Chapter 343 Glory
The old lady was embarrassed by the topic just now and was just wondering how to change the subject when the topic came up.
The Third Madam asked, "Isn't the Left Censor-in-Chief seriously ill? The Emperor asked Old Master Pei, who just returned to the capital, to take over temporarily. How come he's attending court?"
Not only did he go to court, he also died.
Originally, Old Master Pei was just a temporary replacement, but now he has been directly promoted.
The Left Censor-in-Chief was a second-rank official. There were not many second-rank officials in the court, and every transfer would cause quite a stir. Old Master Pei suddenly appeared, and the news was even more widely spread.
Xiao Yun and Duke Song were unwilling to see the position of Left Censor-in-Chief fall into the hands of Old Master Pei, so they had no choice but to let Lord Zheng go to court despite his illness for two days.
Lord Zheng can still attend court, and the emperor cannot let Old Master Pei take his place temporarily. In short, the emperor must give up this idea and take back the position of Left Censor-in-Chief.
But man proposes, God disposes. The imperial physician used strong medicine, and Lord Zheng was able to attend court. However, there were many things to be discussed at the court this morning. A person who had been ill for several days could not stand for that long with the strength supported by medicine.
Just when the emperor was persuaded to reinstate Old Master Pei to his post, Lord Zheng suddenly spat out blood and fell to the ground.
The incident happened suddenly and frightened everyone in the hall. The imperial physician rushed over, but it was too late. Lord Zheng was already dead.
After a lot of trouble by Xiao Yun, Duke Song and others, Lord Zheng, who originally had a 20% chance of recovering from his illness, died directly in the Council Hall. What was even more unfortunate was that the Left Prime Minister was standing right in front of him.
Lord Zheng sprayed all of his blood onto the back of the Left Prime Minister without leaving a drop, and it was not known whether it was intentional.
The emperor has been on the throne for almost twenty years. Except for a few people who died in the council hall due to depression, Lord Zheng was the first one to die without angering him.
The emperor said, "Permit the Left Censor-in-Chief to be buried with the rites of a marquis."
After Lord Zheng was carried away, the emperor directly appointed Old Master Pei as the new Left Censor-in-Chief.
The Left Prime Minister and the Duke of Song were so angry that their faces turned green.
After all the trouble, Lord Zheng lost his life. Not only did he fail to get back the position of Left Censor-in-Chief, but he also helped Old Master Pei to secure the position in advance.
Both the Left Prime Minister and the Duke of Song began to doubt their lives. Which side were they on?
The Left Prime Minister and the Duke of Song were unwilling to give up and continued to suppress Old Master Pei. Old Master Pei returned to the court this time because his grandson had committed a capital crime. He was reinstated so that he could abuse his power and bend the law. To save his grandson, he should wait until Pei Huaijin was executed before returning to the court...
Old Taifu Lin disagreed with this statement, "Lord Pei has a righteous character and is very intolerant of any injustice. Everyone who knows him knows this, and you, Duke Song, should know this best!"
"Lord Pei won't show favoritism, nor can he show favoritism. This case is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. Duke Song is saying that the Ministry of Justice will side with Lord Pei?"
The Minister of Justice stepped out and said, "When investigating a case, the Ministry of Justice only focuses on evidence and never looks for personal feelings."
Duke Song said, "Pei Huaijin killed someone in public. The evidence is irrefutable. He should have been executed in Lianzhou. His being sent to the capital is a sign of favoritism by the Lianzhou prefect."
Duke Song put pressure on the Ministry of Justice to execute Pei Huaijin as soon as possible.
Old Taifu Lin said, "There are still doubts in this case that need to be investigated. The Ministry of Justice has its own rules. How can we allow you, Duke Song, to put pressure on us and hastily close the case?"
Marquis Wucheng stepped out and said, "Pei Huaijin beat the eldest young master of the Wang family to death in public. There were no fewer than twenty witnesses. Are there any other suspicious points that need to be investigated?"
Old Master Lin said, "If Young Master Wang died of vomiting blood, I believe Pei Huaijin beat him to death. But he died foaming at the mouth after being beaten. Isn't that strange?"
