Zhao Qingni, in the main hall, berated the ministers who had impeached him, leaving them utterly humiliated, while the new emperor watched with great interest.

As the cousin's husband, Prince Rui naturally had to support his brother-in-law.

Zhao Qingbei secretly sent people to investigate these harmful cases in various places, and he also borrowed manpower from Prince Rui's mansion.

Prince Rui naturally knew that those stories were true.

While collecting story material, Zhao Qingbei also helps those who have suffered injustice to seek justice.

Of course, Zhao Qingyi also did a lot of things like using someone else's name to intimidate others.

Seeing that Zhao Qingyi had scolded the person to the point of near fainting, Prince Rui spoke up.

"Your Majesty, I can testify for Lord Zhao."

When he was collecting subjects for his sketchbook, he once borrowed help from the minister's residence.

The information relayed by my staff indicates that those stories are all true. Furthermore, when Lord Zhao discovers injustice, he also helps the aggrieved parties write their complaints and assists them in seeking justice.

In my opinion, fewer injustices and fewer wrongful convictions in this world will help stabilize public sentiment.

Nowadays, many people in the local area have statues of His Majesty in their homes.

It is said that His Majesty's dragon might covers the entire Divine Dragon Kingdom, and whenever injustice occurs, His Majesty's dragon might will be felt and will promptly come to the aid of the people.

The places where His Majesty is worshipped are all because Lord Zhao once sent people to help those cities that suffered.

Lord Zhao never revealed his information while doing these things.

Instead, he left a message: "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the emperor; all are subject to his boundless grace."

Therefore, I do not believe that what Lord Zhao did conflicts with the principles of female virtue and precepts.

In essence, the virtues and precepts for women are also about teaching women to be careful in their words and deeds, and to be good wives and mothers.

Lord Zhao's sketchbook serves as a reminder to the world to guard against abduction and fraud, protect their personal safety and wealth, and not to be a fool.

"I believe no one wants to marry a foolish wife, right?"

The new emperor nodded, thinking that his younger brother was more reliable and that solved the problem.

“Minister Zhang, Minister Li, Minister Zhou, the matters you have impeached today are far too one-sided.”

Considering the advanced age of all my ministers, I will not pursue the matter further.

However, before fully verifying the facts, you all made unfounded accusations, exaggerated minor matters, and were aggressive towards Lord Zhao.

"I will deduct three months' salary from each of you, and each of you shall give Lord Zhao one hundred taels of silver as an apology. Is that acceptable?"

The old men dared not refuse and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, we obey your command."

Zhao Qingbei happily thanked the Emperor and went back to his post.

I came to the Golden Palace and took 300 taels of silver back with me. Pretty good.

Zhao Qingyi thought to himself, "I'll give this money to my wife when I get home. She'll surely praise me."

However, since my second cousin's husband also helped to mediate, should we invite him to a banquet?

Zhao Qingbei thought about it and decided to go home and ask his wife about it. He would decide what to do based on what she said.

This kid is really too lazy to use his brain.

Sure enough, when Zhao Qingbei handed Yuan Ruoshui the three hundred taels of silver notes she had just received that day, Yuan Ruoshui was very surprised.

Upon learning that the apology was received in the imperial palace, Yuan Ruoshui was both amused and exasperated.

"My lord, although you have won today, you have also offended those officials."

In the future, you will inevitably face their suppression or even framing. Husband, you must be cautious.

Today, my second cousin's husband did speak up for us. Why don't you invite him to a restaurant for drinks tomorrow as a way of expressing your gratitude?

Here, this hundred taels will cover the cost of the wine.

Zhao Qingbei took the silver note handed to her by Yuan Ruoshui, her eyes wide with disbelief.