Chapter 86: Censor Qian also wants to resign today
"Master Qian, please stand up and answer." Xiao Yu finally spoke.
The prince had spoken, and no matter how scared Censor Qian was, he could only stand up tremblingly.
"Master Qian, don't be so nervous." Chu Xuanyi patted his shoulder. "I came here with the prince today because I have a great thing that I want to share with Master Qian."
When Censor Qian heard this, his legs, which had just stood firm, went limp again and he almost fell to his knees again.
He cried, "Master Imperial Master, Your Highness, please spare this humble official! I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child... well, I don't have a three-year-old child. But I am timid and have little luck, so I can't bear your 'kindness'!"
"I heard that Lord Qian received an invitation to Mr. Huang Chong's birthday party?" Chu Xuanyi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Yes...I received it." Censor Qian felt a tightness in his heart.
"What a coincidence." Chu Xuanyi snapped his fingers. "Our prince has also recently become very interested in this wealthy Mr. Huang and wants to go to his birthday banquet... to watch the fun."
Censor Qian's eyes widened instantly, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.
The Regent...is going to a merchant's birthday party?
"But the prince's status is noble, so it's not convenient to publicize it, so..." Chu Xuanyi dragged out his voice, and the smile on his face became more and more "sincere". "This seat and Jiu plan to pretend to be distant relatives of Minister Li's family and go there. As for the prince... I would like to ask Lord Qian for a favor. Then, we can say that the prince is your distant cousin and attend the banquet together. How about it?"
"No! No no no no how!"
Censor Qian didn't even think twice, shaking his head like a rattle. "Master Imperial Master, please forgive me! I absolutely dare not! Letting the prince be...become my cousin is a heinous crime punishable by the death of my entire clan!"
He paused, then added with a mournful look, "Besides! The Huang family's villa is built on Yuquan Mountain! It's right next to the old site of the Lin family! That place is incredibly spooky!"
"Master Qian, you are wrong." Xiao Yu, who had been silent all the time, glanced at him lightly at this moment.
With just one glance, Censor Qian felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
"Your Highness has all of this in mind," Chu Xuanyi immediately continued, gently coaxing, "Your Highness said that Lord Qian possesses great luck! He is the nemesis of demons and evil spirits! If you can help Your Highness again this time and uncover the demon hidden in the capital, it would be a tremendous achievement! Ennobling your wife and children will be just around the corner!"
Censor Qian was stunned when he heard this, and felt that he was really that powerful.
But when he thought of Xiao Yu's cold eyes, he immediately backed down: "But...but I'm afraid of death..."
Chu Xuanyi leaned close to his ear and lowered his voice very low, "Master Qian, if the prince and I encountered any trouble in the royal villa that day, do you think... would the prince feel that it was because you, the 'evil slayer', were not there that the misfortune occurred?"
Censor Qian broke out in a cold sweat.
Even a fool can hear the threat in these words!
Go, and you will risk your life.
If you don't go, you'll be dead! You'll also be accused of "disobeying the emperor's orders" and "not helping someone in need"!
Censor Qian's face turned pale, then blue, then blue, then purple, and finally turned into ashes.
His legs softened and he finally gave up. He knelt down again and cried, "Master Imperial Master... Your humble servant... Is it not okay for your humble servant to go?"
"That's right!" Chu Xuanyi patted his shoulder with satisfaction, "Don't worry, we will bring Ah Jiu with us. With her as your lucky star, you will be safe and sound."
When he heard Ajiu's name, Censor Qian's expression looked a little better.
Yes, and there’s that little girl who can ward off evil spirits!
He looked at Chu Xuanyi's face that smiled like a fox, and had only one thought in his mind.
I will submit a memorial tomorrow to resign and return home!
The officials in the capital are really not human beings!
The next day, it was just dawn.
Ah Jiu was carrying a small, bulging bundle stuffed to the brim with a few crooked little ducks printed on it. She was directing the servants of the palace to load things onto a carriage.
