Wei Lingxue had heard early on that Tao Jiusi was investigating the case at Dali Temple, but he didn't get the notice that he didn't need to study tonight, so he waited in the small courtyard until midnight, when Hua Yuntai went to Dali Temple to investigate and came back Said that Tao Jiusi was going to live in Yamen tonight, so he came to Dali Temple.

Seeing Wei Chengxue, Tao Jiusi said happily without knowing it, "Why did you come here?"

Wei Lingxue lowered his head slightly, and looked at him intently: "Yuntai said that you are here to investigate the case, so I will also do my little bit."

But Zhu Shunli said: "Your Highness, you may also be a suspect in this matter, and you should avoid suspicion."

Wei Lingxue pointed to her night clothes, and said nonchalantly, "So I came here secretly in night clothes, just to avoid suspicion."

Zhu Shunli: "..." Your Highness may have misunderstood the word avoiding suspicion.

Wei Lingxue moved a stool, sat next to Tao Jiusi, and asked, "What did you find out?"

Tao Jiusi frowned: "I just found out that Wang Haoliang was a Jinshi in 47, and who else is in his family."

Wei Lingxue nodded, and suddenly asked: "Do you think this is what the third child did?"

Tao Jiusi nodded: "I guess it is. Seeing that the second prince is about to enter the East Palace, the third prince is anxious. If he can't become the prince, he should go to Jiufan in the next two years. It will be far away from Jingluo in the future, and it will be even more difficult to have a chance of turning things around .”

Wei Nexue nodded with a smile, like an old gentleman praising a student.

Zhu Shunli pondered for a moment, and said: "The third prince can benefit from it, he probably did it. Moreover, he has been tricked by Concubine Du several times, and he probably hates Concubine Du in his heart, so it is reasonable to take action against Concubine Du. But , I see His Majesty's attitude, maybe in the end it will be the third prince who got burned."

Wei Lingxue nodded first, then shook his head with a smile, calmly said: "This matter probably won't burn on the third child."

Zhu Shun didn't understand what he meant.

Wei Lingxue leaned on the back of the chair, supported his head with bent hands, and said: "For the sake of the second child, the emperor cooperates with Concubine Du Gui every time to confuse right and wrong. The third child is more or less guilty, as long as the third child can't turn the world around, it is estimated that nothing serious will happen."

Tao Jiusi also agreed: "Besides, this matter is only aimed at Concubine Du Gui. It is far from being disrespectful to the emperor or plotting against the emperor. I reckon it will not harm His Highness the Third Highness himself."

Zhu Shunli thought for a moment, and said: "That's good, so that His Highness can continue to compete with Concubine Du Gui, and we will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

Wei Lingxue shook his head: "He will go to the feudal clan in less than two years, and he will be out of reach by then. Fighting Concubine Du Gui is probably powerless, so it is just a useless chess game for us."

Zhu Shunli wanted to ask again, but Tao Jiusi suddenly interrupted: "Since you are here, please help us investigate the case, and don't talk about these future things."

He handed Wei Lingxue a stack of documents and asked him to search carefully.

Tao Jiusi knew that in his previous life, after Wei Rongyu became the crown prince, Wei Huaili had tossed around in Jingluo for a while, but there was no splash at the end, so he had to go to the fief sadly, and then Wei Lingxue forced him to fight back to Jingluo together, but Before he could succeed, Wei Lingxue found a high-sounding excuse to kill him, but said to the outside world that his death was accidental.

Tao Jiu thought of this, and the murderous Wei Lingxue in his previous life began to yell in his mind again, so he was a little scared, afraid that Wei Lingxue would say something similar to his previous life again, and let him find out what he thought he was. Successful transformation is nothing more than fetching water from a bamboo basket.

Wei Lingxue took the brochures and said softly, "I know how Qian Ning found Wang Haoliang."

Tao Jiusi looked at Wei Lingxue suspiciously, and said incredulously, "You can't be the one playing tricks, right?"

Wei Lingxue shrugged, with a look of indifference: "It's not a trick, it's just a help. Didn't the master teach me to love brothers?"

