Chapter 97: So Horrible

The emperor looked at Ye Yichen coldly. Ye Yichen felt cold all over, cold sweat poured down her face, her lips trembled constantly, and she wanted to speak but was too nervous to speak.

Princess Yong'an took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, Yun Zheng has gone mad. She slandered me, the eldest princess, in public for her own selfish reasons. She has completely disregarded the dignity of the royal family. I beg Your Majesty to punish her severely."

She was a smart person. She didn't explain or deny it. The more she talked about this kind of thing, the worse it would be.

"I have lived in the Nuguan for many years and have never cared about worldly affairs, yet Yun Zheng has accused me of countless crimes. I beg the Emperor to clear my name."

The emperor looked at Yun Zheng coldly. She really deserved a beating. She dared to say anything, as if there was no tomorrow and didn't care.

Yun Zheng said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I just questioned Eunuch Zhao. Was he bribed by the Princess to spy on the Emperor and tip off the Princess? Or was he planning to poison the Emperor's tea?"

Everyone inside and outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation was terrified and wanted to cover their ears. Is this something they can hear?

But the person who said this laughed heartlessly, "As soon as I said that, I was assassinated. Isn't that a coincidence?"

"That assassin turned out to be a determined fighter. He committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Death soldiers are a taboo for every emperor.

The emperor closed his eyes. No matter who provoked her, she would go crazy. That was her nature.

She has a lot of bad habits, and there are only two good things about her: loyalty. She is loyal only to him, and no one can win her over.

Second, he knows how to make money, a business genius that is rarely seen in a century.

But these two things are what he cares about most.

Forget it, why bother with a little lunatic?

You can't blame her. Why would these people pick on her when there are so many other people they can pick on?

Deputy Chief Eunuch Zhao's forehead was covered with sweat. He plopped to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, this old servant has nothing to do with the eldest princess. I just couldn't stand Princess Jinyun riding high on the heads of the royal family, so I said something."

Yun Zheng chuckled, "Oh, the eldest princess robbed my mansion, used me as a warning to others, used me as a tool to intimidate the civil and military officials, is this what you call riding on the heads of the royal family?"

"However, I am very curious, why would an idle princess want to intimidate all the civil and military officials?"

The eldest princess quickly denied it, "I didn't."

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see the little tricks in the eldest princess' mind.

The emperor was no exception, so his suspicions were aroused.

Yun Zheng asked directly, "Your Majesty, did you know in advance that the former princess's mansion was already under my name?"

The emperor used to deal with old foxes in a roundabout way, with lots of guesses, but he preferred this straightforward communication method, which was simple and clear.

"I don't care about such trivial matters."

Yun Zheng didn't suspect that the emperor was lying, there was no need to do so.

"So, was it you who chose this mansion? Or did the Princess specifically request it?"

The emperor looked at Eunuch Zhao with a cold look in his eyes, "It was this dog slave who suggested it."

I think he had already been bribed by the eldest princess at that time, and his hand was too long.

"I asked you to mediate and resolve the conflict between the two families, but you took sides under my banner. Damn it."

"Come here, drag him out and beat him up."

Eunuch Zhao's legs went weak and he trembled all over. He looked at the eldest princess pitifully and helplessly, but the eldest princess avoided his gaze.

The emperor saw it all and said sullenly, "Second sister, you will be in charge of supervising the execution."

The eldest princess shuddered. The emperor was warning her. "Yes."

Eunuch Zhao was dragged to the yard to be beaten with a stick. He begged for mercy at first, but after a few beatings, he gradually became quiet.

The eldest princess watched Eunuch Zhao being beaten to death, and felt a chill in her heart as she saw the palace maids around her avoiding her.

This is a warning to her!

Yun Zheng still refused to let her go. "These past few days, I spent a lot of money to ask the Lei family to design and supervise the construction, and hired craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to repair it. It took not just one or two days, but almost half a month. All the civil and military officials know about it."

