In front of the majestic palace gate, Yuan Minzhou slowly turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the palace step by step.

After he left the prison, he wanted to go back to the palace directly, but he met the eunuch who went to the Hou Mansion to announce the decree halfway, and learned that the emperor was urgently summoned to the palace.

After passing through an empty square, I soon arrived at the gate of the Qinzheng Palace.

The little eunuch guarding the door hurriedly entered to report, and after a while, he trotted out, bowed to Yuan Minzhou and said, "Master Hou, the emperor invites you in!" ”

Yuan Minzhou nodded, lifted his robe, stepped over the high threshold, and walked in.

The heavy door of the hall slowly closed behind him, and the two coiled dragon pillars in the hall stood tall, making the hall more and more empty and majestic.

After the imperial case, the young man wearing the bright yellow dragon robe was behind his back, holding the pen in the other hand, or lifting the pen and walking the line, or pausing the pen to point the ink, the pen to walk the dragon and snake, scolding Fang Xuan, between every move, showing the emperor's atmospheric style.

Today's surname is Zhao, with a single name and a pei character, ranking second among many princes. His biological mother, Yun Guiren, died of blood during childbirth, and the first emperor took pity on him when he was young, so he raised him in the queen's palace, which had nothing to do at that time.

There are not many heirs of the first emperor, and among the princes, Zhao Pei is not very outstanding. If there is anything commendable, it is that he married Du Pingfei, the eldest daughter of the Du family.

Later, the first emperor died suddenly, and before he had time to leave a word, the court was in dire straits.

At that time, Zhao Pei didn't know what means he used, but he secretly won the support and support of the generals and families in the imperial court, tried his best to eliminate dissent, and successfully ascended the throne of the emperor, becoming the youngest emperor in the history of the Liang Dynasty.

Yuan Minzhou stared quietly, his expression a little dazed.

I remember in a trance that when this young emperor first ascended the throne, he was helpless and unwilling in the face of the Du family's pressing step by step.

It's only been a long time, and he has grown from a dragon trapped in the shallows to a true dragon that roams for nine days, not only playing with imperial power with ease, but also cultivating his own power in silence.

Thinking of the purpose of this trip, Yuan Minzhou felt a little sympathy for the Du family party in his heart.

At this time, Zhao Pei had already sensed his existence, stopped his pen, and said with a smile: "Dingyuan Hou has arrived!" Come and see how I write this handwriting! ”

If there were other courtiers here, they would have been surprised by the emperor's casual attitude. But Yuan Minzhou seemed to be accustomed to this way of speaking, walked up to the imperial case, looked down carefully, and praised: "The emperor's pen is strong, and his mind is ......."

Zhao Pei slammed his fist into his shoulder, "If you are so perfunctory again, don't even think about going to the prison." ”

For so many years, between him and Yuan Minzhou, he is not like a monarch and a minister, but a little like a teacher and friend, because he does not have too many scruples in private.

And the corners of Yuan Minzhou's mouth were slightly hooked when he heard this, and under the gaze of the young emperor, his face still did not change, "If the minister doesn't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to do justice for Marshal Xie." ”

The smile on Zhao Pei's lips slowly faded, his eyes flickered, and his mind had turned thousands of times, but he said, "You have a way?" ”

"As a courtier, it is my duty to give advice." Yuan Minzhou replied clearly, a flower-like smile suddenly flashed in his mind, his eyes flashed slightly, and then said, "The minister dares to ask, the Du family ...... over there"

As soon as these two words were mentioned, Zhao Pei's face sank, and he sneered, revealing the majesty of the emperor, and said, "You can also see that the Du family is becoming more and more arrogant. If they don't find a chance to suppress it, I'm afraid they will all jump on my head. ”

Yuan Minzhou must have heard this, knowing the emperor's attitude, it is much easier for him to act.

