Chapter 394 – The Abandoned Princess

Xu Qi’an took out the prepared secret letter and placed it on the table.

Su Su couldn’t wait to unfold it and read it over and over again several times, the tears in her eyes seemed to intensify, but how could they not fall.

Tearfulness is a strong emotional color, but not real.

How can a ghost cry? Yeah, she can’t even cry for her family.

“How did I, how did my father get so many enemies? This, this doesn’t make sense.” Su Su mourned.

“The Su family’s case is extraordinary.” Li Miaozhen patted the paper man maid’s shoulder and said in relief:

“We came to the capital, investigating your family’s case is one of the purposes, don’t worry, I will investigate that case back then for you.”

Xu Qi’an arched his hand, “Then I’ll be grateful to Mistress Fei Yan, and wait for the good news.”

Li Miaozhen immediately turned her head, her pink face with anger, and glared at him fiercely.

Of course, she was just saying it casually to give Su Su a boost, this kind of thing can’t just rely on her. Xu Qi’an should definitely take the lead.

The man just couldn’t see her out of the limelight.

“I am honored to have Yin Xu …….. Mr. Xu.” Li Miaozhen bristled.

“This is what was promised to you guys, it’s just,” Xu Qi’an revealed a difficult look and said:

“I originally thought it was a small case, a smooth thing, but, but I didn’t expect to be involved so deeply ah. Moreover, I am no longer a silver gong now, and the investigation of the case is obstructed everywhere, I am afraid …….”

Su Su’s face changed slightly, “You want to back out?”

Xu Qi’an shook his head and said in a deep voice, “No, you have to add years.”

Zhong Li and Li Miaozhen didn’t react for a moment, but Su Su understood, shyly lowered her head, and whispered, “How much, how long?”

Xu Qi’an sold out, “Let’s talk about it later.”

He didn’t expect Su Su to really agree, the party was just getting high on his mouth and teasing the beautiful female ghost.

……….

Just talking, in the courtyard came the concierge Lao Zhang, slightly anxious shouts: “Da Lang, Da Lang, the government came ……..”

Li Miaozhen sniffed and wrinkled her eyebrows, grabbing the flying sword on the table, she pushed the door out.

Xu Qi’an followed her out the door just in time to see a group of men and horses forcefully enter the mansion, led by the middle-aged man wearing the armor of the commander of the forbidden army, followed by a dozen or so armored soldiers clad in toughness behind him.

He was also accompanied by several night watchmen, Li Yuchun, the silver gong, Song Tingfeng, the bronze gong, and Zhu Guangxiao.

The original imposing commander of the forbidden army, his eyes sharply swept the inner courtyard, Chu Caiwei, Zhong Li of the Sitian Supervision, Li Miaochen and Chu Yuanzhen of the two sects of the celestial and human ………

His gaze softened quietly for a few moments.

The three of them, Xu Qi’an and Li Yuchun, slightly touched their eyes and moved away without making too many exchanges.

That commander of the forbidden army, pressing the hilt of his sword with one hand, raised his voice and said, “Xu Qi’an, by His Majesty’s decree, I’ve come to inquire about the robbery of the princess, please cooperate.”

Yuan Jing Emperor is very attached to the Wangfei ah, despite this sensitive moment, he also still sent someone to investigate me, this is enough to show that he is very attached to the Wangfei ………..

I have to deal with it properly, otherwise, it is likely to break the current peace. If Emperor Yuan Jing knows that I am “hiding” the princess, he will definitely not be satisfied. ……….

Xu Qi’an nodded wordlessly, his tone calm, “What does General want to ask?”

The commander of the forbidden army said in a deep voice, “I’d like to trouble Mr. Xu to gather everyone in the residence, in addition, this is not the place to talk, go into the hall and have a chat.”

Xu Qi’an immediately asked the concierge Old Zhang to gather the servants of the house, while he took the commander of the forbidden army and Li Yuchun, as well as Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, into the inner hall.

Since the servants had all been summoned to the compound, no one was there to serve tea, and Xu Qi’an sat at the main seat, his face expressionless as he looked at the commander of the forbidden army.

