Chapter 384: Chen Siqing is a good person

One day passed in a daze, but when I went home, there was a large box of very valuable "copper ingots". Early the next morning, the emperor ordered Shen Ao to enter the palace.

Chen Ao dressed up and went to the harem to ask the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother saw him, she sighed first and said, "That king's minister is really a bastard. He doesn't ask what should be asked, but he asks everything he shouldn't ask, hum."

Chen Ao hurriedly said, "The Queen Mother calms down, Lord Wang is also following the orders. No wonder he is wrong. If you want to blame me, blame me for being inconsistent and put the handle in their hands."

The Empress Dowager's mother wants to be the most respectful person in the world. If this matter is exposed, would it be great?

The Empress Dowager had a stern face, obviously not sleeping well last night, and her eyes were pitch black. She suddenly asked: "How did the ministers of the King know about those detailed accounts? According to Ai's family, this matter is very strange and awe-inspiring. You must think carefully."

Chen Ao thought about it, then his face changed drastically and said, "Yes, that account book is the most important thing. I usually hide it secretly. Could it be that the people around me leaked the news? This is not good. Queen Mother, you are waking up the dreamer with one word. When I go back, I will immediately gather the people who know about this matter and check it carefully. I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go, otherwise I will sooner or later have such a person by my side."

The Empress Dowager nodded, then sat down calmly, and suddenly remembered something again, saying, "If someone had reported to the King of the King, since the King of the King of the King of the Accounts, wouldn't he know the place where the treasures in the account books go?" At this point, the Empress Dowager paused for a moment before suddenly realizing it and said, "Hmph, I think he must have known it at the beginning!"

"Oh? Since Lord Wang knew that the things were sent to the palace, why did he ask me? It doesn't make sense." Chen Ao was secretly happy, but he looked confused and asked the Empress Dowager to fully utilize his imagination.

A woman’s thinking is terrible, and her imagination is extremely rich. Once she recognizes the disadvantages of a person, she wants to think about him in the direction of being extremely guilty, let alone a woman like the Queen Mother?

The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, and Leng Ruohanshuang said: "He was deliberately trying to embarrass the Ai family. The Ai family had heard of this kingly minister. He was so brave. A foreign minister dared to deceive the palace."

Chen Ao said in panic: "Empress Dowager, don't pursue this matter. If the Empress Dowager pursues it, Taishi Cai will be unhappy."

Chen Ao's attitude of fearing that the world will not be in chaos is really easy to provoke right and wrong, but he pretends to be a defender of the king, hoping to get into trouble for the "brothers". In a hurry, he will involve Grandmaster Cai again, and he looks very worried about the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager smiled coldly and said, "Oh? Could it be that this king's minister has anything to do with Cai Jing?"

Chen Ao said hesitantly: "There is a little bit that the relationship between Master Cai and him is quite good. Usually, the two are close together. Moreover, the minister of Wang Zhichen is a disciple of Cai Jing. It is not an exaggeration to say that the two are in love with each other, as if they are father and son. Think about it, Master Cai is a pillar of the country. His disciple. Even if he makes a small mistake, it is not a big deal. The empress dowager will just give it to him. It is no big deal."

Chen Ao's voice was so unbearable that Grand Master Cai could not afford to offend him, the Empress Dowager felt more and more uncomfortable, and snorted coldly: "It's just Cai Jing's watchdog. Why should the Ai family let him go and call him down? The Ai family has something to say to him."

Chen Ao felt relieved and thought to himself: "Mr. Wang, Lord Wang, you are going to be in trouble now. Hehe, bullied me and you won't let you suffer. You really think that a tiger is a sick cat." Thinking of it, I immediately went to see Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji was in a better mood today and waved to Chen Ao: "Chen Ao, come, I'm thinking about something."

Chen Ao said seriously: "Your Majesty, please let me go if you have any questions. The Empress Dowager asked Your Majesty to come over."

Zhao Ji did not dare to be negligent about this mother, so he immediately stood up and followed Chen Ao to Jingtai Hall. After calling out his first mother, he heard no movement inside and shouted again, but it was still silent. Zhao Ji felt guilty and went in. There was no one in the hall. Instead, there was an old eunuch standing there blankly, without moving at all.

Zhao Ji asked the eunuch, "Where is the Queen Mother?"

The old eunuch had a little back on his ears. When he saw Zhao Ji, he hurriedly wanted to salute, but he couldn't hear what he said, and just said, "What are your orders?"

Zhao Ji repeated the question loudly, and the old eunuch's face immediately became bitter and bitter, and tears came out of his turbid eyes: "The Queen Mother is sick..."

"I'm sick!" Zhao Ji was startled and said, "Where is she? Where is the imperial physician? Please invite the imperial physician."

The old eunuch pointed to the back pavilion of the palace. Zhao Ji rushed in with Chen Ao, and went in and out of the attic. The innermost bedroom was silent. Zhao Ji saw the empress dowager on the sickbed and rushed over, knelt on the ground, held the empress dowager's hand and said, "Where is the mother feeling uncomfortable?"

The queen mother turned sideways, faced the wall, and ignored him.

Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, a little panicked. He stayed for a while and said to the eunuch beside him: "What's going on?"

