Chapter 1759: Invite in Person
The emperor was amused and said with a smile: "In that case, Gu Zhong, you go and invite them yourself."
If the emperor invites you, you must respond to the call and enter the palace no matter whether you are at home or not. Your Yang family is not a hermit family.
Gu Zhong agreed, bowed and walked out.
At this point, the case was already half clear, but the emperor was not in a good mood, and the people sitting in the court were not in a good mood either.
In the past two days, they have vaguely figured out that quite a lot of people were captured in the palace this time, including some who were trained by some of the families sitting below.
Even though the matter was discussed, the emperor waved his hand and indicated that he was dismissed from the court in an angry manner.
Manbao stood up with a confused look on his face, walked out of the line, and knelt down to see the emperor off.
She waited until the adults in front of her and beside her stood up before she got up. Then she reached out to adjust her official hat, rubbed her eyes to remove the eye boogers from her eye sockets, and then lowered her head and carefully approached Yang Heshu.
Yang Heshu whispered to her, "Even if you're going to sleep, you should still be alert. If the court doesn't discuss anything related to you, then forget it. But if it does, whether you're called or not, you have to stay awake and be prepared to respond."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood, and then asked quietly, "Xiaoxue Brother Yang, who is Yang Rong? Was he the one who instructed Xu Yu to change the needle bag?"
Yang Heshu said with a deep look in his eyes, "We have to wait for Zhihe to find out. Yang Rong is the fifth prince's uncle, and their family lives on Shuile Street."
Manbao felt something was wrong, but only after he left the palace did he remember, "But isn't the Fifth Prince your cousin?"
Yang Heshu laughed, reached out and patted her head and said, "Yes."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Manbao rubbed his head, turned around to look for Tang He, and found that he was talking to Yin Li, so he ran to chase Yang Heshu.
After leaving the hall, everyone returned to their respective offices. Some stayed in the palace, some went out of the palace to the office in the imperial city, and some went to the East Palace.
Manbao and Yang Heshu were traveling together. Some adults who had not yet walked far saw Zhou Man running to Yang Heshu with his official hat in one hand, and talking to him with his little head tilted up.
Your Excellencies: ...
Someone asked, "Is Yang Changbo very popular among the girls in the capital?"
"Oh, my Lord, you misunderstood at first sight. Look carefully, that's not the way those girls look at Master Xiao Yang. And I heard that Zhou Man is already engaged, right? And the one she's engaged to is her junior fellow apprentice."
Manbao lowered his voice and asked, "Will Yang Rong be called to the court for questioning? Will I also have to go to the court to confront him?"
Yang Heshu smiled and said, "No need. Although I don't know how it will end, His Majesty has already embarrassed Yang Rong today. If he were to come to the court to question us again, not only would the Yang family, but even the Fifth Prince and his mother would be unable to cope. At most, we would be questioned at a small court, but that's not something we can attend."
He paused and then soothed her, "Don't be afraid. Even if there's a confrontation, you're still a victim. You're just an imperial physician and don't know anything. Just listen to Zhihe. They won't dare do anything to you."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, then belatedly realized, "Xiaoxue Yang, the Yang family is your family."
Seeing that she just remembered it now, Yang Heshu couldn't help but smile and said happily: "Yes, my family is the direct branch of the Yang family."
Manbao looked at him worriedly and asked in a low voice, "Will that implicate you?"
Yang Heshu shook his head slightly and smiled, "Don't worry, the Yang family is very big, not everything will implicate my family. Oh, and Brother Qi has grown up a bit. Your sister-in-law said the other day that she wanted to invite you to visit, but I seem to have heard that you left the city as soon as you left the palace?"
Manbao nodded and said, "I'm going to play on the farm."
"How about coming over to my house next time you have a day off? I'll have someone hunt a deer, and we can roast the venison in the garden."
When Manbao heard this, he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
Yang Heshu smiled and nodded, "Then it's settled."
The two of them talked about food, and Manbao was so excited about it that he soon forgot about the matter.
But after returning to Chongwenguan, Yang Heshu hesitated and wrote a letter to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue to resign, requesting to leave the Eastern Palace to avoid suspicion.
At that time, Minister Liu was just leaving the emperor's study, and the group happened to meet Yang Rong, who had hurried into the palace to meet the emperor, at the door.
The other person's face was pale, and there was some sweat on his forehead in the cold weather. It was obvious that the situation was not good. Several old men looked at each other, then walked out calmly, pretending not to see it.
Yang Rong went in and saw Yin Li and Tang He still there, waiting to ask him questions.
Minister Liu walked for a while and sighed, feeling that this year was really not peaceful. There had been constant troubles since the beginning of spring, especially in the Eastern Palace.
I didn’t think so before, but now when I think about it, the Eastern Palace is indeed miserable, and it seems that it has been framed all the time.
He couldn't help but glance at Wei Zhi and Old Master Tang, and couldn't help but ask vaguely, "I heard that a lot of people were arrested in the palace this time, not only those who participated in the needle bag exchange, but also many spies were eliminated."
Old Master Tang didn't say anything, so Wei Zhi couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Minister Liu, it's already this late, and you still dare to hear about it?"
Minister Liu was stunned for a moment, then immediately shuddered and explained, "Master Wei, please don't misunderstand me. I just heard other masters' discussions, but I didn't ask the palace for any information."
Old Master Tang remained silent, so Wei Zhi continued, "You can't talk to us about this. You have to talk to Yin Li."
Minister Liu: ...
When he returned to the Ministry of Revenue and saw Yang Heshu's letter of resignation, he couldn't help but sigh deeply and said to his confidant, "This is the most regrettable thing. It would be fine if Yang Heshu wasn't implicated in this matter. If he is implicated, then the loss will outweigh the gain."
The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue knew that Yang Heshu's next step should be to take his position, and the other party was so talented that not only the emperor but also their Shangshu were very satisfied with him.
As the confidant of their Shangshu, he knew that Yang Heshu was likely to be the next Shangshu and would even be ahead of him.
Although he had been a little jealous before, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful now, "Master Yang is indeed very talented."
Minister Liu couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know what Lord Yang is thinking. If I had a son like that, I would never let anyone stand in his way."
The Right Assistant Minister couldn't help but gossip with the Shangshu, "If this was Yang Rong's own doing, and it has nothing to do with Lord Yang, then it shouldn't implicate their family, right?"
Minister Liu glanced at him and said, "You underestimate Lord Yang. After all, he is the head of the clan. Even if he didn't participate in such a big thing, he wouldn't be ignorant of everything. It depends on whether he can make a bold move."
The Right Assistant Minister muttered quietly, "It's not against the law to protect relatives."
"It's not illegal, but it's taboo," Minister Liu said. "Especially for something like this. Even if Your Majesty doesn't say it, how can you not resent them in your heart?"
The Right Assistant Minister looked at Yang Heshu's letter of resignation and asked, "Then..."
Minister Liu thought for a moment, then said, "I'll report this to His Majesty."
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