flstandardbreds Chapter 316 Jingzhao Event
Chapter 316 Jingzhao Event
"Miss, my son-in-law has already left."
Early in the morning, Qin Miaoxi received a secret letter from Zi Yan in the forbidden area of the bamboo forest, and her heart finally settled down.
"Second Brother, please stay!"
Xie Baiyan was about to leave quietly when he turned around and saw his junior sister looking listless, and he couldn't help but retract his steps.
"what happened?"
When she smelled the scent of ink on her second senior brother, Qin Miaoxi's restless heart finally calmed down.
She lowered her head, rubbing her hands nervously in her sleeves, "Second Brother, a friend of mine is in trouble."
Xie Boyan's eyes flashed with amusement, "Oh! Tell me what's bothering your friend."
It turns out that he made friends out of nothing.
Qin Miaoxi was startled and immediately said seriously, "My friend can't see anyone, and I...it's the same if I help her convey it."
Xie Baiyan nodded in agreement and signaled her to continue with his eyes.
Qin Miaoxi's breath was choked, and she began to speak hesitantly.
"My friend's husband seems to be hiding something from her. He's just an ordinary businessman, but he knows a murderer and has some martial arts skills. She...she doesn't know what to do?"
Ever since she saw Lu Qingchen attack the mad demon, her mind was filled with too many doubts. She couldn't ask him questions, and eavesdropping on his thoughts was fruitless. She felt as uncomfortable as if she were being scratched by a cat.
Xie Baiyan knew who she was talking about as soon as he heard it. Thinking of the identity of the person revealed by the eldest brother, and looking at the distressed look on the face of the younger sister, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
[Innocent little sister! If you knew that person's identity, you wouldn't be so entangled now.]
"what?"
A sudden voice came, and Qin Miaoxi looked at him in surprise. What did Second Brother mean by this? Could it be that he...
Xie Boyan was startled by her sudden surprise and rubbed his nose. "Why don't you just ask directly?"
Qin Miaoxi said as a matter of course: "I thought I couldn't ask it!"
Xie Baiyan: “…”
"Second Brother, do you know something?" She stared at him with burning eyes, not missing a single detail.
"Know what?" Xie Baiyan laughed. "Do you know who your friend is?"
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
His face suddenly felt a little hot, but he still bit the bullet and asked about another thing he was concerned about, "Second Brother, if he is a bad guy, what do you think I...what should I do with my friend?"
"Let nature take its course."
"So simple?"
Xie Baiyan ruffled her soft hair. "It's actually very simple. If it was your... friend who misunderstood the other person's identity, then everything would be fine. If your friend's feelings are correct, then she should have had the answer long ago."
"But she just doesn't have an answer!"
"Her hesitation is already the answer given."
Qin Miaoxi looked at her second senior brother's receding back, her face full of confusion and bewilderment.
Why did she seem to understand what Second Brother said, but also seemed not to understand?
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the bamboo forest. Qin Miaoxi squinted her eyes and listened. The next moment, she tapped her toes and landed on the bamboo forest. She saw that all the palace guards had come out in full force. There was a guard post every five steps, ready for battle.
"What is this doing?"
Although the location of the Bamboo Forest Forbidden Area is remote, the square of the Golden Throne Hall can be clearly seen. After a while, Liang Hongkai, Shi Xinzhe and others were seen walking hurriedly.
She hesitated for a moment, then disappeared into the bamboo forest in a flash, leaving no trace.
Inside the Golden Palace, the ministers from the six ministries had been waiting for a long time, but unfortunately the dragon throne above was still empty.
The others sat upright, and the sound of tea cups clinking could be heard from time to time. Everyone had a solemn expression.
Liang Hongkai yawned and lowered his head sleepily, as if he didn't care about what was going to happen next, and he was out of tune with everyone else.
Shi Xinzhe sat beside him, and seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Master Liang, do you have any gossip?"
Ten officials died in Jingzhao overnight. I heard that all the empresses in the palace were killed. After hearing the news, I couldn't sleep all night. I believe that no one would be so calm.
Liang Hongkai raised his head and looked at him blankly, "Master Shi, what did you just say? Oh, you were talking about the news..."
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone in the hall to hear clearly.
"What gossip can I have? I just stayed up too late last night thinking about the case." He couldn't help but sigh. "I'm old, and my body can't hold on any longer. I should give the opportunity to you young people. It's time for me to retire to the emperor and return home."
Shi Xinzhe: “…”
Everyone: "..."
For someone who has to retire eight times a month, isn't it a waste of time to say these useless things?
Liang Hongkai seemed to have a change of heart, and his expression finally became the same as everyone else's. He also rubbed his hands subconsciously, which was his signature action when thinking about a case.
Shi Xinzhe couldn't help but feel a little more comforted. As long as Lord Liang was serious, his intelligence and action ability would be online.
"Do you have any clues?"
"No, I was just thinking of something sentimental."
"??"
"When I was little, my father made me recite the Disciple Rules, and I was spanked when I couldn't recite it."
"!!!"
Shi Xinzhe took a deep breath. Since Qin the coroner was not there, what was he expecting?
In the inner room, Emperor Meiji was resting with his eyes closed. A dark shadow stood in front of him and reported incessantly. There was a corpse on the ground.
Under the dim light, there was the body of the mad demon who was killed by an arrow.
"Your Majesty, I saw Marquis Xuanping while I was hunting down the Mad Demon in Youzhou."
"Oh? Did you see clearly?"
"It's clear that Marquis Xuanping has revealed his identity himself. If it weren't for my subordinates' intervention, I'm afraid a lot of information would have been revealed."
Emperor Meiji opened his eyes, a cold glare blazing down upon him. "Haha! What could an ant possibly know? But the Marquis of Xuanping, who was supposed to be at the border, actually left without an imperial decree. What crime should I sentence him to?"
“His voice sounded like a smile, but the look on his face was murderous.
But the only answer he got was the quiet air.
"Besides him, who else?"
"The Marquis's wife is here too."
"Oh? What is she going to do?"
"From what Madam Hou said, it's for the reward from Yunyin Pavilion."
Emperor Meiji chuckled. "That sounds like something that woman could do. Okay, go down and dispose of the garbage."
The man saluted and retreated respectfully.
Emperor Meiji tapped his hands on the table a few times, and another dark shadow stood in front of him. It was Lord Zuo who had appeared before, the emperor's former secret guard.
"How did your investigation go?"
Lord Zuo placed a stack of letters on the dragon table. "Your Majesty, these were found in the Marquis' Mansion. They must be the reason why the young Marquis appeared in Youzhou."
Emperor Meiji picked up the letters and read them one by one. He found that they all recorded Lu Qingchen's longing for Qin Miaoxi, and they were very sad love letters.
Until the last letter, Lu Qingchen wrote: Wife, if you don’t reply, I will come to find you! Wife, please pay attention to me!
"Haha! I didn't expect that the dandy Marquis Xuanping is actually such a lovesick guy. He actually likes a female coroner. It's really strange." Emperor Meiji put the letter on the table with disdain, and most of the doubts in his heart were dispelled.
Lord Zuo asked, "Your Majesty, do we still need to deal with Marquis Xuanping?"
Emperor Meiji considered it for a moment and said, "No need for that. Let's make trouble for him! Warn him that if he dares to disobey my order again, I will not let him off lightly."
"Yes."