Chapter 120
When Xu Heming and Li Tianyou entered the Liu Mansion, their brows were furrowed.
"Father-in-law, go around and take a look," Xu Heming said to Li Tianyou as soon as they entered the mansion.
After all, at this time, Xu Heming only thought that Liu Bozheng had discovered Xiao Guozhi's visit to the Liu Mansion.
He didn't take it too seriously. However, the task of visiting the Liu Mansion had to continue, so he brought Li Tianyou with him.
Xu Heming also asked the guards beside him to follow Li Tianyou to avoid any trouble.
Li Tianyou nodded and walked away with the guards along another path.
Xu Heming, on the other hand, entered the main hall.
At this time, Xiao Guozhi was waiting anxiously on one side.
He was also worried that staying here would get him killed by Liu Bozheng. Who asked him to be found in the same room as Liu Bozheng's concubine?
Seeing Xu Heming's arrival, Xiao Guozhi excitedly called out, "Prince An, save me!"
Xu Heming looked at the room in confusion. There was only Xiao Guozhi, guarded by Liu Bozheng and several servants.
"Lord Liu, what's going on?" Xu Heming didn't ask Xiao Guozhi but looked at Liu Bozheng, who was sitting at the upper seat with a gloomy face.
"Your Highness, Prince An," Liu Bozheng didn't stand up when he saw Xu Heming. He just called out to Prince An somewhat unhappily.
"Your Highness, Prince An, save me!" Xiao Guozhi pleaded again when he saw that the prince ignored him.
"I wonder what Lord Xiao has done to anger you, Lord Liu?" Xu Heming still ignored this stupid guy, Xiao Guozhi. He sent him to inquire about the situation in the mansion, but he got caught instead. He was really more of a hindrance than a help.
His father-in-law was more capable. He had visited all the places he was supposed to.
As for Xiao Guozhi, he was caught at the second mansion he visited.
"Prince An, if he hadn't said that he would only confess his crime after you came, I would have dealt with him long ago," said Liu Bozheng, who was the Minister of Justice and had judged many criminals on weekdays.
Today, someone had an affair right under his nose, and he had to hold his anger and wait for Xu Heming.
Hearing this, Xu Heming frowned. He was puzzled. How could Xiao Guozhi, who didn't have much courage, cause such a big problem?
"Lord Xiao, what do you have to say?" Xu Heming then asked with a frown.
"Your Highness, Prince An, save me. I really have nothing to do with that concubine. I don't know why she said I took the money. She threw herself at me. I really didn't do anything," Xiao Guozhi said, then started crying like a woman.
Hearing this, Liu Bozheng's face turned even darker.
In fact, he had already sent someone to find out what had happened. Concubine Lin asked a maid to find someone to have a child for her. By coincidence, when Xiao Guozhi came to the mansion, the old woman made a mistake and led him to the courtyard arranged by Concubine Lin.
Concubine Zhen knew about this and led Madam Lan to catch them in the act.
To be honest, this matter didn't have much to do with Xiao Guozhi.
However, it was true that Xiao Guozhi was in the same room as Liu Bozheng's concubine.
It was also true that Madam Lan and the servants in the mansion saw them with disheveled clothes.
Anyway, it was a disgrace to him.
Moreover, everyone in the capital knew that although he had many concubines, he had no children.
He was anxious about this, but he couldn't talk about it.
Thinking of this, Liu Bozheng felt even more suffocated.
After hearing what Xiao Guozhi said, Xu Heming was completely confused.
What was going on?
How did it involve Liu Bozheng's concubine?
"Prince An, my wife caught Lord Xiao and my concubine in the same room with disheveled clothes. What do you think I should do with Lord Xiao?" Liu Bozheng said directly when he saw Xu Heming's confused look.
"Xiao Guozhi? Is this how you handle your errands?" Even Xu Heming, who had come to the Liu Mansion prepared to rescue someone, didn't know what to do at this time.
He went to do his errands but ended up in the concubine's room and got caught?
Xu Heming thought that Lord Liu was really patient. He even endured not killing Xiao Guozhi directly.
"Your Highness, Prince An, I really didn't do anything to her. I don't know why someone led me there. I'm innocent," Xiao Guozhi pleaded, lying at Xu Heming's feet.
Xu Heming twitched the corner of his mouth. How did this fool become the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? He didn't even use his brain.
On one side, Liu Bozheng's face kept getting darker.
If this person weren't an official of the court, he really would have dealt with him.
"Lord Liu, Lord Xiao was sent by the emperor to conduct an undercover investigation in your mansion. Unexpectedly, there was such a misunderstanding. Lord Xiao is a timid person. He must not have the courage to have an affair. Is there a misunderstanding here?" Xu Heming asked carefully. But as soon as he said this, he also felt that his words were a bit inappropriate.
Who could calmly forgive a situation where a concubine and a man were in the same room with disheveled clothes?
However, Liu Bozheng also felt unlucky about this.
It was also difficult for him to handle this matter.
After all, this person was sent by the emperor.
He was also a second - rank official, and Liu Bozheng couldn't deal with him.
"Lord Xiao, if you want to come to my mansion next time, you can just come in through the front door. My mansion's front door is still there. You don't have to come in through the side door. If you like my concubine, I can give her to you," Liu Bozheng said coldly, looking at Xiao Guozhi.
"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Xiao Guozhi was very nervous.
Although he knew that some people in the capital would give away their concubines, he didn't need one.
"Since Lord Liu is so generous, Lord Xiao will definitely send you a gift of thanks tomorrow," Xu Heming looked at Liu Bozheng, who was looking at Xiao Guozhi with a gloomy face, and replied on behalf of Xiao Guozhi.
"Prince An?" Xiao Guozhi was stunned. He... he didn't want it.
"Oops, I'm really sorry. I accidentally went to the wrong place. It was really hard to find your mansion, Lord Liu," Li Tianyou walked in from the outside at this time and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Lord Li is also here. I'm sorry I didn't greet you properly," Liu Bozheng originally thought that only Xu Heming would come, but unexpectedly, Li Tianyou also came.
Hearing what Li Tianyou said about going to the wrong place, he understood that Li Tianyou must have walked around the whole mansion.
Seeing Li Tianyou's appearance, he thought that his mansion should have passed the emperor's inspection. Although he lost a concubine, he felt relieved.
After all, women were everywhere.
"Lord Liu," Li Tianyou smiled and bowed to Liu Bozheng, then asked Xu Heming with his eyes if the matter was settled.
"Lord Liu, since there is nothing else, I still have official business to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. I will definitely send a gift to apologize for today's matter tomorrow," Xu Heming stood up and said goodbye.
"Steward, go and tell Concubine Lin to pack up her things and go back with Lord Xiao," Liu Bozheng quickly said to the steward beside him.
"Lord Liu, this won't do," Xiao Guozhi was about to cry. He...
Li Tianyou was very confused. Why did Lord Xiao get a concubine as a return gift when he came to the Liu Mansion?
