The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 126
In the side hall, Li Meiying used ginger soup under the service of the maids. At this time, the tea servant next to Emperor Cheng personally served hot tea for Li Meiying, and sent all the maids serving in the hall away.

Looking at the situation, Li Meizhen knew that the female officer might have something to say, so she picked up the teacup calmly, and after she took a sip of the tea, the female officer said respectfully: "Princess, do you know that the emperor let the princess take risks?" What is the purpose of coming to the Imperial Study Room in such a heavy rain?"

Putting down the teacup, Li Sister-in-law raised her eyes and smiled slightly: "The emperor has summoned him to come no matter it is windy or rainy. Can he still resist the order and be disrespectful? Auntie, please speak directly if you have anything to say. I will listen carefully." That's right."

Hearing this, the female official still looked respectful and said: "Due to the sudden heavy rain, the water level rose, and the Hulong Pavilion was destroyed by the flood. It was An Guogong who supervised the construction of the Hulong Pavilion, and the emperor has already grasped the power that An Guogong borrowed from that year. Evidence of accumulating wealth. It is not an exaggeration for such a serious crime to copy the Wu family, but the emperor can't, but the emperor can't let go of such a big crime and spare An Guogong, so the emperor hopes that the princess can come forward to intercede. Life."

When Li Meiying heard this, the smile on her face gradually faded, and she said indifferently: "Not long ago in the Chengfu Hall, the emperor himself said that those who make meritorious deeds should be rewarded, and those who have done wrong should be punished. The emperor is a wise king and will definitely do it." Now that rewards and punishments are clearly defined, why did the Emperor not punish Duke An for his crimes, but asked me to intercede instead?"

Facing Li Meiying's cold questioning, the female officer's expression did not change. It seemed that Li Meiying's change had been expected by her. I can't help but cut down a hundred-year-old tree. It's not a one-time job. Besides, the emperor asked the princess to come forward. Difficult."

Hearing this, Li Sister-in-law sighed helplessly and said: "I understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, aunt, don't worry, I will come forward to intercede according to the emperor's wishes."

Seeing that Li Sister-in-law was relieved, the female official breathed a sigh of relief, with a relaxed smile on her face and said: "It's good that the princess understands the emperor's painstaking efforts. Please sit here for a while, the princess, and the servants will go back to the main hall to serve."

Li Meizhen naturally understood what the female officer meant. The so-called sitting for a while was just waiting for the right time to intercede. She nodded slightly.The female officer hurriedly saluted and quietly exited the side hall.

As soon as the female official exited the side hall, Li Meizhen showed a mocking smile on her face. In fact, she really didn't dare to hope that she could use this to get rid of An Guogong's mansion in one fell swoop, just like what the female official said Yes, how can a century-old tree be knocked down so easily!

Standing up and walking to the gate of the side hall, Li Meiying opened the door slightly, and had a panoramic view of the situation in the main hall. Seeing that An Guogong bowed his head and confessed his guilt, but only admitted the crime of unkindness, and pushed the crime of corruption onto the dead. She curled her lips in disdain.

What Anguo Guild would say was actually expected by Emperor Cheng. He slapped his palm on the table and got up angrily and pointed at Anguo Gong: "You still dare to quibble, as a supervisor, you have power in your hands. The biggest, without your signal, the group of people under your hand would not have the guts to swallow the 100 million taels of silver."

Eunuch Zhang on the side stepped forward in a timely manner and said cautiously: "The emperor calm down, be careful of the dragon's body."

Emperor Cheng swept the teacup on the imperial case to the ground, pointed at Eunuch Zhang and said, "Shut up, the royal family's veins are gone, how can I appease my anger, if you dare to talk too much, I will marry you Duke An was chopped off together."

As soon as he heard that his head was going to be beheaded, Eunuch Zhang immediately fell silent, and looked at An Guogong with a helpless expression.

An Guogong seldom saw Emperor Cheng being so angry. When he saw that there was no room for turning around, a sense of despair surged in his heart, and he collapsed to the ground. He wanted to plead for his father, but he was afraid that speaking up would only add fuel to the fire.

In the side hall, Li Sister-in-law had been watching with cold eyes. Seeing that the time was almost up, she walked out of the side hall and knelt down in front of the imperial case and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Sister-in-law has any questions, please ask the Pope."

Emperor Cheng looked at Li Meiying, the anger on his face subsided a little, and his tone became softer: "If you have any questions, just ask, but I want to remind you, if you are pleading for Duke An, then I will give you a single word." He wouldn’t listen, so he was directly dragged out and chopped up.”

Looking up at Emperor Cheng, Li Meiying asked seriously: "Your Majesty, when you were angry just now, your voice was too loud, and my sister-in-law heard it in the side hall. She heard that something happened in the Hulong Pavilion, and my sister-in-law was very worried. So I want to know if the dragon veins have been washed away by the flood?"

"The entire Hulong Pavilion has been washed away, and the dragon veins have also been washed away. If the dragon veins are still there, would I lose such a temper?" Emperor Cheng looked at An Guogong, and said angrily.

Hearing this, Li Meiying showed a puzzled look and said, "Has the emperor really confirmed that the dragon's veins have been washed away? But Meiying once heard from the eldest princess that the treasure chest containing the dragon's veins in the Dragon Guard Pavilion is invulnerable to swords, guns, water and fire. The most important thing is that the treasure chest weighs a thousand catties, even with the strength of a hundred people, it cannot be moved even half a cent, so the Dragon Guard Pavilion was built on the Shuixi Rock."

Emperor Cheng was waiting for this sentence. He knew that with Li Meiying's intelligence, he could plead in a reasonable and reasonable way, so he hurriedly cooperated and showed a dazed expression, while Li Meiying kowtowed without losing the opportunity and said: "Your Majesty , let’s send someone to look for the treasure chest where the dragon’s veins are placed first! Maybe we should also check the destroyed wreckage of the Hulong Pavilion carefully. Only when the investigation is clear can the case be filed, the emperor please spare An Guogong's life for the time being, it will not be too late to discuss everything after the investigation is clear."

Li Meiying's words made Emperor Cheng's anger disappear. He got up to support Li Meiying, and said in a friendly tone: "It's hard for you to risk your life to speak, okay, I will spare An Guogong for the time being, and send someone to investigate Regarding the matter of the Dragon Pavilion, we will discuss everything after investigation."

When Li Meizhen heard this, she smiled and said: "The emperor's sage is really a blessing to the people of Daxin."

Duke An did not expect Li Sister-in-law to intercede for him, so he was stunned for a moment, and finally Wu Shaoyou tugged at his sleeve, and he reacted quickly and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is wise, thank you Princess for pleading for me."

Wu Shaoyou quickly joined in and said, "Princess Xie pleaded for my father. Shaoyou will keep this kindness in his heart, and he will definitely repay it in the future." Although he knew that Li Sister-in-law couldn't be so kind to help his father, but his father was temporarily exonerated. It is indeed due to her interceding, even if he is unwilling, he has to repay his father's kindness.

(End of this chapter)