Old Master Qin said with a sullen face, "Master Feng, do you know that my Guang'er's hands and feet were crippled outside the Xinglou Gate?"
This was a complaint against the people in Xinglou for not protecting Qin Guang and just watching Qin Guang getting beaten.
Feng Yuanqi put on a good show. He said with a stern face, "I only received the news afterwards. Xinglou, a place of gentleness, raised a bunch of useless people. It's my Feng family who didn't train the servants well. Uncle Qin, don't worry. I will punish the manager of the building severely!"
No matter how angry Uncle Qin was about the Feng family sitting back and watching, he knew that their Tongbo Mansion had long since pledged allegiance to Empress Feng and was part of the Crown Prince's party, and would have to rely on the Feng family in the future. So he put on a cold face and said nothing.
Feng Yuanqi lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Qin. This time, our Feng family will definitely help you get justice for your brother."
Old Uncle Qin responded, but his expression was still not very good as he said, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Feng to help me."
"It's as it should be. There's no distinction between you and me between our two houses." Feng Yuanqi's words sounded particularly cordial and pleasant, but in his heart he hoped that Tongzhong Bo's house would make the matter as big as possible.
As soon as the hour of Mao arrived, the two gatekeepers pulled down the bolts and slowly pushed open the two vermilion palace doors.
Old Uncle Qin took the lead and had Qin Guang carried up and walked into the palace.
After Old Uncle Qin walked away, several ministers whispered, "I'm afraid today's morning court will be delayed."
Someone deliberately glanced at the crowd, but didn't see Gu Yun, so he said flatteringly beside Shen Tian, "Young Master Qin inherited the position of the prince of Tongzhong Bo's Mansion. That young Marquis Gu crippled the prince's hands and feet in the street. If he is not severely punished this time, I'm afraid it will not end well."
Shen Tian had a calm expression, and only glanced at the person who spoke. "Why are you talking so much? Just watch."
The man was embarrassed for a moment, and someone beside him came to his rescue, saying, "The elder is right. You and I should be careful with our words."
The Tongzhong Marquis' Mansion is a party of the Crown Prince. No matter whether the Tongzhong Marquis' Mansion suffers a loss or the Annan Marquis' Mansion is severely punished, it is a good thing for their Shen Party. What they have to do is to find an opportunity to fan the flames and make the fire burn more and more vigorously, which will be more beneficial to them.
Although Old Uncle Qin was very old, with white hair and beard, his legs and feet were as strong as those of a middle-aged man. He walked very fast and led his men straight to the Yangxin Palace.
Emperor Mingzheng listened to Taoist Master Taixu's Taoist teachings in Fengtianzhai for half the night last night. He was very sleepy and was sitting on the dragon couch with his eyes closed, with palace maids helping him to tie his hair and change his clothes.
Then a young eunuch outside the room said, "Your Majesty, Old Uncle Qin wants to see you."
Emperor Mingzheng narrowed his eyes without opening them, but his brows knitted together, "Why did this old man enter the palace without any reason?"
Thinking of the memorial submitted by Liu Yu last night, Emperor Mingzheng felt annoyed. That good-for-nothing boy from the Qin family was causing trouble everywhere, and yet he had to worry about such a small matter.
"Please ask the old man to go to the side hall for some tea, and tell him that I still have to go to court. I will see him after the court." Emperor Mingzheng said impatiently to the eunuch.
The eunuch came outside the palace, conveyed the words of Emperor Mingzheng, and asked to invite Old Master Qin to go to the side hall.
How could Old Uncle Qin be willing to go? He naturally guessed that Emperor Mingzheng wanted to avoid him. He was afraid that if he went to the side hall, he would be sent away after drinking a bellyful of cold tea.
"Your Majesty, please seek justice for my poor grandson!" Old Uncle Qin knelt outside the palace gate and cried loudly, "I am already old, and I don't know when I will be buried. I just hope that my children and grandchildren will be around me and enjoy a few days of family happiness. Gu Yun, that lawless scoundrel, actually crippled my grandson's hands and feet. Please, Your Majesty, seek justice for my Qin family!"
Qin Guang, who was being carried by others, groaned in pain from time to time. Although it was just an act, he was not completely pretending. The pain of broken muscles was not ordinary.
Emperor Mingzheng's face was filled with anger. He waved his hand to let the maidservant go and said unhappily, "Why are you still making a fuss? You are making a fuss in front of the Yangxin Palace. Do you think I am the government office or a vegetable market?"
The eunuch in charge hurriedly said, "I will go and persuade Mr. Qin."
"Wait." Emperor Mingzheng raised his hand to stop the eunuch in charge, and listened to what Old Uncle Qin said outside the palace again, "Why does it sound to me that Gu Yun is also involved?"
The eunuch who had just gone to invite Old Master Qin to the side hall was called in to answer the question. He said, "Your Majesty, Old Master Qin had Prince Qin carried here with him. From what I can see, Prince Qin's injuries are quite serious. Old Master Qin said that Prince Qin's hands and feet were crippled by Young Marquis Gu."
Emperor Mingzheng originally thought that Old Master Qin came to the palace early in the morning to plead for Qin Guang, that good-for-nothing bastard. But now he realized that he was not coming to plead for mercy, but to file a complaint.
This is quite interesting. Liu Yu submitted a memorial to sue the Tongqin Bo Mansion, and the Tongqin Bo Mansion then sued the Annan Marquis Mansion.
Emperor Mingzheng asked the palace maid to take off the crown on her head. He was not in a hurry to go to the Fengtian Hall to attend the court. He sat down on a chair in the hall and asked someone to invite Old Master Qin in. He glanced over the memorial presented by Liu Yu last night.
As soon as Old Uncle Qin entered the hall, he knelt on the ground, his old face full of grief, wiping his tears and crying, "Your Majesty, please help me, Gu Yun is going too far!"
Emperor Mingzheng's eyes fell on Qin Guang who was carried in. He saw that his hands, feet and neck were all wrapped in white gauze, with blood seeping out of it. He looked extremely miserable and pitiful.
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