Chapter 180 Corporal Punishment Is Illegal

The Ninth Princess came to the Yangxin Hall carrying a food box.

"Father, for your hard work, I brought you your favorite lotus seed soup."

Emperor Xuan has been in an extremely bad mood recently.

Seeing the Ninth Princess whom I loved most, I couldn't help but feel a little better.

He put down the memorial in his hand, took the small bowl handed over by the Ninth Princess, and asked with a smile: "Do you have anything to do with your father?"

The Ninth Princess shook her head and said coquettishly: "No, I just miss my father!"

Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "Really not?"

The Ninth Princess stuck out her tongue, looking cute and cute, "Father, Ning Chen is so pitiful!"

"Huh?" Emperor Xuan was stunned for a moment, "Why is Ning Chen so pitiful?"

"Now Ning Chen is the only one left in the Ning family. Isn't it pitiful?"

"Father, those servants in the Ning Mansion are all innocent, as well as Ning Chen's second and third brothers. They are as stupid as pigs and don't know anything... Why don't you let them go?"

Emperor Xuan's face darkened slightly, "Did Ning Chen ask you to plead for them?"

He wanted to bring Ning Chen and Huai'an together, but if Ning Chen wanted to use Huai'an to achieve some purpose, he would not tolerate it.

The Ninth Princess shook her head repeatedly, "No, Ning Chen didn't say anything... I felt sorry for him and wanted to repay him."

Emperor Xuan was surprised, "Repay? Where to start?"

The Ninth Princess smiled sweetly and said, "Ning Chen wrote me poems, made snowmen, and told me stories...so I want to repay him!"

Emperor Xuan's face softened a little, and he asked with a smile: "Ning Chen came to the palace to find you?"

The Ninth Princess nodded, "Yesterday Ning Chen came to the palace to find me because he wanted to ask me to help find someone... Today it was I who came to the palace to find him."

Emperor Xuan asked curiously: "Who did he ask you to help find?"

"A father-in-law. Ning Chen said that he entered the palace in a hurry yesterday and accidentally knocked down the father-in-law. The collision was quite serious. He wanted to apologize in person."

"What kind of father-in-law are you?"

Ninth Princess said: "A father-in-law with a black mole under his earlobe... But when I found him, he was already dead!"

Emperor Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, "Dead?"

Princess Ninth nodded and said, "I accidentally fell into the well and drowned."

Emperor Xuan snorted, then asked with a smile: "Huai'an, you have been very close to Ning Chen recently."

Ninth Princess blushed and said, "No."

Emperor Xuan smiled, "Huai'an, what do you think of Ning Chen?"

Ninth Princess shook her head, "Not very good."

"Huh?" Emperor Xuan was startled, then chuckled a few times, "Since Huai'an doesn't like him, then my father will ask him not to disturb you in the future."

"Ah? This..." Ninth Princess panicked, "Father, he is actually quite good. He can write poems and tell stories. The most important thing is that he can help my father share his worries. For my father, I don't hate him. he."

Emperor Xuan couldn't help laughing.

The ninth princess's face was flushed and she was shy.

"Okay, my father will consider what you said... My father still has some government affairs to deal with. You should go back first. My father will visit you in a few days."

The Ninth Princess hummed, picked up the food box and skipped away.

Emperor Xuan shook his head and laughed, "I will be almost fifteen years old soon, and I am still so unstable."

After Emperor Xuan finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something? He turned and asked Quan's father-in-law, "Is Huai'an's birthday coming soon?"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly leaned over and said, "Yes, in half a month, it will be the ninth princess's birthday."

"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Huai'an has reached the age of getting married...I remember when she was just born, she was so big, like a kitten."

Emperor Xuan said while making famous gestures with his hands.

"Huaian's birthday is coming soon. It's really not appropriate to kill too many people."

"Quansheng, go and hurry Geng Jing. I'll give him three days to find out the matter... Huai'an's birthday is coming soon, and the envoys from the South Vietnam Kingdom are coming soon. This matter can't be delayed any longer."

"This Geng Jing is becoming more and more unreliable now... He can actually let people escape from the prison of the Supervision Department, and there is also a Jin Yi involved in it. It's just a bastard."

Father-in-law Quan lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

Just now Geng Jing came to plead guilty, and His Majesty scolded him bloody.

However, it seems that His Majesty has great trust in Geng Jing and will not touch his position for the time being.

