Feng Lun was overjoyed. He immediately interrogated Yang Chengzong and Zhang Lin, but the two insisted that they had never bribed Jiang Zheng. Feng Lun was already worried about this case. He originally wanted to settle the case early and report it to the emperor, but Jiang Zheng finally relented and admitted to accepting the bribe.

He received five thousand taels of silver from Yang Chengzong, but Yang Chengzong denied it.

Feng Lun was so angry that he immediately wanted to punish Chengzong and Zhang Lin. Mr. Yan, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, immediately jumped out to object, saying that Chengzong and Zhang Lin were scholars and had lived well since they were young. They had not suffered much, so they would inevitably be punished.

How can one's confession be trusted after being beaten into submission?

Not only Lord Yan, but also Dali Temple and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate under Feng Lun, some people jumped out to object. Feng Lun was so angry that he turned over the table on the spot and threatened to go to the palace the next day to ask for an imperial edict and must deal with Chengzong.

and Zhang Lin's execution.

Ye Yichen has been closely related to the progress of this case. As soon as the interrogation was over, he got the news. It was already time to light the lamp. Ye Yichen sat behind the long rosewood case in the outer study and said in silence: "What on earth is going on? Feng Lun

Jiang Zheng was not sentenced to death, so why should Jiang Zheng bear such a heavy crime?"

No one could answer him.

Jiang Zheng has confessed, which will be extremely detrimental to Chengzong. Once the crime is confirmed, he may be sent to the army and sent to the army. Ye Yichen thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. At this time, the boy came in and reported: "Seventeenth Master

Coming!"

Ye Yichen perked up: "Please come in quickly!" In the past few days, Ye Yichen has been asking him to help keep an eye on the officials of the Sanfa Division and the West Factory, just because he is afraid that they will try to do something about it. He has no first-hand knowledge on his side.

The news was too late to react.

Ye Fengqi came to him at this time. He must have some important news to tell him.

Manager Ma quickly brought Ye Fengqi in. Ye Yichen went to the door in person to welcome his younger brother into the room. The two brothers sat down in order. The boy served tea and snacks quickly, and Ye Yichen sent the waiter. The two brothers were very close.

No need to beat around the bush, Ye Yichen asked straight to the point: "Brother Seventeen is here to see me at this time, but what news do you have?"

Ye Fengqi picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip: "Brother Sixteen, you asked me to keep an eye on the movements of Sanfa Division and Xichang. Sanfa Division has calmed down. Over at Xichang, the secret agents have been frequently touched. First,

Captured an aide named Zhang who was close to the prince..."

When Ye Yichen heard this, his heart became clear. With Chen Jia's caution, he would never touch the prince's people easily without the emperor's order.

Prince, probably something happened!

He remained calm and continued to listen to Ye Fengqi's words: "Later, people from Xichang took Jiang Zheng's five-year-old son to Xichang. Jiang Zheng had a good relationship with his wife, and his wife gave birth to three sons in succession.

, the first two died before they were even one year old. This child finally grew up and can see like his own eyes..."

Ye Yichen suddenly realized. He murmured: "No wonder, no wonder in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, Jiang Zheng admitted his guilt of accepting bribes and leaking examination questions. This must be Chen Jia's fault. He must have sent someone to take his son to his house.

Jiang Zheng knew about what he had done. If he refused to admit the crime, Chen Jia would kill his son. Jiang Zheng loved his son so much that for the sake of his son's life, he could only grit his teeth and admit that this was not what he wanted.

His crime."

Ye Fengqi frowned slightly, "In this matter, we only focused on protecting the third son of the Yang family, but we ignored Jiang Zheng." He paused, thought for a moment and said, "It really can't be done. I still have a thousand dead men under my command.

They are loyal people, so just send them to attack Xichang. As long as they snatch Master Jiang’s son out and pass the news to the prison of the Ministry of Punishments, Master Jiang can confess tomorrow.”

"Inappropriate!" Ye Yichen shook his head repeatedly. "The West Factory is heavily guarded. Unless we can mobilize a large army, it will be difficult to get in. Besides, if we do this, there will be too much noise, and you might be implicated in it."

