Chunnan Houfu.
The candle on the table will be extinguished, and the faint morning light will spill into the study.
Su Huai'an nodded and researched cinnabar.
Lu Ze frowned and looked at him, yawned and said, "Su Jingming, it's all over overnight. You said that you will be admitted to the Punishment Department within three days. Could it be that you want to send a painting to Xue Xiangyang?"
Su Huaian looked at him and pursed his lips and smiled: "Why, Lord Hou can't bear your paint?"
Lu Ze rubbed his shoulder blades, leaned back, and looked at the precious pigments such as cinnabar, silver vermilion, yellow dan, Kongqing, Baiqing, Shaqing, patina, and black stone grease that he had collected so hard on the table, and said no. I'm sorry, that's too hypocritical. What's even more heartbreaking is that it has to be given to the laity Xue Xiangyang.
He clapped his hands on his knees, got up and said, "Yes, I won't look at it, you can draw slowly, I'll go to the guardhouse first."
Su Huaian didn't even raise his head, "Master Hou, walk slowly."
When Lu Ze returned to the mansion, it was already dark.
Seeing that Su Huai'an was still standing there painting like a pine and cypress, he couldn't help but said, "Let me see, what exactly did you paint?"
After walking past, Lu Ze was stupid.
The scroll is more than half a zhang long.
From the left is Zhengyangmen, which draws a street scene with Yunli Long Street in the capital as the central axis.
This painting can be divided into three sections. The first section shows a woman playing music with a pipa in front of the Chunxi Tower, and the people around them are smiling; One-handed salute; the third paragraph is the man in white standing under the high wall, looking up at the lantern at the corner of the eaves, like an infatuated lover.
Su Huaian put down his pen, looked at Lu Ze and said, "How?"
Lu Zedao: "The time is really tight. This composition is not very delicate, but the whole line is strong and the color is suitable, and it can be regarded as a painting of all kinds of life, especially this last... and so on."
"Yunli Changjie... The location of this high gate is not the Princess Chang's mansion!" Lu Ze took a closer look, suddenly raised his eyes and said, "The man in this painting is you?"
"Yes, as long as you can see it." Su Huaian said.
Lu Ze said: "Are you leading Xue Xiangyang to the Princess' Mansion?"
Su Huaian said: "Although Xue Xiangyang is an official, he is very kind to his family. His second brother must have started selling ordnance back then. For Xue Xiangyang, the account book is a knife hanging over his head. If he wants to protect his younger brother, he will definitely spare no effort to check on me, and he will not let any news go through."
Lu Ze patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk about him, I'm asking you, what are you leading to the princess' mansion, are you going to be unable to sit still? Do you have to pass a note?"
Su Huaian kept his mouth shut and left the small door of the Marquis of Chunnan without turning his head.
Lu Ze sneered: "Cross the river and demolish the bridge."
The first day passed, and in the evening of the second day, Su Huaian went to the punishment department with the painting.
Xue Xiangyang looked at the words in his hand, squinted his eyes, and said, "Sir Huai came to me with this painting, what does it mean?"
Su Huai'an pursed his lips and said, "This picture was made by Master Chengyun three days ago. The subordinate officials found clues, and naturally they have to hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment."
Xue Xiangyang couldn't help but smile when he thought about the news of the prospective concubine from the Ministry of Rites this morning.
The imperial decree has not been issued, and the wedding date has not yet been set, so you are thinking of dealing with the princess' old lover
Xue Xiangyang looked at the painting and said, "Where did this painting come from?"
Su Huaian said, "I bought it from Qingfeng Building."
Xue Xiangyang stood up and said, "Master Huai, would you like to come with me?"
Su Huaian said: "Lord Xue is better to be cautious. If this happens, the eldest princess must be blamed..."
Xue Xiangyang pulled him up, "It's too long-winded!"
Does he still need to see the princess' face when he handles the case
—
An hour later, Xue Xiangyang surrounded the Princess Mansion with his official messenger.
The knocking on the door was getting louder.
The gate of Princess Changning's mansion was opened.
A group of people rushed into the mansion.
The Princess Mansion is still the same. After nightfall, the hall, the walls, and the pillars will be hung with lamps, and the surrounding stone and bones will be clearly illuminated.
The sound of cups shattering came from the main courtyard.
After a while, the princess wore a moon-white top and a daisy-colored gauze dress. She walked out of the inner room, Shi Shiran, looked at Xue Xiangyang, and chuckled, "Long time no see, Mr. Xue."
