Hundreds of ministers turned their heads in unison, and then the buzzing voice gradually increased. Liang Guogong, who was standing in the front row, suddenly thought of something, and his thick eyebrows frowned instantly.

At this time, the Song Duwei hastily shouted: "Your Majesty, the unjust case was falsely accused by a villain, persecuted two loyal heroes, and implicated hundreds of people in the Zhao family and Zhou family. I hope that your majesty will stay a moment longer and listen to what the posterity has to say!"

The hall was full of civil and military officials, and the voice of discussion became more and more obvious. The emperor's eyes were twitching, and his big hands behind his back were secretly clenched.

At this time, an old man over half a century old stood up among the hundred officials, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, this matter involves a lot, and it is best to find out, in case the villain gets his way and escapes."

Seeing that he started, several ministers stood up, all of them were colleagues who had followed King Sirong and the Hussar General, and they petitioned one after another.

"What the grand master said is reasonable." Seeing that the situation was out of control, the emperor squeezed out this sentence from the corner of his mouth, and then sat back on the dragon chair, his face still gloomy, "Xuan."

The door of the hall opened, and a woman in a dark blue dress walked in. Her eyes swept across the vast hall and the densely packed civil and military officials, but her expression was calm, as if she was not afraid of such an occasion.

"Who is here?" The emperor put his hands on the dragon chair, leaned forward to look closely, and seemed to recognize Ye Youqing, and the orb on the crown flickered slightly.

And the face of Liang Guogong below was as black as coal.

"Ye Youqing?" Ci Ke exclaimed in a low voice, and suddenly pushed Qin Wang away, almost stood up, but was held down by several guards, and Qin Wang who was pushed away also froze in place.

But Ye Youqing didn't look at them, as if she couldn't see the chaos on the field, she walked steadily to the front of the hall, knelt down on one knee, and then changed to both knees: "My daughter Ye Youqing, I have seen Your Majesty."

"You are..." The emperor seemed to think of something after speaking half a sentence, and said clearly, "Is the daughter of the Zhao family your mother?"

"Exactly. Your Majesty." The woman's voice was clear and clear, echoing in the hall.

"Are you also here to avenge the criminals?" The emperor waved his hand suddenly, and ordered the guards to let go of Ci Ke, "I'm tired, what can I say, speak up quickly."

Under the eyes of everyone, Ye Youqing said again: "May your Majesty allow the courtiers to read the two identical letters?"

The emperor waved his hand, and a servant came forward and handed all the letter papers to Ye Youqing, allowing the woman to examine them carefully.

"Your Majesty, my daughter dares to guarantee her life. This ordinary letter is written by her grandfather, King Sirong." Ye Youqing said suddenly, his voice was much louder than before, enough for the whole hall to hear clearly Chu.

"False words, what evidence do you have!" Hearing Qin Wang's voice, he seemed to be gnawing his gums.

Ye Youqing took out another stack of letter paper from his sleeve, and held it up high: "When my grandfather was fighting at the Border Pass, he often sent family letters to my mother. It clearly stated that one winter, my grandfather was conquered by the enemy in Longzhou. I chopped off the tendons in my right hand, and my handwriting has been skewed a lot since then."

"And this forged letter is still written with strong strokes and neatly written words. It can be seen at a glance that the right hand has never been injured. If His Majesty still has doubts, there must be grandfather and other close officials present who know about this matter."

As soon as she finished speaking, Captain Song kowtowed and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, the old minister is also willing to pledge his life. Back then, King Sirong was indeed injured in his right hand. His tendons were almost broken. The root of the disease was the root of the disease. He often shook his hands."

"Yes, these are my grandfather's original handwriting, please read it Your Majesty." Ye Youqing presented the letter with both hands.

The emperor looked at the thick stack of papers in his hand, remained silent, and frowned.

The old minister who was the first to stand up just now saw this, suddenly stepped forward and knelt down, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive now, please imprison Qin Wang first, interrogate carefully, the truth will surely be revealed, and return the two of you." Loyal ministers and good generals and their families are innocent."

Seeing this, the rest of the veterans also stepped forward one after another: "Your Majesty!"

Qin Wang was stunned. He knelt and sat on the spot, as if he didn't understand why the matter had come to this point. Then he raised his eyes, his gaze was like a poisonous snake, wishing to stab his fangs into the throats of Ye Youqing and Ci Ke.

