"Permission? What do you need to pardon in this palace?"

Wu asked, and Zhang Changzong immediately bowed with a righteous bow, bowed to Wu, begging: "The forgiveness you asked for is for Mrs. Zheng!"

"Liu Lang!"

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help calling him sadly, with a pale face and a little weak expression. She stood up without thinking and knelt in front of Wu, and crawled and said, "Empress Dowager, Liu Lang is young and does not know the depth. It's a slave who didn't teach him well. Please ask the Empress Dowager to punish him!"

Princess Taiping looked at Shangguan Wan'er with a sarcastic look, her face was dull, making people unable to see what she was thinking. However, when she looked at Zhang Changzong, her eyes were so big that Zhang Changzong could see it no matter how stupid Zhang Changzong was, let alone he was not stupid.

He felt that if he was concerned, he might not be as good as one Wu family in ten. It would be better to be honest with each other. Maybe the Wu family would still feel pity for their master and disciple and pardon the irrelevant Zheng family.

"Master, why are you..."

"Silence your voice! Don't talk nonsense in front of the Queen Mother and His Majesty!"

Gu Wan'er scolded him, with a look of coercion and panic, and he shook his head secretly at Zhang Changzong. Zhang Changzong opened his mouth and couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. His master Wan'er lived cautiously in front of Wu and was flattering. His temporary plea was scared to her.

Zhang Changzong shut up and said nothing more. He just knelt on the ground with Shangguan Wan'er, and then quietly waited for Wu's ruling.

Seeing the reactions of the two masters and apprentices, it was obvious that Shangguan Wan'er didn't know in advance that it was decided by Zhang Changzong himself and did not report to Shangguan Wan'er. Wu looked at the two masters and apprentices kneeling on the ground and said slowly: "You both should get up. Is this Liulang's own decision?"

Shangguan Wan'er was not easy to answer. Zhang Changzong grabbed the back of his head embarrassedly and said ashamed: "I dare not hide it from the empress dowager. It is indeed the boy who took the initiative. The horseshoe was made to help his adopted mother win the polo team. I didn't want the effect to be so big, so I didn't think much about it. The empress dowager was wise and saw the wonderful use that the boy could not see. He also said that the boy had made meritorious contributions! The boy had just made a temporary decision and asked the empress dowager to forgive him with a strong face. It was the boy who was favored and surpassed his duties. Please punish him."

Shangguan Wan'er stopped his intentions. Zhang Changzong also recalled the slightest thing and voluntarily apologized. He did not want to cause trouble for Shangguan Wan'er because of his impulse. A man is a real man, and he will take care of his own work!

Seeing that he admitted his mistakes and recognized them very sincerely, Wu's expression calmed a little, and said, "With Liulang's eloquence, why don't you say that you are filial? If you say so, I might not only punish you, but also pardon Zheng?"

Zhang Changzong said seriously: "Although the boy is indeed filial and wants to relieve his master's worries and be filial to his wife for his master, it is indeed the boy's own decision to make this matter happen. If he is wrong, he is wrong. You cannot ignore it just because the starting point is good. The boy's second uncle once taught him to be careful. This is because the boy did something wrong, so please punish the queen mother!"

"Uncle Ling...was Zhang Luke, who was the Chang'an Order at that time?"

Wu asked. Zhang Changzong immediately replied: "Return to the Empress Dowager, that's right."

Wu nodded and said, "It would be not surprising if he taught you like this. Uncle Ling is a square man. Only with him in Chang'an Prefecture can one be considered safe in the capital. However, although Fu Xuan is good, he has his own shortcomings. This person is too strict and cannot tolerate others' shortcomings. In the world, there are lengths and weaknesses, and people have advantages and disadvantages. Don't learn from him."

He even guided Zhang Changzong to study. Zhang Changzong said cleverly: "Thank you for the Queen Mother's advice. I am a smart child on weekdays, that is, I act with sincerity and righteousness. If I still play tricks on my parents, my second uncle will scold the boy for being unrighteous."

Wu praised: "Okay! Your father died early, and you can still become a talent. I think that in addition to Lingtang's hard work, there are also the contributions of Ling Shu and others. Confucianism says that the family and the country are governed. I see, Ling Shu and others are examples of their practice."

