Chapter 65: The Golden Palace Confrontation
The next morning, Zhao Po got up and finished dressing up, and was about to enter the palace, when the housekeeper suddenly ran in excitedly.
"Young lady! Young lady! Let's take a look outside! ”
Zhao Po was taken aback and asked, "Steward Wang, why are you so excited?" ”
Steward Wang took a few breaths and hurriedly explained excitedly: "What you said yesterday, Madame, in Xiantai, spread in Huadu, and now the people are waiting at the door to see you off!" ”
Zhao Po followed Steward Wang to the gate of the Song Mansion.
As soon as the door opened, the people immediately boiled when they saw Zhao Po.
"Miss Zhao! My sister died unjustly, please Miss Zhao to be the master of my family! ”
"Miss Zhao, please call the shots for my sister!"
"Miss Zhao, does the Weaving Moon Workshop still recruit embroidery girls?"
"Miss Zhao! Miss Zhao, save me! ”
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An inexplicable feeling surged in Zhao Po's heart.
The people of this world are no different from modern people, ordinary and warm. The only thing that this world has to change is the mind and the law.
Then it's up to her to change the world.
Zhao Po picked up a woman beside him and said to everyone: "Everyone get up." ”
The crowd still knelt reverently.
Zhao Po looked at the people in front of him.
They are just ordinary people in Huadu, diligent and diligent. But just because they have no power or power, they are wantonly bullied by the masters.
Zhao Po rose high and white clouds in her heart, and she said solemnly: "I promise you that I will do my best to make Dayu a fair and harmonious country!" ”
In the distance, the morning sun rises above the palace, a piece of golden brilliance, radiant magnificence.
Zhao Po looked at the majestic and brilliant place, and said firmly: "Get up, Imperial Palace." ”
"Yes!"
Zhao Po was taken outside the hall by the eunuch to wait, and the head of the Gu family and his two sons, namely Gu Yueze, Gu Nan and Gu Lei, were also waiting.
Seeing these three people, Zhao Po stepped forward without hurry, gave Gu Yueze a small salute, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to see Gu Zuoqing today, it's a little girl's luck." It seems that Gu Zuoqing really loves the second son. ”
Gu Yueze snorted: "I came today as the Zuoqing of Xiantai, not as the head of the Gu family. You put away all the bitterness first, and carefully pondered how to quibble in front of the palace. ”
Zhao Po smiled slightly: "What is the truth, there is His Majesty's Holy Judgment, and it is just a blind speculation to be perfunctory." Gu Zuoqing has been an official for decades, and he will never understand the truth that he is too late, right? ”
"You're sharp-tongued now, and insinuations are useless!"
"Being willing to put a little thought into your presence shows that you still have value. You won't be able to sit in the position of Zuo Qing of Xiantai for long, and you can listen to the insinuations of others one more time, even if you earn it. ”
Gu Yueze's face turned red, and he was about to get angry, but the eldest son Gu Nan on the side hurriedly pressed his arm and soothed: "Father, let's not be angry with her." Women's families, it's not worth your anger. ”
Although Gu Nan made a whispering appearance, the volume did not decrease in the slightest, obviously to let Zhao Po hear it.
Gu Yueze nodded, glanced at Zhao Po, and turned his face away with disdain.
Zhao Po was slightly angry in his heart, smiled, and asked, "This person thinks to be Gu Nan's son, right?" I have heard of Gu Gongzi's colorful clothes for a long time. When I saw it today, Gu Gongzi was indeed dressed like a clothing store shopkeeper. ”
Before Gu Nan could speak, Gu Lei preemptively choked and said, "The surname is Zhao, don't be complacent first!" When you come out of the temple, I don't think you can laugh or not!" ”
When Gu Nan heard his younger brother say this, he suddenly stabbed his younger brother with his arm and glared at him with a frown.
Gu Lei looked a little overwhelmed, but he was honestly silent.
Zhao Po looked at the small movements of the two of them and had doubts.
Gu Lei has always been afraid of things, why did he dare to openly argue with himself this time?
If the reason was just that his father and brother were there to support him, then why did Gu Nan stop him?
There are some forces in Huadu, but they can't be on the stage......
Zhao Po raised his eyes and looked at the three members of the Gu family, and had a guess in his heart.
"Xuanxian Tai Zuoqing Gu Yueze, Gu Jia, Gu Nan, Gu Lei and Mrs. Song Jue, the chief politician of Huadu, go to the palace!"
With the eunuch's long and gentle voice, Zhao Po and the Gu family stepped into the Golden Palace together.
The emperor was sitting in the palace, and there was a huge golden dragon embedded in the golden wall behind him, and his two round eyes were protruding, and he didn't know where to look.
