Xin Yi just came out of the corridor of the side hall, and saw a servant coming in a hurry. When he saw him, he immediately relaxed, stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "My son is auspicious, this servant is ordered by His Royal Highness King Ping Ding to come and lead him to exchange Clean clothes." Hearing Bai Jiu's name, Xin Yi stopped slightly, but did not follow him. The servant became more respectful, and said: "Your Highness said that the son of the world should just change his clothes and ignore the cats and dogs behind."
This is more like what Bai Jiu said.
Xin Yi smiled, turned around and followed him. The means to control the palace are not on the table, and everyone has to compete secretly. He only dared to play tricks when the emperor opened and closed his eyes. What did he have to be afraid of
The servant didn't take him far, and there were only a few places the minister could go to, so he couldn't cross that line and go to the back. Xin Yi entered the room, and the clean robes had been placed on the screen. He didn't mention it since he went to the back, but when he came out, he looked in the mirror and dimples appeared.
It turned out that the robe was not his size, but Bai Jiu's size. Speaking of which, Bai Jiu was one shoulder taller than him, with his sleeves hanging down, and he had a bit of an opera vibe, which made people laugh. Xin Yi held up his sleeves and turned around in front of the mirror, making him look even younger. I kept laughing in front of the mirror, dispelling the unhappiness I left just now, after thinking about it, I touched the robe with my fingers, picked up the sleeves and sniffed it gently.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but I think I can still smell Bai Jiu's cool scent. He sniffed in a daze, and the door was suddenly pushed open. Bai Jiu was just entering the door, when he saw him holding his long sleeves in a daze in front of the mirror, he couldn't help raising his long eyebrows slightly.
"Does it smell good?"
Xin Yi was like a cat that had been poked, his ears turned red and his hands were put behind his back. He just felt like he was being watched for doing something bad... Coupled with last night's dream, he didn't even dare to look directly at Bai Jiu.
Bai Jiu extended a smile on his lips, and came over to measure his chest and waist with his fingertips, and said: "Go back and ask Mr. Bai to measure it again. It looks rounder than when he first entered the mansion."
"Eat well... naturally you will gain a few catties." Xin Yi lowered his eyes and tried to find the toes of his shoes under the robe, but he didn't look up.
Bai Jiu raised his hand to loosen the neckline, smiled and said, "It's easy to raise."
Xin Yi's heart suddenly felt as if someone had scratched it with a feather, it was crisp and itchy.
Bai Jiu took off his robe and didn't look anywhere else, he just asked, "Does this dress suit you?"
Xin Yi nodded hastily, but out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Bai Jiu had taken off his coat and hadn't changed again. He felt bad for a while, and looked up to see Bai Jiu looking at him. He was stunned for a few moments before he said: "This robe is—" This robe was really for Bai Jiubei. In a blink of an eye, I saw that there was a cushion on the side of the screen, and another set of robes was neatly placed on it.
"Just wear it if you like it." Bai Jiu's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "There are so many at home, pick whatever you want."
Xin Yi was speechless, and only covered his face with his sleeves. As Bai Jiu was watching, she suddenly raised her hand to block his movement. She passed between his sleeves, and her fingertips slid onto his cheeks and chin. Xin Yi wanted to step back and explain, but when he saw Bai Jiu's lips twitch into a smile, he felt a little cold. Bai Jiu said softly, "Did Xin Wen touch it?"
Xin Yi shook his head quickly and said, "It's not him."
Bai Jiu thought he knew who it was, so he stopped asking. The fingers that were already about to leave suddenly turned around, stroking Xin Yi's cheeks coldly. Xin Yi stared at him with wide eyes, breathing hard. Bai Jiu pointed to his collar, undid the first button for him, and said, "Take it off, let me see."
Not only did Xin Yi blush, his entire body was probably going to blush.
When he returned to the banquet, Xin Yi's chest was still thumping, his ears were red and hot, he didn't even hear Xie Jingsheng's apology, he didn't realize it until Xie Jingsheng called him again, he just shook his head at Xie Jingsheng, indicating that no problem.
