Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to Master Bao's study and told him what the fourth son saw.

Mr. Bao also raised his forehead, "If this matter is told to the Emperor, given the character of the Emperor, he will ask all the ministers to stand in the court hall all night, and he will sit there and wait to see who turns into salt."

"You can indeed give it a try." Zhan Zhao moved a chair in front of Mr. Bao's desk and sat down, and said seriously, "Sir, you see, what I have seen all this time will happen, right?"

Master Bao nodded, "Indeed."

"So no matter which official the fourth son sees, it is inevitable that he will turn into salt in the court, right?"

Master Bao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

"Then what if we tell the emperor tonight that the emperor summoned the ministers to go to court overnight, and we take the fourth son to identify him, and after identifying him, lock him in a room alone and never let him go to court again, right?

Wouldn’t he turn into salt in front of the civil and military officials of the court?”

Bai Yutang and Mr. Bao both thought about it and immediately understood what Zhan Zhao meant.

Master Bao touched his beard and nodded, "But what the fourth son saw will happen, so..."

"If we summon the ministers tonight, he will turn into salt tonight!" Bai Yutang said, "Otherwise, if we don't let him go to court, what the fourth son will see will be different!"

"And if what the Fourth Young Master sees is not accurate... then that person will not turn into salt." Zhan Zhao circled his fingers, "So after thinking about it, what is the point of summoning the ministers tonight?

There is no way to 'suffer'."

Mr. Bao nodded, "Yes! What Guard Zhan said makes sense, I will go to the palace to face the Holy Spirit right now!"

Master Bao went to the palace overnight, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also went to borrow the fourth son from Gongsun. When Gongsun heard that he could watch people turn into salt with his own eyes, he also went. Zhao Pu took the little Liangzi with him and everyone entered the palace together.

…

In the palace.

Zhao Zhen had just finished dinner and was walking around in the imperial study with the memorial while reading it. When he saw Bao Zheng running towards him, he was very happy.

Zhao Zhen put down the memorial and asked, "Oh, my dear, have you had dinner? Do you want some rice cakes? The rice cakes made in the imperial kitchen today are so hard that they can be used as paperweights! I originally wanted to hit the kitchen board, but after cracking the rice cakes with a hammer,

The inside is soft and glutinous, and the outside is crispy like rice cakes. It is said to be called stone rice cake! The cook has become very good recently!"

As he said that, Zhao Zhen rubbed his belly and said, "I seem to have eaten a little too much."

Mr. Bao looked at Zhao Zhen and nodded secretly - this is when the emperor is in the best condition after he has eaten.

Sure enough, after Zhao Zhen listened to Bao Zheng's explanation of Zhan Zhao's proposal, his whole person shone, his eyes were full of energy and his eyes were bright.

The emperor turned back with his hands behind his back and raised his eyebrows at Nangong Ji, "Pass on my decree and order civil and military officials to go to court. Those who haven't eaten don't need to bring food. I'll treat them to rice cakes."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen pulled Bao Zheng out in a good mood, "I'm going to stay up all night tonight! Hahahaha!"

…

Taishi Mansion.

As soon as Pang Yu, Bao Yan and the others returned from dinner at Taibai Residence, they saw several carriages parked at the door. Pang Fu and several servants were carrying several boxes of files into the residence.

Pang Fu saw Pang Yu and asked quickly, "Master, have you eaten?"

Marquis Anle nodded and followed Pang Fu into the courtyard. Seeing the seals on the boxes, he asked, "Is this a file sent from the Taiwei Mansion?"

"Yes." Pang Fu put the box on the stone table in the courtyard, "There is a car outside."

"So many?"

"Yu'er."

While he was talking, the grand master came out of the study, holding an exquisite purple clay pot in his hand, and was drinking tea. He seemed to be in a good mood.

"Dad." Pang Yu put down the book and helped the Grand Master remove the seal from the box, "I wonder if there are any clues to his murder in the archives of the Grand Master's Mansion."

The Grand Master looked at his son who was looking through the box and looking at the files, and reached out to poke him on the head, "Are you feeling sorry for your father for helping you read the files, or are you looking for clues for Bao Zheng's case?"

"Oh, are they all the same?" Xiao Houye said with a smile, "Why don't I take Xiao Mantou and the others to watch together after class tomorrow."

"Then let the little steamed buns and the others eat here, and let your little mother make pickled pork with pickled vegetables." The grand master rubbed his belly, "It's best to bring the fourth son with me, hehe..."

Where Grand Master Zhengmei was, Pang Fu hurried in holding a box from outside the courtyard, "Sir, there is a decree in the palace that the emperor summons all officials to come to court!"

The grand master was startled, then raised his face and looked at the full moon in the sky, "Now go to court?"

Pang Yu also felt strange, "So late?"

