Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 162 A Gentleman Should Care for the People

Zhou Aoyang smiled and looked away, "The couple are really one more outrageous than the other."

Inside the Li residence, Zhao Junning slowly stood up from her seat and walked slowly outside. She looked up at the sky. The autumn sun was bright and warm, shining on the earth, as if covering the whole world with a layer of golden gauze.

Zhao Junning took a deep breath, feeling the fresh air, and couldn't help but sigh: "Time flies, it's almost August. At this time two years ago, I hadn't met Zi Yan yet..." There was a hint of emotion and nostalgia in her voice.

Then, Zhao Junning turned his gaze to the three people in front of him and asked softly, "Zi Yan doesn't know about my injury, right?" The three of them looked at each other. After exchanging glances, they decided to hide the truth. They didn't want to add more burden to Zhao Junning's heart, so they shook their heads and answered in unison, "No, we don't know."

Zhao Junning seemed relieved when she heard their answer, but perhaps because her wound had not yet healed completely and the pain became more intense, she did not have much energy to realize that the three people were deceiving her.

Inside the palace, the atmosphere in the magnificent hall was solemn, and everyone stared at the emperor and several ministers in the hall with bated breath.

"Your Majesty, a gentleman should put the people at heart, not be sad because of personal gains and losses, nor should he be jealous. I think Li Ziyan's case should be tried publicly in the lobby outside the palace. In this way, the anger of the people can be calmed; secondly, the doubts of the people can be eliminated; thirdly, the people's hearts can be better governed." Xu Gong knelt on his knees and said righteously.

His voice echoed in the empty hall, and everyone couldn't help but be moved. At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the emperor, waiting for his decision.

Xiao Zhengchu turned his head to look at Xiao Zhengshu beside him, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes. On one side was the blood relationship, and on the other side was the national justice. He had to make a choice between the two. This decision was related to the country, and the slightest mistake could cause an uproar.

On the other side, Qin Zhuoyuan clenched his fists tightly. The sunlight shone through the window on him, illuminating the complex expression on his face. He secretly wondered whether he really wanted to take this risky move. Whether this move was right or not not only affected his own future and destiny, but also involved the life and death of countless people.

Time seemed to freeze, and the entire hall fell into silence. Everyone prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that the emperor would make the right decision.

After the court session ended, Lin Muchen and Xu Wenhe rushed to the prison without stopping.

"Zi Yan, you really are as good as a god! My father made the prince and Qin Zhuoyuan silent for a whole morning with just a few words. Tell me, how did you do it?"

Li Ziyan placed his hands on the door frame, staring at the cold iron window in the prison, and said slowly: "The human heart is the most subtle thing in the world, easy to guess, yet difficult to grasp. The reason why I can guess is simply because Crown Prince Xiao Zhengchu is cowardly by nature. As long as you grasp this point, everything will be solved. Why worry about other things?"

Lin Muchen seemed to understand what he said, and asked, "Then what about Qin Zhuoyuan?"

Li Ziyan smiled and explained, "That's even simpler. A sailboat cannot move forward without the power of wind. Rather than taking risks and causing harm to yourself, it is better to stop and wait for the opportunity to plan the next move."

After saying that, Li Ziyan stretched his body, then lazily fell on the bed, chanting softly: "The clouds on the creek rise and the sun sinks into the pavilion, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building..."

Lin Muchen looked at Li Ziyan in front of him, thinking that he seemed to be fine, so he said, "Well, it seems that he should be fine. By the way, I want to tell you that Jun Ning has woken up and her body has basically recovered. Like you, she is betting on what these two people will do next."

Li Ziyan laughed after hearing this: "As expected, my wife is very understanding. How is her injury now?"

She had just woken up not long ago, but it seemed that her mood had stabilized a lot in the past few days.

"It's good that she knows. With her intelligence, how could she not know?" Li Ziyan murmured to himself.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from far away, accompanied by the jailer's respectful voice: "Sir, please come this way."

Li Ziyan, Zhou Aoyang and Xu Wenhe looked up and saw that it was Xu Gong who had arrived. "Sir, this is the prison cell of Minister Li." The jailer led Xu Gong to the prison door and said.