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Xu Wenzu had already dismounted.

The horse itself simply lay down, mouth open, panting continuously, a husky embodying utter despair.

Normally, Xu Wenzu's mount would be his pi xiu beast. Even if he had to substitute with a horse, he would choose a sturdy warhorse from the army. But this horse had been randomly pulled from the stable behind the governor's mansion, and its once peaceful life had suddenly been subjected to an unbearable weight.

The assassin's body had been discovered.

It was found in the well of the Prince's compound.

What would you associate it with?

The natural first reaction would be silencing.

Most importantly, Eunuch Zhao had just said himself that he had encountered the assassin and chased him away.

Yes,

The assassin who had been chased away secretly snuck back into the Prince's compound, jumped into the well, and then committed suicide;

Could it be that the assassin felt that the well in the Prince's compound was a superb feng shui treasure, and that dying there would ensure prosperity for his descendants?

Xu Wenzu took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

Of course he knew the truth of the matter,

But he still felt that his Zheng brother had arranged things too perfectly.

Inside the Prince's compound, to say nothing else, that old eunuch didn't look like someone to be trifled with. The headless stone lion at the entrance was the most qualified to comment on that.

Yet his Zheng brother could both "invite the tiger into the den" and send someone to throw a body into the well without anyone noticing, not even the Prince himself.

Tsk tsk.

Xu Wenzu wiped the slight beads of sweat from his forehead.

He felt relieved.

After all, Zheng brother had been in the army for many years and undoubtedly had many talented subordinates. It was said that the Jian Saint (Sword Saint) from Jin was always by his side.

It was only natural that Zheng brother, who was so skilled in battle, could arrange things so meticulously.

It's just…

Xu Wenzu had a slight headache. He had originally intended to make a scene, embarrass the Prince's compound, and then retreat. He had never intended to delve too deeply into the matter, because before the Yan Emperor's decree arrived, he only had the authority to disgrace the Prince's compound, not to abolish it.

This was a mess.

With such meticulous planning,

How was he supposed to clean it up?

Because,

He hadn't intended to dig deeper at all!

Most importantly,

With such obvious "conclusive evidence," if he didn't provide an explanation, not only would these patrol guards not accept it, but it would also confirm his reputation for favoring the Jin people!

He had intended to purge the Jin nobles and officials in Yingdu after taking office. Could he really alienate himself from the Yan faction first?

What would be the point of that!

"Sir, the assassin's body has been retrieved."

Xu Wenzu had a headache, but he couldn't show it. He didn't rush to see the assassin's body, but turned and beckoned to a personal guard in a flying fish uniform.

The guard stepped forward.

"You, go invite Lord Zheng here, just say..."

"Sir, my Lord said that if you want to invite him, just bring the troops from the outer city into the city."

"You…"

Xu Wenzu's headache worsened. He could only summon another attendant and have him tell the Pingxi (Pacifying the West) Marquis about what had happened here, leaving it to him to decide whether or not to come.

Then,

Xu Wenzu entered the Prince's compound.

The assassin's body was placed in the center of the courtyard.

Although the Prince's compound had inherited the former imperial palace of the Dacheng Kingdom,

The Dacheng Kingdom was short-lived. When the three families of Jin divided Jin, the reason for retaining the Yu clan's Jin Emperor in the capital region was to create mutual restraint. Therefore, things like the imperial palace were not built on a large scale to avoid violating regulations, at least nominally.

So, this "imperial palace" was smaller than an imperial palace in the traditional sense.

After the state title was abolished and the Prince's compound was built, the areas where the various departments had worked were separated from the "Prince's compound" and became the various government offices. This further stripped away the area of the Prince's compound. At the same time, some taboos and regulations stipulated that the main halls could no longer be used as places of worship. The current Chen Prince's compound was actually part of the backyard of the former Situ family's "imperial palace."

