Princess Ding'an was furious, with a ferocious look on her face, "Lu Anran committed a crime below, and I just punished her a little. Who knew she had a grudge, bribed insiders in the county office, and released evil things to hurt me. Uncle Huang, she has already Not taking me seriously is also a blatant contempt for the royal dignity. Such a treacherous and insidious junior will never let her go."
"What do you want me to do with her?" The emperor's words rolled in his throat, as heavy as the black clouds accumulating in the sky during a summer thunderstorm.
Princess Ding'an was furious, and she was accustomed to being lawless in the emperor's favor. She did not notice that the emperor was displeased. Instead, she raised her lips with a sinister smile and said: "I want her to be cut into pieces and quartered, otherwise it will be difficult to understand what is in my heart." hatred!"
King Xing raised his head and saw the emperor's increasingly gloomy expression. His eyelids twitched, "Yan'er, don't be so presumptuous." After saying that, he clasped his fists at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Yan'er's words are inappropriate, but she suffered People are framed and their moods are unstable, so they speak fiercely. Yan'er is your niece, why do you have to stand up for her?"
The emperor snorted from his nose and sneered: "It's inappropriate in front of the palace. It's because I indulge you too much."
Only then did Princess Ding'an realize something was wrong, "Uncle Huang..."
"Lu Anran bribed the county office to frame you? Who bribed him? How did he commit the crime?" The emperor's eyes were cold and sharp, like an arrow shooting at Princess Ding'an, "Tell me, what happened to the daughters of the Yang and Du families? After his death, he conspired with others to kill you?”
Princess Ding'an's heart was pounding and she argued forcefully: "Uncle Huang, do you listen to Yang Qichang and Du Denian? You don't believe Yan'er."
"You bastard!" The emperor glared, his face turned livid, showing that he was extremely displeased.
Princess Ding'an had never been scolded like this before, and she was dumbfounded.
The emperor sternly said: "Du Man and Yang Xue'er, it was you who let Yao An be thrown into a pile of wild beasts and died."
"No, they were ignorant and broke in on their own..."
"Full of lies!" The emperor angrily threw a stack of memorials at him.
The hard corner of the memorial was poked into Princess Ding'an's face, and the wound that had not healed opened again after being sutured, and blood remained along the wound. Together with the embarrassed and twisted face, she looked like a ferocious female ghost begging for her life in the middle of the night.
"Even now, I still don't have a word of truth in my mouth. I don't know how I can be lawless outside and not take the king's law in my eyes, relying on my favor."
Princess Ding'an screamed: "Uncle Huang, they are all lying to you, I am your niece!"
The emperor pointed his finger at her and said, "If you don't think about your own faults, you will try to frame others. King Xing, is this how you teach your daughter?"
"Brother Emperor, Yan'er has caused such harm to others, how can you speak for outsiders." Outsiders were present, and King Xing was pointed at his nose and lectured by the emperor, and his face was a little embarrassed.
Liu Xiangzhi stood at the edge of the palace with his hands clasped, as quiet as if he didn't exist.
"Do you want me to bring out the scandals you have done over the years one by one?" The emperor lost his patience. The court affairs have not been resolved yet, so he had no time to talk to Prince Xing and his daughter. In addition, he was disappointed with Princess Ding'an. To the extreme, he felt it was an eyesore, and said in a cold tone: "You have become disgusting now, and I am also responsible. From now on, Zi Sangyan will go to Fahua Temple to practice on his behalf and reflect on his mistakes. Without my permission, he is not allowed to go out. One step away from Hua Temple.”
"Brother Imperial, you can't do that!"
"Uncle Huang!"
The father and daughter shouted at the same time.
The emperor waved his dragon robe with his right hand, sat down and looked over coldly, "Perhaps Prince Xing's Mansion will be holding a funeral tomorrow."
The cold tone left no room for negotiation. Princess Ding'an's body softened and she collapsed on the ground. She could never imagine why the situation had changed overnight.
Did the imperial uncle's love for her disappear at the same time as her face?
