Nightwatcher

Shaoyin Palace.

Lin'an is in a good mood. Today, after Emperor Yuan Jing proposed abolition in the court, after half a day of fermentation, almost everyone in Dafeng official circles knows everyone.

Lin'an, who was in the palace, naturally also heard about it.

The Second Highness, who was wearing a gorgeous red dress, was humming a ditty and sitting on the swing of the vine frame. Under the skirt, two small and delicate embroidered shoes dangled cheerfully.

It was only natural that she was in a good mood. The queen admitted that she had framed the prince and killed Concubine Fu, so the prince's brother could come out of Dali Temple soon.

The mother and concubine don't have to wash her face with tears every day.

Also, the dog slave came back alive. In just half a decade, it's almost a turn of events.

Lin'an unexpectedly had a feeling of tranquility.

"Huaiqing must be very sad now, hmph, who let the queen frame my prince's brother? Well, for the sake of my good mood, I won't show off to her these few days."

The demon heart is ready to move, but considering that Huaiqing's fist is bigger than his own, Xiangxiang chooses to follow Xin's wish and find Huaiqing to provoke him after a while.

When the time comes, bring the dog slave with you. He is a hero who fought against thousands of enemy troops, and he will definitely be able to protect himself.

The guards outside the garden came over, stopped approaching more than ten meters away, cupped their fists and said, "Your Highness, Lord Xu is here."

The smile on the framed face instantly brightened, "Please."

She sat on the swing without moving, but tilted her head sideways, looking forward to it.

Xu Qi'an led the little eunuch in, and sat carelessly on the stone table under the vine trellis, eating the fruit prepared by the maid for Lin'an, the cakes made by the chef in the imperial dining room, and the special tea.

"Hey" the maid standing by the side shouted.

"Huh?" Xu Qi'an looked at her puzzled.

"That's what His Highness drank." The maid said softly like a mosquito.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Xu Qi'an took another sip from his cup.

Now, she couldn't hold back anymore, her face was flushed, and she said angrily, "Xu Ningyan."

Just at this time, a gust of wind blew, the vines shook slightly, and the sun shone through the vines, shining on her round oval face, her small mouth was rosy, her nose was straight, and those charming and affectionate peach blossom eyes were hesitant to say anything, and the blush on her cheeks Against the background, there is an indescribable charm.

Coquettish woman.

Both Huaiqing and Lin'an are outstanding beauties, but it's a pity that although the other two princesses are pretty, they are far from the words "prosperous beauty". Xu Qi'an felt sorry.

Otherwise, he would try his best to catch all of Dafeng's princesses.

Mr. Xu is not only the eldest princess's favorite minister, but also the Second Highness's favorite minister, the future is boundless, the little eunuch said in his heart.

In such a huge capital city, apart from the princes and daughters in the palace, the only person who can get along with His Highness Lin An like this is Mr. Xu.

In the past few days, the little eunuch followed Xu Qi'an to investigate the case, and witnessed him getting along with Princess Huaiqing and Princess Lin'an. The blind man could see that the two Highnesses attached great importance to Xu Qi'an and appreciated them very much.

"Isn't the case closed?" Zhuan Zhuang said bluntly: "You dog slave, why do you still have to enter the palace to handle the case?"

Based on the existence of the little eunuch, she judged that Xu Qi'an was still investigating the case, otherwise he was the only one who came to Shaoyin Court at this moment.

"The case is not over yet." Xu Qi'an exhaled forcefully, and put on a sad expression: "Your Highness, am I your man?"

"Of course." Mounted nods without hesitation.

"I was bullied." Xu Qi'an covered his face, feeling sad: "My family is very difficult. My second uncle told me since I was a child that children from poor families are already in charge of the family.

"However, that bastard in Jingxiu Palace extorted ten taels of silver from me."

Although Lin'an is a bitch, he is still very loyal. Hearing this, he was really furious. He jumped off the swing with a "bass" and raised his eyebrows:

"Go, go to Jingxiu Palace, I will uphold justice for you."

