Chapter 81: Exposing the Secret (Subscription Request)

"Bandit leader, Si Lili, Mei Zhili, Dean Chen, do you have any evidence of Si Lili's secret work?" Emperor Qing wanted to laugh. "Do you think I'm a fool?" He muttered to himself and asked Chen Pingping.

"Your Majesty, when the inspector of the Supervisory Council was assassinated in Niulan Street, the token of the Northern Qi secret agent was found on Cheng Jushu. Later, the inspector traced it and found it on Si Lili. This person burned the flower boat and left. When the inspector was about to catch him, Si Lili was forcibly taken away by people from the Six Gates. This token was found on Si Lili by someone before." Chen Pingping said.

This is actually a bit nonsense. Si Lili is not stupid, and she shows the token to everyone casually. All we can say is that there are too many clues, so we can just put the blame on her.

"President Chen, you are joking. Si Lili was discovered by my Six Gates about the bandits outside the city, and she fled in a hurry. I cannot guarantee whether this woman is a spy or not.

But His Majesty asked me to investigate the assassination on Niulan Street and the investigation of the mountain bandits in the world. The progress is good, so how can we give up halfway? "Shen Qingzhou responded very firmly, pretending not to understand.

There are no fools among the ministers. Under normal circumstances, Emperor Qing said this unless the emperor has no real power. Otherwise, he should just hand over the power directly.

But who made him meet a man like Shen Qingzhou? He was really resisting. Emperor Qing was already feeling uncomfortable. He was relying on his merits, right?

"Since I have handed this matter over to Shenwu Hou for supervision, I trust Shenwu Hou, Dean Chen, and Si Nanbo. There is no need to mention the issue of favoritism."

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report concerning the Marquis of Shenwu." Another person appeared, and the ministers all watched intently, as this was not over yet.

"explain."

"Marquis Shenwu has made great contributions in clearing out the bandits throughout the country, but his energy is limited, which will inevitably lead to sudden changes in border defense.

The assassination on Niulan Street is an example. If it weren't for Marquis Shenwu's plan to build the Six Gates, Cheng Jushu and his party might not have been able to break through the border defense.

Moreover, Dongyi City, the Northern Qi army has been moving frequently recently, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions in the border army's rotation. Could you please ask your Majesty to issue an order to temporarily let someone else take charge of the Privy Council affairs, and after the preparations for the Six Gates are completed, the power will be returned to the Marquis of Shenwu. "

This was apparently speaking for Shen Qingzhou, and it sounded nice, and it didn't say that Shen Qingzhou's position in the Privy Council would be removed, but this was the meaning.

This is what Emperor Qing wants Shen Qingzhou to do, using the excuse that he cannot take care of both, in order to make him give up his position voluntarily, and his target is still the Six Gates.

After all, in terms of importance, the power to mobilize troops across the world is much more important than catching bandits.

"Let's not mention this matter again. Marquis Shenwu is a meritorious minister. How could I do such a chilling thing?" Emperor Qing certainly disagreed.

However, Shen Qingzhou knew that this might be a foreshadowing. Something was about to happen next, which would make him unable to take care of the rest of the matter. However, Emperor Qing underestimated him.

"Lord Sinan, how are the preparations for the marriage between your son of the Fan family and the princess going?" Suddenly, the topic changed again. Many ministers frowned, wondering why they were suddenly talking about this.

"Your Majesty, there is another story behind this matter. I was just about to report it to Your Majesty." Fan Jian had already made plans to cancel the engagement. Fan Xian agreed very much. After all, he had never seen the chicken leg girl and didn't know who she was.

"Oh, there is something else going on. I wanted to tell you, Mr. Fan, that Wan'er loves to eat chicken legs. Let's discuss this matter later."

The ministers were a little confused. What does chicken leg mean? But Fan Jian immediately knew that something was wrong. Fan Xian often mentioned the chicken leg girl.

