Gong Xiru is very measured in his heart, he knows when to do something, and he also knows what it means to be anxious for quick success, so when Gong Yunrui came to him, although there was a trace of hesitation in his heart, he was still ready to enter the palace.

Gong Sheng took out the clothes to Gong Xiru to wear when he entered the palace, and muttered:

"Master Hou, in fact, it's good to enter the palace, just take this opportunity to help Miss Ling get rid of that tumor, it's not a way for them to endanger Miss Ling like this.

As for Bi Hetang, we are slowly spending time with them, there is time and opportunity, Master Hou, you are still young, and now you have been sealed, although the emperor did not put the palace family in prison, but also sent hundreds of guards to surround the palace.

The villain thinks that it is better to take this opportunity to also show your loyalty to the emperor, you also said that the emperor gave you this marquis, a large part of it is to balance the power of Bi Hetang.

The emperor knows everything, he has long seen the discord between us and Bi Hetang, and he also intends to accelerate the contradiction between the two sides, if you step on it at this time, although you can meet the emperor's mind, you can get out, but it will cause the emperor to be wary and suspicious of you.

Master Hou, you are still young, and there is still a long way to go in the future, once the emperor is suspicious at this time, it will be very detrimental to our future development. ”

Gong Xiru was dressed lightly: "You're not going to prepare the carriage?" ”

Gong Sheng was stunned, and said with a smile: "Look at the little one's head, it's really getting more and more confused, Master Hou, please go out through the gate first, and the little one will go to drive immediately." ”

The carriage with the flag marked 'Hou' stopped at the entrance of the palace gate, and Gong Xiru jumped out of the carriage and began to walk into the palace.

Fuquan was pinching Emperor Qinglong's shoulders to relax. I heard the little eunuch come in and say, "Your Majesty, the little marquis of the palace family has come to ask to see you." ”

Gong Xiru, Emperor Qinglong had long expected him to come. It's just that this time I'm afraid he came with a purpose, the last time he entered the palace with Guo Lao, he barely said a few words.

"Xuan-" Emperor Qinglong nodded slightly.

Fuquan stepped aside and stood respectfully with his hands down.

When Gong Xiru entered the hall, he knelt down and bowed, "The guilty minister knocks to see the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

"Alright, excuse me. I also said when you came, and I saw you today. Emperor Qinglong smiled inexplicably.

Gong Xiru got up. He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the sinner knows that he is deeply guilty, and he does not dare to enter the palace to meet the saint in vain." The emperor did not arrest the palace family immediately, it was already a long grace, and the criminal ministers did not dare to ask for anything else. ”

This mouthful is a criminal minister, and he says that he seems to have really committed a great sin. It can be seen that he still knows his sin clearly.

Emperor Qinglong said lightly: "I didn't let people arrest the Gong family immediately. It's because I still believe that there may still be doubts about this matter that have not been clarified, Princess Haining was involved in this matter, do you know? ”

Gong Xiru knew that he and Princess Haining couldn't escape the eyes of Emperor Qinglong, since Princess Haining was involved in the affairs of Wu County, and he was the eldest son of Gong Chengyan, it was natural for him to be suspicious.

"Your Majesty, the criminal minister is familiar with Princess Haining, and she doesn't seem to be that kind of stupid person.

She represents Ningguo. If you dare to mess around in the land of Northern Qin, it must be with the purpose of disintegrating the marriage between Ning and Northern Qin.

But now the turmoil in Ningguo has just stabilized. If it weren't for the fact that the monarch of Ning Guo was an arrogant person, he would not have allowed Princess Ning Guo to offend my Northern Qin.

Therefore, the criminal minister thinks that there may be some misunderstanding in the middle, and if the emperor can allow the criminal minister to meet with Princess Haining, the doubt will definitely be resolved. ”

Emperor Qinglong was suspicious: "You don't intercede for your father, but speak for Princess Ningguo, it seems that the rumors are also true." ”

Gong Xiru arched his hand and said: "The emperor knows that the criminal minister is not unwilling to intercede for his father, but the identity of the criminal minister is embarrassing.

If it is a plea, then the law is regarded as nothing, if it is not intercession, then filial piety is regarded as nothing, the criminal is in a dilemma and does not know what to do, so he can only ask to see Princess Haining, Princess Haining once said that she lent twenty people to her father, but her father flatly denied it, there must be something strange about this matter. ”

Emperor Qinglong pondered for a moment and agreed: "In this way, you are indeed embarrassed, since this is the case, then I will allow you to go to prison to see Princess Haining, if you have any questions, you will ask them clearly at one time." ”

Gong Xiru thanked him, and Fuquan ordered someone to take him to the prison.

