Chapter 41: The Debate in the Court
"Silence outside the hall! Quiet! Chen Fuyin made a "pop" sound, and the people outside the hall quieted down.
And Qian Yuanzhuo was speechless when he was asked by Li Weihe. At the beginning, he just said it casually, thinking about saying more, so that Xi's mother would have no way to compensate, but to offset Liu Rumeng according to his request. I never thought that today he would be told how to deal with it because of this.
"Mr. Qian, why don't you speak?" Li didn't hesitate to look at Qian Yuanzhuo, who had been forced into an embarrassment by her, "Maybe I said something wrong?!" Or this is not a big number for Qian Gongzi, otherwise he would not be so dismissive, and he didn't take it with him when he came to Xunhuan Pavilion, a place where dragons and snakes were mixed, and he was only accompanied by an attendant. ”
"Who said I don't care, if I don't care, why do I have to compensate Xi's mother. Besides, I only brought one retinue because I didn't want to show off and be remembered. Qian Yuanzhuo finally found his tongue and retorted.
"I see. But ······" Li did not hesitate to change his words, his face was slightly gloomy, and he said with a straight face: "Then where did this money come from?" ”
"This silver is ······"
Qian Yuanzhuo was about to find a reason, but he was robbed by Li Weihe, "Don't make up some useless pretenses!" You and I are also related, so we naturally know the roots. The ancestors of the Qian Mansion had no high-ranking officials and no great wealth; Your father's privy envoy can be regarded as the most prominent person in the Qian family, but he only eats a few acres of land rewarded by the emperor, takes the emperor's money, and lives in a few houses purchased by himself. And you have relied on your father's privy envoy to survive to this day. Tell me how you got the 500,000 taels of gold. Li did not hesitate to speak sharply, and did not give Qian Yuanzhuo any chance to refute.
"I ······" Li Weixi's words were like a heavy hammer, Qian Yuanzhuo didn't know how to answer for a while, and his mouth was vague.
"Isn't this fifty taels of gold the proceeds of your father's privy envoy who bent the law for bribes, filled his own pockets, and accepted bribes?! Otherwise, it's hard to explain where it came from. ”
Li Weixi's words made Qian Yuanzhuo break out in a cold sweat, and his face was blue and white for a while. Although his father's privy envoy is a military attaché, there are many people who ask him for gifts, intercession and even buying officials, relying on the queen mother behind him; Qian Chirui never let Qian Yuanzhuo ask about these things, and he did it extremely secretly. But even those individuals who came in and out from the back door of the Qian Mansion like this, Qian Yuanzhuo could see it, and naturally knew it, and now he didn't hesitate to say these things in the court, which really caught Qian Yuanzhuo off guard.
Chen Fuyin in the hall was also shocked, although these matters were known to the center of the officials; But no one has ever broken this point, and Li Wei regretted this move, which couldn't help but make Chen Baiyuan secretly sigh that this princess Yan was also bold! Even Ye Xizhi sighed that he dared to say anything. Only Liu Rumeng was secretly happy in her heart, and said in her heart: "How can the princess who doesn't know how to assist Zhao Qingcheng, who doesn't know how to speak and doesn't know how to avoid taboos, can do it for a long time!" But Liu Rumeng ignored the full appreciation of Li in Zhao Qingcheng's eyes at this moment.
"No wonder she said nine times out of ten that day, I see." Zhao Qingcheng looked at the weak and petite back in the hall and whispered secretly. He didn't care that the enemy was the Privy Councillor, after all, their positions had never coincided, and the two of them were old enemies. What's more, some words passed through the mouth of a strong mouth, and then passed from Qian Yuanzhuo to Qian Chirui's ears, which may not be a bad thing in Zhao Qingcheng's opinion. At the very least, the "old horseman" can be mentioned, some things are not as unknown as he thinks.
