Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 507: The unexpected chief judge and Qiu Yuan's calculation

At this time in the imperial study, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu were arguing over the case of Duke Qing.

"Okay, all of you shut up! Don't I know you? One of you is hoping that things will be settled as soon as possible, while the other is just trying to make things worse."

"None of you really makes me worry. All of you please leave!" Emperor Liang said impatiently.
After hearing this, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu knew they couldn't say anything more as their father was already angry, so they simply bowed and left the imperial study.

After they left, Emperor Liang's expression became extremely solemn, because he knew that the case of Duke Qing must be tried as soon as possible, otherwise there would be chaos in the court.

But who should be the judge? Almost everyone in the government and the country is in favor of his two sons.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something, so he hurriedly ordered, "Go quickly, go and call Qiu Yuan to me, I have something urgent to find him!"

Gao Zhan was shocked after hearing this. As an old man who had served Emperor Liang for so many years, he certainly knew this emperor and thought he was probably targeting Qiu Yuan.

But this had little to do with him, so he naturally hurried out to call for help. When Qiu Yuan learned that His Majesty was going to summon him, his heart sank.

"Eunuch, I wonder how His Majesty is feeling today?" Qiu Yuan asked with a smile as he handed over the gift.
"Well, General Qiu, the two princes just left, so your majesty is a little tired now." Gao Zhan said
Qiu Yuan's heart tightened after hearing this. It was obvious that his majesty was in a very bad mood. While he was mentally prepared, he also immediately thanked him.

After hearing this, Gao Zhan just smiled and didn't say anything else. Qiu Yuan didn't continue asking, but followed Gao Zhan obediently into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I am Qiu Yuan. I pay my respects to you." As soon as he entered, Qiu Yuan hurriedly saluted.

"Okay, stand up. There's no need for so many formalities. I called you here today to tell you that I have already instructed the Ministry of Rites to choose a date as soon as possible. I think there will be news in the next few days." Emperor Liang said
After hearing this, Qiu Yuan naturally hurried to express his gratitude. Seeing this, Emperor Liang waved his hand again.

"My dear minister, the capital has been very unstable recently. There are some things going on. I am worried about other people going there, so you have to be more careful from now on." Emperor Liang said meaningfully.

Qiu Yuan's heart sank after hearing this. He knew that what was coming was still coming. But even though he thought so in his heart, he said, "I am willing to sacrifice my life for Your Majesty, even until I die."

"Hahaha, okay, it's not that serious. My dear, you must have heard about the case of Duke Qing. The evidence in this case is now solid."

"But I have not yet allowed anyone to try the case. Do you know why?" Emperor Liang asked

"Your Majesty, your concern should be for His Royal Highness Prince Yu, right?" Qiu Yuan said directly
"Hmm? Not bad, it's rare that you didn't play dumb with me. It's rare, it's rare. That's right, the reason why I didn't let people try him was because of Jing Huan."

"Just now, my two sons had a big quarrel here, fighting for the right to preside over this case. Tell me, what should I do?" Emperor Liang said distressedly.

After hearing this, Qiu Yuan naturally said nothing. After all, he didn't dare to speak about such things and could only choose to remain silent. Fortunately, Emperor Liang didn't expect him to speak.

"My dear minister, I don't have many people I can trust right now, so I can only rely on you. I plan to let you preside over the trial of Duke Qing's case. What do you think?" Emperor Liang said directly.
"Ah? Your Majesty, what did you say? Let me judge? This, this, this?" Qiu Yuan said in surprise

"Hmm? Why? My dear, don't you want to share my worries?" Emperor Liang asked back.
"No, no, no, of course not. I am very happy to help Your Majesty, but I am just a soldier and have no experience in interrogation."

"In addition, the Ministry of Justice is deeply involved with His Majesty Prince Yu. I am worried that I have failed to live up to His Majesty's trust." Qiu Yuan hurriedly explained after hearing this.

"Haha, my dear, you don't have to worry about this. In addition to issuing an edict this time, I will also reward you with a token."

