After arriving at the palace gate, Duan Nantian glared at An Ruiqi, then let go of his hand and walked towards the imperial study with ease, An Ruiqi and Mo Niancong followed behind him, walking side by side, and the rest of the people were waiting outside the palace gate.

The emperor, who was reviewing the recital in the imperial study, heard the eunuch pass that the three people came to see him together, and suddenly felt a faint pain in his head, and he had no choice but to let the three of them wait outside the door to frustrate the spirit of the three people. As the emperor expected, after the three of them stood in the cold wind for about two hours, they began to show fatigue. The eunuch in charge was afraid that the three important ministers of the court would fall ill, so he hurried to the emperor to ask for instructions.

After hearing this, the emperor sneered and said indifferently: "Xuan." ”

After a while, the three of them strode in with their heads held high, and they did not look down. The emperor glanced at the three people in the hall, and buried himself again in the twists and turns, feeling both relieved and melancholy. "What do the three Aiqing want, but it doesn't hurt to say it." The emperor said coldly.

"The old minister begs the emperor to administer justice for the old minister's dog!" Duan Nantian made a preemptive move, bent his knees, and knelt heavily on the ground.

"I remember that I had already ordered the prefect to close the case within three months, and now that the deadline is approaching, why does Aiqing want to bring up this matter again at this time?" The emperor was still intently reviewing the mountains of folds in front of him, and did not look at them again.

"It's all because today, on the grounds that they were ordered by the emperor, the two adults broke into the old minister's mansion with a large team of people and asked for an open coffin for an autopsy." Speaking of this, Duan Nantian snorted at the two behind him, "The poor dog died innocently and tragically, the old minister sent the white-haired man to the black-haired man, who was already sad when he heard it and cried when he saw it, but now he wants to let him not be at peace under the Nine Springs, it is really intolerable!" Please also ask the emperor to make decisions for the old ministers! ”

No matter how Duan Nantian burst into tears, denouncing An and Mo for being indifferent and ruthless, the emperor was unmoved, it turned out that in the past few months, he had heard such clichés no less than a dozen times. At the beginning, the emperor was indeed full of sympathy in his heart, even if he didn't know how to advance or retreat, and he made trouble in the Jinluan Palace, and wanted Ning Zhenhai to pay for his life, the emperor also cared about the pain of losing his son, and couldn't bear to be harsh, and later said too much, which made people a little bored.

The emperor treated him coldly and asked casually: "An Aiqing, where is the edict I sent to you?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister has already shown the edict to Lord Shangshu, but the minister is not talented, and the words are not conveyed to the meaning, so the Lord Shangshu has a misunderstanding, and he is really ashamed of the holy ......face," An Ruiqi replied humbly. Although Duan Nantian's domineering behavior is known to everyone, and he has repeatedly spoken ill of An Ruiqi, his son Duan Ming is frivolous and indulgent, and he is not a good person, however, when An Ruiqi saw Duan Nantian crying in front of people regardless of his identity for his only son, he couldn't help but remember that when he was sick and injured, he stabilized the country's heart like a knife and lowered his head to wipe away his tears. The so-called tiger poison does not eat children, and the hearts of parents all over the world who love their children are the same, and now Duan Shangshu's grief can be imagined...... An Ruiqi felt pity for him in his heart, so he would rather accept the name of dereliction of duty than embarrass him.

"Oh? My edict is only a few numbers, I don't know what Duan Aiqing doesn't know? The emperor replied sarcastically.

"The old minister begs the emperor to take back his will! Let my son rest in peace under the loess! After speaking, Duan Nantian kowtowed to the emperor.

"This holy decree was requested by An Aiqing, and if you want to withdraw it now, you should first listen to his high opinion." The emperor raised his head and looked at An Ruiqi with a sneer, waiting for him to solve this dilemma.

"Xie Sheng's love, Lord Shangshu, please listen to Weichen's words, only by arresting the real culprit and bringing him to justice can Duan Gongzi get real peace under Jiuquan. Weichen asked for the coffin to be opened for an autopsy, precisely to find out the ins and outs of the case, and also asked Lord Shangshu to learn clearly. After speaking, An Ruiqi bowed to Duan Nantian.

Duan Nantian saw that An Ruiqi had defended himself a lot in his words before, but now he was very humble and sincere, and he hesitated in his heart.

Seeing that he was silent, the emperor hurriedly seized the opportunity to issue an eviction order: "What An Aiqing said is extremely true!" Since Duan Aiqing has acquiesced, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore, please go back to the three Aiqing. ”

Mo Niancong, who had been standing aside and couldn't speak, saw that the emperor had made up his mind, so he gave up his hand and retired with humor. But Duan Nantian, who was still entangled, stood in place, not moving, An Ruiqi saw the eunuchs quietly appearing, intending to carry them out of the imperial study, he couldn't bear to see things too embarrassing, so he walked to Duan Nantian's side and persuaded him with good words. Duan Nantian saw that the matter had come to this point, and he was powerless to change it, so he had to half-push and half-accept, and walked out of the imperial study with An Ruiqi with an unwilling face.

"What Xia Guan said today, every sentence comes from the bottom of my heart, if there is anything offended, please forgive Lord Shangshu!" After walking out of the imperial study, Duan Nantian shook off An Ruiqi's support, intending to part ways with them, An Ruiqi said goodbye and did not forget to appease them.

Duan Nantian felt a little more relieved after hearing this, and he replied in a rough voice: "This is already a thousand steps back for the old man, and I hope that the two of you will not disappoint the old man." ”

An Ruiqi smiled and nodded in agreement.

An Ruiqi and Mo Niancong walked out of the palace together, passing through the imperial garden, just as the prime minister was about to go to face the saint, An Ruiqi hurriedly stopped walking, the prime minister smiled gently at him, and whispered to him to go to the prime minister's mansion today, An Ruiqi should obey, so the matter of opening the coffin and conducting the autopsy fell on Mo Niancong's shoulders. Duan Nantian, who was walking behind, also saw this scene, and the anger in his heart that was finally extinguished rekindled again. The reason is that he has always coveted the position of prime minister, but he is not as good as the current prime minister in all aspects and can't ask for it, so he has long regarded the prime minister as a thorn in his side, and at this moment, seeing that their relationship is extraordinary, he naturally resents it. Anger blinded his mind, and he didn't even notice that the man behind him had seen it all.

"Lord Duan, since you and I have a common enemy, why don't you form an alliance and discuss the great cause together?" After speaking, Uncle Rong Guo showed a sly smile.