Duke Song said, "If Pei Huaijin hadn't beaten him, would Young Master Wang have foamed at the mouth and died?!"
Old Master Lin said, "I don't deny that Young Master Wang's death was related to Pei Huaijin, but if Young Master Wang was poisoned or had a hidden illness, then Pei Huaijin is guilty, but his crime does not deserve the death penalty."
The two men are fighting against each other, and each has his own support.
Some people were puzzled and asked, "What does the Minister of Justice think about this case?"
...How else can we see it?
The Prince of Jingbei asked the emperor for permission to send a reliable person to the Wang family in Lianzhou to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy.
The emperor already knew that there were doubts in this case and that he wanted to overturn the verdict, so there was no need to argue at all.
Although Old Tutor Lin attended court in recent years, he rarely had disputes with other ministers. He often did not say a word during the morning court session, and he did not even attend the morning court every day.
This was something that didn't need to be argued about, but he argued with the Duke of Song until they were both red in the face.
He could feel that Old Master Lin was trying his best to save the Fourth Young Master Pei, but he seemed unaware that the Prince of Jingbei was already helping.
Not to mention the suspicion of the Minister of Justice, the Emperor was also very confused until Shen Ji stood up and said, "The Wang family refused to perform an autopsy. If the Lianzhou prefect did not feel that there were doubts in this case, he would not have sent Pei Huaijin to the capital. The Ministry of Justice should send someone to the Wang family to perform an autopsy and find out the real cause of death of Young Master Wang."
The emperor raised his hand to support his forehead.
He has confirmed it.
No one knew that Xie Jingyu had requested an imperial decree to conduct an autopsy except him and the Minister of Justice.
The secret is kept secret quite well.
The emperor said, "We will discuss this case later."
The emperor suppressed the matter.
Besides, Shen Wan sat and listened to the excitement for a while. The old lady asked about Madam Lin's health. She seemed to be concerned, but Shen Wan felt that the old lady would not really care about anyone who liked her.
But even if other people's concern was not real, Shen Wan could not pretend not to hear it. At least the princess was really worried about Madam Lin.
There was nothing to hide about this matter, Shen Wan said truthfully, "Old Madam Lin has lost her appetite recently and has become much thinner."
The old lady picked up the teacup and said, "It's normal for old people to have many ailments."
But in her previous life, Old Madam Lin didn't suffer from this problem of loss of appetite.
Although it was hard to say for sure what was wrong with her, Shen Wan couldn't help but feel uneasy after seeing the imperial physician and nothing was working.
Knowing that Madam Lin loved Shen Wan, and seeing Shen Wan worried, the princess comforted her after leaving Wing Chun Court, "Maybe Madam Lin is just like your mother, and she will recover from her illness one day."
...This is different.
The princess's illness is caused by the prince. He has the final say on when she gets sick and when she recovers.
No one should have poisoned Madam Lin. She lived in the inner house and went to Huguo Temple at most twice a year. She never even left the main gate and would not bother anyone. There was no reason to poison her.
Shen Wan said, "I hope to inherit my mother's good words."
After taking a short walk in the garden, Chen Wan returned to Zhaolanxuan.
After returning, Shen Wan drank a cup of tea, had a snack, and continued to embroider the brocade robe.
Less than half an hour had passed when a piece of gratifying news came.
Chun'er came in, covered her mouth and laughed, "Princess, the prince has punished the second master and the third young master to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on their sins..."
Shen Wanxiao couldn't even hold the embroidery needle steadily.
I've never seen anyone seeking punishment like this.
The money in the public treasury is so deceptive. In order to give more property to the second house, he asked for money shamelessly and called her and the princess to discuss it with a clear conscience.
Since they have accused the Third Young Master of a crime, if they don't punish him, then the palace's house rules will be meaningless.
When the prince came back, the princess told him about this. She knew that it was the third young master who had caused trouble outside, which implicated the daughter of the left prime minister and might even have entered Tianxiang Tower. The prince punished the third young master for causing trouble outside, and asked the second young master to kneel in the ancestral hall and apologize to the ancestors for not educating his children well.
