My get-out-of-jail-free card got stolen?!

Upon hearing Haitang's report, Shen Wan almost choked on her breath.

Haitang whispered, "I overheard this outside the study when I was serving tea to the Prince and the eldest son. The Yun family's pardon has always been enshrined in the ancestral hall, hidden in a secret compartment on the altar. Today, when Princess Qinghe went to see the eldest son, he went to the ancestral hall to retrieve the pardon for her, only to discover it had been stolen. They don't know what to do, and the Yun family hasn't dared to make a fuss, so they came to the Prince for help..."

No wonder Xie Jingyan originally said he would send her to the Right Prime Minister's residence, but when his eldest cousin arrived, he had Chen Feng send her instead. Saving Cheng Yao's life was more important than saving the life of the Prince of Yanping.

Shen Wan never dreamed that someone would steal the Yun family's get-out-of-jail-free card.

There were only two such pardons in the entire Great Chu Dynasty.

One piece was in the hands of the Empress Dowager.

One piece is in the cloud family.

The "immunity token" is a life-saving item. If someone steals it, it's useless. If someone uses the "immunity token" to save their life, the emperor will definitely ask where it came from. If the Yun family denies it, not only will the "immunity token" not save anyone, but the person who stole it will also be imprisoned.

Shen Wanqi's chest heaved as she suppressed her anger and asked, "Did the Yun family only lose their get-out-of-jail-free card?"

Haitang nodded, "Although someone broke into Old Master Yun's study, nothing was stolen."

The Yun family has countless valuables. To sneak into the Yun family and take nothing but the "immunity from death" token is clearly a deliberate act aimed at that token.

This is to prevent the Yun family from using their immunity token to save the Prince of Yanping's heir!

It goes without saying who sent the person to steal the pardon.

Previously, Shen Wan didn't know why the Crown Prince of Yanping and the son of Princess Huyang had a conflict, and she felt sorry for both of them. One died, and the other paid for his life with his. Now that she knew the cause of death, Shen Wan felt nothing but contempt for Princess Huyang's son. Others might not know what he had done, but Princess Huyang and the Empress Dowager certainly did. The Crown Prince of Yanping's crime did not warrant death, and he was sentenced to beheading. He was completely innocent, yet they didn't even give him a chance to save his life with a pardon.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Shen Wan sat there, and Haitang, who was furious, regretted telling Shen Wan about it. Afraid that Shen Wan would be so angry that she would have a miscarriage, she quickly poured Shen Wan some tea to calm her down.

Shen Wan drank half a cup of tea, and the sound of the teacup hitting the table was so loud that all the maids in the courtyard could hear it. They looked at each other, wondering what had happened to make the princess so angry.

It was already lunchtime, but Chen Wanqi had barely eaten a few bites of food, let alone taken a nap. After waiting and waiting, Xie Jingyan finally returned.

Hearing Xie Jingyan's footsteps, Shen Wan quickly went to meet him and asked, "Have you found the get-out-of-jail-free card?"

That's nonsense. Those people went to great lengths to steal the Yun family's immunity token; how could they possibly get it back so easily?

Xie Jingyan shook his head.

Shen Wan said anxiously, "The Ministry of Justice has already issued the execution order. Without a pardon, what will happen to the Prince of Yanping?"

Seeing that Shen Wan's voice was trembling with anxiety, Xie Jingyan comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't let the Prince of Yanping die."

He did so much to save the life of the Prince of Yanping, but in the end the court still beheaded him. Then Xie Jingyan would be utterly useless.

How could Shen Wan not worry? In her previous life, she didn't have a get-out-of-jail-free card, and the Crown Prince of Yanping was executed. Although Xie Jingyan's leg ailment hadn't healed at this time, he must have tried to save the Crown Prince of Yanping.

With his immunity from death stolen, he has no choice but to trust Xie Jingyan.

