"See the county lord."

"Father-in-law, please, but what's going on in the palace?"

"If you go back to the county lord, Your Majesty will speak."

Sheng Zhiyao was about to kneel down to receive the order, and her father-in-law raised his hand to help her.

"Your Majesty said, the county lord doesn't have to kneel."

"Yes, is there something wrong with Grandpa Huang at such a late hour?"

"Back to the county lord, tonight Prime Minister Qi took people to the prison of the Criminal Department, and was assassinated and injured by the man in black at the gate of the prison."

"Oh? Is Prime Minister Qi injured? Still at the mouth of the penal department? Then why didn't the Criminal Department send someone to investigate? Sheng Zhiyao asked.

"This is the reason why the slave was ordered to come to Xuan County Lord, after Prime Minister Qi was injured, he insisted that the assassin was sent by the county lord to assassinate him and the head of the royal court, so he asked Yang Xiyuan, the servant of the Criminal Department, to hand over the head of the Royal Court to him, but Yang Xiyuan, the waiter of the Criminal Department, refused, and Prime Minister Qi argued with Yang Xiyuan at the gate of the prison of the Criminal Department, and the two quarreled, and the two sides also fought at the gate of the prison of the Criminal Department."

"Oh, I see, that father-in-law can know who wins and who loses when these two fight."

"This minion doesn't know, Your Majesty just ordered the slave to inform the county lord to enter the palace, and asked the slave to bring a message to the county lord."

"Yes, father-in-law, please speak."

"Your Majesty said that you should rush to the Ministry of Punishment as soon as possible to bring the head of the royal court out, and don't let him die, after all, this is a matter of national body, in case someone with a heart grabs the handle, it will be troublesome."

"Yes, the courtiers know."

After the father-in-law left, Sheng Zhiyao instructed Mei'er to inform the old marquis, and Zhu'er and Ju'er went to the criminal department to bring the head of the royal courtyard out.

By the time Zhu'er and Ju'er arrived at the Criminal Department, the entire prison of the Criminal Department was in chaos, but Zhu'er and Ju'er took the head of the royal courtyard back to the Hou Mansion very smoothly.

The old marquis in the Hou Mansion had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the head of the palace being carried back, he hurriedly greeted him, and he was very worried when he saw the head of the palace unconscious.

"Old marquis." Zhu'er and Ju'er saluted the old marquis.

"Well, you go back to Zhiyao first, and he will hand it over to me."

"Yes, the slave has retired."

After Zhu'er and Ju'er left, only the old marquis and Steward Li were left in the lobby, and he looked at the head of the royal courtyard lying on the bed and sighed: "Alas......"

"Master Hou, how is the head of the royal court?"

"What else, Zhiyao has already given the antidote pill, and now she is just in a coma, but she should have been beaten."

"That'...... Won't die, right? ”

"I can't die with me."

After the old marquis's words fell, Wang Yuanshou, who had been unconscious, finally reacted, and he coughed lightly a few times and slowly opened his eyes.

When the head of the royal courtyard opened his eyes, he saw the old marquis roll off the bed in fright, he looked at the old marquis in horror and said, "Don't kill me, please." ”

The old marquis hurriedly stepped forward to support the head of the royal court: "Don't worry, I don't want your life, I just want you to sue the emperor." ”

"Huh? Go to sue the royal court? The head of the royal courtyard was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this old marquis would actually ask him to sue the emperor.

The old marquis snorted coldly: "How is it?" Still not willing to do so? Do you know what Qi Xiang did during your coma? Haven't you always been in cahoots with him? He was assassinated tonight, you know? ”

The head of the royal courtyard nodded.

"Haven't you always liked to frame people? This time I'm going to see how you clear your name, do you think he'll let you go? ”

"I didn't!" The head of the royal court hurriedly retorted: "I didn't send someone to assassinate him. ”

"Yes, you don't, but there are so many people around you, do you think they will help you speak? Who thinks you will believe what you say? The old marquis's face was very serious, and the face of the head of the royal courtyard suddenly turned extremely white.

