Yanwang Palace, Xuanzheng Palace.

In the blink of an eye, the crown prince had been in charge of the country for nearly a month, and every day, he would meet with the courtiers here to discuss state affairs.

The dragon chair in the depths of the Xuanzheng Hall is high on the top, which is a symbol of the king's authority, and the towering dragon golden pillars on both sides seem to be able to support the majesty of the entire Yan Kingdom, which makes people feel awe-inspiring.

The courtiers were arranged on the left and right sides of the main hall, and stood with their heads bowed according to the rank of civil and military rank. Nie Xingyi enjoyed this feeling very much, watching everyone kneel down to him, this overlooking the people was incomparable, and it would make him have the illusion of scolding Fang Xuan and pointing at the country. Although, he is still far from this step.

"If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat." Father-in-law Bao stood on the side of the dragon chair and shouted loudly. Although he is a person from King Yan, but now that the prince is in charge of the country, if he is not on his side, Nie Xingyi will seem to be unjustifiable.

For some reason, the courtiers were silent today, they vaguely felt the calm before the storm, but they could not say where the storm came from or for whom.

It was probably because Ding Jiuche's father and son acted too much, and Nie Xingyi also felt the silence of the courtiers. And this silence is more like a mockery for him, mocking his wife for being molested, but he is slow to express his position.

This is a great shame for the prince of a country. And the funny thing is that he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Ding Youguang, he knows that this is a slightly thick trap.

When you favor a person, everything about him is dust-free, and all the dirt is imposed by others, which is excusable; When you doubt a person, everything about him is like a sneaky phantom, and everything he does seems to have some hidden purpose, which is not a motive.

In the eyes of Nie Xingyi today, Ding Jiuche's father and son are the former, and Weinong is the latter.

"Since the secretary is fine, let's talk about a few excerpts first." Nie Xingyi naturally took the reviewed fold in his hand: "Yesterday, the excerpt on the household department said......"

"Your Highness!" A crisp female voice swept through the Xuanzheng Palace, and immediately, a woman in plain palace clothes had stepped into the hall, her expression was awe-inspiring and inviolable.

The courtiers looked at the palace gate in amazement, and heard the Praetorian Guards outside shouting eagerly: "Crown Princess, you can't go in!" ”

Wei Nong ignored all the eyes, walked quickly to the center of the main hall, and said solemnly: "Concubine Wei Nong, I have seen His Royal Highness." ”

Nie Xingyi's brows immediately furrowed, and his right hand tightly grasped the fold: "Why did the crown princess break into the Xuanzheng Palace?" Come on, invite the princess out! ”

"Yes!" The Praetorian Guards got the order, and finally dared to approach Weinong's body. However, the latter suddenly knelt on the ground, put a golden luan-titled pearl hairpin at the throat, and said unhurriedly: "Your Highness forgives your sins, if you don't let the concubine explain it today, the concubine would rather have blood splashed in the Xuanzheng Palace!" ”

She stared intently at the high dragon chair, and anyone would think that she was looking at the prince above the Danqi. Only Nie Xingyi knew that her gaze didn't look at it at all, but fell on nothingness, she was confronting him and demonstrating to him.

Before Nie Xingyi could react, a faint voice sounded in the hall again, this time, it was not crisp and awe-inspiring, but poignant and angry: "It has been a full seventy-seven days since the king was sick. As the crown princess, the concubine served in the Longqian Palace every day, and did not dare to slack off. As far as the concubines know, Your Royal Highness, in order to ask for the health of the king, you have ordered the East Palace to be vegetarian since June, and you are even more exemplary in words and deeds, so I don't know if the concubines are right? ”

"The crown princess is filial piety first, her temperament is sensitive, she has meritorious service to the sick, and she is seen up and down in the East Palace." Nie Xingyi didn't mention his vegetarianism, first praised Wei Nong, and then changed his words before he reprimanded: "But you shouldn't be proud of your merits and set foot in the Xuanzheng Palace." Dayan has been trained since ancient times, don't let women interfere in politics! ”

"The concubine did not interfere in politics, but came to ask for an explanation for the king, for you, and for the concubine herself!" Wei Nong no longer gave Nie Xingyi a chance to speak, and urgently continued: "The concubine came to the Xuanzheng Palace to ask two things clearly. First, the king was sick, the east palace was vegetarian, and the queen and her concubines prayed day and night...... Under such circumstances, as a courtier, should we abide by our words and deeds and abstain from sexual pleasures? ”

Nie Xingyifeng's eyes narrowed, and his heart "chuckled", but he couldn't find the half-point difference in the slightly thick words, so he had to grit his teeth and reply: "This is natural." ”

"That being the case, did Ding Jiuche, the general of Gyeonggi and the commander of the Northern Ya of the Imperial Forest Army, misbehave by taking concubines during this period? His heir Ding Youguang served as an inspector, and since the beginning of this month, he has been in and out of Fireworks Willow Lane seven times, and stayed overnight for three nights, is it against your filial piety? As important ministers, the two Lord Ding openly had fun during the king's illness, did they ignore the king's trust, waste His Highness's trust, and become the pillars of the country in vain? ”

Three sentences of "whether", three questions, and sonorous words, fell in this Xuanzheng Palace, causing a fluctuating and passionate response, which did not retreat for a long time.

Nie Xingyi has always known that Wei Nong has a seven-trick exquisite heart. Otherwise, Nie Xingji would not have looked down on her at the beginning. It's just that he was careless, he was blinded by Wei Nong's current taciturnity, and gradually forgot her original nature.

The lively and pretty girl in the dart game, who made the demeanor of the Emei thorn in one hand, had seen the righteousness and courage to fight the grievances, how could she endure such grievances? Now, she has finally learned to fight for an eye for an eye and learn to use the same set in the palace to deal with people!

