After the door of the side hall was closed, all the previous exclamations, discussions, and accusations stopped, and the hall was silent. Only the sound of the maid's teeth chattering was uncontrollable, and the gurgling sound made people's hearts burn.

Ye Han knelt on the ground, his fists clenched, and nervously looked in the direction of the side hall.

Consciously or unconsciously, his right wrist was attached to a copper buckle around his waist, feeling the cold hardness to find a trace of peace of mind.

He could not wear a sword in the court, but he used to hide a dagger at his waist. As long as he broke the brass buckle, it was not very difficult for the little girl who saved her life and protected him.

I'm afraid that there is another article in the side hall. If someone restrained Ruan Qingzhi in advance and even used her to blackmail him, it would be troublesome.

Ye Han's heart was full of worries. The second prince and Nguyen Van Trung asked him several times, but he didn't notice it.

The emperor and Jin Wuwei in the palace have been paying attention to his direction, consciously or unconsciously, and the meaning is self-evident.

The hall was quiet for a long time, and gradually became a little restless. Occasionally, the old and frail old minister couldn't help but move his legs and feet, and the sound of his robe rubbing could be heard clearly.

In such silence, even the smallest sound seems to be amplified countless times.

At that moment, the door of the inner sanctum opened with a soft "ah-" sound.

Everyone in the hall shuddered, and several Jin Wuwei instinctively pulled out their long knives and stepped forward to aim at Ye Han.

Ye Han ignored it, and his eyes were only fixed on Ruan Qingzhi who came out of the door.

Her expression was plain, her clothes were neatly dressed, and the grandmothers behind her were half a step away from her, and the eunuchs followed two steps away, and no one twisted her arm.

Ye Han first breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt confused.

Ruan Qingzhi glared angrily at the scrutinizing gaze of the full hall, and then walked quickly to Ye Han's side and grabbed his sleeve: "I've been wronged, you coax me quickly!" ”

"You, don't be annoyed." Ye Han hesitated and grabbed her hand, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled and shook his head.

The two grandmothers who came out had already knelt down and bowed to the emperor: "The servants have all been examined, and there are no injuries on the body of the county lord of Qingyang. ”

"No?!" The Emperor was stunned.

Mama confirmed: "The whole body is as clean as jade, and there is no scar! ”

"It can't be!" The servant girl cried and pounced, "I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be wrong!" You guys...... You're all in this together! You were bought by King Li, weren't you?! ”

"Hey, you don't want to spew blood!" Ruan Qingzhi said angrily, "King Li, how can he buy the people around His Majesty? He has no money! ”

"What about you?" The servant girl hissed and cried, "You must have done it, right?" Your ability is so great that even the plague can be cured......"

Ruan Qingzhi stood up with a sigh of relief, stomped his feet and said, "It's good that you know that I have the ability!" I can even cure the plague, so I can see that you have a brain problem! You asked me to strip and test my injuries to prove my innocence, and now that I have proven it, it's your turn to knock on your skull to prove your innocence! ”

The maid screamed in fright and fell to the ground, shouting "Your Majesty, help."

Ruan Qingzhi looked at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is no longer any suspicion of the courtier's innocence at this moment, right?" ”

The Emperor mumbled, still looking at her.

Ruan Qingzhi stretched out his hand and pointed at the servant girl: "Since that's the case, then I'll say it directly." Your Majesty, this servant girl must have been frozen in the ditch before, and had many hallucinations when she was alive and dead, and after being rescued, she took those hallucinations seriously, so she talked nonsense. If this disease is not diagnosed and treated in time, she may not be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality for the rest of her life, so she can only be so confused! ”

"Is there such a disease?" The Emperor frowned.