"My father is law-abiding on weekdays, and he never has inappropriate words and deeds, and most officials in the DPRK and China regard my father as the first to look at him." Qian Yuanzhuo was obviously forced to be anxious, and shouted weakly: "You······ Don't rely on being a princess to slander my father! What evidence do you have? Qian Yuanzhuo's mouth was hard, but his actions were not as good as what he said, and he tried his best to avoid Li Weixi's sharp eyes.
"Proof?" Li did not hesitate to smile at Qian Yuanzhuo's words, and said: "Perhaps, there is an endless stream of people who entrust him with his identity and status, and there are always some people who come and go because the privy envoy can't wipe his face and help; But over time, this made him taste the sweetness, and he couldn't stop it. If you talk about evidence, Qian Gongzi occasionally met a person with a heavy gift in and out of Qian Mansion late at night, isn't it?! ”
Qian Yuanzhuo looked at Li Wei in disbelief, this Princess Yan is so terrible! He thought that his father's water did not flow, and even he just occasionally bumped into him a few times when he returned late from drinking flower wine, and he didn't see the appearance of the comer; At present, he is said by Li Weixi as if he has seen it with his own eyes, how can Qian Yuanzhuo not be afraid.
Li did not hesitate to see that Qian Yuanzhuo's heart was already shaken, and he did not force him anymore, but put away his edge and took a step forward, ignoring the etiquette and approaching Qian Yuanzhuo. This move instantly made Zhao Qingcheng unconsciously frown slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but stare at the two of them tightly. She ignored Zhao Qingcheng's hot eyes, still attached to Qian Yuanzhuo's ear, and said softly: "Young Master Qian, you are a smart person." Is it worth it to take your father's reputation and the Privy Council for the sake of a woman?! ”
After speaking, Li did not hesitate to step aside to keep a distance from Qian Yuanzhuo, and let him chew the meaning of her words by himself. In Li Weixi's opinion, although Qian Yuanzhuo is not good at officialdom, he still understands the pros and cons. At present, she deliberately let her choose on her own, and the reason for this is mostly because of the accidental exposure of her identity. She can carry the name of Princess Yan on her head, so she shouldn't do too much. It's not that Li Wei didn't hesitate to think about Zhao Qingcheng, but her original purpose was just to prevent Qian Yuanzhuo from taking Liu Rumeng away from Xunhuan Pavilion on the grounds of theft, so why should she wait for Qian Mansion. What's more, Qian Chirui, the privy envoy behind Qian Yuanzhuo, may be very useful to her in finding out about her father in the future, and she really doesn't need to cut off her own way back.
In an instant, there was no sound in the court, and everyone looked at Qian Yuanzhuo in unison, waiting for his response.
Qian Yuanzhuo is not a fool, he can also understand the situation in the hall today, and he will definitely not be able to get any good if he wants to come today; In addition, he also heard one or two in his words, and he dared to love him, and he had the heart to give him the steps; If he is still obsessed, he is afraid that he will be implicated. Qian Yuanzhuo's heart was extremely entangled at the moment, he was entangled in whether he should fight to the end and swear not to give up until he reached his goal; Or do you just go down the stairs so as not to cause more trouble? If you want to say that he is stubborn, he has some concerns, after all, what Li did not hesitate to say was as she saw it with her own eyes, didn't she have any evidence in her hand? Qian Yuanzhuo really didn't dare to take risks easily. If he said to give up, regardless of whether he first had to find an excuse to settle the loss of money in the Joy Pavilion; The most important thing is that he is reluctant to lose the opportunity to get Liu Rumeng. mentioned Liu Rumeng, Qian Yuanzhuo couldn't help but secretly glance at her beside her; Seeing her beautiful face, fair neck, and graceful posture, Qian Yuanzhuo couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Such a beautiful girl······ He sighed softly, so be it! If you don't succeed this time, find another way, there is really no need to die in a situation that is not conducive to you.
Thinking of this, Qian Yuanzhuo was about to prescribe oral softness, when suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: Woman! likes duplicity, and a man has to hold her on the tip of his heart to show that she is different. He no longer hesitated, put his heart on the side, and made a decision······