Order of Heaven

Looking at Gong Que's alienated and polite eyes, Gong Zheng's eyes were a little lonely, and he returned to normal after a while: "There is one more thing, you have heard about it by now."

"Father said that the case of Wang Shudao will be closed?" Gong Que asked.

"Exactly, because of this case, my father has been arguing with the Fourth Prince's faction for a long time. I didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would abandon Wang Shudao's pawn this time." Gong Zheng's face was sullen.

"After dragging on for so long, both sides are unwilling to let it go easily, and the fourth prince has nothing to do; let alone him, the fourth prince has other chess pieces, so naturally he will not include himself because of Wang Shudao." Gong Que said.

"As soon as the fourth prince lets go and asks the emperor to close the case as soon as possible, we will lose a good opportunity." Gong Zheng was still a little brooding.

"Father, don't worry too much." Gong Que turned around and picked up a piece of paper with writing on it from the case and handed it to Gong Zheng, "Wang Shudao didn't drag down the fourth prince, but they might not be."

Gong Zheng looked at the several state names written on the paper and looked at the palace in puzzlement: "Que Er, what does this mean?"

Gong Que raised the corner of his mouth: "This is the power distribution of the four princes in each state that my son got. Isn't my father worried that he can't dig out the other perpetrators of the Wang Shudao case? According to these places, I believe my father will gain something." .”

Gong Que just took over a new case, and happened to have no time to investigate this case again, and Gong Zhengben has been investigating it all the time, so it is very appropriate to give him the clues now.

Gong Zheng was really happy when he heard this: "Que Er, you really won't let my father down!"

Gong Que didn't speak, just smiled, he always reacted indifferently to the compliments of Gong Zheng.

Gongzheng has long been used to it, so when he felt happy, he thought to himself: "Que Er, I think your xun is a bit old, I will send someone to send a new one in a few days."

"No need, thank you father for your kindness, I only like this." Gong Que said lightly, and looked affectionately at the old Xun on the table after speaking.

Gong Zheng was not angry when he refused, but he didn't understand what was so good about that xun, so he subconsciously glanced at the table again, only to see that there was a written letter next to that xun. —— Yue Yin pro-Qi.

Immediately, Gong Zheng's face turned ugly. He had already sent someone to inquire about the relationship between Gong Que and the Yue family son.At that time, when Gong Que was still in Yizhou, he wrote a letter to remind him to be careful, but he didn't expect that now that they are separated, they still exchange letters.

"Que'er, you have always been sensible, and as a father, you have never been too restrictive; but you should understand what you can do and what you can't do." Gong Zheng suddenly said seriously.

Gong Que still didn't understand why his father said this suddenly, but after reading the letter he wrote to Yue Yin on the case, he understood: "Of course my son knows."

"Then you should always keep your identity in mind, and don't hang out with merchants!" Gong Zheng said.

"Father, just say what you want." Gong Que looked at Gong Zheng and said.

"Okay, what's going on between you and that young master of the Yue family?" Gong Zheng cut straight to the point.

Gong Que was silent for a while with downcast eyes, and then said seriously: "I fall in love with him, and the two love each other."

"You!" Gong Zheng's brain thumped, and he was speechless for a moment.

"Father, you don't need to say too much, I have already decided on this matter, and I will never change it." Gong Que said firmly.

"You - good!" Gong Zheng squeezed the piece of paper in his hand, flicked his sleeves and walked out the door: "I see if you will change it or not!"

Gong Que looked at the back of his father leaving angrily, and was not moved in the slightest. He turned around and sat back in front of the desk, picked up the xun and continued to play the unfinished piece.

After the Laba Festival, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Sure enough, the trial of Wang Shudao's case came down very soon. Wang Shudao was sentenced to death for a series of crimes such as accepting bribes, raising taxes privately, filling his own pockets, and bullying his superiors.

It is said that Wang Shudao went crazy after learning the result of the trial, and started to bite at will, trying to drag other officials into the water together. It was the fourth prince who asked him to do this!"

However, none of these words reached the emperor's ears. On the first night of Wang Shudao's madness, he was found hanged in the death row.

After the emperor learned about Wang Shudao's suicide, he didn't say much. He only issued an imperial decree, praised the palace, and gave the palace many rewards as rewards.However, at that time Gong Que had already left Chenzhou to go to Qianzhou to investigate the case, so naturally he couldn't accept the imperial decree of this commendation, so in the end, Gongzheng could only accept it.

"Brother, brother!" Quan Ling chased after the busy Quan Ming: "Why hasn't Fu Sheng arrived yet! Will he really come?"