The second master and his son knelt on the futon, with no place to vent their anger.
This punishment was given to them by the old lady and the second lady.
Others have accused their sons and grandchildren of crimes, and it is not enough for mothers and grandmothers to protect them. But they are afraid that Xie Jingxi's reputation will be cleared, so they want to throw dirty water on him.
The old lady and the second lady did not dare to ask the prince for mercy. They could not say that it was the princess who slandered them. If they turned the blame around, the prince would punish them more severely.
The old lady was so angry that her heart ached and she lay in bed moaning without any reason.
Yesterday, Prince Yuzhang invited guests to dinner, but because he was beaten again, it was moved to today. Xie Jingyu went to Deyue Tower and had lunch alone with Chen Wan.
But even though she was alone, she had enough food, and all of it was what she liked.
While Chen Wan was eating with gusto, Xie Jingyu went to Deyue Tower.
When I pushed the door open, I saw the bruised face of Prince Yuzhang, smiling like a flower.
Xie Jingyu couldn't bear to watch, "After being beaten like this, can't you wait until your injuries are healed before treating us?"
Prince Yuzhang touched his face and said, "This is not a shame, this is an honor."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
Zhao Ang said, "I don't know when I will be able to have such an honor."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
He couldn't understand the train of thought of these two people.
Prince Yuzhang looked at Xie Jingyu and said, "You don't understand. Being beaten is commonplace for us, but it wasn't unfair for us to be beaten before..."
"This time, it's not unfair."
Xie Jingyu interrupted him.
Prince of Yuzhang, “…”
Prince Yuzhang said angrily, "Why are you standing on my father's side? You are my brother, okay?"
"Speaking of which, you should take half the responsibility for the beatings we get every other day."
Zhao Ang nodded.
Xie Jingyu's face was filled with black lines.
Chen Ping stood aside and felt that it was more than half, but he definitely had some responsibility.
Before meeting the Crown Prince, Prince Yuzhang and his men had never been beaten. But after they met him, being beaten became commonplace.
Xie Jingyu had always been able to anger the prince since he was a child. Before meeting Xie Jingyu, Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang had never imagined that a son could be so presumptuous in front of his own father. They were very surprised, "How dare you contradict your father?"
Xie Jingyu said, "What's the big deal? My father wouldn't beat me for such a small matter."
Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang thought what he said made sense.
Sons also have tempers, and holding back anger will harm your health.
If he was dissatisfied with his biological father afterwards, he would say it out loud on the spot, but not every father was the King of Jingbei.
The prince did not beat Xie Jingyu because he knew that his son would only respond to gentleness and would not tolerate harshness. Beating him would be ineffective and there would be a lot of people protecting him. The prince did not want to get involved. How could he still bother with his five or six-year-old son?
Prince Teng was stunned by the contradiction. After enduring it for a while, Prince Yuzhang thought that his father was also a good-tempered person, so he let it go. Prince Teng endured it twice, and felt that he had to fight, and then began a chaotic life between father and son for fifteen years.
Chu Yang and Zhao Ang fell into the trap in the same way.
There are only one and countless times to make your own father angry.
The same goes for beating your son.
But now Xie Jingyu has pulled them out of the pit again. Thinking of the look in his father's eyes when he looked at him, with a kind of confusion and doubt that "how could I have misjudged my own son", Prince Yuzhang was in a very good mood.
He poured wine for Xie Jingyu, and Zhao Ang said, "Brother Jingyu has found work for them, and even my parents think I'm a rough diamond waiting to be polished. When will you give me a hand?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Prince Yuzhang took out the dagger hidden in his boots.
Zhao Ang, "..."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
A faint smell of foot odor filled the air.
Zhao Ang said, "Take it away quickly! Are you going to let us eat properly?"
Prince of Yuzhang, “…”
The Prince of Yuzhang sniffed it and then threw it to his servant.
The servant took it in a hurry, looking a little disgusted.
Xie Jingyu said, "There really is something suitable for you to do."
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