The ministers in the palace whispered. The two imperial doctors from before knelt down tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty, when people are furious or dying, their consciousness is very fragile, and at that time it is indeed very easy to regard their own imagination or what others say as seeing with their own eyes, and they think that they are not lying, but in fact, the so-called 'what they have seen with their own eyes' is also false, and you can't believe it!" ”

The emperor's brows tightened even more when he heard this, and the maid cried and struggled in Jin Wuwei's hands again: "You are lying! You're being bought, too! You're all a raccoon dog! My Highness was killed by you! ”

An official of the Criminal Department hesitated and stood up: "Your Majesty, what Imperial Doctor Wang said is indeed somewhat reasonable. When the criminal department adjudicates a case, it often insists on lone evidence when it encounters those criminals or witnesses who have survived the catastrophe to provide testimony, in order to avoid confusion in the memory of someone when they are alive and dead, so that they do not distinguish between the false and the real and cause the wrong case. ”

That seems to make sense. The officials in the palace felt that their knowledge had been greatly increased, and at the same time they were ashamed that they had been played by a servant girl.

In the palace, except for the maidservant, the emperor's face was the most ugly. He stared at Ruan Qingzhi with a gloomy face, and confirmed repeatedly: "You mean, what this maid said before was all nonsense from illness?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi clenched his fists and slammed them twice in the air, and said angrily: "I don't know what else she said!" I only know that she said that I had injuries on my body, and that I had been to Qingwangfu, which turned out to be nonsense! With me as an example, whether her other words can be trusted or not, you can decide for yourself! ”

The emperor looked at the servant girl, and then at the cold night, and did not speak again for a long time.

The servant girl was shocked and angry, struggling to push away a Jin Wuwei, and pounced in the direction of Ruan Qingzhi: "I don't believe it! I'm not sick! You're obviously hurt, why don't you admit it! ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at her with pity: "Girl, if you say that you are sick, I may be able to try to cure you; But you keep insisting that you are not sick - then you are guilty of deception, and I can't save you! ”

"I'm not sick,......" the maid muttered in despair.

At this time, the emperor finally came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "The crime of bullying the king is the crime of bullying the king!" Even if she is sick, she will not escape the blame! - Drag it out, cane to death! ”

"Your Majesty, wait!" Ruan Qingzhi raised his hand and stopped the eunuchs who stepped forward to pull people: "Your Majesty, you promised before, if I am wronged, I will definitely find out the mastermind behind the scenes to vent my anger!" ”

The emperor looked at her and did not answer, and his face was very unpleasant.

Ye Han knelt forward and said in a deep voice: "Father, this servant was full of nonsense before, slandering his sons and the county lord of Qingyang, obviously wanting to put the two of us to death!" Now that the eldest brother is gone, this servant will immediately come out again to frame his son, he must be prepared! It's not a pity that Erchen died, but the person behind the curtain was vicious, so he didn't know that he would not extend his black hand to others in the future? The son of the father said a lot less, but not too much, I don't know how many times it is enough for them to calculate? ”

"Father," the second prince also knelt beside Ye Han, "Yesterday it was the eldest brother, today it is the third brother, and tomorrow it may be the son-in-law or the fifth brother, the person behind this matter has malicious intentions, and it must be investigated!" ”

When the ministers came back to their senses, they hurriedly echoed it, saying that this maid was an important witness and could not be killed easily.

The emperor pondered for a long time, and then played: "In this case, this woman will be handed over to Dali Temple for strict interrogation!" ”

Dali Siqing received the order, and immediately ordered someone to take the maid down, and begged the emperor to be willing: "This woman's memory has been controlled, and I am afraid that I will not be able to ask anything if I interrogate it directly." Please allow the lord of Qingyang County to enter Dali Temple and assist in the trial! ”

"Ridiculous!" The emperor said angrily, "Are all the men in Nanqi dead, and they have to rely on a girl to take the lead everywhere?" ”

Dali Siqing hesitated, not daring to argue. The emperor immediately made a decision: "Order the king and the second imperial doctor Ge to enter the Dali Temple to treat the disease and assist in the trial!" Step aside! ”

The two imperial doctors hurriedly received their orders. At this point, Dali Siqing didn't dare to say anything, so he had to reluctantly respond, his eyes still looking at Ruan Qingzhi.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't take this matter to heart, and only snuggled up to Ye Han's side, looking up at the emperor.

The emperor was irritable and was about to wave his hand and say "retreat from the dynasty", but saw Ruan Qingzhi standing up again.

"What else do you have to say?" The Emperor wanted to get angry when he saw her, and he was about to get used to it.

