In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the palace, Ruan Mingjiao got out of the carriage, lowered her head and followed Cao Wang all the way, but couldn't help but look up and look around.

The palace wall is continuous, grand and mighty, she stands here as small as a speck of dust in time, the vermilion wall is green tile, the sun shines, the whole palace glows with a shining light, a little dazzling.

Her eyes were sour, and she continued to lower her head and follow Cao Wang.

In the imperial study, the emperor in the bright yellow dragon robe sat behind the desk, holding his temples with a little headache and rubbing them lightly, a figure in the center of the hall stood tall, kneeling straight, but his face was a little tired, the clothes on his body were also wrinkled, and some of his scattered hair was stained with a little weeds.

Around the case, Ruan Mingjiao's father Ruan Qingshan, and Dali Temple supervisor Zheng Yanqing sat respectively.

Yan Qing looked sad, looked at the emperor above, and then turned his head to look at Ruan Qingshan opposite, and found that the other party still looked disdainful of him, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times and finally did not make a sound.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely embarrassing for a while, and it was not until a general message that several people's thoughts were pulled back.

Cao Wang stopped outside the hall, Ruan Mingjiao tidied up the skirt and walked in slowly under the gaze of several people in the hall, the man at the head of the hall was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with a little fatigue between his eyebrows and eyes, but the pressure around his body was very oppressive, and he had a domineering spirit of not being angry and arrogant.

Ruan Mingjiao knew that the emperor of Beili was in front of her, so she leaned down looking for the movements in her memory, and nodded her head to the ground, "Pingyang has seen Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Xiao Qi furrowed his eyebrows, looking at Ruan Mingjiao, although his breath was unsteady and his steps were light, he was still alive, and he didn't have to feel guilty about the imperial sister, and raised his hand to greet her to get up.

Ruan Mingjiao stood up after thanking her, and the maidservant behind her also brought a stool, and she smoothed her skirt and sat down.

"Since they are all here, I won't go around in circles, now the city is full of wind and rain, Yan Shi'an, you openly resisted the decree, and brushed Mingjiao's face on the birthday of the county lord of Jianan, you are disregarding the royal family, do you know what crime you dare to do?"

Xiao Qi slapped the case angrily, and the stunned few people present held their breath and stared, Yan Qingzheng wanted to get up and wanted to defend one or two, but was glared back by Xiao Qi, and he had to sit back again.

Yan Shi'an didn't squint, knelt straight, and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister has nothing to say about the crime of resisting the decree, and the minister deserves death for the county lord to lose face that day, and the minister has nothing to justify." ”

"You!" Xiao Qiteng got up and pointed at him below, full of anger.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is guilty, but this matter has nothing to do with the Yan family and others, it is all done by the criminal minister, I am ashamed of my majesty's cultivation, I am ashamed of my deep affection for the county lord, and I hope that your majesty will be angry! But the minister and the county lord have no emotion, and they don't want to delay the county lord, and they ask His Majesty to take back his order! ”

Yan Shi'an said another salute, he was full of face, and what he said made people unable to find fault, Xiao Qi couldn't find fault with his depressed breath, so he picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it, just smashed it on Yan Shi'an's forehead, and then smashed it on the ground.

Over the years, Xiao Qi has been angry, but now it is rare to be unable to be angry as if he was being grabbed by someone's lifeline, and the maids knelt on the ground when they heard this movement. Ruan and the two elders of the Yan family also stood up, and Ruan Mingjiao didn't dare to stop standing up together to persuade the emperor to calm his anger.

"Yan Shi'an, I didn't know that you had such a skill, so blatantly disobeyed me, you really didn't want to die?"

Xiao was angry, his mind was buzzing, and the words he said were also extremely fierce and murderous.

Ruan Mingjiao's brows tightened, and her eyes unconsciously looked at the man kneeling beside her, delicate and jade, full of freshness and elegance, and not afraid of the emperor in a high position, which really impressed her, but killing Yan Shi'an was not the best way to deal with it.

She stepped forward slowly, moved her position to the middle, and bowed: "Your Majesty, although the eldest prince of Yan is a negative man, he is indeed the most evil!" But what he said is true, he has no love for men and women in Pingyang, even if His Majesty forced him to marry Pingyang, it is only a superficial husband and wife, Pingyang wants the love of husband and wife, and wants a person who has someone else in his heart Pingyang only feels tired, and asks His Majesty to fulfill it! ”

She knelt on her knees as she spoke, looking pleading.

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell into a dead silence for a while, and even Yan Shi'an couldn't help but look sideways at her and re-examine her.

After the emperor gave the order, Ruan Mingjiao pestered her for so long, even if he said that he didn't want to leave, but now he asked to cancel the marriage contract, he has always prided himself on knowing people's hearts, but at this moment he really couldn't see this county lord clearly.

The emperor was also taken aback by her words, and some didn't react, "Pingyang, you, what does this mean?" ”

Ruan Mingjiao raised her head, her eyes were firm, and her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, "Your Majesty, Pingyang knows that all kinds of entanglements have damaged the dignity of Your Majesty and the royal family, and now Pingyang doesn't want to embarrass Your Majesty anymore, I don't want to marry Yan Shi'an again!" ”

"Binh Duong!" Ruan Qingshan couldn't help but turn around and call softly, his brows furrowed, trying to persuade his own girl.

