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Seeing that Dongfang Chonglou wasn't willing to dispose of Wei Wenbin immediately, Liu Mingdao frowned and stepped forward, "Your Majesty, Wei Wenbin is greedy for money and thinks nothing of human life. He should be punished according to the rules!"

Upon hearing the words "execution", Wei Wenbin's vision turned black as he desperately begged for mercy.

Dongfang Chonglou was very angry at Liu Mingtao's step by step, but at the same time, he couldn't do anything about it. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Don't worry, Liu Aiqing. We will handle this case according to the rules and we won't let you off." Pausing for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "You may all leave."

"But …" Just as Liu Mingdao spoke these two words, he was interrupted by Wei Jingcheng. "Your Majesty is wise. This subject will take his leave."

Liu Mingdao had no choice but to bow and leave after he shouted at him. Outside, the sun was setting in the west, and the colorful sunset filled half the sky.

As soon as he stepped out of Cheng De Palace, Wei Jingcheng spoke with a strange tone, "I've heard that no one will be able to escape from Sir Liu's shot. This official didn't believe it before, but now I have no doubt about it." Lord Wei is the eldest son of the Marquis Wei and is also a junior doted upon by the empress dowager.

Liu Mingdao spoke in a solemn voice, "Since you've eaten the King's grace, you'll have to share the worries and repay the nation with yourself. If everyone was like Wei Fuyi, they'd be afraid of the wolves and the tigers. They only know how to please and please. The Zhou Dynasty is in danger!"

His words made Wei Jingcheng's face twitch, "Sir Liu's words are a bit alarmist."

Liu Mingdao looked at him deeply, "Prefecture Overseer Wei, please take care of yourself." With these words, he flicked his sleeve and left.

Wei Jingcheng spat at the retreating back and cursed in a low voice: "You reckless old fool, just you wait and see! There will be times when you cry!"

As soon as Wynn led the escort out of Cheng De Palace, Dongfang Cong entered the back of the palace and once again entered the palace. Right when Empress Dowager Wei was waiting for news, she saw him enter and immediately asked, "What's the situation?

Dong Fang Qian had an ugly expression on his face as he replied, "Not good."

These three words caused Empress Dowager Wei's heart to thump loudly. When she finished listening to Dong Tianleng's story, the astonishment in her heart could no longer be described with words. It took her a while before she managed to calm her nerves. "Where's Wen Bin now?"

"My son ordered the Imperial Guards to send him to the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

Yin Qiu said angrily, "This Liu Mingdao, Lord Wei has no enmity with him, he's determined to force him to his death."

"Liu Mingdao!" Empress Dowager Wei slowly spat out these three words, anger burning between her eyebrows. Even if Wei Wenbin had thousands and thousands of enemies, it was still not the turn of an outsider to criticize him. It would be difficult to quell her hatred if she didn't kill him.

Dongfang Shao said worriedly, "Imperial Mother, Wen Bin has embezzled at least a hundred thousand taels this time. According to the laws of the Great Zhou, this amount should … "Behead him!"

"No way!" Empress Dowager Wei immediately rejected his words. "Wen Bin is This Dowager's nephew, we definitely can't kill him."

"Your son isn't willing either, but if Liu Mingdao refuses to let this matter go, I'm afraid …" It won't take long. "

Empress Dowager Wei gripped the armrest tightly, her face as cold as iron. After a long while, she slowly asked, "Does Your Majesty still remember Zheng Quan?"

Dong Fang Quan raised his eyebrows, "Imperial Mother, are you trying to imitate Zheng Quan's methods?"

Empress Dowager Wei slowly nodded. "If it's really like that, then find a death row prisoner to replace Wen Bin and protect his life."

Dong Fang Qian thought for a moment, then nodded his head. "Alright, your son understands."

"However, this is my last resort. If possible, I still hope Wen Bin can stay in Jinling City." After saying this, Empress Dowager Wei asked again, "Where's the escort team?"

"Already left the palace." Without waiting for the empress dowager to speak, Dong Fang Rou said in an understanding tone: "Imperial Mother, don't worry. Your son will let Lu Yi handle this."

"Alright." "Do not let anyone who dares to bully my Wei family get away with it!"

Dongfang Qian nodded and thought of something. "Imperial Mother, since Wen Bin became like this, what should we do about his marriage with Princess Xuanji?"

Empress Dowager Wei rubbed her throbbing temples and slowly said, "Right now, it's impossible to grant a marriage like this, but …" and we can't just leave it at that. "

Dong Fang Qian thought for a moment. "According to my son's knowledge, there's already nothing suitable for our eldest uncle and second uncle to marry."

Empress Dowager Wei's gaze was ice-cold. "If this house doesn't have one, then we'll just choose one from the other clans. In short, we have to seize this woman in our hands." After a pause, she continued, "This matter will be handled by This Dowager. Emperor, do not worry …"

Dongfang Ru nodded his head, and Huai En quickly walked in, bowing respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Emissary Xi Chu is outside the palace seeking an audience."

The news of Wei Wenbin being imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's Prison quickly spread throughout Jinling City. Of course, King Rui's Manor also received the news.

In the East District, Dongfang Ze clapped his hands and said, "Alright, alright. This time, Princess doesn't need to worry about marrying that guy who doesn't look the same on the surface anymore."

Xia Yue stroked her chest and said, "It's good that you don't marry. I've been really worried about this servant for the past few days. I was afraid that I wouldn't make it in time."

Compared to their joy and rejoicing, Mu Qianxue only faintly smiled, "After this matter, even if Wei Wenbin doesn't die, his future will be ruined. If nothing goes wrong, the position of the Board of Justice's chairman will fall into Yang He's hands."

Dongfang Ze said in a deep voice, "Yang He has always been the most suitable candidate. It's just that Dongfang Ju wanted to control the Board of Justice, so he sent Wei Wenbin over. Unfortunately, his good plan was ruined by the princess." As he said this, he stood up and bowed towards Mu Qianxue, saying in admiration, "This king truly admires the ingenuity of a princess!"

Mu Qianxue covered her lips and coughed a few times as she said with a smile, "The Ninth King is too kind. If it weren't for Wei Wenbin's lack of virtue, my plan wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"Even so, the princess is the first one to pull out the fangs of a tiger. I'm impressed!" After saying this, Dongfang Ze looked at Dongfang Zhi, who had been silent since just now, and said half-jokingly, "Seventh Brother, why do you seem so unhappy? Could it be that you're sympathizing with Wei Wenbin?"

Dongfang Qing raised his heavy eyebrows and slowly said, "Of course I won't sympathize with him. I'm just worried … Just one tiger and another wolf, they will be endless. "

Dongfang Ze was confused when he heard that. He frowned and said, "What tiger or wolf? What is Seventh Brother talking about?"

Dongfang Qing's gaze fell upon Mu Qianxue's body. In a deep and sorrowful manner, he said, "The Wei clan has so many people, but they can still choose someone who will match up with the princess."

Dongfang Ze's expression changed. "Seventh Brother is saying that the empress dowager wants to propose marriage?"

Dongfang Qin sighed, "If you don't tie the princess to the Wei family's ship, mother won't be able to rest easy."

Dongfang Ze immediately became anxious when he heard this. "In that case, we're not wasting our time here. What should we do?" "Seventh Brother, hurry up and think of a way."

"It will take time to re-select, during which time I will try to persuade Her Majesty to give up the betrothal."

Dongfang Ze shook his head. "The empress dowager has always been a person who does what she says. Abandoning these two words is something I've never seen on her in all these years."