Chapter 344 Master Gongsun's Second Letter

This is already the second time the Sixth Princess has poached someone.

Oh no, last time, she was just a princess.

She is now a queen.

To be honest, Li Nuo was very excited.

Li Nuo watched her with his own eyes, no, supported her with his own hands, step by step to reach her current position. He felt like an old father seeing his girl finally grow up.

One's own daughter is always closer than other people's emperors.

However, even if he really wanted to develop in Zhao State in the future, he would have to go back first.

Li Nuo smiled and said, "I will seriously consider it."

He didn't agree immediately. Zhao Zhiyi was a little disappointed, but he didn't show it.

Li Nuo asked: "Have you found out who bewitched you?"

Zhao Zhiyi shook his head and said, "There are no clues, there is nowhere to check."

Li Nuo looked at the token in his hand. Holding this token, he was authorized by the imperial power. In Zhao State, there was no case that he could not investigate.

Li Nuo said: "Leave it to me."

He initially agreed to come to Zhao State in order to investigate the case and solve the problem.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time.

Li Nuo left the palace and came to the Ministry of Justice by a familiar route.

"See Your Majesty!"

When Li Nuo showed his token, the officials from the Ministry of Punishment fell to their knees.

Senior officials of Zhao State are no strangers to this card.

Seeing this token is like seeing His Majesty. In the past, the only person in Zhao who owned this token was the National Master, and now there is one more person.

Li Nuo was already familiar with the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, and he took over the Ministry of Punishment smoothly.

A moment later, inside the office of the Minister of Punishment.

Li Nuo looked at the names on the verdict and fell into a long silence.

The Sixth Princess has already won the election. If something happens to her, the election will have to be repeated.

The four supervising princes, as vested interests, must be the most suspicious.

Therefore, the four of them were the first ones Li Nuo tried.

The results were unsurprising.

But it was also unexpected.

Prince Sheng's Mansion.

There was singing and dancing in the palace.

The music was fast and bright. In the hall, the beautiful dancers with graceful figures twisted their waists to their heart's content. King Sheng hugged a dancer on each side. The two girls took turns to drink the wine, then turned around and crossed to In the mouth of King Sheng.

In the past two days, Prince Sheng had indulged in sexual activities, and the servants of Prince Sheng's Mansion breathed a sigh of relief.

Since there is no hope of becoming a great king, it might not be a bad thing to be a free prince.

This kind of scene often appeared in Prince Sheng's Mansion in the past, but now it is just a return to the past.

Just when the dance reached its climax, several figures slowly walked in from outside the hall.

"stop!"

A middle-aged official said in a deep voice, his voice like a bell echoing in everyone's ears.

The musicians in the hall immediately stopped playing.

Several dancers also stopped dancing, looking panicked.

"What are you doing, what are you doing!" King Sheng heard the interest, a trace of displeasure appeared on his eyebrows, and he said drunkenly: "What are you doing when you stop? Continue, play music and dance!"

However, the musicians and dancers did not listen to his words, but lined up and walked outside the hall with blank expressions.

King Sheng had already climbed up from the soft couch, looking at the figures below, and finally stopped at the young man at the head, and asked: "What are you doing here?"

Li Nuo walked forward slowly and said, "His Royal Highness, Prince Sheng, you are involved in the murder of the Queen, please come with us."

King Sheng sobered up for a while and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Her Majesty the Queen is my biological sister. We have the same father and the same mother and concubine. Would I harm my biological sister? You actually found out during the investigation This king is on top!"

Li Nuo looked at him calmly and said, "If your highness has anything to say, let's talk about it when we get to the Ministry of Justice."

King Sheng stood up and said sternly: "I am a first-class prince. What qualifications does the Criminal Department have to arrest me? What evidence do you have for saying that I murdered the Queen?"

Li Nuo didn't talk too much, took out the token and waved it in front of him.

The sixth princess is not the queen, and evidence is indeed needed to catch him.

The Sixth Princess is already a queen, and she still needs evidence to catch him, so isn’t her role as queen in vain?

Two officials from the Ministry of Punishment stepped forward and took down King Sheng without any explanation.

The Ministry of Punishment is indeed not qualified to arrest King Sheng. Even officials of rank seven or above are not qualified to arrest them directly.

