As soon as Cao Zuo came in, he saluted and said, "The lower official has seen the prince." ”

Chu Tianyi said lightly: "No need to be polite, what is the so-called matter of Lord Cao's coming?" ”

Cao Zuo said respectfully: "Lord Wang, Ning Yuan and his related men have been imprisoned, and the female dependents have also been grounded in the mansion. ”

Chu Tianyi said lightly: "Well, this king knows." ”

Cao Zuo said again: "Lord Wang, the evidence you provided is very sufficient, but it only involves most of the officials in the DPRK and China, but you want to expose them one by one?" If the handling is too strict, I am afraid that the ministers will be resentful, and the prince is not good at walking in the court, or some people who are in important positions and have little fault will not mention this matter? ”

When Chu Tianyi heard this, he only said coldly: "Lord Cao, dare to ask what official position you are?" ”

Cao Zuo's face was a little stiff, what did the prince want to say, and subconsciously said: "Dali Siqing." ”

Chu Tianyi said again: "Can Dali Siqing bend the law for personal gain?" ”

Cao Zuo's face turned pale, and he immediately knelt down and pleaded: "The lower official knows his mistake, and the prince forgives him." ”

Chu Tianyi said lightly: "Lord Cao, as an important member of the imperial court, in order to uphold justice, but now he is talking to this king about bending the law for personal gain, does Lord Cao think that this king has this life to bear such a crime, or does Lord Cao himself have this life to bear such a crime?" ”

Cao Zuo looked disillusioned and said, "It's because the lower officials are not thoughtful." ”

Chu Tianyi said lightly: "This king knows that Lord Cao is thinking about this king, but this kind of thing must not be done, now is a special period, everyone's eyes are staring at this king, you said that this king is shielding those people at this moment, will he die without a place to be buried in the next moment?" ”

Cao Zuo said sadly: "It's all the lower officials, it's too stupid." ”

Chu Tianyi sneered: "It's not that you're too stupid, it's that you think this king is stupid, just do what you want." ”

Cao Zuo was shocked in his heart, and immediately calmed down, the person who can enter Brother Jiang's eyes will naturally not be a general, and pleaded: "The lower officials should not use this to test the prince, and I hope that the prince will give the lower officials a chance to serve the prince." ”

Chu Tianyi said lightly: "There is no need to serve, it is enough for you and me to do our own things." ”

Cao Zuo was very puzzled in his heart, he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, and finally said respectfully: "The lower official retires." ”

A group of people wearing official uniforms outside the Jiang Mansion were shocked when they watched the three senior officials of the court leave the Jiang Mansion with happy faces, and most of them left silently, and the remaining few became more and more respectful, and they all said: His Royal Highness Prince Yi is really not simple.

At the same time, in the prison, Ning Wen, who had just been imprisoned, looked at Ning Yuan next door and said regretfully: "Big brother, I'm sorry, it's all the fault of the younger brother, it's the little brother who hurt you......"

Ning Yuan said impatiently: "The matter has come to this point, what's the use of talking more, I didn't know that you were such a bastard!" ”

Ning Wen wept bitterly and said: "The ones that the junior brother did were originally dealt with, who knew that Prince Yi was so hateful!" ”

Ning Yuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Crying, you know crying, what's the use of crying, you have done so many things yourself, and you have to let me bear it for you, you should know that there will be this result when you do it." "In my heart, I was wondering when Chu Tianyi became so powerful? It seems that he has really not been prevented all these years.

Ning Wen said aggrievedly: "But the bribes that the younger brother accepted are also useful." ”

Ning Yuan was angry and reprimanded in a low voice: "So you confessed and said that I instructed you to do it?" ”

Ning Wen said sadly: "Big brother, it's all the fault of the younger brother, eldest brother, you are the prime minister, that is one person under ten thousand people, but it is just accepting a few bribes, the emperor can't do without you, this little thing has passed in a few days, the little brother is different, these little brothers have done most of it, if the little brother bears it, I am afraid that there will be no corpse." ”

Ning Yuan hated iron and said: "Then do you know that if I go to prison, no one will come to save you." Ning Yuan felt that he was dragged to death by this younger brother, and he really didn't know where his brain had grown over the years.

Ning Wen's face suddenly became bad, and he said anxiously: "What should I do with my eldest brother?" The younger brother doesn't want to die, the eldest brother, you have to think of a way. ”

Ning Yuan snorted coldly: "Shut up, let me be quiet for a while." ”

Ning Wen seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and whispered: "Little brother don't make noise, big brother should think of a way." ”

At this time, Ning Qing on the other side of Ning Yuan sneered: "Dad, the child has long said that the uncle will drag down our family sooner or later, you still don't believe the child, you have to connive, now it's okay, our Ning family is down." "Originally, what Prime Minister Ning did would be deducted for a few years at most, but his uncle came like this, and then recognized it like this, their Ning family had to die, and the emperor could tolerate the courtiers to play a little clever, but he couldn't tolerate the courtiers sucking his country dry like a leech.

