After Shangguan Lingyun left, the Ye family father and son looked at the emperor who was very angry on the high throne at a loss.
Shangguan Du felt the gazes of the two men and his eyes became irritated. Seeing this, Eunuch Yu immediately sent them out.
After the father and son left the imperial study, they were still a little confused.
"Father, what does His Majesty mean?"
Ye Pengcheng shook his head. Just as the prince said, their Ye family was neither the victim nor the defendant. They were just hurt by the rumors.
However, through His Majesty's performance today, he did see some clues.
"Go back, this is not the place to talk."
Ye Pengcheng was about to leave with Ye Rong, but they had not gone far when they were stopped by Wang Xiao.
"General Ye, Second Young Master Ye, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites you."
The Ye family father and son were flattered, but at the same time they were a little confused.
The two of them didn't dare to say much and followed Wang Xiao towards the East Palace.
The two came to the main hall of the East Palace, not knowing whether it was a psychological effect or some other reason.
Although the hall was bright and clean, they always felt it was gloomy and depressing.
When Shangguan Lingyun arrived, the two were secretly looking around the East Palace.
"I invited you two here today because I want to ask about the Ye family's attitude towards this matter."
When Ye Pengcheng heard Shangguan Lingyun's cold and warmthless tone, he couldn't help but start thinking.
After a moment, just when Shangguan Lingyun was about to lose his patience, Ye Pengcheng spoke.
"As Your Highness said, the Ye family was simply forced to participate in this matter."
"However, through the investigation of Han Wenbin, it was indeed discovered that he had many problems."
"As for the attitude of the Ye family that Your Highness mentioned, I can only say that the Ye family was forced to participate in this. Although they had no choice, they will not allow others to bully them at will."
"What's more, Miss Li has already been engaged to my son. The Ye family will investigate this matter thoroughly."
As everyone knows, Shangguan Lingyun and Prince Yu are not on good terms. Now that Shangguan Lingyun is investigating this time, I'm afraid Han Wenbin will definitely not be able to escape.
However, he did not quite understand why His Majesty would hand this matter over to the Crown Prince when he knew that the two of them did not get along and was so partial to Prince Yu.
Shangguan Lingyun saw through his thoughts at a glance, "The emperor has been dissatisfied with me for a long time."
"No matter what the result is, this mission has only mistakes, no merits."
"Alright, go back and inform Li Zhiming to hand over all the evidence he has about Han Wenbin to Wang Xiao."
"I'm tired, Wang Xiao, please accompany General Ye and Second Young Master Ye out of the palace."
The Ye family father and son were slightly surprised. This prince seemed a little different from what was rumored.
Ye Rong kept secretly looking at Shangguan Lingyun, but from beginning to end, Shangguan Lingyun had no intention of talking to him.
Wang Xiao came up to the two of them and made a gesture of invitation, so the two of them had to leave again.
Because Wang Xiao was with them, the father and son didn't say anything else and quickly went straight to the Li family.
After meeting Wang Xiao, Li Zhiming immediately handed over all the witnesses and evidence in his hands.
Ten days later, an imperial decree came from the palace, sentencing Han Wenbin to death for abducting women, oppressing the people, and taking human lives, and the sentence was to be executed in the autumn.
As for the Han family, Marquis Xuanyang was fined three months' salary for failing to discipline them strictly, and was ordered to reflect on his mistakes at home for three months.
When the Han family learned that Han Wenbin was sentenced to death, they cursed Shangguan Lingyun.
Until now, he is still crying out that he is wronged, and even instigating the people to discredit Shangguan Lingyun.
It was said that he deliberately framed and suppressed the Han family because he was at odds with Prince Yu, and Han Wenbin was wronged.
However, no matter how the Han family clamored, the emperor turned a blind eye after issuing the imperial edict, leaving the world to speculate.
As expected, a memorial impeaching Shangguan Lingyun soon appeared in the emperor's study.
Some people said that he was seeking revenge for personal gain, some said that he was forced to confess, and some said that he had bad morals and was not worthy of the position of Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
All of a sudden, the issue of abolishing the crown prince, which had been suppressed for a long time, was mentioned again.
While Shangguan Lingyun was busy investigating the case, Prince Yu was busy having a love affair with Ye Xinxin.
On this day, Prince Yu came to the Ye family in person with the emperor's imperial decree granting marriage.
"Congratulations, General Ye. Congratulations, General Ye. My father specially sent me here to deliver the imperial decree granting the marriage to the Second Young Master."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Ye family immediately knelt down to receive the order.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Ye Rong, the second son of the General of the Balao Banner, is both virtuous and talented, and fearless in his bravery. Li Jingjing, the legitimate daughter of the General of the Zhenyuan Palace, is gentle and virtuous, with a striking appearance. They are truly a match made in heaven. The Emperor hereby decrees their marriage. It is hoped that the two will unite in heart and soul, serve the country with all their might, and live up to His Majesty's grace."
"I thank Your Majesty for your grace. Long live the Emperor."
"General Ye, please stand up quickly."
After Shangguan Yu finished reading the imperial edict, he immediately pulled the man up.
Then he looked at the Ye family members with some apology.
"The reason why I have specifically accepted this mission to deliver the imperial edict today is, firstly, to congratulate the general, and secondly, to apologize to the general in person."
After Ye Pengcheng asked Ye Rong to take the imperial edict, he personally led Shangguan Yu to the hall to sit down.
"His Royal Highness Prince Yu's arrival today brings honor to the Ye Mansion."
"As for your Highness's apology, I really don't know where to begin."
Shangguan Yu sat opposite Ye Pengcheng with a faint smile. After glancing at everyone, he spoke.
"Due to Han Wenbin's incident, the Ye and Li families have been in a lot of trouble lately. I feel really bad for that."
"Han Wenbin has been raised by my grandfather and rarely comes to Beijing. Therefore, I haven't seen him for a long time."
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