Chapter 348 Shameless Old Marquis

Regardless of whether the Crown Princess came to him to win him over or not, the Queen would definitely hold a grudge against him for saying these things.

In order to avoid being retaliated by the Queen, the Liang family could only hope that the Prince would take power as soon as possible, work hard for this purpose, and firmly support the Prince's ascension to the throne.

It is not known whether Feng Zhao is lucky or unfortunate to have such a princess who plans wholeheartedly for the prince.

But if he doesn't do this today, the entire Liang family will be severely damaged if they don't die. Qingwu will protect them because of his friendship with Zhuzhu, but he will not hand over the national seal in exchange for their lives.

Even if she agreed to use the national seal in exchange for the lives of the Liang family, the Liang family would have no face to live in vain. How could the Liang family dare to compare their weight with half of Feng Zhao?

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! The old Marquis has already followed suit." The minister who had jumped out earlier advised, "This precedent cannot be set, Your Majesty."

"You mean, Brother Emperor did something wrong?"

Qing Wu was questioning the minister, but her eyes were fixed on the Empress. "If it weren't for the Emperor's discretion in judging the crime, how could the Lin family exist today? And how could General Lin Lanting exist?

The law is dead, but people are alive. Instead of wiping out the entire Liang family, why not let the Liang family do as the Lin family did and atone for their sins?

Although Fengzhao is peaceful now, military generals are indispensable to maintain national stability. Generals as good as General Lin Lanting are even more rare. The Liang family is a family of military generals and must have many talents available. If we chop off their heads for Liang Yongan's crime, wouldn't that be a loss for Fengzhao?"

Before coming, she also thought about the Lin family incident, but the emperor's explanation to the outside world was that Lin Qianning repented and rescued him from the fire, which was considered to be making up for his mistake and avoiding harm to his family.

But the Liang family...

Before she could figure out a clue, she heard the old marquis say again, "Your Majesty, Zhuzhu was killed by Liang Yongan and Yuepin together. At that time, Yuepin was still a member of the imperial family. My Zhuzhu was very young, but she lost her life in the imperial family."

In the words of the Crown Princess, Fu Zhuzhu was invited to visit the royal family and ended up dying there. One of the murderers was a member of the royal family. In other words, the royal family owed the Liang family a life.

The Queen is now the head of the royal family. If you calculate it another way, the Queen owes the Liang family a life.

Although he felt heartbroken and embarrassed when he said these words, the Crown Princess asked him whether he wanted to save his face or keep the Liang family alive, and he had to choose one of the two.

Compared with the 328 lives of the entire Liang family, his old face, which had one foot halfway into the coffin, was nothing.

What's more, the Crown Princess said that as long as he behaved well today, she would let Zhuzhu say goodbye to them and then send her into reincarnation.

Maybe they can still be relatives in the next life, but just for Zhuzhu to forget the pain of the past and start a new life, he can't save his face.

Seeing that the queen remained silent, he knelt down again and said, "This old minister has something else to report. After learning about the incident in Wutong County, this old minister ordered people to keep an eye out everywhere.

Yesterday, I received a clue and discovered another evil location where a young girl was buried alive. I beg Your Majesty to consider that this old minister, at my eighty years old, still cherishes your thoughts and serves you with all loyalty and devotion, and grant me this favor.

Many ministers twitched their lips. They could not imitate him, they simply could not. Even if someone had the same merits as the old marquis in the future, they might not be able to have the old marquis's shamelessness and courage.

The queen's expression was so ugly that it could not be described.

She instructed her ministers to accuse the old marquis in order to force Qingwu to hand over half of the national seal. She also thought that it would not be easy to get Qingwu's national seal back.

But even if she cannot successfully get the national seal back this time, she can still show favor to Liang Fusu, let him inherit the title of Marquis of Zhenbei, and be loyal to her in the future.

Since going to Wei, Lan Ting's loyalty to her has wavered, and she must train new and reliable generals as soon as possible.

Liang Fusu followed the old marquis to the battlefield when he was thirteen or fourteen years old and became famous at a young age. Although he has been suppressed and wasted these years, if he is given a chance, he may not be worse than Lan Ting. He is a good candidate.

But the appearance of the old marquis interrupted all her plans. Not only did she fail to obtain the national seal, but the words of favor that she should have shown were spoken by Qingwu.

The old marquis is usually stubborn and attaches great importance to his reputation. He was so abnormal today, and Qingwu seemed to be much smarter than usual, so the investigation of this case went even more smoothly.

And the matter of the living burial, was it really discovered by the old marquis?

Or is it that Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan are behind all this?

Zhi'an just told her that Wei Qingyan said there are no ghosts in the world, only resentment, and yesterday Wei Qingyan acted like he was possessed by a ghost.

Was it Zhian who deceived her, or was it Wei Qingyan and the others who deceived Zhian?