But the bedrooms, the rooms where the servants lived, and a "royal garden" were still larger than those of ordinary wealthy families, but only to a limited extent.

The assassin's body was soaking wet, and it was clear that he hadn't been dead or submerged for very long. Even without the coroner, someone with battlefield experience could still deduce that he had just died.

Most importantly,

When Xu Wenzu stood next to the assassin's body and signaled two soldiers to brush the hair away from the assassin's face, Xu Wenzu was stunned.

This assassin,

Why was he so familiar?

Xu Wenzu didn't have the ability to remember everything he saw, but he was meticulous. He was almost certain that he knew this person.

At this time, a patrol guard next to him said:

"Sir, this is Qian Shuxun, the Deputy Transport Envoy of Yingdu."

When the assassin's identity was revealed,

Xu Wenzu's expression suddenly darkened.

Situ Yu, who was standing beside him, also looked shocked.

Eunuch Zhao gently gritted his teeth. He hadn't expected such misfortune. At this moment, he was already thinking about how to smooth things over.

Or,

Should he throw himself out to take the blame and protect the Prince?

In fact,

He was the one who had done it.

"Qian Shuxun?"

Xu Wenzu finally understood why this person seemed familiar. He had met and questioned the heads of the Transport Department, led by Sun Liang, when he was checking the accounts.

What on earth was Zheng brother doing?

Was this some kind of elaborate scheme?

How was he supposed to continue this act?

Xu Wenzu raised his hand,

And ordered:

"By order of this official, first, the Patrol Division will surround the Prince's compound and allow no one to enter or leave; second, all relevant departments must send people here;

Third, order the four major battalions outside the city gates that no soldier is to leave the camp without orders from this official or the Pingxi Marquis; fourth…"

When he got to "fourth,"

Xu Wenzu looked at Situ Yu, whose expression was uncertain.

"Your Highness, not only do you need to give the Patrol Division an explanation, but you also need to give me an explanation!"

…

Things,

Had blown up.

Originally,

This matter could have been covered up, but the person who lifted the lid had made thorough preparations, but hadn't prepared for there to actually be something underneath.

After the high-profile exposure, both sides, no, all parties, were unsure how to clean up the mess.

The four major battalions outside Yingdu city were not to be mobilized. This was the foundation and the bottom line, because once the army entered the city, the situation would be completely defined in another way.

In the current situation,

It would mean that the Chen Prince's compound was rebelling, and the army was entering the city to quell the rebellion.

But Xu Wenzu didn't have the authority to act first and report later.

People from various departments in Yingdu began to enter the Prince's compound one after another. Qian Shuxun's family also came to claim the body. Even with soldiers surrounding them, the Qian family still cried hysterically, adding a touch of irritation to everyone's hearts.

The Pingxi Marquis, sitting in a chair in the restaurant, continuously received reports from his subordinates.

In the end,

The Pingxi Marquis rubbed his brow in frustration.

He said to his confidants,

"Xu Wenzu is probably cursing me in his heart right now."

They had agreed on a small restaurant, three dishes and a soup with some wine;

He had come happily, but when he walked in, he saw that a full Manchu Han Imperial Feast was being prepared, but Xu Wenzu hadn't brought any money with him.

A normal person's first reaction might be that Zheng Fan was using him as a pawn.

Xu Wenzu wasn't a normal person and wouldn't immediately direct his anger at Zheng Fan, but he was definitely holding it in his heart.

"Qian Shuxun, Deputy Transport Envoy…"

Zheng Fan stroked his chin silently.

Xu Wenzu had previously told him that the Gong Wang tribe had received extra funding from Yingdu, somewhat like himself back in the day.

Aside from other factors, the most direct and influential factor in military affairs was two words…money and supplies.

Sufficient money and supplies were a necessary foundation for training elite soldiers.

And soon after, a Deputy Transport Envoy died in the well of the Prince's compound.

