Chapter 275: The couple goes to the palace to ask for the decision
That morning, Yao Tai and Princess Maoling went to the palace in court clothes. In front of all the civil and military officials, they both knelt down and asked the emperor to make the decision.
"What's going on? Get up and talk." The emperor looked calm, but many of the civil and military officials below were winking at each other.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for our daughter Wanyi!" Princess Maoling refused to get up. Her narrow forehead was pressed by a beaded crown, her two thick eyebrows drooped downward, her yellow eyes bulged outward, and her big cheeks
The corners of his mouth also dropped downward, and he looked exactly like Yao Wanyi thirty years later.
"You want me to make the decision for Wanyi. She is my daughter-in-law. Did I, a father-in-law, let others bully her?" the emperor asked Princess Maoling and his wife.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I don't mean this." Yao Tai kowtowed quickly and explained, "Everyone knows that my daughter Wan Yi was frightened at the Queen's birthday banquet and had a miscarriage. Not only did the Emperor's grandson not survive,
, even the little girl’s health has declined, and she has not yet recovered.
I heard that the thief who released the snake has been captured, but I have yet to see this person’s confession. I don’t know how your Majesty will deal with it.”
"Are you accusing me of raising an army?" The emperor said displeased, "What do you mean we haven't seen you for a long time? It has only been less than half a month since this happened.
Besides, when the incident happened, I already ordered Shang Qiyan to investigate the case in detail. You were also present at the time, could you have forgotten it?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. My uncle's words were too reckless for a moment. Please forgive us as parents for worrying about our children.
At the same time, I am worried about Your Majesty and the Queen. There are such treacherous officials and traitors in the palace. If they are not thoroughly investigated, the consequences will be disastrous." Although Princess Maoling is ugly, she is very scheming.
What's more, in terms of status, she is the emperor's cousin, so she must be given some face no matter what.
"I understand what you mean," the emperor said, "the thief has indeed been captured, and the explanation you want will be given to you.
I originally thought that after the court ends the day after tomorrow, you would go to the Queen's Palace and explain this matter clearly in front of me. I didn't expect that you couldn't wait any longer and came to the court today."
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. This is no longer a family matter." Yao Tai knelt down before His Highness and said in a pleading tone, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to come to the court and review this matter in public. This way, everyone can understand the matter.
Let me tell you the whole story to avoid misinformation due to ignorance.
Secondly, it can also deter those who have hidden disobedience to avoid causing trouble in the future.
What happened in Sanlai Tian'en Palace originally happened in full view of the public, and it should be tried and understood under the witness of everyone. Only then can it be said to have a beginning and an end.
This is not only the will of one of you, but also the sentiment shared by all the ministers. I hope your majesty will grant it!"
After Yao Tai finished speaking, many ministers in the court immediately echoed his words.
When the emperor saw this situation, he looked at the fifth prince and asked him: "Guo'er, do you think Yao Tai's words are reasonable?"
As soon as the emperor's words came out, the court immediately became extremely quiet.
Although everyone was concerned about his appearance, they couldn't help but glance at the fifth prince to see how he would answer.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance. If it can be clarified in public, it will be an explanation to all the ministers and the world.
Therefore, I have no objection to hearing this case in the court, and I urge that the truth must be investigated thoroughly. No good person should be wronged, and no bad person should be spared."
"What the Fifth Prince said is right!" Princess Maoling said angrily, "That thief is certainly hateful, but there must be an instigator behind him, and that is the real culprit!
Having such a scourge hidden deep around the emperor and empress is like raising a poisonous snake that can bite people, it is really frightening to people."
"Very good! In this case, there is no need to wait until the day after tomorrow, let's do it tomorrow! When we go to court tomorrow, we will put the other things aside for the time being and first ask about the Tian'en Palace case clearly." The emperor patted Long.
The armrests of the chair are the final word.
"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!" Yao Tai took the lead in shouting, and everyone else followed suit.
The queen quickly received the news in the harem.
Liang Xiao trotted in and said to the queen: "Mother, my uncle and the princess have already asked for the emperor's permission in the front hall.
It means that when we go to court tomorrow, the case of Tian'en Palace will be heard in public."
The queen was sitting there with her eyes closed and concentrating. After hearing this, she only opened her eyes slightly and said, "I know, let's get down!"
Naturally, it was she who delivered the news to her brother and sister-in-law, and it was she who gave the order for Yao Tai and his wife to come to the palace.
The purpose is naturally to make the matter bigger, the bigger the scene, the more ruthless the emperor will be when Concubine Fu is pulled out.
After the next court session, the emperor went directly to Ronghua Palace.
The queen hurriedly went out to greet the emperor and thanked the emperor for his hard work.
"How are you doing lately? Are you feeling better?" the emperor asked her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking about it. I'm feeling much better now." The queen was not sick to begin with. The reason why she claimed to be sick was just to ask the concubine Xian to handle some things on her behalf.
"Then it is up to you to come forward and inform all the concubines above the third rank in the palace to go to the front hall tomorrow." The emperor said, "Recently, my uncle has been pleading hard in the court to try the Tian'en Palace case in public. I have already
I promised him."
"I know this, and I will send someone to inform all the palaces shortly." The queen didn't say anything more, as things were already developing as she expected.
"Liang Jing must have told you, right?" the emperor asked the queen after sitting down.
"I wonder what your Majesty is referring to?" The queen also sat down.
"What else could it be?" The emperor glanced at her, "Of course it's what the guard told me."
"Liang Jing actually mentioned it to my concubine, saying that Ge Qing confessed that he was ordered to do it by Concubine Fu." The queen said, "But there is no basis for what he said, so I didn't take it seriously."
"Then do you think Concubine Fu might have done this?" the emperor asked again.
"This... we can't judge this matter based on imagination." The queen smiled, "It is said that knowing people knows faces but does not know the heart. I neither dare to conclude that this matter was not done by Concubine Fu, nor can I conclude that it was her.
made.
Everything must be thoroughly investigated before a decision can be made. If I were allowed to choose, I would rather that such a thing had not happened at all.
These days, I often regret myself. If I had insisted on not having a birthday party, this would not have happened.
As a result, Wan Yi's child was gone and many people were frightened. The most important thing was that it caused trouble to His Majesty.
All this is my fault, I allowed those bad people to take advantage of me."
The queen shed tears when she said this, but she tried her best not to make a sound.
The emperor couldn't help but feel distressed after seeing it, and took her hand: "Okay, okay, stop crying, how can I blame you? You are the one who is most hurt by this incident. The prince hit his head and Wanyi had a miscarriage.
Yes, your wonderful birthday party has been ruined."