"See the emperor."

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Cui Zhifan hurriedly saluted the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at him, and threw him a notebook casually, "Then, take a look for yourself." ”

Cui Zhifan was stunned.

What is it? made the emperor's expression so serious.

Originally, because of his grandfather Chu Huaiyuan, the emperor has always been more lenient with Cui Zhifan, and even once said in front of other courtiers that Cui Zhifan was his master's descendant and his own family.

It is said that Dongxiang Bo was melancholy for a long time after hearing this, and went back to the house to quarrel with the Fu family, thinking that she had kicked out a pair of children and broken off the relationship with the Chu family in vain.

I don't know how the two of them quarreled came out, Chu Huaiyuan snorted coldly when he heard it, turned around and told Cui Zhifan that the emperor was supporting him in disguise, so that he should know how to be obedient and distinguish sounds, and know how to repay kindness.

Cui Zhifan's mood towards the emperor, in addition to being a courtier, is more like a bosom friend, and he is willing to be ruthless.

"This ......" Cui Zhifan picked up the song and looked over, "Someone impeached Weichen again?" ”

The emperor ignored him.

Cui Zhifan leaned in front of the imperial case and said pitifully: "Your Majesty, don't you know about the in the Weichen family?" Turning over and over again, people have been picked up, and there is nothing new in making a fuss. ”

The emperor glanced at him angrily, "Since there is no new idea, why was he impeached again?" Eyes are not respectful, this is not a good reputation, always mentioned, you still have a face? ”

"You hurry up and find a way to solve it, so as not to delay the future. Besides, even if Uncle Dongxiang is no longer a thing, he is also your father, saying that there is a filial piety word pressed by the sky, if these things between you and him are not resolved, it will be the biggest stain on you to enter the cabinet in the future, and I can't be justified even if I want to protect you. ”

Cui Zhifan held the piece in his hand and stood with his head bowed.

The emperor said angrily: "If it weren't for the teacher's face, I wouldn't have bothered to talk to you so much." Tell me, why did you bring your sister in again this time? I heard that your sister hasn't been back to Dongxiang Bofu since she returned to Beijing, so it won't be because you won't let you go, right? ”

Cui Zhifan hurriedly shook his head, "Weichen doesn't, the emperor can't wronged Weichen." ”

"I wronged you? People outside say so, and if you say too much, it will become a fact, and you have to admit whether you are wronged or not. Then again, it's not you who stop it, it's your sister who doesn't go on her own. Speaking of which, your sister is the same as you, stubborn and hard, don't you know that this will suffer? ”

Every time he mentions the people of Dongxiang Bofu, Cui Zhifan is listless, the emperor used to say that the emperor was the emperor, he just stood there with his head bowed, not refutating, but he should not be in harmony.

This time is different, this time it's about his sister, and he only argues twice.

"Your Majesty, there is a reason why the courtiers don't go."

There are some things that shouldn't have been said, but the person in front of me is the emperor, so it's okay to talk about it.

"My sister has been displaced for so many years at a young age, all of which were caused by the persecution of her stepmother Fu......"

Balabala, Cui Zhifan told the emperor how his sister was deceived by the Fu family to the farthest temple in northern Xinjiang, how she was pushed off the cliff by the Fu family's people, and how her sister stumbled and fled for her life in the deep mountains and old forests.

Speaking of difficulties, Cui Zhifan's eyes couldn't help but redden.

The only sister was almost separated from him forever, and all this was thanks to his stepmother and father, and he didn't go to them because he never fought uncertain battles, which did not mean that he confessed.

And the so-called certainty is, of course, to find his sister, and then give Fu a blow when the evidence is sufficient.

If he can't find his sister, then he will let Fu's children also taste the fright and despair that his sister suffered back then. There is no mercy in his dictionary for those who hurt his only sister.

"Your Majesty, it stands to reason that the matter of the Weichen brothers and sisters is not worth disturbing you, and the person who impeached him is a relative of the old man of Lanfutang. When the minister got Lan Futang down from that position, he offended people ruthlessly. So every once in a while, someone wants to find some stubble from Weichen, and always wants to drag the minister into the water, and this person is one of them. They really couldn't find any other handle, so they could only bring up the old things again, and continue to hold on to the little housework in the minister's house. This time, filling in the name of the courtier's sister is also a change of soup and not a change of medicine, which is not new. ”

The emperor glanced at him with a smile, "Are you hinting at me something?" ”

"Wechen doesn't dare." Cui Zhifan hurriedly knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "What kind of person is the minister, isn't the emperor clear?" If the minister really had that thought, he wouldn't wait until he was impeached to talk about it. ”

The emperor nodded, "Get up, I just said it casually, and I see that you are nervous." Speaking of which, you are now being targeted by these people, and you have also endured it for me. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't want a waste like Lan Futang to occupy an official position, but I didn't want to get him down in person and be pestered and cried by the Lan family every day, so I asked you to come forward to do these things, and you wouldn't have the trouble you have today. You don't have to worry about the impeachment this time, but you should also hurry up and deal with the affairs of the Dongxiang Uncle's Mansion, otherwise you will always be involved in such an idea, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

After a moment of silence, the emperor continued: "The last time I had a conversation with you in the imperial study, how did it get out, but I haven't found any clues until now. It had only been a few days since the half of the treasure map arrived in my hands, and even the people from the Great Qi Mu Mansion had already been brought over. This palace of mine is leaking like a sieve, and if I want to find out the traitors in this palace, I still need the internal and external cooperation of several of you. ”

Cui Zhifan knelt down again without saying a word, "Minister, I am willing to serve the emperor." ”

The emperor sighed.

"Get up, don't kneel at every turn, your loyalty knows best, there is a teacher there, who else can you trust if I don't believe it? By the way, I heard that your sister's family has a genius doll? What is it called......"

"Chen Ran?"

When it comes to genius, Cui Zhifan's first thought is Chen Ran.

"This kid is indeed a reading material, obviously less than a year after enlightenment, but he is no worse than some talents, no matter what books he teaches, he will only teach them once. His grandfather has already taken him under his wing, and he will wait until he has finished the county and government examinations. ”

"Chen Ran?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, "It's not him, it's another one." By the way, how many children does your sister have? ”

Cui Zhifan was stunned.

"Three."

The other one?

Could it be that the emperor also knows about Chen Hao's infinite power?

"The emperor is talking about the niece of the minister who can catch wild boars with his bare hands at the age of seven?"

"Seven-year-old, bare hands, catch wild boars!"

The emperor's eyes widened, "It's not him, ha, the children raised by your sister are all talents, you must bring them in another day for me to see." ”

"It's not him?" Cui Zhifan chuckled in his heart, "Could it be the minister's four-year-old niece?" ”

"Yes, yes, the fifth prince is talking about the four-year-old doll who has just arrived in the enlightenment class, it must be her, what is her name?"