Xin Wen and Guan Si had already returned to their seats, seeing Xin Yi returning to their seats, Xin Wen seemed to sneer a few times, Xin Yi poured his wine and smiled back at him.
The palace banquet was coming to an end, and the emperor was tired of talking. Xin Yi took advantage of this gap to take a good look at the emperor, he was an old man in his sixties, tired and old. Xin Yi lowered his head and took a sip of his wine, and stopped looking.
Everyone's conversations are no longer what they used to be, and it's time to break up. The emperor cleared his throat, and Kang Fu at the side hurriedly bent over to help the emperor get up. The people below fell silent, and the emperor smiled and said, "I'm having a good time tonight." Of course, there was still a follow-up to the conversation, but a Jingwei hurriedly entered outside the palace, and the emperor frowned, and asked, "What's the matter."
The Jingwei knelt on one knee, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Report to Your Majesty, the Jingwei Division inspected and patrolled according to the regulations tonight, and found out why the clan's mansion drowned in Bailu Lake in the side hall."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. Even He Anchang, who seemed to be falling asleep, was slightly surprised. Xie Jingsheng frowned, and the two subconsciously looked at each other, seeing astonishment in each other's eyes. The Zongrenfu is not affiliated with Zhongshu, and it is not a member of the Leftists and Baijiu. It has always been directly under Qin Wang Xin Zhenhong, and it is a fringe force that does not stand in the middle of Beijing. Now that a decent fifth-rank experience has died, they will inevitably be the first to suspect whether it was the dirty water thrown by the other party.
King Qin got up abruptly, and said in a deep voice, "Drown in the lake? Good people will drown in the lake!"
The emperor's face was gloomy, and he said to Jing Wei: "You report in detail."
"According to the regulations, I will first inspect the Hall of Supreme Harmony tonight, and then inspect the side hall after Haishi. However, the side hall made noises at Haishi, and I dare not be careless. I led people to investigate, and when the lights shone on the surface of the lake, I found out who had drowned." Jing Wei leaned over and kowtowed: "I have seen He Jin's body and felt suspicious. I dare not lie to your majesty, so I took the sin and came here to report the truth."
"Is there any doubt about the corpse?" The emperor patted his seat and said, "Quickly tell me! What is there to doubt?"
"Your Majesty." The Jingwei Commander dared to continue: "I found out that He Jin was strangled to death and thrown into the lake before drowning."
Xin Yi's eyes that had been downcast all the time suddenly lifted, and Xin Wen over there had already knelt down in the banquet with a plop, and panickedly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty! How is this possible!"
"What's the matter with you!" The emperor pointed at Xin Wen and said angrily, "The dignified son of King Qin, the serious heir of the emperor's family, what are you doing in such a panic!"
"Grandson, grandson..." Xin Wen's eyes drifted to Xin Yi, then turned back quickly, and said, "Just now, grandson went to change clothes with Shizi Yi to help Master Guan, and what experience did you experience when you saw him first come to the hall to rest in the side hall?" , people are still good. Later, Master Guan invited his grandson to return with Shizi Yi, but Shizi shook his head and refused, and grandson thought it was Shizi Yi who also drank too much, thinking about what happened in the palace, nothing happened Chazi, I don’t think it’s He Experience who met an accident.” He said and kowtowed a few more times, saying: “Grandson’s sin, so he should return with He Experience.”
"What's your crime?" The emperor reprimanded and turned to Xin Yi. Whether the look in that moment was disgust or fear, it flickered so fast that Xin Yi couldn't catch it clearly. The emperor said in a deep voice, "What are you doing in the side hall?"
This is a good question, and it saves the effort of debating the authenticity, and it is directly determined that he has met He Experience, and he has not waited until the end. Who is the emperor's mind, everyone here knows very well.
