Even, before Emperor Chengwu spoke, the queen really invited herself to the palace ancestral hall and proved that she was consistent with her words and deeds. However, others still think she is not sincere.

Otherwise, I think that she, for her own purposes, interests, and her status as the queen, will not intercede with Duan Tianqi, for fear that this matter will implicate herself, and for a while she said that the queen was virtuous and reasonable, and some said that she was ruthless, these words were all there, but she was still as always, and she did not waver.

Emperor Chengwu was very relieved to see the queen like this, at least she always remembered her responsibilities as a queen, and did not rely on her status as a queen, but did whatever she wanted......

Moreover, the queen did this, which made Emperor Chengwu feel a little more guilty about her. Because the queen has always been supportive of him, and has never asked for anything. Emperor Chengwu didn't think that if the queen wanted to intercede for Duan Tianqi, he could indeed let him live because of her, for the sake of her face, although it was impossible to restore his position as prime minister, after all, he still had to give an explanation to the people of the world and the students who went to the exam.

However, he may also spare his life, however, if this is the case, the queen's future life will lose the protection of Emperor Chengwu, a queen who has no favor, no backer, and cannot give birth to a prince, how long can she stand in the harem? The ending is predictable.

The current situation is actually the best, because Emperor Chengwu will double the compensation to the queen because of guilt and debt. There will be no action against other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the queen will still be able to take care of other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion......

Otherwise, according to Duan Tianqi's previous style of doing things, he had already secretly offended many people, and those people could make them die without a place to bury them with a little manipulation

Therefore, now that the empress has not lost the trust of Emperor Chengwu, she can still take care of them, not be bullied, and will not fall to a miserable state.

Speaking of which, the queen is not a stupid person, but a very smart person...... But also, it is impossible for any stupid person to stand in the middle palace for many years, or without children......

Just when everyone was wondering if the queen was acting, Duan Chengyu entered the palace.

Although the Prime Minister's Mansion has been copied now, Duan Chengyu is also the queen's nephew, with the token given to him by the queen before, the guards don't dare to give him a look, if it is a case, the queen still loves this nephew very much, don't they just lift a stone and shoot themselves in the foot?

Duan Chengyu went all the way to the ancestral hall of the palace unimpeded. Of course, the palace is like an iron bucket, heavily guarded, without the order of Emperor Chengwu, Duan Chengyu will be shot into a hornet's nest if he steps into the palace gate.

Emperor Chengwu didn't stop Duan Chengyu, and he also had the intention of testing the queen's mind......

Unexpected, but it can also be considered expected.

Duan Chengyu entered the palace ancestral hall for a while, and there were some cries and quarrels from Bai Nan inside, and in the end, there was only the sound of crying.

The person who monitored the empress reported to Emperor Chengwu and told the whole story clearly.

Duan Chengyu entered the palace this time to ask the queen to ask her to intercede with Emperor Chengwu and let Duan Tianqi be fine. But when the queen replied to him, she also started from the concept of the overall situation, and did not show favoritism because she was Duan Tianqi's sister, but even knew it with reason, and told him with emotion that Emperor Chengwu was affectionate and righteous.

"Ayu, don't blame the emperor, you have to know that your father did something wrong in the first place. If this kind of thing happened to such a person, it is impossible for only one person to be convicted. Don't you understand this kind of affection? The queen choked up.

"Yes, your father is the elder brother of this palace, and he is also the only eldest brother of this palace, and this palace has an impossible family relationship with him, so what is there like about this palace to help him? If my brother was framed, this palace would not want this life, and he would be safe, but now, everything is your father's fault, so it's no wonder that others are to blame! ”

Duan Chengyu still wanted to say something: "But, aunt, do you want to look at Ayu, and the younger sisters, all of them have no father?" We have no mothers since we were children, and now we don't have fathers......"

The queen said: "This palace knows that you have also suffered a lot, so I have also favored you a lot since I was a child." You don't have to worry, one day when this palace is here, you won't be made to suffer, and you won't be allowed to have something, your father's matter, you don't have to mention it again, otherwise don't blame your aunt for not caring about it......"

After speaking, he turned around and faced Duan Chengyu with his back.

Duan Chengyu knew that there was no hope, and knew that the queen would not intercede with Emperor Chengwu, and the whole person suddenly lost his vitality. I thought that there was a queen here, as long as she spoke, Emperor Chengwu would definitely not kill her father, but now nothing is possible.

Without the protection of Duan Tianqi, what else could the Duan family do?