Ruan Qingzhi bowed and saluted, dignified: "Your Majesty, before the courtier's injury, you promised to meet the two requirements of the courtier!" ”

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "The first request, you said that you want to thoroughly investigate the main envoys behind the scenes, and I have already ordered Dali Temple to investigate." ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" Ruan Qingzhi thanked him crisply, and said, "The courtier has a second request!" ”

The emperor didn't really want to answer.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't feel embarrassed, so he continued: "Your Majesty, do you give a marriage to your courtiers and His Royal Highness King Li?" Our family has already accepted his dowry, but without your marriage, I always feel a little unjustifiable! Now the people are talking about it, saying that I am in a hurry to marry His Royal Highness King Li, and His Majesty does not approve of me as a daughter-in-law! I feel ashamed, I don't even dare to go out......"

She chattered endlessly, and some laughter was already ringing in the hall, and a few old ministers were muttering softly, "What kind of system".

But whether they were laughing or muttering, they all thought in their hearts that the emperor would happily agree to this request. After all, the dowry has been received, and the marriage between the two has long been known to the world, and the emperor has no reason not to support it.

Some people have even secretly felt sorry for Ruan Qingzhi in their hearts, thinking that she was so stupid to waste such a great opportunity on a completely unnecessary matter.

But the emperor's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

He pondered silently for a while, frowned, and said, "Your marriage, when the time comes, I will make a decree." What are you doing now, and you are in a hurry to ask for the holy decree? ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and looked aggrieved: "But Your Majesty has already agreed before!" You have no jokes, do you want to regret it? ”

"It's not that I don't agree," the emperor's face was also helpless in the face of the bear child, "It's just that you can change to a better request!" If I gave you a garden and you didn't take it, how about changing it to a fief? From now on, the 'Lord of Qingyang County' is no longer a false name, and I will give Qingyang County to ......"

"Your Majesty!" Ruan Qingzhi jumped up anxiously, "I don't want to be feudal, I want people!" Don't be so stingy, the king of a country! ”

In the end, I'm going to cry.

The Emperor was interrupted from speaking, his face was even more ugly than before, his eyes were heavy, and he did not speak again for a long time.

At this point, the ministers in the palace finally figured it out: the emperor was unwilling to give this marriage.

I'd rather make an exception and give a fief to a county lord with a foreign surname, rather than give a holy decree of marriage to my hands.

This "unwillingness" is certainly not because he doesn't like Ruan Qingzhi's daughter-in-law.

At this moment, everyone made eye contact with each other, and no one dared to speak easily, and the gaze that looked at Ye Han was more complicated than before.

Sympathize? It is certainly worthy of sympathy for a prince who has made great achievements in war to be rejected by his father to such an extent. However, for the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee, sympathy for others is far less important than planning for their own future.

A prince who is rejected by the emperor, how far can he go on the road ahead?

People are impetuous.

In a complicated gaze, Ye Han leaned over and grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's hand, and said in a low voice, "Don't make noise." Our marriage has been decided, I can't run away, what are you afraid of? ”

Ruan Qingzhi muttered: "I'm afraid of long nights and dreams!" You're so good-looking, what if someone snatches it away? Anyway, I don't care, Your Majesty will annoy him for a day if he doesn't give him marriage, who let him give birth to such a good son, do I still want to run away if I provoke him? ”

There were people in the hall who had nothing to do with themselves laughing, and the atmosphere eased slightly.

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he spoke again: "It's not difficult to give marriage." But you have to think about it, once you get married, you will be branded as King Li. If he does something rebellious in the future, you can't stay out of it. ”

Ruan Qingzhi was surprised: "Great rebellion? Who? King Li? How can it be! ”

An old minister of the Hanlin Academy said coldly: "That may not be impossible. Lord Qingyang, the lower official suggests that you ask your father before asking His Majesty for marriage, is he already in cahoots with His Royal Highness King Li and is preparing to rebel? Or are you already involved? ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately became anxious when he heard this: "Hey, why are you old thing scolding?" You keep saying 'rebellion', are you saying it from your heart? ”

The other party was scolded by her face, and his face became even colder: "County Lord, please calm your anger." Ladies and gentlemen, please think about it, have we overlooked something? When His Majesty ordered Jin Wuwei to invite the county lord before, the reactions of His Royal Highness King Li and Ruan Xiang were clearly weak-hearted! If the two of them had a clear conscience, why did they obstruct it in every possible way at that time, and why were they speechless in the face of His Majesty's questioning! ”

When the ministers heard this, there was a lot of discussion, and the emperor also twisted his beard thoughtfully.

