Shen Yuzhou really lost.

Two days later, in the morning, He Yinming, who was standing at the end, knelt down and wept bitterly in the main hall.

"Please have mercy on Your Majesty, Lian'er is the only daughter left by the minister's wife who died early, although she can't be compared with the princess, but she is also the pearl of the minister's palm. ...... by a man Now she is only twenty-eight years old, and she is the age when her daughter's family is like flowers and jade, and she died like this......" He Yinming cried until he lost his voice and was dizzy in the hall.

Xiao Xunguang sat on the high dragon chair and spoke slowly, "Help He Qing down and settle him first, and ask the imperial doctor to take a look." When he is well-healed, we will discuss the matter again. ”

He Yinming said that He Lian was rescued from the water by a man outside the princess's mansion because of the disagreement with the etiquette and law, and she was depressed after recovering from it, so she committed suicide to save her name.

When the maid found out this morning, He Lian's body hanging on the beam of the house was stiff.

He didn't mention Xiao Yunjiao at all, but what he said was nothing more than that Xue Ping, who saved people, was the princess's male favorite with a lowly status, alluding to Xiao Yunjiao's debauchery.

Xiao Xunguang wanted to take advantage of He Yinming's fainting to temporarily press the matter, but at this time, the person closest to the Son of Heaven moved out and stood up. His sideburns are gray, but his eyes are blazing, and his spirit is strong, which is exactly the time when he is facing Yue Minshan.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Lord He's love for his daughter is pitiful, if you don't give the deceased Miss He an explanation, and punish the person who committed the offensive, I'm afraid Lord He won't be able to hold on."

As soon as these words came out, many ministers seconded the proposal, and Xiao Xunguang was a little at a loss for a while.

His hand clenched into a fist under the sleeve of his dragon robe, and he looked at the ministers who echoed him—half of them.

"He Qing's daughter fell into the water, and the person who saved people was out of kindness. The daughter of the He family, Zhenlie, deeply regrets the incident. It's just that the word etiquette is a warning to the world to follow the good distance, not to make people cocoon and self-restraint, if she hangs herself because of the deviation of the etiquette, she can't help but give her parents the skin of the body. ”

"What do you think, yes or no?"

The corners of Emperor Lu Xuwen's mouth under his long beard rose, and he nodded almost invisibly to the person on the dragon chair.

For a while, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had their own thoughts, and no one answered.

"The minister thinks that what His Majesty said is extremely true."

In the queue of military generals, Shen Yuzhou, who was dressed in a purple embroidered python robe, stepped out and said loudly: "The minister thinks that if you punish the rescuer for this, wouldn't it make the brave people in the world chill?" If you encounter someone falling into the water and other things in the future, will you not be able to stand by and watch? ”

Shen Yuzhou took the lead in speaking out, and gradually many courtiers echoed.

Seeing this, Yue Minshan glanced back, and Cui Jin, the right minister, immediately refuted: "What Marquis Shen said is wrong. The person who saved people was indeed well-intentioned, but the daughter of Lord He's family passed away because of the preservation of his name, didn't this person do bad things with good intentions? ”

"No one has been harsh on Miss He for this, I don't know what Lord Cui said about preserving his name and going to die, which dynasty is the law?"

Shen Yuzhou was not in a hurry, moved out of the law debate, and the party of the family had nothing to say.

The generals were already indignant about the people who saved people, but they didn't know how to refute it, Shen Yuzhou's words could be said to have said that they were in their hearts, and they were suddenly relieved.

Xiao Xunguang saw the situation and said: "I see that this servant who saves people has a benevolent heart, not only should he not be punished, but he should be rewarded." We must not chill the hearts of the good people in the world. ”

"Your Majesty is wise," the ministers said in unison.

He Lian's death was not intended to punish a servant, but the minister of the family tacitly set off another tide.

"Tell Your Majesty, the minister has a book."

Cui Fenglang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, "The minister wants to impeach Her Royal Highness the eldest princess for misconduct and raise dozens of heads in the princess's mansion, and rumors have spread among the people, and the princess's move is really corrupting the royal atmosphere." ”

Cui Fenglang and Cui Jin are of the same clan, and they are his nephews, so they don't have to think about it to know that several people are in the same spirit, so they are waiting to rectify Xiao Yunjiao.

