"What's going on? Tell me clearly." The old man stood up suddenly, suddenly feeling a little dizzy, and hurriedly held the table next to him with his hands. ∑.

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The young man ran in in a panic, knelt down, and said hurriedly: "Back to the master, I don't know where the young master got the news. He had a fit at that time, and the concierge didn't even try to stop him, so he had to quickly send a few people to follow him.

I'm afraid we're almost to the west of the city now."

Mrs. Xie was confused after hearing this, but she was reassured when she saw that the boy was someone whom Manager Zhao usually relied on and trusted.

"This bastard." The old man was furious. He slammed the table and swept down a bowl with a yellow ground and pastel flowers entwined with flowers. Inside, there was love stew and broken porcelain sent by someone who didn't know who it was.

It was scattered all over the floor, making it a mess.

"...To be so impulsive and ignorant, how can we be like our old Cheng family." The old man cursed again angrily, and then sat down with a headache. I hope I can catch up in time, otherwise it will be another one.

Quite troublesome.

Mrs. Xie wanted to persuade him but really couldn't find anything to say, so she had to sigh deeply and send people down to find out more information.

When Manager Zhao came over to reply with a constipated look on his face, and heard "I really can't make it in time...", the old man and Mr. Xie looked at each other helplessly, and shook their heads with a wry smile.

In Si Qian Hall.

Cheng Siyi, who was in a trance, knelt straight on the ground, perfectly interpreting the standard action of dull eyes and dull eyes.

The old man pointed at Cheng Siyi, whose hands were shaking. He didn't know how to express the anger in his heart, so he shook his sleeves, snorted and sat down.

"You evildoer..."

Xie's eyes were full of disappointment and blame.

In the silence, Cheng Siyi suddenly said numbly, "My grandson just wants to know...if Ji's did it." He covered his face with his hands in exhaustion.

"Want to know? Humph, just because you want to know, it will make your grandparents fearful and make the family get into trouble..." The old man became more and more angry as he thought about it. He couldn't help but slap the table again and scolded.

: "Have you read all the books of sages and sages into the dog's belly? You have been taught since you were a child that those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. What are the affairs of children compared to the family?"

"You dare to be so disobedient and unfilial for a mere aunt you picked up on the street. If it doesn't happen after a while..."

Seeing that something was wrong, Mrs.

While he was talking, Cheng Xungong was also hurriedly called back from outside. He glanced at the eldest son with a complex expression and said: "He has been brought back to the house... But there were many people on the street, so I'm afraid I can't hide him.

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The old man understood as soon as he heard this. It would have been fine if he just rode a horse to a private house in the west of the city to make noise and beat people. However, Cheng Siyi used to be a naughty naughty boy.

That face is probably still a nightmare for many people in the capital, and he must have been recognized long ago.

Once they get wind of it, where can those clever old foxes in Beijing find any clues?

The old man frowned. After so many years of ups and downs, what he relied on besides decisiveness was caution. Today, he tripped up his grandson...

"Send the young master back to his room. You cannot leave the room without my permission." He sent someone to put Cheng Siyi under house arrest. The old man took a deep breath and ordered: "Serve me to change clothes. I will go to the palace in person."

trip……"

The emperor was a little surprised by his father-in-law's request for an audience. The emperor had always been someone who could not go to the palace without going to the palace. He usually didn't care about anything, so why did he take the initiative to ask for an audience today?

"Please come in." Putting down the fold in his hand, and rubbing his sore and dry eyes, the young emperor ordered in a deep voice.

"Long live my emperor, long live me."

"My dear, no gift." The emperor smiled and ordered the person to sit down.

But the old man refused again and again, "I'm scared, I'm here to ask for forgiveness from the emperor."

The emperor paused for a moment while sipping the tea, his expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "Excuse me? How can I start talking about this?"

"The emperor must also know that my second son has told you about that a few days ago." The old man bowed his waist very respectfully and said sadly: "I have the emperor's order not to disturb Prince Jing's peace, but now...

Something unexpected happened, and the old minister was worried and didn't know what to do, so he came to seek the emperor's decision."

The old ministers always talked like this, and the emperor was tired after listening to it. He stretched out a hand to support his chin, and felt quite happy to see the old man shaking his head and reading out every word as if he was reciting every word.

He knew the imperial uncle in Pudu Temple. When he was young, he admired him a little - he could endure the days of not eating meat. When he was older, when his mother-in-law rewarded the first "personal service" palace maid,

His admiration for the Thirteenth Emperor's Uncle wasn't just as simple as that - he entered the temple at the age of fourteen to become a monk. What if... there was a need?

However, I didn’t put much effort into investigating this kind of problem.

In his later years, his father believed in Buddhism so much that he wished he could immediately convert to Buddhism and gain immortality. But in his eyes, Buddhism was just a good tool for governance, which could guide people to do good deeds, accumulate merit, and obey the people... Save

The court had a lot of troubles.

...As long as the Thirteenth Emperor can stay at Pudu Temple with peace of mind, he doesn't care how to solve those needs.

