Chapter 48: Coming to your house to fight the autumn breeze

“Not at home?” Crown Prince Zhu Hailin threw away his ink-soaked lake brush and asked with a frown, “He was just injured, so what’s the point of running around blindly if he’s not properly recuperating at home!”

Fu Bao replied: “The boy said, Su adults have important things to go out, as early as that day, as late as the next day to come back. Slave girl waited for half an hour, but no one, and worried about the key to the palace gate, so I had to go back to the palace. However, the things that the young master ordered, the slave girl all one by one to, the two private chef also left, the young master can be relieved.”

Zhu Helin was still a bit relieved, “Tomorrow find an opportunity to sneak out of the palace, I’ll go see if he’s back yet.”

As a result, tomorrow, the Mandarin Hall lecture has not yet begun, the crown prince read Su Yan knocked DengWenDu, break FengTianMen for the teacher to seek justice, and impeach the jinYiWei commanding officer Feng to go to the evil twelve big crimes, finally will be sentenced to be chopped down the deeds will be spread to the East Palace.

Zhu Hailin was surprised and exclaimed in praise, feeling very relieved, saying “Our Qinghe is awesome”. A moment back to God, and then burst into anger – the assassination of the small south courtyard, it turns out that father, the fourth uncle, and even what is called Shen Qi’s thousand households all know, but only hid from him!

Even Su Yan also deliberately concealed from him, said what “already in the investigation”, in fact, has long been searching for evidence to open the net, waiting for the meeting in the court in one fell swoop into the capture!

-All treat him like a child!

What’s the point of him being the crown prince?

Zhu Hailin angry eyes are red, hate to immediately rushed to Su Yan in front, grabbed the lapel and loudly asked for punishment. But then feel tasteless – how to ask for punishment, or not be a cleverly spoken nonsense to fool the past?

Extremely frustrated, he asked Fubo, “Do I seem particularly stupid and unreliable, little master?”

Fubao was shocked: “Aiya, how to say this kind of discouraging words! Since childhood, teachers have praised the young master smart and sensitive, a little bit of understanding, a learn, just lack a little hard work, even the emperor said you have a few of the spirit of the late emperor, can not be presumptuous.”

“But why does Qinghe just refuse to trust me? He’d rather seek help from the Fourth Prince’s Uncle who molested him, rather than coming to me for help!” Zhu Helin sighed in annoyance. King Yu’s ridicule rang in his ears again – “too green and uninteresting, just like that rice moss flower”, he was so annoyed and angry that he kicked the pearwood chair hard.

Fubo couldn’t figure it out either, but he knew how to speak so that the crown prince would be comfortable listening.

“Because Lord Su has yet to realize that Little Master is already a man ah! As long as Little Master shows the bearing and vigor of a man, I believe that Lord Su will definitely be impressed and trust Little Master.”

That really spoke to the Prince’s heart.

Zhu Helin thought: right, he does not know it! But this kind of thing how to tell …… also do not know how old he is to open the essence of the gate, at that time and dream of who …… always is not a small master me! This is really hateful, why should I be born three years later than him!

“It doesn’t matter if you’re born three years late, the next thirty, sixty, ninety years will all be my little master’s.”

As soon as Fu Bao picked up the conversation, Zhu Helin realized that he had mumbled the last sentence out of his mouth because he was distracted, and was instantly filled with shame. It is said that “deep city, silent self-talk”, he indeed still needs to practice, compared to his father and even the fourth royal uncle, there is still a lot of fire.

But Fu Bao’s words really comforted him – no, there were still long days ahead! He, Zhu Hailin, would one day reign over the world and the four seas, and the whole world would be his, not to mention one Su Qinghe.

It’s just that this “someday” is a bit hard to wait for!

Zhu Hailin sat on the Luohan couch where Su Yan had slept, holding his knees in deep thought, and suddenly asked, “You just said that his father exempted him from the post of horse washing, and promoted him to the right junior secretary of the Da Lisi? What about the ‘Crown Prince’s Servant Reader’, can he still be there?”

“Yes yes yes.” Fubao busily said, “According to reason, Lord Su still has to come to Wenhua Hall to serve the readers on the day of instruction. However, the slave girl has heard that the Imperial Master seems to have something to deliver, and he has taken a leave of absence from the Grand Maester, and won’t be coming in the near future.”

