Su Honghe didn't understand why Mo Zechen asked this question, but he still nodded honestly.
"Other than that, does the Prime Minister have nothing else to say or ask?"
The corners of Mo Zechen's mouth were slightly raised, but his eyes were cold.
Su Honghe didn't notice it. Instead, he looked suddenly enlightened and quickly bowed his hands and admitted his mistake.
"Your Majesty is right to remind me. The official was confused and almost forgot about the business."
"The memorial that the prince had sent to your majesty earlier was shown by your majesty to your subordinates."
"I don't know how well the prince has investigated the corruption of Xuancheng officials, secretly mining gold mines, and the destruction of innocent people's families in order to conceal the facts."
"Your Majesty asked your subordinates to cooperate with you in investigating all matters. Whatever the prince needs from your subordinates, just ask."
Su Honghe originally thought that Mo Zechen was angry that he actually put personal matters before business matters, so he quickly corrected his mistake.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Mo Zechen's face became even more ugly.
Mo Zechen's face completely darkened and he said coldly, "No more?"
Su Honghe thought about it carefully, and after making sure he didn't miss anything, he nodded.
"The prince has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. I'll be here for a while, but I really can't remember what I forgot."
"Your Majesty asked you to come to Xuancheng not only to help me find out what the people in Xuancheng have done behind your Majesty's back over the years, but also to help you deal with the troubles caused by Su Hongyu."
Mo Zechen looked at Su Honghe with a half-smile, his face full of ridicule.
"You went to see Su Hongyu and came to discuss compensation with me, but you didn't even think about the real victim."
Only then did Su Honghe remember that he had forgotten the victim Su Qianxi. No wonder the regent was angry.
"Your Majesty taught me that the subordinates were careless..."
"You're not careless, you just don't care."
Mo Zechen interrupted Su Honghe's sophistry, "You are used to ignoring Su Qianxi's feelings and ignoring her grievances, so even if Su Qianxi is the only victim this time, you can ignore it."
"You care about whether the culprit will be tortured, but you haven't even thought about whether Su Qianxi, the victim, was injured. Is it wrong and sad to be treated like this by relatives?"
Mo Zechen's dark and deep eyes met Su Honghe's slightly embarrassed eyes, filled with sarcasm and sullenness.
"Prime Minister, you are so partial that you don't think you are partial at all. This is the biggest problem."
"I can't even imagine that Su Qianxi, as the regent princess, is the only victim in this matter, and you can ignore her grievances."
"Then - to what extent does Su Qianxi, who was once your daughter, have to compromise in the Su family?"
Su Honghe's face was livid, his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves, his thin lips pursed tightly and he said nothing.
Logically speaking, Su Qianxi is his daughter. As Su Qianxi's husband, Mo Zechen should honestly call him father-in-law.
As an elder, he was accused of being partial by a junior.
This is a great humiliation for the good-looking Su Honghe.
But he brought this humiliation upon himself!
Su Honghe took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and pretended to be calm, explaining that he was not partial.
"Your Majesty is still young and has no children yet, so I don't know that when there are more children in the family, even if parents are determined to keep the water balanced, sometimes they will inevitably favor the more sensible children."
Mo Zechen smiled mockingly, "Since we can't make a bowl of water even, isn't this just partiality?"
"No, as parents, we initially love each child equally, but as time goes by, the children begin to show different personalities and talents as they grow up."
"Excellent children will bring admiration and envy from outsiders to their parents. Parents will naturally love children who can bring them glory."
"Isn't it right for an outstanding child to get more?"
Su Honghe looked serious and solemn, and those who didn't know thought he was talking about some worldly truth.
Mo Zechen used only one sentence to tear away Su Honghe's high-sounding mask.
"Isn't it because the child is not good enough that she is not your child?"
Su Honghe's expression froze and he fell silent.
Mo Zechen snorted coldly, "Besides, I don't agree with what you said about Su Qianxi not being good enough. On the contrary, Su Qianxi is very good, but you can't see it."
"The prince has feelings for Su Qianxi, so in your eyes, anything bad about Su Qianxi is good. This is just beauty in the eye of the beholder."
Seeing the hidden disdain in Su Honghe's eyes, Mo Zechen's eyes became a little colder.
"According to what you said, Prime Minister, only outstanding children deserve more attention and love from their parents. Then I have something that I can't figure out, and I would like to ask the Prime Minister to clarify my confusion."
Su Honghe thought that Mo Zechen was really confused about something, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."
Just now, he almost had Mo Zechen pointing his nose at him and scolding him. Now that Mo Zechen asked him something, he was naturally eager to make a comeback.
