Chapter 66: Most of Them Are Going to Hell
At the same time, at the Silver Dragon Guard Office.
"Sir, the miners have found out the result of the investigation. It is the He family."
When Jiang Yuan came to report, he was still holding a blood-stained barbed whip in his hand.
He must have come in such a hurry that he forgot to put down the whip he was using to torture the prisoner.
Li Tianzhuo put down the other case files in his hands and turned to look at him.
"The He family?"
"He Xiangzhe?!"
He didn't know much about the Minister of Revenue He family, but when he mentioned the He family, the first thing he thought of was the only son of the He family who had bullied Ningning.
"Yes, it is this He family!"
Jiang Yuan confirmed his idea.
While the two were talking, Xiu Ming came hurriedly reporting.
He ran so fast that he almost bumped into the doorpost.
"You're so flustered. You're already eighteen, can't you be more calm?"
Li Tianzhuo glanced at him with disdain.
What happened to these two people today?
Each one more anxious than the other!
Xiu Ming bowed to apologize and briefly explained the affairs of Deng Youning, Jun Wenshu and others in the palace.
Hearing this, Li Tianzhuo couldn't wait even for a moment and wished he could teleport there immediately.
He was even more anxious than Jiang Yuan and Xiu Ming, and completely forgot about them.
He didn't like crowds and didn't even plan to attend the emperor's birthday party.
But now that he knew what had happened to Deng Youning, he had no choice but to go.
When Li Tianzhuo rushed to the palace, it was the time when day was changing into night.
The sky was getting slightly dark, all the guests arrived, dancing and music were playing, and the birthday banquet was about to begin.
Deng Youning was not in a hurry to go into the hall. She and Jun Chenyi followed the crowd, chatting as they walked.
Li Tianzhuo soon discovered them.
"Ning Ning——"
he shouted across a small bridge.
When Deng Youning turned around, Li Tianzhuo flew over using Qinggong, ran straight to her side, put his long arms around her, and held her in his arms.
This sudden hug made Deng Youning stand there in a daze for a moment, and she even forgot to resist.
Jun Chenyi was very helpful in helping them disperse the crowd of onlookers.
"Ningning, I've heard everything that happened in the palace. The Queen and the Seventh Princess are going too far!"
Li Tianzhuo looked at the slap mark on Deng Youning's face which had already faded a little, and felt heartbroken as if being pricked by a needle.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and wanted to touch Deng Youning's beaten cheek.
But when his hand was halfway in the air, it was grabbed by Deng Youning.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I let her hit me on purpose."
"The Queen hit me. It was her own fault. Your Majesty will see it."
Deng Youning knew that he was worried, so she briefly explained her intentions to him.
I just heard Jun Chenyi say that he might not come to the banquet today, but I didn't expect that he still came for me.
"That's right, my cousin is so skilled in martial arts that even the deputy commander of the imperial guards is no match for her."
"If she doesn't want to, who would dare to touch her?"
Jun Chenyi also came forward.
Li Tianzhuo was still feeling uneasy. "I heard that the Queen Mother came to support you, but she was vented by your father's open rebuttal. You don't want a father who did such a ruthless thing just to curry favor with the Queen and the Crown Prince!"
His words also touched Jun Chenyi's heart. No matter what Deng Youning felt, Jun Chenyi agreed with him.
Deng Youning smiled at him happily.
Even if she didn't have those cruel and foolish family members, aren't there still so many people in this world who treat her well? !
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Deng Youning whispered to them about the Queen Mother's arrangement of marriage between Deng Xuelian and He Xiangzhe.
"So, no matter how the Deng family tries to get close to the queen, as long as the queen mother issues an imperial decree granting the marriage tomorrow morning, they will have to obey even if they don't want to."
She was certain that the Queen did not look favorably upon the Deng family, and even if she asked for permission to grant the marriage, she would never rush it so much.
As long as the Empress Dowager's order comes earlier than the Queen's, victory will still belong to Deng Youning and the others.
Knowing that she would never let him suffer any loss, Li Tianzhuo felt more at ease.
"I have official business, so I won't go to the banquet today."
"Ningning, the wine in the palace is strong, you must not drink too much."
"Always be alert and keep yourself awake."
Before leaving, Li Tianzhuo did not forget to nag a few more words.
He is not here tonight, and if anything happens to Deng Youning, he will not be able to come to rescue her in time.
"As if this king does not exist?"
"My own cousin, I will protect her well!"
Jun Chenyi patted his chest and promised.
Seeing that he had finished talking to Deng Youning, Jun Chenyi sent Deng Youning away and told Li Tianzhuo alone about Yan An's heroic act today.
"Master Yan is willing to help with such a life-threatening matter. Who would believe him if he said he has no feelings for Ning Ning?"
Li Tianzhuo's expression became increasingly ugly, and he began to think about Yan An.
"Tian Zhuo, if you really have feelings for my cousin, why don't you arrange a marriage for her while she is still engaged?"
Jun Chenyi also helped to come up with ideas.
As their cousin, he was really worried about their marriage.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the tip-off."
"I've made note of this. As for Yan An, I hope Your Majesty will continue to keep an eye on him."
We must take advantage of this opportunity by finding a prince to help keep an eye on us.
After talking about the romantic matters, Jun Chenyi's bright pupils changed color.
"Now, everyone knows that I, the king, am in charge of supervising all officials."
"If you want to gain favor with the emperor, you need to accomplish great things in a short period of time."
Li Tianzhuo also put on a sinister smile.
"I have already prepared everything for you, my Lord."
"Let's start with the Gu family!"
Having said this, Li Tianzhuo handed Jun Chenyi a memorial from his sleeve.
"Gu family? But...?"
Before Jun Chenyi finished his question, Li Tianzhuo, who shared the same idea as him, nodded in agreement.
He chuckled with satisfaction, "Oh, it can be considered killing two birds with one stone."
There were many people in the palace, so the two of them didn't want to say anything more. Li Tianzhuo asked him to help look after Deng Youning and then left.
All the way back to the government office, Li Tianzhuo was thinking about the He family.
Since Deng Youning intends to arrange a marriage between the Deng and He families, his findings about the He family's illegal mining will have to be postponed.
At least we have to wait until they get married before convicting the He family!
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The stars are twinkling, the palace lanterns are lit up in the daytime, and in the magnificent palace, the palace maids walk lightly, holding jade pots of fine wine in their hands, and shuttle between the tables.
The emperor and the empress sat high on the stage, and everyone paid homage to them.
Deng Youning has now been conferred the title of county lady and has a noble status, so she should sit in the front row.
But Gu felt that she was an unstable factor and was afraid that she would cause trouble again, so she made her sit at the back.
Jun Wenying was also squeezed out by Jun Wenshu and sat here.
They were toasting and blowing each other's praises in the front, while the two sisters were just busy eating and drinking in the back, which was quite comfortable.
Just after three quarters past the hour of Xu, the emperor, empress and some powerful old ministers left the scene for various reasons.
The rest are just waiting for the right opportunity to establish connections.
The Ninth Prince Jun Chenyi returned to the capital and appointed someone to supervise all officials. Now, countless people are trying to curry favor with him, openly or covertly.
Among them was the Gu family, who finally realized how to build relationships.
Father Gu was just a minor official, so he was naturally not qualified to attend the emperor's birthday banquet.
His letters were delivered by his superior, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Wu Jia.
The Wu family happened to be on the list that Li Tianzhuo gave him.
After the banquet, Jun Chenyi was like the god of death. Most of the people he approached were going to hell!
Deng Xuelian and Deng Yi also started tonight's actions.
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