Chapter 311 That’s Really Troublesome
Dugu Yu thought that he could do this without anyone noticing, but when he ran to the door of Qin Qingyao's boudoir, he bumped into Zhao Jinghan who was standing guard with a sword.
"Your Highness?" Why did you come back from outside?
"What are you doing? You don't need to guard this place, go back to sleep!"
Zhao Jinghan was just about to say that his subordinate had just gotten up when he saw something on Dugu Yu's shoulder. He reached out and pinched it, "Qiuqiu's hair."
Dugu Yu: “…”
Dog hair is dog hair. How do you know it's Qiuqiu's hair? There are so many black dogs in the world!
Zhao Jinghan was already used to having dog hair on their prince's body, so he really didn't understand why he looked so angry when he helped pinch off two of them today?
Dugu Yu ignored him, pushed the door open and walked into the house, then slammed the door shut, leaving Zhao Jinghan looking at the dog hair in his hand with mixed feelings.
After a while, he pushed the door open again, wearing court robes. What happened?
"Your Majesty is going to court?"
Can you keep up with what others are discussing?
Dugu Yu ignored Zhao Jinghan and went to the front hall of the Qin family to wait for Minister Qin to come out.
Minister Qin looked at Dugu Yu in court robes and was surprised. "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Dugu Yu said, "The fact that Princess Anli has moved into Prince Wuling's mansion is already known to the world. Perhaps the Emperor has heard of it too."
"Furthermore, yesterday the palace stopped the princess's servants from entering and even beat three guards to carry her back to Prince Yi's palace. Prince Yi will definitely not be able to swallow this."
"So the prince is planning to..."
"I'm going to court. No matter what Prince Yi plans, I must explain this matter to the Emperor in person and put an end to it once and for all!"
Otherwise, if the emperor listens to one side of the story and issues an imperial decree, even if they are right, they will be wrong, and the charge of disobeying the imperial decree will be a headache.
Minister Qin naturally agreed with and was moved by Dugu Yu's decision, and then the two of them went to the court together.
Prince Wu Ling was suddenly allowed by the Emperor not to attend court without a time limit. Now he suddenly appeared in the court again. It was impossible for him not to attract attention.
After all, everyone only heard that King Wu Ling did not attend court because of poor health, but there were very few people who really knew the inside story.
Dugu Yu had no idea about the current situation in the world, nor did he know what the emperor and the ministers were discussing, so he stood quietly aside and did not interrupt. He planned to wait until the emperor had dealt with state affairs before talking about Ling Anli's matter.
As a result, it is not known whether Prince Yi had been prepared for this in advance, or when he saw Dugu Yu attending court, he guessed that he would report the matter to the emperor, so he came up with a new villain to complain.
She cried out for justice in front of the emperor, describing Princess Anli as an infatuated and unrepentant lover. For the sake of Prince Wuling, she would rather lower her status and become a concubine, and would rather sever the father-daughter relationship with him than go back.
But how did King Wuling treat her? "I watched helplessly as An Li was bullied by the princess. He denied her food, refused to let her servants in, and even beat up her guards and threw them back in front of me."
"Princess Wu Ling bullies An Li like this. Does she still have the Emperor and the Concubine Dowager in her eyes? I beg the Emperor to help An Li!"
The ministers in the court all looked at each other strangely. Minister Qin and Dugu Yu remained silent. The emperor angrily slammed the dragon table and said, "This is outrageous! Come, bring Princess Wuling and Princess Anli to the palace immediately!"
While waiting for them to arrive, the Emperor called on Dugu Yu and asked, "Prince Wuling, do you have any explanation for what Prince Yi said?"
"Your Majesty, apart from the fact that Prince Yi once said he wanted to sever his father-daughter relationship with the princess, the rest is completely false. Please understand your Majesty."
The Emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Are you saying that Prince Yi is deceiving the Emperor?"
Dugu Yu just lowered his head and said nothing, but Prince Yi was even more indignant. "Every word I said is true. I beg Your Majesty to understand!"
Dugu Yu said, "Your Majesty, I have never liked Princess Anli, so how can I take her as my concubine?"
Prince Yi talked about how much Princess Anli sacrificed for Prince Wuling and how much grievance she suffered when she married him, but Prince Wuling simply refused to admit that he married her. This was very embarrassing.
Such blunt words were like stomping on Prince Yi's face. All the civil and military officials in the court were silent, not daring to breathe, waiting for the emperor to make a judgment.
Prince Yi said, "Hmph, since you have no interest in my daughter, why did you take her body by force? You are so irresponsible and abandon her after having an affair with her. Prince Wu Ling is truly worthy of respect!"
"Prince Yi, you are wrongly accusing me of this. I have never laid a finger on Princess Anli, so when did I ever rape her? She has been staying at the palace these past few days, and I have moved to the Qin residence to avoid suspicion. What else do you want?"
Minister Qin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Wuling has indeed been staying at my residence for the past two days and has not returned."
