When Honghui came home from school, he saw the carpenter busy at work and joined in the fun.
After dinner, Yinzhen took Honghui to the study in the front courtyard.
Honghui asked curiously, "Father, is it true that the court is impeaching Tenth Uncle?"
What do you think?
Honghui thought for a moment: "It's probably half true and half false. Mother said the highest level of lying is that nine and a half out of ten sentences are true, and only half of the sentence obscures the important information."
"The son thought that it was true that his tenth uncle was a regular at Wenyunxuan, and it was also true that he had a relationship with that scholar surnamed Rong, but the cause of death was a lie."
Yinzhen was satisfied, but his face remained impassive: "How do you think we should break this deadlock?"
"First, compare the suicide note with the handwriting of the scholar surnamed Rong to see if it is a forgery; second, find eyewitnesses to the death of the scholar surnamed Rong; third, search the belongings of the scholar surnamed Rong to see if any clues can be found."
Honghui thought of several points, all of which were within Yinzhen's expectations. He looked up at Yinzhen and continued, "And most importantly, this matter mainly depends on whether the Emperor believes it. The Emperor's final judgment has nothing to do with Tenth Uncle. The officials in the court dare not discuss it. The people's attention can easily be drawn to other things, so there is nothing to fear."
"How can I convince your Emperor Grandfather?"
Honghui said with unusual certainty, "This matter damages the reputation of the Aisin Gioro family. As long as the evidence you provide is convincing, Grandfather will definitely back down and protect the royal family's reputation."
Yinzhen nodded: "Yes, protecting your tenth uncle is not difficult now, the difficulty lies in not knowing why the person behind the scenes has targeted him."
Honghui boldly said, "Perhaps the target isn't Tenth Uncle, but you, Father. Everyone knows you're on good terms with Ninth and Tenth Uncles. If Tenth Uncle's reputation is implicated, you'll be in deep trouble."
"You've learned quite a bit in the Imperial Study," Yinzhen said, raising an eyebrow as he saw Honghui daring to discuss the princes' factions.
"My son only talks about it in front of his father," Honghui said with a humble smile, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Speaking of which, I also want to do my part for Uncle Ten. Father, could you take me with you when you go to investigate the case tomorrow? It's a day off."
"You want to go to Wenyunxuan?"
"My son wants to clear his uncle's name."
Yinzhen smiled and asked, "Does your mother know?"
Honghui's face stiffened: "Father, there's no need to let Mother know about this."
He was just curious about what the Nanfeng Pavilion in the book was like. If his mother found out, he would still get a spanking even though he was so old.
With that in mind, Honghui gave up.
Yinzhen said with a smile, "Tomorrow, change your clothes and disguise yourself as a servant, so your mother won't find out."
Honghui's eyes lit up: "Son thanks Father for granting my wish!"
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