Nightwatcher

"Xu Qi'an!" Wei Yuan pronounced his words clearly and straightened his expression.

Emperor Yuan Jing obviously didn't pay attention to the name of a small gong. He glanced at Wei Yuan and was a little surprised that the great eunuch said the name of a gong in such a solemn tone.

"He's a good guy. He was the one who found out the case between the little flag official and Zhou Chixiong, and he also pointed out the source of the gunpowder." Emperor Yuan Jing took a sip of tea, looked down at the chessboard, and said while making moves:

"After so many days, what progress has he made? I heard from Eunuch Liu that the kid leaves early and returns late. Even the recorded eunuchs couldn't find him."

"There are some discoveries," Wei Yuan continued along the topic: "The county magistrate Zhao of Taikang County died in the dungeon of the government office in the early hours of yesterday."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded: "Chen Fu Yin has already reported this matter."

Wei Yuan continued: "The cause of death was natural. There was no external injury or poisoning, let alone suffocation or any other external means. Either it was the work of a Taoist ghost or a wizard from the Northeast."

Bang, the white piece at Emperor Yuan Jing's fingertips fell on the chessboard.

The emperor with thick black hair and crow's feet at the corners of his eyes remained silent for a few seconds, picked up the fallen chess piece with a smile, threw it into the chess box, and said:

"After playing for so many years, I haven't won once. It's boring."

Wei Yuan got up and bowed.

Emperor Yuan Jing then turned his head to look at the prince, and asked, "I heard that the Linglong suddenly went berserk the day before yesterday and threw Lin'an into the lake?"

The prince lowered his head and replied: "At that time, Lin'an was riding a spirit dragon to play on the water surface, it was Huaiqing who whistled to disturb the spirit dragon, and then threw Lin'an into the water."

The crown prince and Princess Lin'an are of the same mother, and Princess Huaiqing bullied Lin'an in bad ways. As a direct brother, there is no problem in saying so.

Seeking truth from facts, but leaning a little towards Lin'an in my heart, in the eyes of my father, this is a kind of "simple".

Then, the prince added: "But there is one thing I always care about, but I haven't figured it out."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded and said, "Linglong reacted too violently."

Except for himself as the emperor, Linglong treats the princes and princesses almost equally, including the prince.

Whether it's the prince or the prince, as long as they don't ascend the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, they are essentially the same.

"Father, it's more than that." The prince said: "Not only did Linglong throw away Lin'an, it swam towards Huaiqing quite excitedly, even bumped its head against the shore, and lay down on the bank waiting for Huaiqing to ride."

Emperor Yuan Jing's pupils suddenly shot out a sharp light, staring at the prince firmly: "Huaiqing is riding?"

The prince shook his head: "It's strange that when Huaiqing was about to ride, Linglong resisted and forced Huaiqing back."

Hearing such an explanation, Emperor Yuan Jing frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Show me, I'm going to take a look at Linglong."

Emperor Yuan Jing left in a dragon chariot.

The crown prince and Wei Yuan followed. Before getting into the sedan chair, Wei Yuan asked casually, "Your Highness, besides Princess Huaiqing, who else was beside you?"

The eunuch next to him lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, but the prince didn't get in immediately, and turned around to answer: "Coincidentally, the Gong Gong under Duke Wei's hand is also there."

Xu Qi'an and Wei Yuan froze in place.

As far as the prince is concerned, a small gong is nothing to be concerned about. He will be remembered purely because the half of the poem is really amazing.

Otherwise, with so many confidantes in Huaiqing, the prince would not bother to remember some irrelevant things.

Thinking of this, the prince opened the curtain and found that Wei Yuan was still standing there.

"Won't Duke Wei go?"

Wei Yuan seemed to have realized it now, and followed into the sedan chair.

The prince did not put down the curtain, and said with a smile: "However, the gong is really interesting. I never thought that such a mere gong would have such a poetic talent. That day when we held a banquet by the lake, in order to relieve the siege of Lin'an, he actually Write poetry on the spot."

The prince is telling me that the gong under my hand is already Princess Huaiqing's person, Wei Yuan smiled indifferently, but it was the last sentence that aroused his interest, and he also raised the curtain, saying: "What poem did he write again?"

