The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Liu Yankang was unable to defend himself, so the emperor ordered that Liu Yankang be temporarily detained and have the Chief Justice, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Censor jointly try him.

After Liu Yankang was dragged away, all the officials looked at each other.

What?

do not know.

The emperor was obviously in a bad mood. If he made a memorial at this time, would he be criticized?

In the end, everyone had no choice but to put aside the things they had originally planned to report and adjourned the court.

After the court was dismissed, the officials did not dare to stay in front of the palace for long. They returned to their own offices. Only then did they dare to talk quietly with a few colleagues with whom they had a good relationship.

The prince was stopped by the Grand Court Minister and the Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice Ren Xu was an old man who had served through three dynasties. Although one of them lasted only three years, he was indeed very experienced. Facing such an old minister, the prince was rather polite.

The prince: "Master Ren, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Ren Xu stroked his beard, sighed deeply, and asked the prince: "Your Highness, the emperor asked me and the other two adults to review this matter. Where should I start?"

The prince narrowed his eyes slightly: "Master Ren, don't you know?"

Ren Xu smiled and looked at the Dali Temple Minister who was silent beside him.

Jiang Yizhou, the Minister of Dali Temple, is a lone and loyal minister who is only loyal to the emperor.

Seeing that the prince had read it, Jiang Yizhou bowed his hands and said expressionlessly: "I don't know what Lord Ren wants to do."

He was originally going to do some work after the court was dismissed, but was forced to stay by Ren Xu. Now Ren Xu called the prince over. Even if Jiang Yizhou had some guesses in his mind, he would pretend to know nothing on the surface.

Upon hearing this, the prince looked at Ren Xu with a smile.

Ren Xu was a little helpless. He bowed to the prince, looked around, and made sure that there was no one else within a few meters of them. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, was that fairy sound just now the Eleventh Princess?"

Hearing this, the prince's eyes flickered slightly.

His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked at Ren Xu coldly: "Sir Ren, as an old minister, you should know some things better than me."

Some things, even if you notice them, are best not to say them out loud.

Ren Xu bent his waist even deeper, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, you have misunderstood. I have no other intentions. I just think...if what Xianyin said is true, Your Highness, if such a miraculous ability were to go to our Ministry of Justice, would it be..."

There is no need to explain the deeper meaning of these words.

Prince: "..."

The prince understood.

He turned to look at Jiang Yizhou and found that Jiang Yizhou's usually expressionless face actually showed obvious movement, and it was obvious that he was also thinking about the cases in the Dali Temple.

The prince smiled wryly: "Master Ren, for some things, you should be down-to-earth and don't think about taking shortcuts."

Ren Xu: "Alas, Your Highness, I have also thought of those old cases that have not been solved. If I can solve those cases with the help of this fairy music, it will be a merit, right?"

The prince originally wanted to turn around and leave. It was obvious that Ren Xu wanted to use his younger sister as a tool. It would be strange if the prince was happy with it.

But as soon as Ren Xu said this, the prince paused.

Ren Xu was an old fox, so he could see the prince's thoughts. He said quickly, "Besides, I don't want the little princess to make a trip. I just thought that if Your Highness allows, I could have someone say a few words to the little princess. Who knows, there might be a case that the little princess is interested in?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know that the little princess wants merit by eating melons. I am willing to pay and have people build a tent outside the city to distribute porridge in the name of the little princess to accumulate merit for her."

The prince's eyebrows moved and he looked at Jiang Yizhou.

Jiang Yizhou: ...

Jiang Yizhou wanted to curse in his heart.

It’s simple. Ren Xu has a good family background and is rich, so he can do this.

But Jiang Yizhou couldn't do that. As a lone minister, he couldn't have too much contact with other officials, nor could he accept bribes. Otherwise, once it started, there would be no end to it, and he wouldn't be able to do his job as a lone minister well.

Jiang Yizhou's family doesn't have any background. Although after he became the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, someone claiming to be a member of the Jiang family came to him and wanted to persuade him to return to his ancestral home - it's so funny. When Jiang Yizhou and his old mother were an orphan and a widow and could hardly afford a bite of food, why didn't this legendary member show up?

Jiang Yizhou was determined to save his loyal subject, so he naturally drove out those who claimed to be his clansmen without hesitation and never had any contact with them again.

Jiang Yizhou had no support behind him, and his wife was of ordinary family. These were among the conditions for Jiang Yizhou to gain the emperor's trust and become a loyal and loyal minister, but they also became Jiang Yizhou's weakness.

As long as the emperor trusted him and relied on him, Jiang Yizhou's life would not be too bad.

But as for extra spending... Sorry, no.

No money.

And if one day Jiang Yizhou loses the emperor’s trust, the consequences... will be unpredictable.

Now, Ren Xu can generously spend money to do charity, but Jiang Yizhou cannot.

Jiang Yizhou glared at Ren Xu.

The prince noticed the change in Jiang Yizhou's expression, and soon figured it out, almost laughing out loud.

Wasn't this move by Ren Xu intended to offend people?

Jiang Yizhou said stiffly: "Your Highness, Lord Ren, I have things to do, so I won't bother you two with your idle chat."

After saying that, seeing the prince nodded, he glared at Ren Xu, turned around and strode away.

The prince smiled and looked at Ren Xu who seemed confused: "Master Ren, it seems that you don't know the situation of Master Jiang's family."

Ren Xu: “Ah?”

The prince smiled and said, "Alright, I will discuss this matter with my father and the emperor later, and also ask my mother's opinion. Only after my father and mother agree, I can consider your proposal. Sir Ren, please wait."

"I have something else to do, so I'll go ahead."

Ren Xu: “Huh?”

*

Li Qingyi woke up after a short nap.

After she woke up, she found that she had been transferred to the emperor's office. Her emperor father was reviewing memorials there, and her brother was also working hard beside him. The room was quiet, and she was lying alone on the couch, sleeping soundly.

The emperor noticed as soon as Li Qingyi moved.

"Is Yi'er awake?"

The prince also looked up, subconsciously put down the memorial in his hand and was about to walk towards Li Qingyi, but was stopped by the emperor's eyes. The emperor stood up and walked over.

In just a short while, Li Qingyi had wiped her face and straightened her clothes under the help of the palace servants. She was still the adorable little princess.

Li Qingyi: "Father, brother?"

The emperor smiled and said, "I guess you won't be able to sleep for long, so I'll just have someone bring you here after the court session."

The prince also asked, "How did you sleep, sister? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Are you hungry? I asked someone to prepare some snacks, would you like to have some?"

Li Qingyi smelled the faint fragrance of the emperor and suddenly asked the system: [Xiao Ba, I remember that the raw material of ambergris is said to be whale feces? ]

The emperor's face froze.