Gou Moli didn't actually believe that the deceased was the work of his own lord. His earlier flattery had simply been an opportunist act. After all, there was no need for the Lord to hide his plans from him, and someone would have to handle it.

At this time, Gou Moli spoke.

"My Lord, it's perfectly normal for someone to drown in the well of a large household."

This was true. In large households, servants and concubines, disobedient or misbehaving servants, were killed. Killing a slave was just killing a slave, and slaves had no human rights.

The Qian people did this better. The Qian Kingdom had officially abolished the power of the master to control the life and death of slaves. Although in practice, the master could still kill them at will, the Qian people were indeed very "civilized" on the surface.

However, for a long time, the Yan Kingdom still retained the official political and legal status of inferiority and oppression of slaves. After the Yan Emperor Ji Runhao ascended the throne, he also issued an edict, roughly meaning that he would learn from the Qian people and grant slaves the right to life, but a few years later, the Yan Emperor trampled on the aristocratic clans, and countless clan members were made slaves. The column of criminal soldiers being sent to the borders was endless. He, the Yan Emperor, had become the largest slave owner himself.

In Jin, the Yu clan's imperial family had actually issued similar edicts long ago, but no one paid any attention…

It was almost not a secret, nor was it anything new or even taken for granted, for wealthy families to kill a few servants, throw them into a well, or sink them in a pond for the sake of their reputation, and then dispose of them after a while.

Logically speaking,

It would be perfectly normal if a servant, palace maid, or eunuch's body was pulled out of the Prince's compound's well.

But the person who was pulled out was wearing night clothes, and was also…"an official of the court."

Gou Moli continued:

"My Lord, you must come forward. The Prince's compound is a small matter, but your relationship with Xu Wenzu is a big matter."

No matter how much the Chen Prince's compound was stirring up trouble, it was still a grasshopper in autumn;

Even if there was a line connecting the Gong Wang tribe and the Chen Prince's compound through Qian Shuxun, who died in the Prince's compound, the threat was not significant.

In his territory in eastern Jin, he, the Pingxi Marquis, still had the final say. The matter of Gong Wang could be easily resolved and dealt with when he returned.

However, his relationship with Xu Wenzu, or rather, the relationship between the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion and Xu Wenzu, was crucial to the future development of the Marquis's Mansion.

Friendship could be cheap sometimes, but it could also be very precious at other times.

Seeing that the Pingxi Marquis was still sitting there, Gou Moli had no choice but to continue advising:

"My Lord, the Patrol Division needs you to suppress them…"

Zheng Fan nodded,

And said:

"This Marquis will go to the Prince's compound."

As he said this,

Zheng Fan looked at Chen the Hero and said:

"Hero Chen, go back and rest."

He had just been to the Prince's compound and had fought with Zhao Wenhua. He was still injured and there was no need to take any more risks. Although he wasn't afraid even if Zhao Wenhua pointed out that Chen the Hero was the assassin, Zheng the Marquis, there was no need for this unnecessary trouble.

As for the Sword Saint, he definitely had to follow him.

Zheng Marquis left the restaurant, secretly returned to his residence, then, riding his pi xiu, leading a group of personal guards, he arrived at the entrance of the Prince's compound.

At this time,

The Patrol Division soldiers could no longer suppress their anger. They had the witnesses and evidence. Why was there still no action?

What were they delaying for?

But when they saw the banner of the Pingxi Marquis appear,

The Patrol Division soldiers at the entrance of the Prince's compound all knelt down.

"Greetings, Pingxi Marquis!"

"Greetings, Pingxi Marquis!"

On the shelf,

Ran Min's wounds had been simply treated, but as the victim, he could not leave and could only continue leaning there, holding Madam Liu's body.

The Pingxi Marquis's gaze swept around,

And he said:

"This Marquis has arrived, and this Marquis will give you an explanation."

There were no threats, no reprimands,

But everyone's hearts calmed down.

This was the power of prestige.

