As soon as she heard that it was the emperor's decree, Zhang Yan immediately announced it.

The door opened, and Liu Minguo walked in slowly, "Your Majesty's decree!"

Liu Mingguo came with destiny, even the queen had to make a show of herself. Needless to say, Mrs. Taikang knelt down quickly. But before Zhang Yan knelt down, Liu Mingguo said with a smile: "The queen is pregnant with a dragon seed, here.

There are no outsiders, so I can avoid it if possible."

Then, he announced, "The emperor has issued an order that because the queen is pregnant, the queen is specifically allowed to recruit two of her former personal maids into the palace to serve her."

"Thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor."

After reciting the oral instructions, the queen and the old lady thanked her repeatedly, and then it was Liu Minguo's turn to kneel down to greet the queen.

At this time, Mrs. Taikang said: "Queen, your Majesty really loves you and loves you so much. Your brother's matter..."

Zhang Yan did not reply to her mother immediately. She was puzzled and didn't understand why the emperor was so careful and suddenly issued such a decree. Liu Mingguo stood up and asked: "Eunuch Liu, do you know why the emperor issued this decree?"

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"This... I don't know much about this. It's just that Master Yue was present when His Majesty gave this oral instruction. The two of them talked a lot before. I don't know if it is related or not." Liu Mingguo answered carefully.

Zhang Yan nodded, went to the dressing table nearby, took out a piece of silver, handed it to Liu Minguo, and said softly: "Go down."

"How dare I accept the reward from the Queen?" Liu Mingguo said.

"Just take it if I tell you to." After Zhang Yan finished speaking, she made a gesture. Liu Minguo pocketed the money and hurriedly withdrew.

Zhang Yan helped her mother sit down and thought to herself, "Yue Su is an upright person. Private pleading will definitely lead to results. It is even more inappropriate to ask the emperor to force Yue Su. I have received his favor today. What should I do?"

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After all, Zhang Zhongxin is his own brother, so he has to find a way. After weighing it for a long time, Zhang Yan finally made up his mind. She said softly: "I will tell the emperor about my brother's matter. As long as it is not a human life lawsuit, I guarantee that

Worry, mother, please don’t worry.”

"I'll be relieved if you come forward to tell the emperor." Seeing her daughter agree, the old lady finally let go of her nervousness, but he then added: "Your brother is being bullied, if we don't give Shuntian Mansion some shame

Look, who will still pay attention to you as a queen in the future? I think you'd better ask for an imperial edict and cut that piece of shit into pieces."

Seeing that her mother was pushing her limits, Zhang Yan did not want to contradict her directly, and said gently: "My daughter will ask the emperor for help, but I don't know how the emperor will sanction her." Then, she changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, let me do it.

Two maids from the past have entered the palace to serve me. I wonder if Wen Jin and Wen Xiu, who used to follow me, are still in the palace now? I still miss them all the time in my heart."

"What a coincidence. Ever since you entered the palace, Wen Jin and Wen Xiu have been following me. They entered the palace with me today and are now waiting outside the palace," the old lady said.

"It's best to let them in. I don't know what they are like now." After Zhang Yan finished speaking, she immediately summoned the two girls.

After a while, the two maids who had followed Mrs. Taikang into the palace entered the palace. They first knelt down to greet Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan immediately asked them to get up, greeted them and asked: "Just now, the emperor has decreed that I can summon two

My personal maid comes to the palace to accompany you. I have always missed you two, and I wonder if you would be willing to stay with me."

Wen Jin and Wen Xiu grew up with Zhang Yan since childhood. The three of them were like sisters. Ever since Zhang Yan entered the palace, they have missed each other very much. Especially in the past year, the young master Zhang Zhongxin has always been rude to them and his words are frivolous.

The girl was angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak out. Although the old lady still favored her, she would not be able to escape the clutches of the young master for a long time. Now that she heard Zhang Yan's invitation to stay in the palace, she thought of her childhood friendship, and

The young master had no reason to hesitate, so he knelt down and said, "Queen, we are willing."

At the moment, Zhang Yan asked Gong E to take the two daughters to change clothes, and she accompanied her mother to chat about household matters and the feelings of parting. After chatting for an hour, the old lady took her leave. When parting, she did not forget to tell her daughter to remember her brother.

thing.

Zhang Yan did not ask Wen Jin and Wen Xiu to see her mother off, but left them to wait on her. Her back happened to be sore, so she asked Wen Jin to help massage her. The person in charge of seeing her mother off was replaced by Luo Er, who had just massaged her waist.

After her mother left, Zhang Yan asked about the situation at home and her brother's behavior. The two girls did not hide anything. They told Zhang Zhongxin's taboos exactly. After hearing this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but feel furious.

But after all, he was his brother, and even if he hated him, he could not ignore his life or death. So he asked about the reason why his brother was arrested, but the two girls really didn't know about this.

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In the evening, after Zhu Youxiao finished his work, he rushed to Kunning Palace. As soon as he entered the queen's palace and saw the maid with a real face, he was inevitably puzzled. Zhang Yan immediately explained that her mother was coming today and left her old maid behind.

It is indispensable to thank the emperor in person again.

When Zhu Youxiao saw his beloved concubine smiling, he knew that she was happy, and he was also happy. He didn't hide it, and gave the credit to Yue Su, saying it was his suggestion. Zhang Yan knew what he was talking about, and after talking to the emperor, she undressed him.

Go to bed.

Pillow style is known as a woman's trump card against men. Almost all women have tried it every time, and Zhang Yan certainly knows it. After getting into bed, she said a few words about herself, and then Zhang Yan changed the subject, "Your Majesty, today I will give you the opportunity."