Xiao Xunguang saw that they burned the fire on his sister at this time, and he didn't know how to refute it, and subconsciously asked the emperor and Shen Yuzhou for help with his eyes.

Unexpectedly, the two of them did not squint and did not say a word, but it was the imperial historian Lu Keji who stood up, "The minister thinks that the princess should be an example of the women of the world, and behave virtuously. ”

Lu Keji's words are very clever, and he seems to be echoing Cui Fenglang, but in fact, he left a stubble "if it is true" before it should be punished, and if it is not true, it is another matter.

Xiao Xunguang's eyes lit up, "What Lu Aiqing said is reasonable, but at this time it is a folk rumor, and there is no evidence, does Cui Qing have any evidence?" ”

Cui Fenglang had already prepared, "Three years ago, when the first emperor rode the crane, the northern Xinjiang wanted to make a truce with my Dongsheng and wanted to make peace with the eldest princess, but the envoy entered Beijing but saw that the eldest princess behaved intimately with the second or third man, and his words and deeds were not in accordance with the etiquette law, so that the royal family of northern Xinjiang was angry and sent troops, and my border led to three years of war. This shows that as early as three years ago, the eldest princess began to indulge in her behavior, please Your Majesty to be aware of it. ”

Shen Yuzhou heard that these people were using Xiao Yunjiao's marriage as a truce bargaining chip, and knew how much she had endured during his absence. Distressed and angry, he couldn't help but sink his face and spoke again.

"Lord Cui is it that our Manchu generals are all cowards?"

"Send a concubine to be a safe society, I don't know where to use a general? Isn't the irony in this poem exactly what Master Cui said and did? ”

The generals could no longer hold back at this time, and the rebuttals came and went.

"Exactly, are our generals afraid of death?"

"We are not the kind of people who hide behind women and seek protection, and we will naturally fight for a peaceful and prosperous world with our flesh and blood."

"Marquis Shen repelled the Northern Xinjiang royal family in one fell swoop and got back the surrender letter, our Dongsheng is not a cowardly country."

......

The father-in-law beside Xiao Xunguang was silent, and the voices of the generals gradually calmed down.

On the dragon chair, Xiao Xunguang slowly spoke, "The matter of being with relatives back then was not a foregone conclusion, and Cui Qing didn't need to mention it again." As far as I know, the eldest princess's mansion is courteous to guests, and talented people in the world, regardless of their background, can enter the west garden of the princess's mansion as a guest. I think there are a few guests in Zhongqing's house, right? The first fact is absurd, I will let people find out, if I know who is slandering the imperial sister behind my back, I will have to be punished heavily. ”

Yue Cheng said: "Your Majesty is wise, the reputation of the eldest princess is very important, but the rumors have been passed on by word of mouth among the people for a long time, and the law does not blame the public, I am afraid that it is difficult to find people who climb the dirt. ”

The members of the family all nodded yes.

"What Prime Minister Yue said is thoughtful, which not only completes the reputation of the princess, but also calms the hearts of the people in the world, which is a good policy!"

"Your Majesty, please allow the eldest princess to dismiss the guests."

"Please ask the eldest princess to set an example for the women of the world."

......

Suddenly, there was another courtier kneeling in the hall.

At this time, He Yinming, who woke up leisurely, trembled step by step, stepped into the main hall and walked to the front of the palace on his knees.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the sin of going to the palace without permission."

He knelt on the ground and burst into tears, "Although the minister's daughter is not well-read, she has been familiar with "Women's Rules" and "Women's Rings" since she was a child. This time, she hanged herself to protect the name festival, although the minister was heartbroken, but also pleased that she knew the etiquette and kept the festival, and set an example for the daughter of my He family. The minister didn't dare to take revenge, but the eldest princess acted absurdly, whose women would be courteous to dozens of guests, and they were all men? Under the comparison between the two sides, the minister is even more heartbroken for me, a well-behaved daughter! ”

"Please order Your Majesty to dismiss the guests of the princess's mansion and celebrate it in the name of the whole princess!"

Xiao Xunguang is still young, how can he resist the step-by-step pressure of these family ministers? In desperation, he could only brush his sleeves away, leaving a sentence to discuss and retreat in a hurry in the future.

