Emperor Zhao's actions were more resolute than everyone expected, and when Zhong Shuyu and Qin Bairui made a bet on when he would be able to make a judgment on King Ning's will, King Ning had already been convicted, sent to prison, and beheaded after the autumn.

The holy decree was shocked.

However, Emperor Zhao didn't give them much time to react, and then dealt with a group of officials who were not his own people, and the reason given was also high-sounding - forming a party with King Ning for personal gain.

But in fact, everyone knows the reason inside.

King Ning was convicted, and the whereabouts of Princess Ning and Lord Yaoling became another point of contention in the court.

Some people think that Princess Ning can be assigned to the frontier, but the lord of Yaoling County is the royal bloodline, how can the royal bloodline be left outside?

However, the other faction believes that King Ning is a sinner and has been removed from the royal family, so his children, after not being sinners, are already merciful to the emperor, and should be demoted to a concubine.

The two factions insisted on their own words and argued endlessly, but the old god of Emperor Zhao was there, full of relief.

Look how energetic my court is!

In the end, the whereabouts of Princess Ning and the county lord of Yaoling were naturally Emperor Zhao who sold the wine prince to save face, and on the surface, he demoted them to the border of the concubines, and actually handed them over to the Zhong family army who was ready to go to the Baili Ancient Road to hand over.

"Actually, the emperor is still very talkative." Zhong Zhiyu shouted a rock sugar gourd in his mouth and sighed.

Qin Bairui watched her eat from the side, and he was still holding four strings of sugar gourds in his hands: "If you are good at talking, you will not accept your position as the county lord." Now that the Zhenbei Wangfu is so big, he doesn't take it back, and he doesn't know what he thinks. ”

"Shame." Zhong Zhuyu quickly finished eating the sugar gourd in his hand, and naturally took the sugar gourd handed over by Qin Bairui, and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction: "The emperor is not as good as us, he has to pay attention to the overall situation." ”

"His overall situation is to settle things and calm people, and dump Zhong Jiajun's account to Xirong?"

Qin Bairui pursed his lips, looking disagreeing.

"Then if you are the emperor and know that the prince has done such a rebellious thing, will you kill the prince to make amends to the Zhong family?"

Qin Bairui was silent for a moment, then tilted his head and said, "I don't know, but I'll ask you." ”

"Ask me?" Zhong Shuyu was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

"I will ask you, whether you want to give up the child to give an explanation to the world, or hide it from the world and keep the child." Qin Bairui pursed his lips and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I listen to you." ”

…… How does it feel that something is wrong.

Zhong Zhuyu blinked, and slapped Qin Bairui's head: "What's the matter with Guan Lao Niang!" ”

Qin Bairui covered his head and felt a little aggrieved: "Okay! Then don't you ask me this question to mean that the emperor will not give up the prince! ”

"Not necessarily. It's just that there are two paths now, and I don't know which one to take. ”

Qin Bairui replied without thinking about it: "Which one is safe, which one goes." ”

"If it is safe, it is naturally more prudent to follow the emperor's path, and let the emperor deal with the prince, which can not only take revenge but also give Zhong Jiajun a clean slate in the hearts of the people of the world."

"But the emperor may not be able to deal with the crown prince." Qin Bairui took her words.

Zhong Yuyu nodded: "Let's not say that we don't have any evidence in our hands now, even if we have evidence, it would be too much to gain by moving the prince for a few dead people." ”

Qin Bairui felt that the fog in his mind had been cleared a little, and replied, "So we just do it ourselves!" Slaughtered the prince overnight! ”

"Smack!"

Zhong Zhiyu raised his hand to his head again, and his breath was not smooth: "Are you stupid!" We do it ourselves, and what happens when we succeed? The emperor won't let us go, will we have to hide everywhere when the time comes? ”

Qin Bairui's eyes lit up: "That's not impossible......"

"No! And the prince's death is not clear, it will bring turmoil to Dayu, this will not be the result that Daddy wants to see! ”

Qin Bairui: "Then what you say, I'll listen to you." ”

Zhong Shuyu pondered for a while, threw back the half-eaten sugar gourd in his hand to him, and sighed: "First of all, we have to find evidence, and secondly, we have to enhance our own value." ”

"Enhance your own value?" Qin Bairui was thoughtful.

"Yes. We have to make the emperor realize that we are influential among the people and irreplaceable, so that the emperor will weigh the pros and cons and make a choice. ”

"Only if we have enough weight in our hands can we have the opportunity to negotiate."

·

It's night.

Qin Bairui has been happy since he lived in the Zhong Mansion, and he didn't want to go back to his own Hussar General's Mansion at all, but since he finished talking to Zhong Shuyu today, he couldn't help but go back to the Hussar General's Mansion under the surprised eyes of the Zhong Mansion's family.

After returning to the house, he did not stay in the room, but opened the study that was no longer human.

He doesn't come to this study often. He didn't like to read, and he had a headache when he saw the bookshelves piled up on several walls, but now that he looked at the books, an idea grew firm in his mind.

Xiao Xiaoyu is right, you have to let yourself have weight in your hands and enhance your value.

Then the fastest way in his mind is to participate in next year's Spring Festival.

There is still more than half a year, and he is now back to study... It should be in time, right?

Qin Bairui was a little skeptical of himself, but when he thought of Zhong Zhuyu, he still strengthened his belief.

He has always been reluctant to use his brains, but this kind of major matter related to family feuds, how can Xiao Jianyu be allowed to do it with a soft girl's family!

He also wanted to take it with her.

So Qin Bairui, who had strengthened his belief, opened "Zhou Yi", which was one of the compulsory examinations for the imperial examination.

The moon was unusually round tonight, and the cool moonlight passed through the window lattice, illuminating the bookcase in front of him dimly. Next to him was an oil lamp with orange flames, reflecting his shadow slanted and long.

Qin Bairui looked at "Zhou Yi" in front of him, and only felt bitter in his mouth. He knew every word on it, but he couldn't understand it!

How can there be such a human suffering as reading in this world!

·

On the other side, as the dust settled on King Ning's affairs, the wine prince's mind was also activated, and his eyes gradually became hot when he looked at Wan Wenshi.

"Lord Wang...?" Wan Wenshi was embarrassed and had to remind him loudly: "I don't know what the prince has called the officials to come, what's the matter?" ”

"Ahem, I don't have anything to do, the main thing is to congratulate Lord Wan on his promotion, and in less than a year, he has sat in the position of the secretary of the ministry from the servant of the ministry to the secretary of the ministry."

"It's also a blessing from the prince." Wan Wenshi hurriedly humbled himself.

Both of them politely boasted to each other, and when the polite words in their stomachs had been finished, they stared at each other in silence, and the air was filled with the smell of embarrassment.

The wine prince is a little anxious, this matter is over, you can't regret it, right?

So he coughed, as if unintentionally hinted: "I heard that there is a daughter in the family of Lord Wan, who is delicate and innocent, innocent and cute, I don't know if she is married?" ”

Wan Wenshi's heart was stunned, and his face turned pale.

Originally... It turned out that he had a crush on his daughter!?