to bear this basin of dirty water. My Lady Concubine should not reprimand those who want to murder my Shen family, but blame us instead. Why? May I ask, what did we do?"

After these words were spoken, everyone who had originally felt that there was something wrong with Concubine Zhang's expression began to ponder.

Seeing this, the humiliated and angry Concubine Zhang slammed the table and said, "Asshole! You think I'm wrong? Could it be that I'm plotting to harm you?"

Shen Nanzhi shook her head and said sincerely, "I have never said such words. I just want to say that my brother and I have both been slandered. Now we are all here. Just like what the Imperial Concubine said just now, this lunatic is tied here in front of everyone, and my brother also returned in time to prove his innocence. Why does the Imperial Concubine still target my Shen family? Shouldn't she open the quilt and see who this lunatic is?"

Although Concubine Zhang was furious, she did not completely lose her mind.

She had no way to refute Shen Nanzhi's words. Since the dirty water could not fall on Shen Changan's head, if she continued to insist on it, it would only arouse suspicion and make her lose face.

Moreover, Shen Nanzhi was not wrong. The matter of Concubine Liu’s humiliation still needed to be investigated.

Since we don't know who is inside the scroll, we have to open it in public.

But, somehow, when she met Shen Nanzhi's clear and lively eyes, although the emotions in her eyes were calm, and even had a bit of the innocence of a bystander, Concubine Zhang felt vaguely uneasy.

Her eyelids twitched.

Her intuition told her that she couldn't unroll the quilt.

But just as she was about to ask someone to throw away this filthy thing, Shen Nanzhi spoke first: "Your Majesty, this lunatic used my brother's name to do such a bold thing. I dare to ask Your Majesty to order someone to open it in public to see who dares to do this, so as to clear my Shen family's name."

The third and fourth aunts also knelt down at the same time and said earnestly: "Our Shen family has declined, so it is inevitable that some people think that our Shen family is weak and can be bullied. In order to prevent others from targeting our Shen family in the future, please ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate this matter, restore our Shen family's innocence, and severely punish this lunatic to serve as a warning to others!"

It is understandable that the Shen family demanded a thorough investigation.

Things have come to this point. If it ends quietly, it will undoubtedly prove that the conspiracy against the Shen family is related to the palace, and even Emperor Shunqing will be suspected of being targeted.

Emperor Shunqing was clearly wary of the Shen family for many years, but he took good care of and provided relief to the Shen family when he was away. This was to protect his reputation as a wise and benevolent monarch and not to be stained with the stigma of framing and killing loyal ministers and generals.

It was precisely because Concubine Zhang understood this that she could only swallow the words silently when they came to her lips, waiting to see which unlucky guy would replace Shen Changan.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Emperor Shunqing nodded, and his originally icy cold eyes regained some gentleness. He looked at the Shen family and said, "Of course we should investigate."

As he said this, he turned to look at Chang Xi, "You go in person and show this bastard's face so that we can identify his identity. There is no need to unfold the quilt completely, so as not to dirty everyone's eyes."

Eunuch Chang Xi hurriedly bowed and accepted the order, turned around and went down the observation deck, and walked to the quilt in the middle of the field under the curious gaze of everyone.

With the help of the young eunuch, Eunuch Chang Xi found one end of the rolled quilt without much effort, and borrowed a dagger from a soldier of the Imperial Guard, and cut a hole in the tightly bound quilt bit by bit.

Eunuch Chang Xi is a careful person, and his movements are quick and efficient.

In a blink of an eye, the rope was not damaged, nor was the naked madman's body exposed. Instead, a hole was made in the cut, revealing the man's face.

The man had probably been knocked unconscious before, and now he had no reaction at all.

The moment their faces were seen clearly, there were gasps of shock from all around.

Many people who had recognized his identity couldn't help but look at Concubine Zhang.

Because of the angle, Concubine Zhang was not able to see clearly at the first sight. When Eunuch Chang Xi directly pulled the man's head out of the hole, exposing his entire face completely to the sight of everyone, Concubine Zhang was so frightened that she accidentally knocked over the coffee table in front of her.

She immediately said angrily: "How is this possible! This is a frame-up!"

Not only Concubine Zhang, but also a group of people sitting at the seats of Concubine Zhang's mother's family, the Zhang family, could no longer sit still.

