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Fang Shu left the palace with a lot of worries, Qi Naozi brought some people to pick him up.

Behind him are some soldiers dressed as captains of Jinyiwei, asking: "Who are they? Where did they come from?"

"My lord... I just made a hundred households, and these are all the people below me! I let them protect you!"

Seeing Qi Naozi's flickering eyes, Fang Shu knew it, "Since you are under Mr. Huo, I can't keep you...don't follow me anymore. I don't need anyone to follow me either."

"Don't! Master Fang...my heart is still with you!" Qi Naozi followed with a stern face.

Fang Shu walked in front with his hands behind his back, "Ms. Zheng wrote a letter yesterday, saying that I should go and discuss with her today about you and Phalaenopsis."

Qi Naozi jumped up for joy, and sent the people below back to Zhong Xianju, and followed Fang Shu to Zheng's residence by himself.

As soon as the servant saw Fang Shu, he led the two of them around the corridor and back to the bridge. On the way, he ran into Zheng Guochang. He liked this young man very much. Hurry up and take Fang Shu to Zheng Wanhan's courtyard.

Zheng Wanhan invited him to sit in his boudoir, but Fang Shu refused, pointing to the gazebo and said, "You can just sit here, girls' boudoirs are not suitable for rough people to enter."

This was also within Zheng Wanhan's expectation, "Fuyan is really busy, he hasn't even changed his official uniform..."

"I took the liberty and didn't understand etiquette. I hope Miss Zheng will forgive me..."

The servant made the tribute tea and brought it over.

"No... Fu Yan wears everything he wears to look like a Mr. Pianpian, even a goddess." After finishing speaking, Bai Yu's face glowed.

Fang Shu coughed twice in embarrassment, "Miss Zheng, let's get down to business."

Die Lan blushed and peeked at Qi Naozi, Qi Naozi blinked at her, so ashamed that Die Lan stopped raising her head and just stared at the ground.

He ate better at Fangshu's mansion, and Qi Naozi also ate some meat. He was not as thin as before, but looked energetic.

"This man is affectionate, and my concubine is interested. Of course, it's too late for me to be happy for Die Lan! After this matter is settled...are Fu Yan and I considered in-laws?"

"You are not Gaotang, I am not a parent, how do you count as in-laws?"

Fang Shu's seriousness made Zheng Wanhan laugh, she covered her mouth and laughed, "Forget it, I'm not teasing Fuyan, it's just that there is no reason for this daughter to marry for nothing."

"If Miss Zheng has any requirements, just say so, and I will try my best to meet them."

Zheng Wanhan rolled his eyes twice, "Knowing that Fuyan is a poor official, I don't lack gold and silver treasures, and I'm not interested in them, and I won't make any detours. Five days later, it will be my sixteenth birthday. Can Fuyan do it?" Accompany me for a day?"

Behind him, Qi Naozi was sweating on his back, he was afraid that this would be a scandal, he would rather this young lady beg for gold and silver treasures.

"On a girl's birthday, the house must be full of excitement, welcoming guests, how can I accompany the girl?"

"I don't do that. How many people who come to the banquet really come to bless them. Most of them are just going through the motions. For me, being able to have a tryst with the one I like for a day is the happiest thing."

This reminded Fang Shu that someone's birthday was also recently.

Fang Shu held the teacup, thought for a moment, "Yes."

The other three breathed a sigh of relief, Zheng Wanhan took him by the hand and said, "Fuyan can find a matchmaker to negotiate their marriage! If it wasn't for Fuyan's sake, I wouldn't marry Phalaenopsis Give it to this slippery man!"

"I'm not glib..." Qi Naozi cut off his voice suddenly, not daring to speak again for fear of offending others.

"Thank you Mr. Zheng for being open-minded. As long as they can live happily, we won't be in vain to worry about it." Fang Shu also seemed to be a little happy and smiled happily.

Shen Yiguan went to Huo Tailing's mansion in person, but Huo Tailing didn't go out, "It's been a long time since I haven't seen Mr. Shen, I'm looking a little bad! Why do you remember my cold mansion?"

Shen always had an expression of knowingly asking, and did not speak. Two servants followed behind him. The servants were holding something covered with a red cloth, "Isn't your birthday recently? I'll come to see you."

