"The son is the king and the mother is the captive. They spend their whole day in the dusk. They are always in the company of death. They are separated by three thousand miles. Who should tell you?"

Cheng Yue hurriedly walked on the corridor of Prince Rong's Mansion, when he heard the singer singing "Chung Song" in the Huxin Pavilion, he paused.

Walking into the Huxin Pavilion, the singing girl stopped singing, and Situ Yue stood up to salute Cheng Yue. After the two brothers finished this set of etiquette procedures, they were left in the Huxin Pavilion.

"Listen to the singing just now, brother already knows why I'm here."

Situ Yue nodded, "Don't meddle in this matter. Emperor Hui stopped the Empress Dowager Lu from killing Liu Ruyi that day. In the end, Liu Ruyi was poisoned. Once a woman is pushed to the extreme, when she resists, you can't imagine How cruel."

"This time is different from the past. Emperor Hui was cowardly, which made Empress Lu domineering, so that this happened later. What happened to Mrs. Qi was indeed because Empress Lu was too cruel..."

"Chengyue, are we talking about history? Do you think Madam Qi is at fault? Is the Empress Dowager Lu at fault? Is the rascal Liu Bang at fault? Both are. Madam Qi's fault lies in her arrogance and arrogance. The general trend of the world is clear. Is Empress Dowager Lu wrong? Empress Dowager Lu’s fault is the least. What about Liu Bang, huh, at the beginning he only favored Madam Qi, making Madam Qi think that she could become a queen. Later, the queen’s dream was no longer there, because of Liu Bang’s performance Being unhappy with Emperor Hui gave Mrs. Qi the confidence to fight for the crown prince. In the end, Empress Lu's mother and son had wings, and Mrs. Qi sang while beating the fou with a mournful voice. He just cried with him. Look now, brother , Uncle favors Concubine Zhao Ling, Concubine Zhao Ling is just like Mrs. Qi back then, Auntie is just like Empress Dowager Lu back then, Concubine Zhao Lingfei wanted to win the Queen's throne a few years ago, because of the little love between husband and wife in Uncle's heart, Auntie was given a chance to breathe , Now, Concubine Zhao Ling is coming in a menacing way, and her methods are more poisonous than before. Compared with the Empress Dowager Lu back then, is the current aunt just as desperate?"

"Isn't this about me?"

"You were right just now. This time is different. Back then, when Liu Bang wanted to abolish the empress, Empress Lu had no choice but to abolish the crown prince. Because of the opposition of the heroes, Empress Lu went out of the palace to thank Zhou Chang, and then got Zhang Liang The plan, the great sage was invited to make Liu Bang dispel the idea of ​​abolishing the prince. Now, the grandfather is still alive, unless the uncle is a son, the grandfather will never let an outsider be the prince. If you want to shake your position, it must be Concubine Zhao Ling. Raised a seven or eight-year-old son, and this son is healthy, smart, and you have done something that is unacceptable, so that the court and the family abandoned the set of Guo Lai Changjun, and collectively forgot that you are the eldest son You are the only one who can be deposed for this matter. Everyone knows this truth, Concubine Zhao Ling is not stupid, except for Auntie, no one can be regarded as a thorn in her flesh at the moment, and she is anxious to get rid of it, so it is said that Concubine Zhao Ling intends to take the post."

"Little uncle is cowardly and honest, she is going to dig a piece of meat from the Mei family."

Situ Yue laughed, "Concubine Zhao Ling did this too hastily. Brother, there is a good way to end all this. Find a bold court lady, approach Concubine Zhao, spray water on the paper, cover Concubine Zhao Ling's face, One after another, Concubine Zhao Ling died without a sound, as long as Concubine Zhao Ling dies, it will be difficult for another lady of the Zhao family to save the situation. At that time, the harem will be the same as before, and the wife will be peaceful."

Cheng Yue put down his cup, "Elder brother should also know that Empress Lu hated Madam Qi so much back then, Empress Lu was able to lure Han Xin to death, why couldn't she kill Madam Qi?"

Situ Yue nodded his head, expressing his understanding that this matter was nothing more than Liu Bang covering Mrs. Qi.

