The most romantic little emperor

Return to the East Palace.

It was late at night, the dew was heavy, and the moon was rising above the branches.

The East Palace was silent, except for a palace at the innermost part which was different from the others. From a distance, it was brightly lit and extremely luxurious.

Qin Hao pointed to the innermost palace and asked Xiang Yue, "What is that place?"

A Yue said, "Your Highness, that is Concubine Dong's bedroom, Linglong Palace. Are you going to stay there tonight?"

Qin Hao seemed to be thinking about something. After a moment's silence, he slowly said, "No, let's go to the Crown Princess' place!"

The Crown Princess's bedroom.

Wang Yourong had already gone to bed, but when she heard the announcement from the palace servants outside, she quickly got up from bed, put on her clothes, put on makeup, and hurried out to greet them.

As soon as she went out, she saw the prince walking towards the bedroom, followed by A Yue and several palace maids.

"Your Highness, you're back!" Wang Yourong quickly bowed.

Qin Hao nodded slightly when he saw her, and then walked straight into the bedroom.

A Yue followed closely behind, scanning everything around her vigilantly.

Wang Yourong did not dare to delay and hurried to catch up.

Came to the bedroom.

Qin Hao said: "Ayue, go and have a rest first!"

A Yue slipped away.

When there was no one around, Wang Yourong asked weakly, "Your Highness, will you stay here with me tonight?"

Qin Hao nodded.

Wang Yourong immediately arranged for Yan'er to prepare hot water for a bath.

The bedroom was filled with a faint floral fragrance that was refreshing.

Wang Yourong sat in front of the bronze mirror, preparing to remove her makeup.

Qin Hao slowly walked behind Wang Yourong, put his arms around her waist, and said with a smile: "My beloved concubine is so beautiful, no wonder I can't help myself."

Wang Yourong blushed and lowered her head, saying, "Your Highness, please don't make fun of me."

Qin Hao gently stroked Wang Yourong's delicate body, his eyes falling on the two people in the bronze mirror.

Their figures reflected in the mirror look like a beautiful painting.

Outside the window, the moonlight shines on the window lattices of the bedroom, adding a sense of mystery and romance to the night.

……

Early morning on the second day.

A piece of news shocked the court and the public. Last night, the Minister of Justice Qian Song died at home.

Before Qin Hao reached the Taiji Hall, he heard the news and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. It seemed that someone couldn't sit still and wanted to kill people to silence them! It seemed that his plan of killing someone with a borrowed knife had worked!

Who killed Qian Song?

But one thing is certain, Qian Song’s death is definitely related to Su Zhengfang.

When Qin Hao arrived at the court, he saw that all the ministers who did not come yesterday, except Su Zhengfang, had come. He could not help but feel a little angry and scolded them directly: "You gentlemen who did not come yesterday, you are quite active in coming today, but it is too late. Get out, and come back when you pay the fine."

"You really think this is a vegetable market. Come if you want to, don't come if you don't want to."

"Come here, chase them out for me."

All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned. They thought that the prince was just talking yesterday. After all, the law cannot punish everyone. They didn't expect that the prince's attitude was so tough and he wanted to punish so many people at once.

Those ministers who did not come yesterday were immediately ashamed. They went to see Shangshu Su together yesterday. Su Zhengfang asked them to come to the court directly, thinking that the prince would not pursue the matter. Unexpectedly, they made a mistake.

Seeing the guards approaching from outside, these people panicked, quickly knelt on the ground, and pleaded with the prince.

Unexpectedly, Qin Hao was unmoved and said directly, "Hurry up and drive them away, so as not to taint my eyes."

The ministers shouted, "Your Highness, we know we are wrong and we accept the punishment."

As he spoke, he took out a banknote from his sleeve.

Qin Hao couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that it seemed that they came prepared and had made two preparations.

He glanced at Gao Lishi, who immediately understood and collected the banknotes one by one.

Only after Gao Lishi collected all the silver bills did the ministers breathe a sigh of relief.

Qin Hao felt amused when he saw how frightened they were.

