Chapter 167 Sincerity is the key to success

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xie has arrived."

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyes: "Xuan."

Xie Hui walked quickly into the hall, lifted his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, may you be well and safe."

"Get up." Xiao Jingfan put down the book, "Sit down."

Xie Hui stood up and sat down on a chair beside him.

Xiao Jingfan asked, "After one night, has he admitted it?"

Xie Hui shook his head: "The prince has been crying foul, claiming that the ministers deliberately framed him, and he refuses to admit that he sent assassins to kill Fan Chen."

"Don't cry until you see the coffin." Xiao Jingfan's eyes darkened, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Xie Hui took out a letter from his bosom and placed it on the desk: "Your Majesty, please take a look."

Xiao Jingfan picked up the letter, but after reading two lines, his brows furrowed. He tilted his head to look at Xie Hui: "Secret letter?"

Xie Hui nodded. "Yes, the Crown Prince said that he and Prince Cheng used secret letters when communicating. I found a letter on him that was also written in the same encrypted format."

"This is the decrypted content." Xie Hui took out another piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Xiao Jingfan with both hands.

The content of the letter roughly stated that some court officials suspected that Prince Cheng was planning a rebellion and advocated sending troops to encircle and suppress Prince Cheng. However, the emperor did not believe that Prince Cheng would rebel, so he specially sent people to his fiefdom to summon Prince Cheng to the capital to question him in person.

In the letter, Prince Cheng assured that the emperor was on Prince Cheng's side and that the investigation was just a formality. As long as Prince Cheng was willing to come to the capital, he could clear his suspicion and even receive a reward.

The words he used were so sincere, completely portraying the image of a good son who cares about his old father.

Xiao Jingfan shook the paper in his hand: "Written by Xiao Dunyi himself?"

Xie Hui nodded.

Xiao Jingfan read the secret letter again. If you look at the secret letter alone, it is just an ordinary letter to inform family members that they are safe.

He put the secret letter aside and asked, "Xiao Dunyi was taken away by the Jinyiwei. What was Wei Mingliang's reaction?"

Xie Hui: "There is no movement at the posthouse yet."

"No movement..." Xiao Jingfan narrowed his narrow eyes and stared at the secret letter for a moment, then ordered, "Keep watching. Report any unusual movements immediately. If any letters are transmitted, do your best to intercept them."

Xie Hui accepted the order and asked, "Your Majesty, are you worried that he will break into the prison?"

"I wish he was as stupid as that brainless Xiao Dunyan." Xiao Jingfan glanced at him and sighed, "What a pity..."

After understanding the unfinished meaning, Xie Hui also sighed softly. He was just about able to stop Wei Mingliang last night. What a pity.

He bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, should we send the secret letter immediately?"

"No rush." ​​Xiao Jingfan waved his hand, "I'll take a look."

The big boss said he wanted to take a look, so Xie Hui naturally had no objection.

Xiao Jingfan didn't pick up the secret letter, but changed the subject. "This morning, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory reported that the auspicious sign of five planets in a row appeared in the southwest, suggesting the appearance of a lucky beast. Send two teams of Jinyiwei to search for it and make sure it's brought back to me."

Xie Hui looked up in surprise. Doesn’t Your Majesty never believe in auspicious signs? Why did he specially send people to look for it?

Xiao Jingfan picked up the red brush and drew a strange creature on the rice paper. He handed it to Xie Hui and said, "Go and look for it according to this pattern. If you can't find it, you won't be able to be the commander of the Jinyiwei anymore."

Xie Hui shuddered. Is it that serious?

He immediately lowered his head to look at the strange creature on the paper. The moment he saw it clearly, the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and his face wrinkled like a bitter gourd.

How could this thing, which resembles a pig, a cow, a horse, and a donkey, be a lucky animal? Your Majesty, is you kidding me!

He asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, has the Imperial Observatory mentioned where auspicious beasts might appear?"

