Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

"Oh?"

Cui Bianxu's face was expressionless, making it difficult to guess what he was thinking. He continued, "Then I have shown you the world. As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. That's how it is. You should say whatever I ask you to say. There are only the two of us here, so why should we be afraid?"

What's there to fear?

"Shaoqing, I remember that I happened to help the Dali Temple catch a thug who kidnapped someone in the street."

She quickly raised her head and glanced at the person sitting at the table, indicating that she had not contributed nothing.

"That's wrong. You were no match for that woman at that time. If I hadn't intervened..."

Jiang Shangxian was so angry that he almost laughed. Was he kidding me?

What was his status? What was her own? If this were the 21st century, she would have at least posted a few hundred words analyzing gossip online, but here, what if she got hacked?

She was getting a cook's salary, not a civil servant's salary! Besides, civil servants have different positions!

It would be fine if she could go back in time after death, but the scary thing is that if she died here, what if the game was over for her?

She kept her lips tightly shut, saying nothing, and resolutely refused to listen to his nonsense.

Cui Bianxu was a little unhappy when he saw her being stubborn. He believed that his stubbornness was just his personality, but if others were stubborn, it would be annoying. He had been practicing double standards since he was a child. "I see that you are suffering from bad luck. How about this? I have a hidden arrow. Tie it to your forearm so that you can strike back if you encounter any bad guys."

Sleeve Arrow...

Jiang Shangxian's heart was shamefully moved. The social security index was poor, and she still had to rely on herself when she went out. A boning knife was good, but the more self-defense items the better. If she had a hidden arrow, she wouldn't have to consider carrying an extra kitchen knife with her when she got off work.

Not only is this thing heavy, it also doesn't have a scabbard, so it's easy to hurt yourself.

Seeing that she seemed interested, Cui Biexu continued, "The sleeves can hold twelve short arrows. You fire one arrow at a time. Although you can pick up the arrows after you use them, I can give you a hundred short arrows. How about that?"

"What are you saying, Mr. Cui? As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, if I can do my bit, I think I can hold my head high when I pay my respects to my ancestors during the Qingming Festival next year."

Seeing this, Jiang Shangxian knew he couldn't escape today, so he might as well take advantage of it. "But this is a token of your kindness, Young Master, so I can't refuse. Don't worry, Young Master, I will keep it well."

"However, I have a favor to ask of you, and I hope that Mr. Cui can help me." Since we are going to do it, let's do it big. Jiang Shangxian feels that this matter is risky, and the sleeve arrow is too scary.

One sleeve arrow is not enough, we need to add more!

Cui Bianxu naturally wouldn't agree directly, and only said, "Oh? Are you trying to find a future for your brother?"

He had someone find out the situation at Jiang Shangxian's family long ago and knew that he had a younger brother.

"Master Cui, you're joking. I want to join the Shangshi Bureau and the Sishen Bureau. I wonder if Master Cui can help me." Jiang Shangxian didn't look down on people who took the back door.

As long as she could get the backdoor, she would be so eager to set off firecrackers to celebrate that she didn't have to work hard.

She looked at Cui Bianxu with implicit expectation. For the dignified Qinghe Cui family, such a small matter should be no problem, right?

"Yes." This was not a difficult task for Cui Bianxu, but he needed to spend some time and effort to get the person in in a roundabout way and not have anything to do with the Cui family.

After all, it concerns the palace...

But, which side does this young lady belong to?

If you want to enter the palace, who wouldn’t be faster than you?

"Miss Jiang has lofty ambitions."

Jiang Shangxian humbly lowered his head and smiled, revealing a slender, white neck with a few strands of hair falling there, looking very well-behaved and gentle: "If I can enter the Ministry of Food, my value will be much higher when I am released in the future."

After hearing this, Cui Bianxu put away the fleeting emotions and had only one thought in his mind: As expected, this young lady is very hypocritical.

"sit."

"Thank you, Mr. Cui."

Jiang Shangxian sat aside, her butt only touching one-third of the stool, her hands clasped on her knees, still looking honest. She thought about the information she knew. She originally thought that Cong Jinghai and this Cui Shaoqing were on the same side, but she didn't expect that this person had a second identity.

What was the most important thing in the court after the prince fell from his horse?

This is not true. Throughout the dynasties, the most important thing was basically the fight for the throne, just like during the reign of Kangxi, when people's brains were really fighting each other.

Li Shimin himself came to the throne by killing his brothers, so he certainly would not insist that the eldest son could inherit the throne. It seems that the crown prince was able to become the crown prince at the request of Empress Zhangsun.

He himself seemed to have a fetish for fat, and was particularly fond of Li Tai's fat bird. She had seen it somewhere that Li Shimin once liked the fat bird so much that he issued an edict to let his beloved fat bird move into the Wude Hall. If he didn't see the bird for a day, he would send a message through the bird to make them pen pals.

Given the degree of favor he received, even if Li Tai did something in this matter, I'm afraid he wouldn't be punished.

She looked at Cui Bianxu and asked a very bold question: "May I ask Mr. Cui, what do you think of the current crown prince?"

The air was instantly stagnant. Cui Bianxu's eyes suddenly became sharp. He stared at her for a long moment, then suddenly smiled, a smile that filled the room with joy. "The Cui family is only loyal to the throne."

This statement was also said very frankly, and was in line with the family's code of conduct - dynasties may come and go, but the family remains forever.

Jiang Shangxian was relieved. If Cui Bianxu went crazy and interfered in the matter of the crown prince's position, she would have to think about what to say.

"I heard that the prince has been behaving a bit strangely since that incident."

She carefully chose her words while observing Cui Bianxu's expression - although it didn't have much effect, it seemed like this guy had practiced some magical skill of facial paralysis.

"However, the Crown Prince has been in the court for many years, and I have never heard of him making any mistakes in court affairs. I don't know why the Young Master would suspect him, but the Young Master must know more about court affairs than I do. Since you have such concerns, I think you should have a clue."

Cui Bianxu did not comment and gestured for her to continue.

She took a deep breath and said, "If the disappearance of the woman in May was caused by the Crown Prince, and the Junior Minister is aware of this, then this matter involves the Crown Prince. The Junior Minister should send someone to report this to His Majesty."

"Correct."

Cui Bianxu nodded and looked at her with some surprise. He originally thought that it was strange that Miss Jiang deliberately interrupted his conversation with Cong Jinghai last night, and thought that this young lady might not be as simple as she seemed.

Considering the fact that she came to report the case, I suspected that she might be on one side or the other and was just testing the waters.

"Whatever news the prince wants to know in the court should be relatively simple. Since he already knows that the Shaoqing has sent people to Luoyang, he will not make such a fuss."

Very good, this bastard Cui Bianxu still has a expressionless face. She suppressed the tendency to roll her eyes. She has already said this, are you really not going to interrupt her?