The emperor became even more confused after hearing this. He originally wanted to watch the fun of Wen Jing. It had been a long time since he saw Wen Jing's sharp tongue. He never expected that the melon would be eaten by his own niece, Princess Mingyue. This caused a big commotion.
Everyone in the capital knows that his second brother loves beauty more than power. In all these years, he only has one daughter, Mingyue, who is the apple of his eye.
Originally, Prince Ding felt unlucky enough for offending Wen Jing, and now he has offended Mingyue. The emperor suddenly felt a little sympathy for Prince Ding. It is true that there is a road to heaven but you don't take it, and there is no door to hell but you insist on breaking into it.
Xiao Linzi was very fast and soon Prince Ding was carried up. He was beaten so badly that even the emperor felt pain just seeing it. Who did this? It was so cruel.
The civil and military officials obviously did not expect this to happen. They thought that Prince Ding was exaggerating just now, but now seeing the situation of Prince Ding's son, they all felt how huge the hatred was.
"Your Majesty, look at how badly my son was beaten. Third Master Wen, even if my son did something wrong, you can't let him be beaten so harshly. You are trying to kill my son. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"
Prince Ding cried in the hall without caring about his image and begged the emperor to make a decision, but the emperor didn't even raise his eyelids.
“Prince Ding, you’d better save your energy. You’ll be crying later right behind us!” Wen Jing looked at Prince Ding, who was begging for sympathy in front of the emperor in the hall, with disdain in his eyes.
The emperor's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he cried even more miserably. Not knowing how miserable Prince Ding would be next, he suddenly became excited again.
The emperor was about to say something when another voice came from the entrance of the palace, "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me. Prince Ding beat up an official in the street. He doesn't take you seriously at all!"
When the emperor heard the voice, his eyelids twitched a few times. Then he saw Wen Ye, with two beaten panda eyes, walking in being supported by someone.
The emperor and all the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. This man was Master Wen, how could he be beaten like this? Could he be the Prince Ding?
"My dear Minister Wen, what's wrong with your eyes? Did you have a fight with someone?" the emperor asked uncertainly.
"Your Majesty, I had asked for leave today to rest. I didn't want to come out and cause trouble for Your Majesty, but Prince Ding and the Crown Prince wanted to confront each other, so I had no choice but to come. I want to sue Prince Ding and the Crown Prince for beating me in the street. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me."
Wen Ye spoke sincerely and heartfeltly, and the ministers were all confused. Prince Ding was so angry that he pointed at Wen Ye for a long time before saying, "You are lying. It was obviously you who came up and hit me, and you are the villain who complained first."
"Your Majesty, I am a weak official, how could I possibly hurt the prince? You are confusing right and wrong! It was you who bullied my third brother and nephew first, and then broke the plums that my wife used to save her life, and then you beat me like this. How could you lie to your Majesty?"
Wen Ye made his accusations with all the evidence and reason with that scary face, and Prince Ding was almost fainted from anger.
"Your Majesty, I never hit Master Wen. He was the one who hit me. I am innocent." Prince Ding hurriedly pleaded his innocence to the emperor.
"Prince, you should be brave enough to take responsibility for what you have done. I dared to admit it even though you beat me like this. Why don't you dare to admit it when you beat me?"
"Your Majesty, you have to believe me. I really didn't beat Master Wen!" Prince Ding was now unable to explain himself, as Master Wen insisted that he was the one who beat him.
"Your Highness, what you mean is that I am lying to the Emperor. I was injured myself. General Zuo, you have experience. Please help me identify whether this injury was inflicted by me or someone with kung fu skills."
Hearing Prince Ding's cry for injustice, Wen Ye pulled General Zuo, who was not far from him, to ask for a witness. General Zuo panicked and said, "I'm just eating a melon. Why are you pulling me? Let the emperor find someone to identify it for you."
"No need for identification. I am the witness. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me. I want to sue Duke Dingguo and his son. They robbed my niece in the street and frightened her so much that she is now sick. When I went forward to argue, the son even beat me up."
Mousse was supported by Mu Shi and walked in from outside the hall. The emperor got a headache when he heard his voice. No, wasn't it the Wen family that was suing Prince Ding? Why was there also the matter of Mousse?
"Your Majesty, look, my arm was broken by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince tried to take my niece as his concubine in the street. Thanks to the rescue of Third Master Wen and Lord Mingyue, I and Second Master Wen met him and wanted to argue with him, but the Crown Prince attacked us right away. Second Master Wen and I had no choice but to fight back. Thanks to Lord Mingyue for helping us, otherwise you might not see me and Second Master Wen again."
Mousse cried with tears as if he had experienced some life-or-death catastrophe. Wen Ye echoed him from the side. All the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. This Prince Ding was so bold.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. I was fighting with Princess Mingyue, and Mu Si came up and beat me without asking any questions. The same thing happened with Second Master Wen. The three of them beat me, but I didn't beat them at all. They were lying. They were all fine yesterday, and they weren't injured at all."
Although he was beaten badly, Prince Ding still had his memory. He did not hurt Mousse and Wen Ye at all. They were framing him.
"Sir, does anyone believe what you said? Lord Wen is weak and my daughter only knows some martial arts. Could it be that Lord Mu beat you up like this? If General Mu did it himself, we would believe it. Do you think the emperor and us are fools?"
When Mingyue's father, the "King Zhenshan", heard that his daughter had started a fight, he was sure that the prince was at fault first. He didn't care whether Mousse and Wen Ye were lying or not. If anyone dared to fight with his daughter, he would have to protect those who were in the same group as his daughter.
"Your Majesty, I really didn't do it!" Prince Ding really wanted to cry but had no tears. These people's ability to confuse right and wrong was really... Now even his own father glared at him fiercely.
"Your Majesty, my little daughter just returned to the capital not long ago. She has been in poor health to begin with, and now she is recuperating in the yard after being frightened this time. Please make a decision for me." Mu Shi knelt down and saluted the emperor.
The emperor quickly had Mu Shi helped up. Seeing his childhood friend asking him so solemnly, the emperor had already made up his mind.
"Do Prince Ding and the Crown Prince have anything else to say?" The emperor's majesty was fully displayed at this moment.
Prince Ding wanted to protest his injustice, but was interrupted by Prince Ding, who knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, it is all because of my poor parenting. I and my son are willing to be punished."
The emperor was about to announce the result of his punishment when he was interrupted by Censor Ye's voice.
"Your Majesty, I have something else to report about Prince Ding."