Outside the Jinluan Palace, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, and the sky gradually darkened.

The fourth prince Zhu Yuanzhi tightened the clothes around him, glanced at the palace door in front of him, sniffed and said, "Eunuch Liu, let's move a few steps forward. The wind has picked up, and it might rain later."

Liu Xi still bowed and replied in a low voice, "Your Highness, you know the rules in the palace. There are rules about who should stand and where. How can you easily break them?"

The fourth prince, Zhu Yuanzhi, pursed his lips and said, "Isn't it going to rain soon? Let's move a few steps forward and prepare for a rainy day. Even if my father finds out, he won't blame us."

"You want to hear what was said in the hall?"

A cold voice sounded behind the fourth prince and Liu Xi. The second prince Zhu Yuanliang came with his hands behind his back and his head held high. He slowly stood in front of the palace door, straightened his green bamboo gown, and looked at Zhu Yuanliang sideways.

Yuan Zhi said, "Put away those stupid little thoughts and stay calm. Even if there is a knife from the sky, you are not allowed to move even half a step! There is something wrong with the old man's temper today. Just like the weather, it will change at any time!" Chinese website

The fourth prince Zhu Yuanzhi looked sideways at the second prince, frowned and said, "Why are you here too?"

"Of course the old man needs me here..." the second prince said expressionlessly, "Such a big thing happened in the palace last night. Rumors spread all over the capital, and it also involved the Bloody Marquis. I, the one who hosted the banquet and served the wine,

Of course the master must stand up and say something, otherwise others will think that I have ulterior motives and have some dangerous ideas."

Zhu Yuanzhi chuckled, "Don't you have any dangerous ideas?"

The second prince rolled his eyes at Zhu Yuanzhi, suddenly thought of something, and said softly, "Fourth brother, I know that you and the Xueyi Hou both left the Qingfeng Pavilion last night. No matter what you did, I would like to remind you as an elder brother that we will wait for you.

When you go in, don't even think about lying, and don't be so stubborn... In this capital, nothing can escape the eyes of the old man."

Just when Zhu Yuanzhi was about to say a few words of defense, a young eunuch with an anxious expression walked out of the Jinluan Palace. Seeing that the second prince was still chatting with the fourth prince, he walked quickly to the second prince and urged, "Your Highness, hurry up.

Go in, don't keep your majesty waiting too long!"

The second prince nodded slightly, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhi meaningfully, and then followed the young eunuch into the Jinluan Palace. He came to the center of the hall, bowed to the old father on the dragon chair and saluted, "My lord, I pay homage to my father."

Emperor!"

Emperor Qing looked at the most promising child below with complicated eyes, and said calmly, "Get back on your feet... You came back a little early this year. Have you finished your schoolwork?"

To the surprise of the ministers in the palace, the emperor did not ask directly about the banquet last night, but instead became concerned about the second prince's studies.

But this was within the imagination of the left and right prime ministers, and also within Shen Xiaojia's expectations, because this was a reasonable thing. The emperor was also the father of the child, and he was not really a loner.

The second prince seemed to have guessed this situation. There was no flattered look on his face, and he replied in a calm tone, "I heard that my father encountered some troubles at Baima Pass, so I asked the academy for a few days' leave.

I wanted to rush to Baima Pass for rescue, but I received good news about the war halfway, so I simply returned to Kyoto to wait for my father to summon me. After saying a few common words, I returned to the academy to continue completing my studies."

Emperor Qing said softly, "I see, you have good intentions, but it's a pity that you used the wrong intention. Even if I am really in jail, how can you, a scholar, help me? It's better to stay in the academy with peace of mind and read more."

A few sage books... But since I’ve come back, let’s wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival before leaving.”

The second prince was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses, nodded calmly and answered with one word, "Yes."

Emperor Qing glanced at Chao Ya who was full of impatience, and finally remembered the purpose of summoning the second prince. He coughed twice and asked unhurriedly, "I heard that you held a banquet and served wine at Qingfeng Pavilion last night.

Is it possible to invite a large number of friends?"

The second prince glanced at Chao Ya with the corner of his eye, glanced at the left prime minister again, and replied in a calm voice, "It is true."

"Why did you suddenly invite so many people to drink at the Qingfeng Pavilion? It's the money I gave you.

Can’t spend enough? Or is it too boring?”

"None of them...Although the amount of money my father allocates to my son every month is quite a lot, it is not so much that I can't spend it all. My son likes to be quiet the most. If he is really bored and enjoys himself, how can it be so big?

A banquet for relatives and friends? The reason why I spent a lot of money to go to Qingfeng Pavilion last night was to be a peacemaker and deal with a small dispute."

"What dispute?"

"The palace compiled a small conflict between An Naijin's son and the Bloody Marquis."

Emperor Qing tilted his head and asked curiously, "When did they have a conflict?"

Wei Changgen, the left prime minister, stood up at the right time and explained, "On the day of the Divine Catching Competition, I witnessed with my own eyes in Zuixianju the Blood-clothed Marquis until Young Master An was so pissed off that he ran away with his head in his hands!"