Princess Haining is the princess of Ningguo, and her identity is different from Gong Chengyan and Fake Tsuji Niang, all of them are not in one place, but in the prison where the emperor's relatives are imprisoned on weekdays.

Seeing Gong Xiru, Princess Haining was really surprised, she has also thought about a lot of questions these days, the most of which is whether Gong Xiru is sincere to herself, no, no, he is not sincere, he is just using Gu poison to control him, but does she really control him?

"I thought you were arrested too, and I was worried." Princess Haining said sincerely. She is the princess of Ningguo, she knows that her fate is not good, and she will not die, but Gong Xiru is different, he is an accomplice to herself, and Emperor Qinglong will kill him.

But now seeing that the latter is in excellent spirits, it seems that she is more worried, Princess Haining stepped forward and locked her eyes tightly on Gong Xiru's eyes, which are like stars in the night, and some are just a little colder than this cold and damp prison.

She suddenly whispered to herself: "You have never been my person, those people in the post house were also killed by you, and the four elders also died at your hands, yes- or no?" ”

Gong Xiru didn't answer, and glanced behind him.

Princess Haining looked over and saw a sneaky person hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping.

She sighed, took a step back and said loudly: "Your father has harmed me so far, if this princess can escape this catastrophe, I will settle accounts with him, and when the time comes, don't blame this princess for ignoring the love between her and you."

I only said that I would lend him twenty people that day, but I didn't want him to do that kind of thing, causing me to be ignorant, and now I am in this prison, which is really hateful, you are his son, you should know about this, but you didn't tell me, just use me, between you and me, there is no more ruthlessness. ”

Gong Xiru's face was extremely pale: "If my father is really the mastermind, I'm afraid the princess won't be able to wait for the account." The emperor has decreed that all the men in the palace family will be beheaded at noon tomorrow. ”

Princess Haining's eyes tightened suddenly, "What about you?" You'll too—"

"Princess, leave me alone. I only want you to tell the truth about who borrowed those twenty from you that day. ”

Princess Haining didn't understand for a while, and only when she saw Gong Xiru's walking gesture did she instantly understand.

She thought about it, and said after a while: "If you really want to count it, it's not Gong Chengyan who personally asked me to borrow it, it's that Zou Batian." He said that he and Gong Chengyan were ordered to go to Wu County to open a mine, and said that this matter was a secret decree of the emperor and could not be told to anyone. Ask me to borrow twenty masters.

Among the people I brought from Ningguo, there were exactly twenty people, so I borrowed them from him, but I didn't expect it. Those twenty. It's gone. ”

Gong Xiru said suspiciously: "So, the person who asked the princess to borrow someone is not the father?" ”

Princess Haining's face sank, and she said angrily: "Even if it is not him, but the person surnamed Zou said that he is in the same group as your father, and since he came by order, the person who spoke must be your father." It's hard to guess. ”

Gong Xiru couldn't help but sneer: "The princess concluded that it was her father's instructions just based on Zou Batian's words, which is too arbitrary. ”

Princess Henin bit her lip. Unwillingly, he said: "Where can I think so much, I don't even know that what they are doing is a rebellion, I am the victim of this matter, if you don't come to see me, then let's go, I don't want to see you again." ”

She said that she really retreated to the corner of the cell and stopped talking to Gong Xiru.

The person who was hiding in the corner and eavesdropping saw that it was almost over, so he hurried back to report to Emperor Qinglong.

"The villain did hear what Princess Haining said."

Emperor Qinglong waved him back and said with a smile: "This is really getting more and more interesting, so the Zou family is also involved in this matter?" ”

Fuquan thought for a while and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, although Princess Haining's confession is different from what she said at the beginning, it seems that this time, it is more true, if it is really as she said, it is the person who the Zou family is in charge of her borrowing, then who is the mastermind of this matter, I am afraid it is not yet possible to determine." ”

As he spoke, Gong Xiru was brought back to the hall.

At the same time, the little eunuch guarding the door also walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the prison warden Shi is asking to see you outside." ”

Emperor Qinglong bowed his head and let people in.

Prison Warden Shi Jindian knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, that fake Tsuji Niang shouted in prison that she was wronged, saying that she wanted to confess everything, and that there was someone else who was the mastermind of everything. ”

Emperor Qinglong glanced at Fuquan in some surprise, and chuckled: "I just said that I don't know who the mastermind is, and this person is about to confess, but it's such a coincidence?" ”

Fuquan smiled and said: "The emperor is the son of heaven of the Ninety-Five, and God is always on your side." When the time comes, the truth will naturally be revealed. ”

Emperor Qinglong looked at Gong Xiru and said, "The fake Tsuji Niang has been arrested, can you really find it?" ”

Gong Xiru bowed his head and said: "I have really found it, and the teacher has confirmed that the golden jade is indeed the golden jade rewarded by the emperor." ”

Emperor Qinglong nodded, and said with a smile: "It's good now, all the witnesses are gathered, Fuquan, why don't you bring everyone to this hall at this time, and let me listen to it, who said what is true and who says is false." ”

Fuquan received the order and ordered the left and right, bringing Gong Chengyan, the fake Tsuji Niang, Princess Haining and Zhu Huaquan in the prison to the palace, and the real Tsuji Niang outside the palace also asked people to summon them into the palace.

