Empress is a sick beauty

The assassination of King Yi was completely suppressed, except for the prefect's guards who were present at the time, only the two brothers knew about it.The rest of the people didn't know at all that Yangzhou City was still as prosperous as usual, and half of it was not affected.

In the bedroom in the backyard, a white character fell onto the chessboard, Ling Xi looked at her elder brother slyly, and randomly collected six black characters.

"Brother lost again."

Shen Rui lost the chess game, but the corners of his mouth did not come down, "Ling Xi's chess skills are very good, it really impresses Brother Wei."

Ling Xi recalled the time when he played chess with Yun Yi, as if after playing chess with him, he became more and more familiar with the layout of the chessboard, just like opening up the two veins of Ren and Du.

"Let's play another game." Shen Rui was happy to lose, and his interest was soaring. Unexpectedly, the butler ran over anxiously, and whispered a few words in Shen Rui's ear. The smile on Shen Rui's face disappeared immediately.

"Brother? What happened?"

Shen Rui turned his head and forced a smile on his face when he looked at Ling Xi, but he didn't know how reluctantly he smiled, "There are guests visiting, please go over for my brother. Just read a book by yourself, take medicine and eat when it's time, so I can do it for my brother." I'll come over and play chess with you when I'm empty."

Ling Xi looked at the back of Shen Rui and the butler leaving in a hurry, feeling uneasy.

Something must have happened, otherwise the elder brother wouldn't have reacted like this.

He followed Shen Rui's instructions and waited quietly in the room, but he couldn't wait for news for a long time, and Ah Jiu, who was sent out to inquire about the situation, was nowhere to be seen.

What can make the eldest brother change his face, except for the members of the Shen family, it is probably only about business matters, could it be that some big business has lost money?

Just as he was thinking, Ah Jiu finally rushed back to the backyard, and almost brought the stool down in a panic as soon as he entered the door.

"It's not good, the eldest son was taken away by the people in the yamen. It is said that someone reported that the eldest son was stolen by the prison guard and embezzled the money from the chamber of commerce, and the amount was not small. The prefect Xu sent someone to ask questions."

Hearing this, Ling Xi immediately got up and walked out, Ah Jiu wanted to stop but did not dare to stop, so he had to follow behind.

"Young master, this is more serious, where are you going?"

"Ask the butler to prepare the car and go to Xu Mansion."

The Shen family has served as the chairman of the Yangzhou City Chamber of Commerce for generations, and the accounts have always been clear, and everyone can trust it.No matter who framed the elder brother this time, if the truth is not found out quickly, the century-old reputation of the Shen family will be destroyed, and Shen Rui, who is the head of the family, will become a family sinner.

Ah Jiu hurriedly called the housekeeper, and accompanied Ling Xi to Xu's mansion.I saw the carriage rushing towards Xu's mansion.Walking in the courtyard, Ah Jiu couldn't help saying strangely, "My lord, I heard that the prefect Xu should be questioned in the front yamen, not in the backyard."

"We're not looking for the prefect Xu."

Ah Jiu and the butler looked at each other in blank dismay.

The carriage is behind.The side door of the courtyard stopped, Ling Xi got out of the car, looked up and saw two yamen servants guarding the side door, thought he would have to spend a lot of time to reveal who he was, but who knew that he had just climbed the stairs, and the yamen servants who guarded the door recognized him .

Since Ling Xi got out of the car, the two yamen servants exchanged glances. His appearance was so easy to remember. No one knew that the little nobleman was treated as a guest by King Yi at the birthday banquet that day.

"Master Ling, why are you here?"

Ling Xi didn't bother to think about why they knew her, so she hurriedly stated her purpose, "I have something to ask His Royal Highness Yi Wang, please let me know."

"What a coincidence, the prince has gone out of the mansion and has not returned yet."

Ling Xi closed his eyes, he came in a hurry, he didn't expect to catch up with King Yi's absence, but the fastest solution to this matter is to ask King Yi to intervene.

"Can I wait at the mansion?" That person will always come back, but I don't know if the people in Xu's mansion will be accommodating.

The guards didn't even think about it, and immediately opened the door to let them go, "Of course it's no problem, Young Master Ling will come with you."

The gate guards not only brought them into the living room, but also warmly called the maids to come up and bring tea and water.The three of them were at a later stage in the hall, waiting for an hour.

Ah Jiu scratched his head while looking around, "Why hasn't His Highness King Yi come back?"

The housekeeper on the side was also caught off guard, fidgeting, "I don't know what's going on with the eldest son. I don't have any news now, so I'm afraid he's being detained. If there's a trial, there won't be torture, right?"

"Brother should be safe for the time being." Ling Xi said as she put down her teacup.

Although the Shen family did not have good relations with the magistrate's yamen, they had no enmity, let alone a conflict of interest, so the prefect Xu had no reason to add insult to injury.Not to mention the use of torture, but the disaster of imprisonment may be inevitable.It takes time to provide evidence and verify. During this period, the eldest brother, as a person with serious suspicion, can only be temporarily detained in the cell to wait for the truth to come out.

He is clear about the character of the eldest brother, but he needs to find out who is behind the scenes.Hand, relying on Xu Zhifu, the time that the eldest brother will stay in prison may not be short.Even if the place is delicious and delicious, it is not a good place to stay after all.

