Even the emperor on the throne couldn't hide his surprise and raised his eyebrows.

For a while, the atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall was very strange, and half of the eyes of the civil and military officials fell on Zhang Yushi, and half fell on the body of the first assistant Duanmu Xian.

Zhang Yushi shook his hands and continued in a loud voice: "On the Duanmu Shoufu Mansion, now the eldest granddaughter Yue Yan is in charge, and she is fed in the palm of her hand. That Duanmu girl was arrogant and domineering, and she forced her grandmother and aunt to have nowhere to live in peace, so she could only take refuge in Zhuangzi, which was really unfilial and unheard of. ”

"Your Majesty, I am a great sheng to govern the country with filial piety, and the ministers think that such unfilial piety cannot be promoted."

Zhang Yushi said it impassionedly, foaming at the mouth, and looking indignant, which attracted the approving eyes of many courtiers and nodded secretly.

But even so, no one rashly stood up and echoed Zhang Yushi, after all, the person he impeached was the dignified cabinet chief.

On the Jinluan Palace, there was a few breaths.

The emperor didn't say anything immediately, he casually turned the jade wrench on the thumb of his right hand, looked at Duanmu Xian and asked, "Duanmu Aiqing, do you have anything to say?" ”

Duanmu Xian's shrewd eyes were as deep as the sea, and his expression was calm, so that people couldn't see joy and anger.

He took a step, didn't look at Zhang Yushi, and said to the emperor on the throne: "Your Majesty, this girl who has not been out of the cabinet in Beijing is helping to take care of family affairs at home, not only my Duanmu family, but also Yuan'an Bo Mansion, Li Bianxiu of Hanlin Academy, and General Huang Shen of the Fifth Military Camp......

Duanmuxian listed them one by one in an orderly manner, and the other ministers all frowned when they heard it.

These examples cited by Duanmu Xian are true, but the situation of these families is fundamentally different from the Duanmu family, such as the wife of Yuan'anbo Mansion is old and frail, and has no energy to manage the internal affairs of the house, and Mrs. Yuan'anbo has been dead for more than two years. There is also Li Bianxiu's house, Mrs. Li honored her in-laws in her hometown, so she sent her eldest daughter to accompany Li Bianxiu to stay in Beijing......

However, the inside story of this cannot be told in the Jinluan Palace, and many ministers secretly sigh in their hearts that Shoufu is really an old fox.

Just as they were thinking about it, they saw the old fox's cunning eyes scan half a circle around, and asked the other courtiers righteously: "My lords, are the girls in the house all raised in the boudoir, and they don't know everything and don't care about everything?" ”

How dare the courtiers respond to "yes", marry a wife, and hire a wife back to the house, even if it is not the eldest daughter-in-law, then it is necessary to be able to manage their own yard and manage their subordinates, and marry a woman who doesn't know anything? This is not a concubine, just the wind and snow.

An old minister who has always been good friends with Duanmuxian echoed a sentence: "Shoufu is reasonable. ”

"Your Majesty, Duanmu Shoufu is clearly avoiding the important and light, and the strong words are reasonable!" Zhang Yushi said with righteous indignation, his voice getting higher and higher and more excited, "Duanmu Shoufu connived at his grandson, he didn't govern the family strictly, and he didn't repair the inner house. In order to inherit filial piety, please ask the emperor to severely punish Duanmu Shoufu ancestors and grandchildren, and to stop the crooked wind with a positive atmosphere, so as to set an example. ”

The emperor on the throne squinted at Zhang Yushi, his eyes were dark, and his face gradually sank.

Imperial envoy Zhang thought that the emperor was unhappy about Duanmuxian's affairs, so he suppressed the corners of his mouth that were slightly upturned, and his eyes flashed.

The eyes of the military officials above the Jinluan Hall were focused on Duanmu Xian, and the leisurely smile on the corner of his mouth on weekdays disappeared at some point.

Duanmu Xian looked up at the emperor on the golden lacquer throne, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister's wife He went to live in Zhuangshang was only because she was sick and needed to recuperate. The minister's second daughter-in-law is on the side, and it is reasonable to serve her mother-in-law, which is a matter of great filial piety. Zhang Da kept saying that the minister connived at the unfilial piety, and the minister was really puzzled. ”

Duanmuxian said it reasonably, and several ministers also nodded secretly, and it was natural for the daughter-in-law to serve her mother-in-law.

After the words fell, Duanmu Xian bowed his head again, maintaining a pretentious posture, his eyes also half drooped, and his wise eyes flashed with a cold coldness.

