After the powerful divorced their wives, they welcome the crematorium

Chapter 72

In today's court, the three ministers were absent. The emperor sat on the dragon chair and listened to the reports of several ministers, and he couldn't sit still.

Shen Mengqi looked at Lin Jihan who was walking in the front, and she couldn't help but trot two steps to follow.

"My lord."

She took two steps out of the main hall and was about to grab Lin Jihan's clothes, when Mrs. Cheng, who had been guarding the corner for a second, rushed out, "His Royal Highness!"

Seeing Mrs. Cheng with red and swollen eyes, Shen Mengqi had no choice but to withdraw the hand that wanted to hold Lin Jihan, "Madam Cheng, what's wrong with you?"

"Your Highness, Cheng Yili and I have separated."

"what?"

Shen Mengqi's heart sank involuntarily. She looked at Mrs. Cheng and said, "Why did Mr. Cheng want to get married with you? When did you get married?"

Mrs. Cheng couldn't help wiping away her tears, she looked at Shen Mengqi and said: "It's what happened this morning, he not only got involved with the green bamboo in the mansion behind my back, but even brought him back to the brothel Peony said she was a concubine."

"The peony from the brothel? Is it the peony that Mr. Mu Qiancheng has been pestering all this time?"

"It's her."

Looking at Shen Mengqi who was frowning tightly, Mrs. Cheng hurriedly pulled Shen Mengqi to explain: "I know that your highness, the princess, is of high status and you don't want to listen to the parents in the backyard. There is no other purpose in coming this time."

"I just beg you not to drive Xing Chen out of the Regent's Palace in the future."

Mrs. Cheng smiled wryly and said: "When Cheng Yili and I got married, we had already fallen out with the Chen family, and Cheng Yili only wanted to use the stars to climb the high branches of the regent, so he wouldn't care if the stars were kicked out. For her, all I can ask for now is you, Your Highness Princess."

After saying that, Mrs. Cheng knelt down directly, "Although I am alone now, I still have skills. As long as you promise, Your Highness, my life will be yours in the future, and I am willing to look forward to it for you!"

Looking at Mrs. Cheng who kept kowtowing to her, Shen Mengqi stepped forward to support her, and gave her a vague answer, "Get up first, this princess wants to assure you that as long as this princess is alive for a day, no one will be able to move her." Cheng Xingchen."

Madam Cheng wiped away the tears from her face, bowed to Shen Mengqi and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Shen Mengqi looked at Mrs. Cheng and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"

Mrs. Cheng smiled bitterly and said: "Although I always say that women can be the top of the world, I have never thought about how I will live without him. I plan to find a place to cultivate for a while before I talk about it. "

"My princess has a nice courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. It is backed by Sun Moon Lake. The scenery is pleasant. It is so sparsely populated that it is a good place for self-cultivation. Go there if you don't mind."

Mrs. Cheng shook her head and said, "No need, thank you Princess for your kindness, but I want to go to Saibei."

That's the place where she and him first met. Now that they're separated, she wants to go back to the place where she was most excited and say goodbye in a proper way.

At this moment, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was on leave, hurriedly walked towards them, "Your Highness Princess!"

Shen Mengqi was startled by the sound of His Highness the Princess, she turned to look at the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and asked, "Why is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in such a hurry?"

Mrs. Cheng, who was ignored by the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, was still present, and he said: "A few days ago, someone informed our Ministry of Criminal Justice that Cheng Yili, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had cheated on Xihuang, and was planning to pick up a large number of spies from Xihuang to take our Tianyuan Kingdom's imperial examination. "

"I don't dare to report such a big thing without evidence, so I waited until today to find out about the information of that person, and finally caught Mr. Cheng. He took it this time. More than 30 spies from Xihuang, if they all poured into the court, the consequences would be disastrous."

As soon as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice finished speaking, Mrs. Cheng felt her eyes darken, "What? Impossible, you lied!"

"How dare I make nonsense about this kind of Zhu Jiuzu?"

Only then did Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment notice Mrs. Cheng standing beside Shen Mengqi. He looked at him and said, "No, I've already ordered people to surround Cheng's mansion. How did you escape? Someone, take her down!"

Shen Mengqi made a move to stop her and said, "Wait a minute."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Master Cheng has separated from her this morning. She is not considered a member of the Cheng family now, so she cannot be touched."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice said: "Master Cheng is probably the one who separated in order to keep her, Your Highness, this kindness to the enemy is cruelty to yourself, you"

Shen Mengqi interrupted the Minister of the Ministry of Justice before he finished speaking, "My lord, you also have family members and children. If you keep a hand, you are saving for your family. They have already divorced and are still a woman. There is no need to kill them all like this." Bar."

