Chapter 75: The Trick of the King's Mansion
No matter what kind of psychological struggle Min Qingrou had, Dugu's family was still dragged into the water.
At the court meeting, Yan Long quickly submitted an application for closing the case of Min Hao, the prefect of Xuanfu, who privately withheld state taxes when he was serving as the magistrate of Yangcheng.
The facts of the case describe in detail that Min Hao did withhold the taxes collected by the imperial court privately when he was the magistrate of Yangcheng, and falsely reported the taxes and fees, and the human and material evidence was complete, and Min Hao was sentenced to exile in Youzhou in the north, and the case was closed.
Regarding Min Hao's exile by only cutting officials, Wu Yong, the head of the household department, wrote to Chen Biao, saying that the sentence was light. However, Yan Long testified that Min Hao's private tax deduction was not false, but the amount was not large, and the evidence for other minor crimes was insufficient to be sentenced, so he was only sentenced to exile.
Bailifeng was noncommittal about Min Hao not dying in the prison of the Criminal Department and was only sentenced to exile, and he did not continue to pursue it, after all, he was just venting his anger for his daughter, but he never thought that he must be killed.
However, in order to curry favor with Bailifeng, Wu Yong repeatedly wrote to Chen Biao, asking for a heavy sentence to Min Hao, but there are many details in the case that are unclear, and most of them are trivial matters of sesame mung beans, and Wu Yong has nothing to do under the lack of evidence.
Situ Sheng, the Son of Heaven, saw that Wu Yong was holding Min Hao tightly, and he was also a little impatient, so he waved his hand and directly decided the case.
Of course, Wu Yong also saw Situ Sheng's displeasure, and didn't dare to say anything, and the case was finally closed.
Min Hao was escorted to Youzhou, Min Qingrou went to meet in private, in addition to making some connections, she also told Min Hao to rest assured, she had arranged everything, and maybe he would be reinstated by the official in a short time.
After this prison disaster, Min Hao finally understood that his daughter could now be on her own, so she obeyed everything, didn't complain anything, and followed the official messenger to Youzhou.
Min Qingrou didn't care about her father's result, but secretly began to set traps in private, this time her target was Situ Chi.
On this day, King Cheng Situ Chi and Concubine Xuanyuan Wuzhen tasted tea in the warm pavilion and gossiped homely.
"Lord Wang, you haven't been here for a few days! It's Concubine Qin, and you've been there several times this month!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen sat on the beauty couch covered with a velvet blanket, and his right hand, which was painted with red Yankoudan, lightly picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then said lightly with a hint of complaint.
Wearing a ginger brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist, Situ Chi still has the appearance of being magnificent, and he is seven points similar to Situ Yue and Situ Yi, but unfortunately it is a golden jade that is lost on the outside!
At this moment, he was holding the teacup, looking thoughtful, as if he hadn't heard Xuanyuan Wuzhen's words.
"Lord Wang!"
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Wuzhen immediately pursed his red lips, put down the teacup, got up and walked to Situ Chi, sat on his lap as soon as he turned around, grabbed Situ Chi's neck with both hands, and exhaled like a land...... Deer tail soup. ”
Situ Chi held Xuanyuan Wuzhen's thin waist with one hand, put down the teacup with the other, and gently hooked Xuanyuan Wuzhen's chin, and said, "Zhen'er is getting more and more sensible......!
Speaking of this, Situ Chi's originally gentle eyes suddenly became extremely gloomy, and the words he said were also cold and angry!
"Even if you drink too much deer tail soup, what's the use of not being able to give birth to children?"
After finishing speaking, he pushed Xuanyuan Wuzhen to the ground.
"Lord Wang!" Xuanyuan Wuzhen fell to the ground in embarrassment, quickly got up and knelt beside Situ's bare feet, grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly and shouted: "Please give Zhen'er another chance! Zhen'er will definitely give birth to a son to the prince! Prince! You believe in Zhen'er! Zhen'er will!"
"Get out of here! This king has already given you too many opportunities! Who are you to blame?"
Situ Chi snorted impatiently.
