Three days later, the painting battle began

The night was dark.

In the stone pavilion of Wutong Garden, Qin Ying was sitting quietly with tea.

A breeze blew outside.

Then, a figure quietly appeared behind Qin Ying.

"Your Highness, I have already found out."

Old Huang walked out of the darkness and handed over a file with both hands.

"Just brewed tea, try it."

Qin Ying took the file and asked Old Huang to sit down.

He whispered to Old Huang before, asking him to investigate what happened in the Cai family in the past.

Qin Ying was not a fool, and he would not really believe him just because Cai Jingzhong said a few words.

While Old Huang was drinking tea, Qin Ying opened the file and read it carefully line by line and word by word.

After a while, Qin Ying finished reading and frowned, "Old Huang, is the file credible?"

Old Huang nodded and said: "This was stolen from the secret case library of the Ministry of Justice, there should be no mistake."

Hearing this, Qin Ying admired, "Old Huang, I remember that the Ministry of Justice should be one of the most strict institutions in the Han Dynasty, right? There are guards patrolling day and night, not even a fly can fly in, how did you get in?"

There are three places in the Han Dynasty that are the most strict, which can be called an ambush from all sides.

The Emperor's Yangxin Palace.

The secret case library of the Ministry of Justice.

The 18th floor of the Heavenly Prison.

Old Huang was able to sneak into the secret case library to steal the file. Qin Ying couldn't think of another adjective except admiration.

Putting down the file, Qin Ying looked solemn, "This matter is a bit tricky."

"Is the Cai family's case really an injustice?" Old Huang asked in a low voice.

Qin Ying smiled bitterly and said, "The file records the whole process of the case. It seems that the Cai family is guilty. It is not excessive to confiscate the family property and exterminate the clan, but the details cannot withstand scrutiny. The most important thing is..."

At this point, Qin Ying unfolded the file, pointed to the seal on it, and said, "This is the imperial seal."

Hearing this, Lao Huang also knew why Qin Ying said that the matter was difficult.

The imperial seal means that the Cai family's

case was tried by the emperor himself.

If it was a case tried by officials from the Ministry of Justice, then if Qin Ying wanted to overturn the case, he only needed to go to the Dali Temple and ask for a thorough re-investigation.

But this was a case handled by the emperor himself.

Who dares to overturn the case?

Even if there are doubts, would the Dali Temple dare to accept it? Overturning the case is a slap in the face of the emperor!

Lao Huang saw Qin Ying's concerns and said, "Your Highness, I just want him to mix the ink. After the literary duel is over, I can..."

As he said this, he crushed the teacup in his hand.

Qin Ying shook his head and said, "Old Huang, were you a killer before? If I did that, wouldn't I lose my dignity? If I say I will help him, I will definitely help him."

Old Huang heard this and said with some shame, "I have helped the young lady deal with many things in the dark before, so when I encounter problems, I will only do this. I am not as careful as Your Highness."

The young lady he was talking about was Qin Ying's mother.

"It's a little difficult, but it's not impossible!"

Qin Ying looked at the file and murmured: "The case process is written in great detail. Cai Jingzhong was ordered to build a batch of weapons that can equip 30,000 people, but on the battlefield, these 30,000 soldiers were wiped out in one battle. After investigation, it turned out that there was a problem with the weapons."

"This is where the doubts in this case lie. According to the process of the Ministry of Industry, the weapons that have been built must go through layers of inspections before they can be sent to the barracks."

Qin Ying's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "If there are problems with these weapons themselves, they will definitely not pass the inspection, let alone be sent to the barracks for the soldiers to take to the battlefield."

"It seems that someone has used a trick to replace the prince with a cat."

After Qin Ying said this, Lao Huang instantly understood.

"Most of the officials in the Ministry of Industry are from the Wang family, but His Majesty was also present when the weapons were inspected."

"Is my father also present?" Qin Ying was startled.

This is even more confusing.

The emperor personally reviewed the case, so the scheme of replacing the prince with a cat would not be possible.

It seems that there is something fishy going on.

"Old Huang, you continue to investigate and check all the people involved in the case, but be careful not to expose yourself." Qin Ying ordered.

Old Huang nodded and replied: "Don't worry, Your Highness."

It was late at night.

After parting with Old Huang, Qin Ying was on his way back to his bedroom.

Wutong Garden was not far from his bedroom. It was where his mother lived. After his mother passed away, it became his private courtyard.

After walking for a while, a fragrant breeze suddenly blew towards him.

Qin Ying looked up and saw Liu Yunxian walking towards him with a lantern, followed by two maids and two guards.

"Your Highness."

Seeing Liu Yunxian, Qin Ying stepped forward quickly, gently grasped her little hand, and said with a smile: "Why are you here? Why don't you wait for me in the palace?"

Qin Ying's intimacy made Liu Yunxian blush: "I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time. I thought you slept in Wutong Garden tonight."