Up to the furnace in the middle of the hall.Ding has been replaced with new incense, and he finally waited for King Yi to come.

"I have seen Your Highness."

Yun Yi took a few steps forward, "I already know about Mr. Shen, I will go to the Qianyamen to inquire about the situation later."

Seeing that Ling Xi wanted to salute, Yun Yi lowered his hand, "There is no need to be too polite between you and me." He looked at the two people who came with Ling Xi, "Young Master Ling, why not stay at the mansion tonight, there is news I will inform you at any time, so as to save you from running back and forth."

Ling Xi nodded. Although she knew that her elder brother would be fine, she was still anxious to know the situation. Right here, she could know the latest situation immediately, "Thank you, Your Highness."

He asked the trustee's family to return to the mansion to stabilize Shen's mansion, and he and Ah Jiu were arranged by Yun Yi to the west wing.

"My lord, you seem to be familiar with this?"

As soon as Ling Xi entered the door, he knew that this house was the one he lived in when he was first brought back to Xu's residence.

"I've been here once, so I'm familiar with it."

Ah Jiu made the bed for him, "It's very late, son, please go to bed and sleep for a while, don't tire yourself out."

Ling Xi sat on the bed without even leaning against the head of the bed, "I'll wait for the news, it shouldn't be too long."

As he expected, after half a stick of incense, Yun Yi turned back.Ling Xi closed his eyes lightly just to rest his mind, and he opened his eyes immediately when there was any movement.

"Your Highness, how is the elder brother?"

Yun Yi walked over before him, so he was saved from getting up to greet him, "I have a general understanding of what happened, and now I am sending more people to investigate the whereabouts of the Chamber of Commerce's funds. As for Mr. Shen, it is not appropriate to go around before the case is cleared." Walk around. I ordered someone to prepare a separate room in the yamen, guarded by the yamen servants, and the food and supplies have been properly arranged. During this period, Mr. Shen will not be injured in the slightest, so you don't need to worry about it."

Ling Xi nodded, "Thank you Your Highness."

Yun Yi looked at him condescendingly, seeing that his eyes were flushed red, he couldn't help frowning, "It's late at night, you can't stand it anymore, go to rest early."

After saying that, he supported Ling Xi's shoulders, led her to the head of the bed, and pulled the quilt to wrap him up.

"At night, we still need to pay attention."

Knowing that her elder brother doesn't need to go to prison, Ling Xi felt a little relieved, she had been holding on just now, but now she relaxed, and was suddenly swept away by sleepiness.

"I'm sorry to trouble Your Highness today, and His Highness should go to bed early."

"I always sleep late." Ling Xi glanced at him, then changed his words, "Okay."

Although she agreed verbally, Yun Yi sat by the bed the whole time, showing no intention of leaving.Ling Xi thought to himself, doesn't this person need to sleep?Thinking about it, I couldn't hold it anymore.

Yun Yi leaned over to tuck the quilt for him, and when he turned his head, Ah Jiu was still standing in front of him.

"There is this king here, you go outside and guard it."

Ah Jiu looked at her master, then at King Yi, not knowing how to move her hands and feet, so she answered in a daze, and slipped out of the room with her head turning her head three times a step at a time.

Without being disturbed by others, Yunyi finally had time to look at the person in front of him.Thinking back to the first time I met him, this person looked like a little fairy boy who fell from the sky, even the boy of good fortune in the painting was not as handsome as him.However, it was such a white and clean child who was as old as him, but he insisted on saving his life in the danger.

Yun Yi raised his hand, and pinned the strands of hair scattered on the side of his face behind his ears. The little fairy boy had grown up, and he still looked like an exiled fairy, which was even more unforgettable at first sight.

It has been a long time since he experienced the feeling of peace and stability. It can be said that from the beginning of his memory, he was surrounded by dangers, but beside this person, he was able to feel a moment of peace.Yun Yi coveted this feeling for a while, and stayed in the room for a long time.

When Ling Xi woke up, the window was filled with fine sunlight, he was about to sit up, but found a person lying beside him, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be King Yi.

Afraid of waking people up, he dropped his raised hand back, but even such a small movement still woke Yunyi up immediately.

"You're awake." Yun Yi stood up and straightened her sleeves, "I'll get someone to prepare breakfast."

"Why are you sleeping here, Your Highness?"

Yun Yi said without changing his expression, "I'm too sleepy, I slept here before I could go back to my room."

Ling Xi blinked, obviously he was not even half tired yesterday.

"Report to the lord, the prefect Xu has been waiting for a long time to see you."

The two looked at each other, and Yun Yi raised his voice, "Let him in."

When they packed up and came out, Prefect Xu had already sat outside for quite a while.Last night, His Royal Highness King Yi personally intervened in Shen Rui's case, which made him pay 12 points of attention. After sorting out the information, he stayed up all night, his eyes red like rabbits.

"How's the case going?"

Prefect Xu leaned over and saluted, "The current evidence is very unfavorable to Mr. Shen. In the history of Shen's residence presented, there is a large amount of money in the account, which is exactly the same as the money lost by the chamber of commerce."