The princess' little concubine wants to reconcile [Rebirth]

When the dawn was about to break, many officials had already gathered outside the palace hall.

"I heard that Song Taifu personally handed over the criminal responsibility document for the private communication between Liu Consort and the Wu family members yesterday. I don't know how the eldest princess will deal with it."

"It's only in the past ten days that hundreds of members of the Wu family's party members have been beheaded and more than a thousand people have been exiled. Presumably, the eldest princess will deal with Liu's son-in-law severely to rectify the court."

"But the eldest princess and Concubine Liu have been married for nine years now, if the princess softens and wants to protect Concubine Liu, it is not impossible."

"That's right, now that the Eldest Princess holds great power, even if we really turn a blind eye to the case of Concubine Liu's forming a party for personal gain, there is nothing we can do."

All the officials were suspicious, Song Yuanshan straightened the folds of the official robes, and was very contentedly waiting for the decision of the eldest princess this morning.

Now that the new crown prince Jiang Hui is fourteen years old, it's not that the veterans are not without the idea of ​​letting the eldest princess withdraw from the government.

Regarding the matter of Concubine Liu, if the Eldest Princess cannot make a decision as soon as possible, these old ministers should make a big fuss.

And Jiang Changdai, who entered the palace in a carriage, keenly felt something was wrong when she saw the courtiers bowing their heads and whispering in each other's ears.

Yesterday, Jiang Changdai personally pressed the document, and the ministers should not know so quickly.

Could it be that someone is secretly fueling the flames?

When Jiang Changdai thought about it like this, her heart sank suddenly.

It seems that this case of forming a party for personal gain might not be aimed at the Liu family brothers from the beginning, but went straight to Liu Meier.

As for Liu Meier, who has never had any grudges with others in the court, it is obvious that she was plotted against by others because of her own reasons.

"The eldest princess is a thousand years old."

The officials in the hall fell to their knees. The Crown Prince Jiang Hui entered the hall for the first time. Naturally, he would rely on the rumored eldest princess for everything.

"Flat body."

As always, the early court began to state court affairs and local affairs.

The courtiers did not dare to take the initiative to mention the case of Concubine Liu, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment naturally dared not say anything.

Song Yuanshan took the initiative to stand up and said: "The major treason case of the Wu family's party members has been investigated. The evidence of Liu's son-in-law's guilt in yesterday's document is solid. I hope the eldest princess will have a trial."

For a while, the hall was suddenly silent, Jiang Changdai was still thinking about who would dare to frame Liu Meier.

Seeing Song Yuanshan bring up the case again now, he has some judgment in his heart.

It's just that Jiang Changdai didn't understand why Song Yuanshan targeted Liu Meier so much.

Although the courtiers all rumored that Song Yuanshan admired her, in fact Jiang Changdai never saw Song Yuanshan revealing any personal feelings to her.

"Although the case has been closed, there are still many doubts. Therefore, this palace entrusts the Minister of Dali Temple to try it personally."

Jiang Changdai understands that she is partial to Liu Meier at this time, and may kill her even more.

Because everyone will know that she is their own weakness, and the battle above the court will always be endless.

Jiang Changdai is not afraid of death, but she must never watch Liu Meier fall in a pool of blood again.

One must maintain restraint and calmness in order to minimize the damage to Liu Meier.

When the arrest edict came down to Dali Temple, the officers and soldiers quickly gathered in front of the son-in-law's mansion.

In the afternoon of early spring, it was rare to see a bit of light. Liu Meier looked at the neatly arranged official robes and black gauze hats in front of her, and turned her head to look at Chang's face full of worries, feeling even more guilty in her heart.

"Mother, don't worry, Meier will be back soon."

"Stupid child, what do you think is a good thing to go to jail?" Although Chang had learned about it from Mei'er in advance, she still felt a little bit resentful of the eldest princess's indifference.

Snakes, insects, rats and ants in the prison are not clean, and it is cold in early spring, and my children have always been weak. Wouldn't it be dangerous if they contracted diseases?

"Isn't it okay to let the eldest princess order you to be locked up in the mansion and not go out?" Chang's heart became even more angry when he thought of the two younger generations of the Liu family.

Father Liu was treacherous and vicious before he was alive, and now his grandson is also so virtuous, what a crime!

