The emperor summoned Jin Ling Guard Commander Xue Xiangchen twice in one day, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

That night, a man wearing a black robe and cloak entered through the back door of Cheng'en Palace. The man was wrapped tightly from head to toe, and except for a pair of eyes, nothing else was exposed.

"The lower official has met Duke Chengen and the crown prince."

After entering Duke Chengen's study, the black-robed man took off his cloak.

Prince Jiang smiled and said: "Fan Tongzhi, please sit down."

Jin Lingwei, a third-grade commander and Tongzhi model, calmly took his seat.

After the boy served tea, there were soon only three people left in the room.

Duke Chengen picked up the teacup: "This is the Longjing tea that the Queen Mother rewarded during the Chinese New Year. Fan Tongzhi, how does it taste?"

Fan Ben picked up the tea and took a sip: "Good tea, such good tea can only be drunk in Cheng'en Palace."

Prince Jiang shook his head and smiled: "You can't say that. As the emperor's confidant, Jin Lingwei still needs good tea?"

Fan Ben showed a wry smile: "The emperor's reward is not easy to come by. Jin Lingwei has accumulated many cases in his hands and has not been able to solve them. This year is not going to be easy for us. Let alone rewards, we will be thankful if we are not punished."

Duke Cheng'en and Prince Jiang looked at each other, and Prince Jiang smiled and asked: "Today, the emperor summoned Commander Xue twice in a row. Is it because of the case?"

Fan Ben was silent, his eyes struggling a little.

He is a Jin Ling Guard and a member of the Emperor's staff. Logically speaking, he should not have private contact with the Cheng'en Palace. However, when handling the Jiguang flood case a few years ago, he could not hold back his greed and secretly accepted a man involved in the matter.

Official's money.

Somehow Prince Jiang found out about this, and he has always held it in his hands. Although the Jiang family has not explicitly asked him to do things in these years, he will be called to the Jiang family whenever there is any trouble in Jin Lingwei.
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This feeling is very bad, but the Jiang family is too powerful, and he can't resist at all. Once what happened back then, it will be a capital crime, and it will also affect his family.

Cheng'en Gong and his son did not rush, drank tea calmly, and boarded their Jiang family's boat. It would not be that easy to get off again.

After a while, Fan Ben slowly spoke: "The commander was summoned twice by the emperor. The first time he took away a case box. Only the commander knows what case was in the box."

"The second time, Mr. An followed Jin Lingwei, and the commander gave him an identity token to command Qianshi."

Hearing this, Prince Jiang frowned: "I remember that the quota for commanding the Jinling Guards has been filled up, right?"

Fan Ben nodded: "It's full, but the emperor specially appointed a commander."

Chengen Gong, who had been silent and drinking tea, raised his eyes and looked over: "Who?"

Even though the commanding officer is only a fourth-level official position, the Jinling Guards are responsible for intelligence collection, reconnaissance, arrests, interrogations and other official duties. They can arrest anyone and no one dares to look down upon them.

Fan Ben shook his head: "I don't know."

Prince Jiang: "How could you not know?"

Fan Ben glanced at Jiang Shizi and said, "I really don't know. From the look on the commander's face, he probably doesn't know either."

Duke Cheng'en raised his hand to stop Prince Jiang who was still talking, and stroked his beard and said: "It seems that the specially appointed commander is not a person staying in Beijing."

Fan Ben nodded: "I think so too."

Cheng'en Gong's eyes narrowed slightly with a twinkle in his eyes: "Being able to receive a special seal from the emperor means you have made a lot of contributions, but I didn't hear of any major cases there last year?"

Fan Ben didn't speak, he picked up the tea and drank it silently.

The same thing is still happening in Baxianju.

Prince Yuan of Anguo Palace hosted a banquet here for his friends. After the banquet, a secret letter was secretly sent to the imperial mausoleum. The content of the letter was probably: "The emperor specially appointed a person to command the army. It is unknown why he was awarded the title and who he was."

Unknown.'

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Just when the undercurrent in the capital was surging, in the Zhongzhou Provincial Government, Daohua obtained Mrs. Li's consent and went out with Dong Yuanyao, who was dressed as a maid, and were shopping on the street.

In order to be consistent with Dong Yuanyao and to facilitate shopping, Daohua also dressed up as a maid.

Girls must wear curtain hats when going out, but maids do not need to.

The two of them each held a bunch of candied haws and ate them while walking.

"Why don't you say anything?"

Daohua couldn't help but wonder when she saw that Dong Yuanyao was not as lively and noisy as before.

Dong Yuanyao sighed: "I don't know, since I came back from your house last time, I haven't been interested in anything."

Daohua's heart skipped a beat, so she pulled her and whispered, "Are you scared because we were kidnapped?"

Dong Yuanyao thought about it carefully and shook his head: "No."

Daohua frowned and said: "Maybe that incident left a shadow in your heart, but you didn't know it. No, you have to find a doctor to take a closer look when you go back. This is no small matter."

Seeing Daohua's serious face, Dong Yuanyao felt a little unsure, but still said: "I don't think I was really scared, it's just..."

Daohua: "Just what?"

Dong Yuanyao hesitated for some reason and looked at Daohua: "I told you, you are not allowed to laugh at me."

Daohua rolled her eyes: "Have you done enough embarrassing things in front of me?"

Dong Yuanyao was silent for a moment: "After I came back from Ningmen Mansion, I always thought of the scene of Sun Changze rushing to help me block the knife. I can't forget it no matter how hard I try." After saying that, he stared at Daohua to see her reaction.
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Daohua was stunned for a moment, looking at Dong Yuanyao with confused eyes, and her heart moved slightly. Could this little girl be in love with her?

But Sun Changze...

It's not her power, but the family background difference between her and the Dong family is really big. According to the ancient standards for marriage, there is no way the two of them could be together.

After a while, Daohua said: "That's right."

"Huh?" Dong Yuanyao quickly grabbed Daohua and said anxiously: "Do you think my reaction is normal?"

Daohua blinked her eyes, her mind was racing. After a moment, she thought of the words and said seriously: "It's normal. Think about it. No matter what, people will risk their lives to save you. You keep it in mind, which means you know

Repay the favor."

Hearing this, Dong Yuanyao breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile slowly appeared on his face: "Yes, it must be like this. I thought I..."

At this point, Dong Yuanyao suddenly stopped talking.

When Daohua saw a look of embarrassment on Dong Yuanyao's face, her eyes widened: "What else do you think?"

Dong Yuanyao quickly shook his head: "It's nothing, I was just thinking wildly." As he said that, he chuckled to himself, "You are right, a person like me who values ​​friendship will certainly keep his savior in mind when he treats him.

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Seeing Dong Yuanyao's expression become lighter, Daohua nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, you value friendship the most."

Dong Yuanyao smiled and nodded. The candied haws that he thought were tasteless before now became delicious: "Yiyi, it's a good thing you came to the provincial government. You don't even know that this matter has been weighing on my heart. I didn't even have a person to tell me."

None."

Daohua: "Can you find Sister Su?"

Dong Yuanyao took a bite of the candied haws: "Sister Su is good, but I still feel uncomfortable saying these words to her."

Daohua smiled: "If you encounter similar things in the future, you can write to me. Keep it in your heart, don't let it get to you. I may not be able to help you, but I can be your listener.

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Chapter completed!