Ruan Qingzhi frowned slightly, grabbed Ye Han's sleeve and urged him to tell him what had happened before, and then smiled: "This lord really has a good memory, this has been from morning to noon, and you are still thinking about the little thing about His Highness and my father's gaffe?" Previously, the servant girl testified that His Royal Highness King Li was related to the Qingwangfu case, and the only evidence was the injuries on my body. Now that the only evidence is gone, you still have to hold on to it, hoping to find out something? It's like your house has collapsed and the gables have collapsed, and you are still holding a tile and boasting about what kind of mansion it is! ”

That Hanlin was so frightened by her that his face turned red, but he still insisted on refusing to let go: "The stakes are very high, unless His Royal Highness King Li can explain why he lost his temper at that time, the suspicion of several of you in the case of King Qingfu still cannot be ruled out!" ”

Ye Han raised his hand to protect Ruan Qingzhi behind him, and said coldly: "Master Pan, do you mean that this king, the county lord of Qingyang and even Ruan Xiang are all related to the Qingwang Mansion case and committed that big case together, but this king doesn't know that the county lord of Qingyang has no injuries at all, so that the previous frequent gaffes are full of flaws?" ”

Pan Hanlin bowed and said, "The reason for this is not clear to the lower officials. Xia Guan only knew that His Royal Highness and Ruan Xiang had many gaffes before, and there must be inside information. If the two of you can't explain it clearly in the court, maybe you will be willing to say it when you arrive at Dali Temple! ”

These words have been said extremely unkindly.

The ministers in the palace all knew that he was the person of the wise king Lingxiao, so it was not surprising that he had such an attitude.

A more neutral old minister persuaded Ye Han and said: "His Royal Highness King Li, since what the servant girl said is not the truth, you must have another reason for stopping Jin Wuwei before, why don't you explain it clearly to clear your suspicion?" ”

Ye Han frowned slightly and refused to answer.

After only a moment of silence, the hundred officials in the hall were already noisy again: refusing to answer, could it be that he still had a weak heart?

Pan Hanlin was so proud that he immediately wanted to chase after him: "King Li-"

Before the words could be spoken, Ruan Qingzhi suddenly shook off Ye Han's hand and stood up: "What can't you say about this?" One is my man, the other is my father, and both of them don't want me to come to the palace, of course, because of me! Otherwise, could it be because of you? ”

"Green Branches!" Ye Han frowned and whispered, still grabbing her hand and holding it.

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and smiled at him: "Still unwilling to say?" Could it be that for the sake of my reputation, you have to go to Dali Temple to be interrogated inexplicably? ”

Yehan was still hesitating, Ruan Qingzhi had already met everyone's eyes, and said angrily: "Do you have to force me to say it?" A bunch of old men of that age, why are they so ignorant? I'll explain it to you! I was drunk at the palace banquet the day before yesterday, and I didn't go home that night, so I went to live in the Golden Chestnut Garden with His Royal Highness King Li! I didn't get up all day yesterday, and I couldn't walk until the evening, so I was carried home by His Royal Highness King Li! My dad thought I was ashamed and locked me out of the door and froze for an hour or two! I slammed the door before I went home, and then His Royal Highness King Li was scolded by my father in my house for an hour or two! Do you understand? ”

Everyone, as if, understood.

Therefore, the two Weng sons-in-law were flickering and worried and did not dare to let the county lord of Qingyang enter the palace, all because the county lord of Qingyang had just ...... and was not feeling well?

The eyes of everyone looking at Ye Han were a little meaningful.

It's really a martial artist who grew up in the wilderness of the northwest border, and he doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade! How can such a little girl do it!

Ruan Wenzhong sighed again at the right time, "The family is unlucky", and covered his face with his hands.

