Rebirth of marriage

After Xie Jiu finished speaking, everyone had different expressions.

The main responsibility of the City Patrol Department is to patrol the imperial city and maintain public order. If you watch the assassin come out of Cao's Mansion and chase him to Xie's house without arresting him, it is a dereliction of duty.

This was a casual remark made by the Minister of Dali Temple. On the one hand, it gave the people who were watching the excitement a reason to arrest him, and on the other hand, it was also to scare people away from drinking wine.

However, Xie Jiu asked him a question in front of the emperor. He didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he looked at Cao Shoufu.

The emperor's eyes fell on Xie Jiu again, his eyes narrowed, but he dared to say anything.

Chief Assistant Cao clenched his back teeth, and Xie Jiu said he was scared, but what he said was extremely bold. Every sentence implied that the Cao family covered the sky with one hand and used power to suppress others. He said that Cao Yunjiao was a princess and was trying to provoke him in front of the emperor. The Cao family had ambitions to get involved in imperial power and had evil intentions.

He acted even more arrogantly, daring to throw those corpses on the bed of his ancestors in the Cao Mansion. He simply didn't care about the Cao Mansion. He was extremely arrogant. No wonder his mother wanted to kill him. This kind of harm must not be allowed to remain.

He hurriedly leaned over and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, my niece has no intention of deceiving anyone, and the Cao Mansion has never used her power to bully others. This woman is provoking and framing every word, which shows that she has deep opinions on my Cao Mansion. I think she is really harmful to my Cao Mansion." The heart of the house.”

The Minister of Dali Temple also hurriedly echoed, "Your Majesty, after receiving the report, I naturally want to understand the situation. This woman is not arbitrary."

"But I remember that when you came up, your Excellency concluded that Xie Jiu was guilty and asked the officer to arrest him." Lou Qi suddenly said, "Xie Jiu asked you if you had any evidence. When you said the evidence was conclusive, he signaled the officer to draw his sword.

I grew up in the countryside and have little knowledge. I have only listened to a few plays and read a few story books. The adults' attitude of taking advantage of others without caring about anything made me think of the subjugation and beating in the play. Naturally, You can't watch your friends being wronged, so you protect your friends from being hurt by official officials. "

"You and her are naturally helping her to falsely accuse me." Dali Temple Qing said angrily.

Lou Qi retorted, "I haven't even said that you are the dog of the Cao family, but just because a girl from the Cao family couldn't steal someone's things, you made such an unjust case and harmed someone.

What you eat is the emperor's food, and what you receive is the salary from the court. We are the emperor's subjects. You are supposed to make decisions for us common people, but instead you help others bully us. In the play, an official like you is called Mei A dog official who bullies his subordinates. "

"You are talking nonsense. I am a minister of the emperor, and I am loyal to the emperor." The minister of Dali Temple knew that the emperor and Cao Shoufu had been estranged from each other in recent years. The emperor may have known about him following Cao Shoufu, but he was so ignored by Lou Qizhi To say it in vain is to be treasonous.

He was a little panicked, "Your Majesty, this person is messing around in front of the emperor, talking nonsense, and trying to sow discord between the emperor and his ministers. He is worthy of death."

"You are the one who should be punished. Did my son say something wrong?" He dared to say that his son, Prince Gong, quit his job. He felt that what his son said couldn't be more correct, but that sentence of "growing up in the countryside" made people feel distressed.

The emperor seemed not to have heard what the Minister of Dali Temple said, and allowed the few people to argue. Instead, he looked at the ancestors and grandsons of Zhen Guo Gong, "Ai Qing, is this the reason for this?"

When Duke Zhen heard that Zhao Qingyun was fighting with people from Dali Temple in Xie's house, he rushed over with Prince Gong. The first time he saw Xie Jiu, he was sure that the neon phoenix in the mansion was fake. it is true.

Her facial features had not changed much from when she was a child. He remembered that on the day when the child was one month old, Zhao Huaian carried the child to his study.

Huaian said, "Father, do you think this child is like a gift from God to your son? My son has never seen such a beautiful and exquisite doll, and he is so well-behaved. She rarely cries, but she smiles at him at such a young age. , it is enough for my son to have her in his life."

He understood Huai'an's intention. He had always felt guilty that his son had injured his body to save him and could not have an heir. Huai'an used the child to comfort him. He had no regrets even if he did not have his own blood. Huai'an hoped that his father could also let go.

They stayed in his study for more than an hour. He watched his son skillfully change the child's diaper, hold her in his arms and pat her back gently.

Sometimes he would tease her, as if he were a loving father. He couldn't help but come forward and tease her. The one-month-old child actually grinned at him. Indeed, it was a smile that had not been opened but was open. It is an extremely delicate little face, like the fairy boy under the Bodhisattva in the New Year pictures.

Later, he saw that the three-year-old Nihuang was different from when he was a child. He just thought that the child had opened his eyes and changed his appearance. He looked like he didn't take the matter to heart.

But after 18 years, he saw that face again and saw God's gift to Huai'an.

Therefore, when Prince Gong dragged the minister of Dali Temple into the palace to complain, he also brought Xie Jiu and others into the palace. At the gate of the palace, he met Cao Shoufu, who also came for this matter.

The Duke of Zhen Guo sighed, "Your Majesty, today my Qingyun and Prince Xiao went to the tea house to drink tea. On the way, they heard that Dali Temple was encountering obstacles in arresting the suspect, so they took Prince Xiao to help Dali Temple.

