This shadow guard is kinda nice

The imperial doctor came very quickly, and under Xiao Yichen's signal, he began to take the pulse one by one. Fortunately, among the dozens of people, only a few were suffering from the epidemic.

Everyone let go of their hearts a little, but the next moment, they were raised again.

Wu Zuo stood in the courtyard and said word by word: "Several fist and stick injuries are not fatal injuries. What is really fatal is the injury to the back of the head by a sharp object. The sharp object penetrates the entire back of the head and kills him with one blow."

He looked at the young master of the Zhao family who was lying behind him in embarrassment, "But the back of his head was injured so badly, I can't tell what it was used for."

Xiao Yichen nodded, folded his arms, and said in a cold voice: "Did you hear it all? You're not being wronged, are you?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the little soldier who was questioned by Ning Dao stood up and said, "My lord, Wu Zuo also said that this was injured by a sharp weapon. Can it prove that we did not accidentally injure Master Zhao? Bar."

Xiao Yichen smiled, "Yes, it can be proved."

A group of officers and soldiers immediately beamed with joy, then they should be able to leave here.

Xiaobing said cautiously: "Then can we... can leave?"

The officers and soldiers looked at him expectantly.

Xiao Yichen lived up to their expectations, he said: "Yes, yes."

The officers and soldiers were instantly happy. On this day, the emotional ups and downs were too great. It was just the same task as usual. Who knew that such a thing happened.

They said happily, "Thank you, my lord."

The door of the Zhao family was opened and they could leave.

However, since Ning Dao asked the question from the very beginning, the housekeeper of the Zhao family, who had never spoken, spoke up.

"My lord, this old slave thinks you are unfair."

The door was closed again.

The officers and soldiers saw that hope was far away from them, they turned their heads and looked at Butler Zhao angrily.

"Huh?" Xiao Yichen asked casually.

Housekeeper Zhao settled down, and said calmly, "Wu Zuo said it was a sharp weapon, but he didn't know what kind of sharp weapon it was." He turned his head, glanced at the group of officers and soldiers, and ignored their glaring eyes at him.

"Although they seem to have nothing in their hands, if any of them are hiding something."

The officers and soldiers immediately retorted, "We didn't—"

"Do you say that there is no one? Who will believe it?"

If eyes could kill, Housekeeper Zhao might be blown to ashes by the eyes of officers and soldiers.

Xiao Yichen seemed to think that what he said was reasonable, "Then what do you think? What should we do?"

Steward Zhao couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that he believed in him. He said, "Just a first trial. If there really isn't one, it won't be too late to let him go."

How could he only let people from the Zhao family be taken to prison, and Zhao Kai is still here, so he should drag some people in.

Xiao Yichen was thoughtful, he looked at Steward Zhao and the officers and soldiers with some embarrassment, he opened his mouth several times, but he didn't say anything.

Xiaobing stood up again and said, "My lord, thank you for trusting us." He turned his head to look at the brothers behind him, and everyone saw the same trust in their eyes.

"We won't let you down," he raised his chin. "We haven't done it, we haven't done it. If you are upright, you won't be afraid of the shadow, just check."

Xiao Yichen glanced at them apologetically, and then said to Steward Zhao: "Satisfied? No objection?"

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Butler Zhao naturally said, "I have no objection."

Xiao Yichen looked at Zhao Kai again, he slightly bent his lips, waved his hand, "Take them all away."

Taishoufu

Doctor Zhang came out from the inner room carrying the medicine box, and Ning Dao hurriedly stood up.

Xiao Yichen put down the teacup, he asked: "How is it?"

Doctor Zhang shook his head and sighed: "It's not good. I lost my son and wife one after another. It's a big blow. I'm crazy."

Ning Dao sighed softly, he sat back on the chair in a daze.

The master of the Zhao family had a little friendship with him, but suddenly it became like this, two dead and one crazy, the Zhao family is... finished.

Xiao Yichen remained calm, he turned his head and glanced at Ning Dao.

Ning Dao rolled up his sleeves and sat up straight.

Xiao Yichen waved his hand and told Imperial Physician Zhang to go down first.

"Prefect Ning, tell me what to do with Master Zhao?"

Ning Dao lowered his head, just as he was about to say that the officer will follow your orders, Xiao Yichen looked at him with a half-smile and said: "This king wants to hear your thoughts."

Ning Dao couldn't help it. He pondered for a while, trying his best to satisfy King Xuan, and then tentatively said, "I will be raised in the prefect's mansion first? When I feel better, are you making plans?"

After hearing this, Xiao Yichen said: "Okay, just do what the prefect says."

Ning Dao heaved a sigh of relief, let's raise it, his family does not lack this kind of stuttering, but the next moment, the heart that had just been let go was raised again.

"Prefect Ning, my king went to the quarantine area yesterday."

Ning Dao looked at him nervously.

Xiao Yichen took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "I reckon that most ordinary people can't afford the treatment expenses for these many days, so I thought that all the money spent by these patients should be paid by the government. how?"

Ning Dao's heart sank a little, what he thought King Xuan would say, it turned out to be this matter.

He was silent for a while, and said rather embarrassedly: "Prince Xuan, there are many patients in Pingyao, these expenses are not a small sum."

"Although Pingyao is rich and prosperous, the government cannot afford such a large amount of silver to bear the huge expenses."