Ye Fengqi said: "What should we do? If they are found guilty of Jiang Zheng's crime, Young Master Yang's future will be completely ruined. Let's see how you perform in front of your sister-in-law!" At this time, there is no way.

Forgot to tease Ye Yichen.

Ye Yichen stood up, smiled and patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "Now that we know the reason, there is nothing we can do about this matter." Then he called Manager Ma to come in: "You can find a way to deliver a message to the palace.

My son said that I wanted to see Chen Jia, so I waited for him in the alley of Xiaobaofang."

At the beginning of the founding of the Chu Kingdom, the control over the internal servants was quite strict. The internal servants were not allowed to build houses outside. When Taizong arrived, it became more relaxed. When he reached Zhengtong, because his temperament was relatively cowardly, he was very generous to the people who served around him, and some were favored.

The great eunuchs of the country bought houses and land one after another, and some even bought wives and raised them outside.

Although eunuchs are not humane, they are still human beings and they also hope to have a home outside the palace.

Chen Jia has risen rapidly in the past two years and has now become the most popular person around Zhengtong. However, he is cautious and low-key, and will never let others have any clues. Although he secretly purchased a house outside, he rarely

Someone knows.

But this matter could not be hidden from Ye Yichen.

The reason why Ye Yichen chose this place to meet Chen Jia was to warn Chen Jia not to think that he didn't know anything, which was quite a demonstration.

Ye Fengqi was stunned: "You want to negotiate with that eunuch? The grudge between him and Mr. Yang is not so easy to resolve! Although he usually treats us with respect, but now he is also very powerful and cunning.

He is not a person who is willing to suffer!"

Ye Yichen laughed: "There is nothing that cannot be discussed in politics. The key depends on who comes to interview, when and how? You don't have to worry about this matter. I will naturally have a way to make Chen Jia, an eunuch, give in!"

” His tone was very confident.

Ye Fengqi said: "Of course I believe in Brother Sixteen's ability." Before he grew up, Ye Yichen often helped him fend off overt and covert attacks. He has always been the most convinced of Brother Sixteen.

"Do you want to accompany me to meet him?" Ye Yichen asked. Ye Fengqi shook his head: "Forget it!" Chen Jia is a spy, and Chen Jia is also a spy. It is best for the two of them not to meet each other.

It's better not to meet each other. "I'm just waiting here for news from Brother Sixteen." He sat down on the mattress.

On the Taishi chair with red brocade cushions, he said, "During the Chinese New Year, your subordinate Huizhou Ginseng will come from Huizhou. Didn't he bring you ten jars of Huiquan spring water? You have the best tea here, how can you do it without good water?"

Okay! You have to ask the stewards to get the water out of the spring, and I will wait for you with tea here!"

Ye Fengqi wanted to pretend to be an absurd prince, so he had to be proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. His nose was as sharp as a dog, and Ye Yichen couldn't hide any good things from him. "You, you, you!" He patted him.

Ye Fengqi asked the steward to fetch spring water from Huiquan and make tea for Ye Fengqi, while he took Chunjun and Hanguang to Xiaobaofang Hutong.

Ye Fengqi drank two pots of tea brewed with Huiquan spring water, and waited for two full hours before Ye Yichen arrived belatedly.

"How?" Ye Fengqi stood up.

Ye Yichen calmly sat down on a chair next to him, picked up the purple clay pot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea. He took a sip and then said slowly: "It's done! Chen Jia has agreed to take it.

Release the child. Hanguang and Chunjun have taken the child back to the child's uncle's house."

"What about Jiang Zheng?"

"I have asked someone to bring the red gold longevity lock on the child to Jiang Zheng. Jiang Zheng will naturally know that we are not lying to him."

Ye Fengqi was very curious about how Ye Yichen persuaded Chen Jia, and he vaguely felt that this might involve Ye Yichen's position in the battle for the inheritance. I was afraid that Ye Yichen would not be able to explain it clearly to him, so he held back and did not ask.

He stood up and said, "Now that the matter has been settled, my brother will leave first."

Ye Yichen smiled and said, "It's already midnight. Don't leave. Just rest in my study outside tonight."

Ye Fengqi was not polite to Ye Yichen: "That's alright! Then I'll sleep at Brother Sixteen's place for one night. We hold candles and talk at night! How many years have we two brothers done such an elegant thing?" There was a look on his face.