"Your Majesty, is Lord Zou also going to be called to the palace?" Fukuquan asked.

"Call, why don't you call, since it has something to do with him, I want to see who this set of chain buckles starts from and ends in whom, in addition, I also called Ling Shandao into the palace, this excitement, he can't miss it." Emperor Qinglong's face was cold.

Fuquan Dao is, busy asking people to enter the palace.

*

Although there were many people, there was silence in the hall, and no one dared to make a sound.

Zou Batian was escorted to the hall, in the silence, knelt down in astonishment, looked left and right, all of them were acquaintances, but they didn't know what was going on, but they felt faintly uneasy in their hearts, as if something big was about to happen.

Emperor Qinglong looked around, and suddenly smiled: "Now that everyone has arrived, which of you starts first, say next to each other, if anyone recruits the mastermind behind the scenes, then I will avoid the death penalty." ”

This sentence is undoubtedly a temptation, the fake Tsuji Niang is supposed to say that she will be beheaded at noon today, of course she is the most urgent, and immediately kowtowed and choked: "Your Majesty, the villain is guilty, and the villain is completely deceived to commit that kind of wrong thing." ”

She pointed at Zou Batian and said hatefully: "That day, he asked the villain to pretend to be Tsuji Niang, and hid the tin ore smuggled back from Wu County into Bayin Country and Luoxia Garden, although the villain didn't know what his intentions were, but he was blinded by 100,000 taels of silver tickets, and the villain only knew that the tin mines came from unknown sources, but he didn't know that he got them from Wu County's private mining. ”

Zou Batian looked at her in astonishment, "When—"

"Shut up, I haven't let you speak yet." Emperor Qinglong roared angrily.

Zou Batian was so frightened that he had to shut up and wait for Emperor Qinglong to allow him to speak.

Emperor Qinglong asked the fake Tsuji Niang again: "Since he instructed you, then why did you say yesterday that Ling Fu instructed you to do it?" ”

The fake Tsuji Niang looked at Ling Shan apologetically and said: "It was Zou Batian who told the villain to say this, he said that as long as the villain said so, there would be a way to save the villain out."

But seeing that noon was coming soon, the villain didn't wait for him to send someone to save him, so he knew that he had been deceived, and the villain also knew that he was guilty, but even if he died, the villain would never let him succeed. ”

"You talk nonsense, when have I ever said something like this." Zou Batian couldn't bear it anymore, if he was silent any longer, this crime would become himself.

"Your Majesty, this woman is pure slander, the minister has never met her, let alone told her to do those things, the minister and Ling Fu are in-laws, the minister's daughter is the wife of Ling Mansion, will the minister still frame Ling Fu? What's in it for the ministers? ”

Princess Haining suddenly said: "I see, I understand, what you said is the palace family looking for me to borrow someone, but in fact it is the person you borrowed, my twenty people were taken to Wu County by you and never returned, you kept saying that it was the fault of the palace family, and you returned my twenty lives." ”

She was so excited that she was about to rush forward, but she was held down by the shoulders and couldn't move.

Fuquan scolded: "Above the main hall, Hugh is messing around, what is the truth, the emperor will naturally judge and dispose of it, and then dare to make noise and open his mouth." ”

Princess Haining touched her mouth, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak anymore.

Emperor Qinglong asked Zhu Hua again: "You keep saying that the Gong family instructed you to seal the exit of Wu County, and also deceived the people of Wu County, arrested all the men to do coolies, and finally died but only thought about destroying the evidence, I ask you again, is it the Gong family who instructed you to do this?" ”

Zhu Hua was still a little delirious, and looked at all the people in the hall with trepidation, and finally stopped his eyes on Zou Batian, pointed at the latter, and said, "It's this surnamed Gong, it's him, it's him."

On that day, he brought a group of people to Wu County, forcing the criminal minister to cooperate with him to open a mine in Wu County, and the criminal minister's wife and children were in his hands, so he did not dare to resist, so he could only arrest the male in Wu County, and the criminal also knew that they were wronged, but the criminal was just a small county order, where did he have the power and ability to resist him. (To be continued.) )