Shen Qingzhou was also a little surprised. It seemed that Emperor Qing had already made up his mind about Fan Xian marrying Lin Wan'er, and he would definitely give the inner treasury to Fan Xian.

As for how he knew about the chicken leg girl, he glanced at the expressionless Chen Pingping. They should have known about it a long time ago, but they just said it now. However, for a grown girl to have a reputation for loving to eat chicken legs, well, that's not a problem.

Many ministers also realized that the son of the Fan family had been quite famous for inquiring about the chicken leg girl through Fan Ruoruo during this period, and Fan Xian asked everyone he met.

The Crown Prince's face changed slightly. He was the one who knew the inside story. As for the Second Prince, he really didn't know. Although he had cooperated with the Eldest Princess, they also had their own agenda and would not exchange all secrets.

"Marquis Shenwu, I see you a little differently today than in the past." Emperor Qing also asked about Shen Qingzhou's height. Since he had already mentioned the chicken legs, it didn't hurt to ask about it. "Your Majesty, I have improved my skills again, and my body has changed a little."

"Take care of yourself." Emperor Qing's heart changed, and he made progress again. How far has he come?

Shen Qingzhou was a little speechless. You keep asking, so I can tell you, I am sure that I am invincible at the ninth level, so I won’t give you the chance to show off, right?

The court meeting was over. It seemed that this court meeting was just for Shen Qingzhou. Although there were other matters reported afterwards, it felt like they were just to make up the numbers.

Shen Qingzhou was still alone. In his current state, others didn't even dare to approach him. In the eyes of others, Shen Qingzhou was completely arrogant and relied on his success in the left tent. He didn't understand good or bad words and tried to play tricks on His Majesty.

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Fan Mansion.

"Are you sure you want to cancel this engagement?" Fan Xian came up to her after returning to the mansion. During this time, while Fan Xian was investigating the truth of the assassination, he did not forget to look for the chicken leg girl.

"I have made up my mind to marry no one but Miss Chicken Legs. My father has agreed to cancel the engagement, and my aunt knows about it too." Liu Ruyu also nodded quickly. At this moment, she and Fan Xian no longer had any hatred for each other.

"I will go and tell His Majesty about this matter right away. It's a pity. Miss Wan'er is virtuous and she loves to eat chicken legs. What a pity." Fan Jian said.

"Chicken legs, what chicken legs?" Fan Xian was very sensitive to this word.

"Your Majesty asked questions in the court today and deliberately said that the princess likes to eat chicken legs. Fan Xian, I think the chicken leg girl you are thinking about is this princess." Fan Jian was not a fool. After putting it all together, he understood what Emperor Qing had said.

"Chicken Leg Girl, Princess."

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royal palace.

"He did it on purpose, on purpose." The eldest princess was furious and smashed things in Guangxin Palace.

She already knew what was going on in the court, and she was not curious that Emperor Qing knew the common identity of Lin Wan'er and the Chicken Leg Girl. The Supervisory Office was the sharpest weapon.

But he actually said it in the court. What does this mean? She has already handed over the power of the inner treasury.

"Wan'er, tell everyone to block the news." said the eldest princess.

“Your Highness, it’s too late. As soon as the incident in the court broke out, the villa was sealed off. I have also seen the princess. Although the princess tried her best to cover it up, she is sure to know about it.

Later I checked and found out that Ye Ling'er from the Ye family suddenly visited the princess last night. Afterwards, the princess looked better. It must have been Ye Ling'er who told her about it."

"Okay, okay." The eldest princess had actually guessed it. Your Majesty, how could you only do one thing? Ye Ling'er must have gotten the news from some unknown source. The Supervisory Office's actions are unpredictable.

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Fan Mansion.

"A letter from Ye Ling'er. I don't know this girl." Fan Xian opened the letter, still immersed in the good news that the chicken leg girl might be Lin Wan'er.

(End of this chapter)