What kind of attitude is this, simply arrogant ……… The commander of the forbidden army glanced at him and also had a stern face, saying:

“His Majesty has already heard the legation mention the royal concubine’s robbery. However, there are still some details that are unknown, so I would like to ask Mr. Xu to tell us truthfully.”

Seeing Xu Qi’an nod his head, the commander of the forbidden army continued, “According to the description of the maidservant who was sent back to the Huai Wang Mansion, after the Wangfei was taken captive, Mr. Xu caught up with the four leaders of the barbarians, is this true?”

Xu Qi’an answered truthfully, “Yes.”

The commander of the forbidden army pursued, “What happened afterward?”

“Naturally, I escaped later on, did the general think that I, a sixth ranked martial artist, was capable of defeating four fourth ranked powerhouses? Even if I have a magic book bestowed by Confucianism, I still can’t do it, right?” Xu Qi’an said in a rhetorical tone.

At this, the commander of the forbidden army did not refute it and was considered to have acquiesced, but he didn’t completely believe it and narrowed his eyes, pursuing the question:

“Since you know you’re no match, why did Lord Xu go after them?”

Xu Qi’an’s face was as usual: “I didn’t know at the time that there was still a fourth-grade powerhouse waiting for the rabbit. The reason why I went after him was just to do my duty as a courtier and see if there was a chance to save the princess, and when I saw that it was not possible, I naturally stopped.”

Do your duty as a courtier? In the entire court, you are the most inappropriate son of ……… the forbidden army commander was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly revealed a meaningful smile:

“It seems that no one has ever told you that the princess is still alive, right? According to the servant girl’s description, at that time, the “Wangfei” had already died at the hands of the snake demon Hongling, so how did Lord Xu know that the Wangfei was still alive?”

When Xu Qi’an arrived, the fake princess was already dead.

The mission reported that the Crown Princess had been taken captive and her whereabouts were unknown, and that was because they had not seen the scene. And Xu Qi’an had clearly seen this scene at the time, so it was reasonable to say that in his realization, the crown princess was already dead.

Now, Xu Qi’an was unsurprised by the fact that the crown princess was not dead, what did that mean?

In the face of the forbidden commander’s questioning, Xu Qi’an similarly revealed a meaningful smile, “It seems that no one has ever told you that I didn’t know that it was the fake royal consort, right?”

The commander of the forbidden army frowned.

Xu Qi’an smiled confidently: “At that time, Chu Xianglong abandoned the mission and fled alone, he not only carried the “Princess”, but also let the guards carry the maidservant to escape together.

“Hehe, Chu Xianglong is not a great benefactor, if this way I still can’t see that the real princess is mixed up in the maidservant, then my name as the first divine constable of Dafeng is not a waste of time?”

The commander of the forbidden army froze, he was powerless to refute Xu Qi’an’s words, and even felt that this was how it should be.

If the fake princess could hide it from Xu Qi’an, then he wouldn’t be a Legendary Divine Constable.

At this time, a forbidden soldier walked to the entrance of the inner hall and respectfully said, “Commander, the inspection has been completed.”

The commander of the forbidden army immediately got up and said, “Farewell.”

He didn’t look at Li Yuchun’s three people either and led them away straight away.

In the inner hall, only the former colleagues were left, the four people who used to have deep feelings in the past, but they could not find a topic of conversation for a while, and they were silent with each other.

After a long time, Li Yuchun got up, Xu Qi’an hurriedly followed, Chun walked to him, scrutinized him for a moment, reached out to smooth the folds of his chest for him, and faintly said:

“Clothes with pleats don’t look decent enough, and you have to remember to take care of these little things yourself.”

When he finished, he whispered, “Well done, I’m proud of you.”

“Chief ……..” Xu Qi’an’s eyes burned.

Li Yuchun waved his hand and looked towards Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao.

“Ning Banquet, leave the capital at your earliest convenience.”

Song Tingfeng opened his arms and embraced him, whispering in his ear, “His Majesty will not let you go.”

Zhu Guangxiao said in a muffled voice, “If you leave the capital, don’t come back, the three of us brothers may never see each other again. But it’s quite good, it’s better than having no life.”

Xu Qi’an grinned and laughed, “It won’t be going away for a while yet, if you’re free to listen to music at the Hook Rail in the future, I’ll treat you.”

