He turned his gaze to Ye Liuwei, with a bit of scrutiny: "I wonder where did the Second Princess learn all this from? She actually wants to overturn the verdict for a guilty minister?"

"Isn't Your Highness the Second Princess afraid of affecting the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?"

Hearing this, Ye Liuwei's expression suddenly changed.

She seemed to have just realized this.

She hurriedly explained to the Queen Mother, whose face had turned unhappy after hearing this: "My granddaughter didn't mean to ruin the Royal Grandmother's birthday banquet. It was just that I couldn't bear to see a good minister being persecuted like this."

"My granddaughter was so sad that she didn't care about the occasion."

"Please forgive me, Grandmother!"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression brightened slightly.

"If that's the case, it's understandable. It's okay. I don't care about it."

She only leaves Ciyi Palace once a year, and the scene is almost the same every year.

It’s not wrong to watch something different this year.

If you look at it from another perspective, it's actually quite interesting to watch this kind of thing.

In her entire life, she had never seen how a trial was conducted.

Not to mention, this is a situation where one wants to overturn the verdict.

"Thank you, Grandma Royal."

Ye Liuwei comforted the Queen Mother and turned to look at Fu Rong: "Since Lord Fu said that Lord Liu is a criminal, I wonder if you are willing to produce evidence to prove it?"

"That's no problem, of course."

Fu Rong said calmly, "When Liu Chi was tried, the evidence was extremely complete, whether it was witnesses or physical evidence. It can be said to be ironclad evidence. Since the Second Princess wants to see it today, then take a look."

He waved.

Immediately, people from the three departments went to collect the evidence.

In fact, he could also prepare in advance.

But it seems too deliberate.

Some things still need to be pretended.

"It will take some time to get the evidence. As it happens, I have recently found this Lord Liu. How about summoning Lord Liu to the palace to confront Lord Fu face to face?"

Ling Yuancheng stood up at this time and came to the center of the hall.

After paying respects to Emperor Xia, he made a respectful request.

His expression was much calmer and more stable than Ye Liuwei's.

The cold gaze fell on Fu Rong, with a hint of oppression.

Fu Rong was extremely surprised.

Where on earth did Ling Yuancheng get his confidence from? How dare a young boy who hasn't even grown up yet look at me like that?

He doesn't really think that he is not prepared at all, does he?

You know, even his father Yuan Lihou didn't dare to look at him with such eyes.

"Okay, there is no problem with my true identity."

Fu Rong spoke with a faint smile.

"However, I am still quite curious about how this young General Ling is so good at finding people. He previously found the Second Princess, and now he has found a criminal who should have been exiled. Interesting, really interesting."

Ling Yuancheng's expression remained unchanged: "It can only be said that it was quite a coincidence. Perhaps, God also wanted the truth of that year to be made public."

The smile on Fu Rong's face became even more intense, and his tone was somewhat meaningful: "Maybe, that's it..."

Emperor Xia, who was sitting on the upper throne, had a slightly changed expression, and looked at Ling Yuancheng with a somewhat ambiguous look in his eyes.

As Emperor Xia's bedside companion for so many years, the Queen knew his temper very well.

When I saw Emperor Xia's expression, I knew something was wrong.

As expected of Prime Minister Fu, just two casual words could greatly change Emperor Xia's mind.

Yuan Cheng really doesn't use his brain. This is Prime Minister Fu!

Can I just pick up on his words?

Who knows when a pit might be dug for you to jump into!

Compared to an old fox like Fu Xiang, Yuan Cheng is still too young.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect that Yuan Cheng would be so devoted to our Great Xia Kingdom. He always hopes to do more for Your Majesty."

"So, some of these things, although they are called coincidences, are not really coincidences. It's just because Yuan Cheng is always thinking about Your Majesty!"

The queen smiled and brought a bowl of soup.

"Your Majesty, please try this soup. Even if you are trying a case, you cannot affect the dragon's body!"

Looking at the queen's gentle face, Emperor Xia suppressed the slight discomfort that had just arisen in his heart.

He smiled slightly and said, "It's still the Queen who loves me. The others all just want me to investigate cases and read memorials. Only the Queen is really good to me. I know it all."

Having said that, he took the soup brought by the Queen and took a sip to save face.

He smiled and said, "It does taste good."

His eyes fell on Ling Yuancheng, who broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what he had just said, and he said calmly, "Since the Queen said that you have good intentions, I will not disappoint her. I agree."

As Emperor Xia's order came down, soon, a very thin figure was brought up.

As soon as the visitor arrived at the center of the hall, he knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed deeply to Emperor Xia.

"The guilty minister Liu Chi pays respect to His Majesty!"

"Keep your head up."

Emperor Xia said slowly.

The figure kneeling on the ground heard this and slowly raised his head.

Emperor Xia opened his eyes wide and looked carefully, but he found it difficult to find such a face in his memory.

Seeing that Emperor Xia was looking at him without moving for a long time, Liu Chi seemed to remember something.

He couldn't help but let out a bitter smile: "I was fatter before, but now I'm thinner. I'm afraid Your Majesty won't recognize me."

"I wonder if Your Majesty can remember this?"

He took a deep breath and puffed up his cheeks, making him look chubby.

After seeing Liu Chi like this, Emperor Xia was finally able to match the Liu Chi in his mind with this Liu Chi.

"Yes, it's really you. I didn't expect you to have changed so much." Emperor Xia sighed.

Liu Chi: “…”

nonsense.

He was originally sentenced to exile!

No matter how fat he was before, he would become skinny after being exiled outside.

Seeing that the entire hall seemed to be silent, Emperor Xia finally realized that what he had just said seemed a little inappropriate.

He coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment.

"Well, Mr. Fu, take a look, do you still remember this Liu Chi?"

Well, he had to get an ally.

He definitely couldn't be the only one who couldn't recognize it.

So embarrassing...

Fu Rong did not disappoint Emperor Xia and walked around Liu Chi, seemingly observing him carefully.

Then he slowly shook his head: "I have to say, this Lord Liu has indeed changed a lot, I can't even recognize him. If I saw him outside, I'm afraid it would be really hard to believe!"

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