So even if he heard what Cheng Xunxun said, he didn't bother to pay attention.

"I happened to find out something today..." The old man looked up at the emperor's perfunctory expression, then bowed down again, covering the flash of light in his eyes. "... caught two thieves.

Later, under interrogation, news came out that the person behind the scenes was very powerful. He actually collected the gangsters, ruffians and scoundrels in the capital, and controlled them properly. Normally, they would be allowed to hide among the people. If ordered,

But he responds to one call and is the one person who speaks the truth."

He paused for a moment and then said: "If that's the case, then that's it. There is no need to disturb the Holy Emperor at all. However, according to my investigation, the person who instigated it was actually a lay disciple of Pudu Temple. In terms of seniority, he was the disciple of Prince Jing."

Nephew... What's more, this person often visits the noble families in Beijing and has close relationships with many family heads. The ones I found out about him include Lord Zheng Yunzheng, Lord Yan Huaicheng and Lord Yan..."

The official positions of these people are only above average, but when put together, it is easy to find out the pattern - they are all officials close to the fifth prince of the Jiang family.

The smile on the emperor's face gradually faded until it disappeared.

"Is it true?"

The old man's heart tightened, and sweat slowly formed on his back. He secretly thought it was powerful. Although the new emperor is young, his power is really not weak.

"I have tried my best, but I can only find so much. I really feel unworthy of the emperor's kindness." The meaning is true, but it is not stated clearly. There is no evidence for such specious things. As long as the emperor becomes suspicious,

That's enough.

Besides, in this world, if you want to live well and get things done easily in Beijing, where do you not need to give gifts?

The old man bowed his head and exited the imperial study, touched the secret edict in his sleeve, and smiled slightly.

...Fortunately, this Mr. Lian's previous level was too low, and he was not within the scope of his eyes, but he really didn't have any involvement at all, which was quite clean.

After returning home, my husband immediately invited his two sons to discuss matters in the study outside.

When Mrs. Xie heard Yang's mother's report, her expression remained unchanged. She just stopped holding the Buddhist beads in her hand and ordered the maids and mothers who were serving the young master to be called for questioning.

Mother Yang fiddled with the charcoal in the stove with a silver hairpin, then held it in her hand to try it, and then handed it to Mr. Xie, "Old lady, can't you just ask the young master? This will save you such trouble...

I haven't slept well for several days, so I asked the maid to make the bed and take a rest."

"How can I sleep if I don't dig out all the evil things in my heart... You don't know the temperament of my sworn brother yet. You must be confused and staring now. What can you ask..." Xie

Shi took the hand stove and said in a hateful voice: "I was told not to tell anyone, but who was it that did not know how to live or die by letting the air out in front of my brother-in-law and causing so much trouble?"

Mother Yang rubbed her hands and counted on her fingers: "No one else knows. Apart from the masters, only the slaves, Manager Zhao and the few boys who followed us know."

She repeatedly promised, "I have been following the old lady, and I left twice. Once to go to the kitchen to see how the medicine was boiling, and once because the sandalwood in the small Buddhist hall was almost running out, so I went to the warehouse to give it to you.

I took some...I saw the cinnamon in the kitchen before and talked to the slave, the second time..."

"Okay, okay." Mr. Xie was both funny and angry. This mother has been with her for many years, and she has lived a lot of comfortable life, but she still has the same silly temper as before...

"When will you change your temper?" Mrs. Xie said angrily. Seeing that everyone was already waiting outside the door, she ordered the maids and women to come in one by one and ask questions.

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It's almost Xu time, the sky and the earth are dim, everything is hazy, and the last ray of sunset pours all its remaining gold onto the glazed tiles in the hall, like gold plating, and the final splendor is so dazzling that it makes people dizzy.

Pudu Temple is still filled with cigarette smoke, bursts of Sanskrit music, and countless everlasting lamps filled with bright lamp oil. The tall palaces with interlaced brackets and the magnificent hanging gold plaques make it even more dazzling, giving it a feeling of prosperity.

elephant.

As the temple closes, the number of pilgrims gradually becomes sparse, and when the sky becomes completely dark, the mountain gate swings slightly and slowly closes.

The monks in robes were busy cleaning the temple, and then they were led by the masters and gathered in the main hall to do evening classes. After reciting the "Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra", "The Rebirth Mantra" and "The Buddha's Great Confession", it was already dawn.

It was completely dark, and except for the peaceful chanting of Buddha's name and the sound of wooden fish, there was no other sound.

At this time, several dark shadows behind the temple suddenly rolled past the courtyard wall. They glanced around vigilantly, rolled quickly, and then scattered in all directions, disappearing into the deep darkness.

Less than half an hour later, they returned to the wall one after another. Their eyes met each other, and their eyes were full of shock.

The leader will quietly open the door...

A large dark shadow outside the door actually started to move together. Their feet were already wrapped in velvet. They all followed in quickly and orderly without hearing any sound.

Following the path that had been explored long ago, everyone came to a secluded courtyard behind many palaces. After surrounding the doors and windows, one person took a knife to open the door bolt of the main house and broke in - (To be continued. If you

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