After reading the whole family's minds, the eldest daughter awakened

Chapter 26 The secret of Concubine Zhou’s favor
  "The list says one hundred and fifty-eight people, are you sure?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I am sure."

The ministers in the main hall were silently calculating in their hearts if the list provided by Li Youwei and others this time was true.

Now that seventy-eight people have been burned to death in the village, there should be eighty people left alive.

Emperor Nanchen obviously thought so too.

"Okay, I believe you, but where are the eighty people who are still alive?"

"Your Majesty, there are no casualties among the one hundred and fifty-eight people in Jade Village."

This sentence shocked almost everyone.

What happened if no one died? Then who died in Jade Village. Even if Magistrate Huang was not smart, he still had a good idea of ​​whether anyone was burned to death in the village.

County Magistrate Huang was also confused. It was okay to say that he had misremembered the number, but he did not believe that all the people were alive.

"Your Majesty, those people are outside the palace. Do you need me to bring them to the palace?"

The prince, who had been silent until now, stood up.

"Oh? The prince was also involved in this matter?"

Emperor Nanchen's voice contained a clear warning, and he was obviously angry.

Huangfu Chenyang's voice was as firm as ever, "Your Majesty, I helped settle the people after they entered the city."

Emperor Nan Chen's eyes stayed on the prince for a while, and then shifted to Li Youwei and others.

"Okay, tell them to come up."

Soon, all 158 people from Jade Village were brought up.

Magistrate Huang didn't give up and even checked it several times with his fingers.

After finally confirming that one person was suitable, he knew that he would not survive.

The village chief of Jade Village took the lead and knelt down to greet Emperor Nanchen.

Emperor Nanchen allowed them to stand up and reply.

As farmers with their faces facing the loess and their backs turned to the sky, they never expected that one day they would be able to meet the emperor.

They were all frightened, even the most knowledgeable village chief was frightened.

Finally, the village chief tremblingly told what had happened to Jade Village.

After listening to the village chief's narration, County Magistrate Huang knew that he was completely finished.

No matter how hard he calculated, he never expected that Li Youwei and others would move all the people in Yushi Village first.

No, if all the people in Jade Village are gone, whose bodies belong to those burned bodies with no masks.

Immediately, a minister raised this question, and the village chief explained that in order to make Huang County Magistrate think that they were all dead, the corpses of the bandits were specially taken to make up the number.

But smart people know that the people in Yushi Village should not have thought of this. It should have been arranged by Li Youwei and others in advance.

Zhou Yanting fell to the ground. He thought he had left out everything, but it turned out that he was just a clown.

In this round, he lost completely.

Emperor Nanchen was furious. Magistrate Huang had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and directly executed his nine clans.

After dealing with Magistrate Huang, the emperor's eyes fell on the bandits.

"Drag them all out and chop them up."

Li Youwei specifically mentioned that the eldest family member's surname was Zhou, and the village chief also mentioned the jade matter when describing it.

Obviously the person behind the scenes could be found out by some means, but Emperor Nanchen chose to execute the person directly.

When the second head of the family was dragged away, he looked at Nalan Ling with sad eyes.

If there is another life, he will never believe a woman's words again.

After dealing with Magistrate Huang and the bandits, the people of Yushi Village were properly settled, and only Zhou Yanting was left.

Smart people all know that the relationship between Zhou Yanting and County Magistrate Huang is unusual. It was obviously planned by the two of them. It depends on whether the emperor pursues the matter.

Emperor Nan Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He would not punish Zhou Yanting for his death penalty, but he would always suffer some punishment.

Just when he was about to have Zhou Yanting dragged down to wait on him, the supervisor said something in his ear eagerly. After hearing what the eunuch said, Emperor Nanchen didn't care anymore. He ordered people to give the previous rewards to Li Youwei and others, and hurriedly announced his withdrawal from the court.

This situation has happened many times. Anyone who has experienced it knows that there is no other person who can make His Majesty so anxious except the charming Concubine Zhou.

Li Youwei, Wang Boyan and Nalan Ling did not go home directly, but went to the college.

The dean and others also heard a little about what happened in the court. Seeing that they returned safely, they were relieved.

"Youwei, Boyan, Ling'er, this time it was really thrilling. Fortunately, you are smart."

Who would have thought that the forces surnamed Zhou had become so insane that they would not hesitate to kill innocent people in order to attack the Prime Minister's Palace, the General's Palace and the eldest princess.

In fact, if you think deeply about what happened today, you will find that this bandit suppression was a trap, and it targeted not only Li Youwei and the others, but also the forces behind them.

"Dean, don't worry. It's thanks to You Wei this time. If she hadn't reminded us that Zhou Yanting had different intentions, they might have successfully framed her." Nalan Ling immediately complained to the dean.

The dean nodded, "You are right, our college will definitely not allow people like him to stay. I will issue an announcement now and expel him from the college immediately."

Other students all agreed. Even if they were on good terms with Zhou Yanting, they would not dare to plead for him.

The emperor did not punish him, but he was appointed not to reuse him again.

Even if he is the son of the Zhou family, he probably won't be able to create any sparks.

Zhou Yanting was kneeling in the Zhou family ancestral hall when he received the news that he had been expelled from the college.

He was so angry that he wanted to eat Li Youwei and others alive, but he knew that there was nothing he could do now.

His father has been disappointed in him, and the most important thing for him now is how to regain his father's attention.

In the palace, after a sudden upheaval, the imperial concubine leaned delicately on the emperor's chest.

“Your Majesty, is this concubine’s mother-in-law making you unhappy?

It doesn't matter, as long as it is for the good of Nanchen country, even if I kill my concubine, I will be happy to do so. "

Emperor Nanchen raised his fingers and pressed them on the bright red and delicate lips of the imperial concubine.

"Don't say unlucky words, you are my life, how can I bear to let you die.

And your family, they just made some small mistakes, I will forgive them. "

After receiving the emperor's promise, the imperial concubine leaned forward again.

"Your Majesty is the best to me. This is the elixir that I have just refined. Your Majesty has a try."

"My beloved concubine understands me best."

Emperor Nanchen took the imperial concubine's hand and swallowed the bright red pill directly.

Seeing the satisfaction and enjoyment on Emperor Nanchen's face, the imperial concubine smiled even more beautifully.

Concubine Zhou was able to be favored for a long time not only because of her outstanding appearance and charming bones, but also because she could refine elixirs.

It is said that the elixir she refined can make people look beautiful forever and make them immortal.

Emperor Nanchen was convinced of this, so he pampered her regardless of anything.

After Li Youwei came back from the academy, she was stopped by Li Yaozu and Li Mingzhu as soon as she entered the door of Li Mansion.

"Sister, I heard that you were almost framed this time. My sister is worried to death."

[It doesn’t matter whether you die or not, the main thing is that the rewards you get will fly away. 】

Listening to Li Mingzhu's greedy and ugly voice, Li Youwei raised his eyebrows.

Li Yaozu also said quickly.

"Sister, you've been gone for so many days, and my mother has been eating fast, chanting, and praying for you all day long. She has lost weight. You should go and see her quickly."

[The eldest sister is the most soft-hearted towards her family. As long as I say something miserable, she will always be grateful to us. 】

Li Youwei's eyes fell on Li Yaozu. He probably still had the idea of ​​going to Hongru Academy.

After Zhou Yanting was expelled from Hongru Academy, a spot became available.

Based on how much she is valued by the dean now, if she helps him fight for it, the chance of success is very high.

　Baby, here you go, please feed me all kinds of things!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)