Emperor Xuan pointed to the memorial on Long's case and said angrily: "None of these bastards make me worry. As soon as the position of left prime minister was vacated, they urged me to appoint another left prime minister as soon as possible."

"Look at what they are recommending? Forget about the censor and the Taiwei... Even the Tingwei and the Young Master are involved. Don't you know how many pounds you have?"

"I want to make Ning Chen a marquis, but they are trying to obstruct me in every possible way... When it's my turn, they all look like bloodthirsty wolves."

Father-in-law Quan lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

This kind of thing is not something that a eunuch like him can get involved in... The most important thing in serving His Majesty is to talk less and do more.

Emperor Xuan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Ning Chen captured King Zuo Ting alive. His contribution this time is too great... I still don't know how to reward him?"

"The Supervision Department has a vacant position in Jinyi, but this position is really too small and not worthy of his credit."

Emperor Xuan was silent for a while, sighed, and said: "It seems that we can only make up for him in other ways."

"Full prosperity?"

"The slave is here!"

Emperor Xuan said: "Go and investigate the father-in-law with the black mole under his earlobe... Ning Chen is not investigating a person for no reason."

"Your Majesty, Master Ning didn't say that he accidentally knocked him down..."

Emperor Xuan snorted, glanced sideways at him, and said, "Short-sighted, don't you understand Ning Chen's character?"

"He is a person who doesn't care about grudges and grudges overnight. If he really knocks someone down, he will never delay apologizing until afterwards."

"If you really want to apologize, you won't ask Huai'an to investigate... Since you are in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs, wouldn't it be more convenient for him to ask you directly?"

The whole father-in-law was full of shame and said hurriedly: "I'm stupid... I'll go check it out right now."

"Wait a moment! Quan Sheng... What do you think about letting Ning Chen be responsible for receiving the South Vietnamese delegation?"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly leaned over and whispered, "I don't understand this."

Emperor Xuan glared at him and cursed with a smile: "Are you just pretending to be stupid?"

"The visitors from the Nanyue Kingdom are not good this time, and the fourth prince of the Nanyue Kingdom is also among them. It is said that this son is both civil and military, and is good at military strategy. He is a rare talent."

"There needs to be someone who can shock the South Vietnam envoy. Ning Chen has captured the King of Beiting alive and is in the spotlight. It is most appropriate to send him to receive them."

"I also want to see who has better methods, this genius fourth prince of Nanyue Kingdom or Ning Yinyi of my Daxuan?"

"Quansheng has drafted a decree for me and ordered Ning Chen to be the reception envoy. Li Hanru, the head of the Linyuan Academy, and Shen Min, the minister of rites, will assist in receiving the South Vietnamese envoy."

Eunuch Quan hurriedly leaned over and said, "Yes, I will do it now!"

.......

Ning Chen, on the other hand, was currently sleeping in an inn.

From the moment he found out that Zuo Xiang was missing until now, he couldn't even close his eyes. He really couldn't bear it anymore.

I wanted to go to Jiaofangsi, but I was afraid that I couldn't help but enjoy the pleasure of sex.

Life is at stake.

Simply, he found an inn and started to catch up on his sleep.

This sleep lasted until the next morning.

I feel relieved and full of energy.

Coming out of the room, Ning Chen stretched and was about to go downstairs.

But just as he stretched his waist halfway, his movements suddenly froze.

He saw a man in coarse linen clothes with a stooped body ducking into the room at the end of the corridor.

Although he only saw half of his face, Ning Chen always felt that the other person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

Ning Chen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes narrowed.

He remembered that this person was from Zuoxiang's Mansion.

When he first joined the Supervision Department, Prime Minister Zuo came to Ning Mansion, and this person was with him.

At that time, he had a conflict with Zuo Xiang. This man was like a dog protecting his master, baring his teeth at him, so Ning Chen had a little impression of him.

Unexpectedly, when the Prime Minister's Mansion was raided, this person was not arrested.

Logically speaking, if the Prime Minister's Mansion was raided, this person should run away, but he was hiding in this inn, so there is definitely something wrong.

Maybe he knows where the left prime minister is hiding?

Ning Chen suddenly became excited.

It's true that handsome people have their own destiny. If you find a place to catch up on sleep, you can catch a big fish.

Ning Chen pulled out the knife and came to the door of the other party's room. He held the knife in one hand and knocked on the door with the other.

"who?"

A deep male voice came from inside.

