Empress Dowager Xie didn't notice Xie Junhao's exclamation, she said in a deep voice: "This time Zhe Zhao returned to Beijing and was still low-key, but this Cui Wenqing was quite flamboyant, and I don't know if it was instructed by Zhe Zhao?" In this way, it is a little troublesome, the old body knows that you have always been obsessed with your deceased wife, so you are also very kind to your brother-in-law Gao Shiyu, Hong'er, the old body will talk to him to see if he can turn a big thing into a small matter. ”

When Xie Junhao heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "If it can be like this, it will naturally be the best, but the younger brother is worried...... The official family will not agree! ”

Hearing this, a cold smile overflowed from the corner of Empress Dowager Xie's mouth: "It's only been a few years since the pro-government, and the wings shouldn't be hard, right?" He'll agree. After that, he said to the waiter, "Go to the Yisui Hall quickly, invite the official family to come and talk to him." ”

The chamberlain hurriedly bowed his head, turned around and hurried away.

At this time, in the 100 million years old palace, Chen Hong was listening to Bao Zheng's report on the case.

Bao Zheng has always been straightforward in his work, and he didn't go around the corner, and directly said what he thought in his heart: "Official, the old minister accompanied Cui Wenqing to Xie Mansion to search, and found the Tai student Gao Neng from the backyard firewood room, when he found Gao Neng, he was covered in bruises, bloodstains, and almost only one breath, and the kidnapper Gao Shiyu was also caught by us on the spot, and is currently being escorted to Luoyang Mansion Prison for guard. ”

Chen Hong nodded with a heavy face, and sighed lightly: "It seems that what Cui Wenqing said is indeed true, if he hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, how could he use such a direct way as ringing the Dengwen drum?" Bao Qingjia, I want to ask you a word. ”

"Official, please." Bao Zheng hurriedly bowed.

Chen Hong hesitated slightly, and said carefully: "You say, does Xie Junhao know about this?" Was the kidnapping at his behest? ”

This sentence can be said to be very difficult to answer, Rao is Bao Zheng, and he couldn't help frowning for a while, a bad one may be guilty of the powerful Xie Junhao.

After thinking about it for a while, he still adhered to the outspoken demeanor of the imperial historian in the palace in the past, and said solemnly: "Official, the old minister thinks that Xianggong Xie should know about this. ”

"Oh, how so?"

"If Xie Xianggong didn't know, how could Gao Shiyu be so bold to kidnap the students? As Cui Wenqing said in the palace today, if Xie Junhao didn't know, how could Gao Shiyu ask the soldiers to kidnap people? ”

Chen Hong's face gradually became a little solemn, and he said: "Then Lord Bao thinks, how should this case be handled?" ”

Bao Zheng has always been upright, selfless, fair and strict, and he said without thinking about it: "Naturally, it is handled impartially and without favoritism." ”

Chen Hong smiled bitterly: "However, it is not easy for the Queen Mother to do it, Xie Junhao is the heart of the Queen Mother!" If you do it fairly, what should you do? ”

Bao Zheng said solemnly: "Then it depends on whether the official family values family affection or the law." ”

As soon as the words fell, Chen Hong was stunned for a while, and then let out a deep sigh.

At this moment, a small yellow door walked into the Yisui Hall and said to Chen Hong: "Official, the Queen Mother invited you to Lijing Palace, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

Chen Hong didn't have to think about it at all, he already knew what the Empress Dowager Xie was looking for him, and smiled bitterly at Bao Zheng: "Look, it's here." ”

Bao Zheng said with a smile: "The official family is filial, and I believe that the opinions of the old queen mother cannot be ignored, and there will definitely be some trouble going this time." ”

Chen Hong nodded and said: "No matter what, this matter can't be counted like this, that Gao Shiyu must be severely punished, Master Bao, you go back to collect the confession witnesses first, if there are any variables, I will let you know again." ”

"No." Bao Zheng responded and turned away.

Leaving the Yisui Palace, Chen Hong hurriedly walked towards the direction where the Lijing Hall was located, but his heart was full of heaviness.

From childhood to adulthood, Empress Dowager Xie didn't like her eldest son, but preferred her youngest son Chen Xuan.

In addition, when he was young, he was honest and calm, while Chen Xuan was smart and flamboyant, which made many people feel that Chen Xuan was more suitable to inherit the throne than him.

However, the fiasco of Lianghe more than ten years ago made Emperor Taizong depressed, and in order to stabilize the regime and reduce the waves, Empress Dowager Xie had no choice but to dispel the heart of abolishing the elder and young, so he could successfully ascend the throne and inherit the throne.

Even so, the Queen Mother is also implicitly dissatisfied with him, and what she likes in her heart is Chen Xuan and Xie Junhao, if he insists on handling this case impartially, it is tantamount to offending Xie Junhao, and even the Queen Mother behind Xie Junhao.

Therefore, for Chen Hong, whose situation is already very grim, it is tantamount to a very difficult move.

In the flickering of his heart, the Lijing Hall had arrived, and the old attendant at the door shouted in a long voice: "The official family has arrived ......."

Without thinking too much, Chen Hong stepped across the palace gate, walked into the palace, and immediately saw that Empress Dowager Xie was sitting on the chaise longue and arranging flowers accompanied by Gong E.

"Is Hong'er here?" Empress Dowager Xie said lightly, stopped what she was doing, and turned around, with a seemingly kind smile on her face.

Chen Hong hurriedly saluted and said: "The emperor greets the queen mother, and the queen mother has a long life." ”

"Okay, don't say these useless words." Empress Dowager Xie stood up with the help of Gong E, "As long as I can have less worries on weekdays, and allow me, an old woman, to live a few more years, I will be satisfied." ”

Chen Hong sighed secretly, stepped forward quickly to personally support the Empress Dowager Xie, and waved his hand to signal Gong E to retreat, then said with a smile on his face: "Why did the queen mother say this?" Could it be that there is something to worry about? ”

Empress Dowager Xie sighed and said: "Hong'er, all along, the old body is just you and Xuan'er's two children, fortunately, in God's mercy, I was able to get together with my long-lost brother Junhao, although Junhao is my brother, but the age is about the same as yours, so I have always treated him as a child, although he is your uncle, but the relationship is comparable to brothers, the old body hopes that the three of you can maintain the relationship all the time, work together, and jointly create a prosperous era of my great Qi." ”

Chen Hong nodded and said, "How can the child not know what the mother said?" I understand. ”

"You understand?" Empress Dowager Xie's tone changed suddenly, she looked at Chen Hong and sneered, "If you understand, why did you favor the Tai students to order Bao Zheng to investigate the case thoroughly when those Tai students sued Jun Hao today?" If you understand, why did you ask the palace to search the mansion of the king? You are really embarrassed by this, and the old body is very cold! ”

Chen Hongzheng said: "Queen Mother, the first thing to do is to adhere to the law of the country, if the law is not established and everything is not clear, the courtiers will become unable to follow. ”

"It's true to handle it fairly, but Junhao is your uncle after all, you didn't leave him half of face in the hall today, how will he face the ministers in the future?"

"Queen Mother, I have made it very clear that if he hadn't kidnapped the Tai Student, I would have severely punished Cui Wenqing who falsely accused him, before the matter was clear, Xie Junhao was also deeply suspicious, and just now Bao Zheng led the officials to find the missing Tai Student Gao Neng from his mansion, speaking of which, Xie Junhao is really to blame!"

(End of chapter)