Chapter 113 The Emperor's Confusion
"Niuniu was taken away by her biological father?" Chu Ci couldn't believe that Ding Yong was not Niuniu's biological father.
Ding Yong nodded, "Yes."
Chu Ci continued to ask: "You want me to snatch Niuniu back from her biological father? Ding Yong, do you think too highly of me?"
Chu Ci didn't know why Ding Yong made such a request to her, but she didn't want to get involved in such matters.
Ding Yong seemed to see through Chu Ci's thoughts. Before Chu Ci could refuse, he said, "If you agree, I will hand over the account book I hid before and swear allegiance to you."
Chu Ci sneered: "Why do you think I will definitely agree to you?"
Ding Yong didn't hide it this time: "Our Ding family has been masters of surveying terrain for generations."
"Haha, it's nothing but trouble. It's of no practical value at all." Perhaps for others, surveying the terrain is a remarkable skill, but for Chu Ci, it's nothing but trouble.
Ding Yong was speechless for a moment, but he did not give up: "Sun Fu... Niuniu's mother, she is the only heir of Sun's hairpin mother——"
Chu Ci then became interested and said, "Tell me about it."
"Mrs. Sun's hairpin is extremely skilled in the art of traps and hidden weapons. She served the royal family in the previous dynasty. She was married to Tang Bin because her identity was exposed and she was plotted against." Although Ding Yong's words were not long, the key points were expressed very clearly.
It was really unexpected. Who would have thought that it was just a pure kindness. The seemingly ordinary couple were actually extraordinary.
With the help of these two people, the women's college will be able to add another subject in the future.
Thinking of this, Chu Ci said: "I can give it a try, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed."
Chu Ci didn't promise to find Niuniu, but Ding Yong trusted Chu Ci even more. "I need to go back to the mine."
No way, no way? Ding Yong can't be that fierce. The thing those people are desperately looking for is right under their noses.
"I can help you talk to the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy, but whether they agree or not is not up to me to decide." Chu Ci told the truth.
"I believe you." Ding Yong replied.
You believe in me, but I don't believe in myself. Chu Ci screamed in his heart, but his face was very calm: "I'm going out, you have a good rest. Well, if you need anything, you can just tell me directly."
Ding Yong didn't say anything else, and Chu Ci just paused for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.
The Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy were waiting outside the door, and perhaps they even knew what Chu Ci had talked about.
Chu Ci pretended not to know and repeated Ding Yong's request again before asking, "Do you agree or not?"
The Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy exchanged a glance, and then the Purple-Robed Envoy said, "Yes, but you must let my men follow."
"I agree." Chu Ci agreed to the purple-robed envoy's request without asking Ding Yong again.
Everything is going incredibly smoothly for Chu Ci.
At almost the same time, the emperor in the capital received the secret letter from the fifth prince and the purple-robed envoy.
The discovery of two connected gold mines made the emperor very happy.
However, when the emperor learned that one of the gold mines had been half-mined by an unknown force, he was furious and slammed the paperweight on the imperial desk. "It's those rats again!"
"Is there any news yet about the other team of law enforcement officers in beautiful clothes?" asked the emperor.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Zhang Rang, who had been standing not far from the emperor, immediately replied, "There is no news yet."
The emperor wanted to curse: "Waste."
But he suddenly remembered the fate that Feng Yan, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory, had given Chu Ci: "Your Majesty, this girl was originally destined to be a phoenix, but for some unknown reason, the fate was transferred to Chu Ling'er."
"Chu Ling'er, a mere singing girl's daughter, what virtue or ability do you have to bear the fate of a phoenix?" The emperor sneered. "Tell me about the other one. His life can be exchanged, but what about his ability?"
"Although Fan Chu has lost her life, it seems that she has turned a disaster into a blessing. As for the deeper situation, I am sorry that I am unable to tell you." Feng Yan said as he knelt down.
Fortunately, the emperor had long been accustomed to Feng Yan's mumbling and half-saying and half-keeping style. Although disappointed, he did not take his anger out on him.
Receiving the Fifth Prince's letter, the Emperor couldn't help but recall Feng Yan's face. "Send Feng Yan, the Chief Envoy of the Imperial Observatory, to the Emperor for an audience."
Feng Yan quickly came to the imperial study and after paying his respects, the emperor was slow to speak.
Although Feng Yan didn't know the emperor's intention, he could only stand there blankly.
After about a quarter of an hour, the emperor finally said, "If I grant Fan Chu the imperial sword, which allows him to execute first and report later, will it benefit or harm our Great Zhou?"
Feng Yan didn't understand what the emperor was going on about, so he could only say cautiously, "Although Fan Chu was just a woman, the Fan family had many followers in the capital..."
At this point, Feng Yan deliberately glanced at the emperor behind the desk. Seeing that the emperor looked calm, he continued, "Of course, Fan Mengshi is just a criminal now, so there's no need to worry about him."
Having said this, Feng Yan stopped talking. The emperor had already received the answer he wanted. "Withdraw. If you have the chance, please calculate Fan Chu's fate again."
Feng Yan didn't understand why the emperor attached so much importance to Chu Ci's fate, but he didn't say much. "I will take my leave."
After Yan left, the emperor was left alone in the imperial study. Although he was leaning towards Chu Ci, he still hesitated. "Zhang Rang, do you think I should agree to Fan Chu's request?"
"Your Majesty, Fan Chu is just a woman. Even if she has the imperial sword, what can she do? Can she rebel?" Zhang Rang did not give the emperor a direct answer, but it made the emperor make up his mind.
Sure enough, the confusion in the emperor's eyes disappeared, thinking of the various benefits brought by Chu Ci. "Come here, draft an edict--"
Chu Ci, who was far away in Lianzhou, had no idea that because of her sudden whim, Chu Ling'er, no, now she should be called Duan Ling'er, had been stripped of another layer of her mask.
At this moment, Chu Ci was holding the invitation in his hand in a daze.
There was no other reason. Chu Ci really couldn't understand why the new governor's wife did nothing but let a commoner like him be a guest?
Chu Ci found the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy with the invitation. "Look, is this coming for you?"
Upon hearing this, the purple-robed envoy took a step back. The meaning was very clear. The Xiuyi Enforcement Officer was only loyal to the emperor, and no matter whether it was officials, female relatives or princes, they were not within the scope of his interactions.
Chu Ci then turned his attention to the fifth prince.
The Fifth Prince: "You may have forgotten that I was once the most dissolute and frivolous person in the capital."
Chu Ci: [She really doesn't know. Besides, is being a dandy a glorious thing?]
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