"If anyone dares to pretend to obey but actually disobey, you can make a decision on the spot and kill them first and report later. How about that? You won't have to worry anymore, right?" Emperor Liang said with a smile

Having said this, Qiu Yuan knew that he had to accept this mission, so he naturally bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to investigate this case thoroughly."

"Okay, okay, my dear, you take this token first. As for my order, it will be issued tomorrow. You don't have to report for duty these few days. Just try the case first." Emperor Liang said with a smile

Qiu Yuan naturally couldn't say anything after hearing this. After bowing, he turned and left. After he left, Emperor Liang looked at his back and revealed a satisfied smile.

Haha, I guess after this case, Jing Huan won't have any more thoughts about it. As for the Crown Prince? We'll talk about it next time.

At this moment, Qiu Yuan had no idea what was in Emperor Liang's mind. He was busy thinking about what he should do next, because before this, he had never thought that the presiding judge would fall on him.

So he was a little caught off guard now, and he needed to plan carefully. As for who to plan with? Of course, it was his future wife.
At this time, in Nihuang's room in Prince Mu's mansion, Nihuang smiled and said, "Are you free to come here today?"

"Nihuang, I encountered a difficult task today. His Majesty asked me to preside over the trial of Duke Qing. In order to prevent him from making excuses to shirk his responsibilities, he issued a token before the imperial edict was issued." Qiu Yuan said
Ni Huang frowned slightly after hearing this. After taking a look at the token Qiu Yuan took out, she slowly said, "This is a hot potato. Have you thought about what to do?"

"Nihuang, you think too highly of me. If I had come up with a solution, I wouldn't have told you about it and bothered you. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just have a simple chat?" Qiu Yuan said
"Haha, you, you are still so naughty at this time. I don't know who is older, you or Mu Qing." Nihuang smiled helplessly. "What does it matter? Nihuang, if you like, I will call you sister from now on, okay? How about it, Princess Sister?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Oh, it's so disgusting, you are not allowed to do this again, if you continue to do this, then you should leave immediately, I don't welcome you here." Nihuang said with a look of disgust.

"Haha, okay, since you don't like it, Nihuang, then I will restore it. However, this matter is not easy to solve. We need to come up with a solution as soon as possible." Qiu Yuan said with a serious face.

"You should at least tell me your thoughts, then we can work together to find a solution, right? Tell me your ideas first, and I'll listen first." Ni Huang said
"My idea is actually very simple. According to my original intention, this case should be tried as it should be. But if we do this, what will happen to Prince Yu?" Qiu Yuan said
"Yes, if you do this, Prince Yu will definitely have an opinion of you, and the situation will likely be very troublesome. After all, you know Prince Yu's character." Nihuang said
"So now there are some troubles. His Majesty has made up his mind this time to make me cut off ties with Prince Yu and cut off my possibility of joining Prince Yu in the future." Qiu Yuan said
"That's right, Your Majesty should be thinking so. So the key now is, what can we do to prevent Prince Yu from targeting you because of this matter." Ni Huang said
"Yes, this is indeed a problem, Nihuang, what do you think? Should I go directly there? After all, judging from how Prince Yu treated me in the past, I should be able to explain it clearly." Qiu Yuan said
"I advise you not to do this. If you do this, you will be impeached in the court. His Majesty will not help you then."

"Actually, I don't understand why you care so much about Prince Yu's opinion. Do you really think Prince Yu will be able to take that position in the future?" Nihuang asked puzzled.
"I don't have confidence in Prince Yu, I have confidence in Mei Changsu. Don't forget why he came back this time. Xie Yu was very disgraceful in that incident back then."

"His current position as a first-rank military marquis was obtained with the blood of the Lin family. Do you think Mei Changsu will defect to the crown prince? That's why I'm so worried."

"It's not that I'm really afraid of Mei Changsu, but once it comes to that, how will you, Nihuang, cope with it? I don't think you will stand by my side at that time."

"So the best way is to not have anything to do with the Crown Prince from the beginning." Qiu Yuan said
After hearing this, Nihuang wanted to refute a few words, but she didn't say the last word yet, because she knew very well in her heart that if that day really came, she would definitely choose to help her brother Lin Shu.

At least that's the case now. As for whether it will change in the future, she doesn't know.