According to the experience of the clan's mansion, the official position is not important. According to the past, if the grandson is really favored by the emperor, the emperor only reprimands him a few words and asks him to face the wall and apologize. According to Xin Wen's misbehavior over the years, there are not even ten cases of this kind of life in his hands, but seven or eight are enough. Today it was Xin Yi, even if an ant died in the side hall, the palace probably made up his mind to let him go around without eating. Not to mention that such a human life happened to happen just right, Xin Yi did indeed go to the side hall, and indeed returned late, the three of them knew best what they did in the side hall. But looking at Xin Wen's appearance, this case probably wasn't intentional.
Xin Yi is dumb, so naturally he couldn't answer. He knelt down in the hall, pointing to his clothes, implying that he just changed clothes.
"If you want to change your robe, then you can change it with Master Guan. Why stay?" King Qin squinted his eyes and took a step closer, saying, "Your Majesty has only been in Beijing for a few days, can't he still learn the rules? Such a far-fetched reason It is really unconvincing. Although the experience of the Clan Mansion is not a powerful person, but they are officials in the same dynasty, and they are loyal to the same monarch, so there is no room for one person if there is any kind of grievance!"
"You've only been in Beijing for a few days, and you've made enemies with others? You still use such vicious means!" The emperor pushed away Kang Fu's support, walked up to Xin Yi, and said gloomyly: "Beiyang has 300,000 soldiers and horses." Guarding the border, if I were handed over to someone like you who doesn't know the rules, don't know etiquette and has a vicious mind, would I, Da Lan, still have peace? Xin Yi, I always thought of your father's loyalty, but you are so kind!"
Xin Yi bowed his head and remained silent.
He Anchang suddenly got up, knelt on one side, and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, I think it's too early to conclude this matter!"
Xin Wen immediately said: "The same is true for grandson! Besides, He Cheng died of choking his throat, and Yi Shizi is thin and gentle, so he definitely can't do this!" He turned to Guan Si and said earnestly: " Master Guan must have thought the same way, right?"
Guan Si said badly to himself, knowing that Xin Wen wanted him to push Xin Yi to his death. But regardless of Xin Yi himself, Bai Jiu, who was always smiling and silent, was already in a cold sweat! What's more, the leftist He Anchang has already spoken out, making it clear that the leftists will not accept this wrongful case. The two factions in the court and the middle school are both clean and self-sufficient. If he said it, it would be small to splash dirty water on Xin Yi, but if it splashed even the slightest bit on the Zuo faction and Bai Jiuyi, it would be his death!
Guan Si's expression changed, but finally he knelt down, hesitatingly said: "I think... this case still needs to be investigated in detail. What experience is indisputable, you always need someone, you need an explanation."
Xin Wen said: "Although my grandson believes that Elder Yi is not such a vicious and ruthless person, since we want justice, why not conduct a thorough investigation of this case so that Elder Yi can be innocent. What does Elder Yi think?" he said He moved sideways for a few minutes, earnestly wanting to help Xin Yi's body, but actually wanting to lift up the long sleeves to reveal a scar or two.
Xie Jingsheng suddenly knelt down between the two of them, and smiled at Xin Wen. It seemed that he had almost sobered up, and his smile was a bit sinister. He put Xin Wen's hand back on Xin Wen's side, and said, "I agree with the words of Prince Wen very, very, very much. However, it is best to leave this court matter to the courtiers. Be a courtier and share your worries. It's an important matter of mine, so I don't need to worry about you." After saying that, he said to the emperor: "It's not like this, since I have returned to Beijing, it is not unreasonable to rest for a few days. Since this case came so coincidentally, my minister Please ask your Majesty, how about letting the ministers start to investigate?"
"Are you here to investigate?" The emperor sneered and said, "Since you sent him all the way back to Beijing, you must show some kindness."
"The minister also asks for an order." He Anchang said calmly and calmly: "He Jin and the minister have met several times, and they can be regarded as close friends. If this case is not investigated, it will be difficult for the minister to be satisfied. If only Mr. Xie is asked to investigate, it will inevitably provoke people's tongues." The minister is willing to invite the inspector to strive for justice."
