Feng Jiuqing spoke at the right time and said, "I heard that the Hanlin Academy has a method to do appraisal, whether it is something ten years ago, it shouldn't be difficult to judge, right?" ”

Lu Shi panicked, she looked at the old paper, and she didn't know whether it was true or false, but she finally chose to believe in herself, how could Lu Wanqin still be able to deliver a letter to her mother under her nose? It wasn't a letter that she had given her consent to.

Lu gritted his teeth and said, "The concubine also agrees that the emperor will go to someone to identify it, whether it is true or not, there is a public opinion!" ”

Old Madam Lu sneered and said: "You really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, it's okay, it can't be fake, it can't be fake, if it proves that this letter is true, you have to depreciate yourself as a concubine, so good?" ”

Seeing Mrs. Lu's aggressive appearance, Lu thought in her heart, if she disagreed, it would be weak-hearted, and the emperor would still issue an edict to degrade her as a concubine, and the holy decree was issued, so it would be difficult to be corrected again in the future, not to mention that there was a Mu Xinping at home.

Eighty percent of the letter was fake, and she had to gamble it. If she wins the bet, everything will be fine, even if she loses, she invites herself to be a concubine, as long as the emperor does not interfere, find a justifiable reason after a while, and then Bai Shizu will straighten her out, she will not have much loss, but her reputation is more ugly.

But everyone in the world is forgetful, who will remember other people's sesame seeds and rotten grain?

So Lu nodded heavily, and said: "The concubine is willing to high-five her mother three times in front of the saint, if this letter is true, the concubine is willing to invite herself to be a concubine, then if it turns out to be false, what should the mother do?" ”

He always wants to ask for some benefits for himself, and the Lu family is proud in his heart, if he can really use this letter to win back a city, it would be excellent.

Mrs. Lu was just about to speak, Bai Muhibiscus raised her head, looked at her, and wanted to say something to stop her, but was held down by Mrs. Lu, and said with a smile: "If this letter is false, the old body is willing to give up his identity and retire to the Lu family Buddhist hall, and he will not come out for life!" ”

The emperor was taken aback by Mrs. Lu's solemn words, and hurriedly said: "Wushuang, there is no need to be like this, she is just a concubine, how can she be qualified to force her mother to swear to her, and she will not see what her identity is, Lu, if you dare to be presumptuous in front of me again, you don't need to prove anything, I will give you three feet of white silk now!" ”

The Lu family was taken aback, and almost forgot the relationship between the emperor and Mrs. Lu, and hurriedly apologized: "Please forgive the emperor, the concubine was angry for a while, and the emperor lost his honor!" ”

It's really hateful, if it weren't for the emperor's support, she would have been able to take revenge today, and let this dead old woman retreat to the Buddha hall and never come out, it would be no different from death.

Old Madam Lu held her head high and said, "The emperor is sympathetic, and the concubines are grateful." However, the old body didn't want to take on the charge of abusing the concubine and forcing her to become a concubine afterwards, so everyone swore their own oaths, and they saved a lot of trouble! ”

The emperor was noncommittal, but just sent someone to invite a few of the most proficient scribes in the Hanlin Academy. Feng Jiuqing glanced at Ah Zhong and let his people follow.

It didn't take long for several old men with gray beards and sparse hair to walk up to the White Tiger Hall tremblingly, their expressions were very sad, and they didn't know what mistakes they had made, so the emperor invited them to the White Tiger Hall.

As soon as these people came, they knelt on the ground and cried and begged: "The emperor is gracious, the ministers really don't know what crime they have committed, just now they are still compiling the literature and history of the previous dynasty, they were brought over, please ask the emperor to be clear, the ministers and others are loyal, and there is nothing to do!" ”

The emperor was inexplicably crying by them, these old men are also hundreds of years old together, if it weren't for the compilation of the literature and history of the previous dynasty, he would have let these people return to the field a long time ago.

"What are you doing here? How have I said that you are guilty? The emperor's face looked a little crying and laughing.

Several old men had a lot of tears and snot, looked at the emperor, and then looked at King Xuan, who was sitting next to the emperor and sneering, and they were really confused for a while.

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Hurry up, I have a letter here, you can help identify whether it was written ten years ago, read carefully, if there is anything untrue, I will really cure your crimes!" ”

When the old men heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief, stood up tremblingly, went to take the letter handed by the eunuch, sorted the envelope and the stationery, and took it aside to study it carefully.

Taking advantage of this gap, Feng Jiuqing said: "Your Majesty, since the county lord has been proven innocent, let's break this case first!" ”

"Your Majesty, isn't it a sin that the county lord is not filial?" Bai Shizu asked the emperor-for-tat.

Feng Jiuqing smiled and said, "It seems that Ning Guogong is determined to cure the crime of the county lord when he came today?" Then let's talk about your crime first, giving false testimony in front of the emperor, using the beauty of your youngest daughter to mislead witnesses, and weaving seven deadly sins to frame the county lord. This king will not accuse you of so many crimes, only one is enough, you criminal deceive the king! ”

Bai Shizu fell to the ground, one sin was enough for him to die, where did he need so much? He looked at the emperor and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, the ministers are also forced to be helpless when they do these things, which is understandable!" She is the lord of the county, and she has the support of the prince, what can the minister do to her? ”

Feng Jiuqing raised her eyebrows and asked, "So you can play with the emperor and applaud?" Everyone in the world is like you, why does the emperor reign over the world? ”

One sentence made Bai Shizu go to hell, because the emperor's face became darker than charcoal, and the little prince of the country, still under the shadow of his father's exploits, dared to bully the king, which is a big crime!