Ning Wen was immediately unconvinced: "Ning Qing, what kind of attitude do you have!" I'm your uncle anyway, even if I want to scold, your father will scold, what do you say as a junior! ”

Ning Qing sneered: "Could it be that you are only allowed to do what you do, and I am not allowed to say, what am I talking about, I am now pointing at my father's backbone and scolding this day, uncle, do you have any shame?" ”

Ning Wen said angrily: "Is there any shame? Are you useless for me to take bribes? If it is useless, where does Ning Cunzhi's money come from to get through the upper and lower levels in Cheng County? To be ashamed is to be ashamed of everyone! ”

Prime Minister Ning roared: "Enough, you all shut up for me!" ”

Then the two of them fell silent and stopped talking.

Ning Yuan felt a lot of melancholy in his heart, he was a very popular minister, and he had enjoyed enough wealth and status in the world, if he really wanted to die at this moment, he would have no regrets, but the prince had not yet ascended the throne, who would protect the prince if he fell? There are also a few little grandchildren, and they still have such a long life to go...... The only way to do this is to find the emperor, but now is not the best time to find the emperor, now his imprisonment is a foregone conclusion, and the only way to ask the emperor to spare his family's life is to ask the emperor to spare his family's life.

Fenghua Palace.

Empress Ning sat on the ground decadently and muttered, "It's over, the Ning family is over, it's over, it's all over......"

When the prince entered the palace, he saw the appearance of Empress Ning, and he felt very uncomfortable, helped Empress Ning to sit down, and coaxed: "Queen Mother, you still have sons, as long as the sons are still there, it will not be over." ”

Empress Ning's distracted eyes were focused, she looked straight at the prince, tears flowed out unconsciously, and her hands grabbed the prince's arm with both hands, as if grasping the last life-saving straw, and said excitedly: "Shuo'er, save your grandfather, he loves you the most on weekdays." ”

The prince was embarrassed: "The queen mother, the sons also want to save their grandfather, but the grandfather's mistake this time is too big, and the father is the most taboo for the courtiers to encroach on the court under his nose, and the sons and daughters can't do anything." ”

The light that had finally ignited in Empress Ning's eyes was extinguished again, and she cried, "Is there no other way?" Will you let your grandfather die? Shuo'er, you can think of a way again! ”

The prince said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, the sons will avenge their grandfather's family." ”

Empress Ning collapsed and said, "How can you be so ruthless? He is your grandfather, he grew up with you since he was a child, without him, you and my mother and son would have been swallowed by this cannibalistic palace, how can you say such a thing? "Talking about beating the prince.

The prince said sadly: "Queen Mother, you can beat or punish you, but you must remember that your son is your son, and only your son is your hope." Also, the grandfather's matter is irreparable, if the son does something from it, I am afraid that the son will also be involved, for the sake of the future, the only way to do this is not to listen, ignore, not to say, when the grandfather's crime is decided, the son will go to ask his father to be lenient. ”

When Empress Ning heard this, she stopped beating the prince's hand, cried completely, and collapsed: "Dad, my daughter is not filial, and she has taken on the false name of a queen in vain, but she can't save you, in the past, you were desperate to protect our mother, but now that you are in trouble, my daughter can't do anything but stand by and watch......"

The crown prince hugged Empress Ning tightly, and said distressedly: "Queen Mother, you still have sons, and sons will protect you." ”

Empress Ning hugged him tightly and cried: "Shuo'er, the queen mother is only you, only you, you must intercede for your grandfather." Speaking of this, as if thinking of something, he got up and looked at the prince with teary eyes and said: "Shuo'er, let's go and beg your father and emperor immediately, the queen mother and your father and wife have been married for so many years, your father will definitely not ignore the love of husband and wife, yes, your father can stop Cao Zuo from investigating the case." As he spoke, he took the prince's hand and was about to go out of the palace.

The prince didn't move for a while, and said sadly: "Queen Mother, you know, my father is the king of a country, what is your little husband and wife love?" If you go, not only will you not be able to save your grandfather, but you and I will be put in it, is this what you want to see? ”

Empress Ning sat down decadently again, and laughed at herself: "Yes, what else is the relationship between husband and wife, it has long existed in name only, women are just a plaything in his eyes, what else can this palace expect?" ”

The crown prince regretted exposing this fact a little, and said sadly: "Queen Mother, you still have sons, sons, and ministers will never leave, you must listen to your sons, don't go to your father to intercede, stay in the palace and wait for news from your sons." ”

Empress Ning cried and nodded.

When the night came, Chu Tianyi finally had a chance to take a breath, washed hastily, tiptoed to bed, hugged Jiang Lige and sighed: "This prime minister is really tired!" ”

Jiang Lige said with a smile: "No matter how tired you are, you still don't have to bear it, and other princes can't ask for it." ”

Chu Tianyi said speechlessly: "In the end, it's not about making dowries for others, what's so rare!" ”

Jiang Lige smiled: "I didn't expect you to move so fast!" ”

Chu Tianyi said incomprehensibly: "I've actually been preparing for five years, and it's not fast at all. ”

Jiang Lige rubbed his head in his arms, and said distressedly: "No one will press you in the future." ”

Chu Tianyi said with a smile: "I don't know who it is, I like to press my husband when I am angry." ”

Jiang Lige said embarrassedly: "You can't blame me, who made you either half-dead or look like you want to run away every time you get angry." ”

Chu Tianyi doted: "Not in the future." "They have the same heart and mind for each other, and these things naturally don't exist.

Jiang Lige looked at his increasingly mature face, and sighed in his heart, now Chu Tianyi seems to have really come to life.