Zhu Hailin slapped the surface of the couch: “It’s okay, if the mountain won’t come to me, I can come to the mountain. As long as I still have this title, it’s only right that I look for him!”

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In the Da Lisi’s official office, Su Yan, dressed in a new scarlet cloud swallow patch of four regular clothes, saluted the newly appointed Da Lisi Secretary Guan Bian, and bowed to each other with the newly promoted left young secretary Wen Zhengyin.

Guan side about forty years old, square face moustache, in the position of the left secretary of seven or eight years. He knows that this official came by accident, if not Yu Shouyong suddenly fell, he still has one or two decades to boil, according to reason should thank Su Yan.

However, Yu Shouyong usually treat him not thin, the Da Lisi well organized, although not much merit, but also did not make a big mistake, only did not resist the power of Feng to go to the evil, planted in the Zhuo Qi case.

He thought of here, and some for the old officer contempt. Therefore, in front of this can not understand the bottom of the Su Shaoqing is only light, smile does not reach the bottom of the eyes, the face on the line.

The left young secretary wen zhengyin is a white-faced scholar in his early thirties, but also quite enthusiastic. After the hall salute, he invited Su Yan to drink tea, smilingly said: “Yesterday morning court, although I was not fortunate to be present, but also heard of the deeds of Lord Su, really is both wise and courageous, benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled. Su adults know, you impeach the Feng thief that ‘twelve Chen’, has been published in today’s issue of the di newspaper, spread all over the streets of the capital, everyone read all praise, said Su adults is a model of purity.”

Su Yan listened to the ear heat. He understands the truth that everyone carries the sedan chair, but he was praised by his colleagues in front of him, he still felt a little embarrassed, and politely said a lot of modest words.

Wen Zhengyin chatted with him for a few more minutes, appearing to be very cheerful and talkative. Su Yan consciously and the other side of the aura is not too harmonious, excuse that was ordered to investigate the Feng party, the time limit is not generous must hurry, bowed to leave.

“Lord Su, take care. By the way, Mr. Guan asked me to tell him that since His Majesty has something to hand over to him, he should just concentrate on the case and not come to the government office to make his appointment, so as not to spend time on the way back and forth.”

Suyan thanked him and left.

Wen Zhengyin looked at his back as he disappeared out the door, the smile on his face suddenly converged. He pinched Su Yan’s used teacup and swung it, his tone cool: “Young man fortunate to enter, I don’t know how long he can be in the scenery.” After saying this, he splashed the remnants of the tea on the ground.

Su Yan does not like to sit in the official sedan chair, feeling that the speed is slow and bumpy, he ordered the servants to prepare the carriage, and went to the official office of the Department of the Commanding General of the Jinyi Pro Army.

This is the general office of the Brocade Guards, and now because of the downfall of the officer-in-charge, Feng Deiye, the dragons are leaderless and people are in a state of panic.

See the emperor appointed to investigate the case of the Da Lisi young secretary door, four commanding co-conspirators and commanding commander very attentive to go up to meet, will Su Yan welcomed into the inner hall first seat, on the tea on snacks, first of all, followed by an example of Feng to go to the evil of the crime, fear of being classified into the party of Feng, and give the liquidation of.

Su Yan see these several Jin Yi Wei two, three handles are a long time mixing jianghu old oil, the surface and each other to protect, the mouth is afraid of not half the truth, so the false and cope with a little.

Turned his head out of the hall straight to the experience of the Division, called the person in charge of the transfer of Feng went to the evil since the appointment of the official documents, and more than one hundred households of the official files, the whole loaded ten large wooden boxes, all labeled with seals, ordered to move to the Da Lisi.

Several commanders and Commander of the Commander of the original bully his young, lack of experience, but also think of him to push the gossip playing Tai Chi, heavy bribes, and then provide some “Feng party” list, not hurt the matter to end.

Who expects this Su Shaoqing is very difficult to fool, directly to the bottom of the kettle, the experience of the Department of the paperwork storehouse to empty, each face green. And do not dare to stop, only unwillingly stood at the gate, face ugly.

