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The next morning.

Prime Minister Song had already gone out to attend the morning court. He knew something about the affairs between Song Qinghong and He Congshuang. Song Qinghong was unwilling to pursue the matter, so she just turned a blind eye to some things.

But this matter is different. No matter what He Congshuang's reason is, he cannot calm the anger in Prime Minister Song's heart.

He had made sufficient preparations for this morning court session.

On the other side, Qi Binwei, the person involved, had also packed up and was on his way to the morning court, but was stopped halfway.

The person who came was He Congshuang's father, Duke Dingguo.

Duke Dingguo was already quite old, with grey hair on his temples. At this moment, he stopped Qi Binwei for He Congshuang.

"Your Highness, Duke Dingguo requests to see you." As they were blocked from going forward, they could not move forward, so the coachman had no choice but to report.

Qi Binwei raised his eyebrows slightly. Duke Dingguo wanted to meet with him yesterday, but unfortunately there was no turning back on this matter. He had no reason to help Duke Dingguo, and it was impossible for him to help Duke Dingguo, so he just sent him away casually.

Unexpectedly, Duke Dingguo was not afraid at all and actually blocked his way in the street.

Now that things have come to this, he would like to meet him and see what Duke Dingguo has to say.

"There's no need to meet. Just move the carriages closer and let everyone sit in them." Qi Binwei said after a moment of silence.

The groom understood and talked to the person opposite for a while.

Duke Dingguo's carriage moved forward a few steps. The windows of their carriages were facing each other, so they could chat for a while without having to open them.

"Your Highness, are you okay? My naughty daughter is now... Never mind, let's not talk about it. I wonder if Miss Song is feeling better and isn't hurt anywhere." As soon as he approached Qi Binwei's carriage, Duke Dingguo asked all the questions he wanted to ask.

Qi Binwei sneered from his nose. As expected, he was still thinking about his daughter.

"He Congshuang is done."

Qi Binwei didn't want to talk to him too much, so he told the truth. As for the last sentence, he didn't need to respond, and let Duke Dingguo guess the rest.

These five short words exploded in Duke Dingguo's mind like thunder. He did not expect Qi Binwei to say it so directly, and he was choked for a moment.

I thought I could talk to Qi Binwei slowly, lure him in step by step, and then ask him to help rescue He Congshuang, but I didn't expect to be rejected by Qi Binwei at the very beginning, leaving him no wiggle room.

"Your Highness, why do you say that?" He asked anxiously, but what he got in return was a long silence from the other side. Seeing that Qi Binwei did not answer and had no intention of leaving, Duke Dingguo continued, "I know what your Highness is thinking. I have the news you want, the news about Kongsang."

Kongsang spoke very quietly the second time, but Qi Binwei, who was very sensitive to these two words, heard it very clearly.

If it were in the past, he would have continued to ask, but now he no longer needed to do so. The most important person was by his side, and other information was not important.

Just to avoid Duke Dingguo's suspicion, Qi Binwei pretended to be interested and continued asking.

"Oh? What's the news? I need to know roughly what the news is so I can decide whether to help you or not."

What he said was very clear. What Duke Dingguo wanted was to get his attention. As for the news about Kongsang, he could also tell some of it.

"It is said that the matter about the Holy Maiden Kongsang has been revealed, and I know the location of the Holy Maiden." This is all Duke Dingguo could say.

Qi Binwei smiled and said, "This is good news. Duke Dingguo, just wait."

Duke Dingguo was so happy that his voice became much lighter. He quickly asked his men to make way and turned the carriage around to follow Qi Binwei's carriage.

In the court, the Emperor Jing'an of Yunli Kingdom was sitting upright on the dragon throne that was shining with golden light, looking at everyone standing in the court with sharp eyes.

With annoyance on their faces, everyone looked at each other.

They all knew why Emperor Jing'an looked angry. It was because the daughter of Duke Dingguo had defied the law yesterday and tried to kill the daughter of the Prime Minister with a sword in front of the Fifth Prince.

It was simply insane. They thought about it for a long time but couldn't find the reason why He Congshuang did it. They could only attribute it to the fact that He Congshuang was not mentally stable and this was an accident.

Everyone has different thoughts.

Emperor Jing'an said nothing as the morning court proceeded in an orderly manner and everyone submitted the memorials they had prepared.

It seemed as if Emperor Jing'an's unhappy expression was fake, and everything was just their illusion.

The ministers standing on the prime minister's side could not hold back any longer and looked at the calm Prime Minister Song. As long as he gave the order, they would be willing to rush forward.

But Prime Minister Song did not make any comment, and before the morning court session began, he told them not to take the lead, not to act on impulse, and to let everything take its course.

On the contrary, the silence of Emperor Jing'an and Prime Minister Song made the already anxious Duke Dingguo even more uneasy. He was like an ant on a hot pan, feeling anxious and restless.

He didn't know whether his little girl's life could be saved, and now he was eager to know the result.

Thinking back to the previous conversation with Qi Binwei, whether it will be a blessing or a curse depends on the prince of Emperor Jing'an.

Duke Dingguo took a step forward, bowed respectfully and confessed his guilt.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

As he said this, he knelt on the ground with a sad look on his face, and when he looked at Prime Minister Song, his face was full of guilt.

Anyone who saw it would have thought that Duke Dingguo was truly repentant, but unfortunately everyone present was smart and there were few stupid ones.

Emperor Jing'an raised his eyebrows, looked at Duke Dingguo with interest and said, "Oh? What crime have you committed?"

Pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth has shown him the truth. Duke Dingguo is now a favorite of Emperor Jing'an. Could it be that the anger on his face just now was all fake?

They can never guess the king's heart, but they are always guessing.

Duke Dingguo's words were sincere, and his confession was extremely sincere. "My first crime was that I got carried away. I knew that Your Majesty was sympathetic to my difficulties on the battlefield and was quite caring towards me. I often told my children about this, and they were too arrogant. I am guilty! My second crime was that I didn't teach my children well. Because I always told my children about this, they relied on Your Majesty's care for me and were a little arrogant outside. This time, a disaster almost occurred, and Prime Minister Song's daughter Song Qinghong was frightened in bed. I am guilty, Your Majesty! Please punish me!"

When Qi Binwei heard these words, he couldn't help laughing. If he hadn't been in the court, he would have laughed out loud.

He said a lot of things, but he just downplayed He Congshuang's crime and tried to brush it off with a single sentence "it almost caused a disaster".

Unfortunately, his calculations were wrong and no one could save him this time.

Emperor Jing'an looked worried, as if he was thinking carefully, and said in a deep voice: "Since Duke Dingguo knows his fault, then accept the punishment. He will be fined three years' salary."

When Duke Dingguo saw that Emperor Jing'an had stopped, he immediately kowtowed and accepted the punishment. This punishment was nothing to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

Emperor Jing'an interrupted him to express his gratitude.

"It's too early to thank you. Duke Dingguo will be fined for three years and his power over the army will be taken away. His daughter He Congshuang will be exiled to the frontier after interrogation if the facts are true."