Several eunuchs just lowered their heads and did not dare to speak; the empress dowager said to the wall: "Have the King of Jin not here yet? Call him here quickly, Ai's family has something to do to him."

Zhao Ji said with a frown: "My mother has nothing to say to me, why do you need to call King Jin?"

The Empress Dowager said: "You spoil Cai Jing all day long, so you almost let Cai Jing be the emperor for you. You have to make arbitrary decisions on the court. Can the Ai family still rely on you?"

Chen Ao listened speechlessly. The empress dowager really knows how to do things. This move led you into the trap. She was really like the fire and pure Qing. I admire her, admire her!

Zhao Ji was confused: "What was the mother angry about Grandmaster Cai?"

The empress dowager turned over and looked at Zhao Ji sideways, and said angrily: "It's not Cai Jing, but the minister of the Minister of Justice. This person relies on Cai Jing's protection and is extremely arrogant. You can tell me what to do with him?"

Zhao Ji was silent for a moment and hesitated: "The minister of the king is not at fault, what should he do to deal with him?"

The Empress Dowager bit her lip and said, "I know I can't count on you, so I'd better call King Jin. Only King Jin understands the Ai family's intentions best."

This sentence shocked Zhao Ji. Filial piety is the first priority for all virtues. Didn’t the Empress Dowager say that she was unfilial? Before she could think too much, she immediately said: “What can I say to my mother? If you really can’t stand the king’s minister, I will issue an order to reprimand it.”

The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment, and felt that it was just a knock, and was about to nod. Chen Ao said, "Yes, Your Majesty said it well. The Empress Dowager should sell Master Cai for some face, otherwise everyone's face would not be good. In my opinion, issuing an order to scold him is the best way. It will not hurt the harmony, but also ask the ministers of the king to remember the lesson and kill two birds with one stone. In this way, the Grand Master and the Empress Dowager will not have to have a grudge."

This sentence aroused the anger in the empress dowager's heart again. The empress dowager no longer hesitated and said sternly: "Who is Cai Jing? You also want the Ai family to see his face? Humph, this king's minister, the Ai family must punish him. Wouldn't he be able to judge Chen Ao? Well, this time, let Chen Ao preside over the trial and examine this king's minister."

Chen Ao shouted unjustly and thought to himself: What did I say wrong again? Did you say wrong?

Zhao Ji was silent for a moment and pondered for a moment: "There is no charge, what will be tried? It will only make people laugh at. Mother, let me deal with this matter."

The Empress Dowager said: "No, Shen Ao will handle the crime. If you are accused of the crime, the Ai family will also ask about the matters that are tried. This person will be unpardoned and slander the Ai family, so that the Ai family will meet others in the future? Officials, if you are really filial and can judge the affairs of the king's ministers, don't ask about it. If you don't issue an order, the Ai family will issue an imperial edict. Anyway, the Ai family's old face is nowhere to be put, and you are not afraid of being laughed at again."

Zhao Ji was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Mother, why not do this? First ask someone to search for evidence of the crime and submit a memorial to impeachment. What will happen if I issue an order? If I send an order first, I am afraid that everyone will be dissatisfied."

The Empress Dowager's face then calmed down a little, and she turned angry and said happily: "It's not in vain that the Ai family gave birth to you. You and Shen Ao go. The Ai family's illness has improved a lot. You discuss how to judge the law. You must report to the Ai family at all times. The Ai family will not be fooled by you."

Chen Ao shouted, "Empress Dowager, you can't do this. If you do this, wouldn't you be guilty of being guilty? Students are scholars. If they can judge the Wang minister, they will feel very uneasy. Without ten, eight thousand-year-old ginseng trees, they will not be nourished."

The Empress Dowager looked at him angrily: "Even the official family doesn't object, why are you shy? The Ai family will give you twenty ginseng, and you can nourish it slowly."

Chen Ao thought to himself, should I show a little righteousness at this time? Should I say that it is wrong for the Empress Dowager to say that you do this. Everyone is adults, so you should stop retaliating against such unharmonious things...

He thought a lot in a mess, but didn't hold up a word, and sighed in his heart: "I am still not thick-skinned enough. I still can't bear to do something like *** archway. It's really a failure."

Chen Ao followed Zhao Ji out of Jingtai Hall in shame. The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly. When they arrived at Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji said, "Chen Ao, what did you and your mother say just now?"

"Your Majesty is suspicious that I am sow discord?" Chen Aoda felt wronged and said with confidence: "The conscience of heaven and earth is the sun and moon. I am in front of the Queen Mother, but I didn't say a ill word about Lord Wang. Not only that, I also abandoned the rift with Lord Wang, and tried to shirk him, and said a lot of good things for him. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the Queen Mother or the people around the Queen Mother. If Chen Ao has a false statement, it will be thunder-stricken that he will not die well!"

Zhao Ji pursed his lips and stopped saying a word. Chen Ao even made such a poisonous oath, and he had to believe it.

Zhao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I won't care about this matter. Leave it to you to do everything. You have heard the Queen Mother's words just now, just do it."

Chen Ao and solemnly said: "I obey the order."

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Chapter completed!