Chapter 60: Other people’s lives are not lives?
He was just a legitimate son of a noble family at that time. How could he have the ability to fight with the emperor? Moreover, looking at the way Bai Suzhen hugged the emperor's neck, she was actually taking the initiative.
He originally wanted to leave quietly and talk about breaking off the engagement as soon as he returned.
But who knows.
This damn eunuch Chen, when he turned around, suddenly shouted to the emperor that he was here.
Not only was the bitch Bai Suzhen not afraid, but she snuggled into the emperor's arms. The emperor was usually patient and docile when facing court officials, but he was domineering and assertive when facing him.
That moment.
Who could understand that every step he took was as heavy as a thousand pounds, as if he was walking on a sea of fire?
then.
The intense feeling of humiliation was so obvious under the scorching sun.
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Meeting Eunuch Chen's malicious gaze, Duke Song buried his anger deep in his heart and bowed to Eunuch Chen.
"Over the years, I haven't thanked Eunuch Chen for his help."
"You're welcome."
Eunuch Chen raised his eyebrows, but did not provoke Duke Song again. Instead, he looked at Chu Jiuning.
"Miss Chu is so lucky."
"Eunuch Chen, you are too kind."
Chu Jiuning didn't accept his move. Whatever he said was what he did. Eunuch Chen flicked the whisk in his hand and turned to look at the palace entrance with a cold face.
The emperor has arrived, followed by Eunuch Yu and the Duchess.
The Duke's wife was frail and had to be supported by a palace maid, so she had trouble walking. Eunuch Chen couldn't help but look at Duke Song again, with the mockery in his eyes almost written on his face.
The veins on Duke Song's forehead jumped up and down, but he didn't dare to flare up again. He could only clench his fists and endure it with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, why did you summon Madam Song alone? This is unreasonable."
Lord Li, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, stepped forward, bowed, and asked loudly, and the other lords all pricked up their ears.
Duke Song looked at the Duchess's wife, but the Duchess's wife walked up to him with confidence, without a trace of guilt in her eyes. Duke Song felt as if his heart was on fire and was extremely embarrassed.
It seems.
This private meeting was just as Eunuch Chen had said, they...
"I have already written down the details of the case and submitted a memorial. Has the Emperor seen it?"
"I have."
The emperor's face darkened.
Lord Li knew that his words would definitely bring bad luck to the emperor, but if it weren't for good luck and Chu Jiuning's rescue, his daughter would have died yesterday.
I believe that all the fathers here did not sleep last night.
He thought about it.
No matter what the cost, he would make the emperor severely punish those who did evil and not let them go unpunished, even if it was the Duke's Mansion.
The emperor's eyes were cold as he fell on Chu Jiuning.
Chu Jiuning frowned, sighed softly, and spoke softly to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"It seems the Duke's wife and the Emperor said something that distorted right and wrong, causing the Emperor to believe her. The Emperor is likely going to put all the blame on me. I didn't expect the beauty trap to work so well on the Emperor."
"The honey trap works on everyone."
The prince looked at Chu Jiuning deeply and spoke softly.
"emperor."
Lord Li knelt before the emperor.
"I implore Your Majesty to severely punish the murderers, Madam Song and Song Jinhuai. These two people are lawless and disregard human life. They are simply vicious and have lost all conscience. Your Majesty, keeping such people alive will only bring bad influence to the world. They must not be allowed to stay."
"I second the motion. Furthermore, with all the witnesses and evidence, Madam Song cannot deny it."
After saying that.
Eunuch Chen and the others knelt in front of the emperor. The emperor picked up the memorial in front of him, opened it and took a look, then said.
"This incident seems to have been caused by Chu Jiuning. She modified the layout of the courtyard and added a lot of things. If she hadn't made the changes, Song Ruier wouldn't have taken her courtyard, the fire wouldn't have been so fierce, and no one would have been burned to death."
As expected, the disaster was going to be brought to Chu Jiuning.
The prince's hostility spread all of a sudden, and the room was filled with ice. He moved, and Shen Liuguang handed something to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is the blueprint of the courtyard modification. It shows that Miss Chu only demolished the wall between the two courtyards, opened a few more doors, and added some valuable items. Almost 90% of the changes were not made."
"The extra door was originally an escape door, but Madam Song had it blocked, completely cutting off the ladies' escape route."
"After the incident, Miss Chu was the first to rescue people, while the Duke's wife and Young Master Song stood at the gate with their servants, watching the fire grow bigger and bigger. They waited for one or two people to die before putting out the fire. Behind them were dozens of servants from the Song Mansion. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can summon them for interrogation. An investigation will reveal the truth."
Lord Wu looked up and continued.
"It seems a bit far-fetched to insist on pinning the blame on Miss Chu."
"So what do you say?"
The emperor glared at Lord Wu. Lord Wu stroked his beard and pretended not to understand what the emperor meant. He probably understood that the emperor wanted to protect him, but wasn't it a bit too much to show partiality in public?
"Your Majesty, this is a murder case. Killing someone means paying with one's life, especially since the person who died was the daughter of an official family."
"She's just an adopted daughter, there's no need to be so fussy about it."
The emperor's words were very soft, as soft as grass, but Eunuch Chen's back stiffened when he heard them. He suddenly raised his face and looked at the emperor and the Duchess's wife.
Duke Song hurriedly looked up and looked at Eunuch Chen with a smile. How come someone has also touched his sore spot? He is a rootless and shameless person.
"Your Majesty, Qingwu is indeed my adopted daughter, and she is not worthy of public appearance. In this case, I will bid her farewell and bury her afterwards."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction.
