After Qing Wu wrote down the talisman to ward off evil spirits, she turned to look at the man standing in the corridor.
"The busy man is finally willing to show up." Qing Wu walked over with a teasing tone. She had hardly seen Xiao Chenyan in the past few days.
"Come over to supervise today?"
Xiao Chenyan looked at her lazy eyebrows and slowly wrapped the Buddhist beads back on his wrist, saying casually: "The imperial decree ordered me to find the stolen silver within ten days, so I have to do something to show it."
The stolen silver had been collected and handed over to Xiao Chenyan long ago, but in recent days the stolen silver has been continuously found in the houses or shops of some officials.
Almost all of these officials have some relationship with the prince.
The prince, who had been feeling complacent and thought he had gotten away with it, became furious again when he heard the news.
It could be said that Xiao Chenyan framed someone, but he did it so cleanly that no one could find any traces. Prince Lu was not clean to begin with.
Xiao Chenyan played this trick so blatantly that the prince had no way to defend himself. He could only order his men to be on high alert and clean up the mess as soon as possible.
Who knows whose house will be confiscated with stolen silver the next day.
During these ten days, every official of the prince's party felt insecure.
Qing Wu poked his chest with her finger: "Dirty heart."
Xiao Chenyan held her hand and said, "I am just following your orders to investigate."
When the old emperor's edict just came down, all the civil and military officials in the court felt that the emperor was biased towards the Eastern Palace and deliberately protected it, and Xiao Chenyan was in a hot potato.
Who would have thought that he could turn the tables?
Qing Wu also smiled maliciously: "The stolen money is tainted with evil spirits. If you use it like this, those corrupt officials will be in trouble."
"Happy?"
Xiao Chenyan had discovered long ago that she particularly enjoyed watching people suffer retribution.
Qing Wu snorted without comment, her eyes fell on the hand that was still held by Xiao Chenyan, and she pulled her hand out automatically.
Xiao Chenyan let go of his hands and put them behind his back, but he felt a sense of emptiness in his palms.
"Going home?"
"Go back." Qing Wu shrugged. "I guess the Mountain Spirit Temple will be very busy in the near future. Send more people over."
Xiao Chenyan nodded and asked about today's "excitement".
"What's this about fake pregnancy?"
"Do you still remember that lecherous demon Taoist priest Wu Chen?"
Xiao Chenyan frowned and nodded.
Qing Wu explained to him with a look of disdain, "There are probably quite a few women who have been implicated. I'll give you a list later, and you can handle it as you see fit."
As they were talking, the two of them went out from the back door of the Mountain Spirit Temple and got on the carriage.
Walking all the way to the foot of the mountain, we saw a carriage stuck on the roadside ahead. It was the Shi family.
The mother and daughter of the Shi family sat on a large rock nearby to rest in a daze, their faces pale. They came here to "make trouble" this time and deliberately brought only the women with them, and the driver was the only man.
Originally, she was doing this under the pretext of being a "weak woman". It was not convenient for ordinary men to get involved in the affairs of women.
Who would have thought that Princess Yan didn't even do anything, but she already frightened the mother and daughter to death. Without waiting for them to lower their dignity to ask for water from the mountain spirit well, Xiao Chenyan had them driven off the mountain as soon as he showed up.
This man does things without any sense at all!
The Shi family's mother and daughter left in disgrace. When the carriage reached the foot of the mountain, it got stuck in the mud and the driver couldn't push it up alone.
So, the two groups met again.
This was the only way down the mountain, and the Shi family's carriage was blocking the road.
Shi Cuiwei was already at a loss at the moment, and when she saw a carriage coming, she asked her maid to go find someone for help.
The maid turned pale and said, "Miss, it is the carriage from Prince Yan's palace."
Shi Cuiwei was startled, looked up, saw the flag with the word "Yan" on it, and felt dizzy.
The man's emotionless voice came from the carriage: "What's going on?"
"Your Highness, someone is blocking the road." Baisui said, looking towards the Shi family. He also recognized the mother and daughter, and said coldly, "Why don't you move the car quickly? Don't you see that you are blocking the road?"
The maids of the Shi family were in a panic. Shi Cuiwei felt her face burning and subconsciously looked at Shi's mother.
But Shi's mother was not as good as her at this moment. She could only suppress her fear and move forward. She was so scared that she burst into tears after taking only a few steps.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. My daughter's family did not mean to block the road. It was just that the carriages and horses were stuck in the mud, and we are all women, so we don't have the strength."
