The appearance of the merchant made Lu Qingsong, who had always been worried, sweep away the gloom on his face and hurriedly entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, there are new witnesses appearing, indicating that Dong Tianlei's murder case has another hidden secret, and the minister wants to retry the case. Lu Qingsong ran to the emperor's study after the end of the early dynasty and begged the emperor to give an order.

Dong Quan, who followed him all the way, was very disdainful of Lu Qingsong's suggestion, "The case has been concluded, the human and material evidence is there, and Chen Jian has also confessed in person, what else is there to try!"

"Marquis Dong, this government has always emphasized the truth in handling cases. Even if the case has been concluded and the offender confesses, as long as there is evidence to prove that the case is suspicious, the government must investigate it clearly. The merchant saw with his own eyes that Chen Jian appeared in the suburbs on the night Dong Tianlei was killed-"

"How can the testimony of a mere merchant compare to what dozens of people in the Yunlai Inn have seen with their own eyes, Lord Lu, don't hold on to this case and keep harassing the emperor just because Jian Chen is your bodyguard!" Dong Quan interrupted Lu Qingsong's words, insisting that there was no need for a retrial of this case.

"Hou Ye Dong can't ignore the truth and make a hasty verdict just because Dong Tianlei is the head of your Hou Ye Mansion and Chen Jian is a thorn in your side!" Lu Qingsong did not back down.

"Lord Lu, this case is tried by yourself, the murderer is nowhere to be found before the verdict, and the old man has not been found yet, and he has not bothered with you. Now you don't look for the murderer, but you have to retry it based on the testimony of a merchant who came out of nowhere, do you still take the old man seriously? ”

"Marquis Dong, this mansion-"

"All right!" the Emperor interrupted their argument with a headache.

These two people have been fighting each other in the court on weekdays, but in recent days, because of Chen Jian's case, they are even more enemies.

In fact, Chen Jian would kill Dong Tianlei, and the emperor never believed it in his heart, but the case was tried by Lu Qingsong himself, and Chen Jian confessed in person, and the emperor did not want to ask too much about the case.

It was only when he heard that Chen Jian disappeared on the night of the trial, and the emperor roughly understood in his heart.

This Lu Qingsong must pretend to be fair and just to the outside, sentence Chen Jian according to the law, and hide Chen Jian behind his back, and then plan for the future.

Now, there are new witnesses in the case, and Chen Jian may clear the suspicion of murder, so this Lu Qingsong asked himself to order a retrial, so that Chen Jian, who was hiding in the shadows, could see the light of day again.

"The two families don't have to fight anymore, I have my own opinions on this matter. After looking at Lu Qingsong for a while, the emperor turned to Dong Quan. "Master Hou, I have something to explain to Lord Lu, Master Hou should step back first. ”

Dong Quan saw that the emperor showed signs of relenting, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the old minister-"

"Master Hou doesn't need to say much, step back first!" the emperor interrupted Dong Quan's words with a straight face.

Dong Quan glanced at Lu Qingsong angrily, and then at the emperor with his face pulled, and had no choice but to withdraw from the study.

In the study, there were only two people left, Lu Qingsong and the emperor.

The emperor didn't speak, and Lu Qingsong also stood quietly with his hands down.

"Lu Qingsong, are you guilty!" Suddenly, the emperor slapped the table and stood up.

Lu Qingsong was startled, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty." ”

"You deceived me, pretended to punish Jian Chen, and secretly hid him, yes or no!"

Lu Qingsong raised his head, looked at the emperor's angry expression, and explained, "Your Majesty, the minister definitely has no secret possession of Jian Chen, please let the emperor know it." ”

"At this point, you still have to hide it from me!" the emperor seemed to be genuinely angry, "If you don't tell the truth, I will never allow you to retry this case." I will also send a sea fishing document, I see where that Chen Jian can hide!"

"Your Majesty!" Lu Qingsong looked at the emperor with a cold face, knowing that Jun had no jokes.

"Wechen is guilty, Wechen did deceive the emperor, but he definitely didn't hide Chen Jian. In order to obtain the holy decree, Lu Qingsong gritted his teeth and was ready to tell all the things that Shangguan Yunrui said to him.

The emperor sat down slowly and said, "It's good to know the guilt, come quickly, what are you hiding from me!"

Lu Qingsong hesitated for a moment, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and began to tell what happened.

"This matter sounds a little unbelievable, and the minister has no way to verify it, so he has never dared to show the emperor, in fact, the night Dong Tianlei was killed-"

Lu Qingsong took away his soul, forgot to leave Chen Jian from Pingyang Mansion, forgot to go to the hall in the middle of the night, and told Chen Jianfa about the army as it was.

"Soul snatcher?" the Emperor sat up straight, "Is there such a terrible poison in the world?"

"Weichen didn't know, but a friend of Weichen told Sù Weichen. If you are taken by the soul, your consciousness will be swayed by others, and you will do something against your will, but you will forget all about it afterwards. When Lu Qingsong reported to the emperor, he deliberately concealed Shangguan Yunrui's name.

"Then how do you know these things? Didn't you say that those who have fallen for the soul snatcher will forget what they have done?" the emperor still didn't quite believe it.

"Wechen didn't know it at first, but after learning the news that someone had seen Jian Chen in General Shen's camp on the Tart Snow Border, Wechen believed it. ”

"Is Jian Chen really in the barracks?"

"Jian Chen's temperament is best known to this government, he has always obeyed his words and plans in this government, if it weren't for this government's orders, he would definitely not be-" Lu Qingsong said this, and began to choke up a little.

