After talking for a long time, he didn't know what to say, Zhao Yuxing was so anxious that his forehead was sweaty.

"Your Majesty......" When the queen saw it, she immediately knelt down beside her son, and was about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by the sound of the attendant's announcement.

"The Duke of Qi is here!"

Because the Duke of Qi was the biological father of the empress, and the emperor made great contributions when he ascended the throne, the emperor specially allowed him to enter and leave Kunning Palace at will.

With everyone's eyes, Qi Guogong, who was over sixty years old, walked in with square steps.

"Your Majesty, see Your Majesty."

Although Li Mao, the Duke of Qi, is old, his voice is still as loud as a bell.

"Aiqing, please hurry up," the emperor immediately changed to a gentle smile on his face, "I didn't expect Aiqing to come over in person, Jing Tian's birthday is not going to be a big deal, so you don't have to pay so much attention to it." ”

Li Mao slowly stood up, but made a regular salute again, "If you go back to the emperor, the minister is in such a hurry to come back today, because there is something to tell you." ”

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Such a conversation between monarchs and ministers makes people look like a good image of a wise monarch and a virtuous minister.

But everyone present had experienced what had just happened, and they only felt that the two people in front of them suddenly became very terrifying.

And Li Mao faced a group of people on the ground, but he could turn a blind eye and completely ignore it, which is really a kind of ability, and he will never be able to do it without decades of experience.

"Wechen originally came back for some time, but a few days ago I received a letter from the second prince, saying that he found that the riot was related to the White Flame Sect, Wechen felt strange, so he rushed back overnight, and sure enough, he found a problem."

"Oh?" The emperor's expression seemed to be smiling, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, "What's the problem?" ”

"Wei Chen knew His Royal Highness's intentions, so he hurried back at the princess's first birthday, and immediately went to the place where the thugs were held, and after a careful investigation, he found that the characteristics of those people were not the flame patterns of the White Flame Sect, but a little bit different."

Faced with such an expression of the emperor, Li Mao's face was not red, his heart was not beating or panting, his expression was serious and serious, just like a courtier.

"Then Aiqing knows that the second prince just reported to me that he found out that those people had the secret code of the White Flame Sect hidden on them, and that pattern was indeed that of the White Flame Sect."

If an uninformed person came in at this time, he would definitely think that the two monarchs and ministers were discussing trivial and mundane matters in their daily lives, just because their expressions could not show the slightest nervousness.

"Huh?" Li Mao's face showed a look of surprise at this time, and then he paused and said, "Weichen knows that His Royal Highness is young and can't hide his words. ”

The emperor did not take over the topic, but still looked at him with that look, as if he was waiting to continue listening, and as if he was smiling at Li Mao's performance.

At that time, His Highness said in his letter that he had seen this symbol on many thugs, and after careful inspection, Wei Chen found that these patterns did look very similar to the White Flame Sect, and some were not even much different, but, on the whole, this was not enough as evidence.

I wanted to come sooner, so that I could prevent His Highness from telling His Majesty this hasty conclusion, who knows that it will be a little late. ”

His gaze swept over the second prince and fell back to Li Mao's body, "Oh? Is that so? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know, this White Flame Sect, Wei Chen has dealt with it before, their pattern is very special, and at the same time it is very difficult to imitate, even within them, only people who have reached a certain level can wear things with this kind of icon.

When Wei Chen and other colleagues destroyed the White Flame Sect together, they found that in addition to the pale yellow in the middle, their pattern also needed to divide the golden, white, and pale yellow threads into one-third of the thickness on the outermost, and then twist them into a single to embroider a serpentine edge.

And today's minister has checked it, although the most similar of their patterns looks alike, but in fact it is not at all, the second prince has not been in contact with the White Flame Sect, but has only read it in the book, and it is inevitable to admit mistakes. ”

The speed of speech is not in a hurry, and the attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, Duanmu Qing admires this Li Maolai from the bottom of his heart, if it is her, and then in such a position, I am afraid that it will never be possible, this time, a slight difference, is not a problem of one person's head, but related to the net worth of a whole family.

The second prince's face seemed to have regained his vitality at this time, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen mother was still kneeling on the ground, and when she heard her father's defense, her heart fell to the ground, and she turned her face to Zhao Yuxing and glanced at her.

Zhao Yuxing hurriedly knelt down in front of the emperor, kowtowed and said: "Father, it's all the fault of the sons, the sons and daughters are eager to do such a thing for a while, and they draw conclusions without checking it out." ”

Things have come to this point, and I really don't know how good it is to look at the wrong pattern and create chaos and kill innocent people indiscriminately.

And Li Mao was able to appear here at this time, according to the emperor's understanding of him, he also knew that he must be fully prepared.

He is not Zhao Yuxing, since he can say these words and refer to the deer as a horse, it means that there is no evidence that can overturn his words at this time.

The emperor replaced his smiling look, and scolded with a tiger face: "How old are you, and you will make such a mistake, I don't know what to do, fortunately there are General Duanmu and Miss Duanmu, otherwise I don't know how much trouble I want to set off for you." ”

"Your Majesty, if he makes such a mistake, please ask Your Majesty to punish him."

The queen also hated iron and steel, and immediately helped.

is worthy of being a husband and wife for many years, and she is Li Mao's daughter, and she has clearly pondered the emperor's temperament.

