Aunt Cui took the woven silk scarf to the main hall, but she didn't see Gu Huaijin. She hesitated for a moment, and was about to send it another day, but she happened to meet Gonggong Xu walking in with two palace people.

When Gonggong Xu saw her, he asked enthusiastically, "Auntie is looking for Her Royal Highness?" His Royal Highness is estimated to be still in the palace at this time. ”

"It's all a trivial matter for me, don't worry." She waved her hand, clutching the silk towel in her arms and was about to leave.

But he listened to Gonggong Xu turn his head to the palace people behind him; "Your Majesty will send someone to get the prince's seal in a while, you go and find out the box where the seal is placed, and then clean the hall, it's too dirty."

Father-in-law Xu touched the thick dust on the shelf, took out a handkerchief and wiped his fingers in disgust.

It turned out that although Gu Huaijin had been abolished for many days, His Majesty had not taken back the prince's seal, so he sent someone to get it.

Aunt Cui turned back again, put the silk towel on the table, and said to Xu Gonggong: "The maid is here to send the woven silk towel to His Royal Highness, and it just so happens that it will be fine at this time, so let's help the palace people clean it together." ”

"How can this be done, you are your aunt, Your Highness specially ordered, can't let you do these chores." Father-in-law Xu refused again and again.

Aunt Cui smiled and said, "What aunt is not aunt, father-in-law should not make fun of me." Everyone is a slave and a maid, and His Royal Highness only gave the maid a little respect for the face of the late queen, not to mention that His Royal Highness stays in the palace every day, and I don't worry about letting others do this close work. ”

"This ...... Well, then bother my aunt. Seeing that she insisted, Gonggong Xu didn't say anything, but just reminded: "Then aunt, don't be tired, let's go back and rest after a while." ”

"The maid will, so don't worry about it." Aunt Cui has always worked quickly, and before she finished speaking, she picked up a handkerchief to wipe the table.

Seeing this, Gonggong Xu was busy with other things, and when he left, he didn't forget to tell the two palace people: "You all work hard for me, and listen to my aunt's words more." There are other seals of His Highness in the box, but don't be mistaken. ”

Not long after Gonggong Xu left, the two palace people found out the box where the seal was placed, and one of the palace people flipped through a few seals, and patted his head as if he thought of something, "We are illiterate, where do we know which is the prince's seal." ”

The other chirped: "No matter what you do, the people sent by His Majesty will always be literate later." ”

Aunt Cui heard the discussion between the two, so she walked over, she opened the seals and looked at them, and finally pointed to the jade seal inlaid with the dragon pattern and said: "This is the prince's seal, the palace people will come over in a while, you can give this to them, and the rest are the private seals of His Royal Highness." ”

The two of them were overjoyed to see her solve the problem, "Thank you, auntie." ”

As soon as Aunt Cui finished cleaning the main hall, His Majesty sent her to fetch the seal, so she bowed and withdrew.

As soon as she entered the side hall, Aunt Cui closed the door, and she took out a jade-colored seal from her sleeve, which was a private seal engraved with Gu Huaijin's small characters. Gu Huaijin's small character "Jade Book", which was prepared when he was weak and crowned.

She took a stack of letters from under the bed, flipped through them several times, and stamped a few of them.

The next day, the news of Gu Huaijin's private seal being stolen came out of the North Palace.

Gonggong Xu led the palace people to investigate carefully, and soon locked on the two palace people who took off the seal box, and the two palace people called "wronged".

"The slaves and maids are illiterate at all, where can we tell which ones are official seals and which ones are private seals, and that day it was Aunt Cui who told us that the dragon pattern was the prince's seal."

Father-in-law Xu shook the dust, and his beard trembled with anger, "Good guy, you still want to splash dirty water on your aunt!" ”

The speaker had no intention of listening, and these coincidentally fell into Cui Jinyuan's ears, which made her spine chill.

When Cui Jinyuan found Aunt Cui, she had already tied the letter to the pigeon's leg, gently touched the pigeon's back, and the pigeon flew away quickly.

When Cui Jinyuan saw her, he asked sharply: "Mother, did you do it?" ”

"What?" Aunt Cui turned her head, her face was not shocked or surprised, and she was extremely calm.

"You stole His Highness's private seal, didn't you?" Cui Jinyuan emphasized.

"I didn't."

Aunt Cui turned around and was about to go back to the room, but Cui Jinyuan grabbed her sleeves.

She glared at her angrily, "Do you know that now the entire Beigong knows about the loss of His Highness's private seal." If you don't tell the truth, they'll find out in no time. ”

Aunt Cui snorted lightly, not afraid, "I threw that seal away a long time ago, and they couldn't find evidence." ”

"Thrown, where did you throw it?" Cui Jinyuan was so angry with her that her eyes were about to dazzle, and the fingers holding Aunt Cui's sleeves turned blue because she was too hard, "You tell me, I'll find it out and return it quietly, otherwise His Highness is bound to find it to the end." ”

Aunt Cui saw her pestering, so she had to explain, "The largest ginkgo tree in the garden is five feet deep. ”

Cui Jinkite let go of her and turned to leave, only to hear Aunt Cui say behind her: "Jinkite, I also want to ask you, is His Highness important or your mother important?" ”

"If it weren't for the fact that you are my mother, I would not have saved you this time." Cui Jinyuan stopped, still didn't turn around, and the cold voice was sent to Aunt Cui's ears along with the wind, "You are so self-conscious." ”

After getting off the court, Gu Huaijin returned to the North Palace. Cui Jinyuan helped her untie the crane, and when she saw that his face was full of joy, she asked, "Why is Your Highness so happy today?" ”

"It's almost the end of the year, and the court is already discussing the matter of holding a reception banquet for Lu Xiangzhi." The smile on Gu Huaijin's face did not change, and when he lowered his head, he pinched Cui Jinyuan's chin, "Naturally, the joy of this king lies in our family affairs later." ”

Speaking of this, a smile also appeared on Cui Jinyuan's face, "Has His Highness already reported to the Imperial Palace?" ”

"Escalated." Gu Huaijin replied without raising his head, and then picked up the file on the side and looked at it.