"The Princess openly asks you for this house. What's her intention?"

The eldest princess said with a stern face, "I am completely oblivious to what is happening outside the window. I know nothing about it."

Yun Zheng looked at her cowardly expression, completely losing her previous arrogance. "Are you sure?"

The princess gnashed her teeth in hatred, "You are not worth my attention."

Yun Zheng sneered, "But it was you who smashed the plaque of Princess Jinyun's Mansion and replaced it with the plaque of Princess Yong'an's Mansion."

The princess lied with her eyes closed, "It was done by my men, I was not aware of it."

Yun Zheng's lips curled up slightly; she had already figured out how to get along with the emperor.

Perhaps the emperor's own mind was too complicated, so he liked people who were simple, straightforward, passionate and pure, who were straightforward, said what they wanted to say and admitted their mistakes.

The eldest princess's attitude of lying in front of the emperor will only make the emperor disgusted.

The emperor can betray the people of the world, but the people of the world cannot betray him.

"That's right, you know nothing. You are the most innocent and pure. The Emperor and I are the unlucky ones. My house was robbed, and the Emperor's reputation was ruined."

The eldest princess couldn't help but get anxious, "Your Majesty, this is really an accident."

Seeing that she was still trying to fool him, the emperor became more and more dissatisfied. "Return the former princess's mansion to Princess Jinyun, take back Princess Yong'an's fief, and never open the mansion again."

Princess Yong'an was struck by lightning. "If this gets out, how will I survive? Please, Your Majesty, have mercy on me and revoke your order."

Princesses of this dynasty had no fiefdoms or estates, but when she got married, the late emperor specially granted her an estate of a thousand households, which was the only special honor among all the princesses.

This is also one of the reasons why she is highly regarded by all parties.

Yun Zheng opened her eyes wide with curiosity. "Where can I gain a foothold? The imperial court?"

"You..." The eldest princess wanted to strangle her to death, like a troublemaker.

The emperor looked at her coldly, then his gaze fell on Ye Yichen behind her. Ye Yichen wished she could curl herself up into a small ball and hide.

"Ye, are you injured?"

Ye Yizhen trembled, "Your Majesty, my leg was injured by the rioters, but all of this was caused by Yun Zheng. She is responsible for this. Please punish her."

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, "Guard Zeng, go check Ye's legs."

A guard came out from the shadows and said, "Yes."

Ye Yizhen was just about to say that men and women shouldn't touch each other, but the guard came up and pinched her calf, bending it hard. A sharp pain came over her like a tidal wave, and she couldn't help but scream, "Ah ...

The guards broke her legs and crushed the patella at her knees.

Ye Yizhen was in excruciating pain, but the miraculous thing was that she didn't faint!

The eldest princess' face turned pale as paper, and she fell to her knees, "Your Majesty, spare my life."

The guard straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, Ye's patella is broken. The injury is serious. Even if she recovers, she will be disabled."

The emperor smiled warmly and kindly, "Since you are so seriously injured, take good care of yourself and don't come out unless necessary."

Ye Yizhen opened her eyes wide in a daze, terrified as if she had seen a devil.

Her uncle, the emperor, actually ordered her legs to be broken. Was this to completely end her dream of becoming the crown princess?

But, this is just Yun Zheng's nonsense! Even a fool wouldn't take it seriously, so why did he treat her like this?

Yun Zheng looked solemn. This was the supreme imperial power, this was the mind of the emperor, cruel and bloody.

I would rather kill three thousand people by mistake than let one go.

The emperor's cold gaze shifted over, "Yun Zheng."

Yun Zheng stood up straight immediately, her heart pounding. Would he break her legs too?

"The minister is here."

The emperor's eyes were cold, "How should I punish you?"

Ye Yizhen was overjoyed, great, great, she couldn’t suffer alone.

The eldest princess had only one thought, to kill her!

Yun Zheng's mind worked quickly, and with a turn of her eyes, she immediately came up with a good idea.

"Your Majesty, punish me..."