Xiao Jingfan looked up at the sky as if reminiscing, and after a while he said, "I heard that auspicious beasts often appear in high mountains and dense forests. I remember there was a white mountain or valley over there..."

"Baisha Valley." Xie Hui reminded.

"Yes, it's Baisha Valley." Xiao Jingfan looked as if he had finally remembered. "The auspicious beast doesn't eat worldly food. That place is rarely visited by people. You can go there and look for it. Maybe you can find some traces of the auspicious beast."

Baisha Valley?

Xie Hui's eyes moved slightly.

It is true that Baisha Valley is rarely visited by people, but the place is also shrouded in poisonous miasma all year round. If it is a auspicious beast, how could it go to such an ominous place?

Does Your Majesty have any other intention behind this order?

His mind raced, he glanced secretly at Xiao Jingfan, and said with a bow, "I obey your command."

Xiao Jingfan waved his hand to signal him to leave, picked up the book and read it for a while, then lowered his head to look at the secret letter.

Xiao Dunyi is not as stupid as Xiao Dunyan. Is there really no problem with this secret letter?

*

Half an hour later, Chen Xing skipped into Nong Yun Garden and went straight to the room where Chu Liuzheng and Moxiang lived.

Chu Liuzheng was just about to go to the imperial kitchen to look for Eunuch Chen when he saw Chen Xing coming over at this time, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"Are you going to ask me to work overtime at Wenhua Hall again? I'm running out of sick leave, please let me go!"

"Sister Moxiang, Sister Liuzheng." Chen Xing greeted the two with a smile, and then moved closer to Chu Liuzheng very skillfully, looking her up and down with his big eyes, "Sister, are you going out?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded: "Go to the imperial kitchen, why are you here now?"

Please, please don't do overtime!

"I came to talk to my sister." Chen Xing smiled and supported her. "There's nothing to do in the tea room right now, so I came out for a walk."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

Only a secret guard would have the nerve to wander off mid-duty. Anyone else would be lectured by Chief Supervisor Zhou in no time.

Moxiang didn't know Chen Xing's background, she just thought she was young and playful, so she gently taught her: "If you want to talk, you can come back after your shift. It won't cost a few hours."

"You're sneaking out now. Once or twice is fine. Yuzhui and Siyue are there, so nothing serious will happen. But if you do it too often, they'll be willing to help you, but others will complain. Words in the palace can kill, so don't let your temper get the better of you."

"I understand. Thank you sister for teaching me." Chen Xing nodded obediently, but was thinking in his heart that he would use a different reason next time.

Seeing that she was learning, Moxiang smiled and reached out to touch her head.

Chu Liuzheng sighed.

[Sister Moxiang looks at Chenxing with such loving eyes, as if she were looking at her own daughter.]

She said to them, "You guys chat first, I'll be back soon."

"Wait." Chen Xing hugged her arm, "The road is slippery. I'll accompany you to the imperial kitchen."

Before Chu Liuzheng could refuse, Moxiang nodded beside him: "I feel relieved to have you by my side."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[I need someone to accompany me to the imperial kitchen. In Sister Moxiang's eyes, I am only three years old when I was injured, right?]

"Let's go." Chen Xing helped Chu Liuzheng walk away without giving him any room to refuse. When they crossed the threshold, he kindly reminded them, "Be careful with the threshold."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

After they left Nongyun Garden, Chen Xing supported her as they walked towards the Moon Pond. As they walked, he said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs released two ice carp into the Moon Pond this morning. They looked just like the real thing, their tails even moving. I'm sure you haven't seen that before."

Chu Liuzheng became interested, and since he could go to the imperial kitchen from the Moon Pond, he followed her.

But she soon regretted it.

[Fuck! Shouldn't the tyrant be reviewing memorials in the Wenhua Hall right now? Why is he here admiring the ice carp?]

[Next time you go out, remember to check the system! ]

Chu Liuzheng was very upset. While paying his respects to the emperor with Chen Xing, he prayed that he would not be forced to work overtime.