"Manpower, material resources, everything needs silver taels..."

Xiao Yichen took the time to listen to what he said before he glanced at him.

"Isn't there that batch of silver?"

Ning Dao didn't react for a while, he said in a daze, "Where... which batch?"

Xiao Yichen folded his arms and just looked at him without saying a word.

After a while, Ning Dao came to his senses, he clenched his fists tightly, his back was wet and cold.

What he was most worried about still happened.

King Xuan didn't even want to hide, so he said it so bluntly in front of him.

"Remember? Prefect Ning."

Ning Dao wiped the sweat from Cen Cen's forehead, and he said with a trembling voice, "I think about it."

Xiao Yichen smiled, "That's good."

"It's also thanks to the ability of the people under Ning Taishou who managed to grab all the money."

"Or it's really stretched now!"

Ning Dao could no longer pretend to be calm, he knelt on the ground with a thud, his knees on the ground.

"My lord, my officer..."

Xiao Yichen raised his eyebrows slightly, "What is Prefect Ning doing?"

"Sir..."

Ning Dao muttered, hesitated to speak several times, and finally lowered his head, as if obeying.

"Nothing to say?"

Ning Dao shook his head.

Xiao Yichen laughed lowly, the voice rang in Ning Dao's ears, Ning Dao panicked to death.

"Then Prefect Ning has pleaded guilty, huh?"

Ning Dao was shocked when he heard the words, he looked up at Xiao Yichen, and said weakly, "I don't have any."

"Do you believe it yourself?"

Ning Dao bowed his head and remained silent.

He himself finds it ridiculous, let alone King Xuan.

Xiao Yichen was no longer in that sloppy look, he straightened his expression, "How dare a small steward covet so much money under the watchful eye of your Pingyao prefect?" He raised his tone, "It's because he's too courageous, Or are you rather incompetent?"

Xiao Yichen sneered, "Or do you think this king is too stupid?"

Ning Dao was shaking like a sieve, and he fell on the ground, "I don't dare, and I will give you ten more guts, and I will definitely not mean that."

Sweat dripped from his forehead, and he said, "This official is incompetent, this official is extremely stupid..."

Xiao Yichen held his head and said nothing.

In the huge hall, only Ning Dao couldn't stop panting heavily.

King Xuan didn't say anything, for him, it was a silent Ling Chi, he was extremely anxious, he didn't know what was waiting for him.If King Xuan was determined to deal with him, he would have no power to fight back.

Guanshi Wang was so greedy under his acquiescence, although he was also under Zhao Jin's instruction, but no matter what he said, he had nothing to do with him. How King Xuan wanted to punish him all depended on his mood.

But now I can't be passive at all. If his official position is lost and he is not in the position of Pingyao prefect, he is useless to Zhao Jin at all, then his wife and children...

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he kept kowtow, his forehead hit the ground again and again, making dull noises.

"My lord, I know my mistake, I know my mistake."

"It's the lower officials who are deluded and confused for a while, and then made a big mistake."

He raised his head, his forehead was covered with bruises, "My lord, you don't remember the fault of a villain, so you will forgive me this time."

He lowered his head again and hit the ground hard, as if he was not afraid of pain.

"Xiaguan must reform himself," he suddenly remembered something, as if grasping at straws, "Xiaguan can use all his wealth for this epidemic..."

"Just ask the prince to let go of his official duties."

Xiao Yichen looked at it coldly, it's all like this, and he still refuses to tell the person behind it, is he so loyal?

King Xuan has never said anything. Ning Dao knew that he had a chance. If King Xuan really wanted to punish him, he would not procrastinate like this. Like now, it may be to teach himself a lesson, as long as he has done enough. , apart from suffering this little bit and distributing some money, there shouldn't be any major problems.

It has to be said that Ning Dao did guess right.

Xiao Yichen really didn't want to really deal with him, he just beat him.

After a long time, Xiao Yichen said: "Okay, stop."

Ning Dao was overjoyed, he guessed right.

He stopped kowtowing, knelt on the ground, straightened up and stared at Xiao Yichen, strands of blood oozed from his forehead, which showed the depth of his exertion.

"This time, let's do this first, if we allow the people under our hands to be so greedy in the future—"

Ning Dao naturally knew that once again, it would not be solved by kowtowing a few times.

"Thank you, my lord, I will never neglect my duties again, and this will cause such a thing to happen."

Xiao Yichen was noncommittal, "Opportunities are not given for nothing."

Ning Dao condensed his expression, "My lord, tell me."

"I'll leave it to you to investigate the Zhao family's affairs today. If there is no result after three days," Xiao Yichen gave him a sideways glance, "then the old and new accounts will be settled together."

Although three days is too short, Ningdao has no other choice, so he can only accept it.

"The king will send someone to go with you."

"Yes."

Ning Dao didn't expect Xiao Yichen to trust him too much.

Xiao Yichen stood up, walked to the door, opened the door and said: "Get up."

His figure was then hidden in the vast night, and Ning Dao got up and sat slumped on the chair beside him, unable to recover for a long time.

As soon as Xiao Yichen stepped into the courtyard, Imperial Physician Zhang came out of the room with a happy expression on his face. When he saw Xiao Yichen, he said from a distance: "My lord, the old minister was going to look for you just now."

"Moran is awake!"