As soon as the question was answered, the atmosphere instantly became relaxed and happy, as if the anger, disappointment, chill, and danger just now had never happened.

What is presented in front of me is the seemingly-for-tat between father and son, but in fact, there is a warm daily question and answer, who cares if you are true or not.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, slowly smiled, and looked at Ruan Qingzhi: "You want to be my daughter-in-law?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi didn't smile, and didn't give him any face: "Your Majesty, the focus now is not whether the people's daughter should be your daughter-in-law, but your son He came back alive." ”

The smile on the emperor's face did not change, and he was not embarrassed at all: "What's so strange about him coming back alive?" If he is really dead, I will look down on him! ”

It's a rare thing for the emperor to joke. Especially after being scolded in front of him, he can joke so casually, which simply gives the other party a lot of face, and it is even more remarkable than worshipping the marquis.

But Ruan Qingzhi didn't seem to understand this, and his face was still expressionless, and he refused to smile facelessly.

The emperor had no choice but to look at Ye Han again, with a kind face: "It's good to come back, let's be flat." - Have you seen your grandmother? ”

Ye Han turned to salute the Queen Mother, who just wiped his tears and said nothing, waving his hand to call him up.

Aunt Lian complained on the side: "Your Highness is safe and sound, and I won't send a message back sooner!" In the past few months, the Queen Mother has shed tears when she mentions you, and her eyes are about to cry blind! ”

Ye Han stood up again and again, and then stood in the hall with his hands down, and did not take the initiative to speak.

The emperor lowered his head to drink tea, and he had no intention of speaking, so the atmosphere in the hall became strange again.

An Guogong suddenly asked: "Miss Ruan, we now know that Yangcheng was saved by you with your skillful hands and benevolence, but why do you only say that His Royal Highness King Li has made great contributions?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi knew that this was meant for the ministers and the emperor, and immediately replied unequivocally: "I have the magic hand to heal the sick, but I don't have the divine power to defend the city. Yangcheng was deliberately instigated to cause civil unrest, fighting, murder, looting occurred from time to time, and later there were Shenggongshan soldiers besieged the city, besieged the city, and set fire to the city. If it weren't for His Royal Highness King Li, who was running around day and night to calm the hearts of the people, and leading the people to defend the city, even if I had the medical skills to reach the sky, I am afraid that in the end, I would only be burned to death in the city with those 200,000 people. ”

Everyone thought about it, and sure enough, this is the truth, and immediately praised Ye Han for governing the army in a good way, which is worthy of being the Great Wall of Southern Qi.

The emperor slowly drank a cup of tea and raised his head: "In this way, the things that the fourth brother did to Yangcheng were all aimed at you. ”

Ye Han bowed down and said "yes".

Lord Zhen of the Hanlin Academy suddenly sneered: "In this way, His Royal Highness King Li, the people of Yangcheng were originally affected by you!" It's your duty to save them, what a great achievement! ”

Ye Han didn't look back, and said coldly: "It's not me who did evil. The people of Yangcheng are not burdened by me, but by the insidious and vicious ambitions of some people. Thou shalt not use my work of salvation against the evil you have done. ”

"I ......" Lord Zhen didn't expect Ye Han to say the word "you" directly, and he couldn't help but be frightened.

Ruan Qingzhi turned to look at him, smiled and asked, "Which adult are you?" Li Zhongdao confessed to many of the four princes' comrades, I don't know if there are you among them? Boss, before you try to pull someone into the stinking gutter, you'd better see if you're drowning yourself to the neck! ”

Lord Zhen shuddered, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, only to feel that the eyes of his colleagues were staring at him, like knives.

In fact, there were really few people in the temple looking at him. The fact that he is a henchman of King Rui is almost known to everyone, only he himself is stupid to think that others do not know.

At this time, King Rui's defeat was decided, and few people were willing to pay attention to his affairs. The ministers just stared at His Royal Highness King Li, who had returned strongly, and the more they watched, the more interesting they felt.

King Li has not returned to Beijing for many years. The last time I came back, I was still a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, with a cold and arrogant temperament, and I would not defend myself if I was greatly wronged.

Now that I'm older, I suddenly like to talk. I just don't know if the loneliness of the border has changed his temperament, or is it - influenced by someone?

