imprinted you in my heart

Could it be that he wanted to give her a surprise? Well, there is this possibility. The more Shi Min thought about it, the happier he became, and he became more comfortable handling political affairs. He didn't stop writing until a palace servant came to report that Guo Fanqiu was asking to see him.

Guo Fanqiu came to report the progress of the work as usual, and after the salute, he presented all the latest letters received to Shi Min, "Qizou Your Majesty, the first thing is about the death of the palace attendant. After many investigations, Ji Chun Waiting for the death of a palace attendant is not suicide or death of illness, without exception, they all died of untimely death... ".

Shi Min read the document and listened to Guo Fanqiu's report, only to realize that the dead palace attendant, except Ji Chun, had served her before, which is very intriguing.

The murderer was different from what Guo Fanqiu expected, not one person, but several people.In the beginning, these people were unwilling to recruit, and they refused to admit it. The people who whispered used some tricks, and they were recruited in despair mixed with a little hope.

Neither the murderer nor the murdered palace servant had any grievances. They just used people's money to do things for others, found the target privately according to the requirements of the employer, and then obtained information from the target. , According to the requirement, they will leave after getting the money.

But these people are all desperadoes or hooligans. It may not be the first time they have done this kind of thing. The employer also gave them the feeling that they have a deep background. Did not leave immediately afterwards.

They received generous rewards, and after the "Collection Order" was issued, most of them accumulated a lot of wealth by reporting, so how could they live a life of fleeing from their hometown instead of living a prosperous and proud life in their hometown?

As soon as the person who was secretly spoken was caught, there were only five people in total, and they were not in the same place. It was not difficult to confine them for interrogation. What surprised them was that the employers of the five confessions were not only of different versions, but also had very different appearances. , without repetition.

If it wasn't for the fact that the employers they said were able to disguise themselves, it would be that the many crimes committed this time were organized and purposeful. Whether there was an organization was not found out, but the purpose was found out, and it was to let them get their services from the target The daily preferences, secrets, strengths and weaknesses of the past young master.

The "young lord" served by the palace servants has no other person except Shi Min. If you want to know the secret of His Majesty's preferences today, no matter how you hear it, there is a strong atmosphere of conspiracy.These murderers didn't know who the "Young Master" was, but Ji Chun and the others did. What surprised Guo Fanqiu was that Ji Chun actually betrayed His Majesty.

According to the confession of the murderer who killed Jichun, no matter how intimidating he was at the beginning, Jichun refused to say anything. The murderer had no choice but to threaten her with Jichun's family. So he took a ruthless hand and poisoned her sister. If she didn't take the antidote within an hour, she would die from the poison.

Jichun chose to stay in the palace for the sake of his family, which shows that he loves his family, especially his younger sister. Naturally, he couldn't bear his sister to die in front of him, so he had to use the news of alcoholism in exchange for an antidote. Because of this information, the person who killed Jichun The murderer is also the highest paid of the five.

Guo Fanqiu was shocked when she heard the news. She never expected that Ji Chun would be the last to leak important information about His Majesty among the five people. Thinking of Ji Chun's loyalty and protection to His Majesty when he was still in the palace, she really couldn't accept it, even if Even if it happened for a reason, she couldn't accept it.

Because if it were her, she would rather commit suicide to protect her family and His Majesty, and would never betray His Majesty!

If Jichun is still alive and knows her thoughts, she will definitely laugh it off with disdain. Sometimes you can’t kill yourself if you want to. Don’t you know that there is a saying "You can’t live, you can’t die"?

From the moment he heard the news, Guo Fanqiu began to worry that His Majesty might no longer trust her because of Ji Chun. After all, she had worked with Ji Chun for many years, so when she reported here, her confidence was a little weaker.

Shi Min heard it, but didn't say anything immediately, but continued to read the letter quietly while listening to her continue to report.Compared to Guo Fanqiu's shock, she was not surprised at all, because she had already expected this day when she decided to reduce the palace expenses and dismiss the palace servants.

Before she was rushed to the palace without allergies, there were only a handful of people who knew that she had alcoholism. There were so many battles and commotions, and there were so many people at the time. In private communication, it's only a matter of time before it gets leaked. She has already made mental preparations, so she is naturally not surprised.

"...How to deal with the murderer, please Your Majesty to decide" Because this matter involved His Majesty, Guo Fanqiu did not dare to make a decision without authorization, so he did not hand over the murderer to the government in time according to His Majesty's original explanation.

Shi Min put down the letter in his hand, with a calm expression on his face, "Ji Chun has a reason for what he did, I don't blame her, and you don't blame her, as for the murderer... let's fight it with a tooth for a tooth, and give the family property without trace to the victim's family, and make sure there is no trace." ".

