After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

"Your Majesty, even if Hu Yanxue is really a monster, you can send her away..."

The Crown Princess chuckled and interrupted Shangguan Shu, "Your Highness, you don't know. Hu Yanxue just said that if he is a demon, he will be burned to death on the spot! You all heard it just now. It is Hu Yanxue who brought this upon himself. No one else can be blamed!"

Emperor Jianxi sneered upon hearing this, "You are so young, but you have such a vicious heart!"

The more Emperor Jianxi looked at the phoenix hairpin on Hu Yanxue's head, the more he found it annoying. He ordered in a cold voice, "How can someone with such a character be worthy of wearing the relics of Empress Xiaomin? Wu Yonggui, take the hairpin off her head for me!"

This is a great shame and humiliation!

It also proves that Emperor Jianxi already hated Huyan Xue to the extreme.

Others who wanted to plead for mercy no longer dared to do so.

Hu Yanxue watched helplessly as Wu Yonggui plucked out Empress Xiaomin's phoenix hairpin. He pulled it out with great force, and her hair immediately fell apart, making her look like a madman.

How glorious the banquet was at the beginning, how miserable it is now!

After his hairpin was removed and the crime was punished, Emperor Jianxi finally felt relieved.

"As for the crime of Princess Chengqian and the Crown Prince for harboring the truth, both of them will be fined one year's salary as a warning to others!"

He will reward Cheng Qian with more good things later!

Emperor Jianxi waved his sleeves and was about to go see the dying old Duke. He saw Shangguan Shu still not giving up, so he said, "Anyone who dares to plead for mercy will be convicted along with her!"

Then he left without looking back.

When passing by Cui and Lin, Emperor Jianxi paused and gave an unpredictable smile that made Cui and Lin's scalps numb. "Cui and Lin have been rewarded for reporting the evildoer. Prime Minister Liu and the Minister of Rites shall be given ten beautiful maids. They must be properly arranged!"

After saying that, he went straight to the old Duke’s Ning’an Hall.

Prime Minister Liu and Vice Minister Cui, who were almost frightened to death and felt that their positions were in jeopardy, accepted the imperial edict and expressed their gratitude.

The Cui and Lin families have made great contributions, so the reward should really go to the two of them?

Beautiful maids...ten more?

Is this a reward or a punishment?

Others gloated.

If we bring ten beautiful maids home, wouldn't that cause chaos in Prime Minister Liu's family and the Minister of Rites' family?

Apart from anything else, Prime Minister Liu is already over fifty years old, can his body withstand this...

All the officials looked at each other, thinking that His Majesty was venting Princess Chengqian's anger!

Who made these two blind people go out of their way to provoke Princess Cheng Qian?

Are you dumbfounded?

Cui and Lin were indeed dumbfounded.

The guards dragged Hu Yanxue to the clan residence, and after leaving, they found a puddle of water under Hu Yanxue...

It seems that he was scared to death.

Everyone curled their lips in disgust.

The prince waved his hand and said to all the officials, "Kneel down and greet me if you have nothing to do!"

All the officials were very happy at this moment!

Hehe, let’s go home and rest early today. There will be a lot of fun to watch in the morning court tomorrow!

Zhao Ying stood up and said to Shangguan Shu, "Don't worry, Runlang. I will go and plead for Xue'er tomorrow morning!"

Shangguan Shu patted her shoulder and said, "No need. You still have a cold and you shouldn't work too hard..."

Zhao Ying shook her head, looking heartbroken, "Don't bother me!"

Then he left without looking back.

Also go to Ning'an Hall.

The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and Shangguan Shu followed soon after.

I didn’t expect Ning’an Hall to be even more lively!

Ning'an Hall.

The old Duke's snoring was so loud that it shook the heavens.

The descendants below were also yawning with sleepiness, but no one dared to sleep.

Just as I was dozing off, someone shouted at the door, "The Emperor has arrived!!"

Everyone was startled and instantly became alert. At this moment, the door opened and everyone knelt down: "Your humble servants (the servants) pay their respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

"Pingshen..."

When Emperor Jianxi saw the old duke lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his eyes suddenly became sore.

Beside him, Chief Steward Wu supported Emperor Jianxi and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

Emperor Jianxi burst into tears and sat down beside the old Duke's bed. "Shifan, you and I have been close friends for many years. Now that you are gone, I have lost an arm!"

