Chapter 50: Everyone who ends well is like me
The firearms maker case...solved? !
Imperial Garden, inside the pavilion.
When Zhao Duan said these words, the most powerful woman in the world was stunned.
It's as if you haven't heard it clearly.
The imperial censor next to him, a first-grade official of the day, also looked over, unable to conceal his surprise.
It's not that the two of them didn't have enough energy to nourish their qi, it was just too sudden.
It's like everyone was eating hot pot and singing, and suddenly a gunshot rang out... You said that the case that has been investigated for a long time without any progress has been solved?
“Say it again!”
Xu Zhenguan stared at him with bright eyes and leaned forward unconsciously, trying to hear clearly.
Yuan Li also narrowed his eyes.
Zhao Duan lowered his eyebrows and sniffed the sweet fragrance coming from his nose, and said calmly: "I got a clue the day before yesterday. On behalf of Baima Prison, I joined forces with Zhaoya to investigate the case. Last night, I was arrested. This case involves one person and nine people in total... The leader, the Warlock, is now trapped in the Tianshi Mansion, and the rest are being held in the imperial prison... waiting to be punished..."
He was concise and gave the key information without going into too much detail.
Even so, the empress and Yuan Li were temporarily distracted.
Sure enough, he is really Prince Jing... Xu Zhenguan's beautiful face showed a trace of anger:
"Prince Jing's Mansion..."
Although I had already made some guesses, at the moment of confirmation, my emotions were still unavoidable.
Yuan Lifei, a member of the royal family, did not comment on the conflict between uncle and niece, and said suddenly: "It was actually two brothers from the Zhang family who were involved. No wonder... Could it be that a doctor from the Ministry of War was also involved?"
Immediately, when he looked at the rumored "empress' male favorite" in front of him, his impression changed.
"Whether the doctor from the Ministry of War is involved or not, I have not found out yet, and I would like to come to the Madu Guild to investigate thoroughly.
This imperial edict has also contributed a lot. If your Majesty wants to ask more details, the imperial edict and Zhou Cang, a hundred households, are waiting outside the palace gate for communication. "Zhao Duan said.
Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath to calm down.
When she looked at him again, her beautiful eyes showed surprise and approval:
"Okay, you did a good job on this!"
She never expected that Zhao Duan would give her such a surprise just a few days later.
Help her solve the problem that has been bothering her for a long time.
Without asking in detail, she guessed that Zhao Duan must be leading this matter.
And the excellence of the man in front of her was beyond her expectation.
It is inevitable that I will be curious about the details of the case, but now is not the time to study it in detail.
"Let me ask you, apart from the people you mentioned, are there others involved?" Xu Zhenguan asked.
It's obvious.
This matter is almost impossible to achieve with the energy of the Zhang brothers alone.
There must be a higher-level insider operating the operation, and the Zhang brothers are only responsible for "execution".
"this……"
Zhao Duan looked hesitant and glanced at Qingyi Censor cryptically.
Xu Zhenguan said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuan is not an outsider."
Okay...you asked me to say it...Zhao Duan said calmly:
"After interrogation, the suspect confessed that the case is suspected to involve the Privy Council. As for the specific personnel, I don't know."
Privy Council!
Hearing this word, the empress and Yuan Li looked at each other, and their expressions changed slightly.
Unlike others, the Privy Council is a very sensitive yamen as it involves soldiers and horses.
"Has Prince Jing's hand reached the Privy Council?"
The empress' eyes suddenly became as sharp as blades, and the temperature in the summer garden suddenly dropped.
At this moment, the magnificent female emperor stood up and looked outside the pavilion, with the majesty of the Heavenly Family on her face:
"Preach the message!"
"Instruct the Jinwu Guards to immediately arrest the Zhang family members headed by the doctor of the Ministry of War and hand them over to the imperial court for detention."
"Instruct Ma Yan to dig up the people involved in the case and submit them to the palace. I want to see them personally."
"Order Mo Zhaorong, the female official of the Sixth Rank, to rush to the Tianshi Mansion and tell him that I will interrogate the sorcerer from Prince Jing's Mansion and hand him over to the imperial edict together."
After a slight pause, he said:
"It has been reported that Privy Councilor Xue Shence has entered the palace. I have something to ask him!"
Four oral instructions were issued, and the servants in the palace outside the pavilion rushed to respond.
For a time, a chilling atmosphere filled the air, and it felt like mobilizing troops and generals during war.