According to Duanmu Qing's understanding of the emperor in the previous life, if the queen pleaded for mercy at this time, the emperor was afraid that he might not buy this account, but in this way, even if it was really punished, not only would it not be too heavy, but he would also completely admit Li Mao's statement.

"If you make such a mistake this time, if you don't punish it severely, I don't know how much of a consequence it will cause, and you will be punished for two years to set an example."

The emperor looked at Zhao Yuxing and said angrily.

"Thank you, Father."

Zhao Yuxing is not a fool, his mother and grandfather did this, and the punishment he earned could not be lighter, and he was completely relieved in his heart.

After this wave of events, everyone present also breathed a sigh of relief, and even Duanmu Zi and Li Ningshuang were secretly happy that they had not affected themselves.

"I have always had clear rewards and punishments, and today's events, Zhao Yuxing has had them, but General Zhongwu and Miss Duanmu have made great contributions and deserve to be rewarded."

After speaking, his eyes fell on the two brothers and sisters, "General Zhongwu is young and promising, and he has also made military exploits for my Xiqi, and now it should be the time to serve the court with high spirits, I think the position of the captain of the Shangfu is suitable, and I will take office in two days!" ”

The people present were shocked when they heard this, although the Shangfu Zhichong Lieutenant and the Zhongwu General were both official positions of the same rank, but the Zhongwu General was just a loose official with a good name, and the Shangfu Zhichong Commander was a powerful position, and the difference in status was silent.

What's even more shocking is that the current Shangfu Zhichong Governor Shan Pingren is Wen Anhou's cousin, Wen Anhou was originally relying on Li Ninglu's maiden Qi State Mansion to beg for food, and Shan Pingren is the most powerful person in the current officialdom of Wen'an Hou's Mansion.

The emperor doesn't seem to have done anything to the queen Qi Guogong and her party on the surface, but this replacement is a knock on the mountain.

Although Duanmu Jun's mind was to hide the family from the surging competition for the throne as much as possible, how could a junior like Duanmu He think so much.

Even though Duanmuhe has a calm temperament and does not like to be public, he naturally has some ambitions for his future, and he is naturally very happy to hear that the emperor has sent him like this, and his face, which has always remained calm, also shows the brilliance of Yiyi.

After encouraging Duanmu He for a few words, the topic turned to Duanmu Qing, "The eldest lady of the Yongding Marquis Mansion really has her family style, the women don't let her eyebrows, she is smart and generous, so she will be named Duanhui Junjun!" Another 100 taels of gold and 20 horses of Su Jin were given as a reward. ”

Duanmu Qing was not surprised by such a reward, and he only thanked him with a smile on his face, not very surprised, but gave the people present an impression of pampering and not being surprised.

Duanmu Zi was originally glad that he was not involved in this case and did not have to be punished, and there was a faint joy in his heart, but at this time, when he saw Duanmu Qing being named the county king, he was immediately angry and surging out like an erupting volcano.

It hurts every inch of her heart, why is she so lucky, she should have put her to death without success, not to mention, but also let her get the title of a county king, why?

Duanmu Qing naturally knew the mood of Li Ningshuang's mother and daughter at this time, but she felt extremely happy, and seeing the enemy angry, it was an excellent enjoyment.

What people didn't expect was that the emperor dealt with Luo Qibian and them, promised to redress Luo Guogong's grievances, and sent people to thoroughly investigate the people who participated in the framing that day, and named Luo Qifang's brother Luo Qiyu as the new Luo Guogong, but the general army was the commander of the lower mansion, and Duanmuhe belonged to a department.

Luo Qibian didn't expect Duanmu Qing to really fulfill the promise she gave herself, and she couldn't help but admire her in her heart, and regarded her as a life-saving benefactor.

The matter of the Lantern Festival riot can be regarded as a successful solution here, and it is only said to the outside world that it is a bandit led by the flying knife hand in the martial arts.

The emperor's heart is also about this matter, and his interest is naturally high, and even the simple first birthday banquet of Princess Jing Tian has also added a lot of programs, but it is lively.

Coming out of the palace, everyone was only divided into three groups, the Mansion of the Duke of Qi, the Mansion of the Marquis of Yongding and the Mansion of the Marquis of Wen'an.

It's just that the faces of the three parties are different.

The Wen'an Hou Mansion is naturally listless and unhappy, and everyone seems to be three points shorter.

The Qi State Mansion was huge, but they were all a little angry, obviously very dissatisfied with today's events, but it was a blessing to be able to pick up a life, and they could only dare to be angry but not speak.

And in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, Duanmu Zi and Li Ningshuang got into the carriage by themselves, not looking at others.

The old lady's face was as usual, and she couldn't see any expression; Duanmu Qing and Duanmu He both had faint smiles; Han Lingxi was still as usual, and his expression was always a little careless.

It's just that a group of subordinates who came over with them were overjoyed and couldn't hide their joy.

When I returned to the Yongding Marquis Mansion, I was heading in the direction of Wumo Pavilion, but suddenly a lazy voice sounded behind me, "Qing'er is so scheming!" ”

Xiaohan: Someone said that if I didn't update it on my birthday, she wouldn't be chasing the article anymore, and it was suddenly messy, this "welfare" is too good to want wow! Kesu, I actually agreed, and I burst into tears