Ren Xiaoyao did not give him a specific explanation of his worries because the recent whereabouts of the Jin Yiwei were a bit strange.
The missing person he mentioned was not really missing.
It was Jin Yiwei whose whereabouts suddenly disappeared.
Even if he was eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and living in a state of drunkenness and sleep in the gentle countryside, Jin Yiwei's activities still followed a pattern.
But recently, there have been a few Jin Yiwei who, after going out in the middle of the night, would always appear in inexplicable places the next day.
This abnormality was keenly noticed by Ren Xiaoyao.
After he compiled these, he really discovered something strange. These Jin Yiwei all had a common characteristic, which was that they had bad habits.
Where will they go during this period of time when their whereabouts are unknown?
Ren Xiaoyao couldn't figure it out and decided to let people continue to investigate. He had already noticed that there was an inexplicable black hand behind the scenes that had quietly reached into the capital.
…
In the palace.
Lu Qingbai took advantage of his position to meet the Queen again.
To be honest, he didn't really want to come here. He didn't have the strength to restrain the chicken. After coming here, he always felt uncomfortable.
"Lu Qingbai, half of the three-month assessment period has passed. Do you think you have a chance of winning?"
In the gauze tent, the queen asked.
Lu Qingbai replied, "Your Majesty, I have confidence."
Vaguely, Lu Qingbai seemed to hear the queen chuckle. Not long after, she spoke again,
"Lu Qingbai, why are you so confident? Qin Sining has colluded with the Minister of Punishment and has solved many major cases. How is your government affairs going?"
Lu Qingbai held up his hand and said, "Your Majesty, my official ordered the Ministry of Industry to repair many roads in various places. The library in Beijing was also completed the day before yesterday. These are the government affairs that my official has been doing recently."
The queen's voice turned slightly cold, "Lu Qingbai, are you blaming me for not giving you enough help?"
Lu Qingbai immediately said: "I don't dare to do it. I think there are no standards for the assessment of government affairs. Even if we do a lot of prisons and repairs, we will still attract a lot of criticism. The more the better."
The queen asked: "Then what do you think the standard should be?"
Lu Qingbai smiled, "Word of mouth."
"What you said makes some sense, but I still hope that you will do something practical and not be complacent." The Queen said coldly.
What can Lu Qingbai say?
I had to comply.
He suddenly discovered that the empress and the third prince were similar, and they looked extremely ugly for the sake of their three sesame seeds and two dates.
After resigning, looking at the deep palace courtyard, Lu Qingbai suddenly remembered those days when he played chess with his master.
It is far more pure than these political struggles.
Then, Lu Qingbai shook his head and thought again of his father, King Pingxi, and the empress's face when they were young.
Because of that incident, he was sent back to the mountain by King Pingxi, and the father and son never met again.
Things have changed now, and the girl back then has become a cruel and ruthless queen.
It’s really fate that plays a trick on people.
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Check the box.
Zhao Xiaole walked in slowly.
He did not ride in a carriage today and changed into ordinary casual clothes. He did not bring any subordinates with him. Almost no one recognized him as the Marquis of Zhenguo.
Finding a seat in the front row, Zhao Xiaole ordered a pot of good firewood, peanuts, melon seeds and ginkgo.
He also threw a few taels of silver to the other party as a reward.
He just grinned his teeth happily.
It's morning now.
It's not the time when there are the most people, and the cost is high, so not many people can come here to spend money.
Zhao Xiaole didn't suddenly get excited and come here.
Because there was a troupe performance today, he came here specifically to see if the other party could really make something out of nothing?
After waiting for a while, the number of guests gradually increased, and a figure in brocade clothes appeared in Zhao Xiaole's peripheral vision.
Zhao Xiaole looked and saw that it was Ren Xiaoyao.
He understood immediately and was afraid that the other party would also follow the clues.
It seems that the person behind this is not only always catching people in the West Factory, but also in the East Factory.
Zhao Xiaole took one look and then looked away without any intention of saying hello. Ren Xiaoyao also recognized him.
He frowned and sat down.
Since Zhao Xiaole didn't say hello, it was because he didn't want to reveal his identity.
Ren Xiaoyao would naturally not expose it.
The trick started quickly, and the artists quickly appeared. After a series of performances, Zhao Xiaole became excited to watch.
He took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve and threw it on, which made the artist on the stage so excited that he almost came down to recognize his godfather.
Not long after, the artist who performed the face-changing performance came on stage, saluted to everyone, and then started the performance.
Zhao Xiaole kept talking and looked at each other carefully, trying to find any flaws.
However, even if he has practiced the Yi Jin Jing for so long, it is difficult to see what method the other party used.
There was a burst of applause from the audience.
Copper coins and silver coins were thrown on the stage one after another.
Ren Xiaoyao also took out a few copper coins. He threw them casually, but he happened to throw them on the artist.
The artist immediately greeted him and thanked him.
After this little episode, Zhao Xiaole still didn't see what method the other party used.
Shaking his head, Zhao Xiaole held a handful of ginkgo on the table and shook it away from Goubao.
Ren Xiaoyao glanced at him, stood up and followed him out.
After Zhao Xiaole went out, he walked around the street, looking at this and touching that, and gradually walked into the alley.
Passing by the entrance of a dilapidated courtyard, Zhao Xiaole walked directly in.
Finding a stone to sit down on, Zhao Xiaole hummed: "I've been following you for so long, come out."
A person flashed out of the house, it was Ren Xiaoyao.
"Master Hou has great internal strength. No one except my master can detect my fleeting steps."
Zhao Xiaole said disdainfully: "I just yelled casually, but you yourself were fooled. Was it also taught by your master?"
Ren Xiaoyao was silent, and then he said, "What is the purpose of Lord Hou coming to Goulan today?"
Zhao Xiaole licked the ginkgo fruit and said, "I like to watch magic tricks. How about you? I didn't expect that we have the same hobby. Please treat me as a guest if you have time."
Ren Xiaoyao naturally didn't believe his lies. With Zhen Guohou's pomp and circumstance, Goulan would have to clear the place for him. Then he would go out in plainclothes?
Ren Xiaoyao got straight to the point, "I won't hide it from the Marquis. Some of the guards in Dongchang have been acting strangely recently. After I traced it for a while, I found that some of the guards who never watch magic tricks have frequently appeared in Goulan. The Marquis discovered it.
What clue?"
Zhao Xiaole was embarrassed to lie to such an honest person.
"Yes, I have indeed discovered some problems. Not only you Jin Yiwei, but also many similar things have happened in the capital since the theater troupe came. After I heard about it, I planned to come and investigate in person, but unfortunately I found nothing." Zhao Xiaole.
said.
Seeing this, Ren Xiaoyao said: "I discovered something, Lord Marquis, do you want to hear it?"
Zhao Xiaole nodded, and Ren Xiaoyao paused, "I know some tricks, and the artist must have some props hidden on his body. Today, I used copper coins to test, but the place where the artist hides things is empty. In other words, that person is useless.