novelones Chapter 489 Send a big gift to Beixiu Banquet
Chapter 489 Send a big gift to Beixiu Banquet
When Zheng Jinming returned to his residence, he was so angry that he grabbed the tea cup on the table and smashed it to pieces.
Liu Youde died, and the two men in black who were protecting him were not caught. Now all the clues were lost.
When he thought of this, Zheng Jinming's face was filled with sadness, and he didn't know how to deal with the emperor next.
At this time, a young guard reported outside the door, "Sir, a distinguished guest is here."
"not see!"
Zheng Jinming impatiently grabbed the vase next to him and threw it at the door, "Go away and don't bother me."
"Commander Zheng, you have such a big air."
Zheng Jinming raised his head when he heard the sound, took a closer look, and immediately jumped up from his chair.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am sorry that I have missed you from afar. Please forgive me."
Zheng Jinming bowed and saluted, secretly looking at Xiao Chenyan from the corner of his eyes, guessing the purpose of his visit.
Xiao Chenyan stepped into the main hall, looked at the fragments of tea cups on the ground, raised the corners of his mouth, and said in a somewhat teasing tone: "What kind of difficulty has Commander Zheng encountered to make you so angry?"
A dark light flashed in Zheng Jinming's eyes, he lowered his head and said, "It's just a little thing to make His Highness laugh."
Xiao Chenyan curled his lips and sneered, lifted up his robe and sat down on the throne, "The search for the late Queen's legitimate son is related to the inheritance of royal orthodoxy, how can it be a trivial matter."
Hearing this, Zheng Jinming broke into a cold sweat and suddenly raised his head to look at the people in the seats, his eyes full of panic.
This was a secret mission assigned to him by Emperor Yong'an. How could Xiao Chenyan know?
Zheng Jinming opened his lips, but after all, he did not dare to spit out a single word.
Xiao Chenyan watched his expression change with cold eyes, picked up the hot tea that the little guard had brought, took a sip, and continued: "Commander Zheng, do you need my help?"
Zheng Jinming cursed in his heart, "It's good if you don't cause trouble, but I dare to ask you for help. Do I think I have a long life?"
He waved the young guard to retreat, took a deep breath, and replied with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the Royal Guards are directly subordinate to the Emperor. They only obey the Emperor's orders. Everything they do is under the Emperor's order. If the Prince interferes, I'm afraid he will Make the emperor suspicious."
Hearing this, the expression on Xiao Chenyan's face was dark and unclear: "Commander Zheng is worrying too much, and I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the Royal Forest Army. I am here just to do Commander Zheng a favor."
help? Zheng Jinming looked at Xiao Chenyan suspiciously and asked: "Your Highness, I am stupid and don't understand what you mean."
Xiao Chenyan took out a memorial from his arms, waved it in front of Zheng Jinming, and spoke the contents in a leisurely manner.
"Master Liu from Yushitai wrote a letter saying that when Commander Zheng went to Liangcheng on an errand last month, he fell in love with a local girl and raped her first and then killed her. Afterwards, the girl's family came to find her. Commander Zheng was afraid that the matter would be exposed. Kill his entire family."
"That's seven lives. According to our laws, I don't need to tell you what kind of punishment you should receive, right?"
Zheng Jinming felt guilty, but he still pretended to be calm on his face, and said with a stiff tongue: "Your Highness, Liu Yushi is used to making things out of thin air to frame Zhongliang. You can't be deceived by him and wrongfully accuse your subordinates."
"Oh?" Xiao Chenyan raised his eyebrows, and his voice seemed to be tempered with a layer of ice.
"Since Commander Zheng said that he did not do it, then I will hand this case over to Dali Temple, and then let the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai coordinate the investigation. We will definitely find out the truth and clear Commander Zheng's name."
There is actually a need for a joint trial among the three agencies? When Zheng Jinming heard this, his defenses instantly broke. What little luck he had left immediately dissipated, replaced by a fear of imminent disaster.
He knelt down with a plop and begged.
"Your Highness, I drank a few too many drinks that day and did this stupid thing. Now I am deeply regretful. Please be merciful and leave a way for me to survive."
Zheng Jinming touched his forehead to the ground and kowtowed heavily.
Xiao Chenyan raised a sneer on his lips, and said in a sinister tone: "I can't just help you without doing anything, right?"
After saying this, Zheng Jinming naturally knew what Xiao Chenyan wanted in return. He gritted his teeth and told everything about the search for the late empress's legitimate son.
"Then what? This man, Commander Zheng, can't be found yet." Xiao Chenyan looked at Zheng Jinming pointedly, with fierce pressure exuding from his body.
Zheng Jinming immediately understood and said solemnly: "Liu Youde is dead, and the only clue has been cut off. The matter of the late empress's legitimate son is beyond investigation and can only be shelved."