Therefore, the best way now is to handle the case impartially while maintaining neutrality, but the key is whether Prince Yu will misunderstand.

Because of this, she didn't say anything. Qiu Yuan also knew that this matter was very difficult, so he didn't say anything for a while, and time passed slowly.

"I got it. I think we overlooked one thing. Since you said that Brother Lin Shu would not help the Crown Prince, then he would definitely help Prince Yu. So why don't we?" Nihuang said
"Hmm? Nihuang, what do you mean? Wait, you don't want to go there by yourself?" Qiu Yuan said
"Yes, what else? Do you think you can move now?" Nihuang asked back.
After hearing this, Qiu Yuan didn't say anything for a while, and the expression on his face became very conflicted.

"Okay, okay, since I promised you, I won't change my mind. What are you worried about? Don't you trust me?" Ni Huang said directly
"No, no, why would I not trust you? I don't trust Mei Changsu. I am a man, and he will be a man too, so I know exactly what he will think." Qiu Yuan said hurriedly.
"What he wants has nothing to do with me. I'm just going to do this thing. It doesn't involve anything else." Ni Huang said
"Well, well, this is the only way to go now. Nihuang, you go." Qiu Yuan said directly
After hearing this, Nihuang knew that he was still somewhat unwilling, so she did not say anything else, but directly stood up and walked out, without any intention of letting Qiu Yuan leave, which also showed her attitude.

Shortly after she left, Qiu Yuan, who had been very worried, became relaxed, with a smile of success on his face.

That’s right, in fact, after coming out of the palace, he had already planned everything that happened just now.

The purpose of his coming today was actually to let Nihuang take the initiative to ask to meet Mei Changsu, and the reason why he wanted to do this was naturally to make her give up completely.

After all, when he went to rescue Mei Changsu before, he had put forward conditions. Now it has not been long since then, and Mei Changsu should still remember it clearly.

Besides, although her future wife has agreed to marry him, she knows her own business and she cannot compare to Lin Shu in terms of her status in Nihuang's heart.

In addition, he used some dishonorable means, which made it even more incomparable. Although he had his own purposes in marrying Nihuang, his wife was always thinking about someone else.

This is not a very pleasant feeling. If I could take advantage of this opportunity to make my wife feel a little more relieved, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Of course, Nihuang didn't know about his plans. At this moment, Nihuang was still a little nervous, after all, she was going to meet Brother Lin Shu.

I went there alone again, so my mood was naturally very different from last time.

In fact, it was not just her. When Mei Changsu learned that Nihuang had come, he couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart, but he finally suppressed it with difficulty.

"I didn't know the princess was coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Please forgive me, please forgive me." Mei Changsu said

"Haha, Mr. Su, you are too polite. I came here today to ask for a favor." Nihuang said directly
"Oh? This is strange. The princess would actually ask a commoner like me for help. Why don't you tell me? If I can help, I will do my best." Mei Changsu said

"Haha, okay, since you said so, I won't be polite. This is what happened. This is what happened after Qiu Yuan entered the palace today." Nihuang said
"Hmm? So the princess came here for Commander Qiu. Then, what do you want me to do? Do you want me to analyze this matter?" Mei Changsu asked.
"Sir, I do have this intention. In fact, we have discussed it before coming to see you. The key to the problem now is Prince Yu."

"We actually wanted to remain neutral. After all, our identities are too sensitive, whether it's me or him. But now this matter doesn't seem to be in line with our original idea." Ni Huang said
"Is that so? Princess, if that's the case, you've come to the wrong place. If you really don't want to help either of us, you should go directly to see Prince Yu." Mei Changsu said with a smile

"Sir, you are joking. If I could go to Prince Yu, why would I bother you? Sir, I don't know why, but I always feel like I have seen you before."

"I always feel like we should have met before, sir, do you still remember?" Nihuang suddenly asked
"Oh? Why do you say that, Princess? I really want to meet you in advance, but unfortunately, I am sure that I met you in Jinling." Mei Changsu said

"Oh? Really? Maybe I saw it wrong? But sir, please forgive me for being so presumptuous. Are you really sure? Have we really never met before?" Nihuang asked desperately.
(End of this chapter)