"Master Bao, are you blaming my mother-in-law?!"

When the girl Zhuyue who was standing aside heard Bao Youchun saying that getting on the pole was out of tune, she finally couldn't help but angrily reprimanded: "Of course the master has a basis for his actions, is it because of the short-sightedness of you and others that he has lost the momentum?"

"Zhu Yue! Who allowed you to talk to Mr. Bao like this!" The imperial concubine stopped Zhu Yue unhappily.

Zhuyue immediately took a step back respectfully: "This slave is talking too much, please calm down. Just being a slave requires the consciousness of being a slave. Lord Bao is really overstepping his bounds by saying something back to the master."

The imperial concubine's phoenix eyes stared at Zhuyue again, "You talk too much."

Zhuyue said no more and respectfully stepped aside.

The imperial concubine looked at Bao Youchun who was kneeling on the ground and holding his neck in silence. She didn't want to chill the hero's heart, so her tone became softer:

"Youchun, just remember that I will never let this matter go. But now that the situation is tense, we can only knock out our teeth and swallow blood for the time being. As long as the crown prince's position is secure, your day of revenge will be behind you.

.”

When Bao Youchun heard this, he suppressed the disdainful and sarcastic look in his eyes.

In the final analysis, the imperial concubine and the prince still care about their position, not his son's blood feud!

"It's because I'm too impatient and I'm worried about my mother-in-law."

After saying that, Bao Youchun kowtowed respectfully: "Your Majesty is feeling uneasy, and this happened again. I decided that I really shouldn't put any more burden on your Majesty, so I took my family and left first."

"Youchun, you must not act impulsively." The imperial concubine said solemnly: "Bao Meng's sacrifice... I and the prince will never forget it."

"...Thank you, Madam." Bao Youchun said no more and left with his crying family.

The imperial concubine kept looking at the Bao family until she could no longer see them, then she sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, did Mr. Bao listen to our condolences just now?" Liri, the eldest maid on the side, said, but her expression was a bit uneasy.

"I'm afraid that he promised well on the surface, but acted secretly... Go and ask His Highness the Crown Prince to find someone to keep an eye on the Bao family." To be on the safe side, the imperial concubine had no choice but to use some extraordinary means.

"Yes." Liri took the order and left.

…

By the way, the Bao family wiped away their tears as soon as they left Chengqian Palace.

Especially Mrs. Bao, the sadness on her face turned into hatred, and she said in a painful voice: "If he is not the empress's son, she talks about life and death so easily! Master, are we really going to let it go like this?"

Niu Shufeng is the only child of Niu Jingyuan's family, and the Bao family only has one legitimate son, Meng'er! It's just a life for a life. Is it too much to ask?

"Not to mention the future, but now that a fifth-rank official of the Imperial Academy is riding on his head... His Highness will successfully ascend the throne, how can we have the face and dignity to be a close minister of the emperor?"

There was a fierce look in Bao Youchun's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "The noble concubine has no intention of avenging my son! She also suppressed me and others in harmony with her month after month... In short, I will never let this matter go!

"

He Bao Youchun vowed not to let the Niu family pay the price!

The Bao family secretly kept an eye on the Niu family, and once Niu Shufeng recovered and was exiled by the court, they sent people to eradicate him.

The situation in the Ministry of Punishments is quite strange recently.

There was an unspeakable anxiety in everyone's busyness. Although they still seemed to be in a hurry, Yun Xi still noticed something strange.

"It's so strange, everyone's efficiency in handling cases has been obviously low recently." Xiao Qingguo, who was slow, found that everyone was more interested in gossiping together, but they lost their previous pure focus on handling cases.

"The position of Minister is pending, so everyone is naturally not at ease." Ren Danqing is a veteran of the world, and he has seen this kind of scene before: "It was the same in the Prosecution and Prosecution Department back then. Once Lord Shangfeng's position was stabilized, everyone was still worried.

I will go back to doing whatever I need to do.”

As the autumn weather gradually fades and the summer heat in the capital dissipates, the old man no longer plays with the folding fan.

Yun Xi tilted her head, "Master, when do you think the emperor will promote the new minister?"

Master Ren smiled and said: "I see, the emperor will not support the new minister for a while."

Instead, they will continue to observe and observe Lu Qingfan's actions.

