Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"It is entirely possible that the robbers did not know Zhao Ping Hou's identity as a woman and thought she was just an ordinary lady, so they wanted to rob her.

How dare you, my Lords, be so sure that there was someone behind the death of Marquis Zhaoping?

Are you trying to take advantage of this opportunity to disrupt the court? To achieve your own goals?"

"You! You are slandering me!" Mao Yuanyi glared at the official who had just spoken, then turned to the emperor and said in a deep and painful voice:

"Your Majesty, you know the ability of Marquis Zhaoping. How could ordinary robbers hurt Marquis Zhaoping? Not to mention forcing him to jump off a cliff.

There were so many of them, equipped with bows and arrows and swords, and they were very powerful. It was obvious that someone had deliberately sent them to kill Marquis Zhaoping!

In consideration of Marquis Zhaoping's many meritorious services, I beg His Majesty to order a thorough investigation of this matter and give Marquis Zhaoping justice!"

After saying this, Mao Yuanyi knelt on the ground facing the emperor with his head resting on the tablet.

"What Lord Mao said is interesting. No matter how powerful Marquis Zhaoping is, she is just a teenage girl. It is possible that Marquis Zhaoping will not be able to resist a group of extremely brutal robbers. Lord Mao, do you really think that Marquis Zhaoping is invincible?"

After ridiculing Mao Yuanyi, the Minister of Revenue bowed his head to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhaoping died miserably and has no son to inherit his title. I propose that Marquis Zhaoping's father be conferred the title of Earl of Yongning to honor Marquis Zhaoping's meritorious service during his lifetime."

"I second the proposal."

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Ying Changlin looked at the Minister of Revenue Hao Chi angrily and sneered, "Oh! Lord Hao has always disliked Marquis Zhaoping, but he actually took the initiative to propose that Marquis Zhaoping's father be made Earl of Yongning. If he doesn't have something to hide, then this is really the sun rising from the west!"

"Master Ying, be careful with your words."

Shangshu Ling Zhou Yizhong looked at Ying Changlin expressionlessly.

Ying Changlin was furious. He ignored Yan Mu's slight bump on his arm and shouted:

"Is what I said wrong? Marquis Zhaoping is not even 20 years old. She is usually well-behaved and never takes the initiative to cause trouble. What is it about her that makes you so intolerant of her?!

Robbers? What a bunch of robbers! What a bunch of nameless robbers!

The snow was raging and the wind was freezing cold. It was in such a weather that Marquis Zhaoping was forced into a desperate situation!

There is a god above us! Marquis Zhaoping has made great contributions to the people of the world!

When you wake up in the middle of the night, are you afraid that the wronged ghost of Marquis Zhaoping will come back to take your life? ! "

"Master Ying!" Zhou Yizhong looked at Ying Changlin solemnly, "Master Ying, are you sick? Why are you talking nonsense?"

"I……"

"Your Majesty, Lord Ying feels sorry for Marquis Zhaoping and is extremely sad. Please forgive his momentary anger."

Yan Mu loudly interrupted Ying Changlin and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the words and deeds of the Minister of Works Ying Changlin are outrageous. He is either stupid or a liar. Please punish Ying Changlin severely to rectify the government!"

A dark light flashed in Hao Chi's eyes, and he immediately seized the opportunity and said loudly.

Officials from the capital immediately followed up: "Your Majesty, please severely punish Ying Changlin and restore order to the court!"

Ying Changlin realized what he had just said and quickly knelt down before the emperor: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor sat upright on the dragon throne, glanced at the prince who had been keeping his brows down and not speaking, then looked at the ministers below who all had their own thoughts. His brows were cold and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Zhou Yizhong knelt down before the emperor holding a tablet in his hand, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I have worked diligently for decades since I entered the officialdom. I have no merits, but I have worked hard. I never thought that I would be slandered for murdering the Marquis today. I really dare not admit this crime. Please investigate the death of Marquis Zhaoping and clear my name!"

Yan Mu and several other major officials from the Liangzhou faction suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Emperor..."

"Your Majesty, the servants of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion have beaten the drum to appeal for justice for Marquis Zhaoping."

The sudden report interrupted Yan Mu and others who were about to plead for Ying Changlin, causing the prince to raise his head and many people in the hall to widen their eyes.

"The servants of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion rang the drum to ask for an audience?!" The Minister of Rites had an expression of disbelief on his face: "How dare such lowly people beat the drum to ask for an audience with the emperor? How ignorant!"

The emperor glanced at the Minister of Rites.

The Minister of Rites felt nervous and bowed his head hurriedly: "Your Majesty, even if there is something fishy about the death of Marquis Zhaoping, the Dali Temple will investigate the truth. Your Majesty is busy with many things every day, and there is really no need to pay attention to the offensive actions of lowly people."

"Bring him up." The emperor's calm voice sounded.

Taichang Qing silently returned to his original position.

"Everyone, stand up." The emperor looked at the kneeling people with cold eyes.

Yan Mu and other officials from the Liangzhou faction secretly breathed a sigh of relief, especially Ying Changlin.

The servants of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion beat the drum at the perfect time.

However, officials in the capital did not think so.

The Minister of the Chancellery took action personally, and was only one step away from making Ying Changlin fall flat on his face, but there was an interruption in the middle, and it would be difficult to investigate later.

No matter what the people in the palace thought, the servants of Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion, led by Xia Yun, came to Jiaotai Palace.

"I am Xia Yun, the head of Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion, and I pay my respects to His Majesty. Long live the emperor."

Several other servants in Marquis Zhaoping's mansion followed Xia Yun in kneeling, not daring to breathe.

The emperor looked at Xia Yun with sharp eyes and asked, "Did you beat the Dengwen drum?"

"It is this servant, Your Majesty. My Lord was murdered by a traitor. This is a serious matter. We have no choice but to beat the drum and ask Your Majesty to make a decision for my Lord."

After saying this, Xia Yun kowtowed deeply to the emperor.

The emperor stood up and took a step forward, saying in an imposing manner: "Do you have any evidence? If you are wrongly accused, I will not let you off easily."

"Although I don't know who killed my master, my master was definitely not killed by ordinary robbers!"

Xia Yun turned around and winked at the person behind him.

The servants looked at each other.

Now that they have come this far, they cannot retreat.

"Those people were masked, had great martial arts skills, and were brutal. They were not after money at all. They only wanted to kill my master."

"They didn't suddenly want to kill my Lord. I don't know when one of the servants in the mansion colluded with them.

After the team was attacked, everyone else was busy running for their lives, only the servant stayed outside the carriage that my master was riding in, waving his hands desperately in one direction and shouting "Protect the master".

Then all the arrows were shot at the carriage where my master was, and those people also rushed towards the carriage where my master was.

My Lord personally killed the traitorous servant, and the knife wound on his body is the best evidence."

"I was shot in the thigh and couldn't run fast, so I was caught up by a masked man. The masked man didn't care how much money we had. He just asked me which direction the other masters in the mansion ran.

Those people wanted to capture the old lady and force my master to surrender, but fortunately my master was smart and had already let the old lady and the others leave separately from us."

The maid, who had her hands on the ground, looked up at the emperor, her face pale and her eyes red and swollen: "The masked man was very angry, saying that my master was really treacherous, and shouted that he must not let my master leave alive, and he also chopped me with a knife."