When they arrived at the scene, they found out that Dali Temple was arresting people without evidence. This kid has always been kind-hearted, so he thought of stopping the fight first, and asked both parties clearly before talking. However, he didn't want the people in Dali Temple to think that Qingyun and Xiao Wang were too troublesome, so they continued The prince and my Qingyun were beaten together, and the prince was also stabbed. "

His words made Cao Shoufu's face instantly darken, and he glanced at the Minister of Dali Temple.

The minister of Dali Temple also turned pale. What Zhen Guo Gong said was true. At that time, Zhao Qingyun and Xiao Wang did join the chaos in the name of stopping the fighting. However, Zhen Guo Gong's words sounded like he was accusing him of handling the case indiscriminately. Oppress the people.

This old man was helping to thank him for the wine, and he felt even more panicked.

Prince Gong, Prince Xiao, and even the Duke of Zhen were now helping Xie Jiu. Who exactly was Xie Jiu? He regretted not finding out clearly, so he went to Xie's house in person.

He cast his pleading eyes on Cao Shoufu, and saw that he was looking forward with half-closed eyelids, without even giving him a seal. The Dali Temple Minister understood that he had to resolve this matter on his own, and said, "Your Majesty, this is all a misunderstanding. .”

The emperor leaned back on his chair, put his hands on his temples, and looked quietly at the people kneeling below him, without saying a word for a long time.

After a long time, Zhao Debao rushed in sweating profusely and said, "Your Majesty, King Xiao is seriously injured and his life is at stake."

"impossible……"

The Dali Temple Qing blurted out his shocked retort. There is a huge difference between accidental injury and accidental killing.

If King Xiao lost his life because of this, no matter how unintentional he was, he couldn't bear the crime of killing the emperor's heir. It was obvious that he was going to die with an ordinary sword when he came.

The emperor's eyes suddenly looked at him, "What does it mean that it is impossible to love Qing?"

"My Lord, what I want is that King Xiao was only stabbed in the waist, and he did not lose his life."

"The good one was just stabbed in the waist." The emperor smiled half-heartedly, "So, is Aiqing going to capture the suspect today, or assassinate the prince?"

"I was confused and said the wrong thing for a moment. I was trying to arrest the suspect and had no intention of harming King Xiao."

The emperor bit his cheek and nodded, and when he nodded for the fourth time, he spoke in the same tone as usual, "Since we are arresting a suspect, please tell us, what is the basis for arresting the person?

Lord Zhenguo, you just said it. King Xiao and Zhao Qingyun saw that you had insufficient evidence, so they went to stop you, but they were injured by the officials. Don't tell me again that you are forcibly arresting people to ask about the situation. That is really like Prince Gong. What he said was that he was going to give in and make a move. "

Old Prince Gong was overjoyed. Not only did the emperor recognize that Lou Qi was of royal blood, but he also directly named him the crown prince?

However, the Minister of Dali Temple was frightened by the emperor's words. He no longer had the confidence he had just now and said weakly, "Xie Jiu had a dispute with Miss Cao Liu. This was the motive for the assassination. The people from the patrol department saw someone in black clothes." The man came out of Cao's house and entered Xie's house."

"Your Majesty, Mo Qi, who is with King Xiao, has entered the palace with the old slave. He said he brought some witnesses." Zhao Debao seemed to have just remembered it now.

The emperor glanced at him and said, "You are so old and confused, Xuan."

Mo Qi came in with a few more people and knelt behind the Dali Temple Minister.

After saluting, Mo Qi gave Xie Jiu a look calmly.

Xie Jiu's pale face gradually regained some color when he heard that Gu Xiao was in critical condition.

The emperor looked at the crowd of people kneeling below and said, "Sit down for Uncle Gong, Duke Zhenguo, and Chief Minister Cao. You young ones, please kneel more often and your memory will grow longer."

His tone was gentle, but it made the Dali Temple Qing's heart sink to the bottom. He was only a year or two younger than Cao Shoufu, and the emperor ignored him, or in other words, he was already dead in the emperor's eyes.

Cao Shoufu also thought of this and closed his eyes. It's a pity that he lost another position.

"Your Majesty." Mo Qi pointed at the two men and said, "These two are the shopkeeper and the clerk of Zhenbao Pavilion. They were both present at what happened that day."

How could the shopkeeper and the waiter think that the little matter of fighting over things at the girl's house would be brought to the emperor? Their legs began to feel weak from the moment they entered the palace. Before the emperor asked, they told everything in detail. .

After hearing this, the emperor looked at the Minister of Dali Temple and said, "In this way, it is indeed not a dispute. Didn't Aiqing go to Zhenbao Pavilion to ask?"

Naturally, the Minister of Dali Temple did not ask. It was originally Mrs. Cao who sent someone to assassinate Xie Jiu. It was not easy to bring it to light, so he randomly found Miss Cao Sixth to frame Xie Jiu. He thought it was very simple. It happened, so I was not fully prepared.

There was no need for him to answer, and the emperor looked at Lord Yao who was patrolling the city next to Mo Qi.

Master Yao said, "Your Majesty makes atonement. I was on duty last night. No suspicious men in black were found on the street. I wonder who the Dali Temple Minister mentioned in the patrol department?"

When investigating a case in Dali Temple, you rarely have to deal with the people of the City Patrol Department. It is usually a small fight, and the City Patrol Department hides it with the help of the City Patrol Department. It involves the life of the prince, and involves so many big shots. How dare the City Patrol Department dare? Give perjury to the Minister of Dali Temple.

When the Dali Temple Minister heard Master Yao's voice, he knew that he was finished and fell to the ground.