"If I had known this would happen, why did I do this in the first place? This time, I will spare you. If there is a next time, you don't have to come. Go home and retire!"

All the ministers kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Then, Fan Wenhai, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, reported to the court that Qian Song, the Minister of Justice, had committed suicide last night.

All the ministers were shocked when they heard the news. It was unbelievable that the Minister of Justice committed suicide, and they started talking about it.

Some people say that Qian Song was timid and would definitely not commit suicide, so it might have been murder.

Some people said that the prince went to the Ministry of Justice yesterday, and Qian Song committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and he deserved it.

Qin Hao watched the performance of the loyal minister and felt unhappy when he heard someone blamed him for Qian Song's death.

Then he interrupted everyone's discussion and said, "Yesterday morning, I did go to the Ministry of Justice to see Lord Qian. The main purpose was to investigate the case of the four people, Xie An, the Prince's tutor, Shi Minghan, the Minister of Rites, Li Mu, the Right Camp Commander, and Feng Huaiyu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who were unjustly imprisoned. Lord Qian handled matters impartially and actively cooperated. I still recognize his character and ability."

Then he took out yesterday's inquiry record from his sleeve and said, "This is the result of yesterday's inquiry. You gentlemen can circulate it among each other."

Qin Hao waited until all the ministers had finished reading before continuing, "Mr. Qian's death was definitely not suicide. He must have offended someone because of this inquiry record and was brutally murdered. This king must seek justice for Mr. Qian and catch the real culprit behind the scenes."

"Fan Wenhai, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, listen to my order. I order you to temporarily replace the Minister of Justice and take charge of the Ministry of Justice. Together with the Supreme Court Justice, you will do your best to catch the real culprit. You have three days to solve the case and seek justice for Mr. Qian."

When Fan Wenhai heard the prince's appointment, he was secretly surprised and quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Then, Qin Hao swept his eyes across the court and said angrily, "You all have seen it just now! The four people, Xie An, the Prince's tutor, Shi Minghan, the Minister of Rites, Li Mu, the Right Camp Commander, and Feng Huaiyu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, were imprisoned and framed. Now the evidence is irrefutable. I want to vindicate them. What opinions do you have? Please speak up."

The civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in bewilderment. At this time, the Left Censor-in-Chief Hu Jiang came out and said, "Your Highness, I think this is absolutely inappropriate. Let's not talk about whether these four people are guilty or not. It is too frivolous to determine that they are innocent based on a confession alone. Moreover, once Lord Qian is dead, there will be no evidence to prove his guilt."

"It's too arbitrary for you to vindicate them!"

At this time, the ministers who did not come yesterday came out one after another, "I second the motion!"

"I second the proposal!"

……

Qin Hao was furious when he heard this. Great! I just spared you and you jumped out to make trouble for me. It seems that I am still too merciful.

He said directly: "Since you think they are guilty, tell me what crime they have committed. As long as you can produce evidence, I will immediately put them in jail. But if you can't produce evidence, don't make empty promises here."

"I can tell you clearly that if you can deny the testimony of the Minister of Justice, Lord Qian, whose testimony can you accept? Don't you even believe what I say?"

"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. It seems that the punishment I gave you just now was too light. Don't be ungrateful and anger me. I will make you suffer."

When Left Censor-in-Chief Hu Jiang saw that he had stirred up a hornet's nest, he immediately realized that he had underestimated the prince's determination, and he kowtowed to apologize. The others also knelt down and begged for mercy.

Qin Hao didn't even look at them, and asked them to kneel there, and then asked the other ministers directly, "My lords, if you have any different opinions, please speak up. I am all ears."

The others looked at those kneeling people, thinking and silent.

Qin Hao took in all their performances and was in a good mood. He said, "Since everyone has no objection, I will vindicate them now."

"Issue an order to reinstate Xie An, the former Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, and to temporarily suspend the positions of Shi Minghan, the former Minister of Rites, Li Mu, the Lieutenant General of the Right Camp, and Feng Huaiyu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, until another position is filled."