Yinzi is small, but the people who bullied her in Lin'an have a big problem.

Xu Qi'an "obediently" followed the Princess, with a look of being wronged, walked for a while, and asked casually:

"Your Highness, is there a maid named Lang'er beside Chen Guifei?"

"En." Lin'an nodded.

"This court lady is an old man from Jingxiu Palace, right?"

"Yeah, since entering the palace, I have been serving by the side of my mother and concubine."

"Your Highness, can you tell me about this person, such as what you like, what you hate, and what happened recently."

"How can I care about what a court lady is doing recently?"

Zhuang Zhan said confidently, she thought about it, and added: "I really like mung bean cakes, I often see my mother give her the leftover mung bean cakes, she likes it very much."

After questioning and answering, they arrived at Jingxiu Palace.

From a distance, he saw the gatekeeper eunuch who "grew ink" from Xu Qi'an just now.

Xu Qi'an stepped forward and slapped him, then pointed at the eunuch who was covering his face and said, "Your Highness, he is the one who blackmailed me."

"you"

The gatekeeper eunuch covered his burning face, angry and furious, he didn't expect Xu Qi'an to bring the Second Highness back to make trouble.

Why is he also a member of Concubine Chen's palace? He is a seventh-rank official in front of Shoufu's gate, but he is a member of Concubine Chen's gate.

Generally speaking, foreign ministers would not dare to be so forceful with the eunuchs in the palace. If they suffered a disadvantage, they would mostly swallow it and swallow their anger.

"Slap your mouth again."

In front of outsiders, Lin'an maintained the posture that a princess should have, and gave orders coldly.

Xu Qi'an slapped him again, causing the eunuch who guarded the gate to stagger, with ringing in his ears.

"The people in this palace dare to blackmail you. I will forgive you once for the sake of my mother and concubine. Next time, if you dare to disrespect Master Xu, you will be demoted directly to work as a coolie."

Lin An's pretty face was covered with frost, "Spit out the money."

She is willing to give an insignificant gatekeeper eunuch a chance. She is actually a kind woman, more innocent than most royal women. Xu Qi said with peace of mind that it is precisely because of this temperament that it is easy to provoke scumbags.

Lin'an has a good relationship with me, I have to watch her closely, and not let her be harmed by scumbags.

The eunuch guarding the gate was full of unwillingness, five taels of silver was more than his monthly allowance, but he didn't dare to disobey the order of the Second Highness, so he had to hand it over.

He took out the silver bill that had just been warmed up, and offered it with both hands: "My servant looks down on people, please don't blame Master Xu."

Xu Qi'an didn't answer, "I gave you ten taels."

Twelve taels? !

The eunuch guarding the gate raised his head, dumbstruck, and argued, "It's obviously five taels, how could Mr. Xu wrong the slave."

Xu Qi'an immediately looked at Mounting, and said loudly: "Your Highness, look at this bastard who is obedient and obedient, and doesn't take you seriously at all."

Lin'an stared at her peach blossom eyes that could not be fierce at all.

"Slaves dare not, slaves dare not"

The eunuch guarding the gate fumbled for a long time, found three taels of silver, a handful of broken silver, and said with a mournful face, "There are only so many slaves."

Xu Qi'an put the silver into his arms with a smile: "Doing good deeds may not necessarily be rewarded, but if you don't do good deeds, you will be liquidated one day.

"This officer will teach you a lesson. Treat the money as Shuxiu."

Some people always think that if they do something wrong, an apology is enough, and no matter how aggressive others are, it means that the other party is ignorant. If an apology is useful, why do you need the law to cheat me with five taels of silver, and it's over when I return it? Think beautifully.

Then, he turned his head to look at the rounded profile of the framed framed face, "It's all here, Your Highness will take me to Jingxiu Palace, just as the humble official is going to wrap up the case of Concubine Fu."

At that moment, Zhuangzhuan led him across the courtyard gate and into the courtyard.

