As a foreign minister, Xia Mi stepped into the side hall of the Taiji Hall for the first time. It is the same as the main hall, and the side hall of the Taiji Hall is also extremely magnificent.

Xia Mi looked around with the hot tea silently, and then heard a trace of vague footsteps in the heaviness. As soon as she heard it, she knew that the owner of the footsteps must be a seriously ill man.

Putting the teacup in his hand on the table, Xia Mi stood up with low eyebrows and solemn eyes.

In just a moment, the two little eunuchs walked out of the apse with the old emperor in their arms. With the act of saluting, Xia Mi briefly looked at the old emperor's demeanor. saw that his face was faintly blue, his eye sockets were deep, and his lips were even more red. It doesn't look like a state of wind and cold, but rather like a state of dying after poisoning.

His heart was beating suddenly, and Xia Mi stood up at the old emperor's shout.

The old emperor took a sip of tea, and renewed his unbroken breath as if he had renewed it with this bit of heat, "I have heard about the victory, and I have worked hard for you." ”

The usual commendation and politeness, Xia Mi has already heard it many times. Fortunately, she didn't mean to do it in the first place, but she didn't care much about the emperor's attitude.

After listening to the announcement of the will of the reward in silence, she wrinkled slightly in her heart, and made a gesture of wanting to say something.

The old emperor's attitude towards her had been expected early on, and when he saw this, he asked directly: "But the girl has other things to tell me?" ”

Xia Rin and the old emperor are monarchs and ministers, and there is a friendship of friends, when Xia Mi was young, the old emperor always called her "girl", and as she grew older, this title disappeared. Hearing it suddenly at this moment, her heart couldn't help but move.

The old emperor's attitude was obvious, this was to shorten the distance between them. Thinking of this, she sighed silently, and then said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the crown prince ......"

As soon as he heard the beginning, the old emperor's face immediately changed. The previous softness was swept away, replaced by condensation. Patting the table weakly, he said, "What is that traitor doing?" ”

Xia Mi stepped forward and handed over the teacup, and seeing that his mood was stabilizing, he said again: "The minister heard a lot of rumors on the way back to Beijing, and some of them were outrageous. Your Majesty had better make a decision as soon as possible. ”

The old emperor's eyes were half-squinted, and he looked very safe. Xia Mi didn't hide or dodge, and looked at him fixedly.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then the old emperor spoke again: "In that case, do you have any suggestions?" ”

Facing his eyes as if he had seen all the vicissitudes of the world, Xia Mi's heart sank - the temptation of the old emperor is coming!

Almost all officials know about the friendship between Chu Li and the Xia family, Chu Li committed a rebellion and deliberately assassinated him, no one can say whether the Xia family is involved or not, and no one knows.

If Xia Mi asks for severe punishment at this moment, although he can clear his suspicions, he will inevitably leave an impression of injustice to the old emperor. As an emperor, he is not just unkind, but he always dislikes other unkind people.

And if it is a plea, it will inevitably be suspected that the Xia family and Chu Li are colluding, disloyal to the monarch and patriotic, and only thinking about their own selfishness.

In this way, how to answer this question and how to grasp the degree of this is extremely important.

Xia Mi pursed her lips, pretending to be cautious, and after about a cup of tea, she replied softly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be sentenced heavily, and at the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to secular etiquette." ”

Hearing her words, the old emperor seemed to be interested for a moment, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Pay attention to secular etiquette?" How to pay attention to the law? ”

Xia Mi bowed again, looked at the old emperor, and replied in a low voice: "The prince has made a big mistake and has died for his crimes, but the people attach importance to the inheritance of filial piety. One is to show His Majesty's heart, and the other is to make him reprimanded. ”

Even if she didn't look up, Xia Mi felt the old emperor's gaze falling on top of her head, with stern and full scrutiny. Even so, her kneeling posture was still extremely standard, without even a hint of shaking.

I don't know how long it took, but Xia Mi's knees were already faintly numb, so he said lightly: "Get up." ”

Xia Mi's heart was relieved, knowing that she had won a bet.

It wasn't until he stood outside the palace gate again that Xia Mi turned his head and glanced back, the towering city wall stood majestically, lined with gray dark clouds on the horizon, showing a heavy sense of depression. She just glanced at it, and then withdrew her gaze faintly.

The little eunuch who sent her off looked at her carefully, and then said respectfully: "The general has worked hard all the way, so let's rest early after going back." ”

Xia Mi hooked her lips and showed a faint smile, "There is Father-in-law Lao." ”

Early the next morning, the ruling on the crown prince Chu Li, which had been delayed for a long time, came to an end. The three Shangshu entered the palace in fear, originally worried, but when they left the palace, they all looked relaxed.

Tobe Shangshu touched his beard and let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty still trusts and relies on the general so much. ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department threw away the hot potato in his hand, and he was also in the mood of joking at the moment: "Yes, if this battle lasted for a shorter time, we wouldn't have to worry about it for so long." ”

Several people walked to the palace gate and smiled at each other, their eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, and they boarded the carriage and went directly in the direction of the prison. Until the three adults came out of the prison and held Chu Li behind them, the emperor's disposition of the crown prince also spread in the palace.

“…… The crown prince Chu Li, degraded to a concubine, the marriage contract was annulled, and the Liangyuan Liu family went with him. ”

Xia Mi looked at the little guy who bowed his head to report, lightly turned his head to look at Qing He and the guards on the other side, raised his lips and said, "What do you two have to say?" Let's talk about it. ”

Shisu stood behind Xia Mi, his eyes shining. She had already seen the ill intentions of these two people, but she had been suffering from Xia Mi's absence in the mansion, so she could only let these two people be demons behind their backs. At this moment, seeing these two people's faces pale and their lips were pale, even if they knew that they shouldn't, they couldn't help but feel happy at this moment.

Xia Mi didn't have the mood to continue to entangle with them, and waved his hand to let the two of them go down. It wasn't until the figures of the two of them disappeared around the corner of the corridor that Xia Mi withdrew his gaze.

Ignoring that there was still someone next to him, Zi Su jumped to Xia Mi's side excitedly, looking like a happy little white rabbit, "Miss, Miss!" What do you do next? ”

Xia Mi smiled lightly, but she couldn't help repeating her question in her heart. How? Naturally, revenge is coming.