The prince is hard to serve

When the news spread to Chuxiu Palace, the concubine Li Yanran shook her hand and knocked over the cup in front of her eyes.

She stood up abruptly, glared at the eunuch who had sent the news, and asked sharply, "Is what you said true?"

"I dare not speak nonsense." The little eunuch shook his body, and replied cautiously: "Master Shang and Shang Shu have been dismissed from their posts and imprisoned in Dali Temple."

Pacing around the room a little irritably, Concubine Liang had a gloomy face, her beautiful face seemed a little distorted, she was silent for a long time, and she asked harshly: "You said just now, who played the impeachment of my father?"

The little eunuch looked at her cautiously, and replied, "It's Prime Minister You, Lord Yan Minglu."

"Lu Yanming?" The embroidered handkerchief in her hand was pinched out of shape, Concubine Liang gritted her teeth, her eyes revealed full of cruelty.

It turned out to be them.

It was them again——

She remembered that this was someone from the third prince's camp!

After a long time, Concubine Liang sat down again in Ruantao, at this moment she had calmed down a little: "I ask you, has Your Majesty convicted His Excellency?"

"Not convicted yet." The little eunuch said: "Your Majesty is only temporarily imprisoning Lord Shangshu in Dali Temple, and the person who will preside over the case has not yet been appointed."

Slightly relieved, Concubine Liang ordered: "Go quickly to Duke Mu's mansion, pass on the words of the palace, and tell Duke Mu to find ways to get the Ministry of Criminal Justice to win the position of the presiding judge of this case."

The Ministry of Punishment is theirs, and only if one of their own is allowed to preside over the trial, then the case may be reversed.

"Yes! I will go now, servant." The little eunuch responded, and then bowed and retreated.

Concubine Liang leaned on the soft couch, staring at the bright red Kodan on her fingers, her eyebrows slightly frowned, she was still very uneasy, she always felt that the matter of her father would only be the beginning and not the end.

The palace maid Mu Lan handed her a bowl of medicine, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, you have been in poor health recently, and the imperial doctor told you not to get angry."

After receiving the medicine, Concubine Liang stared at the medicine bowl in her hand for a long while, and said uneasy: "You go and invite the fifth prince into the palace now, I have something to look for him."

At the same time, inside the Yonghe Palace.

Concubine Degui and the third prince sat opposite each other. On the low table between them was a pot of clear tea. At this time, the heat was rising, and the tea fragrance in the air could be smelled.

"Yuan'er, you did a great job this time."

Concubine Degui spoke softly, she stretched out her hand and poured a cup of tea for Yan Wenyuan herself, when she raised her head, there was a bright smile on her brows and eyes.

Yan Wenyuan took a sip of tea, and there was a bright smile on a face that was very similar to Concubine De Gui: "Li Zezhang fell, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up again."

Emperor Yan hated forming cliques and cheating in exams, and Li Zezhang had it all by himself. Even though he was the father of a good concubine and could be regarded as a relative of the emperor, Emperor Yan would certainly not relent and absolve him of his guilt.

After a pause, Yan Wenyuan expressed his doubts again: "It's just that, at the early court today, although the emperor was furious and dismissed Li Zezhang's position on the spot, why did he delay deciding on the person to preside over the case?"

Hearing this, Concubine Degui raised her hand to gently caress the cloud hairpin on her temples, and answered his doubts softly: "Lu Yanming is from Yuan'er's camp, and he came forward to impeach Li Zezhang. Although it is a fact, the evidence is solid , but His Majesty has always been suspicious by nature, he will still have doubts in his heart, and associate this matter with the factional dispute between you and Yan Wenzhi..."

Yan Wenyuan is not dull, on the contrary, he has always been smart, so after being instructed by these words, he came to his senses almost immediately.

Seeing Yan Wenyuan's comprehension expression, Concubine Degui smiled slightly, and continued: "If you have doubts in your heart, Your Majesty will never let you or the third prince's person be the presiding judge... ...Your Majesty has been unsure of who will be the presiding judge, and I am afraid that he is also worried about the candidate."

Hearing this, Yan Wenyuan thought for a moment, then frowned slightly, and said: "As the mother and concubine said, the father and emperor really don't want to use me or the fifth emperor's younger brother, but Li Zezhang, as the Minister of Rites, is a first-rank official. , and the biological father of Concubine Liang, few ministers in the DPRK and China can restrain him, let alone preside over him..."

Concubine De Gui shook her head, and said with a smile: "No, Yuaner, you forgot that Prime Minister Zuo Mu Jiyan has always remained neutral, and Xing Zhen from the Ministry of Industry, General Yun Chen and a few others are still on the sidelines. minister."

After pondering for a moment, she continued: "However, they cannot be the presiding judges of Li Zezhang's case this time. Remember, Yuaner, if His Majesty asks about it in the morning tomorrow, you will recommend Yan Wenhao."

Yan Wenyuan leaned back, he raised his eyes to look at Concubine De Gui, with a puzzled look on his brows: "The concubine mother said that Yan Wenhao is going to be the presiding judge of this case?"

"Yes." Concubine Degui smiled, and then said unhurriedly: "Now that Yan Wenhao's condition has been brought under control, His Majesty will let him return to the court in a short time. It’s not too big of a wave, but it’s still an eyesore after all.”

