novelones Chapter 562 I am willing to protect myself like a jade for you
Chapter 562 I am willing to protect myself like a jade for you
The carriage stopped steadily at the entrance of the palace. Hong Xi jumped down briskly and was lowering his head to adjust his clothes. Suddenly I heard a dull crash behind me.
He looked back and saw Lu Huaining fell to the ground.
"What's wrong with you? Can the carriage fall down now?!" Hong Xi's eyes suddenly widened with disbelief on his face.
The accompanying eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to help him and asked with concern: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Lu Huaining grinned in pain and smiled bitterly: "It's okay, but it seems that his leg is broken." His words revealed unbearable pain.
Seeing this, Hong Xi hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and escorted Lu Huaining back to Changle Palace with the young eunuch.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Yong'an had already suppressed his anger and was waiting for Lu Huaining to come and vent his anger.
Several days have passed since the scientific examination fraud case, and people in the DPRK and the Central Government are panicking, but Lu Huaining has yet to make any reply.
I heard that this man went to wander in the garden for half a day yesterday. Emperor Yong'an felt that Lu Huaining was too careless about his job and it was necessary to hammer him.
After a while, the little eunuch sent out to deliver the order came back, "Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Ning accidentally broke his leg when he got off the carriage."
"What?" Emperor Yong'an's heart suddenly tightened. After all, he was his own flesh and blood, and he had been living abroad for many years, but he still cherished this child.
"Let the imperial doctor take a good look at it." Emperor Yong'an ordered the young eunuch, and added at the end, "Tell Prince Ning that the investigation of the case is not urgent. It is important to take good care of your body."
"Yes." The little eunuch bowed his waist to accept the order and retreated.
In Changle Palace, the young eunuch conveyed the emperor's oral instructions to Lu Huaining.
After hearing this, Lu Huaining felt very guilty and moved toward the royal study, cupping his hands and saying, "My father is so kind to me, and I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude."
Then he signaled Hong Xi to reward the young eunuch. The little eunuch happily accepted it and left happily.
However, Hong Xi started to get into trouble, "You can't do this. This time it's just one leg, but what about next time? How about I just find an assassin to stab you, and then you just lie in bed and don't have to do anything?" No more trouble."
"What's that?" Lu Huaining gave him an annoyed look. If he hadn't figured out a way to deal with it yet, who would be willing to play a cruel trick.
"Alas!" He sighed and put on a bitter look, "Once this case is found out, it will offend many people and it will be really difficult to handle."
Hong Xi sat down on the soft chair, crossed his legs, and said nonchalantly: "What's wrong with offending people? They did something wrong and shouldn't be punished?"
"They are born into powerful families and already enjoy endless glory and wealth, but they still use these sinister methods to get more. If there is nothing they can do, will there be a way out for the scholars in the world?"
Hong Xi was complaining casually, but when the words fell into Lu Huaining's ears, they were like thunder, shocking him.
An idea flashed through him, and he finally thought of how to deal with the current situation.
As the sun set, amidst the fiery sunset, Shen Ruzhou brought Liang Qing to the medical center.
Entering the backyard, she asked Miaodong to guard the door, and asked Bei Xiuyan about the details of the case.
Liang Qing felt a sense of awe in his heart when he saw the peerless appearance and extraordinary demeanor of Beixiu Yan sitting on the main seat. He did not dare to neglect at all and waited for the inquiry respectfully.
Shen Ruzhou did not intend to let Liang Qing know Bei Xiuyan's true identity. He simply introduced him: "This is the expert I invited to help with the investigation. Whatever he asks, just tell the truth."
"Okay." Liang Qing responded. Although he was sitting, he only dared to sit halfway up his buttocks. His body was tense and he did not dare to slack off at all. He always felt that this person had an invisible pressure that made him dare not neglect him at all.
Bei Xiuyan took a moment to look at Liang Qing and saw from the other person's expression that he was an honest man. He put down the tea cup in his hand and asked in a cold voice: "Did you hear anything before the exam?"
