As soon as he walked into the Chui Gong Hall, Zhou Chen felt that the atmosphere in the hall was wrong. All the maids and maids were trembling slightly and cautiously.
Zhao Heng, an official who was sitting in front of the Long Case, was still angry and dissatisfied in his eyes. When he saw Zhou Chen come in, he calmed down a little.
"I pay my respects to the officials."
"Zhou Qing, you are here."
Zhao Heng's expression returned to normal and he rubbed his swollen head.
"Zhou Qing, I called you here because I want to ask you about the hat demon case. You have been investigating it secretly for some time, but what have you gained?"
Zhou Chen immediately replied: "I have indeed gained something when I return to my official home."
When Zhao Heng heard this, he immediately became energetic and urged: "Have you gained something? Okay, then tell me quickly, what did you find out?"
Zhou Chen spoke calmly.
"Behind the case of the Hat Demon, I discovered that someone was deliberately causing trouble. The purpose is probably to disrupt the court situation, causing panic in the world and causing rumors to fly."
Zhao Heng's face was gloomy, he naturally knew this a long time ago.
"To get to the point, have you found out who is behind the scenes? In other words, what force is it?"
He has been the emperor for more than 20 years. If he doesn't even have this kind of vision, he will have been the emperor for so many years in vain.
It's just that he has speculation in his mind, but there is no evidence, and the matter is so important that there is naturally no way to deal with it. What he wants most now is evidence.
"Back at the official house, I am not sure yet who it is, and I am still investigating. But what is certain is that the mastermind behind this is a high-ranking official in the court, and his status is very high."
"A high official in the DPRK?"
Zhao Heng sneered. The result was still not beyond his expectation, but the answer still did not satisfy him.
"Zhou Qing, do you know what Lei Jing and Wan He who just left said?"
Without waiting for Zhou Chen to speak, he said directly: "Wan He told me that the case of the hat demon may be the one led by the Imperial City Division, which is why the Imperial City Division has never been able to find the murderer; but Lei Jing said that the hat demon case
One case was related to the Chief of Staff, because they caught one of the murderers and was taken away by the Chief of Police, and then tortured to death. They said they did it deliberately to destroy evidence."
"Zhou Qing, please tell me, Lei Jing or Wan He, whose words are more trustworthy?"
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Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Zhou Chen was also confused. Good guy, are the Imperial City Secretary and the Palace Chief Secretary fighting each other?
Although the position of the Front Secretary is higher than that of the Imperial City Secretary, and Lei Jing is also a weakling, it does not mean that Lei Jing and the Imperial City Secretary are easy to bully. If you, the Front Secretary, put such a big blame on others, they will not fall out.
That's weird.
How did he answer this?
"Official..."
"Zhou Qing, tell the truth, I trust you more than the two of them."
Zhou Chen directly regarded Zhao Heng's words as farts. The emperor said he trusts you, so you really have to be careful.
"Officials, I am not familiar with Lei Company and Commander Wan Fudu, but I feel that this matter is of great significance. If there is no substantial evidence, it is not credible to just talk about it."
Zhao Heng didn't get an answer, but he wasn't angry at all. Both the Imperial Palace Department and the Imperial City Department were important institutions and belonged directly to him. It would be really surprising if these two institutions could no longer be trusted.
"You continue to investigate and be sure to find the mastermind behind the Hat Demon case. I will definitely remember you for your great contribution."
The Imperial City Division and the Dianqian Division were biting each other, but Zhou Chen did not shirk responsibility or bite others, so he naturally felt that Zhou Chen was more reliable than Lei Jing and Wanhe.
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"I accept the decree."
After saying this, Zhou Chen left Chui Gong Hall.
The Palace Secretary and the Imperial City Secretary started to fight with each other in front of Zhao Heng. This incident was something he really didn't expect. It could drive Lei Jing, a simpleton and a duplicitous person, into a panic. It seemed that the Palace Secretary
People really do things without leaving any room for error, and they obviously want to trick Lei Jing and Gu Qianfan into death.
It's just that neither of them has evidence, so naturally it's impossible to really hurt the other party. But after today, the Imperial City Division and the Palace Division are really going to be tit for tat.
I just saw that Zhao Heng's attitude was very angry, but I'm afraid he may not be as angry as he showed. The front department and the imperial city department are not at odds, so it should be more convenient to check and balance.
However, the initiative of the Dianqian Secretary to start a group also illustrates a problem, that is, Qi Mu and other Qingliu people should not be able to sit still.