"Don't meddle in this matter. According to my brother's judgment, this matter has nothing to do with the Mei family or my aunt, so it seems to be inconsistent with common sense everywhere. My aunt should be affected and there will be no big trouble." Looking at Cheng Yue Unbelievable, Situ Yue said again, "Last time my uncle meant to abolish the empress, why didn't it go away later? First, my aunt took the initiative to avoid it. Second, it is the most important thing. As my uncle's original wife, he It was chosen by my grandfather. Now that my grandfather is living well, he naturally disapproves of abolishing the empress. My uncle thinks that this matter is not worth fighting with my own father, so my aunt has kept the honor of the queen. Now, Concubine Zhao Ling has to rely on the fraud case in the examination room to get her Dying the aunt black, letting the queen intervene in politics and even buying and selling test questions became evidence. This is a reason that must be abolished, leaving her grandfather speechless. But what she didn't expect at the time was that his grandfather was doing the scientific examination. In the vortex."

Cheng Yue relaxed, "Grandfather will naturally deal with it fairly."

Situ Yue didn't answer. Cheng Yue is almost thirty now, and he is no longer the naive son of the past. He said this without any relaxed expression on his face, and his expression became more dignified.

"Why does the emperor favor Concubine Zhao Ling?"

"A man? Didn't you think Mei Niang was good back then?"

Cheng Yue smiled, "Speaking of which, big brother... have you chosen a good husband-in-law for Qiao Qiao? Now that Qiao Qiao is getting older, it's time to think about it. Fuyuan's future wife, the Queen Mother, Empress, Mrs. Jia said a few days ago that if it wasn't for the fact that my uncle was locked up, the empress would be visiting the girls in the palace now."

"Our Qiao Qiao is still young." Situ Yue waved his hands, not planning to continue the conversation on this topic.

Cheng Yue just sat there for a while, and now he temporarily lives in the side hall of the Chongzheng Palace. There are a lot of affairs in the palace, and he left before he had time to eat. Not long after, a secret guard dressed as a servant rushed in from outside.

"Grandpa, please be well. Our old man asked the younger one to send you a message. Tomorrow morning, go to the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion to answer the question."

"......" Which song is this singing, at least give me a script.

"what happened?"

The dark guard swallowed with a tangled expression, "Master, several of our family's masters were taken away by the yamen servants, saying yes, they pretended to be good citizens and gathered a crowd to make trouble, so that the current head of the Qu family will be judged tomorrow."

"Ah, the prefect of Shuntian Mansion doesn't know that the uncles are the princes of the clan?"

"Later I found out, I apologized, but the old man didn't let them come out, saying that they didn't look like people in the market at first sight, they couldn't even pretend to be a merchant, they were as stupid as donkeys, and they wouldn't let the old men come back, and said Prisoners eat whatever they eat, and after a few days of hardship, they will know how merchants talk to officials."

Could it be that the uncles have been wiped out?

"...Where is my sixth uncle? Isn't he also in the prison of Yingtian Mansion?"

"No, it was the owner of the jade shop next door who was dressing up, so now I am talking with the old man in the shop."

"Tell my grandfather that I'm going to be busy..."

"The old man said that you don't like to go to the Ministry of Households recently, and you have changed to the Ministry of Officials. It's nothing important to think about. I want you to go to Yingtian Mansion tomorrow. Also, I also ordered the prefect of Yingtian Mansion. If you He can't speak either, he doesn't look like someone who walks the rivers and lakes, he just waits on him, the sixth master didn't stop him, anyway, the grand master is very angry, and he hasn't eaten lunch yet."

What is the old man so angry about? !

Situ Yue hurriedly changed his clothes and went to the Quji Raw Silk Shop in Shangshuimen. After going there, as expected, Imam sat on the side with a smile, while the Emperor sat on the rocking chair with a thin blanket covering his legs, closed his eyes, and did not know how to sleep. no.

"grandfather?"

"Well, here we go, sit down, let's talk about the plan."

"Grandson won't tell you any plans, let's go back to Xiyuan in a hurry, now that grandson has been giving orders for so many years, how can we still stay low and be small?"

