Looking at Xu Jinian's appearance of asking for the people's life, Zhou Ying almost thought that he was the wicked person who persecuted Zhongliang.

Zhou Ying said loudly: "Lord Xu, even if you make profits for the people of this state, it is not an excuse for you to kill those hundreds of people. Don't tell me that the prisoners you smuggled to fry salt in the salt works jumped into the boiler and burned them to death. ”

Xu Jinian said indifferently: "For the sake of righteousness, these subsections have to be abandoned." ”

Zhou Ying sneered, "If you say that the money you got from selling smuggled salt was used on the people, and you can barely say a word about you, although the means are subordinate, but the intention is good." But later, you killed so many innocent people, it was obvious that you were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so you killed people and killed people. ”

Xu Jinian stopped talking, and glanced at Zhou Ying lightly, as if talking about her woman's kindness.

Zhou Ying was angry at first, and then blurted out a refutation, but the two of them sat and knelt down, which quickly made her sober up. Isn't Xu Jinian's interrogation just to make him confess, so that the innocent deceased can be avenged and the culprit will pay for his life? Xu Jinian has already been recruited, so why should she waste her words with a person who is destined to die.

Therefore, Zhou Ying no longer paid attention to Xu Jinian, turned to Ding Tang and said, "Commander Ding, is the file available?" Now that Master Xu has pleaded guilty, let him sign and draw the charge. ”

Ding Tang took out the file and spread it on the ground in front of Xu Jinian, and Qiao Rong also cooperated to take the brush and inkstone.

Xu Jinian picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and saw that the emperor had no intention of stopping it, so he finally gave up his heart and wrote down his name.

The emperor finally opened his mouth, "stealing prisoners out of prison, setting up salt factories privately, intercepting national benefits, and even killing people, and the dead amounted to hundreds...... These crimes, even if there is only one, are enough for people to go to the guillotine, Xu Qing, how dare you are. ”

The meaning in these words made Xu Jinian's fingers tremble, and the pen fell on the paper, leaving a piece of ink, "Weichen doesn't dare." ”

"Take it down." The emperor frowned, took the teacup, lifted the tea lid and flicked the tea foam, and took a sip of tea, "If it is peaceful today, you can't tolerate your ambitions." If you are lucky enough to be reborn in troubled times in your next life, try to be a hero again. ”

Xu Jinian's body stiffened, and he slowly kowtowed, "Weichen is the order." ”

Ding Tang accepted the file drawn by Xu Jinian and took Xu Jinian to retreat. Ding Tang finally saved face for Xu Jinian, and escorted him away like a prisoner without being in a flail. Although Xu Jinian was convicted of death by his own words, his expression was a little trance, but he still had a demeanor when he left.

Qiao Rong also withdrew from the door with interest by cleaning up his pen and ink, leaving the place for the most noble father and daughter in the world.

The emperor patted Zhou Ying on the shoulder, recalled her mind, and said: "Don't think about it, people like Xu Jinian are ambitious, even if they don't get rid of it today, they will be a scourge sooner or later when they become big in the future." Don't question yourself, you're doing the right thing. ”

Zhou Ying was not as fragile as the emperor thought, but she had already been sharp before, and she pretended to be weak at this time, so that the emperor thought that his daughter was not so cruel and that it was good, so he nodded obediently, "Father, I understand." ”

The emperor only thought that he was enlightened well, and smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, you helped your father and emperor do such a big thing, do you have anything you want?" ”

Zhou Ying hesitated for a moment, knowing that what she wanted was not good to speak directly, so she made a detour and asked, "Father, the third sister is going to be in time for the third sister in October, will she leave the palace and go to her princess's mansion by then?" ”

The emperor only sent the second princess Zhou Ke out of the palace in March, and naturally remembered the day when the third princess opened the mansion.

It's not just the second princess who left the palace to open the mansion, the eldest prince and the second prince are already the ones who opened the mansion to marry a wife.

When the emperor thought that so many of his children were about to grow up and leave the palace, he couldn't help but feel that he was already old, and his mood was a little complicated for a while, "Yes, your third sister's age is almost up." ”

Zhou Ying pursed her lips, "But I can't bear the third sister, father." ”

The emperor's heart softened, and he touched Zhou Ying's soft hair, "I also know that you have the best relationship with your third sister, but when she grows up, she will always leave the palace and open a mansion." Don't worry, when you grow up in two years, you will be able to go out of the palace to be your third sister's companion. ”

Zhou Ying grabbed the emperor's sleeve and begged: "But I don't want to wait, I want to be with the third sister now." ”

As soon as he heard that his most intimate little daughter also wanted to leave, the emperor's mood became more complicated, and his tone was a little sour, "Xiao Qi, there are still your father, the imperial concubine, and your most beloved Xiao Jue, if you are not willing to give up your third sister, will you be willing to give up us?" ”

Zhou Ying lowered her head, a little aggrieved, "Now that I am on the southern tour, I can meet with my father from time to time, and when I return to the palace, my father has all the opportunities, except for occasionally coming to the imperial study to test our knowledge, how can I have the opportunity to see my father." ”

The emperor was also a little weak when he heard it, and when he returned to the palace, in addition to the deliberations of the previous dynasty, of course he went to the palace of the queen concubine when he was free, how could he go to the four institutes of Qianxi to see his daughter, he was busy and said: "You can go to your mother's place, can't you see me in Mingxi Palace?" ”

Zhou Ying's tone was a little embarrassed, "Since I lost Xiao Jue last time, I have no face to go to my mother's place." ”

As soon as he heard Zhou Ying say this, the emperor also understood that he had said the wrong thing.

Although Zhou Ying deliberately covered it up, how could the emperor not know.

Now Xu Guifei is angry with Zhou Ying, guarding against Zhou Ying like a wolf, and even interfering with the two children when they see each other in private. The relationship between Zhou Ying and Xu Guifei is no longer as harmonious as it used to be, and when the emperor said this, it was like pouring salt on the wound.