Chapter 49: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Decentralization and demotion, this is like asking for his life for the division carrier who regards power as his life.
The eunuch glanced at the stunned Si Chengyun, slowly put away the holy decree, and said lightly: "The holy decree has been recited, so get up and take it." β
It wasn't until then that Si Cheng reacted and thanked him: "Emperor Xie Longen......"
This thank you said reluctantly, so many officials in the DPRK and China are privately raising houses abroad, not to mention one, more than ten or twenty are common things, why was he caught!
He took the holy decree and got up, because the blow was too great, his body almost wanted to fall, but fortunately Zhuang Shuiqin supported him.
"Xiangye......" Zhuang Shuiqin's voice was very concerned.
"It doesn't matter." Si Chengyun waved his hand, but his expression seemed to be ten years old in an instant, looking at the holy decree in his hand, the killing intent gradually rose in his cloudy eyes.
He hated Sinan so much, if it weren't for this damn girl, Shui Qin wouldn't have gone to Linchun Pavilion, if she didn't go to Linchun Pavilion, she wouldn't have been found out about her private house, and she wouldn't have ended up being demoted!
"That's right." What did the eunuch think of, "The emperor also asked our family to pass on the word and invite the prime minister into the palace to talk about it, and the emperor said that there are some things I want to hear from you personally." β
The gloom in Si Chengyun's eyes became heavier and heavier, he slowly raised his head and smiled slightly: "It just so happens that this official also has plans to enter the palace to face the saint, father-in-law wait first, I will go back and change my clothes, and I will enter the palace with you." β
"Okay."
In the house, Zhuang Shuiqin waited for the Si to carry out the change of court clothes, and asked worriedly: "Xiangye, the emperor must have asked you to enter the palace for today's business, is this ...... What can I do? β
If the official position declines, you can make meritorious service and rise again, but if the status in the emperor's heart declines, it will be difficult to go back......
Hearing this, Si Chengyun smiled coldly: "I have my own way to do this." Apart from you, are there any other witnesses who have seen Si Nan enter the Linchun Pavilion? β
Zhuang Shuiqin was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, it is the maid Rushuang who Si Nan served closely before, and Si Nan went to find this maid as soon as she came back, and it was also the news that she told me that Si Nan went to Linchun Pavilion, but it was ......."
Zhuang Shuiqin's voice was stunned, with a little hesitation, but she still said: "This news was spit out after she suffered a lot, and now Ru Shuang has been beaten unconscious." β
A woman who uses torture to extract confessions, no matter how pure and harmless she is on the face, but in the hearts of men, she is the image of a poisonous woman after all, she doesn't want to destroy her image in the eyes of Si Carrier, but now it is a difficult moment, and she can't control it so much.
But when he heard this, Si Cheng was not surprised at all, he hummed, and while arranging the court, he said: "As long as you are still alive, you go and tidy up that maid, and enter the palace with me." β
Zhuang Shuiqin was surprised, and immediately understood what he meant, and blessed his body and said, "Yes, I'll go and prepare." β
Si Chengyun's eyes were cloudy, and the murderous intent gradually surged: Sinan, since you have blocked your father's official career, don't blame your father for being ruthless!
The Royal Palace, the House of Parliament.
"I called you here to discuss national affairs, but you dragged your family with you, what does this mean?"
In the hall, Fu Hong sat high on the dragon chair, looking at Fu Wenxiu kneeling below with some headaches, and beside him, there was the prime minister's wife Zhuang Shuiqin and a pale maid.
"The emperor forgives the sins." Si Chengyun looked at Fu Hong on the seat, arched his hand, and looked solemn: "The minister just feels wronged, and the emperor is invited to listen to the minister's words about today's matter, otherwise the minister will be wronged, even if he dies, he can't turn a blind eye!" β
Hearing this, Fu Hong smiled lightly, he already knew that Si Chengyun was going to defend himself, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you say, I listen." β
"Emperor Xie!" His expression softened slightly, and he continued: "Actually, the minister's appearance in the Linchun Pavilion today is not as rumored, it is a private house outside. β
"Oh?" Fu Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, knocked his finger on the highest stack of folds in front of the table, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, what you say can be weighed up, these folds are all said by Shanggong that you are careless as an official, and you are in front of a private house, nostalgic for the place of fireworks, and you were caught and raped by your wife on the spot." One person said that it might be false, but so many people played it together, so there was something strange, right? β
Si Chengyun's eyes were dark, but his tone was still respectful: "What the emperor said is extremely true, but the emperor, as the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, should understand that how many pairs of eyes are staring at a person in a high position every day, and the slightest small flaw will be infinitely magnified, and the minister's appearance in Linchun Pavilion today is not a private meeting, the minister is wronged, please the emperor is clear!" β
Fu Hong frowned slightly when he heard this: "Then what are you going to do in that kind of place?" β
Si Chengyun was waiting for this sentence, and when he heard this, he immediately made a distressed look, clutched his chest and said sadly: "Minister...... The minister is not for Sinan's rebellious girl! β
Sinan?