"Your Highness, I am looking for a court lady named Lang'er, please help me get it."

Xu Qi'an followed the palace maid into the side hall, and Zhuang Zhan went to visit the concubine mother. He shouted at the back of the red skirt, but the red skirt didn't turn her head back, and said softly: "I know."

Entering the side hall, a little maid stood not far away.

Xu Qi'an asked, "Where is the toilet?"

"My lord, wait a moment." The maid responded softly, went out to find a little eunuch, and said, "Take your lord to the toilet."

Xu Qi'an followed the eunuch to leave the side hall, went to the latrine on the south side of the compound, closed the door, dumped out the Confucian version of the "magic book" from the fragments of the book on the ground, tore off the paper recording the qi-watching technique, and ignited it with the qi machine.

Two streams of clear air shot out from the pupils, and then converged.

"I'm using it, the magic book is half thin. No, I will keep using such a useful thing. After Chunwei, I will go to Yunlu Academy and meet my three teachers. Well, whoring them for nothing Poetry must be thought out in advance"

Returning to the side hall, he drank tea and waited for the maid named Lang'er.

Inner courtyard, main house.

Concubine Chen Gui lazily leaned on the rug, and two maids in the palace waited on her, one rubbing her shoulders and the other pinching her legs.

There is no imperial concubine in the harem of Emperor Yuan Jing, and Chen Guifei can be said to be under one person and above all concubines. Moreover, it won't be long before her position in the harem is truly invincible.

Holding a volume of book in her hand, Concubine Chen Guifei said with a smile: "This "Spring Tingyue" is really well written, the more I read it today, the more I like it."

Lang'er pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty is in a good mood, and I feel good after reading the book."

Another maid echoed with a smile: "Yes, although the crown prince has not yet come out of Dali Temple, it will be a matter of time. The empress has washed her face with tears in recent days, and the servants are very distressed."

Lang'er whispered: "I really didn't expect a dignified queen to use such vicious means to harm Concubine Fu and frame the prince. We thought she was really kind-hearted."

Concubine Chen Gui frowned, and reprimanded: "Don't beak the empress."

"Your Majesty, you are just being too careful. After your majesty proposes to abolish her in the court, she will no longer be the empress empress after the princes confirm." Another court lady giggled coquettishly.

"Perhaps our empress will be the queen soon."

Concubine Chen Gui frowned again and again, and wanted to reprimand the two court ladies who were outspoken, when suddenly they heard light footsteps.

"Mother and concubine, Lin'an is here."

The light and shadow outside the door swayed, and Lin'an's shadow fell into the house, and then, the fiery red skirt was like a cluster of fireworks swaying in the wind.

The two palace maids silently agreed to end the topic.

Chen Guifei showed a loving expression, straightened her slender waist, and waved: "Lin'an, didn't you just come here in the morning?"

"I miss my concubine, I wish I could stay in Jingxiu Palace and be with my concubine every day."

Lin'an is a girl who can act like a baby, she is beautiful and sweet-mouthed, both Emperor Yuan Jing and Concubine Chen dote on her very much.

"Then chat with concubine mother for a while, and when you feel bored, see you again at Shaoyinyuan." Concubine Chen took her daughter's hand and asked her to sit beside her.

"Okay!"

After Zhan Zhan sat down, she said coquettishly: "I mainly miss my concubine mother, and then I will do something along the way."

Concubine Chen Guifei's smile remained unchanged, and she said softly, "What's the matter."

Zhan Zhan looked at Lang'er and ordered: "Master Xu has something to ask you, he is waiting in the side hall of the outer courtyard, you go over there."

After finishing speaking, she explained like Concubine Chen Guifei: "It was Xu Qi'an, the watchman I trained. My concubine also had an impression of him. He was handling the case of the prince's brother. It seems that I have something to ask Lang'er, but the servant who guards the gate does not Let him in."

Chen Guifei pondered for a moment, then waved her hand, "Lang'er, go and see him."