After all, lynching is not an honorable thing. If everyone acts like this, what do you want the government to do?This is also one of the reasons why she established the dark word, and it is time to play its role.

"Yes, Your Majesty" Guo Fanqiu frowned. After His Majesty said so, she was relieved, and she couldn't blame Ji Chun anymore, "Qizou Your Majesty, the second thing is that the matter of finding a famous doctor has taken shape. People searched everywhere, and there is a doctor in Dandong, who is both a Taoist priest and a doctor, with superb medical skills, he has cured many difficult and miscellaneous diseases, and is well-known in the local area, but he is weird and refuses to do it easily."

"What kind of strange method?" The matter of visiting famous doctors became clear, and Shi Min's calm face showed a few traces of joy and curiosity.

No matter in the past or present, or from ancient times to the present, professionals with real skills are rebellious. If she hadn't studied mechanics and had a lot of ideas, she might not be able to keep Yun Dingfan. How could a red-clothed cannon be made out of a heart of hearts?

"Some people can't get medical treatment without paying a thousand dollars, and some people can get medicine without paying a penny. Other Taoist priests live in Taoist temples, but she lives in a barren mountain that is rare in the world. If it wasn't for the person who whispered that she had cured a dying person, Guo Fanqiu wouldn't have dared to report it to Shi Min rashly.

"The weirder the person, the more they have a reputation in their hearts. They must be invited as soon as possible." Shi Min said as he put the letter aside after reading it, and continued to review the memorial. recent work progress.

The workshops in Fandu and Duhe have been completed. Toothbrushes and soaps have been mass-produced not long ago, and they have recently been placed in stores and put on the market. People in Hua Dynasty always hold a wait-and-see attitude towards new and unknown things, so even if they follow what His Majesty said To carry out publicity, sales were also sluggish at the beginning, and sales started to improve after using the trick of "please" by His Majesty.

According to His Majesty, they have tried their best to reduce the cost and profit, and gave the profit to the common people, but even so, it is more expensive than the "four bowls" that can be bought for a penny. Business can't be a loss-making business, and all expenses will cost Money, there is no way, but fortunately His Majesty also agreed.

Shi Min disagrees. Although making money is not the goal, all kinds of expenses need money. The people who whispered must be supported, and the people in the Pingzhuan firm must also be supported, and the cost she invested has not yet returned. To do a loss-making business, it is better to make small profits but sell more than to do a loss-making business.

Guo Fanqiu's plan to infiltrate the secret word into the capitals of the vassal states is progressing steadily, and it is expected to be completed in a few months.

The small actions of the vassal states made Shi Min realize that it is not reliable to rely solely on border officials to monitor incidentally and the vassal states to actively report to obtain information. If Fu Yao had received the news before the rebellion, she would definitely not let things happen. made this arrangement.

After Guo Fanqiu finished his report, Shi Min stopped writing and gave a few words of encouragement, asking her to make persistent efforts to spread toothbrushes and soap throughout the country, and sell the production methods at a high price if necessary, provided that the sales scope and price must be agreed upon in a contract .

Another two days passed in a blink of an eye, and the "surprise" Shi Min waited for did not come, nor did the reply letter he waited for. He was sitting as steady as Mount Tai, but in fact he was so anxious that he didn't even go to the Wangyue Tower and the secret foundry that he would go to every day.

Not only once did she have the idea of ​​looking for Bu Qianxue in Fandu in the past, but it was especially strong recently. It happened to be a rest tomorrow, and she was going to wait another half an hour, and if there was no letter delivered, she would secretly go back to Fandu.

Taking advantage of this half hour, Shi Min wanted to finish approving the rest of the memorials as soon as possible. Fortunately, she did not summon the minister this afternoon, otherwise she would have to meet the minister before she could leave. What she didn't expect was that Duan Yunjie, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, would suddenly ask to see.

About half a month ago, she secretly found out the situation of the subordinate officials in several nearby provinces and the servants of the honored noble families. After reading it, she was very annoyed. It's so messy, the fat and the vacant have to spend money to bid for the job, and the bad ones are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, it's even more messy than eight-treasure porridge.

The number of servants in the families of honored nobles has doubled. According to the "Hua Law", there are basically very few servants. It is considered polite to have more than one or two times. Fortunately, the situation of the capital officials and nobles in the court is better. Pleased her.

Since there is a need for reform, sooner rather than later, Duan Yunjie was called immediately, and this secret task was given to her, and she was asked to come up with a charter according to her initial requirements and actual situation, and she was given the sign of not handing over. The right to be seen directly.

