As soon as she heard this, she turned her head and wanted to leave. Concubine Shu seemed to guess her reaction, and her hand was like electricity, and she was held down with one paw. Then he smiled at the father-in-law, "I'm tired of you." ”

The eunuch left in response, and his face was gentle and blue: "Niangniang." ”

"We're here to see the emperor. Concubine Shu said in a low voice: "Even if he hates you in his heart, he will not do anything to you in front of the emperor." ”

"But......" frowned gently: "There is a discussion inside, is it not appropriate for you to rush in like this?"

Concubine Shu smiled: "Silly boy, this is what you don't know, there is a surprise, the emperor will be in a better mood, let's go in at this time." If something happens to them, the father-in-law will not be willing to go to the court. ”

Well, gently bow your head and accept your fate.

When the door of the palace opened, the emperor's hearty laughter came from inside: "Aiqing is really too modest, you are so talented, if I only let you be the head of the criminal department, wouldn't it be too condescending?"

Stubbornly followed Concubine Shu in, and heard the cold voice that had not been seen for a long time: "Your Majesty is too serious and frightened, but it makes the hall frightened." ”

The emperor shook his head with a smile, and when he saw Concubine Shu, he said: "Shu'er, tell me about it, the champion I appointed, first, does not marry the daughter of the high gate, and second, does not want the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Works, but asks me for a manager of the Criminal Department, what is the reason?"

With a smile, Concubine Shu walked to the emperor's side, looked at Xiao Jingtang and said: "Zhuang Yuanlang is different from laymen, he has his own ideas in doing things, and the concubines don't dare to say anything." ”

"Oh?" the emperor raised his eyebrows, "Do you know how good I am?"

Gentleness took out the contents of the food box, carefully placed them on the table in front of the emperor, and then stood with his head down, staring at the patterns on his shoes.

Xiao Jingtang next to him didn't look sideways, only listening to the emperor and Concubine Shu.

"Even if the concubine is in the deep palace, I have heard a lot of people say that Your Majesty has ordered a great champion this time, and everyone praises it. Concubine Shu smiled: "The affairs of the previous dynasty, the concubines did not dare to discuss it, but I still want to congratulate Your Majesty." ”

"Hahaha. The emperor smiled again, and it seemed that he really admired Xiao Jingtang. Gentleness was wondering, such a stuffy jar who couldn't speak, what did the emperor like about him?

"Aiqing, you see, everyone says that I have a strong arm, you can't stay in that position, so that I can't use my strength. Looking at Xiao Jingtang, the emperor said: "The manager of the Criminal Department is really wronged by you, and I don't agree." ”

"Your Majesty. Xiao Jingtang arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "Criminal law is the most important thing in a country, appropriate sentencing can control the people, improper sentencing will force good civilians into murderers, Weichen doesn't care about the level of official position, just want to go to the criminal department to do his part for Your Majesty." ”

Seeing that his expression was extremely persistent, as if he had been touched by something, he was determined to go to the criminal department. The emperor was stunned and asked with a smile: "Does Aiqing think that the current criminal department is not good enough?"

"Weichen didn't dare. Xiao Jingtang said: "But a lot of things have happened recently, I don't know if Your Majesty has heard of it?"

"Oh?" looked more serious, the emperor glanced at Concubine Shu, but did not mean to let her avoid it, only motioned for her to sit down next to her, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"On West Street, a doctor was riding a horse and killed a three-year-old child, and his mother went crazy and beat Dr. Nashi, and was sentenced to death by the Criminal Department. 300 people surrounded the gate of the criminal department and shouted injustice, and were beaten and dispersed by officers and soldiers, and many were seriously injured. Xiao Jingtang stretched out his hand, took out a fold from his sleeve, and presented it to the emperor.

Gao Qing, the son of Gao Yao, the servant of the Criminal Department, was drunk in the Qinglou, and his words were fierce and insulting to the saint, and a scholar stopped him, and he was pushed down the second floor, paralyzed in bed, and unable to walk for life. The appeal court reached the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department sentenced him to pay ten taels of silver, and 3,000 students in the capital protested in the streets, and were suppressed by the Criminal Department. ”

When he opened the fold, the words on it were clear and neat, and the emperor saw it very easily, but the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows wrinkled: "There have been so many riots in the capital?"

"Yes. Xiao Jingtang bowed his head: "Your Majesty is a Ming Jun, and he is used to thinking of danger in times of peace, if someone else is the emperor, he must feel that it is all a trivial matter, and it is not enough to cause trouble, but Weichen knows that His Majesty can understand Weichen's worries." ”

The people are the water, the king is the boat, and the water can carry the boat and capsize the boat. Today's emperor has a benevolent heart and has always been people-oriented. It's just that the ministers below are used to singing praises and virtues, and these things are concealed and not reported.

Closing the fold with a solemn face, the emperor nodded: "I can understand Aiqing's thoughts, and I can naturally understand Aiqing's thoughts." You go back and rest first, and I will take care of the punishment department. ”

"Wechen obeyed. Surrendered, Xiao Jingtang wanted to leave, but retreated back in embarrassment, and said: "Lu Weichen in this palace is still not very familiar, if Your Majesty has something to say to Niangniang, Niangniang may wish to lend this palace maid to Weichen to lead the way." ”

The gentleness of the ostrich that had been pretending to be for a long time was struck by this thunderbolt, and looked up at him in confusion.

She stood in the corner, sure and sure that Xiao Jingtang didn't see her face, it was impossible to know who she was, so why did she lead the way?

Concubine Shu also didn't react a little, in front of the emperor, it was definitely not good to refuse Xiao Jingtang's request, so she could only smile reluctantly: "Okay." ”

Gentle wanted to say that she didn't know the road either, but the emperor's aura was too strong, so she didn't dare to be presumptuous at all, for fear that she would be pushed out and cut if she didn't pay attention.

"Xie Niangniang. Xiao shook his head, turned his head and walked out, without looking at the person next to him.

Take a deep breath, gently bow your head and follow out, thinking that it would be good to go out and have another person lead the way.

As a result, as soon as she left the imperial study, the person walking in front of her said lightly: "You are really bold. ”

Huh?Gentle looked up at his back in disbelief: "How did you find out it was mine?"

sneered, Xiao Jingtang didn't answer her, only said: "I said early in the morning, the life outside is not as good as you imagined, out of the Xiao family, more bloody storms will involve you, you don't listen." ”

Pouted, he said gently: "The whole Xiao family was swept up in the bloody rain, you asked me to hide under the eaves, what if the house collapsed one day?"

"No, it won't. Without thinking about it, Xiao Jingtang said: "With me, it can't collapse." ”

Where did this kind ......of confidence come from? Gentle rolled his eyes: "Don't worry about it." ”

The man in front of him was silent, sneered, and strode forward. Gently and subconsciously followed, and after following for a long time, she found out, what is she doing with it? This person knows the way out of the palace at a glance!

Standing still, she raised her eyes and saw that the man had walked out of the distance without noticing, turned a palace wall, and disappeared.