"Uncle Wang, please put this food box away carefully. It contains jujube paste cakes and must not be crushed."
"Aunt Li, my little pillow! Yes, the one with the little tiger embroidered on it. Take it with you too!"
Chu Xuanyi had two huge dark circles under his eyes and was leaning against the pillar. His temples were throbbing as he watched this scene that was like moving a house.
They are going to venture into dangerous places, not to have an outing!
At this moment, Xiao Yu, dressed in a dark suit, walked out of the main house.
When Ajiu saw him, his eyes lit up and he immediately rushed over like a little cannonball and hugged his thighs.
"Brother Xiongxiong! When are we leaving? I brought a lot of delicious food!" She raised her little face and said as if she was presenting a treasure.
Xiao Yu's body stiffened.
He lowered his head and met a pair of sparkling, expectant eyes. This little girl was getting bolder and bolder.
Xiao Yu didn't say anything, but just stretched out his finger and tapped Ajiu's forehead lightly.
"Ah!" Jiu covered his forehead with his hands and pouted in grievance, "Brother Xiongxiong is so fierce..."
Xiao Yu: “…”
Ajiu also saw Chu Xuanyi, and immediately let go of Xiao Yu's legs, ran to him, and performed a not-so-standard salute very seriously.
"Good morning, sir!" she called out crisply.
"Sir, the ball of yarn on your head seems to be even more tangled today." Jiu added innocently.
Chu Xuanyi felt like an arrow had hit his heart.
He didn't want to talk to this little girl anymore.
"Get in the car." Xiao Yu gave the order concisely and was the first to get on the carriage.
"Great! Let's go!"
Ah Jiu cheered and climbed up using both hands and feet. Chu Xuanyi rubbed his aching heart and followed him with a hopeless look.
The carriage slowly drove out of the Regent's Palace and blended into the early morning traffic in the capital.
There is spaciousness inside the car.
As soon as Ajiu sat down, she couldn't wait to open her little duck bag and took out one thing after another from it as if she was presenting treasures.
"Brother Xiong Xiong, have this! Fu Man Lou's new milky square pastry melts in your mouth!"
"Sir, this is for you. It's almond cake. Aunt Zhang said it's good for your brain!"
"Brother Xiong Xiong, there's also this, honey-glazed pork jerky. I specially asked them to brush it with an extra layer of honey!"
"Sir, I'll give you this walnut cake too. They say like cures like..."
Chu Xuanyi looked at the snacks in front of him that were piling up higher and higher, all of which were meant to "nourish the brain", and his face turned ashen.
Is this little girl indirectly calling him stupid?!
In contrast, although Xiao Yu had a lot of snacks in front of him, they were all sweet and delicious little things that looked delicious.
He actually... actually picked up a piece of milk-flavored square pastry and started eating it slowly.
Chu Xuanyi was shocked.
The Regent Prince Xiao Yu, who was obsessed with mysophobia and would only put silver needles before anything he put into his mouth, and was incredibly picky, actually ate the snacks handed to him by the little girl?
This world is mysterious.
"Brother Xiongxiong, is it delicious?" Jiu asked expectantly.
Xiao Yu nodded slightly as a response.
"That's great!" Jiu happily swung her feet. "If you eat more, the little flower on your head will get better soon!"
Xiao Yu paused in eating.
Chu Xuanyi said coldly, "His is luck, not a flower. Mine is not a ball of wool, it's wisdom!"
"Oh." Ah Jiu nodded, not quite understanding, and then stuffed a piece of walnut cake into his mouth, looking at Chu Xuanyi with puffed cheeks, "But sir, wisdom can't be tied into a dead end."
Chu Xuanyi: "..."
He decided to close his eyes, out of sight, out of mind. He was afraid that if he continued talking to this girl, he would die young.
The carriage drove all the way to the outskirts of Beijing, the wheels rolling, and for a while the only sound in the carriage was the "crunching, crunching" sound of Ah Jiu eating snacks.
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