In the main room of Zhan Shi's Mansion, Chu Nan was dripping with cold sweat, sitting stiffly behind the desk, but he kept glancing to one side from the corner of his eye.

Pearl curtains were hung in the side hall, and a tiger descending screen was set up.

Behind him was Yiman, who was holding a bow and arrow, struggling to unstretch the bowstring and aiming at Chu Nan.

Chu Nan swallowed and remembered what the eldest princess had just said.

"If a flaw is revealed, the arrow will be shot."

Chu Nan picked up the pen and cleared his throat, "Come in."

The Dali Temple official who heard the sound came in, knelt down and saluted, "Sir, everything has been done as you said. This is a confession."

Chu Nan read it carefully, confirmed it was correct, and handed it over to the official of Dali Temple.

"Put something in the evidence column."

The subordinate hesitated, "Sir, do you really want to do this?"

Chu Nan glanced at the tiger on the screen in the side hall and frowned, "Stop talking nonsense and get done quickly."

"Yes Yes."

Watching the subordinate officer leave, Chu Nan made no move. Yi Man, who was behind the screen, slowly placed his bow and arrow and moved his stiff arms.

Ji Lan wiped Yiman's sweat on the side, "Princess, this bow is not light. If you want to practice it, go to Wude Hall to find an archery master, right?"

Yiman shook his head, "I just saw it and wanted to scare him out of excitement."

Over there, Chu Nan stood outside the screen in fear, "Princess, do you have any other instructions?"

Yiman asked someone to remove the screen, "With evidence, Duan Ruhai can be tortured. Your Dali Temple should have some tricks that can be cruel but invisible. If I don't have one, I will send someone to assist you."

"Well, Duan Ruhai is a direct descendant of the Duan family after all. If something happens to Mr. Duan's only son, if he is punished -"

"With the evidence and the confession, Duan Ruhai is no longer a direct member of the Duan family."

Duan Ruhai could either carry it down by himself or push it onto the seventh prince.No matter which one it is, it will be a blow to the Duan family.

Chu Nan weighed it up and secretly said to the ruthless eldest princess, "Yes, I understand."

Originally I thought Duan Ruhai could last for a while, but unexpectedly Chu Nan received news from his subordinates in the afternoon.

"Princess, Duan Ruhai has made a move."

He sneered disdainfully, "What did he say?"

"It's all on me."

He has some brains and knows that the seventh prince is very important to the Duan family. If the Duan family is here, he will not die.

Yiman casually opened the booklet and said, "If you recruit me, write it down in a booklet and hand it over to see His Majesty's reaction. In addition, deal with the two girls as agreed."

"Yes, I will go now."

After Chu Nan stepped back, Ji Lan hurriedly walked in from outside the hall.

"Princess, His Royal Highness is awake."

Yiman stood up suddenly, holding on to the desk with some dizziness, "Let's go."

The two walked to the inner room and saw that the prince's face was pale and transparent, and he was drinking a bowl of black concoction under the service of Eunuch Zhao.

Yiman glanced at the medicine bowl, grabbed a handful of preserved fruits from the side, walked to the prince's bed, and stuffed it into his hand.

The prince twitched his lips weakly, "When you were a child, you went to Di Yuan Ling for the pain of medicine. Why are you so afraid of pain when you grow up?"

Yiman glanced at him and said nothing. After the prince finished drinking the medicine, he spoke, "Duan Ruhai has already taken care of him. The emperor should have received the memorial by now."

The prince rinsed his mouth and leaned on the bed, "If we can't drag the seventh child down, the Duan family will take crazy revenge after Duan Ruhai is gone."

Yiman took a deep breath and said, "Duan Ruhai should have received some guidance. The Dali Temple prison is like a vegetable market, anyone can enter."

