As soon as the prince said this, it caused quite a stir.
All the officials pricked up their ears.
Emperor Mingxi sat on the dragon chair, stared at the prince and said, "You said you found the real culprit who murdered the third lady. Who is so bold?"
Yuan Qirui raised his head, glanced at King Jing with his peripheral vision, and the corner of his lips curved: "When I arrived that day, I cooperated with General Mu to seal off the Qingshui Temple and found the monk who led the way for the third lady.
The monk had already confessed that a woman covered in black gave him a piece of silver and asked him to lead Miss Mu San to the Bodhi Hall.
Although the woman covered her face and was dressed in black, there was a jade pendant hanging on her waist.
The monk drew the style of the jade pendant, and it was confirmed that it was the personal item of Yan Ruoling, the daughter of Marquis Yongning!
Moreover, at Qingshui Temple that day, Miss Yan and Miss Mu San had a dispute, and the third Miss even slapped Miss Yan, and finally Miss Yan left in anger.
Everyone knows that the daughter of Marquis Yongning is wanton and capable of doing anything. Maybe she has a grudge against Miss Mu San and has thoughts of killing her!"
"What nonsense!"
Seeing that his daughter was involved in the matter, Yongninghou hurriedly stood up and saluted Emperor Mingxi:
"Your Majesty, although my daughter is a bit unruly, she will never commit murder or arson.
As for the jade pendant that His Highness the Prince mentioned, my daughter told me that she had already lost it in Qingshui Temple. Maybe someone is using this jade pendant to make a fuss and want to frame our Yan family. I hope Your Majesty will make a clear decision!"
There are two cases, one involves the prince and the other involves the Yongning Marquis. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that the things here are not simple.
Emperor Mingxi was sitting on the dragon chair with a gloomy look on his face. He looked at his two sons and hated the fact that iron cannot become steel!
Although I knew that they had been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, this time they were fighting each other, which made all the officials laugh.
He was so disappointed!
He slammed the table in anger, and the officials were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.
Emperor Mingxi suppressed his anger and asked the Minister of Dali Temple: "Besides these, is there any other evidence?"
The Minister of Dali Temple shook his head and replied: "The lower official is incompetent, and this is all he found."
In both cases, there is no conclusive evidence and the scope of involvement is indeed difficult to judge. However, the damage suffered by the General's Office also needs to be appeased.
Yuan Hao thought for a moment and then said: "Continue to investigate. Since the case involves the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Yongning, I order you to temporarily step down from your posts and think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and you will be fined for one year."
With that said, he walked down from the dragon chair and came to Mu Rufeng and stretched out his hand to help him up.
"Mu Aiqing, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation on this matter."
Mu Rufeng took two steps back, then lifted up her robe and knelt down again, saying in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, I have guarded the border and worked hard for so many years, but now my only daughter almost died.
I feel ashamed that I am not a qualified father to my daughter. Today I beg your Majesty to take back the military power in my hands and allow me to resign and return home!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the palace.
You must know that Mu Rufeng is in his prime. The Mu family army he has led for so many years has been so magnificent that Nanyue was frightened and did not dare to invade.
If he resigns, who in the DPRK can take on this important task and ensure peace in the south?
Although Emperor Mingxi was wary of Mu Rufeng's military power, he also knew that this was not the time to change generals.
He hurriedly held Mu Rufeng's hand and said, "Mu Aiqing, what are you doing?
I know that you have suffered a lot these years. You have sacrificed too much for me, Beichen. I am sorry for you.