Chapter 145 Case
Luo Fu didn't know what was happening at Prince Duan's Mansion, but after asking someone, she learned that Prince Duan was fine, so she stopped paying attention to it.
During the time she spent with Murong Jin, she also got to know his temperament.
In the past, because of my brain disease and mood swings, I never touched Prince Duan, and I will never do that now.
She was busy reading memorials and studying government affairs with Murong Jin, and she didn't even have much time to spend with the old lady.
The old lady came to Cuiwei Palace and saw Luo Fu sitting behind a desk piled high with memorials at the door of the inner hall. Although Murong Jin was also sitting next to her, he was leaning on a wide chair in an unruly manner, peeling chestnuts in his hands. Some shells fell on his body and the ground. He fed one to Luo Fu from time to time, and seeing Luo Fu subconsciously put it into her mouth and chew it, he smiled so happily that people could tell from a distance that he was very happy.
After finishing the meal, he immediately brought a cup of fragrant tea to Love's mouth. If you didn't know, you would think that this was a frivolous young man serving his wife.
The old lady didn't know what to say.
This emperor was completely different from the emperor she knew.
He would accompany his granddaughter to pull cotton when she was sewing. When he saw that his granddaughter encountered a thick part of the fabric and couldn't sew, he would take over and sew a section, and the stitches were neat and tidy.
No wonder the stitches on the hat are sometimes crooked and sometimes even.
It made the old lady doubt her life.
Then he let his granddaughter read the memorial and brought it to court.
When she found out, she was extremely anxious and quickly asked her maid to find out, for she was afraid that the ministers would scold her granddaughter.
Unexpectedly, let alone scolding, those ministers didn't even talk about it.
The old lady is still confused.
Although she was still uneasy, she could clearly see the emperor's love for his granddaughter.
Not to mention the emperor, even for ordinary people, how could it be so good?
Earlier, she was worried about not having any offspring and her granddaughter's unstable position.
Now it seems that I was worrying for nothing.
After all, she is just an old woman and has no knowledge. If she interferes, it might cause trouble.
It’s best to be an old Fengjun who doesn’t have to worry about anything.
The old lady came to her senses and did not disturb the people inside. She asked the maid to bring in the thick chicken soup and then she went back.
Inside the palace, Murong Jin accepted the chicken soup offered by the maid and raised an eyebrow, saying, "The old lady didn't even come in to say a few words to you. It seems she has come to terms with it. From now on, I won't be teaching you needlework anymore."
Luo Fu said angrily, "You've already asked me to attend court, why are you teaching me needlework?"
She looked at the table full of memorials, feeling somewhat guilty: "I don't even have time to accompany my grandmother. She has only been in the palace for a few days, and she needs me to accompany her at this time..."
Murong Jin took a sip of the chicken soup with a spoon and thought it tasted okay, so he scooped a spoonful and fed it to Luo Fu: "There are many acrobatic troupes in the palace. Old Madam, these are a good way to kill time. We can have dinner together in the evening."
Luo Fu nodded and drank the chicken soup. Seeing him feeding her again, she hurriedly said, "I can't eat anymore."
Murong Jin asked, "Are you full after just a few chestnuts?"
Luo Fu said, "Who said it was just a few chestnuts? You also gave him cakes and tea, so how could he not be full?"
Murong Jin was so happy feeding the baby that he actually forgot he had fed him so much. He looked at the chicken soup in his hand, put it back on the tray and asked someone to take it away.
Love was reluctant to part with the old lady's kindness, so she urged, "Pour it into the stove and keep it warm. I'll use it later when I'm hungry."
The maids went out in response.
Murong Jin took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth: "By the time you're hungry, it will probably be afternoon. If you eat in the afternoon, you won't be able to eat at night. Tsk, I really shouldn't feed you."
"Your Majesty finally understands?" Luo Fu carefully stroked the memorial. "Besides, who eats while working? If it gets stained, it would be embarrassing for the ministers to see it."
Murong Jin threw the handkerchief back and half-circled her: "Your Highness is right. Chang Jin will not dare to do that again."
Love couldn't help but laugh, and turned her face to the side to cuddle him for comfort.
When Murong Jin wanted to kiss her red lips, she left again, holding the memorial and quickly got into the state, reading it very seriously.
Murong Jin looked at her resentfully, somewhat regretting letting her study government affairs. She was so focused at the very beginning that she even ignored him. He was afraid that he would not be able to see her again in the future.
Luo Fu really didn't have time to pay attention to him. She looked at the memorial, her expression gradually becoming serious: "This case..."
Murong Jin came over to take a look.
It was a murder case caused by rape. The victim traveled thousands of miles to the Censorate in the capital to file a complaint, and the Censorate immediately reported the case.
Murong Jin deliberately asked, "What's wrong with this case?"
Luo Fu's face was not in good spirits. "The victim is far away in Shanxi. He has come so far to file a complaint. It is very likely that he has been wronged. If it is true, such a good family has been harmed like this. This is really infuriating!"
