Chapter 1346: Can the Emperor's face be slapped for nothing?
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"Wuwu... Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me..."
The eldest master of the Bai family knelt in front of Emperor Tianxi, crying bitterly.
"Wow... Your Majesty, I am an incompetent old minister, but I am also a high-ranking official in the court and your cousin. Now my residence has been vandalized..."
"Wow... Your Majesty, how can this be considered vandalism? This clearly shows that they don't take the Empress Dowager seriously, and they don't take Your Majesty seriously..."
The eldest master of the Bai family cried and pulled the Empress Dowager and the Emperor into the water.
As expected, Emperor Tianxi frowned and shouted angrily, "How dare you, in broad daylight, flout the law and destroy the residence of a court official? This is simply unforgivable!"
No matter what, the Bai family is the Empress Dowager's maiden family and the Emperor's maternal family.
Now that the Bai family has been destroyed, it would be absolutely unacceptable for the emperor to turn a blind eye.
At the very least, the Empress Dowager would lose face.
The emperor has always been filial and naturally would not allow such a thing to happen.
The eldest master of the Bai family was delighted when he heard the emperor's words. He immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty has a keen eye. I beg Your Majesty to severely punish this lawless person and uphold the law of the land!"
Emperor Tianxi nodded and said in a dignified voice, "Don't worry, cousin. I will definitely make the decision for the Bai family!"
After Emperor Tianxi finished speaking, he shouted to the outside of the imperial study: "Someone come!"
A commander of the Royal Guards immediately walked in, bowed and waited for orders.
Emperor Tianxi then remembered that he still didn't know who the culprit was.
So, he asked the eldest master of the Bai family, "Who is the one who smashed the Bai Mansion?"
"In reply to the emperor, it was the little girl from the Su family!" said the eldest master of the Bai family hatefully.
Eunuch Liu was standing behind the emperor serving him. When he heard what the eldest master of the Bai family said, his eyelids twitched suddenly.
The Su family? Was it the Su family he was thinking of?
Eunuch Liu felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Emperor Tianxi frowned and asked angrily, "Which Su family? A little girl is so bold, it's simply lawless!"
The eldest master of the Bai family knelt on the ground and said gratefully, "In reply to the emperor, it is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness—Princess Fude."
emperor:"……"
Eunuch Liu looked at the back of the emperor's head with sympathy and began to feel embarrassed for the emperor.
At the same time, he also lit a candle for the eldest master of the Bai family in his heart.
Can the emperor’s face be slapped for nothing?
Emperor Tianxi took a deep breath and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Then, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Lord Bai, why did Princess Fude destroy the Bai family?"
The way the eldest master of the Bai family was addressed changed from "cousin" to "My dear Bai".
Moreover, the three words "Bai Aiqing" also make people hear a sense of gnashing of teeth.
The eldest master of the Bai family felt a tightness in his heart.
He could clearly feel that the emperor's aura was different.
"In reply to the emperor, Princess Fude disregarded ethics and went to the Bai family for no reason, wanting to cancel the engagement between the Xia family's girl and the Bai family..."
As the eldest master of the Bai family told her story, Tang Bao turned into a wild girl who was willful, arrogant, disregarded rules and regulations, and could not tell right from wrong.
"Wuwu... Your Majesty, not only was I forced to cancel my engagement with the Xia family, but I was also blackmailed for over 20,000 taels of silver..."
Emperor Tianxi: “…”
He looked at the eldest master of the Bai family patiently, and then asked the commander of the imperial guards who was waiting for orders in the imperial study.
"Where is Qian Yong?"
Qian Yong's people who help the emperor gather information in the capital can be considered the emperor's eyes and ears.
"In reply to the emperor, Qian Yong has just entered the palace and is waiting outside the door."
"Call him in!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon, a man with ordinary build and appearance, who could be easily overlooked in a crowd, entered the imperial study.
Emperor Tianxi asked directly, "What happened in the past few days at the home of Lord Xia, the residence of Princess Fude, and the Bai family?"
Qian Yong immediately knelt down and recounted what had happened between Zou Shuqin and Bai Shuzhi in the past two days.
The eldest master of the Bai family wanted to interrupt several times to defend the Bai family and Bai Shuzhi, but Qian Yong was too eloquent and the eldest master of the Bai family could not get a word in.
Finally, Qian Yong said, "Your Majesty, as soon as Princess Fude and Miss Xia left the Bai Mansion, Lord Bai and the old lady of the Bai family hurried into the palace."
"Sure enough, he's impatient!" Emperor Tianxi snorted and said, "The Bai family has produced such a disregardful and morally corrupt young man. Not only do they not discipline him, but they're actually stirring up trouble. How bold!"
Emperor Tianxi said this and slammed the table.
The eldest master of the Bai family was so frightened that he almost fainted.
"Your Majesty is wise, I dare not!" The eldest master of the Bai family kowtowed vigorously.
Eunuch Liu shook his head secretly.
I thought to myself: The third young master of the Bai family, instead of taking the broad road, actually walked into a dead end.
If he marries the girl from the Xia family, with Princess Fude's care, his future career will surely be smooth.
Now look what happened. I’m afraid I have no future in this life!
It has to be said that Emperor Tianxi's words of corrupt personal morality directly cut off Bai Shuzhi's official career.
At this time, the eldest master of the Bai family had not thought of this yet, he was just afraid.
Of course, even if he noticed it, he couldn't do anything about it.
Soon, the forehead of the eldest master of the Bai family turned purple.
Emperor Tianxi looked at the eldest master of the Bai family and said angrily, "Don't you dare? I think you dare very much! Not only do you dare to spread rumors, you also dare to deceive the emperor!"
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The eldest master of the Bai family was so frightened that he banged his head against the ground as if he was risking his life.
"I didn't... I didn't... I dare not deceive the emperor, Your Majesty, please understand..."
The eldest master of the Bai family kowtowed and spoke incoherently.
"Wuwu... Your Majesty... Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty..."
The eldest master of the Bai family really cried this time, he was scared to tears.
You know, deceiving the emperor is a capital crime.
It’s okay if your head is broken, at least it’s still on your neck.
If the crime of "deceiving the emperor" is proven, he will lose his head.
The eldest master of the Bai family couldn't understand why he, who came to file a complaint with the emperor, ended up losing his head?
Not only the eldest master of the Bai family couldn't figure it out, but the old lady of the Bai family couldn't figure it out either.
Because the same thing was happening in the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace.
"Empress Dowager, please have mercy on me." The old lady of the Bai family knelt on the ground, feeling both fearful and unwilling. She cried, "The Bai family is your mother's family. Are you really going to watch your mother's family's reputation being wantonly trampled upon by a little girl?"
The Queen Mother tried hard to suppress her disappointment and said, "Respect is earned by oneself, not given by others, and certainly not something that can be trampled upon by anyone!"
"The Bai family raised such a child. Not only do they not know how to reflect on themselves, but they put all the blame on the two little girls. Where is the shame in them?"
"Do you want to treat everyone in the world as fools?"
The old lady of the Bai family: "..."
Your Majesty, you clearly didn't say that before...
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