Empress, you don't want to be thrown into limbo by your father, do you?

In the capital, the name of Huangcheng Division can stop a three-year-old from crying.

Three teachings and nine streams, including those officials in the court, also have lingering fears about the Imperial City Secretary.

So following the order of the Imperial City Secretary, countless people were afraid to avoid it, and many people pointed behind after avoiding it.

Secretly guessing who is so unlucky to be targeted by the Imperial City Secretary?

"I don't know which one will meet, judging by the posture, there should be some shocking case?"

"Imperial City Division, it looks so majestic. If you can also work in the Imperial City Division in the future, even if you go in and sweep the ground, you will be proud of your ancestors, right?"

Amidst countless discussions, a large group of people from the Imperial City Department came directly to the gate of the Xiao Mansion.

Such a mighty group of people, under such a big battle, it is impossible for the Xiao Mansion to be completely ignorant, and all the servants in the mansion were immediately nervous.

"The Imperial City Division handles the case, whoever obstructs it will be shot to death!"

The Xiao Mansion wanted to close the door, but they didn't expect it to be knocked open. This time, dozens of people from the Imperial City Department came, and the leader was Gu Fan, the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Department.

He walked in the front alone, with a sullen face and a businesslike attitude.

"My lord, is there some misunderstanding? Our place is the residence of General Xiao, the commander of the imperial army!"

The housekeeper of Xiao's mansion appeared in a hurry, and he was about to reach out to stop him. At the same time, he also saw that there were many servants in Xiao's mansion, all of whom were staring at him.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this group of servants is not simple. They all have traces of battles on their bodies, and they are clearly a group of veterans with military experience.

No need to guess, they are all personal guards who have followed Xiao Pang in battle for many years.

"Whether there is any misunderstanding, we will know when we find out!"

Gu Fan didn't care about it at all, with a wave of his hand, dozens of people immediately entered Xiao's residence.

It's just that when he entered, he was stopped by those servants of Xiao's mansion, and both sides stared at each other.

The butler was also smiling, looking at the menacing people in the Imperial City Division, he asked in a cold voice: "Is this lord not giving us General Xiao face?"

"Imperial City Division never needs to give face to anyone when handling cases. Unless the emperor comes in person, even the emperor's relatives have no right to stop him!"

Gu Fan replied in a cold voice, and at the same time ignored the response from the Xiao Mansion, and ordered on the spot, "Everyone obeys the order, and if anyone dares to obstruct, shoot to kill!"

As soon as these words came out, the face of the housekeeper of Xiao's mansion changed greatly, but he did not retreat, and those servants in the surrounding mansion obviously wanted to make a move.

Of course, the butler also knew that if he really did something, it would definitely make a big fuss. It's impossible for him not to have heard of the great name of the Imperial City Secretary.

So I suppressed it a little, then cupped my hands and asked, "I don't know what your name is?"

"Gu Fan, Deputy Envoy of the Imperial City Division!"

"It turned out to be Mr. Gu, who was at a loss, but he didn't know what happened. Need to trouble the Imperial City Secretary to mobilize people like this?"

As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, although the commander of the imperial army is only a third-rank official, he holds a hundred thousand soldiers in his hands, which is highly regarded by Emperor Qianming.

Natural status is also very different, as the housekeeper of the Xiao Mansion, he naturally has some confidence.

"This officer is ordered to track down the assassin who appeared in the palace some time ago, and all suspects in the capital must be investigated!"

Gu Fan's answer was very formulaic, but it was clear that he was coming for Xiao's mansion, could the butler not understand?
Immediately became angry, and his face darkened at the scene, "Gu Fushi must be careful when speaking, our general is the most important minister of His Majesty, how can we allow outsiders to slander at will!"

"Whether it is slander or not, you will know after checking! Do it!"

Gu Fan directly pulled out his saber, as if everyone in the Xiao Mansion would not give way and kill people immediately.

"You dare!"

The butler was also from the army, so he wasn't a thin old man.

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, all of a sudden, they heard a shout, "Stop!"

"General, they want to trespass and search for no reason, and this old servant is stopping them!"

It turned out that it was Xiao Pang who showed up in person, how could he avoid such a commotion?
Just now, he just waited and watched from the back, and when he saw that there was going to be a big trouble, he came forward and stopped. He waved his hand when he heard the butler's explanation, "Okay, the Imperial City Secretary is ordering to handle the case, who gave you the courage to stop it? You all back down!"