It was because the person in the quilt was none other than the youngest son of her eldest brother from her mother's family, her nephew, Zhang Jinxuan!

Xiao Qian'an's maternal grandfather, General Zhang, was left behind in the capital by Emperor Shunqing, who asked him to assist the eldest prince in presiding over state affairs, and he did not accompany him.

The person in charge of the Zhang family's accompanying trip this time is Concubine Zhang's brother, Zhang Shaoyong, the current Minister of Justice.

Zhang Jinxuan is his biological son.

Seeing this scene, he was the first to stand up and kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, please understand! Although Jinxuan is naughty, he would never do such a treasonous thing. This matter must have been framed by someone!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Zhang turned to look at Shen Nanzhi and said, "It must be you who is causing trouble! Otherwise, how would you know that this is my nephew?"

Previously, Imperial Concubine Zhang mocked Shen Changan as a playboy who could do anything. Shen Nanzhi casually replied, "Then this servant could also say that the one among them is the famous playboy from Imperial Concubine's family?"

I didn’t expect it to come true!

Naturally, Concubine Zhang would use this as an excuse.

However, Shen Nanzhi looked calm and innocent, "At that time, the Imperial Concubine mocked my brother and wanted to convict him based on his usual temper. I just used the Imperial Concubine's nephew as an example. Who would have thought that I would hit the mark? You know, my brother's reputation is nothing compared to the ridiculous things that Young Master Zhang has done."

As she spoke, Shen Nanzhi turned her head to look at Zhang Jinxuan, who had been awakened by Eunuch Chang Xi but had not yet fully understood the situation. She then raised her eyebrows and looked at Concubine Zhang and said, "Besides, even the eunuch who personally kidnapped him and Concubine Liu don't know who is in here. How can this servant be so sure that it is Young Master Zhang in there?"

Speaking of Concubine Liu, she was dumbfounded the moment she saw Shen Changan.

When she saw that the person tied up was Zhang Jinxuan, Concubine Liu was struck by lightning and didn't react for a long time.

It was Shen Nanzhi's voice that drew everyone's attention to her face. Her face suddenly turned pale. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how. She could only murmur, "Your Majesty, your concubine, your concubine... Your concubine doesn't know what's going on... It was clearly this lunatic, oh no... It was the young master of the Shen family who broke in..."

Lady Liu could no longer explain what was going on.

Concubine Zhang glared at her, then looked at Zhang Jinxuan with a look of disappointment: "Xuan'er! What on earth is going on? Why were you kidnapped and slandered for defiling Lady Liu? Why don't you explain it to everyone!"

Zhang Jinxuan saw everything in front of him and reacted even if he was slow.

He hurriedly tried to get up, but his whole body was wrapped in the quilt and tied tightly. He struggled hard, but could only roll around in the quilt. He had no choice but to look up in the direction of the dragon throne and exclaimed, "It's unfair! Your Majesty, Aunt! I am innocent! I don't know why I was tied up for no reason."

Although he cried out for injustice, he couldn't explain why.

Concubine Zhang reminded: "Where were you originally? What were you doing?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jinxuan's eyes were a little evasive. He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "My nephew was in his own tent before... I didn't do anything."

But his evasive eyes betrayed him.

There's something fishy here!

Everyone present could see it clearly.

Concubine Zhang originally wanted to excuse him, but she didn't expect him to react like this, which made people more suspicious.

Shen Nanzhi continued to add fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, just now Concubine Liu, this little eunuch, and the guards all swore that they saw the madman being arrested with their own eyes. When they suspected that the person in the quilt was my brother from the Shen family, everyone said that the evidence was irrefutable. But now that it has been confirmed that it was the young master of the Zhang family, why are they crying out for injustice?"

Hearing this, Concubine Zhang was so angry that her face turned red. She looked at Emperor Shunqing with a wronged look on her face: "Your Majesty, my nephew is definitely not such a person. There must be someone who is interfering. Please investigate clearly."

Minister Zhang also knelt down with the Zhang family to plead: "Your Majesty, I am willing to guarantee with my life that my son will never do such a thing."

Shen Nanzhi's third aunt raised her eyebrows and looked at the Zhang family, puzzled: "Your Majesty, they were the ones who arrested the person and identified him. Now they want to change their words and plead innocence. What's the reason?"