He was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are many strange things about this matter. The minister went to the heavenly prison to ask, but the Xie family did not know about this matter, and if the innocent people of the Xie Mansion were implicated because of this, it would inevitably chill the other Jiangmen families. In addition, Marshal Xie is no longer alive, and he should not and cannot care about merit or demerit. To put it mildly, in that battle, almost all the people related to Marshal Xie died, and if someone with a heart used this to talk about things, it would be tantamount to death without proof. Both horizontally and vertically open their mouths and white teeth say casually, and no one can tell the truth from the false. ”

Zhao Pei nodded, "I think so too. ”

In addition, he had already regretted the will given to Xie Fenghua back then, and he didn't expect to bury such a hidden danger.

He thought for a moment and said, "Then in your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?" ”

The tricky part of this case is that the Du family, as the plaintiff, is eyeing all the evidence, and the defendant Xie Fenghua is dead, but the rest of the Xie Mansion knows nothing, and even in order to block Youyou's mouth, he has to put those people in prison.

Yuan Minzhou seemed to have thought about this problem a long time ago, and said unhurriedly at the moment: "Your Majesty, since this matter is related to the Xie Mansion, let the people of the Xie Mansion figure it out by themselves!" ”

Zhao Pei frowned, "The people of the Xie Mansion are all locked up in the prison, what else can be done?" ”

"Does the emperor remember the second miss of the Xie family?" As soon as he thought of that person, Yuan Minzhou suddenly felt that his forehead and feet began to ache again.

Zhao Pei thought about it seriously and said uncertainly: "What you said, but Xie Fenghua's sister who likes to dance and play with swords, you asked to marry a dumb bride a while ago but married the wrong one?" ”

"People are not dumb now," Yuan Minzhou was a little surprised, and hurriedly said, "Chen has met Miss Xie Er a few times, and found that she is an interesting person, and she has a very good relationship with Marshal Xie, if you want to overturn the case for Marshal Xie, no one is more suitable than her." ”

Zhao Pei looked at him with interest, "You said so many good things for this Second Miss Xie, what is your intention?" ”

Yuan Minzhou saw that he guessed his intentions, and hurriedly smiled: "Chen just thinks that the place in the prison is a little more gloomy, and it is really not suitable for her to stay in such a delicate girl's house......"

A delicate girl's home?

The corners of Zhao Pei's mouth twitched suspiciously, as if he was smiling, "Since the Marquis of Dingyuan has asked to come to me, then as you wish, allow Second Miss Xie to leave the prison and assist in handling this case." ”

"The emperor is wise."

……

Yuan Minzhou walked on the way out of the palace with a heavy heart.

Just turned the corner of the corridor, but there was a huge team of honor guards in front of him, and one of the people in the crowd had a stunning appearance and awe-inspiring temperament, and it was Du Pingfei, the queen of the dynasty. He took a few steps forward and bowed slightly, "See the Queen Mother." ”

"Dingyuan Hou is exempt." Du Pingfei bowed slightly, his makeup was exquisite, his smile was full, and he smiled and smiled, showing the nobility and majesty of the mother of a country. She looked in the direction where Yuan Minzhou was walking, and suddenly asked, "Marquis Dingyuan entered the palace, but he came here for the Xie Fu case?" ”

Yuan Minzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "Niangniang is really like a god." The minister entered the palace and came for this matter. ”

The smile on the corner of Du Pingfei's mouth seemed to stiffen, "Since the Marquis of Dingyuan still has important things to do, this palace will not bother." ”

"The minister retired." Yuan Minzhou saluted, and then staggered over, with a light robe and a slow walk, with a calm and graceful posture.

Feng He, the personal palace maid, complained in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Niangniang, this Dingyuan Marquis is too rude." It's a ...... to see you."

Du Pingfei immediately swept away a cold look, the back of Fenghe's neck was cold, he knelt on the ground with a puff, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Slave damned!" Please forgive me! ”

"Go get the board yourself!" Du Pingfei didn't look at her, and walked forward.