Although Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was unhappy, he could only follow what Shen Mengqi said, "What Her Royal Highness said is true."

Mrs. Cheng said tremblingly, "How could he?"

Seeing that Mrs. Cheng could no longer support herself, Shen Mengqi said to Ye Wei who was following her: "Mrs. Cheng is not feeling well, you can take her back to the palace to rest first."

"Yes."

After Ye Wei took Mrs. Cheng away, Shen Mengqi continued to speak to the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment: "This matter should have been reported directly to the emperor, why did Mr. Wang tell me these things?"

"It should be reported directly to the emperor, but after all, I am at the same level as the Minister of Rites. It is not appropriate for me to say this matter, and this matter is related to the country and needs to be discussed in the long run. You are the princess and you are in charge of the official career of the world's officials. Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I think it is more appropriate for you to discuss this matter."

There is nothing wrong with what Shangshu Xingbu said, but she is not the only candidate. After all, Mu Qiancheng and Lin Jihan both have considerable say in this matter.

Shen Mengqi looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and said: "This matter is indeed not trivial, but after all, this princess has never seen it with her own eyes, so what she says will be biased, and it is not weak for you to enter the palace with this princess."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

Inside the imperial study
The emperor, who had just made an appointment with the Taifu to play with birds in the imperial study, heard that Shen Mengqi had come to ask for an audience. He was so frightened that he quickly hid the Taifu behind the sky-high birdcage.

I'm afraid that Shen Mengqi will find out that the person who played with him with the birds is the Taifu, lest Shen Mengqi will transfer the Taifu far away in the future.Poor Taifu is an old bone, but he is about to shrink back in a corner, and he doesn't dare to take a breath.

When Wang Peng led Shen Mengqi and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in, the emperor was already sitting at the imperial table in the imperial study, flipping through the brochures handed over by the ministers.

If she hadn't seen the pretty white fluff on the emperor's shoulders, Shen Mengqi would have believed that her imperial uncle could take government affairs seriously.

Naturally, Wang Peng also saw the smear of whiteness on the emperor's shoulders. He thought that his own emperor was going to be reprimanded again, but Shen Mengqi just glanced away and looked away.

"Uncle Huang, Mengqi came here today because she found out that Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites had been cheating on Xihuang."

"No nonsense."

The emperor looked at Shen Mengqi with a frown and said: "The Minister of Rites is a native of Tianyuan Kingdom, and he is a civil servant who is praised by the Taifu. You can't spread rumors."

"Uncle Huang, Meng Qi didn't spread rumors, but he was caught by the Ministry of Justice."

Shen Mengqi stepped aside and said to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment behind her, "You can tell Uncle Huang exactly what's going on."

"It's Her Royal Highness."

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment took out a secret letter and handed it to Wang Peng, and asked Wang Peng to pass it on to the emperor. He said: "My Majesty, I received a secret letter a few days ago, which said that the Minister of Rites, Cheng Yili, and Xi Huang has been having an affair for a long time, and by presiding over the imperial examinations, he will also take the opportunity to stuff all of Xihuang's spies into the court, and the day he will guide the Xihuang's spies is today."

"Qi Chuchen didn't believe it either, but this matter was related to the foundation of the country, and I didn't dare to be careless, so I took the people from the Ministry of Punishment to find out. I don't know if I don't go, but I was really shocked when I went. Cheng Your Excellency actually picked up more than 30 spies from Xihuang, if these people flood into the court, then our Tianyuan Kingdom will be in danger."

"It's a big matter, and I'm at the same level as Mr. Cheng, so I had to detain Mr. Cheng and those spies first, and find people to surround Cheng's mansion. Then I called the princess to come down and tell you."

"How dare he?" The emperor frowned and whispered, "I don't think he looks like this kind of person. How could he still be collaborating with the enemy? He is a person whom the Taifu even praises."

The emperor was a little disappointed and said, "Of course this kind of person cannot be tolerated. I will leave Meng Qi's matter of trial Cheng Yili to you. Let him vomit everything he needs to vomit first, and then follow the old ancestor's instructions." Confiscate the family according to the rules and destroy the nine clans."

"Uncle Huang, it is inappropriate for Meng Qi to handle this matter. Cheng Xingchen is also in the nine clans of Cheng Yili. If Meng Qi intervenes, she will be suspected of being biased. Besides, the imperial examination is about to start. Now, except for the Minister of Rites Things, Mengqi has to watch in person to be at ease."