The queen mentioned this name to him two days ago, and the impression that she gave birth to an ominous fetus was really impressive, Fu Hong's eyes sank, and his face instantly turned cold: "Go on." β
Seeing this, Si Chengyun was overjoyed, but the heaviness on his face was still the same: "The minister only recently heard about the return of this rebellious girl, and I thought that she would be unable to escape death if she fell into the hands of Prince Xiahou, who would have thought that she would still be alive." The minister knew that Sinan was a sinner, but he pitied the hearts of his parents in the world, how could he bear to watch her die, the minister wanted to send her to another country, but he didn't expect that this rebellious child would rather sell himself in Linchun Pavilion than listen to me! β
The more Si Chengyun spoke, the more angry he became, as if there was such a thing, he hated iron and said: "In a fit of anger, my wife and I went to Linchun Pavilion, and I wanted to bring the rebel girl home, but I was framed by the gangsters and became a rumor." β
"Your Majesty, the courtiers can guarantee that what the husband said is true, and there is no lie!" When Si Chengyun was speaking, Zhuang Shuiqin kept shaking her body and lowering her head, and when she raised her head, she was already in tears, and her eyes were red and swollen.
She sobbed twice and said weakly: "If the emperor still doesn't believe it, the courtiers still have witnesses, this maid is the subordinate who used to be served by Sinan, and she saw Sinan enter the Linchun Pavilion with her own eyes!" β
Zhuang Shuiqin secretly stabbed Rushuang, the latter came back to his senses, climbed forward with the pain in his knees, and kowtowed: "Back to the emperor, Miss found me as soon as she came back, and said that she wanted me to be her internal response in the Si family, and take revenge on Xiangye, Mrs. and Princess Zhou, but the slave knew that she was a sinner, what is the difference between helping her and betraying the country?" So I pretended to agree, until that day the slave maid saw her dressed in fancy clothes and entered the Linchun Pavilion! β
After Ru Shuang finished speaking, the three of them kowtowed together, and Si Chengyun raised his head, with a frank and sad look in his eyes: "Your Majesty, what the minister said today is true, if there is half a lie, it will be thundered by the five thunders!" β
"Alright, I know, get up." Fu Hong waved his hand, but the whole person fell into contemplation, and he was silent for a while before saying, "In other words, Sinan is still in the Linchun Pavilion now?" β
"Yes." Si Chengyun nodded, looked at the people on the seat, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want the minister to take someone to ......?"
"Not necessarily." Fu Hong denied it directly, his voice gradually slowed down, and he said thoughtfully: "I have my own plans for this matter, and the prime minister can go back first." β
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Si Chengyun didn't understand a little, Si Nan was not only the identity of a sinner who gave birth to an ominous child, but now he also knew where she was, why didn't he arrest her immediately, what was the emperor worried about?
He was just about to leave, when he heard Fu Hong stop him.
"Today, I know that Aiqing is victimized by rumors, but the holy decree has been issued, I can't say it without faith, and when the limelight passes in the future, I will find another opportunity to clarify for you and restore your official position."
Since the emperor has given in, what can he say, Si Chengdong made a meal, even if he was unwilling in his heart, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and bowed respectfully and said: "Thank you to the emperor, the minister retires!" β
After Si Cheng left, Fu Hong still didn't recover from what he said just now, his fingers curled slightly, and he knocked on the table for a while, and the cold breath on his body became heavier and heavier.
Seeing this, the personal eunuch who had followed him since he was a child poured a cup of hot tea and stepped forward, and said with concern: "Don't think too much, don't worry too much, beware of the dragon body." β
Fu Hong shook his head, and his voice was low: "Do you know what the force behind the Linchun Pavilion is?" β
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, and said, "Moqiu Pavilion? β
"Nope." He shook his fingers, got up and paced to the window, his gaze looking out of the window was indescribably deep: "If it is Moqiu Pavilion, there is no need to be afraid, but ......"
His voice paused, and he didn't say any more, because the real force behind Linchun Pavilion was the black market.
Although Moqiu Pavilion is located in the Linchun Pavilion, the two are interdependent, both are open to do business, one wants a faΓ§ade, and the other does not need a faΓ§ade.
But a green building can be opened in the most prosperous area of Kyoto City, and there has never been any trouble for so many years, from the officials of the DPRK and China, down to the ordinary Baixin, but anyone who has been to that place can find the stain of this person, and can tolerate all the stains and not reveal a little secret, no other organization in this world can do it except the black market.
Fu Hong rubbed his chin with one hand, his thoughts gradually sank, Sinan is an ominous person, the culprit of the southern locust plague, if she is better to say it in other places, she can be in Linchun Pavilion...... He really didn't dare to blatantly lead people to search, after all, it was not a good thing to get into the black market.
He thought for a long time before he said: "Bring a message to the queen, let her leave Sinan's affairs alone, and then send someone to keep an eye on the Si family's movements, and report to me as soon as there is news!" β
The old eunuch nodded: "Yes." β
He didn't believe that the Si family would let Sinan smear the family in Linchun Pavilion like this, if the Si family did it themselves, it would be best to get rid of Si Nan, if they couldn't get rid of it, they wouldn't even be able to affect the royal family, killing two birds with one stone.
After thinking about it, Fu Hong breathed a long sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart finally fell, and he only hoped that Si Carrier would not let him down......
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As Fu Hong expected, Si carried the group home, no matter how he thought about it, he felt aggrieved in his heart, seeing that the sinner who caused him to be demoted was in front of him, but he couldn't punish it, but the sinner was still his own daughter, his father taught his daughter, it was righteous, why couldn't it!