If the Crown Prince and the Left Minister are really involved, even His Majesty may not turn a blind eye to it.
"Lord Pei, the day after tomorrow at 10 o'clock is the final hour set by His Majesty. I think it would be inappropriate for your Excellency to return to your house, lest there be any complications, so I will have to ask your Excellency to rest at the Da Lisi for two days." Ren Anle spoke with a somewhat meaningful expression.
Pei Zhan is a very good thinker, he instantly understood the deeper meaning of Ren Anle's words.
In the next two days, there will be many courtiers looking for him, and he cannot be excused because he is not a high official. Although the emperor had given him the authority to solve the case, he would send secret guards to keep an eye on him, so he could stay at the Da Lisi to avoid gossip.
But...Ren Anle's proposal was so sudden that he hadn't had time to discuss it with the Minister of the Left...
"Pei da ren is worried about the Old Minister." Ren Anle moved closer and whispered, "It will only take two days for this matter to be resolved. The da ren will benefit the old minister without any harm and the Old Minister will not blame you for doing so. Besides... if His Majesty knew what the daren had done, His Majesty would be very pleased."
What is more important than pleasing a king's heart, Pei Zhan nodded his head repeatedly and waved his hand, "What Lord Ren said is very true. Here is my official token, Lord Ren take it. I will wait for your good news at Da Lisi. Lord Huang, do your best to assist Lord Ren in handling this case in the next two days, and I will present the results to the Emperor after the court hearing the day after tomorrow."
When Pei finished speaking, he headed for the back hall, looking relaxed.
Only Huang Pu and Ren Anle were left in the inner hall, which was oozing with silence.
It was only after a long time that Huang Pu's angry voice was heard: "This official has long heard of the prestige of the daren in Southern Jin. He has always thought that although the daren is a woman, she can still be compared to a dignified man. Today, I learned that the daren is indeed well-deserved of her reputation, bandits are bandits. Ren daren, do you know what it is like to be a poor student who has failed in the examinations for ten years? How sad it is to have your old father's high hopes ruined?"
He stood up and, without waiting for Ren Anle's answer, brushed his sleeve and walked out of the inner hall.
Ren Anle stood in the hall, Huang Pu's heavy footsteps no longer audible in her ears. She played with the Da Lisi Minister token left by Pei Zhan, hooked the corner of her mouth and suddenly said, "Yuan Shu."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Yuan Shu, dressed in a strong suit, appeared in the corner of the inner hall, frowning and complaining,
"Miss, this Lord Huang really doesn't know good or bad. You are protecting him. If you hadn't taken over this matter, he might have been unlucky."
"He is a good official. Da Lisi cannot do without him."
Ren Anle said in a deep voice. Her eyebrows were rarely solemn as she tossed the token behind her and Yuan Shu caught it with one hand.