...

In Chaoyang Hall, Ma Jin looked at Chen Xiuer, the maid of Fengming palace who was kneeling on the ground, and smiled:

"You go back and tell the queen, I will be there in a while!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Xiu'er agreed respectfully, then got up and slowly retreated from the hall.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen looked at Chen Xiu'er who had left the hall, hesitated for a moment, and bowed to Ma Jin and said:

"The Empress invites you to Fengming Palace now, probably... I heard that Lan Ling Bo has entered the palace."

Ma Jin glanced at Wang Chengen, shook his head and said:

"The queen is gentle and honest, so she will never do anything that is to blame me. I still believe this..."

Ma Jin has absolute confidence in this regard. After all, who is the queen who is relying on? He is not the emperor? Moreover, he had no intention of tempting Zhou Qiang when he first enthroned Lin Xian'er's son as King of Song. He just made a make-up with guilt. Of course, if others think wrongly, he can't do anything about it?

"Let's go to Fengming Palace!"

As he said that, Ma Jin got up first and walked out of the hall, while Wang Chengen looked worried, and secretly waved to a little eunuch, and whispered:

"Go, send a message to General Gao, and say that Your Majesty has gone to Fengming Palace!"

"Yes, godfather!" The little eunuch nodded quickly, turned around and walked away quickly. Only then did Wang Chengen quickly chase Ma Jin.

...

Fengming Palace.

When Ma Jin was wandering to Fengming Palace, Zhou Qiang led the female officials in the palace to wait at the palace gate for a long time.

"I will meet your Majesty!" Zhou Qiang gave a blessing when he saw the emperor coming to Yingying.

Ma Jin hurried forward to help Zhou Qiang up and said with a smile:

"Queen, you, I, and my husband, can you, where do you get so many etiquettes?"

Zhou Qiang then smiled and walked into Fengming Palace with Ma Jin.

"Qian'er, what's the matter with you asking me for?" Ma Jin sat on the warm-up, looked at Zhou Qiang, who was surprisingly quiet, and asked with a smile.

Zhou Qiang waved his hand when he heard this, and the palace maids serving him bowed, and then retreated one after another. Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment before slowly retreating.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Qiang's expression suddenly became miserable, and he knelt on the ground and said:

"I am guilty!"

Zhou Qiang suddenly came like this, which made Ma Jin a little at a loss. He hurriedly stood up and helped Zhou Qiang up and comforted him:

"Qiang'er, what are you talking about? What's the crime? Besides, what's wrong with you deep in the palace?"

Zhou Qiang was moved by Ma Jin's heartwarming words for a moment and couldn't help crying:

"I am not apologizing for myself, but for my father."

"Oh?" Ma Jin naturally knew what was going on, but he still showed a puzzled expression and said in surprise:

"What happened to the father-in-law?"

Zhou Qiang's expression couldn't help but stagnate. Ma Jin used this word, which made her feel a little embarrassed for a moment, but it was related to the life of their Zhou family's mansion. She knelt on the ground and said:

"Your Majesty, my father secretly... secretly took the seven million taels of silver given by Chen Kun."

Ma Jin's face suddenly became gloomy, and he looked at Zhou Qiang and said in a deep voice:

"Empress, do you know that Chen Kun's brother launched a riot in Yangzhou to fight against the imperial court?"

Zhou Qiang's delicate body trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "I know, so my father came over and wanted me to ask you to ask Your Majesty for a favor. I also asked Your Majesty to be gentle for my sake!"

"What should I do if Lan Ling Bo wants to do?" Ma Jin did not answer Zhou Qiang's words, but asked lightly.

Xiao Qiang, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said:

"My father is willing to hand over the seven million silver that Chen Kun gave him!"

Ma Jin's expression calmed down a little. Zhou Qiang couldn't help but feel happy when he saw this, and then said:

"Your Majesty, my father has done something stupid, please forgive me."

Ma Jin frowned slightly and said unhappily:

"What else did Lanling Bo do?"

