Chapter 310 I'm so honored!
The warm breath sprayed on Xiao Xixi's ears, making her feel tingling.
The deep, pleasant male voice lingered in her ears, like a feather fan, gently sweeping across her eardrums.
To the point that Xiao Xixi even forgot to listen to what he was singing, and just thought that this man's voice was so damn good!
When she came to her senses, Luo Qinghan had already finished singing.
He was looking at her intently, his deep eyes seemed to devour her.
Xiao Xixi blinked, then started clapping.
"Your Highness sings so well!"
Luo Qinghan: "This is my first time singing."
Xiao Xixi laughed: "Then I am so honored!"
Luo Qinghan touched her head and said, "Go to sleep."
After hearing the prince's singing as she wished, Xiao Xixi stopped making a fuss, lay down obediently, and slept soundly with the prince.
The next day, the prince went to court as usual and then returned to Minguang Palace.
As soon as Dong Mingchun entered Minguang Palace, he couldn't wait to take out a file.
"Your Highness, this is a file sent from Qiluo County. The magistrate of Qiluo County, Niu Hong, has died!"
Luo Qinghan frowned.
He remembered that Niu Hong was Dong Mingchun's cousin. Niu Hong once wrote a letter to Dong Mingchun, which brought Dong Mingchun a fatal disaster. Later, the letter mysteriously disappeared.
Luo Qinghan reached out to take the file and started reading.
According to the records in the file, Niu Hong accidentally fell into the pond and drowned after getting drunk.
The coroner performed an autopsy on Niu Hong and confirmed that he died of drowning.
There were also other people who testified that they saw Niu Hong drinking before his death.
Dong Mingchun said: "Niu Hong does like to drink a few glasses, but he is always restrained in his dealings with others. Even when he drinks, he has never been drunk."
Luo Qinghan put down the file: "Do you suspect that there is something fishy about Niu Hong's death?"
"I do have this doubt."
If Dong Mingchun had not received the letter from Niu Hong, perhaps Dong Mingchun would not have had so many doubts about Niu Hong's death. After all, there are many accidents in this world. Who can guarantee that Niu Hong will never be drunk in his life?
Coincidentally, Niu Hong died suddenly not long after he sent the letter.
Considering the cause and effect, Dong Mingchun felt that something was wrong.
Luo Qinghan: "Since you have this doubt, send someone to Qiluo County to investigate."
Generally, when a local official dies suddenly, the Ministry of Justice has the authority to send people to the local area to investigate, which is a normal operation.
Dong Mingchun said with a bitter face: "Niu Hong's body has been buried. Even if we send people to Qiluo County to investigate now, we probably won't find anything."
Luo Qinghan thought about it.
Since the incident started in Qiluo County, let's start the investigation from Qiluo County.
"If Niu Hong dies, the court should send someone else to take over the post of county magistrate. You can choose a reliable person and ask the Ministry of Personnel to make some concessions and place him in Qiluo County."
Dong Mingchun thought this was a good idea, so he bowed and said, "I will do it right away."
Then he pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve.
"Your Highness, there is a strange seal pattern in the letter sent by Niu Hong. I have tried my best to restore that pattern based on my memory."
Luo Qinghan took the paper. There was a circular pattern drawn on it. At first glance, it looked like a flower, but if you looked closely, it looked like some strange ancient characters.
Dong Mingchun said: "I originally thought it was Niu Hong's personal seal, so I didn't take it seriously. Later, when I thought about it, I always felt that it didn't look like a personal seal, but more like a clan emblem."
In the Dasheng Dynasty, every famous family has its own family emblem, which is one of the symbols of family inheritance.
Luo Qinghan asked: "Have you checked which family's emblem it is?"
Dong Mingchun: "I have checked and found that among the large families recorded today, no one has used this family emblem, and there is not even a similar family emblem."
Luo Qinghan didn't say anything else and signaled that he could leave.
After Dong Mingchun left, Luo Qinghan looked at the pattern on the paper quietly. For some reason, he always felt that the pattern looked somewhat familiar.
It seemed that he had seen a similar pattern many years ago.
He tried hard to search his memories, but unfortunately found nothing.
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Today, Xue brought her youngest daughter Xiao Zhilan to the palace to visit Xiao Xixi.
When Xiao Zhilan saw his sister, he was very happy, but also a little nervous.
She took out the sachet from her arms, handed it to Xiao Xixi, and said in a baby voice.
"Sister, this is the sachet I made for you."
Xiao Xixi took the sachet. The little girl's craftsmanship was limited, and the sachet she made was not as exquisite as those made by the embroiderers, but it was made with her thoughtfulness.
"Thank you, Xiaolan. I like this sachet very much."
In front of Xiao Zhilan, Xiao Xixi hung the sachet around her waist.
Xiao Zhilan's heart finally settled down.
She was originally worried that her sister would not like the sachet, but fortunately, her sister did not dislike her poor craftsmanship.
Xiao Zhilan said shyly, "I've been learning needlework recently. I'll make something else for you in the future. You can tell me what you like and I'll make it for you."
Xiao Xixi thought about it seriously and said, "Then make me another handkerchief."
Xiao Zhilan nodded vigorously, as if he had received some very important task, and promised very seriously.
"I'll make it for you when I get back, and I'll make sure it's done well!"
Xiao Xixi patted her head: "Xiao Lan is so good."
Xiao Zhilan's face turned red due to the praise and she felt embarrassed.
Baoqin placed fruits and snacks in front of them, and also made a cup of sweet milk tea for Xiao Zhilan.
Xiao Zhilan took a sip and was immediately astonished by the beauty.
"What is this? It's delicious!"
Baoqin smiled and said, "This is milk tea, made with milk and tea."
Xiao Xixi picked up a piece of mung bean cake and handed it to her.
"This is delicious too, try it."
Xiao Zhilan took the mung bean cake and took a bite.
Compared with the lighter-tasting mung bean cakes made by other places, Baoqin's mung bean cakes are sweeter.
Children all like sweet things, and Xiao Zhilan is no exception.
She praised sincerely: "This mung bean cake is delicious, much better than the mung bean cake I have at home!"
Xue was helpless: "Eat less. If you are full now, you will not eat obediently later."
Xiao Zhilan has always been relatively obedient. After she finished a piece of mung bean cake, she didn't eat anything else and just drank her milk tea quietly.
Xiao Xixi glanced at her, then got up and went back to the house, taking out an amulet she had made herself.
She stuffed the amulet into a small pink pouch.
Xiao Xixi returned to the side hall and handed the small purse to Xiao Zhilan.
"You just gave me a sachet. This is a return gift to you. You must keep it close to you and don't lose it."
Xiao Zhilan didn't expect to receive a gift from her sister, and she was immediately overjoyed.
She took the small purse with both hands and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you, sister!"
The prince performs online and asks for monthly tickets!
(End of this chapter)
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