"I'm going to be low-key and small, and you have to learn it too. Your uncles don't know what it's like to be low-key and small in this life."

On the second day, Situ Yue was escorted to the lobby by the Yamen servants of Yingtianfu. There were countless scholars outside waiting to hear the case. As the old saying goes, "The gate of the Yamen opens to the south. Don't come in if you have a reason and no money." In addition to paying or paying less royal rations, you don't kneel when you see an official.However, it is absolutely impossible to watch or participate in the trial.

Entering the yamen, passing the shadow wall, and passing the first courtyard, the lobby is in sight. Situ Yue went up to the lobby, and the third class of yamen servants shouted and knelt down. Before going to the hall, the secret guard stuck a beard on her and smeared some yellow mud on her face. In short, at this moment, she is a middle-aged man with a yellow face and a sad face in his forties.

Situ Yue knelt down neatly, and the magistrate of Yingtian Mansion felt restless as if there were nails on his buttocks.The officials of the Ministry of Punishment watching him glanced at him a few times, seeing that the magistrate was trembling at the moment, almost unable to speak, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were secretly anxious.

"People under the hall, do you know what is the reason for mentioning you today?"

"Little one knows." Situ thought for a while, squeezed out a little flattery on his face, nodded and bowed deliberately, and thought about Cheng Ju's performance in front of her for a while, no, no character, the other shopkeepers were in front of him, She is also very obedient, after thinking for a long time, she brought out her childhood mentality and pretended to be humble.

"What is the relationship between Qu Zhao and you?"

"It's the little one's grandfather. The little one's father didn't live long ago. The little one and the grandfather depend on each other for life. Well, the main reason is that the grandfather is worried about the little one and has to take care of him..."

"Bold and unreasonable, the official asked you if you have any of these things?"

"..."

"Qu Yue, I will ask you again, from whom did you buy the test questions and pass them on to Qu Zhao?"

"The young one didn't buy it. The young one was wronged. The young one's family has been innocent for generations. The young one would never dare to do such a thing."

There was a slap of the gavel in the hall, followed by the official of the Ministry of Punishment saying, "Bring witnesses." A pale-skinned scholar was brought up.

The scholar knelt on the ground trembling, with snot and tears, Situ looked at it more, he really couldn't imitate this kind of tears and snot, so he turned his head to the side.

"Student Jinzhong Zhang Lang followed this person to buy the test questions," he turned and pulled Situ Yue's sleeve, "Master Qu, don't you don't know me, I am Zhang Lang, you took me to find the Mei family I spent 1000 taels of silver on the exam questions bought by the third master. Now the money is gone, 1000 taels."

"My... my lord, I really don't know him, and I don't know the third master of the Mei family. Who is surnamed Mei, I have never known anyone surnamed Mei in my life."

The Ministry of Punishment official gave a sinister smile. "Uncle Mei Guo, now the Queen's younger brother, Qu Yue, I advise you not to deny it, now that Uncle Guo has recognized it, is it still useful for you to deny it? Hurry up and make a bet, isn't it that the money is gone, and the money can still be earned , if you live in prison for ten or eight years, you won’t even be able to earn any money back.”

You think I'm stupid, Situ Yue refused to admit it to death, and shouted in his mouth, "I really don't know Uncle Mei Guo, my grandfather is a serious son, and the eighteen generations of our family are all innocent people, my lord, please don't give up!" You have wronged me."

The magistrate wiped his sweat again and again in early spring, bowed his head and dared not speak.

"I still don't admit it, come here and use torture." The official of the Ministry of Punishment shouted, and the yamen servant looked up at the magistrate, who trembled even more, "Lord Qi, let's take a step to talk."

The two of them arrived at the back hall behind the screen, and the magistrate wiped his sweat with his sleeves, "Master Qi, you should also let others see the physical evidence. This is a bit unreasonable for us. Also, why didn't the lower official get the witness?" seen?"

"You are the fourth rank, and this official is the third rank. Are you talking to the Shangguan?"

"No, isn't the next official afraid of wronging someone?"

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment glanced at the magistrate, lifted his hem and went out.

"Come here, use punishment."

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