Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

The Zichen Hall behind the Hanyuan Hall is a convenience hall. Usually, Emperor Yongjia would receive some important or close ministers and handle government affairs here. It was relatively easier here, and there could be fewer red tapes between the monarch and his ministers.

As the sun rose to the top of the sky, the emperor leaned on the couch and glanced at the fat and somewhat insane prince calmly. "Yang Lian impeached Lu Changyuan for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. What do you think, prince?"

The prince was so nervous that he did not dare to look up. He was the eldest son and had the advantage in status, but everyone in the court and the country knew that the emperor loved the second prince, Prince of Han, Ling Chengshao, the most.

He had accompanied Emperor Yongjia in five expeditions to Southern Chu, and had also saved Emperor Yongjia's life on the battlefield. Emperor Yongjia once wanted to depose the crown prince and make Prince Han the crown prince. If it had not been for the desperate opposition of the civil officials in the court, the position of crown prince would have been lost long ago.

The Duke of Dingguo's Mansion is one of the few military commanders who stands on the side of the Crown Prince. One can imagine how important Lu Changyuan is to the Crown Prince.

At this time, the emperor called Lu Changyuan by his name, and his dissatisfaction with Lu Changyuan was evident in his words.

"Father, I think Lu Changyuan might want to keep the 500 Xiliang war horses. This is because of greed. But if you say that he is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, I don't think it's that serious."

The prince dared to speak well of Lu Changyuan.

We are both on the same boat and there is nothing we can do about it.

Emperor Yongjia looked at Ling Qingchen, "Chen'er, what do you think?"

Ling Qingchen's gaze swept over the three royal brothers in front of him. There was a struggle between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, and the Third Prince also had ambitions, but facing Ling Qingchen, the only illegitimate son, their front was extremely united.

Lu Changyuan can die, but he must not die at the hands of Ling Qingchen.

Yang Lian might be Ling Qingchen's man. This old man should get out of the court as soon as possible.

"I think that a minister, no matter what his position, should not have the ambition to raise war horses. Troops, horses and food are certainly important on the battlefield, but Duke Dingguo is the nephew of the Queen and was raised by the Emperor, so he can be considered half a son.

Every time he went to the battlefield, his father gave him the best soldiers and horses, and never lacked food and fodder. I really don't understand why he kept the stallion for a long time. "

Ling Qingchen told the truth, and Emperor Yongjia nodded, but the King of Han sneered, "Fourth brother, I have said it long ago, Duke Dingguo only fostered 500 stallions at Xin's horse farm in Weizhou. Xin changed the horses, and Duke Dingguo may not know. Father, I think this matter is a misunderstanding from beginning to end."

Ling Qingchen took a step back, making it clear that he did not want to participate in the discussion.

The second prince stepped forward and blocked Ling Qingchen behind him, and felt that he was not qualified to participate in this discussion.

The emperor didn't seem to notice it, and said, "Hmm," "Second brother, tell me what you think."

The third son became impatient and shouted, "Father, Duke Dingguo has been imprisoned. The three courts will eventually come to a conclusion. It will be up to you to decide whether to show mercy or punish him. I think the most urgent task now is to save Xiaomatan Horse Farm."

Guo Xiao is about to go to war, and now he has no war horses left, what should we do with Nan Shu?"

The King of Han looked at the third brother, the King of Zhao, calmly, and the latter gave him a meaningful look in return. Guo Xiao is the second brother's man, so what does the third brother mean by saying this?

Finally, the topic came up: horse plague. Ling Qingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is the right way!" The emperor nodded appreciatively to King Zhao.

At this moment, the King of Han realized that the third brother mentioned Guo Xiao and Nan Shu not to help him, but to save face in front of his father for considering the overall situation.

"What can you all say? How should we deal with the horse plague at Xiaomatan Horse Farm? The horse plague has long been discovered, and Xiaomatan Horse Farm has sought veterinary treatment everywhere, but to no avail. The horses that are supposed to die are still dying. If things continue like this, I don't know if there will be any horses left alive at Xiaomatan Horse Farm."

The Crown Prince, the King of Han and the King of Zhao all lowered their heads, having nothing to say, because they did not know such a strange man, a veterinarian, what kind of a scoundrel was that?

They are all princes, how could they possibly know such a person?

Ling Qingchen stepped forward and said, "Father, I think we can post an imperial edict. Maybe there are experts among the people."

There was no other good way, so the emperor had to summon the prefect of Yingtian and ask him to post an imperial edict in the name of the court, stating that if the Xiaomatan Horse Farm could be cured, the emperor would reward him handsomely!

Less than half an hour after the imperial edict was posted, someone had already taken it down.

When the news reached the palace, Emperor Yongjia heard that the person who announced the list was Dou Jinzhao, and thought he was hallucinating, "Who?"

The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture was in his fifties. He thought that the wife of the Duke of Dingguo might be joking, so he said, "Your Majesty, it is the wife of the Duke of Dingguo, Dou Jinzhao, also known as Xie Jinzhao."

He explained Dou Jinzhao's background and said, "The wife of Duke Dingguo said that she has a prescription for curing horse plague, which is very effective, but she wants to see the emperor."

Emperor Yongjia's face darkened. "It was I who issued the imperial decree for Duke Dingguo to marry a concubine. It is a promise I cannot go back on. If she wants me to help her deal with Duke Dingguo's concubine, she should give up the idea as soon as possible."

The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture did not expect that Dou Jinzhao wanted to see the emperor with such intentions, "I obey your order. I will definitely persuade the wife of the Duke of Dingguo."

Emperor Yongjia didn't know what Dou Jinzhao was like. How could a woman in the inner court know how to treat horse plague? "Are you sure that the wife of Duke Dingguo can treat horse plague?"

The prefect of Yingtian thought of what the wife of Duke Dingguo had said, "If I don't know how to treat horse plague, I will be guilty of deceiving the emperor after I meet him, and my life will be in danger. Do I have to risk my own life?"

Doesn't sound like a muddlehead.

"I dare not guarantee it. I am just too anxious. Since the imperial edict was posted, only the wife of Duke Dingguo has taken it up."

Dou Jinzhao stood in front of the Youyintai gate for about two hours before she saw the Yingtian Prefecture Governor coming over, wiping the sweat from his forehead. The wind from Longshouyuan swooped down and blew painfully on her face. As soon as she saw the Yingtian Prefecture Governor's expression, she knew that things were not going well.

This is also expected.

"Madam Dingguo, can you really treat horse plague?" asked the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture uncertainly.

Dou Jinzhao said, "Whether I can cure horse plague or not, you will know after you try. Besides, is there anyone else who can cure it right now? If we keep dragging it on like this, all the horses at Xiaomatan Horse Farm will die."

Xiaomatan Horse Farm was not far from Shangjing City. Several dying horses were transported there. After Dou Jinzhao fed the horses with hay mixed with herbs, the horses became much more energetic. Three days later, the horses stood up again.

At the same time, half of the horses at Xiaomatan Racecourse fell down.

Emperor Yongjia finally stopped delaying and decided to summon Dou Jinzhao once again.

After the ceremony, Emperor Yongjia simply said, "Duke Dingguo has been stationed in the western border for a year and has won three battles. I have no reward for him. It just so happened that Miss Dou asked for the health-preserving prescription from Changliu Pavilion for the queen. The queen found it very good and wanted to grant them a marriage. I did not think much about it and issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage."

This was the emperor explaining to Dou Jinzhao, and also telling Dou Jinzhao in disguise that the imperial edict had been issued, everything was a foregone conclusion, and no matter what you thought, don't force it.