Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Prince" Concubine Di pulled Defang aside and said softly, "Cao Jue is still a county horse, and no matter how bad he is, he is also Junzhu's husband. Today we came to Xingping Mansion to see what is really going on. If you know everything, it is better to leave it to His Majesty."

"Your Majesty? Ma'am, Jun Zhu is our daughter. It is good that I, my father, decide this matter for her. Why should His Majesty be alarmed?"

"My lord, after all, this is a royal family affair. If you send the imperial guards to arrest everyone here, it will become a scandal that everyone knows. How can family scandals be publicized?"

Defang gritted her teeth and thought about it, "How does Madam think this matter should be handled?"

"First take Junzhu back to the mansion to recuperate and heal his wounds, and let Cao Jue go to the Nanqing Palace to meet the prince in person and see how he speaks. He is now introducing deputy envoys and court officials. If the personnel in the mansion are really the reason for his connivance, it should be It is up to His Majesty to deal with it, but if the prince intervenes, it will be called a lynching. Even if you beat him to vent your anger, Junzhu's injury cannot be undone. Why don't you let His Majesty teach him a lesson, then you can speak up That’s all for his officials.”

De Fang nodded, "Madam's words are reasonable, even if the lonely king wants to dismiss him from office, he must tell His Majesty why, otherwise, there will be no way to discuss Jun Zhu's suffering."

"Yeah, my lord calm down first, think about it, in this capital, not to mention punishing Cao Jue, a county horse, even a first-rank official is not difficult for you, we have come here today, Junzhu If you don’t get hurt again, the rest of the problems will be easy to handle.”

"Yes, then do as Madam said." Defang turned around and walked to the door and said, "You guys listen carefully, the lonely king will bring Princess Xingping and Quan'er back to Nanqing Palace for treatment. Cao Jue returned to the mansion and told him to go to the Nanqing Palace to meet the lonely king immediately."

"The little people have heard it," several people kowtowed.

The more Defang thought about it, the more angry she became, so she said, "Xiaopeng, take Jiajun to Caicai's house to see who are drinking and having fun in Xingping Mansion, and then tie that bastard who scolded the lonely king back to Nanqing Palace. The lonely king insisted on cutting off his tongue!"

"Yes" Bai Xiaopeng turned away with Jiajun, Defang looked at the five people kneeling on the ground and said, "You guys are not small, you dare to chase people with knives in Xingping Mansion, it can be seen that it is indispensable on weekdays." If you do evil things, today is your life, if not for your empress, the lonely king will definitely take your life today!"

"Thank you, Lord, for your life! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your life!"

Defang looked at the two guards on the left and right, "You two, give each of them fifty slaps! Hit them hard!"

"Yes!" The two guards grabbed one of them and waved away, beating them until their mouths were covered in blood.

Concubine Di turned her face away when she saw this, and after a while, Jiajun and Bai Xiaopeng returned alone, and reported to Defang what happened in the house. The house was full of drinking friends of the county horse Cao Jue. They ate and drank here, and from time to time they brought the girls from the J courtyard back to the mansion to have fun. Today, they also came at the invitation of Cao Jue. His servants also follow the master's example, and they are lazy on weekdays, but Princess Xingping is the granddaughter recognized by Emperor Taizu after all, and also recognized the Eight Sage Kings as his father, so these people usually pretend to be in front of Princess Xingping. Respectful and honest ---------------------------------------------