This face was given to him by Imperial Master Shuangye. How could he have known that he would bump into the face of a fugitive thousands of miles away?

He also heard the crowd whispering:

"It's the same thing again."

"These two people are so lucky. They actually have Concubine Mei to help testify! They really burned incense before going out."

"Those foreigners who were taken away a few days ago are not as lucky. Now..."

"Shh, keep your voice down."

The fun was all over in no time, and the crowd dispersed.

He Lingchuan locked his eyes on Ah Hao in the crowd. Seeing that he was about to leave as soon as he turned around, he hooked his fingers at him, turned around and walked back to the inn.

After a while, Ahao walked into He Lingchuan's guest room.

Dong Rui closed the door and placed a barrier: "Sit down. Tell us about the one just now...Mei Fei."

"Mei Fei is the most favored concubine. I heard that she was originally a commoner woman who lived near the racecourse in the west. She was brought back by our king and she was quickly made a concubine. She is only a teenager now." Ahao opened his mouth and said,

"She is very kind. She often helps victims of disasters and gives alms to the poor, saying she wants to save some merit for our king. Most of the refugee beggars in the capital have received grain and money from her, and some have also received winter clothes."

"When will she enter the palace?"

"It was only two years ago, it seems."

Dong Rui clicked his tongue: "A pear tree weighs begonias."

King Wei is over sixty this year, and this little concubine is only in her teens. What a pity. What a pity.

Ah Hao suddenly whispered: "I heard from people in the palace that Concubine Mei is the most favored by my king. As soon as she entered the palace, the other concubines were dissatisfied and they teamed up to tease her and almost killed her."

He Lingchuan sat down and said, "Even you know about this. It's impossible for Prince Wei to be kept in the dark, right?"

Ahao scratched his head: "Hey, my king was so angry that he severely punished the concubine who caused the trouble. Later, he doted on Concubine Mei even more. When he went hunting and playing, he would definitely take her with him. It seems that Mei is the only concubine who can leave the palace frequently.

She is a concubine. Even Master Nangong must be polite to her."

Dong Rui yelled: "That arrogant and arrogant person just now?"

"Yes, yes, that person is Nangong Yan, the Chief Manager of Yuwei who has the most trust in our king." When Nangong Yan was mentioned, Ah Hao's voice automatically shrank, "Those who are targeted by Chief Nangong will have their skin peeled off even if they don't die!

You two are so lucky, you have Concubine Mei to prove it, otherwise it would be hard to say whether you would be able to come out at the back."

Dong Rui rolled his eyes: "I'm not a fugitive, so this can't be verified?"

"It's not easy to investigate, and besides, sometimes they may not be investigated." Ahao said cheerfully, "Don't you look a lot like the fugitive? They might just..."

Just use Dong Rui to take the blame and take the credit.

"This is not a rare thing. Some foreigners with no foundation become someone else's scapegoat." Ah Hao spread his hands and said, "Even if he looks nothing like the criminal, it doesn't matter."

Dong Rui couldn't laugh or cry, and finally understood why Concubine Mei asked him to cover his face when traveling. The officials here are very familiar with the job.

"Does Concubine Mei often speak out like this?"

"I'm not in Xuncheng often, so I don't know for sure." Ahao said, "But her reputation for being kind and charitable has spread to Julu Port. People in the city like her and say she is a light in Xuncheng."

There should be light in this dark place.

He Lingchuan was thoughtful: "Tell me about Nangong Yan."

Ahao was a little hesitant when talking about the Chief Manager of Yuwei.

If Dong Rui hadn't cast a poison on him that was even more deadly, he wouldn't even dare to mention the words "Nangong Chief Manager".

Nangong Yan was originally a retainer of King Fan, and he inherited his father's business. He grew up in Prince Fan's palace since he was a child, and was loyal to his master. After King Fan usurped power and came to power, Nangong Yan's status also rose to the sky, and he was able to carry a sword to the palace.

Over the years, Nangong Yan has been rampant and unscrupulous, and the ministers and wealthy businessmen have been silent when facing him, let alone the common people.

His name in Xuncheng can stop children from crying at night.

Dong Rui interjected: "You said that Yu Wei often arrests people, what are the charges?"

"Rebels to the party, remnants of the Mai family, and so on." Ah Hao's voice lowered further, "Once someone is accused of being a rebel wing and is captured by the feather guards, they will probably not show up again in the future."

He Lingchuan's heart moved: "What kind of force is the Mai Party?"

When He Lingchuan was visiting Xuncheng, he saw someone burning paper money to "Master Mai" in a dark alley.

