Chapter 58 Exile
After saying this, he actually laughed out loud. Although Fu Shisheng, who was standing next to him, was uneducated, he also knew that this should not be said in public.
Her face flushed instantly, she tugged at Wang Yi's sleeve and softly reminded him, "Brother Wang, be careful with your words and actions. This is His Royal Highness Prince Jing."
He had already seen how outspoken he was. At that time, he was so unscrupulous because he had a backer, but he almost lost half his life in the end.
When the news reached his father's ears, he could have said that the rumor was exaggerated, but he didn't expect that King Jing would actually send people to his house to say that he did not distinguish between superiors and subordinates, and his words and deeds were rude. He also said that if the Duke of Ying couldn't take care of the child, it would be better to give it to him.
Even if his father wanted to give him a lighter sentence, there was nothing he could do. He spanked him twenty times on the hand, and now he can't even lift anything.
"What are you afraid of? We have the King of Yan behind us. The King of Yan is equivalent to the Emperor. It is a fact known to everyone in the world that King Jing is not favored by the Emperor. Besides, I am telling the truth. Look at his small body. Sooner or later, he will be tortured to death by King Jing."
Prince Jing asked for permission to marry in public, and the emperor agreed on the spot, which meant that he had no intention of vying for the throne, and the emperor had no intention of making him the heir.
Now the Prince of Yan is on the rise and has been recognized by the emperor and his subjects. It won't be long before he is appointed as the crown prince.
Their Anyang Marquis Mansion has the Yingguo Duke Mansion as a brother-in-law, which is the maternal family of the Crown Princess and the future Queen Mother. What can he, the King Jing, do to them?
"ah!!!"
One kick hit the face, and another kick hit the abdomen. The screams resounded through the sky, and the sparrows were startled and flew away.
He could say a few words casually, but he should never say Rong Yu. If he said it, he couldn't let it go easily.
When Fu Shisheng saw his good friend's painful expression, he was so scared that his legs went limp.
Thinking back to that day when he had also verbally provoked her, he was still terrified. If it weren't for his sister, he would probably have received more than just a spanking and being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall.
"Mr. Anyang is busy and has no time to teach you the rules. Today, I will teach you myself."
Ye Chenyin exuded murderous aura, and it was obvious that he had used all his strength just now.
Wang Yi lay on the ground, feeling as if his internal organs were breaking apart. It took him a long time to get up.
He didn't expect that King Jing would actually hit him. How dare he?
Rong Yu knew from his expression that this idiot was extremely stupid.
A young man from a baron's mansion actually dared to challenge the prince. If you are no longer favored, even if I kill you, it would not be a capital crime.
Still can't figure out why?
'How can there be such a fool?'
When Wang Yi stood up, Siyu suddenly grabbed his neck with great force.
"Are you awake?" Siyu asked gritting her teeth.
Wang Yi's face soon turned red, and he could only nod his head, unable to speak.
Siyu let him go and cut off one of his fingers with another sword.
The pain in my fingers goes straight to my head.
"ah!!!!!!!!!!"
The screams dispersed the dark clouds in the sky.
"Today is a warning. If you do it again, the Earl of Anyang can take a concubine."
After saying that, he took Rongyu's hand and left without looking back.
There is only one son and one daughter in the Anyang Marquis’s Mansion. When Ye Chenyin said this, he was telling him that he dared to kill him if he dared to be rude again.
Wang Yi held his right hand with a broken middle finger, and blood kept flowing out. Many people stopped to see what he was doing. When they saw the finger on the ground, they were all shocked.
Fu Shisheng was so frightened that he stood there motionless.
If it wasn't his sister that day, his finger might have fallen off as well.
For a while, Tianjing City became lively again. The prince of Anyang Earl's Mansion tried to provoke His Royal Highness Prince Jing but was beaten up instead, and not even a finger was broken.
There have been a lot of gossips in Prince Jing's Mansion recently. New things appear every few days, and they basically all revolve around Princess Jing.
Rong Yu never expected that even though she was about to pass away, she would still be on the headlines every now and then. Is this what it feels like to be a top star?
After returning to the palace, Rongyu could no longer hold on and fell asleep on the bed. Ye Chenyin cautiously tested his breath and felt relieved when he felt that he was still breathing.
Rongyu was already thin, and now she was even more skin and bones, with the flesh on her face sunken.
"How long has it been since everything was fine?" Ye Chenyin murmured.
Ye Chenyin felt short of breath when he thought that Rong Yu was leaving and he would never see him again. If that was the case, why did he show up?
Just to accompany him on this journey? If it was just this one journey, why bother trying so hard to impress him? To make him like him?
If you come and leave, why come?
Rongyu, why did you show up?
The door creaked open and Butler Cai walked in. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace."
The person who came at this time must have been here for the Anyang Marquis's Mansion, and he would definitely be scolded when he entered the palace.
But even if there was no one in the palace, he still had to go in.
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has been slow to decide on an auspicious date for the wedding, and he has urged them several times. It shouldn't be so slow. There is no other reason for it to be so slow except for His Majesty's instructions.
Ye Chenyin followed the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict into the palace. As soon as he entered the Ganqing Hall, he saw Wang Yi and Anyang Earl kneeling on the ground.
Wang Yi's right hand was wrapped in gauze, his face was covered with tear marks, and his eyes were swollen.
The Anyang Earl's face was filled with anger, and it was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Ye Chenyin approached and saluted Emperor Gan. Emperor Gan didn't want to waste time talking and went straight to the point: "I thought you had changed your temper, but I didn't expect you to be so reckless as to cut off the finger of the Anyang Earl."