Why? Why can't things break out later, as long as he passes the imperial examination this time, or he can enter the palace next year by relying on his father's relationship, according to his talents, he will definitely be able to make a difference. Moreover, he will not be like he is now, he will not achieve nothing, and then he will drag the whole house, and those people will only become a drag on himself.

All of this is because the sky is going to kill him, and it is also because of Emperor Chengwu's ruthlessness.

Sure enough, exactly like what his father said, Emperor Chengwu is a ruthless and unrighteous person, once someone threatens her status, he will eradicate that person, even if his father has done so many things for him before, he can still take care of the old feelings, and he is still so ruthless.

And the Queen! said that she would treat their family as a family, and say that she would take care of him as her own son, but at the critical moment, she still only cares about her own interests, and only cares about her own ability. Obviously, as long as she opens her mouth about this matter, according to Emperor Chengwu's tolerance for him and the past feelings of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she will also let her father go, at least she will be able to win benefits for the Duan Mansion, and she will be able to have a place in Gyeonggi, so that she will not be like now, like a lost dog......

The queen didn't know Duan Chengyu's thoughts, she was wholeheartedly for the Duan family, and she still loved her nephews and nieces very much, but her hard work, in Duan Chengyu's eyes, was only caring for herself and being ruthless to them......

When Duan Chengyu left, his back was lonely, although he seemed to acquiesce to the queen's approach and went back, but hatred flashed in his eyes.

The people who participated in the case of fraud in the imperial examination were all arrested by King Qi one by one, and while punishing, they will naturally be rewarded.

Externally, the biggest hero this time is King Qi, he read out all these people, and the object of gratitude of those students is also King Qi, just like Xin Yan's previous plan, King Qi has gained a large number of people's hearts in secret.

Emperor Chengwu specially rewarded King Qi, not only to show the people, but also to be very satisfied with the way Emperor Qi handled this matter in his heart.

Not only did he solve it very beautifully, but he also won him a reputation for loving the people like a son and being sensible, which is basically the center for the current Emperor Chengwu, where would he not like it?

At this time, the court has also changed, and King Rui, who was originally in full swing, suddenly lost his momentum. And the prime minister who was originally above 10,000 people under one person also lost his life, and many courtiers were involved in this imperial examination fraud, and they were also taken off their official hats, and if it was serious, they were all the same as the prime minister, and they didn't even have their lives.

However, those people are not as lucky as Duan Tianqi, and they also have a sister who is the queen. His family members were also exiled and became commoners and slaves......

At this time, the imperial court also vacated many positions, and those who were ambitious were ready to move, thinking that they could go to the next level.

At this time, Emperor Chengwu actually asked King Qi's opinion and asked him who could hold the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

This position is not high, and it is not low to say low, because there is a prime minister who has just lost his life, in comparison, the Ministry of Rites is indeed not enough.

However, what the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said is also an official residence of the fourth grade, or an official of the fourth grade, which is also a very big official position alone.

Emperor Chengwu asked in public like this, and for a while, the ministers in the court didn't know what Emperor Chengwu was thinking.

But what they didn't expect was that King Qi said: "I'm not afraid of my father's jokes, my sons have not had much contact with the government, speaking of the ministers in the court, if it weren't for this incident, the sons may not recognize it all, I really don't know which one can take on the big responsibility, the father and the emperor don't embarrass the sons, the sons really have no choice." But ......"

"If my father wants to have an opinion, why don't you ask the third brother, the third brother's ability to handle government affairs is better than mine, so he naturally knows which courtier can be qualified for the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites."

He said this sincerely, and even King Liang couldn't help but suspect that King Qi was genuinely thinking about him.

But it's only for a moment, who doesn't know that there is no family affection for royals since ancient times. King Liang has no family affection for these brothers, otherwise he would not have come to this point.

But the question that King Qi threw at him was really tempting, if he took it, he might be able to make his wings fuller and his power stronger, however, in this way, it would also arouse the suspicion of Emperor Chengwu even more.

King Liang said with a smile: "The fourth brother thinks highly of the third brother, and the third brother is not as good as the fourth brother said." Speaking of this fraud in the imperial examination, if I do it myself, I am afraid that it will not be as good as the fourth brother. In the past, the third brother didn't know that the fourth brother's handling ability was so good, otherwise you would have asked you to help your father deal with things, and wouldn't let you be so happy. ”

This sentence, King Liang can be a little secretly rubbing the implication in it, but after listening to it, King Qi didn't seem to feel it, he was still very modest, and he didn't argue with King Liang.