Xiao Qi paused, couldn't make up his mind for a while, paced back and forth, and pointed at Yan Shi'an, "Even if you don't want to marry, but the entire royal family and your Ruan family are ashamed because of Yan Shi'an, I just let him go today, if someone commits it again in the future, will I continue to indulge like this?" ”

Ruan Mingjiao's eyes rolled and she arched her hand: "Your Majesty, Pingyang has a way!" ”

After speaking, she didn't wait for Xiao Qi to reply, she got up and walked to Yan Shi'an, who was kneeling, and stood still and squatted down in front of him, Yan Shi'an didn't understand what she meant, and the next moment she saw her eyes flash, took out a dagger from her sleeve, and stabbed it directly at Yan Shi'an.

Yan Shi'an couldn't dodge, he was directly stabbed, his brows were tightened, and he reached out to hold the dagger, "County Lord, you!" ”

"Poof!" With a bang, Ruan Mingjiao didn't stop pulling out the knife and throwing it on the ground, then turned around and knelt down again.

"Your Majesty, the grievances between Pingyang and Yan Shi'an are over, please fulfill your majesty!"

The rest of the hall obviously didn't expect her to come here, and when she reacted, Yan Shi'an had already fallen to the ground, Ruan Mingjiao had blood on her hands, but her face was as good as a stream, without the slightest fear.

Yan Qing exclaimed, and hurriedly ran to Yan Shi'an to help him up, while calling for the imperial doctor, Ruan Qingshan was afraid that he would hurt Ruan Mingjiao in anger, so he immediately pulled her up and protected her.

Although Emperor Xiao Qi was a little stunned, he had seen countless bloody scenes for many years in his reign, and he quickly reacted, calling Cao Wangchuan Imperial Doctor, and his eyes fell on Ruan Mingjiao, who seemed to be a delicate figure with such courage, but he really looked like an eldest sister.

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At night, a bright moon rises on the branches, the courtyard is brightly lit, and the men in the pavilion, dressed in brocade robes, stand beside the fence, holding the fish food in their hands and eating sugar.

In the corridor behind him, the man walked quickly, without squinting all the way, and walked to the front of the pavilion and bowed, "Your Highness!" ”

Hearing the voice, the visitor didn't look back, but just fed the fish food to himself, "It's coming!" ”

"Your brother is seriously injured, is it okay for you to come to be alone?"

The man seemed to remember something, threw the last bit of bait, turned around, and asked.

Yan Zheng's eyes flashed, and then returned to normal, "The affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are heavy, my father will understand!" ”

"It seems that you know the situation in the palace, Ruan Mingjiao did not hurt your brother's heart, and stabbed around the vital place, seeing that she still took into account a little bit of her past affection, so that she not only resolved the conflict with several ministers for her father and saved the royal face, but also saved your brother, who never found out that she had such great wisdom before."

Speaking of Ruan Mingjiao, Yan Zheng was stunned, raised his eyes and lowered his hand, and arched his hand, "My subordinates are derelict in their duties, and I hope Your Highness will forgive you!" ”

The crown prince Xiao Yi has always been breezy and gentle, his mind has always been meticulous, his methods are vigorous, and he rarely shows his emotions, otherwise it will be difficult to stand out among so many brothers, and his brows sank when he heard Yan Zheng's confession, a little inexplicable.

"Lone only told you about your brother's situation, what sin did you invoke? Ruan Mingjiao didn't die, so she didn't die, but you didn't do it yourself that day. ”

Yan Zheng's eyes shrank suddenly, remembering the scene that day, not only did he do it himself, but he had not yet masked people to watch him do it, he was also panicked in his heart, if Ruan Mingjiao went to his majesty to sue him, he was afraid that he would be able to stand here in a good place at the moment, but the news that the people sent to the Shoufu Mansion were all Ruan Mingjiao's mood was stable, and he did not mention that the events of that day as if it had never happened.

Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, still staring at him waiting for her next, he didn't dare to think about it, adjusted slightly, opened his eyes and said nonsense, "No!" ”

Xiao Yi seemed to be unwilling to look at his face and explore, seeing that he was calm and relaxed, not panicking at all, and only after a clue did he let go of his heart, retracted his gaze, and sighed lightly.

"That's fine, let her go in advance, there is another thing you need to do, recently a dark line found Wang Jin's trace in the city."

As soon as Xiao Yi's words fell, Yan Zheng's face turned cold in vain, his brows furrowed, he knew best who Wang Jin was, and when he raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi, he was a little more determined, "The minister will live up to His Highness's trust." ”

"Lone has always been at ease with you, but" Xiao Yi said for a moment, his eyes swept him, and then said, now, your brother's marriage with Ruan Mingjiao is nullified, you are different from your brother, everything is done by your father, you now have no other way except for yourself to seek a future, now is the time, you understand? ”

Yan Zheng was stunned, bowed down and said, "Understood!" ”

Approaching Ruan Mingjiao, winning over Ruan Qingshan, and being in charge of the entire cabinet, will make the prince's wings more and more full, and the stakes are also clearly visible.

Seeing that there was some touch and hesitation between his eyebrows, but it was only a moment, Xiao Yi knew that he was unhappy, so he took a few steps forward and raised his hand to pat him lightly on the shoulder, "Lone knows, in the past, Pingyang was a lot of embarrassment for you because of your brother, but now it is different, your brother is like a negative man in front of her, she will never pay half a cent of sincerity, this woman is ruthless but does not recognize people." ”