"Today, Wei Chen went to the Grand Sima Mansion to arrest someone. When he saw Hu Jue looking relaxed and confident, Wei Chen became suspicious."
"It happened that my father-in-law showed up and gave me a few words."
"Father is here?"
Luo Jiuli looked around.
Pei Tingsong said:
"Father-in-law went to the cell."
"What did the Duke say?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at Pei Tingsong.
"My father-in-law said that he has worked with Hu Jue for many years. Hu Jue is definitely not someone who is waiting to be killed. I'm afraid he heard some rumors. The evidence we found, maybe -"
Pei Tingsong opened his mouth, but did not dare to say the word "leak".
"At the critical moment, I suddenly remembered that Aunt Die'er, whom my younger sister told me about, didn't expect this torture, and she actually asked for something."
Xiao Mingxuan said nothing, but his face was very serious.
Telling Pei Tingsong at this time that he caught the person at the wrong time would obviously be a waste of time.
After all, the person has been arrested.
However, it would be a good idea to explore Hu Jue’s background first.
At this time, in the dungeon.
Hu Jue sat on the straw and fiddled with the beads on his wrist.
"Luo Daohan, it's time for you to let me out."
When the Duke heard him calling his name, he raised his eyebrows and smiled.
In the entire capital, except for the emperor and the queen mother in the palace, only these few senior and powerful old guys outside the palace dared to call him by his full name like this.
Hu Jue is indeed difficult to deal with. Even at this point, there is no trace of panic on his face, and there is even a strong sense of oppression on his face.
The Duke of Guo scratched his hair, sat down opposite him, and replied with only two words:
"Don't let go."
"Luo Daohan."
Hu Jue seemed angry, staring at the Duke with a pair of eagle eyes.
"You arrested me so recklessly and didn't think about the consequences?"
"as a result of?"
"The consequences you are talking about are the Queen Mother in the Palace or the Imperial Concubine?"
Not to be outdone, the Duke of Guo stared back with his big eyes, always watching Hu Jue's face.
"Or is it that Lord Sima is so confident that he actually already knew what Dali Temple had discovered?"
Anyway, the Duke's Palace and the Grand Sima's Palace have long been at odds with each other. He and Hu Jue's identities are that one is a first-class official, and the other is a first-class duke.
Don't despise anyone. To put it bluntly, we are all 'slaves' of the royal family. No one is more valuable than the other. It is better to open the skylight and speak frankly.
Hu Jue was startled: He knew this old boy was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect him to be so difficult.
"Luo Daohan, I underestimated you."
I don't deny this, but I don't admit it either.
The Duke raised his eyebrows. It seemed that his guess was correct. The Dali Temple was indeed not clean either.
But it also further illustrates how powerful the Queen Mother and the Sima Mansion are.
It is true that at this time, the palace did know about this major event that happened outside the palace.
"Aunt, what should I do now? My father was taken to Dali Temple. Pei Tingsong, Duke Guo, and the Nine Kings all vented their anger through the same nostril. When my father went there, wouldn't it be, wouldn't it be——"
"Stop crying. How old are you? It's important to calm down when things are going on. How can you cry like you?"
The Queen Mother pressed her temples, her head hurt from Concubine Hu's crying.
"Here comes, with the decree of Ai Jiayi, go and invite the Duke into the palace."
Someone immediately accepted the order and turned around and left Changchun Palace.
Concubine Hu also wiped away her tears and stepped forward to ask in a low voice.
"Aunt, what about the Emperor?"
"Wait a little longer."
The Queen Mother's tone was cold, and the color in her eyes was dark.
"The Duke has not entered the palace yet, so there is no need to be in a hurry."
"yes."
Concubine Hu lowered her eyes. Although she didn't want to appear too eager, her mind was already confused.
She didn't know why Luo Daohan was temporarily appointed as an imperial envoy by the emperor today? The emperor should know that the Duke's Palace and the Grand Sima's Palace were already in a state of turmoil.
And when Luo Daohan went to the Sima Mansion to arrest his father, was it the emperor's intention, or was he using his public power for private purposes, hoping for an opportunity to take revenge on the Sima Mansion, or the Nine Kings...
She didn't want to show that she was afraid of the Ninth Prince, but the fact was that she was indeed afraid of the Ninth Prince, who was ruthless and unpredictable in his actions.
Just like this time, if the people they planted in Dali Temple hadn't revealed the news in advance and their father had prepared countermeasures, how could the Queen Mother and Aunt have let it go with peace of mind.
But no one would have thought that her father would be taken to Dali Temple, and why Luo Daohan would get involved. This made her have to wonder what role the Nine Kings played in this.
While Concubine Hu was deep in thought, she heard the Queen Mother speak in a deep voice.
"Here comes someone."
"The Queen Mother."
Someone from the palace came forward and knelt down.
"Go and watch the palace door. Once the Duke comes in, go and invite the emperor over."
"According to the decree."
The palace man turned and left.
"Aunt, why don't you go and invite the emperor in advance?"
The Queen Mother turned to look at her.
"Why did you invite me? What did you say when I invited you? If you say too much, do you know which words can be fatal?"
"What's more--"
The Queen Mother frowned and looked outside.
"Luo Daohan was named the imperial envoy for this case. Do you think he wants to covet the honor of being the imperial envoy?"
Concubine Hu was startled, and all the blood drained from her charming face.
"What does aunt mean? Your Majesty -"
"You'll know when you get here."
The Queen Mother reached out and smoothed the hair in front of her forehead. Too many things happened this year, and the situation this year was not very friendly to her or the Grand Sima Mansion.
And all these changes seem to have started when Luo Jiuli reconciled with King Zhao.
When I think of Luo Jiuli, I think of King Zhao.
The Queen Mother's eyes were gloomy, it seemed that it was time for her to meet the spirit snake Gu girl.
The palace maids in Changchun Palace still lowered their heads and lowered their eyebrows.
However, the atmosphere in the palace tonight was a little different from usual.
Outside the palace, Dali Temple.
"What did you say? The Queen Mother summoned my father to the palace."
Luo Jiuli was thinking about going into the cell with Xiao Mingxuan to see the calm Grand Sima, but before he thought, the decree from Changchun Palace was transmitted to the inner hall.
The Duke stood up and patted the invisible dust on his body.
"Girl, don't worry, the Queen Mother is just asking questions as usual, she doesn't dare to do anything to your father?"
Luo Jiuli said nothing and looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"Your Majesty."
Xiao Mingxuan pressed down her hand and signaled her to calm down.
"With the Emperor in the palace, nothing will happen to my father-in-law. On the contrary, it will be the man in prison--"
He paused.
When he mentioned Hu Jue in prison, Luo Jiuli squinted and touched the ring on his finger.
After all, the Duke followed the eunuch who delivered the order into the palace.
At this time, the Changchun Palace was quite tidy.
The Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Queen, and the noble concubines are all here.
The Duke came forward and knelt down to salute.
"The humble ministers see the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress."
The Queen Mother said nothing, and looked at the Duke with a colder look.