On the second day, the meeting hall.
Mr. Qi seemed to know that he was going to talk about his family affairs today, so he asked for sick leave and did not come.
Li Xin looked at the vacant seat and said to Li Shui in a low voice: "Brother Huai, you see, Sir, after so many things, he still has such a good face."
Li Shui nodded and said, "Scholars love dispensable things."
Li Xin continued: "Unlike Brother Huai, no matter how many things he goes through, his face will only increase."
Li Shui rolled his eyes at Li Xin and said with a smile, "I just think you are complimenting me."
Li Xin chuckled and said, "I never speak nice words. I only speak from my heart."
After Li Shui listened, he said quietly: "Brother Li, it would be better not to reveal your heart in the future."
Li Xin asked in confusion: "Why?"
Li Shui whispered: "Be careful of being taken advantage of by people with evil intentions. Brother Li, you are so simple, you are no match for them."
Li Xin said with a smile: "I am not their opponent because of their selfishness. Isn't it because they still have you, Brother Huai?"
Li Shui looked around and said in a low voice: "I'm not playing tricks, this is a strategy."
Li Xin held back his laughter and said, "Yes, yes, it's all a strategy."
The Confucian scholar next to him looked towards Li Shui and the others, frowned, as if he sneered at Li Shui and Li Xin's words, and inadvertently stood aside to keep a distance from Li Shui and the others.
Zhao Teng was standing in the corner, feeling very uneasy.
Although Qi's case has been solved, overall it has nothing to do with him.
And recently, every time Ying Zheng handed over matters to Zhao Teng, Zhao Teng did not handle it smoothly.
It is a blessing that Zhao Teng has not been punished. How dare he take credit.
Zhao Teng chose the most inconspicuous position today. In the past, His Majesty would never even look at this position. It was always a position that was easily ignored.
Zhao Teng lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest, hoping to finish the court meeting as soon as possible. He did not seek credit, but he also did not want to be punished.
Li Xin poked Li Shui and said in a low voice: "Brother Huai, why didn't I see Mr. Zhao? Did he also ask for sick leave?"
Li Shui was also puzzled when he heard it. He looked around and found that the figure in the corner looked like Zhao Teng's back, and said, "It's hidden there."
Li Xin looked up and said, "So he was standing there. Why didn't I see him?"
"Mr. Zhao is cautious enough, right? Anyway, the case of Qi Mansion is already clear, so why stand in such an inconspicuous position."
Li Shui smiled and said: "You don't understand this. Mr. Zhao is not greedy for merit and uses retreat to advance."
Li Xin frowned and said in confusion: "What's the point of retreating in order to advance?"
Li Shui said in a low voice: "The reason for retreat is to make His Majesty temporarily forget the existence of Mr. Zhao to avoid being punished. Since there is no punishment, Your Majesty still trusts Mr. Zhao."
"In this way, Mr. Zhao's status will still be there, and no one can move it."
"If His Majesty punishes Mr. Zhao today, and some snobs continue to add insult to injury, Mr. Zhao's image in Your Majesty's heart will be greatly reduced."
After hearing this, Li Xin silently cast an appreciative look at Li Shui and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid your majesty won't think so. I guess even if Mr. Zhao takes sick leave, your majesty will still ask about him."
Just as he was talking, Ying Zheng walked in.
Ying Zheng asked: "How is the case in Qi's house?"
Li Shui stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it has been found out that Butler Wang's death was caused by the poisoning of Xiaocui, the maid in the palace, because Butler Wang said bad things about the Wu family, and also planned to judge the master privately."
"In anger, the maid Xiaocui added borneol to Butler Wang's tea. She wanted to punish Butler Wang and make Butler Wang suffer."
"I didn't expect that the amount of medicine was not properly controlled, and Butler Wang died unexpectedly."
Ying Zheng nodded after hearing this and said, "The borneol is medicine or poison?"
Li Shui said: "Your Majesty, there is a limit in everything. Within the limit is medicine, and if it is exceeded, it is poison."
At this time Chunyu Yue stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since borneol itself is medicine, and the dosage is difficult to control, it cannot be called poisoning."
"All things are interdependent, and even the poison of snakes and scorpions can sometimes be a good antidote."
Chunyu Yue actually didn't want to get involved in this matter, but after all, Mr. Qi was also a Confucian scholar. Looking at the overall situation, he and Mr. Qi were still of the same faction, and they were the same faction that kept a distance from Huaiguzi.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Everyone please tell me."
The courtiers looked at each other and started discussing.
Li Shui glanced at Li Xin, both of them were puzzled.
Li Shui thought to himself: This is obviously a case of Xiaocui's murder. How can we discuss whether the borneol is poisonous or not?
Ying Zheng glanced around and asked in confusion: "Isn't Zhao Teng here today?"
Zhao Teng was shocked. He thought that His Majesty would forget about him for a while while he was hiding here, but he didn't expect that he would still ask.
Zhao Teng was about to stand up and reply, when Li Xin said: "Your Majesty, where is Master Zhao." He pointed to the corner.
Ying Zheng and everyone else's eyes followed the direction of Li Xin's finger.
Zhao Teng was very embarrassed, his face turned red, and he cursed in his heart: "Li Xin, Li Xin, no one will treat you as a mute if you don't speak. I usually can't hear you speak, but now you are noticeable."
Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Zhao Teng, why are you standing there."
Zhao Teng coughed awkwardly and said, "I feel a little unwell today. I was afraid that it would affect the ministers, so I stood further away."
After listening to this, Li Xin and Li Shui looked at each other and smiled secretly.
Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Teng and asked, "Tell me, does this Xiaocui count as poisoning?"
Zhao Teng thought for a while and said: "From the perspective of the effects of borneol, a certain amount is a good medicine, but an overdose is a fatal poison."
"If we want to analyze whether Xiao Cui poisoned her, I think it depends on Xiao Cui's motive, whether she just wants to punish Butler Wang, or whether she wants to kill Butler Wang."
"If it is just to punish Butler Wang and the wrong amount is used, the circumstances may be minor. If it is intended to cause Butler Wang's death and the punishment is excessive intentionally, then it is a serious case."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Huai Guzi, you just said that Xiao Cui wanted to punish the butler of the Qi Mansion, but he didn't expect to use too much, right?"
Li Shui replied: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. This is the result of the joint trial between me and Lord Zhao."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Zhao Teng, are you also participating?"
Zhao Teng didn't know if Ying Zheng wanted to participate in this question or not, and he didn't know how to answer.
After thinking about it, I could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I am just assisting Mr. Huai in handling the case."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Zhao Aiqing is interested."
Ying Zheng turned to Ji Ming beside him and said: "Ji Ming, tell Mr. Qi later that I still know who he is. It's just that there are some problems with the servants in the house. Don't let the servants' problems affect the official business." .”
Ji Ming lowered his head and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."
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