The emperor walked into the palace, followed by He Lianxuan.
Everyone shouted "Long Live Long Live" three times in unison, and the Queen Mother said angrily: "Emperor, look at your ministers, are they still respectful? It's too presumptuous."
The emperor secretly sighed in his heart, what Chunyu said was absolutely correct, pampering brings harm, Liuli is already sixteen, it’s time to control her, but the Queen Mother protects the calf, she won’t listen to anyone’s words, and no one dares to say this. It's really a headache.
"Chunyu, you are a minister I rely on. I have always felt that you are measured and measured. Why are you so unruly today? Why don't you quickly apologize to the Queen Mother?" The emperor wanted to excuse Chunyu.
Xia Chunyu kowtowed to the ground and said: "I know that I am guilty. Please calm down the Queen Mother."
"Is it enough to admit guilt? Liuli has been bullied like this by you before she even entered your house. You dare to contradict the Ai family in person. How can the Ai family trust you to hand over Liuli to you?" The queen mother's anger was still lingering.
Xia Chunyu thought in his heart: Then don't leave it to me, I don't want it.
Xia Youshi said in her heart: How dare we want such a daughter-in-law? If we are offended, if the Queen Mother is brought in to support her, will we still have a way to survive
The Queen Mother originally expected the two mothers to confess and express their feelings in front of her, but in the end, both mother and son remained silent and remained silent.
What does it mean? Dislike Liuli
Yide saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he had to bite the bullet and smooth things over: "The children are playing around. One is angry today, and the other is reconciled tomorrow. We don't need to take it too seriously, but Xiaojing, no matter what, Liuli She's younger than you, so you should give in. If you dare to bully her in the future, my mother will be the first one not to spare you."
Xia Youshi also scolded her son with a bluffing face: "Listen to you two. Go back and apologize to Liuli. Next time, you will take care of yourself."
The emperor took the opportunity and said: "It's just a misunderstanding. Don't let the queen mother know the children. It's been a while now. It's time for the queen mother to rest. Let's all go away!"
Everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the Queen Mother say seriously: "For the sake of the Emperor, the Ai family does not need to hold you accountable, but the cook must be dealt with severely."
He Lianjing panicked: "This has nothing to do with Li Yao."
Xia Chunfeng also said: "At that time, Liuli left the palace incognito and even dressed up as a man. Besides, it was Liuli who was at fault. Li Yao just said a few words to her, so what's the crime?"
Xia Chunyu said seriously: "Today in Lantingxuan, many princes and princes are present. Everyone knows what is going on. If the Queen Mother is determined to punish Li Yao, I am afraid people will not accept it. The emperor is willing to open a way and allow hundreds of people to do it." The official admonishes me that there is something wrong with Liuli, but are we still allowed to point it out?"
The Queen Mother was angry: "Who is Li Yao? For you to defend him like this? Are you all crazy?"
He Lianxuan, who had been silent all this time, said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Li Yao once rescued Xiao Jing, and he can be regarded as the benefactor of the Helian family."
These words made clear the attitude of the Helian family. If the Queen Mother insisted on punishing Li Yao, the Helian family would definitely fight for it.
He Lianxuan did not say this just because of Li Yao. The people kneeling in the palace now are his brother and his best friend. Seeing that both of them are willing to commit crimes for Li Yao, if he does not express his position, things will be very troublesome.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "The benefactor of the Helian family has such a great background. So, if he dares to tease Liuli, he is relying on the courage of your Helian family."
"Your Majesty, Li Yao is definitely not such a person. He is kind to his ministers, but he does not ask for repayment. He hides in the sky and works as a cook. If it were not a coincidence, the ministers may not be able to find him in this life." He Lianjing Defend Li Yao.
The Queen Mother sneered: "A coincidence? How can there be so many coincidences in this world? Who can guarantee that he is not fishing for a big fish with a long-term plan? Only a stupid young man like you will believe it."
