Yan Shiyue said: "Someone sued Prince Yu for killing his brother and seizing his title."
Prince Yu came from a noble family. After Prince Yu died, he inherited the title by a lower rank.
But he was not the eldest son, so logically, he should not have been awarded the title. However, the former Prince Yu was killed by bandits while on duty, so the title was inherited by Prince Yu.
This is exactly what the complaint was about, saying that the bandits were secretly arranged by Prince Yu to murder his brother.
Qu Sinian asked, "How does the Prime Minister want to deal with this?"
"Handle it according to the law," Yan Shiyue said righteously, "I have handed the matter over to Minister Li."
Qu Sinian held his forehead with his hand, and said helplessly: "Prime Minister, you still don't understand, because in the previous case, you have completely offended Lin Fujian. If this case offends Prince Yu again, it will be the same as the current situation. Everyone in the court will still regard you as an enemy."
"Oh?" Yan Shiyue said: "Then according to you, what should I do?"
Qu Sinian said: "This case is obviously Lin Fujian's revenge. You should handle it with discretion and show some leniency to Prince Yu. This may help him in the future."
Yan Shiyue said: "You got one thing wrong."
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"What's up?"
"In the previous Zheng Zhao case, I never deliberately targeted Lin Fujian. The punishments that were imposed on his family were because they had made mistakes before, not because I tried the case. You got the cause and effect wrong. The same is true for this case. Prince Yu is innocent, and the person who falsely accused him should be punished. If there is solid evidence, Prince Yu should be punished. Isn't this a matter of course?"
"Sinian understands." Qu Sinian pursed his lips and said, "Prime Minister, Sinian is not asking you to be partial to me and bend the law, I just want you to show mercy."
She said, "Are you not playing with words?"
He said helplessly: "No."
"What is that?" Yan Shiyue said, "For me, he should be beaten with a hundred sticks. If he was beaten with ninety-nine sticks, it would be a violation of the law for personal gain."
Qu Sinian also looked at her directly: "But, Prime Minister, for the same crime, the final punishment may be 20 strokes of the cane, or it may be directly executed. In between, it is not so accurate."
"You're right," Yan Shiyue nodded and said, "To put it bluntly, the law is not perfect. But even if I change death to exile, he won't hate me anymore? Won't he still hate me the same way?"
Qu Sinian said patiently: "So, you have to be careful when handling it. If you are unsure, why not ask Sinian?"
"Let's talk about it later," Yan Shiyue waved her hand and said, "I have handed this matter over to Li Jinzhong. I will not interfere unless there is a problem."
"Prime Minister!" Qu Sinian said, "Li Jinzhong is a member of the Lin Party and is an enemy of Prince Yu. If you hand the matter over to him, how can he show mercy? By the time the matter is settled, it will be too late for you to do anything!"
Yan Shiyue said: "He reports his progress to me every day..."
"Prime Minister!" Qu Sinian said angrily, "Are you just trying to fool me?"
"Eh?" She looked at him a little strangely: "Has our relationship reached the point where you can lose your temper with me?"
Qu Sinian was stunned for a moment, and felt a chill in his heart. He knelt down on his knees and said, "I dare not."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Master Qu is a little impatient today, so you should go back and calm down first!"
She stood up with her hands behind her back, looking at him who was crawling at her feet: "This court is my father's court, my Yan family's court. There are civil and military officials, princes and generals, and there is no one I cannot and dare not offend."
Qu Sinian didn't dare to look up, he just looked at her small shoes moving leisurely into his sight.
She said with a smile: "Master Qu, I have been over three years old for many years. Next time you speak, you should think carefully before you speak..."
When Qu Sinian came out, the clothes on his back were all wet with sweat.
He thought he had never underestimated her, but he still did.
She looked heartless and seemed to be completely ignorant of official affairs, but he seemed to have no way to hide from her, as if all his hidden thoughts and tricks had already been seen and understood by her.
But if that was the case, why did she accept him? Why did she keep him? Or was she just testing him?
He was in deep thought all the way when someone whispered, "Master Qu."
Qu Sinian quickly calmed himself down, and the man said, "Please come this way."
Qu Sinian nodded silently and followed. After walking for a while, he saw Prince Yu waiting in front among the lush flowers and trees.
Qu Sinian hurried forward and saluted: "Your Majesty."
"Well," Prince Yu said, "how is it?"
Qu Sinian said: "She only said that she handed the case over to Li Jinzhong and refused to intervene... She spoke in a tough tone, saying that she had never deliberately targeted anyone and that things would be as they were, and she also said..."
"Sinian!" Prince Yu interrupted him, "You have seen what happened to Lin Fujian. If this continues, it will be difficult for me to escape. That girl... has a strange personality. It's rare that you can please her. This time, I have to rely on you."
Qu Sinian bowed hastily and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind! Sinian has received great favor from Your Majesty, so I will naturally do my best. But, she is not an ordinary person, and sometimes it is really hard to convince her."
"Well," Prince Yu said, "I understand. This depends on your ability."
Qu Sinian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sinian will do his best."
The two talked briefly and then went their separate ways.
The next day, Yan Shiyue suddenly wanted to eat tofu pudding in the middle of the night, so he sent someone to inform the imperial chef of Emperor Ming Yan in advance, took a nap, and then strolled over.
There were still many people waiting outside to see the emperor. Yan Shiyue went in directly. The crown prince and Xu Xiang were there. When he saw her, Emperor Ming Yan asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's okay!" Yan Shiyue said, "I asked someone to prepare breakfast?"
Emperor Ming Yan glared at her and said, "Don't you have anyone over there? Come back and pick food from me!"
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Every time I want to eat something, I think Aye must want to eat it too, so I come here to order it. Eating with Aye, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Emperor Ming Yan smiled, ordered the meal to be served, and invited Prime Minister Xu to eat.
The imperial chef had made fried dough sticks according to her instructions before. Each one was slightly shorter than the palm, fried until plump and served with tofu pudding. It was crispy and fragrant. Even Emperor Ming Yan used two.
Emperor Mingyan said: "It's just too indecent!"
Yan Shiyue said: "Taste is more important than elegance!"
"That's enough," Emperor Ming Yan drove them away, "Hurry up and leave after you finish eating. You make a fuss every time I call you, and you delay my work!"
She went out and waited outside with her hands behind her back.
After a while, Prime Minister Xu came out. When he saw her, he smiled and said to her, "I have some delicious tea. Your Highness, would you like to go and try it?"
She smiled and said, "Okay!"
Then the two of them left together in front of many ministers.
Everyone's eyes were looking at each other intently.
Humph! The fox can no longer hide its tail! I knew that there was something wrong with Prime Minister Xu! He was pretending to be fine before! When he recommended her, I realized something was wrong!
Now, sure enough!
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