Ruan Qingzhi found that more and more eyes fell on him, and somehow he suddenly felt a little worried in his heart, and subconsciously hid behind Ye Han.

At this time, the emperor on the throne spoke again: "Even if you don't do evil, it is because of you." If Yang City suffers, you must not admit that you are innocent. ”

Ye Han was silent for a moment, and then answered "yes".

The emperor looked at him with a kind and solemn expression: "The fourth child is a little arrogant, and it is also because I have been too indulgent over the years. This time, he has done a lot of evil things to you, and I am really sad. And I am glad that you are safe and sound now, this is your blessing, and it is also the blessing of the fourth child. It can be seen that God is merciful, and he can't bear the evil obstacle to bear the great sin of killing his brother......"

"Your Majesty, what you said is not right!" Ruan Qingzhi rushed out from behind Ye Han again, and said hurriedly: "You can't say that King Rui is not guilty just because King Li is not dead, right?" Even if this matter is God's mercy, it is God's mercy to King Li! It is God who thinks that King Li should not die, not God who wants to exonerate King Rui! ”

The emperor was about to say something emotional, and he was suddenly interrupted, and a little anger finally appeared on his face.

This girl really can't indulge! Where is this relying on small and selling small, this is clearly disrespectful and rebellious!

"Ruan Qingzhi," the emperor sank his face, "It is true that you have merit, but in the affairs of the court, women have never been allowed to put their beaks!" If you don't even know this little bit of proportion, forget about the marriage or something, I can't leave the hidden danger of Si Chen for Nanqi in the future! ”

This is really angry, Long Yan is furious.

The ministers were all shocked, but they heard the little girl's voice clear and bright, and they were not afraid at all: "I'm not a chicken, I'm a phoenix!" ”

The emperor was so angry that his face turned blue.

Luan Zhongcheng scolded in a low voice behind him: "Girl, don't be rude!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi pretended not to hear, held his head high and continued: "I'm not interested in the affairs of the government, you let me say that I'm too lazy to talk about it!" Did we just talk about the imperial court? You want to use King Li is still alive as an excuse to exonerate the murderer, what kind of government business is that? That's not a human thing! ”

"Presumptuous!" This time, without waiting for Long Yan to be angry, the eunuch next to him had already scolded: "The court is not a place for you to spill!" Jin Wuwei, take down this crazy woman! ”

Jin Wuwei moved when he heard the sound, but Ruan Qingzhi didn't run, and he didn't even hide behind Ye Han.

Ye Han didn't move, as if he didn't care about her safety at all.

It wasn't until Jin Wuwei was about to twist Ruan Qingzhi that the emperor opened his mouth in a deep voice: "That's it." I miss you when you're young, and I don't care about you! Go back and ask your father to invite two people to teach you the rules, and go down! ”

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and left when he heard this.

Ye Han immediately bowed his hand and said, "Erchen retires", followed quickly, and walked side by side with her.

"Stop me!" The Emperor slapped the table and roared.

Ye Han immediately stopped. Ruan Qingzhi was about to leave, but Ye Han reached out and grabbed her.

The emperor looked at this scene, and his eyes turned black with anger, and he didn't recover for a long time. The two little eunuchs next to him saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly went over to pat him on the back and smooth him.

The Queen Mother was a little uneasy next to her, so she had to put on a straight face and reprimand: "You two, don't kneel down quickly!" What a system! Ruan girl, are you crazy? ”

Ling Xiao, who had long been forgotten on the ground, laughed hesitantly: "I'm afraid it's not crazy, but I feel that I have made great achievements, so I don't have to pretend to be gentle and virtuous anymore, right?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately pushed the eunuch away and looked up at Ruan Qingzhi first.

He clearly remembered that this girl was not such a character.

At the last Chung Yeung Festival banquet, although she was also an ordinary sharp tooth, she was extremely measured in the respect and humility of the monarch and the ministers, and the saints were all singled with ingenuity, and a painting and a word coaxed him to be happy for many days.

Looking at it today, it's like a different person.

Could it be that as Ling Xiao said, if he has made great achievements, he will not be taken into account as an emperor?

Only one city was saved, and if you want to make a high contribution, I'm afraid it's too early!

On the other hand, there is not only the capital of the meritorious master, but also the ambition of the meritorious master.