Although Murong Jin somewhat regretted letting her enter politics, if a case really came out, he would still choose to teach and guide her: "Your Highness is right, then we must investigate thoroughly. Does Your Highness have any candidate in mind?"
Luo Fu thought for a moment and said, "Let's leave it to the Shanxi Governor. He's a second-rank official, the highest-ranking official in Shanxi. No one would dare to hinder him."
Murong Jin raised his eyebrows but said nothing, waiting for her to continue.
Luo Fu pondered, "I just don't know what kind of character this governor is. If he's bad, without anyone to restrain him, he'll just run amok. We need to send someone else."
Murong Jin smiled: "Who does the Imperial Concubine want to send? Your good sister Wen Xiangjun?"
Luo Fu nodded, a little embarrassed. "She's the only person around me who's trustworthy, capable, and capable of handling this case. However, I'd like to ask Yuanchun to come with me. She's more meticulous than Xiangjun, and she graduated from a literary academy, specializing in handling all kinds of cases. She's a better fit. However, she's only a clerk in Yingtian Prefecture right now. If I send her alone, I'm afraid she won't be able to control the governor."
Murong Jin pinched her earlobe with satisfaction: "Your Highness is truly smart and talented."
With his approval, Luo Fu felt more confident. She quickly picked up her pen to write the appointment document. After finishing it, she called Tinglan and Qinghe first.
She felt sorry for Wen Xiangjun and Zhao Yuanchun having to go so far, and wanted Tinglan and Qinghe to bring some money to subsidize them.
Murong Jin said casually, "They are already officials. There are rules and procedures for them to do their work. If you subsidize them like this and let their colleagues know, their future will probably be difficult."
Upon hearing this, Luo Fu finally realized what was going on and quickly gave up the idea. She just called the eunuch in and asked him to take the document to the Imperial Household Department and then issue it.
The eunuch retreated immediately.
Luo Fu suddenly felt something was wrong and asked Murong Jin, "Why haven't I seen Eunuch Gao in the past two days?"
Murong Jin tilted his head back: "He, went to the imperial mausoleum."
Luo Fu felt strange: "Eunuch Gao is fine, why did he go to the imperial mausoleum?"
Murong Jin said, "He made a mistake, so he must be punished. We'll just let him stay there for a few days."
Luo Fu looked at him and couldn't help but advise, "My father-in-law is not young anymore. The imperial mausoleum must be a difficult place. If the mistake he made is ordinary, then let him go."
Murong Jin didn't say anything, just hummed, stood up, flicked the chestnut shells off his body, and walked to the bird stand nearby to tease the parrot.
Seeing this, Love knew that he was not really angry.
It's a bit embarrassing to just punish someone and then turn around and ask him to come back.
Luo Fu gave him a way out: "Xiang Jun is also a Jinyiwei, under the supervision of Eunuch Gao. If he is not allowed to come back, what if he is delayed by other things?"
The tall figure next to the bird stand turned a deaf ear to everything and was only concerned with teasing the bird, as if he was very fond of this bird that had just been sent there a few days ago.
Luo Fu was not discouraged and continued, "We can't afford to delay important matters. Your Majesty, I will have someone bring Eunuch Gao back."
The man pretended not to hear.
Luo Fu pursed her lips and smiled, then quietly waved to the eunuch standing at the door.
The eunuch hurried in and bowed to receive the order.
Luo Fu gave an order and then reminded him, "It's cold, and it snowed yesterday. I'm afraid the eunuch can't stand it. You should use the carriage to pick him up and bring the imperial physician with you. Oh, and find someone to chase him on horseback. I'm afraid your carriage will be slow and he'll suffer more for nothing."
The eunuch glanced secretly at the bird stand and saw that the emperor seemed not to hear anything, so he knew that this was tacit approval and quickly responded and went down to do it.
The official appointment and the express horse that came to pick up Gao Bin left the palace one after another.
Soon, Wen Xiangjun received the appointment document at the Northern Pacification Office.
When she returned to the duty room with the documents, she was surrounded by other Jinyiwei and was constantly congratulated.
Everyone knew that she was born into a royal family, was close to the emperor and the imperial concubine, and was a very famous person.
Now they have personally appointed her to supervise the case, which shows how much the two saints value her.
Regardless of what everyone was thinking, none of them showed any enthusiasm on their faces, and they did not dare to look down on her as a woman.
Wen Xiangjun did not make trouble and talked to them openly.
Qichuan was standing aside and couldn't help but think of the imperial concubine.
He really looks like his sister.
The age matches too.
He didn't want to miss out on anything related to his elder sister, so he secretly inquired about the imperial concubine.
But he didn't find out anything, he only knew that she was the second daughter of the Yanzhou Censor.
Everyone knows that His Majesty dotes on the Imperial Concubine to an unparalleled degree, and no one dares to say much about her affairs, for fear of saying something wrong and causing trouble.
