This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Upon seeing Cheng Jun take the gift box, Cui Renshi immediately reacted like a cat with its fur standing on end, excitedly shouting, "Put it down! Did you hear me? Put it down!"

Wen Yanbo said angrily, "Stop making a scene. You've shown your butt too many times in front of outsiders today. No matter how white your butt is, you can't keep showing it off."

As he spoke, he glared at Cui Renshi, "The Imperial Son-in-Law Chai has already sent apologies, but you refuse to accept them and won't let the Censorate accept them either. Are you trying to make the Censorate join you in making a big fuss?"

Wen Yanbo then waved his hand at the burly general and said, "Go back! Tell Prince Consort Chai that the Censorate has accepted the apology, and I will let bygones be bygones."

"promise!"

The burly general breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his hands in response, bowed to Cheng Jun, and then quickly left the Censorate.

Watching his departing figure, Cui Renshi exclaimed in shock and anger, "Dr. Wen, why are you defending Cheng Jun?"

Wen Yanbo hardened his face and rebuked, "If it weren't for Cheng Jun, would you have received this apology? He's the one who restored face to the Censorate. If I didn't protect him, would I even be human?"

Cui Renshi laughed in exasperation, "So, this humble official is just going to suffer all this anger at Chai Shao for no reason?"

Wen Yanbo countered, "Then what do you want?"

Cui Renshi declared righteously, "This humble official will enter the palace to impeach Chai Shao!"

Wen Yanbo waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. You are a Palace Attendant Censor, with the power to impeach people. I won't stop you!"

"I'll take my leave!"

Cui Renshi bowed his head in greeting, then decisively turned and left.

Cheng Jun watched his angry retreating figure and couldn't help but chuckle, "He actually went."

"He was so angry he lost his mind."

Wen Yanbo sighed and shook his head, saying, "Although Chai Shao imprisoned him in the Chai Mansion, as you said, Chai Shao was also in the mansion at the time. How can this be considered imprisonment?"

"Although Chai Shao was wrong to remove the ladder when Cui Fuduan was on the roof, he apologized. What more could he want from him?"

“Vice Cui did not consider things carefully and entered the palace rashly. Once His Majesty finds out the truth, he will probably reprimand him.”

After saying that, he turned to Cheng Jun and said seriously, "Nephew Cheng, we're all family here, so please keep your conversation to yourself when you meet in the future."

Cheng Jun shook his head and said, "If he doesn't provoke me, why would I provoke him?"

“Take Uncle Wen for example. Ever since I came to the Censorate, you have been helping me. I have seen it all. Have I ever said a bad word to you?”

Wen Yanbo thought about it and realized that there really wasn't... not only was there no, but they were also very polite.

Cheng Jun continued, "Since Uncle Wen has spoken, I will stop here for today."

"This is also me giving Uncle Wen face, hoping they won't cause me any more trouble in the future, otherwise I'll get serious."

Wen Yanbo was satisfied with what he had heard so far, but when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned and said, "You haven't gotten serious yet?"

Cheng Jun stretched out his palm, clenched his fist the size of a sandbag, and asked, "I'm a martial artist, and I haven't even used my fist once. Do you think I've ever been serious?"

Looking at his imposing physique of 1.85 meters, Wen Yanbo clicked his tongue and said, "If you say that, then you're absolutely right."

"By the way... the selection of imperial censors ended today. Did His Majesty tell you that you should attend court tomorrow?"

Wen Yanbo suddenly asked.

"Have."

Seeing Cheng Jun nod, Wen Yanbo thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow morning court is Ma Zhou's turn to be on duty. Go find Ma Zhou now, and he will tell you how to attend court tomorrow."

Cheng Jun understood, bowed, and said, "Then this nephew will take his leave!"

"Go!"

Wen Yanbo waved his hand and waited for him to leave before sitting back down in the courtyard.

At this moment, he saw Cui Renshi walk back with a dark face and asked with some surprise, "Weren't you supposed to be in the palace to impeach Chai Shao? Why are you back so quickly?"

Cui Renshi gritted his teeth and said, "I ran into Eunuch Zhang on the road just now. He said that we are not allowed to enter the palace now!"

Wen Yanbo asked curiously, "Why?"

