When Song Hongshen finished interrogating Taoist Zhihuai and stood up, Emperor Xuande had also finished looking at the evidence.
Besides being angry, he also felt ashamed.
Taoist Priest Zhihuai was a ruthless man who had committed countless evil deeds. So what was the point of him preaching alongside him all these days?
He looked at Wang Jian again, "Wang Jian, are you aware of what your wife and daughter have done?"
Wang Jian shook his head, "I don't know."
Madam Wang also quickly said, "Your Majesty, he didn't know what I did. Please forgive him and Jin Yao. These things were done by me, not by them."
Emperor Xuande snorted coldly, "It doesn't matter? If it doesn't matter, will Wang Jinyao identify Anping County Master on the spot?"
"Every word she said was a false accusation against Princess Anping and misleading me and the court officials."
Emperor Xuande looked at the people in the middle of the hall and gave his order without further explanation.
"The Wang family mother and daughter are vicious and obsessed with profit. To achieve their goal, they did not hesitate to poison my medicine. This is tantamount to the crime of murdering the king and is punishable by beheading."
"As the Minister of Justice, Wang Jian failed to promptly investigate the cases submitted by the prefectures below. He is responsible for negligence. I dismiss Wang Jian from his position as Minister of Justice and order him to reflect on his mistakes for one year."
"Jingyun, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, is responsible for negligence and will be fined six months' salary."
"Daoist Master Zhihuai has sentenced me to beheading."
He didn't even want to say what crime Taoist Zhihuai was accused of, as he felt that it would be a slap in his face.
After dealing with these people, Emperor Xuande rewarded Su Zhilan with a lot of jade and jewelry, saying that it was to calm her down.
After the banquet ended, Emperor Xuande left with his concubines.
But there was a thorn in his heart, and he still felt a little resentful of Song Hongshen.
These things could obviously be told to him in private, but he insisted on making them known to everyone.
Was he standing up for the girl from the Su family today, or was he deliberately embarrassing him?
The Heavenly Family is Merciless...
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