Because of the sudden arrival of Emperor Chengde, the tense atmosphere was relieved a lot. Everyone had their own thoughts, and they were happy for a while, until the shopkeeper and men of Jixiang Building were brought into the hall.

"Who are these?" Emperor Cheng De asked when he saw the people in Jixianglou.

The Queen Mother told the whole story.

When Emperor Chengde heard this, his gaze was fixed on Gu Xiyan's face.

If Gu Yatou can really extort hundreds of thousands of taels from Yongjia, it is Gu Yatou's ability.

The Queen Mother looked at the people present and asked, "Are all the guys from Jixianglou here?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, it's all here." It was Wu Tong who replied.

More than 20 people came today, including cooks, cleaners, and shopkeepers.

The Queen Mother picked a fatter cook to ask: "What is the relationship between Gu Xiyan and Jixianglou?!" The emperor is also there, if he lies, it is the crime of deceiving the king, and he will talk back after thinking about it. ”

The fat cook knelt on the ground and replied: "Miss Gu sometimes comes to Jixianglou to eat, and the grass people have only seen Miss Gu a few times in a year and a half, and they are not familiar with Miss Gu. ”

He was indeed not familiar with Miss Gu, anyway, every time he looked back on the girl, he was taken to the third floor by Shopkeeper Wu. He is usually busy in the stove room, how many opportunities can he have to meet Miss Gu?

The Queen Mother frowned, and then asked the other guys, all of them had the same answer.

"Shopkeeper Wu, what is the relationship between you and Gu Xiyan?" The Queen Mother simply called Wu Tong out for questioning.

Wu Tong was frank: "The grass people not only regard Miss Gu as a guest of Jixianglou, but also as a friend. Miss Gu is a righteous person, and she is a noble daughter of Wanqing Hou's Mansion, and the grass people are interested in making friends with Miss Gu. ”

"That's it?!" The Queen Mother did not believe Wu Tong's words.

Wu Tong replied truthfully: "This is the case at present, but it may not be in the future." Miss Gu had asked the grass people if they were willing to sell Jixiang Lou to her, but the grass people did not agree at that time. ”

Princess Duanqing's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Since Gu Xiyan wants to buy Jixiang Building, isn't there a motive to frame Yongjia?" ”

Zhou Du stood up and spoke when he heard this: "I was present at the time, and I am also a witness. At that time, Xiyan saw me and said that he wanted to take a picture of me for a dish. Waiting for the 'soaring' dish to come out, Xiyan said that this dish was good, and he wanted to use this dish to congratulate me on my official fortune. When he didn't want Xiyan to open his mouth to bid, the county lord of Yongjia also bid at the same time. It turns out that the county lord of Yongjia is much richer than Xiyan, and the atmosphere at that time was there, with many onlookers, and everyone was also coaxing, and before he knew it, he bid for 70,000 taels. Later, it was the county lord of Yongjia who did not give Xiyan a chance to bid again, and shouted 100,000 taels in one breath, and finally the dish was sold for 100,000 taels. There were many witnesses at the scene, and no one had ever forced the county lord of Yongjia to bid, it was clear that the lord of Yongjia was aggressive and opposed to Xiyan everywhere. Why did the lord of Yongjia win Xiyan in the end, but in turn he pointed out that Xiyan was not the one who blamed him?! ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Du said to Emperor Chengde: "Your Majesty, don't say that Xiyan has nothing to do with Jixianglou, even if Jixianglou is Xiyan's, at that time, it was the lord of Yongjia who had malicious intentions towards Xiyan, and he fought against Xiyan everywhere, so that there would be such a final result, please Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Cheng De liked to see Zhou Dui talking eloquently, with a kind smile on his face: "You speak well, say more, I love to listen." ”

Everyone present: ......

Gu Xiyan lowered her head, and a smile flashed in her beautiful eyes.

His Majesty's preference for Zhou Du was so obvious that she couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Du glanced at Emperor Chengde helplessly, and continued: "The minister thinks that no matter whether Xiyan has anything to do with Jixianglou or not, the situation at that time was that the county lord of Yongjia provoked the incident first. This shows that those who are evil cannot be rewarded, and if you want to blame, you can only blame the lord of Yongjia for being too vicious......"

Princess Duanqing was so angry that she slapped the case: "Presumptuous!" How dare you say that Yongjia is vicious in front of this palace? ”

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess dares to shoot the case in front of the palace, and I will send the word 'presumptuous' back to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." Zhou Dui's posture is like a pine, and he is neither humble nor arrogant.

Princess Duanqing's face changed slightly, and then she remembered that Emperor Chengde was also at the scene.

Emperor Cheng De turned the jade wrench on his thumb and glanced at the eldest princess of Duanqing.

His glance made the palms of Princess Duanqing suddenly ooze sweat.

She knew that the imperial brother treated her well, although they were not brothers and sisters, but she also knew how ruthless the imperial brother was when he was ruthless.

Back then, the imperial brother liked Yu Shu so much, but on the third day after the death of Yu Shu's mother and son, the imperial brother went to court as if he was nothing, and he didn't look sad.

Later, the imperial brother ascended the throne, and the imperial brother wiped out the three princes and one party with the most ruthless means.

The eldest princess of Duanqing hurriedly got up and confessed: "The courtier's sister is in a hurry to lose her temper, please forgive your majesty!" ”

Emperor Chengde waved his sleeves and signaled that everything was fine.

"In my opinion, it's not a big deal. If Xiyan can take more than 100,000 taels from Yongjia with one mouth this time, it can only show Xiyan's ability. If Xiyan really has such ability, Zimo will be blessed to marry her. ”

As soon as Emperor Chengde said this, everyone present had different expressions.

It can be heard from Emperor Chengde's words, even if this incident was instigated by Gu Xiyan, Emperor Chengde did not think that Gu Xiyan had done wrong, but would appreciate Gu Xiyan more, right?

The meaning of this is the opposite, doesn't it mean that the county lord of Yongjia will enter the game, but the county lord of Yongjia himself is stupid?

Princess Duanqing clenched her fists in anger, but she didn't dare to say a word.

"Okay, everyone in Jixiang Building will step down." As soon as Emperor Chengde's golden mouth opened, everyone in Jixianglou retreated in turn.

Zhou Du quietly moved closer to Gu Xiyan, and Gu Xiyan turned his eyes to look at him, facing his reassuring eyes.

"I have no objection to the incident of Jixianglou being exposed, but it is just a matter of breaking the fortune and eliminating the disaster, but the disfigurement of Yongjia can't be just settled!" The eldest princess of Duanqing said in a deep voice, her cold gaze fell on Gu Xiyan's face: "Gu Xiyan, you tell me honestly, did you secretly poison Yongjia?!" ”

Gu Xiyan raised his eyebrows lightly, and there was confusion in his eyes: "Your Highness's words are wrong. Minnu, a lonely and weak woman, how can she have the ability to attack a noble person like the county lord of Yongjia? His Royal Highness can't help but look up to the people's daughters too much. Moreover, without any evidence and physical evidence, His Royal Highness wants to frame the people's daughters with empty mouths and white teeth, even if His Highness is from the royal family, the people's daughters must fight on the basis of reason! ”

Princess Duanqing was dumbfounded for a while. If she has evidence, she will take Gu Xiyan down directly, how can she spend time talking nonsense with her?

Zhou Du answered coldly on the side: "Xu is God can't get used to seeing the county lord of Yongjia being too vicious, so he punishes the county lord of Yongjia in this way. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is the biological mother of the lord of Yongjia, shouldn't she also find the reason in herself? ”

(End of chapter)