When they arrived at the Heavenly Prison, the emperor directly ordered people to take Zhao Ziheng to be castrated, without giving Zhao Zhang any chance to beg for mercy.
And Zhao Zhang.
If a son is not taught well, it is the father's fault. He was dismissed from his position as Minister of Revenue and demoted to Luocheng.
Zhao Zhang knew very well that there was no way he could turn things around this time, so last night he asked someone to go to the eldest prince to plead for mercy, but there was no response.
Now I just want...
"Your Majesty, please spare my life and allow me to take him away..."
This is his only request.
Just to save my child's life.
From beginning to end, Zhao Zhang protected Zhao Ziheng and was a good father, so the emperor agreed to his request.
On the way back to the Yangxin Palace.
"Rong Baichuan, are you satisfied with this result?" the emperor suddenly spoke.
Rong Baichuan looked confused?
"What? Your Majesty, why do you ask that?"
"You are still pretending to be confused!" The emperor suddenly stopped.
"Why are you targeting Zhao Zhang? He has never provoked you. I don't believe it's just for the draft pick list."
this?!
Rong Baichuan scratched the back of his neck.
Why else could he say that Zhao Zhang would be involved in the eldest prince's attempt to abdicate in four years?
Who would believe it if I told you?
"I didn't mean to pick on him. I explained it many times yesterday..."
"I exposed his shortcomings at the court this morning for the sake of the draft list. What happened last night was purely coincidental."
"I was going to that street to buy some snacks for Chaoxi. I didn't want to take a detour, so I thought of going through Prince Jing's Mansion. I didn't expect to run into something like this..."
Rong Baichuan touched his swollen cheek and said aggrievedly, "If I had known I would be beaten, I should have let Chaoxi be greedy and not bought it for her..."
She has been blamed innocently day and night, so she doesn't want any snacks!
"Really?" The emperor narrowed his eyes, not quite believing it.
However, Zhao Zhang had been with the eldest prince for more than a month, and the emperor himself only received the news a few days ago. It was impossible for Rong Baichuan to know about his relationship with the eldest prince half a month ago.
"Of course it's true." Rong Baichuan promised solemnly, "I promise that what happened last night has absolutely nothing to do with me."
It really didn't matter, he just went with the flow and delivered the letter.
When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, King Jing had not yet woken up.
The emperor couldn't help but worry, "How is Prince Jing? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"Your Majesty..." The imperial physician described King Jing's current condition.
"Your Highness was already feeling weak due to a cold. Last night, he was exhausted and angry. I will give you acupuncture and treatment for two more days, and you will surely feel better."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The sky collapsed in one night, and he must be feeling bad. Give him some time. Maybe he will be full of energy again after tomorrow." Rong Baichuan persuaded.
Chaoxi said so, and King Jing would get better in two days.
At this time, Princess Jing was asking for a meeting outside.
When he arrived at the front hall, he saw Princess Jing kneeling in the hall, her hair slightly disheveled, her face pale, and the wound on her arm was oozing blood, staining the gauze red.
"What are you doing?!" The emperor frowned slightly.
She described it this way, and even though she was not feeling well, she ran into the palace and knelt here.
"I beg Your Majesty to spare the lives of the concubines and children in the mansion." Princess Jing kowtowed.
The sound of the forehead hitting the ground was obvious and the impact was very heavy.
Hearing this, the emperor's face turned cold.
"You're pleading for them?! Do you know what they've done wrong?"
"Your concubine... Your concubine knows..." Princess Jing kept her head pressed tightly against the ground, not daring to look up.
Last night, when she heard about this and that the two girls were not the prince's children, she was furious.
But they just want to find someone to rely on.
She herself had no children, and she knew the future fate of a childless woman.
She was a princess and she still worried about herself, let alone those concubines who could be bought and sold.
Therefore, when Cui Liu asked for a wife, she would disregard etiquette and quarrel with King Jing.
"You know? You know!!!" The emperor's eyes widened and he roared, "Fang Jieling! Do you know what you are saying?"
"Jinghong is your husband. He has always treated you well, and you treat him like this!?!"
He picked up the scroll on the table and was about to throw it at Princess Jing.
Rong Baichuan quickly stopped him and said kindly:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The princess probably only found out last night."
Fang Jie Ling is the daughter of a scholarly family. She has been brought up under the rules and discipline of women since she was young. She would definitely not do such a thing as knowing the truth but not reporting it.
I guess the truth was revealed last night and those women asked her for protection.
The emperor slammed the scroll down on the table. "Tell me! Why are you pleading for them? Were you involved in this?"
If there is, let’s send it away together!
"I only found out about this last night..."
Princess Jing raised her head. There was a red mark on her forehead and her face turned even paler.
"Except for Concubine Cui Liu, the other two were just confused for a moment..."
"They were neglected and oppressed by their families since childhood, and have never seen much of the world. After being bought by my concubines, they were never properly educated."
"The two children are less than three years old and are innocent. This is all my fault. Please punish me."
this……??
Rong Baichuan looked at Princess Jing with a speechless look, not knowing what to say. It seemed that she was a little too kind.
"Your Majesty, the princess is right. The children are innocent and the two girls know nothing. Why not... let them go?" Rong Baichuan couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking and spoke carefully.
"This is Jinghong's family affair. I won't make the decision for him. When he wakes up, go ask him yourself!"
The emperor was also very angry. Princess Jing was really magnanimous.
"Come here, take Princess Jing to the side hall."
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