The emperor threw his sleeves away angrily, and the prince also breathed a sigh of relief, his originally tense body relaxed, and he sat down on the ground with a wry smile.

Before he could stand up, a little eunuch walked in.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor wants the servant to pass on the message to you."

The little eunuch kept his head down respectfully, not daring to look at the way the prince was now sitting on the ground.

The prince's face changed, and he quickly stood up and stared at him coldly.

"Say!"

"The emperor instructed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unwell, from now on, you will recuperate in the mansion, and when you are healthy, you will enter the palace again."

The crown prince had expected this, and his father found out that he had formed a party for personal gain, and the grounding would definitely be extended.

Although I expected it, I still couldn't help but feel resentful in my heart.

The little eunuch glanced at the prince and trembled a little, "The emperor also said that for the sake of your tranquility, it is better for the mansion to close the door and thank the guests." ”

The prince's face was gloomy now, and he closed the door to thank the guests?

His father not only grounded him, but also did not allow anyone to visit.

During this time, it is estimated that his father will not ask him to do things again, so that Bai Lichen will definitely take advantage of the situation......

The father didn't say a deadline, only said that he would be allowed to go out when he was well, so wasn't it when he could lift the lockdown, it all depended on his father's own mood?

The more the prince thought about it, the more angry he became, and he didn't even control his expression, and was seen clearly by the little eunuch.

He immediately lowered his head, not daring to look again, beware of the prince's anger and pouring his anger on him, the little eunuch.

Here, Bai Lichen is still in the study.

I have received the news quickly.

Danqing went out for a while, then walked in and lowered his head, and said: "Your Highness, I heard about the matter between the prince and Li Shangshu, and after the emperor learned about it, he summoned the prince, who was still grounded, into the palace. ”

Hearing this, Bai Lichen put down the book in his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did they say?" ”

Danqing replied: "I don't know what I said, but then the emperor said that the prince was unwell and was recuperating in the mansion, when he was well, when he would come out again, and forbade anyone to disturb his retreat." ”

Bai Lichen smiled.

"It seems that my father is really angry this time."

Although this seems to be the same grounding as before, there is no difference, but if you think about it carefully, the last grounding was just a verbal statement, and the prince did not have much to lose except that he could not go out.

This time it's different, my father is going to confine him in the mansion and cut off contact with everyone.

"Danqing, it seems that tomorrow morning, my father is going to make a big move."

Bailichen sighed.

Danqing lowered his head and did not speak.

"Get ready."

He had something in his hand that he could take out.

"Yes."

Danqing bowed his head and replied respectfully.

Bai Lichen was originally in a sluggish mood, but because of this incident, he got better.

The morning of the second day.

The emperor said in a calm voice, "Li Shangshu." ”

Li Shangshu didn't know that his party and personal affairs had been exposed, and he stood up with some doubts.

"Your Majesty."

The emperor's expression suddenly changed, and he was full of anger.

"You are guilty!"

This voice, deafening, hit Li Shangshu's heart hard.

He shuddered, and then fell to his knees and fell on the floor.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... Minister......"

He stuttered for a long time and said nothing, but he didn't know what crime he had committed.

Could it be......

He had a guess in his heart, and his body trembled even more.

The emperor snorted coldly, picked up the fold next to him, and threw it towards His Highness, and the fold made a sound on the ground.

"Look at it!"

Li Shangshu immediately stepped forward and picked up the fold, opened it and took a closer look, the more he looked at it, the more cold he felt in his heart.

It's over, it's over......

The emperor's voice followed, "Li Shangshu is so bold! In this court, all your hands will go beyond me! ”

The emperor's voice was obviously angry, and his face turned red.

Li Shangshu knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, minister, don't dare!" ”

"Don't dare? What else would you not dare! Do you know what it is to form a party for personal gain? ”

Seeing that things are fermenting, how can Bailichen not get involved.

He stepped out of the ranks, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Father, the son has something to play." ”

The emperor glanced at him and immediately said, "You say." ”

Bai Lichen took out some evidence and passed it to the little eunuch next to him, letting him hand it to the emperor.

When the emperor got the things, he spoke: "In addition to Li Shangshu accepting bribes and forming a party for personal gain, he also robbed the people's daughters and disregarded people's lives, which is the evidence collected by the ministers." ”

Speaking of this, Bai Lichen paused, "This is a few days ago, when the minister went out to run errands, he happened to meet an orphan girl who almost committed suicide with white silk, and Erchen immediately rescued her and asked her why she was so cheap. ”

"Only then did I know that it was Li Shangshu who fell in love with her as a concubine, but this woman had a marriage contract, so Li Shangshu directly and casually charged the man with a crime, and beheaded the whole house, and the woman was also taken into the house by him, and it took a long time for the woman to escape from the house, and she was about to commit suicide as soon as she came out, and she happened to be saved by her son."

While he was speaking, the emperor had already seen the evidence presented by Bai Lichen, and his face became more and more ugly.

I didn't expect this Li Shangshu to be so mediocre!

Even the commoner who was beheaded by him was charged with "writing poems and insulting today's saints", this Li Shangshu did bad things, and dared to borrow his name, the emperor could not be said to be angry.

"Li Shangshu! What else do you have to say! ”

The emperor slapped heavily on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the little eunuch next to him and the ministers above were in danger for a while, and everyone was silent.

Li Shangshu saw that they didn't plan to save themselves, he was going to be left out.

