"Oh dear, Princess, please come with me. I'll explain everything to you on the way!"
Eunuch Liu looked anxious and urged Lin Yuxin to hurry up and enter the palace.
Lin Yuxin didn't hesitate this time and walked out.
Eunuch Liu followed closely behind.
Along the way, Lin Yuxin finally learned the whole story and sighed. She knew it wouldn't be that simple.
In the book, Xiao Hao is recognized because the struggle for the throne among the princes has entered a heated stage, with several princes either dead, injured, or exiled.
When Xiao Hao was recognized back then, no one cared. A child without a mother is like a child without a backer. Moreover, Xiao Hao had no power in the palace at the time, so no one cared whether he was a real prince or not.
But this time it's different. Not only is the Empress still alive, but among the princes, although the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince have fallen, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince are both adults, which is the perfect age for them to make plans.
Furthermore, since they had a strong foundation and influence in the palace, those people naturally didn't want another legitimate prince to suddenly return.
Lin Yuxin felt a little sorry for Xiao Hao, wondering if he was scared or crying in the main hall.
Lin Yuxin walked to the Golden Palace with a heavy heart.
Eunuch Liu went in first to report, and after a short while, his voice could be heard:
"Princess Xuanping Ning requests an audience!"
Lin Yuxin then walked in step by step. Many of the ministers around her looked at her with disdain, contempt, and curiosity, but Lin Yuxin walked to the front of the main hall as if she were nothing.
He bowed to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Long live the Emperor!"
"Get up! I'm here to see you! I want to ask you if there's any way to prove that Cheng Tinghao is indeed the Ninth Prince?"
The Emperor told Lin Yuxin to rise and asked impatiently,
Lin Yuxin then raised her head and looked at Cheng Tinghao, who was standing silently to the side, expressionless, but with red eyes.
It was clear that he had truly been wronged, and Lin Yuxin felt a surge of anger rising within her.
[This damned emperor can't even protect his own child, what use is he? He's leaving my little Hao here, surrounded and attacked by these ministers. Look, his eyes are all red, poor thing! My heart aches for him!]
[Li Xiaochen is a useless piece of trash. Didn't he say Xiao Hao was doing well in the palace? They've been bullied to this point, and he hasn't even done anything about it? Is he waiting for the New Year? I, the princess, have to step in!]
Lin Yuxin hadn't cursed anyone in a long time. Since going to Beicheng, she had been busy handling affairs every day and hadn't had so many things to make her angry. She had even forgotten that she was also a first-rate curser.
Xiao Hao's eyes, which were already slightly red, burst into tears the moment he heard Lin Yuxin's words. Waaah, he had someone to protect him too, his sister had come!
Li Xiaochen awkwardly touched the tip of his nose. Who knew these ministers would be so difficult to deal with? They wouldn't let go of the lack of evidence.
The Emperor dared not utter a word after being scolded by Lin Yuxin, and he couldn't get angry either, because the girl wasn't scolding him openly, but only in her heart.
The emperor felt a lump in his throat again, but he could only hold it in!
After cursing the two men in her heart, Lin Yuxin glared at Li Xiaochen before turning to the Emperor sitting above her with a blank expression and speaking in a calm tone:
"Your Majesty, I do have a solution, but I'm very curious: is this Ninth Prince your son? Don't you know? Why do you need others to question him?"
"How dare you, Princess Pingning! How dare you question the Emperor? The imperial offspring are of utmost importance; how can they be impersonated by this unknown person?"
Upon hearing Lin Yuxin's words, Prime Minister Hou immediately rebuked her loudly.
Lin Yuxin looked up at the sound and saw a look of understanding in her eyes!
[Was he the one who led the bullying of my Xiao Hao?! Today, this princess will show you why the flowers are so red!]
"Prime Minister Hou! Why are you so concerned about whether Xiao Hao is the Emperor's son? You can't even take care of your own child properly, yet you have time to meddle in other people's?"
Lin Yuxin looked at Prime Minister Hou, suddenly laughed, and then directly started to criticize him.
"You...you!"
Prime Minister Hou was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at Lin Yuxin and hesitated for a long time without saying anything!
Seeing his expression, Lin Yuxin decided to persevere and continued:
"Oh, by the way, speaking of your precious son, I was just about to ask how he's been lately. It's been half a year since I last saw him; I wonder how he's been?"
"What do you mean? My son is naturally very good!"
Prime Minister Hou, his face flushed, asked, puzzled.
"Hehe, that's good, I'm just afraid it might not be good in a little while!"
Lin Yuxin chuckled softly, said something, and then ignored the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Hou frowned and stared intently at Lin Yuxin, wanting to see what she was up to.
Lin Yuxin turned directly to the Emperor, then knelt down, bowed, and spoke in a firm and resonant voice:
"Your Majesty, I request that you impeach Hou Lihai, the son of the Prime Minister, for accepting bribes, buying and selling official positions, forcibly taking women from the people, forcing them into prostitution, and showing utter disregard for the law! His crimes deserve to be punished by death!"
Lin Yuxin's words stunned not only the Prime Minister, but also the officials in the court, who stared in disbelief at the kneeling Princess Pingning.
Princess Pingning came in with a big move, directly targeting Prime Minister Hou, who had been the most vocal earlier.
"You're talking nonsense, you're just spouting lies!"
Prime Minister Hou grew anxious and roared at Lin Yuxin, then turned and hurriedly knelt before the Emperor, saying righteously:
"Your Majesty, Princess Pingning is wronging my son! My son has always been obedient and well-behaved. How could he possibly do such a thing? I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
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