Taking retreat as an opportunity to advance is a good idea.
What Ouyang Li said was indeed the thing that made Cang Xiuxuan most angry recently. He had said before that this matter would be investigated to the end. As for why such a thing happened, he really wanted to hear from Ouyang
I understand what I said.
"You should know what will happen if you slander the royal family!"
Even though he overthrew his father's throne with his own hands, he was still a member of the royal family. This was why he held the high position of regent but did not make any trouble with his official position.
Don't look at those officials who are like weak chickens on weekdays, but at times like this, they are high-spirited and upright, and they are quite upright.
But this time, because the regent was Cang Xiuxuan, a member of the royal family, the officials could not find a point of attack. What's more, if the drought in the previous year had not been for the great help of the regent, the people of Dayong would not have been able to survive.
I know how many times I will starve to death.
It's just that Cang Xiuxuan doesn't often use this identity and doesn't want to be mentioned.
But when it comes time to work, he will still reveal this identity without any psychological burden.
"This matter is due to Ouyang's lax discipline. No matter how the prince and princess punish him today, Ouyang will admit it."
This is what he said, no matter what the fate is, as long as you can tell me, I will admit it, but he also knows that for now, Cang Xiuxuan will not kill him, let alone punish him too severely.
He knew that Cang Xiuxuan even knew that he understood this truth, but he didn't need to give anything as a favor, just let him get what he needed.
Cang Xiuxuan adjusted his sitting posture to a more relaxed position and said, "Continue."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ouyang Li did not get up from his knees and continued talking.
"This matter was caused by a woman from Xiaoyao Red Mansion under Ouyang. She relied on her status as a member of the Red Mansion and thought she was noble. She wanted to go to the Beauty Hall to buy things several times, but she didn't know that her identity was not qualified at all, so
Grudge."
Everyone knows that Beauty Hall is only open to members, but there are very strict requirements to become a member, and you don’t have to have money to get in.
Because the guests of the Beauty Hall are all ladies and ladies with high status, in order to prevent them from feeling that their status is being lowered, they generally do not accept people who have only money but no status to become members.
This has become an unwritten rule. Those who only have money, no matter how much they like the things in the Beauty Hall, know that they have no chance of it.
Now Ouyang Li's statement is quite reasonable.
"Princess, you also know that there are no women in this world who don't love beauty. Although the women in Xiaoyao Honglou are just performing arts and not selling themselves, their appearance is also their best weapon. I heard that the things in your beauty hall, Princess, have the effect of beautifying your face.
, they naturally want it.”
"It happened that that day, the girl who caused trouble went to the Hall of Beauty again, but was still told that she was not qualified. When she came out angrily, she happened to see the princess dressed as a man, so she quietly waited outside. Later, she saw the princess again.
After coming out of the Hall of Beauty, she thought she had caught evidence of your crime, Princess, and bribed some gossips to publicize the matter, thinking she would vent her anger."
Every word of Ouyang Li's words sounds true. Thinking about it, this kind of mentality does exist, but Song Chen doesn't believe it, and Cang Xiuxuan doesn't believe it either.
But for him to say this, he must have been well prepared, so they might not be able to find anything if they investigate again in the future. After all, this person's strength is not considered weak.
"You did something like this out of resentment. It seems like your Xiaoyao needs to be straightened out."
Cang Xiuxuan suppressed the anger in his heart and said something calmly.
Song Chen also followed his words, and the two of them had tacitly accepted Ouyang Li's statement. However, since he recognized it, it was not Song Chen's style not to ask him to bleed.
"Now that you have investigated this matter clearly, leave that person to me to handle on my own. In addition... you Xiaoyao will bear all the damage to my reputation. I will make a list later."
it is as expected.
The corners of Cang Xiuxuan's mouth twitched.
He suddenly felt that his princess left Ouyang Li to eat. The temptation was false, but the money fraud was real.
Although he still doesn't know what his princess's list is, according to his understanding of his princess, Ouyang Li's meal is a bit expensive.
Ouyang Li didn't know Song Chen's behavior yet, so he agreed without much thought at this moment.
"This is what Ouyang should do. Please bother the princess to make a list. Ouyang will send someone to deliver it later."
Song Chen raised his eyebrows, "Well, that's very good."
If this matter cannot be used to cause other substantial blows to Ouyang Li, then he will suffer a loss in terms of money.
They spend money to raise soldiers, and Ouyang Li also spends money to raise soldiers. I am afraid that this person is even more strapped than them now.
The compensation she wanted would not make Ouyang Liqi vomit blood.
Later, Ouyang Li made another request that made Cang Xiuxuan want to kill him.
"Princess, can you please take a moment to speak?"
If his eyes could be condensed into weapons, Ouyang Li should have been killed countless times by Cang Xiuxuan's eye knives by now, but this was the purpose of his coming to the Regent's Palace. He suffered the torture and lost money.
The goal must always be achieved.
Fortunately, Song Chen was also curious about him now. When he heard what he said, he raised his head and glanced at Cang Xiuxuan, then leaned into his ear and said, "I'll listen to what he has to say."
Cang Xiuxuan could only look at her with an aggrieved look, then stood up and left the flower hall.
Before leaving, he also took away his secret guards and asked all the maids to withdraw.
Only the door was left open and the guards guarding it.
This can be regarded as leaving a relatively private space for the two of them. The open door is not to worry about what Song Chen and Ouyang Li will do, but to not give anyone another chance to slander Song Chen.
The guards were not supervising the two of them, but protecting Song Chen and also serving as a witness.
It is said that once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Cang Xiuxuan may be more afraid than Song Chen.
Those rumors were not important to him at all, but what he was worried about was that Song Chen would be hurt by these rumors.
Ouyang Li was obviously very satisfied with the current environment. He looked up at Song Chen and spoke first.
"I wonder if Ouyang and the princess have met somewhere before? Why do you feel that the princess is so familiar?"
He didn't say directly when he came up, "Princess, who are you, and why do you appear in my dreams every day?"
Once he said such words, I was afraid that the Princess Regent would have someone beat him out, because such words sounded too much like what a deceiver would say.