"I ...... I ...... "The head of the royal court stammered, he didn't dare to admit it, but he was afraid to admit it."

"I see that you still cooperate obediently, otherwise don't blame Ben Hou for not remembering the old love, this time Ben Hou can not be held accountable, but next time he will not be so lucky."

Hearing what the old marquis said, the head of the royal court hurriedly kowtowed and confessed: "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, they are all Prime Minister Qi, they all asked me to do it, he asked me to poison the queen's mother, and after the matter was completed, he also wanted me to frame the Hou Mansion and the county lord, and it was Prime Minister Qi who threatened me." ”

The old marquis was very satisfied when he saw the head of the royal court confessing his guilt like this.

"Well, since you have confessed, write in black and white how Prime Minister Qi instigated you to poison, then I don't need your life, Ben Hou will treat your injuries, but you also know that your injuries are very serious and you need to recuperate for a few days, so you temporarily stay in the Hou Mansion to recuperate, and when the injuries heal, Ben Hou will send you home."

The head of the royal courtyard hurriedly thanked him, he knew very well in his heart that he had really escaped this catastrophe this time, but he was still very puzzled, why did the old marquis save himself? Does he really not hold a grudge against them? Isn't that like his style? Could it be that the old marquis still cares about Prime Minister Qi's face?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to test the old Hou Ye, so he asked, "I don't know why the Hou Ye wanted to save the little one?" ”

"You don't have to know so much, just know that I saved you to protect you, as for why I saved you, there is no need to say." The old marquis's tone was incomprehensible.

The head of the royal court stopped asking, he knew that his question would not be answered.

Steward Li brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and put it on the table, and the head of the royal courtyard did not ink, so he wrote everything on the paper with a pen and pressed the handprint.

After reading the guilt, the old marquis put it in his cuffs: "Okay, Ben Hou will go first, you can rest well." After the old marquis finished speaking, he left the Hou Mansion.

Steward Li also took the head of the royal courtyard to his room.

Only Steward Li and the head of the royal courtyard were left in the room.

"Head of the Royal Court, the Shenghou Mansion is now the safest place in the capital, so you can recuperate with peace of mind."

The head of the royal courtyard nodded.

He knew that the Shenghou Mansion was safe now, and he knew that once he left, he would have to worry about his life, but he was also worried about the safety of his own mansion.

Steward Li seemed to see his concern: "Don't worry, the old marquis of your mansion has already sent someone to protect him." ”

Hearing what Steward Li said, the head of the royal courtyard was much more relieved.

"Thank you!" The head of the royal courtyard sincerely thanked Steward Li.

Steward Li waved his hand, gently closed the door and exited the room.

Wang Yuanshou lay on the bed, his eyes staring at the ceiling in a daze.

He knew that this matter was far from over, all this was just the beginning, and Prime Minister Qi was not an easy person to overthrow.

In the imperial study, Sheng Zhiyao and Old Marquis Sheng had already arrived.

Old Marquis Sheng handed the fold in his hand to Grandpa Cui, and Grandpa Cui presented the fold to His Majesty.

After His Majesty had finished reading the fold, he angrily threw the fold on the table.

"Hmph, I underestimated him." The Emperor said coldly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, his power is still too big after all, just wait for the opportunity." Sheng Lixin comforted.

When the emperor heard Sheng Lixin say this, his mood calmed down a little.

"Okay, now that the head of the royal court has pleaded guilty, he is already an insignificant character, and it is time to deal with the issue of Prime Minister Qi and his party, what are you going to do?" The emperor looked at Sheng Lixin and asked.

Sheng Lixin lowered his head, looked up after being silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, since the head of the royal court has confessed to his guilt, it is a capital crime, it is better to do it, so that Qi Xiang has nothing to say, and let him relax a little." ”

"Oh?" The Emperor raised an eyebrow.