Liu Meier looked at Chang Shi in embarrassment and said, "Mother, how can you treat the law as a joke."

Chang's reached out and wrapped her arms around her child, exhorting her with great reluctance: "My poor son, if I knew I was a mother, I shouldn't have let you see those two little bastards, and now I don't have to be framed by them and go to jail."

Mostly because of Chang's reluctance, Liu Meier's eyes, which were already shallow from tears, also turned red.

Chang Yu felt uncomfortable seeing the two mothers and daughters parting.

"Mother, don't worry, Meier is fine now." Liu Meier wiped away her tears with her sleeves to comfort Chang, "I just hope that mother will not worry too much so as not to hurt her body, usually Meier will come out after Yueyu. "

Liu Meier repeatedly told Chang to pay attention to her body before she came out of the house.

When the heavy shackles fell on her wrists, Liu Meier followed the officials to Dali Temple.

Along the way, many people watched along the way, and there were many children playing and playing.

"This Concubine Liu really deserves to die, for colluding with villains like the Wu family brothers to oppress the common people."

"That's right, we suffered unspeakably from such a group of corrupt officials last year."

"Which family in the entire capital city has not been blackmailed by the evil slaves of the Wu family, how can the big guy not hate it."

"The Wu family brother's body was hanged in Dongshi City on the first day of the Lunar New Year to be slaughtered. Now there is only a skeleton left. It is conceivable how much people hate him."

Liu Mei'er lowered her head and didn't look at those scolding people, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it's fortunate that sister Dai didn't see herself in such a mess.

After entering the prison of Dali Temple, the shackles on Liu Meier's hands were released, and the officials led them into the innermost part of the dark cell road.

"My lord, please come in." The officials also knew that this slender-skinned and tender-looking lord was the son-in-law of the current eldest princess, so naturally they didn't dare to be too harsh.

"Thank you." Liu Mei'er entered and found that this place is much better than the prison where her brother was imprisoned yesterday.

At least one palm-sized window can let in some light, and the inside is still clean and tidy.

The prison door made a clumsy sound when it was slammed shut. Liu Meier sat on the simple wooden bed, leaning against the cold wall, looking up at the little sunlight outside the small window, and gently holding the little sunshine falling from the window. Light.

The light was not warm, and it didn't take long for the light to fade away.

The cell was very quiet, Liu Mei'er thought she would be depressed and sad, but unexpectedly it was very peaceful.

Perhaps it was because Liu Meier believed in Sister Dai.

However, regarding Liu Ming and Liu Yang's charge of forming a party for personal gain, Liu Mei'er herself was also thinking about who the official of the Ministry of Rites was.

The Liu family is not considered a wealthy family in the capital, at most they are just ordinary wealthy businessmen.

And Liu Ming and Liu Yang are just ordinary sons, and their reading talent is also very average. It is reasonable that no high-ranking official would be willing to make friends with them.

Although Liu Meier is only an ordinary official of the Ministry of Industry, she has been in the court for ten years after going around and around.

Naturally, he also has some understanding of the contacts between officials. Officials above the third rank are waiting for others to make friends. How could they easily reveal their official seals to the Liu family brothers who have never met before.

Thinking about it, that person might have intended to defraud the brothers of the Liu family, and the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the imperial examination, so there were often private cases where the principal and other minor officials used the imperial examination papers to defraud scholars of their money.

Liu Meier felt that as long as the official was caught and she confronted him openly, the accusation of framing would disappear.

But now it seems that the official is hiding, if Liu Ming and Liu Yang firmly insist that he is the main criminal, then he may be in a bit of trouble.

They are the only sons of their elder brother, if Liu Meier is found guilty, then Liu Ming and Liu Yang will be punished heavily for framing them.

Thinking of this, Liu Meier couldn't help sighing, feeling a little unsure of what to do.

In the evening, Jiang Changdai left the palace, the carriage did not go back to the princess mansion as usual, but ordered people to drive to the prison of Dali Temple.

Dali Temple Minister Zhu Zhen personally led the way inside, and the accompanying palace people stopped outside, Jiang Changdai asked aloud: "Master Zhu, how can we proceed with this case?"

"Princess Hui, if you can prove that the bribe is not from Master Liu, you can clear up the suspicion." Zhu Zhen is upright and upright, and all officials in the government and the public know it.

