After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

In the imperial study, since the last time Lin Ting was taken away by Concubine Xian, she had to disguise herself every time she entered the palace and follow Mr. Jiang in so that Concubine Xian would not keep an eye on her.

The three of them discussed the matters concerning the diplomatic mission, and Mr. Jiang decided that he would be the one to go on the mission to discuss food matters with the Xiluo people.

The Dongxia Kingdom no longer paid tribute to the people, but instead sold grain at low prices.

"Mr. Jiang, Xi Luo is cruel. You must be careful on this mission."

Elder Jiang stroked his beard and said calmly, "When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. Madam Lin and Your Majesty, rest assured that I will complete this task."

Lin Ting analyzed the situation and said, "As far as the benefits are concerned, there is a limited tribute and an unlimited low-price sale, which is a good thing for the people of Xiluo.

But without tribute, it will harm the interests of King Xiluo. I am afraid they want both. Once Mr. Jiang goes on a diplomatic mission, the border town will inevitably face a war. We must be prepared."

"Madam Lin is right. I have already shipped a large amount of food and fodder to the border town, and also purchased a lot of war horses. I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."

The three were discussing outside the imperial study. Lou Yue, who was stopped by the chief eunuch, knelt down and burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, please help me. My only son, Lou Pengchi, was murdered in Baolifang. Please help me."

Lou Pengchi is dead?

The emperor held his forehead with one hand and sighed with regret. Lou Yue was already over sixty years old and gave birth to such a son when he was almost fifty.

Now that he is dead, Lou Yue will definitely not give up.

Seeing that there were still things to do in the court, Lin Ting stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I will go to the tent and wait."

Lin Ting entered the palace secretly with Mr. Jiang. Since this was a matter for the ministers in the court, Lin Ting should not show up.

Lin Ting had just sat down behind the screen behind the gauze curtain when he heard the emperor asking Lou Yue to come in.

After Lou Yue came in, he knelt down without saying a word. His wrinkled face looked as if time had crushed him for ten cycles.

"Your Majesty, I, an old minister, am sending off a young man. Your Majesty, my useless only son was killed today. I, an old minister, have only just discovered that there is more to Baolifang than meets the eye.

In the underground of Baolifang, some people use slaves to gamble and fight. It is an inhumane place.

They are just children who have just grown up. To think that such a thing could happen under the feet of the emperor in the capital is a serious matter. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to conduct a thorough investigation."

"What did you say? Using human lives to fight and gamble?"

Such cruel and horrific behavior must never be committed by an emperor during his reign. It must be recorded in history books under his reign title.

The emperor could not tolerate such things, otherwise, in later generations, it would be said that he allowed it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if I hadn't gone looking for that rebellious son today, I wouldn't have discovered this place.

It also has another name, called the Colosseum, where two-legged beasts fight, and the people behind it are most likely officials from the court.

I have captured a person in charge there, Sun Chengwang, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Personnel. Even though my son died tragically there, since it involves people from an official's family, I have to report to Your Majesty.

I hope Your Majesty will issue an order for me to thoroughly investigate this matter and give an explanation to the people and the children who died tragically."

Lou Yue felt heartbroken. Even if Lou Pengchi was not a good person, he was still his son born in his old age and the only son in his life.

His son died in that place, and no matter who was behind it, he would avenge his son.

If that person hadn't created places like Baolifang and the Colosseum, how could his son have died? He will not let the person behind this go.

Lou Yue told the emperor everything he saw and heard in the Colosseum. The emperor, who was already in poor health, was so angry that he coughed.

When Mr. Jiang heard this, he was so angry that his beard trembled and he gritted his teeth.

"How audacious! How audacious!"

Mr. Chiang was furious. This kind of gambling with human lives was only recorded in history books, and the mastermind behind it was making huge profits.

The ruler of that dynasty has always been scolded by later generations for indulging in such behavior. Now, if the emperor fails to handle it well and works hard to govern the country throughout his life, he will be cursed for all eternity because of this incident.

"Minister Lou, have you found out about Baolifang's business model? Where did they bury the dead? Find them all for me.

Also, Minister Sun does not need to attend court anymore. He should rest at home. Without my permission, he is not allowed to leave the Sun Mansion.

Young Master Lou died at such a young age. Minister Lou, I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly and get to the bottom of it."

The emperor took a long time to calm down. The incident of rebellion in Baolifang had spread among the people in the capital, so the emperor had to get to the bottom of it.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely fulfill my mission and bring the person behind this to justice."

The Ministry of Justice is the highest investigative department in the court, and this time his son died in it. The emperor handed this matter over to Lou Yue, and he must be more attentive than anyone else.

After Lou Yue left, Lin Ting also followed Old Jiang. It would not be a bad idea for Lin Ting to ask less about the affairs of the court. As for this matter, she could just wait for the result.

Yanshun Palace!

Zhang Tao stood in front of Concubine Xian and the Seventh Prince, like a child who had done something wrong, with his head lowered and his legs trembling.

"Xianfei, Seventh Prince, you must save me this time. I gave you all the silver from the Colosseum."

Concubine Xian was so angry that she stood up. This was the first time she lost control of her emotions since entering the palace.

When facing my own brother, I can't even beat him. I feel so disappointed in him.

"Why are you so careless? Didn't I tell you that officials from the capital are not allowed to go to the Colosseum?

Now, not only did the Lou family member sneak in, but he also died in there. No matter how much Chu Er loses face in this matter, Minister Lou will not give up the investigation. "

This matter is too tricky. One is the only son of Minister Lou, and the other is Marquis Zhang. If the Seventh Prince wants to sit in the position of Eastern Palace, Marquis Zhang cannot fall.

"Sister, what do you think we should do about this? The bastard of the Sun family has been arrested, as has the madam. They will definitely be tortured to extract a confession. It won't be difficult to find out who is behind the Colosseum."

Too many people died there. If the emperor were to convict them, the entire Zhang family would be executed.

The virtuous concubine fell on the chair, rubbing her forehead with one hand, her head was about to explode.

"My head hurts!"

Xiao Chu hurried forward to rub Concubine Xian's forehead.

"Mother, your headache has come back. Don't worry about this matter. We will slowly find a solution."

Xiao Chu looked up at Zhang Tao and said, "Uncle, if you want to get out of this matter, you must find someone to take the blame. The Sun family has been arrested, so why don't you put the blame on the Sun family?"

Zhang Tao thought for a moment and realized that what the Seventh Prince said made sense. Before Lou Yue could find out anything, he would first point some evidence to the Sun family.

With the seventh prince as a cover in the court, if they can pin the blame on the Sun family, the case can be closed and the Zhang family will be safe.

Xiao Chu knew clearly which was more important, the Sun family or the Zhang family.