Chapter 164 Affectionate Male Second
The housekeeper's prediction turned out to be correct. In less than an hour, gossip about Zhou Jiaming and Ma Ruyu spread throughout the capital.
It was so sexy that one would almost call Ma Ruyu's carriage a brothel's guest room.
But the marriage proposal that Zhou Jiaming was worried about did not happen.
It’s not that Ma Ruyu didn’t want to go to Zhou’s house to propose marriage, but that he already had a wife and a concubine.
He was troubled as to whether he should marry Zhou Jiaming or marry her off.
"Xiao Hulu, you keep an eye on the follow-up of Zhou Jiaming's incident. I'll go and endorse it first."
Chu Qinshu saw that the matter could not be resolved in a short time, so she didn't want to waste time here with Xiao Hulu.
No one can replace her in her endorsement work, so don't waste your time.
If you wait until you are three years old and then feel sad, it will be too late.
Let’s get back to the letter that Jiang Baiqing sent via pigeon carrier.
In fact, Zhou Hongjing was not mentioned in the letter. He only told the Ministry of Justice about the progress of his work and asked them to send people for support.
Zhou Hongjing's suspicion about what he said in the letter was entirely due to his own guilty conscience.
Because neither the secret letter sent to his study nor the three portraits he received after arriving in Yuzhou were found by him personally.
He didn't even verify the contents of the secret letter and the people in the portrait.
Apart from going to Yuzhou at public expense to participate in a game where he was hunted down, he actually did nothing.
But Jiang Baiqing is different.
After he arrived in Yuzhou, he quickly found and captured the people in the three portraits.
Moreover, he also experienced pursuit.
But he came from a family of military generals and had trained in the camp outside the capital for several years. He could run and fight, and was very difficult to kill.
Later, after interrogating the three people, they not only found out the clues related to Matthew Li, but also found the kidnapper's lair.
We then discovered a number of temples that promoted living sacrifices and used the people who performed living sacrifices to make money, as well as brothels that used people who performed living sacrifices as their trademarks to attract customers at high prices.
Those who were used as living sacrifices were boys and girls under the age of twelve. It would be difficult for them to survive if they were in a brothel at such a young age.
Jiang Baiqing even sneaked into a brothel alone to check it out. The garden in the brothel was full of green trees and red flowers even in the winter.
Does anyone know what kind of fertilizer is used for the flowers under that tree?
As a military officer who was not from the Ministry of Justice, he had no chance of handling this case.
Although he was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, it was obvious that this matter involved many lives and became a problem that even local officials could not solve.
He had to report this matter to the Ministry of Justice.
And even though he brought 200 guards, he could not withstand the wave after wave of pursuit.
In order to prevent the guards who followed him from losing their lives in vain, he was almost forced to go into the mountains and become a bandit temporarily.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Please advise me on how to deal with it."
After Fang Jiading returned to the Ministry of Justice from Zhou Hongjing's residence, Su Pengxin came to Yu's study with Jiang Boqing's letter.
The letter did not specify the details, but mentioned several key points such as the location of the beggar's nest, temple sacrifices, and flower fertilizers in the flower house.
Su Pengxin had been the Minister of Justice for many years. As soon as he saw the letter, he knew that something big had happened in Yuzhou.
Moreover, this matter did not look simple. He only needed to connect the key points in the letter to come up with a shady industrial chain.
Can this be accomplished without background and support?
I don't know which big shot in the capital dared to do such a thing that would cost the nine clans their lives in such a low voice.
"The Ministry of Justice will send someone to take over, with Fang Baiqing's assistance, to arrest the person behind the scenes and bring justice to the people of Yuzhou."
After reading Fang Boqing's letter, Emperor Yongping gave a rare affirmation of his ability to do his job.
In the words of his granddaughter, in this scene, Zhou Hongjing was just a cannon fodder to lead the plot.
And Fang Boqing is the male protagonist of the counterattack.
Not only did they successfully capture the key suspect, but they also uncovered important clues. Most importantly, they found that the suspect couldn't be killed.
"Alas, women, they really only affect the speed at which he draws his sword."
Emperor Yongping recalled that every time he watched the video, Chu Qinshu's cute little voice would explain it to him.
This was a common life for court officials, but when the young man talked about it, it became a wonderful drama.
What is the male lead, the female lead, the affectionate male second, the licking dog male third, the white lotus, the black tea, the green tea...
At first, he was confused.
Now, he can automatically label characters when he watches a video.
I don’t know if this can be considered a skill?
The Queen's Black Lotus, Green Tea girlfriend...actually coaxed him for ten whole years. He was definitely being cheated.
As for Jiang Baiqing, he is at most a bootlicker...I don't know what kind of man he is.
But as long as the queen was not involved, he would immediately come to his senses and would not be at a disadvantage whether he drew his sword or attacked or arrested someone.
Speaking of Jiang Baiqing, why isn't he the same?
Since he last saw the queen, his mind has become clear and he has never done anything stupid again.
Is he not the affectionate second male lead that the granddaughter mentioned?
Bah, bah, bah, the affectionate second male lead is a dog, he is not.
He didn't like the queen, not at all, never had, he had always been deceived by her, he had been fooled for ten whole years...
"The queen is just trash, tui~"
Emperor Yongping was so distracted that he crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball.
Su Pengxin was both anxious and confused.
What did he hear?
Woman? Draw a sword? Queen? Trash?
What is going on?
Taken separately, he knows every word.
But when they were put together, why couldn't he understand anything at all?
Could it be that the Emperor is so angry about what happened in Yuzhou?
Didn't we just start investigating? Even the people behind the scenes don't know about it yet, why are they so angry?
"Your Majesty, I will go down and make arrangements. We will try to send people to Yuzhou today."
Su Pengxin did not dare to delay, let alone ask what Emperor Yongping was thinking, so he could only accept the emperor's order and leave.
Perhaps, that scene just now was not what he should have seen.
The imperial order had been issued long ago, but he reacted too slowly and did not retreat in time.
Oh, I regret it so much.
It is true that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. It is better for him not to come to the study unless there is something to do.
"The matter mentioned in this letter may be related to some important officials in the capital. This matter should be investigated secretly and closed as soon as possible."
Emperor Yongping smoothed out the crumpled letter and gave Su Peng some instructions.
Jiang Boqing was quite cautious and did not mention anything about Matthew Li's words in the letter. I guess he was afraid that the news would leak out.
"I obey your order."
Su Pengxin quickly left Yu's study and returned to the Ministry of Justice, where he called together a few of his trusted aides to discuss the next arrangements.
“Ahh.”
[Your Majesty, Matthew Li seems to have guessed that he has been exposed. ]
Chu Qinshu had just finished memorizing a few books and was about to wake up to drink two bowls of milk to replenish her energy when she heard Emperor Yongping's mumbling.
She found it interesting to hear Emperor Yongping talk about the speed of drawing a sword.
That is a common phrase in later online literature. Emperor Yongping, an emperor of the feudal dynasty, actually learned and used it.
And this is not the first time he has called the Queen trash.
Even the word "garbage" was learned by Emperor Yongping from her.
However, none of this is important. What is important is what Emperor Yongping told Su Pengxin.
'Secret investigation', is it too late?
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