Chapter 31
The next morning, the atmosphere in the hall was rather strange.

It's just because there is another large grand master's chair next to the throne, and the one sitting on it is the current empress dowager Su Qingyuan who was criticized by the courtiers as a "disaster for the country".

Without hanging curtains or screens, this woman in plain clothes and silver hairpins is actually sitting in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty so frankly!

Surprised, the group of officials went from whispering to talking, and finally they quarreled with each other right here in the court hall.

Su Qingyuan was a little uneasy, and couldn't help but quietly observe Lu Li's face.

Lu Li turned his head and winked flirtatiously at her from an angle that the officials couldn't see.

Su Qingyuan hurriedly looked away and lowered her head.

After a while, the noise of the courtiers gradually subsided.

The first one to stand up was Xue Li, the righteous envoy of Chongzheng.

He saluted Lu Li hastily, and then turned his gaze to Su Qingyuan: "Dare to ask the Queen Mother: You are a girl, what is the purpose of appearing in the court?"

Su Qingyuan looked at Lu Li subconsciously, but saw that he just lowered his head and played with the paperweight in his hand, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

After a little hesitation, Su Qingyuan took a deep breath, and slowly raised her eyelids: "The Ai family wanted to come, so he came. I have already been charged with the crime of 'disaster for the country and evildoers', so are you afraid of taking more burdens?" A 'Morning Hen'?"

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar.

He Zhengru, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward, heartbroken: "Since ancient times, there has been a difference between the inside and the outside, which cannot be surpassed. Your Majesty is not a young master, and the Queen Mother has never been entrusted by the late emperor. This is really inconsistent with etiquette! Please get up and drive back to the palace immediately, and don't make things difficult for Your Majesty!"

"It's good that the queen mother is happy, I don't feel embarrassed." Lu Li smiled casually.

He Shangshu was choked by this sentence, and his face was unavoidable.

Su Qingyuan couldn't help but glanced in the direction of the throne again.

She still couldn't figure out Lu Li's intention of taking her to court.At this moment, it seemed that he deliberately wanted to stand on the sidelines and let her deal with the questioning and accusations of the officials alone.

Su Qingyuan felt a little timid in her heart, but she had no choice but to confront her head-on.

How can the empress dowager, who is the mother of the world, be overwhelmed by the aura of her courtiers?

"May I ask He Shangshu," Su Qingyuan said with a flat face, "You are a courtier, and you have repeatedly threatened the emperor with words to put Aijia to death. Have you ever thought about whether the emperor would make things difficult? The emperor has clearly decreed to respect Aijia as the empress dowager." , known all over the world. Could it be that you "pillars of the imperial court", well-educated and well-educated Confucians don't know how big a crime is "muricide"? You keep saying that "there is a difference between the inside and the outside", but why don't you remember that there is a difference between the superior and the inferior? Fen'? If the Ai Family dies at your hands, will the Nanyue Dynasty still have the principles of heaven and morality?"

She asked questions one after another, each sentence becoming more serious.He Shangshu wanted to interrupt at first, but fell silent after she finished speaking.

It was Xue Li who continued in a cold voice: "If you really understand the emperor, you should plead guilty and kill yourself right now, instead of running to the court to mess around!"

Su Qingyuan looked at him coldly: "Aijia is innocent, why did he kill himself for no reason, and make the emperor bear the name of 'unfilial' for no reason?"

Xue Li frowned and sneered.

Before he could retort, Su Qingyuan continued: "In the past few days, Aijia's ears are not quite quiet - I heard that someone has also counted the locust plague in Shandong area on Aijia's account?"

(End of this chapter)

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