Chapter 299

Liu Yuantao struggled internally, weighing the pros and cons.

With a cramp in his stomach, he began to believe that the man in front of him had not deceived him, and that what he had eaten in his stomach was really poison.

He raised his head and looked at Cangyun, "Your Majesty will not pursue the matter of the previous dynasty. Do you take what you say seriously?"

"Absolutely true."

Cangyun's face was expressionless, and Liu Yuantao's expression was distorted. The pain in his abdomen worsened, and the feeling of bloating in his lower abdomen intensified.

He stretched out his hand, "Sir, give me the antidote. I will go and write down what happened right away."

Cangyun tapped Liu Yuantao's Shenque point with lightning speed, "Okay, Master Liu, please."

Liu Yuantao's physical discomfort disappeared instantly, and he rubbed his abdomen in disbelief.

It really doesn’t hurt anymore!

Liu Yuantao climbed up from the ground tremblingly, and heard a man's voice in his ears.

"Don't try to fool me by being cunning. The poison in your body has not been eliminated yet."

"No, I will tell you the truth."

Cangyun followed Liu Yuantao to the study. Within a quarter of an hour, a confession was written.

Cangyun suddenly drew out his sword.

Liu Yuantao was trembling with fear and begged: "Sir, have mercy on me. Everything I wrote is true. It was because I was jealous of Master Su's talent and deliberately framed him. That's all."

Cangyun ignored Liu Yuantao's wailing and grabbed his hand.

"hiss!"

There was a flash of cold light, and the tip of the sword cut Liu Yuantao's thumb.

Cangyun pinched his finger and pressed it.

Cangyun sheathed the sword again, folded the sword and carefully put it into his arms.

Liu Yuantao felt the figure in front of him flicker, and the people in the room disappeared without a trace.

"Why!"

"Don't go, my antidote!"

Before Liu Yuantao could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. His stomach was churning, and a filthy aura rushed out of his body like a flood.

"puff!"

"ah!"

The room stunk.

…

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Shuyue smiled and rolled her eyes after reading the confession in her hand.

"Cang Yun, you can do it! In less than ten days, you have obtained the evidence."

"Thank you for your compliment, Miss. Things are progressing so quickly. Thanks to the emperor for providing the list. My subordinates are just following the clues with the list and don't dare to take all the credit."

Cangyun clasped his fists in the direction of the palace.

"Miss, should this evidence of crime be handed over directly to the emperor or go to Dali Temple?"

Jiang Shuyue thought for a while and said: "If we want to take a shortcut, it would be fastest to hand it over to the emperor. It seems inappropriate to hand it over to Dali Temple beyond the Yamen. I will make a copy and keep it. I will fingerprint the copy and have A Jin hand it over to the Yamen in person."

Jiang Shuyue is not the kind of person who consumes connections for no reason. Du Yutong is willing to help, and she is grateful.

If A Jin went directly across the Yamen to find the Minister of Dali Temple, Lu Zhizhou would feel that A Jin underestimated him and deliberately avoided him.

Thinking that Qiu Ju's auspicious day was just around the corner, Jiang Shuyue copied the two copies and put them away.

…

The warm winter sun is most comfortable in the afternoon. The sun shines from the branches, leaving mottled light and shadow on the ground.

In the imperial garden, two slender figures walked side by side in the sunshine.

Xiao Jingzhao was wearing bright yellow uniforms and put one hand behind his back.

Lin Xiangzhi on the side had his hands in his sleeves, as if he was afraid of the cold.

"Your Majesty, the winter in this capital is so damn cold. The sun is high in the sky, and I can't feel any warmth at all."

Lin Xiangzhi tilted his head and said, "How about I, Wei Chen, accompany you back to the imperial study?"

Xiao Jingzhao looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, "I don't feel cold. It's just that you are too weak. How about I return the box of supplements you gave me?"

"Your Majesty, you are slapping me in the face. How can you take back anything you sent out?"

Lin Xiangzhi wanted to scold his mother. There is no comparison between a person who has practiced martial arts all year round and has deep internal strength and his small body.

