"Father, son-in-law and Lian girl, they are really innocent......"

The emperor took the trouble to read every letter carefully, and finally raised his eyes tiredly. He looked at Gong Wan with no eyes as cold and angry as before, but he didn't say anything, just got up and helped Concubine Ying beside him.

"You are also a young person, why don't you know how to cherish yourself, and blindly kneel on the ground......"

When Concubine Ying heard this, she suddenly shed tears of emotion: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been a concubine all her life, and she wants to give birth to a prince for the emperor and continue the bloodline for the great heart; Second, for the sake of great intentions, we will conclude a good relationship with the East Wa, and the two countries will be reconciled for eternity. But what happened today... But how can the concubines still cherish their own bodies......"

Hou Ye couldn't help but feel: "Concubine Ying's motherly heart is really moving. ”

"-Father! Do you believe that Lian and Lao Wu are not selfish? The sharp and serious voice of the palace curtain was a little inconsistent in this warm atmosphere, "Think about it, just when you were holding Lian accountable, Lihou suddenly broke in with these so-called letters, is it too much of a coincidence!" ”

"The old minister has been waiting outside the palace for a long time, does the third highness still want to return to Hotaru to be wronged and imprisoned, or be killed by the cane in court, and the old minister can't come in to collect the body again?"

"Lian's kung fu, who dares to act rashly, why should Hou Ye sell miserably?" Gong Wei sneered, and then said to the emperor, "Father, don't you even have the right handwriting for Lian?" ”

My cheeks suddenly became hot, the Hou Ye smiled helplessly and sighed, and the emperor glanced at me with a little disdain: "Forget it, this is the most ugly calligraphy I have ever seen in my life, and I really don't want to read one more word." If you really hold the sword, you just can't hold the pen. ”

"The emperor smiled."

"Father! Have you forgotten the slaves and maids in the palace of Concubine Shicaiying? "The palace curtain is not forgiving," Xin'er can see clearly, during the feast of the Longevity Festival, Lian's family and the fifth child have been in the small pavilion of the Huangqi Pond for a long time; Yun'er even took a life to identify Concubine Ying, and their mother and son did know about the flow of Fa Lian Hua into Kaozhou! ”

"What kind of law to practice flowers, the old minister doesn't know. It's just that the three princes said that the feast of the Halloween Festival... Ben Hou remembers clearly that on that day, hundreds of officials toasted to the emperor and the old ministers. The old minister was too old to drink, and Gui Ying couldn't bear to see me uncomfortable during the banquet, so he went to the imperial dining room to cook the wine soup himself. After cooking, I returned to the table! ”

"-Yes..."I finally came to my senses, and then the Hou Ye's words continued, "The courtiers actually don't know how to cook hangover soup, so they still consulted the imperial doctor Geng who was with them that day, and then asked the courtier's maid Guan Ju to cook it on her behalf." After entering the table, he presented it to his father-in-law, and his father-in-law was so moved that he praised it repeatedly. ”

Although Lao Chen was drunk that day, he also remembered that Gui Yingquan had only gone out once. It can be seen that what Xin'er said is a lie, and he has no intentions. Hou Ye's sonorous voice was cold and solemn, "As for the other, even if he commits suicide, the old minister is probably afraid that his lies will be discovered by the emperor, and he is afraid that he will not be able to withstand the punishment of the crime of bullying the king." ”

Gong Wei was so angry that his face turned pale, but he was still unwilling: "Take 10,000 steps back, Xin'er and Yun'er's testimony is false, and Lian's family did write you a letter to your family." Lihou, you don't have real evidence to prove that Lian and Lao Wu are indeed selfless! After all, everyone has their own thoughts, how can you guarantee it, and Lian did not deceive or conceal it in his letter to you! ”

"The old minister has no way to vouch for it, and there is no evidence to prove the innocence of the little girl and the banner."

Hou Ye's tone was extremely calm, "It's just that the third prince, if you catch a thief and take the stolen goods, don't you have no evidence to prove that the little girl and Wan'er do have a personal relationship?" Two people who are innocent and have never intersected, do they still have to keep evidence of their innocence from time to time, so that they can be used to retort when they are denounced in the future? As for whether Gui Ying's letter was deceived and concealed, the old minister did not know and did not want to know. As the four princes said, I am not her, and it also fits the sentence of the third prince, 'everyone has their own mind'. Gui Ying is willing to report good news but not bad news, and the old minister, as her father-in-law, is willing to listen to joy rather than sorrow. ”

"You!"

"—all right." The emperor interrupted in a deep voice, obviously impatient, "Who is responsible for interrogating the prince this time?" ”

Gong Yu and Gong Wei glanced at each other, and said softly: "Back to my father, I am the squire of the Criminal Department, Fang Zhiyun." ”

"Remove him, put him in the ghost prison with the prince, and send someone else to preside over the trial." The emperor didn't raise his head, "just send ......"

"Since my father thinks that Fang Shilang is useless, he asked the criminal department Shangshu to personally try the case, and he also made it!"

Seeing that the emperor was noncommittal, the Hou Ye bowed down and said: "If the emperor trusts the old minister, the old minister is willing to accept the responsibility of interrogating the prince." ”

"Lihou is willing to work, and I can trust it. It's just that you want to go to that kind of pickled place, and it's really wronged. ”

The palace curtain hurriedly said excitedly: "Father! Hou Ye is the crown prince and master, and he has never been involved in the affairs of prison, so he is afraid of such an arrangement——"

"--The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, do you still want to make the whole criminal department know about it?" The emperor's tone was cold, "The justice of the Marquis of Lihou has been in my eyes for decades, why are you unconvinced?" ”

"Erchen... Erchen didn't dare. ”

"The ministers have assisted the three generations of the Zhuchun family, and they have always regarded the glory of the royal family above their own glory. This trial of the crown prince must be fair and strict, and will not discredit the royal family! ”

"That's the best." The emperor smiled softly at the Hou Ye, "It's just that you came back in a hurry, and you are all deployed on the other side of the cold?" ”

"The old minister's general, Wen Zhao, has been trained in the Praetorian Guard camp since he was a child, and now the grain and grass are ready, and the offensive of the Moguo is weakening, and I believe that there will be good news of triumph in the near future."