This is a good thing for him.
After walking out of Chui Gong Hall, Zhou Chen was not ready to leave the palace immediately, but was going to visit Ma Junsi.
As the deputy commander of the bodyguards and horse forces, Zhou Chen still has considerable operational power in the palace. Even without the company of a chamberlain, he can go to many places in the palace.
A group of people walked towards him, Zhou Chen frowned slightly, and was surprised, could he encounter this?
Zhou Chen saw the other party, and the other party naturally saw Zhou Chen.
"Wait, it's you."
Gao Hui suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Chen who was walking towards her in shock. Because Zhou Chen had left such a deep impression on her that day, she recognized him at a glance when they saw him again.
"Why are you in the palace? You are also an official in the imperial court?"
Zhou Chen was speechless. After all, you are also a daughter of the Gao family. Your father is Gao Kuan and your aunt is Gao Fei. Don’t you even understand such a simple truth?
Besides, with his obvious purple robe, how many people who can enter and leave the palace can't recognize him?
The chamberlain who led the way for Gao Hui hurriedly explained: "This is the Zhongyong Marquis, the Marquis of Zhou."
But who would have expected that when Gao Hui learned Zhou Chen's identity, he was even more shocked: "Are you Marquis Zhongyong?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "I am Zhou Chen, Madam Gao. I have other important matters to attend to, so I will leave first."
After saying that, he ignored Gao Hui's eager gaze and left quickly.
"Hello."
Gao Hui still wanted to call Zhou Chen to stop, but she thought that this was the palace, and even though her aunt was a virtuous concubine of an official family, she couldn't act arbitrarily, so she had no choice but to let go.
"He turns out to be the Zhongyong Marquis. So he is so young?"
This was not the first time she had heard of Zhou Chen's name. Her father had previously thought of marrying her to Marquis Zhongyong. However, at that time, she didn't have any favorable impression of Marquis Zhongyong, who had never met him before. Naturally, she didn't like him at all.
I will pay attention to Zhou Chen.
But things are different now. She has always remembered what happened that day deeply, especially Zhou Chen, who she will never forget.
When she was most desperate and frightened, Zhou Chen appeared and saved her like a hero in a story. Although it was only a short contact, she would never forget it.
She originally thought that this was just an accident and there would be no chance of seeing her again in the future, but she didn't expect that the person who saved her would be the famous Zhongyong Hou.
"Go back to my father and ask about it."
Zhou Chen didn't know that Gao Hui was already interested in him. After he returned to the office, he started fishing again.
It feels good to catch fish for a while, and it feels good to catch fish all the time.
Ma Xing Street, half-covered tea house.
After a few days of rest, Banzhan Mian reopened. After Xiao Qinyan's birthday party, business was extremely booming.
After the fact that Song Yinzhang was highly praised by Mr. Ke Xianggong became known, countless people from all over Tokyo came here just to see Song Yinzhang's style and to hear how outstanding his pipa skills were, which was highly praised by Mr. Ke Xianggong.
The guests who arrived with half-masked faces were not disappointed. Although few people saw Song Yinzhang, everyone heard the pipa music played by Song Yinzhang.
Song Yinzhang's pipa is already outstanding, and coupled with Ke Zheng's filter, it is even more impressive and convincing.
It is no exaggeration to say that Song Yinzhang really became famous overnight. Looking around Tokyo, her pipa is also ranked high.
It is precisely because of Song Yinzhang's charm that the popularity of half-faced masks has increased to a higher level. Zhao Paner and the others have been so busy these days that they are dizzy.
For this reason, they had to recruit another waiter, and by chance, they actually met Ge Zhaodi, who was in the plot.
It's just that there is no conflict like in the plot. As a worker who was recruited, Ge Zhaodi's relationship with Zhao Pan'er and others will naturally not be so good.
After a few days of going viral, the half-masking gradually stabilized, but their business was much better than before, and there was an endless stream of customers every day.
But because many people came here for Song Yinzhang, Song Yinzhang was very tired these days. In the end, it was Zhao Paner who gave her two days off so that she did not collapse from exhaustion.
Because Song Yinzhang had resigned from his nationality, although he was very tired during this period, he did not complain like in the TV plot. Instead, he felt that he could be sought after by so many people, and he was extremely excited.
It was just the excessive playing in the past few days that made her scalp numb and she almost didn't want to touch the pipa.
Song Yinzhang did not perform for two consecutive days, so the business of half-masked people was slightly worse during these two days.
To be continued...