When the concubine's mother entered the palace, she said that my brother had violated the king's law and was taken away by the Shuntian Mansion, but he didn't know why. I have always heard that Mr. Yue has a clear name, so I would never arrest him on purpose. There is a reason for the matter. Therefore, I want to invite your majesty.

Please help me ask what my brother has committed. This is not because I mean to plead for him, but because I want to ask Your Majesty to punish him severely."

"Uncle Guo was captured by Yue Su? Why didn't I hear him mention it during the day..." As soon as he said this, Zhu Youxiao immediately remembered the story Yue Su told and said, "I remember it. During the day, Yue Su

When Su asked for an audience, he once said that if he encountered a case of pretending to be an uncle and molesting his maid, I would ask him to be severely punished. Could it be that that person was not a fake uncle but the real uncle?"

Hearing what Zhu Carpenter said, Zhang Yan immediately understood that Yue Su was quite smart. He must have been afraid that I would sue him, so he informed your majesty of the situation in advance.

But Mr. Yue, you really underestimate me, Zhang Yan. You are the pillar of the country, how can I embarrass you because of this matter.

Then he said softly: "Then I think it is my brother who is afraid of humiliating his family name, so he does not dare to declare his family status. This is fine. Mr. Yue enforces the law like a mountain, and the sentence is certainly fair. Your Majesty just thinks that the concubine did not mention it. After the province was made public, it was lost.

The imperial court is dignified." This move is called retreating in order to advance.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao said with emotion: "My beloved concubine is really considerate and considers everything for my country. It's okay if I don't know about this matter. Now that I know it, I can't let my uncle suffer in prison."

In this case, I will tell Yue Su tomorrow and ask him to let your brother go."

"Thank you for your majesty's love for me." Zhang Yan said softly: "However, Yue Su has always been upright. It would be unfair to acquit my brother just because he is the uncle of the state. If the courtiers know this, they will probably impeach me again.

I think it’s best to let my brother suffer some hardships, lest he still rely on his status as the uncle of the state and Fa Tian to live up to His Majesty’s kindness after his release.”

"My dear..." Zhu Youxiao took Zhang Yan's hand, held it tightly, and said with some emotion: "The queen is thinking of me, she has no selfish motives, and she is indeed worthy of the words "mother's love for the world". Then you say, I

How can I be humble and decent?"

"I think it would be better to give my brother some royal sticks so that he will have a long memory and not do anything wrong in the future. I will also punish him to stay in seclusion for a period of time and cultivate his moral character at home." After all, he is his own dear brother.

Brother, I really can't bear to see him go to jail, not to mention his mother's tears, so I have to help him no matter what. In doing so, I will not only give you Yue Su face, but also lose the court's face, which is killing two birds with one stone. The only thing I lose is,

It is the face of the Zhang family, but it has won the emperor's pity, so the gains outweigh the losses.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Ai Qing's proposal is fair, so let's do it."

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After the morning court session the next day, Zhu Youxiao asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to draft an edict according to Zhang Yan's wishes, and then asked Liu Minguo to take people to deliver the edict. In addition to the accompanying eunuchs, the people he brought with him also included two imperial guards in charge of the imperial staff. However,

The emperor also told him to call someone from the father-in-law's house to pick up his son.

This was originally a good intention, fearing that after Zhang Zhongxin was beaten, the person who sent him back would not be careful, leaving Zhang Zhongxin with sequelae or something. But when Mrs. Taikang heard that she was asked to follow the eunuch who sent the eunuch to Shuntian Mansion, she also

Thinking that in addition to picking up his son, Yue Su would be severely punished at the same time, he was really happy. He specially changed into a new set of clothes, called Zhang Fu and Zhang Shou who were beaten yesterday, and brought a dozen of his followers, and rushed to Shuntian Mansion together.

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When he arrived at the yamen gate, Yue Su heard that the imperial edict had arrived, and hurriedly opened the middle door to greet him, and invited Liu Mingguo to the main hall. Before he went out, he had already expected that the edict was about the uncle of the country. When he saw Zhang Fu and Zhang Shou,

It's even more certain.

Don't look at Zhang Fu. Zhang Shou was beaten yesterday. Today he came with the old lady with a completely different aura. He held out his chest and raised his head, showing off his power, as if he wanted to see Yue Su defeated. The old lady was even more like this, with her eyes glaring fiercely.

Yue Su seemed to want to eat Yue Su in one bite.

When they arrived at the main hall, everyone knelt down and Liu Mingguo read out the imperial edict. "By God's will, the emperor issued an edict: Uncle Zhang Zhongxin, as a foreign relative, is not grateful and does not want to be grateful. Instead, he is arrogant and indulges in favor. He molests women of the people in broad daylight, which is an insult to the state."

Considering that his first offense has not resulted in any bad consequences and he has a heart of repentance, he is given a lenient decree and given a forty imperial staff, and he is ordered to shut himself up and think about his mistakes for a year. He hopes that he will deeply repent and change his ways. If he has evil thoughts again, he will be punished as deceiving the emperor.

Kudos to this!"

"Long live my emperor, long live long live..." After the imperial edict was read out, everyone shouted long live before they stood up.

Liu Minguo walked up to Yue Su and said, "Master Yue, this is the emperor's order. I hope you will hand him over to me."

Yue Su had already expected to hand over the person, but he didn't expect to reward Zhang Zhongxin with a imperial staff. Let alone him, the Zhang family didn't expect that Yue Su's punishment was not mentioned in this decree.
Chapter completed!