Two days ago, Duan Yunjie took out a first draft, and she revised it and typed it back. Now, most of the time she asked for an interview was because of this matter, and Shi Min had to see her. Half an hour had passed since the meeting.

Duan Yunjie hid His Majesty's revised re-draft and happily went back, while Shi Min immersed himself in continuing to review the rest of the memorials. It would take three or four days to go there, and if he didn't finish processing it now, he would be even more irritable when he came back.

While reviewing the memorabilia, Shi Min asked Lu Guanchu to call Zuo Xuan, but thinking that Zuo Xuan had been busy with the Forbidden Army's Halloween contest recently, he changed it to Yi Tongfan.

When she finished reviewing the memorandum, arranged the follow-up matters, and left the Royal Garden Villa in casual clothes, it was already sunset. After meeting Yi Tongfan outside the city in Lu Guanchu's carriage, she rode Qing Huan straight to Fandu , happened to pass by three waves of messengers with very different styles but inconspicuous ones.

Yi Tongfan is a little bit jealous recently, training and selecting the inner forbidden army to participate in the Halloween contest. The outer forbidden army they drove seemed to be forgotten by Commander Mu. She couldn't be more angry. Even if she couldn't participate, she practiced wholeheartedly. Ad hoc assignments.

It was still a big task, and her blood boiled immediately, and she hurriedly prepared it according to His Majesty's request. When she saw the Qing Huan sent by the palace attendant, she, who likes Liangju, couldn't help but look around for a few times. She used to watch it from a distance. , this close look, even said three good.

Her horse is already considered a good horse, and it can easily travel hundreds of miles a day, but compared to Qing Huan, it is like a shrimp meeting a big fish, it can't be compared!But it looked good, so I immediately chased after him on horseback.

This time Shi Min only brought Yi Tongfan alone, so he didn't have to deliberately slow down from time to time like last time, and waited for the large army to run straight all the way, and never stopped unless necessary.

In the first half of the night there was still a faint moon and stars, and after entering the border of Yong'an Province, it became darker and darker. Even if the horse had night eyes, Shi Min didn't dare to move forward fast, so he had to slow down.

This is the end?It's not over, it started to drizzle before dawn, and it's getting bigger and bigger. Yi Tongfan himself is an old and rough general, and he has experienced worse environmental conditions. He is not afraid at all. They immediately remonstrated loudly: "Young master, the rain seems to be getting bigger and bigger, why don't we find a place to hide?".

"Even if a knife falls from the sky, it won't stop me from returning to Fandu. If you think it's raining heavily, you can find a place to hide from the rain and wait at the Zhongnan Gate." The drizzle turned into light rain, and Shi Min's face and hands were instantly covered Wet, and a gust of wind made people feel cold, but at this moment, her heart was extremely hot, and she regarded these as a test for her.

It's just raining, even if it really snows and a sword is thrown, it can't stop her determination to see Bu Qianxue, no one can!

Although Yi Tongfan didn't know why His Majesty was in such a hurry to return to Fandu this time, but her duty was to protect His Majesty, so how could there be any reason to hide from the rain and let His Majesty get caught in the rain?What's more, just a little rain, "I will go wherever the young master goes!".

As soon as it was dawn, the two of them speeded up, wiped their sleeves when their eyes were wet, and twisted their sleeves hastily when they were soaked, clearing the puddles like walking on the ground, but the rain was not as strong as Yi Tongfan prayed in his heart It becomes smaller like that, and it does not stop when it is big and small.

It was already time when the two arrived in Fandu wet, and there were people coming and going on the street, either holding umbrellas or sitting in sedan chairs and carriages. Those who rode in the rain like them stood out from the crowd, and people passing by looked at them as if they were fools. like.

Shi Mina is in the mood to care about these things, Yi Tongfan is a rough person, and doesn't care about other people's strange eyes at all. Seeing that His Majesty is walking farther and farther away from the palace, she is puzzled, but she also knows what to ask and what not to ask. It's time to ask.

But no matter who your majesty is going to see, it is not appropriate to look like this now. Yi Tongfan was about to suggest that your majesty find a place to wash up and change clothes, when he saw your majesty enter a clothing store, not only bought a set of clothes for her, but also I also bought a set for her, and the material is not bad.

After Shi Min bought a change of clothes, she rushed to an inn with a good reputation, opened two rooms and paid for two days. If she didn't plan to go back to the palace, she could only stay in the inn. He and Bu Qianxue are not yet married, so they can't live in Bu's house.