Duanmuxian also knew about the visit of Mrs. Xinguo Gongshi yesterday. Today, there was a sudden appearance in the court, and Duanmu Xian didn't understand who was making trouble behind this.

Even if Duanmujun is really unfilial, Duanmuxian will never admit to the crime of lax governance and "connivance" in the court, not to mention, he doesn't feel that Duanmujun has done anything wrong.

Duanmuxian snorted coldly in his heart, this He family is really a big face, really when he Duanmuxian is a dough to be rubbed flat and rounded? !

At this moment another man stood up from the ranks of the courtiers, and everyone looked at him.

This is an old man who is over the age of six, with silver hair and a somewhat thin figure, but he is still in good spirits, and he is the Duke of Xinguo.

He is not only the eldest brother of the Empress Dowager He, but also the emperor's own uncle.

The ministers couldn't help but secretly exchange glances, with different expressions.

After Xinguo Gong respectfully saluted the emperor, Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, the minister instructed his daughter-in-law to visit her sister in the Zhuangzi of the Duanmu family a few days ago," said, Xinguo Gong sighed faintly, "The sister is really pitiful, she is old, and there is only one daughter-in-law around to serve, and this Zhuangzi is very simple and ......."

Xin Guogong sighed helplessly and embarrassedly, although he didn't say that Duanmu was not filial, but every word could make people hear his hints.

At the same time, there was a slight commotion among the ministers around them, and they quietly exchanged their heads and ears.

The testimony of Xin Guogong in person is tantamount to confirming the evidence that the eldest granddaughter of the Duanmu family was unfilial and disrespectful, and forced her grandmother away to control the inner house.

Looking down at the turbulent Jinluan Hall below, the emperor's face sank again, and his right hand subconsciously grabbed the armrest of the throne, exerting a slight force.

He still remembered that on the day Ah Yin left, he talked about the fact that the He family had fled to Zhuangzi not long after returning to Beijing from Hanfangyuan, and he didn't even pay attention to the matter of Feng Yan and Duanmu Fei exchanging Geng posts......

The marriage between Feng Yan and Duanmu Fei was given by his own decree, and it was related to the group of shadow guards left by the first emperor, which can be said to be related to the society of the country, and there is no room for error.

Even if the He family doesn't know the inside story, they should know that this is a royal marriage, and once the Son of Heaven makes an order, no one can disobey it.

However, the He family relied on being his aunt and the sister of the Queen Mother, and dared to be so negligent and sloppy, so willful and left, and he didn't want to think that if he didn't let Duanmu Jun take care of the marriage, would he still let this marriage fall off? !

With Anping's temper, this time for his son's marriage, he bowed his head in front of him, and suffered such a big loss, if the marriage can't be made again, I don't know how big a problem will be!

I worked so hard, not to stabilize this great prosperity, but the He family will only drag their feet with the Queen Mother, they are really short-sighted and narrow-minded!

The more the emperor thought about it, the more displeased he became, and a storm brewed in his eyes little by little.

"Duanmu Xian has no way to govern the family, and I ask the emperor to be the master of the sister!" Xin Guogong clenched his fists and said.

Duanmu Xian is now the first assistant, and in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there are very few people who dare to call him by name like Xinguo Gong.

On the Jinluan Palace, the expressions of the ministers became more and more strange, and many people had vaguely guessed something. I'm afraid that today, Zhang Yushi suddenly impeached Duanmu Xian inexplicably, and it was the He family who instigated it behind his back.

This matter is just a housework between the Duanmu family and the He family, so outsiders don't have to interfere.

There is a way, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs!

The ministers had different expressions and sat quietly waiting for the development of the situation.

There was silence for a moment.

Duanmuxian turned his head to look at Duke Xinguo, and called slowly: "Grandpa Guo......"

Xin Guogong looked back coldly, with the confidence that he had a chance to win, but he heard Duanmu Xian say slowly: "If Grandpa Guo feels that the Duanmu family has treated the insiders badly, it is better to take the insiders back to the Gongfu to recuperate." What does Grandpa Guo think? ”

When it came to the last few words, Duanmu Xian was almost a word, and Xin Guogong was dumbfounded, almost unable to believe his ears.

On the Jinluan Palace, the ministers were in an uproar again, looking at each other.

Recently, the eldest girl of the Duanmu family has been spreading in the capital for a long time to "drive away" her grandmother, and many people have heard that some people who are picking a daughter-in-law for their sons and grandsons feel that such a girl cannot marry back to the house, and Duanmu Jun is excluded from the list; Some people also criticized Duanmujun with righteous words; Most people are skeptical, just forget it.