Huo Tailing snorted, and he stepped forward to pull away the red cloth, which was a big flat peach with milky jade powder head, and covered it up casually, "It's rare that Mr. Shen took a break from his busy schedule and gave a gift of 'heart'! I have something to do too , Mr. Shen is not allowed to sit down..."

Shen Yiguan: "...I don't know what you lack... It's a bit casual, I want to talk to you about the Red Feudal Sect."

"This is the business, let's sit here!" Huo Tailing lifted his clothes and sat on the edge of the flower bed, "Master Shen, tell me quickly."

The people at the side hurriedly wiped Shen Yiguan for a long time before Shen Yiguan sat down, "The Hongfeng case a while ago is simply an unjust, false and wrongly decided case! How could Mr. Jie and the others have anything to do with the Hongfeng sect?! I think this Fangshu There must be someone behind, this is a strong enemy!"

"I don't know about that. I am too busy to take care of myself in Dali Temple."

At the beginning, Huo Tailing directly handed over the information to the emperor, and he did not come forward, so all civil and military officials only knew that Fang Shu had investigated the case.

Including Shen Yiguan, who is full of minions.

"I also asked people to visit you... It's just that the person who would rather not let me go in."

Huo Tailing squinted his eyes halfway, and said, "That's really Mrs. Lao Shen's concern."

"My lord! Mr. Fang just sent something." Huang Yong half-runs in with a wooden drawer.

Shen Yiguan stood up, "He is really not to be underestimated. How long has he been in office? Before he brought down the person who brought me down, now he wants to win me over again?!"

Huo Tailing ignored him, took the wooden drawer, and asked: "Why did he suddenly bring something here?"

Huang Yong glanced at Shen Yiguan, who was a little anxious, and said, "He didn't say anything, and left in a hurry after handing over the things."

Huo Tailing opened the wooden drawer, the first compartment was a "dough longevity peach", which looked like a steamed bun with a little cinnabar on it, the second compartment was a cup of three delicacies soup, and the third compartment was a "strange-shaped" sugar figurine.

Picking up the "Shou Tao", Huo Tailing said to Shen Yiguan: "I still prefer this birthday peach."

After finishing speaking, he took a bite, "It looks ugly, but it's also delicious. Master Shen, would you like some?"

Shen Guanyi didn't know if he was laughing angrily, and the old fox's face was raised, "I really don't care about this gift, I can make it up again."

"Oh? How did Mr. Shen make up for it?"

Wu Yingjue, the king of six subjects and gossip, is none other than Wu Yingjue. He usually likes to chat with Fang Shu about the private life of the adults, or about the emperor's palace affairs. Today he walked up to Fang Shu as usual, "Fang Shu My lord... have you heard about what happened today?"

Fang Shu just buried his head in reading the official documents, and said sullenly, "You didn't tell me, where can I hear about it?"

Wu Yingjue said that he tugged on his gauze hat strap somewhat awkwardly, but his enthusiasm for sharing remained undiminished: "Do you know the seventeenth house Mr. Shen took over a few months ago?"

Fang Shu shook his head.

"That's really a pink-faced person, with eyebrows frowning at Chunshan, eyes swaying with autumn water, and crows curled up. No wonder Shen always dotes on her alone. A few days ago, she went to the imperial hospital to get some tonics... The beauty is exhausted. Exquisite!", Wu Yingjue looked a little envious, and he lost track of what he was talking about.

Fang Shu ignored him.

"Who do you think this beauty fell into now?!"

Fang Shu said casually, "Whose family?"

Just as Wu Yingjue was about to say something, a guard ran in and bowed his back and said, "Master Fang, someone is looking for you."

Fang Shu went out, only to see Huo Tailing, with his back against the wall, when he saw Fang Shu approaching, he straightened up and patted the ashes off his body.

"Why did you come to the sixth department?!" Fang Shu hurriedly pulled him around the corner, making sure that no other adults saw him.

"So nervous?! Afraid of being rumored that the Master of the sixth department has colluded with Master Huo?"

"One thing less is one thing! What are you looking for me for?"