Emperor Qing turned to look at Shen Xiaojia, half-smiling but not smiling, and said, "Is that so? The Blood-clothed Marquis actually beat up the family members of the imperial officials in full public view?"

Shen Xiaojia immediately yelled at Qu Dao, "Of course that's not the case. Although I am not a scholar, I still know that I will not offend others unless they offend me. How could I be so tyrannical..." He recounted the cause and effect of that day and let out a long sigh.

, "As the saying goes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. If possible, I would also like to be a quiet and beautiful man, but others have bullied me to the point of being bullied. In order not to lose my reputation as a general of Daqing, I have to show my face.

Little hands..."

Chao Ya sneered and suddenly said, "You have only been a general for a few days, and you already have such a sense of collective honor?"

Shen Xiaojia frowned and said, "Even if you only serve as a general for a day, an hour, or a quarter of an hour, you still have to have the courage and demeanor that I, General Daqing, should have!"

Emperor Qing hummed indifferently, "It's normal for this to be the case, so that's it... Let's get back to the topic. Since it's Hetou wine, were the Xueyi Hou and the boy from An Naijin's family also at the Qingfeng Pavilion last night?"

The ministers did not expect that the emperor would pick up this matter and put it down gently. For a moment, they were not sure of the emperor's mind, and no one dared to talk nonsense.

The second prince glanced at the ministers whose sons had been to the Qingfeng Pavilion last night, with a contemptuous smile on his lips, and replied in a low voice, "Of course the Xueyi Hou and Master An Jianzhang were also there, and there was another incident between them last night.

It has caused a little bit of unpleasantness, as many talented scholars in Kyoto can testify!”

Emperor Qing suddenly became interested and asked, "What other unpleasantness happened between the two of them?"

The second prince briefly and concisely told the story of the confrontation in the pavilion of the Qingfeng Pavilion. He neither added any fuel to the fire nor made any secrets. Finally, he added unhurriedly, "Young Master An Jianzhang must be very unhappy, but the Bloody Marquis

Most of them are pleasant, so the two are neutralized, and what happened last night was just a little unpleasant."

The corners of Emperor Qing's lips arched slightly inadvertently, he raised his right hand, pointed at Shen Xiaojia a few times, and reprimanded, "Rude! If you're not using your hands, you're moving your feet. How can you be a humble gentleman like this!"

Shen Xiaojia chuckled, bowed his head and said, "I don't want to be a humble gentleman, I would rather be a brave and loyal villain!"

The Prime Minister Zuo snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "It's so funny that a thief who wants to commit murder dares to talk about loyalty!" He turned around and looked at the second prince with a solemn face, "Your Highness, I have a few questions for you.

Please give me some advice..."

The second prince said humbly, "If you have anything you want to ask, Prime Minister Zuo, just say it. Yuan Liang will definitely tell you everything he knows."

Prime Minister Zuo nodded slightly, "May I ask, Your Highness, when did the banquet end last night?"

"I'm not very sure about this either... After Mr. An fell into the water, I had a few drinks with the other guests. We gradually became tipsy and felt a little sleepy, so we went to the side room behind the garden to rest."

"Then after Mr. An fell into the water, was the Bloody Marquis still in the Qingfeng Pavilion?"

"It should be there."

"should?"

"After Mr. An fell into the water, the Bloody Marquis went to the toilet, and his fire knife was still nailed to the stone in the garden, so the Bloody Marquis must not have left at that time."

"Then did he appear again after that?"

"I don't know. When I left the garden to rest, the Blood-clothed Marquis had not returned yet."

Prime Minister Zuo smiled slightly, stroking his beard and said, "In other words, since An Jianzhang fell into the water, no one has known the whereabouts of the Bloody Marquis... Can I understand this, Your Highness?"

The second prince thought about it seriously, shook his head slightly and said, "I can't give you a definite answer to this, because the Xueyi Hou came to Qingfeng Pavilion with his fourth brother, and the fourth brother has been by the Xueyi Hou's side since then, so if

It is possible that they left together after I took a rest and went to drink somewhere else to relieve their boredom."

Zuo Xiang chuckled and said, "It is also possible that the Blood-clothed Marquis murdered a servant in the palace at that time, changed his clothes, and then climbed into the palace..."

The second prince pursed his lips and said, "Everything is possible... because no one has seen my fourth brother reappear after Mr. An fell into the water."

Emperor Qing pretended to be surprised and asked, "Is there something about the fourth child here?"

Just when the second prince was about to continue explaining a few words, Chao Ya suddenly raised his fists and said loudly, "The truth is about to surface... I dare you to ask your majesty to summon the fourth prince to confront you!"

Emperor Qing turned to look at Shen Xiaojia, with an inexplicable smile on his lips and said, "What do the Bloody Marquis think? Do you want me to call the Fourth in now and ask?"

Shen Xiaojia buried his head and replied, "I have a clear conscience, but it is up to Your Majesty to make the decision!"

Emperor Qing was leaning on the dragon chair, winked at the little eunuch next to him, and said, neither lightly nor seriously, "Then ask the fourth child to come in and join in the fun. He is already waiting outside. Come in early and come in late."
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