"it is good."

After stopping in front of the prison door, Zhu Zhen retreated outside, and Jiang Changdai walked in softly.

Then I saw Liu Meier who was sitting in it holding a dead branch in her hand and drawing something on the ground.

"Meier?" Jiang Changdai approached with self-blame.

"Sister Dai?" Liu Meier thought she misjudged the person, after all, there was no light in the cell at night, and she couldn't see clearly with only an oil lamp.

Seeing that she was wearing a prison uniform, Jiang Changdai looked at her downcast and said tightly, "If you're not used to it, I can take you away secretly."

After all, as long as no one finds out, Liu Meier can hide in the mansion and not go out.

"Actually, there is nothing you are not used to." This place is much better than Liu Meier imagined, "Sister Dai, don't worry, and please tell mother not to worry."

"You..." Seeing that her expression was calm, Jiang Changdai replied calmly, swallowing her words, and said, "Okay."

Now that Song Yuanshan was confused, Jiang Changdai couldn't act rashly.

After all, Song Yuanshan was acquainted with many scholars of the Imperial Academy, and even the prince Jiang Hui's husband had a deep friendship with him, so it was hard to guarantee that Song Yuanshan would want to provoke new troubles.

"Sister Dai must not have eaten so late, right?" Liu Meier approached and said.

Jiang Changdai reached out and touched her face lightly, wrapped her arm around her and responded in a low voice: "I will pick you up soon."

"Well, Meier knows." Liu Meier leaned against Sister Dai's slightly cool face, but she felt very sorry in her heart, "Sister Dai, go back and rest."

"You really don't want to go back with me?" Jiang Changdai realized that she was far less calm than she imagined, "The Liu family brothers who are imprisoned this time may be just a cover, and maybe you are the one who wants to kill you in the end."

Now Jiang Changdai is still not sure whether it is Song Yuanshan's strategy alone, or whether he mixed with new gentry officials to arrange this frame-up.

Liu Meier was implicated and imprisoned entirely because of herself. If she wasn't her son-in-law, then such a blatant frame-up could be completely refuted in court.

But precisely because she is her son-in-law, it is easier for many forces to take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury, so that the situation is somewhat chaotic.

"Then I can't go back." It's not like Liu Meier didn't think that someone might use the Liu family brothers to deal with her.

I am just an ordinary official, so there is nothing worth hating.

But Sister Dai, who is in a high position, is different. If there is a slight difference, it will definitely lead to bigger troubles.

When Jiang Changdai left Dali Temple, Chang was quite surprised to see the visiting princess in the middle of the night.

There was continuous drizzle outside the house, and Jiang Changdai said: "Everything in the prison has been taken care of. Meier asked me to tell you that she is fine. Please be worried."

Looking at the rare and soft-spoken Eldest Princess, Chang's resentment eased a little and she responded: "This time it was the two brats from the Liu family who caused the trouble. The old woman can only trouble the Eldest Princess a lot because of Mei'er. Taken care of."

"Don't worry, old lady, Meier, I will let her come out safely."

This kind of light rain continued for several days, and there was a mildewy smell in the prison.

Liu Meier practiced calligraphy on the ground with a dead branch in her hand, while she was watching the number of days in prison.

Liu Mei'er, who was thinking over and over again, felt that if the official came here wholeheartedly, it might be Song Yuanshan.

Officials in the middle court had little contact with Liu Meier, and now Song Yuanshan, who is also the Taifu and Minister of the Ministry of Rites, wanted to know Liu Ming and Liu Yang, all he had to do was search the list of candidates for the provincial examination to find out about them.

But I never expressed any dissatisfaction with Song Yuanshan, so why did he put so much effort into dealing with him.

Liu Meier remembered the time when she first met Song Yuanshan in her previous life, it was at a poetry meeting at the Princess Mansion, and she secretly wanted to find Sister Dai.

That night, I saw Song Yuanshan reciting poems against other literati, and I saw that he answered fluently and his appearance was upright and majestic.

And Sister Dai, who seldom praises others, has excellent poems praising him.

From then on, Liu Meier could often see Song Yuanshan from the Princess Mansion. The young Liu Meier thought he was a gentle gentleman, and she was very envious of him.