Whether it is "Mo Chou has no confidant in the road ahead, no one in the world knows the king", or "Sparse shadows and slanting waters are clear and shallow, dark fragrance floats in the moon and dusk", in the eyes of Wei Yuan, who has read a lot of poetry and books, they are all floating. A great work.

In the past two hundred years, every Dafeng scholar has a talented poet in his heart.

The prince said loudly: "When you are drunk, you don't know the sky is in the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams pressing the galaxy!"

good poem! ! Wei Yuan's eyes lit up, and he was deeply amazed by these two poems.

The prince waited silently for a while, and sure enough, he heard Wei Yuan's questioning from the opposite sedan chair: "Where's the first half?"

The corner of the prince's mouth twitched: "No more."

Without Wei Yuan, he fell silent.

Seeing the long silence on the other side, the prince suddenly felt happy.

Xu Qi'an entered the palace city, and in the elegant garden of the eldest princess, he saw the eldest daughter of the emperor with low breasts. She was wearing a beautiful palace dress with white background and red plum blossoms.

Combing the most popular hair bun nowadays, and inserting gorgeous jewelry, it complements that beautiful and beautiful face.

After Princess Huaiqing let the maids watch tea, she smiled and said, "What's the progress of the case?"

What she asked should be the investigation results of Qinglong Temple. Xu Qi'an said: "There are indeed some eyebrows."

It was only yesterday that they worked together in Wenyuan Pavilion to find out the rise and fall of the Pagoda Temple and its current inheritance. The eldest princess must be asking about Qinglong Temple.

Hearing this, Princess Huaiqing's eyes lit up, and she looked at Xu Qi'an expectantly.

So far, this little gong has never disappointed her, with top-notch handling ability and keen sense of smell.

When she recommended him to the watchman Yamen, the eldest princess had the idea of ​​taking him for her own use, but in her expectation, the process was: observation, suggestion, grace, and win over.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qi'an was unexpectedly flexible and witty, and completed the last step ahead of schedule.

"When the Xiaoqi official case happened, the humble staff used Wangwang Qi to observe Zhou Chixiong. At that time, he was not abnormal. Only now did I know that the Wang Qi was blocked with a special magic weapon.

"I ruled out the Sitianjian and a few magical artifacts in the palace, and after many investigations, I found that Qinglong Temple has a magical artifact that can cover up the breath.

"Of course, it is not certain that Zhou Chixiong's magic weapon must belong to Qinglong Temple."

The eldest princess asked: "Is the magic weapon in Qinglong Temple still there?"

Xu Qi'an shook his head: "It's already been lost, and the humble job is about to report this matter to the princess. About a year ago, a monk named Henghui in Qinglong Temple moved Fanxin, eloped with a female pilgrim, fled the capital, and stole it away. That magic weapon."

The eldest princess immediately said: "Elope and elope, why do you want to steal the magic weapon?"

This woman is really smart, and she pointed out the key to the problem. Xu Qi'an said: "This matter needs to be investigated, and the eldest princess needs to help with this matter."

"Me?" Jing Jing raised her eyebrows, she was a little surprised.

"Does Your Highness know Princess Pingyang?" Xu Qi'an's words were like a thunderbolt in the mind of the eldest princess, and her face as cold as a jade carving showed violent mood swings for the first time.

"Is this serious?" Her voice trembled slightly, her eyes fixed on Xu Qi'an.

"This is what Abbot Pan Shu of Qinglong Temple revealed to the humble official. Whether it is true or not, we will have to investigate to find out."

Bold assumptions and careful verification, before there is no evidence, he will not insist.

Princess Huaiqing did not speak for a long time, and the hall fell into silence. In the silence, she sighed softly:

"Pingyang is Prince Yu's concubine's daughter, and also Bengong's cousin. You have met my third brother, he has always regarded himself as a scholar, unlike other royal brothers and sisters, the third brother's enlightenment mentor is Uncle Yu.

"Uncle Wang is a erudite and talented scholar. He once sat down to study under Zhang Shen Daru. He is proficient in the art of war. He has been an official to the Ministry of War. There are even rumors that he will enter the cabinet and compete for the first assistant."

