Chapter 25: Drinking Under the Moon, his willful behavior was all due to his arrogance caused by his favor. …
"The Emperor has arrived~"
Following Su Mian's shout, Cheng Changgeng's figure appeared at the gate of Fengxiang Palace.
Because of the little episode just now, the expressions of Cheng Changgeng and Su Mian were unnatural. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see anything unusual below Cheng Changgeng. Su Mian naturally knew how uncomfortable he was, and it was uncomfortable for him to hold back his laughter.
The emperor came out from the palace. It was strange that the emperor came to him on his own initiative during the New Year. It must be related to the poisoning.
"Your Highness."
"No need to be polite, please go inside and take a seat."
After entering the room, Cheng Changgeng exchanged a few pleasantries casually, asked about the Third Prince's academic performance, and soon got down to business.
"My subordinates found out that Wang Dequan opened the food box on the day Lin Jiaren was poisoned. Is that true?"
Cheng Changgeng did not beat around the bush and said it directly. Su Mian clearly felt that the emperor's eyes were on him.
After all, who else could be under the emperor's command? This was done by Su Mian.
[I didn't lie to anyone, why should I feel guilty? ]
Thinking of this, Su Mian held his head high and met the emperor's gaze directly.
"Wang Dequan, tell me yourself, is this true?"
The emperor did not defend him, but seemed to be calm and said that if this really happened, he would not condone it.
"Your Majesty, I didn't know about this. Someone must have wronged me. On the day when Lady Lin was poisoned, I followed the order of the Emperor and went to the Eunuch's Mansion to get some ice. I didn't touch Lady Lin's food box."
"Everyone has their own opinion, so it's hard to decide."
Cheng Changgeng had a serious expression, and it was obvious that someone was lying.
"In that case, Your Majesty, why don't you ask the person who pointed out the mistake to come forward for a confrontation? I think the liar will eventually reveal his flaws."
When things developed to this point, Su Mian vaguely felt that this matter was related to Xiao Dezi's master, Eunuch Jiang.
Because the Nei Shi Fu mentioned by Wang Dequan is the one that Eunuch Jiang is in charge of, right?
It seems that he wanted to trip me up, so it is most likely that Wang Dequan did not do this.
[That's true. Your Majesty has everything you need at your age and status. Why does he still covet the love of the dog emperor? ]
[If it were me, I would support a few gigolos, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks all day long, wear gold and silver and sleep with male models! ]
Just thinking about it makes me happy.
After hearing this, Cheng Changgeng couldn't help but think that he had to be on guard against Su Mian, otherwise one day he would cheat on him and transfer all his property without him knowing.
"Well, then go and..."
Su Mian had only mentioned the name of the little eunuch to him once. Cheng Changgeng didn't remember it and subconsciously glanced sideways at Su Mian.
Su Mian was quite perceptive and immediately replied, "The young man from Lady Lin's palace."
"Well, then bring Xiao Wenzi over here and confront him on the spot."
[Hehe, I helped the leader out again. The dog emperor is going to reward me with a big gold bar, right? ! ]
Cheng Changgeng automatically ignored Su Mian's thoughts. If he continued to reward, his warehouse would almost be emptied by Su Mian.
After Cheng Changgeng gave the order, Su Mian went there in person. His eyelids were twitching so much that he was worried that something might happen, so he thought it would be better for him to go by himself.
But unexpectedly, it would be the same no matter who went, the task was doomed to fail.
Su Mian ran to Songning Palace breathlessly. He didn't see Xiao Wenzi when he entered the palace. He looked around and walked into the side hall in a restless mood. He ran into Lin Jiaren who was enjoying the cool under the eaves. He looked much better.
"Lady Lin, I am here to summon your young master Wenzi from the palace. Where is he?"
"Xiao Wenzi? There is no such person in my palace."
Lin Jiaren's words made Su Mian stunned, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that although Xiao Wenzi came to Songning Palace with him that day, Lin Jiaren did not talk to him.
That little Wenzi is most likely not from Songning Palace.
"Damn Jiang Renhai."
Su Mian naturally understood that this was a trick set by Jiang Renhai on purpose. Fortunately, he was timid and asked the dog emperor to accompany him, otherwise, if he acted rashly, he would be thrown into the court of judgment by the emperor.
Su Mian was so angry that her teeth were itching. She cursed Xiao Dezi in her heart. This little bastard was really impossible to tame.
But Su Mian didn't intend to settle the score with him. He would just keep this account in mind and pretend that he didn't know about it. He would wait and see how he would sow discord between them later!
[I, Su Mian, may have a good temper when I travel around the world, but my head is not made of dough! ]
After feeling proud in his heart, Su Mian came out of Songning Palace and was in trouble again. The promised witness was gone. What should he do?
How could such a grown person just die out of nowhere?
Su Mian did not give up and went to the eunuch's residence again.
It happened that Jiang Renhai was not on duty today, so Su Mian felt much more comfortable going to the Eunuch's Mansion. Otherwise, Jiang Renhai would definitely make things difficult for him.
"Hey, come here."
Su Mian randomly summoned a young eunuch on duty and asked him directly: "Do you have a eunuch named Xiao Wenzi here?"
"Xiao Wenzi?"
The young eunuch repeated it, thought hard, and shook his head, "No."
Yes, it must be a fake name.