It wasn't until Liu Meier once saw Song Yuanshan kill a kingfisher that landed beside him that she realized that Song Yuanshan was far from being as gentle as jade.

From then on, Liu Meier was a little afraid of Song Yuanshan, so she gradually disliked his association with Sister Dai.

Just when Liu Meier was lost in thought, footsteps came from outside the cell.

"Lord Liu, someone is visiting." The officer opened the cell door and said.

Liu Meier, who subconsciously thought it was Sister Dai, stood up quickly, but when she saw who was coming, her back felt a little chilly.

"Brother Liu, how are you doing these days?" Song Yuanshan walked in with the wine in one hand and lowered his head.

This Dali Temple prison has heavy soldiers, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to enter.

Mingming was panicked, but Liu Meier couldn't show it, she just straightened her back and said, "Why did Song Taifu come here?"

Seeing her guarded eyes, Song Yuanshan wondered if she was already doubting himself?

"Brother Liu is in prison this time, Song is also very worried, so he naturally wanted to come and see." Song Yuanshan sat down on his own, and then poured his drink.

Liu Meier sat on one side calmly, thinking that Song Yuanshan would not want to poison herself to create the illusion of taking poison in fear of crime.

After all, Song Yuanshan has always been vicious in his attacks, which one of the original gentry and Yuan family was stabbed in the back by him.

He still had a smile on his face, but his hands were actually covered in blood.

"Teacher Song has a heart." Liu Meier looked at Song Yuanshan's expression, caught a glimpse of the vermilion jade chain on his wrist while pouring wine, and was suddenly stunned.

"Brother Liu, why don't you have a quick drink?" Song Yuanshan said while holding the wine cup.

Liu Meier, who suddenly came to her senses, did not take the drink, but responded calmly: "I don't drink."

In the previous life, Liu Meier had vaguely seen this string of jade chains before she died, and that person killed her dying self with a knife in her own hands.

"Could it be that brother Liu is afraid that the wine might be poisonous?" Song Yuanshan smiled and took a sip first, thinking that he wanted to use the wine to get Liu Meier to sign the confession.

However, Song Yuanshan saw the official who had never left outside the prison door, so he understood that it was probably specially arranged by the eldest princess.

Liu Meier looked at Song Yuanshan who was talking and laughing freely, her hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.

This man is really a ghost-like existence.

"Since brother Liu doesn't want to drink, then forget it." Song Yuanshan had plenty of ways to toss people slowly.

Originally, he thought that if the eldest princess could reconcile according to the plan smoothly, then he would let Liu Concubine go.

But now Song Yuanshan realized that even though the eldest princess didn't express her concern for Prince Consort Liu, she was actually showing mercy everywhere.

How can ordinary prisons have such treatment, not to mention beds, I am afraid that there may not be mats.

The jealousy in Song Yuanshan's heart once again ignited endlessly. In the previous life, he worked so hard, but the eldest princess never looked at him more.

In this life, Song Yuanshan has made up his mind that even if he can't get it, he must not let others get it.

Since the eldest princess wanted to protect Concubine Liu, she would try to find ways to get rid of the crime.

Around Prince Jiang Hui, there are still a party of noble officials who are ready to move. Even if the eldest princess cannot be moved, it is more than enough to move the son-in-law Liu.

Liu Meier watched Song Yuanshan leave in a low voice, she was still in shock.

The chariots and horsemen who chased her in the previous life, now Liu Meier thinks back, those are not the rebel army in Jiang country, but a group of bandits.

It seems that Song Yuanshan is hoarding soldiers and horses privately.

With the continuous spring rain, Dali Temple Minister Zhu Zhen ran around for several days to check Liu Yang and Liu Ming's testimony to find out the banknotes used to bribe officials that day.

The shopkeeper of Yinzhuang handed over the bank notes Liu Yang and Liu Ming used to withdraw the silver, and Dali Temple Qing Zhu Zhen immediately checked the whereabouts of the silver coins through the bank notes.

Half a month later, Zhu Zhen managed to find out a small official from the Ministry of Rites, but that official had been exiled as early as when he was arresting the members of the Wu family.

But when Zhu Zhen wanted to transfer the little official back again, the little official caught a disease and died on the way.