Xie Jingyan went to the study, where Chen Feng told him in detail about Shen Wan's rescue of people at the Right Prime Minister's residence that day.

Xie Jingyan did not expect that the person the Crown Prince of Yanping wanted to protect was the daughter of the Right Chancellor. Perhaps he could save the Crown Prince of Yanping's life without the death-exemption token.

Xie Jingyan immediately got up and prepared to go to the palace to find the emperor.

The Imperial Study.

The Prince of Yanping was still kneeling at the door.

After kneeling for three hours, the Prince of Yanping was already swaying and his vision was blurry.

The Emperor was reviewing memorials when a eunuch hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Yanping has fainted from kneeling."

Eunuch Yuan sighed.

Why is Prince Yanping so persistent? He knows the Emperor won't agree, so kneeling is pointless. And the Yun family, don't they have a get-out-of-jail-free card? Why not use it to save Prince Yanping's heir? Making his future father-in-law and mother-in-law kneel for hours and still not doing anything. Even Eunuch Yuan has no idea what the eldest son of the Yun family is busy with.

The Emperor closed the memorial and said, "Send it back to the Prince of Yanping's residence."

The eunuch withdrew, but returned shortly after, reporting, "Your Majesty, the Right Chancellor requests an audience."

"Announce."

Outside the Imperial Study, the Right Chancellor looked at the unconscious Prince Yanping and felt extremely guilty.

Upon entering the imperial study, the Right Chancellor immediately knelt before the Emperor, startling him. "What is the Right Chancellor doing?"

The Right Prime Minister, his eyes bloodshot, said, “Today, Princess Ling arrived at my residence in time to save my daughter’s life. Only then did I learn that the reason why the Prince of Yanping killed the son of Princess Huyang was because of my daughter. The Prince of Yanping is innocent. I implore Your Majesty to withdraw the execution order for the Prince of Yanping.”

If the Right Chancellor hadn't said anything, the Emperor would have been completely unaware that the Right Chancellor's daughter had been implicated in the matter.

The Emperor was unaware that the Empress Dowager intended for the son of Princess Huyang to marry the daughter of the Right Chancellor; in fact, this was the root of the trouble.

Because the Right Chancellor refused to marry, Princess Huyang's son wanted to force the issue by making it a fait accompli. The Crown Prince of Yanping repeatedly tolerated this, but the Crown Prince even launched a sneak attack from behind. To protect the Right Chancellor's daughter's reputation, the Crown Prince of Yanping kept the matter a secret.

The Empress Dowager did not investigate the cause of death of the Prince of Yanping's son who killed the son of the Princess of Huyang. The Emperor knew that his nephew was in the wrong, but being in the wrong was not a reason for the Prince of Yanping to kill someone. So the Emperor did not interfere. In fact, the Emperor could not interfere, because it was the Empress Dowager who put pressure on the Ministry of Justice. The Empress Dowager was already heartbroken by the death of her grandson. The Emperor had to side with the Prince of Yanping, otherwise he would have angered the Empress Dowager to death. But the Emperor never expected that his nephew, whom he had watched grow up, would act so despicably. The Emperor was furious.

Despite his anger, the Emperor did not grant the Prime Minister's request. "This matter concerns the reputation of Princess Huyang and the Empress Dowager. Xu'er has also paid the price for his actions. Since the Yun family has a pardon that can save the life of the Prince of Yanping, the Prime Minister should give me some face and not mention this matter again."

"But--"

The Emperor didn't give the Right Chancellor a chance to speak again, and directly picked up the memorial, saying, "You may leave."

The Emperor had openly asked the Right Chancellor to give him face, so what else could the Right Chancellor say but withdraw?

After the Right Chancellor left, the Emperor frowned and said, "Wasn't the Yun family's pardon meant for the Prince of Yanping's heir? Why aren't they using it now? Are they planning to wait until the Prince of Yanping's heir is taken to the execution ground before using it?"