It's definitely not allowed by the authorities.

No one is allowed to burn it.

"Mai Dang..." Ahao couldn't help but licked his lips, "Let's talk about the Mai Liansheng case that shocked the country eight years ago."

Mai Liansheng and King Wei were both important ministers of the former dynasty. The former helped the latter to overthrow the old dynasty and secure the throne. He made great contributions and was named prime minister.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mai Liansheng proposed new policies to benefit the people's livelihood, but some of them were not implemented well, which resulted in the money being emptied and some officials lining their pockets, making it difficult to benefit the people.

What's even more terrible is that two officials who harmed the public and enriched themselves were his students.

The opposition used this as a reason to criticize Mai Liansheng.

At this time, Mai Liansheng was well-known among the people for his upright and honest image, and was deeply loved by the people. Some people even built a shrine for him.

From then on, there was some turmoil in King Wei's court, and there were more and more negative rumors about Mai Liansheng. Ahao was still young at that time, and he didn't know what happened specifically. Anyway, eight years ago, Mai Liansheng was arrested.

His subordinate officials exposed the conspiracy!

Overnight, Chief Manager Nangong led Yu Wei into Mai Mansion to collect evidence and arrest people.

This time, the evidence was conclusive and Mai Liansheng could not defend himself. He was given a glass of poisoned wine by King Fan and was executed by the Mai clan.

However, the huge Mai family did not disappear.

In recent years, the country of Fan has seen frequent uprisings, and several rebel armies have gathered their tribes under the banner of the descendants of the Mai clan.

Therefore, one of the most important tasks of Yuwei now is to hunt down the "remnants of the Mai Party".

This made the entire country of Wei feel uneasy and people were in danger.

However, for some reason, the "Mai Party" seems to be arresting more and more people in recent years.

"The palace guard who was having a drink with me a few days ago said that at a palace meeting two years ago, a palace guard did not join everyone in scolding the Ma Party. As a result, he was accused of sympathizing with the remnant, or

He was a spy of the evil party." Ahao shrugged, "Anyway, this palace man was immediately taken away by Yu Wei and did not appear again."

Hearing this, He Lingchuan also understood.

King Wei's trust in Nangong Yan was earned by his own practical actions. Over the years, Nangong Yan did what it was inconvenient for King Wei to do; Nangongyan dared to kill people who were difficult for King Wei to kill.

He is King Wei's black glove.

He worked so hard and dared to bear a bad name. If King Wei didn't believe him, who would he believe?

The theft of Ming Dengzhan now does seem a bit like the work of Wei Guo.

Although He Lingchuan felt that there were many doubts and contradictions in this case, many strange things in the world had no logic.

Small countries, tyrants, and ruthless ministers, who knows whether their actions can be judged by common sense?

…

The next evening.

When Doctor Chen returned home, he first asked his servants to hoist a jar of good wine and a honeydew melon from the depths of the pool, and then put on some good dishes.

A large pond was dug in his backyard, one foot deep, filled with clean water.

The pond water can also be used to raise fish and put out fires.

It's midsummer, and Xuncheng is so hot that ordinary people will sweat even if they take just two steps. But the depths of the pool are still cold. A layer of water droplets will soon condense on the surface of the wine and honeydew taken out from here, making it difficult to eat.

Take a bite, cool and refreshing.

Dr. Chen drank cold wine and ate chicken feet and duck all night, but the tip of his nose was still sweating.

In the past few months, he had been anxious and uneasy, fearing that his treatment would be wrong. However, in the past half month, the second prince's condition had improved significantly. The palace was filled with joy, and the king looked kind and cheerful. Even the palace servants who usually looked down on others,

When you see him, you should salute him respectfully and sing "Mrs. Chen is well!"

It's a comfortable life!

After drinking half a jar of wine, he took a shower and was about to go to bed when the concierge suddenly rushed in:

"Master, a box suddenly arrived from outside."

The box is quite exquisite, and there is a note on it that says "Personally signed by the Imperial Physician Chen".

Doctor Chen took the box and asked, "Who sent it?"

"No, I don't know." The concierge was secretly taking a nap, but a stone suddenly bounced out of the window and woke him up. "The villain went to the latrine, and when he came back, this box was on the table.

"

It's okay to tell a little lie, but there is an extra box on the table anyway.

"Why is it always like this lately?" Doctor Chen muttered and went to open the box.

"Oops!" The two of them took a step back together, both of them shocked.

There were actually several freshly chopped chicken and rat heads placed in the box, which stained the bottom of the box red.
Chapter completed!