Hearing this, Xiao Chenyan nodded with satisfaction, raised his hand and patted Zheng Jinming on the shoulder.
"I will suppress Liu Yushi's memorial. Commander Zheng can rest assured."
Zheng Jinming cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Chenyan stood up, straightened his robes and walked out. Zheng Jinming breathed a long sigh of relief behind him and was about to get up to see him off. When he looked up, he found that Xiao Chenyan had stopped again.
Xiao Chenyan stood in front of the door, turned to Zheng Jinming and said: "Commander Zheng, you will be a member of this palace from now on. If the emperor gives you any orders in the future, you know what to do, right?"
"Your Highness, whatever your Majesty instructs your subordinates to do, your subordinates will tell you as soon as possible and you will never deceive them in the slightest." Zheng Jinming replied hurriedly.
Hearing this, Xiao Chenyan's eyes flashed with satisfaction. He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to send it off, and then strode out of the Zheng Mansion.
Outside, Jun Wu had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Xiao Chenyan coming out, he immediately handed over the secret letter in his arms.
"Your Highness, Mu Wanqing just asked the maid to deliver this."
Xiao Chenyan opened the secret letter, and there was a line of beautiful small regular script on it.
"Liu Youde is dead, His Highness can rest easy."
Xiao Chenyan's eyes were a little astringent. He originally thought that Mu Wanqing was planning to use this matter to blackmail him into granting her the position of concubine, but now it seemed that he had misunderstood Wanqing.
After putting away the secret letter, Xiao Chenyan was hesitating whether to go and see Mu Wanqing when Jun Wu reported from the side, "Your Highness, there is news from the army that the regent left the army and rode a fast horse back to the capital."
Xiao Chenyan looked surprised and asked quickly: "When did it happen?"
The army is still on its way back to the court, and it will take some time to deliver the news.
Jun Wu thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Almost two days ago."
"In that case, the Beixiu Banquet has arrived in Kyoto by now." Xiao Chen Yanfeng narrowed his eyes, and a bad premonition came to his heart, "Why is he so anxious to return to Kyoto?"
"I heard that Young Master Lu is missing. The regent is probably anxious to come back to find someone." Jun Wujiang expressed his guess.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chenyan shook his head, "Lu Huaining has been missing for a month, why are you so anxious to find him now?"
For some reason, a ridiculous idea suddenly flashed through Xiao Chenyan's mind.
Beixiu Yan was anxious to come back to see Shen Ruzhou.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chenyan could no longer suppress the anxiety in his heart, got on his horse and ran towards Shen Ruzhou's medical clinic.
In the hospital, Shen Ruzhou bandaged Beixiu Yan's wounds and gave some careful instructions.
After Shen Ruzhou finished speaking, Beixiu Yan did not respond. Shen Ruzhou pushed him with some annoyance.
"Your Majesty, did you hear what Zhou just said? The wounds on the body need to be replaced with dressings sooner or later. They should not be exposed to water, let alone use force."
Bei Xiuyan retracted his thoughts, looked at Shen Ruzhou with bottomless eyes, and curled up the corner of his mouth: "If Miss Shen is not worried, you can come to the Regent's Mansion every morning and evening to change my dressing, and also check whether I have any Take good care of yourself, I wonder what you’re doing next?”
Shen Ruzhou curled his lips dissatisfied, "So what if I check it? The prince himself doesn't care for his own body. No matter how good my medical skills are, this injury can't be cured."
Bei Xiuyan's eyes flashed with fondness, and he said very solemnly, "If I don't follow the doctor's orders, can I let Miss Shen punish me?"
Hearing this, Shen Ruzhou's eyes flashed with a hint of girlish cunning, and he blinked and said, "Does the prince keep his word?"
"count!"
Shen Ruzhou suppressed his laughter and joked: "I have the final say on how to punish you. Your Majesty, don't regret it."
"I keep my word," Bei Xiuyan replied word for word.
When Lu Huaining heard this, he came up to Shen Ruzhou and whispered something. Shen Ruzhou immediately showed an eccentric expression, glanced at the Beixiu Banquet from the corner of his eye, and then whispered to Lu Huaining.
Seeing the two people's actions, Bei Xiuyan looked helpless.
"You don't have to think hard about how to punish me. You have no chance!"
When Lu Huaining heard this, his head drooped instantly.
Shen Ruzhou crossed his arms across his chest, looking like he was just waiting to see what happened.
It was late at night, Shen Ruzhou asked Miaodong to prepare a carriage and send Beixiu Yan and Lu Huaining away.
Not far away, Xiao Chenyan watched Shen Ruzhou say goodbye to Beixiu Yan in front of the medical center. His hands hidden in his clothes were tightly clenched into fists, and his face was even more frighteningly cold.
Xiao Chenyan looked at the carriage slowly leaving, gritted his teeth and said: "Beixiu Banquet, I will definitely give you a big gift at the Jiefeng Banquet."