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Ye Sang came in from outside and curtsied to the crown princess: "Your Highness, Second Lady Cui handed a sign outside the palace and asked to see you. ”

The crown princess was holding Xiao Changzong in her arms, helping him sort out his clothes, when she heard this, she turned her head and asked Ye Sang, "What is it for?" ”

Ye Sang replied: "The slave doesn't know, but looking at Second Lady Cui's appearance, she seems to be in a hurry." ”

The crown princess suddenly thought of the recent anti-corruption operation between the court and the central government, paused on her face, and finally tidied up her sleeves for Xiao Changzong, and then said, "Please let her in." ”

Ye Sang said yes, and then went out.

Soon went to the palace and invited the second lady Cui in.

Second Mrs. Cui's eyes were red, with tears on her face, and as soon as she came in and saw the crown princess, she hurriedly pounced, and said anxiously on her face: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you must save my uncompetitive brother......" and cried as she spoke.

The moment she pounced, she frightened Xiao Changzong beside the crown princess, and made him quickly turn around and hug the crown princess's arm.

The crown princess glanced down at Second Lady Cui, and said in a faint voice: "Second sister-in-law, get up first, and have something to say." ”

As he spoke, he gave Ye Sang a look and asked her to help Second Lady Cui up and sit down on the chair.

Second Mrs. Cui hugged the crown princess's legs, wiped her tears and said, "Your Highness, if you don't agree to the courtiers, the courtiers won't get up." Your Highness, for the sake of the courtier's brother, save the courtier's brother......"

Xiao Changzong shouted with some fear: "Mother! ”

The crown princess reached out and patted him on the back, gently reassuring him. Then he looked down at Second Mrs. Cui again, and said, "Sister-in-law must get up first and explain to the palace the cause and effect, what happened, so that the palace can know if it can do its best." ”

Ye Sang also bent down to help Second Mrs. Cui at this time, and said, "Yes, Second Madam, you get up and talk well." ”

Second Mrs. Cui got up and sat down on the chair while wiping her tears, and then cried to the crown princess: "Niangniang, there is really no way for the courtiers, so I asked you here." The courtier's brother was dragged to prison by the men of the penal department, saying that he had committed the crime of embezzlement......"

The crown princess sighed deeply and said to the nurse on one side, "Take Changzong down." ”

The nurse said yes, and then took Xiao Changzong down.

Only then did the crown princess turn her head again, look at Second Mrs. Cui again, and said, "The Criminal Department will never arrest people without evidence, and they will only arrest people when they have some evidence." ”

Second Mrs. Cui listened, "This ......", and then lowered her head with some reason.

The crown princess asked again: "Tell me, how much silver have you embezzled, and where have you been greedy?" ”

Second Mrs. Cui had a sour nose, cried again, and said, "The courtier's wife knows that the courtier's younger brother has embarrassed His Highness, but he is also confused for a while. He coveted a total of five thousand taels of silver. As he spoke, he told his brother where he had embezzled the money, and when he said it, he tried to avoid the important and light, and by the way, he portrayed his brother as being deceived and deceived by others.

After speaking, he scolded: "It's all Lord Lu, who is immortal, if he hadn't confessed to the courtier's brother, the courtier's brother would not have suffered this prison disaster." ”

As soon as the crown princess heard it, she knew that Second Lady Cui was not telling the truth, five thousand taels was definitely too little, and her younger brother would never be as innocent as Second Lady Cui said.

Second Lady Cui continued to cry and said to the crown princess: "Your Highness, you help the courtiers beg His Royal Highness the Prince, and let His Royal Highness the Prince tell the criminal department to release the courtier's younger brother." The courtier's younger brother has been frail and sickly since he was a child, so that the courtier's parents have spoiled him, where can he withstand all kinds of torture tools in the prison of the Criminal Department. And how much the courtier's brother was greedy, the courtier's mother's family spit it out, nay, according to twice the amount of silver. ”

After a pause as he spoke, he lowered his head and wiped his tears and said: "Your Highness, if the younger brother of the courtier's wife is really guilty, the Cui family and Your Highness, who are in-laws, will have no light on your face." ”

The crown princess still knows more or less the severity, and she also knows that she is now on the cusp of the limelight, and she is even more inappropriate. What's more, even if she begged the prince, I was afraid that the prince would not agree.

The crown princess said: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I'm afraid the palace can't do anything about this matter." It is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's responsibility to investigate the corruption of officials, and today His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let go of his own uncle, how will His Royal Highness act in the future. ”

Second Lady Cui shouted: "Your Highness......" and then said with some eagerness: "Your Highness, the courtiers know that Your Highness needs to deter others, but killing chickens and monkeys should not be used to kill their own family members......"