After looking around, she didn't see any familiar faces. Su Mian had no choice but to go back to Fengxiang Palace alone.
He tried hard to think of words in his head, how to clear himself.
[Your Majesty, Xiao Wenzi is a fake, and I have been fooled. ]
No, no, wouldn't that mean he admitted that he was the one who believed in slander and defamed the Emperor? How could the Emperor let him go?
[Your Majesty, Xiao Wenzi fled for fear of punishment, and I was outnumbered and unable to capture him. ]
No, no, if this happens, the dog emperor will definitely think that he is not doing his job well. What if he fires him?
[Your Majesty, I was the one who poisoned you, please kill me.] ]
Su Mian gave up on himself and died.
Before he even entered the hall, Cheng Changgeng could hear his mumbling from afar. After listening a few more sentences, he understood the whole story.
[It’s all the dog emperor’s fault!] ]
Cheng Changgeng didn’t know where he went wrong. Anyway, Su Mian said he was wrong, and he had no chance to refute.
"Su Mian, why did you come back alone?"
Cheng Changgeng suppressed his smile and asked with a stern face.
"Your Majesty, I have not found any trace of Xiao Wenzi. I have asked Lady Lin, but she also does not recognize Xiao Wenzi. I think Xiao Wenzi is a big suspect."
After saying this with gritted teeth, Su Mian now felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look directly at the emperor.
But he could also feel that the emperor's gaze on him was getting even hotter.
"However, I asked other people in the Eunuch's Office and found out that Eunuch Wang did not touch Mr. Lin's food box that day."
"In this case, there is no suspicion."
Cheng Changgeng had originally just been accompanying Su Mian out for a walk to relieve his boredom. He had long guessed that Wang Dequan had used this clue to fool him, so he was not angry.
Su Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the emperor didn't care, the royal nobleman should not pursue it either, right?
But that is not the case.
The Emperor is well-known for being protective of his children.
"Since Wang Dequan has been proven to be innocent, shouldn't Eunuch Su give me an explanation?"
Su Mian was already sweating profusely. He looked at Cheng Changgeng for help, and when he saw the other person's gaze, he immediately made a gesture to hint at him.
So the two of them began a silent conversation.
"Good emperor, please, help me."
Cheng Changgeng raised his eyebrows, "What's the benefit of helping you?"
"Please, please, please, anything except selling yourself."
This was an eye contact, but what Cheng Changgeng actually heard was:
[Dog Emperor! We are on the same boat! If you don't help me, you will be ashamed! ]
[Dog Emperor, if you don’t help me, I will publicize your impotence! ! ]
Impotence?
Cheng Changgeng really wanted to grab Su Mian's ears and ask loudly, wasn't he the one who drank the fish soup and set up the tent just now? Isn’t he watching with great interest? !
But even though he was teasing like that, he still spoke up for Su Mian. After all, he was protecting his own child.
"This is not Su Mian's fault. I told him not to miss any clues. Your Excellency should not mind it."
"But……"
The emperor wanted to say something else, but Cheng Changgeng interrupted him directly: "If you blame him, are you also blaming me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked. Everyone could hear that the emperor was displeased, and everyone in the hall, except Su Mian, immediately knelt down.
Su Mian looked at them kneeling on the ground, licked his lips and knelt down as well.
[Hey, don’t say that, the dog emperor still blames men for doing this! ]
Cheng Changgeng was flattered by his praise. He had no intention of embarrassing the emperor. He took the initiative to help the emperor stand up and said, "It's been a long time since I've had dinner with you. Let's serve dinner."
Knowing that he was on Su Mian's side, the emperor was unhappy, but he didn't say anything more. He just ordered his subordinates to serve dinner.
When the table was filled with dishes, Su Mian restrained himself a lot when tasting the dishes. He tasted a little of each dish and then served the dishes to Cheng Changgeng.
Even he himself did not realize that he dared to act recklessly only in front of Cheng Changgeng, simply because of the love and courage that Cheng Changgeng gave him.
Even Cheng Changgeng himself was a little surprised. Looking at Su Mian taking those few bites, he was worried that Su Mian would roll around in bed due to hunger at night.
Forget it, I'll just give him some special treatment when I get back.
Seeing how well-behaved he was outside, Cheng Changgeng felt inexplicably happy, and even his appetite improved a lot.
Halfway through the meal, the atmosphere was quite harmonious until the emperor spoke up and asked Wang Dequan to get a pot of wine.
"It's rare for the emperor to come here, why don't we have a drink under the moon and enjoy the beautiful scenery together."
After hearing what the emperor said, everyone looked up at the sky through the window. The bright moon was hanging in the sky, which was indeed worthy of drinking under the moon.
"Okay, but I don't need too much wine, just order as much as you want."
With Cheng Changgeng's permission, Huang Guijun personally poured two glasses of wine for himself and Cheng Changgeng.
However, when Cheng Changgeng was about to raise the cup to his lips, Huang Guijun stopped him with his hand.
"Your Majesty, the poison testing process is inevitable. This is a serious matter that involves the safety of your Majesty. We cannot be careless."
[What do you mean…who are you tapping? It can't be me? ]
Su Mian was originally trying to empty his mind, but when he heard the word "poison testing", he almost pointed at himself and said: Me?
[No, Your Majesty would not poison the wine and take the opportunity to get rid of me, right? No way, no way…]
[I have to say, this is really a good opportunity! ]
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