The emperor was shocked and said angrily: "Bai Shizu, are you guilty? ”

Bai Shizu shook into a remnant leaf in the wind, and fell to the ground crying: "The emperor is gracious, the emperor is gracious, and the minister is guilty!" ”

The emperor snorted from his nose and said, "Since you are guilty, then I will sentence you to ......."

"Your Majesty, please listen to the minister!" Bai Mujian suddenly raised his head and said to the emperor.

The emperor looked at her in surprise, not knowing what she was going to say, Bai Shizu and the Lu family glared at her angrily, Bai Shizu said in a rough voice: "Don't you still think I'm not enough?" If I die today, how will the world laugh at you, haha...... I'll wait to see how you go on the rampage! ”

Bai Mujin glanced back at him, his lips gently drew a shallow arc, as if he was smiling, but he looked very bitter, and he didn't argue anything with Bai Shizu, and turned to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, please ask the emperor to be extrajudicial and pardon Ning Guogong." Father is only deceived by others, and he will make a big mistake! ”

Bai Shizu's bitterness was still on his face, and the vicious hatred was still in his eyes, but it suddenly seemed to be frozen, he was doubting his ears, it was time to fall into the well, after all, everything he did today was to put her to death, how could she plead with the emperor!

Even the emperor felt that he had misheard, and asked, "Lord Anping, do you really want to intercede for Ning Guogong?" ”

"The minister knows that the emperor, or his father, will not believe that the minister is sincerely asking for mercy, but ...... The minister really doesn't want to watch him die, as his father said, the grace of nurturing is greater than the sky, if the minister does not intercede for his father today, he will be scolded by the world in the future! Bai Hibiscus said with a calm face.

She is naturally not afraid of the world's scolding to intercede, and the emperor will not be tempted to kill Bai Shizu today, because she knows that after her grandfather sacrificed his military power, he had an appointment with the emperor first, and the Bai family can fade out from now on, but the emperor wants to keep the Bai family's descendants peaceful.

The old prince also did a lot of offending things for the emperor back then, and he had great military achievements, but he was willing to remove his armor and let the emperor set an example with him, and at the same time took back a lot of military power. So this request was naturally agreed to by the emperor without any burden.

She wouldn't be so stupid as to force her father to die, and then the old lady of the Bai family came over and begged the emperor to change her mind, that was a big joke, if her expectations were good, the old lady Bai was probably not far from the White Tiger Hall.

The emperor squinted, as if he wanted to see Bai Hibiscus's true thoughts, but those eyes were only as black as ink, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of reality.

He then asked, "Are you willing to intercede if your parents want to put you to death, and keep saying that you are not filial, and forcing them to condemn you even if they commit the crime of deceitful king?" ”

Bai Mujin did not hesitate at all, nodded solemnly, and said: "Whether the minister is filial or not, I believe that there will be a public opinion in the future." My father was deceived for a while, and according to my father's purity, it was impossible to come up with this series of tricks, so I asked the emperor to pardon my father, and find out who instructed my father to frame the minister! ”

Old Madam Lu sighed deeply and said, "Jin'er, why do you still say that he is pure and kind, if he is really pure and good, how can he do such a bastard thing, not to mention that your mother gave birth to children for him and finally died in the delivery room." Just because he has ignored your brothers and sisters for many years, and allowed you to be bullied, he is not worthy of being a father! ”

Bai Mujin smiled slightly and persuaded: "Grandma, he is my biological father after all." The Son does not say anything about the Father, let the past pass! ”

Old Madam Lu stomped her foot hatefully, and said: "Why don't you listen to persuasion, people like him will not be grateful for your kindness, if their husband and wife are not punished today, your hard days will be endless in the future!" ”

Bai Mu Hibiscus sighed almost inaudibly, and then said: "Grandma, Jin'er knows that you feel sorry for me, but people are filial piety, even if Jin'er has a great grievance, she can't ignore the eyes of the world!" ”

"Hey...... That's it, you have your own ideas, and I can't force you, but...... If this Lu family doesn't depreciate themselves to concubines today, I will be sorry for your dead mother, she was only so that your sisters and brothers could be treated well! "Old Madam Lu is not willing to compromise on this point.

Bai Mujin has no opinion on this, the Lu family has little to do with her, and her stepmother abuses Mrs. Yuan's children, and the people of the world will not tolerate her just because she occupies the position of her stepmother.

The emperor listened to Bai Muhibiscus's words, nodded, and said, "The county lord of Anping understands the righteousness, and I am also very pleased, so ...... will save your father from death, but he can no longer be the prince of the country, so he will be demoted to the Marquis of Ning, which can be regarded as an extrajudicial mercy to his crime of bullying the king! ”