"Yes." Lang'er said, with his hands flat on his lower abdomen, he stepped over the threshold and out of the courtyard with lotus steps, his figure gradually drifting away.

Lin'an withdrew his gaze, and followed the topic, "Concubine Mu, it depends on Xu Qi'an that the elder brother of the crown prince can recover his innocence. Concubine Mu, you don't know, I worked hard to train him.

"You always say that Huaiqing can cultivate talents and influence, but Lin'an is not bad. When he first met him, he was also a small policeman in Changle County. It's not because I worked hard to cultivate him. So well developed."

Concubine Chen Gui asked in surprise, "How did you know this little catcher?"

"Oh, don't worry about these details. Anyway, the talents I trained saved the prince, right?"

"Yes, yes, thanks to Lin'an, if the people trained by Lin'an didn't contribute this time, your elder brother would be in danger." Concubine Chen Guifei pinched her daughter's sensual oval face.

In the side hall, Xu Qi'an sat on a chair, held a teacup in his hand, and blew lightly.

Even if the tea from Jingxiu Palace is used to entertain guests, it is far more mellow than the fine tea that my aunt keeps.

"However, it's still a lot worse than the tea that Lin'an drank just now. Ask Lin'an how many tea leaves he wants, and let the second uncle, aunt, and the others taste the tribute."

Xu Qi'an thought to himself, took a sip happily, then looked at the little eunuch standing beside him, and said with a smile:

"Little eunuch, you were sent by His Majesty to supervise me. In official terms, you are the imperial envoy. Sit down, don't stand."

The little eunuch had some knowledge, and said helplessly: "Out of the capital, that is the imperial envoy. The servant is not still in the palace, he is still a servant, just like those governors, who are majestic outside, but when they return to the capital, Isn’t it just a little censor.”

These words made Xu Qi'an laugh, "Three points into the wood, three points into the wood."

If Governor Zhang returns to Beijing, he will be a younger brother, but outside, he is majestic, even if he is a big boss like the chief envoy or the commander of the capital, he has to be respectful and call himself a subordinate official.

"By the way, the little eunuch is an errand in His Majesty's bedroom." Xu Qi'an asked.

The little eunuch nodded.

"Yesterday, after the little eunuch reported, His Majesty went to the Queen's Fengqi Palace?"

There is a question that Xu Qi'an has kept in his heart for a long time. The relationship between Huang Xiaorou and the Queen was found yesterday from the Xie Pavilion, and the clues began to point to the Queen, but the records of the Royal Pharmacy's income and expenditure were quietly torn up, so there is no conclusive evidence to prove that it was the Queen who saved Huang Xiaorou.

With Emperor Yuan Jing's wisdom and city government, he shouldn't rush to question the queen before the case is clear.

If Emperor Yuan Jing was really such an impulsive and brainless person, he should abolish the prince immediately after the prince's case happened.

"No." The little eunuch shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"It was Concubine Chen who went to His Majesty's bedroom to cry, accusing the Empress of framing the Crown Prince. His Majesty thought of his relationship with the Imperial Concubine, so he went to Fengqi Palace to question the Empress. The servant was also called to question by His Majesty at that time. The slave hasn't taken the initiative to report yet."

How did Chen Guifei know about the progress of the case?

Needless to say, Zhuangxiang must have told her that when the smelly girl saw that the case had made a breakthrough and she was one step closer to the crown prince, she happily shared her joy with her mother, which was inevitable.

While chatting, a woman in a green palace dress stepped over the threshold and entered the side hall.

She has handsome features, fair skin, and is in her mid-twenties. Her eyes are round almond eyes, which are the same as Chu Caiwei's, but not as big as the latter.

Chu Caiwei's big eyes always reminded Xu Qi'an of the paper man's wife in the second dimension.

Coupled with the round oval face, sweet and cute, the title of cute girl with big eyes is well-deserved.

The court lady entered the side hall, saluted generously, and said: "I have seen Mr. Xu."