Yun Xi turned and continued to look at the people busy in the courtyard, and couldn't help but murmured: "Then everyone shouldn't be so anxious."

Lu Qingfan's deeds are obvious to all. From the officials of the Criminal Department to the policemen, everyone gradually returned to their hearts after he solved the cases with integrity and efficiency time and time again.

Yun Xi dared to say without any arrogance that Lu Qingfan deserved the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and everyone in the Yamen was convinced.

"Qingguo," Yun Xi had an idea and her clear eyes were full of cunning. She whispered a few words to the little maid, and gave her some broken silver from her arms, signaling her to do it immediately.

The little maid smiled so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, and used "public funds" to eat, drink and gossip, not to mention she was very happy.

"Is Yun Zuo planning to ask the little girl to give us a snoop?" Ran Piao also followed the example of others and leaned against the door, watching Qing Guo jumping away, and said helplessly: "I can't do it now."

Since becoming Mr. Lu's confidant, his low-ranking friends no longer share information for fear of being snitched.

In the past, there was no need for foodies to do this kind of thing.

"Someone must have secretly spread the news about the selection of the minister next to him to make everyone so anxious and uneasy." Master Ren also guessed it.

While everyone was talking, they ate melon seeds and waited for Qingguo to come back with some information.

About an hour later, Qing Guo came back from a stroll with his little hands behind his back and a swollen belly.

"Miss, Master Ran, Master Ren, what do you think everyone is spreading in private?" Qingguo let out a small burp as soon as he finished speaking.

Yun Xi frowned and whispered: "We are still in the Yamen, why do you have to drink?"

"They, they burped..." Qingguo burped again, and said aggrievedly: "They are too strict. They don't have the guts to say anything until they drink two cups!"

Yun Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, and touched the little girl's head: "You have worked hard to make excuses. Let's get down to business."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes..." Qingguo pulled Yunxi through the door, and then others filed in. Qingguo turned back and carefully closed the door, and then whispered: "They said that the emperor wanted to send His Royal Highness Prince Yi

Come and manage the Criminal Department."

That's why everyone is panicked, worried that there will be big troubles if the prince takes control of the Ministry of Punishment.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions were surprised.

"It is not the custom in our court to let the prince control the punishment of the three divisions." Ran Piao was the first to speak.

"I'm afraid it will be there soon." Yun Xi's eyes were a bit complicated. She was both excited and worried, but she was more excited about being able to get close to the target person.

What kind of person will His Royal Highness Yi Wang be who is gradually becoming more and more distinguished?

"It's not good, it's not good." Ren Danqing wanted to take out the folding fan out of habit, but he searched around his waist and couldn't find it. Then he remembered that he didn't bring a fan with him at all, and he put his hand down again.

"Master, what's this 'unwonderful method'?" Yun Xi asked shamelessly.

"The emperor reprimanded the prince and ordered him to rest at home to reflect on his mistakes, but he allowed the unambitious prince to take over the Ministry of Punishment. Isn't this a clear attempt to cultivate the ambition of His Highness Prince Yi in the hope that the two of them can have a fight?"

The power of the emperor is nothing more than a balancing act.

The emperor felt that the prince had shown too much strength and ambition in several cases, and he could not help but feel suspicious. Now if he wanted to support the least ambitious prince and arouse the prince's sense of crisis, it would inevitably lead to two possibilities:

Either the prince crushes King Yi and successfully ascends the throne; or King Yi confronts the prince and eventually becomes the prince's whetstone.

But no matter what the two outcomes are, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country, just like the case of deposing the crown prince ten years ago...

After Ren Danqing finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth and said humbly: "Uh hey, what I said just now is just a guess, it can't be true."

"It is indeed a guess, but it is indeed true." The speaker was Lu Qingfan who came in from outside.

In the past few days, Lu Qingfan moved to Lu Shangshu's study to run errands, and was so busy every day that Shenlong never came to an end. Even Yun Xi could only meet Lu Qingfan hurriedly before going to bed, and he had to go to work again.

"But why do I feel that there is no good news for you, sir?" Ran Piao told the truth based on his intuition of handling cases together several times.

"There is indeed bad news." Lu Qingfan rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "I just received a tip that Niu Shufeng died on the way to the exile."

Yun Xi looked at Master Ran in surprise, "You are really a crow's mouth."

The kind that speaks smartly.
Chapter completed!