"Chun Xi, you are my personal maid, and there are some things I don't want to hide from you."
What Shen Ruoyan is about to do now is a serious matter that could result in a capital crime if he is not careful.
You have to be extremely careful with every move you make.
Because of her different status, she was destined to take every step carefully. Only in this way could she protect herself and those around her.
"The Marquis is disloyal and has ignored the Crown Prince. However, it is only natural that the Crown Prince inherits this Marquisate. No one can affect the Crown Prince's interests."
Chun Xi understood, even if the lady didn't say it, she knew that if she relied on the Marquis, the prince's final fate would be to be replaced.
Whether it was the Madam or the Crown Prince, this shouldn't have been the ending.
"This servant is willing to go through fire and water for the Madam and the Prince, without hesitation!"
Chunxi's eyes were firm, with a determination to die, but Shen Ruoyan couldn't help but chuckle:
"Why would you have to go through fire and water? Don't worry, your master is not that weak."
Man proposes, God disposes. Shen Ruoyan believes in fate, but he also doesn't believe in destiny.
If fate goes your way, then believe it; if fate goes against you, then doubt it - otherwise, why would she start over?
Chun Xi looked at Shen Ruoyan's relaxed smile, and her originally tense mood unconsciously relaxed.
The lady used to love to laugh, but since she married into the Marquis’ Mansion, she rarely saw such a genuine smile on her face.
Later, the lady began to love laughing again, and her smile now was more confident than before.
It makes people feel at ease when they look at it.
The master and servant talked in the house for the whole afternoon, but outside, everything was turned upside down!
"Songyang County has rebelled!"
"The rebels have rebelled in Songyang County!"
"It's over, we're going to have another war..."
Li Qingzheng's case was finally brought to light and saw the light of day again.
The remnants of the assassin gathered underworld forces in Songyang County, under the pretext of redressing Li Qingzheng's grievances and clearing the court of corrupt officials - they rebelled!
"The emperor is unkind and disregards the law, allowing corrupt officials to do whatever they want and exploiting the people, causing them to suffer misery!"
"There are loyal and righteous people who have risen in rebellion, vowing to make the corrupt officials pay with their lives, and to make the evil concubine pay with her blood, to appease the people's anger!"
The rebels wore red scarves on their heads and were called the Red Scarf Army.
All the people in Songyang County, regardless of gender, age or status, joined the Red Turban Army.
They were now attacking Fanhe Prefecture, which was defenseless and struggling to resist. Urgent reports, sent over a distance of eight hundred miles, were constantly being sent to Shengjing, requesting assistance.
"waste!"
"A bunch of trash!"
The emperor never dreamed that a small magistrate of Songyang County could cause such a big stir!
Isn’t it just a life?
Why did you rebel?!
He didn't understand what kind of magic potion Li Qingzheng had given to the people of Songyang County that could make them work so hard.
People are dead, what does the truth matter?
"Your Majesty, the case of Li Qingzheng has caused widespread outcry in Songyang County. If this isn't thoroughly investigated, I'm afraid other places will also become dissatisfied and ready to take action!"
Prime Minister Qin finally understood that the initial trigger of this incident was the emperor.
The emperor didn't even send anyone to conduct a thorough investigation into Li Qingzheng's case. After Lin Si was implicated, the case was hastily closed.
This is how the current situation came about.
"He's just a small county magistrate. Isn't Prime Minister Qin a little too worried?"
Although Lin Si was involved, he had no intention of avoiding suspicion.
"In Li Qingzheng's case, there's witnesses and evidence. What's there to explain? It's just some unruly people taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble. What's the big deal?"
"I think you've been in Shengjing City for too long. You haven't seen these unruly people before, so you're frightened by them. I think it's better to send troops to encircle and suppress them. I guarantee they'll be scared into silence!"
"Lord Lin, you are so arrogant! You are sending troops to encircle and suppress us? Do you know that the people you are encircling and suppressing are the people of Dasheng, the subjects of the Emperor?"
Qin Xiang's righteous words made Lin Si dare not speak again.
Mainly because he was concerned about Prime Minister Qin's identity, he didn't want to break off relations with him, so he could only look to the emperor for help, hoping that the emperor could make a decision for him.
The Minister of War had never found Prime Minister Qin so pleasing to the eye. Seeing the emperor's eyes sliding across everyone and finally landing on him—
His heart skipped a beat. He was about to express his opinion!
"Your Majesty, I believe what Prime Minister Qin said makes perfect sense."
He coughed lightly, pretending not to notice Lin Si's glare that was almost about to spit fire, and continued:
"These people have been bewitched, and their crimes don't deserve the death penalty. If we send troops to encircle and suppress them, I'm afraid it will really hurt the people of the world."
"Now that the battle with Meng Su has just ended, it is really not appropriate to cause more trouble."
The more the emperor listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Seeing that the Minister of War had even stood on the same side as Prime Minister Qin, he suppressed the urge to get angry and said, almost gritting his teeth:
"Then according to your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
Minister Guo pretended to be troubled for a while, "This... let me think about it."
The people want to rebel because Li Qingzheng was wronged. If you want to appease the people's anger, you should thoroughly re-investigate the case of Li Qingzheng.
Moreover, they named the corrupt officials and evil concubines... They were referring to Concubine Lin and her brother - the methods have been pointed out to you, can't the emperor understand?
Minister Guo doesn't want to be the first to be exposed. The true story behind Li Qingzheng's case is still unknown.
What's more, Concubine Lin is involved. Who doesn't know that she is in great favor with the emperor in the palace?
Minister Guo's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "What does Prime Minister Qin think about this matter? He is certainly more experienced than us in this regard."
After all, he is an old minister in the court and has experienced more than they have heard or seen.
When Minister Guo said this, he didn't intend to drag Prime Minister Qin into the water.
In his mind, Prime Minister Qin must have a way, but he didn't know what the old man was up to. Maybe he was just waiting for him to provoke him and give him a reason?
Qin Xiang's body seemed a little stiff, and it took him a long time to turn his head.
"I hope the Emperor will take the people's wishes seriously. Justice is in the hearts of the people. I believe that as long as there is fairness and justice, the people will naturally understand."
"A bunch of unruly people, yet they still want to control me?" the emperor thought to himself, and was so angry that he almost broke the dragon throne!
But he could only pretend to be serious and nodded, "Prime Minister Qin is absolutely right. I will consider it."
"emperor!"
Lin Si was a little panicked. Would the emperor really want to reinvestigate the case of Li Qingzheng?
He...can't stand the scrutiny!
The emperor gave Lin Si a look, signaling him to stay calm.
"In that case, let the Dali Temple investigate this matter. They should thoroughly re-investigate the Li Qingzheng case and give the people an explanation!"
The rebellion of the unruly people will not amount to anything, but the emperor is worried that someone will take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters!
He would never allow anyone to destroy the kingdom he had secured with great difficulty!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
