Chapter 456: Going to Court
"Stop crying and start treating your brother. Your brother doesn't look well. Come on, show us your special skills."
Gu Xiaoxiao paused in her crying, her eyes involuntarily glanced at the bloodstained area, and she cried even louder in an instant.
This, this has been chopped off by you, how can I treat it? I can't express the dilemma in my heart, so I can only cry, right?
After hesitating for a while, it was almost time to go to court, and the injured person showed no sign of improvement.
Li Chengxiu impatiently picked up the big knife again.
"It turns out they are all just a bunch of lies to trick us. Let's just chop them all off together!"
As soon as the words fell, the knife fell. When the blade was pressing down on her head, Gu Xiaoxiao finally couldn't resist the fear of death and revealed her secret weapon.
This time he was telling the truth, which stunned Jiang Wan for a moment. She frowned and looked him up and down with a determined look.
"system?
Space spiritual spring?
Or is it the path of cultivating the gods, cultivating immortals, and cultivating the truth?"
Gu Xiaoxiao was also confused when she heard this.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, you don't understand, right?"
Jiang Wan, her patience exhausted, took the big knife from her husband's hand and chopped it down with a decisive blow.
"ah!!!"
With a scream, Gu Xiaoxiao was seriously injured.
“…Jiang Wan, madman…”
Before he could finish his words, he fainted.
The couple looked at the pair of wild mandarin ducks lying on the ground and both frowned.
"Wife, I think this woman is telling the truth. She doesn't have any other special abilities, so should we keep her?"
"Do you still want that treasure?"
"Of course I do. Even the rats from our empty treasury have to leave two grains of rice before they leave. How can I not want it?"
"Then call for help. Gu Xiaoxiao has the aura of a heroine, she definitely won't die so easily."
Jiang Wan threw down the knife, looked up at the sky outside which was about to brighten, and then glanced back at the other person on the ground.
"I've already had someone seize the Qinghe Marquis's Mansion. There's little use for keeping Chen Wangqiu around. Take him there, interrogate him, and then deal with him carefully to prevent future trouble.
There's no grand court meeting today, so I can go there on my own. I'll discuss this matter with the others later, and if you're done, come over."
"Okay, go do your thing first, leave this to me!"
That’s one of the good things about having two kings: they can take turns attending court.
Jiang Wan hurried back to Fengming Palace. She first checked on her sleeping son, then left Yingyi to look after him. She then quickly washed and changed into court attire, appearing in the main hall on time.
"I have something to report, otherwise I will leave the court!"
Hongxiu was dressed in the proper attire of an imperial official. She stood beside her master and took over the chief steward's usual work. She sang "yes" in a sonorous and powerful voice.
The court officials who came to stand guard today immediately realized that something was wrong.
It's not surprising for the queen to attend the morning court, and it's not surprising for the emperor not to attend the morning court, but it's very surprising that the job of the chief steward is replaced by the head palace maid, okay?
Many ministers frowned.
They could accept the empress giving orders in the court because the emperor was such a loser.
But are they some kind of lowly officials?
How could he accept that there were still women standing in the hall one after another?
Sure enough, the group of stubborn people in the Censorate, led by the Minister of the Central Secretariat, were the first to rush out to protest.
"Empress, are you now planning to openly support your own power? Are you not planning to hide anything at all?"
"Exactly! Where is Chief Steward Li? Why are the palace maids singing the ceremonials in the palace instead?"
"Excuse me, Empress, what important matter has prevented the Emperor from attending court today? I hope you can give us an explanation."
"Your Majesty, this is indeed somewhat inappropriate. Chief Steward Li is a sober man who never interferes in government affairs. Isn't it a bit unreasonable to just drive him away like this?"
A group of stubborn imperial eunuchs stood up and offered their advice one after another. They were not deliberately looking for trouble, but simply trying to maintain the already shattered imperial order.
It was obvious at first glance that they were all not very smart guys. At this moment, the truly smart old foxes all stood quietly aside and kept silent.
Because they knew that the queen was not the emperor, and she would never do such a stupid thing that would be openly used against her.
Sure enough, the Queen spoke in a calm tone.
"I want to let you all know one thing: I have ordered the imperial plaque to be removed from the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion. Now, the entire family has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple's prison, awaiting trial by the three courts.
The Grand Steward, Li Jinzhong, whose real name was Chen Wangqiu, was the son of the former Duke of Zhenguo, Chen Ao, and Princess Cangyu. They had colluded with the Emperor to plot treason and were apprehended by him and were currently under interrogation.
"Zhongshu Ling, you are so anxious to ask. But your Liu family, like the Cao family, also has some private relationship with Chen Wangqiu?"
A pot came crashing down, knocking the Minister of the Central Secretariat to his knees.
"This old minister is wronged! I have always been dedicated to the public and have never had any personal relationship with anyone. I hope the Queen will understand!"
The Minister of Rites, who had originally stood at the forefront of the civil officials, could only helplessly kneel down. Being a clan brother with that stupid and stubborn Liu Chunting in this life must have been a great sin Liu Maosheng had committed in his previous life!
"Your Majesty, I swear on the Liu family's long-standing reputation that my family has absolutely no connection with the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Although the Minister of the Central Secretariat was a rigid person, he was absolutely loyal to the emperor and patriotic, without any ambition or delusion. The old minister, his cousin, understood his character and kept a close eye on him.
Therefore, this old minister dares to guarantee with his own life that the matter of Li Jinzhong being buried in Wangqiu has nothing to do with my Liu family!
"My emperor is wise and will investigate every detail. I, an old minister, am loyal as bright as the sun and the moon. I hope my emperor will understand!"
This Lord Liu is indeed a virtuous minister who dares to strive for eternal fame. He is not pedantic but courageous, and most importantly, he is very loyal.
This constant calling of "our emperor" made many old foxes shudder.
Hey, when it comes to shamelessness, Old Liu is really the one who can really take risks.
Awesome!
Jiang Wan raised his eyes slightly and glanced at everyone. When his eyes met the Prime Minister's, the Prime Minister shook his head imperceptibly.
She had a plan for dealing with it in her mind.
"Of course I trust the Liu family, my dear, there's no need to be so anxious. It's just that the Minister of the Central Secretariat's anxious questioning just now inevitably aroused some suspicion.
Forget it, let’s not talk about this matter for now.
All of you should stand up first. Let's discuss the Cao family's affairs. They have been exploiting the people's wealth for many years and are now secretly forming cliques. Such behavior will never be allowed to exist in Dayu.
So, my dear ministers, please tell me how I should deal with the Cao family."
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