Tao Jiusi raised his forehead: "It's not such a friendly way, Your Highness, have you lost your mind in class?"

Over there, Zhu Shunli's eyes lit up, and he said in a very respectful tone: "Your Highness, how did you do it? Can you tell me?"

Wei Lingxue said modestly: "It's not a brilliant move, but I have arranged some people with the third child, and it's nothing to help the third child with ideas."

Zhu Shunli exclaimed in admiration: "The one who achieves great things is just like this! I really didn't miss it!"

Tao Jiusi rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Master Zhu, what is your principle?"

Wei Lingxue smiled softly, took the roster from Zhu Shunli's hand, pointed to a person's name, and said, "Check this person."

There are people in Dali Temple who are not sleeping, and the Dengxian Pavilion is also brightly lit.

Wei Wuyue looked at Wei Huaili who was kneeling in front of her with a complicated expression.

Wei Huaili came to Xingye, not in a hurry to make trouble, but to intercede for Concubine Du Gui.

"Father, Concubine Du has worked so hard to raise the emperor's heir and manage the harem. It is really not easy. Father, please don't just abolish the establishment just because of a few words from others, Father."

If it wasn't for his son kneeling in front and fellow Taoists surrounding him, Wei Wuyue really wanted to dig out his ears, and he very much suspected that he had heard it wrong.

His second son and third son are about the same age, and it is inevitable that they will be compared by everyone. The third son has been inferior in every way since he was a child, and he is always unwilling to be reconciled, so that when he grows up, he becomes a rival to Wei Rong.

However, this time, when Concubine Du Gui was in trouble, Wei Huaili was able to disregard the past suspicions and take the initiative to help and intercede. Is this sincere or hypocritical?

Wei Wuyue found that even though he was about to become a fairy, he still couldn't see clearly the thoughts of these mortals.

However, he is going to make Wei Rong and the crown prince recently, and he always troubled Wei Huaili some time ago, and he owed his third son a little, so he didn't care about that much at the moment, he just said gently: "Huai Li, you have this A filial piety is good, and my father is very pleased to see that you are sensible."

When Wei Huaili heard his father's warm response, he squeezed out some tears on the spot and choked up: "Father, father, I just want to be filial to you, my son, and my son's heart can be seen!"

Wei Wuyue sighed, walked up to Wei Huaili, helped him up, and said: "Huaili, you are my son, so I will naturally plan for you. Soon, the second child will enter the East Palace, At that time, Father will definitely choose the most affluent fief for you, so that you can live in peace without worrying about food and drink."

Wei Huaili was startled, stopped crying, and hurriedly said: "Concubine Du Gui is now being criticized by the population of Jingluo, how can the father return..."

Wei Wuyue said: "Huaili, I am actually to blame for this matter. Since I succeeded to the throne, I have not established a crown prince for a long time, which has caused the foundation of the country to be shaken. People with ulterior motives attack Concubine Du Gui, but they still intend to criticize me! So I I think it's better to take advantage of this to establish a prince, so as to save such things from happening again."

Wei Huaili remained silent for a long time, he saw the sincerity in his father's eyes, he saw the unfeeling in his father's eyes, after a long silence, he said dejectedly: "Father, my son admires you."

Wei Wuyue nodded in satisfaction, then dragged Wei Huaili to gossip about a few homely things, and gave him some freshly baked elixir, and finally encouraged her son to study hard every day after going to the fief, but this Nothing can restore Wei Huaili's trust and nostalgia for his father.

It seems that the thing that the counselors around me have been persuading me to do is really going to be on the agenda this time.

Wei Huaili glanced at the elixir he had just given in his hand, and raised his hand in disdain, and the black elixir jumped into the pond beside him.

Wei Huaili heard the sound of the pill ding-dong entering the water, but he didn't even bother to turn his head, and walked back to the palace with steady and vigorous steps.

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Concubine Du Gui ate fast behind closed doors for a few days, and David's harem was in chaos.

Some court ladies took the opportunity to flee with their master's belongings, some greedy eunuchs ate the emperor's imperial meal, and some concubines fought fiercely over a piece of jewelry.