Unexpectedly, many ministers forced each other step by step, and sat under the porch on the grounds of Xiao Yunjiao's style and forced each other to go on a hunger strike, with a posture of "if you don't agree to me, you will force me to die".

In the imperial study, Lu Xuwen slowly blew the foam in the tea bowl, and took a sip before looking up at Xiao Xunguang, who was pacing anxiously around.

"Your Majesty, as an emperor, don't let your courtiers see what is on your mind. There is a saying that "joy and anger are invisible, and don't let people know their likes and dislikes", you haven't done it today. ”

Xiao Xunguang stopped, "However, they make trouble with the imperial sister." ”

Lu Xuwen shook his head, "Your Majesty, think about it, why do they want to make trouble with the princess's style today?" What's in it for them? ”

Xiao Xun thought about it for a while, "The imperial sister found out Chen Yang's mistakes a few days ago and found out a few of his crimes, some of them colluded with Chen Yang, afraid that the imperial sister will investigate again?" ”

Lu Xuwen nodded, "Your Majesty can think of this layer, and I think it is with my heart." ”

However, Chen Yang's matter, after all, is the final conclusion of the coffin, and the people behind it must have whitewashed the peace. If His Majesty makes trouble today, what punishment will the eldest princess have? ”

Xiao Xunguang thought about it carefully, "At most, I will be fined for a few months, and I will be grounded for a few days...... Grounded? ”

"Are they trying to trap the imperial sister in the princess's mansion, so that she will not continue to be my eyes and ears, and not let me see what they are going to do next?"

Lu Xuwen smiled, "What Your Majesty said is very true. ”

At this time, a pleasant voice also came from outside the door of the imperial study-

"It's still teachable, don't embarrass my Xiao family."

When the words fell, Xiao Xunguang looked in the direction from which the voice came, and saw Xiao Yunjiao holding a gold-painted sandalwood box in both hands, walking out from behind the screen with steady and firm steps, and walking around the bookcase to him.

"Sister!" Xiao Xunguang's eyes widened, and there was a trace of worry hidden in the surprise that could not be ignored, "Why did you enter the palace?" There are people kneeling outside the main hall, all waiting to impeach you. ”

Xiao Yunjiao smiled calmly, did not answer this question, but handed him the wooden box in his hand, "Open it and take a look." ”

Xiao Xunguang opened the box, and there was an oval-shaped token made of Ugin lying quietly. The token is uneven all around, and a very strange-looking beast is carved in the middle, like a fish but not a fish, like a bird but not a bird.

He picked up the token and looked at it carefully, "This is ...... Kun? ”

On the other hand, the reverse side of the token was engraved with the word "Xiaoyao" with an iron painting silver hook, and Xiao Xunguang couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the Xiaoyao Order!" Where did Sister get it from? Doesn't it mean that he has been feathered with an ancestor of the Wang family? ”

Xiao Yunjiao said: "The queen mother gave it to me before she died." ”

"This free order was originally given to an ancestor of the Wang family by our great-grandfather when he founded the country. This Wang family is very knowledgeable, and when other families forced their great-grandfather to make a promise to hire a daughter of the family, the Wang family did not participate in it. Later, the great-grandfather made a wish to the head of the family at the time. How do you know that Wang Yunzhi is an interesting old-timer, who just wants to get out of officialdom and travel all over the world from now on. The great ancestor ordered someone to specially create this 'free order' and give it to him, and said that those who hold this order can do anything that does not violate the law in the territory of Dongsheng. ”

"Mr. Wang Yunzhi traveled around the world with this token, and then he felt that his limit was approaching, and he returned to his hometown Langya, and methodically explained the road of the Wang family for decades, and did not forget to send someone to send this token into the palace before leaving."

Xiao Xunguang couldn't help but say when he heard this past: "The old head of the Wang family is quite interesting. ”

"It is precisely because he knows how to judge the situation that the Wang family has only prospered in one place for more than 30 years after his death, and the descendants who are officials in the court have never formed a party, and they are willing to live in a corner of peace and prosperity."

Xiao Xunguang smiled after hearing this: "Sister, then you don't have to worry about what those people say when you hold the token, and you haven't broken the law, they can't attack you anymore!" ”

Xiao Yunjiao smiled silently.

Those people outside, if they don't succeed once, there will be a next time.