Mrs. Lin's father cared deeply for his daughter. After receiving the news, he wrote a memorial as soon as possible and then submitted it, with sharp words and heartfelt sentences.
Marquis Ningyuan was holding the memorial that accused him and the pen he was holding. He didn't know what to do. In the end, he had to call back the emperor who was counting money in the treasury.
The emperor was worried about the empty treasury and was already irritable. Marquis Ningyuan had to call him back. He was really angry. As soon as he came in, he shouted: "I want you to read more books on weekdays. Read more books." You never listen to me, now you have to ask me to do anything big, you loser!"
The good-for-nothing Marquis Ningyuan silently pushed the zhezi in front of the emperor without saying a word, just looking at him.
The emperor looked a little strange at Ning Yuanhou's gaze. He took the memorial and glanced at it, then raised his eyebrows: "Oh, your daughter forced someone else's daughter to death, and now the father of someone else's daughter has come to sue you. Are you a fool? If it were me, I would just burn this memorial and turn it into ashes. Who would have known that your daughter forced someone else to death!"
"Your Majesty, you are an emperor after all. Can we do something that a gentleman should do?" Ning Yuanhou frowned and looked directly at the emperor.
The emperor glanced at Marquis Ning Yuan: "Now tell me what a gentleman is. If you have the ability, don't carry out sneak attacks in the future!"
Marquis Ningyuan tilted his head slightly, his face full of disgust: "That's called the art of war. Is fighting the same as being an emperor?"
"I also come from a fighting background, and this is also called the Art of War!" The emperor said, throwing the memorial back to Marquis Ningyuan, "Then tell me, what are you going to do about this matter?"
Marquis Ningyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "I have the final say?"
"You have the final say!" The emperor smiled and nodded.
"Then follow the rules, investigate strictly, take legal action, suspend him and kick him out, and go home to eat for yourself!" Marquis Ningyuan looked at the emperor and said with reason.
The emperor did not speak, but slowly narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of danger: "Why, my palace can no longer accommodate your wolfish ambitions?"
"I want to go home!" Marquis Ningyuan frowned. This time, he decided that he had to go home. "The war is my business, and the criticism is your business as the emperor. You can't hold me back all the time. I’ll help you correct the mistakes, you have so many sons from top to bottom, it’s time for them to fulfill their filial piety!”
The emperor looked at Ning Yuanhou for a long time, and finally said with melancholy: "Do you just want your wife and children to be on the hot bed, and no longer care about the life and death of this miserable emperor?"
"This case of collusion between officials and bandits is yours to investigate, so you should be tired!" Ning Yuanhou lowered his head, trying to dodge the emperor's focused gaze.
"Xu Xiaowen!"
"My girl has been out for half a month, and I haven't even been able to look at her. If I stay here any longer, I won't even remember what my girl looks like!" Marquis Ning Yuan curled his lips, with a look of grievance on his face, "It's good for you, all day long Either in the Queen's Palace or in the Concubine's Palace, there are people everywhere to warm your bed, so I can only sleep on that hard and cold bed by myself. I just want to go home, what's wrong with my wife and children on the hot bed!"
The consequence of Ning Yuanhou's roar was to be kicked out by the emperor and dismissed from his post for investigation.
Marquis Ningyuan suppressed his laughter, pretended to be filled with sorrow and pride, and then rushed back to Marquis Ningyuan's mansion.
When Marquis Ning Yuan returned to his house, Xu Qingmo was pulling his hair and reading the account books. When he saw Marquis Ning Yuan coming back, he was a little surprised: "Father? Why are you back?"
"You dug a hole for me yourself and you asked me why I came back?" Ning Yuanhou raised his eyebrows with a look of blame on his face.
"Isn't that great? You can't eat or sleep well in the palace, and you have to help with the work. It's just a good time to spend these days with your mother at home!" Xu Qingmo put down the account book, stood up and walked to Marquis Ningyuan, " My father is always going strong, allowing me to have a younger brother at this age!"
Marquis Ning Yuan's ears turned red after being teased by his daughter, and then he grabbed Xu Qingmo's ears: "Smelly girl, I think your skin is itchy and you want to be beaten. You dare to laugh at your father!"
Xu Qingmo had no choice but to beg for mercy. After all, she really couldn't bear the strength of her father's hand: "Dad, it's better to go see mother quickly. Don't worry about these little things with me!"
Ning Yuanhou looked at Xu Qingmo's begging for mercy and poked her forehead: "Young girl, big or small!"
Mrs. Xu was quite old when she was pregnant with her first child, so Ning Yuanhou was naturally worried. After saying a few words to Xu Qingmo, he hurried to Mrs. Xu's yard.
Xu Qingmo waited until Marquis Ning Yuan was far away before muttering: "I feel sorry for my daughter-in-law as long as I feel sorry for my daughter-in-law. I still have to dress up, it's really annoying!"
"Girl, please stop talking. Be careful that the Marquis will come back and chase you. We won't be able to help you!" Hua Ying served Xu Qingmo a pot of tea. "Girl, is it okay for the Marquis to come back at this time?" Already stabbed?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Zhengyang walked in: "My father-in-law has been suspended!"
Xu Qingmo was not surprised, he just raised his head and glanced at Princess Zhengyang, then nodded: "I understand!"
"Aren't you in a hurry?"
"There's nothing to be anxious about. I'm the one who forced others to death. No matter how fierce the quarrel is in the court, it's impossible to really ask my father to resign and go home. The most he can do is ask my father to teach me a lesson. It's not a bad thing. It’s a matter of fact!” Xu Qingmo said lightly.
Princess Zhengyang was still worried: "What are you talking about? That's a human life. How can it be so simple as just teaching you a lesson? You are a girl after all. If you are forced to go to the hall by those civil servants, then you But what should I do?"
"Isn't that what the people behind the scenes want to do?" Xu Qingmo raised his eyes and looked at Princess Zhengyang, "How could that snake reveal its true face without forcing herself to a corner?"
Princess Zhengyang was a little strange: "Ah? What do you mean?"
Xu Qingmo smiled: "Literally!"
Princess Zhengyang grew up in the palace. She had never seen any conspiracy and conspiracy since she was a child. But when she came to Xu Qingmo, she didn't understand: "Didn't you do this to save Lady Lin?"
"What does she have to do with me?" Xu Qingmo raised his eyebrows, "It was just a matter of chance to save her!"
Princess Zhengyang sat down next to Xu Qingmo, and then looked at Xu Qingmo momentarily: "Mo Mo, I haven't offended you for anything, right?"
Xu Qingmo glanced at Princess Zhengyang, and then said helplessly: "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking about?"
Princess Zhengyang glanced at the accounts in Xu Qingmo's hand: "No wonder my royal brother always said that if you were a man, you might not be half worse than your eldest brother in the court!"
