The three walked slowly and laughed all the way, but they didn't notice that when they passed a silk and satin shop, this scene clearly fell into the eyes of Lu Yiqing in the shop.
Lu Yiqing remembered the closed door at the King's Mansion back then, and a sneer twitched at the corner of his mouth. It seems that tomorrow he needs to go to the East Palace again.
In the dead of night, a black shadow flashed into the backer palace from the side door.
In the study room, the dim light flickered gently, dragging the shadows of the people inside to the elders.
"My lord, there seems to be a big problem with this case investigated by the crown prince." In front of the huge mahogany desk, a young man in a black suit said with a low eyebrow.
Zhou Shizhi leaned over his desk and didn't know what was written, the hand holding the pen paused for a moment, and then said flatly: "Speak."
The man whispered: "What is the matter, I still haven't figured it out, but the momentum of the prince's investigation seems to have stopped suddenly. It seems that instead of continuing to investigate, he is trying to cover up something. It seems that there must be another mystery in this case."
"Oh?" Zhou Shizhi couldn't help feeling a little bit excited, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, then it will be very lively! The prince is about to finish his work, but at this moment he suddenly takes a big turn... You should go and find out more carefully. Find out, what happened again!"
The man answered "Yes" in a low voice, stepped out of the study, and disappeared into the night.
After Lu Yiqing complained to the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess was so angry that she brought up the matter to the Crown Prince and asked him to personally send someone to the back of the mountain palace to report.
It's inconvenient for her concubine to punish him, isn't it inconvenient for the prince too? This time, if he has the ability, he refuses to try again!
Who knows that the prince has been upset about the case these few days, how could he be in the mood to talk to her? Instead of agreeing, he used the excuse to give her a good scolding.
The princess was very excited when he poured a basin of cold water on her, and she immediately refused to let her go. The couple started arguing, and the East Palace was full of turmoil, even the emperor and queen were alarmed.
The crown prince was reprimanded, but the crown princess didn't get any benefits. Fortunately, the queen was able to deal with it, so Emperor Xiangqing gave up and didn't investigate further.
Rao is so, the prince has already annoyed the princess.
Already upset about the case, who can stand other troubles? What's more, the princess is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
But Zhou Shizhi secretly begged to see him at this moment.
At this moment, the crown prince had no intention of seeing him, but the crown princess was overjoyed, and she hurriedly smiled and said, "The king of the mountain must be asking to see the crown prince for this marriage! Crown prince, you must see him! But you can't make it too cheap for him." , You have to let him make enough gestures to agree to him! Otherwise, he will still treat our Wang family as a bully!"
"The lonely king doesn't have the time to spare now! I want to see you!" The prince said impatiently.
Where does the princess care so much? He snorted and said, "I'll go by myself!" Said Bi Guo really wanted to go.
"Stop!" The prince frowned when he saw this, his words were just casual words, but she took them seriously. But he couldn't help but let her take it seriously.
she to see? God knows what good things this brainless woman who can play tricks will say! It would be bad if the backer king was annoyed.
"How decent is it for a woman like you to summon outsiders!" The prince snorted and walked away.
The Crown Princess was secretly proud of herself, but she was not at ease, she hurriedly called out "Prince" and chased after her, asking: "You are going to see the King of the Mountain, right?"
The prince stopped and glared at her angrily.
The Crown Princess didn't feel at ease if she didn't ask, and said, "Isn't it?"
"En!" The prince nodded, gave her a bitter look, and left angrily.
The princess smiled and muttered, "I knew you would meet him."
The crown prince saw Zhou Shizhi in the side hall, his face was full of forbearance, and after Zhou Shizhi saluted, he said calmly: "The backer king is really a rare visitor! Just talk about anything, don't need to see outsiders."
Zhou Shizhi glanced around and said with a smile: "I dare you, can I ask the crown prince to move to the study?"
"No need, it's the same if you say anything here." The prince smiled and thought, what else are you embarrassed about? Isn't it just asking for a kiss? The crown prince promised it would be!
"Prince," Zhou Shizhi said with a smile, "it's better to talk about it in the study."
Seeing the crown prince frowning, Zhou Shizhi lowered his voice and said again: "I heard that the crown prince is very worried about that difficult case recently..."
The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Zhou Shizhi. Zhou Shizhi didn't avoid his gaze, but went straight to meet him with a slight smile.
The prince's expression changed, he was secretly startled, he got up and said: "Okay, King of the Mountain, please!"
"Prince, please!" Zhou Shizhi also stood up, turned to the side, and followed the prince to the study.
"I don't know what the backer king wants to say? Could it be that he heard something?" Hearing that it was related to the case, the prince's mood became a little anxious and irritable.
Zhou Shizhi said calmly: "Prince, the capital is so big. Now that this case has been investigated, although the crown prince ordered it to be kept secret, how can no one know about it? To be honest with the prince, I know a little bit about this matter." two."