After that, she turned to look at Su Huaian, raised her brows in surprise, and said affectionately, "Is this... Mr. Huai?"
"I have seen Your Highness."
Su Huaian looked at her without changing his expression, and his left hand trembled slightly.
"Excuse the courtesy." Xiao Lianyu's gaze shifted back to Xue Xiangyang, and said, "I don't know if Master Xue came here suddenly, what's your reason?"
Xue Xiangyang didn't talk nonsense with her, and directly asked the officer to unfold the picture scroll in front of her.
"This painting, called Chunxi Ye, was painted three days ago." Xue Xiangyang pointed to the figure of the man in the painting and said, "If you read it right, this mansion is the mansion of the eldest princess."
The scene in the painting and the people in the painting are all familiar to Xiao Lianyu.
"Is it necessary to search the mansion just based on a painting?" Xiao Lianyu didn't see a trace of panic in her eyes, and raised her voice, "Master Xue thinks where the princess mansion is! Is it a teahouse and restaurant in the capital! You can check it if you say it!"
Xue Xiangyang took out a search warrant from his sleeve, held it in front of the princess, and said, "This is an emergency, this is a search warrant."
The Minister of Criminal Justice naturally has the right to write an emergency search warrant.
Xiao Lianyu looked at the three characters of Xue Xiangyang on the search warrant, and raised her lips: "If no one is found, is Mr. Xue responsible?"
"Naturally, the subordinate is responsible." Xue Xiangyang said politely: "Although it is a business matter to arrest the suspect, the subordinate is also worried about the safety of His Highness, and I hope you understand something."
Xiao Lianyu took a step back and said lightly, "Okay, let's check."
"The hall, the hall, and the study room, check in order!"
With a wave of Xue Xiangyang's hand, the forty officers dispersed in the princess' mansion in an instant.
There were chaotic footsteps and rummaging sounds everywhere. Princess Changning sat on the stone bench in the pavilion in the courtyard, and calmly asked her maid to pour tea, "Master Xue, why don't you sit down and have a drink?"
Xue Xiangyang said coldly: "Xiaguan has official business today, so he can only brush the eldest princess's goodwill."
Princess Changning raised the teapot, tilted it slightly, the water was full, and she held the cup and handed it to Su Huaian, "Master Huai is not an official of the Ministry of Punishment, and this is not an official business, you can always have a drink."
Su Huaian looked at the tea cup in front of him, took it, and drank it, "I thank you, Your Highness."
Princess Changning gave a very light snort.
All the way stuff.
After a long while, the officers came to report one after another, all with the same sentence: "Sir, no one."
Xue Xiangyang squinted at the inner room behind Xiao Lianyu, and was about to speak, Xiao Lianyu took a sip of tea, put down the cup in her hand, and said solemnly: "I advise Sir Xue not to enter this inner room."
Xue Xiangyang bowed and edited: "If it is a search, then it must be done according to the regulations. Your Highness, you will be offended."
Xue Xiangyang strode toward the inner room, raised his hand, and pushed the door open with a bang.
Immediately afterwards, he drew his sword directly, and the sword pointed directly at a man on the princess' couch: "Who is it!"
The man gathered up his unlined clothes, stood up carefully, nodded respectfully and said, "Xiaguan is the guard of the princess' residence... I have seen Master Xue."
Xue Xiangyang looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief, and said sternly: "Look up for this official!"
The eldest princess' mansion hides a man, which is really an unexpected accident.
At the same time, Su Huai'an raised his eyes and looked up, just in line with the disheveled man in front of him.
The man's figure is sturdy, his facial features are cold, and his face is like a crown of jade, and there are two nails on his neck.
A fool knows where this nail print comes from.
Su Huaian was indeed stunned for a moment, then clenched the note in his hand.
At this time, Xiao Lianyu turned around and said, "Master Xue finished his investigation?"
Xue Xiangyang murmured: "This, this..."
Xiao Lianyu said, "My private affairs are not yet handled by the Ministry of Punishment."
Before Xue Xiangyang could reply, Su Huaian walked up to her, his Adam's apple moved, and he said in a low voice, "Your Highness, let's go."
Xiao Lianyu supported her with her hands, bent her eyes, looked at Su Huaian and smiled, "Why, do you want to take care of me before you become a concubine?"
At this time, the breeze came, and the pearl hairpin on the princess' head shook gently.
Su Huai looked at her quietly, as if questioning her with his eyes.