Zhi'an is obedient and simple, and has never told a lie in front of her. It must be Wei Qingyan and the others who deceived Zhi'an. They are on guard against Zhi'an.

They were two ungrateful people, and it was a waste of Zhian's sincerity to treat them.

The Queen was thinking about Xiao Zhian, and then she saw Xiao Zhian enter the palace, kneeling and saying, "Mother, Liang Fuzhu died tragically.

To some extent, the Liang family was also a victim. My father had praised the Liang family's extraordinary achievements many times during his lifetime, which shows that he valued the Liang family very much.

Liang Yongan is rare in this world. He is not a human being. If the Liang family is destroyed because of such a thing, my father will be heartbroken. Please agree to it, old marquis. "

"Your Highness is so kind and generous. I am deeply grateful to you." The old marquis thanked him.

Seeing that the old marquis's gratitude was overflowing with words and did not seem fake, the queen finally felt better and said, "The late emperor did not blame the Lin family because Lin Qianning had a conscience at the last moment and saved the late emperor's life.

This palace is in charge of state affairs, and it was the late emperor who taught me step by step. I dare not forget his kindness and virtue. Today, this palace will follow the late emperor's example and show some grace to the Liang family.

But since it was a matter of the late emperor's reputation, the illegitimate children of the two could not be kept, so on the day of their execution, they were each given a cup of poisoned wine and allowed to go with their parents.

Since the clan has been divided, the title of Marquis of Zhenbei belongs to Liang Yongan. Since he committed such a serious crime, his title will naturally be revoked.

Furthermore, to be fair, Yuepin's family, the Duke of Lu's Mansion, will also be granted this favor. I hope both families will not disappoint me and will behave themselves from now on, serving Fengzhao with loyalty and dedication for its prosperity."

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness." The old marquis and the Duke of Lu knelt down at the same time.

The old marquis secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The title was gone, and there were many people in the clan who served as officials in the court. Although they were not very prominent, if they had abilities and were appreciated by a wise ruler in the future, they would have a chance to come to the fore.

Qing Wu narrowed her eyes. Concubine Yue caused cholera in the palace. According to Fengzhao law, her mother's family, the Duke of Lu's Mansion, would also be implicated.

But during the debate in the hall just now, the Duke of Lu remained silent and seemed not afraid at all. Could it be that he knew that the Queen would pardon them?

Since the Duke of Lu's Mansion is to be pardoned, in order to silence the gossips of the world, the Queen will certainly show some leniency to the Liang family. Then what she just did was to get her imperial seal, right?

What a great Lin Wanzhi!

Qingwu had her revenge on the spot. Since the Liang family was fine, she didn't need to be humble anymore. She raised her chin and smiled, "Qingwu sees that the queen looks a little haggard. I think she is tired from government affairs.

It has been a turbulent time recently. The case of the young girl's living burial has not yet been solved, and there is now an incident where the concubine escaped and colluded with the ministers. Even the crown princess was framed.

It is said that Liang Gou dared to bully the Crown Princess, probably because he made a wild guess and thought that the Queen did not value them as a couple, so even a dog would dare to bully them.

The emperor's sister-in-law has worked hard for many years, and the prince has finally returned after the long-awaited efforts of the people of Fengzhao. Now it is time for him to ascend the throne and assume his responsibilities as soon as possible.

This is to prevent the Empress's wife from running out of energy and causing further mishaps. In the end, the people will suffer. What do you think, Empress's wife?"

Her words were almost a blunt statement that the queen was not governing the country properly.

The Queen clenched her hands tightly beneath her sleeves and smiled as she said, "I've been looking forward to this day even more than you have. However, Zongzheng hasn't returned yet, so I have to offer my respects to our ancestors by presenting the Jade Butterfly first."

"What the Empress said is true."

Qing Wu replied and complained, "Uncle Zongzheng is the same. It's such a big deal for the Crown Prince to return to the country, but he didn't even come back earlier.

Changing his name, presenting the Jade Butterfly, the palace banquet, coronation, conferring the title of Queen, there are still many things to do. I can't let everyone in Fengzhao wait for him alone. No, Qingwu has to send someone to hurry up."

The queen looked at her red lips opening and closing, and wished she could sew them shut. She glanced down and someone immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, Feng Zhao has been established for hundreds of years, and there has never been any incident involving sorcery. Recently, there was the living burial case in Wutong County, and then there was Miss Fu's dream visitation, and even possession, and all of these were involving the Crown Princess.

This old minister cannot help but suspect that these things are related to the Crown Princess, or even that she was the one who did it. If that is true, Feng Zhao must not have such a Crown Princess, let alone canonize her as Empress Feng Zhao. "

"I believe the Crown Princess is not someone with ulterior motives, but since I have my suspicions, I will summon her to the palace to explain the matter."