"It would be fine to kill her within the Nine Clans. The imperial examination is a big matter, and Cheng Yili's case is not in a hurry. I can wait for you to finish the imperial examination before going to trial."

Shen Mengqi said: "Uncle Huang, for the water splashed by the married daughter, Cheng Xingchen is now a member of the Prince Regent's House, so he doesn't have to be punished."

"It's just that you got married and didn't change your blood. Isn't there still a lesson for this old revenge? Mengqi, cut the grass without rooting out the roots, be careful to regenerate when the spring breeze blows."

Shen Mengqi said: "Uncle Huang Cheng Xingchen doesn't have such a brain, Mengqi will also be optimistic about her."

Seeing that Shen Mengqi didn't appreciate it, the emperor frowned even tighter, "Mengqi, what's wrong with you today? Normally, you're not so lenient, why? The rice in the Prince Regent's Mansion is too soft, it's softening your heart Yet?"

Don't look at the emperor's muddleheaded routine, except for playing with birds, he is still playing with birds, but when it comes to such matters of national hatred and family hatred, he is still quite iron-blooded. Likely to repeat the same mistakes.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was still there, and Shen Mengqi couldn't say anything, so she walked up to the emperor, stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear: "Uncle Emperor, after all, it's the regent's liaison, you always To give face to the regent."

"Don't say it's the regent. Even if your grandfather is resurrected, you can't give him this face. Don't forget, didn't your great-grandfather pardon his son because of his kindness to that retainer, and he was eventually killed by him?" Was the boy assassinated?"

"What's more, I also heard that Cheng Xingchen has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has a combative personality. If she doesn't get rid of her, I won't be able to sleep right now."

"Uncle Huang, these Mengqis understand, but today is different from the past. Xihuang is now watching like a tiger, just waiting for our royal family and the regent to leave them so that they can move south."

"Although there is a big brother guarding Saibei, the war has not stopped for years. The most important thing is that there are still many eyeliners in Xihuang in the court. Anyway, it is not appropriate for us to break up with the regent at this time. ah."

"Besides, this Cheng Yili must have expected that once the incident is revealed, it will harm his children, so he would rather let his daughter be a housekeeper than to be stuffed into the Regent's Palace. We might as well follow his wishes, so that we can also interrogate him in the future some."

The emperor's eyes lit up, and he said gossipingly: "I see that you and the regent were flirting with each other in the court hall every day in the past few days, and he can still turn against you and break up with the royal family because of the daughter of a criminal minister. ?”

Shen Mengqi saw it in her heart, and she said: "Uncle Huang, don't you think the prince is ignoring me these days? Uncle Huang, just let Cheng Xingchen go, and I will look at her. Can you pull out the smallpox?"

Shen Mengqi tugged at the emperor's sleeve and shook it gently, the meaning of acting like a baby was self-evident.

The emperor said: "It's okay if you want me to let go, but you have to try Cheng Yili's case yourself. I can't trust anyone except you for such a big matter. Also, Cheng Xingchen."

"Leave Cheng Xingchen's affairs to me, but if something goes wrong, I'd like to see you first."

"I'm just worried that she will deal with you. After all, I'm in the palace, and she can't get in or kill me."

"Mengqi can handle it well."

Seeing Shen Mengqi's insistence, the emperor sighed helplessly. People always have to suffer their own losses and understand the pain in order to grow up.

"Then it's up to you."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang."

Looking at Shen Mengqi who was slightly happy, the emperor rubbed his fingers unobtrusively.It is so easy to display emotions and anger, but it still needs to be practiced.

"If you really thank me, you will often go back to the palace to see me and your imperial grandmother, and my mother and I will always miss you."

"Got it, Uncle Huang."

After talking about the business, Shen Mengqi exchanged some pleasantries, then followed the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment to leave. When she walked to the door of the study, Shen Mengqi heard a sigh coming from inside, "It's a pity, I lost another person to play with birds with."

In the study, the emperor was still lamenting the collusion between Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Xihuang. At this time, there was a muffled sound of a heavy object hitting the ground behind the sky-high birdcage in the imperial study.

boom!
"Old minister's waist!"

"Oops!"

Hearing the screams, the emperor remembered that Taifu was still nesting in the birdcage, and he hurriedly asked someone to carry Taifu out and said, "Teacher, are you okay? You can't be okay, If you have something to do, then no one will play with me with birds!"

(End of this chapter)