Chapter 1103 He Came to Deliver the Charges

Unexpectedly, after getting a few words out of him, they discovered that Meng Yunzheng seemed to harbor resentment towards Gong Qiu.

The man immediately sent someone to inform the Third Prince, who was already quite agitated.

He revealed the affair between Gong Qiu and the Imperial Concubine to his father, but to his surprise, his father simply locked him up without any punishment, and he himself was also confined to his quarters.

Later, he realized that his father was concerned about his reputation, and naturally he didn't want to announce to the world that he had been cuckolded.

Now, not only is Father angry with the second son, but I'm afraid he's angry with him too.

But it doesn't matter. Even if the Emperor doesn't want to lose face, the second son is not his son and is definitely not destined for the throne.

With the second son gone and his father in poor health, he'll get the throne sooner or later.

The most urgent task is to find a crime to charge the second brother and his gang with.

Unexpectedly, Gong Xiao arrived at this critical juncture. Since he harbors resentment towards Gong Qiu, he might be a breakthrough point.

The third prince had someone inform Xi Ping, the eunuch serving the emperor.

Upon hearing that the other party was Gong Qiu's son, Xi Ping immediately went to report to the emperor.

The emperor still remembered Gong Xiao, after all, Lord Jing had just told him about him, and then came the news of Gong Qiu's secret meeting with the concubines. It was hard for the emperor not to remember.

"What's he doing here? Is he here to plead for his father?"

Xi Ping whispered, "Your Majesty, the Gong family doesn't know about Gong Qiu's incident and is being imprisoned in the palace. I'm afraid there's something else going on."

The emperor coughed twice, leaned back on the soft couch, his face pale and haggard.

He thought for a moment, then nodded. "Bring them in."

"yes."

Meng Yunzheng was invited to the imperial study. Upon seeing the emperor, he quickly lowered his head and respectfully greeted him.

The emperor looked him over and thought that Gongqiu's son was surprisingly good-looking.

"Are you Gong Xiao?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What business do you have with me?"

Meng Yunzheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly took a deep breath, raised his head, and said with a firm expression, "Your Majesty, this humble subject wishes to file a complaint against Lord Gongqiu."

He came to deliver a list of crimes to the Emperor.

The emperor's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but sit up straight. "What did you say? You want to sue Gong Qiu? Gong Xiao, Gong Qiu is your father. According to the laws of the Great Su Dynasty, a son suing his father should be punished first."

Meng Yunzheng did not want to be tortured, so he replied firmly, "I am not Gongqiu's biological son. In fact, I would say that Gongqiu is my mother's killer."

The emperor was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, I am Meng Yunzheng, son of Meng Pei of the Quansheng Escort Agency in Tianning County. Years ago, Gong Qiu took a liking to my mother's beauty and bribed my maternal grandparents' family. My mother had no choice but to become Gong Qiu's mistress. However, she later caught the eye of another high-ranking official surnamed Liu, and Gong Qiu gave her to that official. Perhaps it was a blessing from heaven, but on the very night my mother was imprisoned, assassins attacked the Liu family's house, and most of the mansion was burned down. My mother escaped in the chaos."

The emperor paused for a moment upon hearing this, then interrupted him, "You said... that official surnamed Liu's home was attacked by assassins? How many years ago was that?"

"Twenty-two years ago." Meng Yunzheng is now twenty-one years old.

The emperor's expression suddenly changed. Xi Ping, who was standing to the side, lowered his head and thought to himself, "Twenty-two years ago, wasn't that Consort Liu's brother from her maternal family?"

This makes sense. Consort Liu had an affair with Gongqiu, so it's understandable that she couldn't stand the other beautiful women around Gongqiu and wanted to get rid of that mistress through her brother.

The emperor's face darkened. "Continue," he said.

(End of this chapter)