It's impossible for Xu Qi'an not to believe it. Isn't it true that only scholars can enter the cabinet? Besides, the power of the chief assistant is greater than that of Wei Yuan. Emperor Yuan Jing can rest assured that a prince can be the chief assistant?

However, Xu Qi'an knew that his history was not good, and he knew only a little about the situation in the court, so he didn't refute it on the spot.

"Uncle Yu Wang has a noble group behind him, and he was in charge of the cabinet as a distinguished person. There have been such examples before. And it is not an exception." Princess Huaiqing patiently explained:

"Da Feng Guozuo has continued until now, and the nobles have gradually been squeezed to the edge of the court, and they have long been unable to compete for the position of chief assistant."

So, King Yu is the banner bearer launched by Xungui Group? Behind it involves the struggle between the civil official group and the Xungui group?

Thoughts flickered in Xu Qi'an's mind.

Princess Huaiqing continued: "Concubine Yu is a very talented and talented woman, but it is a pity that she has only one daughter for Uncle Yu. Uncle Wang is a long-term lover, so far he has not established another concubine. The children under him are regarded as treasures.

"However, more than a year ago, Pingyang disappeared suddenly. At that time, Emperor Father dispatched the forbidden army to search the city, and most of the warlocks of Sitianjian dispatched, but they did not find Pingyang.

"This incident dealt a great blow to King Yu. He was bedridden not long after, and became ill from depression. The warlocks of Si Tianjian were also helpless, because his heart disease was difficult to cure."

While eating melons, Xu Qi'an digested the shocking news.

The imperial army searched all over the city, and with the cooperation of the warlock Sitianjian, they still couldn't find the whereabouts of Princess Pingyang. Therefore, that magic weapon was needed to cover up the breath, otherwise it would be difficult to take Princess Pingyang out of the capital.

No wonder Heng Hui wants to steal the magic weapon, so it is.

The two of them didn't speak for a long time, thinking about each other. After a long time, Princess Huaiqing sighed: "You continue to investigate. If you encounter troubles and obstacles that cannot be bypassed, just come to me."

Xu Qi'an nodded.

"By the way, I heard that Lin'an looked for you yesterday?"

Xu Qi'an found that Her Royal Highness's pupils became much darker all of a sudden.

This sounds like: Yesterday's ex-girlfriend came to see you?

Xu Qi'an said helplessly: "Yes, Princess Lin'an insisted that I take refuge in her and be a cow to her. She even gave me a waist jade."

Her Royal Highness was expressionless: "Why didn't you reject her."

Xu Qi'an said with a wry smile: "Princess Lin'an said that if I don't agree, she will yell indecently."

Is this enough reason? You royal sisters, I'm just a little shrimp, what can I do.

Xu Qi'an thought that the eldest princess was a considerate, tolerant and considerate mature woman, and would not chatter with herself endlessly because of such a trivial matter.

result

The eldest princess exposed it mercilessly: "With your intelligence, you should be able to see the threat of this kind of bluff."

This woman's personality looks cold on the outside, but is actually very domineering on the inside! Xu Qi'an looked at the eldest princess in surprise, and quickly lowered her head: "I understand, I will return the waist jade to Princess Lin'an, and cut off contact with her.

From now on, I will only serve Your Highness. "

I swear, from now on, I will renounce my friendship with you, and I will only treat you like a cow!

The eldest princess nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, a noise came from outside.

"Second princess, you, you can't go in"

"roll!"

Amidst the screams and pulls, a bright figure in a red dress broke into the hall. Princess Lin'an, who had an oval face and peach blossom eyes, glanced at the hall, and she saw her loyal dog licking her former owner again.

Immediately, he was furious, his brows were erected, his eyes were wide open, and he said angrily: "You dog slave, you dare to betray me, have you forgotten who you are?"

Xu Qi'an sighed inwardly, and subconsciously looked at the eldest princess, hoping that she would come out and settle things for him.

Who knew that the eldest princess would be black when cut open, and she looked at him with a half-smile, her eyes seemed to say: Choose one.

ps: Thanks to the leader of "The Boy Really Wants" for the reward. He is also an old friend. What's more, don't worry about it.