Zhou Qiang's expression became a little uneasy for a moment. After all, in her opinion, this matter was much greater than the sin of seven million taels of silver.

"My father secretly took fifty explosive pots from the military weapon treasury and gave them to Chen Kun!"

After Zhou Qiang finished speaking, he bent down and didn't dare to look at Ma Jin, but he did not wait for the storm she imagined, but Ma Jin's light sentence:

"I understand. After seeing that Lan Lingbo is really not capable of serving, so don't take part in the position of the General Manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Zhou Qiang was overjoyed when he heard this. It seemed that the emperor had no intention of blaming him. He couldn't help but kowtow and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my father!"

"Okay, Qiang'er, I'm very happy that you can tell me the truth and not deceive me!" Ma Jin said with a smile, and then asked casually:

"By the way, Qiang'er, do you have anything else to tell me?"

Zhou Qiang's body trembled slightly, and a little panic flashed in his eyes, but it soon disappeared. He shook his head and said softly:

"Your Majesty, I have only these things!"

When Ma Jin heard this, his face was slightly stunned, and it became a little dim for a while. After a long time, he said slowly:

"Queen, get up!"

Zhou Qiang stood up and looked at Ma Jin, who was a little unrest, and said carefully:

"Your Majesty, my father..."

Ma Jin replied indifferently:

"Since Lanling Bo has a sincere heart to repent and take the initiative to offer dirty silver, and if you ask for mercy, you will naturally be exempted from death. But if you do something wrong, you must be punished!"

"Wang Cheng'en!"

"I'm here!" Wang Chengen quickly walked into the hall and bowed.

"Transfer an order to remove all titles from Lanling Bo Zhouzong, and remove him from his post as the Chief Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that he can reflect at home!" At this point, Ma Jin suddenly paused and continued:

"Although Lanlingbo is guilty, his wife Zhang, as the mother of the queen, has no guilt and still retains all her title treatment!"

"Old slave receives the order!"

Zhou Qiang was stunned. She thought that the emperor could live without any blame for her sake, but she did not expect that she would deprive Zhou Mansion of all the titles. This made Zhou Qiang feel a little unhappy for a while, but she did not dare to show it. She was lucky and said a little unhappy:

"I, thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

But Ma Jin seemed to have not realized his feelings for Zhou Qiang, as if a hill appeared between him and Zhou Qiang, separating them from a distance.

Ma Jin stood up and said:

"I still haven't finished some memorials, so I won't stay for too long!"

As he said that, he walked out, but when he was about to reach the gate of the hall, he suddenly paused and said:

"Empress, if you have time, go to Cining Palace more often and accompany the Empress Dowager. He is now alone and has no relatives to accompany him. Wouldn't it be too sad?"

"By the way, it's not easy for you to save some money in the past few years. Just let the father-in-law pay 5 million in the treasury!"

As he said that, he walked out of the hall without looking back, leaving Zhou Qiang alone stunned on the spot.

...

Ma Jin walked out of Fengming Palace and looked at the scorching sun, but he didn't feel any enthusiasm at all. Instead, he felt a little cold. He walked slowly on the road, and was silent for a long time, and suddenly stopped the trail:

"Wang Cheng'en!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen trotted to Ma Jin and bowed.

"Let the people from the Neiwei Mansion deal with Chen Kun, remember to make the illusion of suicide!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

"Also, the Yangzhou case has ended here, so there is no need to investigate it."

"The Chen clan is killed within five sermons, and the direct people and the three foreign tribes!"

"In addition, the officials of Yangzhou affiliated with the rioters have confiscated their homes and exterminated their clans!"

"As for Song Jie, although he has made merits, he cannot afford it. He was seized and moved to the deputy envoy of Hanhai Military Farmland in Yingzhou."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen bowed.

"Your Majesty, Lan Ling Bo has given the Queen one..." Wang Chengen couldn't help but say, following Ma Jin.

"Shut up!"

Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Ma Jin rudely. Ma Jin took a deep breath and said coldly:

"I never believe that the queen will harm me." As he said that, he paused slightly: "Unless I am blind..."
Chapter completed!