The daughter of the mansion is slapped in the face every day

"Haha, third brother, what you said is very strange. If he is really a talented scholar, how could he not be valued? Or do you think that father does not know how to judge people and has made the wrong use of mediocre officials?" The eldest prince interrupted with a smile, and every word he said pushed Zhao Zheyong into a dead end.

Zhao Changta's brows suddenly furrowed.

Zhao Zheyong shouted, "No, Father, absolutely not. I have never thought of this."

The virtuous concubine Wei Yanyan pretended to be virtuous and kind at this time, and comforted him, "Your Majesty, I think the third prince does not have such rebellious thoughts. He is just simple-minded and was fooled by those people's sweet words. Your Majesty must distinguish right from wrong and make a clear judgment."

Jiang Yunxi supported his chin at this time, laughing in his heart, thinking that the eldest prince's finishing move was just in time, and the virtuous concubine's words were just right.

"I give you three days to clean up all the retainers in your house. Read some books, it will be better than what these mixed people teach you."

Zhao Changta slammed his palm on the table so hard that Liu, the eunuch beside him, suddenly started beating faster.

Knowing that Zhao Changta was angry, Zhao Zheyong didn't care about anything and quickly agreed, "Yes, father. I will send them all away today."

Jiang Yunxi glanced at the corner with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

In such situations, if Zhao Zheyong was only allowed to punish the people around him, it would not hurt him at all.

If things ended here, it would be like picking them up high and then putting them down gently.

What's the point?

Jiang Yunxi also put on a good show.

"Your Majesty..." Liu Kexing suddenly jumped out from the side and fell to his knees, holding Zhao Changta's feet tightly.

"Your Majesty, save me..." Liu Kexing looked up at Zhao Changta, tears streaming down his face.

All the snot and tears were thrown on Zhao Changta's dragon robe.

Zhao Changta was extremely disgusted.

Eunuch Liu was watching the excitement and didn't mind the big deal. He shouted out the most serious thing, thinking it was an assassin. He looked around and called out to people, "Someone come! Protect the emperor! There's an assassin..."

Before the guards came forward, the ministers and princes who wanted to show their loyalty to Zhao Changta had already surrounded him, making it impossible for him to escape.

The scene fell into chaos for a while.

Jiang Yunxi also walked to the side of Queen Mother Jiang Xueyi.

The situation calmed down only when Liu Kexing was pinned down by the Imperial Guards.

Liu Kexing wiped his nose with tears and snot, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me..."

"Who are you?" Zhao Changta looked very unhappy as he looked at Liu Kexing lying on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I am Liu Kexing, a royal merchant in Daizhou. I am a distant relative of Empress Dowager Liu. Your Majesty, you even personally wrote a word on the plaque for me!"

When mentioning Liu Baizi, Zhao Changta subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xueyi.

Jiang Yunxi also glanced at Jiang Xueyi.

Jiang Xueyi's expression didn't fluctuate at all.

Empress Dowager Liu Baizi was Zhao Changta's biological mother, but she was an unpopular noble in the palace.

Empress Dowager Liu Baizi was originally an unpopular maid in the Liu family. The Liu family was not a noble family and they knew that sending their daughter into the deep palace would lead to her having no chance of success.

The Liu family then selected a concubine's daughter, Liu Baizi, and sent her to the palace for selection, and the family ignored her from then on.

Even if she gave birth to Zhao Changta, Liu Baizi was barely named a noble. When Zhao Changta died of illness when he was about ten years old, Zhao Changta was recorded in Jiang Xueyi's name and raised.

When Zhao Changta was young, Liu Baizi often whispered in his ear how harshly the Liu family treated her.

Since he ascended the throne, Zhao Changta kept in mind what Empress Dowager Liu had said in his ears when he was a child. He was also worried that Jiang Xueyi would think that Zhao Changta was missing her biological mother, so he did not give the Liu family any special rewards.

It was just that this branch of the Liu family in Daizhou was prosperous in business, and only then did they write an inscription for Zhao Changta when he first ascended the throne, which was considered to give a little glory to their mother's family.

I haven't heard of this person for a long time, so Zhao Changta didn't remember him for a moment.

Eunuch Liu whispered a few words in Zhao Changta's ear and Zhao Changta finally remembered the reason.

"Alright, my dear ministers, please return to your seats. I know all your intentions to protect me." Zhao Changta looked at Liu Kexing who was standing under his feet, "Eunuch Liu, please take a seat. I want to hear what he has to say."

Liu Kexing was helped to the chair placed in the center of the hall.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Changta's tone slowed down, and there was no sign of anger in his voice.

Liu Kexing knew that his branch was very far away from Liu Baizi's branch, so he did not deliberately try to establish a relationship with Zhao Changta. He just mentioned it in passing just now to attract Zhao Changta's attention.

Now he didn't dare to mention this very distant relationship deliberately, for fear of displeasing Zhao Changta, so he just started to tell the facts directly.

"I came from Daizhou. I suffered a lot along the way and finally reached the capital city after going through untold hardships..." Liu Kexing wiped away his tears as he spoke.

Nan Nan whispered in Jiang Yunxi's ear, very indignant, "What? How did he suffer? Even if he had no money and sold his granddaughter, he didn't miss a meal."

Nan Nan had been secretly escorting Liu Kexing and his party to Beijing, and had helped him block many of Zhao Zheyong's schemes. So she could tell the truth from the lies in Liu Kexing's words.

Listening to Nan Nan's complaints, Jiang Yunxi wanted to laugh secretly, but found that it was inappropriate to laugh out loud in such an occasion, so he could only smile secretly and pass the time by tapping the grapes on the table with his fingers.

"Daizhou suffered a great disaster! It is not at all the vibrant scene that the Third Prince deliberately created! When there was no food, the Third Prince searched everywhere in the city for food, but what we were given to eat was still clear porridge. A bowl of porridge was like clear water, and you could see at the bottom of the bowl that there were only a few grains of brown rice." Liu Kexing gestured excitedly.

"People in and outside the city died of illness or starvation. We are so unlucky!"

When the ministers heard about this, they all looked at Zhao Zheyong. Zhao Zheyong, who had just stood up, could no longer sit still and opened his mouth to explain.

Liu Kexing didn't give Zhao Zheyong a chance to speak and cried loudly.

"Those soldiers broke into my home, stole my food, gold and silver, and took my daughter away... I am the only one left in my home now..."

"Your Majesty, you have to do something for the common people..." Liu Kexing clenched his fists and hit the ground, making a loud noise.

It looked like he was going to hit the ground and die on the spot.

Zhao Changta looked at Zhao Zheyong with cold eyes.

Zhao Zheyong knew Zhao Changta's expression too well. Seeing Zhao Changta was angry, he immediately knelt on the ground to explain, "Father, this is unjust! I have never seen this person before. How can he prove that he is from Daizhou? How can he prove that he is a member of the Liu family? How can he prove that what he said is true? The time and occasion of this person's appearance are too strange. I have to suspect that someone has framed me. This is a false accusation, father. Please understand me, I am innocent!"