The prince pursed his lips with a smile and said, "Don't worry, my father's target is the Duan family, and he will definitely not arrest just one Duan Ruhai. Recently, the Sixth Department has learned that many Duan families have taken bribes, deceived the superiors and concealed the power of the dictatorship. cough"

Yiman frowned and watched Eunuch Zhao worriedly feeding him water again. "That being the case, then the escort agency I handed over to the emperor's brother before can also be implicated. The repeated transportation of huge amounts of wealth to the Duan Mansion in the capital will inevitably involve the Hezhou case. Once the people and the emperor know how dark Hezhou is, they will definitely become angry. I am so angry that I can no longer tolerate the Duan family."

The prince nodded, "It would be good if the Duan family could not take care of themselves."

The room was quiet for a while, and neither brother nor sister mentioned the matter of poisoning.

"Yiman, you have worked hard these past two days. I will meet with all the old members of the East Palace later. It will be much easier for you in the future."

Yiman looked at the pale and weak look of the prince and was stunned for a few breaths. He twitched the corner of his mouth and stood up.

"Brother Emperor, why do you act like you are asking for help? I will go and approve the memorial first."

After saying that, he quickly walked out of the inner room.

I was reading the newspaper in the side hall, and dozens of people came in and out of the main hall throughout the afternoon.

After the dozens of people saw the prince from the inner room, before leaving, they all bowed respectfully to the side hall.

Yiman put down the Tang newspaper that he had not changed all afternoon, stood up and walked to the window, with his hands behind his hands, he looked at the officials of the central court and the subordinate officials of the East Palace who were coming and going.

"Ji Lan, fighting in the court is much scarier than fighting in the palace."

These days, everyone in Qingsi Hall is watching.

Ji Lan stepped forward and said, "Princess, as long as there are people, there will be fights. Behind the risks of fights, there are also huge benefits. The slaves will follow the eldest princess and will not suffer any loss."

Yiman looked back at Ji Lan with a deep gaze, half-smiling but not smiling, "I never thought you were so transparent."

Ji Lan had perseverance and trust in her eyes, "Follow the eldest princess, and maybe you can leave your name in history. The slaves are not transparent, but they can just settle the score."

Yiman turned around and looked at the court officials outside the window, smiled lightly and nodded, "Okay, then let's walk this road together."

Yanying Hall

The emperor heard the noise outside and asked knowingly, with irritability and excitement in his eyes.

"What's going on outside?"

Eunuch Fu quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is Master Duan. I have already told you that Your Majesty is unwell and will not see you today. Master Duan has not left."

The emperor listened to Master Duan's voice outside, with a bit of revengeful pleasure in his eyes.

"Forget it, let him in."

"Yes."

Master Duan burst into tears as soon as he entered the palace, like ministers who had been greatly wronged.

"Your Majesty, Quanzi was unjustly accused. Dali Temple gave in and beat him, and Quanzi was almost tortured to death."

The emperor snorted coldly, "Look at all the good things Duan Ruhai has done. He has confessed to it all."

Master Duan looked at the fallen memorial, glanced at it, and continued to wipe away his tears, "Your Majesty, these are all nonsense, Quanzi."

Before Mr. Duan finished speaking, Eunuch Fu handed it to him with a memorial that all ministries jointly participated in the Duan family's corruption and selling off officials.

The emperor looked at Duan Ruhai on the dragon chair, "Why aren't you crying?"

Those idiots in Hezhou were actually escorted by escorts.

Master Duan's face suddenly calmed down and he said solemnly, "This matter must have been done by some incompetent juniors in the family. Please forgive me. I will go back to correct myself and investigate myself. I will definitely be severely punished."

"I won't bother Duan Aiqing. The Criminal Department will work with the Third Division to verify and handle this matter."

"Please have mercy, Your Majesty."

There was suppressed pleasure in the emperor's eyes, "This matter is supervised by the prince. If you can cooperate, it will be good for the Duan family to find out the moth in your Duan family."

Master Duan sighed deeply and kowtowed, "Yes, I understand."

Even if he speaks, the Duan family will definitely not admit defeat.Let the prince block it first, and then clean up the remaining power of the Duan family in the middle of the court.


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