Wei Fu scratched his head: "This isn't right! What's going on with that tunnel?"
"The one who stole the Playboy's purse was a thief from Zaozi Lane. It's absurd that a thief's home would have such a secret passage! And the Third Young Master even took the Playboy through the secret passage to the Princess's house..."
It's a normal thing!
After listening to it, Wei Fu felt that Zhi's mind was very clear, but after hearing about Fang Ziwen's matter this time, Wei Fu felt that there was a ball of wool in his head and he couldn't make sense of it.
The Second Prince said, "The Third Young Master said that the secret passage was revealed to him by the person who stole Young Master Fang's purse."
"Lord Tao has already sent people to look for the people who lived in that courtyard. After the Third Madam and Master Fang recognized each other, they let those people go."
"When Lord Tao and his men went there, the people living in that courtyard had already left for some time, so we need to find the people in that courtyard and interrogate them to find out what exactly happened."
Wei Fu frowned: "Has Fu'er become bad? Why does Fu'er feel unhappy after Playboy got back? Instead, she feels depressed?"
Seeing Wei Fu's delicate face wrinkled with worry, the Second Prince said distressedly, "Fu'er, you must trust your Junior Brother Taozi. He will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. I've also informed Father about the secret passage in that courtyard, and Father has already had it blocked."
Long Yin said calmly, "Second Prince, it would be best if you could ask the Emperor to check if there are any other secret passages in the city. If the bad guys built that secret passage, they certainly wouldn't have just built one. When we walked through that secret passage before, I looked carefully at it. It must be quite old."
If it was newly built, there might be only one such passage, but if it is quite old, it means that whoever built the secret passage started working on it a long time ago. If it was built a long time ago, there would probably not be only one such passage.
The Second Prince's expression froze when he heard this, and he immediately said, "I will go back to the palace and talk to my father about this matter."
The second prince had just stood up when Liu Yi arrived.
After Liu Yi greeted the Second Prince and the others, he said with a smile, "Princess, the Emperor invites you to the palace."
"Uncle, what does Fu'er want?"
Liu Yi whispered, "Little Princess, the Emperor has heard about you counting money for Master Fang. He's a little angry and has summoned Master Fang, Lord Liao, and Lord Su to the palace. The Emperor has scolded all three of them."
Wei Fu: “(○｀3′○)”
I forgot about this.
She was still a little worried that her uncle would be angry, so she pulled the Second Prince's sleeve and said, "Second brother, aren't you going to the palace to talk to my uncle about something too? Let's go together!"
The second prince ruffled her hair amusedly and carried him back to the palace.
Based on his understanding of his father, he knew that his father would never be angry with his sister.
He was only angry at Liao Qing and the others.
When Wei Fu and the second prince arrived outside the imperial study, they saw Liao Qing, Fang Ziwen and Su Shiyun kneeling outside.
Fang Ziwen regretted it deeply. He should have taken his aunt back to Qingzhou immediately after recognizing her. He shouldn't have stayed in the capital. If he hadn't stayed in the capital, he could have let Brother Liao and Brother Shiyun take his place when the emperor summoned him.
As the saying goes, a friend would rather die than be killed by me. Good brothers are meant to be betrayed.
Liao Qing and Su Shiyun didn't know what Fang Ziwen was thinking. They both knelt outside in submission. They also knew that their actions were against the emperor's will. As early as when Liao Qing asked someone to find Wei Fu at the gate of the academy, he had already prepared himself mentally to be punished by the emperor.
The emperor only made them kneel, which was already a light punishment.
When Wei Fu saw the three people kneeling outside, he felt sad and thought that the imperial study was a little scary.
After entering the imperial study, she greeted the emperor very obediently. The emperor asked her to stand up in a very cold manner, and then continued to review memorials without looking at her or paying any attention to her.
Wei Fu stood there for a while, then couldn't stand still anymore. She scratched her head and took two tentative steps forward. Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, she secretly took a few more steps forward. Seeing that the emperor still didn't respond, she kept taking small steps and walked up to the emperor. She asked sweetly, "Uncle, have you reviewed all the memorials today?"
The second prince looked at Wei Fu's every move and found it so adorable. He found a place to sit down and watched his sister showing off and his father teasing her with a smile.
The emperor still responded in a cold tone, "Hmm." He no longer had the enthusiasm he had before.
Wei Fu took out a few candies from his pocket and reluctantly gave them to the emperor: "Then Fu'er, please treat your uncle to some candies!"
The emperor simply ignored Wei Fu.
Sending food was useless, and Wei Fu felt that this matter could be dismissed. After thinking for a while, she massaged the emperor's shoulders and back: "Uncle, you have worked hard. Fu'er will give you a massage."
Although she is small, she is very strong, and the massage she gives to the emperor is quite comfortable.
The emperor was almost laughing to death and was about to hold his little niece in his arms and give her gifts, but he still tried hard to stay calm and maintain his serious demeanor.
After Wei Fu gave the emperor a massage, he diligently served him tea and water, like a busy little bee.
At first, the Second Prince was able to sit calmly and watch the fun, but after a while, he saw that the Emperor still refused to give in, and he could no longer bear it. He coughed and said, "Father, I have something to report."
The emperor looked up at him.
The second prince was not afraid of him. He went to pick up the little sister and put her on a chair, and asked the palace maid to give her honey water and snacks. Then he told the emperor what Long Yin had said, despite the emperor's unfriendly gaze.
The emperor said, "I have already sent people to search under the pretext of searching for assassins."
"Your Majesty is wise, but I think the entrances to these secret passages are probably very secret. Even if we investigate, it might not be easy to find them. How about we search outside the city to see if there are any suspected secret passage exits?"
The entrance to the secret passage in the capital must be covered up in various ways and is not easy to find. Although it is not easy to conduct a large-scale investigation outside the city, it is easier than in the capital.
Moreover, the exit of the secret passage is usually not covered too much, because covering it too much in the wild will only attract the attention of others.
The emperor smiled and said, "You are quite clever."
Wei Fu, who was chewing something like a little squirrel, saw his uncle finally smile and quickly raised his hand and said, "Second brother is smart."
The emperor could no longer bear it, so he came over, picked up Wei Fu, and tossed him into the air. "Since you've done a great deed this time, your uncle will make up for it. If anyone comes looking for you again in the future, you'll have to refuse, understand?"
He was worried that Wei Fu would feel that he was restricting her freedom, so he patiently explained to her, "Uncle is doing this because he wants Fu Er to be able to freely display her abilities in the future, without having to hide and worry about this and that."
"So Fu'er, please be patient. When those people compromise and come to Fu'er eagerly for help, then we can relent, okay?"
When Wei Fu came back, he did not let Wei Fu hide her abilities because he felt that the daughter of their royal family should live freely and he was unwilling to let Wei Fu bear any shackles.
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