But when someone else is holding a gold medal given by His Majesty, seeing him is like seeing His Majesty, and his words are just like the imperial edict. What can't be caught by a first-class prince?

After being held down, King Sheng continued to struggle.

"You are brave!"

"I am Her Majesty the Queen's biological brother!"

"Li, you traitor, how dare you do this to me!"

"I want to see the Queen, I want to see Zhiyi!"

Until he was taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, King Sheng was still holding on to the fence and shouting loudly.

At this time, a figure slowly walked from the prison door.

Seeing that figure, a glimmer of hope emerged in King Sheng's eyes, and his voice rose a little higher, saying: "Sixth sister, you are here, Li Nuo framed the emperor brother, please ask them to let me go!"

Zhao Zhiyi walked up to him, looked at him with complicated eyes, and asked, "Brother Emperor, are they really framing me?"

King Sheng said quickly: "Of course, I am your biological brother, and the man named Li is just an outsider. Do you believe him or me?"

Zhao Zhiyi looked at him without any consideration and said, "I believe him."

Two days ago, she visited the Imperial Preceptor and learned some things from the Imperial Preceptor.

One is her brother who wants her dead.

One is an 'outsider' who gives her half of his life.

Who is the outsider?

There was no need to consider who she should believe.

King Sheng's voice stopped abruptly.

He looked at Zhao Zhiyi and said in disbelief: "I have watched you since childhood. We have known each other for twenty years. Would you rather trust an outsider who has known you for half a year than your own brother?"

Zhao Zhiyi did not answer his question directly, but said directly: "Who gave that Gu worm to you?"

King Sheng looked into her eyes and saw something in her gaze.

His heart suddenly went cold.

She already knew that it was her own fault.

The man in black robe clearly said that this move was foolproof. As long as she was poisoned, she would never wake up again. Even the Imperial Master could not be considered as the person behind the scenes. Even if he failed, he could still be the most carefree person in the Zhao Kingdom. The prince.

But he contained two lies in one sentence.

Not only did she wake up, but she was also exposed.

Seeing her dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe, King Sheng stopped making excuses.

He let go of the cell fence, his expression gradually changed from anxious to calm, and finally smiled coldly and said: "It doesn't matter if I did it, but don't forget, it was you who betrayed me first, and you failed me. Trust has made me a joke in everyone’s eyes, are you worthy of being my sister, are you worthy of my dead mother-in-law!”

He almost shouted the last two sentences.

This has become a thorn in his heart, tormenting him all the time these days. Now that he said it in front of her, he felt a little better.

Zhao Zhiyi looked at the hysterical King Sheng with a hint of complexity in his eyes, but he quickly became firm and said, "I am worthy of the people of Zhao."

King Sheng twitched his lips and sneered: "People, what people, people are nothing. It's just an excuse you made for yourself. What you want is the supreme power, isn't it the cultivation of the sixth realm?" , you’ve got it all, no need to be pretentious anymore, I look disgusting!”

Zhao Zhiyi's body trembled, a layer of mist appeared in his eyes, he lowered his head and wiped his eyes, turned around and strode away.

Li Nuo resisted the idea of ​​lashing King Sheng a few times and said coldly: "Don't speculate on everyone with your dirty thoughts!"

King Sheng snorted coldly and said: "What qualifications do you have to say to me, you traitor? She used to obey my words. If she hadn't been bewitched by you, how could she become like this now? What on earth did you do to her!" "

Snap!

This time Li Nuo really couldn't hold back, and an invisible whip shadow struck King Sheng.

The whip of law, from the outside to the inside, hurts the soul. King Sheng almost fainted from the pain and fell to the ground, pointing at Li Nuo. His body kept trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

Li Nuo was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and asked, "Who gave you the Gu worm?"

King Sheng didn't want to answer, but his mind and mouth were beyond his control, and he blurted out: "It's a man in black robe..."

After saying that, he covered his mouth, looked at Li Nuo in shock, and trembled: "You, what did you do to me!"

Li Nuo continued to ask: "What is the identity of the man in black robe!"

"Don't even think about it, I won't tell you... I don't know who he is, but he took the initiative to find me."

"How did you get the poison?"

"Ah, I won't say...that night, while I was toasting, I put the Gu worm on her head!"

…

Prince Sheng covered his mouth with both hands and quickly moved to the corner of the cell, looking at Li Nuo in horror.

