Chapter 104 Is It Stupid?
Xiao Jingfan waved his hand, and the music stopped abruptly. The entire second floor of Jinxiu Pavilion fell silent, with only Zhao Yue's voice remaining.
"My parents were beaten to death in the street by thugs. The Shuntian prefecture governor failed to act, allowing the thugs and their instigators to remain at large. I beg Your Majesty to bring justice to my parents."
Xiao Jingfan stared at her for a while and thought to himself that she had no ears or tail, no hair on her face or hands, and didn't look like a wolf.
He asked, "Are you from Dasheng?"
"Yes." Zhao Yue nodded, "My parents and I are all from Dasheng."
Xiao Jingfan was puzzled: "Then why did you become Princess Yujin's maid?"
Before Zhao Yue could speak, Wei Mingliang spoke first, "Your Majesty, Yu Jin rescued this girl at the night market the other day. Seeing her desperate and pitiful, he took pity on her and kept her by his side. This girl used sweet words and deceptive tactics to deceive others, and Yu Jin was completely unaware of her wronged situation."
In order to prevent Xiao Jingfan from making a fuss about this matter, he must first distance himself from it.
"Princess Yujin really doesn't know?" Xiao Jingfan looked at Princess Xixia with a cold look, carrying the oppressive feeling that only belongs to an emperor.
Princess Xixia was utterly frightened by his gaze, feeling he was even scarier than her own father. Her delicate face paled, and she was about to offer some explanation when Zhao Yue suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I was being hunted by those thugs. To protect myself, I had no choice but to deceive you. You truly knew nothing about my actions."
Although the Princess of Western Xia is easy to deceive, she is a good person, and Zhao Yue does not want to implicate her.
Princess Xixia was very angry about Zhao Yue's deception. She stared at Zhao Yue and asked, "I saved you out of kindness, why did you lie to me?"
Zhao Yue couldn't explain and could only apologize: "I'm sorry, I lied."
Princess Xixia was not dispelled by the apology and continued to ask, "Is your childhood sweetheart also fake?"
It was because of this sentence that Princess Xixia felt that she and Zhao Yue shared the same suffering and decided to help Zhao Yue.
She couldn't decide her own marriage, but she could help Zhao Yue and her lover. She even planned to ask the princess for help during the plum blossom viewing banquet.
"It's fake." Zhao Yue said with her eyes downcast, "It's a lie."
Princess of Xixia: T^T
He actually lied to her!!
[Frog fun! The innocent little princess is crying out of anger. Although she looks beautiful when she cries, tyrant, please comfort your future wife!]
Not the future daughter-in-law!
Xiao Jingfan grimaced and clenched his back teeth.
[Tsk tsk, if the childhood sweetheart was here, he would definitely have considerately wiped the little princess's tears and cheered her up. The tyrant, the current fiancé, has no sympathy for women at all. Bad review!!!]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
What does it have to do with this woman whether the Xixia princess cries or not?
"Yujin." Wei Mingliang glared at his sister in warning, "You must not be presumptuous in front of His Majesty."
Princess Xixia was still afraid of her royal brother. She wanted to hold back the tears that were about to flow out, but her tear glands were shallow, and she couldn't help crying when she was excited. Now, she was so emotionally agitated that she couldn't stop crying at all.
Wei Mingliang frowned as he saw this. If he were still at the posthouse, he would have scolded him long ago.
It was the eldest princess who stepped forward to help the Xixia princess out of trouble.
She said to Xiao Jingfan, "Your Majesty, I'm a little tired from sitting here. I'd like to ask Princess Yujin to accompany me for a walk in the garden."
Xiao Jingfan nodded in agreement.
The eldest princess stood up slowly and gracefully walked to Princess Xixia. She smiled softly and said, "Princess, are you willing to go with me?"
Princess Xixia was at a loss as to what to do, but upon hearing this, she quickly nodded and said, "Yes."
