Outside the noon gate, Chen Qiaoyue was soon beheaded.

Ling Hua took a step forward and pleaded with the emperor, "Your Majesty, although Lord Chen was confused for a while, and what he did should be beheaded, but his wife, daughter, and the Nine Clans, after all, are innocent, so let the minister spare it!" ”

The emperor turned his head suddenly, "You plead for Chen Qiaoyue?" ”

Ling Hua sighed, "Your Majesty, you are Ren Jun, you have always been wise, it is a heinous crime to punish the Nine Clans, Lord Chen is guilty, but the crime is not so much, the minister feels that it is just that he was beheaded, in order to avoid the panic of the people, he can be pardoned by the Nine Clans, after all, he has been sitting in the position of Jingzhao Yin Mansion Yin for many years, and there is no merit and hard work, and this is the only thing that he really did wrong." ”

The emperor was furious, "I don't think you should stand up and plead for Chen Qiaoyue. ”

The implication is that Chen Qiaoyue killed the four dead soldiers, and Ling Hua should be eager to punish him for the nine clans, not to mention, Chen Langui also suffered from lovesickness because of his concern for the banquet, he didn't think that Ling Hua was such a kind person and had a compassionate heart.

Ling Hua gave his hand sincerely, "In terms of affection, the minister has no friendship with Lord Chen, and he made this happen, which made the minister very angry, but in theory, the minister feels that Lord Chen has a fatherly heart for his daughter, and it is understandable." Not to mention, His Majesty's sentence to the nine clans for the felony, the minister really felt that it was heavy, in order for His Majesty not to be called a tyrant behind the back of the people, the minister could only intercede for Lord Chen. After all, Your Majesty is good, and the minister is good. ”

The emperor softened his complexion, "Since you pleaded, you will raid Chen Qiaoyue's family and confiscate your property, as for Chen Qiaoyue's wife and daughter, they will be reduced to slaves, and they will be handed over to you to dispose of!" ”

Ling Hua bowed his head.

She promised Chen Qiaoyue's words and did it.

The emperor looked at the top of Ling Hua's head, "As for the crown prince......"

Naturally, it is impossible for him to abolish the crown prince because of this, and this matter should not be publicized.

Ling Hua is very knowledgeable, "The prince is related to the national system, but also to the court situation, the minister feels that it must be the close minister named Qian Geng in the East Palace who plucked His Royal Highness the Prince, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made the move of bribing Chen Qiaoyue, and the minister asked His Majesty to punish Qian Geng heavily." ”

Qian Geng is a capable minister in the East Palace, and he can speak well, and this time, he will die.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, feeling that Ling Hua was very pleasing to the eye, and he also won her heart, knowing how to advance and retreat, knowing how to measure, and thinking about court affairs everywhere, even if she was very angry with the prince in her heart, but she didn't take the opportunity to shout and kill.

He said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't spare Xiao Ze." ”

Ling Hua made a full set of plays, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Wen family instigated His Royal Highness the Prince, and the minister offended the Wen family because he sued the Wen family to buy and sell grain and grass to Your Majesty, so the Wen family and the Black Thirteen of the Green Forest wanted to kill the minister, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did this for the sake of keeping the family warm." His Majesty can admonish the prince a little, but he must severely punish the Wen family. ”

She felt that this game of planning could be extended a little more, and she could take the opportunity to seize the Wen family's military power.

After all, in this game of chess, unexpectedly the crown princess Wen of the East Palace was disgusted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and imprisoned in the dungeon of the East Palace because of her poisoning of Cheng Liangdi. I'm afraid that it may not be, he has to protect himself first.

The Wen family's 300,000 soldiers and horses, she has to think about it, once it is taken back by His Majesty, then who will take over?

The emperor also already knew what was happening in the East Palace, and said in a deep voice, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly, if it is really the Wen family who attacks you, I will not tolerate it." ”

Ling Hua thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor waved his hand, "You go!" Xu Zizhou stayed. ”

Ling Huasu withdrew from the imperial study.

Now that she had entered the palace, it was not too late, so she simply went to Changning Palace.

The Queen Mother had just woken up from a nap and was taking a nap, when she heard that Ling Hua was coming, she hurriedly told Mama Sun to invite her.

When Ling Hua saw the Queen Mother, he smiled with a smile on his face and gave the Queen Mother a salute.

The Queen Mother took her hand and asked, "Why did you enter the palace at this hour?" But what happened? ”

Ling Hua didn't hide it, chatted with the Queen Mother, and told what happened to Jing Zhaoyin in a few words, and said, "The minister came out of the imperial study, and felt that it was still early, and wanted to come to see you, so he came over." ”

The Queen Mother said angrily, "Why is Chen Qiaoyue so confused!" ”

Ling Hua hurriedly said, "The minister came to see you, but it didn't make your old man angry, he has been beheaded by His Majesty, as for the Chen family's family and the nine clans, the minister begs to be saved." ”

The Queen Mother said, "You, what is your heart? Although it is said that one person does things and one person is responsible, but the girl of the Chen family has that kind of mind about the banquet, so she should be completely cut off. ”

Ling Hua smiled, "She doesn't have to worry, the minister doesn't want Your Majesty to kill more, Your Majesty is Mingjun." ”

The Queen Mother sighed, "No wonder Your Majesty values you, you really deserve it." Anyway, since the emperor has demoted his family to slaves and handed them over to you for disposal, the girl of the Chen family, you can dispose of it at will, in short, don't affect you and the banquet because of her. ”

Ling Hua nodded, "Don't worry, no, the little marquis doesn't like other women except me." ”

The confidence she said suddenly made the Queen Mother laugh.