The grand master put down the files and went into the house to change into court clothes. Pang Fu had already prepared a sedan to take the grand master into the palace.

…

By the time Zhan Zhao and the others arrived at the palace with their youngest son, most of the officials had already arrived.

Gongsun was quite surprised. Seeing that all these officials were neatly dressed and looking calm, he couldn't help but ask Zhao Pu, "Shouldn't this be just after dinner? Why do they all look like they usually go to court in the morning?"

"

Zhao Pu made Gongsun amused. He put his hand on his shoulder and walked in, "Do you think everyone is like me and wear this official hat by birth?"

Gongsun looked at Zhao Pu.

"Or do you think everyone is just like you?" Zhao Pu poked Gongsun's cheek with his finger, "You are a talented person who only has one branch?"

Gongsun elbowed his waist and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You can't just look at the few officials in Kaifeng Mansion. They are not serious officials."

As Zhao Puzheng was speaking, Zhan Zhao in front of him raised his face and said, "Ah sneeze..."

"You know the civil and military forces of this dynasty." Zhao Pu came closer and pointed forward while whispering to Gongsun, "How much did you pay to walk in wearing this robe?"

Gongsun looked at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu poked his chin, "There may be several people here who sleep in official robes every night, with their official hats placed next to their pillows. They are closer than their wives."

Gongsun couldn't help laughing.

"Do you think everyone is like Zhan Zhao? Every day he is looking for a belt or an official hat. The hems of his official robes are all covered with Xiao Wu's teeth marks..."

"Ah~~~~sneeze!"

Ahead, Zhan Zhao sneezed very loudly. Xiao Sizi took his hand and asked him, "Mao Mao, do you have a cold?"

Zhan Zhao rubbed his nose and looked around.

Bai Yutang lowered his head to look at the fourth son, and saw that Xiao Liangzi was holding the fourth son's hand and asking him, "Jin'er, have you seen that person?"

The fourth boy shook his head, "I haven't seen it yet. They are so old. The one I saw is not old at all!"

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao also touched his chin. Most civil and military personnel in the entire dynasty were in their forties. Are there any very young people?

…

In the Taishi's Mansion, Pang Yu opened the box and looked through the files brought from the Taiwei's Mansion.

Pang Yu sighed while unpacking the box. This lieutenant is also very busy. With so many official documents, he doesn't know how many he has to read every day...

The guards almost moved the Taiwei's study room. The Taishi was quite meticulous, for fear of missing any clues, so there were also many pens, inks, inkstones, etc.

There is a box that contains the Four Treasures of the Study. After Pang Yu changed it, he always hung out among Wen Sheng and liked to go shopping with Tianzun, so he had quite a lot of research on these things.

The young Marquis took a fancy to one of the paperweights at a glance.

The paperweight looked like it was made of pig iron, rectangular, about a palm long, with some gold decorations on it, but the paint was mottled, giving it an ancient feel, and it looked like an antique at first glance.

"Hmm." Pang Yu has seen a lot of good paperweights, most of them are made of fine wood or copper, and some even have jade or pure gold. This is the first time I've seen this style.

Pang Yu weighed it in his hand and nodded, feeling that the Taiwei had some good taste.

But after holding it for a while, Pang Yu felt that something was wrong again. Why was this iron tool so cold? It didn't feel hot even after holding it for a long time... And he didn't know if it was because of the cold night. The little Marquis felt that his neck was chilly, and the surrounding area was also cold. Surprisingly quiet.

There are many birds in the yard of Pang Mansion. The one that usually chirps is noisy. Why isn't it chirping today?

Pang Yu suddenly felt that this atmosphere was a bit familiar... The cave entrance in Yuxin Mountain seemed to have suddenly become cold and quiet, and then a layer of salt frost appeared on the ground...

The young Marquis lowered his head and was about to look at the ground when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Master!"

"Oh mother!"

Pang Yu was so frightened by the sudden voice that the paperweight in his hand flew off and he almost wet his pants.

The little Marquis patted his chest and looked at the door.

Pang Fu, who ran in excitedly, was also frightened by him.

In the yard, the master and the servant looked at each other with their hands on their chests, and Pang Yu's face turned pale with fright.

At the same time, several masters jumped down from the roof with a crash, surrounded Pang Yu, and looked around cautiously.

Pang Yu looked at the sky, stretched out his hand and patted his chest, indicating that it was okay, and everyone dispersed.

When the guards saw that Pang Yu was fine, they dispersed.

Pang Yu took a deep breath and asked Pang Fu, who was running to pick up the paperweight with a smile, "Why are you so surprised?"

"Hey Master, the eldest lady is looking for you." Pang Fu picked up the paperweight and heard a "click" sound. The paperweight turned out to be a box. The lid was opened and something fell out.

Pang Fu picked it up and saw that it was a vertical bar with a black gold paint pattern. The material seemed to be stone.
To be continued...