"I heard that the third-ranked scholar has been going to your house to offer incense lately?"
Today, Hua Luan and Cen Ang went out of the palace to shop. Although it was called shopping, they mainly let their subordinates do the work while the two of them went out to play. The Crown Princess had specially approved leave for them.
Two perfectly good girls, always revolving around her, it would be good for them to leave the palace and see the world.
The two booked a restaurant and sent their staff to make the purchases, chatting as they walked.
Upon hearing this, Cen Ang chuckled and then teased:
"Hmm, what's wrong? Is our Aunt Hua envious?"
"I'm envious. Look at you, your peach blossoms only appear once every hundred years, and when they do, they're absolutely gorgeous. On the other hand, I'm surrounded by flies and mosquitoes. It's so annoying."
Hahahaha.
Hua Luan was teasing Cen Ang, and the cold-faced girl knew it too.
As I entered the restaurant, I saw a young man arguing with the manager.
“Last summer, a singing girl died in your restaurant. When the government sent people to investigate, your restaurant, from top to bottom, vehemently denied ever seeing her. Just yesterday, your owner personally said he knew that singing girl while drinking. I am Wang Zheng, the Prefect of the Capital, and I have come here to reopen this old case.”
Just then, Hua Luan and Cen Ang, who were coming downstairs, were drawn to the attention.
"Oh, so young? You're already handling cases for the Prefect of the Capital before you're even sixteen?"
"This is this year's Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), he is already eighteen years old, but his face is small."
Below, the manager was still arguing with Wang, refusing to let him search the restaurant, mainly because Wang wanted to see if there were any corpses hidden in the backyard.
"Search? May I ask if you have a search warrant, sir?"
"I am the Prefect of the Capital..."
"There are many officials in this capital. Does that mean any official can just come in and search people at will? Sir, this is the capital. If you throw a brick at these three people, one of them could be an official. There are many officials higher up than you, and none of them would dare to swagger into this restaurant and search people!"
Upon hearing this, Hua Luan and Cen Ang exchanged a glance.
"There's someone behind us."
"I wonder who it is, their tone is so arrogant."
Hua Luan smiled at Cen Ang and asked softly:
"Go and get involved?"
"What? Has the Crown Prince run into trouble lately?" Cen Ang asked in return.
Her sisters were very interested in official matters, and Hua Luan had handled several of the Crown Prince's efforts to win people over.
"Well, I want to see who's behind this restaurant," Hua Luan said.
"Then let's manage it."
The two went downstairs hand in hand. Hua Luan, who was in the lead, took out a token and said to the steward:
"Are there enough head maids in the Crown Prince's residence to search?"
The steward looked at the token, hesitated for a moment, and then stammered:
"Even the highest-ranking official needs a search warrant."
Cen Ang whispered to Wang Zheng from behind:
What are the chances of something happening at this restaurant?
Wang Zheng's puppy-dog eyes looked quite fierce, and without paying attention to who was beside him, he simply replied:
"Since they're hiding it like this, it's probably about 80% true."
"Guards, bring my token and go to the Prefect of the Capital to get a search warrant."
The two young girls waited nearby. Hua Luan looked at Wang Zheng for a long time, then asked:
"What do you usually use to wipe your face? You look so young?"
"..."
Wang Zheng was speechless. The steward had disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone to report to someone.
When they came down, all they wanted to do was drive Wang Zheng and the others away.
"Sir, you just had a meal at the restaurant, which cost fifty taels in total. Shouldn't you settle the bill first?"
Wang Zheng had come to investigate the case quietly, but when he saw that the purse carried by one of the stewards looked very similar to the one carried by the singer's father, he finally reacted.
Now, Wang Zheng looked at the two dishes and a pot of wine on his table, and then at his purse.
Not enough money
Hua Luan noticed his embarrassment and slammed a silver ingot on the table.
“I paid the fifty taels for him. You will have to wait for this arrest warrant today, whether you want to or not. Go back and tell your master to write down what he needs to confess as soon as possible, or else Cen Ang will be sent to the Ministry of Justice to interrogate him.”
Cen Ang looked at his sisters and said, "Wow, you're really something."
Others may not know Cen Ang's reputation, but the higher one's position, the more one understands the meaning behind Hua Luan's words.
Then, Hua Luan turned around and asked:
"Why didn't the Prefect of Jingzhao issue you a search warrant?"
Wang Zheng's eyes flickered, then he hesitated and said:
“I asked Shangguan for help before, but… I was rejected.”
"Then this restaurant will be even more in trouble."
The arrest warrant was brought over by the constables. In the entire Great Yan, what warrant is more effective than that of the Crown Prince's residence?
Hua Luan and Cen Ang followed Wang Zheng to the back of the restaurant. The group filed in and rushed inside.
Just now, the group saw all the workers stop what they were doing and run to the backyard.
A group of people stood around the cellar, passing the skeleton out one by one.
"stop!"
Hua Luan and Cen Ang watched as Wang Zheng brought the situation under control, and then sent him directly to the palace without even returning to the Jingzhao Yin's residence.
What are you going to say? Didn't you hear we're not issuing a search warrant?
They're definitely having an affair.
“Miss…is it inappropriate for us to bring prisoners into the palace?” Wang Zheng asked from behind.
Hua Luan was the kind of girl who was beautiful and pure, but whose eyes revealed a clever and cunning nature.
She turned around and replied:
"Wouldn't it be better if His Highness the Crown Prince interrogated him personally?"
Logically speaking, the two of them shouldn't bring people into the palace, but they had no choice because the Crown Princess doted on them.
As Zhao Kai watched the group march past the Hanlin Academy, including his beloved, he stepped forward and patted Cen Ang on the shoulder.
The cold-faced girl turned around and looked at him.
The third-ranking scholar didn't know what to say, only stammering:
“Yesterday I went to offer incense to my uncle and aunt.”
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to dinner another day."
"good……"
With just a few words, he stirred Zhao Kai's heart to flutter wildly.
How can you say I don't like it?
When Zhao Kai first went to offer incense to Cen Ang's parents, he had already revealed his identity.
I also frankly and openly told my parents what I meant.
I simply like your daughters; my motives are impure.
But I am a good person, and fortunately I have some talent. If I win the favor of a beautiful woman, I will certainly not let her down.
Zhao Kai is also good at handling things.
Tell the memorial tablet about what happened to Cen Ang in the palace.
Although they can't hear.
But whether or not to talk about it is another matter.
For some reason, the incense Zhao Kai burned was exceptionally bright and burned particularly quickly.
Cen Ang dreamed about his parents more often, and once he even dreamed that his father told him that this kid was alright and worth entrusting his life to, and that he should not be stubborn or hit anyone.
"Ah Cen and Luan'er are back?"
Cen Ang and Hua Luan entered the house and saw the woman playing with Xueqiu'er.
The two aunts, who had just been tense and ready to intervene in the interrogation, instantly became calm.
The two looked at each other, then turned to look at Lan Youxin.
"Your Majesty, we brought some snacks from outside the palace. Come and try them, they'll get cold soon."
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