Above the court, the atmosphere became tense.

Li Shimin looked down at Wei Zheng and asked word by word: "Wei Zheng, do you want to resign?" ”

"The minister is so ashamed that he has no face to face His Majesty."

"Okay, Wei Zheng...... You! Li Shimin pointed at Wei Zheng's nose and was about to speak, when Gonggong Gao came over and whispered a few words in Li Shimin's ear.

After Li Shimin heard this, he flicked the sleeves of his robe, sat back on the dragon chair, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Wei Yingluo has been found by Wannian County, and now the person is outside the hall, right and wrong, just ask." Gao Gan, bring Wei Yingluo up. ”

"Xuan, Wei Yingluo will see you!"

Wei Yingluo was led by a little eunuch, trembling and coming in from outside the hall, seeing the civil and military ministers in the hall, and then seeing Li Shimin with an angry face on the dragon chair, I couldn't help but beat a drum in my heart, I just ran away from home, how did I cause such a big incident, did it alarm Your Majesty?

Looking at it again, there was a carriage with wheels removed in the middle of the main hall, and Wei Yingluo was full of question marks, what was going on with this carriage?

There's also a man kneeling next to the carriage, huh? How do you look a little like my daddy?

When I get closer, I can see more clearly, isn't it my father! What's wrong with Daddy, he knelt in the temple, is it because of my affairs that Daddy can't be affected?

Wei Zheng knelt, Wei Yingluo, who is a daughter, needless to say, must also kneel. Wei Yingluo honestly knelt next to Wei Zheng, bowed her head, and waited for Li Shimin's inquiry.

Li Shimin has a little impression of Wei Yingluo, and on the day of the opening of heaven and earth, there seems to be a relationship. Just now, he had heard a rough idea from Gao Gonggong, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he knew that Wei Yingluo was running away from home. In the minds of a macho person like Li Shimin, a woman should take his queen eldest grandson as an example, virtuous and virtuous, virtuous and wise, knowledgeable, and running away from home is an act of unfilial piety, Wei Yingluo did such a thing, which made Li Shimin's perception very bad.

Li Shimin asked in a deep voice: "You are Wei Yingluo?" ”

"People's girl Wei Yingluo, meet Your Majesty."

"Did someone kidnap you yesterday?"

Wei Yingluo was a little confused and didn't know how to answer. Of course, Li Shimin would not give her a chance to discuss with Wei Zheng, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the truth, say it!" ”

Wei Yingluo was a little frightened, so she had to tell the truth and said, "The people's daughter...... No one took me captive, and the folk girl ran away from home. ”

"Running away from home!"

The civil and military officials were in an uproar, and then looked at Wei Zheng's gaze, all with a little sympathy. Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, your daughter ran away from home, and you have to rely on Li Mu. That's ridiculous! Now that your daughter herself admits that she ran away from home, how can Li Mu let you go?

I'm still in a hurry, Wei Xuancheng!

Even if Li Mu embarrasses you and threatens you, if you want to get rid of it quickly, you can't use such inferior means. Now it's time to smash up and see how you end up!

Li Shimin didn't ask anymore, looked at Wei Zheng, and said, "Wei Zheng, what else do you have to say?" ”

So far, Wei Zheng is also a bachelor, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is grateful to Your Majesty for finding a daughter for the minister." The minister was overjoyed, grateful, and thanked His Majesty Longen. ”

The green tendons on Li Shimin's forehead jumped, and he said angrily: "Wei Zheng, I don't want to hear you talk nonsense, do you know what I want to ask you, don't you recruit you from the truth!" ”

"Minister, no!"

A 'no' is the explanation of everything. Now that the real trend has gone, what Wei Zheng can do is to try his best to stop the loss, treating Lu Zhilin as an outcast is a stop loss, and his resignation is also a stop loss, he wants to implicate this matter until now, and not involve other forces of the Shandong Shi clan. No, that is, he doesn't admit everything Li Mu said, there is no tandem, there is no selfishness, he just loves his daughter and listens to it partially.

"Wei Zheng!" Li Shimin stood up and was about to have a seizure, when Li Mu in the carriage spoke up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said, "You say." ”

"Your Majesty, since Miss Wei has found it, I have to say what I want to say in my heart. The minister knows that now His Majesty and the princes will think that I, Li Mu, will not let go of such a good opportunity and will fall for the Duke of Wei. ”

Li Mu sighed: "However, the princes are wrong. Although I, Li Mu, am not a decent man and a gentleman, I also have the capacity to tolerate people. Duke Wei loves his daughter very much, and he doesn't want his daughter to have any contact with people like me, which I can understand. The Tao is different, not conspiring with each other, and it has been the same throughout the ages. Therefore, I believe what Wei Gong said, whether it is true or not, I believe it. But there are some things that I must say, because it is about Miss Wei's reputation, and if I don't say it, I am afraid that it will cause misunderstanding. ”

"I, Li Mu, am a man, and I don't want to affect a woman in anything, even if it's the daughter of the opponent, I don't want to."

