red makeup

Chapter 64
"Can you not be worried? The emperor once hinted that he must finalize the marriage in Daqing this year, and Master Zheng will definitely post a post for him. Oh, by the way, show me that poem again..."

Nanny Tian responded, and immediately took out a box from the cupboard, opened the origami inside, and handed it over.

Empress Su read: "The lotus is gone and there is no rain cover, and the chrysanthemums are still with proud frost branches. You must remember the good times of the year, the most orange and yellow orange green. Yes, it is a good poem. Although it is not signed, it can be read from the handwriting. Look, it’s also written by a woman with a bold personality.”

"Not only are the words good, I heard from Qing'er that the poems are also good. There is something like 'raise a glass to invite the moon, and the shadows form three people', and 'Luohong is not a ruthless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers', what else? 'The tide of the spring river connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide'. The young master will take it out and recite it from time to time, and Qing'er can almost recite it."

Empress Su didn't make a sound.

Nanny Tian asked with a smile: "Could it be that the empress is interested in this woman? It just so happens that the young master treasured that woman's poems, I'm afraid it's because of his thoughts..."

Queen Su asked, "Does Qing'er know which girl wrote these poems?"

"Qing'er said she didn't know. It was like appearing out of nowhere."

Empress Su shook her head, and handed the origami back to Nanny Tian, ​​"There are talents and arrogance in the poems, but they are useless in this powerful country. There are too many romantic things to do, so I will give this to him tonight intact." I'll go back."

"Yes. Since Qing'er quietly took this thing from the son, he will definitely not let him find out if he returns it back. But..." Mother Tian hesitated, "Your master's marriage selection is imperative. Which girl do you like?"

Empress Su smiled bitterly, "If I like it, he will definitely not like it. Fortunately, he also knows the importance, and his future is in his own hands. Xichu is still waiting for him to go back, and he himself knows it well. , you ask Qinger to watch more, and try to prevent him from acting recklessly."

Grandma Tian sighed.

At the same time, in the side hall of the Taiji Palace, the tense atmosphere during the court meeting had dissipated a lot, but as the emperor of the Daqing Kingdom, Emperor Jingwen still looked angry.

As the incense in the cauldron slowly diffused, there were several courtiers standing respectfully on the left and right sides.

Standing on the left is Mr. Xiong Bingrui, Minister of Dali Temple, who may have been handling the case overnight, and his eyes are obviously bloodshot.

One is Master Zhao Quan Zhao of Honglu Temple, his eyes are still bloodshot.

Then there are Mr. Lu Yan, the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, and Lu Shaoxuan, the young Yin.

Standing at the back was Song Yanning, who had a low official position.

Standing on the right is Liang Xiaoran, the Duke of Rong with gray hair and eyes full of indignation.

Under him is Liang Shengguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"My lord, I dare to ask you that the government of your country has made such a big mess. People from the Beizhi Chamber of Commerce have raised this matter to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Tell me what to do so that this matter can be brought to the attention of the people and the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty. explain!"

Emperor Jingwen came to the throne relatively late. He has been on the throne for 27 years and is already in his 50s.Compared with Rong Guogong, who is also in his 50s, he looks like an emperor in his prime both in appearance and posture.

Liang Xiaoran stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "The old minister admits that he is incapable of managing the family and did not teach the younger generation well. However, the old minister never admits that Yingtao's death has anything to do with our Duke's mansion. Even the old minister suspects that the stolen goods in the wine kiln were stolen by others. To frame it, someone took the opportunity to smuggle it in through the loophole of our Duke’s mansion, otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that the wine cellar caught fire as soon as Mr. Xiong and the others left..."

Xiong Bingrui hurriedly said: "Master, you can doubt my inference, but you must never doubt the results of the joint investigation that the other three departments also participated in. Long before the stolen goods from the wine kiln were discovered, the county magistrate of Huaiyang colluded with your nephew to seize The fact of the murder has been found out. It is a case supervised by Mr. He Qiuhe, the governor of Muma Prefecture, so is it possible that Mr. He, who is far away from the capital, will also be framed by your Duke's mansion?"

Liang Xiaoran's white beard trembled, he was speechless to refute.

Liang Shengguang also stepped forward to argue: "Ke Yingtao's death has nothing to do with our government. We only found out that a person died at the door this morning. Later, people from the Beizhi Chamber of Commerce came to identify it and found out that it was a poisonous flea in the Northern Wei Dynasty." Win a peach."

"Seizing things and killing people, everything is defeated, this matter seems to be logical, but it is full of loopholes. First, our Duke's Mansion is also a victim, and several people have been poisoned. What's the point of killing and winning peaches? Second, those poisons are obviously People from the Northern Wei Dynasty put it on the goods, intending to harm our people in Daqing. Now they are thieves calling for the thief, it should be that they killed Yingtao and planted it to the Duke's mansion, so that they can demand benefits from us in Daqing as victims." Liang Xiaoran Continue to quibble.

Xiong Bingrui wanted to step forward to refute, but Emperor Jingwen called out by name: "What do you think, Master Lu?"

Lu Yan stepped forward and said: "I think that from the fact that the people from the Beizhi Chamber of Commerce were invited to the Jingzhao Mansion to inquire, although the poison was produced in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was also painted by the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but there must be someone else who instigated the poisonous fleas. .As for who it is, Ying Tao is dead, and now there is no way to find out."

Liang Shengguang hurriedly continued: "Lord Lu is right. The person who instigated Yingtao is the one who framed our Duke's Mansion..."

Lu Yan frowned slightly. It seemed that the Liang family father and son had become accustomed to being domineering by ignoring the monarch and his subjects.

"Master Zhao, what are the people from Beizhi Chamber of Commerce saying now?" Emperor Jingwen's face became more and more serious.

Zhao Quan stepped forward and respectfully said: "Return to the emperor, now Dongfang Buhuo has sent a message back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, saying that if the culprit who murdered and robbed the goods is not brought to justice, and the Beizhi Chamber of Commerce cleans up the grievances of poisoning the people of Daqing, from now on, the Northern Wei Dynasty and Daqing There will be no more business exchanges. War horses, medicinal materials, and iron ore from the Northern Wei Dynasty will also be prohibited from trading with Daqing."

The war horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty were of good breed, with speed and endurance, able to endure all kinds of extreme weather, and able to run long distances.For many years, the surrounding area of ​​Daqing was not peaceful, and wars continued. If it were not for the excellent horses and the formation of a flexible cavalry, how could they remain invincible?

If it really turned against the Northern Wei Dynasty because of this matter, not to mention medicinal materials such as iron ore, just prohibiting the trading of war horses would reduce Daqing's combat power and affect the fate of the country.

This point was not clear to everyone present.

Everyone's face was heavy.

Emperor Jingwen finally handed over the question to the Yin of the Jingzhao Mansion, "Master Lu, according to my Daqing regulations, how do you think this case should be settled in order to be impartial and give justice to the victims?"

The hot-handed mountain yu that the emperor handed over had to be picked up if not picked up.

Lu Yan stepped forward and said: "Zhou Dakun colluded with the county magistrate of Huaiyang to kill people and steal goods. It is an indisputable fact that the stolen goods were found in the Duke's mansion. Yingtao, who poisoned the people of Daqing, coerced him to smuggle poison for himself, and was finally found by the Duke's mansion." Subdued, but committed suicide, irreparable."

(End of this chapter)