He shouted sternly: "Don't forget which side you are on!"
"Me? Haha, of course I want to be on the side that wins."
As soon as these words came out, King Hui calmed down, swallowed his breath, and said coldly: "It's not that I don't have chess pieces."
"I'm not going to throw cold water on you. Let's not talk about whether your chess piece works or not. If it does work, are you confident that you can control the next situation?"
"Then what do you think?" King Hui sneered.
"I have already said what needs to be said. He has no intention of taking the throne. If you don't believe it, he insists on fighting to the death. It is reasonable that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. I didn't say anything more. I can only take one step now.
Just take a look."
"Hmph, that's easy to say. How can the emperor allow others to point fingers at you?"
"Pointing fingers? Are you afraid of him?" the figure behind the curtain said faintly.
King Hui's face was extremely ugly, but he did not retort. It was obvious that the person behind the curtain had touched a sore point. King Hui looked at the figure behind the curtain, his heart became angry, and he stood up, but heard the figure behind the curtain say coldly: "I
I'm tired, so I won't send him off. Before I leave, I want to remind you that he is the target of public criticism, but no one is also watching you."
King Hui felt a chill in his heart, and there was a cold wind on the back of his neck. His hands and feet were disturbed by King Deng's sudden change, and his mind was lost. At this moment, King Hui suddenly woke up, and King Hui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"It doesn't make much difference to him whether Prince Deng is dead or alive. I guess he will be alive in the end. Although the stall in front of him is chaotic, it is not without things to make an issue of. But it still depends on what Prince Deng says.
Your Highness the Fifth Prince is very busy these days." After saying that, there was a slight rustling behind the curtain, and the figure quietly left.
King Hui's face changed several times, and he threw the exquisite teacup in his hand to the ground, smashing it to pieces. After a few breaths, King Hui's expression remained as calm as before, but the coldness in his eyes became more intense, and he strode out of the dark room.
Walk away.
Inspection Department.
Three pots of tea were exchanged, and the inspection department's meals and snacks had been tasted twice, but Li Luo was nowhere to be seen. Ling Shutong's face was gloomy and indignant, while Di Jie's brows were furrowed, but his face didn't look very good either.
Ling Shutong waited impatiently, pacing back and forth on the ground. Zhang Rongzheng blew the tea leaves in the teacup slowly, raised his eyes to look at the imperial master, and shouted out the door: "Come here, bring a new pot of tea.
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Ling Shutong was furious, but she tried not to fall out, and said loudly: "Master Zhang, when will the prince come?"
"I have ordered someone to deliver the message. It's time. Master Taifu, please be patient. If you can't wait, why don't you two come back tomorrow?" Zhang Rongzheng asked kindly.
Ling Shutong ignored the second half of the sentence and shouted dissatisfied: "Master Zhang said it was too late three hours ago. It's getting dark and the prince hasn't come yet. How long does Master Zhang plan to delay!"
"Well, Master Ling, how dare I delay Master Ling and Master Di? Either there is something wrong with the messenger on the way, or the prince really has something important to do and cannot get away. In this way, the two adults can't get away for a moment.
Wait for a while and allow me to send people to find the prince again. Don’t worry, this time I will tell them that they can’t find the whereabouts of the prince and are not allowed to enter the gate of the Inspection Department.”
Ling Shutong had a dark face and stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man. Zhang Rongzheng was a pile of mud. It didn't hurt to hit or scold him, but if he was not careful, he would get mud all over himself. If you are not allowed to enter the gate of the inspection department, you can enter through the side door.
Yes? I'm afraid that every one of the inspectors sent out by the Inspection Department will disappear without a trace. We can't send people from the Supervision and Justice Department to keep an eye on them. If that's the case, we might as well go find them ourselves.
Ling Shutong suppressed his anger and said in a cold voice: "Master Zhang, the Inspection Department must give an explanation to the Supervision and Justice Department regarding this matter today, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what?" Li Luo's clear voice came from outside the door. Zhang Rongzheng stood up quickly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
Ling Shutong's expression changed, and when she turned around, she had already changed into a gentleman as elegant as jade. The three princes of the upper clan, with their magnificence on the inside and their majesty on the outside, saw that Li Luo was neither humble nor overbearing, bowed, and laughed loudly and said
: "I'm here to see the prince. If the prince doesn't come, I'll have to borrow a wooden bed from the Inspection Department tonight, and I won't have the face to go back to the Prison and Law Department."
Li Luo smiled, returned a half salute, glanced at Di Jie who was hesitant to speak, did not ask further questions, nodded and said, "Sit down."
Ling Shutong sat back on the chair, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Luo's warm voice say: "Master Zhang, bring His Royal Highness Prince Deng over."
The expressions of Ling Shutong and Di Jie both changed. One did not expect that Li Luo would be so happy and became a little suspicious. The other did not expect that Li Luo would simply admit to detaining His Highness Prince Deng and had a worried look on his face. Zhang Rongzheng
He responded with a smile, apologized to the two powerful officials present, and walked away quickly.
Li Luo looked at Ling Shutong, then turned his gaze to Di Jie, with a trace of unnoticeable regret flashing in his eyes, and asked: "Who came to the Department of Supervision and Justice?"
Ling Shutong's heart trembled, and she glanced at Di Jie, not daring to hide anything, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this is the Internal Security Department of His Royal Highness Prince Hui. Earlier, the Internal Security Department secretly investigated the case of Yuhua Pavilion in the east of the city. There is something behind it.
Prince Deng's presence was only due to lack of evidence and the importance of the matter. The Department of Internal Security had been holding back and did not alert the enemy. However, His Highness Prince Hui had already known about the case of Prince Deng of the Supervisory and Legal Affairs Department. This time the evidence was conclusive, and the Department of Internal Security was about to
After capturing all the Yuhua Pavilion, they never expected that the prince would be one step ahead and capture His Royal Highness Prince Deng. His Royal Highness Prince Hui was also afraid that there would be some irrelevant gossip between the Internal Security Department and the Inspection Department, so he ordered the official and Lord Di to leave.
Come on, let me have the audacity to mediate for a moment, and please give me a clear warning."
"Oh, since when did the Department of Internal Security have to inform the Department of Supervision and Justice in advance when investigating cases? Is this strange? Or does my Fifth Emperor brother have already expected this situation?" Li Luo looked at Ling with interest.
Shutong continued, "Please come forward, please two adults. My fifth brother is quite proud. If the two adults come back empty-handed, there is no chance that the next person to visit will be the eunuch delivering the decree in front of Changming Palace."
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Ling Shutong repeatedly said he didn't dare, and Li Luo smiled and said, "However, the Inspection Department also has a case involving Yuhua Pavilion and His Highness Prince Deng. What do you think, Master Ling, should we do?"
"Things have their own priorities..." Before he finished speaking, Di Jie coughed suddenly. Ling Shutong paused, his face stiffened, he glanced at Li Luo who was smiling but not smiling, lowered his voice a little, and replied respectfully, "
Everything comes first."
"Haha, the case in the Department of Internal Health is a big case, but the case in the Inspection Department is a small case? Let's not talk about Master Ling's priorities. I would like to ask Master Ling, you and Master Di come to the door, do you want to just say it?