After Shangguan Yunrui returned from the border pass, he told Lu Qingsong about what happened in Pingyang Mansion on the night Dong Tianlei was killed.

deliberately sent him out to investigate the case and transferred him out of Pingyang Mansion, so that Dong Tianlei would have no witnesses when he was killed.

In prison, he was drugged and made unable to resist.

In the middle of the night, he was severely punished and sent to the frontier.

This qiē was actually made by himself?

Every time Lu Qingsong thought of this, he couldn't wait to die to apologize.

"Lord Lu doesn't have to blame yourself, you are also like this because you were poisoned, it was not your intention. Seeing Lu Qingsong bowing his head and being silent, the emperor knew that he was blaming himself.

"If it weren't for Weichen's resentment towards Chen Huwei because of his own false reputation, he wouldn't have fallen for the gangster's scheme. Lu Qingsong still couldn't let go.

"Lord Lu doesn't have to be too persistent, now that you know the truth, try to make up for it. "The emperor moved," However, the testimony of a single witness does not mean anything, and if the truth of the case is to be revealed, Lord Lu still needs to make every effort to investigate. ”

"Weichen swears, no matter how difficult it is, he must clear up his grievances for Chen Huwei!" Lu Qingsong's eyes were full of firmness.

"I first gave an order to Shen Zheng and asked him to send Chen Jian back as soon as possible. ”

"No, Your Majesty. Lu Qingsong kowtowed to the ground. "Weichen wants to go to General Shen's camp to pick up Jian Chen back in person, and ask the emperor for permission. ”

"It's a long way to go to the border pass, Lord Lu, do you really want to go?"

"How can the suffering of the bumps compare to the injuries suffered by Escort Chen. Lu Qingsong's face was cold.

"Well, for the sake of your lord's servant's affection, I have granted your request. The emperor was very pleased to see Lu Qingsong's attitude towards Chen Jian.

The subordinates are loyal to the adults, the adults are committed to the subordinates, and some of the court betray each other for personal gain, but they lack the affection of the master and servant who treat each other sincerely.

"There is one more thing, I hope the emperor will approve it. ”

"What else?"

"Regarding the whereabouts of Chen Huwei, I hope the emperor can keep it a secret first. ”

"I understand, you are. "The emperor knew what Lu Qingsong meant.

Once the news of Chen Jian's camp at the border pass leaks out, it will inevitably cause some trouble. Dong Quan has always hated Chen Jian to the core, and if he knew that he was not dead, he would definitely send someone to attack him secretly.

In addition to this layer, there is another person who is also worried.

That's the Jinghua who has rarely come out and walked around recently.

After Jinghua went to Pingyang Mansion last time to learn the news that Chen Jian had been sentenced to death, she rushed back to the palace overnight to ask for a retrial of the case.

The government decided the case, and the deceased was the head of the Hou Ye's mansion, of course the emperor could not say that it would be retried, so the emperor naturally denied Jinghua's request.

After touching the nail, Jinghua did not give up, and early the next morning, she ran to her palace to ask for a retrial.

Of course, he still didn't say yes.

But this time, Jinghua is not so easy to deal with.

The maid brought the embroidery maid from her palace, and Jinghua had the posture of fighting a protracted battle in the imperial study.

Jinghua's personality emperor knew, and even ten cows couldn't pull it back.

Without much trouble, the emperor began to seriously consider Jinghua's request, and his heart just began to loosen a little, but the news of Chen Jian's disappearance came from Pingyang Mansion.

After hearing the news, Jinghua was the first to rush out of the imperial study and hurriedly ran towards Pingyang Mansion.

When she returned to the palace, the emperor only saw her with a depressed face, and since then she has been sullen and has been in his room for a long time.

Now, if Jian Chen's whereabouts were known to Jinghua, she would definitely carry her luggage and travel thousands of miles to find him alone.

Sometimes, the emperor doesn't understand very well in his heart, Chen Jian is a mere guard, although he is very good at his own way, but he doesn't understand the amorous feelings, he is a wooden person, how could Jinghua fall in love with him alone?

However, the relationship between men and women, as the head of a country, is the one who tries the least.

As an imperial family, the road has been paved since childhood, including his own marriage, of course.

The emperor was the only heir of the emperor, and the emperor had many concubines, but only three of them gave birth to the prince.

Of the three princes, one died soon after birth, and the other died suddenly at the age of five or six, leaving him alone.

As an only son, there are no brothers competing for the throne, which should be the dream of the princes of successive dynasties.

It's just that the emperor's mind is not like this.

Since he was a child, he did not like to compete for fame and fortune, and not having a brother was not a good thing for him, but a misfortune.

Since he was a child, after being accustomed to hearing and watching the flattery and submissiveness of the people around him, he has always longed for a brotherly relationship in his heart.

However, in the courtyard of the deep palace, there are people who can be called brothers and sisters with the prince, even if there is, it is all false.

When the emperor reached the age of ten, the first emperor suddenly died violently, and the burden of the whole country fell on him.

As the head of a country, what he bears is not something that ordinary people can understand.

In his position, although there were many reluctances in his heart, the emperor still put himself in the right position.

It's just that in the bottom of his heart, he has always longed for a few people who treat him with true feelings regardless of his status.

Jinghua is one of them.

This girl is in a hurry, and even the Queen Mother has to give her three points, and she is naturally not formal in front of the emperor, so she gets along with Jinghua, and the emperor is very relaxed.

In addition to Jinghua, there is another person who also makes him feel strange.

That is the guard of Pingyang Mansion - Chen Jian.

is not afraid of his imperial power at all, but he obeys Lu Qingsong's words alone, and Chen Jian's temperament of only talking about affection and ignoring humility makes him feel something.

These two people are their favorites, and the emperor also hopes that they can be together, but as a royal family, many times they really can't help themselves.