When Princess Yongjia heard Li Yunzhou ask this, she immediately looked at Wang Qiuhe.
She no longer cared that this was Ganyang Palace, and her eyes looking at Wang Qiuhe were clearly threatening.
She said, "If you dare to frame me, I will not forgive you."
But since Wang Qiuhe was able to become the head maid in the palace, she was certainly not a timid person.
She agreed to come today because, firstly, she still held a grudge against what happened that day, and secondly, Third Young Master Lin promised not only to guarantee her safety but also to give her a large sum of money.
She weighed the pros and cons again and again, thinking that since the fourth young master of the Li family was already a prince, if she helped to testify, the fourth young master of the Li family would be able to protect her no matter what.
With a huge reward, people become bolder without realizing it.
The third young master of the Lin family gave her too much, and she couldn't say no.
Wang Qiuhe had come prepared and said, "When His Royal Highness Prince Ning was first brought back to the palace, I was a second-class maid in the princess's courtyard. I once saw with my own eyes that the princess made His Royal Highness, who was only five or six years old, kneel outside all night."
"During the coldest days of winter, the princess once threw two cans of beans into the snow and asked Prince Ning to pick them up. She also forbade him to wear gloves, and his hands often got frostbite afterwards."
"As for beatings and verbal abuse, that was commonplace."
From Emperor Xuande to civil and military officials, everyone was filled with disbelief.
Emperor Xuande thought that Yongjia might not be as good to Li Yunzhou as she said, and might even be a little mean.
But according to Wang Qiuhe, this is no longer just mean, it's vicious.
One must have a very vicious heart to do such a thing to a five or six year old child.
The court officials standing on both sides of the hall looked at Princess Yongjia in disbelief. She used to be a model of a legitimate mother in the capital.
When it comes to treating illegitimate sons well, who would not praise Princess Yongjia for her kindness?
But who would have thought that behind this kindness, there were such things.
Princess Yongjia shook herself slightly, pointed at Wang Qiuhe and cursed, "You lowly servant! You're just trying to get back at me. I kicked you out back then, so you're trying to frame me, right?"
Li Xingchang on the side immediately spoke up, "I'm willing to guarantee with my life that every word Qiu He said is true. Outsiders may not know these things, but those who serve the princess personally know them."
"If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can interrogate the princess's personal maid and nanny. They can all prove that what we said is true."
As soon as Emperor Xuande saw Princess Yongjia's expression, he knew that what the two men said was true, so there was no need to interrogate the maids in Prince Shan's mansion.
"Yongjia, are you treating him like this because you think he is Yongning's son?"
"You originally thought he was Yongning and Li Jingchuan's child, so you brought him back home and abused him in every way to vent your dissatisfaction with Yongning."
"He died on the battlefield, and you are still using his life experience to seek benefits for the Li family. Your heart is worthy of death."
Emperor Xuande narrowed his eyes at this point. Could the people behind Li Yunhuai be Yongjia and Li Jingchuan?
Emperor Xuande spoke in an extremely cold tone, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was extremely angry.
After he finished speaking, he slapped the armrest of the dragon throne again. "When Yongning was alive, he always treated you, his sister, kindly. How could you... do such a thing?"
Princess Yongjia fell to her knees and said, "Brother, you must believe me. I would never do such a thing. These people are deliberately framing me. This is not true."
Emperor Xuande looked at her coldly, "Not true? Are Yunzhou's injuries real? I've noticed before that he gets terrified every time you get close to him. He has a lot of old injuries on his body, and when I asked him about it, he was hesitant."
"He's kindhearted and hasn't said anything about this before. If you hadn't gone to the palace to accuse him today, he wouldn't have said anything."
"He always remembers your kindness in raising him, but what about you? You are so vicious and evil that you are not worthy of being a human being."
Princess Yongjia and Li Jingchuan knelt side by side, both in a state of disarray. But both knew their crimes weren't punishable by death. They could survive, but they would also suffer the consequences.
Emperor Xuande glanced at the Minister of Works, Rong Hai, and asked, "How's the renovation of Prince Ning's Mansion going? Is it possible to live there?"
Rong Hai hurried forward and replied, "Your Majesty, if the wedding has to wait for some time, the house must be renovated meticulously. If Prince Ning wants to move in first, he can, as the main house in the main courtyard has already been renovated."
After Shen Zhiheng's death, Emperor Xuande ordered the Ministry of Works to speed up the repairs. Rong Hai was cautious and ordered people to carefully repair the main courtyard first.
This way, even if Prince Ning is anxious to get married, he will have a place to get married, and he can deal with other matters first.
Hearing the emperor's question at this moment, Rong Hai suddenly felt that his decision at that time was extremely correct.
Emperor Xuande was very satisfied with Rong Hai's reply. "Now that the repairs are complete, Yunzhou will be moved directly to Prince Ning's Mansion."
He looked at Princess Yongjia and Li Jingchuan again and said in a cold voice, "As for the Prince of Shan County's Mansion, it will be downgraded to the Marquis of Shan County's Mansion. All the titles previously bestowed upon the Li family will be revoked. In addition, the fiefdom of Yongjia will be taken back."
"Li Jingchuan, be punished with fifty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
"In addition, Li Yunzhou was officially appointed as the head coach of Northern Frontier."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yunzhou, if you don't want to have the surname Li anymore, why not take my surname Zhou? I'll adopt you as my adopted son, how about that?"
Li Yunzhou knelt down to express his gratitude, then said, "I believe I am not talented enough to be the emperor's adopted son. I still want to find my biological parents. If I can return to my roots in my lifetime, I can put an end to a regret."
Many people present were grumbling in their hearts when they heard this, wondering whose son this Prince Ning was.
I don’t know whose ancestral grave is smoking, such a great honor fell from the sky.
Pingning Hou Su Chengye, who was in the crowd, also lowered his head and his thoughts were wandering, wondering who had such a great luck.
Princess Yongning didn't leave any information about where she picked it up on the roadside. Thinking of this, Su Chengye shook his head. What did these things have to do with him? No matter where she picked it up on the roadside, it couldn't be the roadside outside the Su family's house.
Li Yunzhou had anticipated Emperor Xuande's punishment of the Li family. This was also the reason why he hadn't thought of speaking about these things before. Such a small matter couldn't possibly lead to the death of a princess and a prince.
However, after this incident, he could finally recognize his ancestral roots. He no longer needed the Li family to interfere in his marriage with Shen Yue.
Hu Lu shouted to adjourn the court meeting, and today's court meeting ended.
Li Jingchuan and his wife lost their titles, military power, and face.
The two men wanted to leave the palace quickly, but were stopped by the Dragon Guards, who wanted to take Li Jingchuan away to be punished.
Li Jingchuan looked at Princess Yongjia with a complicated expression and followed her.
Although fifty strokes of the cane were not enough to kill Li Jingchuan, they did cause him to faint several times.
When the Dragon Guards carried him back to the palace, he had his eyes tightly closed. It was unclear whether he had fainted from embarrassment or pain.
The person was placed on the bed in the main room of the main courtyard and could only lie on his stomach.
Princess Yongjia hurried in and when she reached the bedside, she saw Li Jingchuan suddenly raise his head, staring at her with a pair of sharp eyes.
"Who was it that sent me snacks back then?"
"And that letter, who wrote it?"
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