Ning Chen pinched his throat and said, "Sir, I'm here to bring you hot water."

"Wait a moment!"

As the footsteps inside approached the door, Ning Chen's eyes became sharp, like a cheetah ready to attack.

The person in the room should be pretty skilled and he has to deal with it carefully.

With a creak, the door opened a crack.

Before the people inside could see clearly, a sharp long knife was thrust through the crack of the door.

The people inside were shocked and retreated reflexively.

But it was too late, and the knife stabbed into his abdomen.

This man's hands were quite good, and he firmly grasped the back of the knife with both hands to prevent the knife from piercing deeper.

Ning Chen pulled out the knife suddenly, and the other person staggered backwards, clutching his abdomen, blood gushing out from between his fingers.

Ning Chen reached out and pushed open the door, walked in and closed the door with his heels.

The other party clearly recognized Ning Chen, and his expression suddenly changed.

Ning Chen stared at him and said jokingly: "We meet everywhere in life, but I didn't expect to meet here. We really have a lot of fate."

"I remember that you had no moles on your face before, and now you have two fake moles... It's a pity that I don't have any other advantages, except that I have a good memory. I know you even if you turn into ashes."

The other party stared at the wound on his stomach, blood pouring out from between his fingers.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Your injury won't last long. If you don't find a doctor in time, you will soon die of excessive blood loss."

"Then I'll get straight to the point. Tell me where the left prime minister is? I'll let you go find the doctor."

The other party shook his head, "I really don't know where the Prime Minister is?"

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes, "You are so loyal, let's talk slowly... I don't care, but how much blood do you have to shed?"

The other party's expression became more and more panicked, which was the fear of death... If he continued like this, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long before he would bleed to death.

"Ning Yinyi, I have offended you a lot in the past, please Haihan... I can tell you everything I know, but please let me live."

Ning Chen smiled and said: "This is a smart man! Tell me, where is the Prime Minister?"

"I really don't know where the left prime minister is."

Ning Chen's face darkened, "Are you kidding me?"

"The villain is telling the truth. Although I don't know where the left prime minister is? But I can tell you more important things."

"What's important?"

The other party said: "The reason why the villain took the risk to stay here is to wait for the South Vietnamese envoy to come to trade."

Ning Chen was startled, "What's the deal?"

"Military defense map of the southern border."

Ning Chen's eyes narrowed, "The Prime Minister Zuo wants to sell the military defense map of the southern border to the people of South Vietnam?"

The other person nodded.

Grass! ! !

Zuo Xiang, this beast, is really crazy.

If the military defense map of the southern border falls into the hands of the people of the South Vietnam Kingdom, the consequences will be disastrous. I wonder if Daxuan soldiers will die in the hands of the people of the South Vietnam Kingdom?

"Where is the defense plan?"

The other party said: "I can hand over the defense plan, I just want Ning Yinyi to find the next way out."

Ning Chen nodded, "Okay, I promise you!"

"Please give Ning Yinyi an oath."

Ning Chen looked at him and sneered: "You didn't tell me the qualifications. You can only believe me now... If you don't tell me, even if I let you go, you won't be able to walk to the hospital alive."

The other party gritted his teeth, lifted up the hem of his clothes, tore it violently, pulled out the defense diagram from the middle of his clothes and threw it to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen caught it, opened it, took a look, and asked casually: "How much did it cost to sell this to Nanyue?"

"One million taels of silver."

Ning Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"How do you give the money to the left prime minister after you get it?"

The other party shook his head, "This matter was arranged by the Prime Minister a long time ago... But I didn't expect that something happened to the Prime Minister before we could make a deal."

"I don't know where the Prime Minister is? The reason why I took the risk to stay here is because I want to trade with the people of South Vietnam, take the money and fly away, hiding my name."

"It's fate, but I didn't expect Ning Yinyi to find out... Can I leave now?"

Ning Chen nodded slightly and moved out of the way.

He didn't believe this man, so he let him go and followed him secretly. Maybe he could find the left prime minister?

"Thank you Ning Yinyi!"

The other party held the wound on his abdomen and walked towards the door.

Who knows? As soon as he reached the door, his vision went dark due to excessive blood loss, and he fell to the ground.

"Ning, Ning Yinyi, help me...save me..."

The fear of death made him cry out for help to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen sighed, he knew this man couldn't be saved.

Thirty percent of a person's blood loss will be life-threatening. This person has lost too much blood. There is no such thing as blood transfusion in this world. Even if he is sent to a hospital, he cannot be saved.

