The Group’s Favorite Cute Baby is One and a Half Years Old

Chapter 571, provoking each other

 Zhao Jie and Zhou Chuwen were praised by the emperor and were frightened.

 “No hard work, just serve His Majesty, it’s what a humble minister should do.”

"Yes. It is an honor for me to serve His Majesty."

Looking at these two hypocritical faces, the emperor felt disgusted, but his face was majestic.

　Now is not the time to fall out. These two people are still useful to him at the moment, so let’s use them first.

“I heard that you met Qi Yuanming and Jing Shirong in the state capital? Is this possible?”

Although we can’t deal with them yet, we can still make them feel uncomfortable.

 Zhao Jie and Zhou Chuwen were shocked and looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

 "Wei Chen, I haven't met Mr. Jing and the others. I don't know if they don't want to show up, so..."

  Meaning that we did not see them. It should be that Jing Shirong and the others didn't show up on purpose.

  In any case, just put all the blame on Jing Shirong and the others.

The emperor saw that they were afraid that Qi Yuanming and others would take away the credit, so he deliberately sow discord.

“But how did I hear that Qi Yuanming and Jing Shirong were responsible for burning down the black brothel this time? Could it be that they were secretly helping?”

  It means that the credit this time belongs to Jing Shirong and others, which makes Zhao Jie and Zhou Chuwen angry. He secretly wondered why Jing Shirong and Qi Yuanming were so haunted.

They had finally set out to make a great achievement, but they were robbed. They were really unwilling to do so.

 The emperor deliberately made the four of them at odds, and he was trying to sow discord both inside and outside his words.

“Since what happened this time was done by Qi Aiqing and Jing Aiqing, you should follow their example and work harder.”

 Then there was no more, not even a word about the reward.

 “Your Majesty, we”

Zhao Jie was so angry that he secretly thought that Qi Yuanming must have come back to report this matter. Otherwise, how would the emperor know that Qi Yuanming and the others were responsible for the burning of the black brothel?

 It must be these two villains who came back to report!

The emperor saw the anger on their brows and was in a happy mood. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go down. Next time, learn more from Qi Aiqing and the others, and don't always disagree with them."

The more he said this, the more resentment Zhao Jie and Zhou Chuwen had towards Jing Shirong and Qi Yuanming.

On the face, he had to be respectful, "Yes. I will take my leave."

 After the two left, they returned home angrily and started complaining.

“Qi Yuanming must have reported this when he came back! Otherwise, how could His Majesty know the scene at that time?”

At that time, only he and Zhou Chuwen chased the black brothel, and they were the ones who set the fire.

Commander Yuan was hiding in a tree and had no idea what was going on below.

Only Qi Yuanming and the others knew, because they were the ones who poured the fire oil on it.

“Let me just say, why is the attitude in the book so cold this time? It turns out it’s all Qi Yuanming and the others’ fault!”

First he poured oil on that brothel, then asked them to set fire to arrest people, but in the end he took away the credit. What a sinister villain!

Zhao Jie was furious, but Zhou Chuwen asked, "We are greedy for gold, won't they see it?"

If Qi Yuanming saw them embezzling gold, he would definitely report it to His Majesty.

 If that happens, it’s over.

Zhao Jie, however, had illusions, "Probably not."

If Your Majesty had seen it, he would have punished them long ago. Why would he say anything to them about the trouble?

Moreover, it was so dark that Commander Yuan didn’t even see it, let alone anyone else.

Hearing this, Zhou Chuwen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

 If the greedy 200,000 taels are discovered, it will really be over.

"Zhao Jie, I think this matter is still a bit unsafe. How about we hand over the gold?"

In case Qi Yuanming really saw them swallowing gold, and when they got out, they would finish playing.

 But Zhao Jie has been poor for so many years, and it is rare for him to have a huge sum of money. How can he be willing to give it out?

He comforted himself, "Don't scare yourself. Qi Yuanming must not have seen us take the gold."

If you saw it, with Qi Yuanming's character, he would have said it out long ago, why would he wait until now?

He knows the impulsive temperament of a wild bull. It was so quiet, maybe he didn't see it. Zhou Chuwen felt anxious in his heart and exhaled, "I hope so."

Zhao Jie comforted him and convinced himself, "It must be okay. This is our first time doing this, so we are inevitably nervous. You see, Jing Shirong has been out for so many years, and the clothes he wears are more expensive than those of the princes in the palace. It can be seen that he is greedy. More."

They don’t have to be afraid if they are greedy for so much. They are only greedy for 200,000 taels, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

“Besides, isn’t your mother’s birthday coming up? Then give her a lively party to make her happy.”

Zhou Chuwen felt that what he said was right, so he was not afraid anymore.

 “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Zhao Jie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had figured it out.

 In fact, he was also afraid that if the emperor knew about it, they would fall out of favor.

He never wants to go back to the hard days of struggling in the mud as a child.

 Now that he has money and status, he must hold on to it.

  As for those who are in the way, one day, he will definitely get rid of them all.

Jing Shirong listened on their roof for a long time and went back without hearing any other useful news.

 Qi Yuanming is also back.

 Two people went to the study room to talk.

“Ajing, I searched around the Zhao family and the Zhou family. What do you think I found?”

 Having said that, he took out a piece of gold from his sleeve.

 “Look, it’s gold, hahaha.”

 These are the spoils of corruption.

 He was going to send it to the emperor later to make him feel sick.

Who has allowed the emperor to be partial for so many years? It would be better to make him angry, "Hahaha."

Jing Shirong looked at him with a smile on his face.

 “What else did you find besides gold?”

“I also found a note hidden under Zhao Jie’s desk.”

That note was old and yellowed, showing that it had been there for a long time.

It says, “Do it.”

 Then there is no more.

Qi Yuanming felt that the meaning of this note might be evidence that the mastermind behind the scenes gave them orders to harm Jing Shirong.

“I looked at this font for a long time and couldn’t remember whose handwriting it was.”

 He doesn’t read much and is not good at reading handwriting.

Jing Shirong stretched out his hand and said, "Show me."

Qi Yuanming gave him the note and said melancholy, "You have a bit of memory now, and you haven't fully recovered it yet. You probably can't recognize it more than I do."

Jing Shirong put the note under the light and read it carefully.

The words on the note are sonorous and powerful, but the writing is not smooth. It is obvious that he wanted to hide his true handwriting and deliberately wrote two arcs.

Jing Shirong put the note under his nose and smelled it, and smelled the smell of fine pen and ink.

This kind of high-end pen and ink can only be found in the most expensive antique stores in Beijing.

 And the price is not cheap.

 Those who can enter that kind of antique shop are either rich or noble.

 In addition, good pen and ink are hard to find and cannot be bought with money. The other party must also be a person of high status for the shopkeeper to bear the pain of parting ways with him.

Qi Yuanming was curious, "Who could it be?"

 (End of this chapter)