Xu Qiu looked at their two pairs of bright eyes staring at him.

Chen and Qin Yumo had dull expressions. Their originally pale and bloodless faces gradually regained a hint of redness, and their breathing also calmed down.

Xu Qiu looked at the two pretty faces.

He scratched his cheek and comforted her a little: "Mother-in-law, Yu Mo, I think Jian Jia will settle this matter soon, don't worry."

[The other party cannot overthrow the Qin family in one go, so they are just testing the waters to leave a thorn in the empress's side. At most, Qin Jianjia will be suspended from her post for investigation, and Qin Shaoliang will be demoted by two ranks.]

[However, after this incident, the Qin family's reputation in the court was not as good as before, and the other party began to take advantage of the situation, so this was just foreplay.]

Chen and Qin Yumo listened to Xu Qiu's thoughts.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, the fear in his heart gradually increased, especially when he thought of what Xu Qiu had said at dinner before, that the Qin family's destruction was imminent.

This made them feel uneasy.

Chen subconsciously worried, "Xu Qiu, do you know who wants to put the Qin family in an unjust situation?"

Xu Qiu looked at her suspiciously.

He was just a small son-in-law and a poor scholar. The Qin and Chen families were wealthy families. Why did they come to ask him?

It's really strange.

Even though Xu Qiu knew who was framing the Qin family, he was too lazy to explain, so he shook his head and said, "Mother-in-law is making things difficult for me. Xu Qiu doesn't know who is framing the Qin family."

Just pretend that you know nothing, and you won't have to explain so much.

After all, in my previous life, as a great immortal cultivator, I seldom explained what I did.

So he felt it was unnecessary to tell the Qin family.

Xu Qiu said he didn't know and got away with it.

But Chen and Qin Yumo heard in their hearts:

[The Qin family is now in the limelight. Qin Jianjia was granted the title of General Dingyuan, a third-rank official. He was unwilling to stand on the side of the prime minister, so he naturally became a thorn in his side.]

“The Prime Minister of the current dynasty…?” Chen was secretly shocked.

How did they end up provoking such a huge monster? If it weren't for Xu Qiu, she would have no idea that Qin Jianjia and Qin Shaoliang had provoked such a monster!

…

at the same time.

The Imperial Palace in the capital, Yongqing Hall.

Qin Jianjia and Qin Shaoliang both knelt in the hall. At this moment, the empress stared at them expressionlessly on the dragon desk and said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

"I don't know." Qin Jianjia knelt on one knee on the bluestone ground.

"I don't know either." Qin Shaoliang said the same thing.

The gloomy-looking Empress An Qintian threw a memorial in front of them and said, "Take a look."

Qin Jianjia then picked up the memorial, which turned out to be an impeachment memorial.

The memorial impeached Qin Jianjia for having close contacts with the Kingdom of Beiyue and frequently exchanging letters with the ambassador of Beiyue. Even the location where the letters were hidden in the mansion was noted in the memorial.

When Qin Jianjia saw the memorial, her crystal-like pupils shrank slightly.

A stone in my heart was put down, and at the same time, my heart was lifted.

She originally didn't dare to completely believe Xu Qiu's thoughts, but now every word of Xu Qiu's thoughts has been verified and is almost accurate.

Qin Shaoliang also took the memorial at this moment, and his eyes widened when he saw the contents.

He said with rapid breathing: "This is impossible! The Qin family is loyal to Daqian!"

"You guys didn't say you were loyal and faithful." Empress An Qintian said sternly, "I have already sent the Imperial Guards to search. If you are truly innocent, I will clear your name!"

Qin Shaoliang heard that he was being searched.

Looks bad.

He subconsciously recalled Xu Qiu's previous thoughts, that someone wanted to frame the Qin family.

So he could clearly feel that this memorial was aimed at the Qin family, which was really despicable and shameless!

At this moment, the other ministers outside the door had a gloating expression on their faces.

"The Qin family is probably in big trouble. They have been kneeling in there for four incense sticks' time. I have never seen any minister kneeling in there for so long." Minister Li chuckled.