He even patched up the nosebleeds to no avail.

Xiao Jingzhao didn't know that the villain in Lin Xiangzhi's heart was scolding him again, so he continued: "What do you think of Bai Zhou?"

"Bai Zhou is a good person. He is courteous and polite. He has great literary talent and is deeply loved by his colleagues."

"With your words, I feel relieved."

Xiao Jingzhao's words confused Lin Xiangzhi.

He said in confusion: "Your Majesty, he has just entered the Hanlin Academy. Are you going to promote him?"

"No, it's the Queen Mother who is asking about the character of this year's flower hunter. I thought you were close to Bai Zhou and Zhen Jingxiu, so I specially asked you to come over and ask."

No, wait!

Lin Xiangzhi was excited, and the Queen Mother inquired, could it be that the Queen Mother wanted to betroth Princess Yonghe to Bai Zhou?

That once upon a time...

In the past, everything the empress and mother said was just a joke?

Thinking of this, Lin Xianzhi continued: "I heard that several officials are interested in betrothing their daughters to him. Bai Zhou's family is not from the capital, so he may be willing to be a half-term son-in-law."

"But we're already seeing each other?"

"It seems so."

After Lin Xiangzhi said this, he breathed a sigh of relief. According to his understanding of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother could not compete with the ministers for her son-in-law.

Xiao Jingzhao said "Hmm" and stopped in front of a blooming wintersweet.

The subtle fragrance rushes towards you, refreshing your heart and mind.

Lin Xiangzhi felt anxious, his blood circulation accelerated, and the chilly feeling all over his body disappeared.

Before Lin Xiangzhi's mood calmed down, Xiao Jingzhao asked again: "What is Zhen Jingxiu's character like?"

Lin Xiangzhi shook his head, "No, it's not as reliable as me."

After saying this, the villain in my heart felt extremely guilty.

My true brother, please bear with me. A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. I will order a table of good wine and delicious food in the Juxian Pavilion to apologize.

Xiao Jingzhao pursed his thin lips into a straight line, suppressing the corners of his lips that were about to rise.

He looked up at the plum blossoms on the branches, and no one saw the expression on his face.

After a moment, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Xiangzhi.

"If you are unreliable, how dare I leave the household department in your hands? You and Zhen Jingxiu are half classmates. You two have a close relationship. Why is he unreliable? Tell me."

With the feeling of guilt still lingering in his heart, Lin Xiangzhi weighed in his mind how to say this.

It was necessary to eliminate the bad Yue Lao's thoughts, but at the same time, the emperor could not really have any quarrel with his good friend.

He thought for a while and said, "Jing Xiu is so talented and handsome that all the girls in the capital are attracted to him. Many noble ladies expressed their love to him openly and secretly.

It is said that literati are often romantic, but after all, Jing Xiu is a hot-blooded man, and there will always be times when he cannot resist temptation. "

After saying this, Lin Xiangzhi wanted to slap himself.

It is true that Zhen Jingxiu was popular among noble ladies, but unlike other literati, he had never been close to any girl.

This gossip is true, it was not forced out of necessity, and he was unwilling to add the latter sentence.

Xiao Jingzhao couldn't help but chuckle.

Lin Xiangzhi: "..."

The queen mother talked to him about her sister's marriage. What the queen mother meant was that she would personally propose the marriage.

Xiao Jingzhao said that he hoped that his sister would be with someone he likes, so he called Prime Minister Lin here today just to test him.

With an idea in mind, Xiao Jingzhao said to Lin Xiangzhi: "It's still early at this time. I'm going to change my clothes. Let's go and sit at Su Jin's place together."

"No, let's go another day."

Xiao Jingzhao raised his eyebrows, "Why not today? Su Jin should be at home by now."

"Your Majesty, you don't know. There is a happy event in Jiang Mansion today, and Su Jin has gone to Jiang Mansion for a wedding banquet."

"Who? Who is getting married?"

Xiao Jingzhao felt his head buzzing, and a bad premonition came to his mind.