C230

Chapter 230 - Chen Cheng is punished

Xiao Qingqian frowned, thinking of who the Old Emperor would hand over to to investigate this matter.

As he expected, there was a Prime Minister Wei among them.

Xiao Hanqi hurriedly cupped his fists, "royal father, Prime Minister Wei is the father of Princess Chu, this is unfair!"

When his words landed, naturally, they could not avoid the sharp eyes of the Old Emperor, "We have not finished yet, what are you so anxious for?"

Xiao Hanqi was somewhat resentful and kept quiet.

Although the two of them were a little unwilling in their hearts, they were unwilling to anger the Old Emperor, so they could only reply "Yes" in a low voice.

Old Emperor gasped for breath impatiently, he looked at the other court officials and asked: "What else do the officials have to report?"

Old Emperor was already unhappy in his heart just now. If someone were to mention something that displeased Old Emperor right now, he would really jump into a fire pit.

All the court officials shook their heads and did not say anything.

Old Emperor looked at the eunuch beside him. The eunuch raised his duck voice and shouted, "Withdraw!"

Xiao Qingqian glared hatefully at the assassin, before narrowing his dangerous eyes at Xiao Hanqi.

"Third brother, you must not think that your actions are flawless!"

Xiao Qingqian brushed away the hand that was on his shoulder and sneered, "Crown Prince, don't forget the old saying, 'if you want something, don't do it unless you want it to be on your own'!"

Wei Qing had been paying attention to Xiao Hanqi's expression while the two of them were conversing, so he didn't notice anything strange from his face.

Xiao Qingqian congealed Xiao Hanqi's back as he walked further and further away, and the hand under his sleeve suddenly tightened.

"He could have obviously been convicted, but royal father forcefully sent out the crown prince!"

Even if something were to be investigated, the crown prince would probably not allow the Prime Minister Wei to report everything to him.

Wei Qing raised her eyebrows and said, "No wonder she has aged so much recently."

Hearing that, Xiao Qingqian's face became even uglier: What did you say just now?

Even if he was old, it was because he worked hard for the North, and also because he did not sleep.

Wei Qing curled her lips, "Did you eat gunpowder?"

Xiao Qingqian thought that did he eat gunpowder?

Wei Qing was like an impregnable fortress, no matter how she attacked or how she attacked, she could not break it. And on the other hand, a pregnant Jin Qiao’er was easily able to eliminate his punishment for restricting his movement.

With that thought, he glanced at Wei Qing and walked away.

Wei Qing pointed his middle finger at his back, and coincidentally, Xiao Qingqian turned his head and saw everything clearly.

The corner of her mouth twitched, "Don't misunderstand. I was just about to raise my index finger, but somehow I raised my middle finger."

Xiao Qingqian's face was solemn, as though he was covered in frost, and coldly rebuked: "Why aren't you following me?"

Wei Qing replied and the two got into the carriage.

"Don't put on a face like someone owes you a few bucks, huh?"

Originally, she did not want to care about Xiao Qingqian. The more unhappy this person was, the better she would look at him.

However, everyone sitting in the same carriage, coupled with the fact that Xiao Qingqian's actions last night had scared her, she was truly a little anxious.

Xiao Qingqian crossed his arms in front of his chest, and did not say a word.

Wei Qing bit her lower lip, "Leave this matter to my father and the crown prince, we'll let them mess around, wouldn't you be able to go all out on Rites of Heavenly Worship?"

If a person's energy is very limited, she did not believe that Xiao Qingqian could balance everything.

With her reminder, Xiao Qingqian furrowed his brows, he felt that it was not without reason.

"If you were Xiao Hanqi, what would you think right now?"

Wei Qing thought about it seriously, "If it is really related to Xiao Hanqi, then she will definitely think of a way to make this matter worse, so that nothing can be found!"

Xiao Qingqian nodded, "But this matter won't have anything to do with him."

Wei Qing laughed and shook her head, this smile was somewhat sarcastic, and in Xiao Qingqian's eyes, it was very glaring.

Feeling the cold Qi that could freeze a person into an ice statue from all over his body, Wei Qing retracted her neck, "If all of this is related to him, then you have to take precautions against him colluding with Long Xiaotian. The best way was to separate them. As for the others, you already know that, so why are you asking me? "

Xiao Qingqian was amazed, Wei Qing was truly more intelligent than others!

Seeing that her eyes had been covered in dirt from taking care of him through the night, Xiao Qingqian said warmly, "In a while, you will return to the Prince Chu’s Mansion. Have a good rest."

Wei Qing was startled, and said "Oh".

In truth, when Xiao Qingqian became gentler, she was truly powerless, but, she had already made up her mind.

Thinking about that, Wei Qing nodded her head hard and closed her eyes.

After Xiao Qingqian returned to the Prince Chu’s Mansion, he immediately called Chen Cheng to the study room and discussed the countermeasures. As for Wei Qing, he returned to his room. He did not take a bath, but instead, directly laid on his bed with his back facing the sky.

Die'er and Zhu Er helplessly shook their heads when they saw Wei Qing's disgraceful appearance.

In the study.

"Chen Cheng, do you think that this duke has treated you so well recently that you can give any rotten idea of yours to this king?"

These words were like knives that fiercely flew towards Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng's face changed and he knelt down anxiously, "My prince, this subordinate has been by your side for so many years, you should be well aware of this subordinate's character, how could it be a bad idea?"

Xiao Qingqian squinted his eyes. A huge wave was surging within them, and the pressure surrounding him was even more so frightening.

"Get out."

Chen Cheng did not speak further, and silently withdrew.

When he opened the door, Xiao Qingqian said: "Go claim your punishment."

All these years, he had been too indulgent towards Chen Cheng, causing even his way of speaking to be even more unorthodox!

Chen Cheng was startled, then turned his head to look at Xiao Qingqian.

Very quickly, Die'er found out about Chen Cheng being punished. Although she tried to rush into the secret room where the Dark Guard was being punished several times, with someone blocking her at the door, she couldn't enter at all.

Thinking of Wei Qing, she grabbed her skirt and hastily ran back to the hall.

At this time, Wei Qing was at the meeting with Duke Zhou and was talking about her future ambitions. Zhou Jing was about to tell her what the future path was like, but she was suddenly shaken awake by someone.

"The heck, who dares to be so excessive?" Wei Qing's face darkened as she cursed.

Die'er was startled and quickly kneeled on the ground, "Eldest Miss, you have to save Detective Chen!"

Chen Cheng?!

Wei Qing rubbed her drowsy eyes, looking at Die'er who was kneeling down with a puzzled expression, "What happened?"

"This servant doesn't know, but Detective Chen is being punished!"