Chapter 199 Feng Junjue Confession
Feng Junjue was in tears and was about to confess his crimes.
Then a eunuch came in, bowing, and reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Noble Consort has arrived and is now at the East Que Gate."
Upon hearing this, Yan Shixu stood up and left the hall.
Wen Li'er got down from the sedan chair with the help of the palace maid.
The imperial physician told her to go out for a walk more often and get some fresh air.
She thought that she was leaving anyway, so she asked Li the royal chef to prepare some food and personally deliver it to the Daming Palace.
Seeing the emperor coming, she hurriedly bowed.
"Your Majesty, I greet you."
Yan Shixu helped the man up and asked with a smile, "Why did you come to me today?"
Wen Li'er smiled happily.
"I went out for a walk and thought that Your Majesty might not have had lunch yet, so I had someone prepare some food and bring it to Your Majesty."
Yan Shixu glanced at the food boxes held by the two palace maids and asked her, "Have you eaten yet?"
Wen Li'er shook her head: "Not yet, Your Majesty, I want to eat with you."
Yan Shixu immediately helped Wen Li'er into the side hall and had someone serve the meal.
The dishes for the two of them were placed on the left and right sides respectively.
Wen Li'er was eating a pregnancy-maintaining meal made with lilies. After her pregnancy was made public, the Empress Dowager sent a nanny who knew how to make pregnancy-maintaining meals.
But she was already used to Lily's cooking, which came in many varieties and tasted great, so she reported it to the Empress Dowager.
Wen Li'er doesn't eat fast and likes to talk while eating.
"Your Majesty, you don't know. This morning, Xiaoxiao woke up and wanted to show me his treasure box. It scared our nurse. We immediately snatched the box from him. Then the little guy got angry with us and now won't let anyone hold him."
Yan Shixu listened quietly and even helped her pick out the fish bones himself.
Xiaoxiao is indeed very strong, but for such a young child, the muscles, bones and joints are not yet fully developed, so it is best not to let him lift heavy objects.
We are having lunch in a harmonious atmosphere.
In the main hall, the forgotten Feng family members knelt on the ground and trembled.
They thought that Feng Junjue had just refused to speak, and now that he wanted to speak, the emperor didn't want to listen.
If that were the case, the whole family would probably not survive.
Feng Junjue's heart was in turmoil. Could it be that the emperor really didn't want to listen?
He was originally hard-hearted and wanted to take his entire family to hell with him.
But when you really see your loved ones dying tragically in front of you, you can't bear to do it.
He was anxious for the emperor to return soon, and he would tell him everything he knew.
Although, he had no idea how much.
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Half an hour later.
Wen Li'er put down the chopsticks in her hand.
The palace maid brought tea and helped her rinse her mouth.
Yan Shixu then stood up and said, "Li'er, please take a rest in the side hall. I will come to find you later."
Wen Li'er nodded: "Your Majesty, please go and do your work. I will be here."
"good."
Inside the main hall.
When Feng Junjue saw the emperor come in, he immediately kowtowed several times and confessed eagerly.
She looked as if she was afraid that the emperor would leave again.
"Your Majesty, one day after attending court, Qiulu stopped me on the way and said she had something important to tell me."
"She described the horrific scene of Yingying's death: her head was smashed, her limbs twisted, her face in agony, her brains all over the floor, and she died with her eyes open."
"I am heartbroken. I only have one legitimate daughter, whom I raised with such care. Yet, she died in such a tragic way. This is why I feel resentment towards the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine."
"Qiulu asked me to persuade my father-in-law to oppose the Emperor's cancellation of the selection process in court, and to crash into the palace and die, so that the Emperor would be branded as incompetent and ruthless. As for the rest, leave it to her."
"Qiulu is unwilling to tell me the rest, saying only that she will use her own life to warn the world. In a few months, I will get what I wish for."
After he finished speaking, everyone in the Feng family looked at him in disbelief.
Especially Mrs. Feng, who rushed forward and scratched one side of his face.