Huo Tailing kept smiling, "How do you know my birthday? It's written in September in my yellow book. Except for my parents, no one knows, and Zeng Lingtian doesn't know either."

"It's... During the Anti-Japanese War, I saw you drunk and said it! I remembered it."

The fluster in his eyes was captured by Mr. Huo, and he said: "Mr. Fang really has a heart. So you wanted to hook me up at that time. I never thought that Mr. Fang, who looks so cold on the surface, has hidden such dirty thoughts."

Fang Shu blushed with annoyance, regretting that he had been in a trance early this morning. When he got up, he made soup and fried noodles with sugar, and delivered them to his door in person. On the way back, he was still thinking about whether he would eat, but his tail was stepped on .

"I remembered, did you sit in my arms on purpose the night you first arrived in North Korea to soak in the hot springs?"

"You think so much! You came to me just to talk nonsense? Mr. Huo is very busy recently! I have something to do!"

Before Fang Shu could take a step, he was held tightly by Huo Tailing, "I was injured by Xiao Xixing, and when I was unconscious, did you secretly kiss me?"

Blushing to the ears, Fang Shu wished he could find a hole in the ground, "Don't talk nonsense."

"At [-]:[-]pm tonight, I invite you to have a meal at the Hunan restaurant in the west of the city, and I will introduce someone to you."

In the end, Huo Tailing left a smile - it was meaningful and made Fang Shu deeply feel that he had nothing to hide.

When going to the study in the afternoon, Fang Shu noticed Li Jinzhong who was guarding the door. This man had cunning eyes and frivolous movements. He stood outside the door as if he was covered in lice. He couldn't stand at all, swaying left and right.

Zhu Changluo's complexion improved a lot today. Fang Shu praised Zhu Changluo a lot in the lecture hall, and also belittled Zhu Changxun by insinuating.

Just listen to this sentence, "The high or low of a person has nothing to do with one's origin. His Royal Highness has studied hard and is humble, and he is a superior person. Unlike some people who were born of grass sparrows who think they are phoenixes, they feel that they are also phoenixes. I can fly against the wind. It’s really embarrassing.”

Zhu Changxun had complained about him a long time ago, but his uncle greeted him last time, and this man didn't apologize to himself, but now that he even greeted his own mother, he couldn't bear it for a while, so he had to go forward and talk to Fang Shu Man lingering, the other princes all stayed aside.

However, the Third Prince, who lived in the palace and had no choice but to have fun, could touch Fang Shu. Fang Shu folded his hand, causing him to scream in pain, "Li Jinzhong!! Help me!!"

After the last time, the third prince did not dare to rely on the guards outside, so he could only call his personal eunuch. This Li Jinzhong was very ruthless, seeing his master being bullied, he rushed in from the door and knocked down Fang Shu directly. Fang Shu fell to the ground, frowning in pain, Zhu Changluo quickly helped Fang Shu up, and stood in front of him, "How can you hit someone!?"

Li Jinzhong yelled: "Get out of the way! Or I will beat you together!!"

Li Jinzhong was about to strike, the soldiers rushed up and detained Li Jinzhong.

Fang Shu patted the dust off his body, and said to the soldiers: "Pull him down and hit him with [-] boards!"

Fang Shu added: "Take off your trousers and hit!!"

Li Jinzhong began to struggle frantically when he heard this, "Let go of me!! Do you know who I am?! Concubine Zheng will not let you go!! Your Highness! Help me!!"

Zhu Changxun rushed forward, "Let go of him! He is mine, how dare you hit him?!"

The soldiers were indeed a little embarrassed.

"Fight! I will resist if something happens!"

With this reassurance, Li Jinzhong was dragged down, and Fang Shu also followed, signaling that all the princes were in the room and not to come out.

In the courtyard next to the upper study room, two benches were brought.

Zhu Changxun had no choice but to run out, Zhu Changluo came to inform Fang Shu, and Fang Shu said after listening, "It's probably to move the rescuers."

Said to the soldiers: "Take off your pants and beat them!"

No matter how Li Jinzhong broke free, kicking and beating crazily, several people stopped him, and he began to roar, so scary, no one stepped forward to take off his pants for a while, Fang Shu pulled out the saber of the other person, and pointed at Li Jinzhong's belt. pick.