Duanmuxian has been in the court for decades, and many courtiers still know a little about him, an old fox, and know that he dares to treat Xinguo Gong so toughly, which probably means that he is not humble about this matter.

So, is it that the Xinguo Mansion has nothing to do, or is Duanmu Tai's wife He went to her mother's house to cry...... The ministers speculated to themselves.

Xin Guogong's face turned blue with anger, and he blocked his chest in one breath, not up or down, and his chest rose and fell violently.

He didn't argue with Duanmu Xian, and said to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, you also heard what you said just now, Duanmu Xian is simply too deceitful!" He himself was at fault first, and he had no way to teach his grandchildren, conniving at his granddaughter's disregard of the ancestral etiquette and law, and acting recklessly, but he still refuses to repent. He also asked the emperor to punish Duanmu Xian and reprimand the eldest girl of the Duanmu family for her unfilial piety. ”

Hearing this, the corners of the emperor's mouth twitched, and his eyes became darker and more complicated. Xin Guogong wants him to be dignified, and an emperor will issue an order to reprimand a girl's family?

Thaksin can say it, but he is not so shameless!

Zhang Yushi got the look of Xinguogong, and hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, Xinguogong is right. Lord Duanmu is the first assistant of the hall, and he should be an example for the people of the world, but now he is empty-eyed and forgetful, and he must be severely punished. ”

Zhang Yushi's words were like a signal, and then there was chaos in the court, and those who believed in the Guogong Party and those who wanted to pull Duanmuxian off the horse stood up one by one, and promised one after another, and publicized the "weight of filial piety", and aggressively demoted Duanmuxian to the mud, only saying that Duanmu Xianhe should ask the emperor to resign on the spot.

And Duanmu Xian, as the first assistant and an old minister, naturally he will not be isolated, and the people of his party immediately stood up, helped refute them one by one, and even pinched the weaknesses of the other party......

Both sides did not back down, the more noisy they became, the more excited they became, and the Jinluan Hall became a pot of porridge, and it was noisy and noisy.

The emperor rubbed his forehead, and his forehead was throbbing with a burst of noise, and his heart was irritable.

"That's enough." The Emperor slapped his palm on the armrest and interrupted them coldly, "What are you supposed to be here?!" ”

This is the Jinluan Palace, not a vegetable market, a group of ministers are arguing like those shrews scolding the street, what kind of system!

The ministers also felt the emperor's thunder and anger, and they were all silent, and the surroundings were suddenly so quiet that they could hear the pins falling, which formed an extreme contrast with the noise of Fang Cai.

The emperor looked around at the ministers, his eyes fell on Duanmuxian, and said lightly: "Duanmuxian, you are not strict in governing the family, I will punish you for three months, you have something to say!" ”

The emperor didn't really think that Duanmuxian was guilty, but Xinguo Gong had Duanmu's wife He "testifying", but Duanmuxian had no evidence to prove that Duanmuxian was unfilial.

Moreover, it is very likely that the He family is instigating the He family behind the scenes, and after careful investigation, Duanmuxian can't escape the charge of "not governing the family strictly".

"Yes, Your Majesty." Duanmuxian accepted the punishment without hesitation.

This punishment is simply too light, and the emperor has taken it so lightly means that the emperor is obviously on his side, and does not approve of his connivance with his granddaughter forcing her grandmother away.

Xin Guogong's face was not very good-looking, his forehead was blue, he didn't expect that the "evidence of the crime" was in front of him, and the emperor was so partial to Duanmuxian!

"Your Majesty!" Xin Guogong subconsciously raised his voice slightly, and said unrelentingly, "Such unfilial and disrespectful behavior must not be tolerated!" ”

The emperor's brows were deeply locked, he felt that he had endured enough, and even punished the innocent Duanmu Xian, Duanmu Xian was also broad-minded, he didn't talk crookedly, and he directly accepted the punishment obediently.

In the past few years, the He family has relied on the uncle's mansion and the Empress Dowager He, and they are really fluttering, and they are becoming more and more ignorant!

A fine light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said coldly: "Since Duke Xinguo thinks that the Duanmu family has not taken good care of Mrs. Duanmu, then take it back to the mansion and take care of it." ”

On weekdays, the emperor called Xinguo Gong uncle, but now he gave such an edict in such an unfamiliar tone in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, which shows that the sacred heart is not safe.

