Chapter 519: Close the door and catch the thief

After coming out of Jingtai Palace, Chen Ao didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. Zhao Ji was cuckolded. Should he know about this? After thinking about it, he decided to act according to the imperial edict. After all, this is a royal scandal, and God knows what will be involved at that time.

Chen Ao walked out and the Empress Dowager asked him to wait outside first. Jingde was called in by the Empress Dowager. After a few instructions, Jingde caught up with Chen Ao and said, "Mr. Shen, the Empress Dowager said, you need a record of entry and exit in the harem, and the miscellaneous family will get it for you."

Lead Chen Ao to a corner of the palace city. Compared with the magnificent palace, it suddenly seemed overcast, with only a row of small buildings; Jingde led Chen Ao into a room, inside there was a small pavilion, inside, outside, welcome guests, there was a eunuch holding a pen and writing something, inside there was a locked inner room. The eunuch looked up and saw Jingde, and immediately said with fear and fear: "Grandpa Jing is here, and the villain doesn't know that he is going to go out to greet him. The villain deserves to die."

Jingde was bathed in spring breeze in front of Shen Ao, but he had another face to the little eunuch and said with a stern face: "Get up, the family came to do business according to the imperial edict. I won't say polite words. Go and take out the records of entering and leaving the palace for Lord Shen to see."

The little eunuch looked at Chen Ao in surprise, rolled his Adam's apple and said with difficulty: "Shen... Lord Shen, villain..."

Chen Ao waved his sleeves: "Get the record, didn't you say that, "Don't you be polite?"

The little eunuch immediately lifted up a bunch of keys in his belt, opened the door of the inner room, took an oil lamp from the desk and walked in carefully. It took a full stick of incense to come out, and took out two volumes of silk cloth covered with dense small characters, and spread them on the desk for Chen Ao to see.

Chen Ao sat down and looked at the desk carefully for a while. The female family members outside the palace came to pay a visit and browsed directly, only looking at the men. After seeing it, he raised his eyes and asked, "Does all people entering and leaving need to keep a record? Are there any exceptions?"

The little eunuch said, "As long as it is in and out, there must be a file, and you will never be wrong."

Chen Ao stood up and his face became a little ugly. No foreign ministers have entered the palace in the past two months. Instead, the princes have come in a few times, which means...***.

Chen Ao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that after entering the palace, he would have been lying in such a muddy water. If he had known this, he wouldn't have come to death. What should he do now? Investigation is to be investigated. Where should I start? One of the dozen adult princes who have entered and exited must be the real murderer.

Seeing his ugly face, Jingde couldn't help but say, "Mr. Shen...Mr. Shen..."

Lord Shen suddenly realized that, suddenly raised his eyes, with murderous intent in his eyes: "Grass! I hate this kind of bastard the most."

Hao ignored Jingde and threw his sleeves out. Jingde was confused and hurriedly chased him out, saying, "Mr. Shen, what's wrong? The Empress Dowager kept her mouth shut, and you wouldn't say it..."

Chen Ao stopped, turned around and looked at him, saying word by word: "Do you want to listen? But don't regret it after listening, it's going to die!"

Jingde was so scared that his face looked like a mortal expression. He also knew some of the secrets in the palace, but also knew the rules here. He hurriedly said, "No... I dare... Lord Shen, what else do you have to give?"

Chen Ao stood under the courtyard wall, his eyes fell on the glazed tiles in the distance, and he slowly said: "Tomorrow, the banquet will be held in Jingtai Palace in the name of the Queen Mother. All the concubines and princes will arrive. When you go back, tell the Queen Mother that this is what I mean."

Jingde was shocked and thought to himself that Chen Ao's tone was so loud. The empress dowager would follow his meaning? When Jingde was in a daze, Chen Ao had already raised his legs and left. Looking at Chen Ao's back, Jingde hesitated for a moment and stopped chasing him. Returning to Jingtai Palace, the empress dowager was still cold and frosty. Even the palace maids who were serving him dared not go in and get angry. Jingde carefully said outside: "Empress Dowager..."

"Come in."