Tong Zhengtong said at this time: "I heard that they have close contacts with North Vietnam and have close correspondence with North Vietnamese envoys in private. I think they can't escape the charge of treason."

However, they didn't know that behind the crowd, a sixth-rank imperial censor Ye Liangchen looked at Qin Jianjia's back and laughed coldly.

But he didn't dare to be so obvious, so he hid behind the crowd and watched from afar outside the gate of Yongqing Palace.

Just when everyone was gloating.

A captain of the Imperial Guards came straight to the Yongqing Palace from outside the gate.

He knelt on one knee, holding the box in both hands, and reported to the empress: "Your Majesty, we found the box and letter mentioned in the memorial under a willow tree in the east courtyard of the Qin Mansion."

Empress An Qintian said without even turning her head: "Present it."

A eunuch placed the box on the dragon desk.

The empress opened the muddy box without any hesitation and quickly took out the letter with her delicate hands.

At this moment, Qin Shaoliang was sweating profusely, looking at the box in disbelief. He still didn't know what was going on. How did the Qin family have these things out of thin air? However, when An Qintian opened the letter, his pupils shrank slightly.

My breathing stopped.

Then his expression became more serious.

Qin Shaoliang's legs kept shaking and cold sweat was dripping down.

But after a while, a smile gradually appeared on the empress's face, and the previous murderous aura disappeared.

"Well, my dear minister, you really care about the country and me." An Qintian no longer had the solemn look he had just had. Instead, he was relieved and a little bit dependent. "The person who submitted the memorial really had ulterior motives. He actually wanted me to question my dear minister."

At this moment, puzzled ministers came in one after another.

After Liu Zhengtong saluted, he said, "Your Majesty, isn't that a letter between the Qin family and the envoys of the Northern Yue Kingdom?"

"It is indeed a letter, but look!" The empress asked the eunuch to show the letter to the ministers.

Liu Zhengtong read it carefully.

It was discovered that the letter was between Qin Jianjia and the envoy from North Vietnam, but the envoy from North Vietnam saw Qin Jianjia as a sharp sword, fighting for Daqian in battle, so he wanted to win over Qin Jianjia.

But Qin Jianjia flatly refused.

Unfortunately, the North Vietnamese envoy still did not give up and continued to win her over.

Qin Jianjia finally wrote a letter in blood and drew the fingerprints of her whole family to express her feelings. The Qin family will be with Daqian until death. They will be Daqian people in life and Daqian ghosts in death.

Among them, he even offered his own life to bless Daqian to have long-term peace and wished the Queen of Daqian a long life.

This is a loyal minister, a minister who is loyal to himself.

He is also the person she has always wanted to win over. There is no problem with you taking bribes, and there is no problem with you being disloyal to the country, but you cannot be disloyal to me!

Even though she was not forced to abdicate by the ministers, the ministers kept making small moves to get her to abdicate. Now a loyal minister suddenly appeared and wanted to consolidate her ruling position. Would An Qintian be unhappy? An Qintian looked at the ministers with sharp eyes, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say?"

Everyone shook their heads.

They dare not bring bad luck upon Your Majesty.

Seeing that no one was talking anymore, Empress An Qintian said directly: "My two beloved ministers Qin, not only have you done nothing wrong, but you have also made contributions. I will reward you well!"

She was generous in rewarding her loyal subjects, especially now that the prime minister had overstepped his boundaries.

She needed to maintain balance in the court and win over the ministers who were loyal to her to stand on her side and balance the power of the prime minister.

"Qin Jianjia!"

"I'm here." Qin Jianjia said.

"Promoted to the third rank Shaowu General!"

"Thank you, your Majesty!"

Qin Jianjia bowed and accepted the order.

"Qin Shaoliang!"

"I am here."

"Promoted to the position of Minister of State Affairs."

"Thank you, your Majesty!"

Qin Shaoliang bowed and accepted the order.

At this moment, Empress An Qintian looked at the ministers and said, "Everyone, do you have any objections?"

(End of this chapter)