After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

To be precise, Xiao Chengji wanted Ma Gong's son Ma Xiao to take over the Capital Infantry Battalion and the Patrol Battalion and serve as the commander-in-chief of the two camps.

It's not that Emperor Jianxing was reluctant to give up power, nor was he afraid of his son Xiao Chengji.

Xiao Chengji was raised by him personally, and the relationship between father and son was deeper than that of ordinary fathers and sons. He knew that as long as he was around, Xiao Chengji would never harbor the intention of rebellion.

No one knows a son better than his father. Xiao Chengji has a domineering and impatient temperament and easily loses his temper when encountering things. If too much power is given to him, there is a fear that he will have another conflict with the Zheng family in the future, and he will order troops to surround the Duke of Yingguo's mansion in a fit of anger.

Ma Gong was once a former subordinate of the Duke of Zhenguo. He had deep feelings for the Wen family and respected Xiao Chengji's princess very much.

Because of this relationship, the Ma family had already secretly sided with Xiao Chengji and obeyed his command in everything.

Emperor Jianxing said, "The seventh son married the daughter of the Zheng family and formed an alliance with the Zheng family. Do you want to threaten him with the Ma family?"

At the beginning, Xiao Qirui was instructed by the Queen Mother to defile Ma Xiao's sister, which led to Miss Ma swallowing gold and dying. The Ma family and Xiao Qirui had a grudge against each other.

If Ma Xiao was assigned to such an important position, I'm afraid Xiao Qirui would be worried from now on.

Xiao Chengji said, "Not only that. Father, do you know that the commander-in-chief of the two camps, Wei Long, is on good terms with the British public, and accepted a singing girl sent by the seventh brother a few days ago?"

Emperor Jianxing's expression changed slightly.

The infantry battalion and the patrol battalion are extremely important to the security of the capital, and the emperor only promotes people he trusts to these positions.

The person in this position must not have any involvement with the Zheng family.

What Xiao Chengji said was not difficult to investigate. Within two days, the secret guards reported the accurate information to Emperor Jianxing.

In addition, Emperor Jianxing also found out that since marrying the girl from the Zheng family, Xiao Qirui has had very close contacts with the Zheng family and often entertains officials at his house every few days.

Emperor Jianxing also kept an eye on Xiao Chengji and asked someone to inquire about his situation.

The night was as cool as water, so Emperor Jianxing asked Gu Guangxiang to warm up a pot of peach blossom wine and a plate of peach blossom cake.

Peach blossom wine is made from peach petals, rock sugar, angelica dahurica and rice wine. It tastes mellow and sweet but not intoxicating. The specific production process is unknown, and the fine wines that were tributed to the emperor were not as good as it tastes.

Emperor Jianxing likes elegance and fine things, and anything that catches his eye is an extraordinary item. It can be seen that Xiao Chengji put a lot of thought into presenting these to him.

Gu Guangliang smiled and said, "These days, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has been very active in making friends with officials. This is the list of officials that the Seventh Prince has been in contact with."

Emperor Jianxing took a quick glance and even without looking, he could guess who they were.

"I don't know what has stimulated His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. He has been staying in the study recently, but he often does not read for half an hour before he becomes dazed and does something else. He stays in a daze for the whole day, and sighs at night, but I don't know what he is sighing about."

Gu Guangliang said, "By the way, his first wife, Wei, is now the housekeeper. Wei likes to be extravagant and wasteful. A set of clothes costs several hundred taels of silver. In the past two months, the Zheng family has paid less tribute to the fifth prince... The fifth prince's mansion is actually unable to make ends meet."

Emperor Jianxing sneered: "A serious and honest man like Wei Hao actually gave birth to such a pretentious daughter. Only after cultivating oneself and managing one's family can one govern the country and bring peace to the world. He can't even manage his family, how can he participate in state affairs? Fortunately, I didn't give him the important tasks to do."

Gu Guangliang knew that Emperor Jianxing was feeling unbalanced and was still regretting that Wei Hao had no future, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Emperor Jianxing took a sip of wine and asked, "How is Yue'er doing recently?"

"Your Highness the Prince of Qin is on duty. This is the list of officials who have had dealings with the Prince of Qin."

Emperor Jianxing took a look and found that it was exactly as he had thought.

"The Fifth Prince's reputation has become bad because of the Guan family incident. The rumor was spread by His Royal Highness Prince Qin."

Gu Guangliang said, "But His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin did not exaggerate himself. People said that he handled cases impartially and impartially. Most people said that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin was raised by Your Majesty, so he was not afraid of the power of the Zheng family. The Fifth Prince was raised by Queen Zheng, so he protected the Zheng family's clique."

Emperor Jianxing chuckled, "He is good at winning people's hearts for me. Apart from these official duties, let's talk about his family and how he and the princess are doing."

Gu Guangxiang hesitated.

To be honest, it's not easy to find out what's happening in Prince Qin's Mansion.

The emperor's spies were everywhere, and it was easy to get news about the Seventh Prince's and the Fifth Prince's mansions. The secret guards could even find out how many women the two men slept with in a month, and how many times each time.

But there are many experts in the Qin Palace, and the Qin King himself is even more perceptive. They want to ambush him stealthily to find out these things... Those who eavesdrop and peek don't want to live, right?

It's not that nothing was gained. Cangfengtai is where the Prince of Qin works. It's impossible to get close to it and we don't know the internal situation, but we can still keep an eye on the Princess of Qin.

"The Princess of Qin has a gentle temperament, but she handles things in a decisive way. I haven't heard of any bad things happening in the mansion. The mansion is well managed." Gu Guangliang thought for a moment and said, "However, when two young people are together, they will definitely quarrel from time to time. Your Majesty knows the temper of our prince. The deeper their feelings are, the more they can tolerate each other."

After listening to Gu Guangliang's words, the emperor's originally depressed mood improved a lot.

He thought back to when he and Xiao Chengji were at the same age, it was the most successful stage of their life, and everything in life seemed to be in place. Although there were worries, he only thought about the glorious past and did not feel how annoying those troubles were.

Unfortunately, time is so short that it passes in the blink of an eye.

He pinched a piece of peach blossom cake to eat. The crust of the peach blossom cake was made of peach blossom powder, glutinous rice flour and yam. It was crystal pink and finely molded into the shape of peach blossoms in the mold. The filling inside was diced white peach pulp. There were no fresh peaches at this time of year, so they were all pickled in honey in jars. The pulp should have been soaked in green tea water, which eliminated some of the sweetness and added a lot of fragrance.

Gu Guangliang smiled and said, "It is said that these cakes and wine were made by the Princess of Qin herself. Our prince is blessed and will definitely get better and better in the future."

Emperor Jianxing closed his eyes and said, "Call Ma Xiao into the palace. I have something to say to him."

The next morning, Xiao Chengji was handling official business in his study when Huo Ha came in to inform him of something: "Your Highness, Ma Xiao requests to see you. This morning, the Emperor's decree came down, appointing Ma Xiao as the governor of the two camps."

There were almost no people as young as Ma Xiao in the Wei Dynasty who could reach this position. He could understand it with just a little thought as to who had pushed him to the position.

Xiao Chengji knew clearly that when Xiao Qiru and the Zheng family knew about this, they would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood.

Xiao Chengji didn't bother with them about the last time he was drugged.

He put down the letter in his hand and said, "No, go out and tell him not to think too much and just do his job well."