The uncle and nephew sat opposite each other, feeling a sense of rapport.

Luo Peng said to Ning'er in detail: "There is actually not much to say about Luo Miaoyun's case. She was taken directly from the Imperial Court to the Ministry of Justice. Everyone in the judicial department knows that she has committed a crime against His Majesty. Although the Luo family is quite influential in the court and has many students and old friends, the case involves a daughter who is married to a foreigner, and the case is too complicated to be cleared by anyone. It is impossible for anyone to exonerate her."

"However, some officials in the Dali Temple believe that this case is too old and all physical evidence is missing. Although there are witnesses, they are not conclusive. It is difficult to convince people to make a judgment based on this. In addition, when Luo Miaoyun was first tried, she denied all the charges, saying that she knew nothing about killing her son, poisoning, and killing the maid. She pushed all the crimes onto Liu Kui and only admitted that she was negligent and covered up the case."

Ning'er's eyes flashed with coldness: "How ridiculous! We all know who is the mastermind behind all these things. If we really convict her based on this, wouldn't it be too easy for her?"

Luo Peng nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth. Luo Miaoyun has been doing evil for many years, and it is definitely not her own fault. If Liu Kui is the knife she used to kill people, then Luo Jurui is her backing. It's easy to convict her, but it's not that easy to get rid of Luo Miaoyun."

Ning'er looked at her uncle. He did not hide his murderous intention towards Luo Miaoyun in his words. She frowned and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later," Luo Peng said, looking up at her, "the imperial decree to deprive Luo Miaoyun of her title came down. What a coincidence, right after she was deprived of her title, Xinyuan Hou personally sent her a letter of divorce!"

"Divorce letter?" Ning Er was startled. "You mean, Shen Chongyan?"

Luo Peng said, "Of course it was him, who else could it be? Originally according to the laws of our dynasty, a woman with an imperial decree could not be divorced at will, but Shen Chongyan seemed to have calculated the timing and handed the divorce letter to Luo Miaoyun at the first opportunity."

"According to the female official in the prison, when she saw the divorce letter, she was so angry that she fainted immediately. After waking up, she was in a trance and asked to see Xinyuan Hou several times. But the Shen family sent another letter the next day, saying that all the dowry, gold, silver, and silk, and every piece of clothing she had used since she got married had been sealed and sent to the residence of Minister Luo. From then on, the Luo and Shen families had no more contact, no matter what happened, no matter what happened, no matter what happened."

Ning Er just lowered her eyelashes and stared at the Buddhist scripture in a trance. After a while, she said, "He did a very straightforward job."

Luo Peng sighed, "It shows that men are fickle. To you and me, Luo Miaoyun has killed our relatives, so we are naturally irreconcilable; but to Shen Chongyan, they have been husband and wife for more than ten years. I thought that even if he hated Luo Miaoyun's evil deeds, he might not be able to bear it when he really took action. But I didn't expect that Lord Shen's iron cavalry would be just as decisive in killing people in the inner house."

Ning Er heard this and sneered, "Uncle, what you said is wrong. Don't forget that Luo Miaoyun killed the Marquis's only son and made him raise someone else's child for more than ten years in vain. How could he endure such humiliation of cutting off his family line and leaving his descendants?"

Luo Peng was stunned. He only had his sister in his mind, and all he saw was the great injustice suffered by his sister. Naturally, he completely ignored the grudges and hatreds towards Shen Chongyan.

He realized belatedly that the Ning'er in front of him was not only his sister's orphan and his nephew, but also the daughter of Marquis Xinyuan...

At this time, he didn't know that Ning'er had already had a private conversation with Shen Chongyan, and the core of the conversation was to ask him to find a way to get the three courts to convict and kill Luo Miaoyun legally and appropriately!

And that letter of divorce was his first step.

Realizing this, Luo Peng suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Ning'er helplessly and asked without thinking, "What about you?"

"Me?" Ning Er asked back, "Me what?"

"You are his child," Luo Peng asked directly without beating around the bush, "Do you want to acknowledge this person as your father?"

Ning'er stood up suddenly, a blush appeared on her face, it was not shyness, but anger.

She shouted, "What did you say?"

After saying this, he turned around and walked out without waiting for Luo Peng to answer.

Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she bumped into a familiar cold fragrance, and saw a floating dragon pattern with fine golden threads. A pair of hands gently held her shoulders and asked with a smile: "Who is so bad that he made our Ning'er unhappy?"

Chu Huan asked with a smile, but his eyes were a little cold when he looked at Luo Peng. Luo Peng suddenly came to his senses. He quickly stood up and apologized, "Ning'er, don't be upset. It's my fault. I just said nonsense. Don't take it to heart."

Ning'er snorted softly and turned away, refusing to look at him, and even refused to pay any attention to Chu Huan.

The emperor led her to sit on the couch and said softly, "Haven't you always wanted to see your uncle? Why are you angry when you meet him?"

Ning Er rolled her eyes at Luo Peng, but complained to Chu Huan: "You came here without telling me, and you scared me."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "I've been here for a while. Wu Shilu said you were talking inside, so I didn't come to disturb you."

After hearing this, Ning'er didn't feel anything, but Luo Peng was shocked.

After all these days, he was no fool, and naturally knew how important his niece was in the emperor's heart. But even though he knew it, seeing the two of them getting along with each other with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but feel flattered and panicked.

His Majesty treats Ning'er too well...

No, that's not even good. For an emperor who controls the world and holds all the power, that is almost unbridled indulgence and pampering.

It's heartbreaking and even more terrifying...but Ning'er is completely unaware of it.

She was even used to the emperor calling himself "I" in front of her, so she asked naturally, "Didn't you say you were offering sacrifices in the Chongnian Hall? Why are you here so early?"

Luo Peng's heart tightened, it was obvious that this was an attempt to spy on the emperor.

But Emperor Zhaoyuan explained to her very kindly: "I was reading the Merit Sutra for you earlier, which delayed me a little. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to wait for me here."

"I heard that you asked Chu Yue and Chu Zheng to accompany you," Ning'er thought for a moment, with some hesitation on her face, "What do you think of them?"

This question was inexplicable, but Chu Huan understood her intention: "Chu Yue only felt uneasy and nervous about facing the emperor, while Chu Zheng was very frightened. He had something on his mind, and he didn't tell his brother."

At this point, he paused for a moment: "Ning'er, do you want to take care of this matter?"

Ning'er's face wrinkled in distress: "You know everything?"

Although they were talking about serious matters, Chu Huan thought she looked very cute. He couldn't help laughing and said, "What do you know? Could it be that the girl from the Lin family was in talks with the second brother, but fell in love with the eldest brother?"

Ning Er exclaimed, "Ah!" She hurriedly said, "You really know it! I didn't tell you that."

Chu Huan said, "Of course not. I found it out myself. So," he looked at Ning'er gently, "what do you want?"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like