He didn't want to answer all the questions, but his brain and mouth blurted out the words as if they were not his.

Li Nuo's expression was indifferent. It had to be said that the political strategist and the legalist were really a perfect match.

Whenever you solve any case in the future, you don’t have to search hard for evidence.

However, this trick is only effective for ordinary people or low-level practitioners.

The higher the cultivation level and the firmer the willpower, the harder it is for a politician to control his thoughts, and it will have little effect on people of the same level. He can only adopt subtle methods under reasonable circumstances.

For someone like King Sheng who has no willpower and no cultivation, the simplest and crudest method can be used.

As expected, there was someone else behind King Sheng's back.

But he obviously didn't know more about the situation, and there was no need to ask him again.

Li Nuo glanced at him, turned and left.

Recalling the way Her Majesty the Queen left in tears just now, Li Nuo was a little worried. He searched around the palace but couldn't find her. Finally, he returned to the Princess's Mansion and saw her in the courtyard.

She sat at the stone table in the yard, her head lowered, looking very disappointed.

What King Sheng said to her just now was indeed too much. Li Nuo walked up to her and comforted her: "Ignore what King Sheng said just now. He only has power in his eyes, so he only thinks about it." Power will think that everyone is the same as him..."

Before Li Nuo finished speaking, she threw herself into Li Nuo's arms, tears streaming down her eyes, and she choked: "I, I'm not doing it for power, nor for cultivation..."

After all, she was the queen she raised by herself, so Li Nuo could only coax her on her own.

While patting her shoulder, he comforted: "I know, I know, you are different from King Sheng. You have the people in your heart. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate a great righteousness and stop crying." We don't deserve to be sad about something like this..."

Although Her Majesty the Queen has supreme status and strength, her mentality is obviously not up to par.

If the Emperor of Great Xia was as glass-hearted as she is, he would probably shed tears every day.

He hasn't been in court for ten years, and countless people and courtiers are cackling him behind his back, but he still doesn't change?

At this time, I have to mention my father.

No matter how many people scolded him, he would do what he was supposed to do without being affected at all.

Now, the voices in the court scolding him have almost disappeared.

Whether you are an official or an emperor, mentality is very important.

Li Nuo gently wiped away her tears and said: "You can't do this. The emperor is different from the princess. To be an emperor, you have to act like an emperor. Even those ancient emperors will bear a lot of infamy. We can't control it. The words of others only want to be worthy of the heart and the people..."

Zhao Zhiyi has always had a complicated psychology towards the emperor's brother.

In any case, she did betray him, this is an indisputable fact.

Her brother, whom she had relied on since she was a child, was the murderer of her life and misunderstood her in this way. She felt aggrieved and had nowhere to vent. She leaned on his chest and cried for a while, and her mood had calmed down a lot.

She said softly, "Yeah" and said, "I know..."

Neither of them spoke anymore. Zhao Zhiyi's face was pressed against Li Nuo's chest, and the sound of his heartbeat could be clearly heard. The atmosphere in the hospital also experienced a subtle change.

Suddenly, her expression changed slightly, and she said in a panic: "I, I'm leaving..."

After speaking, the space in front of Li Nuo fluctuated, and Zhao Zhiyi's figure completely disappeared.

He looked at this scene with some envy. When his Fa family advanced to the fifth level, he would be able to show off like this.

Li Nuo turned his head and saw Yiren walking in from outside.

Since becoming a Grandmaster, she has not made any movement when walking.

Song Yiren walked into the courtyard and saw Li Nuo standing there. Her face turned red and she subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away, but the courtyard door suddenly closed on its own.

Li Nuo blocked her in the yard, walked up to her, and asked, "What do you mean?"

It's almost time to go back, and it's time to show off some things.

Song Yiren's eyes flickered from left to right and asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Nuo asked: "Why did you kiss me secretly?"

Song Yiren asked, "Then why did you kiss me secretly?"

Li Nuo said: "Because I like you."

Song Yiren was stunned for a moment, her face gradually turned red, and she didn't know how to answer. She simply raised her chest and said, "You are my husband-in-law. What's wrong with me kissing my husband-in-law?"

Li Nuo held her hand and asked, "Then you agree?"