Not only Xinguo Gong, but also the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were dumbfounded, I didn't expect the emperor to say this, did he let Duanmu Shoufu take a leave of absence from Mrs. Duanmu, or ......

The ministers were shocked, but Duanmu Xian breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes gradually precipitated, and his eyes were as cold as a sword.

After the chaos and game just now, Duanmuxian learned something from the emperor's attitude in addition to being fined for three months.

He had thought strange before, how could the emperor suddenly think of giving marriage to the four girls and Feng Yan, and now it seems that the emperor has intentions in this marriage, so in this matter, whoever affects the progress of the "marriage", the emperor will definitely not spare that person.

Originally, Duanmu Xian deliberately let himself fall behind, but it was also a little tempting, but the result was really as he expected.

Duanmu Xian narrowed his eyes and made up his mind.

After a short period of shock, Xin Guogong came back to his senses and wanted to say something more, but found that the emperor had already gotten up, dropped the words "retreat from the dynasty", and left with his sleeves and left, leaving only the people of the Manchu Dynasty face to face, silent.

Since he retired from the court, many ministers walked outside the hall in twos and threes, but Duanmuxian did not.

"Grandpa Guo." Duanmu Xian walked unhurriedly to Duke Xinguo, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as warm as a spring breeze blowing the earth, with a personable appearance, "After a while, I will send someone over and take Grandpa Guo to Yanghezhuang." ”

His demeanor and tone were gentle, but his eyes were as cold as autumn water, revealing a hint of provocation.

"......" Xin Guogong only felt that Duanmu Xian was really a villain, and he was so angry that his old face was almost distorted, and his face was red.

Xin Guogong still wanted to find the emperor to call the shots, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the throne, but the emperor had already disappeared with the chamberlain who served closely......

After the emperor left the Jinluan Palace, he walked straight towards the imperial study.

Today is early, at this time is not yet the hour, the rising sun sprinkled the warm sun, the surrounding palace on the golden glazed tiles shining, gorgeous magnificent.

The emperor didn't look at it much, and was immersed in his own thoughts all the way, and his anger was uncontrollable.

The emperor hated the feeling of being persecuted.

He is the supreme in the world, sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, but over the years, who can understand the anxiety in his heart, he has worked hard to make this Xuanlong prosperous world; He waited diligently for more than ten years to get rid of the two major troubles in his heart!

He was in high spirits, thinking that no one would be able to restrain him as an emperor from now on, however, there were always some people who were pampered and arrogant, trying to manipulate him!

The emperor walked into the imperial study with a heavy face, and the little chamberlain who followed him followed suit, not even daring to take a breath.

The emperor sat down behind the imperial case, and without waiting for the tea to be served, he subconsciously ordered: "Go and bring ......" Ah Yin called.

However, as soon as the words began, the emperor remembered that Ah Yin was not in the capital.

Hey—

The emperor sighed faintly, only to feel that Ah Yin was not there, and everything was really not going well.

The little chamberlain quickly brought hot tea with his hands and feet, and the fragrance of tea penetrated into the tip of his nose, but it could not soothe the irritability in the emperor's heart.

The emperor took a sip of hot tea, felt a little hot, and put down the teacup with a slight frown, and the little waiter was shocked, and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, do you want the slave to change the ...... for you?"

The Emperor waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to, then picked up the teacup again, absentmindedly blew on the tea, and then put it down again.

For a while, all that remained in the imperial study was the faint sound of tea cups colliding, and the occasional sound of the wind blowing the branches outside the window.

The little chamberlain stood aside, carefully observing the change in the emperor's expression, and said secretly in his heart: It would be nice if Lord Cen was here......

Cen Yin naturally couldn't have appeared, but the person from the celebrant came and sent a thick stack of folds, which were held by a middle-aged eunuch serving in the imperial study to the emperor's imperial case.

"Your Majesty, this is an excerpt just sent by the celebrant supervisor."

The thick folds were divided into two stacks and placed on the imperial case, which made the originally empty bookcase suddenly become a lot more crowded.

The emperor glanced at the two folds, and his brows furrowed again, and he was annoyed when he looked at them.

In the past, when Ah Yin was in Beijing, he would sort it out first and present it to him according to his priority.

The emperor casually picked up a fold and flipped through it, and the long and numerous statements on the fold made him even more irritable, thinking that Ah Yin would deliberately put a note in the fold to explain the main content of the fold and make it easier for him to review.

In the past month since Ah Yin left Beijing, these folds have been presented to him in such a mess that he spends most of the day reading them every day, and he is often too busy to read them late at night.

