Minister Mei looked at Su Juan with a stern face and frowned, not knowing what she wanted to say.

The old emperor even wanted to cross his legs to watch the show.

Su Juan said loudly, "I met Magistrate Dong in He County, Xuzhou. He was in the most dangerous situation in Xuzhou. He colluded with the villains to steal money and kill people. He treated many lives as worthless. He even accepted bribes during his tenure. He is now in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

The court officials nodded repeatedly, especially those from the Ministry of Justice. They knew this man, who had been brought back from Xuzhou.

Su Juan: "When I was in He County, Magistrate Dong said that he had a backer in the capital who would promote him, and he would be able to rise to prominence next year."

The court officials were shocked. You look at me, I look at you. What backer?

Minister Mei's heart subconsciously skipped a beat. Could it be related to him?

But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that he didn't know anyone with the surname Dong, so it couldn't be him.

The old emperor's eyes gradually grew colder.

Su Juan looked at Minister Mei, and then at the old emperor on the high throne, "Your Majesty, I just found out after returning to Beijing recently that County Magistrate Dong is actually a distant relative of Minister Mei of the Ministry of Personnel!"

The government and the public were shocked!

Minister Mei actually has such a corrupt and law-breaking distant relative! ?

Mei He is the Minister of Personnel. There won't be any problems.

Mei Shangshu immediately became anxious, "You are talking nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, I don't have any distant relatives with the surname Dong, and I don't even know the Hexian County Magistrate Dong!"

Su Juan is simply talking nonsense and slandering herself!

Su Juan looked at Minister Mei, who was about to yell in anxiety, and pretended to be surprised, "Minister Mei, don't you know that Magistrate Dong is the brother of the second concubine of the husband of the younger sister of your brother's wife!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the court fell silent.

This distant relative is a bit too distant.

Su Juan looked at him lazily, [Who hasn't opened their mouth yet? You're the only one who talks, babble all day long. ]

Mei He's face turned red and green, and he wanted to curse.

"Your Majesty, I know that I do not know any county magistrate named Dong. What Minister Su said may be a coincidence."

"Oh, is that so? It seems like a real coincidence." Su Juan was not in a hurry to refute his words. After all, County Magistrate Dong was indeed a coincidence, but the evidence of his guilt in other matters was solid.

I had originally thought that the position of Minister of War was still vacant and that the affairs of the six ministries could not be dealt with hastily, but Mei He was in a hurry to run into my trap, so I couldn't blame him.

After the court meeting ended that day, the emperor privately summoned Duke Ping and the Minister of the Central Secretariat.

The old emperor did not pursue the matter of concealing the Duke of Pingguo. His relationship with the empress had eased a little recently because of his discussion with her about Su Juan, and he was afraid that this matter would displease the empress.

"I have asked you two to come here today because I want the Zongzheng Temple to add Su Juan to the royal family tree. When spring comes, I will issue an edict to enthrone her as the Crown Princess. What do you two think?"

He has been considering this matter over the past few days and has also consulted with people from the Ministry of Rites. Minister Wu also believes that since Princess Le'an's jade book is still in existence, it is only natural that her children should be included in the royal family tree.

Over at the Zongzheng Temple, a lot of rules and regulations are needed to get everything done.

That's why he called two people to discuss it.

The Minister of the Central Secretariat was slightly stunned. He could understand His Majesty's eagerness to recognize his granddaughter, but it was a bit too hasty.

Duke Ping was silent for a long time. "Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty should summon Su Juan first and explain everything to her. As for the other titles, you can discuss the matter of enthroning the Crown Princess later."

Now the matter of Princess Le'an has been vaguely spread in the court, but no one knows who is the real culprit. Suddenly, someone said that he wanted to confer the title of Crown Princess. The court officials will definitely stop it, which will be disadvantageous to Su Juan.

The Minister of the Central Secretariat agreed that this matter should be handled step by step, and one should first identify one's ancestors and record them in the family tree, and not rush into anything.

After hearing what they said, the old emperor felt that there was some truth in it.

Duke Ping said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, why don't you summon Su Juan first?"

As far as he knew, the emperor had never summoned Su Juan privately since he knew Su Juan's background. As the emperor, could it be that he was afraid of something?

The old emperor coughed twice and said, "You two should discuss it. I will summon Zongzheng Temple tomorrow."

"yes."

The two looked at each other and retreated.

After the person left, the old emperor still didn't ask anyone to invite Su Juan. It was really that at his age, if a granddaughter suddenly appeared, he really didn't know how to recognize her.

He has been worried about this matter for the past two days, and he thought to himself that he should do the open things first.

By then everyone in the world will know it, and you and I will know it too, so there will be no need to worry about recognizing each other.

At this time, Su Juan was at the Queen's place. As soon as the court was over, she was called away by the Queen's people.

The two grandmothers broke the window paper for the first time, and the queen's eyes were red. "I heard that Xuzhou is dangerous, and there are many thugs and bandits. Are you hurt?"

Su Juan smiled and shook her head, "Your Majesty, no, Xie Xun also went with them, he is very skilled."

"Xun'er has learned martial arts from many martial arts masters since he was young, and his skills are indeed quite good."

The queen pulled Su Juan to sit aside and said, "But you, why are you still calling me Empress? Now that you know your own life experience, I have been hoping that you would call me Imperial Grandmother."

Su Juan was slightly stunned, "Grandmother."

When she shouted, the queen choked up and burst into tears, and the nanny beside her hurriedly handed her a handkerchief.

Su Juan had never had any relatives before and was all alone. Now she has an uncle and a grandmother. But she is not so comfortable calling her grandmother and feels a little embarrassed.

But seeing the queen like this, she felt inexplicably sad.

The queen smiled with tears in her eyes and said, "Your royal grandfather came to me last night and said that he had discussed it with the Ministry of Rites and would summon you to the Zongzheng Temple on a chosen day to have you recognize your ancestry and return to your clan. He also discussed with me about your title."

"The Empress Dowager thought about it all night and felt that Fushou was good. Your grandfather felt that Jinyang was good. What do you think?"

Su Juan was slightly stunned. These two titles, one was thought of by the empress, wishing her a long and healthy life, and the other was thought of by the emperor, with the word "Jin" showing her nobility and his importance.

She smiled and said, "I think everything is fine. I will listen to my grandmother and grandfather."

The queen also laughed, "You are very fair."

"Well, now that you have made achievements in the court, it is always right to listen to your royal grandfather."

It would also be good for those in the court to watch, so that those who have ulterior motives should think twice.

Su Juan's eyes curved, "I will listen to the Imperial Grandmother."

The queen smiled and touched her face. "You have lost weight. You still had some fat on your face before you went to Xuzhou."

Su Juan smiled, "You'll look better if you're thinner."

The nanny at the side smiled and said, "Your Highness was born good-looking, but now he's thinner. The Queen must be heartbroken when she sees him."

"My lady, I want to ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some nourishing soup for the little prince."

The queen nodded, "You are very thoughtful. Go ahead."

After the nanny left, the queen patted Su Juan on the back of her hand and said, "Stay in the palace tonight. I have had the side hall cleaned up earlier. During dinner, have a good talk with your royal grandfather. Don't be so distant."

Since you are in the court, you cannot lack protection.

Su Juan naturally understood what the queen meant, and felt warm in her heart, "Granddaughter understands."