Chapter 449 Two Imperial Edicts
"How outrageous! The Shen family is really outrageous!" The bowl of tonic soup in the emperor's hand fell directly to the ground, and the steaming hot soup splashed on Qiao Jibai's clothes.
The summer clothes were thin, and the touch touched his skin through the clothes, but he didn't frown, he just knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."
"The daughter of the Shen family would never do such a thing. The one who instigated her to have that commoner go to the Imperial Envoy Department to cause trouble must be Shen Chunlai!"
Even if a little girl with an unstable foundation could instigate that commoner to go to the Imperial Envoy's Office, how could she spread the news in an instant?
Shen Chunlai was extremely worried that the Qiao family's status was getting higher and higher, and he was anxious to destroy the Qiao family's path to producing a county lady.
Qiao Jibai said: "Miss Shen's close maid, Shen Lingyi, once went to the black market to buy medicine. That medicine was what Qiao Yihuan was poisoned with that night in the Guo Temple. Xiaoying once said that Shen Lingyi went to see Qiao Yihuan that night, and asked the maid to bring tea even though Qiao Yihuan agreed. Qiao Yihuan drank that tea that night."
The emperor was not surprised, as it was indeed the case.
Shen Lingyi had just returned to Beijing not long ago. Why did she have such a big grudge with Qiao Yihuan that made her act so cruel?
It must be that old fox from the Shen family who is behind this. If things get out of hand in the future, he can just push the blame onto a little girl.
After all, the little girl had a bad reputation, and abandoning a granddaughter was nothing to him.
If it didn't happen to Jingxin, there wouldn't be any trouble at all. He took the risk and really hated the Qiao family.
Qiao Jibai said: "Your Majesty, sacrificing Miss Shen will only make those opportunists in the court closer to Minister Qiao. I think it is not a safe choice to save Jingxin and Qiao Yihuan at this time."
Emperor: "You are a member of the Qiao family, so you are willing to do so."
Qiao Jibai said: "Qiao Yihuan and I are not siblings. Since we are not born from the same mother, why are you so reluctant to part with me?"
The emperor was silent for a moment. "The Qiao family is deeply rooted, and the Shen family cannot be moved for the time being. I don't believe in Buddhism, so I don't care whether Jingxin is innocent or not."
The Shen family is bound to decline in the long run. The only grandson, Shen Zishan, is smart but only a little smart. He may be able to enter the court through experience alone, but it is impossible for him to reach the same height as his grandfather.
There are no outstanding children among the younger generation of the Shen family. If Shen Chunlai overthrows Minister Qiao, the court will be dominated by only one person.
Although Qiao Rushi had no son, he was not like Chen Chunlai, who had one foot in the dirt. He was in his prime, so he had to be on guard.
What's more, it is still unknown when a son will be born.
Since Jin can no longer have children, he may not necessarily look for other women.
Where in the world are there any romantic people?
"I understand what the emperor means."
The emperor looked at him and said, "Qiao Yihuan was deposed from the position of county lady, Jingxin was removed from the position of abbot and allowed to continue to stay in the national temple. This is because I respect Buddhism and give him a chance to reform himself."
Qiao Jibai asked, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with Lu Gousheng, who struck the drum twice and went to the Imperial Envoy Office to cause trouble?"
The emperor paused, "Qiao Yihuan once bewitched the prince, and then caused trouble one after another. As she is the daughter of the Qiao family, I forgive her for colluding with Jingxin to seek a high position. She can be spared the death penalty for the crime of deceiving the emperor, but she cannot escape the punishment of life."
Qiao Jibai waited quietly.
"The grace of saving my life should be repaid with my body, not to mention that her innocence has been completely destroyed and she has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Who else but Lu Gousheng dares to marry her? I will grant them both a marriage and let someone draft the decree."
Qiao Rushi's son-in-law should be a simple and unpretentious commoner.
Qiao Yihuan didn't stay in the Imperial Household Department for a long time, but she felt that these days were like years. She looked forward to Qiao Jibai's visit every day, but was also afraid that he would bring some bad news.
Xiaoying betrayed me, and I can't get away with it.
But after all, I am the daughter of Heaven, and Heaven protects me, so naturally there is still hope.
In the dark and damp dungeon, Qiao Yihuan looked at the light coming in from the small window high up.
"So you have the time?"
Qiao Yihuan suddenly turned around and looked at the person at the door, his heart beating rapidly and he felt a little nervous.
"I am innocent. Xiaoying was instructed by someone to slander me. You, the Imperial Envoy, must have found out the truth and cleared my name, right?"
That’s right, that’s right!
She kept comforting herself in her heart.
Qiao Jibai said: "The emperor's decree."
Qiao Yihuan was stunned for a moment. She was a little scared about the result that she had always wanted to know, but now that it had finally come.
Afraid that the result might not be what she wanted.
"Two imperial decrees, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Qiao Yihuan frowned. Good news or bad news?
Her expression slightly changed, and she knelt down, "What's the bad news?"
Qiao Jiabi opened the imperial edict, "The Emperor of Heaven and Order decrees that the rules of propriety are clear and cannot be violated. Here is the Princess of Changle, Qiao Yihuan, who deceives the emperor and seeks power by any means necessary. She has betrayed my grace and disrupted the moral principles of Buddhism. I am furious and depose her from her position as a warning to others!"
Qiao Yihuan fell to the ground, staring blankly at the imperial edict in his hand.
How could it be? How could the emperor listen to the slander of a little maid?
I am the daughter of Heaven, how could this happen?
Qiao Yihuan seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked: "What about the good news? What is the good news?!!!"
Qiao Jibai said: "To show the grace of heaven, to make a perfect couple. I heard that the commoner Lu Gousheng saved the life of the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue. I will give him 100 taels of silver and two jade ruyi handles, and let him marry the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue."
Qiao Yihuan was stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Qiao Jibai handed the imperial edict in his hand to her, but Qiao Yihuan did not reach out to take it. She just looked at him in disbelief, not understanding why she, who was supposed to be the Crown Princess and the future Queen, had fallen to such a state.
What went wrong? Why did God play such a trick on me?
Didn’t she say that she was the daughter of heaven, and that all the outstanding men in the world would love her and willingly pave the way for her to become queen?
It’s fake, all fake, all a lie.
Seeing that she refused to take it, Qiao Jibai stuffed the imperial edict into her hands and turned away. Qiao Yihuan reacted immediately and threw the imperial edict aside, staggered to her feet and grabbed his sleeve.
Her voice was trembling with excitement, almost screaming: "You lied to me, you lied to me, right? It was Qiao Wanyan who asked you to do this, right! How could the emperor do this to me? How can this be good news? I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"
Qiao Jibai's face was calm: "People must learn to admit defeat."
Qiao Yihuan's hand that was grabbing his sleeve fell down weakly.
Qiao Wanyan also said this to herself.
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