Jingde carefully collapsed into the threshold and lowered his head and said Chen Ao's instructions. He thought that the Empress Dowager was furious, so he would have to ridicule Chen Ao for a few words, "What is Chen Ao, and he dares to entrust the Empress Dowager?"

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother was silent for a moment and said, "He really just said this?"

Jingde said: "I only said this, and the zodiac family didn't dare to ask more questions when they saw him angry."

The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "It is also a loyalty for him to be angry. Everyone is worried about the government, but the government does not know anything. It is really hateful." She paused and continued, "Go to take my imperial edict and call all the princes, and say that they want to hold a family banquet. As for the concubines in the harem, they should invite them, and everyone have a good meal. By the way, don't forget to invite Chen Ao to come together."

Jingde was confused and exclaimed in his heart, why did the Queen Mother listen to Chen Ao so much? He immediately responded and said, "I'll do it now."

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Early in the morning, it was still at the 3:00 p.m. in Buma Street, there were still morning mist. Occasionally, a few people selling cooked cakes passed by. After calling a few words, they left.

Most of the people who can live here are princes and nobles from far away branches. They joked that this is Qun Monkey Street, which means that there are the most marquises here, with a large mansion connected to one building, and the golden plaques are written with the words "Xx Marquis".

Behind the street is a mansion that covers a large area. The people living here are obviously much more prominent than the neighbors. They are the real royal palaces of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, although this palace stands out, it is a bit helpless. Everyone knows that most of the prince’s mansions are in Liuyefang ten miles away. They are given such a mansion, named the Sect King, but they are always a bit unworthy.

At this time, a burst of sounds came from the end of the long street, and there was a roar: "One, two, three, four..."

Then there was a loud voice: "One, two, three, four..."

The birds in the morning were so scared that they immediately flew up suddenly and did not dare to stay. Such a loud noise also alarmed the gatehouses of various palaces. They cat-watched the lanterns and looked out through the cracks of the door, and saw teams of black shadows jogging by in the darkness. Every short period of time, there was a sound of a full-blooded command, which made people's eardrums hurt.

These gatekeepers may be five or six, but none of them open the door to curse when they see these imperial guards. The lieutenant in the martial arts school cannot afford to offend them, so they will pass by after enduring them.

In the palace, many attics were lit up. At first, no one noticed it. Later, the sound became louder and louder, and it seemed that it would not leave. Someone became angry: "Fu'an...Fu'an..."

Zhao Shu rolled out his shoes, his face turned pale because of anger. He had already slept late last night, but was woken up by such a big noise early in the morning today. I don’t know who disturbed his dream without knowing his life.

Zhao Shu shouted, and immediately a person who looked like a chief came over and whispered: "Your Highness..."

"What's going on."

"Outside...there is the imperial guard captain of the Military Academy practicing, Your Highness..."

"Practice... in the middle of the night, are they crazy? Martial Arts School..." Zhao Shu suddenly stopped. His temperament was quite hot, but he was not completely unscheming. He then sneered: "It turns out that Lord Shen is unwilling to be lonely. OK, very good."

Then, Zhao Shu stopped talking and went back to the bedroom.

The sound continued until dawn before gradually dissipating. Zhao Shu did not sleep well. He was sulking in the hall early in the morning while drinking tea. A doorman outside said, "Your Highness, the prince is here."

Zhao Shu said: "Your brother needs to inform you if you come? Please invite him in."

There was a laughter from outside the hall. Zhao Heng raised his slap in and stepped into the threshold and said, "Lao Wu, who has provoked you again? Such anger?"

Zhao Shu asked Zhao Heng to sit down. The two brothers were usually close and did not say any polite words. Zhao Shu said: "This morning, the instructor of the Chen entrusted the lieutenant came to me to practice, which made me feel the dream that had been disturbed all night. The emperor usually said that the Chen sarcastic and domineering person was. Today I saw it. Humph, if the father had not respected him, what would he be?"

Zhao Heng pressed his hands and said, "Old Wu calmed down. He provoked him. We are Long Zi and Long Grandson, why bother with him?"

