Qu Zhizhen never knew that he had offended so many censors. One by one, the censors stood up and accused him in the court.
Qu Zhilin originally wanted to stand up, but in the end he did not. If he had stood up, people would think he was selfish, and Qu Zhizhen was indeed wrong in this matter.
However, if someone protected him, they could simply be fined. At least this matter was not a big deal, and many people present understood this.
The mistake is that this thing belonged to the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor actually still remembered it. That's a big deal.
As long as the King of England said a word, Qu Zhizhen would be fine. However, the King of England just stood there calmly, with a hint of noble smile on the corner of his lips, and had no intention of coming out to help Qu Zhizhen.
Qu Zhizhen was anxious, and Qu Zhilin was also anxious. He was so anxious that he even wanted to go over and pull the King of England out.
How can I endure this and remain indifferent
Qu Zhizhen also didn't believe that Pei Yuanjun really wouldn't help him. When the matter was finally settled, Qu Zhizhen's position as Shangshu was demoted and he became Shilang again. Qu Zhizhen still couldn't believe that this was true.
How could Pei Yuanjun really not help? How could he really just stand by and watch? He didn't even need to plead with the emperor. He just needed to stand up and say a few words, and those censors would not risk their lives to report him.
Qu Zhizhen remembered it very clearly. At first there were only two censors, but later Pei Yuanjun did not respond, so more censors stood up, including King Jing's people.
Qu Zhizhen was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He stood outside the hall, watching the court officials walk by with mocking eyes. His heart was pounding and his face turned red.
He had only been the Shangshu for a short time, and now he is no longer the Shangshu.
The court officials left one by one, and the last ones to come out were a few princes of the royal family. The crown prince went to the harem, and Prince Jing walked in front and came out first. He came out with his hands behind his back and looked at Qu Zhizhen.
Qu Zhizhen hurried forward and saluted.
King Jing saw him waiting here and asked, "Is Lord Qu waiting for Uncle Wang?"
"I have something to ask His Royal Highness the King of England. His Royal Highness the King of England was in charge of the original matter." Qu Zhizhen gritted his teeth secretly. Although he was Qu Qiuyan's biological father, Qu Qiuyan was just a concubine. He didn't dare to put on airs in front of King Jing.
"Master Qu, have you offended many people in the past? Why is Master Qu coming to you today with different intentions?" Pei Yusheng was not in a hurry to leave and looked at Qu Zhizhen with displeasure.
There were many people who had just complained, so his people had to step down as well, lest the emperor think that his people were just there to do nothing.
Speaking of Qu Zhizhen's shame, he also felt ashamed. Thinking of the way the prince looked at him just now, King Jing felt very depressed.
“Your Highness Prince Jing, I… I really don’t know who I have offended. How could it be… could it be…” Qu Zhizhen was furious. He used to be a nice person and was good at dealing with people. He really didn’t know how he had offended so many people. It was obvious that someone was deliberately dealing with him in secret.
But he just didn't know who was secretly dealing with him.
"Sir Qu, you should indeed explain this to Uncle Wang, so that Uncle Wang will not be implicated by you in the future." Pei Yusheng said coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
This incident happened suddenly, and Pei Yusheng felt uncomfortable. He had to ask Qu Qiuyan to go back and find out what happened. In his opinion, Qu Zhizhen's strength was the same as his own.
Although he was willing to keep this strength, he couldn't let his father
The emperor saw through his thoughts. Pei Yuanjun was Qu Zhizhen's legitimate father-in-law. It was reasonable for Pei Yuanjun to help. He married someone's legitimate daughter...
When Pei Yuanjun left the hall, most of the ministers outside had already left. He came out with two prime ministers. Seeing Qu Zhizhen guarding outside the door, the two prime ministers bowed to Pei Yuanjun, then nodded to Qu Zhizhen and left.
"Master Qu, are you looking for me?" Pei Yuanjun stood elegantly at the entrance of the hall, his thin lips curled up slightly with a lazy smile, "What do you want from me?"
"Your Majesty, you are well aware of what happened back then. How could...how could it be like this?" There was no one else around at the moment, and Qu Zhizhen felt so angry that he blurted out the words.
Before he became the Shangshu, he had always hoped for a higher position. However, Liu Borui was in a very stable position at the time and was also young, so he had no choice but to hope for others or to be transferred to other departments and then climb up.
It was like a pie falling from the sky, Liu Borui's position was vacant, and he took it at the right time. He was very excited at that time.
If you have never obtained it, you will only have the desire to move forward.
Now that he had obtained it, he was brought down again. This feeling was even more uncomfortable and difficult to accept. Even Qu Zhizhen, who was cautious in the past, couldn't help but complain to Pei Yuanjun at this time.
"Lord Qu, are you blaming me?" Pei Yuanjun snorted coldly, and his originally elegant expression suddenly turned gloomy.
With these words, Qu Zhizhen immediately came to his senses and stepped back to salute: "King Ying, that is not what I meant."
