Chao Haisheng poked his head over and saw the side Du was looking at. In the center was an illustration of a demon with a green face and fangs. Thinking of what he had just said, Chao Haisheng's face darkened: "Is this a picture of me?!"
Du Chen coughed lightly and closed the book.
Naturally, he would not doubt the identity of the person brought by Xiao Mingye. It was just that the gap between the real person and what he had imagined was too big, and it was difficult for him to accept it for a while.
Xiao Mingye also saw the painting and stood by, chuckling. Everyone glared at him angrily, then looked at the sullen Chao Haisheng and said comfortingly, "Don't blame me, senior. I think the person who wrote this book has never seen your heroic figure, and was afraid that if the painting looked too like, others would take advantage of it and cheat them. That's why they painted it like this. Anyone who understands will understand."
That makes sense, but...
Chao Haisheng looked at him: "When I introduced myself just now, didn't you say that I didn't look like myself?"
If he thought that he didn't look like that, how could he blurt out the word "disbelief"?
All of them were angry: "..."
Xiao Mingye was almost laughing to death at Du's embarrassed expression.
It was not until Du Chen's eyes repeatedly urged her that she stopped laughing and helped him out of the predicament.
Chao Haisheng was not the kind of person who cared about these things, he just wanted to tease him. After Xiao Mingye came to the rescue, he went down the slope and discussed what happened that day.
The few of them put together the information they had so far. Chao Haisheng stroked his chin, which hadn't been cleaned for a few days and had some stubble growing on it, and said quietly, "This Nan Gu Priest is also a big shot. She released Shi Hou without hesitation and contacted the enemy country a long time ago. What does she want to do?"
What Ayiduo wants to do by contacting Daiqin is also a question on everyone's mind.
You could say she wanted to rebel, but she hasn't taken any action in all these years. Besides, Nan Gu is gone now. If she wanted to leave herself a guarantee, she should have gone directly to Mobei instead of following Jiang Zhiyu and the others to Shengjing.
After some discussion, Chao Haisheng was left with a lot of doubts. He was a person who couldn't sit still, and staying for a quarter of an hour was already the limit. Before leaving, he left a message for Du Chen as he said, and then left.
Du Chen was overjoyed and ordered Xiao Mingye to find a shop to frame the calligraphy and hang it up in his house. Just as Xiao Mingye was about to reach out to touch it, Du Chen changed his mind.
He embraced the calligraphy, stroking it with tenderness in his eyes. "Forget it. I'm worried about leaving it to you. I'd better wait until my injuries are healed and go on my own. Now that I've fulfilled one of my great wishes, if I can fulfill another, I'll have no regrets in this life."
He touched and talked, and his eyes looked at Xiao Mingye from time to time, full of suggestiveness.
Xiao Mingye sighed softly: "What else?"
"We got Mr. Du Chi's painting!" Du Chen said excitedly.
"Don't you already have one?" Xiao Mingye was puzzled. He already had at least three paintings hanging on his wall.
Those three paintings alone are enough to buy a house.
"How can they be the same? What I want most is his painting of red plum blossoms. Red plum blossoms in the snow and straw raincoats, don't let the cold invade the crane's knees and branches. It goes so well with this calligraphy!"
Xiao Mingye: "..."
He couldn't tell whether they were a good match or not, but he knew that to get this painting of red plum blossoms, they would have to spend at least their entire fortunes.
This money-burning hobby!
…
Arriving at the Imperial Prison, Xiao Mingye did not go straight to where Ayiduo was imprisoned. It was not that he did not want to, but...
The Minister of Justice is not just about conducting a simple interrogation. There are a backlog of cases. Since he bears the title of Minister of Justice, he must take care of these.
With piles of files in front of him, Xiao Mingye read them resignedly.
A minor official stood beside him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Just say it if you have something to say." Xiao Mingye flipped through the files without raising his head.
The clerk hesitated, then picked one from the file and placed it in front of Xiao Mingye: "Your Highness, how do you think this prisoner should be dealt with?"
Xiao Mingye reached out and took it, flipping through it.
It is about a little boy who is very cruel despite his young age. After returning to the village, he takes the children of his neighbors and goes to places in the mountains where wild wolves frequently appear, or to the side of a turbulent river, where he lures the wolves there while he quietly returns home.
In just one week, four or five children died.
This time, the child who was misled was smart and refused to go forward. The child lost control and took action himself, and was caught by the child's father.
So he reported it to the authorities.
Xiao Mingye frowned slightly. Logically speaking, such matters should be handled by the local county magistrate. No matter what, it should not be sent to the Ministry of Justice.
He looked at the clerk questioningly.
The clerk smiled flatteringly, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to please you. This matter is a bit difficult to handle. The county magistrate of this place has some friendship with Lord Xing, so we sent it to the Ministry of Justice. Lord Xing couldn't make up his mind, so he put it aside."
"Oh?" Xiao Mingye was a little surprised. "This kid is inherently evil. If he continues like this, he'll definitely be a disaster for the people. Just execute him and his parents who didn't take good care of him. What's the problem?"
"The child's parents are already dead, but the child's identity..." He leaned closer to Xiao Mingye: "He has some connection with the Jiang family."
"What Jiang family?"
"It's the Jiang family that severed ties with the Censor."
Xiao Mingye knew this: "Jiang Zhaorong? He is also Jiang Zhaorong's bloodline?!"
"That's not the case," the child denied. "This child is the bloodline of Jiang Jianjin, the brother of Jiang Zhaorong who was personally sent to the Dali Temple. Jiang Jianjin and Gao Shi committed suicide in prison upon learning of Jiang Zhaorong's death. This child is their only remaining bloodline. Lord Xing is worried that the Censor will recall their past relationship, so he doesn't dare to make a hasty decision."
Xiao Mingye: "..."
That's it, he thought it was no big deal.
"Send the message back and have them handle it according to the law. Give an explanation to the parents of those children who were killed for no reason. Don't worry about this person's identity. Your censor probably has even forgotten who this child is."
This was Xiao Mingye's analysis based on his understanding of Jiang Zhiyu. If he really cared about her, given Jiang Zhiyu's personality, he would definitely keep her under his own supervision. How could he send her to such a remote place?
He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his words and picked up the file: "Yes, I'll do it right away."
After leaving the house, he first went to the Xing Mansion and informed Xing Maozhi of the matter.
Xing Maozhi lay in bed, and after listening to the clerk's words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Finally, this hot potato has been dealt with."
The clerk also echoed: "Your Excellency should be cautious. No matter whether the censor will remember our friendship or not, it will not be your fault anyway."
Xing Maozhi remained noncommittal.
He also made the same analysis as Xiao Mingye at the beginning, but human hearts are the most unpredictable. They are one way today and another way tomorrow. He doesn't want to take any risks at all.
"What has your Highness done recently?"
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