"The surname is Wen... It's not easy. I remember that when I attacked the old emperor of Moguo, this General Wen also had a share of credit. The emperor seemed to be happy, "Okay, let him do it, if he can solve my cold crisis this time, I will have a reward!" ”

"The old minister thanked Your Majesty for Zhao'er."

The emperor stretched out his hand to help the marquis, but before he could say anything, he suddenly coughed. This cough was not trivial, and everyone in the hall immediately became nervous. Concubine Ying and Gonggong He hurriedly carried the emperor back to the couch on the left and right, and the three princes such as Gong Wan called out repeatedly.

"It's okay..."The emperor still coughed heavily, but gently pushed Concubine Ying and Gonggong He away, "It's just an occasional cold, you don't need to make a fuss......"

"Recently, there have been a lot of things in Beijing, and the emperor is worried, so he should take care of the dragon's body." Hou Ye said worriedly, "Forgive the old minister, the emperor's dragon body is not safe, and he should find a caring person to serve closely!" ”

Concubine Ying immediately knelt down when she heard this: "The concubine originally lived in the palace with the emperor, serving the decoction in person, in order to fulfill the responsibility of the concubine. ”

Gong Wan and the others also hurriedly kowtowed: "The sons are also willing to serve their father!" ”

The emperor trembled and helped Concubine Ying up, his slightly tired gaze wandered among the crowd, and he said in a deep voice after a long time: "Well, you don't know how hot or cold, so let Hu'er stay with me." ”

I saw a subtle look of astonishment flash on the face of the Curtain Brothers, and then completely erased it: "Son... It is an honor to live up to my father's expectations. ”

"Hmm..."The emperor nodded weakly, "Today's incident has been a morning, and it can be regarded as an understanding, if you have nothing else to do, you can all kneel in peace." ”

When everyone heard this, they got up and bowed to the emperor, and then exited the hall in turn.

"Hou Ye..."As soon as I left the Xuan Palace, I hurriedly turned to Hou Ye, "How are you-"

"—I'll talk about it when I get home." Hou Ye glanced behind him slightly, and his voice was extremely low, "I still have something to say to the emperor, you go first." ”

"Even the girl."

I was about to turn around, but I saw Concubine Ying walking out of the palace gate with the help of the palace flag. I was puzzled, but I also bowed and said, "Concubine Ying." ”

"If even the girl doesn't have anything important, would it be good to give the palace a ride?" Concubine Ying smiled gently, "The steamed green loose tea has been milled in the Wangqi Palace, and even the girl would like to taste it?" ”

"Niangniang..."I subconsciously glanced at the palace flag, "The courtiers and the Fifth Highness have only been polluted, and at this time, I will go to the Huangqi Palace with the mother, I'm afraid that it's not okay?" ”

"The more you deliberately avoid taboos, the more suspicious you become. Willing to believe in those peach things is a trend that is difficult for ordinary beings to reverse. Actually, right and wrong are in everyone's heart, isn't it? Concubine Ying took the hand of the palace flag, "The emperor is afraid that he is tired now, let's not make noise at the gate of the palace." Even if the girl is unwilling, this palace will not be reluctant. ”

I couldn't help but look at the Hou Ye on the side, but when I saw him nodding slightly, I calmed down and bowed to Concubine Ying: "Concubine Ying is beautiful, but the courtiers are disrespectful, but listen to Niangniang's orders." ”

Concubine Ying smiled at me, and then pulled the palace flag and left. I followed Concubine Ying's side, carefully keeping a decent distance from Miyahata. The atmosphere along the way was awkward, and only Concubine Ying was calm and elegant. I was drunk on Halloween before, and Guan Ju and I also walked this road. Now that I have come, I am so restrained and uneasy.

When I arrived at the Wangqi Palace, I saw that this huge and empty palace was actually a very simple and harmonious style. Going around the inner room, I saw that there was already a tea table on the carpet of the rattan weaving, and the hot air in the tea cup was refreshing.

Concubine Ying changed into clogs, sat on the futon and waved her hand: "Man'er, you go out first." I have something I want to say to Miss Lian alone. ”

Miyahata was stunned, although he didn't know why, he didn't refute his mother, bowed down, and went out by himself.

"Lian girl, please be seated."

I took off my boots like Concubine Ying, put on clogs and knelt on the other side of the tea table: "Now there is no one else, Niangniang has everything to say." ”

Concubine Ying just smiled, picked up the bamboo spoon and frothed the tea that had been prepared, and saluted me: "Taste it." ”

I don't know the tea ceremony, but I do know the taste of matcha. I respectfully took the cyan tea soup and drank it in one gulp, but I didn't want the tea to be extremely bitter and astringent, and the taste of the sweet matcha in my memory was very different.

Concubine Ying saw my embarrassment, took back the teacup and smiled: "Can't get used to drinking?" ”

"Niangniang knows that the courtiers are rough people, and they don't know how to taste tea." I was straightforward, "You also said that you have something to say to me, if there is any meaning in this tea, I am afraid that it will be in vain." ”