Xin Yi was given a show of authority when she came up, and Xin Yi could not guess the holy intention, but since the emperor asked this, it was obvious that he already knew everything about her, so it was unnecessary to explain, so he just bowed his head and confessed.

Thump.

She knelt down.

"The girl of the people knows her crime and asks the officials to punish her."

Fu Jiuqu walked to her side without saying a word and knelt down together.

"Everything is decided by minor ministers and has nothing to do with my wife. If you want to punish the officials, you can punish me. There is no need for women to suffer."

Xin Yi looked sideways, Fu Jiuqu's handsome face was full of seriousness, and his heart sank slightly, feeling that things might not go well. Fu Jiuqu noticed her gaze and looked back, his eyes moved slightly, calmly and gently. When Xin Yi saw this,

Smile back again.

The two people's eyes communicated with each other, showing an inextricable affection.

Huh! Zhao Zhen looked at the young couple kneeling in front of him, still gazing at each other even before death, and couldn't help but slap the table with a cold face.

"You expected that I would not dare to kill you, so you are so unscrupulous..."

"I don't dare," Fu Jiuqu said.

"You still say you don't dare." Zhao Zhen was so angry that he picked up the teacup, raised his head and drank heavily, moistening his mouthpiece. Then he felt a little more comfortable and his tone softened a little.

"You dare to hide something as big as the Dali Mission's fraud from me. Is there anything else you dare not do?"

Fu Jiuqu smiled bitterly: "Wei Chen should have kept it secret from the officials, but Wei Chen didn't say anything at the time because he wanted to find evidence of Gao Minglou's crime. Moreover, Wei Chen didn't want to implicate the officials..."

After a pause, he raised his head and looked directly into Zhao Zhen's glaring eyes.

"I know how the officials treat mediocre ministers. Even if the officials know the truth, the mediocre ministers will definitely do the same thing. In the end, the officials are reluctant to punish the ministers. Instead, they will be blamed for their negligence and be criticized by others.

.It is better to have one person do the work and one person to bear the responsibility. The officials will not know about it, and it will be easier to punish the minor ministers how they want, and the old ministers will not be able to blame the officials."

Zhao Zhen laughed angrily and said, "So, I have to thank you for blocking the trouble for me?"

Fu Jiuqu lowered his head slightly, his face calm as usual.

"I've thought about it. It's okay to be sent to a foreign country, even if I can't return to Beijing for the rest of my life. I just want to ask for permission from the officials to let me take my mother with me to save her the pain of missing her."

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth in anger.

This nephew knows his weakness very well. He talks nice, but in fact he kills him first and then tells him the story. If he is sure, he will not seriously punish him...

"I think you just ate lard and became black!"

Fu Jiuqu looked guilty, and Xin Yi knelt silently.

Zhao Zhen scolded Fu Jiuqu in his heart, but he couldn't say it too harshly in front of his nephew and his wife.

The study suddenly fell silent.

The sunlight shines on the flower window lattice, giving it a dense golden color.

After several days of continuous drizzle, the weather has just cleared up today, which makes people feel better for a long time.

Zhao Zhen sighed, as if he was compromising with the blazing sun.

"At this point, you should be prepared to be remonstrated with. If I can't save you, I will send you to Yangzhou, and you will never come back for the rest of your life."

Yangzhou was invited by Fu Jiuqu just now, and it was also the place where his father was sent abroad.

Fu Jiuqu did not hesitate and immediately leaned over to thank him.

"Thank you uncle for your consideration."

Zhao Zhen choked again. Seeing him kneeling honestly and unable to find anything wrong, his eyes darkened and he glanced at Xin Yi displeased.

"Miss Zhang, please raise your head and answer my words."

Xin Yi had not heard this title for a long time, and was shocked when he heard it from the emperor.

She raised her head obediently, no longer needing to pretend to be blind, and looked directly at the king with clear eyes.

"My wife is here, please give me some instructions from the officials."

We are all smart people, and there are some things that don’t need to be mentioned repeatedly.

Zhao Zhen stared at the bright and pretty face in front of him, tugged his lips, and asked in a low voice: "Can the fetus in the princess's belly be saved?"

Xin Yi calmly replied, "The officials said we can keep it, but my wife

So I tried my best. When the officials said they couldn't save it, my wife... was helpless."

Zhao Zhen's brows furrowed deeper.

He stroked his beautiful beard and stared at the sunlight falling on the flower window. He didn't speak for a long time. He was still a man of style in middle age, but he couldn't conceal his vicissitudes. He was obviously the most powerful man in the world, but there was something indescribable about him.

Lonely and desolate.

The study suddenly became quiet.

Xin Yi thought, Zhao Zhen had no children, and his only grown-up daughter was Fukang. Secretly, he must have wanted to see his grandson.

Unfortunately, that is the hope of ordinary parents, not the emperor's.

"I will leave the princess to you and let her take good care of her."

Before Zhao Zhen's voice fell, he stood up and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Xin Yi was startled and was about to ask, when Fu Jiuqu said, "Uncle, mother said I would let you eat."

"No need." Zhao Zhen lowered his face and strode forward, "Have someone keep a close eye on that unfilial daughter and let her reflect in the house. Then go see that person and ask me to break her legs."

Fu Jiuqu responded, "Yes."

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The emperor said he was leaving and left. Zhao Yuqing sent him outside the palace. Zhao Zhen didn't say anything to her and got into the sedan chair with a dark face.

Zhao Yuqing didn't know what happened in the study, and seeing that the emperor was suppressing his anger, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

In the study, Fu Jiuqu helped Xin Yi sit up from the floor.

"Does your knee hurt?"

Xin Yi had never knelt for a long time, and her knees were a little numb and weak. But what she was worried about now was not this, but what the emperor said before leaving.

"What do you mean by official?"

Fu Jiuqu kissed her on the forehead and raised a smile on his lips, "Which sentence?"

Xin Yi glared at him angrily, "Princess? What do you mean you gave the princess to me? Do you want to keep the child in your belly or not?"

Seeing her uneasy look, Fu Jiuqu couldn't help but smile a little at the corner of his lips.

"I see you are handling it with ease. Do you think you already understand the official's intentions?"

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Xin Yi became unhappy and said, "If I understood, I wouldn't have said that."

Fu Jiuqu was silent for a moment, and his dark starry eyes turned cold, "No."

This result is not unexpected. Xin Yi was startled and nodded.

Fu Jiuqu said calmly: "The official hates Zhang Xun so much, how could he take advantage of the princess because she is pregnant? Our uncle is kind-hearted, kind and gentle, but he has a clear mind and is extremely cautious at heart."

Xin Yi nodded, "Then I understand. It's just that the princess will have to spend a lot of time."

Fu Jiuqu said: "She just has a squeamish temper and a habit. The officials said she would leave it to you, so you just have to diagnose and treat her."

Xin Yi sighed softly and said with a smile: "Having said that, the princess is the princess. If the father and daughter are unhappy today, they can let go of their anger. If they are angry tomorrow, they will still be the father and daughter. We are just outsiders, and it is not a good thing to offend the princess.

.”

Fu Jiuqu snorted indifferently, "You are not even afraid of the emperor, but you are afraid of the princess."

Xin Yi laughed, "Who said I'm not afraid of the emperor?"

Speaking of this, she thought of the tense atmosphere when she entered the study just now, and asked Fu Jiuqu how he explained to Zhao Zhen about Gao Minglou and her life experience.

Fu Jiuqu frowned slightly, "Gaominglou ran away from Bianhe River."


Chapter completed!