Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"My lord. How do you know that His Majesty is here?"

"I asked Ke'er just now, and she said that Madam greeted the Empress after she entered the palace, and the Empress retreated to the left and right, and then His Majesty also came to the pavilion, and showed Madam some books and letters, and spoke for a long time, Ke'er He also said that His Majesty has a serious expression, Madam, you have a sad face after reading the books, and Ke'er has never been to the imperial dining room today, why did Madam lie to me?"

"Concubine."

"Why did His Majesty and the Queen summon Madam alone in the palace without letting me know? What books and letters did His Majesty show Madam? What happened?"

"My lord. This matter."

"Ma'am, this matter has something to do with me, doesn't it?"

"It's sort of..."

"Is it? What does this mean? If it is related to me, why did you summon Madam alone?"

"My lord, please promise your concubine first, don't be angry after hearing about this."

"Angry? Why should I be angry?"

"You promise to the concubine first."

Defang thought for a while, "Okay, don't be angry, Madam, tell me."

"Don't be in a hurry, please listen to the concubine to finish speaking."

"Ma'am, it must not be a trivial matter for you to say so. What happened?"

Concubine Di took Defang's hand and shook it, "Please agree to my concubine first."

Defang looked into Concubine Di's eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, Madam must have a reason for saying this, and it must be for the good of the lonely king. I promise Madam."

Concubine Di helped Defang to lie down, and the two faced each other sideways. Concubine Di did not let go of Defang's hand, "My lord, it's about Junzhu and the county horse."

"Junzhu and the county horse? What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty will issue an order tomorrow to punish Cao Jue and demote him."

"What? Hasn't Your Majesty already demoted Cao Jue? Why do you want to demote?"

"The last time Cao Jue was punished for his poor performance as an official and negligence of duties, but this time."

"How about this time? Did he cause trouble again?"

"This time, there is a letter from the supervisory censor to His Majesty, all of which are Cao Jue's ridiculous trips on weekdays, so."

"So how?"

"So the supervisory censor asked His Majesty to issue a strict order to punish Cao Sui's boudoir and imprison Princess Xingping."

"What!" Hearing this, Defang sat up immediately, "The crime of being disrespectful in the boudoir? This kind of crime is tantamount to humiliating Princess Xingping! Who is the censor who is so presumptuous!"

"My lord, no one in the capital knows about the affairs of Princess Xingping's residence, and it is also my duty to monitor the censor's report on this matter."

"Cao Jue has asked to be punished. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is for this reason that he wants to report to His Majesty, and even wants Princess Xingping to be imprisoned. This is clearly not taking the lonely king seriously!"

"Cao Jue's absurd behavior is seen by all the ministers. Although His Majesty punished Cao Jue for other crimes, it is inevitable that he will be suspected of favoritism and protect his weaknesses, which will attract criticism."

"Even if Cao Jue is to be punished severely, it is not necessary to convict the boudoir. This is not only a humiliation to the princess, but also a humiliation to the lonely king! This matter must not be like this! The lonely king will enter the palace tomorrow to face the saint. !"

"My lord! Supervising the censor is a secret performance. If His Majesty does not punish Cao Jue for this crime, he will definitely make a performance. If this happens, the matter will become a big problem."

"A small supervisory censor can turn the world upside down! The lonely king wants to see who dares to hurt the lonely king's daughter, and the lonely king will never spare him!"

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