The emperor looked at Ye Han: "This girl's temperament is your favorite?" ”

"No," Ye Han's face was expressionless, "When Erchen first met her, she was like this, most likely her father's favorite." ”

Ruan Wenzhong jumped up and shouted wronged: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! This evil girl has been disrespectful since she was a child, and every time she meets her when her wife is alive, she will be so angry that she will be dizzy for several days, which ...... This evil obstacle is really immoral, and it is not worthy of being a royal woman! ”

Why, it turned out that he was born with a bad temperament, not arrogant?

The emperor didn't know whether to be angry or disappointed for a while, but in short, he was so angry that he wanted to order this girl to be cut off on the spot.

I can't cut it.

Helpless, he could only take his son out of anger, and asked Ye Han sharply: "What do you think of what happened just now?" ”

"Father," Ye Han arched his hand, "Qingzhi probably dislikes his son's soft temperament, and always thinks that his son's minister will be bullied, so he always thinks about standing up for his son." This is the son's fault, and she is not to blame. ”

The emperor was a little stunned when he said this.

How did he not know, when did this son become so eloquent?

He just muttered here, and Ling Xiao on the ground was so angry that he almost vomited blood: Does someone want to make a face? Are you soft-tempered? You're soft?!

Ruan Qingzhi tugged at Ye Han's sleeve, lowered his head and smiled, as if he didn't know how much trouble he had caused.

It doesn't seem to be arrogant, this is a stupid girl. The emperor commented in his heart.

Difficult.

After a moment of silence, the emperor looked at Ye Han again: "In your opinion, how is your fourth brother doing?" ”

Ye Han raised his head and said word by word: "The sin is extremely evil, and there is no redemption for death." ”

The emperor's face was gloomy and he was silent for a long time.

At this time, Ling Xiao had already seen that his father intended to cover him, and finally cheered up a little more, propped himself on the ground and shouted: "Why am I 'dead and unredeemable'?" What did I do? Who have I harmed? Now that you are alive and well, and the people of Yangcheng are also alive and well, are you so anxious to let me die? ”

"What you have done, the third division chief will find out." Ye Han looked indifferent, "It is my own ability to live, and it is Miss Ruan's ability for the people of Yangcheng to live." And neither of us is willing to use our skills to cover up the evil you have done. ”

He slowly turned around and looked at Ling Xiao: "Also, Luoyun Mountain, one hundred and twenty-six of my soldiers died at your hands. If you kill 126 people in the Northwest Army, it is equivalent to saving 12,600 people from the enemy country. This is still based on ordinary soldiers, in fact, among the people you killed were four tens, two centurions, and a brigade commander. In this way, you have saved at least 30,000 enemy countries. - Fourth brother, you are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country! ”

"How can the account be calculated like this!" Ling Xiao was so angry that he almost vomited blood, "You are a scoundrel!" Human life cannot be offset, a human life is a human life! If I kill one hundred and twenty-six, that's just one hundred and twenty-six! ”

Ye Han nodded, and did not argue with him very well: "That's good." You have confessed that you killed one hundred and twenty-six people. According to the law of the Southern Qi Dynasty, 'those who attack and kill their own soldiers will not be exempted from their fate, even if the princes and nobles are not exempt'. Thou hast slain one hundred and twenty-six of thy own soldiers, and thou hast thou shalt be one hundred and twenty-six times. The accounts of the people of Yangcheng are not settled with you, and I don't care about you for the sake of my brother. There are one hundred and twenty-six lives left, you remember, pay me back quickly. ”

"Enough!" Before Ling Xiao could answer, the emperor became angry first: "Keep talking about taking people's lives, what kind of system!" You have killed too many people at the border gates, have you become accustomed to treating human life like ants? ”

Ruan Qingzhi heard this, and immediately stood up and scolded again.

Ye Han grabbed her, took a step forward and arched his hand: "Erchen is wronged." Erchen has always only killed jackals, not people. ”

"You!" The emperor was furious, "You have learned well and have sharp teeth!" ”

Seeing that the emperor was so angry that he couldn't stand steadily, several little eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward to help, and begged Ye Han again: "Your Highness, just say a few words!" ”

Ye Han replied, and said: "My father got up early and went to the court so far, so he must be tired." Yangcheng's case will be tried by three divisions, and there will be no mistakes. Please go back to the palace to rest for the time being! ”

The emperor was indeed about to leave, but when he heard this, he turned around again, his face turned pale: "What you say, do you want to drive me back to the harem?" In the future, the government of Southern Qi will be up to you, right? ”

"Naturally not," Ye Han was not afraid, and calmly bent down and arched his hand: "Erchen just wants to remind his father that the holy decree has been issued, and the king has no jokes." ”

Jun has no jokes, this case has now been handed over to the three divisions to jointly investigate, as the emperor is still less finger-insightful.