Cui Jinyuan hurriedly added candles to him, and he didn't dare to disturb him.

It wasn't until Gu Huaijin was tired of resting that Cui Jinyuan mentioned: "I heard that His Royal Highness's lost private seal has been found, but the palace people didn't pay attention when they were cleaning and fell to the low shelf." ”

"It's not a big deal, it's that Father-in-law Xu is too bluffing."

Cui Jinyuan saw that the matter was not so serious, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

But she thought that Aunt Cui asked her to take His Highness's handwritten letter last time, and now she has taken a private seal, so don't do anything unfavorable to Your Highness.

"Your Highness." She frowned.

"Huh?"

Cui Jinyuan hesitated to explain these things to Gu Huaijin, Gu Huaijin liked her very much, and she was a very good person, maybe he would forgive her mother for her previous actions, but she didn't know who was behind the scenes, if Gu Huaijin asked, she couldn't answer, but it made him suspicious. And if he really confesses, what if Gu Huaijin is furious? Will he be able to tolerate them, and will it cost his mother's life?

After much thought, she decided to keep her mouth shut.

She looked at Gu Huaijin's questioning eyes and smiled lightly: "Is Your Highness thirsty?" The servant will go and heat you a pot of tea. ”

A few days later, when Gu Huaijin went to court, he found that Lu Younian had returned to the court.

Lu Younian reported the situation of Qi to Gu Chengye, and after speaking, he presented a list that was found in King Qi's residence. The list is full of princes who have colluded with it.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qi has been corrected on the spot. These princes are also rebellious, and I am afraid that they will not be able to treat each other politely. ”

Gu Chengye took these lists and flipped through them over and over again, with a serious expression, and there were many princes on the list who had expressed their sincerity to the court many times.

He snorted coldly, "These, directly send troops to punish them, those who are willing to submit can give an idle job to do, and those who are unwilling will destroy the nine clans." ”

Seeing Gu Chengye's resolute attitude, Lu Younian felt complacent, and took out a few letters from his sleeves.

The minister also found these letters in the residence of the king of Qi. Because the matter is serious, I dare not conceal it, so I have come to ask Your Majesty to make a decision. ”

Gu Chengye beckoned, and Gonggong Jiang immediately handed the letter to him.

Gu Chengye looked at the contents of the letters, only to see that the word "Jade Book" was printed at the end of each letter, and he glanced at Gu Huaijin thoughtfully, "Jade Book, this is your small character, right?" ”

Gu Huaijin looked dazed.

Gu Chengye narrowed his eyes and threw the letter in his hand on the ground, "What do you have to explain?" ”

Gu Huaijin picked up the letter, and the letter was written in black and white, all of which were summons between him and King Qi, involving government affairs and war, and even the news that Gu Chengye sent Lu Younian to support was informed of King Qi in advance.

Gu Huaijin's face changed slightly, "Father, the sons and daughters did not collude with the King of Qi. ”

Gu Chengye glanced at him lightly, "It's just a 'no', don't you think it's a little thin?" ”

"It's really thin." Gu Huaijin didn't refute, but turned his head to look at Lu Younian, and said meaningfully: "Taiwei Lu doesn't know, this king's private seal was lost a few days ago. ”

"Oh? And what's going on? Lu Younian pretended to be surprised, "Later, His Highness could find it?" ”

"I found it." Gu Huaijin's thumb gently rubbed the seal on the letter, and there was an impenetrable depth in his eyes, "But it has been lost for several days, and it is unknown if it was used by a 'person with a heart' to frame the blame." ”

"It's about His Highness's reputation, it seems that Your Majesty must find out this 'caring person' as soon as possible, so as to restore His Highness's innocence." Lu was young.

Seeing that he was still playing officially, Gu Huaijin didn't bother to deal with him anymore.

"I don't think it's necessary, this 'person with a heart' is clumsy, I'm afraid that even the printing is wrong." A trace of coldness flashed in Gu Huaijin's eyes, and then he said respectfully to Gu Chengye: "Father, the words on this letter are indeed very similar, but this seal is not the private seal of the son, and the words on the seal are a little far apart. The private seals of the princes are all minted by the Standing Office, so that they can check it. ”

Seeing that he was so determined, Gu Chengye agreed, and soon Su Bingde took the official from the Standing Office to check the letter.

Several people discussed for a while, and then Su Bingde replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the seal on this letter is indeed not cast by the Standing Office. ”

Gu Huaijin glanced at Lu Younian, who was not very good-looking, and hooked his lips slightly, "Thinking that this seal is so similar, it must be because the person who imitated the seal saw the original jade seal, and there was a thief in the North Palace, and the son asked for a search." ”

Gu Huaijin stood up unhurriedly and bowed.

The morning glow outside the hall is gorgeous, which makes him even more gorgeous.