Ye Jinming understood what he meant. Even if Mu Rufeng was guilty of murder, Zhao Jie should first be held accountable for kidnapping the princess of the Duke's palace with evil intentions.
The two of them left Dali Temple and arrived at the palace. It was already dark.
In Qinzheng Hall, a low cry could be heard.
Yuan Chen walked in and saw Taifu Zhao with a white beard sitting on a chair, looking tired and with red eyes.
When Emperor Beichen saw his son coming over, he straightened his posture. Although he was recuperating, he couldn't ignore it after such a big thing happened.
But this matter is not easy to handle.
Yuan Chen saw the ceremony and said to Taifu Zhao: "My condolences, Taifu. I already know what happened. Don't worry, I will definitely give an explanation to Taifu."
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Beichen said: "Chen'er, Taifu does not intend to pursue Mu Rufeng's fault."
These words surprised Yuan Chen. He looked at Taifu Zhao and said, "Taifu doesn't intend to hold Mu Rufeng's killer responsible for his fault?"
Taifu Zhao said: "Although I am old, I am not confused. The Mu family is stationed in the southern border for Beichen to resist Nanyue. Mu Rufeng is a rare military general. How can I let the court lose a good general just because of my own selfish desires?"
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Furthermore, my grandson has always been dishonest, which led to such a tragedy. It was his own fault and he could not blame anyone else.
But I have a request, and I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Ye can agree to it."
Yuan Chen was a little curious and didn't know what Taifu Zhao requested. He said, "Taifu, let's hear it."
Taifu Zhao said: "My grandson died like this before he got married. I heard that he liked the second lady of the Duke's mansion, and he got into trouble because of the second lady.
The old minister is unwilling to deal with Mu Rufeng because he cares about the country. He is already sorry for my grandson.
Therefore, I wanted to be selfish and ask the Duke's Mansion to marry the second young lady on my grandson's behalf.
Prince Ye, don't worry, our Zhao family will not let the second young lady be buried with her, as long as she keeps honors for my grandson throughout her life.
I will find a child of appropriate age to adopt under Jie'er's name and be raised by the second lady. From now on, she will be the young lady of our Zhao family."
Hearing this, Ye Jinming became furious and scolded: "Master Zhao is simply wishful thinking.
Zhao Jie has an evil intention to kidnap a young lady from our Duke's palace. I haven't settled the accounts with your Zhao family yet, but you still dare to ask for my sister to marry you on behalf of the dead Zhao Jie? How can you destroy her life if you want to?"
Taifu Zhao said: "Young Master Ye, be careful. Even though my Jie'er is dead, I won't tolerate your slander.
I have asked the boy next to Jie'er, it was the second lady who voluntarily got into the carriage with Jie'er, why did you say it was a robbery?"
Ye Jinming finally understood that this old guy wanted to blame Zhao Jie and poured all the dirty water on Ruyi.
He snorted and said, "That's a young man from your Zhao family. How can his testimony be trusted? Taifu Zhao is an upright man. Do you want to destroy your good reputation for the sake of an unworthy grandson?"
Zhao Jie openly molested my sister at the banquet at the Duke's Mansion before, and now he has used despicable means to kidnap my sister in an attempt to tarnish her innocence. Zhao Jie deserves to die.
Even if there is a crime to be punished, Zhao Jie should be punished first. Does Mr. Zhao think that he can threaten our government by not pursuing Mu Rufeng's manslaughter?"
As he spoke, he lifted up his robe and knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I want to sue Zhao Jie, the grandson of Taifu Zhao, for raping a commoner's daughter and insulting the reputation of the young lady of our country. Please make the decision!"
Upon seeing this, Taifu Zhao also stood up and said: "In that case, I want to sue the general's son Mu Rufeng for killing my grandson Zhao Jie, and please your majesty to deal with it in accordance with the law."
Emperor Beichen looked at the two of them and couldn't help but feel a little headache. On one side was the Duke's Mansion and on the other was the General's Mansion. As an emperor, he was also in a dilemma.
He glanced at Yuan Chen and said, "I am not feeling well. Let the prince decide this matter."