The emperor understood what he meant, and was so angry that he leaned on the seat screen and coughed violently, and hissed angrily: "Good, good! What a clever mind and a good calculation! Your brother can't fight you, and I have obeyed you! Nanqi has you, I can rest assured! ”

After saying that, he shook off the eunuchs who were supporting him beside him, flicked his sleeves and turned around and walked out angrily.

Before the ministers had time to kneel and send, the people had already gone away.

The atmosphere in the hall was suddenly awkward.

Ruan Qingzhi's clear voice rang out inopportunely: "Your Majesty ran so fast, are you afraid that I will pounce and scratch his face?" He's really too worried, I'm not so ignorant of humility! ”

The Queen Mother was supported by Aunt Lian and slowly stood up: "The emperor is in a bad mood, you must be more diligent and don't make any mistakes." It's all gone. Han'er, Ruan girl, you come to talk to the mourning family. ”

The ministers were worried in their hearts, and they all felt that the current situation was more difficult than before.

King Rui seems to have fallen, but it seems that he has not fallen completely; The newly returned King Li has made great contributions, but he is disliked by the emperor; The rest of the princes don't seem to have any sense of existence, but under the competition between the snipe and the clam clams, there may not be no fishermen to profit.

As a result, no one dares to guess what the future wind will be like.

At this moment, the ministers more or less wanted to say a few words to Ye Han, in order to show favor or temptation. Unexpectedly, Ye Han didn't pay attention to anyone, and without saying a word, he pulled Ruan Qingzhi and followed the Queen Mother out.

This temperament is clearly the same as before!

The ministers muttered to themselves in their hearts, and gathered in the hall in twos and threes to discuss for a long time, and in the end, it was Dali Temple and the Criminal Department that took the lead in calling people to bring Ling Xiao to prison for trial, which can be regarded as reassuring to those wall-top grass who are watching the direction of the wind.

Ruiwang ...... The case of the four princes still has to be tried, so it seems that His Royal Highness King Li, who has returned strongly, is in the limelight, and everyone will have to reconsider the way out in the future.

The civil and military officials had their own thoughts, and dispersed the court with an unprecedented speed. By this time the sun was already red, and it was approaching evening.

In Shoukang Palace, Ruan Qingzhi shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Queen Mother, do you have anything to eat here?" I'm starving! ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her and snorted coldly: "You guys made such a big deal today, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty have been standing in the hall for a day, and they are all about to starve to death!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi knelt in front of the soft couch with a look of grievance: "Why do you even blame us?" Today's incident is obviously caused by King Rui! ”

The little palace maid quickly delivered the snack, and Ruan Qingzhi immediately rushed to the table and ate it unceremoniously. The Queen Mother didn't care about her, she just watched Ye Han shed tears.

Ye Han came to the door to salute again, and the Queen Mother grabbed him and cried so much that he couldn't straighten up.

Ye Han stretched out his hand to hug her, and his eyes were a little red: "It's my grandmother who worries, it's my grandson who is not good." ”

"It's not that you're bad, it's that vicious-hearted evil obstacle is bad!" The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and scolded, and wiped her tears: "Your father's heart has deviated, but the eyes of the mourning family are not blind!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately nodded frantically when he heard this, and the scumbags on his lips were thrown everywhere.

She originally wanted to interject, but her mouth was too full to come out for a while, so she had to puff out her cheeks and raise her hand fiercely to make a scratching motion.

The Queen Mother glanced back at her, wiped her tears and smiled: "It's not a big deal that you really scratched him." He himself doesn't plan to ask for his old face anymore, is he still afraid of people scratching him! ”

At this time, Ruan Qingzhi had already swallowed the snack in his mouth hard, and asked in surprise with puffed eyes: "The Queen Mother doesn't scold me?" ”

"What are you scolding for?" The Queen Mother wiped a handful of tears and smiled: "Han'er has lived alone for more than 20 years, and it is easy for someone to protect him, and it is too late for the mourning family to set off artillery to celebrate!" The mourning family is not stupid, if the granddaughter-in-law is scolded and run away, do you want to let the grandson of the mourning family die alone! ”

Ruan Qingzhi blinked, stunned.