Zhao Shu sneered: "The emperor's words are too hypocritical. Don't you want to kill him? We are brothers, so there is no need to hide some words from me."

Zhao Heng was a little embarrassed, so he had to cover up by shaking the fan and said with a smile: "Where is it so easy to get rid of him? Liang Shicheng wants to get rid of him, Wang Fu wants to get rid of him, and Cai You wants to get rid of him, what's the result?"

Zhao Shu patted his thighs and sneered repeatedly: "I have a way."

Zhao Heng smiled and said, "Tell me, let me see."

Zhao Shu pondered: "Look for an opportunity to kill him directly, cleanly."

Zhao Heng laughed silently and shook his head and said, "You are still of this kind. It's really so easy. I'm here to tell you about the Queen Mother's banquet, Lao Wu! Have you received the imperial edict from the palace?"

Zhao Shu fell silent and said, "I don't usually look down on us, why do I suddenly ask us to go to the banquet? Is there anything here..."

Zhao Heng shook his head: "What can we do? We are princes. Could it be that our grandmother wants to harm us? Besides, everyone has a share in this banquet." Zhao Heng lowered his voice and said, "It is said that Mrs. Chen in the harem is happy, and the empress dowager is happy, so he asked us to accompany the lively and lively. I also heard that in addition to the nobles in the palace, we princes, even the apocalypse."

When Zhao Heng said that Mrs. Chen was happy, Zhao Shu's face changed slightly, and suddenly became a little strange: "Oh, I know."

Zhao Heng said strangely: "Why, aren't you so angry that Chen Aoya is itchy? Why don't you stop talking now?"

Zhao Shu laughed dryly: "Nothing..."

The two changed the topic and talked a few words. Seeing an hour passed, Zhao Heng said goodbye and said to Zhao Shu: "Wait a minute, let's go together. I'll ask someone to tell you at noon."

When Zhao Heng left, Zhao Shu suddenly raised his face and called Fu'an, saying, "Go, try every means to send messages to the palace, and ask clearly what the Queen Mother's banquet was."

Fu'an hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness..."

Zhao Shu said impatiently: "Go quickly, go to the Jiafangsi and ask for help from Eunuch Wen."

Fu'an had no choice but to nod: "The villain is going now."

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The autumn wind was cool, and Chen Ao was the first to enter the palace. He first arrived at Jingtai Palace. Today, the empress dowager's face was a little better, and she turned her back and asked, "Okay, what banquet did you hold? The Ai family was worried about so many worries, so they didn't have the heart to worry about this."

Chen Ao was calm at this time and said seriously: "Don't the Empress Dowager asks Weichen to find out who Mrs. Chen's child is? Weichen just wants to check it at the banquet."

The Queen Mother asked in confusion: "How to start?"

Chen Ao said lightly: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother will always find out, but how this banquet will be held will be decided by the empress."

The Empress Dowager nodded tiredly: "Okay, let me let you. The Ai family knows that you are smart and must have an idea, but we have made a statement in advance, so we should not make a big fuss about this matter, but we should keep the face of the Tian family."

Chen Ao said: "Don't worry, the empress dowager, I know the benefits and disadvantages."

The Empress Dowager called Jingde, but still asked Jingde to obey Chen Ao's instructions. Shen Ao decided to prepare the banquet. For this, Chen Ao specially ran to the imperial kitchen, took a menu, and asked Jingde to go to Jingtai Palace to arrange the others first, waiting for his orders.

Although Jingde was confused, he didn't know what the Queen Mother and Shen Ao were doing, but he didn't dare to say anything. He ran around obediently and was busy until noon. The nobles in the palace came one after another, and they didn't go to pay attention to the banquet first. They all went to look for the Queen Mother to ask for his wishes. They had to accompany him there to say a few words. Later, the princes also came one by one. The first one was the third prince Zhao Kai. Chen Ao deliberately pretended to be inadvertent and walked to Zhao Kai, whispering: "Did Your Highness see my ***?"

Zhao Kai looked at Chen Ao meaningfully: "Let's talk about it after two ***s."

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Chapter completed!