Ye Chenyin's expression was indifferent, without any expression: "He spoke rudely and insulted my wife."
"He just said a few words to Rong Yu, you can't be so harsh. What are you going to do with him in the future?"
Although it was just a broken finger, it would still have some impact on my life, especially since it was the index finger of my right hand.
The more Wang Yi listened, the more aggrieved he felt. Anyang Bo felt even more distressed. Forget about making a living, what would happen to him when he got married? He was their only son.
"If it weren't for Earl Anyang's sake, he would have chopped off his entire hand."
"you...!"
Emperor Gan was so angry that he was speechless. Yes, he knew King Jing's character best. He was a man who knew how to repay kindness, but he was also a man who would avenge his enemies.
Wang Yi humiliated Rong Yu in public, and he should be thankful that he was not killed. Now that he has lost a finger, he should go back and pray for his safety.
He actually dared to come and complain. He could appear to be upholding justice, but the fact was that King Jing would never listen to him, otherwise he would not have not killed him for so many years.
The only reason he still recognized him as his father was because of his mother, otherwise they would have severed their father-son relationship long ago.
"Your Highness Prince Jing has no respect for the law and has hurt people for no reason, causing my son to become disabled at a young age. How will he marry and serve as an official in the future? Your Majesty, please make a decision for this old minister." The Earl of Anyang burst into tears.
Ye Chenyin didn't wait for Emperor Gan to speak, and said bluntly, "Father, Rong Yu fell ill a few days ago and hasn't recovered yet. He's getting thinner and thinner. It would have been fine if the Prince of Anyang had just greeted him, but he actually humiliated him in public. The third son of the Duke of Yingguo, Fu Shisheng, was there at the time, and he can testify. The Imperial Physician Shen Qinghe can also testify to Rong Yu's illness. Your Majesty, please investigate."
These things had been widely circulated for a long time, and he had heard about them a long time ago, so there was no need for anyone to testify.
"Even if Yier said a few words, King Jing was too cruel. It would have been fine if he just beat him, but why did he cut off his fingers?" Anyang Bo was indignant.
Why did he cut off his finger? This was what he couldn't understand.
After this, not only would it be difficult for him to find a wife, but he would also lose face. If the injury healed after a beating, it would be forgotten after a while.
But if a finger is severed, even if the wound heals, people will still be reminded of the missing finger when they see it. The humiliation of today will follow them for the rest of their lives.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have agreed to let Yier go out in the morning. If I hadn't gone out, this disaster wouldn't have happened.
"In that case..." Ye Chenyin walked up to Wang Yi and asked coldly, "You are humiliating my wife, right?"
Wang Yi didn't dare to reply because he really said it and there were witnesses. Admitting it and being found out as a lie were two different things.
Not daring to admit it, nor daring to deny it, Wang Yi pursed his lips tightly and dared not make a sound.
The Earl of Anyang held his son behind him and asked, "What does Your Highness want to do?"
Ye Chenyin sneered and said calmly, "In terms of status, I am the king and he is the subject. His disrespectful words are an offense against his superiors. What should be done according to the law?"
The father and son were stunned and couldn't utter a word.
Those who commit crimes against their superiors will be punished with exile at the least and death or hanging at the most serious.
Ye Chenyin had only cut off one of his fingers, which was already a great mercy, and yet they were still rushing to complain? Aren't they just jumping into the fire pit?
Emperor Gan was about to be angered to death by these two idiots. According to King Jing's character, he would let it go after taking revenge, but after they did this, he would definitely not let go easily.
"Your Majesty, the Anyang Earl's son was disrespectful to the people of Prince Jing's mansion, and then distorted the facts. He shows such disregard for me, your son, and the royal family. These crimes are truly heinous. Your Majesty, please handle this impartially."
Upon hearing this, the Earl of Anyang kowtowed hurriedly, "I am an old minister who is loyal and devoted, and I have no second thoughts. My son's reckless offense against His Royal Highness Prince Jing was truly unintentional. Your Majesty, please, for the sake of the Wang family's generations of loyalty, forgive my son."
"Now you know how to beg for mercy. That's not what you said just now." Ye Chenyin said coldly.
I was only thinking about seeking justice for my son and forgot what the law said.
He also forgot the difference between the ruler and his subjects.
Just before King Jing came, I was planning to wait for him to come and have a good confrontation with him, but who would have thought that he would do such a trick.
"Well, it's not a big deal after all. Prince Anyang has also been punished. Let's just forget about this."
Emperor Gan didn't want to become alienated from his ministers just for Rong Yu. If he didn't speak out to stop it, the whole family might be executed.
"Thank you..."
"Father," Ye Chenyin interrupted before Anyang Earl could finish his thanks, "I've already given them a chance, but they're ungrateful and have betrayed me, even trying to discredit me. Their ill-intentioned behavior and lack of gratitude are truly chilling."
"If such people are not taught a lesson, how can they learn their lesson?"
"So what does King Jing think?"
He knew he wouldn't let them off easily.
Ye Chenyin looked at Wang Yi, and the image of Rong Yu's haggard face flashed through his mind. He frowned and said, "Exile him three thousand miles for a year to temper his temper."
"No, no, life is hard three thousand miles away. How can I bear it? I won't go."
Wang Yi was almost crying. No one told him that King Jing was so difficult to deal with. If he had known, he would not have been so mean.
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