"Lord! Zhen'er had a miscarriage a while ago and couldn't conceive the royal descendant, and recently Zhen'er has found a royal doctor to recuperate!
Seeing Xuanyuan Wuzhen pleading like this, Situ Chi glanced at her and said, "You really looked for the imperial doctor?"
"Really, Lord Wang, Zhen'er dares to pack a ticket this time, she will definitely be pregnant!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen nodded heavily, eager to dig out his heart and lungs to guarantee.
Situ Chi looked at Xuanyuan Wuzhen for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand to her.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen was overjoyed, and hurriedly put his hand into Situ Chi's hand and let him pull him into his arms.
"In that case, then the king will give you another chance! But remember, this is the last time!"
"Yes, Zhen'er will do her best to fulfill the wish of the prince!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen snuggled in Situ Chi's arms, and immediately changed back to her silky appearance.
Situ Chi slowly leaned closer to Xuanyuan Wuzhen, and just wanted to kiss Fang Ze, who knew that a shout suddenly came from outside the door: "Lord Wang!
Situ Chi frowned and stopped moving.
"Lord Wang!" Xuanyuan Wuzhen pouted unhappily. Who is so blind, and actually comes to disturb at this time?
Situ Chi glanced at him and motioned for her to go back and sit down.
Xuanyuan Wuzhen had no choice but to get up and sit back in place.
"Come in!" Situ Chi raised his voice.
Then, Liu De, the head of the house, pushed the door in, still holding a small flat wooden box in his hand, and a letter was placed on the wooden box.
He walked closer, bowed down and said, "Lord, an anonymous person has sent a letter, please open it yourself." ”
"Anonymous person, Mr. Liu, you are really confused! You dare to send in the news from any indiscreet person, I think you are really going back more and more!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen's resentment had nowhere to vent, so naturally he didn't give Liu De any good looks.
Situ Chi also glanced at Liu De impatiently, what's the matter with this guy, it's an eventful time, and he still bothers him with the trivial matter of sesame mung beans, is he impatient?
Liu De has been following Situ Chi for the longest time, how could he not see Situ Chi's displeasure, he immediately put down the wooden box, knelt down and replied: "Lord Wang, it's not that the slave doesn't understand the rules, it's just that the anonymous person also sent this box, and there is a piece of clothing in the box...... Here, let's ask the prince to see it for himself!"
With that, he opened the wooden box.
Situ Chi's eyes swept lightly over the wooden box that Liu De had opened, but the next moment, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pintip!
And Xuanyuan Wuzhen, who was originally disdainful on the side, was even more frightened after seeing a piece of clothing in the alley, and called out with a disgraced face!
"Ahh......h There are ghosts!"
Situ stood up sharply, strode over, and grabbed the clothes in the wooden box.
It was a light blue sprinkled flower gauze skirt, the dress was nothing special, but the important thing was that this dress was the one that Dugu Tianyue wore before he died!
"Who sent this thing?" Situ Chi shouted with a grim face.
"It's a child, he said he picked it up on the side of the road, I don't know who put it down!"
Seeing Situ Chi's face suddenly change, Liu De's cold sweat broke out!
The princess had just passed one hundred and seven, and someone came to the door with her clothes, and he was also very frightened when he saw it just now! If he hadn't known that this matter was very important, he really wouldn't have dared to take this thing to see Situ Chi!
"Pretend to be a ghost!" Situ Chi threw his clothes back.
It looked like it was freshly made, so how could it fool him? But who was playing a prank? What was the purpose?
"King, lord!"
Xuanyuan Wuzhen accidentally glanced at the clothes, and immediately turned his gaze away in fright, grabbing Situ Chi's hand with a look of fear. "Yes, it's her! It's her soul back!"
"Shut up!"
Situ Chi glared at Xuanyuan Wuzhen fiercely, and then his gaze fell on the letter.
"Present the letter!"
Situ Chi waved his hand and sat back on the chair, and Liu De hurriedly picked up the letter on the ground and held it to Situ Chi.
"Lord Wang, please take a look!"