"Queen Mother, this time it was Liuli who went to Tianshang Residence and couldn't get any iced drinks. She was shouting that she wanted to demolish the restaurant and arrest the cook and send him to prison. Li Yao couldn't hear it, so he ridiculed Liuli. As a result, Liuli planned to frame him. He was a thief who stole money. He encouraged the onlookers to arrest Li Yao and bring him to see the officials. Li Yao quickly resolved the problem. What was Li Yao's fault? But the princess, who did such a thing and disregarded the majesty and dignity of the royal family, should be punished. It's Liuli." He Lianjing was willing to risk everything, even Brother Chunyu could risk everything, so what was he afraid of
"That's not all. Liuli dragged the Crown Prince to trouble Li Yao. His Royal Highness admired Li Yao's cooking skills. He didn't listen to Liuli's advice. Liuli threatened the landlord of the restaurant to take back the restaurant and close the Tianshang Residence. Queen Mother, you are so anxious that you jump over the wall! Li Yao originally wanted to apologize to Liuli, but Liuli refused, and that's why the Lan Tingxuan incident happened. Li Yao can stand both emotionally and rationally." Xia Chunfeng also jumped. Come out and argue.
The Queen Mother was secretly surprised, why were what they said different from what Liuli said? Could it be that Liuli was lying
The emperor frowned: "If that's true, then it's Liuli's fault."
"Your Majesty, everything the minister said is true. So many people witnessed it today in Lantingxuan, and Liuli himself admitted it." He Lianjing said.
When the Queen Mother heard that so many people had witnessed it, she became very angry when she thought that Liuli had made such a big mistake and became the laughing stock of everyone. She shouted threateningly: "Even if Liuli is at fault, won't you come and tell the Ai family?" ? To plot against her like this, she is a woman who has not yet left the imperial court. How will you let her live in the future? Where will you put the royal family's face? Then Li Yao didn't know Liuli's identity at first, so he didn't need to pursue it, but he already knew Liuli's identity. He dares to scheme like this despite his identity, it is simply audacious and his heart is to be punished."
The problem became more and more serious. The Queen Mother's words made everyone tremble with fear. Is this the death penalty for Li Yao
He Lianjing kowtowed heavily: "Queen Mother, this was all Wei Chen's idea. Wei Chen did things without thinking. Li Yao didn't know about it. He just thought that today was specifically to apologize to Liuli. Wei Chen called so many people just because he wanted to find someone. A few testimonies, so as not to open up old scores again after Liuli passes."
Xia Chunfeng also fell to the ground and confessed: "The bad idea was discussed between Wei Chen and Xiao Jing. It really has nothing to do with Li Yao. If the Queen Mother wants to punish Wei Chen, just punish Wei Chen."
Xia Chunyu cupped her hands and said: "Queen Mother, after all, it's all Wei Chen's fault. It was Wei Chen who didn't realize it clearly and ran away rashly. When he saw Liuli raising his sword and wanted to kill someone, he was so anxious that he scolded Liuli. If Wei Chen Knowing that there are others around, I will never embarrass Liuli."
The emperor said: "Chun Yu, then Li Yao is Xiao Jing's benefactor. Xiao Jing can be forgiven for standing up for him. What's going on between you and Li Yao?"
Xia Chunyu said seriously: "Back to the emperor, Li Yao was indispensable for destroying Heifeng Stronghold. If it weren't for his help, Wei Chen would have been discovered by Bai Chongye and died in Heifeng Gang. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is Wei Chen's benefactor. But he is a low-key person and doesn't like to show off, so he doesn't let minor officials report his merits."
He Lianxuan wondered, is this happening? Why didn't he know? No wonder Chunyu said that he owed Li Yao a huge debt of gratitude.
He Lianjing and Xia Chunfeng were both astonished, looking at each other and fussing over it. It turned out that Brother Chunyu had known Li Yao for a long time.
Xia Youshi was trying hard to recall the young man named Li Yao, who had handsome features and looked like Pan An. It turned out that he had saved Chun'er's life. If she had known about it, she would have been more polite to him, but she also contributed to the birthday banquet. It can be regarded as returning a favor!