The prince's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he snorted softly and said, "What does the king of the mountain mean by saying that? It's not just to see the prince's joke!"
"What did the crown prince say, I absolutely have no such intention!" Zhou Shizhi said earnestly: "The minister is here to solve the crown prince's worries and problems!"
The prince couldn't help but stared at him hesitantly.
Zhou Shizhi said eloquently: "This case has attracted attention from the very beginning. No matter whether it is the emperor, ministers or common people, everyone has been watching. Besides, the investigation has reached this point, and the truth is ready to be revealed. In any case, the crown prince must The result will be made public. But in this way, it will inevitably hurt the face of the emperor. If you want to make up for it, you have to fill the hole, but the hole is too big and you need too much money... "
Hearing this, the prince couldn't help but sighed a long time.
He never dreamed that the investigation of this case would lead to the emperor in the end.
The silver that was supposed to be used for military pay was indeed embezzled, but it was not used for other purposes, but allocated to the emperor to build the alchemy Taoist temple, four hundred thousand taels!
This matter must never be revealed, otherwise, what would the emperor have to do with face? Although the emperor didn't know about this matter, he only used the money, how could he have imagined that the left servant of the household department secretly embezzled the general's salary in order to please him
But even if he really didn't know, who would believe him if he told it at this time? Therefore, instead of announcing this matter, the crown prince had to help cover it up.
But if we want to cover up this matter, we must find out the whereabouts of the four hundred thousand taels of silver and recover the silver!
It's easy to find for a dead ghost, but the money is real, if you don't have it, you don't have it, so how can you get it
Four hundred thousand taels, where can I ask him to raise money
These days, because of this matter, he is really living in torment every day, his head is graying with worry, he can't wait to dismantle the East Palace and sell it for money to fill this hole!
But after a lot of raising, there is still a shortfall of more than 200,000 taels so far, which cannot be raised no matter what, these days I am so anxious that I want to hang myself!
"What good idea does the backer king have?" When the prince said this, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to say: "As long as the lonely king can pass this test safely, from now on, the backer king will be the first A great hero, after the lonely king ascends the throne, the lonely king will give you whatever you want!"
"Your Majesty, don't say that!" Zhou Shizhi hurriedly said, "It's only natural for me to share the worries of the Crown Prince and the Emperor. To be honest, I have used the property left by my father to start a small business over the years. , but earned some money, if the prince does not dislike it, I am willing to share the worries for the prince!"
"Okay, okay! The lonely king knows that you are a loyal minister!" The prince smiled, and said with a smile: "The lonely king will never forget your credit! How much silver do you have, the lonely king will send someone to get it later. These Even if the money is borrowed by the lonely king, in the future the lonely king will return it to you twice as much!"
"The prince doesn't need to see outsiders!" Zhou Shizhi laughed hurriedly, "I don't know how much more the prince needs?"
The prince's heart jumped wildly, his body trembled slightly, and he said nervously: "There is still a shortfall of two hundred and forty thousand taels, King of the Mountain, you... have a solution?"
"240,000..." Zhou Shizhi thought for a while, and said with a smile: "It's not difficult, I know a few friends from merchants, so I'll just borrow some when the time comes! Don't worry, the prince!"
"It's really great!" The crown prince was elated, he couldn't help shaking Zhou Shizhi's shoulders, he laughed loudly, and hurriedly asked: "When will this money be handed over to the lonely king? Is three days enough?"
More than two hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing to Zhou Shizhi, and he can take it out at any time, but it's better to keep a low profile! Only if the wealth is not exposed can people worry about it!
He thought for a while, then smiled and said, "In four days, I will definitely send it to the crown prince."
"Good! Good! That's great!" The prince was so excited that his eyes lit up, and he walked up and down the study excitedly rubbing his hands. The lonely king has solved the big problem, and the lonely king will not forget you, definitely not!"
Zhou Shizhi finally slowly stated the ultimate purpose of his trip, he knelt down suddenly, and said: "Actually, I want to ask the crown prince for something, and I ask the crown prince to fulfill it!"
At this time, apart from the throne, he will give the prince anything he wants. Without even thinking about it, he helped him up with his own hands, and said straightforwardly: "You can say anything, as long as this prince can do it!"
"It's really difficult for anyone else to do this except the prince!" Zhou Shi smiled and said, "I don't want to lie in front of the prince. I don't like Wang Yihui, the second lady of the Wang family, and I don't want to marry her." !"
"What?" The prince was stunned for a moment, unable to believe it, and said, "What did you say?"
Zhou Shizhi didn't say anything more, but looked at him firmly.
He knew that the prince didn't hear clearly, but was shocked.
What a shock! The corners of Zhou Shizhi's mouth twitched secretly, thinking what's so good about a young lady from the Wang family? If you marry, do you have to marry someone else