In a short time, everyone present was stunned. This Li Jinzhong hadn't cut his roots yet, and he pretended to be an eunuch.

Li Jinzhong was overwhelmed by despair, he roared: "Fang Shu! I want to kill you as a ghost!!"

But Fang Shu expected it, "You are a felony for deceiving the emperor! You really can only be a ghost."

"Lord Fang! You are so courageous!! Call me a grass sparrow! And hit the prince hard!!"

Fang Shu turned his head, and saw a graceful and luxurious woman coming with several court ladies and eunuchs. She was full of golden hairpins and was wearing a purple gold phoenix robe. It's too gorgeous.

This is Concubine Zheng Gui, she really resembles Zheng Wanhan in three points.

If Li Jinzhong hadn't been supported by someone, he would have knelt on the ground.

Concubine Zheng stepped forward and wanted to slap Fang Shu across the face, but Fang Shu backed away to dodge, "Why does the imperial concubine want to be demoted?"

Concubine Zheng was even more annoyed, "You bastard!!"

"I didn't say that the imperial concubine is a grass sparrow, I don't know who spread the rumor?!"

Zhu Changxun stood up from behind Concubine Zheng, "That's what you said!! You said that I am the son of the grass sparrow!"

"Who heard me say that His Royal Highness the third prince is the son of the grass sparrow?! And it was His Highness who first attacked me in self-defense. I didn't attack His Highness. It's better for the imperial concubine to be sensible...".

Concubine Zheng's anger suddenly stopped venting, "What are you doing to Chang Xun's bodyguard?!"

Knowing that the fake eunuch has been exposed, he is not talking about a personal eunuch, but a personal guard.

"Men with roots are allowed to live here for a long time in the harem?" This rhetorical question made Concubine Zheng's face turn red and white.

"It's your turn to point fingers?! You man is in charge of the affairs of the palace! Long live Lord knows, and I don't have any good fruit for you!"

Fang Shu pointed to Li Jinzhong and said: "I suspect that he raped and killed the palace maid of His Highness the First Prince... From this point of view...the murder weapon is also there, so the suspicion is very strong."

"Is there no maid in Zhu Changluo's bedroom? I think you are Zhu Changluo's backer, to bully our mother and son!"

"The imperial concubine... I don't have...", Zhu Changluo Nuonuo replied.

Concubine Zheng was about to slap him, but Fang Shu stopped her, "As a noble concubine, how can I act like a street shrew?"

Concubine Zheng withdrew her hand.

"The imperial concubine! I didn't kill that Lianying! I just talked to her a few words!!" Li Jinzhong roared anxiously, "This Fangshu is targeting us!!"

Fang Shu said: "Take off his whole body! Let's see if you are innocent!"

Not long after, Li Jinzhong was naked in front of everyone. He tried to cover up but was firmly fixed by the soldiers.

Everyone on the side looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine was being sold in this house.

I saw bright red nail prints on Li Jinzhong's back.

"Still saying you're not the murderer?" Fang Shu took out yesterday's autopsy file from his bosom, "Lianying's fingernails were flesh and blood, and Wang An said that he saw you sneaking around at the gate of Ciqing Palace with his own eyes on the night of the incident. !"

"Damn it! That dog thief Wang An! He caught it this morning, hit me, and said that I hit him on purpose, and insisted on making fun of me!!"

Zhu Changluo said: "Don't talk nonsense! What evidence is there?!"

Concubine Zheng was also taken aback, she didn't think that this person who had been afraid to speak up suddenly became angry, she must have thought that with Fang Shu's backing, Concubine Zheng suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

"Isn't it just that the palace maid is dead?! What are you making a fuss about?!"

Concubine Zheng's nonsensical words really offended Fang Shu.

"She's only 15 years old!"

"So what if you're 15 years old, do you really take your life seriously?! Don't waste time, all parties have their own opinions on this matter, stop talking about it!"

Where Fang Shu is willing to agree, this is a trouble in front of Shenzong.

Concubine Zheng was wronged, she just said: "I don't know that this guy is a fake father-in-law!", then threw herself into Shenzong's arms and acted coquettishly.

