Chapter 7 Argument in the court

The imperial city is prosperous and the imperial capital is towering.

In the afterglow of the sunset, the whole palace seemed to be painted with a mellow warm color, with intoxicating gold flowing everywhere. Pavilions, water pavilions, glazed jade tiles, white jade carved columns, and the Qinglong Hall, which symbolizes the supremacy of imperial power. Everything was told Murong Lingyue that the palace was a place of luxury, and the hall she was about to enter was a stage full of power and struggle, but unfortunately there was no place for her own on that stage. At this moment, she is just a fallen princess, depressed and down.

Sitting high in the Qinglong Hall on the white jade stairs on the 81st floor, Emperor Xia, sitting on the dragon chair, looked blankly at Wenwu's salute to him, and then said in a low voice.

"Lao San, thank you for your hard work."

"It's an honor for my father."

Next to Xia Kang, there stood a man in his early thirties, dressed in a black plate gold embroidered python costume, and five yellow dragon jades inlaid on the bright yellow belt at his waist. The man lowered his head slightly and looked steady and elegant. Behind the man stood a young man with a clean face and clear eyes. At this moment, he was secretly looking at Murong Lingyue standing in the center.

"Third brother, I heard that he met an assassin on the way back, causing Murong Lingyue to be injured." Xia Yan turned his head, smiled, and paused slightly, "My father asked you to bring Murong Lingyue back unharmed. I don't know if this injury is your dereliction of duty?"

Xia Kang frowned slightly and half knelt on the ground: "My son is not doing well. Please punish me."

"Well, it's not your fault to meet the assassin. I know that you must have done your best this time. Get up."

"Thank you, Father."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Oh? Prime Minister Li, it's okay to say something directly.

Li Jing, who was nearly 100 years old, took a step to the left, bowed and walked to Murong Lingyue with sharp eyes: "The old minister thinks that Murong Lingyue's amnesia is pretended. Please check it."

"What's the reason for me to do this?"

"Well, you call yourself a princess. Do you dare to ask which country's princess you are?" Li Jing sneered.

"I am the blood of the royal family of the Cang Kingdom. What can't be called?"

"Cang Guo? Ha ha, is there still Cangguo now?

"Even if the country perishes, I, Murong Lingyue, is still a princess. If you have the ability, you will kill me." Ling Yue took a few steps forward and looked at Li Jingluo arrogantly, "You just said that I pretended to be amnesiac. May I ask the Prime Minister, why did I do this?"

"Well, isn't that obvious? Under the world, only you can draw a picture of Qingsong to welcome guests. You know that you will die when you come to the State of Xia. At this time, the third prince came up with an idea for you to pretend to lose your memory, and he will protect you not to die. In the future, you will secretly draw a picture of Qingsong to welcome guests to the third prince. Haha, what a deal.

Hearing Li Jinglue's words, Xia Kang's whole face changed color. Isn't it obviously framed: "Father, I don't have it."

Emperor Xia's face darkened and he was silent for a long time, and then said slowly, "Murong Lingyue, are you really out of memory?"

"Father, I have something to say." It's not someone else who speaks, but the young man who has just been peeking at Ling Yue.

"Lao Qi, what do you want to say?"

I heard that the princess was chased and killed by six assassins outside Liuzhou, and then fell from the carriage, which led to amnesia. The minister thought that if the princess wanted to pretend to lose her memory, why should she take so much effort? The country collapsed and her relatives were killed. Don't say that she is a princess. Even an ordinary woman may have already gone crazy. In this case, why does she have to scar herself?

Emperor Xia nodded, as if he felt that the seventh prince Xia Wuchen's words were reasonable: "Lao Qi, what you said is reasonable."

Xia Yan looked at his brother with hatred. Xia Wuchen thought to himself: How can this brother, who has never asked about political affairs, help Xia Kang today?

"Your Majesty, the matter of Murong Lingyue's amnesia needs to be investigated. The old minister begged the emperor to break him into the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and it is not too late to make a conclusion after Lord Mei is well interrogated." Li Jing said earnestly.

Murong Lingyue sighed, and then said with a smile, " Prime Minister Li, I found that you are really smart and confused for a while. Whether I really have amnesia or fake amnesia, only I can draw a picture of green pine to welcome guests. If I can't stand the torture of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and accidentally die, then you will become a sinner for thousands of years. This huge treasure left by Shen Haoran will sleep with the real princess. This crime Can you bear the blame?"

"It seems that you really underestimated my criminal department of Xia. There are many ways for you to survive and die." Li Jing looked at Ling Yue coldly.

"Can't survive, can't you die? It seems that Li Cheng is very confident with your country's Ministry of Justice. However, Prime Minister Li, all this is based on the premise that I don't have amnesia. If I really lose my memory, even if you turn me into a human stick, I can't draw a picture of Qingsong to welcome guests. At that time, I may die.

"What about your life? If you really can't draw it, what's the use of leaving you?"

"Ha, Prime Minister Li, this is a typical bridge demolition. I really don't know that those ministers in the court who conspire with you are useless to you one day, I don't know if you will also cross the river to demolish the bridge like this? Besides, I have lost my memory now, but it's hard to guarantee that I won't remember one day, don't you think?

Li Jing's face turned pale, and his shoulders trembled with anger: "You, you witch... Lao minister, I don't see that you have lost your memory at all."

"Then Prime Minister, please make a bet to see if I have lost my memory. If I win the Xia Kingdom, I can get the huge treasure left by Shen Haoran. If I lose the bet, even if I die, I can make you the eternal sinner of the Xia Kingdom. Why not? I think since you can sit in the position of prime minister, you will naturally understand the truth.

"You, you..." Li Jinglue was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Xia Kang's heart was faintly angry with a flame, and her eyes were also a little hot. She never thought that Ling Yue could be so wise and brave that she spoke dumbly to the prime minister of a country.

"Father, I think that whether the princess is really amnesiac or false amnesia, she should not be put into the Ministry of Punishment. Father, you govern the world with kindness. Now that the Cang Kingdom has been destroyed, it is the time to win the hearts of the people of the People's Republic of China. If you beat the weak princess who has no power to bind chickens into the Ministry of punishment at this time, it will definitely damage your wisdom. "

"So what about Lao Qi, what do you think?"

"I think it's better to put her under house arrest and send someone to watch her. If she really loses her memory, maybe she will really remember it one day. When she learns that her father loves her, she will definitely draw a picture of green pine to welcome guests. If it is a false amnesia, it will naturally show flaws over time. At that time, it will not be too late for the father to deal with it when the country is calmed down.

"Okay, what you said makes sense." Xia Di looked at Xia Wuchen with appreciation, and just now Xia Wuchen secretly looked at Murong Lingyue's expression. It seemed that he fell in love with Murong Lingyue. "Murong Lingyue, I decided to make you Princess Qinghe and give Qinghe Hall your own way."

"Thank you for your kindness." Ling Yue half knelt on the ground and bowed.

She knew that Emperor Xia did this because of what she had just said. Although she didn't know how much wealth Shen Haoran had left behind, she knew that the wealth was enough to make the richest emperor in the world cove it, and even did not hesitate to leave an enemy by his side.