Compared to the newly appointed Xu Wenzu, the words of the Pingxi Marquis were obviously more convincing.

Immediately after,

Zheng Fan dismounted his pi xiu, the Sword Saint walked in front, Gou Moli and He Chunlai were by his side, and surrounded by a group of flying fish uniform personal guards, the Zheng Marquis stepped into the Prince's compound.

There were many people in the Prince's compound now, but when the Pingxi Marquis appeared, everyone tacitly made way.

Qian Shuxun's body had been covered with a white cloth. Next to him were Qian's family members, who were still crying, but when the Zheng Marquis's gaze swept over, the Qian family women's crying stopped abruptly.

Humans were the spirit of all things. Animals could still sense danger, and humans naturally understood who was easy to provoke and who was not.

The Sword Saint stepped forward, lifted the white cloth, examined the body, and soon covered it again. The coroner next to him thought he had met a fellow professional and was about to say something when he saw the Sword Saint get up and leave.

"Zhao Wenhua forced himself to walk the path of a martial artist with an incomplete body. I have had several contacts with him before. What he walks is the path of incomplete yang.

Qian Shuxun was killed by a palm strike to the forehead. The fractured bones are uneven, which is in line with Zhao Wenhua's path."

Incomplete yang meant that his moves had flaws. In terms of injuries, with a punch, others were evenly distributed, but he was not.

Therefore, from the Sword Saint's point of view, he could clearly identify it.

Gou Moli said, "A palm to the forehead…"

The Wild Man King made a waving gesture and continued: "It proves that the two should have been very close before. It is likely that one party suddenly attacked."

Zheng Fan looked at the Sword Saint, and the Sword Saint nodded.

The Zheng Marquis was relieved.

It was very likely that Qian Shuxun was killed by Zhao Wenhua. The reason for killing him was certainly not jealousy that Qian Shuxun was a man;

So, it was probably to silence him.

Why silence him?

Thinking about the Gong Wang tribe,

A line was directly connected by counter-evidence.

The Prince's compound was colluding with Gong Wang, and was using Yingdu as a platform to funnel benefits to the Gong Wang tribe. As a result, when Xu Wenzu came, the prefect, who was proficient in logistics, directly discovered the clues. The Prince's compound could only cut off its wrist and kill Qian Shuxun to silence him.

It just so happened that, on this very day, on this very night, the Zheng Marquis sent Chen the Hero to spread dirty water.

The two things directly merged into one thing.

The Zheng Marquis shook his head.

This feeling of suddenly becoming Sherlock Holmes didn't have the joy he had imagined, because next, he needed to face the same situation as Xu Wenzu.

How should this matter be handled?

Afterwards,

Zheng Marquis stepped into the main hall of the Prince's compound, which was formerly the council hall. It was very large and spacious.

Situ Yu sat in the main seat, his expression somewhat wooden, and Xu Wenzu sat in the lower right seat.

In addition, there were the heads of the various departments of Yingdu, either sitting with half a buttock on the chair or simply standing.

The most conspicuous one,

Was Eunuch Zhao Wenhua,

Kneeling in the center.

Zhao Wenhua had already confessed his guilt,

But it was also difficult for Zhao Wenhua,

Because confessing guilt also required quick wit in this matter.

Zhao Wenhua said that Qian Shuxun was angry that the Prince's compound was being humiliated by a small centurion, so he went to Centurion Ran's residence to try to kill him for revenge.

Then, he killed someone, failed, was chased, and fled into the Prince's compound to seek shelter.

Zhao Wenhua was very disappointed.

He felt that Qian Shuxun's actions were disrespectful to the law, and put the Prince's compound in an unjust position. In addition, Qian Shuxun's identity was special. As an official, he wore night clothes and engaged in the affairs of the martial world, which was an insult to Yingdu and the court.

Therefore,

Zhao Wenhua killed Qian Shuxun and ordered someone to throw him into the well.