Nie Xingyi forced himself to look at her directly, but he didn't know how to deal with her three "yes or no".

"You put down the golden hairpin first, and threaten your life in court, is this what the crown princess should say?" He had to dodge her question in a roundabout way.

"It's the concubine's disgrace, and I have no choice but to make this decision, and I hope His Royal Highness will forgive him." Wei Nong finally released the golden hairpin against his throat and inserted it into the bun instead.

She felt a familiar gaze staring at her in front of the side of the main hall, prompting her to continue to say aggressively: "Please also ask Your Highness not to show favoritism, after this incident, the concubine is willing to accept the guilt." ”

"What the crown princess just said is too heavy." Nie Xingyi expressed his position ambiguously.

"Do you think that what the concubine said is too heavy, does it mean that General Ding's father and son are not rebellious? The concubine, please ask His Royal Highness, Ding Youguang 'collided' with the concubine on the street, is this a great rebellion, is it a loss of virtue, should it be tolerated and connived, and is it an insult to the dignity of the royal family? ”

After a slight thick speech, he kowtowed heavily to the ground, and his tone was almost choked: "The concubine went out of the palace in a slight suit, and wanted to go to Xuanji Palace to pray for the king's blessing, but Ding Youguang bumped rudely on the road, so that he failed to catch up with the auspicious time to pray for blessings." Ding Youguang's humiliation of his concubines is small, and delaying Wang Shanglong's health is big. For such crimes, the concubines thought they should be punished heavily! ”

Reasonable, well-founded, affectionate, and aggrieved. When the ministers in the palace heard this, they all praised the crown princess in their hearts for her intelligence. She took advantage of the time and place, took everyone's sympathy and praise, sympathized with her innocent humiliation and reputation, and praised her for seeking justice for herself.

She didn't mention Ding Youguang's "flirting", only said that he was "rude and rude"; did not mention that he "humiliated the crown princess", only said that he "delayed the king on the dragon body". It was an ugly incident that insulted innocence, but she was forced to say that it was a great rebellious crime, and if people who didn't know the inside story heard it, they would definitely think it was true.

It just so happened that what the crown princess said was indeed true, and no one could find half a lie, and no one could say that she slandered the courtiers.

Nie Xingyi was even more surprised by Wei Nong's words, and found that he was powerless. If there is a hint of protection for Ding Jiuche's father and son in his words, it is not as simple as the green cloud covering the top, but it makes the ministers question his filial piety as a son, and the rewards and punishments for the king are clear.

At this moment, he finally understood why she was the "queen's life". The woman in front of her has long disdained to turn the clouds and rain in the harem, she is influencing the court. At this point, Ming Danshu was too far away from her, and the queen mother was too late to enlighten her.

From beginning to end, Wei Nong never mentioned a word about the Chu clan, but he used such a series of tricks to force him to give the Chu clan an explanation and give them justice.

Nie Xingyi suddenly felt that he couldn't suppress her at all, and maybe he would be eaten by her. As soon as this thought arose, he felt an unprecedented panic, and he wished to kill her immediately!

But reason told him, no! Now is the critical moment of whether he can succeed to the throne, he can't do without the crown princess, he can't ruin his reputation, and he can't leave any handle on Nie Xingji.

But he worked hard to win Ding Jiuche, do you want to give up?

But if you don't give up, do you want to let yourself be swept away? Originally, his father had not shown up for a long time, and the saying that he had "coerced his father to seize the throne" had already begun to circulate in the court, how could he bear this charge again?

Nie Xingyi was hesitating and weighing the weight, when he suddenly heard Father-in-law Bao whisper in his ear: "Your Highness, since you have temporarily dismissed Ding Jiuche, why don't you take this opportunity to cure him for his crime and find a confidant to take over his position, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

Nie Xingyi suddenly brightened!

yes, how could he not have thought of it! In the past, he only focused on winning over Ding Jiuche, but when such a scandalous thing happened, he just let Ding Jiuche stay at home and think about it, and temporarily avoid the limelight. In fact, he can obviously take back Ding Jiuche's military power logically! He is not the only princeling who can run Gyeonggi!

Thinking of this, Nie Xingyi breathed a long sigh of relief, and almost couldn't wait to say: "What the crown princess said is extremely true. Ding Jiuche's father and son disregarded their father's trust and did all kinds of rebellious things, and the widow must not tolerate them! ”

"The widow's oral edict: Ding Jiuche disobeyed the holy will, openly took concubines and lascivious pleasures, caused criticism in the court, removed all official positions, and exiled his family to the southwest; His son Ding Youguang collided with the crown princess, and even delayed the king's illness, the evidence was conclusive, and the crime was unforgivable, and he was handed over to the criminal department for questioning and beheading three days later. ”

Nie Xingyi was resolute. After speaking, he looked at someone in the front row of the main hall, and then slowed down and said: "As for the crown princess, it is against virtue to ignore the palace rules and set foot in the Xuanzheng Palace, and go beyond the ancestral system to discuss the courtiers. Thinking of his first offense, he recently served the sick and made meritorious contributions, and was ordered to be grounded in the East Palace for 100 days. ”

"Your Highness Shengming, the concubine is willing to be punished!" This time, Wei Nong sincerely kowtowed heavily.

"Stand down!" Nie Xingyi didn't say anything more and pulled her back.

Only then did Wei Nong get up from the main hall, take a deep breath, and turn around and walk outside the hall. At this moment, the eyes of the courtiers were focused on her, and she walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall with her back straight through the gazes. From beginning to end, she didn't glance at Nie Xingji.

She knew that she was not fighting alone, Chu Li must be watching her from the sky, supporting her, and giving her infinite courage to protect his family. Although, she was still late.