Start by scolding the empress

Chapter 178
It seemed that every time the empress did something stupid, Chen Yi would go to jail for a while.

The guards felt that after a few more times, they would become numb.

Chen Yi didn't care what other people thought, anyway, he said it happily.

The Empress also came out, believing that those ministers could take care of what happened later, and Chen Yi could hide for a while, so he returned to the prison very contentedly.

Now it is different from some time ago, it has already entered winter, and this prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is not so easy to stay in.

But this is all for the prisoners. Chen Yi is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the third-rank official, and a viscount. Although the empress ordered Chen Yi to be imprisoned, the official position and title are still there.

Naturally, the guards in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice would not treat Chen Yi badly.

In addition, everyone knows that this Chen Shilang is not ordinary. He scolded the empress face to face several times, but he was fine in the end, so it is estimated that this time is not bad, and he will be released sooner or later.

Moreover, this time it was the empress who did something wrong, and did not go to the morning court for more than half a month.

It was indeed absurd, but no one else dared to say anything, and now they saw Chen Shilang entering the prison.

All the passing guards knew that Chen Shilang came out to scold the empress again. As for the reason, everyone knew it, and they estimated that the empress would resume her morning court tomorrow.

Finally, the court returned to Antony.

The cell arranged for Chen Yi this time was different from the previous cell, but it was near the cell door, because there was a brazier here for the guards to use, so the cell got colder as it got closer.

Chen Yi ate two dishes and one soup, one meat and one vegetarian, given by the guards, and roasted the brazier.

When Minister of the Ministry of Justice came in, seeing Chen Yi like this, he smiled instantly.

"My Chen Shilang, you really treat our criminal prison as a second family, so nourishing."

The guards looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment who came in with a little embarrassment and guilt, worried that he would blame him if he didn't think about it. At that time, seeing Chen Yi's calm face, the guards breathed a sigh of relief.

"Add a few more dishes, and I will eat with them."

After the Ministry of Justice finished reading, he directly opened the door of Chen Yi's cell, walked in, and ate with chopsticks.

Chen Yi raised his head and glanced at Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, because he still knew how to add food, so he didn't care about grabbing food with him.

"Master Shangshu, why are you here? You're not just here to see if I'm eating well or not!"

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice looked at the food that came up, took a bite first, and then opened his mouth after swallowing.

"Chen Shilang, I'm convinced. On the second day after you entered the prison, His Majesty went to court normally. These days, he was busy like a spinning top. The ministers didn't get used to it, and they didn't let His Majesty have any idle time. .”

When Chen Yi heard this, he snorted coldly, kept aloof from the matter, and continued to eat the newly served dishes.

Seeing Chen Yi like this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice sighed and asked in a low voice.

"I don't think this matter is over. I heard that His Majesty sent someone to visit the expert in private. I guess he hasn't given up on the pill of immortality. Do you think there is such a thing in this world?"

Chen Yi stopped, a little surprised, he stayed in the prison for a few days, and the news was blocked, and he didn't know the empress's actions.

Unexpectedly, the empress still did not give up.

"I don't know. If you want to, you must first find an immortal person. Otherwise, why would anyone keep this thing? Whoever gets such a thing will not be the first to swallow it in his mouth."

Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice nodded: "That's true, but you can see it clearly. Now the emperor will spread it again. If anything happens in the future, just scold it like this and it will be solved. There are still people who want to intercede for you and let you out." .”

Chen Yi looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment suspiciously with disbelief on his face.

"Are you kidding me here? Don't talk nonsense. This kind of thing is not a good thing, and it is not a good reputation for me. I don't want to be advertised to me."

"I didn't say this. It was thought up by the people themselves. You don't know. When Lord Shoufu asked you for mercy, he said this. The faces of other ministers in the court are really wonderful."

Chen Yi frowned, the chief minister of the cabinet?
Did you really plead for yourself?

It seems that every time I am imprisoned, the chief assistant of the cabinet is the most anxious person, even more anxious than myself.

Chen Yi thought that the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice in front of him was neutral and did not belong to any faction, so he couldn't help asking: "Tell me, why is Mr. Shoufu making such a fuss for me? I don't mean to join his faction. He is Not intentional?"

The Minister of Criminal Affairs stared.

"Don't wrong Mr. Shoufu. Mr. Shoufu has always been like this. He loves talent like a child. Also, you didn't know it when you came late. It's normal to have such speculation."

As soon as Chen Yi heard it, he knew that there must be a story in it.

"What's going on? Let me tell you, have I really wronged Mr. Chief Assistant?"

Seeing the suspicion on Chen Yi's face, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment still didn't seem to believe it, so he talked about it.

After listening to the account of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Chen Yi knew that there was such a thing.

Before talking about it, the chief minister of the cabinet once had a political opponent, and the two of them were very at odds. Once, the son of the political opponent seemed to have committed something, but because the incident happened suddenly, he did something bad with good intentions.

At that time, the chief minister of the cabinet was the first to stand up and intercede, because the son of a political opponent was very talented.

Chen Yi was a little shocked that he could even save the son of a political enemy!

In such a comparison, interceding for himself seems to be nothing, the only difference is that he commits a lot of crimes.

The Minister of Punishment saw Chen Yi's kindness and still didn't believe it, so he added.

"That man is now my subordinate. It's true. It's just that his father is too old. After that incident, he resigned and went home to take care of him for a thousand years."

When Chen Yi heard this, he let down his guard.

"I just don't want to get involved in party disputes. With my character, I don't know how I died."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice nodded, expressing his understanding.

After the meal, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice reassured Chen Yi that he would be able to go out after a few days when the empress' anger subsided, and said that he would come to see Chen Yi again in a few days.

Chen Yi didn't care too much, and even thought it would be good to stay in the Ministry of Punishment.

He didn't believe that the rumors outside were just people's talk. Chen Yi was worried about the rumors deliberately released by someone with serious intentions, and he didn't know why. Could it be to provoke his relationship with the empress?
Is this relationship still provocative?

Chen Yi has no news now, so he simply ignored it and stayed at home with peace of mind.

There is one thing that makes Chen Yi feel strange, the system does not have a reminder that the task is completed, and the empress has already gone to court.

Within a few days, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice kept the promise, but brought an unexpected bad news.

Entering the end of the year, two days ago, the first snow of the year fell. The snow just started, and everyone didn't take it seriously, but when the snow continued for a day and a night, everyone felt something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)