She nodded at Ling Hua's forehead, "Look, what did I hear?" Does he like you now? If that's the case, then the relationship is good, and the mourning family is happy for you. ”

Ling Hua pursed his lips and smiled, and said without blushing, "It's still a little bit, but the minister will definitely be able to do it." ”

"Okay, mourning family waits." The Queen Mother was overjoyed.

After opening this relaxed beginning, the Queen Mother asked about the recent situation of the banquet, and then asked, "The mourning family heard that you chartered him to watch juggling in Guixia Tower today?" Deliberately asked the Guo family team to stay for him for one more day? ”

Ling Hua leaned close to the Queen Mother's ear and whispered, "When the Guo family team passed through the capital, I knew that this lively little marquis must want to see it, after all, even if he was locked up in the mansion to recuperate, someone would tell him the news, so I had already arranged it in advance, and now it just made him feel that I had deliberately tried my best to stop the Guo family team for him." ”

The Queen Mother was stunned.

Ling Hua whispered again, "For the little marquis, don't you have to think a little more?" The minister also racked his brains and tried his best to make him like me as soon as possible. ”

The Queen Mother was immediately happy, "Oh, it's terrible, you have a smart head and mind, he's not an opponent, right?" ”

Ling Hua was ambiguous, "Isn't it?" ”

Step by step, get into his heart and occupy a place, the current progress is good, if it continues to develop like this, will it be far from him liking her? No, it won't.

Even if he sees through her mind and knows her methods, as long as he doesn't dislike her, there will be a play.

The Queen Mother patted her hand and smiled from ear to ear, "You did the right thing, Yan Qing that thing, he looks hard to coax, as long as he has a temper and controls his temperament, it is actually not too difficult." ”

Ling Hua now has a little understanding of Yan Qing, and said with emotion, "Yan Xiao Hou Ye is pure and kind, it is the minister's scheming, if he didn't get the marriage contract transfer letter after getting drunk, the minister would not be worthy of the little Hou Ye." Now I can only play tricks like this. ”

The Queen Mother disagreed, "The mourning family thinks that fate is predestined, you and Qin Huan don't have that fate, only with him." A woman has a scheming, it's not necessarily a bad thing, if it's stupid and sweet, the mourning family doesn't worry about making a bunch of you and him. You just have to do it according to your method, the way husband and wife get along with each other is to manage with heart, as long as your purpose is good, it doesn't matter how you calculate. ”

Ling Hua smiled and thanked him, "With your words, I am more confident." ”

The Queen Mother couldn't laugh.

Ling Hua chatted with the Queen Mother for half an hour and then said goodbye and left Changning Palace.

At this time, outside the palace, the news of Chen Qiaoyue's beheading had spread, and the Imperial Forest Army had gone to Chen Qiaoyue's house to raid his house, and the courtiers were shocked.

The East Palace has received the news, and the crown prince Xiao Ze hurriedly summoned his staff and close ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Zhao Gonggong took people to the East Palace, and immediately took Qian Geng, a close minister of the East Palace, read out the emperor's dictation, and gave Qian Geng the punishment of beheading.

Qian Geng knelt on the ground, already stunned, "Your Highness, help!" ”

Xiao Ze was also shocked, and looked at Gonggong Zhao in disbelief, "Gonggong Zhao, why did my father ...... to Qian?"

Gonggong Zhao arched his hand, still respectful, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Chen Qiaoyue has confessed, and he has been beheaded by His Majesty half an hour ago. ”

Although Xiao Ze already knew, his face turned pale when he heard this sentence.

He didn't forget that the person who contacted and persuaded Chen Qiaoyue was Qian Geng, and among his close ministers in the East Palace, except for Qian Geng, no one could persuade Chen Qiaoyue to move in a short period of time.

Zhao Gonggong waved his hand, "Take it away!" ”

Qian Geng was covered with his mouth, and looked at Xiao Ze with a pair of eyes for help.

Xiao Ze was naturally reluctant to Qian Geng, compared to Chen Qiaoyue, Qian Geng had been by his side for many years, and he immediately spoke, "Father-in-law Zhao is slow, this palace will enter the palace to see his father." ”

Gonggong Zhao shook his head, "Your Majesty still has an edict to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continue to think behind closed doors and not take a step out of the East Palace." As for Qian Geng, His Majesty said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dared to intercede with him, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the prince, should not do it. ”

Xiao Ze instantly shut up.