Ye Youqing didn't speak again, her right hand was clenched by her side, she could almost hear the beating of the surrounding hearts, Ci Ke's held breath, and the violent pounding of her own heart and lungs.

There was a burst of damp gradually on the back, the emperor still lowered his eyes, unable to see what he was thinking, the hall gradually became silent, and the suffocating tension spread like vines.

After an unknown period of time, the emperor finally spoke out.

"Come here, take Qin Wang to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and retry the case."

"If the false accusation is true, the names of Zhao and Zhou will be restored immediately, the titles will be conferred, and the fiefs will be returned."

"Scatter the court." The emperor said lightly, then got up, and left in a mighty manner with a group of guards and servants. At the same time, the hall was boiling, and the humming sound hit the caisson several feet high. Press down like the blue sky.

More than a dozen imperial guards broke into the palace door, all wearing armor, and stood beside Qin Wang with chaotic steps, tied him up with hemp rope, and stood up.

Qin Wang suddenly let out a burst of laughter. He stood sideways, stared at Ci Ke, and whispered viciously: "You bitch, even if I go to hell, I will drag you down every day..."

Before he finished speaking, he received a crisp slap on the face, forced his head to one side, and became dizzy for a while.

"Little General Qin is still worried about whether he will be tortured when he is alive." Ye Youqing rubbed his red palm and said softly.

"Hard work, everyone." Ye Youqing pursed his lips and said to the imperial guards who were carrying him. Afterwards, the man's tall figure was surrounded by more than a dozen people and dragged out of the hall.

The civil and military officials gradually left, Ye Youqing turned his head and met Ci Ke's tearful eyes, and saw that she was smiling, but the tears slipped down uncontrollably, almost piercing through the skirt of her clothes.

With a bright and cheerful smile, she suddenly covered her face, sat down, her shoulders trembled, and she whimpered, like a little beast trapped in a trap that had been wronged all the time, and finally escaped with the hand-sword hunter.

The hall was soon empty, Ye Youqing didn't say anything, just squatted down and rubbed Ci Ke's head.

When she raised her head again, the woman in red was standing at the entrance of the hall, she gave a soft knee to the white-bearded old official just now, but was helped by the old official, the two said something, and the old official shook his head and left.

The woman looked back into the hall, the sky was shining behind her, but her face was shrouded in shadows.

A trembling voice sounded, passed through the gate of the distant hall, and passed into Ye Youqing's ears: "Thank you."

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Ye Youqing didn't leave the palace immediately, she followed Ci Ke and Zhou Ziqiu silently, watched Ci Ke turn his head three times, and was dragged back to Qiushui Palace by Zhou Ziqiu.

"Come here, serve wine." Zhou Ziqiu said with a smile, then took the wine jar from Chunhong's hand, filled three glasses himself, and handed them to Ci Ke and Ye Youqing.

Ye Youqing shook his head, pushed back the wine glass in her hand, and said: "The noble concubine can have a drink, the matter is not over yet, so it is not appropriate."

"Yes, the matter is not over yet." Zhou Ziqiu sat down on the short bench and drank the wine in his hand, "No matter what, I would like to thank the girl for filling in a few words, so that I can eliminate the serious trouble for my palace."

"Auntie!" Ci Ke stepped forward to snatch the wine glass from her hand, unexpectedly he failed to snatch it, and was swallowed, coughing with red eyes, Ye Youqing had no choice but to pour tea for her.

"Miss Ye, do you think that this palace is very unscrupulous?" Zhou Ziqiu smiled with red lips, and the wine stains glistened on her lips, "Let's not say that Ke is taking risks, and dragged the girl through this muddy water."

Ye Youqing was noncommittal, and glanced at Ci Ke who suddenly paled beside him.

"Aunt." Ci Ke said suddenly, with a hint of panic and warning in his eyes.

Zhou Ziqiu took a look at her, laughed again, swiped his fingertips, and swallowed three more glasses of wine, drunk, and poured a lot into Ci Ke's mouth.

"Ci Ke, it's over." Zhou Ziqiu said softly, holding her shoulders.

Ci Ke's eyes darkened.

I don't know how many cups I drank, Ye Youqing only knew that the smell of wine in the hall was choking, the jug on the table suddenly fell, Ye Youqing raised his hand to catch it, and put it back on the table firmly.