With a playful smile.

Ye Yichen's face was slightly pale, he coughed and covered it up: "Would you like to talk at night by candlelight? Let's wait until next time. Your sister-in-law won't be able to sleep for a while if she can't see me. Her health is not good after pregnancy, so I won't go in and take a look.

Don’t worry…”

Ye Fengqi couldn't help but burst into laughter. Ye Yichen was usually very serious and restrained, and it was not easy to tease him. "I know you are worried about your sister-in-law. I was joking with you just now. Come in and accompany your sister-in-law. You are like this here."

There are many maids and servants, enough for me to take care of!"

Ye Yichen burst into laughter and called the stewards in to give some instructions and ask them to serve Ye Fengqi properly, and then returned to the inner courtyard. The lights in the main room were indeed still on.

The little maid picked up the curtain, and Ye Yichen entered the room. She saw Yu Lan leaning on the big pillow with her back, reading in the dim light of the melon-shaped ramrod-shaped palace lantern. When Yu Lan saw Ye Yichen come in, she took off her shoes and took off her feet.

: "The prince is back?"

Ye Yichen took her hand and the two sat on the couch, "Why are you still not sleeping so late?"

In the past few days, every day when Ye Yichen came back, he would tell Yu Lan about the progress of the scientific expedition case. If Ye Yichen didn't come back, how could Yulan sleep? Yulan asked him, "Why did the prince come back so late today? Have you eaten yet?"

The kitchen made cuttlefish soup today, would you like to ask them to serve a bowl for you to try?"

Ye Yichen smiled and kissed her cheek, "I ate with my seventeenth brother earlier. Don't bother. If you are hungry, just ask them to come in and you can eat!"

The maids and servants in the room quickly lowered their heads when they saw this scene. Yulan's face turned red. Although Ye Yichen doted on her, he was also very self-controlled. I don't know what happened to him today to make him so happy.

Yu Lan nudged him and said, "I asked you to eat because I'm afraid you'll be hungry. I've already eaten, and if I eat at this hour, I'll be overstocked... Go wash up and change clothes!"

Yulan pushed him with her hand, and Ye Yichen stood up with a smile and went to the clean room. After a while, he finished washing, changed his clothes and walked in.

He sat next to Yulan again and took the thick book she put on the table to read. It turned out to be the "Ksitigarbha Sutra". Ye Yichen was a little surprised: "Why did you fall in love with Buddhist scriptures?" He knew

Unlike other women, she does not believe in Buddhism or Taoism.

"Reading Buddhist scriptures can make people feel peaceful!" Yulan replied. Ye Yichen thought about it. During these days, although so many things happened to her parents' family, she survived it strongly and did not let the Chengzong incident affect her heart.

The fetus could not help but give her a high look.

Everyone knows the truth, but it is often easier said than done. Being able to control one's emotions is by no means an easy task.

Yulan urged him: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, go to bed! You have to go to court early tomorrow morning!"

Ye Yichen smiled and blew out the lamp himself, then fell on the bed with Yulan in his arms. Habitually touching her already sizable belly, he asked her: "The child didn't bother you today, did he?"

In fact, after three months of pregnancy, Yulan's pregnancy reactions were much less severe. After seeing her falling red once, she took the tiger and wolf medicine from Dr. Gong, and her health continued to deteriorate. Ye Yichen was well-informed, but he only

I wasn’t quite sure about this, and thought Yulan’s discomfort was still a reaction to pregnancy.

Yulan didn't know how to explain it to him, so she could only say vaguely: "It's a good day today. The weather is getting hotter day by day. The baby is like us, and he probably doesn't want to bother his mother anymore!"

Hearing what she said was interesting, Ye Yichen's mouth curved up in pleasure. "I'll tell you some good news. I went to see Chen Jia today. Do you have any clues about the third uncle's case?"

"Really?" Yulan was so happy that she turned around, put her arms around Ye Yichen's neck, and kissed him hard on the face. She asked urgently: "When will the third brother be released from prison?"

Ye Yichen couldn't help but laugh: "It's not that fast! I've paved the way for him. It's up to him to decide which step he can take next!"
To be continued...