During this period of time, the emperor didn't have a good night's sleep, let alone go to Huangjue Temple to find a distant sky to play chess.

The emperor rubbed his brows irritably, and his heart jumped violently.

The emperor casually threw the fold at the middle-aged eunuch, threw it at his feet with a "snap", and said angrily: "Ah Yin is not here, is this what the celebrant is doing?!" ”

"The emperor forgives his sins!" The middle-aged eunuch was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he knelt directly on the cold and hard marble floor. Although he was not a celebrant at all, he did not dare to refute it at all.

The emperor was even more angry and reprimanded: "Bingpen, Bingpen, you should take more pens, so slack, why should I raise you waste!" ”

After the emperor reprimanded with a pale face for a while, he said coldly: "Get out!" I sighed again in my heart: Ah Yin is not here, everything is really not going well!

The middle-aged eunuch was resigned, hurriedly holding the folds again, and retreated in a panic.

The little waiter who was waiting for the pen and ink tea on the side was also more nervous, and his heartbeat echoed in his ears like a drum, "Bang bang bang ......"

"Little Qizi." The emperor suddenly called, so startled that the little chamberlain almost didn't jump, and after swallowing his saliva, he agreed respectfully.

"You go and send a message to the concubine and ask her to send a grandmother to help the eldest girl of the Duanmu family take care of Xiaoding's affairs." The Emperor commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Qizi hurriedly responded, and then quickly retreated, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and hurried to Zhongcui Palace.

After a cup of tea, Xiao Qizi came to Zhongcui Palace, and a palace maid in Tsing Yi greeted her with a smile on her face, and said apologetically: "Father-in-law Qi, please wait here for a while." ”

Xiao Qizi responded, shook off the dust in his hand, and waited under the eaves, the main hall was quiet, and a calm female voice could be vaguely heard coming from the direction of the east side hall:

"Niangniang, do you know that your mother was kicked out of the Duanmu family? Your father is really ruthless, and this time, only you, the daughter, will be in charge of your mother! ”

"This morning, your uncle complained about your mother in the morning, but your father rebelled against you and wanted to send your mother back to our He family. What do you say this looks like? Is your father going to be divorced? ”

"Niangniang, your two nieces are so unruly, they are lawless by your father, Niangniang, your aunt should also talk about them."

This old and reserved female voice sounds very familiar. Xiao Qizi frowned thoughtfully, and remembered, this should be the Duchess of Xinguo.

Then, it was the voice of the palace maid just now: "Niangniang, the emperor sent Gonggong Qi to pass on the message." ”

"Hurry up and get someone in." Duanmu Guifei hurriedly said.

Xiao Qizi casually shook off the dust in his hand, with a hint of nonchalance on his white-faced bearded face.

The palace maid who had just entered the ceremony quickly lifted the curtain and came out, and Xiao Qizi was about to cross the threshold when he heard the voice of another palace maid saluting from behind: "Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, the fourth girl Duanmu." ”

Xiao Qizi's feet were lowered again, and he hurriedly turned around, and saw Han Xing and Duanmu Fei entering the courtyard hand in hand, and the two little girls were talking and laughing, and their little faces were glowing.

Hanxing took a break today, so he went out of the palace early in the morning to find Duanmu Fei to play, and then coaxed her into the palace. Duanmufei hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to go to the palace to attend classes or continue to be grounded in the mansion, after thinking about it again and again, Duanmufei still decided to play in a different place, so he came with Hanxing.

The two little girls knew that Xiao Qizi was the emperor's attendant, and they were a little surprised how he could be here.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, the Fourth Girl of Duanmu." Xiao Qizi stepped forward quickly, saluted Han Xing and Duanmu Fei with a smile, and then warmly greeted Duanmu Fei, "The fourth girl of Duanmu hasn't entered the palace for a few days, and now the scenery in the imperial garden is just right, the girl must go for a walk." ”

Duanmu smiled very cutely and thanked Xiao Qizi.

At this time, the palace maid who went to Tongyu just now also came over, smiled and greeted Han Xing and Duanmu, and then politely said to Xiao Qizi: "Father-in-law Qi, Niangniang is invited." ”

When Duanmu Guifei in the east side hall was surprised to see that Duanmu Fei had also come together, it was difficult to hide her surprise on her bright face.

Another line of sight in the room was also scorching on Duanmu Fei's body, so hot that Duanmu Fei's clothes were about to burn.

Soon, the old female voice sounded again: "This is the uneducated girl of the Duanmu family?" ”