The drum of grievances that has been blared for hundreds of years has been baptized by the years and has only been left there as a decoration. No one thought that one day it would actually be beaten.
Not only is it a ringer, but she's also a woman.
Emperor Chengxing was still yawning and hesitant, not knowing whether to see or not see him.
The beauty who had been waiting for him all night advised him while changing his clothes: "Your Majesty, this drum is set up outside the palace gate. Once it is beaten, not only the civil and military officials will see it, but also the common people below."
Right."
He added: "The Marquis of Qi Bei is an incompetent person, and the Yun family is also a woman. How can he have any great grievances? Since he has sounded the alarm, the Holy Spirit will show his face and go to see what the grievances are.
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The beauty was not new to the palace. She looked young, but she had a good grasp of Emperor Chengxing's temperament, so she sent her to the Jinluan Palace with coaxing and deception.
As soon as Emperor Chengxing left, the smile on the beauty's face faded, and she whispered to the palace attendants beside her: "Go and report a message to the empress."
After Empress Dowager Jiang fell ill, she no longer had any control over the affairs of the court. Emperor Chengxing's temper became loose again and he did not like to interfere with the affairs of the court. Even if he went to court early every morning, he would always have all the civil and military officials waiting.
Half an hour or an hour.
He didn't ask any questions when he came. Most of them were the directors at the central desk. He would either hold his head and doze off, or show his face and leave first.
Today, after being coaxed by the beauty, I became somewhat interested. As soon as I entered the hall, I asked: "Well, weren't Qi Beihou and his wife playing drums outside the palace? Why weren't they summoned to come in?"
The adults at the Zhongshu desk raised their eyes and looked at Emperor Cheng Xing. They were a little surprised, but then they ordered people to go outside the palace to announce Qi Beihou and his wife to the palace.
It was a long walk from outside the palace gate to the Jinluan Palace. Emperor Chengxing was bored with waiting and didn't want to deal with other things, so he let a few old men at Zhongshutai take care of other things while he praised it.
The plate of pastries was eaten with gusto.
After the people at the middle desk had sorted things out, Song Wende and Xiaoyun were also led into the palace.
Emperor Chengxing and Xiao Ci were equals, but Xiao Ci married the daughter of Qi Beihou. This Qi Beihou was several years younger than Emperor Chengxing. Based on these messy relationships, he was older than Emperor Chengxing.
A generation higher than that.
Emperor Chengxing was about to speak, but when he thought about being a generation shorter than others, he felt a little unhappy. He suddenly lost some interest in complaining about Qi Beihou and his wife, so he just said lightly: "Qi Bei Hou and his wife."
Hou, Mrs. Qi Beihou, why are you playing drums outside the palace this early in the morning?"
Xiao Wei stood aside and watched, with a cold look on his eyebrows, but he didn't make a sound.
Before Song Wende entered the palace, he had written a lot of manuscripts. At this moment, he could not say a word to Emperor Chengxing.
Xiaoyun's eyes were red and she cried: "I have something to ask your Majesty."
Emperor Chengxing couldn't listen to the women's cries. He originally listened to Empress Dowager Jiang crying, Empress Wang crying, and later he listened to the beauties vying for favor.
Needless to say, he immediately frowned and said impatiently: "Ask."
Although Xiaoyun was a little nervous, but when she thought about not having a chance to win today, the guards of Prince Rui's Mansion really didn't know when they would be able to withdraw.
As soon as he gritted his teeth, he was no longer afraid of anything. He stood up straight and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what heinous mistake has my daughter, the younger brother and sister of His Majesty, and the princess of Prince Rui, made?"
Emperor Chengxing didn't know about the affairs of Prince Rui's Mansion, so he was a little confused when he was asked. He frowned and asked, "How do you say this?"
Xiaoyunshi said: "Thousands of soldiers were surrounded outside Prince Rui's Mansion, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. It was said to protect the safety of my daughter, but as a mother, I was kicked out even if I came to visit the manor.
People can't get out, and people outside can't get out. After many attempts to find out about this matter, all to no avail, my wife was forced to have no choice but to shamelessly come to the Holy One to ask whether my daughter has committed a crime.
What's the matter?"
Xiaoyun's mind was clear and her language was fluent: "Even the death row prisoners in the prison have the right to visit. I really don't know what mistakes my eldest daughter and my second daughter have made, and they are not even allowed to look at them."
? Is this to protect safety? Or is it a disguised form of imprisonment?"
Emperor Chengxing heard what Xiaoyun said once, and finally had some impression. Xiao Ci led troops to attack the country of Ye, but someone also mentioned to him that the people in Prince Rui's palace were all old, weak, women and children, which was unavoidable.
Xiao Ci was distracted, so he sent someone to protect the family members of Prince Rui's Mansion.
But I have never heard of such a situation. Besides, whose family needs thousands of soldiers.
Emperor Chengxing didn't care about things, but that didn't mean he was stupid. His face turned cold and he asked the old men at Zhongshu Taiwan: "Who is in charge of this matter?"
One of the scholar-bureaucrats came out of the procession wearing a thick official uniform. He bowed respectfully and then said, "Go back to your Majesty. It is the king of the city who is executing this."
Xiao Wei also followed him out of the queue, and with the same formal ceremony, he replied: "Reporting to the emperor, this matter is indeed supervised by my son, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as what Mrs. Qi Beihou said. My son just sent people to act as guards.
, how could it be possible to imprison Princess Rui in the palace like a prisoner? I am really unjust."
Xiaoyun had long expected that Xiao Wei was shameless and would never admit it, so she asked: "Can the king of Yi please tell me how the thousands of soldiers outside Prince Rui's palace came to be? Why were both my daughters killed?"
It’s fine if you’re trapped in it and can’t come in or out, you’re not even allowed to come in or out to write or eat?”
Seeing that Xiao Wei opened his mouth to argue, Xiaoyun said again: "His Royal Highness, don't say you don't know. Just now you admitted that this matter was supervised by you. If you don't know after asking, then how did you get there?"
Supervised?"
"I..." Xiao Wei opened her mouth, and before she could say a word, Xiao Yun interrupted again.
"I guess the king of Yi will probably say that there has never been such a thing. It doesn't matter that the accusations made by the courtiers are false. I went to the gate of Prince Rui's Mansion not only seven or eight times, but at least three or five times. The people passing by were shocked.
Everyone is watching. If the people are not trustworthy, then my wife has gone to the palace to ask the queen and the concubine to find a way to let me see my daughter..."
Xiao Wei was a little offended by Xiaoyun's announcement, and said with a sullen face: "According to what Madam Qi Beihou said, this king did it intentionally and deliberately targeted Prince Rui's Mansion?"
Xiao Yunshi sneered and said: "I don't know whether it is aimed at Prince Rui's Mansion, but it is absolutely true that it is aimed at my daughter of the Song family."
There was anger in her eyes, and she looked at Xiao Wei without fear: "May I ask the king of Yi, have you been to Prince Rui's Mansion in the past two days?
