Chapter 24 Chang'an's most beautiful woman asks for the moon
More than half an hour later, Zhuge Sanyuan, Di Renjie, Helan Minzhi and Helan Minrou entered the hall together.
Xie Yaohuan whispered a few words into Wu Mei's ear, and Wu Mei's face darkened: "Helan Minrou, I have announced your presence, but you ran to see His Majesty first. Why?"
Helan Minrou panicked and whispered: "I...I..."
"Reporting to my aunt, my sister heard that His Majesty was ill, so..."
Wu Mei slapped the table and shouted angrily: "I didn't ask you!"
Helan Minzhi's face turned pale and he knelt down. No matter how daring he was, he was still afraid in his bones when facing Wu Mei's power. Helan Minrou couldn't answer, so she knelt down.
Wu Mei didn't even bother to ask more questions about the case, and walked slowly to the Helan brothers and sisters, looking down at Helan Minzhi:
"I'm wondering why Your Majesty has been discussing with me recently about giving you a surname. It seems that you brothers and sisters are instigating Your Majesty. Do you think that by changing the surname to Wu and then framing the heir, I will let you inherit it?
The position of Duke of Zhou, right?"
Wu Chengsi was shocked. He had never understood He Lan Minzhi's purpose of framing him. It turned out to be because of Zhou Guogong's title!
Under Wu Mei's strong pressure, He Lan Minzhi's spirit had collapsed and he hissed: "In terms of talent and appearance, how can my nephew be inferior to Wu Chengsi? Is it because I am not named Wu that I cannot inherit the Zhou Kingdom?"
The dukedom? I don’t understand, I don’t understand!”
"If you don't understand, think about it slowly. Send an order to remove Uncle An Yuan and Mrs. Wei from their titles and send them to the prison!" Wu Mei waved her hand.
"Aunt, aunt! I know I was wrong... Please forgive me! Aunt... I am Minzhi... I am your nephew!" Helan Minzhi shouted at the top of his lungs.
Wu Mei was unmoved and turned around.
A team of Qianniu Guards entered the hall and took Helan Minzhi down. Helan Minrou, who was also being taken into custody, shed tears silently and remained silent.
Wu Mei returned to the throne and sat down, looking at Zhuge Sanyuan: "Zhuge Qing, please tell me the entire case in detail!"
Zhuge Sanyuan responded, starting from the murder of the eldest daughter of the Zheng family, until Puhai sent people to kill Master Xuanqing. During this period, Wu Mei said nothing and listened silently.
"...The two key pieces of evidence were discovered by Zhuge Nan. The witness and the person behind the scenes were found by Di Si Cheng. However, the case was solved thanks to Wu Shaoqing who saw through Pu Hai's modus operandi in Baiyun Temple!" Zhuge San
Yuan concluded.
Wu Mei snorted: "You don't have to speak for him. As a person involved, if you can't even find out this, what qualifications do you have to be the young minister of Dali Temple!"
"What my aunt said is that thanks to Di Si Cheng and Zhuge Si Cheng this time, my nephew will learn more from them in the future!" Wu Chengsi said smartly.
Wu Mei nodded with satisfaction, waved her hand and said, "Okay, that's the end of this matter. Please step back."
On the way out of the palace, Wu Chengsi was in a good mood. It had only been three days since he came to this world, but he had been busy all the time. It felt like he had been here for more than a week.
Now that the stone that was pressing on his head was finally removed, he felt that his whole body was smooth and his body was refreshed. Thinking that he would be a free and easy prince in this prosperous dynasty as Wu Chengsi, he was very excited about his future life.
It was full of expectations.
Turning around, he saw Di Renjie frowning, and Wu Chengsi asked in confusion: "Di Si Cheng, what's wrong? Is there anything else that you haven't figured out yet?"
Di Renjie glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "I have something unclear about you, and if I ask about it out loud, I'm afraid of upsetting Wu Shaoqing."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said, "You helped me a lot this time. If you have any questions, just ask!"
Di Renjie said: "According to Miss Zheng, her eldest sister had been approved by the Duke to be a concubine before she was killed. Is this true or false?"
"No, I didn't allow her to be a concubine!" Wu Chengsi replied hastily, feeling a little strange in his heart.
There is no need for the eldest daughter of the Zheng family to lie about this matter, not to mention that people's emotions cannot deceive others. If she had not obtained the concubine's promise, she would not be so happy in front of her sister?
But in the memory of the original owner, there is indeed no trace of the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. The only girls he prefers are Qiu Chan and Yu Mian.
Di Renjie stared at Wu Chengsi intently, as if trying to distinguish the truth from falsehood in his words.
Zhuge Sanyuan smiled, stroked his beard and said: "Di Si Cheng, you are wrong to blame the Duke!"
Di Renjie turned to look at him and frowned: "You mean the eldest daughter of the Zheng family lied?"
Zhuge Sanyuan smiled and said: "Let me ask you, what is He Lan Minzhi best at? What is he most famous for?"
Di Renjie was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized.