Zhang Changzong quickly modestly: "The Empress Dowager is too rewarded and dare not be a model. The second uncle said that he is just fulfilling his duties as a relative."

"The duty of relatives..."

Wu's face was a little ecstatic, as if he was being aroused by something, there was a look of reminiscence on his face, and he seemed to sigh, and he couldn't help but look at the Wu brothers a few times.

Wu Sansi's heart thumped, and he quickly bowed his head, his expression became more respectful, and his smile on his face was flattering. Wu looked at him with a dim look, then looked away, feeling a little boring. He immediately felt much more pleasing to Zhang Changzong: "It is because of your filial piety and correct your mistakes. Today, the Japanese Palace will not punish you."

"Mrs. Thank you."

After finishing writing sincerely, he couldn't help but look up at Wu's gorgeous face, staring at him eagerly, and he stopped talking. Wu's never saw him like this. This kid always looked confident in his appearance, and now he was strange. He couldn't help but smile, and no longer had the intention to tease him. He said bluntly: "Come, I will pass on my order to forgive Zheng's crimes, send it back to the palace, and get rid of slaves and demote it to a commoner."

Zhang Changzong was overjoyed and immediately thanked him: "Boy thanked the Queen Mother, thanked the Queen Mother for his mercy."

Shangguan Wan'er's tears fell down, and she was so excited that she couldn't speak. She knelt in front of Wu with Zhang Changzong, trembling and thanking her.

Wu helped Shangguan Wan'er up and said, "You are just careful and cautious, with your kindness to serve me for many years. If you speak, can I not give you some face? You still need your little apprentice to worry about you!"

Shangguan Wan'er said with tears in her eyes: "The Empress Dowager is so kind to help Wan'er kiss her, how can Wan'er be so embarrassed to speak! If she opens her mouth, wouldn't she have made Liu Lang's mistake today?"

Wu sighed lightly, looked at Shangguan Wan'er with pity, and then looked at Zhang Changzong who was trying to reduce his presence and was watching, and smiled and said, "Wan'er is just too cautious. Your little disciple is brave and meticulous. At this point, you should learn from your disciple."

Zhang Changzong nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes! The Empress Dowager is wise and can see through the problem at first glance."

Wu couldn't help but smile, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but look at him and scolded him: "You are bold today, and I'll settle the score with you later!"

Zhang Changzong looked around and saw Princess Taiping and her daughter. Her mother rolled her eyes. Her daughter had a smile on her face, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes. She looked at him with a deep thought but she didn't think about it. She seemed to be sitting upright, and she didn't know where she was wandering!

It seems that no one will plead for him to Shangguan Wan'er! Zhang Changzong reluctantly accepted his fate, lowered his head like a defeated little rooster, and admitted his defeat.

Wu asked with a smile, "Why don't you ask me to plead with Wan'er for you?"

Zhang Changzong said in surprise: "Isn't that bullying my master with the power of the empress dowager? A good disciple cannot do that kind of thing!"

Wu laughed and praised repeatedly: "I am indeed a good apprentice. Wan'er, are you willing to punish such a good apprentice?"

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes rolled, and glanced at her little apprentice and said with a smile: "The punishment is to be punished, otherwise why would he be able to tell the right or wrong? However, given this, the punishment can be reduced."

Zhang Changzong was not satisfied with anything, so he quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, my disciple, for your mercy, Master!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Wu said: "He is a good child. Taiping received you as an adopted son, so he did something with vision."

"Mother!"

Princess Taiping called out relentlessly and protested: "Did my daughter be a short-sighted person in her mother's eyes?"

Wu smiled but said nothing, and his intention was very obvious, which made Princess Taiping very reluctant. The mother and daughter laughed and said, "Does Xue, whose surname is Sanlang, come from Xue from Hedong?"

Xue Shao said respectfully: "Go back to my mother-in-law, it is Xue from Hedong."

Wu said: "I remember that the Xue family in Hedong has a distinct surname, a large family, a wide population, a complex branch, or some descendants are wandering away and have never returned to the clan, right?"

Xue Shao was stunned and did not understand the Wu family's intention, but he still said carefully: "Hedong Xue family has a long history, originated from Shu, flourished in Jin, with a large population and a large branch. Over the years, there are also people living in Hedong."
Chapter completed!