He felt that this would cover up the matter to the greatest extent and protect the faces of all parties.

He was guilty,

He was guilty of heinous crimes,

He confessed his guilt, and he would submit to the law. And he claimed that the Prince and the Prefect were completely unaware of this matter.

When the Zheng Marquis was outside, he listened to an official tell him about the situation inside. When he entered the hall, he had already caught up with the progress.

When he came in,

Situ Yu stood up to greet him, Xu Wenzu also stood up, and the other adults also stood up.

Behind the beaded curtain, there seemed to be movement, obviously the Wang (Prince) Dowager was somewhat frightened when she saw the Pingxi Marquis appear again.

Someone brought over a chair, Zheng Marquis sat down and closed his eyes.

He came in person, but only to suppress the situation. The rest had to be handed over to Xu Wenzu to handle.

Almost,

Zhao Wenhua would be dealt with as a scapegoat;

Then,

Qian Shuxun's family members, who had cried very loudly earlier, would not be able to escape the result of having their entire family ransacked and their clansmen exiled or killed.

People had to die, otherwise the anger of the Patrol Division could not be calmed. People with enough clout had to take responsibility, otherwise the face of all the Yan people and the new prefect could not be preserved.

In the end,

The Prince's compound,

Was still the Prince's compound,

This was also good.

Sun Liang told him that night that he had learned from his brother Sun Ying that the Prince's compound had actually established contact with a force in Yanjing long ago.

Therefore, the actions of the Prince's compound these days, to be precise, the actions of the group that was truly using Situ Yu, the Prince, as a pawn, were all to cooperate with someone in Yanjing.

Zheng Fan didn't know who it was, but it shouldn't be the Yan Emperor. If the Yan Emperor wanted to do something, there was no need to be so troublesome.

Then,

Who was left,

Was hard to guess.

He had even considered whether Xiao Liuzi was playing some kind of ultimate "Infernal Affairs" game there. After all, the principle that the most impossible thing was often the most likely thing could not be ignored, right?

Xu Wenzu stood up,

And began to speak,

Most of it was nonsense,

But everyone present almost simultaneously relaxed their faces.

Because this matter was about to end.

One party took the initiative to take the blame,

The other party took what was offered and planned to let the matter drop,

The truth of the matter,

Was not important, and no one cared about it.

Zheng Marquis sat in the chair, not sleeping, but didn't have any other feelings. At his position, he was gradually getting used to the reality that influence was more important than the truth.

Well,

He was the one who had instigated this matter, so there was even less reason to think about anything else or do anything else.

Let's end it early,

He would stay here for a while, and when Xu Wenzu had fully taken control of Yingdu, he would return, and on the way, he would visit Gong Wang.

In fact, beating the Prince's compound was also indirectly beating Gong Wang.

A group of soldiers stepped forward and bound Zhao Wenhua with iron chains. Zhao Wenhua, with all his skills, did not choose to resist, even though he actually had the ability to resist.

But he knew better the consequences of his resistance.

Most importantly,

Not only were there soldiers everywhere, he couldn't even fight his way out, and look at the man wearing a bamboo hat behind Zheng Marquis. It was very likely that he was the Sword Saint of Jin.

With him there,

He couldn't make any waves at all.

The bound Eunuch Zhao stubbornly kowtowed to Situ Yu, who was sitting there, one more time.

Situ Yu's expression was still wooden.

He felt like an onion, being peeled open layer by layer, but he had to endure it and not let the tears choke him.

A play,

Was finally about to temporarily end.

Zheng Marquis tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair,

And Xu Wenzu, after finishing his various arrangements, turned to look at Zheng Fan. He hadn't had time to communicate with Zheng Fan, nor had he gone through Zheng Fan's inferences when he entered the hall, but he wasn't in a hurry. He would arrange things here first, and then slowly discuss them with his Zheng brother.

"Zheng Marquis, what do you think of this arrangement?"

