After asking a series of questions, Emperor Beichen felt that he was a very patient and approachable emperor. If he had been more irritable, he would have had the man dragged out and beaten to death for his mindless words.
"My name is Ye Qixian, and I am a scholar. Wenshu is the eldest daughter of the Yun family. She is gentle and kind, and she is the woman I have always admired. A few days ago, her parents sent her to the general's mansion, but she was sent out again not long after. However, she was infected with the plague and died soon after. Before she died, she told me that the princess was jealous of her and jealous that she was favored by the general. She slandered her and harmed people in the general's mansion..."
"Wait, you mentioned the General's Mansion. What is the connection between Manjushri and the General's Mansion?"
Before Ye Qixian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Beichen. He thought to himself, "If I let this fool talk, who knows where he'll end up?" So he asked directly.
"Wenshu's grandmother and the old lady of the General's Mansion were distant relatives. The reason why the Yun family sent Wenshu to the General's Mansion was that they hoped the General's Mansion would find a powerful family for Wenshu in the capital. In this way, the Yun family could benefit. However, Wenshu herself did not agree. She was coerced by her family. But who knew that after arriving at the General's Mansion, the General would take a liking to her and want to marry her. This aroused the princess's jealousy, which led to her death!"
At this moment, Emperor Beichen finally understood the whole story. He couldn't help but scoff. Putting aside who Ye Qixian was, let's talk about this woman named Wenshu. She claimed that Nangong Yuan had taken a liking to her and wanted to marry her. Emperor Beichen knew that this woman was definitely a liar. However, in order to prevent this fool from continuing to misunderstand Han Yiyi, he asked again...
"How did you know all this? Did that Manjushri tell you?"
Upon hearing Emperor Beichen's question, a flash of anger and pain appeared in Ye Qixian's eyes before he finally spoke.
"Yes, it was Manjushri who told me this before she left. She is so kind and has never lied. Of course, she couldn't have lied to me. It must be as she said. The princess was jealous that she had won the general's heart, so she plotted to harm her!"
Seeing that this man was convinced that Manjushri could not possibly lie to him, Emperor Beichen lost interest in continuing his sermon and gave Chu Yun a wink, signaling him to invite Old Madam Nangong over.
Chu Yun accepted the order and withdrew, thinking to himself that his life was truly miserable! He hadn't even finished his tenth term of office yet, and he was already being ordered around to do errands.
"Wait here, I will send someone to invite Old Madam Nangong over so she can tell you the whole story in person. How can we only listen to one side of the story!"
As soon as Emperor Beichen finished speaking, Ye Qixian tried to speak up to defend Yun Wenshu, but before he could even open his mouth, the rag that had just been thrown on the ground was stuffed back into his mouth.
It turned out that the chief eunuch standing nearby, noticing Emperor Beichen's impatience, picked up a rag from the ground and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
He thought to himself, "This matter concerns the princess. I don't want people to misunderstand the princess and ruin her reputation. That's why my emperor has such patience to listen to her rambling on!"
If it were anyone else, they would probably be dragged out and executed. It has to be said that our emperor is really good to this newly appointed princess from another family, even better than the several legitimate princesses in the palace!
The head eunuch was thinking to himself that he must be more respectful to Princess Changning in the future.
When Emperor Beichen saw the rag stuffed into Ye Qixian's mouth, he raised an eyebrow, glanced at the chief eunuch beside him, and thought to himself, "Not bad, as expected of an old man who has served me for so many years, he still understands my thoughts to some extent."
When Madam Nangong heard that Emperor Beichen had summoned her to the palace again, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. The group had only just come out of the palace not long ago, so why was she being summoned again? She couldn't help but ask.
"My lord, do you know why the Emperor summoned my wife and me?"
"You may call me Chu Yun, Madam. His Majesty only said he summoned you, Madam. As for the matter, I dare not speak presumptuously. Your Majesty is still in charge. You see!"
Chu Yun thought to himself, "You'd better hurry up. I need to finish my errand before I can go and receive my punishment. 'The sooner I die, the sooner I'll be reborn.' This matter is dragging on and it's really unpleasant."
When Madam Nangong heard that Emperor Beichen had only summoned her, she became even more puzzled. Seeing Chu Yun's serious expression, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Seeing his wife's expression, Nangong Ling quickly took a few steps toward Chu Yun and took out a silver note from his sleeve, stuffing it into Chu Yun's hand.
"This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please take it with you for tea, sir. Your wife is getting on in years and can't handle any stress. If you know anything, please let us know in advance so we can be prepared!"
In fact, as a member of the Nangong family and a senior figure in the court, Nangong Ling didn't need to act this way. Even Emperor Beichen himself had to give him some face.
But as people often say, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger." Who knows, the emperor might suddenly lose his mind and make up some unfounded accusations. Or maybe not. Ye Li was an example of that before.
Chu Yun naturally knew Nangong Ling's status in Beichen and originally did not want to accept it, but thinking that he would have to see a doctor after being punished, he reluctantly accepted it.
Since he had accepted the money, he naturally had to say a few words, so he began to speak.
"It's nothing serious, just the assassination attempt on the princess today. His Majesty wants to ask the old lady some questions!"
Hearing Chu Yun say this, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when Madam Nangong arrived at the Imperial Study and saw the person kneeling on the ground, who was the same person who had tried to assassinate Han Yiyi earlier that day, she couldn't help but frown. Before she could figure out why this person was here, she heard Emperor Beichen's majestic voice ring out.
"Madam, look at this person, do you recognize him?"
Hearing Emperor Beichen's words, Old Madam Nangong became even more puzzled. She looked at Ye Qixian more carefully before speaking.
"Your Majesty, I do not recognize you!"
"Ye Qixian, do you recognize this old lady?"
Upon hearing Emperor Beichen's words, the chief eunuch immediately stepped forward and removed the rag from Ye Qixian's mouth.
"I don't recognize you!"
"This is the old lady of the General's Mansion you mentioned, who is related to Yun Wenshu's grandmother. Since she's here, let her tell us what happened to Yun Wenshu when she was in the General's Mansion. Is it really as you say, that Yun Wenshu's death is related to the princess?"
When Madam Nangong heard that this matter was related to Yun Wenshu, she couldn't help but frown.
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