He sent the three out of the inner hall, and just as he traveled to the doorway, he saw Zhong Li sticking to the wall, carefully moving over, looking left and right along the way, preventing any possible danger.

Then, she fought with Li Yuchun wide-eyed.

Xu Qi’an clearly saw a layer of goosebumps protruding from the back of Chun’s neck, and then, as if he had encountered something terrifying, he instinctively jumped back while flying a foot.

Bang!

Jong Li was kicked out and rolled to the far side with a grunt.

Li Yuchun opened her mouth, but in the end she didn’t say anything, not daring to look at Zhong Li and covering her face.

Xu Qi An dashed over and helped Senior Sister Zhong up, and with a sobbing voice, she asked aggressively, “Why did he hit me ……..”

“………”

Xu Qi’an also opened his mouth, for a moment actually do not know how to answer, pity touched her head: “He has a problem with this person, in the future see, avoid him.”

…………

The Commander of the Forbidden Army left the Xu Mansion with his subordinates and rode his horse for a while before slowing down and asking, “How is the situation in the Xu Mansion?”

The subordinate replied: ”Recently there are no new servants entering the mansion, and there are no traces of disguise and disguise, everyone’s identity has been asked clearly, and we can turn around and look for the household registers of the government office and the Changle county office to check the identity.

“In addition, we briefly searched the Xu Mansion and found no women of unknown origin.”

It seems that he really has nothing to do with the princess ………. The commander of the forbidden army nodded and commanded:

“During this period of time, send someone to keep an eye on the Xu Mansion, pay attention to everyone who enters and leaves the Mansion, and if there are any new subordinates entering the Mansion, report them immediately.”

The subordinate nodded in response before asking, “Does Xu Qi’an need to send someone to keep an eye on him?”

The Commander of the Forbidden Army didn’t have the good sense to say, “You’re staring at a Sixth Grade Martial Artist?”

“………”

After returning to the palace, the commander of the forbidden army reported the matter truthfully, Emperor Yuan Jing did not respond, neither the command to continue to pursue, nor said to stop.

………..

Afternoon sunshine through a slight dry heat, green leaves in the hot sun’s light through the colorful halo.

Auntie decides to make sour plum soup for everyone to drink, which is unanimously praised by Xu Lingyin, Lina and Chu Caiwei.

Xu Qi’an pushed open the door to Erlang’s study, and Erlang Xu was playing a game with Chu Yuanjian, drinking and playing while talking about the sky and the earth.

Dudu ……. Xu Baijun knocked the desktop twice, drawing the attention of the two men, and said in a deep voice:

“Erlang, I remember that there was an official position that recorded every word and deed within the Emperor’s court, no matter how big or small.”

Chu Yuanjian laughed, “It’s the starting groom.”

Xu Qi’an immediately nodded his head, “Yes, yes, yes, it’s the Qiwei Lang, well, it’s from the Hanlin Academy, right?”

Xu Erlang lifted his chin and nodded, “The Hanlin Academy is responsible for the revision of history, and as the starting note is one of the important bases for the revision of history, it is natural that my Qinggui from the Hanlin Academy will serve as the starting groom.”

Xu Qi’an pursued, “Do you have access to it?”

Xu Erlang hesitated slightly and nodded, “It’s a bit difficult, but it’s possible.”

Xu Qi’an whispered, “I want all of Emperor Yuan Jing’s rising notes since he ascended the throne.”

…….. Xu Erlang flatly refused, “Ridiculous, the starting note can’t be brought out, furthermore, it can’t be transcribed in a dignified manner.”

Xu Qi’an shook his head, “Didn’t let anyone transcribe it, much less let you bring it out, use your brain to write it down and recite it to me. Eighth Grade Body Cultivation Realm, you’ve already memorized it long ago, right?”

Xu Erlang’s face blanched, “That’s also very tiring, the starting note is too long ………”

Xu Qi’an patted his little old brother’s shoulder, “Aren’t you frowning at Miss Wang’s family, big brother will teach you a masterstroke in a while: the Edo Forty-Eight Hands.”

………….

The next day, Xu Qi’an rode his beloved filly to a restaurant, and after asking for a private room, he ordered drinks and food and waited slowly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Chief Constable Chen of the Ministry of Justice and the Chancellor of the Da Lisi, successively came to the appointment.