He Lan Minzhi was famous for his literary talents and his best at flirting with women. With his identity and appearance, he was irresistible to the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. He should be the one who gave the eldest daughter of the Zheng family a concubine.
Di Renjie was silent for a long time, then suddenly bowed to Wu Chengsi and said: "Wu Shaoqing, Di Renjie was misled and wrongly blamed you, and I apologize to you here!"
"Thanks to you for finding the real culprit and witnesses behind the scenes. It can be regarded as atonement and the matter is over. How about." Wu Chengsi helped him up and said with a smile.
Di Renjie looked at him for a long time, nodded and said, "Okay."
Wu Chengsi looked up at the sky and sighed: "Well, although I'm fine, it's a pity that the tragic experience of the three women of the Zheng family cannot be undone. You have to treat Miss Zheng well!"
Di Renjie was slightly startled. If he said to take good care of her, he would naturally have the duty to take good care of her. However, the word "right" had a completely different meaning. He hurriedly clarified: "Master, the relationship between Xiaguan and Miss Zheng is not that kind of relationship!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "That's it, then you have to work hard. You two, say goodbye!" As he spoke, everyone had already left the palace.
Wu Chengsi did not give Di Renjie a chance to explain, and took Han Cheng back to the Duke's Mansion.
After returning to the mansion, he ordered two benches to be moved and placed under a willow tree in the courtyard, with his buttocks on one side and his feet on the other. In this way, Wu Chengsi spent the afternoon leisurely and relaxed for the past few days.
Tense emotions.
In the evening, he ordered the chef of the Duke's Mansion to cook a feast with rich dishes, including braised beef, fried shrimps in oil, fairy duck with fire heels, fire cubes with honey sauce, squirrel mandarin fish, ginseng chicken soup, etc., a total of more than ten dishes.
He did not invite anyone else and ate and drank alone in the mansion. He also asked Han Cheng, Wen Rong, Qiu Chan and Yu Mian to sit down and drink with him.
If it were the former Wu Chengsi, the four of them would never dare to agree. However, after experiencing the Baiyun Nuan case, everyone in the mansion felt that their father-in-law's temperament had changed drastically and he was much kinder.
The people in the mansion didn't think much about it, they just thought that he was stimulated and caused a big change, and everyone was happy to see this change.
After eating, Wu Chengsi went to bed early. After the two girls finished serving him, they returned to Qiu Chan's room and talked excitedly about what they had just eaten.
Qiu Chan and Yu Mian were able to become Wu Chengsi's personal maids because of their differences. Qiu Chan was originally a maid in the palace and was given to Wu Chengsi by Wu Mei. She was well-informed and could stand up to the big scenes.
Yumian has a delicate mind and can remember every word and every command of Wu Chengsi. She is a personal little girl, so Wu Chengsi often takes her with him.
"Sister Qiuchan, do you think my father-in-law has any intention of letting us sit at the same table with him today?" Yu Mian lowered her head, a trace of blush appearing on her pretty face.
Qiu Chan picked up the oil lamp on the table, looked back and said with a smile: "Probably not. I think he was in a better mood because he solved the case."
Yumian was slightly disappointed, holding her chin in her hands and staring blankly at the firelight.
Qiu Chan scratched her little face and said teasingly: "You little girl, do you think the father-in-law wants to take you as his concubine?"
Yumian was so embarrassed that she grabbed her armpit with her backhand. Qiuchan immediately counterattacked. After the two women fought for more than ten rounds, Yumian, who was not very ticklish, won.
Qiu Chan begged for mercy several times, lay down on the table, and gasped: "You crazy girl, you want to kill me!"
"Who told you to talk nonsense!" Yumian snorted.
Qiu Chan took a few breaths, straightened up and said, "But having said that, others say that our father-in-law's fiancée is the most beautiful woman in Chang'an City, but he rarely interacts with the Li family. I don't know what he thinks?"
Yumian smiled mysteriously, walked to the window, closed the window, and said: "There is indeed a reason for this, and only a few people in the house know it!"
Qiu Chan saw that she was mysterious and asked hurriedly: "Speak quickly, tell me quickly!"
Yumian lowered her voice and whispered into Qiu Chan's ear for a long time. Qiu Chan covered her mouth and burst into laughter.
"Oh, I didn't expect that my father-in-law would do such a thing. I...I'm about to die..."
Yu Mian said with a flat mouth: "You can still laugh. This matter was regarded as a great shame and humiliation by the prince. No one in the mansion dared to mention it. For this reason, he never went to the British prince's mansion again."
Qiu Chanwu couldn't stop laughing to herself.
Yu Mian sighed and said: "My lord, you are so pitiful. You have such a beautiful woman as your fiancée, but you make such a fool of yourself in front of her. I don't know if the two of you will get married in the future."
Qiu Chan said teasingly: "I think you are anxious, little girl. You are worried that if your father-in-law doesn't marry, he won't be able to take you as his concubine!"
Without saying a word, Yumian grabbed her armpit, Qiuchan fought back, and the two entered the second round.