Xiao Lianyu said again: "Don't worry, Master Huai, Changning knows the proportions. When we get married, the courtyard will naturally be clean."
These words, this attitude, how do you know the proportions.
Xue Xiangyang touched his nose.
He never imagined that such a thing could happen today.
He glanced at this prospective concubine with some sympathy. He was also a man, and no one could bear to have green head mushrooms planted on his head like this. Ordinary women can still divorce their wives, but the one in front of them is the princess of the Tian family, or the princess who has a deep relationship with His Majesty.
"This minister has offended His Highness today, and when I look back, the minister will ask His Majesty to apologize." Xue Xiangyang said to Su Huaian, "Sir Huai, let's go."
Su Huaian followed Xue Xiangyang with a stiff back.
When they were about to go out, Xiao Lianyu suddenly stood up and said, "Master Xue stay!"
Xue Xiangyang turned back.
"There are some things that I don't want to say, but Master Xue is not the first to search the mansion. In order to reduce the trouble for the punishment department in the future, let's make it clear with the adults today." Xiao Lianyu pointed to the painting on his hand and said: " Why does Master Xue always think that I will help him?"
Xue Xiangyang frowned and said, "Your Highness, don't forget how His Highness went to the Ministry of Punishment to make trouble four years ago."
"My lord has known about it for four years." Xiao Lianyu smiled and said softly, "Sir Xue, it has been four years, I am the princess of the Tian family, why should I care about a traitor and thief who is collaborating with the enemy and treasonous for four years!"
Xue Xiangyang was startled by her question.
Princess Changning fell in love with the prince at first sight of the Duke of Zhenguo, and the three blocks of Dali Temple were well known in the capital. Four years ago, the evidence of the treason of the Duke of Zhenguo was conclusive, but she ignored the rules of etiquette and went to the Punishment Department regardless of etiquette and shame.
Pieces of piles, all of which are absurd.
Xue Xiangyang's eyes seemed to say, don't you just miss that chaotic minister and thief for four years!
Xiao Lianyu walked towards him step by step, raised her chin, and said earnestly, "When I first met Su Huai'an, I'm only fifteen years old, so there's no need for Mr. Xue to hold on to the jokes."
Xue Xiangyang looked at her and seemed to be considering the truth of her words.
"I admit that when I went to Lishan four years ago, I really had the thought of waiting for him." Xiao Lianyu took a deep breath, "But because I have waited for these years, I haven't been able to do my best by my mother's side. Filial piety, as for him, for four years, he has been living by stealth, and he has never met me. Now that I think about it, it really feels ridiculous."
Every time Xiao Lianyu said a word, Su Huaian's eyes darkened a little, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he didn't even dare to look up at her.
Thinking of Concubine Sun's passing away, Xue Xiangyang's face changed, "If Your Highness really thinks so, then the lower official will apologize to His Highness."
"It's not necessary to make amends." Xiao Lianyu said, "After all, Changning caused a lot of trouble to the Criminal Department four years ago, but Master Xue can rest assured that if Su Huai'an really appears in the Princess Mansion one day, Changning will be the first to inform the Lord. "
Xue Xiangyang cleared his throat and said, "Xiaguan retire."
"Lord Xue, Lord Huai, walk slowly."
When the door of the princess' mansion was closed, Xue Xiangyang paused, looked back at Su Huaian, and said sincerely, "Don't worry, Mr. Huai, Xue will not say a word to outsiders about today's affairs."
Su Huaian looked at him flatly and said, "Master Xue has misunderstood, and the lower officials don't care."
Xue Xiangyang looked at the man who engraved the word ambition into his pupils, and smiled suddenly, "It seems that I think it is wrong."
This Jinke champion has no romantic love in his eyes. He simply regards the palace of the Changning Princess as a ladder to the sky.
Xue Xiangyang couldn't help but admire him a little more, "I wonder if Lord Huai is planning to enter the Punishment Department?"
Su Huai'an paused, made a compilation with both hands, and said eloquently: "Xiaguan, I can't ask for it."
Xue Xiangyang patted his shoulder.
In the early morning of the third day, Su Huaian received an order from the Ministry of Officials, and Huaijing was edited by the Imperial Academy.
At the same time, Qin Tianjian worked out the eight characters between him and Xiao Lianyu—the first-class marriage.
Su Huaian repeatedly rubbed the wedding date written on the imperial decree with his fingertips.
In the sixth year of Yanxi, the seventh day of March.