Quick Wear: Explosive Change! The cannon fodder female supporting role is done with it

Chapter 292 Exiled Man's Sister-in-law 65
When the ministers saw this scene, they thought that as meritorious officials, the emperor treated the two Liu brothers differently. However, the three princes... It was said that the third prince had not been in the good face of His Majesty recently, and the second prince was just mediocre. But the fourth prince had performed well both inside and outside the palace recently.

I just don't know why His Majesty summoned these three people alone?
The other princes who entered the hall earlier also changed their expressions. What did these three people do with their father behind their backs?

No matter what they thought in their hearts, they all stood up and saluted. After the ceremony, Liu Jing and Liu Zong sat next to the ministers, and the three princes returned to their seats. On the surface, nothing could be seen.

Lin Zhi looked at Liu Zong, who was sitting right opposite her. Liu Zong nodded slightly at her. She thought to herself, it looks like it's done.

The emperor sat at the top, praising Liu Jing and Liu Zong's achievements at the border with a delighted face. All the ministers echoed him, and no one said anything bad. After all, today's celebration banquet was the home court of the two of them. Even the generals who had suffered successive defeats at the border, when they heard that they were not mentioned, did not dare to sing a different tune at this time, no matter how bad their mood was.

With outstanding achievements, the rewards will naturally be generous. The gold, silver, treasures and fame make people jealous.

Although the Liu family was happy, they were not excited. They could not be happy when they thought of their father Liu and eldest son and brother who were framed and killed in the battle. However, after the emperor finished speaking, they all came forward and knelt to express their gratitude.

The queen also praised Liu's mother for her hard work and great contributions in raising two outstanding sons, and for not feeling sorry for herself when she went to the border. Lin Zhi was also praised, and Liu Yang, who stayed at home, was rewarded.

At the same time, the queen also took this opportunity to help Lin Zhi clear her name, saying that she had given birth to a child for Liu Zong and asked him to treat her well.

Liu Zong naturally agreed, and Lin Zhi blushed as she thanked the Queen.

After finishing speaking, several people stepped back and sat back in their seats.

As soon as they sat down, several generals who had been waiting for a long time stood up impatiently and asked the emperor to question the culprit Ling Rui, saying that their defeat at the border was all Ling Rui's fault. If he had not deliberately passed the news to the Huns, they would not have been defeated.

The rewards from Liu Jing and Liu Zong stimulated them, but they also knew that they were indeed inferior to others in ability. Even when Liu Jing gave them a chance later, they were still unable to defeat him... Now they do not seek to make any achievements, but only to avoid mistakes.

I hope Your Majesty will not dismiss them from their posts simply because of their successive defeats.

The emperor was indeed angry with these generals. They were all generals in their forties or fifties who had fought in wars, but they were not even as good as a young boy. As a result, he had no one to use except the Liu family, and no one was capable.

He has done something wrong and instead of making progress, he is now trying to shirk responsibility. The more I see this, the more annoyed I become.

"You were also harmed by Ling Rui, so the border issue will not be pursued. As for Ling Rui, he is guilty of treason and unforgivable. He will be executed outside the Meridian Gate in a month, and the whole city will be allowed to watch."

Everyone shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Such people deserve to be cut into pieces. The atmosphere in the hall is tense.

The imperial concubine shuddered, and the teacup in her hand spilled all over her and fell to the ground with a clang. Her face turned pale, and the concubines or ministers' wives and daughters who were close to her couldn't help but look over.

Thinking of her cousin who had been her best friend since childhood and was beheaded, and her aunt and uncle who had knelt down to beg her for mercy on their son's gray hair, she felt extremely sad.

When the Third Prince heard his father's decision, he subconsciously looked at his mother, fearing that she was not clear-headed and would do something at this critical moment. Fortunately, his mother did not make any mistakes.

The imperial concubine naturally didn't dare to do that. Although she wanted to protect her cousin, she was also able to do so.

Now that her cousin’s beheading is irreversible, she will naturally not bring bad luck upon herself again. Now she is more worried that after this incident, His Majesty will blame her and the prince.

Thinking of this, she immediately lost all thoughts of grief and only thought about how to calm the emperor down.

And there was Yu Wan. He couldn't help but look over, looking for Yu Wan's figure. She was Liu Jing's fiancée. They were exiled together and shared hardships. Yu Wan had a different status in Liu Jing's heart.

If she could make Liu Jing and the emperor friendly and ask for mercy from the emperor, His Majesty would surely be less angry with the emperor for Liu Jing's sake. Yes, she contacted Yu Wan not only for Ling Rui, but also for the emperor.

But after looking for a long time, he didn't see Yu Wan, and he frowned immediately. Today was the celebration banquet, and she was Liu Jing's fiancée, which was a very honorable thing. Wouldn't she come?

He turned around and asked the palace maid to go and check. The palace maid nodded, stepped back a few steps and went downstairs to look for someone.

Lord Yu also discovered that his legitimate daughter was missing. For some reason, his heart trembled, but he was separated from the men's seats and could not get through for a while, so he could not ask about the situation. He kept looking over there, hoping that his wife could see his eyes.

His wife saw it but pretended not to see it. Who cares what Yu Wan does.

After a while, the palace maid came to ask her.

She also noticed that this palace maid seemed to be the imperial concubine's person, and thought that Yu Wan was quite capable. Her father was a fifth-rank official, but she was able to hook up with an important person in the palace on her own.

She shook her head to indicate that she didn't know. She only said that she went out to the toilet but never came back. Anyway, she really didn't know.

The maid nodded and left.

She frowned, thinking that her stepdaughter would not cause any trouble that would implicate her and her two children.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you." The Imperial Censor stepped forward.

The emperor asked him to speak, and the Imperial Censor said, "The two generals of the Liu family did make great contributions to our Great Zhou. General Liu was also proven to have been framed and wrongly accused. The tragic death of 30,000 soldiers was not his fault. I also admire General Liu and the two junior generals very much. But."

"When the Liu family's property was searched, their treasure mysteriously disappeared and has not been found to this day. Could it be that the Liu family kept it privately?"

"This matter concerns the reputation of the Liu family and whether the Liu family is loyal to Your Majesty."

When the others heard this, they also remembered this incident. After all, because of this incident, the Liu family's mistress and daughter-in-law were searched before leaving Beijing that day, which was extremely humiliating.

Liu's mother immediately clenched her handkerchief and her face turned pale. They themselves didn't know what was going on.

He looked at his two sons nervously, fearing that His Majesty would not let this matter go and would blame him.

Liu Zong and Liu Jing did not speak.

The emperor said: "The things have been found. It has nothing to do with the Liu family. They are wronged." As he said this, he glanced at Yu's father who was frowning and looking in the direction of the women.

Everyone was very surprised. They found it? Why didn't they get any news?
The few princes who learned the truth did not say anything. This matter was too mysterious, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better. It would be best to explain the Liu family's affairs in one sentence. Anyway, the truth was already known.

Seeing that the emperor obviously didn't want to explain, everyone tactfully stopped asking.

At this point, everything that needed to be said at the celebration banquet had been said, and the emperor stood up and left. Liu Zong and Liu Jing both guessed that he must be in a hurry to interrogate Yu Wan. Sure enough, not long after, Liu's father was also called away by the palace servants.

The others didn't notice and continued chatting and celebrating.

(End of this chapter)