Just like Empress Dowager Chen, Empress Dowager Li was also shocked when she heard this, got up and walked out.

When I arrived at the entrance of the hall, I saw the emperor kneeling in front of his head, the queen kneeling a little further back beside him, and the two daughters kneeling side by side in the back row.

Zhu Yijun usually doesn't exercise much, the stone slab outside this hall is hard, and when he knelt at this moment, his face was already pale, and his knees hurt so much that sweat was dripping from his cheeks.

The two daughters were not only pale, but also crumbling, and the two small faces that were originally happy and disgusting had long been covered with fine beads of sweat, not to mention, and their lips were also a little dark.

The queen's face was a little better, but Empress Dowager Li listened to what Empress Dowager Chen had just relayed, and was particularly concerned about her, and said, "Empress, you get up first." ”

The queen bowed down and said, "Thank you for the grace of the queen mother, but the emperor is still kneeling, how can the concubine get up and ask the queen mother to allow her daughter-in-law to be punished for the same crime as her husband." ”

Empress Dowager Li knew what she meant by putting the words "daughter-in-law" and "husband", which was talking about Gangchang, so she had to sigh, "Since the queen said so, let's get up." ”

"Thank you for your grace." The four of them spoke in unison.

But Empress Dowager Li's face was still cold, and she glanced at Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yao'e, and Zhu Yaoyuan, and then softened her gaze when she turned to the queen, and said, "Xi'er, the mourning family knows what you mean by coming, but this matter is not just a housework, don't ask more, just go back to Kunning Palace and stay in peace." ”

Empress Wang was a little worried that as soon as she left, the queen mother would continue to punish the emperor to kneel down and think about it, she hesitated, and she didn't hear the deep meaning of Empress Dowager Li's words, and hesitated to speak again.

Empress Dowager Li stretched out her hand to stop, "Xi'er, the mourning family doesn't want to say it again." ”

The queen was filial piety, and she didn't dare to say any more, so she had to take a deep look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines are retiring." ”

Zhu Yijun nodded, "It's the beginning of autumn, it's cold at night, you should go back to the palace to rest early." ”

The queen turned her head and saluted the Empress Dowager Li again, and said, "Daughter-in-law retires." ”

Empress Dowager Li's face softened again, and she nodded, "You don't need to enter the hall, the Empress Dowager Rensheng will help you convey it." ”

After the queen left, Empress Dowager Li's face really became stern again, she glanced at her son and two daughters again, and said coldly, "For the queen's sake, and you are exempt from kneeling." ”

The three brothers and sisters didn't dare to contradict each other and bowed silently.

Empress Dowager Li glanced at Zhu Yijun again and asked, "Do you know it's wrong?"

Zhu Yijun felt in his heart that he was just for his sister's good, and he didn't do anything bad, so he was wrong, he had been kneeling for more than half an hour, and the queen mother was still angry

If he doesn't accept it, he must be unconvinced, but he also understands in his heart that it will definitely not work after confronting his mother in person, so he has to say angrily, "Erchen knows his mistake." ”

As soon as Empress Dowager Li heard it, she knew that he was unconvinced, but Zhu Yijun was her biological son after all, his face was pale at the moment, and Empress Dowager Li couldn't bear to punish him anymore, but she was afraid that she would show her weak side, so that her son would lose his fear in the future, and the more lawless he became, he had to harden his heart, "Since you know your mistake, you come in, and I will discuss with your mother and Mr. Guo how to punish him, and then make a calculation." ”

Zhu Yijun still replied angrily, "Erchen obeys." ”

Empress Dowager Li didn't care about him, and said to the two princesses, Zhu Yao'e and Zhu Yaoyuan, "Your business, I'll worry about you tomorrow, and go down." ”

The two princesses, enduring the pain in their knees and the numbness in their legs, bowed to their mothers, and both withdrew.

Empress Dowager Li then turned around and went back to the main hall, and Zhu Yijun followed in silently.

Entering the main hall, Guo Pu stood up again and saw the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

Although Zhu Yijun was aggrieved, he still respected Guo Pu, but he was "guilty of sin" at the moment, and he didn't want to say anything, so he just nodded and said, "Yuanfu doesn't have to be polite." ”

Empress Dowager Li said politely: "Yuanfu, please take a seat." ”

Empress Dowager Li sat down by herself, but she didn't say that she had prepared a place for the emperor to sit, so Zhu Yijun had to honestly pestle in the middle of the hall, which was no different from the treatment of ordinary children who were taught by their parents.

Seeing that the scene was a little embarrassing, Empress Dowager Chen was about to speak first and set the tone for the next conversation in gentle language, but unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Li suddenly asked Guo Pu sadly, "Yuan Fu, you are the assistant of the three dynasties, and your views on national affairs are far better than those of our women's families.

This is earth-shattering

Not only Guo Pu was taken aback, but Zhu Yijun and Empress Dowager Chen were stunned for a while.

But at this time, Guo Pu reacted quickly, but he did not lose his temper, nor did he kowtow in fright, but stood up, respectfully took off his official hat, held it with both hands, bowed and said, "The queen mother said this, it is to blame the old minister for the incompetence of the assistant teaching, and the assistant is incompetent. ”

Zhu Yijun also reacted at this time, and was so shocked that he was so shocked that he knew that this was not the time to talk about face, so he knelt on the ground with a "poof", kowtowed and said, "The queen mother is angry, the son knows that he is wrong, and the son really knows that he is wrong"

turned to the Empress Dowager Chen again, kowtowed and said, "The queen mother saves her sons"

Empress Dowager Chen thought about the emperor over the years, although he was young, but every day no matter the wind or rain, he would come to Ciqing Palace to ask for peace, and his respect for himself was no worse than that of his biological mother, this child was always filial, and suddenly couldn't bear it, and comforted, "Jun'er, don't be afraid, you are still old and sometimes inevitably owe some thought, and it is not a big deal to do something wrong occasionally, just correct it in the future." ”

