After wearing the book, I became the mother of three villains

Chapter 316 The Emperor's Plan
In Du Heng's case, Meng Qing wanted to exonerate her, but he couldn't make it too obvious——

Although the emperor entrusted him with the responsibility of the case, Meng Qing knew that the Holy One still trusted Xie Qian more in his heart.

If he dared to speak for Du Heng blatantly, he would definitely annoy His Majesty!

He wanted to do something, but he could only do it secretly...

In the early morning of this day, the emperor seemed to suddenly remember it, and asked, "Meng Qing, didn't you ask you to investigate the case a few days ago? Why have you investigated for so many days and still have no results?"

These days, Du Shangshu has been complaining of illness at home, and none of the ministers in the Shangshu line mentioned this matter. If he hadn't seen Lin Rong in the morning, the emperor would have forgotten about Du Heng's case.

Meng Qing took a step forward and said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty, there are still doubts in this case, and I am still investigating."

He was not very old, and he was dressed in a solemn official uniform, but it firmly covered up the youthful aura around him.

It's just that the side of the face still doesn't show the firm lines that can only be seen after growing up.

The emperor saw that Meng Qing had a seven-point similarity to the former crown prince, and he had some tolerance for him in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's a simple case, why can't we finish it. Compared with your father, the king, It's far from it."

Above the main hall, only the emperor dared to mention the former crown prince so unscrupulously.

Seeing him mentioning his father, Meng Qing relaxed his serious expression a little, shook his head and said: "Meng Qing is incompetent, let His Majesty down."

The emperor laughed "haha" and said loudly: "It's not a big deal. If there is anything you don't understand, just learn it slowly. Today is just in the early morning, and all the civil and military officials are here, so you can talk about it and tell everyone about it." My lord asks for advice."

Meng Qing responded.

He looked at all the civil and military officials, and immediately frowned and said: "This case is not complicated, and there are also confessions from the servants involved. It's just that I still have one doubtful point."

Everyone listened with bated breath, even Xie Qian who was standing aside was no exception.

Meng Qing said in a loud voice: "The person who identified Miss Du's family is Zhou Lai, a servant of Miss Du's mother's family. Originally, his testimony should be correct. However, everyone in the family can ask. Miss has never had any contact with her, and Miss Du has repeatedly stated that she doesn't know Zhou Lai."

Hearing what he said, everyone in the hall already understood, it seems that this young prince is planning to make trouble for Xie Qian.

Sure enough, seeing Meng Qing looking at Xie Qian, he asked with a half-smile: "Where did Master Xie find such a servant of the Zhou family, and how did he torture and extract a confession so that an illiterate servant could be found in his own house?" A charge was drawn on the testimony?"

Xie Qian was questioned like this, his eyebrows didn't move, his tone was as usual, he said neither humble nor overbearing: "Zhou Lai made a move to harm someone, and there have been witnesses; what's more, he himself admitted that he was instructed by Miss Du's family, how could it be false?"

Meng Qing smiled and shook his head: "No, no. As far as I know, this Miss Du has never had any contact with the murdered Yang Xin. Just ask a boudoir lady, what reason does she send a mother from her mother's family?" A servant to murder a stranger I have never seen before?"

Xie Qian glanced at him indifferently, and asked: "Where did the little prince know that Miss Du's family and Yang Xin have never met?"

Meng Qing said: "Naturally, after some investigation."

Xie Qian shook his head, his voice remained the same, and he said calmly: "The little prince holds the testimony but refuses to believe it, so he just went to investigate the relationship between Miss Du's family and Yang and Zhou Zhou. Who knows that I have committed the mistake of listening and believing lose?"

Xie Qian used to be the companion of the former prince, and he also watched Meng Qing grow up in the past, and loved him very much, and Meng Qing also respected Xie Qian very much.

It's just that the world is changing, and no one expected that the two of them would still have such a moment of tit-for-tat in the court.

Meng Qing took the lead to back down a step, and said: "Master Xie taught you a lesson, it was Meng Qing who didn't think carefully."

The emperor knew that the two of them had a good relationship in the past, but now they gradually drifted apart.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want his nephew and his most trusted courtier to be alienated and guarded against each other, so he acted as a peacemaker and said: "Knowing that you are not doing well, you should learn more from others. When you were young , I even called Master Xie Qian, but now that I'm older, I don't want to call him anymore? Hurry up and settle the case, it doesn't look like it if it drags on like this."

Meng Qing respectfully responded: "Obey."

There was a peaceful atmosphere above the court hall, but one could not see the undercurrent surging below.

On the second day, Meng Qing's memorial was delivered to the emperor's desk.

The emperor opened the memorial, and praised the father-in-law. Meng Qing's handwriting was like that of a prince, but when he finished reading the content of the memorial, his eyebrows frowned, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Da Gonggong observed that the emperor's face didn't seem to be angry, so he asked with a smile: "What's wrong with the emperor? Didn't you say that the little prince's handwriting is good?"

The emperor casually put the memorial on the case, rubbed his brows and said, "Mengqing was taught by Xie Qian. But so many years have passed..."

Da Gonggong tactfully added a cup of chrysanthemum tea to the emperor, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't talk about daily affairs, at least there are thousands of opportunities for the chores in the court. If the emperor has to worry about everything, just I'm afraid this heart will grow old soon."

The emperor laughed and scolded: "You stinky bastard, I haven't reached the age of not being confused, how can I be old?"

Eunuch Da also smiled and said: "Little Prince and Lord Xie have a bad relationship, you should be worried; if one day they get along well, like a teacher or a friend, you should be worried again. It can be seen that there are endless troubles in this world. "

Hearing these words, the emperor couldn't help turning his head to look at Da Gonggong, and said in surprise: "You are usually silent, but you still have such insight, which really impresses me."

The smile on Da Gonggong's face deepened: "If you follow the emperor, you are as stupid as a pig dog, and you can always learn a little bit of your wisdom from what you see and hear."

This sentence made the emperor "haha" laugh.

After laughing, he picked up Meng Qing's memorial again, looked at it again, and then sighed: "You're right, I can't see the two of them getting into trouble, and I can't see that they have a good relationship. That's right. A lukewarm relationship is the best."

Da Gonggong knew in his heart that what he had said was almost done, and if he continued, it would be dangerous.

He closed his mouth, and listened to the emperor's rambling with peace of mind: "Look at this boy Meng Qing, he said he respected and thanked you, listened to me, turned around and found a scapegoat for that girl from the Du family. I really don't know what he pretended to be What are they."

Seeing that the emperor wanted to confide in him, Da Gonggong asked curiously, "The case of the little prince has been investigated?"

The emperor sighed: "That's right! This kid pushed a concubine daughter of the Du family out, called Du Wu, and said that the younger sister hated the older sister, and spent a lot of money to order a servant of the Zhou mansion to frame her... "

Da Gonggong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it may be true. The thoughts of the women in the back house are hard to guess."

The emperor glanced at him, shook his head and said: "Is it true or not, how can I not see it? I just don't know what the hell this kid Meng Qing is up to."

After finishing speaking, he randomly wrote two words on the memorial in his hand, and put it in the pile of official documents that had been processed.

Eunuch Da didn't say any more, stood aside, sighing secretly in his heart: Looking at the meaning, he intends to let Miss Du's family go, but Mr. Xie, I still don't know what to do.

It's really not easy to be an emperor. You have to balance the relationship with multiple parties, and you have to find a way to appease the emotions of your subjects...

(End of this chapter)