After the emperor finished speaking, Cao Xiong immediately bowed and accepted the order. He led two servants to collect all the impeachment memorials. Then, smiling, he came to Cui Cen and said, "Prime Minister Cui, please take a closer look at the emperor's order."
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered someone to bring a low table and put all the impeachment memorials on the low table. Then he smiled sinisterly and turned back to Zhao Xin's side.
At the same time, Queen Mother Zhao Cui saw that all the court officials, including her nephew, were competing to impeach her second brother Cui Cen. Although she had expected it, she couldn't help but feel panicked.
It really proved what his nephew said before, that "its rise is rapid and its fall is sudden". Thinking about his second brother, he relied on his means and the favor of the late emperor to have great power in the court and his words were law.
But now, in the blink of an eye, he has been deserted by everyone and almost everyone wants to kill him.
Even she herself had to stab him with a sharp knife.
Hearing the emperor's question, he came back to his senses, calmed himself, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty was young at the time, so it's natural that you didn't know the reason. Even I and the late emperor were kept in the dark. It wasn't until a few days ago that the descendants of the Lin family unexpectedly found me and I realized there was something else going on."
He sighed softly and then said to the emperor again: "Speaking of which, there is one person among the descendants of the Lin family whom Your Majesty should have met."
"Oh, I have seen him before, but who is he?"
Zhao Xin and Zhao Cui were both telling lies with their eyes open, but they both looked serious and there was no unnaturalness in their expressions.
Everyone in the hall felt strange, wondering why the Lin family went to the Empress Dowager instead of the Emperor to file a complaint?
But no one spoke.
It’s just that there’s something dark and unclear in some people’s eyes.
Cui Cen, on the other hand, seemed not to have heard anything. He actually sat leisurely on the ground beside the low table, flipping through the memorials one by one, sneering from time to time with an expression of disdain.
Such an action naturally attracted a lot of attention.
But Zhao Xin seemed not to see it and said nothing, so the others had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
Then the Queen Mother continued, "This person is one of the beautiful ladies in Your Majesty's Chuxiu Palace, named Lin Yuyan. She has a brother named Lin Yuchen, and her mother Nangong Yanran. They have also come with me today. Would Your Majesty allow them to come to the palace to present themselves?"
As soon as Zhao Cui said this, there was another slight commotion in the hall, especially when everyone heard the name Nangong Yanran, many people's expressions were slightly disturbed.
If this wasn't the Golden Palace, I'm afraid many people would be whispering to each other.
It was because this name was too famous back then, and she was known as the most beautiful woman in the Qin Dynasty.
Even Zhao Xin had heard of it.
However, an idea suddenly popped up in Zhao Xin's mind at this moment. Nangong Yanran, Nangong... then what should she call her, Lin Nangong?
It doesn't seem to go smoothly.
Well, this is really a problem. If it is a combination of two single surnames, it is easy to call them, such as Zhao Cui and Wang Li. If it is a combination of two compound surnames, it is also easy to call them, such as Sima Nangong and Linghu Yuchi.
But it seems that no matter how you call this woman with a single surname and a double surname, it is not easy to pronounce.
"cough……"
Zhao Xin coughed lightly, clearing his throat and halting his wandering thoughts. He frowned slightly and said, "If that's the case, then there's nothing wrong with that. Cao Xiong, Lin Yuyan, a descendant of the Xuanlin clan, along with her mother and brother, come to the palace."
Cao Xiong took the order and went down.
Zhao Xincai then asked, "Lin Yuyan, I only remember that Prime Minister Cui had an adopted daughter selected into the palace a few days ago. I think her name is Cui Yuyan, but I don't remember there was also a beautiful girl named Lin Yuyan."
Seeing that he knew the truth but pretended to be ignorant, Zhao Cuishi knew very well that he was deliberately trying to disgust Cui Cen and point out the matter at the same time.
But he could only smile and say in agreement: "Your Majesty, these two are one and two, two are one. Lin Yuyan is the original Cui Yuyan. Otherwise, why would she come to me to complain? I don't have to be embarrassed."
"hehe."
Zhao Xin could understand the hidden meaning behind her words, but he just chuckled and said, "I see."
Then he turned to Cui Cen and asked, "Prime Minister Cui, do you know anything about this?"
Cui Cen was still looking through the memorials, but his eyes were obviously absent-minded.
I don’t know if it’s because of Lin Yuyan or Nangong Yanran.
In short, the calm state of mind he tried so hard to maintain has been disrupted.
Hearing this, he casually threw away a memorial in his hand, took a deep breath, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I naturally already knew this."
Seeing that he answered so straightforwardly, Zhao Xin couldn't help but ask with a half-smile, "If that's the case, why did you still adopt the Lin family girl into your mansion?"
Cui Cen suddenly smiled upon hearing this, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Your Majesty, there is one thing I don't understand."
Without waiting for Zhao Xin to ask, he directly asked, "Since Your Majesty is unaware of the Lin case, why do you ask this?"
“…”
The whole court was silent.
Zhao Xin was also slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the old man's thinking was so clear at this time. He caught such a small loophole in the language and wanted to slap him in the face.
Zhao Xin was not panicked and just smiled.
"Why does Prime Minister Cui ask this question even though he already knows the answer? Hasn't he heard what the Queen Mother said? If it weren't for this, she wouldn't be so embarrassed. It's simply a matter of choosing between national law, justice, and family affection."
Then he bowed to the Queen Mother Zhao Cui and said, "I would like to thank the Queen Mother on behalf of the court and the people of the world.
Everyone knows and everyone says that it is better to give up small righteousness for the sake of big righteousness, but few people can actually do it.
The Empress Dowager understood the greater principles and did not hide them for the sake of smaller ones. This allowed Lin’s injustice to be redressed, and I, the ministers, and the people of the world were not deceived forever. This is all due to the Empress Dowager’s kindness.
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