Situ Yue took the envelope, and the words "King Cheng's personal opening" were written on it. He took out the letter paper and opened it, and it was written on it, tonight's third watch, City God Temple, and then he was shocked by the handwriting on the letter again!
"How is that possible?"
The handwriting on the letter was exactly the same as Dugu Qianyue's handwriting! If it was Chengxin to rectify him, it would be impossible to do it so thoroughly! Besides, imitating a person's handwriting is not something that happens overnight, what is going on?
"Ghost! Ghost! There must be a ghost! It's her ghost back! It's her who comes back to take revenge!"
When Xuanyuan Wuzhen saw the words on the letterhead, his face was pale. Grasping the sleeve of Situ Chi, the king of the Lord Cheng, his whole body began to tremble!
"Xuanyuan Wuzhen!" Situ Chi snorted.
This stupid woman! She dares to talk nonsense in public, and that's all she has the courage to do! When she beat Dugu Tianyue in the first place, why didn't she be afraid?
"I, I...... If it weren't for her, how would this letter be explained?
Xuanyuan Wuzhen trembled and pointed to the clothes on the ground and the letter in Situ Chi's hand, his face pale.
Situ Chi looked at Xuanyuan Wuzhen with fierce eyes: "If you dare to talk nonsense and confuse the people with evil words, this king will immediately lock you up in a dungeon!
Situ Chi gave an order, and immediately two maids stepped forward and helped Xuanyuan Wuzhen out.
"Lord Wang!"
Although Xuanyuan Wuzhen was full of unwillingness, as soon as he saw the familiar dress on the ground, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything more, and obediently let others help him back to his courtyard.
"Liu De, call Wei Siming to me immediately!"
Wei Siming is the close guard of King Cheng Situ Chi. Just like Wei Chenfeng beside Situ Yue and Wei Jingwu beside Situ Yi. The Wei brothers are from the same family, and they are the personal guards given by the Son of Heaven Situ Sheng to several princes.
They had been with several princes since they were children, and they had received the most rigorous training, and Situ Sheng once told them that the only reason they lived in the world was to protect their masters.
Wei Siming is not much different from Wei Chenfeng, although he is Situ Chi's close guard, he is not close to Situ Chi. Compared with Wei Chenfeng, Wei Siming is more gloomy and introverted, and cherishes words like gold. Every time he followed Situ Chi, he was like a stake, unless Situ Chi was in danger, he would never say a word or do one more thing.
This person's heart is even more unpredictable, and Situ Chi doesn't like him. But because the Wei brothers were given by their father, although Situ Chi didn't like this person, he still had to stay with him.
However, the only good thing is that Wei Siming's martial arts are the best among the Wei brothers, and he is almost invincible in the entire Yaori Dynasty, even the protector general Xuanyuan Wuji can only fight with him!
With such a strong guard by his side, Situ Chi's safety has always been safe. What's more, Wei Siming's mouth is as tight as a mussel shell, and he doesn't have to worry about revealing any secrets at all.
Situ Chi once doubted it, but later when he witnessed himself killing Dugu Qianyue, he didn't say a word, so he had no scruples.
Later, he also tried him vaguely, but he only got a cold answer.
"The duty of the subordinates is to protect His Highness, and nothing else matters!"
At this point, Situ Chi was finally relieved. Although this personal guard was not close to him, his loyalty could be trusted. There's a sharp sword by your side, so why not?
It doesn't matter if he agrees with his approach or not, as long as he doesn't betray him, it's okay anyway!
When Wei Siming walked in, Situ Chi had just recovered from his contemplation.
"I've seen the prince!" Wei Siming's face was expressionless, and he said the same words of greeting.
"Wei Siming, you go out with me tonight!" Situ Chi commanded.
"Yes!"
Wei Siming knew that Situ Chi usually didn't use him, and would only let him accompany him when he felt extremely uneasy. for he can keep him safe.
There was a light blue dress on the ground, Wei Siming glanced at it, and immediately understood why Situ Chi's uneasiness came from. But he didn't say a word, he just answered, and stood aside with his head down.