Zhu Changxun was tearful and knelt on the ground, "Father, it's all my son's fault. I know he's not a father-in-law, and the eunuchs have no strength. It's really boring! Li Jinzhong can also accompany my son to play cuju and ride horses. Father Just punish me!"

Every time Zhu Changxun made a mistake and used this trick, Shenzong always turned a blind eye and closed his eyes. This time he was no exception. He sighed, "You are too nonsense! Don't do this next time! This time! Li Jinzhong dragged on..." Before the word "cut" came out, Concubine Zheng beat Shenzong's chest frantically in her arms, "It's rare that Xun'er can find a satisfactory playmate, why not find another one?" too easy!"

Zhu Changxun also sang the mother-son duo with Concubine Zheng, "Father~"

Shenzong sighed, "Then drag him down and eunuch, and accompany Xun'er when he recovers."

Zheng Guifei smiled stiffly and wanted to say more.

"If you say more, Lian will have to kill him!"

Li Jinzhong was lucky to be able to recover his life, but he was absolutely unwilling to reconcile, he just stared angrily at Fang Shu who had been silent for a long time.

After hearing what the Holy Majesty said, the silent people couldn't bear to remain silent.

"Your Majesty, this Li Jinzhong has neglected human life in the palace, and deserves to die for his crime!"

Li Jinzhong knelt on the ground and kowtowed violently, "Your Majesty! I am wronged!! Lianying, I just talked to her a few times for friendship! Why rape and murder?"

Fang Shu also walked into the hall, knelt down, "Please learn from me!"

"Master Fang, you are usually busy with business, how do you manage this matter?" Shenzong's tone was almost impatience, "If it's not good enough, I'll hand it over to Dali Temple for trial!"

Fang Shu knelt on the ground and did not move, while Zhu Changluo, who had been standing beside him, was sweating.

"This matter involves the two princes, please let the emperor make a decision first!"

Concubine Zheng snorted coldly, "Master Fang is 'proud' and doesn't give anyone face."

Shenzong only said a cold word, "Lian probably shouldn't have agreed to let Mr. Fang do the work. It would be better to be an inspector and censor, and then work part-time as the main hall."

Concubine Zheng Gui giggled, but she had a knife in her eyes, wishing she could goug Fang Shu who was lying on the ground into pieces.

Although Fang Shu felt that his dignity was being compromised, it was even more detrimental to retreat at this time.

"Please be enlightened by the sage!"

Shenzong closed his eyes and half-lyed on the golden tiger skin couch, "Then I will listen to Mr. Fang."

"According to Wang An, the personal eunuch of His Royal Highness, Li Jinzhong had mischievous intentions towards Lianying a few days ago, and he was lingering at the gate of Ciqing Palace two nights ago. Lianying was originally an optimistic woman, but she was arrested yesterday morning. Found hanged in Ciqing Palace."

Li Jinzhong climbed up and knelt forward, "Your Majesty! I had a few words with Lianying a few days ago, and there was absolutely no conspiracy! She came to me to borrow money and said it was urgent for the family. I thought she was really pitiful, so I kindly borrowed a couple of taels." Broken silver, I asked her to pay back the money at the gate of Ciqing Palace a few days ago. She said that she would pay it back after half a month, but she hid in Ciqing Palace and could not come out. Later, I heard that she died. I can admit that I am unlucky!"

Shenzong patted the table, "Wang An! You, a witness, won't come out to speak? Let Mr. Fang speak for you!"

Wang An, who was beside Zhu Changluo, knelt down on the ground trembling, his voice trembling, "My Majesty, what Mr. Fang said is true!"

"Wang An! You villain, this morning, you bumped into me suddenly and scratched my back fiercely. Now the master of the room insists that I, Lianying, caught you before she died! Why are you singing and drinking?" Want to target me? Where did I offend you?!"

Shenzong looked at the autopsy file that Fang Shu handed over at the beginning, and said, "Master Fang, your evidence is not convincing enough, let's stop this matter for today!"

Fang Shu looked up and saw Concubine Zheng's malicious smile, Fang Shu didn't evade at all, and the two secretly competed.