The corners of the emperor's eyes were dyed with a vague smile, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he said in a very serious tone: "How can I read the case, Gu Lei, do you have anything to say?" ”
Gu Lei immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed his head and said loudly: "Back to Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, Miss Zhao suddenly broke into the grass people's house for some reason, kidnapped my wife, and instigated the guards to destroy everywhere in the house. Cao Minnian is the relationship between Miss Zhao and old friends in the past, and I don't want to care. But when the subordinates cleaned up the remnants, they suddenly found that the jade porcelain vase given by the emperor had been shattered on the ground. This is the wreckage. ”
As he spoke, a little eunuch brought a pile of sparse porcelain pieces with a nanmu plate.
Gu Lei became emotional and said excitedly: "Your Majesty! My father taught me since I was a child that the emperor is the most noble existence in the world, the pillar of Da Yu, and the example of all the people! This jade porcelain vase is also the most precious object in the grass people's mansion! After the grass people knew that the porcelain vase was broken by Miss Zhao, they were very sad. It was a felony to damage the things given by the emperor, and the grass people did not dare to deceive the king, so they hurriedly found their father and brother and handed the matter to Xiantai. Who knows, Miss Zhao is really stubborn, and she actually openly insulted Lord Xu on the Xiantai, such a vicious act, it is really bold! I beg Your Majesty to judge! ”
The emperor looked at Zhao Po and asked sharply, "Mrs. Song, what do you want to say?" ”
Zhao Po smiled lightly and replied, "Your Majesty, what Gu Er Gongzi said is right. Therefore, the courtiers begged His Majesty to condemn the Gu family! ”
The emperor was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" Now it's the Gu family who is suing you for damaging the imperial treasures, why do you want to sue the Gu family? ”
Zhao Po pretended to be surprised: "Isn't it to punish the Gu family?" The Gu family has three crimes, and the emperor listens to the courtiers slowly. The first crime is to falsely accuse the second-class wife of the imperial court; The second sin is to smash the jade porcelain vase of Yuci Qing; The third crime is to ......" Zhao Po looked up at the emperor and showed a smile, "Bullying the king." ”
Gu Nan shouted angrily: "What are you talking nonsense in front of Your Majesty?!" ”
"Shh," Zhao Po pursed his lips and instructed intimately, and then said gently: "Master Gu, you have such a loud voice, don't make noise to Your Majesty." Come, I ask you. How did you keep the vase of the imperial gift? ”
"Naturally, there are special cabinets to place and take care of them." Gu Nan said proudly.
"Is there someone to take care of it?"
"This ......" Gu Nan glanced at the emperor quickly, and replied with little confidence: "Naturally, there is also someone to take care of it." ”
"What about the name of the caretaker?" Zhao Po pressed forward step by step.
"Called...... King...... Forehead...... Wang Xi and Li ...... Li Ting. ”
Zhao Po turned to the emperor and saluted: "Please give an order to your Majesty to invite these two people to the Gu family." ”
"No need, no need!" Gu Nan hurriedly said.
"Oh? Why not? Zhao Po asked.
"This ......" Gu Nan's eyes quickly turned, and a flash of inspiration: "They are not good at guarding the porcelain bottle, and they have been driven out of the Gu Mansion by me!" ”
"And what about their deed of sale?"
"Naturally, I threw it away!"
Zhao Po smiled slightly: "Gu Gongzi, are you sure?" By now, you've lied four more times. You can't afford to deceive the king like this. ”
Gu Nan swallowed nervously, not daring to answer.
Zhao Po looked at the emperor and saluted: "Your Majesty, even if the people are gone, as long as these two people really exist, it is impossible for the maids of the Gu Mansion to suddenly forget about them, right?" Whether these two really exist or not, you can find out as soon as you ask. ”
Gu Nan immediately knelt beside his younger brother Gu Lei, trembling all over, and spit out a few words for a long time: "Your Majesty...... They don't come into contact with people...... It's rare to see people ......"
Looking at Gu Yue Ze again, his face swelled into the color of pork liver, but he still stood still.
The emperor looked at Zhao Po with a complicated look and said slowly: "Mrs. Song, even if these two people don't exist, what should they do?" Isn't this porcelain vase still smashed by you? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, if these two people don't exist, Gu Nan will be bold and openly bully the king. Moreover, even the initial accusations were false, and the Gu family united to deceive the Holy Hearing and deserve to be guilty. And this clear jade porcelain vase was not smashed by the courtiers, please Your Majesty Mingjian. ”
Gu Lei immediately said: "You say no, no?" After your people left, this porcelain vase was shattered, who else did not you smash? ”