Chapter 122 Jinluan Palace Trial
The next morning, when Zhao Duan walked into the dining room, hot meat buns had just been served.
"Da Lang came just in time, breakfast is ready."
Eugene Hua smiled like a flower, picked up the brown wooden chopsticks, and picked up a white steamed bun.
He held it up with the palm of his other hand, puffed up his cheeks, blew a few breaths, and handed it to his bowl.
Stepmother seems to be in a good mood today.
"Well," Zhao Duan was thinking about something and was not very focused.
While sitting down, he grabbed the meat bun and took a bite, curiously saying:
"Zhao Pan isn't here again?"
Hey, why did he say that again?
Eugene Hua bit her lip and said politely: "She doesn't feel well."
She said her stomach was bloated yesterday, and she feels uncomfortable today... Zhao Duan glanced at her slightly embarrassed expression, and with a thought in his heart, he said:
"You're here for Guishui, right?"
Guishui, that is, red tide, also known as "aunt".
When Eugene Hua heard this, even though she had already given birth to children, her cheeks were slightly red with embarrassment, and she hesitated, unable to respond.
Although the atmosphere of the Dayu Dynasty was relatively open, as an aunt, she still could not put her face down and openly discussed such topics with her stepson.
It seems that he guessed it right... Zhao Duan smacked his lips and said nothing.
At the dinner table, the two of them ate in silence.
After a while, Eugene Hua was freed from the awkward atmosphere, remembered something happy, and said: "Dalang, there is something I want to tell you. Saltpeter can really make ice."
Eugene Hua experimented with trepidation yesterday, and actually succeeded.
Although the room was very hot, only a thin layer was exposed.
But it is undoubtedly a real ice cube.
As long as you make more and cool down the room temperature, the thickness of the ice cubes will presumably increase.
I wanted to say it last night, but after Zhao Duan came back, he went straight to bed, so he couldn't bear it until now.
"Yeah, not bad."
Zhao Duan was not surprised, after all, he had seen the process through "Feng Yue Bao Jian".
Eugene Hua said happily: "Auntie, after thinking about it, it is much cheaper to buy saltpeter. Now the whole house will not be stuffy in the summer."
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"Is it just like this, is my aunt satisfied?"
Eugene Hua was stunned and didn't know why.
Zhao Duan didn't explain much and started making calculations in his mind.
The successful verification of Eugene Flower shows that this formula is indeed feasible, but because the method is too simple, it is difficult to establish "industry barriers."
We can only take advantage of this hot summer day to make a fortune and leave.
This requires the assistance of a large-scale commercial entity. Zhao Duan just wants to make a quick buck and has no interest in doing business.
Who to cooperate with?
With his status, it is not difficult to find a businessman with the formula, but it is not easy to find a reliable and reliable one.
After all, it is a hugely profitable business with no threshold...
"That's all, let's talk about it later."
Zhao Duan has to go to the palace today to wait for the first-hand news after the court meeting.
This will determine the fate of Xia Jianghou and Princess Yunyang.
Although Ma Yan said he didn't need to worry about it, Zhao Duan still felt uneasy unless he saw it with his own eyes.
After filling his stomach in three or two times, Zhao Duan said "I'm done eating", then dressed neatly, picked up his sword and walked out.
When he reached the hanging flower door, he hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked towards the wing.
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Zhao Paner's boudoir is in the west wing.
As the night passed, bursts of stuffy heat accumulated in the room.
The window has been opened, and the fresh air mixed with the oriental fish belly white blows away the turbid heat in the room.
"Wow--"
Inside the house, Zhao Pan stood in front of the washstand, picked up water from the washbasin and wet his face.
On the face of the girl Guazi, who has perfectly inherited her mother's appearance, her small brush-like eyelashes fluttered, and water droplets rolled down her fair neck.
The slightly messy and fluffy black hair, which has not yet been taken care of, adds a bit of laziness to it.
The girl's slightly thin figure, only wrapped in a white dress, now showed a sense of weakness.
"call."
Zhao Pan wiped his face, covered his lower abdomen with one hand, walked to the window and frowned.
He looked toward the front yard, thinking that his mother and that person should be eating at this time.
She didn't want to go, not just because she felt unwell.
It's also because every time a family of three eats at the same table, my mother always takes care of her "brother" diligently.
It seems that she is an outsider.
Of course Zhao Pan understood his mother's intention of doing this.
After all, as Zhao Duan said, everything she and her mother eat, wear, and use... all come from each other.
Including being able to live a safe and stable life without suffering the malice of the outside world, all rely on him.
So, who do you have to blame?
But the sourness and grievance in my heart lingered.
In the girl's vague memory, she still remembers when she and her mother first came to Zhao's house.
Although the "brother" also has a straight face, he is actually not bad.
She was still young at that time and didn't know much. Perhaps out of instinct, she liked to play with her beautiful older brother.
Although the other party always looked impatient, Zhao Pan never tired of it. Even if he was driven back again and again, children are forgetful and soon ran away happily.
One time, Zhao's father ordered Zhao Duan to take her out to buy pastries. Zhao Duan found her annoying, so he left her alone on the roadside.
The little Zhao Pan squatted there blankly, not daring to leave, eagerly waiting for her brother to come back, but only a group of beggars came to snatch the longevity lock on her body. When she refused, they punched and kicked her.
Zhao Pan still remembered that Zhao Duan, who had returned from buying pastries, rushed into the crowd like a mad dog and rescued her with a stick. The bruise on his face took a month to heal. At that moment, Zhao Pan felt that it was great to have an older brother.