Liu Xiangzhi watched silently as Prince Xing and his daughter made a fuss and left the Linhua Palace in despair. The emperor sitting on the dragon throne had a cold face from the beginning.
He couldn't help but shake his head at the ignorance of Prince Xing and his daughter. Unlucky timing was one reason, and another important reason was that what Princess Ding'an had done over the years had already disappointed the emperor.
"Bullying others with power." The emperor slapped the dragon chair hard, "This is bullying others with power!"
Liu Xiangzhi came out of the darkness, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Last year King Xing also came forward for Ding'an and planned to ask me to marry Nangong Zhi. If I really agreed, marrying him would not ruin the reputation of the entire royal family."
"Princess Ding'an has reached her age, so Prince Xing should be anxious, and Nangong Shaofu is indeed one of the best among men. He is rare."
"Huh, he's the only one with a good eye."
Liu Xiangzhi advised: "The princess is still young and has nothing to do. If she teaches her well, she will surely realize her own mistakes and correct them."
The emperor glanced sideways: "You were talking about the age of marriage just now, why is it so young?"
"Uh..." I just tried to persuade him casually, otherwise I wouldn't say anything else.
"I love Ding'an..." The emperor's thumb gently rubbed the dragon chair, his eyes dark and unclear: "Because she is a bit arrogant and looks like her, but she has never been vicious."
Liu Xiangzhi knew that neither should nor shouldn't, and he didn't dare to casually guess who this 'she' was referring to.
The emperor had already come out of his emotions and said: "I asked you to stay until now. There is something I want you to do."
Liu Xiangzhi knew something in his mind: "Could it be that the emperor wants me to go to Chicheng in person?"
"Yes, you go and find out why ten thousand horses disappeared, and what the ghost town in Zhao Shuxing's letter is."
Liu Xiangzhi understood that this matter really had to be done by him. He put his fists in front of his forehead, bowed his waist and saluted, saying, "I obey the order."
"It's a long way to go, I love you, be careful all the way." The emperor said: "I will give you the 'Imperial Gold Medal' to make it easier. In addition, I will ask Wei Zheng to take a hundred people to accompany you."
Liu Xiangzhi will set off before dawn tomorrow morning. He will leave the palace and return home to pack his belongings. When he is approaching the gate of the palace, he sees the carriage of Prince Xing's Mansion parked not far away.
King Xing jumped on the horse, but Princess Ding'an shouted something into the carriage, turned around and ran away.
Soon the curtain of the carriage opened and a woman with a graceful figure walked out. Liu Xiangzhi couldn't see her face clearly, but she could tell from her dress and demeanor that she was Princess Xing Jiang.
The princess waved to the rear, and a group of royal guards quickly caught up with Princess Ding'an and took her into the carriage. The princess followed her and got in, and the carriage left.
Not long after, calm returned to the palace gate, as if there had never been the noise just now.
Liu Xiangzhi looked at it and felt that Princess Xing was more calm and measured than Prince Xing who judged the situation.
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The emperor's imperial edict has been transmitted to Diqiu, and the prince is in charge of the case. Nangong Zhi and Yu Fangjing are assisting in the investigation. The officials whose names are clearly written on the roster will directly raid their homes and arrest people. Other relevant officials will be placed under house arrest and will be released until the case becomes clear.
That night, people in many counties in the south heard the sound of the guards being dispatched. Many mansions were ransacked, and long lines of family members walked through the long streets crying. The scene was spectacular and desolate.
The sky changes overnight, and people are panicked.
Until the Zhou family case was revealed to the world, the whole court was shocked.
I am horrified by this shocking conspiracy, and it is hard to imagine that people's hearts are so sinister.
At the same time, people in the royal capital came to the Sanyuan Palace to worship under the influence of thoughtful people. They all said that Dongyue Zhenren was sitting in Emperor Qiu, and the souls of the dead were summoned to complain about their grievances. Only in this way can a world-shattering case come to light.
It was passed around so much that even Yunqi almost believed it.