The two men were dressed in civilian clothes and were sneaky, as if they had done a simple disguise for fear of being recognized.

“Lord Xu is now a forbidden figure, and one has to be careful when meeting with you in private.” The Chancellor of the Da Lisi had an old greasy smile on his face as he leisurely ate his food and drank his wine.

Chief Constable Chen’s face was serious as he opened the door, “What is it that you are looking for us for?”

Xu Qi’an poured wine for the two and laughed:

“I’d like to ask you two to do one thing, I want to investigate an old case, the subject’s name is Su Hang, the 29th year of Zhengde’s bachelor’s degree. In the 14th year of Yuanjing, for some unknown reason, he was relegated to Jiangzhou as a governor, and in the following year, he was beheaded for taking bribes and embezzlement.

“This man was once one of the princes, his status is not low, the Ministry of Justice and the Da Lisi will surely have his dossier, I would like to take a look at it.”

The Chancellor of the Da Lisi frowned, “I have not heard of this person, why is Lord Xu suddenly investigating an old case from more than twenty years ago?”

Xu Qi’an casually explained, “Truth be told, this Su Hang eldest daughter is my concubine.”

After saying this, he saw the faces of Sheriff Chen and the Chancellor of the Da Lisi change violently.

“???”

The Chancellor of the Da Lisi swallowed his saliva: “The man who died in Yuanjing 14, he, his eldest daughter was your concubine?”

Sheriff Chen didn’t say anything, but the way he looked at Xu Qi’an seemed to say, “You’re good at this?

Er, Su Su s real age can indeed be my mother ……… Xu Qi an reacted and laughed without much care:

“Just kidding, it’s actually his eldest daughter’s daughter, who is my concubine. Back then, because of an accident, that eldest daughter happened to be away from home, so she escaped.”

The Chancellor of the Da Lisi nodded, “This is a good matter, three days later, at the same time, meet here. I’ll bring you the dossier, but you can’t take it with you; after reading it, I’ll take it back.”

Sheriff Chen said, “So do I.”

Xu Qi’an sighed in relief, “Thank you both.”

Saying that, he took out two silver tickets with a face value of one hundred taels.

The Chancellor of the Da Lisi didn’t pick it up and said mockingly, “I just said that Lord Zheng has awakened my conscience, so don’t you dare defile me again. Eating a banquet for you is considered payment.”

Sheriff Chen: “Me too.”

Are you Zhang Yide …….. Xu Qi’an spat in his heart and raised his wine glass, smiling in greeting.

With wine and food, he straddled the back of the filly and headed for the Toothwalk to the rhythm of the ups and downs.

There’s a great beauty waiting for her to be placed.

…………

After lunch, the princess returned to the inn sullenly, sitting in front of her dresser without a word.

She suspected that she had been abandoned, and the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect had been gone for four days without a trace. And that stinking man, it was as if he had forgotten all about her.

Never came to see her again.

Silver is still there, enough for her to live in this inn for ten years, but she has no dependence in her heart, she can no longer find a sense of security.

Especially today after breakfast, Wangfei disguised as an ordinary woman, the ass of a person in the city to stroll, stroll, stroll to the theater.

The theater is old and interesting, and lively, and good theater.

She paid five coins and went in to see a play about a rich girl who fell in love with a poor scholar, but her family did not agree due to the inappropriate door and household, so the two eloped.

At the beginning of life is sweet and happy, the scholar to study hard for the merit, the rich girl learns to do embroidery, vegetarian hand spoon, a small life of poverty, but still get by.

But gradually, as the silver brought by the rich girl is spent, and the scholar only knows how to read, his life becomes overstretched.

So the rich lady was abandoned by the scribe and thrown out of the house.

She walked the streets alone and forlornly and finally chose to throw herself into the river.

Seeing the epilogue, the Princess’s tears were streaming down her face, feeling like she was the poor rich girl.

Being tricked out of her home with flowery words and then abandoned miserably.

“Xu Qi’an, this thousand stabbing knife, must have forgotten about me, smacking me as a liability ……..” The princess sat in front of her dresser, silently weeping.

Just then there was a knock on the guest room door.