HLnovel Chapter 370 Visiting the Queen of Shuifan Kingdom
Chapter 370 Visiting the Queen of Shuifan Kingdom
After receiving the news, Ji Xingle thought that the wife and husband would be safe since the master had arranged for them, so he went back home...
When he returned the next day, the search in the imperial city had already caused panic among the people. Ji Xingle hid in the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
As soon as he arrived, he found something strange in the mansion. The atmosphere in the mansion was serious. Ji Xingle pulled a servant in the yard and asked;
"Why is there something strange in the mansion? Did something happen?"
The servant was caught by Ji Xingle without noticing, and he almost screamed out in fright. He smelled a special fragrance and knew who the person was.
He immediately glanced around and whispered to Ji Xingle;
"The master of the family came back from the morning court today, and within a quarter of an hour he was taken away by the palace again.
He didn’t say anything, and didn’t let the master ask. The master was busy trying to get information, so we didn’t even dare to make a sound…”
So that's how it is. Ji Xingle nodded, said hello to the servant and headed towards the palace.
I was originally looking for an opportunity to visit this Shui Fan Kingdom, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come this way.
Ji Xingle, who never treated himself badly, walked around the palace for a long time. Only after he had filled his pockets did he come to the imperial study.
"I heard that you, Mr. Yu, Mr. Wei and the others took sick leave last time and went out to play?"
The Queen's voice came with a hint of imperceptible anger.
The Master retorted with a puzzled look on his face;
"Your Majesty, I don't know where I did wrong, please tell me..."
The queen picked up Zhen Shanhe and slammed it hard on the table.
"Don't change the subject..."
The Master immediately knelt on the ground and answered cautiously;
"I am innocent! If you don't believe me, you can ask my colleagues who came to care about me.
They have all seen the old minister lying on the bed. He is already old and had accidentally fallen and injured himself. How could he walk?
If you really think I am old, I can resign and go home, and not be an eyesore here..."
Upon hearing this, the Queen's scrutinizing gaze lingered on the Tutor for a long time.
The emperor’s pressure made the Taifu shout in his heart, “Stop looking, stop looking, I can’t hold on any longer!”
Just when the tutor was about to give up, the queen said again;
"I heard that someone saw a stranger enter your house last night. Is this true?"
With a "bang", the master collapsed to the ground, his lips trembling, and he was fully into the role;
"Your Majesty, please...please tell me the truth! Who did I offend?
Stop accusing old officials of these unfounded crimes again and again.
I have been an official for many years and have made great contributions, but you cannot let me down just because of other people's suspicions!"
The Queen looked calm, and it was unclear whether she believed it or not. After a long time, just when the Master thought that the Queen was deceiving her,
The Grand Marshal and the Imperial Censor also arrived, and the Queen asked the same question.
The three people answered perfectly, and the Queen asked a second question that seemed to be ambiguous.
The general said with a look of great sorrow;
"Your Majesty, I am an innocent minister. My loyalty to you is evident to all..."
Censor: "I am also..."
The Queen snorted;
"You two are of the same mind. No matter how I ask, you all say the same thing. Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
The three of them knelt straight, sweating profusely, and said seriously;
"I dare not..."
The Queen looked at them coldly and asked them to assist the Dali Temple in investigating the case, saying that if this matter was not done well,
She will definitely investigate who that stranger is and whether he is at home or doing something else during the holiday.
Hearing this, the three of them became nervous instantly. After looking at each other, they happily stayed in the Dali Temple to investigate the case.
On the way, the censor looked around and whispered;
"Do you think the Queen knows something?"
The general wiped the sweat off his face and said affirmatively;
"If she knew anything, we would be finished."
The Master nodded and said thankfully;
"Fortunately, they are not with us, otherwise it would be even more difficult..."
Yes! If there are few people, she can turn a blind eye. But if there are many people, they will form cliques. The Queen hates to see such phenomena the most.
If you are still somewhat useful, she will think your little mistakes are harmless. If you are useless, she will find fault with you even if you make no mistakes.
Censor: "What should we do now? Do we really want to investigate?"ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ
The general said with a face full of complaint;
"I don't know who is so bold as to hit Princess Jiaoyang, and who is so nosy as to take in the wife and husband?"
"That's right, it caused us to get into this mess..."
"If I knew who it was, I would definitely scold her to death." (?_?)
"Me too..."
The two of them were cursing and didn't notice the guilty look on the face of the tutor beside them.
"Hey! Lao Fu, why don't you say anything?"
"Don't you think the guy who gave us this job is a bad guy?"
The two looked at the tutor with confusion.
The Master's guilty eyes wandered around, and he said as if nothing had happened;
"It's okay? Her behavior is quite kind." (?????????)
"Kind?"
"How can it be considered kindness to find us something to do?"
"That's right. If I knew who this person was, I would definitely give her a hard time..."
The Master smiled awkwardly.
"That doesn't have to be the case..."
"Lao Fu, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so weird?"
"Is there...is there any?"
"Yes! There is always something going on. We are united in our fight. Today we are talking about this matter.
You have refuted us several times, isn't it strange?"
The Grand Tutor feels extremely guilty and is still trying to find an excuse to get away with it!
The Junior Official of the Dali Temple came in from outside with a sad face, and the Grand Tutor hurriedly stepped forward to ask some questions.
When the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple saw that it was the Taifu and his companions, he greeted them and didn't want to say much.
It just so happened that the imperial edict issued by the Queen was delivered by the nanny.
Seeing this, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple had no choice but to inform the Taifu and others of the progress.
The few of them had no choice but to listen and then returned to the Dali Temple with the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
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After Ji Xingle saw that they had all left, he wanted to go in, but he heard the Queen's voice again;
"Do you think what Toad and Toad say is credible?"
Aunt Rong smiled faintly at the side.
"Whether you trust me or not, as long as I am loyal to you, what does it matter?"
The Queen snorted;
"If these people didn't come up with so many perverse ideas, I wouldn't bother to pay any more attention to them."ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ
"Is it not because of your majesty's compassion that they can stand in the court safely?"
Hearing this, the queen's mouth curled up, and she began to narcissistically think that she was a good queen who loved her country and her people...
Seeing that the empress was happy, Madam Rong said several more words that she liked to hear, making the empress laugh heartily.
Ji Xingle was watching from outside with a frown on his face. Right now, ninety out of a hundred people in Shuifan State were suffering.
The situation in the towns was not much better than in the countryside. Not only was there a shortage of food, but the war consumed even more food, causing most ordinary people to live in misery.
I didn't expect that the Queen of Shui Fan Kingdom could turn a blind eye? (?_?)