Chapter 564

Seeing that Xiang Chengfang had retired, the Marquis ordered Cong ting to serve Zheng Zhongguang a cup of tea, pointed to the chair below him and motioned him to sit down and talk.

Zheng Zhongguang didn't show any affectation. After thanking him, he took his seat. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "although Lord Hou has never met with the lower official, I want to know something about the lower official."

The Marquis nodded and motioned him to continue.

"The identity of the lower official is embarrassing. Prime Minister Ju still doesn't want to recognize me. She also went to Yongning hall two days ago. Princess Lian met the lower official, but she clearly told me to restrain and don't contact the seventh highness at this time, so as not to leave a handle on the population." Zheng Zhongguang, blushing, sipped his tea.

The Marquis was calm and did not urge him.

"Originally, your highness wanted to discuss this matter with your highness seven and see if you want to tell the marquis. But now that you can't see your highness seven, you think about it. Your highness seven has a lot to do with the little marquis. Now the little marquis is is suffering from this disaster. Although your highness found it later, he doesn't know if he can help, so he has to decide to tell you without authorization." Zheng Zhongguang finally explained all the previous causes.

The Marquis changed his posture and knew that the back was what he wanted to say. He was also very curious about what he found.

"Some time ago, your highness Qi learned that the Marquis seemed to be very concerned about a matter 16 or 17 years ago. Although he didn't know what the Marquis was inquiring about, he ordered the lower officer to pay a little attention. So these days, the lower officer has been combing the files in the work department and found a strange thing. It also involved 16 or 17 years ago, so he came here specially." As soon as Zheng Zhongguang said the beginning, the Hou Ye's face coagulated.

Some time ago, he had been secretly checking in the palace. Who took someone to copy the Miao family incense shop sixteen or seven years ago, but it was as if it had never happened.

Later, the incident broke out in early summer, and the matter was put on hold.

At present, listening to Zheng Zhongguang, his face is naturally solemn.

How did Xiao Zimu know that? He left aside first. At this time, he was even more puzzled about the relationship between the leader of the army and the Ministry of work?

Zheng Zhongguang saw that the Duke's face had changed and dared not delay. Then he said, "sixteen or seven years ago, the Ministry of work should have been ordered to take over a project and build a palace, which was very private. The lower officials didn't know the appearance of the palace, but inferred it from the materials used. Moreover, the craftsmen went in batches, so they should never have seen the whole picture."

The Marquis frowned and finally asked, "what about the last batch of craftsmen?"

Zheng Zhongguang looks like he has the same heart as the Marquis: "I also thought of this place, but the craftsmen in that group didn't mark the time, so the officials went down to investigate one by one privately, which took these days. But after I checked and asked, they didn't know what they had made. They were covered with black scarves on the way, and they didn't even know where they were made. And there were a group of people on the list They are all dead. The lower official concluded that that batch should be the last. "

After hearing this, the Marquis sighed slightly: "so, the clue is still completely broken."

Zheng Zhongguang blushed: "yes, the lower official had nowhere to start before he wanted to inform his highness seven, but he can't enter the Yongning hall at present. He thought that his highness seven wanted to help the Marquis investigate secretly at first, so he had to make decisions without authorization and let doctor Xiang take me into the Marquis house."

Lord Hou nodded and said, "thank you, Lord Zheng. Since this matter is covered so tightly, you should not mention it to others."

The Marquis secretly asked him to alert his life. Zheng Zhongguang got up with a bitter smile and left: "the lower officer is a man who has suffered a loss. Naturally, he knows the benefits. Now he only wants to help his highness Qi do something. If the Marquis has orders, he can also instruct the lower officer."

The Marquis inadvertently glanced at the inner room and didn't intend to keep him. He thought about Xiao mubai in his heart. After listening to the reason, he planned to discuss with him, and said to Zheng Zhongguang, "what Princess Lian said is very true. In recent days, you'd better be careful and keep a low profile. Let Xiang Chengfang take you out of the house."

Seeing that he had no other orders, Zheng Zhongguang bowed down.

When Xiang Chengfang was brought out by Cong Ting, his face was still full of contentment. Seeing Zheng Zhongguang waiting there, he shouted, "why is it over so soon? Otherwise, if you go in and talk for a while, I still have some things to study..."

Zheng Zhongguang's green veins jumped on his forehead: "let's go. The imperial decree of your promotion is estimated to be coming to the residence. Don't go back quickly."

Xiang Chengfang flattened his mouth. He wanted to stay in the Marquis house for a while. After listening to Zheng Zhongguang's words, he remembered that he had to go back to welcome the imperial edict. Suddenly, his little face was filled with displeasure.

Zheng Zhongguang looked at his reluctant appearance and was really sad and laughing: "seeing someone promoted to an official for the first time, it seems to be demoted."

Xiang Chengfang sighed, and they followed Cong Ting out of the Marquis house.

When the Marquis saw Zheng Zhongguang retreat, he walked back to the inner room with the tea lamp and asked Xiao mubai, "what do you think of this?"

Xiao mubai's face also showed a trace of disappointment: "it's really strange. Why can't my father make it aboveboard and so cautious and secret?"

The Marquis hissed at Xiao mubai: "your father has a deep mind. I don't know anything about such a big thing. I'm completely in the dark. No wonder old general Zhao told me not to underestimate the emperor when he left."

Xiao mubai raised his eyes and looked at the Marquis: "at the beginning, old general Zhao also mentioned ah Chu. Will old general Zhao know something?"

The Marquis sipped his tea: "my father-in-law has been fighting outside all year round and only returned to Chang'an once in 14 years. What can he know? Besides, even if he really knows something, if he doesn't want to say, who can force him to go."

Xiao mubai thought about it, but it was also true. When this happened, old general Zhao was still in Hanyang. He didn't even know the Marquis who grew up together since childhood, and old general Zhao was even more unlikely to know.

"Do you think Cui Xuhong knows about this?" The Marquis asked Xiao mubai.

"Sixteen or seven years ago, he was not the Minister of industry. If he knew about it and according to his father's attitude towards this matter, it is estimated that there are no people now." Xiao Mu's head hurt and helped his forehead: "let's put it aside for a while. Even if Cui Xuhong wants to ask, he'd better wait for ah Chu to come back and find him. He has a hand in Cui Xuhong."

Hou Ye nodded and then said, "Shuanglu's servant girl Cong Ting didn't say a word after a night's trial. She passed out. I asked him to send someone to yunqi hospital and give it to you to see if he could pry open her mouth."

Xiao mubai bowed his head and said "good", lowered his eyelids, turned the bottom of his eyes, and there was a cold and fierce in the corners of his mouth