"What does Lord Qu mean?" Pei Yuanjun said lightly.
The hairs on Qu Zhizhen's back stood up, and he hurriedly explained: "Your subordinate... Your subordinate just doesn't understand why so many censors want to report me. In the past, your subordinate... Your subordinate was not like this."
"Lord Qu, are you asking me?" Pei Yuanjun snorted softly and raised his half-closed sleepy eyes, revealing a hint of coldness.
Qu Zhizhen felt his heart beat twice, and his originally excited and angry brain also sobered up: "Your Majesty, I... I just don't understand, I wonder if Your Majesty knows the reason?"
"I don't know." Pei Yuanjun chuckled, his voice pleasant but cold, "How can I understand what Lord Qu did? Besides, Lord Qu didn't ask anyone else, but waited for me to come out. Is he calculating that I will definitely give you an answer?"
"I dare not!" Qu Zhizhen said hurriedly.
"Are you really afraid, or are you just confirmed that you don't dare?" Pei Yuanjun's gaze fell on Qu Zhizhen almost literally. His voice was still lazy, as if he didn't have much energy. However, Qu Zhizhen felt heavy in his heart. He knew that Pei Yuanjun was angry. He was also confused just now. Why did he think that Pei Yuanjun would definitely help him
How could this person, who is always moody, be sure to lend a helping hand
Things had been going smoothly both inside and outside the mansion recently, so much so that he had forgotten that Pei Yuanjun was not someone he could plot against with his current strength.
At most, I can just borrow his strength. How can I question him face to face
"Your Highness, I really don't dare to do that. I just want to ask Your Highness to help me ask the Emperor for mercy. I will... I will do my best in the future and will never make any mistakes for Your Highness and the Emperor again."
Qu Zhizhen didn't dare to continue expressing his previous thoughts and could only lower his posture and plead.
There were some things he didn't say, but both of them knew that he had only been able to get the position of Shangshu with Pei Yuanjun's help. At this moment, only Pei Yuanjun could really help him.
As Qu Zhizhen spoke, he bowed deeply to Pei Yuanjun with an extremely respectful attitude, as if he had completely forgotten that his daughter had married into the Prince of Ying's palace and was now the Princess of Ying, and he no longer dared to speak with seniority.
"Wouldn't it have been great if Lord Qu had said so earlier?" Pei Yuanjun's expression softened.
"Yes, I was wrong before." Qu Zhizhen admitted his mistake.
"I will go and ask around, but Lord Qu is better off asking Prince Jing. After all, he is the emperor's biological son, and there is a layer of distance between me and him." Pei Yuanjun seemed to be quite satisfied with him. After giving him a reminder, he strode out with his hands behind his back.
Qu Zhizhen didn't dare to follow him this time. He stood aside and waited for him to leave. Looking at his receding back, his brows were tightly furrowed.
His life has been going smoothly recently and he really didn't expect something like this to happen suddenly. Who is pulling him behind his back? Could it be that someone discovered something
If this is the case, he needs to be more cautious at this time.
He couldn't find out the answer himself, but he could ask his little daughter to ask. He shouldn't have stayed there just now, which not only made Pei Yuanjun angry, but also had no effect.
Who is it, the prince
"Father!" Liu Jingyu looked at the father in front of her. She rarely saw her father since she married into the Eastern Palace. And she could see that her father was in a good mood at the moment. There was a smile on his face, and he looked somewhat gentle, just like the father before all the things happened.
After the formalities, both parties sat down and servants served them tea.
"Father, how come you have time to come here today?" Liu Jingyu took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and asked.
Minister Liu also took a sip of tea, looked around, and finally looked at a masked woman for a few more times, then turned his eyes away and said casually, "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not here?"
"The prince is handling affairs in the study." Liu Jingyu smiled.
"Something happened in the court today. Qu Zhizhen was dismissed from his position as Shangshu. It was related to the renovation of Changchun Palace." Liu Jingyu was very happy at this time that he had thrown this matter to Qu Zhizhen. Fortunately, he had other things to do at that time, otherwise this matter might have been hosted by him. Being in such a position, he could not guarantee that he would not make the same mistake as Qu Zhizhen.
Liu Jingyu was delighted: "Then is it possible for father to return to his original position?"
If her father could return to the position of Shangshu, it would be of great benefit to Liu Jingyu. As the Crown Princess, she should have a higher status and a greater background than the other princesses.
"This... I still have to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his opinion." Minister Liu coughed.
"Does the prince know about this?" Liu Jingyu asked after thinking for a while. She hasn't seen the prince since he returned to the East Palace.
"The prince naturally knows." Minister Liu nodded.
"Since the prince knows about this matter, father does not need to worry. The prince has his own conclusion anyway." After thinking it over, Liu Jingyu did not dare to agree rashly. She is no longer the same Lady Jingyu. The interests of the Eastern Palace are above all else. The prince's repeated instructions and the queen's reprimands are ringing in her ears.
Hearing the evasion in her words, Minister Liu's expression immediately changed...