Chapter 277 Empress Chen

Gu and Zhao families seemed to have made up their minds to be cowardly turtles. The Tian Ce Prefecture seized the problematic properties under their names. However, the other party did not retaliate at all. Instead, it constantly shrunk its defensive line, transferred important assets, and tried its best to control the people who held the family's core secrets, or core evidence.

With the precedent of Liu Xiao, more and more people reported cases of injustice. In the end, they were no longer limited to the Gu and Zhao families. Some evidence about the crimes of the other clans and families began to be presented to Xu Han.

The manpower of the Tian Ce Mansion gradually became somewhat inadequate. Xu Han waved his hand and began to recruit ambitious people in Chang'an City to participate in investigating various cases.

As a result, the entrance of the Tian Ce Mansion became bustling in this cold winter. After a few days of strict examination, the Tian Ce Mansion recruited more than a hundred people. They intentionally trained Liu Xiao in Xu Han and let him take over these hundred people to investigate all kinds of cases.

The Tian Ce Mansion did these things in full swing. The people praised each other, but the aristocratic clans were in danger.

Xu Han had already prepared to become the target of public criticism. He simply let go of his hands and feet, wanting to probe the bottom line behind the true owners of these noble clans.

On this day, Xu Han urged the soldiers of Big Yellow City who had come to Chang'an to send away a batch of money. This was already the seventh batch of money that Xu Han had sent to Jizhou. The people of Jizhou did not have much trouble surviving this winter, but the money needed for the expansion of the Mu Clan Army and the reconstruction of Big Yellow City was still not cheap. As the sects led by the Gu and Zhao families put on a defensive stance, the amount of oil and water that Xu Han could get from them also dwindled. This matter lingered in Xu Han's mind all the time. He knew that if he wanted to solve this problem, the most fundamental thing was to take down the two big fish.

"Young Master Xu" Just as Xu Han was in a daze, a gentle voice sounded by his ear.

Only then did Xu Han regain his senses. He turned his head and saw Qin Keqing looking at him with a concerned expression. It seemed that he was wondering why Xu Han would be lost in thought at this moment.

"Hurry up and leave. Don't miss the hour." Qin Keqing said again.

Today was Emperor Taiyuan's birthday, and there would be a banquet in the palace. As Great Zhou's Great Qiu, Xu Han was also Tiance Prefecture's Manor Master. Naturally, there was no reason for him to be absent from the banquet.

He smiled faintly and asked, "But do you want to go and take a look together? The palace of Great Zhou is very beautiful."

Although Tiance Prefecture was now in decline, his reputation was still there. It wasn't difficult for Xu Han to bring one or two people into the palace. Ye Hongjian was the daughter of the Marquis of Ning Country, so she naturally had to follow the Marquis of Ning Country into the manor. With Fang Ziyu's temperament, she naturally couldn't be idle. She wanted to go with Xu Han, but there was still a spot on this side, so Xu Han asked.

Hearing this, Qin Keqing was slightly stunned. She hesitated for a while before nodding and replying softly, "Yes."

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"Wow! This Pu Tian Palace is much more dignified than our Exquisite Pavilion's JiShi Palace." Fang Ziyu couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when he arrived at the palace gate and waited to enter the palace. Her temper jumped, and even when she reached the palace gate, she did not notice him. She was pointing at the palace gate of Great Zhou, pointing at the strange appearance of a group of villagers entering the city.

At this moment, the entrance of the palace was already stained with people from all walks of life in Chang'an, but they intentionally distanced themselves from Xu Han. Thinking about what had happened these past few days, these big shots were all hostile towards Xu Han.

Even Qin Keqing sniffed out the odd atmosphere on the field. She pulled Fang Ziyu's clothes and carefully reminded, "Senior Sister."

"What's the matter?" Fang Ziyu blinked at her as if he hadn't noticed.

"Who is my Dao? So it's Senior Sister Fang!" Just as Qin Keqing opened her mouth to say something, a teasing voice suddenly sounded.

Xu Han and the others were stunned. At that time, they looked sideways and saw several figures walking towards them from the crowd not far away. The person leading them was none other than Xu Han's old acquaintance, Lang Chaosha, Linglong Pavilion Dragon Congyun's disciple!

"Why are you here?" Seeing that person, Fang Ziyu was also slightly stunned, and his gaze immediately became vigilant.