"The system of Day Yan must be preserved well, and the system of the Chen Prince's compound must also be preserved well. I said on Stone Mountain before that the Prince is still young;

Now it seems,

The Prince's compound's subordinates are indeed not quiet enough, and the lack of guards must be made up in time.

I suggest,

Please, Prefect, select a new batch of servants and a new batch of guards to enrich the Prince's compound and protect the Prince and the Wang Dowager."

Without waiting for Situ Yu and the Wang Dowager behind the beaded curtain to speak,

Xu Wenzu immediately said:

"This official agrees wholeheartedly! It's settled then!"

This was to completely empty the Prince's compound and isolate the Prince's compound from external contacts.

To a certain extent,

Although the Chen Prince's compound had various titles such as garrisoning Yingdu and being hereditary, in fact, it was about to become similar to the Jin Prince's compound in Yanjing.

Of course, the premise was to eliminate the old bureaucratic power system of Yingdu and prevent the possibility of the Jin people wanting to cause trouble by relying on this vein.

"Then that's all for today. This official will not disturb the Prince and the Dowager's rest. Zheng Marquis, do you have anything else to say?"

Zheng Fan opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Wenhua. He wanted to ask Xu Wenzu for Zhao Wenhua, because he wanted to know who in Yanjing was behind the Prince's compound.

It wasn't that he couldn't ask for him later, but the problem was that Zheng Fan was worried that Zhao Wenhua would choose to commit suicide after being taken down, and then he wouldn't be able to ask anything. It was better to let his people control him now, and then let the Sword Saint seal his qi points, take him back, and slowly torture him. There would always be a chance to make him speak.

"Wait, there is still one thing…"

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness!!!!!"

Just then,

A middle-aged eunuch hurriedly ran in, shouting.

Zheng Marquis's words were interrupted.

This eunuch was very disrespectful.

Unfortunately, it was not convenient for outsiders to scold him at this time, and Situ Yu, who was sitting in the main seat, immediately turned pale when he saw this. He was in the midst of being arranged and rubbed, and his full of depression had nowhere to vent.

"Pa! A servant without rules! Drag him out and beat him to death with a staff!!!"

Situ Yu picked up the inkstone on the table next to him and smashed it at the eunuch.

The eunuch was smashed to the ground, his head bleeding.

A servant without rules?

Xu Wenzu and Zheng Fan smiled at each other. Was this a veiled insult?

But that was all he was capable of.

If he could really endure from beginning to end, he would be looked at in a different light, but unfortunately, he still broke down in the end.

The eunuch who was smashed was horrified, and when he heard that he was going to be beaten to death with a staff,

He immediately shouted:

"Your Highness, the Young Master is pregnant. The doctor came in the evening and just confirmed that it's a happy pulse!"

This matter should not have been announced so loudly, but this eunuch had been accompanying the Young Master, so he didn't know the specific situation here. Therefore, he hurriedly ran over to announce the good news, and after being startled, he shouted it out all at once.

Situ Yu was first shocked, and then showed a look of joy.

The matter had been handled well. The performance still had to be done.

Although this Chen Prince was not yet an adult, according to the rules, his marriage would also be arranged by the court. But how should it be said, it was not uncommon for direct descendants of large families to get one or two of their personal maids pregnant before getting married.

However, under normal circumstances, the stewards would give these personal maids a child-preventing soup, or if they were really pregnant, they might give birth to them as concubine sons, but if this direct son needed a family marriage, for the sake of reputation, they might simply sink the mother and son into the pond.

It was that cruel, that cold.

But the Situ family, especially the Situ Lei lineage, was somewhat withered. Although Situ Lei became the emperor, he didn't have time to rely on his harem beauties to spread his branches and leaves.

Therefore,

This child,

Even if it was born from a maid or concubine, it was impossible to abort it.