"You bastard! You actually... You actually let my father..."
She pointed at Feng Junjue with tears streaming down her face, sobbing uncontrollably and unable to speak.
Yan Shixu understood the key point and asked with a frown, "Why a few months later?"
Feng Junjue shook his head. "I don't know. She only thought that in a few months, the Emperor would personally punish the Imperial Concubine to appease the people. Your Majesty, please understand that apart from persuading my father-in-law to die in the Golden Throne Hall, I did nothing else. I am willing to die as an apology. I beg Your Majesty to spare my family."
Yan Shixu looked at Feng Junjue quietly without saying a word.
Feng Junjue kowtowed repeatedly.
Yan Shixu asked again, "Do you know the person behind Qiulu?"
Feng Junjue still shook his head. "I don't know. I've only met her twice, and she didn't want to talk about her own affairs. I was so eager to avenge her that I lost my composure and didn't ask any further questions."
"Then how did you convince your father-in-law to crash himself to death in the Golden Throne Hall?"
Feng Junjue looked at his wife, whose face was full of hatred towards him, and closed his eyes.
"I promised my father-in-law that if he died in court, I would allow my wife to adopt her third brother's posthumous child and bring him back to inherit the Feng family business."
When he finished speaking, everyone in the Feng family was stunned.
Although Feng Junjue had no legitimate son, he had a illegitimate son, Feng Yuhua.
It is ridiculous to adopt the child of your father-in-law to inherit the family business!
Feng Yuhua glanced at his father, then quickly lowered his eyes without saying a word.
But his aunt was angry. Regardless of the situation, she rushed forward and scratched the other side of Feng Junjue's face.
Madam Feng also cried, "Feng Junjue! I did say that Third Brother and his wife passed away early, leaving Xun-ge'er without parents at such a young age, and not being liked by his eldest and second sisters-in-law. He was very pitiful. But I didn't say that we would adopt him back home as a foster son! You and my father are acting like this, where do you think Hua-er should be placed!"
Feng Junjue was so ashamed that he didn't dare look at his wives, concubines and son.
It was naturally impossible for him to give up all the family property. Although his official position was not high, his parents and wife managed the family business well and were considered wealthy.
He just wanted to let his wife adopt Hua'er first and make him the eldest son. Then he could adopt Xun'er, the son left by his third uncle, and give him a share of the family business, as a way to repay his father-in-law for avenging Yingying.
But... now it's all over.
Yan Shixu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then when he looked up at Feng Junjue, he directly sentenced him to death.
"Feng Junjue, you are an official appointed by the imperial court, yet you, for personal vendetta, incited others to crash to death in the Golden Throne Hall, disrupting the order of the court. This is a crime of great disrespect."
"Secondly, you colluded with the palace maid Qiulu and attempted to murder the Imperial Concubine and the Dragon Heir. This is a serious crime of treason."
"Third, to achieve your goal, you deceived your family, using the promise of inheriting the family business as bait to send your father-in-law to his death. This caused civil strife within the family and undermined moral principles. Your crime is unforgivable!"
"However, considering your confession at the last moment, your family will be spared the death penalty. However, you, Feng Junjue, will be immediately dismissed from office and sentenced to death by slicing, as a warning to others!"
Feng Junjue let out a long breath and knelt down again, saying, "I thank you for your great grace."
When everyone in the Feng family heard the verdict, they all fell to the ground and burst into tears.
After all the Feng family members were carried away, Yan Shixu fell into deep thought.
Yongtai and Zhang Sicheng looked at each other, not daring to make a sound to disturb them.
Yan Shixu was thinking.
Why a few months later?
In a few months... the only certainty was that his child would be born.
Thinking of Wen Li'er's two consecutive abdominal pains, Yan Shixu suddenly stood up and walked out.
It is very likely that Qiulu did something to Wen Lier's belly. After all, Qiulu had been to Bixi Palace and had contact with Wen Lier at that time.
Yongtai and Zhang Sicheng hurried to follow.
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