"If Mr. Fang thinks it is necessary, Lian can also ask Huo Tailing to assist in the investigation of this matter."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! If you bother me so much, I will leave now."

Fang Shu turned around, Zhu Changluo and Wang An followed suit.

"Fang Aiqing, let me say one more thing."

Fang Shu paused, turned around and bowed.

"Things from the eyes, I'm afraid it's not true, how can you believe everything behind the scenes?!"

This sentence has been lingering in Fang Shu's mind, Zhan Yu had also said this to himself, and for a moment Shenzong's and Zhan Yu's faces overlapped.

It was getting late, without the black color of the past and the sunset red, the sky was gray, as if covered with a layer of gray yarn.

"Sir, how about...how about staying overnight in Ciqing Palace today? It might rain today." Zhu Changluo tugged on Fang Shu's cuff, with shy eyes.

Fang Shu was still thinking about Huo Tailing's appointment today, it might be too late for him to rush to the west of the city now, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, there is something in the house, don't delay."

"Then...sir, be safe."

Fang Shu let out a hum and walked out of the palace, thinking about it and feeling uneasy, Concubine Zheng's piercing eyes were lingering in his mind, and thinking of the useless defenses of Ciqing Palace, the uneasiness gradually spread, fearing that he would Temporary compulsion harmed the innocent eldest prince.

Before taking two steps, there was a sudden heavy rain, and there were bursts of spring thunder. Fang Shu was half wet within a moment. He made up his mind to go to Ciqing Palace and let them strengthen their defenses, just in time to hide from the rain.

Sure enough, when it rained, the guards at the gate of Ciqing Palace ran to hide from the rain when they saw it was raining.

Fang Shu went straight to Zhu Changluo's door, and just raised his hand to knock on the door, but found that the door was not closed, and the crack of the door was concealed. Fang Shu could just see Zhu Changluo's naked upper body. Dry clothes.

But the scratch marks on his waist made Fang Shu stiff, and he retracted his body and hid behind the door.

Wang An put the clean underwear on Zhu Changluo, and said, "Just now, in front of the Holy One, I was almost too scared to speak. Your Highness... can you drag Mr. Fang into the water? I think he is a good man."

"It's the fault of him insisting on asking my father to match me with a maid. That Lianying is not a good person. She wants to climb into my bed and become a princess in the future?! If I give her a day of spring, I'm afraid she should smile Jiuquan Already!"

Zhu Changluo didn't have his usual cowardice, every word he said was bloody.

Wang An sighed, "Seeing that she happened to be close to that Li Jinzhong, I wanted to use the opportunity of her death to let the emperor discover the affair between Li Jinzhong and Concubine Zheng, but I didn't expect that the emperor was fooled by Concubine Zheng twice. After a while, it only got rid of the lifeblood that Li Jinzhong shouldn't have."

"Do you think the father is a fool?" Zhu Changluo's tone became much colder, "Why do some things show to outsiders? Admit that he is a big bastard? I'm afraid he knows it well."

"Your Highness, please apply some medicine to your waist injury." Wang An picked up the porcelain bottle aside.

"This thief girl is very aggressive when she is about to die, and it hurts me to catch it." Zhu Changluo sat on the couch, leaning on his waist.

Wang An was worried, and while applying the medicine, he said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Admiral Huo to intervene."

"Naturally, there is no need to worry about this. If there is any doubt, who can do anything about it? How many maids in the palace will die in one day, so who can be serious about it? Except Fang Shu..." At this point Zhu Changluo sighed, "This man doesn't seem to be an obedient person."

"Your Highness...you really like him." Wang An tentatively asked, "This Zhilan Tanhua is really a magnolia flower. I heard that Zheng Guifei's niece is also very fond of him!"

Zhu Changluo did not speak.

"It's easy for Your Highness to get someone, and you can give him some medicine..."

"You will come up with some bad ideas! If I become the crown prince and the Ninth Five-Year Lord, I don't believe that he really won't bow his head to please me?"

The two were talking vigorously, when they heard movement outside the door, Zhu Changluo pulled out the jade silver sword on the bedside, "Who!"

Wang An rushed out and saw that it was a yellow-backed white-bellied bird whose wings had been damaged by the rain.