"Zhao Duan." Xu Zhenguan turned to look at him again.
ah?
Zhao Duan didn't pay attention and was suddenly cueed. He was surprised:
"Wei Chen is here!"
Xu Zhenguan stared at him with beautiful eyes and saw that he looked a little cute in his daze. He couldn't help but reduce the anger in his heart. He relaxed his brows and said:
"Nothing."
No...what did you ask me to do when you had nothing to do? You scared me...I finally understood what it means to accompany a king like a tiger, or a tigress...Zhao Duan complained crazily. beside.
When Yuan Li saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile, stood up and said goodbye:
"I will not bother you anymore."
The empress needed to ask about this matter in detail next, but it was hard for him to stay and be an eyesore.
"Mr. Yuan, go slowly." Xu Zhenguan restrained his anger and nodded slightly.
The elegant, handsome, and extraordinary-looking imperial censor looked at Zhao Duan again and said with a smile: "It seems that your majesty still has unique vision and has gained another outstanding figure."
Zhao Duan was flattered: "Mr. Yuan is so complimentary."
"No need to be too modest," Yuan Li waved his hand and suddenly said:
"You and I will talk in detail later when we have time."
After saying that, the big green man floated away, his eyes full.
What's the meaning? What are you talking about?
Zhao Duan was confused by this sentence, a little baffled.
The empress looked calm. When Yuan Li left, she no longer thought about playing chess. She glanced at him and said:
"Come for a walk with me."
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The so-called accompaniment means walking in the imperial garden.
The empress in white clothes was in front, Zhao Duan was following behind, and the rest of the palace people were far behind the two of them, keeping a proper distance.
Xu Zhenguan seemed a little unhappy, walking faster and not talking.
Zhao Duan blinked and followed carefully.
The bright sunshine in the morning splashed down, making the deep palace look bright.
The scenery in the garden is excellent, and it was created by a master gardener. The rocks are well-proportioned and the flowers and plants are fragrant.
When the two of them walked together, they looked like a pair of beautiful figures in a painting.
The only shortcoming was that they were not walking side by side, making him look like an idiot walking behind.
Zhao Duan followed behind, looking left and right at first, and then driven by instinct, he landed on the empress's white and translucent earlobes and her beautiful profile in the sunshine.
Then downwards, there is the flowing green silk, the slender waist, and the buttocks below...
Then he woke up suddenly and quickly looked away.
"Does it look good?" Xu Zhenguan's voice was cold, with no hint of emotion or anger.
"What?" Zhao Duan, a master of pretending to be stupid, pretended to be confused.
Xu Zhenguan twitched the corner of his mouth and said quietly: "Do you know that for monks in the realm of heaven and humanity, the entire garden is within my perception?"
Zhao Duan knelt down and apologized loudly:
"The humble minister is guilty, but the truth is that His Majesty's appearance is so beautiful that the whole country is in awe, and the minister is acting out of emotion..."
Xu Zhenguan laughed in anger, and felt helpless at his shamelessness, and sighed:
"It won't happen again."
Zhao Duan was overjoyed: "Thank you Lord for your kindness."
Xu Zhenguan slowed down angrily: "Why don't you come over to me?"
"Oh! Oh oh!"
Zhao Duan followed the good example and walked side by side with the empress, deliberately staying half a step behind.
In this way, from a distance, it really looks like a pair of beautiful people relaxing together.
"Your Majesty is in a bad mood? Is it because of Prince Jing?" Zhao Duan asked tentatively.
For some reason, he felt that the source of the empress' anger was not the betrayal of any of the ministers in the Privy Council or the Zhang family.
It is "Prince Jing" who is from the same royal family as her and is uncle and nephew to each other.
Fighting in the same room... this word comes to mind for no reason.
It's just that this kind of thing is commonplace in the royal family.
"Yes," Xu Zhenguan said subconsciously, then glanced at him displeasedly: "You know why you still ask?"
A beautiful woman's anger is also the most beautiful scenery in the world, especially when she is just pretending to be angry.
Zhao Duan quickly confessed and admitted his mistake with a very good attitude.
Xu Zhenguan looked at him helplessly and said:
"It hasn't been long since you entered the officialdom. You have only been serious for a year. How did you learn to be so slippery? You are just like those old guys in the Jinluan Palace."
Zhao Duan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "In those countless nights when Your Majesty was the daughter of the third emperor, when you were reading the history books, you should have seen that from ancient times to the present, for thousands of years, all those who have died a good death are like me."
(End of chapter)