Ye Han reacted one step later than others, and his face turned red. He dragged Ruan Qingzhi hard, gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi glared at him: "What? You won't be responsible again? ”

Ye Han was speechless, so he had to grapple with her hand twice as hard as he could, and sighed: "This time, you can be regarded as on the thief ship!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi chuckled and said, "That's no way, the other ships are too broken!" It's just that your 'thief ship' is stronger, so I unilaterally declared: You are mine! ”

Ye Han raised his hand and pinched her face, and also smiled: "Both sides." ”

The two of them were very tired, but everyone in the hall was a little embarrassed.

Court. What a serious occasion! Everyone was originally discussing the murder of King Qing's Mansion, but how did the topic go around and around to a strange place?

His Royal Highness King Qing's bones are not cold! No one wants to know King Li, did you do something to other people's little girls!

Several old ministers blushed, and they all came out and said: "Your Majesty, the case about the Qingwang Mansion ......"

This is to forcibly pull the topic back.

But the emperor ignored it, and just stared at Ye Han with a gloomy face.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't care about any occasion or not, and pulled Ye Han to bow down to the emperor together: "So, Your Majesty, the two of us have no face now, we still have to ask your old man to marry as soon as possible, otherwise it may be even more shameless in the future!" ”

The emperor stared at the two of them for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "You also know that there is no face?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi sneered: "It's not very shameless, right?" The dowry has already been served, and if it is left in the people, it is actually only a door-to-door chapel...... The marriage has already been decided! ”

The emperor snorted coldly and refused to answer, and many old ministers in the palace couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, looking very disapproving.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't wait for the holy decree, smiled a little, and flattened his mouth aggrievedly: "Sure enough, even Your Majesty thinks I'm ashamed and refuses to give me a marriage?" But what did I do wrong? When I was in Yangcheng before, the people knew that I liked His Royal Highness King Li, and they were still clamoring to build me a temple for King Li, and put the statue of His Royal Highness King Li and mine together! Nowadays, the Yaowang Niangniang Temple has blossomed all over the northern provinces, and now it has spread to the south...... The whole world knows that I and His Royal Highness King Li are a couple, why can't I ......"

The emperor's face became more and more gloomy.

Ruan Qingzhi stomped his feet fiercely, and tears fell: "Forget it, I will admit it if I can't marry!" Anyway, I can't marry anyone else, so I might as well be killed by a headlong crash! ”

With that, she suddenly shook off Ye Han's hand and jumped up, and pounced straight towards the pillar in the hall.

Ye Han was stunned and didn't react, and the next moment he hurriedly got up and chased after him, and his face turned white with fright.

The hall burst into exclamations.

The emperor also stood up from his throne in a gaffe, and shouted, "Stop her!" ”

Ye Han narrowly grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's wrist at the last moment, and the guards next to him had already rushed over to block the pillar.

Ruan Qingzhi was dragged into Ye Han's arms and cried loudly: "It's all your fault!" I'm not alive anymore! ”

Ye Han wiped his sweat with one hand, pressed her shoulder with the other, and couldn't say a word.

Things are so far that they are not good-looking.

If the emperor refuses to give marriage, he will connive at his son to bully other little girls, and he will not be responsible after bullying, forcing other people's little girls to touch the pillar in the palace and seek death.

The emperor was so angry that his beard trembled, and he turned back and forth several times in front of the dragon case, and finally gritted his teeth and shouted: "Xiao Anzi, draft the will!" ”

Intended to marry.

If you want to give marriage, you must first explain to the people of the world that King Li Ling Han is obviously dead, why should he give him a princess.

Therefore, in today's court, Xiao Yingzi drafted a total of two decrees, during which he was stared at by the emperor several times and sweated.

A quarter of an hour later, the two holy decrees were stamped with the jade seal.

At this point, the marriage between the county lord of Qingyang and King Li has finally passed the clear road.

What's more, Li Wang Linghan, who had been "gone" for half a year, finally officially got his identity back and "lived".

The commander of the Northwest Army is no longer just a legend, the royal jade needs to be re-added to Ling Han's name, the Weaving Bureau wants to make court clothes for King Li, and the Li Wangfu, which has been "under construction" but has not made progress, should also start digging the foundation.

This battle was won.