Before the words outside the door fell, Chi Changting's face changed, and he glanced at Chi Tang, his eyes moved, and he suddenly took back the picture scroll he had just lit.

The sleeves were rolled up, and the fire on the scroll was quickly extinguished.

"Please wait for the palace envoy, the four girls will come after changing their clothes!"

After Chi Changting instructed in a loud voice, he pulled his daughter to him, looked at her anxiously, and said in a low voice: "The urgent call in the palace must be related to Miss Lu, and Daddy can't accompany you in-" As soon as he said this, he felt anxious.

Lu Zijin was arrested, it must have been the other party who took out the portrait in advance, and the fake in his hand was useless.

But with just a portrait, it's just a matter of summoning Lu Zijin in the palace, there is no need to make trouble on the street, let alone urgently summon Ah Tang.

But now he can't think of what happened in the palace for a while, and he can't follow him into the palace, so he is so powerless that he hates it.

Chi Changting didn't want to mess up and scare his daughter who entered the palace alone, so he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, Ah Tang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned to the palace, and he should be there when you face the saint!" ”

He looked down at the mutilated portrait in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "You only need to remember three points, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be able to keep you safe—"

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All the way into the palace, Chi Tang silently recited the three points explained by his father in his heart, but the moment he entered the Wude Palace, he was still so nervous that his head was blank.

The first time she faced the saint, she was still alone.

Chi Tang couldn't help but be afraid, afraid that if he didn't answer well, he would be affected by whom.

Trembling and bowing, his voice trembling slightly in the quiet hall.

Fortunately, she is also a high-ranking person, and after kneeling, she can get up and reply.

As soon as he stood up, he heard the young man's clear voice gently reassuring: "Don't be afraid, just ask a few words!" ”

Chi Tang was slightly stunned, and when he looked up, it was indeed Li Xiu, the king of Wei, with a face full of comfort.

"Qilang knows that he has pity for the fragrance and cherishes the jade, so it can be seen that he has grown up and can take a concubine!" The purple-shirted man beside Li Xiu smiled heartily.

Li Xiu's face flushed, and he said in shame: "Second brother, you-"

"Ahem......" Someone coughed lightly twice, interrupting the inappropriate teasing.

Chi Tang's eyes flickered and he saw His Royal Highness the Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood on the side of the throne, wearing a silk dragon pattern robe, his posture was like a pine and bamboo, clear and straight, and he was particularly good-looking.

He glanced at her with a faint expression, and Chi Tang instantly became less nervous.

Daddy said that as long as she does what he told her three points, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will deal with the rest.

Thinking of this, Chi Tang quietly straightened his back, calmed down his emotions, and looked at everyone else in the hall.

On the throne is the supreme Son of Heaven.

On the right side of the throne, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and on the left, the King of Zhao and the King of Wei;

Under the crown prince, there is a purple-robed official who is over half a hundred years old, and there are a few scarlet-clothed and green-clothed officials who remember, as well as several guards and chamberlains.

Miss Lu also stood on the side, and when she saw her coming, she smiled at her.

"This is the daughter of the former Wu County Taishou Pond Changting?" The purple-robed official asked.

Chi Tang was just about to answer, but suddenly remembered the first point that his father explained-

"Although His Majesty summoned you, His Majesty will not personally ask you, you remember, no matter who asks you, you must first go to see Your Majesty, and wait for Your Majesty to nod before you answer; In this way, if you have a bad intention, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also have time to deal with you. ”

Chi Tang closed his mouth, turned his face up, and looked at the emperor with blank eyes.

The emperor is just over half a hundred years old, and his eyebrows are already tired, but after all, he has accumulated power for a long time, and when he looks at people with a pair of eyes, it is intimidating.

Chi Tang unconsciously shrank for a moment, but still had the courage to continue to look at the emperor.

"Why not?" The purple-robed official frowned and said sharply.

Chi Tang looked at him, but still didn't answer, still went to see the emperor.

Li Yan's heart moved, turned to the emperor who was already frowning, and said, "The first time the Chi girl met the saint, I am afraid that she remembered the rules in her heart, and she would only answer when His Majesty asked. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Chi, is it what the prince said?" ”

Chi Tang nodded hurriedly: "When I went out, my father told me that I can't interject casually in front of Your Majesty, and you can't speak until Your Majesty asks!" ”

The emperor laughed when he heard this, pointed to the purple-robed official and said, "This is Cui Sheng, the secretary of Dali, I asked him to ask, you can answer!" ”

Chi Tang nodded vigorously, a little happy in his heart.

Daddy is right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will really take care of her, look how happy your majesty is!

When Cui Sheng asked again, Chi Tang nodded obediently.

After confirming his identity as usual, Cui Sheng didn't say much, and directly pointed to Lu Zijin and asked, "Can the townsman recognize this woman?" ”

Chi Tang glanced at the emperor again, and when he saw the emperor nodding with a smile, he nodded and replied: "I recognize, it is Lu Zijin, the eldest daughter of the Lu family of Wu County." ”

Cui Sheng asked again: "How did Xiangjun know Miss Lu?" ”

Chi Tang subconsciously went to see the emperor again, but he thought about the second point explained by his father.

"You don't know the things you planned above, so if you ask something, answer honestly, and you don't have to lie."

But which Lu girl should she answer?

Before she could figure it out, the emperor above nodded, and Chi Tang had no choice but to reply, "It was introduced by my father." ”

After saying that, I couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

Didn't they all know each other through their fathers? Absolutely!

Cui Sheng asked again: "In the past, when the townsman was in Wu County, he had a close relationship with Lu Zijin, who returned to the country, and Lu Zijin also gave a maid to the villager, isn't it?" ”

Chi Tang was stunned for a moment, nodded subconsciously, and after clicking, he realized that he had forgotten to look at the emperor, so he hurriedly looked up.

The emperor laughed and said, "You answer yes, you don't have to go back to see me!" ”

Chi Tang replied "yes", and his eyes quietly swept a glance at His Royal Highness the Prince.

He looked at her too, with nothing on his face.

"Yes—" Chi Tang looked at him and replied, "I often go to the Lu family, and I have a close relationship with Miss Lu, and Miss Lu also sends the maidservants who know martial arts around her to protect me." ”

When the words fell, Lu Zijin raised his eyes and glanced at her.

Chi Tang had no time to take into account other people's reactions, and thought quickly in his heart: The real Miss Lu did not return to Wu County after her return, and it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who returned to Wu County.

Daddy told her to tell the truth, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't expose it himself, so she couldn't sell him, right?

Then it's better to think that she doesn't know that Miss Lu is fake!

Cui Sheng asked again: "On the seventh day of July this year, the Lu family set up a Bon Festival in Puming Temple outside Wu County, did the townsman go?" ”

Chi Tang glanced at the emperor and nodded: "Go." ”

"Has Lu Zijin gone?"

"Go."

"At what time and where did you see her on the seventh day of the seventh month?"

Chi Tang was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at His Royal Highness the Prince-

"Why does Chi Xiangjun keep looking at His Royal Highness the Prince?" King Zhao asked with a smile.

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