Prince Yi's old face turned purple in an instant, but at this point, he had already made up his mind in front of the emperor and all his colleagues. No matter what, Dugu Yu must marry An Li, otherwise, how would he face people in the future!
"Alright," the Emperor waved his hand. "You two should stop arguing. Let's wait for Princess Wu Ling and the Princess to arrive and see what they have to say."
Dugu Yu had a very bad premonition at this time. Why did he feel that the emperor would force Qin Qingyao to accept Ling Anli?
Sure enough, after Qin Qingyao arrived, the emperor did not mention what Prince Yi had just said about her bullying the princess, but asked her directly.
"Regarding Prince Wu Ling taking Princess Anli as his concubine, does the princess have anything to say?"
Qin Qingyao, "Taking a concubine? When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"
Dugu Yu said, "Your Majesty, I have never thought of taking Princess Anli as a concubine."
The emperor ignored Dugu Yu and snorted coldly at Qin Qingyao, "Then why do you think the princess lives in your palace?"
"Didn't she run away from home because of a quarrel with Prince Yi? Is she here to get married?"
The Emperor was furious at Qin Qingyao's lack of respect and pretense. "It's just marrying Ling Anli, isn't it? Why are you making such a fuss about such a simple matter? How ignorant!"
Facing the emperor's anger, Qin Qingyao was not afraid at all. She was also very curious about how shameless this royal family member could go.
"Your Majesty, Princess Anli arrived at the palace on the 12th. That day happened to be the seventh day after the death of the old lady. I went to the old lady's tomb to pay my respects in the morning, while the prince went to the Yang Mansion. It was not until he returned in the evening that he realized the princess had not left."
"The next day, Prince Yi came to the palace and said that Princess Anli was going to marry my prince. He also said that he wanted to sever the father-daughter relationship with the princess. What kind of logic is this?"
"Didn't the Emperor issue a decree prohibiting marriage in Yulin City during the 100-day mourning period for the old lady? Could it be that Princess Anli specifically chose the seventh day to get married?"
Your Majesty, "I believe that An Li would never do such a thing as getting married on the seventh day after the death of the old lady."
Qin Qingyao, "So the princess never married my prince, right? Thank you, Your Majesty, for your insight."
The emperor frowned and coughed lightly, "But the princess didn't leave after that. Didn't she live in Prince Wuling's mansion?"
Qin Qingyao said, "The princess did stay, but after Prince Yi left, my prince went to live with my wife's parents to avoid suspicion. He never came back, and the two of them never even met. How can I talk about this concubine thing?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Qingyao who was speaking with certainty, "You are quite eloquent."
"That's because every word I said is true. Your Majesty's order should be strictly followed, right? You said that marriage is forbidden, yet someone openly defied your order."
"She ignored the capital crime, disregarded human ethics, disregarded propriety and shame, didn't seek a matchmaker, didn't offer a betrothal gift, and didn't even get married. She just carried herself to the man's house in a sedan chair, and even called it sacrificing herself for true love? Isn't this ridiculous?"
After Qin Qingyao said this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face turned even greener than Prince Yi's, because he felt that this was clearly talking about Lin Xiafeng.
Damn Qin Qingyao, your own troubles are not messy enough, and you want to drag this prince into this, right?
"According to this logic, does that mean that unmarried girls in Yulin City will no longer have to worry about etiquette and rules? As long as they like someone, they don't even need to worry about whether the man is present or willing. As long as they can get through the door, they will be married."
Qin Qingyao smiled as she spoke, "If that's the case, then this is truly a big problem. Yesterday, I invited twenty young ladies to the palace as guests, and to offer some counsel to the princess. We all got along so well, they settled down at the palace, and they may not have left yet."
"If the Emperor says that Princess Anli will be considered my prince's concubine once she arrives at the palace, then... I'm so sorry, everyone. It seems like all your daughters have suddenly become concubines of Prince Wuling's palace!"
After Qin Qingyao finished speaking, those who had daughters and sisters who had gone to the Wuling Palace almost jumped up, "This...Princess, please be careful with your words!"
"The ceremony of marriage cannot be abolished. Marriage is a major event in life. How can it be treated so hastily?"
"My daughter went there out of kindness to keep the princess company and entertain her. How could she have married someone so foolishly?"
Or be a concubine? What a joke! Prince Yi is anxious to marry his daughter off, but they are not in a hurry!
More than a dozen daughters of high-ranking officials suddenly became Prince Wuling's women. Even if their fathers had no objection, the emperor would have to have an opinion!
Just now, the crown prince was scared to death, and now more than a dozen high-ranking officials are anxious. The emperor did not expect Qin Qingyao to be such a ruthless character.
I had originally intended to use the Three Obediences and Four Virtues to force her to submit and agree to let Dugu Yu take a concubine, but in the end, she outmaneuvered me. I really underestimated her.
The logic doesn't make sense. The emperor has decided to use his power to coerce people. It doesn't matter if she hasn't gotten married yet. I will grant the marriage on the spot!
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