"General!"

The housekeeper and a group of soldiers were puzzled.

However, Xiao Pang was very ambitious, and his art of imperial control was also very powerful. With a stare in his eyes, the group of people stopped talking and had to retreat.

"People in the house are ignorant."

Xiao Pang had a slight smile on his face, and he didn't look overbearing. At the same time, he also asked: "I wonder what clues the Imperial City Secretary got, and he actually wants to go to the official's house to search?"

"Search!"

Gu Fan didn't pay attention to it at all, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of people from the Imperial City Department immediately searched Xiao's residence.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Pang suppressed his anger and did not burst out. Although he now holds real power in the court, there are many people who are eyeing him, and any mistake may cause him to lose everything.

"You and your mother are very similar."

Watching dozens of people from the Imperial City Department rummaging through boxes and cabinets, Gu Fan was not idle, and was going to see if he found anything by himself.

While Xiao Pang took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he sighed with emotion in a low voice.

But Gu Fan didn't pay attention at all, looking at his back, Xiao Pang frowned and followed him.

"Who are you guys? How dare you dare to cause trouble in the Xiao residence! Come on, come on!"

At this time, exclamations came from the backyard of the Xiao Mansion. It turned out that the people from the Imperial City Division were about to enter the backyard to search, but they were stopped. The person who stopped them was none other than the mistress of the Xiao family, Xiao Pang's wife.

Gu Fan and Xiao Pang also came after hearing the sound. Seeing the confrontation between the two sides, seeing that the people of the Imperial City Division were about to force their hands, Gu Fan stepped forward to interrupt, looking at the woman standing in front of him, and said expressionlessly: " Mrs. Xiao, the Imperial City Secretary is ordering to handle the case, please step aside."

"Imperial City Division?"

Fang Rou looked at the group of people in front of her, and while she was angry, she also knew the seriousness. She also saw her husband, and quickly asked, "Master, who are they?"

"Madam, get out of the way and let them investigate."

Without obstruction, the people from the Imperial City Division almost turned the entire Xiao Mansion upside down, but unfortunately they found nothing.

Xiao Pang stood there watching, without saying a word, frowning from time to time as if thinking about something.

"grown ups."

"how?"

"No leads found."

The people below came back one by one, only to be disappointed again and again, Gu Fan couldn't help but feel strange, his coming today was naturally arranged by Li Changshou.

But he didn't know what important clues Li Changshou had. If the trouble was so big that it ended up being nothing, even the Secretary of the Imperial City would be questioned.

"Continue to check, don't miss any corner!"

Half an hour later, except for Xiao Pang's bedroom, which has not been searched, the other places are almost three feet away, and now there is only one last place left.

Fang Rou wanted to stop them but was held back by Xiao Pang. Gu Fan glanced at them and went in himself.

The others were left outside, Xiao Pang followed in with a displeased face.

At this moment, there were only two people left in the room. Gu Fan's gaze was like a torch, scanning everything in the room. Xiao Pang finally couldn't help asking: "Is it necessary for you and me to do this?"

"General Xiao's meaning, the lower officials don't understand."

"Your mother and I..."

Killing intent suddenly appeared on Gu Fan's face, but then he suppressed it and snorted angrily: "General Xiao, please respect yourself, I'm here today for official business, if I don't find out, I will definitely come to apologize in person in the future."

"That's all, I know you hate me, and I don't know who is using you, but if you want to investigate, just investigate."

Such an attitude made Gu Fan somewhat skeptical. Could it be that His Highness really made a wrong judgment?
In line with the idea of ​​devotion to his duty, he still needs to search carefully.

And right now.

Suddenly there was a sound from a wall in the house.

As soon as the voice came out, the colors of the two people in the room changed. Gu Fan's eyes flashed sharply, while Xiao Pang, the old fox's pupils shrank, and a hint of panic flashed across his eyes.

"There are organs!"

Gu Fan came to the wall in an instant, but was suddenly held down by a hand on his shoulder, even with his late-stage ninth-rank strength, he was actually unable to move.

"Enough! I see how tolerant you are on the face of your mother, but don't touch the old man Nilin!"

Just now he was calm and relaxed, but now he is so serious and nervous, even a three-year-old child knows there is a problem, and Gu Fan immediately knows that he has found a clue!