"Yes, there was a rumor before that you could buy test questions with money, but I thought it was definitely false at the time, so I didn't take it to heart." Liang Qing replied carefully, trying to search for more information about buying test questions in his mind. memory.
"Tingfeng Tower, yes, it's Tingfeng Tower." Liang Qing suddenly said excitedly. He secretly grasped the robe on his knees, "That's where those rumors first spread."
Shen Ruzhou was not surprised by this, after all, it was impossible for such a big thing to go without any news beforehand. Her inquiring eyes turned to Bei Xiuyan, and she heard him continue to ask: "Tingfeng Tower is indeed very suspicious. What else do you know?"
Liang Qing thought hard and said, "It seems that many people went there after hearing the news, but I don't know exactly how to buy the test questions and how much they cost."
"How many other scholars who participated in the imperial examination this year do you know?" Beixiu Yan continued to ask.
"I know about a dozen of them. We often recite poetry together and ask for knowledge." Liang Qing scratched his head. Although he didn't understand why Beixiu Banquet asked these questions, he still told the truth.
A flash of light flashed in Beixiu Yan's eyes, and he said unhurriedly: "You can walk around with them more in the past few days and find out what everyone is talking about about the scientific examination fraud case."
After hearing this, Liang Qing slapped his leg suddenly and suddenly realized: "Yes, if everyone talks about everything they know, there will naturally be more clues."
Shen Ruzhou looked at Liang Qing's movements and suddenly felt that he had the foolishness of a scholar, which perfectly complemented the shrewd Shen Rumeng.
Seeing that there was nothing more to ask at the Beixiu Banquet, Shen Ruzhou stood up and sent Liang Qing out, and repeatedly told him not to leak what happened today.
Liang Qing nodded in agreement and hurried home.
It was completely dark, so Bei Xiuyan and Shen Ruzhou decided to go to Tingfeng Tower to look for clues on the spot.
Standing in front of the door of Tingfeng Tower, Shen Ruzhou was a little frightened. She originally thought that Tingfeng Tower was an ordinary restaurant, but she didn't expect that it was actually a brothel.
Although she put on men's clothes when she went out to facilitate her work, she was still not used to being in such a place.
As soon as I entered the door, four or five girls with heavy makeup gathered around me. Shen Ruzhou hurriedly hid behind Bei Xiuyan, but Bei Xiuyan looked as usual. He took out a piece of silver, placed it on the table, and said loudly: "Call your master."
Not far away, Manager Xu heard the sound, and without waiting for the girl to come and call, he quickly walked over, took the silver in his hands, weighed it, put a smile on his face, and said: "Two distinguished guests, please come to the private room upstairs. Please. I'll call Mother Fang right away."
Bei Xiuyan nodded and took Shen Ruzhou to the second floor.
After entering the private room, Shen Ruzhou sneezed several times before stopping. She used her hand to make a fan and fanned it in front of her nose. She frowned and said, "Those women's perfume is too strong. It makes me uncomfortable."
Bei Xiuyan pursed his lips and smiled, raised his hand to pour a cup of tea, and handed it to Shen Ruzhou.
Shen Ruzhou took the tea, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he looked at Bei Xiuyan suspiciously and asked, "So many girls came around just now, but your expression didn't change at all. You are too calm. Have you been here before?" "
When Beixiu Yan heard this, he still drank the tea in his hand and showed no sign of answering.
Shen Ruzhou became more and more guessing, but he still pretended to be generous and said: "I've been here since I've been here. Men rarely have to socialize and have fun outside. I'm not a stingy person either."
"Oh? Then you agree that I will often come to places like this in the future?" Bei Xiuyan raised his eyebrows and replied in a neutral tone.
"I...I didn't mean that." Shen Ruzhou immediately gave up. Who would support her husband visiting a brothel?
Bei Xiuyan looked at her nervous explanation and smiled even more in his heart.
He reached out and gently held Shen Ruzhou's hand, a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
"Don't worry. I, Bei Xiuyan, will only keep my integrity for you in this life, and will never do anything to make you sad."