"His Majesty has decreed that no censors are permitted to enter the palace today!"

"..."

Wen Yanbo immediately thought of Cheng Jun. His Majesty's refusal to allow the censors to enter the palace must be related to him. Looking at Cui Renshi's face, which had turned black and purple with anger, he secretly sighed. It was fortunate that Cheng Jun was not there, otherwise he would have suffered enough.

…………

Back at the Censorate, Cheng Jun only saw Ma Zhou in the main hall and asked curiously, "Brother Binwang, where is Brother Xiao Yi?"

Ma Zhou said with a smile, "Didn't the stewards and managers of those military officers' residences send apologies to our Censorate? They were called by the Palace Attendants to help with the tidying up."

After saying that, he looked at Cheng Jun with admiration and said:

"I heard about your talk about face and substance from Feng Lingshi. It was very well said!"

"What I admire most is your conversation with Princess Luling."

Cheng Jun smiled, not surprised that Feng Lingshi would tell him the contents of the conversation. After all, he had already said that it was an apology, not a bribe, so there was no need to hide it.

After Ma Zhou waited for him to sit down, he said with emotion, "I'm curious, Brother Chuxia, whose side are you on?"

"If you're from the Censorate, you always side with Princess Luling; if you're on their side, you can still say things like 'it's all for face' to Clerk Feng."

Cheng Jun smiled and said, "I am the son of a military officer, so it is only natural for me to consider things from the perspective of a military officer. I am also an investigative censor of the Censorate, so it is not wrong for me to stand on the side of the Censorate."

"In this matter, what I need to consider is how to ensure that the interests of the military officers are not harmed, while also allowing the Censorate to save face."

Cheng Jun said, "However, I was able to succeed this time because they gave Dr. Wen face."

Ma Zhou seemed to understand something and said, "No, they're not giving face to Doctor Wen, they're giving face to you."

Before Cheng Jun could ask for the reason, he spoke first: "You impeached the Empress and still managed to get away unscathed. Not only that, you also made the Empress and the Princess apologize one after another. Furthermore, Liu Zhongcheng was demoted to Imperial Censor because of you, a reduction of one rank in his official position."

"You've done so much and His Majesty hasn't blamed you. That shows His Majesty's attitude towards you. Anyone who sees this would think you have the potential to be prime minister."

Ma Zhou solemnly said, "Now that you're stepping in to mediate the dispute, if it were me, I would also give you face."

Cheng Jun bowed admiringly and said, "Brother Binwang's ability to think of this shows his keen insight. You have more potential to become prime minister than I do."

Ma Zhou smiled, taking it as a compliment, and asked, "What are you planning to do next, Brother Chuxia?"

"go home!"

Cheng Jun replied without hesitation that he had done too much today and felt physically exhausted.

Ma Zhou agreed, saying, "You really need to rest. I heard what you did today, and I feel exhausted just thinking about it."

Cheng Jun sighed, "I only came to visit Doctor Wen and the others today, I never expected so many things to happen."

"The capable should do more work," Ma Zhou said with a smile. "However, you could have gone straight home from Doctor Wen's place, but you still went back to the Censorate. Is there something else going on?"

"That's incredible observational skills..." Cheng Jun nodded and said, "His Majesty asked me to attend court tomorrow. Doctor Wen said you'll be there too, and he wants me to learn from you."

"Then let me tell you..."

Ma Zhou immediately spoke frankly and without reservation.

Cheng Jun listened intently, making sure he didn't miss a single detail.

"That's probably it."

After Ma Zhou patiently finished explaining, he said, "Tomorrow you will come with me, and I will take you to court!"

"it is good!"

Cheng Jun nodded. With Ma Zhou leading the way, it would save them a lot of trouble.

"Brother Binwang, I'll head back now!"

Go on your way, and be careful on the road!

…………

Huai De Fang, Cheng Mansion.

"Sanlang is back!"

Cheng Jun rode his black steed back to the mansion. As soon as he arrived outside, he heard the greeting from the steward, Cheng Zhong.

He dismounted and saw Cheng Zhong walking towards him. Just as he was about to hand him the reins, he suddenly noticed a tall, thin boy following behind Cheng Zhong and exclaimed in surprise:

"Isn't this Brother Jingjian?"