Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 306 The Prince Didn’t Leave
"Are the food and wine at Minister Wei's residence so delicious?" In the Yangxin Hall of the palace, the emperor could not help but tease when he saw Eunuch Fu finally returning.

Eunuch Fu had been serving him since he was five years old and was one of the people he trusted the most. Therefore, the emperor would not be angry even if Eunuch Fu had been out of the palace on errands and had only returned now.

"Your Majesty, the food and wine are just so-so, but the melon at Minister Wei's residence is really delicious. It's so big, and this is the first time I've eaten such a big melon in my life.

Your Majesty, please allow me to drink some water to moisten my throat and then I will learn it for you." As soon as Eunuch Fu finished speaking, Baolu hurried to the small tea table in the corner of the outer room and poured him a cup of tea.

Eunuch Fu drank a cup of warm tea in a few gulps, handed the empty cup back to Baolu, and motioned him to leave.

"Your Majesty, guess who the special person is who visited Lord Wei's house today?" Eunuch Fu asked with a smile.

"I'm so tired after reviewing the memorials today that I don't have the energy to guess, so just tell me directly. By the way, come here and massage my shoulders while I talk." The emperor was actually not very curious about what was happening in Lord Wei's mansion.

He is the king of a country, the supreme ruler, and he is responsible for the major affairs of the country and the people. How could he possibly like to hear about what happens in the ministers' homes?

Anyway, he has the Jinyiwei who are specifically responsible for keeping an eye on the civil and military officials in the court. If he really finds that a certain official has done something that undermines his authority as the emperor, or threatens his position as the emperor, or undermines the order of the court, someone will report it to him.

As for other things, such as corruption, factionalism, etc., as long as they did not reach the point where they were out of control, the emperor would turn a blind eye. This was what the previous emperor taught him when he was alive.

It is said that the nature of imperial power is inherently contradictory to integrity, so there cannot be only honest officials in the court, because many things need to be done by corrupt officials.

Moreover, corrupt officials can be as corrupt as they want, and honest officials will not be able to stand it and will check and balance them.

Another point is that corrupt officials are easier to control than honest officials.

A good official who is honest and incorruptible can easily be loved by the people, which may endanger the stability of imperial power.

As a ruler of a country, if he punishes an honest and good official, the people will call him a tyrant.

As for corrupt officials, because of their greed and desire for more, they will be more cautious. Such people will not have any prestige in the court. Once they do something that goes against the imperial power, they will be killed and there will be sufficient reason to confiscate all their property.

This is what the late emperor taught him, and he did the same.

But sometimes I get self-confused and conflicted.

Because after hearing reports about some of the things corrupt officials did, he felt that such people should be killed and should not be employed.

As the ruler of a country, he also wants his people to live a stable and good life.

But, sometimes, those honest and upright officials also gave him a headache. When they sternly opposed the decisions of him as a monarch, it really made him feel disgusted.

Eunuch Fu knew this man's temper, so he quickly told him in detail what had happened today.

The emperor listened and his expression gradually became serious. When he heard that Lord Gu took Eunuch Fu and Prince Mu back to the mansion to get their family members' nails, the emperor sat up straight and asked, "What happened to Gu Tongfan today? He was actually controlled by a young lady?"

"That's right. I was also very surprised at that time." Eunuch Fu immediately agreed.

The emperor motioned for him to continue, and this time he didn't say a word until the end.

After a long while, the emperor slowly looked at Eunuch Fu and whispered, "Are you sure that the young lady really knows the so-called secret technique of blood relationship identification?"

Eunuch Fu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you know best who Gu Tongfan is. I saw it clearly. He must have vomited blood because of the identification results, but he swallowed it back. There was a hint of scarlet at the corner of his mouth.

Your Majesty, you were not at the scene, so you didn't see Gu Tongfan leave in such an embarrassed manner. It means he thought he had disguised himself well.

This is enough to prove that the secret technique used by the young lady in the Wei Mansion to identify blood relatives is real. "The secret technique to identify blood relatives!" the emperor repeated...

