Chapter 313: Prince Wenrui's Background
After all, it was the first day, and the confrontation was not intense.
After making sure that Xie Xuan "did not deeply suspect" him, Zong Zheng Ruijin comforted Xie Xuan and released him.
The emperor felt a little embarrassed about his grandfather going with Xie Xuan.
This is what Su Shengsheng heard from Xie Xuan later.
Everyone knows that my grandfather was exiled because he cursed the emperor.
Whenever he opens his mouth, I'm afraid he won't say anything good.
Therefore, they were already worried that the Second Saint would be brought back by the Su family's young brats who had not even taken the imperial examination, so they argued with the crowd.
How dare Zong Zheng Ruijin bring this up?
My grandfather was able to remain silent because of the Qilin Army incident.
So when the teacher and the student met, they would just ask a few dry questions about the student's health and also reward him with some gold and silver.
He was afraid that people would say he was cold-hearted, but he could not admit his mistakes and release the Su family.
It really makes things difficult for him.
Su Shengsheng listened to Xie Xuan's retelling and felt a little sorry for her grandfather.
He taught by words and deeds, but he produced two cruel emperors who ignored the people and their generals.
What happened back then was just a matter of a thought on the part of the retired emperor.
But it ended up being a big mistake.
But if he doesn't admit it, no one can make him admit it.
Did he deliberately delay the reinforcements? Did he cause the tragedy of the Qilin Army? Did he stab Xie Xuan in the back?
After all, it was my grandfather who cared the most about all of this.
If it weren't for preventing further trouble between Beirong and Baishang Kingdom, I'm afraid my grandfather would not have tolerated Zong Zheng's sharp advancement of mediocre governance.
All these changes were the result of in-depth discussions between Xie Xuan and his grandfather.
This was also something that surprised Su Shengsheng.
She had always heard Xie Xuan say that he wanted Zong Zheng Ruijin to step down.
Little did I know, it was actually true.
Prince Wenrui is not actually the biological son of Prince Jingyuan...
All this started when Xie Xuan was born.
What happened back then was a royal secret.
Most people know very little, and even if they do know, they keep silent.
This is also the reason why Xie Xuan's father's sister, Xie Xuan's aunt, the former Saint Queen, was unable to overturn the verdict after the former Saint ascended the throne.
When Aunt Xie Xuan was still the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince married the younger sister of Prince Jingyuan's wife.
In other words, the youngest son of the retired emperor and the child of Aunt Xie Xuan married sisters.
When the Northern Rong invaded the south and the retired emperor hastily passed the throne to his uncle Xie Xuan, Aunt Xie Xuan became the empress.
And the prince also became the crown prince.
The Crown Prince's Consort then became the Crown Princess.
Everything is so impermanent.
The Xie family's attempt to overturn the verdict was completely buried because of the Northern Rong's uprising.
Even with the help of Princess Shuhua, who was married to the legitimate son of the Xie family and the father of Xie Xuan, it was difficult to resist the cover-up of the tragedy by her father and brother in order to consolidate the imperial power.
Aunt Xie Xuan failed to overturn the verdict and died in depression in the nunnery because she was too obsessed.
At that time, the sickly prince also died soon after.
People think that the royal family is cold-hearted. The former emperor ignored his first wife and promoted Concubine Liu, who was honored by her son, to the throne of empress.
But little did they know that Concubine Liu, whose status was due to her son, would easily arouse the suspicion of the retired emperor because of the slanderous words of the Qilin Army because of the position of the crown prince, leading to a bloody incident.
Although he had the opportunity to redress his grievances, he was eliminated by the previous saint who ascended the throne because he was afraid of the instability of the throne.
This time, he caused another stir and brought the two saints back from Beirong.
It represents the determination of the Qilin Army.
What Su Shengsheng didn't expect was that Xie Xuan really wanted to rebel...
Although this opposition was not a real opposition, it still made her feel suffocated.
Son of Prince Jingyuan, Prince Wenrui.
It was Aunt Xie Xuan’s grandson.
That is, the former crown prince and the son of the crown princess.
This pair of sisters, who were married to the crown prince and the young prince respectively, dared to take the risk and do something big.
After Aunt Xie Xuan passed away, Princess Shuhua felt alone and overwhelmed, so she privately contacted Prince Jingyuan, who was always soft-hearted.
He is the only one who still has a little humanity in this cold royal family.
The former crown prince has not been in good health. Since his mother passed away, he knew that he did not have much time left.
After discussing with the pregnant Crown Princess, he and Princess Shuhua completed the task of secretly sending the prince away.
As expected, the royal family is cold and indifferent.
The former Holy Empress was trapped in a nunnery, but the former Holy Empress who ascended the throne did not care at all, which made the Prince extremely heartbroken.
All these things were quietly drowned out.
Although it was comforting to know that Aunt Xie Xuan still had a line of blood left, Su Shengsheng was a little worried.
If you are not careful on this road, it will really become a rebellion.
Zong Zheng Ruijin was so shrewd that he would never let the imperial power fall into the hands of someone else's son.
Especially since this person and Xie Xuan both have new and old grudges against him.
But Zong Zhengrui's series of absurd actions, the same behavior as his father, the retired emperor, and his fear of the Qilin Army...
It left her speechless.
According to Xie Xuan and Princess Shuhua's intention, Prince Wenrui should maintain his status and be successfully adopted as the crown prince.
Su Shengsheng finally understood why Xie Xuan had been so close to Zong Zheng Ruijin's younger brother before.
But it is even clearer that there is no family affection among the royal family.
If Zong Zheng Ruijin had not included his own brother in the matter, Xie Xuan would not have wanted to involve Prince Wenrui.
After all, even they had no idea about such a big thing, so how could they talk about it with a child?
Therefore, Prince Wenrui does not know his own life experience.
It seems unrelated, but it has to be done.
It has been a relay of several generations to prevent the injustice of the Qilin Army. How can we easily destroy this beautiful land with suspicion?
The concubine Liu, who deliberately provoked the dispute and is now the former Holy Empress, has been escorted to the imperial capital by people sent by Xie Xuan for custody.
All of this will not be a smooth sailing.
Su Shengsheng could only sigh, but didn't know what to say.
It felt like there was a rope of fate silently connecting them together.
Whether it was Xie Xuan or her...
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After Xie Xuan arrived at the imperial capital, the former Holy Empress, who was under "house arrest", became the first person to be brought to trial in this case.
Should he expose the Second Saint to protect himself, or let Xie Xuan suppress his anger and vent it on him.
How could Zong Zheng Ruijin not have a judgment?
Therefore, the grandfather was summoned only on the first day.
After this, Xie Xuan was the only one in the court who followed up on the case.
The news that the Su family was summoned back to the capital ahead of time before they were released from military service had spread.
Fourteen states are closely following the progress of the case.
The men of the Su family did not have their official positions restored, but they still had the support of the people.
After a few rounds of discussions, Zong Zheng Ruijin had to admit that the Ersheng case had to be overturned.
After so many years, both Pei Zishi, who was once Wang Huanqi's adviser, and many pieces of evidence have been destroyed.
Of course, Pei Zishi himself was able to escape thanks to Aunt Xie Xuan's protection, but his confession was burned by the emperor.
Now, he himself has long passed away due to illness.
Therefore, the only people who heard about this incident back then were the few mentioned above.
It is no exaggeration to say that they have all been destroyed.
In that incident, the retired emperor only executed Wang Huanqi for other crimes and drove his family out of the old capital.
But now Wang Huanqi's son, Wang Yongshou, has become the prime minister.
Did his son really not know about his conspiracy with Concubine Liu?
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