"Unjust?"
Xing Bang's face darkened, "How dare you do such an unchaste thing and yet you dare to cry out in front of me."
"According to what you said, Lord Wu is a first-rank official, and if he puts in so much effort, I'm afraid everyone in the capital will know about it soon."
"Could it be that this is fabricated just to deceive this king?"
Hearing this, Wu Jingzhi's old face turned red, and he suddenly felt like someone was poking his spine. Thinking about it, he was indeed a little impulsive, and it could be said that he was a little shameless.
"My Lord, how dare I!"
Wu Jingzhi turned to look at Xie Jinlian and said, "You ignorant bitch, how dare you lie in front of the prince?"
"Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense. I am truly wronged. Please understand my mistake."
Xie Jinlian is not an ordinary woman. She has seen the world. Since she has made up her mind not to admit it, she will not change her words so easily.
Anyway, no matter what, Cui Sheng has to back him up. I don't believe he can admit it so easily.
"The plaintiff insisted, but the defendant denied..."
Xing Bang looked at Cui Sheng and said, "Master Cui, you are also one of the defendants. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
"Your Highness, Lord Wu is not afraid of what others say. He brought his concubine to trouble me, and even claimed that the servants had confessed. I have no way to defend myself. I only ask Your Highness to understand."
Hearing this, Wu Jingzhi snorted coldly, "Master Cui is very eloquent. You can just say that you didn't do it. I am just picking on you on purpose."
"That's not what I meant. I was just discussing the matter. Anyway, in front of the prince, everything will be judged by the public."
Cui Sheng did not show any weakness and directly retorted.
Xing Bang laughed secretly in his heart, it was really a case of dogs biting each other and both getting fur in their mouths. Although he knew the truth, he was still somewhat biased towards Cui Sheng. After all, he still had to let him make money for him.
However, we also have to take Wu Jingzhi into consideration. Regardless of whether he is a pillar of the court, improper handling of the matter will still damage his dignity.
"If you ask me, you two are both appointed officials of the imperial court, so you shouldn't ruin your relationship because of this matter..."
"After listening to this, I think there may be some misunderstanding. This woman in front of me is flirting and does not look like a decent woman."
Hearing this, Xie Jinlian trembled, and was obviously a little scared.
Cui Sheng and Wu Jingzhi were also somewhat confused.
Xing Bang continued, "Sir Wu, you are in charge of the Ministry of Justice. According to the laws of our dynasty, if a woman is not a virtuous woman and seduces others to have an affair, what crime should she be punished for?"
Wu Jingzhi smacked his lips and said, "Lingchi execution!"
Xing Bang nodded, "Since she is Master Wu's concubine, I think she should be put to death by slow slicing."
"this……"
Wu Jingzhi was a little confused about what Xing Bang was up to.
Xing Bang didn't say anything more. His face darkened and he shouted, "Someone come!"
"My Lord, what do you want?"
Cui Yuan pushed the door open and came in, followed by two officers.
"Drag this whore away and beat her to death!"
"ah?"
Xie Jinlian's face was filled with horror, and she cried out in disbelief.
"Please spare my life, my lord. I am innocent..."
Wu Jingzhi and Cui Sheng both shuddered at the same time, and felt a chill on their backs.
Subconsciously, both of them wondered if this was a warning to themselves as well.
Xing Bang waved his hand, and two officers pulled Xie Jinlian out.
He kept begging for mercy, and called out to Wu Jingzhi and Cui Sheng, asking them to save him.
But who can save her?
After all, he deserved to die!
Xing Bang knew what was going on. As soon as Wu Jingzhi entered the room, he had made up his mind to kill this woman.
It can be said that since Cui Sheng found this woman and asked her to sell the red cannon...
This was destined to be the result. Xing Bang would never allow a woman to have the opportunity to talk nonsense in the future about such a not very elegant thing.
More importantly, Xing Bang also believed that Cui Sheng might have revealed a lot to this woman.
Cui Yuan closed the door and went out.
Xing Bang slammed the table and said angrily: "For a prostitute, you, as an important official of the court, have no respect for your dignity, and you still have the nerve to ask me to settle this matter for you."
Hearing this.
Cui Sheng and Wu Jingzhi's legs went weak and they fell to the ground.
"Your Highness is teaching me this lesson. I know my crime!"
Xing Bang snorted coldly, "I am ashamed for you!"
"Especially you, Cui Sheng, do you think that I am not aware of what you have done..."
"The adulteress has been brought to justice. Considering that you were temporarily deceived by that woman, which is understandable, I will not punish you severely. I will just deduct one year's salary."
"If I hear something like this again in the future, you will castrate yourself."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for your forgiveness. I will remember it in my heart."
Cui Sheng quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Then, Xing Bang looked at Wu Jingzhi again, "And you, family disgrace should not be made public, but you are just hoping that others don't know..."
"You led people to cause trouble in the Music Bureau and beat up the imperial officials at will. Considering your impulsiveness, I will not hold you accountable this time."
"If you act so rashly again, you can go home and take care of your baby with your eighth concubine."
"Yes, yes, thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty. I will keep it in mind."
Wu Jingzhi secretly sweated. Even if he dealt with Cui Sheng, he would still be charged with a serious crime and would not be able to escape being held accountable. At the very least, he would be guilty of breaking the law knowingly and would lose his position as the Minister of Shangshu.
It's really not worth it at all for a cheap woman!
Xing Bang gave them both fifty lashes. Anyway, the two of them couldn't be of one mind, so he just let them fight secretly. It would be good for them to have mutual supervision and checks and balances.
Afterwards, Xing Bang walked past the two of them without saying a word and left in a huff.
Just left the Jiaofangsi.
A guard from the imperial army came running and quickly dismounted from his horse.
"Your servant greets His Majesty!"
Xing Bangxin guessed that there must be some emergency in the palace.
"Get up, what's the matter?"
"Your Highness, Empress Dowager Xiao asked you to go to Shouning Palace immediately."
The guard stood up and reported.
Xing Bang jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go back to the palace."
It must be something extremely serious, otherwise Queen Xiao would not have sent someone to find me in such a hurry.
Soon, Xing Bang arrived at Shouning Palace.
When we arrived at the door of the outer hall, Xiaoxin was standing at the door.
Xing Bang frowned. Normally, Xiao Xin would stay by Queen Xiao's side.
"Xiao Xin, what happened?"
"Your Majesty, um, Princess You'er..."
Xiaoxin looked panicked and stammered.
"Your Majesty, please go in and take a look yourself."
Xing Bang didn't ask any more questions and just pushed the door open and went in.
As he approached, he saw Queen Xiao sitting high on the phoenix couch with a sad look on her face.
Xiao Xizi knelt there motionless.
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