Chapter 9: Is the royal family about to change?
In Zhuyunxuan, Jiang Yingcheng was still worrying about how to reveal the information 007 told her to her beautiful mother, but Fang Zhaoyi had already waved her hand to call for the nanny who was responsible for taking care of her, and then disappeared from her sight in a hurry.
Jiang Yingcheng was just about to run after her on his short legs as he did before, when Nanny Zhang, who had come running over, picked her up.
"Be good, little princess. The Queen has something to deal with. Can you accompany the little princess to play first?"
007 also took the opportunity to say: [There is no rush for this matter. Besides, we haven't thought of a good way to say it yet. We can't just rush up and tell her.]
Seeing Jiang Yingcheng's trembling expression, 007 continued: [And I have many more functions. Let's go back first and I will explain them to you in detail. ]
Jiang Yingcheng then lowered her eyelids and said in a childish voice, "Chengcheng is sleepy."
Nanny Zhang coaxed softly, "Okay, okay, let's take a nap first, and Nanny will call you for dinner."
Having said that, he carried her into the house.
On the other side, Fang Zhaoyi dismissed all the palace ladies and only left Qingbi by her side.
She still couldn't stop feeling nervous, and even her fingers were shaking unconsciously.
Fang Zhaoyi took a few deep breaths, suppressed her palpitations, and said in a trembling voice: "I need you to leave the palace and help me secretly investigate something."
Qingbi was a maid who had been with her since she was a child, and she was also one of the few people who knew about the prince replacement incident. She felt a little more at ease leaving the matter to Qingbi.
Qingbi was affected by Fang Zhaoyi's condition and felt a little uneasy, but she still said with all her might, "Your Majesty, please give me your orders."
Fang Zhaoyi slowly closed her eyes, her pale hands tightly grasping the hem of her jacket, her knuckles turning slightly white. "I need you to leave the palace and go to my... my sister and brother-in-law's house..."
Fang Zhaoyi changed her mind again: "No, go to my brother-in-law's mansion and observe for two days."
"Go check if there's anything wrong with my Jinshu."
Such a short sentence seemed to have used up all of Fang Zhaoyi's strength. As soon as she finished speaking, she started coughing uncontrollably.
Qingbi was startled and suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. She hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Fang Zhaoyi on the back twice, trying to appease her: "Your Majesty, do you suspect that someone will harm the young master?"
In order to prevent anyone from eavesdropping, they usually referred to the little prince as Young Master. Today, the Queen actually said Young Master's name directly, which showed that she was really panicked.
Fang Zhaoyi suppressed the itching in her throat and shook her head slowly.
If things are really as Chengcheng said, the person who would be most disadvantageous to Jinshu right now is her elder sister, Fang Yiwan.
Worried that Qingbi would not investigate the direction when she went out, Fang Zhaoyi still endured the bitterness in her heart and gave her two instructions: "After you go out, you must pay special attention to how Jinshu usually gets along with my sister."
If her sister had told him Jinshu's identity early on, the atmosphere between them would definitely not be as warm and harmonious as that between ordinary mother and son.
There will always be some clues, Fang Zhaoyi secretly comforted herself.
Qingbi's heart sank to the bottom.
The queen would say this, she must have noticed some clues.
But the queen's sister treated their noble young master harshly?
Qingbi was filled with resentment.
How dare that person?!
She nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have a very good relationship with the maid in charge of purchasing in the palace. Tomorrow morning I will ask her for help to sneak out of the palace, and I will definitely find out everything Your Majesty has asked me to do!"
Fang Zhaoyi clenched the small piece of fabric and nodded slightly.
At the same time, in Xianyang Palace.
Jinyiwei commander Lu Yao stood respectfully before Emperor Mingze, waiting for him to assign him a task.
Jiang Yanchuan changed into a thin shirt and under the candlelight, even the sharp outline of his jawline seemed much softer. However, facing such an unusually handsome face, no one dared to look directly at him.
Except for the little princess who looks like a snow ball today.
Emperor Mingze, who had been thinking with his eyes closed for a long time, finally turned his head. The swaying candlelight cast alternating light and dark shadows on his face. Lu Yao, who had been staring at him in a trance unconsciously, quickly lowered his head.
Jiang Yanchuan just glanced at him lightly and then slowly looked away.
"I called you here today because I want you to do three things."
Lu Yao immediately bowed his head and made a gesture of listening respectfully: "Your Majesty, please give your orders."
"First," Jiang Yanchuan looked past Lu Yuan and towards the vast expanse of snow outside the palace. His voice was as cold as the wind and snow outside. "Go to the bank of the moat outside the city and check carefully to see whether the Ministry of Works used cultivated soil or raw soil during the repair."
Lu Yao couldn't tell the difference between the raw and the cooked, but there were many talented people in the Jinyiwei, so this was not a difficult task. He simply replied, "Yes!"
Jiang Yanchuan continued: "Second, investigate Liu Zhengqing carefully."
This was said without any context. Lu Yao was a little unsure of what the other party meant. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "...What does your majesty mean?"
There was no explanation as to what to investigate, how to investigate, whether there was a victim or whether His Majesty had discovered any clues.
Liu Zhengqing is, after all, a third-rank official. Without the special privileges explicitly granted by Emperor Mingze, they would be constrained in their investigations of many matters.
When Jiang Yanchuan heard this, he once again recalled the voice he heard from Jiang Yingcheng -
In recent years, Liu Zhengqing has been embezzling hundreds of thousands of taels of silver by selling official positions and titles.
Although this number is not too large, he has just been promoted from Vice Minister of Personnel to Minister of Personnel, so there is no guarantee that he will not become even more unscrupulous in the future.
His eyes suddenly turned cold, and the icy aura around him became even more permeable. He only replied to Lu Yao with two words: "Investigate thoroughly."
From head to toe, inside and outside, his crimes were thoroughly investigated and exposed.
Regardless of method.
Lu Yao's expression froze, and he replied solemnly: "Yes!"
"As for the last thing..." Jiang Yanchuan's tone was very light, and he seemed to smile for a moment before he said, "I want you to send someone to infiltrate Pan Jifeng's mansion to collect more confidential information."
Lu Yao was stunned.
Pan Jifeng, the biological father of Concubine Rou Gui and the maternal grandfather of the Fourth Prince.
Although Emperor Mingze had already appointed the Queen's son as the Crown Prince, there were always people in the palace who secretly supported the Fourth Prince.
Is the royal family about to change?!
Lu Yao did not dare to say much. After accepting the order, he bowed and walked out. When he passed by Eunuch Changshun, neither of them looked up to glance at him.
After Lu Yao's figure had gone far away, Chang Shun stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, would you like me to ask someone to take care of the Seventh Prince?"
Emperor Mingze had asked him to go down personally today to give instructions and order them to carefully monitor Zhu Yunxuan's treatment, but he did not mention a word about the situation of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince.
The little princess had clearly said that the Seventh Prince would lead Da Rui to glory in the future, and Emperor Mingze should not have said nothing at all.
Changshun was still bowing and waiting for Emperor Mingze's instructions. After a long while, he heard a light laugh from above his head.
“No hurry.”
Jiang Yanchuan rarely explained: "The relationship between the two children is obviously not very harmonious yet. Give the little guy some time to repair their relationship."
As for who the young man was talking about, both of them knew it.