The Wei Mansion witnessed the reunion of Wei Junpei's family. The found grandson was included in the family tree. The guests came forward again to express their congratulations and then left one after another.

"Sir Wei, speaking of it, the matter of impersonating your grandson was also a mistake made by this humble official. Fortunately, God has opened his eyes and your grandson has been found. Otherwise, if the evil person behind the scenes succeeded, this humble official would really deserve to die.

No matter how you plan to investigate this matter, I will certainly cooperate with you." Dali Temple Minister Ding Zhiyuan deliberately came last and said apologetically.

"Master Ding, don't blame yourself. Since the other party wants to plot against me, they must have put a lot of thought into it. Besides, didn't I order people to investigate carefully and found nothing wrong?

I will investigate this matter myself first, and when I need your help, I will definitely ask you for help." Wei Junpei did not go into too much detail.

The reason for doing this is not because he is afraid that others will know the origin of the "fake" grandson, which will damage his reputation, but he feels that this matter should be resolved by himself.

"Okay, in that case, I'll take my leave first." Seeing his firm attitude, Ding Zhiyuan didn't insist any more. He looked at Hong Xiaoduo not far away, turned around and left.

After watching the guests leave one after another, Wei Junpei breathed a sigh of relief. Now the family could sit together and have a good chat.

As for the fake Tong'er and that Yin in the mansion, I don't have time to pay attention to them today.

However, when Wei Junpei turned around, he noticed that there were guests in the mansion. Murong Jing? He seemed to have seen Lord Mu and Princess Fenglin off and watched them get on the carriage of the mansion. Why didn't their son leave?
Huh? Why are you still chatting with Xiaoduo?

From my impression, the prince of Muhou Mansion is not someone who likes to chat with others casually?

"Uncle." Seeing Wei Junpei walking towards him with a puzzled look on his face, Mu Rongjing smiled and spoke.

Wei Junpei put on the dignity of an elder, nodded and said, "I have to thank my nephew Mu for today's matter. I have taken a leave today and will not talk about official business. If my nephew has something to say, can you tell me in the court tomorrow?"

He had a good relationship with Lord Mu, and he knew that the child in front of him had a good character, but the child had never been very close to him in private.

Mu Rongjing was not stupid either, so he naturally heard the reminder implicit in Wei Junpei's words.

He feels that he hasn't left yet, so it's very abnormal. He must be thinking in the wrong way!
"Uncle, you are too polite. I have no other intentions. I just wanted to see Miss Hong again, so I stayed to say hello to her." Mu Rongjing explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Wei Junpei looked at Hong Xiaoduo. Seeing the smile on her face, he realized that they knew each other.

Yes, this can explain why this guy stood up and said he believed it when the man surnamed Gu questioned Xiaoduo's ability to identify the secret art of blood relationship in public this morning.

Wei Junpei shook his head in self-mockery. He thought at that time it was Lord Mu, who was on good terms with him, who was signaling the child to stand up against him.

"Xiaoduo, you guys continue chatting. I'm going to go see the clan leaders. They insisted on going back today." Since they already knew each other, and seeing that Hong Xiaoduo didn't dislike the boy from the Mu family, Wei Junpei felt relieved.

It seems that he was frightened. This is what Hong Xiaoduo guessed, but it was not easy to ask directly, after all, he was the head of the family.

"Miss Hong, we want to take Kaiyang to meet the clan leader." Wei Zizheng and his wife came over with Kaiyang, smiled at Murong Jing first, and then said to Hong Xiaoduo.

"Kaiyang greets Master Mu." Kaiyang stepped forward and bowed to Murong Jing without anyone saying anything.

"When I came, I didn't know you were Uncle Wei's grandson, so I didn't prepare any gift. I'll make it up to you later." Mu Rongjing responded with a smile.

Watching Kaiyang follow Wei Zizheng and his wife to the backyard, looking back every few steps, and Hong Xiaoduo's eyes were always on the child, Mu Rongjing asked: "Where are Tianshu and the others? Didn't they come with us? Also, how long can you stay in the capital this time...