Chapter 311 Co-trial

A very light kiss, like a feather brushing past, makes the heart itchy.

Before Yu Zheng had time to savor it, Jiang Shu had already left, taking the medicine powder to apply to him.

While wrapping the cotton cloth, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Prince, Princess, the young master is full."

Jiang Shu quickly tied a knot, Yu Zheng put on his clothes and let someone in.

Aunt Gui came into the room with a smile, and sent the full Yu Ziyou to Yu Zheng's arms.

"Princess, you need to rest well at night. I will take the young master to rest after a while."

Newborn babies eat less and get hungry quickly. They need to be fed several times at night, and their diapers need to be cleaned and changed.

Jiang Shu needs to take care of himself, and Yu Zheng needs to go to court, so it is obviously not suitable to sleep with the child.

"Thank you, Madam." Jiang Shu thanked her gratefully.

"It's all my duty." Madam Gui didn't deserve it and bowed and left.

The door closed again, and Yu Zheng asked Jiang Shu to lie down inside, gently put the child in the middle, and he lay down on the outside.

They both leaned to the side and looked at the child without saying a word. The atmosphere was peaceful and quiet, and extremely comfortable.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Ziyu closed his eyes and fell asleep first.

The candle flickered, and Jiang Shu raised his hand and yawned, saying, "Let's go to sleep too."

Yu Zheng responded, got up and sent Yu Ziyu out.

Jiang Shu was weak after giving birth, and Yu Zheng was also very tired, so they both had a good night's sleep.

The next day, at dawn, Yu Zheng quietly got up to go to court.

The search and seizure of Cao's family yesterday caused a great uproar. Today, the court was silent and no one dared to speak.

Especially the ministers of Cao Qian's faction, they were trembling with fear and dared not speak, for fear of being implicated.

The emperor looked at the officials below with a stern look and said in a deep voice: "Cao Qian murdered the emperor and committed treason, and his crime should be punished. But this case is serious and has a wide range of implications. In order to find out the crime and the party members, the case will be handed over to Prince Jing to handle, and the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Palace Front Office will assist in the trial."

"Your son obeys your order."

"Your subject obeys your order."

Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu responded.

Hearing the emperor mention the word party members, the court officials of Cao Qian's faction trembled at the same time.

They stood on Cao Qian's side and did a lot with Cao Qian. But they really had no involvement in the regicide.

At most... at most they just followed Cao Qian's wishes and suggested that the emperor go to Tianji Mountain to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for blessings.

Perhaps it was because the matter was serious and Cao Qian was suspicious, so he didn't tell anyone and planned all this on his own.

Now that Cao Qian was captured, they were in trouble.

Everyone in Cao Qian's party was in danger and worried. They could only pray to God to close the case early and not to investigate them, so as to avoid this disaster.

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "The empress and the crown princess are from the Cao family. They conspired to kill the king and privately mobilized guards to murder the crown prince's concubine and the royal heir. Their crimes are unforgivable. They should be deposed and punished together with the Cao family members."

"Your Majesty is wise."

At this point, no one dared to plead for the empress and Cao Muxue. And most of the court officials were happy to see this.

Today's morning court ended a little late. After the emperor returned to his study, he immediately picked up his pen to write an edict to depose the queen and the crown princess.

He has been waiting for this day for many years!

It was once a supreme honor for the two daughters of the Cao family to enter the palace, one queen and one crown princess.

With the edict today, everything has become a thing of the past.

When the eunuch went to the cold palace to announce the edict, the queen was not surprised at all and accepted the edict calmly.

Cao Muxue, who suddenly fell from the clouds, could not bear it and sat on the ground in a daze.

The queen ignored her, humbled herself and asked the eunuch about Yu Cheng's situation with a bit of pleading.

The eunuch said nothing at first and wanted to turn around and leave.

The queen hurriedly took off the golden hairpin on her head and quietly stuffed it into his hand.

She has nothing now, except for a few pieces of jewelry on her body.

The eunuch held the golden hairpin and looked outside vigilantly. Seeing that the imperial guards were not paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not woken up yet." When

the Queen heard this, her heart felt heavy and painful as if hit by a huge rock.

A whole day and two nights had passed, and Yu Cheng still hadn't woken up. How badly must he have been injured!

Or in other words, can he still wake up?

The Queen clenched her hands tightly and couldn't help trembling slightly. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Who hurt the Crown Prince?"

The eunuch shook his head. He really didn't know.

The Queen wanted to ask something else, but the eunuch didn't dare to stay any longer and left quickly.

Now that the entire Cao family has been confiscated and imprisoned, there is no possibility of turning over, and no one dares to have anything to do with them.

Looking at the closed door, the Queen was filled with hatred and anger.

She knew that she was going to die, and she was ready to die. But the only thing that worried her was Yu Cheng.

Fortunately, Yu Cheng did not participate in their plan, and he had royal blood, so he would not be implicated.

But his life or death was unknown, and she could not close her eyes even if she died.

Besides, she wanted to know who hurt Yu Cheng

. Even if she could not avenge Yu Cheng while alive, she would find that person to settle the score after death! The queen waited patiently. She and Cao Muxue ended up like this. Concubine Yu Gui and Xie Wanruo would definitely come to laugh at them and add insult to injury.

The eunuchs did not know who hurt Yu Cheng, but Concubine Yu Gui and Xie Wanruo must know!

Time seemed to pass especially slowly in the cold palace. The queen sat in the courtyard, looking at the sky and the gate, feeling anxious and uneasy.

After Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu took charge of the trial of Cao Qian, they were extremely busy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they wanted to catch all of Cao Qian's followers and rectify the court.

Cao Taishi's disciples asked around and found out about the crimes committed by the Cao family. They were all in disbelief and all believed that the Cao family was wronged. They wanted to go to the Dali Temple to protest.

Fortunately, a sober person said, "The Cao family is powerful and deeply rooted. If it is a false accusation, no one in the court will speak out. In my opinion, this matter needs to be handled with caution. We should find out the facts before making any plans."

Someone responded, "Yes, if it is an injustice, the prince will not stand idly by. Besides, Lord Cao is also very powerful in the court, it is impossible that no one will redress the injustice."

"So what you mean is that Lord Cao really committed treason?"

Everyone looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, they all remained silent.

Although they are disciples of Grand Tutor Cao, they have some favors with the Cao family and can redress the injustice for the Cao family. But the premise is that the Cao family must be really wronged.

If the crime is true, they will not be able to save people, but will get themselves involved, which is not worth the loss.

A few words of enlightenment calmed down the impulsive emotions of the people, and they dared not act rashly again.

It doesn't matter if they are implicated, but they still have families.

The sky was sunny yesterday, but it suddenly changed today.

Yu Zheng went out early and came back late, and stayed in the Dali Temple almost all day.

Zhou Boxu and Xie Qin cooperated with Yu Zheng to find out a series of evidence of Cao Qian and Cao's family.

If the Xie family had some concerns before, after Cao Qian was captured and Cao Muxue and the queen brazenly attacked Xie Wanruo, the Xie family threw everything aside.

Five days later, Cao Qian's case of regicide and treason was not only not concluded, but the investigation went further and further, and the investigation became wider and wider.