"What happened?"
For some reason, Lu Baichuan suddenly became gossipy and very curious about what kind of woman could make Qin Jian, that old iron tree, bloom.
Lou Chong didn't know what to say and was in a bit of a dilemma.
"Just say what you have to say. Why are you stammering like this?"
Lou Chong thought for a moment and then said, "We don't know the specifics, but he went to investigate the case, met that girl, and then started going to that opera troupe every day. The girl is indeed very beautiful, and for so many days, she has been indifferent to Second Master, but she has not explicitly rejected him either."
Lou Chong fell silent at this point, feeling sorry for Qin Jian, who had spent a considerable amount of money on that girl in just a few days.
Upon hearing this, Lu Baichuan also felt there was a problem. If they didn't like it, they should just say so. What was the point of dragging it out like this?
Besides, Qin Jian really shouldn't like that type!
How did you get so deeply involved in just a few days?
Lu Baichuan refused to believe it, but fortunately he still had a shred of rationality. He didn't rush to pay attention to Qin Jian's matter, but instead asked Lou Chong about the recent events in the yamen.
Lou Chong reported on the recent situation and indicated that there were no problems.
Most of the assassins who ambushed He Jiuniang were captured earlier couldn't endure it and died from hunger strikes. They were all tortured with bones, but no matter how much they were tortured, they didn't reveal who Lin Yiping was in contact with in Dongting.
However, they did manage to find out that Lin Yiping was actually Prince Lin. They sent a letter to the capital, but He Jiuniang had already recognized him, so the message was sent too late and was of no use.
Lu Baichuan nodded and said, "Continue the investigation. Dongting has been entrenched in Beiyan for many years. They can't just retreat like this. They must still have their cronies. We must deal with them thoroughly."
"yes!"
Lou Chong agreed, then asked, "Third Master, when did you and your sister-in-law arrive from the capital? How come we didn't receive any news?"
Lu Baichuan didn't answer the first question, but instead said, "It's nothing serious, so I didn't send anyone to deliver a message."
Fortunately, Lou Chong didn't dwell on it. He simply said, "Now that we know that Prince Lin is Lin Yiping, what should Your Highness do next? We don't have any substantial evidence, and we're even worried that Prince Lin might turn around and accuse us. His Majesty doesn't trust our Highness and dislikes this kind of power struggle among the princes. Prince Lin isn't so easy to bring down."
Lou Chong and the others returned ahead of time, unaware of He Jiu Niang's treatment of the old emperor, and still worried about Prince Chen's position.
Lu Baichuan looked at him, unsure how to explain his wife's contribution.
During this period, thanks to his wife's help, the old emperor's opinion of Prince Chen has changed quite a bit. Although there has been no change in power, it has been reflected in many small things. For example, the emperor told the crown prince to ask Prince Chen more questions if he didn't understand something, and said that if the crown prince didn't handle the affairs of the court well, he would replace him with someone else to oversee the country.
Prince Chen is currently in the emperor's favor; if it were someone else, he might be the one overseeing the country.
For this reason, the Crown Prince has been going through a very difficult time.
In the past, it didn't matter if he just gave up, because the old emperor would always bail him out. But recently, the old emperor has become stricter with him.
Not only did they frequently call him in for talks, but they also often checked his articles and the memorials he had handled. If they found anything unsatisfactory, they would lose their temper and make him revise it again.
He's going crazy. Why can't his father be more lenient with him like before?
Fatherly love can also disappear, right?
But in Prince Chen's eyes, all of this was the old emperor's disappointment in the crown prince. Anyway, with He Jiu Niang's help, Prince Chen was not worried at all. He ate and slept happily every day. With Prince Lin under house arrest, he had nothing to do and spent his days playing and eating and drinking in the city with his wife and children. He was living a very comfortable life.
After carefully considering his words, Lu Baichuan said, "The situation in the capital is quite good, so there's no need to worry for now. Our main task is to gather evidence and bring Prince Lin down."
Lou Chong was somewhat surprised. They had already dragged Prince Lin out; shouldn't things be in dire straits right now? How could they say the situation was alright?
However, this was something he shouldn't know, so he refrained from asking.
"By the way, have you heard about the cheating cases that occurred during the provincial examinations?"
"Cheating? I haven't heard of that."
Lou Chong shook his head. Their office mainly managed military affairs, while the imperial examinations were civil and had little to do with them, so they didn't pay much attention to them.
"This is really a problem."
Lu Baichuan muttered to himself, "Such a big matter, yet it's kept secret. It seems the prefect is hiding a lot from him."
If they hadn't known Kang Xiucai, they certainly wouldn't have known about this.
"What's wrong? Is it related to Dongting?"
Lou Chong was a little curious, but Lu Baichuan shook his head: "I don't know. I just heard about it and wanted to ask you about it. I didn't expect you hadn't heard about it either."
"I will go and inquire right away."
As he was about to leave, Lu Baichuan stopped him and said, "Forget it, this matter is a bit strange. Don't make a big fuss about it. Let's see how things go in a couple of days."
In a couple of days, his wife's banquet will be over. We'll see if the prefect's wife knows about this then.
Even if the prefect's wife didn't know, the other wives would know something.
Anything is better than him asking directly and alerting the enemy.
"By the way, sir, how did your injury heal so well? I can't even see these little marks on your face unless I look closely?"
Lou Chong nodded, then immediately brought up another matter, and even leaned over to look at the injury on his face.
The two were standing very close, and Lu Baichuan couldn't quite accept it. He took two steps back and said, "My wife made this ointment, specifically to remove these marks. What, you want it?"
Lou Chong smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "I...I'm at the age where I should be getting married, aren't I? This scar on my face is really bothering me. Boss, could you ask your wife for me?"
When Lu Baichuan heard him calling him "Grandpa" one minute and "Boss" the next, the obsequiousness was blatantly written on his face, what could he say?
To Lu Baichuan's surprise, after he had only been away for a short time, they all started thinking about women when he came back.
Qin Jian has someone he likes, and Lou Chong, a grown man, has started to care about a scar on his face that isn't very noticeable. What's wrong with him?
Isn't spring still a long way off?
"I'll ask you when I get back tonight. I'll go ask Qin Jian about the situation."
He patted Lou Chong on the shoulder, then turned and left.
"Thanks, boss!"
Lou Chong called out from behind, but Lu Baichuan just smiled and ignored him.
But to be honest, the brothers are all getting on in years, it's time for them to settle down and start families.
But why does Qin Jian seem unreliable about the one he's interested in?
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