Su Yan watched the boxes being loaded onto the car, smiling and arching his hand, “Several adults don’t need to see each other off, this official recognizes the way back.”

He got into his car and left, leaving the four men staring at each other, with one commander asking, “What should we do?”

Another Commander said, “Nearly ten years of official documents, more than a hundred files, and have the work to check. He can’t finish it in the short term, so we need to get through the joints and buy him off.”

A Tong Zhi nodded: ”That’s a good point. If we let him investigate to the end, dozens of heads will fall to the ground. At that time, the four of us won’t be able to get away with it.”

Another Tong Zhi sneered, “Send someone to check his background and preferences. See if he’s good for fame, power, wealth or sex – anyway, I’ve never seen an official who truly has no desires.”

Su Yan did have some headaches.

Jin Yiwei from top to bottom five or six thousand people, there is no way and there is no need to check all of them, or have to outline, grasp the big and small.

The honor guard is better, these “Han generals” are basically a display of the majesty of the Son of Heaven, a battalion of its own, Feng to the evil simply do not care.

Other Jinyiwei officials responsible for managing the guards accompanying the Emperor, involving the safety and security of the Emperor’s trip, each of them should be thoroughly investigated.

North Township Division passes on the case, the authority of the largest, but also the urgent need to clean up the hardest hit area. Because Feng go evil palm jinyiwei thing and also take charge of the Imperial Prison, sitting in the town of this guard, from top to bottom inserted full of his cronies.

The Southern Zhenfu Division is in charge of the legal and military discipline of this guard, which is basically a sham.

So combed, but also to start with the northern township.

Su Yan ordered people to transport the documents and files to the Da Lisi official office, locked into the room, and then non-stop to the North Zhenfu Division.

North Zhenfu Si’s vermillion copper nail gate is still majestic, the imperial prison is still gloomy, but he was no longer forced to carry a food box to visit the prison of the criminal disciple.

He offered to see Feng de-evil, so the Zhenfu ambassador nodded and led the way to the deepest cell of the imperial prison.

Feng Go Evil was stripped of his official uniform and wore only dirty prison clothes, sitting on a moldy pile of straw, his face grim and gray. Seeing Su Yan show up, his resentful and spiteful gaze stabbed over from between the iron bars, not saying a word.

The Zhenfu ambassador said to Su Yan, “Does Lord Su want to try the prisoner himself? My humble servant will order people to prepare the torture equipment.”

Su Yan frowned: “I don’t play this set, and I have no words with a dying man. You tell him to hand over the list of his party members and not to climb up the ladder indiscriminately, and I’ll ask the Emperor for mercy on his behalf and change the waist decapitation to beheading. Otherwise, he should die as miserable as possible.”

Before the Zhenfu Envoy had a chance to respond, Feng went to the evil to the ground yucked a thick sputum, his expression extremely disdainful.

Su Yan gave a cold nod, not responding to his provocation, and turned to walk away.

A hall official, a prisoner, one more word is a drop in price, Su Yan does not care about the white eyes and hatred of the loser.

Back to the imperial prison in these years of case files and packed a few big boxes, the same transported back to the Da Lisi.

Need to access too much information, he could not be completed alone, then thought of a move: called under all the knife and pen officials, stand in line, let them self-report their names and time of service, picked out a dozen look down-to-earth and capable, experienced and rich.

Su Yan handed them the evidence in the dark box in different categories, numbering them one by one so that they would not be lost or hidden. Then he asked them to look for specific information about the officials involved in the case against the evidence and information, drafting a list first.

In addition, there are those prison cases that Feng went to the evil order to investigate, also need to investigate one by one, to see if there is no wrongdoing, but also can be used as evidence to investigate the party’s feathers.

Just reporting to the Da Lisi, running to two Jin Yi Wei official offices, moving a dozen boxes, and selecting manpower took an entire day.

Not to mention the vast sea of case files that will follow, which can’t be finished without half a month.

Shen time is approaching, the Da Lisi’s officials are dismissed to go home. Su Yan busy day, deeply tired, arm and thigh wounds have not yet healed also hidden pain.

He rode in the carriage, slowly making his way home, always feeling as if he had forgotten something quite important.

…… Shen Qi! He almost forgot about this “righteous man” whose “life was lost”.