"Sister Lang'er." Xu Qi'an smiled back.

Standing in the side hall, Lang'er nodded slightly, "What does Mr. Xu want to ask? Your Majesty is still waiting for servants to serve you."

Xu Qi'an immediately said: "I'm sorry, the humble job is also to follow the orders."

After a pause, he stopped talking nonsense, and asked straight to the point: "Sister Lang'er went to the Royal Pharmacy a few days ago?"

Lang'er nodded.

"What to do?"

"Since the prince's accident, the empress has washed her face with tears all the time, and her spirits are sluggish. That day, she suffered from a headache. The servant girl went to the imperial pharmacy to get some soothing and refreshing medicine." Lang'er replied calmly.

"Did you tear up the income and expenditure account books of the Royal Pharmacy?" Xu Qi'an asked.

He was also straightforward with other court ladies and eunuchs on the list. Hopeful Qi Technique is here, it is equivalent to a lie detector of hundreds of tests, and it is better than surveillance.

Although the qi-watching technique has many restrictions, it can be shielded by magical artifacts, it doesn't work for warlocks, and it can't be used to accuse officials above the fourth rank.

But for these eunuchs and maids, the qi-watching technique is not restricted, besides, Xu Qi'an is only used for assistance.

I'll make sure you're a werewolf first, and then I'll investigate you. This is much simpler and more convenient than following clues to find clues.

Lang'er was stunned, as if she didn't expect Xu Qi'an to be so simple and rude, she shook her head: "No."

Huh, Xu Qi'an, who was speaking the truth, sighed in disappointment in his heart after performing the Zhanwang Qi Technique.

It seems that his judgment was wrong, the person who tore up the account books did not enter the imperial pharmacy within five days, but earlier. As for sneaking into the imperial pharmacy, it is unlikely.

Because Yuan Jingdi's imperial pharmacy stored precious panacea, and the dog emperor's small treasury was used for alchemy, it is not too much to describe the imperial pharmacy as a treasure house.

Since it is a treasure house, it is naturally heavily guarded outside, so it is not just about sneaking in.

"Two possibilities. The person who tore up the account book entered the Imperial Pharmacy five days ago. Or, there was a traitor in the Imperial Pharmacy. I will go and ask the servants and eunuchs in the Imperial Pharmacy later."

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an got up, cupped his hands and said: "I'm done asking, but the case is not over yet, maybe I will visit again in the future."

He vaccinated first to save himself from being rejected.

Hearing this, Lang'er's eyes showed obvious impatience.

Xu Qi'an hurriedly said: "I'll bring some small gifts to Sister Lang'er later, the mung bean cake in Guiyue Tower in the capital is a signature dessert."

He knew that Lang'er liked to eat mung bean cakes, Lin An had told him about it on the way to Jingxiu Palace.

"No need," Lang'er shook his head, with a sense of alienation and a little resistance, and said lightly: "I don't like mung bean cakes."

Have you been hated? Oh, this woman looks like a wolf and a tiger, and she has such a bad attitude towards me, a rare handsome man in the world.

Is it because the effect of the bodiless pill is not good enough, or is it because Hua Jing has never met a man before, so it is better not to know a man?

"In this case, the official will not bother"

Xu Qi'an froze suddenly.

In the field of vision provided by the qi-watching technique, Lang'er's mood was very stable, and she did not lie.

Didn't lie? !

PS: Thank you leader "Hahaha_123" for your reward, and thank you leader "Tail on the Mountainside" for your reward. Thank you two big guys.

PS: I wish you success in the college entrance examination. As the old saying goes, you will be happy if you grind your guns before the battle. Another thing is to have a stable mentality. When I was in the college entrance examination, my mentality was as stable as an old dog. At that time, I was not very sensible, I just wanted to finish the exam quickly and spend the summer vacation happily.

Thinking about it now, if I had sharpened my guns before the battle, I might have entered Tsinghua University and Peking University. Hahahahaha