Lin Xianhong fell to his knees.
She looked up.
All the officials around him looked indifferent.
Some of them looked like they were enjoying the show.
He looked at them with a half-smile.
She looked at Gu Yuan in the distance.
The latter seemed to not know her.
Turn around firmly.
Then look at Ning Que who is in the front.
He is in high spirits at this moment.
Wearing a crown and a dragon robe.
He holds a jade sceptre in his hand and wears a sword at his waist.
Sitting in front, sipping tea carefully.
It was as if everything had nothing to do with him.
Lin Xianhong seemed to be able to hear the ministers' laughter.
She clenched her hands tightly.
The nails are embedded in the flesh.
Lin Xianhong is a person with extremely low self-esteem.
She always believed that she could live well on her own.
But in front of Ning Que, she could never raise her head.
She always remembered the day when she knelt in front of Ning Que.
The more Ning Que did, the more inferior she felt deep down.
But her self-esteem made her unwilling to admit it.
She always sees the flaws.
Even if Ning Que explained, it would be useless.
Now... she is a prisoner.
Ning Que is a high and mighty prince!
It's no use even if she denies it.
Emperor Feng looked at the three people kneeling down.
"When Lin Chao caused trouble previously, I only dismissed him from office and salary, considering his military achievements. But this time, he led the riot. Although he meant no harm, he dared to disrespect Prince Ning. He also stirred up public outrage and nearly caused a serious crime. I will punish you by appointing you as Sikou, stationing you in the northern border to make amends for your mistakes."
"The sinner thanks His Majesty!"
Lin Chao kowtowed tremblingly.
Si Kou was not an official position, but a type of criminal, responsible for spying on bandits and thieves. If a person was convicted of Si Kou, he would be sent to guard the border.
To put it bluntly, they are the cannon fodder suicide squad.
Usually they are responsible for guarding the border and spying on the enemy.
Charge ahead in battle.
It’s better not to fight, at least you can survive.
If we go to war, we will basically have a life-or-death situation.
Lin Jiang's eyes were red and his whole body was trembling.
He knew that the Emperor had already shown some leniency. If he really wanted to investigate, even if he didn't get the death penalty, he would have his hands and feet cut off and be enslaved.
One generation of slavery, one generation of slavery!
"As for you... Lin Xianhong." Emperor Feng sighed and said slowly, "I have already issued an edict allowing Prince Ning to divorce his wife. After three years of marriage, everyone knows that you dislike Prince Ning. Now I have given you freedom, but you have repeatedly caused trouble for Prince Ning. This time, you were used by an assassin, and it almost caused a disaster."
"Considering that you once saved the Empress Dowager and provided free medical treatment and medicine to others in Chang'an, I will remove you from your position as a third-rank medical officer and demote you to a commoner."
"I refuse to accept!"
"What?"
"Xianhong, stop talking!"
Lin Jiang was so scared that he almost jumped up.
He tugged at the corner of Lin Xianhong's clothes.
Isn't this courting death?
It is already good enough to serve the emperor.
No further investigation was carried out.
Lin Xianhong raised his head.
Even when facing Emperor Feng, he never backed down.
Ning Que smiled but said nothing when he saw this scene.
I can only say that this stupid woman is really not afraid of death.
Emperor Feng was quite polite to her.
The matter was not even investigated further.
If we really want to investigate, she attempted to murder the Princess of Xiliang, a capital crime punishable by the Yi clan. She certainly didn't collude with the assassin, but she indirectly assisted the assassin. If Ning Que hadn't reacted quickly, Samuel would have been dead.
Unfortunately, Lin Xianhong is unaware of this.
She raised her head, extremely determined.
"I don't know the assassin."
"I have no intention of assassinating the princess."
"I simply believe that Prince Ning represented Dafeng in the peace talks, but in the end he wanted to give food to Xiliang. Doing so is tantamount to trampling on the blood of our brave men!"
"They work hard to guard the border without any regrets."
"Prince Ning just opened his mouth and sent 100,000 dan of grain. For Dafeng, this amount of food is indeed not much. But there are still many people starving. Since there is food, why not save the people of Feng but save the people of Xiliang?"
"presumptuous!"
Emperor Feng was immediately furious.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
All the ministers raised their hands.
Gu Yuan was quite helpless.
Isn't this seeking death?
Emperor Feng has said so much.
Lin Xianhong actually dared to question in public.
Don’t you know that imperial power is supreme?
The emperor can't be wrong!
The ones who are wrong are always the ministers.
Ning Que walked slowly to the center of the hall.
He looked at Lin Xianhong and said calmly, "I thought I had made myself clear, but I didn't expect you to be so foolish as to still think you were right. So, I'm asking you, what was your previous position?"
"Third-rank female medical officer!"
"Then what qualifications do you have to dictate state affairs? How dare you question me in public on Chang'an Street? My ability to facilitate peace talks proves I have the approval of His Majesty and all the officials. You're just a third-rank medical officer. If you're not focused on healing and saving lives, how dare you presumptuously discuss state affairs?"
"Ask yourself, if this matter had been negotiated by the King of Qi or General Gu, would you have dared to question them in public with the people?!"
Ning Que's voice was resounding.
Lin Xianhong looked ashen and was speechless.
Does she dare?
She really doesn't dare...
Let alone Gu Yuan and the King of Qi, she would only dare to complain privately about other ministers. She dared to go to Ning Que, but she relied on the fact that they were once husband and wife, thinking that Ning Que would not dare to do anything to her, after all, he had tried so hard to please her.
"You certainly didn't intend to harm the princess."
"But what you did hurt her!"
"If something happens to the princess, can you absolve yourself of blame by saying you didn't mean it? If you hadn't been so persistent, the princess would have been safely evacuated long ago. You think you're right, but you don't realize you're completely wrong."
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