After taking a free hot bath in the inn and changing into clean clothes, Shi Min went downstairs. Before the meal time, there was no one else in the hall except for two tea drinkers, the shopkeeper and the waiter. The waiter saw her Going downstairs, she quickly handed over the umbrella and the change money she bought for her errands, she took the umbrella, and gave the remaining ten coins to the waiter directly.

Xiao Er stepped back happily, and Yi Tongfan went downstairs. Originally, she was faster than Shi Min, but because of the slowness in getting hot water, she was a little late.

The shopkeeper came over with two bowls of hot ginger soup on a tray. The shopkeeper was very enthusiastic about the well-dressed people who spend a lot of money. Shi Min told him to take good care of the horses and took Yi Tongfan out of the inn.

Although she had never been to Bu Qianxue's house, she had already memorized the specific address and had a clear purpose. She walked vigorously, and it only took two cups of tea to get from the inn to Bu's house.

"Are you sure there's only one family named Bu around here?" Shi Mian looked at the door where the white silk was hung on the door, and the servant Dai Xiao hung a door plaque with the words "Bu's family" on it, his face was full of shock, and his voice trembled.

"Yes, young master..." Yi Tongfan has already turned around. It is true that only this family has the surname Bu. No matter how rough she is, she has guessed a thing or two at this time. She never thought that His Majesty came to find rumors. The step candidate whose chance of being sealed is slim, feels like he knows another shocking secret.

She seems to have heard someone say that the more secrets she knows, the sooner she will die. She also heard that the more secrets she knows, the more she will be trusted by her boss. She doesn't know who she is, but no matter what, she only lets secrets Rotten in the stomach, otherwise even the magnanimous boss would not be able to tolerate her.

After confirming that only this family had the surname Bu, Shi Min looked at the door and held his luck to gather his composure, and walked over staggeringly, but was blocked by the servants guarding the door. If you wish to express your condolences, please come back in two days; if you wish to visit, I will not be seeing you recently due to funeral affairs in the residence.”

Because the people of the Hua Dynasty believed in Taoism, the length of the dead body was determined by the Taoist priest who practiced the method in combination with the deceased's birthday. Those who mourn, only accept condolences from relatives and friends after three days, and the royal family is not included.

That is to say, those who have status and money pay attention to these ostentations, Taoist priests without money can't afford it, just find a wooden board and order a box as a coffin.

People here have regarded death as life since ancient times, from the emperor down to the traffickers and pawns, without exception, forming a custom of burials. During slavery, burials were still popular. As long as you have status and money, you can sacrifice as many slaves as you want. Yes, as long as it does not exceed the king and nobles.

The things that are buried with you now are not things that you can bury with you if you have money and status. There are clear regulations in the "Hua Law" that no one can violate the rules for what kind of status enjoys what kind of burial specifications, otherwise once it is found out, you will be alive. everyone will suffer.

To Shi Min's surprise, the servants of this Bu's family had a much better attitude than the Zhaohou's family she had gone to before, and they bowed their hands and said: "I came from crossing the river, I have something urgent to see your young master, please let me know." .

Yi Tongfan, who was one step behind, was a little dumbfounded. Her Majesty, who is usually aloof, is really asking to see others like an ordinary person, which really opened her eyes.

The servant heard that she came from crossing the river, and thought that his young master was still the candidate for queen, and His Majesty was crossing the river again, so he hurried in to report, but he never thought that the one standing in front of her was His Majesty today.

The Bu family, which was originally quiet and simple, was so white and dazzling at this moment. There were at least 20 people in the whole family, and it was eerily quiet. The servant ran all the way to the mourning hall, and whispered to Bu Qianxue, who was burning paper money, what happened ahead.

Bu Qianxue paused when she burned the paper money, and whispered to the servants to take him to the east wing, where she burned some more paper money and burned incense before leaving. She was left in the mourning hall for half a month, and only went in to burn the paper money after a while. Stay for a while and never stay in the mourning hall for one more second.

Shi Min never thought that Bu Qianxue would look like this when he saw Bu Qianxue again, dressed in hemp and mourning, his face was pale and tired, his heart hurt like being stabbed by a knife, without saying anything, he stepped forward and hugged Bu Qianxue in his arms. Silence is better than sound.

Bu Qianxue didn't expect that Shi Min would come to find her in person. Not long ago, she was complaining in her heart that she had a partner like no other, but she forgot about it in a blink of an eye. She didn't know whether it was tears of joy or grief, and the tears fell like money.

Yi Tongfan and another servant in Dai Xiao, who were left outside the door, stared wide-eyed, very bored, and dared not walk away. ?