But those were the only good memories that remained. Later, as Zhao Duan entered the rebellious period, the relationship between the brother and sister became increasingly cold. When Zhao Duan moved out, they became like strangers.
Then, once Zhao Duan gained power, his temperament changed drastically and he became what she regarded as a "bad wolf".
Zhao Pan was wrapped in single clothes and thinking about the past.
It was as if she could see the "brother" before her eyes that she once liked but now disliked.
Wait...it's not as if!
"Haha, what are you doing stupidly? Are you following other people's example of looking after your husband?"
Zhao Duan, who was wearing the robe of a police officer and accompanied by a long sword, laughed.
Zhao Pan was stunned for a moment and let out a low cry in his mouth.
Then her face suddenly turned red, and she opened her arms to close the window - she was only wearing a small coat!
"Peng!"
However, Zhao Duan's big hands grabbed the two window lattice and glanced at her: "Why, you don't want to see me so much?"
"You... let go!" Zhao Pan used all his strength, but the window didn't move at all.
Zhao Duan sighed:
"Shouldn't you be crossing your arms?"
Zhao Pan was stunned for a moment, then he let go of his hand as if he was shocked, hugged himself, and said warily:
"What are you going to do?"
But Zhao Duan, like lightning, reached out and patted her on the shoulder. A pure martial arts energy poured into her, and he turned around and left: "Come and bring warmth to her door."
I muttered in my heart:
It’s inexplicable. I’m wearing tight clothes. What’s scary about people seeing this? The atmosphere is open as promised...
Sending warmth?
Zhao Pan stood there stunned, seemingly not understanding what happened.
Until I noticed that my lower abdomen felt warm, as if there was air flowing around me, and the pain was gone.
The girl suddenly woke up and looked in the direction where her "brother" left. She couldn't regain her consciousness for a long time.
"He... cares about me?"
Outside the gate.
Zhao Duan felt refreshed after giving him a warm hand and stepped up to sit on the carriage.
He said to the coachman Xiao Wang who was waiting outside earlier:
"Enter the palace."
At this time, the sun had jumped above the horizon, and the entire capital was enveloped in sunlight.
It was a sunny day again...but for some reason, Zhao Duan suddenly had the illusion that dark clouds were covering the sky.
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Imperial Palace, outside the Meridian Gate.
As early as dawn, officials came one after another to the large square.
In an ordinary small court meeting, the number of participants is only a few dozen, but at this moment, they are in groups of twos and threes, clearly distinguishable.
Many officials talked in low voices and glanced at the two people in the crowd in tacit understanding.
Minister of Dali Temple: Zhou Cheng
Imperial Governor: Ma Yan
Obviously, the conflict between the two yamen last night has already spread in the circle. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the court knows that there was a lot of excitement this morning.
"clang--"
As the Meridian Gate bell rang, all the officials tacitly kept silent.
Following the footsteps of the leading eunuch, they entered the Jinluan Hall and each entered the queue.
Then, the Empress of Dayu, who put on her dragon robe and wore a curtained crown, came belatedly and sat on the dragon chair, overlooking the ministers:
"Do you have any reports?"
"I have something to say!"
Unsurprisingly, the Minister of Dali Temple stepped out wearing a crimson official robe, with a Chinese character for his face, and an obvious "Chuan" pattern on his brow.
He walked a few steps to the front of the palace and held a memorial in his hand:
My minister Zhou Cheng, the Minister of Dali Temple, impeached Gong Ma Yan, the governor of the imperial office, even though his subordinate Zhao Duan, the police officer of Lihuatang, committed an attack and forced his way into the Dali Temple Yamen by force. He forcibly detained Marquis Xia Jiang and injured 13 officials including the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. He acted lawlessly and recklessly..."
Zhou Cheng's voice was sonorous and powerful, like a steel knife, and every sentence was laced with murderous intent.
Describe the conflict that occurred last night.
Although the officials have heard about it for a long time, they are not sure whether the details are true or not.
At this moment, when they heard about the impeachment, they were all secretly frightened, and their eyes on Xian Ma Yan suddenly became more hostile.
We share the same hatred!
For the ministers, the imperial edict was their common enemy.
What's more, this time even important people like the Minister of Dali Temple were attacked, which undoubtedly easily aroused their empathy.
On the throne, the empress listened quietly. Behind the curtain made of pearls, her majestic and calm face could be seen.
If Zhao Duan were here, he would definitely find another side of Zhenbao. Compared to her in white clothes, Xu Zhenguan at this moment is more like an emperor who is willing to take life and death.
"Ma Yan, how do you explain it?" The empress lowered her eyes and looked at the latter.
The eunuch with a stern face and messy eyebrows looked calm. He also took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands:
"What I want to say is all in the memorial."
Next to them, a eunuch handed over their coupons.
Zhou Cheng, the minister of Dali Temple, saw this and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, the context of this matter is clear and irrefutable. All I want is for Ma Du Gong to answer whether he will forcefully break into our Dali Temple and arrest the criminals that our Dali Temple arrested first."
Xu Zhenguan held the two-cent fold that had just been given to him without opening it, and looked at Ma Yan.
All the ministers also turned their attention to him.
Ma Yan faced countless hostile looks and nodded calmly:
"Yes."
Wow——
In an instant, the whole court was in an uproar.
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The problem with Kevin is so severe that it took me an entire afternoon to squeeze out this chapter. I held my head in my hands.
Thanks to godss-moon for the 1500 points reward!
(End of this chapter)