After Quan Ming gave the last sentence to his servants, he turned to Quan Ling and said, "My good sister, I will come, I will come, how many times have I told you that the invitation has been sent out long ago, and the Fu family's list is indeed It has Fu Sheng's name."

"Then why hasn't he come yet? I've been waiting for him all morning." Quan Ling pouted and lowered her head.

Quan Ming helplessly supported Quan Ling's shoulders and said: "It should be here soon, you go and rest first, I will tell you immediately when Fu Sheng arrives, okay?"

Quan Ling raised her head and glanced at several people who were waiting to report to Quan Ming, curled her lips and said, "Okay, when Fu Sheng arrives, you must tell me as soon as possible!"

Quan Ming smiled: "Yes, yes, rest, you should be tired after following me all morning."

"Brother, go ahead, I'll go first." Quan Ling took two steps and looked back, then turned and walked away.

In the end, before Quan Ling had gone far, he heard a family member shouting behind him: "Master, the people from the Fu family have arrived!"

As soon as Quan Ling heard this, she turned around and ran back, and stopped in front of the servant: "Are you here? Where are you? Where are you?"

Quan Ling's frantic questioning frightened the servant, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "Yes, at the door."

"Hey——" Quan Ming just wanted to stop Quan Ling, when he saw that she had already run towards the door with a smile, "Oh——"

At the gate of the Quan family, as soon as the Fu family arrived, Quan Zhenduo came out to greet them with his servants.

"Master Fu is here." Quan Zhenduo smiled and greeted him.

"Master Quan." Fu Yun saluted Quan Zhenduo politely.

Following Fu Yun, Fu Sheng also came out and saluted Quan Zhenduo: "Master Quan is good."

"Alright, this is Young Master Fu." Quan Zhenduo smiled and looked at Fu Sheng and said.

"It's my brother." Fu Yun said.

"Come, come, let's all go in and talk," Quan Zhenduo led Fu Yun and Fu Sheng to the living room, "The two young masters are really talented!"

"Master Quan has won the award." Fu Yun said with a slight smile, "The younger generation is not talented, how can I afford Master Quan to welcome you in person."

"Hahaha" Quan Zhenduo laughed loudly, "Young Master Fu said that and you are out of touch. I haven't thanked your mansion for taking care of my little girl a few days ago. It was really thanks to your mansion's generous help during that time. Otherwise, the little girl doesn't know what danger she will encounter."

"Master Quan is serious. Since Qianyuan is a friend of my brother-in-law, the Fu family should take care of it." Fu Yun still smiled.

"Fu Sheng!" Quan Ling ran over to Fu Sheng and hugged him.

Everyone looked at Quan Ling who suddenly ran out and didn't react for a while, and Fu Sheng was even more stunned by her hug.

On the contrary, Quan Zhenduo quickly reacted, pointed at Quan Ling and said, "Presumptuous! Ling'er, let go of Young Master Fu, how decent is it in the public!"

Hearing what his father said, Quan Ling reluctantly let go of Fu Sheng.

"Young Master Fu, are you not surprised?" Quan Zhenduo looked at Fu Sheng with concern and asked, then looked at Quan Ling reproachfully and said, "Ling'er, what did daddy teach you? You're always so reckless, you don't look like a girl." look!"

Quan Ling bowed her head and puffed her face aside, looking at Fu Sheng from time to time.

Fu Sheng looked at the aggrieved Quan Ling and turned to Quan Zhenduo with a smile, "It's okay, Master Quan doesn't have to blame Little Bell."

"It's fine, it's because the old man is always spoiled by her, and I made everyone laugh." Quan Zhenduo said with a smile.

Quan Ling glanced at his father, pulled Fu Sheng's hand, and ran away with him: "Go, Fu Sheng, I'll take you to play!"

Fu Sheng was held by Quan Ling's hand and ran away. He had no choice but to follow, and turned his head to look helplessly at his elder brother.

"Hey——, Ling'er!" Quan Zhenduo ran away helplessly when he saw his daughter pulling someone else's son, so he had to turn his head to apologize to Fu Yun: "This girl has been like this since she was a child, she can't control it, I'm really sorry There are two sons."

Fu Yun saw his younger brother's eyes and understood: "It's okay, it's okay, they are both young, let them play by themselves."

Quan Ling pulled Fu Sheng and ran for a long distance, then stopped, turned around and looked at Fu Sheng, and kept giggling non-stop, regardless of whether her behavior just now was inappropriate.