"Miss Ye, Ci Ke is with you..."

Before Zhou Ziqiu finished speaking, his lips were suddenly covered by a hand, his body eroded by drunkenness struggled weakly, and he lay on his back on Ci Ke's shoulder, closing his eyes and falling asleep.

Ci Ke put down his hand covering her mouth, and looked up at Ye Youqing.

Ye Youqing breathed a sigh of relief, she only felt that the hall was almost suffocating, so she got up and felt that the air was a little clearer.

Ci Ke put his arms around Zhou Ziqiu, half dragging and half hugging her, and placed her on the bed covered with white fur in the inner room, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, he ordered the maidservant beside him, "Take good care of the noble concubine."

Seeing Chunhong's answer, she returned to the middle hall, sat down cross-legged again, picked up the wine glass on the table with her slender hands, and poured it into her lips.

"Sorry," she whispered, "for bringing you into this."

"It's okay, King Sirong is indeed my relative, and I should be so." Ye Youqing said softly, she reached out to help Ci Ke wipe off the wine that fell on her chin, but Ci Ke turned his head away.

The half-empty hand suddenly froze, Ye Youqing lowered his eyes, and took his hand back.

But Ci Ke suddenly hooked his lips in an unclear way, from this angle, Ye Youqing realized that when she smiled, there would be a very inconspicuous dimple on her lips.

"It's getting late, shall we go back home?" Ye Youqing looked at the sky and said.

Ci Ke's complexion changed, he wanted to say something but he didn't say anything, he just nodded, stood up while leaning on the low table, but suddenly covered his forehead, his body as soft as seaweed fluttered to the other side.

Ye Youqing quickly reached out to grab her shoulders and helped her back.

"Dizziness." The woman seemed to be wronged, and said softly.

Ye Youqing was stunned for a moment, it seemed that Ci Ke didn't drink much, and then asked softly, "Why don't you rest in the palace today? You can take care of the noble concubine."

"No." Ci Ke shook her head, she raised her face, the sweet breath could almost spill on Ye Youqing's lips, "I still want to rest in your room tonight."

In addition to the charm of her voice, there was also a trace of sadness that Ye Youqing could not understand.

"Take me back, okay?" Ci Ke said, her arm climbed onto Ye Youqing's arm like a snake, she looked up at Ye Youqing with her half-raised head, probably drunk, her eyes squinted.

Ye Youqing didn't like her colleagues holding arms like this, but after this person was replaced by Ci Ke, she not only didn't reject it, but felt her heart softened.

"Okay." She said warmly, "Can I still go?"

Ci Ke suddenly let go of her hand, and staggered out of the palace door. Ye Youqing sighed and followed her silently, watching the woman in front of her walk in a faltering way, swaying left and right.

The two of them walked out of the palace slowly, the sun was shining with brilliance and heat, because at noon, there were very few people on the street, only two women were seen walking one after the other, the one in front slanted and bumped into the tree from time to time, the one behind Reach out and pull her back into a straight line.

"Ci Ke." Seeing Ci Ke walking towards an old locust tree again, Ye Youqing reached out helplessly, intending to grab the man's arm, but unexpectedly the woman's warm fingers slipped into her palm.

Ye Youqing suddenly felt flustered, but she didn't take her hand away, and looked down at the tender white palm, which accurately filled every fingertip of hers.

Fingers intertwined.

The strange panic became more and more obvious.

"You're drunk." Ye Youqing said with a deep breath.

"Maybe I'm happy today, so I got drunk faster." Ci Ke said with a smile, her brows and eyes moved, her eyelashes closed like cattail fans, and then opened again, her remaining arm suddenly climbed onto Ye Youqing's shoulder.

The woman's fragrant lips were close at hand, Ye Youqing didn't know why, Ci Ke was so close to her, so close that it seemed as if he could touch her pink and moist lips just by lowering his head.

Ye Youqing felt like he was being pinned down.

"Ye Youqing, the last time." Ci Ke suddenly said, but the voice was sticky, Ye Youqing couldn't hear clearly.

"What?" Ye Youqing frowned.

"Hug me." Ci Ke said in a daze, and then his lips suddenly moved closer, barely brushing Ye Youqing's cheek, and landed on her shoulder.

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