It's just that he couldn't move and his eyes were cold, "General Xiao, are you trying to resist the order?"

"The ones who should be searched have already been searched. No matter how long the imperial city commander is, don't deceive people too much."

Xiao Pang threw Gu Fan out in an instant as soon as he exerted force in his hand.

"grown ups!"

"Sir, are you alright?"

A group of people from the Imperial City Division outside looked cold when they saw Gu Fan being thrown out.

Xiao Pang walked out straight away, looking at them with a livid face, "I'm going to face the saint right now, to see if His Majesty really asked you to come here!"

For a while, the two sides were deadlocked.

At this moment, seeing that they were not giving in to each other, a voice stepped in.

"General Xiao, you are so majestic."

The voice came from behind the crowd, and the expressions on both sides changed.

On the Imperial City Division's side, a group of people led by Gu Fan immediately moved out of the way and saluted, "Si Zun!"

"Meet the Master!"

"Meet Your Highness!"

It turned out that the person who appeared at this time was none other than Li Changshou.

After all, it was a good show arranged by himself, and he himself would definitely not be absent.

He waved his hand to signal the people in the Imperial City Division, and at the same time looked at Xiao Pang, the great general in the capital who holds a heavy army.

In less than a second, his eyes moved away from Xiao Pang's face, and then fell on the beautiful woman beside him.

"This is Madam Xiao, right?"

Last time, in the middle of the night, he took advantage of the faint moonlight to take a rough look. Now that he looked at it in a reasonable manner, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

But more importantly, let him discover a secret!
Xiao Pang's wife actually gave him a feeling of déjà vu. It's not because he is lecherous and feels déjà vu when he sees his wife's beauty, but because he really has a strange sense of familiarity.

If that was the case, he would just take a second look, but now his brows are slightly frowned.

"you……"

Fang Rou was seen feeling uncomfortable, but was blocked when she was about to get angry, Xiao Pang stepped forward and cupped her hands in a calm manner, "I thought who it was, it turned out to be His Royal Highness Shou Wang."

"I don't know why His Royal Highness Shou Wang is free to come to the house?"

Li Changshou came back to his senses when he heard the voice, and glanced at Xiao Pang's wife again, and the background of this woman emerged in his mind.

The Jiangnan family, the daughter of the Fang family, Xiao Pang was promoted so quickly in just over ten years, and there was also the shadow of the Jiangnan Fang family behind him.

Sure enough, the system was swept away.

【Fang Rou】

[Identity: Wife of Xiao Pang, Third Miss of the Jiangnan Fang Clan]

【Age: 35】

[Battle Power: 2st Grade]

【Relationship: 15】

Obviously the relationship between the two parties is very bad now, but Li Changshou doesn't care.

As for Xiao Pang, he also took a closer look.

【Xiao Pang】

[Identity: Commander of the Imperial Army]

【Age: 40】

[Strength: Low-rank Grandmaster]

【Relationship: 60】

In contrast, an ambitious old fox like Xiao Pang obviously didn't want to tear himself apart.

After understanding in his heart, Li Changshou smiled lightly, "General Xiao, don't be offended, Gu is now in charge of the Imperial City Secretary, and my father ordered me to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the assassins who sneaked into the palace some time ago. There are many offenses. General Xiao might as well step aside." Don't stop me, so I can prove my innocence as soon as possible, right?"

He is not Gu Fan, he will not be too polite to Xiao Pang.

The key point just now is that he secretly touched the mechanism, which made Gu Fan aware of it, and made Xiao Pang panic. How could he give up halfway now?
"Does Your Highness have an imperial decree?"

Xiao Pang's face turned cold, the secret room inside must not be seen by anyone.

But Li Changshou smiled coldly, "Vice Envoy Gu, what are you still doing in a daze, go in and search!"

A commander of the forbidden army dared to throw out the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial City Division, but he might not have the courage to throw out Li Changshou, the prince and prince. There is an essential difference between the two, and he didn't have the guts!
Li Changshou did his part, and took Gu Fan in directly. The other members of the Imperial City Division even drew their weapons. Anyone who dared to stop him immediately attacked.

Once inside the house, Gu Fan immediately came to the wall just now, "Your Highness, there was a noise here just now, and I suspect that there is a secret room hidden inside!"