Empress Dowager Li ignored Zhu Yijun, but just comforted Guo Pu and said, "Yuan Fuyan is serious, the mourning family is not blaming you, you quickly put on your hat first." ”

Who knows that Guo Pu is iron-hearted this time, and his tone is also sad, and he said, "The Queen Mother Mingjian, the old minister thinks that although the emperor is wrong this time, it is not a loss of morality. It is said that the monarch and the minister, the father and the son, the husband and wife, the brothers, and the friends of the friends. Five, the way of the world. Wisdom, benevolence, and courage are the three virtues of the world, so the one who does is also. ”

"The emperor knows that the high pragmatic travel is broad, so the selection of the horse in his hands, this is the wisdom of the emperor and brother and sister feelings, for the princess's lifelong happiness and run, this is the emperor also knows that this matter is against the ancestral system, still do this kind of act, this is brave. With such three virtues, the old minister doesn't know why the queen mother said that the emperor is immoral, if this move is immoral, it must be that the minister has no way to teach, only to ask for a retreat, and hope that the queen mother will think twice. ”

Zhu Yijun was very determined, and he was grateful for Guo Pu's "righteous speech" for a while.

When Empress Dowager Chen heard this, she also nodded secretly, and said in her heart that this Mr. Guo is also responsible.

However, Empress Dowager Li sensitively appeared an important doubt, frowned and said, "Yuan Fu said that he did this because of the love of brother and sister, running for the lifelong happiness of the princess, where did he start with this, and how did Yuan Fu know?"

Guo Pu said calmly: "Gao Shishi is a disciple of the old minister, and the old minister knows that he has been looking for a good young student in Daxing County for half a year. Later, it was said that a person was selected, seventeen years old, named Hou Gongchen. These days, he often took this person with him, explaining his studies and teaching him etiquette. After today's accident, the old minister guessed that he must have been ordered by the emperor to choose a horse for the princess. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to Zhu Yijun and asked, "May I ask the emperor, but that's the case."

Zhu Yijun knew that Guo Pu was helping him, so he naturally nodded hurriedly, "Yuan Fu saw that it was accurate, and that was the case." ”

Empress Dowager Li frowned, thought about it, and asked again, "When did Yao'e and Yaoyuan meet that Hou Gongchen?"

Zhu Yijun hurriedly said: "It was arranged for them to meet in Nanshahe Huangzhuang after the former ministers returned from paying homage to the mountain mausoleum with Gao Shishi. After a pause, he added, "It's just that Yao'e saw Hou Gongchen, and Hou Gongchen didn't see Yao'e." ”

Empress Dowager Li was a little relieved, but it was wrong again, and asked, "What's the matter with Yao Yuan?"

Zhu Yijun complained bitterly in his heart, and secretly said I don't know what happened to Yao Yuan

He didn't dare to lie more at this time, so he had to confess honestly, saying that Yao Yuan knew that Hou Gongchen was a concubine chosen for his sister Yao'e, and as for why she also quietly wrote love poems, he didn't know.

Empress Dowager Li recalled the state of her two daughters for a while, her face changed, and she suddenly said resolutely, "Yuanfu, I'm afraid I have to wronged you for something." ”

Guo Pu was stunned, he didn't know what he meant at all, so he could only say in the conventional way, "The Queen Mother is serious, the old minister is almost old, but I don't care about any grievances, the Queen Mother is everything, but please speak up." ”

Empress Dowager Li nodded, but said to Zhu Yijun first, "Emperor, since Yuanfu said that you are not immoral, you don't care about the previous things, but you went out of the palace against the ancestral system, you can admit this mistake"

Zhu Yijun didn't dare to argue anymore, so he could only say, "Erchen knows his mistakes." ”

Empress Dowager Li said again, "Okay, you will issue an edict tomorrow to sin against yourself, stating that you have left the palace without authorization, violating the ancestral system, and issuing an edict against yourself, but don't mention Yao'e and Yaoyu." At the same time, although Gao Pragmatic had no official position at that time, he was born as your companion and was well aware of the canonical system, but he knew that you violated the ancestral system and did not persuade him, and he was entrusted by the previous emperor, and his crime was increased by one degree. Punish him for demoting him to three levels, transfer him out of Beijing as soon as possible, and not return to Beijing to take up his post until your two sisters get married. ”

Zhu Yijun originally heard that he was going to issue an edict to offend himself, but he was very unhappy, and when he heard that he was going to demote Gao Pragmatic to the third level and transfer him out of Beijing, he was even more unhappy, and said urgently, "Queen Mother, the son can issue an edict to the son, but this matter has nothing to do with Gao Pragmatic, he just obeyed the order of the son."

"Don't you know that the mourning family" Empress Dowager Li was furious and reprimanded, "Or do you want him to stay in Jingshi and be your brother-in-law?"

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, and only after a while suddenly said in horror, "What Yaoyao's poem is written pragmatically"

Empress Dowager Li snorted coldly, and said with extreme dissatisfaction, "Now you know what good things you have done."

Zhu Yijun was speechless and muttered, "How can this be?"

Empress Dowager Chen sighed in her heart, secretly thinking that Gao Pragmatic was delayed by this, and she didn't know if it would have any impact on the future

She thought for a while, and said to Guo Pu, "Yuanfu, this matter may indeed be unfair to your disciple, but this is also the best way to deal with it, you can arrange it well, although he is demoted by three levels, it will not be too bad, and the emperor will definitely use him in the future." ”

Guo Pu didn't know what to say, so he could only smile bitterly and said, "The old minister understands, thank the Empress Dowager for her grace." ”