As she moved, two tears accumulated in her eyes fell like pearls and landed on the hem of the eldest princess's skirt.
The eldest princess gently took her hand, nodded lightly to Wei Mingliang, and left with her people.
He said he was strolling in the garden, but in fact he was going to the warm room on the first floor to tidy up his appearance.
Princess Xixia had stopped crying by now. Although she was angry that Zhao Yue had lied to her, she felt sorry for her. She clenched her hands and asked anxiously, "Will Your Majesty help Zhao Yue?"
"Princess, don't worry. Your Majesty is a wise ruler. As long as the grievances raised by that woman are true, Your Majesty will surely seek justice for her."
The eldest princess wiped the tears from Princess Xixia's face with a handkerchief and said softly, "Princess, please calm down here for a while. I have asked someone to bring some hot water and prepare your makeup again."
Princess Xixia nodded, and her favorability towards the eldest princess increased sharply. "Eldest Princess, you are as gentle as Shan's Am."
"Good?" The eldest princess was puzzled. "But is he the princess's friend?"
Princess Xixia subconsciously answered "yes". After she came to her senses, she panicked and grabbed the hem of her clothes, denying it, "No, no, it's my brother's friend."
The eldest princess pretended not to notice her unnatural expression and her fingertips that were turning white from exertion. She did not continue the conversation and instead talked to her about the scenery of Western Xia.
As they talked about familiar things, Princess Xixia's tense body gradually relaxed and a smile appeared on her face.
The two of them were getting along better and better as they talked, while on the other side a scene of sisters recognizing each other was taking place.
Yuzhui couldn't put the burden of seeking justice for her parents on her sister, so she walked out without hesitation to meet Zhao Yue.
Now the two sisters knelt respectfully in front of Xiao Jingfan to plead for justice for their parents.
Xiao Jingfan supported his chin with one hand, his face showing no emotion, but he was happy in his heart.
The Sheng State had always had a drum for reporting complaints. Since Emperor Ren De, in order to encourage the people to file complaints with the emperor, punishments such as whipping, beating with a board, and rolling on a nail board were deliberately abolished.
However, perhaps because of the majesty of heaven, Emperor Ren De was in power for more than 30 years, and the drum for reporting to the emperor was never struck once, which Emperor Ren De felt quite regretful about.
After Xiao Jingfan ascended the throne, he still did not impose any punishment and encouraged the people to file complaints with the emperor.
Unfortunately, over the past three years, there have been countless corrupt officials, and the people have been oppressed and suffered terribly, but still no one has sounded the alarm to report the incident.
While Xiao Jingfan was disappointed, he suddenly understood the long sigh his father had uttered when he told him about this matter.
The people did not dare to beat the drum to report their crimes. On the one hand, they were afraid of him as the emperor, and on the other hand, they did not believe in him as the emperor and did not believe that he would really make decisions for the people.
He just didn't do well enough.
Originally, Xiao Jingfan had already prepared himself for the fact that no one would dare to report the case while he was in office. He did not expect that an unjust case would be brought to him today. He had to give it a thorough trial, right?
We must make a good start!
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingfan cleared his throat twice, straightened his face, and said to Zhao Yue in a dignified yet friendly manner, "Tell me the story of your parents' injustice from the beginning. If the injustice is true, I will definitely seek justice for your parents."
[Tsk tsk, if the civil and military officials saw the tyrant's friendly appearance as he coaxed the little girl, wouldn't they be scared to death?]
“…”
Xiao Jingfan kept repeating in his mind: I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you…
Say it directly?
Zhao Yue looked up in surprise and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, don't you have to take a hundred blows before rolling onto the ten-meter-long nail board?"
Everyone: “…”
Are you stupid, girl? Why are you asking for a beating?
Xiao Jingfan hadn't expected to hear such a question. Suddenly, something occurred to him, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He asked, "Who told you that you had to take a hundred blows before rolling on a ten-meter-long nail board?"
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