He Anchang is well-known in the court for his integrity and sincerity, since he made such a statement, the emperor couldn't refuse it. But just letting Xin Yi go like this, he was really uncomfortable. He was in a stalemate, so he heard the light touch of the wine cup above.
Bai Jiu smiled and said: "A courtier's murder case should be due to the hard work of Master Zuo of Dali Temple. Why is everyone working hard?"
Dali Temple is in charge of the trial of prison cases, Dali Temple Minister Zuo Kaizhi is famous for investigating and liquidating cases, and he is also a ruthless stubble. In recent years, he has a bunch of memorials to Xin Wen, and he doesn't pretend to be speechless when he sees Bai Jiu. Everyone can rest assured that he will preside over the case.
Zhang Taiyan smiled along his beard and said: "King Pingding's words are not bad. The Holy Majesty is not like this. Lord Zuo will preside over the case, and order Lord Xie and Xu Xu to investigate and supervise the trial together. This way the conclusion is also innocent. Clean and clean, it not only gave He experience an explanation, but also showed the grace of the Holy One."
It was reasonable for the two of them to open their mouths, and if they continued to evade, it would inevitably be chilling.
The emperor thought for a moment and agreed. This incident was even more tiring, and the emperor could not sit down, so he left the table and went back to the hall. It only said that the emperor had already reached the gate of the palace, Xin Wen couldn't catch up and wanted to get up, but unexpectedly his knees left the ground, his back suddenly hurt, and he was kicked and rolled over. King Qin's face changed, and he said in shock: "Ping Ding Wang! What is the meaning of this!"
Bai Jiu ignored King Qin, and only said to Xin Wen with a smile, "Does it hurt from the fall?"
All the ministers who were about to retreat suddenly fell silent, they only thought that the king of Hades was uncertain, and somehow let Crown Prince Wen bump into Tai Sui's head. Seeing Bai Jiu's gentler smile, everyone sweated more.
Xin Wen hit his knee hard this time, but his father didn't dare to show Bai Jiu's face in front of him, how dare he cry out for pain? He could only cover his legs, his face was livid, and he said stiffly: "It doesn't hurt." No one dared to help, even the servants stood far away for fear of being affected. Xin Wen cursed inwardly, Fudi wanted to get up, but this time Bai Jiu raised his foot and kicked him on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
"It hurts from the fall." Bai Jiu smiled and took the wine cup, leaned over in front of Xin Wen, and said gently: "I know the prince has a good ruler. However, the master should have prepared this thing, and the prince has not yet arrived. Crown, I don't think it's proper to bring this thing into the palace. How about this, how about giving it to me?"
When Xin Wen heard the words, he knew that he was making trouble for Xin Yi, his arrogance was stuck in his chest, and his face was gloomy and livid. He took out the ruler from his sleeve, and before he could put it on, he was kicked in the middle of his chest, and he fell over with the ruler. Immediately afterwards, the wine cup shattered beside his head, and the shards flew across his cheek, wiping a line of blood. Xin Wen didn't think that he would dare to do this in the palace, let alone that he would treat him like this, he couldn't help being shocked by this broken lamp, and he was also furious.
Bai Jiu looked at him condescendingly with his narrow eyes, and his lips were tender, and said: "Why are you so ignorant. King Qin, it's not a big problem if this wine is broken in front of me. If it was broken in front of the Holy One just now, your son will probably die tonight." Climb out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled Xin Wenti up by the neckline, looked at the bloodline on his cheek and said, "Look, if I'm unhappy, don't you see blood? The people in the lake just now I haven't done it yet, what is the prince anxious about, what is this lake, I will send him off in the future, okay?"
Xin Wen saw the mixture of hostility and gentleness in his thick eyebrows and eyes, his narrow eyes were like ice that had been pressed for thousands of years, his hands and feet trembled slightly from the cold, his mouth opened and closed, and a word was stuck in his throat. Can't tell.