Li Xiangji understood the reason: "I know this, but..."
"Third brother!"
Behind them, Li Xiangsheng interrupted their conversation.
The Third Prince and Chen Zhizhou both had gloomy expressions. They looked at each other before turning their heads slightly.
"Fifth brother, what else do you want?"
Li Xiangji was as gentle as ever, but there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.
Li Xiangsheng strode up to the two of them with his hands behind his back, and patted Li Xiangji on the shoulder with a smile.
He pretended to be comforting, but in fact he said sarcastically, "Third brother, just now the emperor didn't blame you for your incompetence. Now that the Huaishui City case has been handed over to me, you can rest assured."
He stared at Li Xiangji with sinister eyes. There was silence between the two for a long time, but the atmosphere gradually became cold, dispelling the summer heat.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiangji chuckled twice, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes, as if he didn't take Lao Wu's words to heart.
"Of course, Father, please forgive me. Since I've handed this matter over to my fifth brother, my third brother won't worry."
Seeing that his provocation had no effect, Li Xiangsheng withdrew his hand, and the smile on his lips turned a little colder:
"As for Master Chen, I heard that Zhang Bin and you had some issues. Could it be that Master Chen killed Zhang Bin to avenge a personal vendetta?"
"Furthermore... I have heard that someone in the Chen Mansion bribed someone with stolen money. I wonder if Master Chen knows about this?"
The smile on his face grew wider, as if he were telling a trivial joke.
Chen Zhizhou lowered his eyes slightly, met his provocative gaze, and curled the corners of his mouth into a sneer. He said neither servilely nor arrogantly, "Where did you hear these words, Fifth Prince?"
"I would like to advise the Fifth Prince that as a prince, you should not be provoked by others. You cannot listen to or believe everything they say."
Is Chen Zhizhou calling himself stupid?!
Li Xiangsheng couldn't suppress his anger and was about to explode when Chen Zhizhou added fuel to the fire: "A ruler should not show his emotions on his face and should keep everything in his heart. Fifth Prince, please focus on your own affairs and stop constantly looking for trouble with others."
Finally, he said bluntly: "Your Highness is broad-minded and I don't think he will blame me for giving you advice."
Chen Zhizhou is now very popular in the court and is also a future important official. As long as the Chen family does not endanger the imperial power, His Majesty would be happy to let him balance the current imperial power.
Li Xiangsheng knew this and could only suppress his anger, but the protruding veins on his forehead still revealed his emotions.
"Chen Zhizhou, you are very kind. Don't let me find fault with you. Otherwise, I will make sure you are doomed."
Chen Zhizhou bowed slightly, extended his hand as a gesture to see the guest off, and said, "Then I'll wait. Please."
The third prince was amused by his words, but his expression remained solemn.
Li Xiangsheng walked away with his sleeves clenched into fists, wishing he could tear Chen Zhizhou into pieces.
After the man angrily boarded the carriage, Li Xiangji asked, "Why did you want to fight him head-on?"
"What happened in the palace just now will spread throughout the capital within half a day. By then, the Fifth Prince's residence will be crowded with people. If you break up with him today, you will receive more and more memorials to accuse you in the future."
Chen Zhizhou stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the carriage moving away, and said indifferently: "So what?"
"The Fifth Prince may seem capable, but he's merely relying on the glory of his mother's family. In reality, he's brainless and incompetent. How can we leave the world to such a person?"
As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Li Xiangji: "Your Highness the Third Prince is not an ordinary person, so you don't have to endure it all the time."
"Your Majesty is using the excuse of closing this case to give the Fifth Prince a little sweet treat. He's deliberately provoking you today. What if he tries to get ahead of you in the future?"
Chen Zhizhou's words fell heavily on Li Xiangji's heart.
He is indeed too cautious in his work, and he should be as upright as Chen Zhizhou at the right time.
"Master Chen, I will remember your words."
The Third Prince smiled brightly and said, "It is a blessing for me to have Master Chen by my side."
Chen Zhizhou smiled, and then the two of them left the hall and got into the carriage to return home.
Chen Mansion.
The four doors of the Chen family were wide open, and at this time, the streets were crowded with people who came to watch the excitement.
Zheng Jun and a group of guards stood in front of the door, while Gu Qingze and Chen's father and mother stood on the stone steps, looking down at them.
"Sir Zheng, please." Gu Qingxu raised his hand and motioned him to start.
Chen's father and mother were still a little nervous, thinking that this move might be a bit too much.
But on second thought, Zheng Jun came to search the house with great fanfare. If he didn't do so, I'm afraid the Chen family would not be able to hold their heads up in the capital in the future.
Chen Zhizhou was very popular in the court, and they could not bring shame to their son.
Zheng Jun clenched his fist in one hand and held the sword in the other. He looked up at Gu Qing's sarcastic and humiliating gaze, gritted his teeth, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
This arrogant woman!
"It seems that even our Lord Zheng himself finds it difficult to speak."
Gu Qing smiled as he continued, "Everyone, today, Sergeant Zheng brought his men into my Chen family without a written order or a token. Is there anything more absurd than this in the world?!"
The people heard this and whispered to each other.
"This is going too far!"
"Of course not. He was just trying to bully others. Who knew that the Third Young Master's wife would catch him?"
"If you ask me, he deserves it and should apologize to the Chen family."
"Apologize! Apologize!" The words came from the crowd, and then spread from one to two, two to four, four to eight, until all the people started to cheer and shout.
Zheng Jun and his guards were filled with shame and anger.
At the same time, a carriage passed by the street corner. Li Xiangsheng in the carriage heard the noise and his gloomy eyes showed displeasure. He asked, "What's going on up there?!"
The driver looked over from a distance and said, "Fifth Prince, it seems that's the Chen family's residence up ahead. There are quite a few people gathered at the door. There must be something going on."
"Isn't that Mrs. Chen Sanshao?"
The driver saw Gu Qing standing on the stone steps in a dark purple dress. From a distance, she looked like a fairy, solemn and inviolable.
Li Xiangsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, his gloomy eyes showing a hint of amusement: "Gu Qing?"
"Come, follow me down to take a look."
As soon as the words fell, two teams of people made their way through the crowd, and the guard in the lead shouted loudly: "The Fifth Prince has arrived—"
The common people bowed their heads and kowtowed, saying, "We greet His Highness the Fifth Prince."
The sounds of kowtows came one after another.
Li Xiangsheng really likes the feeling of being surrounded by people.
He looked around and exchanged glances with Gu Qing with his usual fake smile. When he got closer and saw Zheng Jun kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but twitch his eyes.
His anger and rage instantly flared up like wildfire, and he angrily asked, "Mr. Zheng, why are you here?"
Seeing this, Zheng Jun knew that the Fifth Prince was furious, so he crawled to his knees and said, "Fifth Prince, calm down. I..."
"minister……"
He knew that he couldn't offend himself and the Fifth Prince here, so he made up his mind and said, "Your Highness, I am guilty!"
"I didn't investigate the case clearly and accidentally bumped into Mrs. Chen Sanshao!"
Li Xiangsheng stared at him, murderous intent flashing in his gloomy eyes. He knew without thinking too much that the idiot Zheng Jun had fallen into Gu Qing's trap.
Not only did he fail to find out anything, but he also fell into Gu Qing's trap.
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