Chapter 73 I am shameless and invincible
The lights in Luming Pavilion went out, but Xie Tingzhou did not leave. After a moment, he stepped lightly onto the roof.
There were soft sobbing sounds coming from inside the house.
I thought she was getting stronger, but in fact she was just licking her own wounds.
Xie Tingzhou lifted his clothes lightly and sat down on the roof, staring at the endless night in a daze.
The next day, Chen Yu was on duty. When she woke up in the morning, her eyes were swollen like walnuts. It took Erya's advice to roll them with eggs for a long time before the swelling was slightly relieved.
The weather has been getting warmer these days, and I think the snow that fell a few days ago was the last one this winter.
Chen Yu stood under the eaves and went over the whole story of the case again.
There is no doubt that the Minister of Revenue Ge Liangji is involved in this case, so there are two possible reasons why Jiang Lianzhi secretly contacted Xie Tingzhou. Either he discovered the problem and wanted Xie Tingzhou to rescue him out of kindness, or he knew something and wanted to use it to bring down Ge Liangji.
But there is a huge flaw here. Since he knew there was a problem, why didn't he report it directly to the emperor, but instead used such a roundabout way?
In the Jiang Mansion, in the study of Prime Minister Jiang Yuanqing.
Both the grandfather and grandson had solemn expressions.
Jiang Yuanqing said: "Ge Liangji is closely related to the Yanliang Pass case. Now it depends on how your majesty decides. Yanliang Pass was lost, and someone has to bear the blame."
Jiang Lianzhi understood.
Just like in the previous life, Emperor Tongxu, knowing full well that the problem was not between them, could not find a reasonable reason to explain to the people, so he could only allow rumors to spread, and eventually let Shen Zhongan and Shen Zhao bear the crime.
Jiang Yuanqing was silent for a moment, then continued, "Once Ge Liangji falls, the Ministry of Revenue will have to find an official to take over. As the Minister of Revenue, you are the first choice, but..."
He paused, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and continued: "At this age, he has already taken the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He is the first person since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is not a good thing to be promoted too early. What do you think?"
Jiang Lianzhi was silent for a moment, and replied: "Lianzhi has no intention of promotion."
Jiang Yuanqing nodded, stroked his long beard and said, "In that case, I will put this matter aside for now, but you should temporarily take over the position of Shangshu with the position of the Minister of Revenue."
"If Jiang Lianzhi is smart enough, he will avoid the limelight and will not take the position of Shangshu at this time." Chen Yu said while playing chess.
Xie Tingzhou glanced at her and listened to her
He continued, "His qualifications are still a little shallow. He just became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue..."
“Pah—”
Xie Tingzhou threw the piece in his hand back into the chess box.
Chen Yu was interrupted, raised her head and asked: "This has just begun, Your Highness, are you not going to leave now?"
Xie Tingzhou pointed his chin at the chessboard and asked, "Is there anything else to play?"
Chen Yu stared at the chessboard for a long while, frowned and said, "Why did it end so quickly? This is not my level. I can usually last at least half an hour."
Xie Tingzhou glanced at her and said, "Do you have enough brain? You dare to think about other things while playing chess."
Chang Liu sat on a tree branch and laughed, but was glared at by Chen Yu.
Chen Yu put the chess pieces back in place and said, "Let's play another game."
"The same result will occur in another round," Chang Liu said with a smile, "Brother Feng, how about we make a bet?"
Xi Feng felt a chill run down his spine when he was called Brother Feng. He glanced at him and said, "Are you disgusting?"
"Let's make a bet," Chang Liu jumped down from the tree and hooked his arm around Xi Feng's neck. "I bet on His Highness to win, and you bet on Shi Yu to win. How about that?"
"You're really good at picking," Xifeng sneered, "Why don't you bet on Shiyu to win?"
Chen Yu watched from the side, "I'm sitting here, who are you insulting?"
Chang Liu laughed and said, "Sorry, sorry. How about this? Let's bet on how long Shi Yu can last in His Highness's hands. I'll bet on half an hour."
Shen Yu propped up her chin and asked, "Can I participate?"
"No! I'm afraid you'll cheat." Chang Liu sternly refused, and then said to Xi Feng: "The bet is, if you have it, you'll bet two months' salary."
Xi Feng said: "If I win, I can only win one month's salary. If you win, you can win four months' salary. Is that fair?"
Chang Liu counted on his fingers and suddenly said, "Your Highness, why does Xi Feng have so much more than me?"
"Because you eat a lot." Shen Yu smiled and continued.
Xie Tingzhou picked the chess pieces slowly, with a smile on his lips.
Chang Liu snorted, clasped his hands together and bowed to Xie Tingzhou, "Your Highness, whether we win or not depends on you."
Xifeng thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll bet for an hour."
Another game of chess began, the two of them fought back and forth, and in less than half an hour, Chen Yu showed signs of fatigue when she made her move.
Xie Tingzhou twisted a piece of
Look at her.
Her brows were furrowed in a knot, and she was about to make a move but stopped herself, as she felt that no matter where she made the move, it would be wrong.
"Don't delay." Changliu reminded.
Chen Yu glanced at Chang Liu, and finally made a move. Xie Tingzhou reached out without thinking.
"Wait," Chen Yu stopped Xie Tingzhou who was about to make a move, "I made a wrong move, this, this, this doesn't count."
During the days they spent together day and night, she had developed a thick skin and discovered that no matter whether it was the legendary god of death on the battlefield or the gentle and jade-like Young Master Lan Yue, they were not the real Xie Tingzhou.
At least in her opinion, Xie Tingzhou has a very good temper.
It’s just that sometimes he’s moody and gets angry for no reason.
It just so happened that she was born to like taking advantage of others and testing other people's bottom line. After discovering that Xie Tingzhou was difficult to get angry, she became more bold.
She moved her chair to a new position under Xie Tingzhou's speechless gaze, then looked at Xie Tingzhou calmly, "It's your turn, Your Highness."
As long as I am shameless, I am invincible and I will win this game.
No one has ever seen anyone dare to regret a move in front of Xie Tingzhou.
The guards under the eaves: “…” Wait for death, Shigure.
Everyone watched with eyes and nose, waiting to see how their prince would twist Shi Yu's head off.
Xifeng took two steps forward, thinking that he should try to persuade him. Shi Yu had escorted the prince to the capital a month ago, and was whipped when he came back. He looked thinner... no, he had gained weight.
That's not right? Why did you gain weight?
Xi Feng was thinking about it and forgot to stop the fight, when he saw Xie Tingzhou holding a black piece and calmly asked: "You won't change it this time?"
Xifeng's jaw almost dropped. The guard on the tree swayed and almost fell down.
No, this is still their prince? Could it be that he was replaced on the way back to Beijing?
If this wasn't silent approval, what was it? Were they just going to indulge him like this?
It would have been fine if Xie Tingzhou hadn't asked, but after this question, Shen Yu was not so sure. She stared at the chessboard seriously for a long time, but really couldn't find the problem.
"No change." she said.
Xie Tingzhou's eyes never left her face. He slowly pressed the stick in his hand to one place, and saw with satisfaction that she stretched her neck and frowned.
The corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he said, "There's no chance to change it."
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