Although it is impossible to find out who the bureaucrats are behind the scenes, the source of the banknotes has been confirmed to be from the Liu Family Tea Shop, which is owned by Liu An.

Logically, it should have been confirmed that Concubine Liu had nothing to do with the case, so Zhu Zhen brought the two children of the Liu family to interrogation again.

Liu Ming and Liu Yang knelt in the hall, Zhu Zhen sat in the main hall, and on one side was the supervisor Song Taifu.

"My lord, we did not falsify our testimony." Liu Yang timidly looked at the tea drinkers.

Zhu Zhen felt something was wrong.

Do they know this Song Taifu?

After the trial was over, Zhu Zhen and Song Yuanshan went into the palace to report the case, and the eldest princess and prince Jiang Hui were in the apse.

Prince Jiang Hui has always admired Song Taifu's knowledge, but he doesn't trust this person.

Back then when the Wu family brothers blatantly persecuted the royal family's children, Song Taifu never said a word, one can imagine how ruthless this person is.

And Zhu Zhen is famous for his uprightness in the court, and the prince Jiang Hui knows his reputation.

Regarding the case of Prince Consort Liu, not only the courtiers were discussing, but even the counselors and gentlemen around Prince Jiang Hui had their own opinions.

But what they have in common is that the Eldest Princess has too much power in her hands, which will inevitably endanger the throne in the future. It would be good if he could use Liu Concubine's prestige to kill the Eldest Princess.

"According to what Lord Zhu said, Lord Liu should be wronged?" It's not that the prince Jiang Hui didn't know that if the eldest princess wanted to cover up, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would have to keep their mouths shut.

However, the case of Prince Consort Liu was still handled according to the laws of the Jiang Kingdom, and it seemed that the eldest princess did not intervene too much.

Zhu Zhen nodded in response: "This minister believes that this case is indeed the case, and there should be fish that slipped through the net regarding the case of leaking secrets in the imperial examination."

This sentence made Song Yuanshan frown, he really underestimated this old man Zhu.

Prince Jiang Hui did not say anything immediately, but asked the two to step down first, and then asked respectfully: "Auntie, how do you think this case should be handled?"

For this powerful eldest princess, Prince Jiang Hui is grateful but also wary.

Jiang Changdai looked at the fourteenth prince, his words and deeds were much calmer than that of the original emperor Jiang Feng.

Presumably, it is also related to their mother and son being squeezed out by the Wu family brothers in those years.

"I'm getting old, and the prince will always be in charge of the world in the future, so I'll leave this matter to the prince." Jiang Changdai didn't want to show too much concern, let alone make the prince suspicious.

But now that the court is full of criticism, Jiang Changdai knows that she must express her intention of not wanting to rule the world.

Otherwise, the prince will only become as defensive and alienated as Jiang Feng, and there is no guarantee that a second or more Wu family brothers will not appear.

The prince Jiang Hui was a little unexpected. He thought that the eldest princess would express her appeal forcefully, but unexpectedly she threw the question back.

And just now the eldest princess made it clear that she wanted to give up power, which might be considered a compromise.

In the evening of the same day, the prince's personal edict came out from the royal palace, and Concubine Liu was released from prison without charge.

The ministers were not surprised by this result, but what was surprising was the pro-edict issued by the crown prince.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Changdai was parked outside Dali Temple in a carriage. It was raining lightly outside, and the dark night sky had no light at all.

A glazed lampshade hung outside the carriage to illuminate some corners, Jiang Changdai knew that the crown prince would release Liu Meier from prison.

Because he knew that the prince Jiang Hui wanted power, but now he only wanted Meier to be safe.

What Jiang Guo should do now is not to fight internally, but to adjust the military defense as soon as possible to deal with the turmoil in neighboring countries.

Sometimes taking retreat as an advance is also a strategy.

From the current point of view, Jiang Hui is indeed a qualified successor to the king.

Because he understands the importance of power, and also knows how to measure.

When Liu Meier turned out of the cell, the rain outside was still a little cold.

In the night, a lamp illuminated the field of vision, Liu Meier looked at the walking figure holding an umbrella, her eyes were inexplicably hot.

Jiang Changdai took her under the oil-paper umbrella and said in a low voice, "Meier, let's go home."

"En." Liu Meier was inexplicably moved.

This is the first time Liu Meier has heard sister Dai mention the word home.

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