Minister Hu's words made Emperor Xuande feel deeply unhappy.
During this period, because of taking the magic pill, he felt like he was back in his twenties.
Unconsciously, my psychology has also changed.
Before, he thought that birth, old age, sickness and death were the normal course of life, so he had to choose a suitable successor for the Great Zhou.
Song Hong was very loyal to his ancestors, and after being named the crown prince, he even sighed that he had done justice to his ancestors.
But in recent months, he often regretted appointing a crown prince too early.
He believed that as long as he continued to take the elixir, he could continue to rule for decades or even hundreds of years.
Then the prince would become a decoration, or even a threat.
So when Minister Hu said this, Emperor Xuande agreed with it deeply.
He unconsciously glanced at Song Hongshen, a look that revealed suspicion, doubt, and dissatisfaction.
Wang Jinyao also raised her head at this time, and she panicked when she saw that the emperor seemed to be taking his anger out on the prince.
Then she angrily scolded Su Zhilan, "Princess Anping, are you doing this to your cousin, the Crown Prince? How dare you do such a treasonous act for your own selfish desires?"
"Your Majesty, I believe this incident was solely the work of Princess Anping and has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is truly innocent, yet he has been saddled with such a heartless and insane Crown Princess."
Wang Jinyao thought that what she said was of great quality.
On the one hand, it can show her goodwill to Song Hongshen and let him know that she is truly doing this for his own good.
Moreover, after hearing her words, the prince's confidants would agree with her, thus clearing the prince of suspicion.
The last sentence could even allow His Majesty to directly deprive Su Zhilan of her position as Crown Princess.
She had made a great contribution in saving the emperor, and if she expressed her feelings for the Crown Prince on the spot, the Emperor would agree to it, considering her contribution.
Wang Jinyao had anticipated one thing correctly: two members of the prince's party did want to stand up and speak.
They were afraid that Su Zhilan would implicate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so they wanted to first distance His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from this matter.
But as soon as he moved, Song Hongshen's warning gaze swept over.
Seeing this, the two men sat down again awkwardly.
So after Wang Jinyao finished speaking, no one in the hall agreed.
After a long while, Minister Hu finally said, "I think what Miss Wang said makes sense."
Before Minister Hu finished speaking, Song Hongshen grabbed the chopsticks on the table and threw them out.
One of the two chopsticks hit Minister Hu's mouth. Minister Hu screamed, and something seemed to fall from his mouth, followed by blood.
The other chopstick was directly inserted into Minister Hu's bun.
When everyone reacted and looked over, they discovered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had knocked out Minister Hu's front teeth.
Minister Hu's mouth was full of blood and he could only cover it with a handkerchief, unable to speak.
Emperor Xuande was furious when he saw this. "Hongshen, what are you doing?"
Song Hong snorted, "He cannot slander the Crown Princess, who is not yet married to me. Who the hell does he think he is? How dare he slander me in front of me?"
Wang Jinyao couldn't help but speak, "Crown Prince, how can such a vicious woman be worthy of being the Crown Princess?"
Song Hongshen looked at Wang Jinyao as if she were a fool. "You feel sorry that you didn't get beaten?"
Wang Jinyao was stunned. "What do you mean, cousin?"
Song Hongshen stood up with a sneer and walked in front of Wang Jinyao.
A sinister look of disgust swept across her face, "I didn't do anything to you, firstly because you are a woman, and secondly because of my relationship with my uncle."
"If you say one more word, you will suffer the same fate as Minister Hu."
After saying this, Song Hongshen gave the Minister of Justice Wang Jian a meaningful look.
At this time, Wang Jian was also full of bitterness and helplessness. He had no idea about these things.
I just guessed what happened from the few words my wife and daughter said.
If he had known earlier, there would be no such trouble. Even if she broke her daughter's legs, she would not let her cause such a big disaster.
Seeing the prince looking at him, Wang Jian once again cursed his wife and daughter in his heart.
They really don't know their place. They want to touch the Princess of Anping without even considering whether Prince Ning's Mansion, the Shen family, and the Song family will agree.
Now only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke, while Elder Shen and His Royal Highness Prince Ning were still sitting calmly.
Why did the mother and daughter think that they could kill Princess Anping with this crude trick?
I'm not afraid of being stupid, but I'm afraid of being so stupid that I don't even realize it.
Wang Jian is the current head of the Wang family. At this moment, his mind was racing, thinking about how to reduce the impact of this incident on the Wang family.
Wang Jinyao was so frightened by Song Hongshen that she shrank her neck. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was terrifying and sinister.
Immediately afterwards, Song Hongshen walked to Su Zhilan and pulled her up.
He whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He then raised his voice and said, "Father, I can prove that this matter has nothing to do with Princess Anping. She is young and timid, so please stop kneeling."
Emperor Xuande saw Song Hongshen's blatant defense of his shortcomings and glared at him angrily, "Evidence? Then present your evidence."
If he really had evidence, it wouldn't matter whether Su Zhilan was kneeling or sitting.
Song Hongshen protected Su Zhilan behind him, then looked at Taoist Zhihuai.
"I heard that the Taoist priest used to practice at the Yuqing Temple in Chizhou Prefecture?"
Taoist Zhihuai's heart skipped a beat, but he replied calmly, "Yes, I am indeed practicing in Yuqing Temple in Chizhou Prefecture."
Song Hongshen continued, "Two years ago, a murder occurred in Yuqing Temple. A female pilgrim died inside the temple."
"Does the Taoist priest know?"
Taoist Zhi Huai only felt a thin layer of sweat on his back and replied, "I know a thing or two."
Song Hongshen looked at him coldly, smiled sarcastically, and then said in a low voice.
"The woman was a farmer living at the foot of the mountain. Her father-in-law had passed away, her mother-in-law was bedridden, and her husband had broken his leg while hunting."
"She serves her mother-in-law and takes care of her husband and children all by herself."
"That day, she heard that Yuqing Temple was very effective, so she wanted to go there to worship. She prayed to the gods for protection, and that her family would be safe from disasters in the future."
"But how could she know that the gods don't appear in the world, and the evil spirits are in the human world."
"A few Taoist priests on the mountain got drunk and raped that sister-in-law. She hit her head against the wall and died instantly."
"Later, I heard that her husband crawled to the government office to seek justice for her. But he was humiliated and beaten by the people at the gate. On his way home, he fell into a ditch and died. Now she is a bedridden old woman at home with two children. The seven or eight-year-old child has to work in the fields."
"This incident caused a huge uproar, even reaching the prefecture. Those people spent a lot of money to avoid the death penalty, but they are still being held in the Chizhou prison."
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