Eunuch Chen's eyes flashed, and he clapped his hands towards the door.
In the emperor's shocked eyes.
Several eunuchs actually came in carrying a corpse covered with satin. Eunuch Chen pretended not to see the anger in the emperor's eyes and stepped forward to
The white cloth covering Chen Qingwu's upper body was lifted.
Dark, sinister, and blurry.
It's extremely horrifying.
It caught everyone's eyes.
The emperor gasped in fear and shrank back. This damned dog slave, he thought he was saying goodbye in his own yard.
But he didn't expect that the body would be carried into the hall. He just nodded and couldn't say anything else.
Eunuch Chen looked at the emperor with cold eyes and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I have followed you for thirty years."
Anger suddenly surged up. The emperor had a cold face. So what if it had been thirty years? Wasn't I still a slave?
Does the master have to take care of his servants?
The emperor slowly stood up with his tall body, and with a cold and domineering look, he walked step by step to Chen Qingwu's body, kicked it away, and then spoke to Eunuch Chen with a cold face.
"You are a slave, and she is the slave of the slave. You should know what kind of status Song Jinhuai has."
He knew every detail of what happened back then, and he even knew who Song Jinhuai's father was.
Eunuch Chen looked at the corpse that had rolled several times, his pupils changed drastically, and he hurriedly waved his hand to have someone carry it away. He glanced at Duke Song, then lowered his eyes.
The emperor's meaning was very clear, he wanted to protect the Duke's wife and Song Jinhuai.
"But Your Majesty, once this matter is made public..."
"I didn't say I would announce it."
The emperor looked down at him and turned back to his main seat.
"Prince, I leave this matter to you."
"yes."
The prince responded calmly, as he was always the one to handle matters that offended others.
"Father, why don't you allow Duke Song and Madam Song to divorce, and then allow Song Jinhuai to return to his ancestral home?"
The Duke's wife's eyes lit up fiercely. This was what she wanted. It seemed that the Crown Prince was still afraid of the Emperor and had to do everything according to the Emperor's wishes.
Finally entering the palace!
With such a grown-up son, she must be a concubine, right?
The complacent Princess Diana had been arrogant in front of her for so many years, and she could finally make a comeback.
Something flashed in the emperor's eyes and he nodded.
"He's grown up enough, it's time for him to return to his ancestral home. Why not go to the clan office and start making preparations?"
"emperor."
While speaking.
The old emperor's uncle from the clan house was supported by someone and staggered here step by step. The old emperor's uncle had a look of fear on his face and waved his hands anxiously.
"No, no, Your Majesty, this is not allowed."
The emperor frowned and looked at his old uncle, but Chu Jiuning was surprised to find that there was no anger in the emperor's eyes. She turned her eyes slightly and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Is the emperor acting?
The prince blinked as a reply.
Chu Jiuning knew that the emperor had no intention of letting them return to their ancestral home, but was just setting a trap.
His ultimate goal was to restore the imperial edict and the title of crown prince.
Between lips.
Chu Jiuning found it funny. The Duke's wife's plan was likely to fail.
She missed the position of Empress several times, no wonder she was unwilling to accept it in this life.
"Your Majesty, I also feel that this is inappropriate. Although the royal bloodline cannot be lost in public, if this matter gets out, the royal family's reputation will be tarnished."
The emperor committed adultery with the wife of the Duke's mansion, and this story started twenty years ago.
No, no.
The ministers just shook their heads, saying that nothing they could do would solve the problem.
Once they are allowed into the palace, they will find ways to take revenge on them.
Lord Li and the others had recovered from their shock at this moment. They felt chilled and knew that the emperor did not want to punish them.
My heart sank to the bottom, and when I looked at the emperor again, I felt even more disappointed.
Co-author.
His son is his son, and other people's daughters are not daughters.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to bring up the foolish things you did in your youth now, lest you damage the reputation of the royal family."
"If Madam Song and Young Master Song hadn't committed such a disregard for human life, I wouldn't object. However, even if such a person were to enter the royal family, it would only bring discredit to the royal family. Does the emperor really want to recognize them?"
"I disagree, Your Majesty."
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The Duke's wife was extremely anxious after hearing each word of objection. She looked at the Emperor with grievance, but the Emperor gave her a comforting look and considered it with a cold face.
"He is a prince after all."
There was a flash of sarcasm in the prince's eyes, and Chu Jiuning knew that something important was about to happen. The other adults also felt a chill on their backs, and then they heard the emperor say.
"How about this: restore Madam Song's first-rank imperial decree, restore Song Jinhuai's title of Crown Prince, and keep everything unchanged."
Finished.
He used his absolute power to press down on Chu Jiuning.
"Chu Jiuning, it's a great fortune for you, a merchant, to marry into the Duke's Mansion. You must be filial to your parents-in-law and support your husband in the future."
"emperor."
The Duke's wife suddenly knelt before the Emperor, tears streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, Jin Huai already has a son. I would like to adopt the child under Jiu Ning's name, making him the legitimate son, and then promote Yin Yin to a concubine. We can live a harmonious life together as a family. I think this would be perfect."
Since the timing is not right, let's take a step back and think about future plans later. Let's build a good reputation first.
"kindness."
When the emperor heard that he was going to have a grandson, he immediately nodded in agreement and then blamed Jiu Ning.
"I heard that you had a huge fight over this concubine and the child. Chu Jiuning, you should be more sensible. The child is adopted under your name, so you are his mother. You will be the one to teach him and be close to him. An Yinyin has done a great job in giving birth to a child, so she can be his equal wife. She can't surpass you anyway. Do you understand?"
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