When Ning Chen looked down again, he saw that the other party had fallen into a coma. In fact, he was in shock.

This man won't live long.

He shook his head, turned around and went out, closing the door behind him.

After looking around and finding no one, Ning Chen quietly left the inn.

He had no intention of reporting the defense map.

He decided to make a deal with the South Vietnamese envoys by selling them a fake defense map and making money by the way...killing two birds with one stone.

...

When they returned to the Supervision Department, everyone who saw Ning Chen stood stunned for three seconds.

Ning Chen lowered his head and looked at his clothes. There were just some wrinkles, nothing strange?

"Ning Yinyi, are you back?"

Ning Chen had a question mark on his forehead.

"Did something happen?"

"Uh... weren't you captured by thieves?"

Ning Chen looked confused, "Me?"

"Ning Yinyi, please go find Master Geng quickly? You can't be found anywhere. Everyone is going crazy."

Ning Chen suddenly remembered that he was hiding in the inn to catch up on his sleep. Everyone thought he was missing, right?

He hurriedly went to find Geng Jing.

Seeing that Ning Chen came back safe and sound, Geng Jing and others breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but want to beat him up.

"Where did you go?"

Geng Jing had a straight face.

Ning Chen scratched his head in embarrassment, apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry! I was really tired, so I found an inn to take a nap."

Geng Jing and others: →_→

"Why did you go to the inn instead of going to Jiaofangsi when you were sleeping? Even if you want to go to the inn, why don't you say hello?"

"You disappeared all night, and everyone went crazy with anxiety... His Majesty even ordered the city gates to be sealed."

Ning Chen opened his mouth wide, "Isn't that true? How did your majesty know?"

"Eunuch Quan came yesterday to convey the order, but he didn't see you until dark. Could it be that Your Majesty doesn't know?"

"The left prime minister has fallen, and those remnants have not yet been found out. What if there is revenge on you... Do you have no sense of crisis at all?"

Geng Jing said angrily.

Zuo Xiang escaped, Jin Yi was involved, and he was scolded by Emperor Xuan yesterday.

If something happens to Ning Chen, not to mention his position, but also whether he can keep his head?

"I'm sorry...it was my lack of thinking that made everyone worried. I will apologize to everyone!"

Ning Chen lowered his eyebrows and apologized to everyone.

Geng Jing said angrily: "Stop apologizing to us and quickly go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "Can I not go?"

If you go, you will definitely be reprimanded by His Majesty.

"What do you think?"

Geng Jing, Pan Yucheng, and Gao Ziping spoke together.

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "Okay! I'll go now."

Ning Chen rode Diao Chan and came to the palace.

He carried Pan Yucheng's waistband and arrived at the Yangxin Hall smoothly.

Nie Liang was startled when he saw him, and then walked over quickly, "Are you okay? Who captured you?"

Ning Chen dug his toes into the ground in embarrassment, thinking to himself that no one caught me, I caught myself.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander Nie. I'm fine... Could you please let me know!"

Nie Liang snorted!

Soon, he walked into the Yangxin Palace.

He came out after a while and said, "Your Majesty asked you to come in!"

Ning Chen walked into the Yangxin Palace and was about to kneel down to salute, but heard Emperor Xuan say, "No need to salute, stand up!"

Emperor Xuan stared at Ning Chen, "Are you okay? Who kidnapped you?"

Ning Chen was numb!

He quickly knelt down, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine... In fact, no one kidnapped me."

Emperor Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "No one kidnapped you?"

Ning Chen nodded, "Your Majesty, from the disappearance of the left prime minister to yesterday afternoon, I didn't close my eyes. I was so tired that I found an inn to sleep."

"I know my crime, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Xuan's expression froze slightly.

Eunuch Quan looked at Ning Chen speechlessly.

Ning Chen hung his head, waiting to be scolded.

But after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Emperor Xuan speak, so he quietly raised his head and took a look... Only to see Emperor Xuan looking at the memorial in his hand seriously.

Hmm? Why don't you scold me? Ning Chen muttered in his heart.

The whole hall was silent, with only the sound of Emperor Xuan reading memorials and occasionally drinking tea.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Emperor Xuan still had no intention of speaking.

Ning Chen's legs were numb from kneeling.

Damn!!!

This old man did it on purpose.

Corporal punishment is illegal... Ning Chen complained in his heart.