The crown princess looked at Second Lady Cui with a cold gaze, and saw that Second Lady Cui hurriedly stopped talking.

The crown princess said: "Sister-in-law, it has been almost twenty years since you married into the Cui family, and several nephews and nieces have also grown up, the Cui family is your home, not your maiden family, and the interests of the Cui family should be the most important." If you can help your mother's business, you can help, and if you can't help, you shouldn't be reluctant. Since my uncle is bold enough to do such a thing, don't blame others for putting him in prison today. ”

Second Madam Cui looked at the crown princess with some surprise, and then said, "Your Highness, do you really want to be so ruthless?" Anyway, it was also the courtier's only brother. If you say these words to your courtiers now, if it is someone from the Cui family who is imprisoned today, can you still see death and not save it? ”

The crown princess looked at Second Mrs. Cui with cold and warning eyes, and saw that Second Mrs. Cui quickly closed her mouth, but she was still crying.

The crown princess didn't want to pay attention to her anymore, so she opened her mouth and instructed Ye Sang: "The palace is tired today, send the second lady out of the palace." ”

Ye Sang said yes, and then came to invite Second Mrs. Cui, and said, "Second Madam, please." ”

Second Mrs. Cui still wanted to say something to the crown princess, but looking at the cold expression on the princess's face, she finally shook the veil, and then went out, and said to the princess with some sarcasm before going out: "My sister has become the crown princess, and now it is really different, she is majestic and majestic, and she can even ignore the lives of her relatives and relatives." ”

After the second lady Cui left, the crown princess continued to sit on the seat and hung her head to think about it, and after a while, she called Ye Sang over and asked her: "The people who were good friends with the Lin family in the past have also been arrested and put in prison, and there should be people who have asked to go to the Lin family and the queen, what did the queen and the Lin family do?" ”

Ye Sang replied: "Your Highness, the Lin family avoided Zhuangzi a few days ago under the pretext of distraction, and now the Wuguo Mansion in the capital is an empty mansion. Duke Wu and the father-in-law are still in Beijing, but the Duke of Wu is notoriously iron-faced and selfless, and the father-in-law has become the martial arts teacher of the six princes, and now they all live in the palace for a long time, and others can't see him at all. As for the queen mother, she recently rejected all the signs that were handed over to her, and she didn't see any foreign women, and she didn't see the county lord of Wanyu last time. ”

The crown princess sighed as she listened.

After the prince came back in the evening, the crown princess couldn't help but ask the prince about the younger brother of the second lady Cui, and asked the prince while helping the prince change his clothes: "Your Highness, are there many people who have been put in prison recently?" ”

The prince snorted and said, "Naturally, there are many, and the cells of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are almost full." ”

The crown princess asked again: "Is there an uncle of the Tian family among the people who were caught in it?" ”

The prince asked, "Are you asking Chengtian Yan of Guanglu Temple?" ”

The crown princess said: "Yes." ”

The prince replied, "Yes, there is him, this boy is bold." The official position is not large, and the amount of embezzled silver found is more than 100,000 taels of silver, and I don't know how many have not been found. ”

The crown princess was secretly surprised when she heard this, she knew that Second Lady Cui was talking about less, but she thought that Tian Dalang would be greedy for 50,000 taels of silver at most, but she didn't expect that there would be so much.

The crown princess is not a ruthless person, the second lady Cui treated her well when the crown princess was not out of the cabinet, whether it can be done or not, she still plans to say a good word or two for her in front of the prince. But now, she didn't dare to mention a word to the prince.

The prince asked, "Why, did someone say something to you and want you to help me intercede?" ”

The crown princess smiled at the prince, which was considered a tacit acquiescence, and then explained, "The concubine did not agree. ”

The prince said: "Gu warned you in advance, you had better not interfere in the investigation of corruption at all, no matter who asks you here, you can't agree." The father made it clear that he wanted to make an example for the civil and military officials, so as to correct the unhealthy trend of officialdom, if someone demolishes him at this time, he can't spare anyone, even the prince Lone. You've been a rare person lately, and no matter who asks you for something or something, you can't say yes. ”

The crown princess smiled at the prince shallowly and said, "Look at what His Highness said, is the concubine such a person who doesn't know how to measure?" Your Highness, rest assured, the concubines know how to do it. After the concubine went to school, she closed the door of Yanqing Palace and saw no one, taking care of the children with peace of mind. ”

The prince nodded his head in satisfaction.

The crown princess sank her eyes and sighed in her heart, not knowing what she was thinking. After a long while, the crown princess made a tone that was half curious and half chattering, and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, you said that my father is now in such a big position, aren't you afraid that he will not be able to end up in the end?" ”

The crown prince lowered his head, stared at the princess warningly, and said, "Princess, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!" ”

The crown princess lowered her eyes and said yes. (To be continued.) )