CHAPTER XXIX
A few hours later, as the morning bell rang, the emperor reluctantly opened his eyes, and although he was attached to the comfortable soft couch, his firm will supported him to sit up. Let the palace maid and eunuch freshen up and change his clothes, and then slowly stood up and moved his muscles. One of the attendant eunuchs stepped forward to tidy up the uneven parts of his dragon robe, while another stood in front of him with tea and pastries. The emperor picked up one of the pastries, opened his mouth to taste half of it, put it back on the plate, frowned, picked up the cup of tea and drank it all. Seeing that the emperor seemed to be dissatisfied, the eunuch secretly cursed: The servants in the imperial dining room are really incompetent, and they actually make pastries that do not suit the emperor's appetite, if the emperor blames me for this, I will definitely make you look good! However, after the emperor finished drinking the tea, he reached out to retrieve the half of the pastry and swallowed it silently. Although the eunuch was a little puzzled when he saw this, he also put his mind at ease and secretly became proud: It seems that the emperor loves to eat this kind of pastry, and he will definitely let the imperial dining room make more in the future, and sure enough, I am not the one who knows the emperor! The funny thing is that how can he figure out half of the emperor's score. Now how could the emperor, who was so preoccupied, have the heart to taste the pastries, he wanted to force himself to eat a few pieces to satisfy his hunger, but the pastries made so sweet and greasy really made him disgusted. The dull cooks in the imperial dining room didn't know that I didn't like sweetness the most! He lifted the tea and drank it down, neutralizing the remaining sweetness in his mouth. He put down the cup and wanted to brush his sleeves away, but he remembered that the crops had failed in recent years, and the grain was not easy to come by, so he couldn't bear to abandon it, so he picked up the half of the pastry and swallowed it hard.
"The rest will be rewarded to the imperial concubine." After speaking, he walked to the big bronze mirror and straightened his clothes and hat, before striding towards the court.
Above the court, the prime minister took the lead in stepping forward to perform the great victory of the An Jiajun and the triumph in the near future. After hearing this, the emperor was overjoyed, and the faint headache he had felt since the morning disappeared in an instant. The prime minister and General An are really my medicine!
He smiled slightly at the prime minister and praised with satisfaction: "The prime minister and Marshal An are worthy of being the pillars of the country!" In the future, my country will rely on the support of the two of them! ”
After hearing this, the prime minister saluted respectfully, and after a few words of humility, he retreated in high spirits.
Just when everyone in the court was excited about the victory of An Jiajun, Duan Nantian suddenly broke into the court quickly, completely ignoring etiquette, walked to the middle, pounced, and knelt down heavily. Everyone in the DPRK and China was puzzled by his reckless move, and they exchanged heads and talked about it.
When the emperor saw this, he knew that it was about last night's prison robbery, so he didn't bother with him. He pretended to look at Duan Nantian suspiciously, and asked gently: "I remember that Duan Aiqing has received my special permission, so that he will not go to the court for several months, so that he can concentrate on the funeral, and now he is in the court, what is the matter?" Every word revealed tolerance, and immediately calmed down the noise in the court.
The angry Duan Nantian stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Ning Zhenhai, who was standing on the side silently, and said sharply: "Back to the emperor, the prefect's mansion was robbed last night, and the robber was the murderer of the old minister's dog and Ning Shangshu's illegitimate daughter Ning Yue!" The old minister dared to guess that the mastermind behind the scenes was Ning Shangshu! After speaking, he glared at Ning Zhenhai with a gaze that was eager to cut a thousand knives.
Ning Zhenhai snorted after hearing this, strode forward, knelt next to Duan Nantian, and replied coldly: "Duan Shangshu's wishful thinking is really loud, and he actually wants to strike first!" Everyone in the court knows that the adults hate the prisoners to the bone, and last night's incident, the adults are afraid that they will not escape suspicion, and now the adults are pretending to be above the court, it is not that there is no silver here! ”
Duan Nantian was furious when he heard this, and was about to refute, but the emperor, who had been watching the fire from the other side, gently patted the armrest of the dragon chair at this time, and opened his mouth to persuade: "The two Aiqing have their own opinions, and it is harmful to argue like this after all." Since this incident happened in the prefect's office, it is not too late for you to make a decision as soon as you hear that the prefect has traced the incident. ”
Although the two were unwilling to spare each other, they couldn't resist the emperor's sharp gaze, so they had to bow their heads and say yes. So after receiving the order, the eunuch of the entourage loudly summoned the Mo Zhifu to discuss the matter.
Last night, since Mo Zhifu passed out, Mo Niancong took over all affairs with all his might, so Mo Zhifu also fell asleep peacefully, and was not woken up by the people sent by Mo Niancong until dawn.
"This ...... Isn't it still dawning? What a bold man, he dared to disturb the official's dream! Mo Zhifu scolded the person loudly.
"The prefect is angry! Where did the villain dare to alarm the prefect, but Mo Shilang ordered the villain to come and invite the Mo prefect to the study, and the villain had to ...... from Ah" The official bowed his head and replied.
Mo Zhifu slowly got up from the bed after hearing this, and carefully freshened up before leaving for the study.
Everyone in the study stayed awake all night, and their faces were haggard. Seeing this, Mo Zhifu knew that he was wronged, so he put on a look of grievance and said to Mo Niancong: "Niancong, what happened last night really scared my father and is still in shock, why don't you pity my poor father and let my father rest for a while......" After speaking, he coughed a few times to show his discomfort.
Although Mo Niancong knew everything about his character, he still couldn't bear to criticize him, he just rubbed his brows, and then said softly: "Dad, after the incident last night, I ordered the head catcher and the master to go to Duan Ning Erfu separately to collect evidence, and now that they are back to restore their lives, the two of us should listen to the report together." ”
After hearing this, Mo Zhifu hurriedly shook his head and said, "There is really no need to toss like this!" Nian Cong, you do things, how can my father not feel at ease! I'll leave this matter to you! ”
Mo Niancong let out a long sigh when he saw that Mo Zhifu was afraid to avoid it, and then walked to his side and said in a low voice: "Dad, don't forget, the emperor is very concerned about this case, although I am allowed to help, but in the final analysis, Dad, you are the person in charge of this case, and now that such a big event has happened, it has to be explained to the emperor by Dad himself......"
After hearing this, Mo Zhifu was stunned for a long time, and Fang spit out a few words from his mouth: "Nian Cong...... You can't take advantage of the time to ......."
"Naturally not!" Mo Niancong simply refused.
“…… Going to Father for Myself is ......"
After Mo Niancong listened attentively to the reports of the two, he used pen and paper to sort out the results of the investigation of the prison robbery incident in detail, so that Mo Zhifu could read it later.
And on the side, how could Mo Zhifu still have the heart to listen to the words of the two, now he only cared about mourning and self-pity, and when the study was quiet again, he came back to his senses, but found that everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to give orders. He had to cough a few more times to hide his embarrassment.
Mo Niancong handed over the paper he had just written, and said in a low voice: "Dad, take a closer look at this record, and when you meet the emperor, just write it out one by one." ”
Mo Zhifu looked at Mo Niancong with satisfaction, and after praising him a few times, he carefully folded the paper and carried it in his arms.
After the father and son were fully dressed, they came to the Jinluan Hall together. Because the prefect did not need to go to the court, the prefect of Mo was alone and waited for the summons after the emperor retreated. Just as he was looking at those records repeatedly, the eunuch outside the hall hurried over and asked Mo Zhifu to follow him to the pilgrimage immediately.