The emperor looked at He Lianxuan and asked him to confirm whether what Chunyu said was true or false.
He Lianxuan said calmly: "It's true."
Can he say he doesn't know
The emperor nodded: "It seems that this Li Yao can be regarded as a person in the narrow sense. I have also heard about the popular ice drink in Jinling recently. Was it developed by him?"
Xia Chunfeng hurriedly answered: "Yes, yes, it tastes delicious. Li Yao said that he has more delicious things to introduce in a while."
"My ancestor's birthday banquet was organized by him. I heard that he was going to make crystal mooncakes and ice cream mooncakes. He said they were new things learned from foreign countries far away across the ocean, and they were extremely delicious." He Lianjing Come and offer treasures too.
"Oh? He has been to foreign countries?" The emperor was very interested.
Xia Chunyu smiled in her heart, Yaoyao is really good at talking, she is a rich lady in a foreign country, and she never leaves home, let's just dream about it! Only these two brainless boys would believe it.
The Queen Mother was dumbfounded. Why were they talking about food? The topic has completely gone off the rails.
"Emperor, how do you deal with this matter? Even if Li Yao made an honest mistake, things always started because of him. Is Liuli's grievance going to be in vain?" The Queen Mother brought the topic back.
The emperor coughed twice and said: "Since the incident happened because of the ice drink, let him be punished by sending Liuli an ice drink every day. If he has any delicious food, he will also bring it as an apology to Liuli. As for you, two… "
The emperor pointed at He Lianjing and Xia Chunfeng: "You two have good intentions, but it's a pity that you do things without thinking. It seems that you still need a lot of hard work. Starting tomorrow, Xiaojing, you will officially join the Ministry of War and let He Lianxuan arrange a job for you." Errand, Chunfeng, you also go to Zhan Shi's house to get an errand. If you get excellent results in the martial arts examination, I will consider using him again."
He Lianjing and Xia Chunfeng were overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed and thanked them. Unexpectedly, they were a blessing in disguise.
Yide and Xia Youshi were also overjoyed, but the Queen Mother was still sullen, so it was difficult to show it too obviously.
"Chunyu." The emperor named Xia Chunyu again.
"Wei Chen is here." Xia Chunyu waited for the emperor's order.
"Today you contradicted the Queen Mother. Although it is excusable, you have always lost etiquette. I punish you to go back and think about your mistakes, reflect on it, and submit a letter of repentance in three days. If you fail, write again, and keep writing until I and I Until the Queen Mother is satisfied." The Emperor was obviously punishing Chunyu, but in fact he was protecting him. The Queen Mother was very angry this time. If he was still hanging around in the palace, the Queen Mother would be even more upset when she saw him.
Xia Chunyu naturally understood the emperor's painstaking efforts and kowtowed to the leader: "I obey the order."
The Queen Mother was stunned: "Emperor, does this count as punishment?"
What kind of punishment is this
The emperor waved his hand: "It's getting late, all of you, please step aside!"
Everyone kowtowed and bowed down.
The emperor then said: "Mother, what happened today is indeed Liuli's fault. If they are punished, our royal family's face will really be ruined. Besides, He Lianxuan and Xia Chunyu are both leaders of the younger generation and pillars of the country. , How can I chill the hearts of my ministers because of such a trivial matter?"
"That Liuli..." The Queen Mother still felt sorry for Liuli.
"Let Liuli learn a lesson this time. Liuli is not young anymore and has reached the age of marriage. If she doesn't change her temper, how will she live in harmony with her husband and her husband's family in the future? With her temperament, how can she be respectful? Elders, do you honor your brothers and sisters-in-law? I'm afraid that the chickens and dogs will be restless for three days and two, and if you go to the fiefdom in the future, what will happen to your mother-in-law?" The emperor said seriously.
The Queen Mother remained silent and had to admit that the Emperor's words made sense.
(End of chapter)