Inside the carriage, the man's voice was normal: "Go over there and move the carriage."
Shi Cuiwei looked up in surprise. Before, she had only seen Xiao Chenyan's back from a distance in front of the Shanling Temple. She knew that it was this man who ordered them to be driven down the mountain.
She already had resentment towards Xiao Chenyan in her heart. It was this man who beat her mother in the palace. Today he sent people to attack them, which was extremely rude and arrogant.
She thought she would be humiliated for having the courage to come here, but she never thought...
Shi Cuiwei thought of Qing Wu's charming and seductive appearance, and wondered if she had misunderstood King Yan. As the old saying goes, a witch is a disaster for a country, and the Princess Yan looked like a restless person.
She keeps talking about all kinds of weird things. Ever since she married into Prince Yan's mansion, Prince Yan's behavior has become more and more crazy.
Perhaps, the one who hates the king is not a bad person, but the one who hates the queen is the bad one?
Shi Cuiwei kept imagining things in her mind as several black-armored guards came over and directly lifted the Shi family's carriage from the ground.
Shi Cuiwei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, but before she could thank him, she heard a snap.
A guard in black armor slapped the horse's butt. The horse neighed and ran away, dragging the carriage with it.
Shi Cuiwei was stunned and said angrily: "What are you doing?!"
The black-armored guards ignored her. The prince was talking about moving the car, and they were just following orders.
"Your Highness Prince Yan!" Shi Cuiwei raised her voice, forgetting her fear, her eyes full of grievance: "How could your men ..."
A hand lifted the curtain of the car, and the man's wrist bones were cold, and he was wearing a circle of Buddhist beads, revealing eyebrows and eyes that were as sharp as blades. His deep eyebrows and eyes were handsome and unparalleled, but there was an imposing edge.
Shi Cuiwei's voice was stuck in her throat. Being stared at by those eyes, she felt scared, her heart was beating wildly for no reason, and her cheeks were hot.
Xiao Chenyan has been back in Beijing for more than a month, but he has never interacted with the people in Beijing. Not to mention that girls like Shi Cuiwei have never seen him, even those noble ladies who had met Xiao Chenyan in his early years would not recognize him if they saw him again after ten years.
Shi Cuiwei really didn't expect that the notorious King Yan would be so handsome.
Even when standing next to Xie Shaoqing, who was known as the banished immortal, and Young Master Xie, he was no less impressive.
"Minister Shi's mouth stinks. I thought he was just not good at keeping himself clean. But when I saw the women in Shi's house today, I realized it was a family tradition."
Shi Cuiwei's face suddenly changed, from red to white, and she opened her eyes wide in disbelief, unable to believe what she heard.
King Yan is... saying that she has bad breath? ! !
"My princess is virtuous and kind-hearted, and she doesn't like to argue with others. I am just a warrior, so I don't have so many scruples."
"If Miss Shi can't control her tongue, I don't mind asking you to learn from your father and be quiet."
Shi Cuiwei was terrified and collapsed to the ground in fear.
The man lowered the curtain, and the carriage started off. No one looked at Shi Cuiwei.
Shi Cuiwei's legs went weak and she was carried to the side by her maids in a panic. After waiting for the carriage from Prince Yan's mansion to leave, she burst into tears out of shame and anger.
"King Yan... How could King Yan do this?!"
The maids in the Shi family also had frightened faces. The mistress seemed to have lost her soul through fright, and the eldest daughter was warned by King Yan himself.
They really didn't understand. Their own Minister was beaten up, and it was probably not his mouth that was damaged, but his brain. He couldn't do anything about King Yan, so he came up with such a sinister trick of sending his own female relatives to cause trouble.
But which one of Princess Yan and King Yan was provoked by him?
Now that the carriage has been driven away, are they going to find a way back?
In the carriage.
Qing Wu burst out laughing.
She had fallen asleep as soon as she got on the carriage. When she was awakened by the noise outside, she found herself lying on Xiao Chenyan's legs.
The man's hands covered her face, as if to block out the noise and her ears.
But his murderous words still fell into her ears without missing a word.
Qing Wu rested her head on his legs and looked at him. Even though she was looking from bottom to top, the man's face was still impeccable.
"I just realized that I am actually a delicate and virtuous wife in the eyes of the prince?"
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