The Queen Mother raised her hand and rubbed it on the top of her head, laughing with tears: "The mourning family already knows that you are very good, but I didn't expect it to be so good." Don't worry, even if you really want to scratch the emperor's face in the future, the mourning family can protect you! ”

"So, I have a backer now?!" Ruan Qingzhi was overjoyed.

Ye Han came over and sat down next to her, and said with a smile: "You only know that grandmother is our backer?" Do you think that our way back from Yangcheng is peaceful, who is secretly helping? ”

Ruan Qingzhi blinked and said he didn't know. She only knew that the carriage galloped all the way back, and the road was so smooth that it was not like a word, and as soon as she came back, she went directly into the palace without the slightest difficulty.

It turned out that it wasn't luck, but the Queen Mother helped?

The Queen Mother clenched the Buddha beads in her hand, gritted her teeth and hated: "It's also strange that the mourning family didn't know anyone before." Your fourth brother did a good job, and the mourning family really thought he was a good one. He has always professed to be close to you......"

Ye Han smiled, and his tone was flat: "The fourth brother has a strategy in his chest. ”

"It's a pity that my heart is a little vicious!" Ruan Qingzhi immediately continued, "My sister and I are really a natural pair!" ”

The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing when she heard this.

Ruan Qingzhi immediately jumped up again: "Oops, I forgot about my sister!" I also brought her a gift, Queen Mother, I'm going to say goodbye, hurry home to see my sister! ”

The Queen Mother was shocked by her: "Your sister? Biyun? It's good that you didn't die in her hands, and bring her a gift? ”

Ruan Qingzhi was mysteriously reluctant to say more, so the Queen Mother waved her hand: "You go, the palace car is already waiting outside." Han'er will talk to the mourning family again, and the mourning family will let the mourning family pack up the Funing Hall for you in a while. ”

"Grandmother," Ye Han bowed, "I'm afraid it's not right." The grandson is not young, and he is afraid that staying in the palace at night will cause criticism, so it is better to leave the palace for the time being and come back tomorrow to talk to his grandmother. ”

Of course, he was right.

The sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy staying in the palace can be said to be favored by his grandmother and treats him as a child; Now that I'm in my twenties, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense to use this reason again.

When the Queen Mother thought of this, she couldn't help crying again: "In the blink of an eye, you haven't come back for five or six years!" …… I almost died when I came back this time, you didn't even have a word of concern, I really can't complain that your daughter-in-law wants to scratch him! ”

"Grandmother," Ye Han gently admonished, "those who are close are close and those who are far away are estranged, this is also human nature, and I can't complain about my father." ”

The Queen Mother just cried, but she raised her head again and asked urgently: "Where do you live out of the palace?" You have been fighting abroad since you were a child, and you don't even have a palace in the huge Shangjing! ”

Ye Han glanced at Ruan Qingzhi and smiled: "That's okay." The grandson just took this opportunity to coax his daughter-in-law, lest she be troublesome and quit. ”

"Staying in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The Queen Mother immediately vetoed, "That's not good!" Then didn't you become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's house? He Ruan Van Trung how can he de! Don't go! ”

Ye Han secretly glanced at Ruan Qingzhi and said silently: "Help me." ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought for a while, and tentatively pinched the sleeve of the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, help......"

"What's wrong with you?" The Queen Mother had a headache.

Ruan Qingzhi said aggrievedly: "You also know what kind of character my father is, and my poisonous lotus sister...... This time I was in the limelight in Yangcheng, and when I returned to Beijing, I offended the emperor again, and the palace must be trying to kill me! If I dare to go home alone at this time, I will be led by someone and thrown into a mass grave early tomorrow morning! Queen Mother, you want to save me! If I die, His Royal Highness King Li will be lonely again! ”

"Go, go!" The Queen Mother laughed angrily at her, "The mourning family understands it, you can make up any nonsense!" Okay, go ahead! You yourself are not afraid of the shame of the world, what do you worry about for you! ”