I can't help but feel sad in my heart.

"Minister, there is nothing to say, please forgive the emperor!" He buried his head deeply.

Bai Lichen looked at it coldly, other people would have such a choice, of course he understood, at this time, he stepped forward to beg for mercy, I am afraid that he is not crazy.

The matter of this orphan girl is true, it is not that he made it up, but it was not saved by him, it was Bailihong, and it was many years ago.

He once said that most of the ministers of the DPRK and China have a handle in his hands.

There are some people who will be on his side because of this, and there are others who don't know that they have a handle in Bailichen's hands.

Most of the courtiers on the prince's side didn't know about it, because he didn't tell the ministers at all.

Although he could threaten them with this evidence, Bai Lichen was reluctant to win over the prince's people.

Most of those people are not good things, and he prefers to present them directly to the emperor rather than use these handles to win over.

Speaking of which, this time Li Shangshu's matter, Shen Jinshi also intervened, forming a party for personal gain is a big deal, without the prince and Shen Jinwu, how can Li Shangshu be alone?

It's just that Shen Jinshi is too cunning, even if the prince shows his feet, he can't find any evidence, it's a pity that he has such a good opportunity.

Seeing that Li Shangshu had nothing to say, the emperor immediately announced that he would deal with it.

"Come on, Li Shangshu accepted bribes, formed a party for personal gain, robbed people's daughters, disregarded people's lives, punished several crimes, and the crime was unforgivable, I took off his black yarn hat and threw him into the prison, and ordered Dali Siqing to carefully examine and investigate his contamination!"

In this way, Li Shangshu was dragged down from the court, Xu was too much evidence, and he didn't resist.

The emperor looked at Bai Lichen, who was still standing aside, eased his expression, and said gently: "The third prince is fair, he will not cover up, and he will be rewarded for reporting this matter to me." ”

Bai Lichen bowed his head and replied: "It's all taught by my father." ”

This sycophant was slapped, and the emperor was in an instant mood, and his expression looked quite satisfied with Bai Lichen.

After the early dynasty, Bailichen returned to the house.

Seeing this, Danqing immediately stepped forward to congratulate, "His Royal Highness is resourceful, he has mastered the evidence early, and he directly took Li Shangshu down in one fell swoop, and he can't turn over." ”

Bai Lichen was also in a good mood, and the emperor couldn't help but deal with Li Shangshu, and also dealt with many student officials who he had wooed and bribed at that time.

For a time, the DPRK and China were in turmoil, and everyone was in danger, for fear that the next one would be their turn.

After this war, the prince's party is afraid that its vitality will be greatly damaged.

And he is still grounded in the house, whether anyone can visit, I am afraid that this matter, I don't know how long it will take to reach his ears, and when he knows, there is no way to interfere.

Who told him to be "confined to the house and not to visit"?

Mu Qing also knew these things.

I heard that the emperor dealt with a large number of officials, and Li Shangshu, who was the leader, was imprisoned on charges of forming a party for personal gain and accepting bribes.

Thinking of what happened a few days ago, Mu Qing immediately guessed, "It should be related to the incident of the banned students......

This person is in prison, and those students will definitely be able to reinstate their qualifications for the exam.

This Bailichen, doing things quite fast.

In this way, Tsing Yi can be a staff member under Bailichen without scruples.

She was also in a better mood, and suddenly had the idea of going to Bailichen.

On the way, I met Danqing, who was about to go out to run errands, so I chatted a few words.

"Danqing, where are you going?"

Danqing was a little surprised, but still replied: "Your Highness sent his subordinates out to do errands. ”

His reply was vague, and Mu Qing had no intention of pursuing it, after all, there were some things that he still didn't want to know so clearly.

"Your Highness should be in a good mood now, right?"

She asked Danqing if Bai Lichen was still in a bad mood and put on a stinky face like before, she didn't want to face it.

Danqing replied with a smile: "Your Highness is in a good mood. ”

Mu Qing nodded with satisfaction, "That's not it, if I hadn't helped him find such a good subordinate as Tsing Yi, he would have taken the opportunity to solve it...... And always throw a face at me......"

These are all whispered and muttered, but Danqing's hearing is too strong, and she can hear what she said clearly.

Danqing wanted to speak and stopped, hesitated for a while before saying: "Imperial Princess, Your Highness actually cares about you very much, to be honest, His Royal Highness does not lack this person in Tsing Yi in his hands, he is just worried that you will be hurt......"

For the rest, Danqing didn't finish speaking, but Mu Qing already knew what he meant.

Suddenly, she felt her perception challenged.

"Care about me?" She couldn't believe it, Danqing didn't have a clear mind today.

Danqing nodded without hesitation, although His Royal Highness never said anything on his lips, but the authorities were confused, and the bystanders were clear.

He could see that His Royal Highness still cared about the princess and concubine.

However, both of them are stubborn, and they have been fighting each other, and neither of them will bow their heads.

"If you think about it, we naturally hope that you can get along."

When Xin'er heard it, he also echoed, "That's right! Niangniang, you are too slow, the slave can see that Your Highness cares about you very much. ”

Xin'er sighed, these two people obviously have a good impression of each other, but they always have a small temper, and they still don't know each other's intentions.

Every time she wanted to say anything, she didn't dare to say it, and she always felt that the young lady couldn't listen to it at all.

Although Mu Qing still didn't believe that Bai Lichen would care about him, Danqing's words still made Mu Qing fall into deep thought.