Thinking of this, both sisters and brothers invariably let go of half of their hearts. Qi Xiaoxian said loudly: "This Nan Nan is the nickname of the queen's mother, and very few people know it. This Qi Feng was Chen's playmate when he was a child, and he was the son of a lieutenant under General Qi Guangbo, but after his father and mother died one after another when he was a child, he was lost one day. ”

The emperor snorted and said, "You are right." I saw this letter in her study. ”

Qi Xiaoxian's sister and brother were both shocked - since it was in a place like the study, there must be an inner ghost in the Rouyi Palace.

"Your Majesty, as mentioned in the letter, the corpses of more than 30 people have been seen by the ministers, and they have ordered someone to investigate, but there has been no result for a while. The ministers came to the palace tonight to report the matter to the emperor. ”

After hearing this, the queen's eyes suddenly lit up. Qi Xiaoxian is undoubtedly the best evidence. Since he was able to find out before the emperor, it can show that he is innocent.

At least most of the grievances can be washed away without being caught off guard.

"Since the minister discovered the suspicions of the Dongwu case and the Tianshui Town case, he began to investigate non-stop. Yesterday evening, the minister received news that something big happened in the northeast of the city at the beginning of next month. ”

Qi Xiaoxian paused, glanced at the emperor, and found that the latter seemed to be listening carefully to his defense, and finally put his heart back in his stomach: "The minister thinks about it day and night, and always feels that everything is too coincidental. It seemed that someone was guiding us in the direction of our investigation, so we decided to go the opposite way and go to the southwest of the city to check it out for ourselves. ”

The emperor asked in a low voice, "How?" ”

"The southwest is sparsely populated, full of grassy meadows. Chen carefully traced all the way, and found the bodies of more than 30 people, as well as the body of Li Jing, a felony of Eastern Wu. They were all pale, and the minister presumed that they had been dead for a long time. The minister asked the subordinates of the Qing Officials Division to investigate the details of the more than 30 people, and brought Li Jing's body back to the Qing Officials Division. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can go to the Clearance Division with your ministers to check. ”

The emperor groaned for a moment, then nodded and said, "So you will go with me." ”

After speaking, he raised his legs and went out, and Chang Gonggong was the most clever. Seeing that the emperor and queen parted unhappily this time, as soon as the clever plan came out in his heart, he said in a sharp voice: "Congratulations to the emperor." ”

It worked. Only then did the emperor think of the queen who was still kneeling on the ground and crying silently, and saw that her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Even so, it is still pear blossoms with rain, and it has a different charm from the dignified and generous on weekdays, which is strange and cute.

I couldn't bear it in my heart, so I sighed secretly and said, "The queen gets up!" It's cold on the ground, don't get infected with the wind cold. ”

After speaking, he raised his legs and went out, and the eunuch who followed him hurriedly ordered to go down and prepare the car and horses.

Qi Xiaoxian saw that his mood seemed to have eased, so he took the opportunity to say again: "Your Majesty, the ministers came in a hurry today, and I am afraid that the information of the more than thirty people has not yet been found out. ”

The emperor waved his hand, but he didn't want to talk to Qi Xiaoxian. Qi Xiaoxian had no choice but to shut up.

The two of them were silent all the way, and at this moment they came to the door of the Qing Officials. At this time, it was already ugly, but the Qing Officials Division was still brightly lit, especially conspicuous in the east of the city. Qi Xiaoxian's heart tightened-

He hasn't been instructed to work overtime, and he hasn't had a very urgent case at hand recently, so how can he stay up all night?

He was faintly uneasy in his heart, but the emperor had already stepped into the door, and Qi Xiaoxian had to follow.

The council hall was full of subordinates, and they were crowding each other at the moment, standing together in a mess.

Qi Xiaoxian's face couldn't help twitching, this situation and this scene were clearly accidental!

"What's wrong? Why haven't you gone home yet? Qi Xiaoxian roared angrily, and the hall suddenly fell silent.

No one answered.

Qi Xiaoxian almost wanted to go crazy, and suddenly remembered that today was not the time to ask this, so he softened his tone and ordered: "Go and carry Li Jing's body out." What happened to the thirty or so people who commanded you to investigate today? ”

Silent.

After a while, a subordinate stood up boldly and forcibly calmed down: "Commander, that Li Jing's body was fine just now, but for some reason, he suddenly disappeared." ”

Qi Xiaoxian's scalp exploded, and he suddenly felt that a majestic anger around him was about to explode, and he caught a glimpse of the emperor's cold face, staring at that subordinate with a pair of eyes, eager to punish him for the next moment.

"What about the information of the thirty people? Move out the thirty or so people. Qi Xiaoxian remembered his sister's tearful appearance, so he could only force himself to calm down and ask patiently.

At that moment, dozens of people left to carry the corpses, and one person said loudly: "These corpses...... If that's right, it's all from the Gao family in Yunzhou. ”

When the man said the back, his voice was weak and almost inaudible.

"Bastard!" The emperor was instantly furious, and with a roar, Long Wei was revealed, and everyone held their breath, for fear of being noticed by the emperor and becoming cannon fodder.

The emperor has a favorite concubine, Gao Guifei, who has always been arrogant, and the queen has a strong personality, so the two are incompatible.

Concubine Gao's hometown is in Yunzhou, and her father is a small magistrate in Yunzhou. Then Yunzhou Gaofu refers to her home.

Qi Xiaoxian is like being struck by lightning, if you can't find Li Jing and the people who are making trouble behind her back, I am afraid that the queen will suffer injustice in her life. That's still a good situation. If there are more people with intentions to add fuel to the fire, then the emperor is afraid that he will abolish the queen, and it is not impossible to even kill her.

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Qi Xiaoxian's mouth.

At present, everyone in the Qing Officials Division can testify for themselves that they really brought Li Jing back; But believe it or not, it's up to the emperor. In any case, if Li Jing is lost as an important evidence, whether the emperor believes him or not, his sister's life in the palace will not be easy; At least until you find out the truth yourself.

made a decision immediately, and Qi Xiaoxian knelt down. When the Qing Officials saw the commander kneeling, they also knelt down.

I only heard Qi Xiaoxian say: "The minister lost the witness and important prisoner, and the crime deserves death." The minister should have apologized for his crimes, but the truth was not found out for a day, and the minister was unwilling. Please also ask Your Majesty to give your ministers a chance to make amends! ”

The last sentence was sonorous and powerful, and everyone in the Qing Officials Division was full of hearts, and then repeated: "Please Your Majesty give the ministers a chance to make up for their mistakes!" ”

"Hahaha! Good. In this case, I will allow you half a year to investigate this case without leakage. If there is anything else in doubt, you will wait for the head to fall to the ground! ”

When everyone heard this, they all cried bitterly in their hearts; Who knew it was an errand that would cost you your head if you didn't do it well?

Qi Xiaoxian breathed a sigh of relief. With the emperor's words, my sister's life will not be too difficult in the future. And for him, with Ruan Di by his side, half a year is more than enough.