Qichuan felt that his elder sister could not marry the Censor, but at the same time he felt that his elder sister was so beautiful, why couldn't she marry the Censor.
But he couldn't spare the time to go to Yanzhou to investigate the matter in person.
We can only find someone to go to Yanzhou to investigate.
But he contacted several people, but no one wanted to take the job.
Finally, someone took the job, but he asked for twenty taels of silver.
He couldn't take it out at the moment, so he had to put it aside for the time being and deal with it again when he had saved enough money.
"Brother Qi, what are you thinking about?"
After dealing with her colleagues, Wen Xiangjun saw Qichuan standing aside with a dazed look on his face, so she came over and patted him.
Qi Chuan came back to his senses and said hurriedly, "I'm not thinking of anything, but I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time for the New Year if you go to Shanxi and back."
Wen Xiangjun didn't care: "My mother is far away. Wherever I am alone is home. Since it is home, it doesn't matter where I celebrate the New Year. What's more, I have a good friend with me this time, so it doesn't matter at all."
Qi Chuan smiled and said, "Miss Wen is really open-minded. No wonder the Queen took a liking to her."
Wen Xiangjun waved her hand and said a few polite words before bidding him farewell and went to Yingtian Prefecture to find Zhao Yuanchun first.
Zhao Yuanchun came out of the duty room and saw Wen Xiangjun standing tall in the courtyard. He couldn't help but smile and walked over to her and said, "Sister Wen, you're here."
Wen Xiangjun also smiled and said, "The Queen asked us to go to the case together. I have a horse, which is more convenient, so I thought I would come over to ask if you would like me to ride you to the post station."
Zhao Yuanchun was worried because her salary had not been paid yet. Although the higher-ups had given some to Cheng Yi, it was still a drop in the bucket. She had not yet exchanged the food and clothing Luo Fu gave her for money. Although they could use horses and vehicles at the post station and get free food and accommodation with a permit when they went out to handle cases, there was still a long way from the capital to Shahe Post Station outside.
She was planning to go back and get some things from the pawnshop to get some money to pay for her travel expenses.
Unexpectedly, Wen Xiangjun came to help me in my time of need. I was overjoyed and thanked her, "Thank you very much, sister. I was just worried about this matter. It would be great if you could guide me."
Wen Xiangjun smiled and said, "Then let's go back and pack our bags first. I'll come to your house to find you later."
Zhao Yuanchun quickly responded, and the two of them left Yingtian Prefecture together and returned home.
Wen Xiangjun packed up her things and went to the small house rented by Zhao Yuanchun as agreed, picked her up and left the capital to go to Shaheyi.
Then he changed to a horse carriage and headed for Shanxi.
Zhao Yuanchun was determined to achieve something, and this was her first appointment. She took a deep breath, changed horses several times on the way, and finally arrived in Shanxi before the end of the year.
Just traveling in such a hurry, not to mention her, even Wen Xiangjun looked much more haggard.
"Let's find an inn to rest first. You've been traveling for such a long time, I think you're exhausted."
In the second half of the journey, Zhao Yuanchun could no longer hold on, and the two had to change back to the carriage.
Zhao Yuanchun was now pale, his hair disheveled, and he leaned against the carriage wall. Hearing this, he struggled to straighten himself up and said, "It's the end of the year, and the government office will be closed for the next two days. We'd better go now, otherwise it will take a long time until they close."
Wen Xiangjun nodded and asked the driver to go directly to the governor's office.
Turning around, he saw Zhao Yuanchun looking haggard, so he reached out and pulled her over, letting her lean on his shoulder.
Zhao Yuanchun hugged her arm and felt a little more comfortable.
About an hour later, the carriage stopped.
"My Lords, we have arrived at the Governor's Office."
Wen Xiangjun helped Zhao Yuanchun get off the carriage and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that the yamen was still open.
When the guards on both sides of the yamen saw them coming, they immediately shouted, "Where did you come from, you shrew? Don't you know where you are? Do you think you can trespass here?"
Wen Xiangjun's face darkened, and she flashed her Jinyiwei token. "Lord Zhao and I are here by imperial decree to oversee the investigation of a local tyrant raping a woman. Please step aside and take us to see the Governor!"
The two guards at the gate didn't even look at the token. They just looked at each other. One of them sneered, "You, a woman, a Jinyiwei? Do you think I believe you?"
Another cursed, "Where did you two crazy women come from? Why pretend to be Jinyiwei when there is nothing else to pretend to be? Get out of here now, or I will put you in jail!"
Wen Xiangjun's face looked extremely ugly, and her hands were clenched into fists.
Zhao Yuanchun stopped her and shook his head at her: "It's not worth wasting energy on them. They may not know the Jinyiwei token. Just let them see the certificate."
She took out the certificate from her bag and handed it over: "His Majesty has already allowed women to enter the government. Please read it carefully. If you continue to obstruct and delay the case, you two will be held accountable!"
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