"Yun Da is smart, you have been working hard for nothing, and all the credit has been taken away by others." Lu Taotao gnashed the roasted chestnuts with sugar and laughed wildly in his mouth.
Yunqi didn't even open his eyes, he leaned on the recliner and closed his eyes to rest.
Ma Dan gave a thumbs up and said, "Prince Yun is a really smart man. He doesn't want to be the first to make a fortune in silence."
"Bah." Lu Taotao spit out chestnut shells on the ground, "Where's the wealth? Where's the wealth?"
Xunqing had left the day before yesterday. Ma Dan didn't need to maintain a superior demeanor in front of the children all the time. He suddenly showed his true colors. He picked his teeth and sat on the stone bench next to him. He crossed his legs and said, "Wealth is everywhere, all he needs is a pair of discerning eyes." .”
Yun Qi opened one eyelid and said lazily: "Ma Dan, you haven't left yet?"
Ma Dan poked the flesh of his teeth and hissed in pain. He turned back to flatter him and said, "Your Majesty, if you have any errands, just give me your orders."
Lu Taotao laughed and said, "He relies on you."
"Little girl, don't say so harshly. The so-called three hundred and sixty professions, our profession also has a lot to do. Maybe I will be of many uses in the future."
"Are you being told to act like a ghost?"
"This Zhou family's case, if I hadn't cooperated internally and externally, it might have been a lot more work."
Lu Taotao threw the last chestnut meat into his mouth, chewed it, and said rudely: "You still want to compete with a child for credit, tsk tsk."
Ma Dan grinned and said, "Then I did a good job of covering up, otherwise Housekeeper Zhou would have been suspicious."
"Yun Qi, I found that this person is really talented."
Ma Dan said happily: "You finally discovered it."
Lu Taotao wrinkled his nose, "Skin is thicker than snot."
Hey, what you describe is so disgusting.
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On June 23rd, the Diqiu Dojo, which lasted for seventy-seven forty-nine days and was attacked by wild beasts, came to a successful conclusion.
Immortal Dongyue came down from the altar, sprinkled the heaven and earth with fairy spring rain, finished reciting the blessings in his mouth, and respectfully invited the Three Pure Ones to return to their thrones.
The students of Jixia Palace once again stood in the dojo, but some of the seats were empty, which was quite noticeable.
Forty-nine days are neither long nor short, but first there is Yaksha eating people, then there is an accident during hunting, and then there is a twist in the Zhou family case. Seeing the guards coming and going, how can the students really calm down and understand the truth.
Finally, the work was done. For some reason, all the students let out a sigh of relief and missed the royal capital more than ever.
After evacuating the dojo, Dongyue Zhenren and the other Sanyuan Palace Taoist priests settled at the county office, ready to set off in three days. It was still Qi Shang who led the escort to escort them all the way. Nangong Zhi could not leave for the time being, and the case had to be heard clearly before proceeding.
On June 26, a huge team gathered in front of the county office, just as they had set off from the royal capital that day. The only difference was that the students from Jixia Palace had gone from being high-spirited and full of novelty to now wanting to escape from this land of right and wrong. land.
Yun Qi was patting the horse he had captured from Meng Xueli when he met Captain Qian, who rolled his eyes with disdain.
Yun Qi touched his chin, did he give him face?
Qian Xiaowei had been guarding the dojo during this period. When he turned around and heard that the county town had turned upside down, he was shocked and looked down upon Yun Qi even more. After all, he was just a yamen investigating the case and did not do any real work. Did you see it? It seems that the emperor Seeing his incompetence, the case was directly handed over to Nangong Shaofu.
Yun Qi didn't know what Colonel Qian was thinking, and even if he knew it, Master Yun would just laugh it off.
As soon as Master Dongyue's carriage moved, everyone behind him started to move.
It's sunny today and the sun is shining brightly.
As he was leaving the city gate, Lu Anran looked back and saw the sun shining on the word 'Diqiu'. The golden light was dazzling, seeming to shatter all the haze and restore the bright blue sky to Diqiu County.
The fourth case·End