"There is a family in the capital. The couple has been married for several years, but they are still not pregnant, so they adopted an orphan and planned to let him provide for them in the future."
"Maybe the good deeds paid off. The couple had their own son the next year. When they grew up, the parents sent their two children to study together."
"The adopted son is smarter and works harder than his biological son. For many years, his adopted son has topped the list in high school, but his biological son has fallen behind."
Mo Zechen gave an example casually.
"The biological son was unwilling to give in. He often complained to his parents, saying that his parents adopted his adopted son, and gave half of everything that originally belonged to him to his adopted son. They did not give him enough training, which led to his decline in fame. After that, he completely degenerated and began to borrow alcohol. Relieve sorrow."
"A few years later, the adopted son was dispatched by the imperial court and was going to take up a post in another place. Before leaving, he planned to take his adoptive parents with him to provide for them until their old age and to repay them for their cultivation over the years."
Speaking of this, Mo Zechen paused and looked up at Su Honghe.
"Prime Minister, tell me, who do these parents love more, the adopted son or the biological son?"
"Probably an adopted son."
Although the other one is said to be a biological son, he is not smart or hard-working. After his reputation has fallen, he does not know how to start working hard from the beginning. He only knows how to complain to his parents and surrender, which is really unfilial.
Although the adopted son is not his biological son, he is filial and sensible. If he were asked to choose, he would definitely choose his adopted son.
Mo Zechen announced the answer, "Wrong, it's his biological son."
"The parents couldn't see their son being depressed because of failing the exam. They always resorted to drinking to drown their sorrows, but their adopted son was soaring and had a bright future. There was a sharp contrast between the two."
"On their way to the appointment with their adopted son, the couple secretly bought medicine, knocked out the adopted son on the way, killed and dumped the body, and let their biological son take the adopted son's identity to go to the appointment."
“Because no official in the place where he was assigned knew the adopted son, and no one suspected anything was wrong at first, the family of three lived a good life stepping on the adopted son’s body.”
"The truth would have been revealed only if the friend of the adopted son hadn't been able to contact his friend later and found it strange and went there in person."
Su Honghe frowned, a little dissatisfied, "This is just a story you made up casually, my lord, how can it count?"
"No, this is true. The Prime Minister should remember that two years ago, we added an additional provision to the laws of our court. Officials who leave the capital to take up their posts must be accompanied by three official servants."
"Many people think that this is because the place where they are going is too far, with high mountains and long rivers. If they encounter robbers, the officials who are going to their posts have no ability to protect themselves, so they need to be escorted by official officers."
"In fact, this rule is to prevent someone from killing the official who went to take office and then taking the other person's identity to take office."
"The example I just told the Prime Minister was not made up casually, but a case that I personally handled."
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Su Honghe was speechless for a moment.
He remembered that His Majesty had indeed asked someone to add an extra rule two years ago, but he did not expect that there were such hidden details in it.
"Between biological and non-biological, it is normal for parents to prefer biological children more."
Su Honghe was silent for a while but still spoke harshly.
But Mo Zechen laughed out loud, "Then why did the prime minister choose to prefer his adopted daughter to his biological daughter?"
Seeing that Su Honghe remained silent again, Mo Zechen mocked, "The Prime Minister has always claimed to be fair, but when it comes to treating your children, I really don't see how fair you are."
Mo Zechen's blunt ridicule made Su Honghe's face look even more ugly. Just when Su Honghe was about to make excuses and skip the topic, Mo Zechen changed the topic.
"Come to think of it, the Prime Minister just said that I think Su Qianxi is actually a very good person. This statement is not credible. Then is the Prime Minister willing to go somewhere with me?"
"Your Majesty, please——"
After finally waiting for Mo Zechen to change the subject, and finally no longer having to be slapped in the face, Su Honghe couldn't wait to agree, and stood up to wait for Mo Zechen to lead the way.
Mo Zechen sneered in his heart when he saw Su Honghe couldn't wait and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He's not that kind.
Just to show Su Honghe how blind he was and how he lost his pearl for the sake of a fish eye.
Mo Zechen took Su Honghe to the door of a shop.
After Su Honghe got off the carriage, he looked around and found nothing special. He became increasingly curious as to why Mo Zechen had brought him here.
Mo Zechen did not explain Su Honghe's doubts, but took Su Honghe directly into the inner hall of the shop.
Su Honghe noticed that the waiter in the store was actually a woman, and was slightly surprised.
How can a woman show her face outside?
Why didn't her parents and relatives know how to stop her?
Moreover, the woman seemed to know Mo Zechen, and she didn't even stop Mo Zechen from entering the inner hall without even saying hello.
Thinking of this, Su Honghe paused and his face suddenly became ugly.