Song Yiren snorted and said: "What do you agree or disagree with? You were my husband-in-law nineteen years ago, but you didn't keep your promise and married one after another..."

No matter what Yi Ren says now, Li Nuo will not refute it.

He hugged her into his arms, and Song Yiren hugged his waist. The two looked at each other. She couldn't help but close her eyes and gently stood on tiptoes...

After a long kiss, she put her head on Li Nuo's chest, listening to his heartbeat quietly, and soon found some wet marks on his chest. In addition, there was a familiar female scent...

She looked up at Li Nuo, frowned and said, "It's the fragrance of the Sixth Princess. What did you just do?"

Of course, Li Nuo could explain it. After all, he and the Sixth Princess were innocent. Even if there was any behavior that crossed the line, it would be a matter of urgency and no last resort.

Even if it was traced back to that one kiss, he kissed it openly and with a clear conscience.

There were already Song Jiaren and Li Anning in front of her, so she was more accepting. Song Yiren didn't care about him. What's more, she also believed that he and the Sixth Princess had nothing to do with each other.

She thought for a moment and said, "I want a formal wedding."

Li Nuo said: "Of course."

This is what he owes her.

Song Yiren added: "I want a grander wedding than when you, Song Jiaren and Li Anning got married..."

The last time she got married, An Ning got married according to the rules of the eldest princess. It was prepared by the court. Everything was the best of the best. This request of hers was a bit difficult.

Li Nuo nodded and said, "I'll think of a way."

"I want twins too!"

"This, I'll work hard..."

Pregnancy involves luck. Even if Li Nuo himself is a high-level doctor, he cannot guarantee this.

Otherwise, he should go to Zhao Guo's national preceptor to settle the matter?

Song Yiren hooked her arms around Li Nuo's neck and looked up at him with a smile in her eyes.

All the grievances of the past two years seem not to be so important at this moment...

The Imperial Palace of Zhao State, the Imperial Study Room.

Zhao Zhiyi sat alone on the large dragon chair, supporting his cheek with one hand and looking a little distracted.

The day before he left was getting closer and closer.

In the past few months, she had become accustomed to having him by her side. Without him, could she really be a good emperor?

A female official came in from outside, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has something to report."

Zhao Zhiyi sat up straight and said, "Xuan."

After a while, a white-haired old man walked into the hall, bowed and said: "See your Majesty!"

Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was a veteran of three dynasties. Zhao Zhiyi stretched out his hand and said, "Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The old man bowed again and sat on the chair brought by the female officer.

Zhao Zhiyi asked: "What does Feng Qing want to report?"

The Minister of Rites said: "In the past few years, the Ministry of Rites selected marriages for your Majesty, but your Majesty repeatedly declined. Now that your Majesty has ascended the throne, it is time to consider the continuation of the royal family and the inheritance of the country..."

Zhao Zhiyi was slightly stunned, and then said: "I have just ascended the throne and there are still many things to do. Let's discuss this matter later..."

The Minister of Rites said: "Early establishment of the emperor's husband can stabilize the country and the court. Please think twice."

Zhao Zhiyi said: "Okay, I know, I will consider it carefully. If there is nothing else, Feng Qing can leave..."

The Minister of Rites stood up and said: "I will leave. This matter concerns the national rule. Please think seriously about it..."

After the Minister of Rites left, Zhao Zhiyi propped up her chin with her palm again and sighed slightly.

When she was still a princess, the Ministry of Rites urged her to get married countless times.

She delayed again and again on the grounds that Princess An Ning of Daxia also had no marriage.

But now, what reason should she use?

She was upset and her eyes were wandering. When her eyes swept across a book on the table in the imperial study, they suddenly stopped.

There were several books stacked in the corner of the desk.

These books were neatly stacked, but there seemed to be something stuck in the pages of one of them, which looked particularly conspicuous.

She took the book down and found that there was an envelope stuck in the book.

On the cover of the envelope, there were four words written.

Knowing your intentions and writing to you.

It was the handwriting of Master Gongsun, who was very familiar to her.

Because of Master Gongsun's previous letter, she had already sat in this position she had never thought of.

Did she even calculate that she would sit on the throne?

If not, how could this letter appear in the imperial study?

She couldn't wait to open the letter. After reading the contents of the letter, her lips opened slightly in astonishment, and her pretty face quickly turned red...