Yesterday, after the end of the Royal Gate hearing, he was busy taking care of Zhuo Qi’s body to return to his family, and to go to Zhanfu to handle the handover of duties, there is no time to go to visit Shen Qi again, and only called his subordinates to pass a message.

Today and worry about not timely removal of the brocade guards related paperwork case files, be someone hands and feet, a whole day in a row, this moment just remembered, there is a seriously injured in bed brother it.

Su Yan immediately instructed the driver to divert to the Shen Mansion.

When he walked into the dormitory, Su Yan saw Shen Qi lying on the bed, his eyes closed and sleeping, so he gently went up and uncovered the newly changed gauze on his back to check the wound.

The day before yesterday, he refined a lot of penicillin, counting roughly enough for seven days of use, but also instructed the servant girl every four hours must be on the medicine.

Now after two days, the wound is no longer flowing pus, and the inflammation is much better, so apply penicillin for a few more days, and when the bacteria are completely killed, you can put on the gold sores medicine to promote the removal of rotting and skin adhesion.

Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief, covered the gauze, and was about to leave the edge of the bed when his wrist was suddenly held by someone.

He looked down and saw Shen Qi’s pair of dark and sharp eyes, gazing at him without meeting his eyes.

“Let me see this official robe …… is good. Usually see you love to wear green and blue, don’t want scarlet also suitable, more show skin white.” Shen Qi said slowly, his voice is still a bit hoarse, “The new official is in the spring, I don’t know if you have ‘seen all the flowers of Chang’an’ in these two days?”

Su Yan intuited that Shen Qianhu was a bit angry, probably because he suspected that he was not righteous and didn’t care enough about his brother, so he compensated with a smile, “These two days were busy, I couldn’t take care of coming to see you, I’m really sorry. Today just after the duty is over, I came over.”

Shen Qi tugged on his wrist, signaling him to sit on the bed, then said, ”I don’t blame you for forgetting to come see me. What I blame you for is that you don’t take care of your body and your face has become much more haggard. Since you came back from the East Garden, have you ever eaten a proper meal and slept peacefully?”

Su Yan shook his head and laughed again, smiling quite warmly, “This is not coming to you to fight the autumn wind.”

Shen Qi said, “On the tabletop of the small hall outside, the evening meal has already been set up, you quickly go and use it.” His hand slid from Su Yan’s wrist to his palm, kneading it a few times before releasing it.

Su Yan found Shen Qi in front of him, consistent small actions, either touching the face or waist touching thighs, but also always love to hug and nibble, can not help but suspect that this person is not a serious lack of care as a child, and therefore suffered from skin hunger.

He slapped the back of the other man’s hand as if in thinly veiled reproach, and walked softly out for his evening meal.

Outside the small hall on the round table has been set up eight dishes and a soup and staple food, meat and vegetables, color and flavor, hooked to the hungry, Su Yan remembered that noon was too busy to take care of the meal, just fill in the street to buy a random bun.

He cleaned his hands and winded up eating, accidentally getting too full and having to pace the hall to kill his appetite after washing up.

Serving the meal of the maidservant to see him on the body of the fourth rank of the regular clothes, higher than the rank of the Lord of the thousand households, some of the constraints of fear, close to even dare not raise their heads. At this moment suddenly realized that the official robe within the set is clearly a jade snow lovely young man, can not help but peep at him, lowered his head to stifle laughter, and quietly red face.

“Qinghe, alas …… Qinghe.” Shen Qi’s voice came out from the inner room.

Su Yan thought the injury attack, rushed in, see the other side of the good end lying on the pillow, limbs stretching, look peaceful, candlelight reflection like a hunt returned to rest leopard, is waiting in the nest to lick the partner’s fur.

He suddenly realized that he had never seen such a relaxed and pleasant aura on Shen Qi. This Thousand-Tenant of the Brocade Guards had always left him with the impression of being shadowy and ruthless, with poisonous methods and calculating mechanisms, always reminding him of a dangerous predator in a swampy jungle, both wary and full of aggressiveness.

However, at this moment, Shen Qi showed an unguarded side in front of him, and because it was extremely rare, it became more and more precious.

Su Yan slowly walked over and asked, “What is it that calls me?”