The people around him also cried out of sadness upon hearing the noise.

The sound is louder.

The old Duke was woken up again.

Hey - these bastards! Can't you let me have a good sleep?

The old Duke was confused.

Eh? Why does this voice sound like your Majesty?

The more I listened, the more it sounded like this... Could it be... The old Duke quietly tore a slit in his eye...

The next second, a mouthful of blood stuck in the chest.

How did these bastards invite His Majesty here? ! ! !

How can he survive then? Huh?

He lay in bed and had a good sleep, and when he woke up he was charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor?

Emperor Jianxi was so busy crying with his head down that he didn't notice that the person he thought was dead was actually opening his eyes and looking at him!

The people around him knew the inside story but didn't dare to say anything. He will die sooner or later, so Your Majesty can just cry in advance!

Emperor Jianxi grabbed the old duke's hand and suddenly pulled out a dagger from his body.

Shangguan Zhu was startled when he saw the sharp edge of the dagger. "Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"

Emperor Jianxi sighed, "You don't know, Shifan and I made an agreement that if he died before me, I would take his finger bones and make a bone pen so that it can accompany me every day... Shifan! It is a blessing in my life to have a loyal minister like you!" Emperor Jianxi cried again sadly.

Shangguan Zhu was also moved to tears, but as he cried he felt something was wrong. No... his father hadn't died yet!

Raw... Raw cutting...

Shangguan Shu, who was standing at the door, also heard this and his eyebrows jumped. He was about to open his mouth to stop them...

The hand that was drooping down and being grabbed by Emperor Jianxi actually shook it back...

Shangguan Shu: “…”

Zhao Ying: “!!!!” Let go of my father!

Emperor Jianxi also noticed something was wrong and slowly raised his head. The next second, his body almost jumped out.

Emperor Jianxi stared, "You...you..."

"Your Majesty, if I say... Your Majesty's love for me has moved the heavens, then the heavens will send me back..."

"Shut up, I don't believe it!"

Emperor Jianxi stood up suddenly.

The old Duke rolled down from the bed and knelt down. In an instant, the whole room was filled with people kneeling down.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Emperor Jianxi was so angry!

He drove everyone else away, leaving only the old duke behind. He pointed his trembling finger at the old duke who was kneeling on the ground, stamped his feet and cursed: "Why don't you die!"

"Why did you wake up?!"

"You die! If you don't die, I will grant you death!"

The old Duke lowered his head and dared not speak, complaining in his heart.

Can you blame him?

It's not your granddaughter, my biological granddaughter...

At the door, Zhao Ying felt uneasy, "Why does my father-in-law act like nothing happened?"

Shangguan Shu also shook his head in confusion.

"Could it be a last gasp?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened and Emperor Jianxi walked out with a sullen face.

Behind him, the old duke came out, "Your Majesty... take care?"

Shangguan Shu looked at the old Duke and saw that he was fine. He looked at Zhao Ying and replied, "Probably not."

There was so much excitement that night that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were exhausted.

The two of them also want to leave.

Before leaving, the prince greeted his sister and brother-in-law, "It seems that the matter of the evildoer is not groundless. Look, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has eliminated the evildoer, and the old Duke can get out of bed immediately."

Shangguan Shu smiled faintly and nodded in agreement.

The prince did not forget to warn Shangguan Shu, "Runzhi, since the old Duke is ill, you can take a leave of absence from the court meeting tomorrow morning."

Huyan Xue was given the white silk. Princess Huai'an will definitely be in turmoil tonight, and there will probably be some noise at the court tomorrow morning!

The prince’s meaning was very simple, he did not want Shangguan Shu to plead for mercy!

Shangguan Shu's eyes slightly trembled when he heard this. He lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Your Highness, thank you for your concern. I will take a leave tomorrow."

Zhao Ying looked at Shangguan Shu in surprise.

I didn't expect he would be so obedient.

The prince nodded with satisfaction.

After seeing off the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Shangguan Shu said to Zhao Ying, "Princess, you should also go to bed early. You have worked hard today."

"Runlang should also go to bed early."

Zhao Ying would have to pretend to plead for Hu Yanxue the next morning, so she said something polite and left with Nanny Li.

Only Shangguan Shu was left standing under the dark curtain. Suddenly, he smiled wickedly.