A chill flashed in her eyes, Concubine Degui lowered her eyes, held up the glass cup in front of her with her white and slender hands, her cherry lips parted slightly, but what she uttered were cold words: "Yan Wenhao first returned to the court, and got this case , he will naturally try his best to investigate clearly, and perhaps uproot Li Zezhang's power, so that His Majesty will be satisfied with him, and the courtiers will look at him with admiration."

"And once he does this, Concubine Liang and Yan Wenzhi will definitely hate him so much that they want to kill him soon... At this time, you just need to ask your people to fan the flames in Yan Wenzhi's ear, and let him His impetuous and reckless temperament will definitely not be patient any longer."

"Concubine Liang spoils him too much, and Li Zezhang is her father. Hatred will make her temporarily lose her mind. At that time, they will definitely attack Yan Wenhao..."

Slowly drinking a cup of clear tea, Concubine Degui raised her eyebrows, the peach blossom in the corner of her eyes made her face even more beautiful.

She said softly: "If something happens to Yan Wenhao, His Majesty will be furious. At that time, no matter whether Yan Wenhao is dead or alive, Concubine Liang and Yan Wenyuan will be implicated. As far as we are concerned, we only need to be fishers The convenience is good."

After listening to these words, Yan Wenyuan thought carefully, and then a happy smile appeared in his eyes, he nodded and said: "My concubine said today, my child will remember."

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This side, in Lingxiao Pavilion.

Fuquan bowed, stood in front of Yan Wenhao, and carefully explained what happened today.

After Fuquan finished reporting, Xie Jingyu waved his folding fan and couldn't help sighing: "As you expected, Yan Wenyuan did everything."

Putting the white piece in his hand on the white jade chessboard, Yan Wenhao asked with a smile, "Who wouldn't want this gift at your door?"

"is also like this."

Xie Jingyu glanced at the chessboard on the low table, took out a sunspot from the chess box, threw it casually, then reached out to pick up a piece of pastry, paired it with tea, and began to eat with bites.

Looking at him, Yan Wenhao shook his head, and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you always get so hungry every time you come to my place?"

Xie Jingyu smiled, and picked up another pastry and put it into his mouth: "Your pastries are all made by the imperial chef, and the craftsmanship is naturally better than those outside."

Yan Wenhao glanced at him, intending to ignore him and focus on the chess game in front of him.

Xie Jingyu propped his chin, stared at Yan Wenhao for a while, then took a handkerchief from the hand of the maid at the side, wiped his hands, and then suddenly sat upright with a solemn expression.

"Senior brother."

"Huh?" In response, Yan Wenhao raised his head.

Xie Jingyu looked straight at him, with a wrinkle between his brows: "In the past few days, every time I saw you getting along with Mu Ziling, I felt that it was very wrong. When you looked at his expression, you unconsciously threw it on him. The look in your eyes, and the true emotions that you naturally reveal..."

"Jing Yu," interrupting Xie Jingyu's words, Yan Wenhao raised his eyes to look at him with deep eyes: "What do you want to say?"

"I wanted to ask you."

Xie Jingyu's eyes were complicated, he pursed his lips, considered and hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind, he asked: "Junior brother, did you have feelings for Mu Ziling?"

His voice was extremely clear, and it came directly into Yan Wenhao's ears.

Yan Wenhao's pupils shrank, his whole body was shocked, and even his hands folded in his sleeves trembled unconsciously. He suppressed the thoughts that were surging in his heart, lowered his eyes, and answered indifferently in a suit: "No, I don't know what to do." Will love him."

I'm not going to like him—

This sentence is for Xie Jingyu and for himself.

How could he fall in love with Mu Ziling?After he did these things.

Xie Jingyu stared at him intently, seeing his reaction at this moment, he already understood in his heart, a look of unbearable flashed in his eyes, he sighed softly, and said with emotion: "Junior brother, you... must remember what you said today."

Otherwise, how could he bring Mu Ziling back, and how could he make Mu Ziling accept him?

With his head down, Yan Wenhao didn't say a word, his eyes fell on the white jade chessboard in front of him, and he seemed to see him and Mu Ziling sitting opposite each other, happily playing chess.

Frowning, Yan Wenhao's hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists. He suppressed himself, not daring to relax a bit, otherwise, the answer that appeared in his heart thousands of times would really be impossible to hide!

The two were relatively silent, and for a while, in the main hall, a needle could be heard.

After being silent for a long time, Xie Jingyu asked suddenly: "Junior Brother, now that you have stepped into the imperial court, Mu Ziling is someone close to you, do you want to continue to hide him?"

If you tell Mu Ziling everything truthfully at this time, there may be a chance to win Mu Ziling's forgiveness...or perhaps, it can be redeemed.

"Jing Yu, I..."

Yan Wenhao's expression was a little helpless. At this moment, his thoughts were a little messy, he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't know what to do.

Xie Jingyu looked at him with a serious expression, and then said eloquently, "I once told you that Mu Ziling is extremely intelligent, amazingly talented, and a rare magi. If Mu Ziling is willing to help you, your chances of winning What's more, with his talent, he shouldn't be buried in this court."

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment, before persuading him, "Junior brother, you should think about it now and tell Mu Ziling the truth. Paper can't contain fire, and this matter, in the end, no matter what, it will be a matter of life." I can't hide it..."