"I was just planning to go back to the palace." Qin Ying smiled.

"Hey, where's Qingqiu? It seems that I didn't see her much today." Qin Ying asked softly.

Looking at his hungry wolf-like eyes, Liu Yunxian's pretty face became even redder. How could she not know why he asked this.

"She went back to Jiangnan!" Liu Yunxian said.

Shua——

Qin Ying was stunned, and his face quickly became ugly, "What? Back to Jiangnan, how come I didn't know."

Liu Yunxian said softly: "She just left, and told you not to chase her. If you really have feelings for her, go to the Jiangnan Wu family to propose marriage. You can't just leave her in the palace like this."

Wu Qingqiu is different from Liu Yunxian.

Liu Yunxian is the prince's consort who was married in a formal way. It is normal for her to accompany Qin Ying.

Wu Qingqiu is still an unmarried lady from a noble family. She can't stay away from home for a long time, right?

Wouldn't this make the whole Jiangnan people laugh at her Wu family?

In ancient times, women were not as open as they are today.

"Well, I was impatient. I should really think more from the woman's perspective."

Qin Ying nodded, smiled mischievously, and directly picked up Liu Yunxian's soft and boneless body, and strode to the bedroom.

...

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

A carriage is moving slowly on the avenue.

Wu Qingqiu lifted the curtain of the carriage and stared at the bright moon in the sky in a daze... This trip to Kyoto was too much for her.

Especially, being taken advantage of by Qin Ying, the big pervert.

But she was not annoyed. Instead, she looked at the well-known waste ninth prince with a new look.

"He defeated Li Denggao in a literary duel and unlocked the Eight-sided Linglong Lock. He seems to be good at martial arts as well. He even broke an arm of the eldest prince Qin Dang. It's not bad for such a man to be my husband."

Wu Qingqiu's beautiful eyes flickered as she murmured to herself. Thinking of the absurdity of her, Qin Ying, and Liu Yunxian together, she felt her pretty face burning and embarrassed to face people.

Apart from her talent and high spirits, Wu Qingqiu is also a very traditional woman. She has been taken away before she got married. For her, it is a severe psychological shock.

If Qin Ying was not the one who unlocked the Eight-sided Linglong Lock, she would have committed suicide directly and would not be able to face the people of Jiangnan.

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the bedroom, Liu Yunxian was changing Qin Ying's clothes.

"My beloved concubine, is this prince handsome?" Qin Ying finished dressing and waved his hand with full momentum.

"Your Highness, what does this handsome mean?" Liu Yunxian was confused.

She found that recently Qin Ying always said some words she had never heard before.

Qin Ying was embarrassed. After all, he had been a modern man for more than 20 years. How could he change his way of speaking?

"This handsome means handsome." Qin Ying explained.

Liu Yunxian nodded and said with a red face: "Your Highness is the most handsome man I have ever seen."

"Of course." Qin Ying admired himself in the mirror with some conceit.

Ancient costumes have a fairy-like aura. In addition, he practiced Guiyuan Wuji Gong every day, and his temperament has long been extraordinary. With this handsome face, he can make a living by his face.

At this time.

The Wei Kingdom delegation, which had been away for seven days, appeared in the imperial capital again.

The venue of this competition is no longer Huanzhang Academy, but directly came to the Golden Palace.

The importance of today's painting competition is self-evident, so it was chosen in the most solemn hall in the palace.

Emperor Qin Mu of the Han Dynasty had already sat on the dragon throne. Without saying a word, the might of the dragon was already sweeping through every corner of the palace.

In the palace, Wei Zhiyan stared at Qin Mu on the dragon throne without looking away, and said, "All the people of Wei have arrived. Today, we will once again learn about the talents of the Ninth Prince."

After she finished speaking, Wei Zhiyan clapped her hands, and someone in the Wei State delegation brought out one big box after another until they piled up into a small mountain.

Wei Zhiyan said, "This is three million taels of gold. According to the agreement, we from Wei State have sent it."

The civil and military officials in the court were talking to each other, and many of them had bright eyes.

Looking at the piles of boxes, they secretly thought that Wei State was indeed rich and powerful.

"Okay, put it in the national treasury!" Qin Mu said lightly.

Seeing that the Han Emperor had no expression change, Wei Zhiyan couldn't help but sneer and said, "Han Emperor, there is no need to rush to put these golds into the treasury. After all, this painting contest has not started yet, and the outcome is still unknown. I am afraid that you will work in vain."

"Arrogant!"

"If I can win you one game, I can win the second game!"

Several ministers couldn't help but scold.

"Oh? Is that so!" Wei Zhiyan's pretty face was cold, and she looked outside the Golden Palace.

"I heard that there is a ninth prince, a junior named Qin Ying, who claims that he can defeat me. I wonder who Qin Ying is?"

Outside the Golden Palace, an old man walked in slowly in the sunshine.