The prince was so frightened that he was almost stunned. He had no intention of doing anything. He just followed Xu Jiao's wishes and impeached Guo Hongru. The emperor's questions were more dangerous than the last!
But at this moment he really didn't know how to explain it. Guo Hongru felt a little embarrassed. He looked at the prince and then at the emperor from time to time, not knowing whether he was satisfied or not.
"You incompetent emperor! I'm so angry! You don't care about Guo's mess, why are you making things difficult for the Crown Prince?"
Hearing this, Fang Zhiyi smiled slightly, and his eyes were met.
At this time, Xu Jiao didn't notice that some officials' eyes had changed when they secretly looked at her. Even if it was just her inner voice, it was her true thoughts! Some people even began to wonder if this was the Xu family's idea?
Xu Yuan's face turned pale. He would never have thought that his daughter would be so bold as to insult the emperor in her heart!
But there was nothing wrong with it, I cursed in my heart.
Several censors from the crown prince's faction wanted to take the blame, but Fang Zhiyi waved them off: "Now it's me who's questioning the crown prince. Do you think I'm unworthy to question my own son?"
Even the censor didn't dare to respond.
In the end, the prince could only tremblingly admit that he had sneaked out. He really couldn't think of any other way.
"Just put you under house arrest for a month and think about what you should do." Fang Zhiyi stood up and left. The eunuch behind him shouted to dismiss the court.
Only after he left did Fang Zhiyi's ears quiet down. That Xu Jiao was really just a nymphomaniac and a chatterbox.
"You just want her to scold you? What's the big deal?" Xiao Hei was puzzled.
Fang Zhiyi explained, "In the original plot, the emperor didn't punish him too harshly out of consideration for his son's reputation, so this nymphomaniac never scolded the emperor. Even if he did, it was only afterward, right?"
"But things are different now. If she dares to curse me in her heart, what will those officials think? Their inner voice? Even if it is their inner voice, there are so many people who can hear it at the same time! If nothing unexpected happens, at least a group of old officials are already dissatisfied with the Xu family."
Xiao Hei was confused by what he heard, but he nodded and said, "As expected of someone who used to be an emperor."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Turning around, Fang Zhiyi ordered, "Call Guo Hongru to me."
When Guo Hongru hurried over, Fang Zhiyi was eating. He didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only stand aside with his head lowered and wait. Only when Fang Zhiyi was full did he slowly look up at him and say, "Oh, isn't this Master Guo?"
"Your Majesty, I acknowledge my guilt!" Guo Hongru's legs went weak and he knelt down. He knew that this would not end so easily.
Fang Zhiyi glanced at him, what kind of thing is this? It's actually third rank. You confess everything when I say a word to you. If it weren't for the fact that you stood on the side of the original owner even at death in the original plot, I would have hung your head on the city gate long ago.
"A third-rank official should act like a third-rank official, right?"
Guo Hongru nodded repeatedly.
"But I'll give you a chance to atone for your crime."
Guo Hongru looked up quickly.
"Last night I dreamt of a crow. The crow spoke, saying that the situation in the three northwestern provinces might not be very good. Now I want you to keep an eye on the situation in the northwest and be prepared in advance. If something goes wrong... you know what I mean."
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