"Imperial sister, why are you here?"

It was really surprising to see Xiao Li coming to the house so early in the morning.

Xiao Li's expression was not as energetic as in the palace. Physical fatigue made her look a little haggard, but it did not prevent her from interrogating Xiao Jingyi.

"There is something I would like to ask the King of Wei to explain."

Xiao Jingyi: “…”

I thought Xiao Li didn't care about this matter anymore, but he ended up chasing me to his house early in the morning. Is it really that serious?

In the end, Xiao Jingyi invited the person in, served breakfast, and talked while eating.

Xiao Jingyi's targeting of Zhang De was indeed not a whim, otherwise where would he get so much well-prepared evidence?

His feud with Zhang De started with his grandfather's family.

Xiao Jingyi's grandfather was the Minister of Justice in the previous term. If it weren't for the accident, he would still be in the court at this moment. Because of his upright character, he offended many people, but he was a rare honest official praised by the people.

However, he was stabbed to death by gangsters on the way to handle the case. Then his house was broken into by thieves, all the property was looted, his uncle was killed, his aunt was raped, his grandmother was frightened to the point of falling seriously ill and passed away soon after, the young children in the family were frightened to the point of mental dementia, and the whole family was ruined.

Zhang De was later the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Although the evidence at the time had nothing to do with him, Zhang De had an absolute motive for committing the crime.

Zhang De was a widower who was unlucky with his wives. At that time, he had killed two wives in a row and had no children.

The third wife he wanted to marry was Xiao Jingyi's mother. He fell in love with her at first sight on the street, and then he pestered her relentlessly, forcing Xiao Jingyi's grandfather to send her to the palace to avoid disaster.

Later, Zhang De married two more wives, but they still died soon after. Many people only remember to tease him about his wife-unlucky nature, and no one remembered that he had ever had any thoughts about Xiao Jingyi's mother.

Xiao Jingyi didn't know about this at first, until four years ago when his biological mother was seriously ill and dying. Before she died, she told him this secret, hoping that when he grew up, he would be able to avenge his grandfather's family.

Since then, Xiao Jingyi has been keeping an eye on Zhang De. So far, he has not found any evidence that Zhang De killed his grandfather, but he has other evidence about him in his hands. Zhang De is a scumbag. Judging from his various methods, he has every reason to suspect that he was the one who killed his grandfather.

It was not that he intended to use Xiao Li that day, but it just happened that the person Xiao Li beat was Zhang De's nephew, whom Zhang De valued very much, and Zhang De happened to be aggressive and went to the emperor to complain.

Suing Zhang De would help Xiao Li out of trouble and at the same time hide his true purpose.

The opportunity was right in front of him, and he couldn't help but seize it.

He couldn't use his grandfather's case to convict Zhang De, but as long as he brought Zhang De to justice, he would eventually know the truth. Anyway, as long as Zhang De died in the end, it would be the same as the previous one.

There is a rare deep sadness on Xiao Jingyi's youthful face. Maybe it is partly acting, but it is mostly genuine emotion.

Xiao Li thought of the so-called plot, in which the King of Wei had always been a dandy man who only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun and had no ambition.

He hid himself very well and lived very well. When Xiao Jingyun was in power, he was an idle prince. After Prince Chen Xiao Jingyu came to power, he was still an idle prince who lived a carefree life.

However, based on his true nature revealed now, even if he does not achieve great things, he will definitely be able to fulfill his wishes and avenge his relatives.

The original body also lost her biological mother and her maternal family, but she never thought about avenging her biological mother, nor did she think about doing anything. Instead, she only had Lu Yanzhi in her love brain. As a result, she had no self, and Lu Yanzhi destroyed her with just one thought.

"So you got the truth you wanted?"

Xiao Jingyi shook his head: "No, Zhang De is now imprisoned in the prison, and his charges are still under review. I can't enter the prison at will, let alone question him."

Xiao Li casually placed the gold token on the table and said, "Can I come in casually?"

When Xiao Jingyi saw the token, his eyes widened instantly, but Xiao Li held him down and looked at him with a malicious smile: "Prince Wei, if you want this princess to help you, you have to do me a small favor first."

The King of Wei was shocked, stunned, and laughed...

"Please speak, sister. I will tell you everything I know." These words came from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, Xiao Li didn't care about the affairs of King Wei and Zhang De. The reason she asked was just to test Xiao Jingyi as a person, or his ability. Now she knew.

If Xiao Li wants to deal with the Lu family, she must first understand it, but she is an outsider and there is not much description of the Lu family in the plot, so she is now completely in the dark. She needs someone who can help her explain the interests of the Lu family, and preferably someone who knows the shortcomings of the Lu family.

She didn't know anyone else, so King Wei became the best candidate.

It is effortless to talk to smart people. When Xiao Li mentioned the Lu family, Xiao Jingyi told him everything he knew.

There are many aristocratic families in the current dynasty, and there are more than a hundred families that can be ranked among the famous ones. Among these aristocratic families that are the highest in the eyes of the people of the world, there are actually different levels.

Third-rate families are just large families with many people and a lot of property. The only difference between them and wealthy businessmen is that their ancestors were officials and had noble titles, and they consider themselves scholars.

Second-rate families are mostly families developed from royal relatives. They have a special status, their descendants are also quite promising, and they have a certain say in the court.

A first-rate family is like the Lu family. Many of the family's children serve as officials. They have accumulated wealth, power, and prestige. They hold an important position in the court and can even directly threaten the imperial power.

The first-rate families dominate the court, the second-rate families wander around trying to climb up, and the third-rate families depend on the first-rate families.

So the Lu family is not just the Lu family, it also has vassal in-laws.

Gao family, Liu family, Pang family, Meng family, Li family, Liu family

For example, Mrs. Lu came from the Pang family, Mrs. Lu came from the Liu family, and Lu Chengzhi's wife Gao Lan came from the Gao family.

The Lu family is a big tree, and the other families are no less powerful, becoming its thick branches, forming a towering tree that is huge and unshakable.

Previously, because of Xiao Li's trouble, the punishment the emperor took from the Lu family was just a drizzle, and they didn't even hurt the skin.

Wanting to bring down the Lu family is simply a fantasy.

Xiao Li was somewhat shocked after hearing this, but not particularly shocked. This kind of big family has always been like this since ancient times, dying and being reborn over and over again.

But it only took two months to bring down the giant Lu family. This seems a bit exaggerated.

So, why did the emperor agree to give her the golden order?

Was he fooled by her, or was he stupid?

But it's also true that the emperor was very happy when he gained some benefits from suppressing the Lu family. It shows that he is just a bit stupid.

If he had not been born to the Empress Dowager, and the late Emperor had not left a will to pass the throne to him, it would be another matter whether he could have sat firmly on the throne.

Of course this is not important now, what is important is that she must do it.