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty...

Everyone spoke a word, which gave Emperor Shunqing a headache.

"enough!"

With just one sound, the quarreling stopped instantly.

Shen Changan, who happened to be there, stepped forward to greet him.

Emperor Shunqing did not ask him to stand up, but only looked up at him: "Where did you go before?"

Hearing this, Shen Changan seemed to have not figured out the situation at the scene. He blinked his eyes and said innocently, "Didn't the emperor ask us to go hunting? He also said that whoever hunts the rarest and most precious things will win first place."

As he spoke, he raised a black, bloody thing in his hand, "Before Chang'an, I met Commander Wang and Lord Liu. When I heard that a blind bear was causing trouble, I chased after him. Here, a black bear and two bear paws. I wonder if I can win the first place today."

He explained his whereabouts in a few words. Not to mention the witnesses, the two bear paws alone were enough to prove that it was impossible for him to escape and hunt a blind bear in such a short time.

Everyone present heard it clearly.

Having said that, Shen Changan raised his chin, his proud face full of complacency, as if he didn't notice that there was something wrong with the atmosphere.

After waiting for Emperor Shunqing's praise for a long time, Shen Changan asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Is it that this blind bear can't be hunted? Did Changan do something wrong?"

After saying this, he did not forget to wink at Shen Nanzhi and raised his bear paw to show off.

He was like a fool who had no idea of ​​the situation and was only immersed in the joy of having hunted a black bear.

There was no way to even begin to question or accuse Emperor Shunqing.

In contrast, Zhang Jinxuan, who stammered and couldn't clearly explain what he was doing before, was obviously more suspicious.

Emperor Shunqing had a headache. He raised his hand and stroked his forehead. Even though he was extremely impatient, he softened his tone and said to Shen Changan, "You are right. Go down and have a rest first. When the inventory is completed in the evening, if you win first, you will be rewarded."

Shen Changan stood up happily, and when he turned around, he seemed to find a person wrapped in a quilt on the ground. He asked in surprise: "Huh? Zhang Jinxuan, what are you doing lying here? Are you preparing to set up a stage for a performance?"

The so-called murder and heart-breaking is nothing more than that.

The two of them didn't get along in the first place, and now Shen Changan was teasing him in this tone. Zhang Jinxuan was so angry and embarrassed that he forgot about his current situation.

His face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Changan, I will kill you!"

But he was tied up like a pig worm, looking miserable and funny, and this sentence had no deterrent effect at all.

Seeing this, Concubine Zhang and the Zhang family felt extremely ashamed and could only plead for him. But before they could say anything, Emperor Shunqing said in a cold voice: "Isn't it embarrassing enough?"

In one sentence, he successfully poured a bucket of cold water on Zhang Jinxuan, cooling his anger completely.

He was about to open his mouth to protest his innocence, but Emperor Shunqing gave him a look and the eunuch Chang Xi next to him immediately understood what he meant and stuffed a handkerchief into Zhang Jinxuan's mouth.

Concubine Zhang and the Zhang family were horrified and immediately pleaded for mercy.

Emperor Shunqing interrupted them in a deep voice: "The evidence is irrefutable, what is there to say! Come here! Capture this bastard for me!"

"emperor!"

Zhang Shangshu's face turned pale when he heard this, and he kowtowed immediately and said, "Your Majesty, there must be something fishy going on here. Please investigate it thoroughly!"

When the word "strict investigation" was mentioned, Emperor Shunqing's eyes became even colder.

He looked at Minister Zhang coldly: "If I remember correctly, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard on duty at the camp today, Zhang Chongwen, is also a nephew of your Zhang family."

As he spoke, Emperor Shunqing pointed at the young eunuch and Concubine Liu who were kneeling on the ground. Although he did not say it explicitly, his meaning was already very clear.

They are all from the Zhang family.

They kidnapped Zhang Jinxuan themselves, how can they investigate?

Moreover, Zhang Jinxuan's behavior clearly showed that he had done something else that was wrong, and it seemed that it was not a small matter, otherwise he would not dare to speak out in such a situation.

If the investigation continues, Zhang Jinxuan may not only cause a bigger mess, but also involve Emperor Shunqing.

For a moment, everyone in the Zhang family was speechless.

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