Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Concubine Di sighed after hearing this, "If I knew this, I shouldn't have kept it from the prince."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that? Could it be that Du Wenkai really said something wrong when he kowtowed to annoy the prince?"

Concubine Di shook her head, and told Di Shoujie about Defang's performance in meeting Du Wenkai twice and Pai Nangong's secret investigation. It's the prince who has some doubts about him."

"It's also my fault. I just wanted to help him, but I didn't expect that if I talked too much, it would be a disservice."

"Your Majesty, this is my fault. I thought I could make a good impression on the prince, but I never thought that the prince would alienate him. If I knew this, I shouldn't have let him come to the door. Hey, this incident has even caused trouble. Seeing the empress, the prince almost misunderstood the empress." Di Shoujie stood up and cupped his hands, "Apologize to the empress for my brother."

"Brother, what are you doing?" Concubine Di supported Di Shoujie, "You and I are brothers and sisters, how could my sister blame my brother? After all, Du Wenkai was our playmate in the same year. He became an official in Beijing. Let's help him." It's reasonable to help, brother, don't blame yourself."

"Thank you!" Di Shoujie sat down, and Concubine Di said, "Although the prince found out about this matter, it is not a bad thing. The prince knows about it, and this matter will be handled easily."

"Yes, the lord knows the reason, then nothing will happen to Du Wenkai." Di Shoujie thought for a while and said, "Ma'am, there is one thing that I still don't understand as a brother."

"Brother, what else is unknown?"

"According to what your mother said, the prince didn't like Du Wenkai very much when he first met him."

"It seems to be true. When Du Wenkai kowtowed for the first time, the prince spoke coldly to him."

"Ma'am, did Du Wenkai really say nothing wrong?"

"No, I've been listening all the time." Concubine Di also thought for a while and said, "Brother, it seems a little strange. When Du Wenkai presented the gift to the prince, the prince was still very happy and spoke very peacefully, but suddenly it changed."

"How could this be?"

"I don't know." Concubine Di shook her head, "Perhaps the prince had something on his mind at the time. Anyway, now that the prince knows, brother should feel relieved."

"Your Majesty is talking about it." Di Shou nodded and sighed, "This Du Wenkai is really miserable. He was convicted for no reason. He has suffered in the border for many years. He can't get married. He has no wife and children. He finally entered Beijing as an official. He still has to be treated like this. For a while now, I see that his complexion and state are very bad. I heard that he has been staying in the Criminal Department for a long time every day. Now he is fine, and I will go back to make him feel at ease."

"Well, by the way, Mr. Qu is in the study right now. The prince has just passed by. It seems that Du Wenkai's matter can be resolved today."

"It couldn't be better." Di Shoujie shook his head, "Brother is really stupid, he came up with a blind idea. If he is really transferred out of Beijing because of this, then I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"Brother, I'm fine now, don't blame yourself all the time." Concubine Di pushed the tea bowl over, "Have some tea, let's talk about home."

In the study room on the other side, Defang looked at some of Qu Liandong's excerpts, "He wrote these?"

"Go back to the prince, yes"

"how do you feel?"

"It was handled very well."

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