The only impact was probably the subsequent arranged marriage. Originally, Situ Yu had a certain probability of being able to marry a daughter of the Ji family's clan in order to add chips to his wealth. He couldn't possibly think of a princess. Well, the Yan Emperor had all sons and no princesses.

Now, with this incident, with a concubine son in front, the noble daughters of the Ji clan were also hopeless. There was a high probability that a suitable woman would be chosen from a certain official's family for marriage.

"This official congratulates Your Highness!"

Xu Wenzu took the lead, and all the officials present congratulated the Chen Prince.

Even Zheng Marquis,

Had to get up from his chair,

The others had already finished congratulating, and those who hadn't congratulated, seeing Zheng Marquis get up, also slowed down, so as not to disturb Zheng Marquis. This was the rule, the etiquette, well, it was also a symbol of status.

In fact, Zheng Marquis was a little sour in his heart.

Situ Yu was still a young boy,

And he already had one?

He had worked hard in the mansion before, but there was no news at all.

Si Niang was fine, Xue San had reminded him before that although the demon kings were not strong now, their level of life was very high, and it was difficult to have children.

But Princess and Liu Ruqing also had no news, which proved that reproductive isolation was not only on Si Niang, but also very likely on him, which was very helpless.

Although tilling the land made me happy,

But when a man reached this stage,

He had been through thick and thin, he had played all the games he should have, and he had experienced everything he should have experienced. It was time to have a child, and his title and the "empire" he had built had to have successors, right?

Otherwise, wouldn't it be purely admiring himself?

"This Marquis congratulates Your Highness."

Somewhat sour, sour ah.

The other officials continued to offer their blessings after the Zheng Marquis finished congratulating.

Situ Yu himself was still a child,

And it was his first time becoming a father, so he seemed very excited. This excitement even dispelled his previous depression.

And Zhao Wenhua, who was locked up there,

Also showed a gentle light in his eyes.

This was probably,

The best news today.

"Your Highness, Your Highness…"

"Young Master, Young Master, slow down, slow down."

"Master, be careful of your body."

At this time,

The shouts of women came from outside.

"Who dares to stop me, who dares to stop me!"

The guards outside also heard the bigwigs inside congratulating "a happy son" and "spreading branches and leaves," so they didn't dare to really stop the gorgeously dressed girl. They could only let her and the two little palace maids who were chasing after her enter the hall together.

As soon as the girl entered the hall, she completely ignored the others and ran directly to Situ Yu. The two palace maids behind her were worried about accidents, so they immediately chased after her.

For a time,

The originally solemn council hall seemed to be mixed with a strong scent of rouge, and the atmosphere became somewhat out of tune.

Although he knew that it was inappropriate for her to come out like this, Situ Yu did not smash her with something like he had treated the eunuch before. Instead, he personally left his seat, walked down, and helped embrace the girl.

If you looked closely, you could find that Situ Yu was a little nervous.

This tension came from the girl's identity being hidden;

But at this moment, even the most thoughtful people, such as Gou Moli, could not find anything unusual, because it could be understood that Situ Yu was worried about the girl's body having an accident. After all, she was carrying his first child.

"Your Highness, I, Wen Ren's family, finally have one, I have our child."

"Good… good, good." Situ Yu could only pat the girl's back and look around.

Xu Wenzu smiled. At this time, he looked like a gentle and kind fat man,

"Your Highness, this official will go back and prepare a congratulatory gift first."

"This official takes his leave."

"This official takes his leave."

Zheng Marquis, who couldn't stand the dog food anymore, also got up and prepared to take his leave.

Today's matter,

Had a lot of twists and turns,

But in the end, it was considered to have come to an end. Finally, a warm scene was added to dilute the bloody smell. From an artistic point of view, it was not bad.

However,

Just as the officials present were preparing to follow Prefect Xu Wenzu and the Pingxi Marquis to leave the council hall,

The girl's clear and delicate voice,

Came:

"Your Highness, my Wen Ren family finally has descendants."

"…" The whole scene.