Lang Chaosha smiled and said proudly, "Why can't we be here? Zhu Shouzuo specially invited him. If Senior Sister is dissatisfied, you can ask him." At that time, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xu Han, and a sinister expression flashed in his eyes.

Xu Han did not respond. Instead, he looked not far behind Lang Chaosha and saw an old man in black leading a purple-clothed youth to chat with others. Everyone around him was full of flattery towards the old man in black.

The black-clothed old man also felt Xu Han's gaze at that time. He glanced sideways at Xu Han faintly. With a single glance, Xu Han felt his heart tremble and his face instantly turned pale.

Lang Chaosha also noticed Xu Han's abnormal state. His expression became even more serious. He smiled at Fang Ziyu and said, "Senior Sister Fang, not only did Master and I come today, but your future husband also came."

After saying this, he moved aside, and the person behind him was Lin Kai, who had been in a difficult situation with Xu Han several times.

"This!" Xu Han's heart skipped a beat when he saw this person, and he thought to himself, "Not good."

Lin Kai saw that Xu Han was obviously afraid, but Lang Chaosha gave him a fierce look. Lin Kai's body trembled and he finally walked to Fang Ziyu.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Lin Kai, Fang Ziyu immediately panicked. He subconsciously took a step back and said vigilantly.

"Senior Sister Fang, what are you saying? Young Master Lin is Elder Sikong's chosen son-in-law. How can you yell at him like this?" Lang Chaosha smiled as he took another step forward.

Seeing this, Xu Han was naturally unhappy.

Normally, he would have already killed Lin Kai with a single sword strike. However, even though the immortal hadn't reached this place yet, he knew that as long as he made a slight change, the immortal would probably act brazenly.

"Ziyu!" But at this moment, a shout came from not far away. A black-clothed man with a long sword on his back came here with a pleasant surprise on his face. He looked at Fang Ziyu eagerly, his eyes burning with excitement.

"You are" Lang Chaosha saw that Cheng Biting Jin had been killed halfway, and his heart was unhappy. He looked at the person who came and suddenly remembered his identity. It was Meng Liang, who had chosen all the sword geniuses of the younger generation for the anniversary.

Xu Han and Fang Ziyu were also stunned at that time. Obviously, neither of them had expected to meet this young master Meng here.

"Ziyu, long time no see, how are you?" However, in Meng Liang's eyes, other than Fang Ziyu, there was no room for anything else. He did not seem to have noticed Lang Chaosha's question. Instead, he directly pressed Fang Ziyu and asked.

Fang Ziyu couldn't stand the warmth of Young Master Meng's expression. She said perfunctorily, but her gaze was fixed on Lang Chaosha who was standing beside her. "Eh … Fortunately … Fortunately … Fortunately …" Fang Ziyu couldn't stand the warmth of Young Master Meng's expression.

"So it was Lord Meng, the messenger of the Chen Kingdom. He was rude." Lang Chaosha was obviously familiar with all the news in the capital, so he cupped his hands and said to the other party at that time.

"Mm-hmm." How could Meng Liang care about his thoughts at this moment? He casually replied a few words and then looked at Fang Ziyu again. "Ziyu, I've only been in Chang'an for a few days. All sorts of things are busy. I originally wanted to find you, but I didn't have the time. I still have to trouble you to come here for me. It's really too hard for you."

Young Master Meng's brain circuitry was obviously different from that of ordinary people. He said this on his own, his face still showing a very touched expression.

Hearing this, Fang Ziyu's head went blank. She did not remember that her relationship with Meng Liang was so good. If it wasn't for this encounter, she would have almost forgotten that there was such a person.

Fang Ziyu could not hold back, and Lang Chaosha was also very displeased.

"Master Meng, did you make a mistake? Senior Sister Ziyu and Young Master Lin are already engaged. Your nonsense has fallen into the spotlight." He said in a deep voice. With the immortal behind him in charge, Lang Chaosha was able to display the power of a fox and a tiger to the fullest.

Seeing that Lang Chaosha was still biting on this matter, Fang Ziyu's expression immediately became extremely ugly.

On the other hand, Xu Han looked at Meng Liang and Fang Ziyu, as if he had thought of something. Suddenly, his expression changed. Instantly, a furious expression surged on his forehead. He shouted, "Impudent!"

"The Empress of the Chen Kingdom is here. Are you talking nonsense, Lang Chaosha? Are you trying to cause discord between our country and Chen Zhou?"

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