Wang Zhaoyi has always been a submissive master, and when she suddenly gained power, she was cautious and did not dare to use it lightly.

Seeing that Wang Zhaoyi could be bullied, the people in the harem became even more impolite and did whatever they wanted.

Wei Xintang, who was six years old, seemed much calmer than his mother. He was a small person who already knew how to give grace and power, and admonished his servants, but after all, he was young, so he couldn't do much.

So when Wei Wuyue personally dealt with the disputes between the concubines for the fourth time, he couldn't bear it anymore, and ordered Du Xiangrong to come out of the mountain again, restore the title of imperial concubine, and take charge of the harem again.

Du Xiangrong went into battle, but within a day, David's harem returned to its former peace and order.

Wei Wuyue was finally able to concentrate on alchemy, and he also knew that he really couldn't do without this woman.

The sudden change in the harem stimulated Wei Huaili, but it did not affect Tao and Zhu, who were serious about investigating the case.

With the help of Wei Lingxue, an insider, the two made rapid progress. In just seven or eight days, the evidence of Qian Ning's instigation and the two related personnel who passed the message were presented in front of Wei Wuyue.

It turned out that among Wang Haoliang's fellow Jinshi, Zhang Zhen'an was the county magistrate of Anshun. The two had a fellowship and worked in the same yamen, so they naturally had a strong friendship.And when he was studying in Jingluo and preparing for the exam, Wang Haoliang's family was extremely poor, and his daily life, his son's schooling, and his mother's medical treatment were all sponsored by Zhang Zhenan's own pocket.

Wang Haoliang has always been grateful and wants to repay his brother.

But this Zhang Zhen'an and Wang Haoliang met, but the purpose may not be pure.He took good care of Wang Haoliang, and Wang Haoliang devoted himself to helping him. At first, Wang Haoliang just helped him with government affairs, allowing him to come to work easily and leave work happily; later, Wang Haoliang began to think about legal help He covered up scandals, he was corrupt, Wang Haoliang set up a name by chance, he robbed the women of the people, Wang Haoliang made a crime.

One of the two repayed their favor to the point of disregarding black and white, while the other took it for granted, and went further and further.Until one day, Zhang Zhen'an's elder brother who had been a guest at the Qianning Mansion for many years wrote a letter, saying that he needed a small official who would die to advise him, and let him pay attention.If she can recommend suitable personnel, she will definitely win the favor of the third prince in the future.Zhang Zhen'an turned his idea on his younger brother, Wang Haoliang.

Zhang Zhen'an promised that Wang Haoliang would support his mother and take his son to live in his own house, as long as Wang Haoliang brought the memorial to Jingluo and hit him head-on to death.And doing so is actually to alert the emperor, which can be called serving the country and the people, which is full of praise and tears.

Wang Haoliang thought that if it wasn't for brother Zhang's help, he would have frozen to death on the street, his mother would have died of illness early, and the remaining son was living on the street.He had risked his life to Brother Zhang long ago, and now that he is using troops for a while, there is absolutely no reason to escape.

So he bid farewell to his mother and son in tears, wrote a memorial, and remonstrated with his life.

Wei Wuyue finished reading the excerpt, and said with emotion: "This Wang Haoliang is a foolish and loyal friend, and his nature is not bad. Zhu Aiqing, you don't have to pursue his family members, the old mother and young children are also pitiful."

Zhu Shunli led the decree: "The emperor is holy."

Wei Wuyue said again: "This Qian Ning is really hateful. He even came up with such a foolish trick. It's really not a pity to die. However, according to my opinion, he was eager to flatter him, so he made his own decision. What do the two lovers think? ?”

Zhu Shunli and Tao Jiusi looked at each other, and they both thought to themselves, His Highness guessed right.

Zhu Shunli clasped his fists and replied: "What the emperor said is very true."

Wei Wuyue closed the memorial with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Zhu Aiqing and Tao Aiqing are indeed young talents, and their work has won my heart."

Tao and Zhu laughed a few times together, and then were led out of Dengxian Pavilion by the servants.

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