Fu Sheng couldn't help laughing at her laughter: "What are you laughing at? Silly girl."

"Hehehe~" Quan Ling still looked at Fu Sheng and smiled: "Seeing you is happy, I have been waiting for you for a long time, and I have never seen you."

"I said I would come, when did I lie to you?" Fu Sheng tapped Quan Ling's nose that was a little red from the cold.

"Yeah!" Quan Ling nodded vigorously, "It's cold outside, I'll take you to warm up first."

Quan Ling took Fu Sheng through the garden path of Quan's house, and the two walked forward talking and laughing.

"Hey, Fu Sheng, will Brother Yue come from the chamber of commerce this time?" Quan Ling asked casually.

"Brother Yue seems to have other business, so he won't come. It's Uncle Yue who came." Fu Sheng said.

"Oh, that's it. I wanted to take you and brother Yue out to play, but it seems that I can only take you alone." Quan Ling laughed.

Fu Sheng smiled and didn't answer any more.

In the evening, the cold wind picked up again.

Yue Yin was dressed in white, wrapped in a blue cloak, and rode his horse into the city gate. The words "Qianzhou" on the gate had faded a bit.

After entering the city, Yue Yin came to a teahouse. After tying the horse aside, he lifted the thick curtain at the entrance of the teahouse and entered.

As soon as he entered, a gust of warm air rushed over his face, Yue Yin rubbed his hands, took off his cloak, and sat down on a table.

The proprietress was an old lady, she came out from behind the counter and walked up to Yue Yin when she saw Yue Yin coming in: "What do you want, Master?"

Yue Yin said with a smile: "Have a bowl of hot tea first, and then you can have some food from your shop."

"Hey, good, take a break to warm up, young master, and you'll be fine soon." Seeing Yue Yin's very kind face, the old woman couldn't help but also greeted him with a smile.

Yue Yin responded with a smile, and turned his head to check the surrounding situation.

This small shop is not big, and the furnishings are simple. Except for a few tables and stools, there is only the counter next to it. After asking Yue Yin, the old woman returned to the counter and picked up a winter coat. It was mended.

What surprised Yue Yin was that he was the only customer in the store now, although it was a bit colder, but there were no other customers except him, which was a little too deserted.

When Yue Yin was thinking, he heard a man's voice behind the curtain over there: "Aniang, everything is fine!"

The old woman behind the counter raised her head and shouted at the door curtain: "Okay, then bring it to that handsome young man."

"Hey, here we come!" With the sound of this voice, a sturdy young man came out from behind the door curtain, carrying a bowl of hot tea and some food on a tray, walking over.

The young man put the bowl of hot tea in front of Yue Yin, and arranged the food one by one: "Master, please take your time." After speaking, he walked towards the counter.

"Mother, let's make it up tomorrow, it's getting late and it hurts the eyes." The young man said to the old woman kindly.

"It's about to be mended, it doesn't matter." The old woman didn't stop, still mending stitch by stitch.

Yue Yin drank a few sips of hot tea, his whole body warmed up, took a few more mouthfuls of food, then put down his chopsticks, smiled at the young man and said, "Young man, you are a good and filial boy."

Hearing what Yue Yin said, the young man scratched his head in embarrassment, turned around and said with a smile to Yue Yin: "My mother is getting old, I'm afraid she will hurt her eyes."

The old woman seemed to have finished mending, she put down her needle and thread, looked up and said, "Dongzi, bring some more tea for the guests."

"Hey, good!" The young man named Dongzi entered the curtain to refill Yue Yin's tea.

The old woman walked out of the counter, sat opposite to Yue Yin, and said with a smile: "My child, I got it late, but he has been filial since he was a child." The old woman was happy when Yue Yin praised her son. , and talked to Yue Yin, "I think the young master is from another place, right?"

"He's from Yizhou, just arrived, come to Auntie's shop to have a rest." Yue Yin said.

"He's from Qianzhou, that's a good place." The old woman's eyes showed a little envy, she turned to look at Yue Yin and said, "Master, you just came here, so you may not know the situation in our Qianzhou; Qianzhou, it’s a bit chaotic, you should be more careful when you travel, and don’t go out when it’s late.”

"Really? I really don't know about this, what kind of chaos is it?" Yue Yin asked.

At this time, Dongzi had already brought out hot tea, served Yue Yinman a bowl, and sat on the side. Hearing Yue Yin's question, he said bluntly: "Qianzhou City, it can't be said that it is chaotic, that is, the old man A middle-aged man has disappeared inexplicably, and it has been several years in a row."