"Gong Wei said that the day before yesterday, Lu Zhilin told him that I had met with Miss Wei, and there was indeed a matter, and I will testify without evidence. But why did they meet, presumably Wei Gong and Lu Zhilin are not very clear, I can solve your doubts. ”

"That day, I had something to look for my father-in-law and went to Jingdongji. I met a group of beggars, and when I saw that they were pitiful, I gave them steamed buns to eat. One of them, about eight years old, thanked me for eating steamed buns and gave me half a candied fruit. I recognized the candied fruit as a candied fruit specially purchased when the heavens and the earth opened. And the person who can get this candied fruit will definitely not be this child, and he wonders who gave him the candied fruit to eat. ”

So, I sent someone to follow the beggars and found their residence, an abandoned house in Kwong Tak Fong. I saw Miss Wei with her maid, making porridge for the beggars. ”

"That porridge and clear soup are not very watery, but I know that the situation in the Wei Mansion is not very rich, so I am still moved by Miss Wei's kindness, so I want to help. But thinking that I and Wei Gong had different positions after all, and I was worried that it would bring unnecessary misunderstanding to Miss Wei, I pretended to be a bad person and took the beggar and Miss Wei's master and servant to my father-in-law's grocery store. They bought a goat, slaughtered it, cooked it, and entertained them. I also instructed my father-in-law that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, if these children raise them, I am afraid that they will 'fight rice and promote rice hatred', and when they grow up, not only do they not remember their kindness, but they will be resentful, so it is better to find something for them to do, even if it is to sweep the floor, it is considered to be self-reliant. ”

"I first placed them in the empty shop in Jingdongji to prevent them from being frozen, and then paid for them to buy new clothes and shoes in Mrs. Peony's shop, and sent someone to repair the abandoned house where they used to live...... And Miss Wei, Your Majesty can ask her personally, have I ever been disrespectful to her? Li Mu chuckled lightly and said, "Maybe I, Li Mu, really have money and nowhere to spend it, for these beggars, I have spent dozens of times before and after." ”

"If it weren't for the situation today, I wouldn't have brought it up, and no one would have known about it. I Li Mu do things, I have always been casual, I feel that it is worth it, I don't ask anyone to say a good word about me, and I don't want this kind of false name. But I think that even if it's not a righteous act, it can't be considered an evil deed, right? I never thought that after Lu Yushi learned about this, he would become a lever for him to attack me, saying that I was molesting the people's daughters. ”

"Heh......" Mu Li sighed and said, "Your Majesty, black and white are confused. I have nothing to say, and I don't bother to argue. Your Majesty, the minister's words have been finished, and now, the minister also wants to know why Miss Wei ran away from home, and asks Miss Wei to solve her doubts. ”

Li Shimin looked at Wei Yingluo and said, "Wei Yingluo, why did you run away from home?" ”

Wei Yingluo's head was a mess, she kind of understood, but she didn't quite understand. She didn't know what the impact of what she was saying would be. Now it seems that his father is against Li Mu again, and his father is unreasonable, if he tells the truth, will he hurt his father?

But if he lies, will he hurt Li Mu?

Of course, Wei Yingluo didn't want to hurt her father, but the inexplicable emotion that lingered in her heart made her unbearable to hurt Li Mu, and after listening to what she just said, it was obvious that her father was bullying Li Mu unreasonably, did she want to help her abuse?

Wei Yingluo was stunned, and she didn't know what to say.

Li Shimin was even more angry, and asked again: "Wei Yingluo, I'm asking you, and you still don't answer?" ”

No matter! Not beat around the bush!

Wei Yingluo turned her heart and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why the people's daughter ran away from home is because she feels that her father is unfair. When I returned home that day, my father reprimanded me when he heard Lu Yushi's words, and made me swear that I would never associate with the Marquis of Zhulu again. The folk girl thought about those children, and felt that Zhuluhou was a kind-hearted person, not as bad as her father said, so she did not agree...... My father punished me to kneel before my ancestors for repentance, and I knelt for a day and a night and then fainted. When I woke up, I was very sad. My father is so unreasonable, he is no longer like the father in my heart, so the people's daughter is hot-headed, and she plans to run away from home......"

Wei Yingluo lowered her head, tears falling down her eyes, which made people feel pitiful.

When the officials heard this, they all felt that Wei Zheng was too stubborn. Let such a weak daughter let her kneel for a day and a night, it is really ruthless. And the imperial historians who were kneeling on the ground all looked at Wei Yingluo with resentment. How can there be such a daughter, who falls into the well for her father, such a daughter, it is better to kill something!

When Li Shimin heard this, he also sighed, although Wei Yingluo's experience was pitiful, but she ran away from home for this matter, which was really unfilial. Wei Zheng handled his own family affairs, even if it was excessive, others had no reason to blame. It's really hard to say which is right and wrong in this matter. But one thing is certain, Wei Yingluo's runaway from home has nothing to do with Li Mu, but was caused by Wei Zheng.

"So, the so-called theft of dinner was also committed by you?"

Wei Yingluo sobbed and nodded, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the folk girl thought that she always had to bring something to eat when she ran away from home, so she took the steamed buns away, and she hadn't eaten them yet, in the burden of pearls." ”

"Who is Pearl?"

"It's the maid of the people's daughter."

"I don't understand, why didn't you bring money with you when you ran away from home? Or it's fine! You only bring some steamed buns, how many meals can you eat? ”

Wei Yingluo pursed her lips and whispered, "Your Majesty, there is no money in the people's daughter's family." ”