Chapter 501: The Third Prince Keeps You Safe
Concubine Lan walked into the hall.
He immediately saw his son kneeling in the hall.
Without looking closely at the people around her, she covered her face, sobbed, knelt before the emperor, and sobbed delicately: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!
Pei Qiupan of the Dali Temple bullied me.
The Acropolis Guards bullied our son...
We, mother and son, are so wronged that we can't live any longer!"
"Oh? Then tell me, how did they bully you?" The emperor looked at her with a faint smile on his face.
Concubine Lan was a little dissatisfied with the emperor's reaction.
If it were usual.
The emperor had already held her in his arms to comfort her.
Concubine Lan let out a soft moan and knelt softly at the emperor's feet, with the imperial desk obscuring her figure.
She fell on his knees and complained, "Your Majesty, those people are really going too far."
No one could see Concubine Lan.
Ji Chengyuan rolled his eyes silently and said nothing, and the others didn't dare to make a sound either.
Then Concubine Lan continued to complain, "Your Majesty, you don't know how much Pei Qiuyan has gone too far.
To stop the snow, she just asked someone to fetch some water from the mountains, and Pei Qiuchen arrested her and took her to the Dali Temple.
You are also aware of Pei Qiupan's methods of trying cases.
There is no prisoner who is not severely punished.
Tingxue was raised by us with great care. From childhood to adulthood, the skin on her fingers had never been broken. How could she withstand the torture of the Dali Temple?
She will die!
Please issue an imperial decree and ask Pei Qiujian to release her!
At worst... I'll go back and teach Shuxue a lesson, and stop her from enjoying herself, okay?"
The emperor said: "Since you want to support Tingxue, how can you issue an imperial edict? Liu Defu."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Steward Liu immediately stood up.
"Go to the Dali Temple and ask Pei Qiuyan to bring Lan Tingxue to the palace."
"Yes." Manager Liu responded and hurried down to give the order.
The emperor lowered his head and looked at Concubine Lan: "I remember you had two things. Is the other one related to Jinghe?"
"Your Majesty, you have no idea how excessive the Acropolis Guards are. They cannot distinguish right from wrong, they take revenge on their own, and do whatever they want.
In order to escape punishment, they falsely accused the girl named Huang Ying'er of being found in Jinghe's private residence.
How could Jinghe have a private house if he doesn’t live in the prince’s mansion?
It must be those evil-minded people who deliberately put the blame on Jinghe.
You must not misunderstand our Jinghe because of their eloquence!"
Lan Fei had tears on her face and looked like a loving mother.
"Really?" The emperor wiped the tears from her face and turned to look at Ji Chengyuan: "Prince, Concubine Lan said that you forced Huang Ying'er into the third brother's private residence just to frame him.
Do you admit to this crime?
Oh right!
According to Concubine Lan, that house is not the Third Brother's private residence, but you deliberately framed him to put the blame on him."
Ji Chengyuan immediately knelt down and cried out, "Father, I didn't do that.
My third brother often invites people to feast at that house. If you ask someone who is close to him, you will know the reason."
Concubine Lan froze suddenly.
She stood up tremblingly. She recognized Ji Chengyuan from the crowd at a glance: "Why...why is the prince here!"
The emperor took her hand and rubbed it carefully. "He has been training with the Imperial Guards in the Acropolis recently. After finding Huang Ying'er, I will give him the task to personally supervise."
Lan Fei's body shook and her thoughts were churning.
The prince is here.
Why didn't the emperor remind herself when she came in just now?
Is that possible?
Huang Ying'er's case has been concluded and there is no turning back?
She looked again at the kneeling figure.
Sure enough, I saw the third prince inside.
Concubine Lan's expression kept changing, and she looked at the Third Prince, asking him what was going on.
The third prince didn't dare to confront her and could only hint at her with his eyes.
Unfortunately, Concubine Lan was now in a state of confusion, and she only understood half of the hints.
The son asked her to save him.
But she only had a vague understanding of the situation, and the emperor had preconceived notions, so she was helpless.
The emperor announced, "The Third Prince kidnapped a minister for his own selfish desires. His intentions are sinister. He is under house arrest for six months."
House confinement for half a year is not a light punishment for a prince who holds real power in the court.
Half a day is enough time for his opponent to do a lot of things.
The third prince's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
The Emperor asked Huang Ying'er, "Are you satisfied with this punishment?"
Huang Ying'er kowtowed heavily and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Could it be that she is still dissatisfied with this punishment?
The emperor asked, "What do you have to say?"
Huang Ying'er glanced at the Third Prince and said sincerely, "Although the Third Prince's actions were absurd, he didn't cause any substantial harm to me.
Six months of house arrest is too severe. I, your humble servant, dare to plead for mercy. The Third Prince does not need to be confined, but he must ensure the safety of me, my family, and the villagers. No one will harass me again."
"You want my son to be your bodyguard!" Lan Fei suddenly became angry, and even her voice became sharp.
The emperor glanced at Concubine Lan calmly, then looked at the Third Prince: "Are you willing?"
Although he could no longer touch Huang Ying'er from then on, it was still worth it as he was not restrained.
As for the glass craftsmanship.
The emperor is watching so closely, he will definitely not let him get involved again.
However, since she wanted to keep herself safe, it gave him the opportunity to secretly learn the craft of glass making.
After teaching the people, he sent them to the south and secretly opened two workshops, where he also made a lot of money.
Huang Ying'er probably didn't expect that she would scheme so hard and even get herself involved to harm him.
Instead, it made him successful.
Only after he understood this did the Third Prince feel better.
He was afraid that Huang Ying'er would regret it, so he quickly said to the emperor, "Your son is willing."
"Since you are willing, then apologize to Huang Ying'er. It was she who was so magnanimous and pleaded for you."
The Third Prince turned and looked at Huang Ying'er. He tried his best to hide the hatred in his heart and said through gritted teeth, "Thank you, Miss Huang, for your magnanimity."
Huang Ying'er returned his bow without saying anything.
At this point, it's over.
Concubine Lan and the Third Prince both breathed a sigh of relief.
The mother and son exchanged glances and were about to apologize and leave.
The emperor said, "Why are you in such a hurry? There's still one thing we haven't dealt with yet."
Only then did Concubine Lan remember that she had also filed a complaint against Pei Qiupan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to trouble Pei Shaoqing to make a trip for such a small matter." Concubine Lan now wished she could go back to the moment and cover her mouth.
The emperor was obviously angry about Huang Ying'er's matter.
As for the matter of transporting water, even if it was reasonable to stop the snow, the emperor would still give each of them fifty lashes.
"How can that be! Ruixue was personally conferred the title of Princess by me. How can I allow her to be slandered? Don't worry, I will definitely give her justice."
Concubine Lan: “…”
This matter is not over yet, right?
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something.
Then, Chief Steward Liu quietly walked in and reported, "Your Majesty, Pei Shaoqing and Princess Ruixue have both been brought here."
The emperor looked at Huang Ying'er and said, "I will promote you two levels. From now on, you will be the head of the Liuli Department, a fourth-rank official. Are you willing to stay in the Ministry of Works and continue to serve me?"
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