When he came back to his senses, he realized that Chu Shoufu had diverted his attention. The focus of the problem was not whether he had exceeded his authority, but that the Crown Princess had gone to Leprous Mountain.
He calmed down and said: "The first assistant taught me that the lower-ranking officials will naturally take the blame after a while. However, if the princess went to Leprous Mountain privately, should she also give an explanation to the emperor and all the civil and military officials?"
Over there, the exchange of glances between Yu Wenhao and Emperor Ming Yuan has been completed, and what he wanted to question, the first assistant also questioned him on his behalf, and then slowly gave the order, "Since the Crown Prince said that the Crown Princess is in the Qiankun Hall, come on, please invite the Crown Princess
Come to the temple."
When Di Weiming heard what Emperor Ming Yuan said, he felt relieved. Fortunately, the emperor was not led astray.
The civilian girl was still kneeling in front of the palace, her knees were shaky, and she looked like she was about to faint. After seeing this, she calmly said, "Your Majesty, her face doesn't look good, so you can spare her from kneeling."
Emperor Ming Yuan glanced at her and said calmly: "Get up!"
Ling Yan then asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
After thanking her, the girl stood up tremblingly, with tears in her eyes, and said with great grievance: "The girl is fine, but she hasn't had a drop of water since yesterday. She's hungry and thirsty, and she's even a little dizzy."
When Prince Rui heard this, he frowned and said, "Not even a drop of water? General Di, since you said she is the princess and you have detained her since last night, is it possible that she has not been served with food or tea?"
Di Weiming was stunned for a moment, "This... as I said to Prince Rui, I ordered you to greet him well, but I'm afraid the people below may have been negligent."
Prince Rui looked at her hands again, his brows furrowing even more tightly, "What's wrong with your hands? There are red marks all over them, as well as on your neck. Why does it look like someone has strangled you?"
When everyone looked closely, they saw finger marks on the back of her hands and finger bruises on her neck. Although they were not very obvious, they could be seen if they looked closely.
Rong Yue, a folk girl, lowered her head and cried, not daring to speak.
Prince Rui was immediately furious, "General, how dare you use torture?"
Everyone was in an uproar!
Di Weiming sneered, "I'm afraid no one will believe the Crown Princess's cruel trick. Even if it gives the lower officials such courage, even the lower officials would not dare to torture the Crown Princess."
Prince Rui said coldly: "Isn't it true that we won't give you food or drink?"
Di Weiming said simply: "I was negligent and I will take the blame."
Prince Rui was so angry that he laughed, "Charge? It seems that the general is really going to charge a lot of crimes. At least, he can't escape the crime of leaving his post without permission."
"Yes, General, aren't you on duty in the military camp? Why did you suddenly pass by the foot of Leprosy Mountain? Did you squat on purpose, or did you meet someone on the road? I heard that many people have been squatting under Leprosy Mountain recently. Could it be that they all belong to the General?
People?" Jingyan asked.
Di Weiming saw that the so-called Crown Princess had not arrived yet, but Prince Calm Yan Herui kept staring at him to find fault, and obviously wanted to divert his attention, so he simply said nothing. Unless the emperor asked, he would not answer anything.
Just waiting to see if the news reaches the Crown Princess.
However, a moment later, Eunuch Mu Ru led the Crown Princess Yuan Qingling into the palace.
Yuan Qingling wore a yellow palace skirt embroidered with peony patterns in gold and silver, and had a high bun with clouds. She looked noble and majestic. When she entered the palace, she looked a little dazed, but she still remembered to kneel down and salute.