The emperor was startled when he heard this. What day was today? Why was the prince's case being investigated? The censor had a report to make, and the emperor had to listen.
"My dear Lord Ye, what is the matter with the Prince of Ding?" The emperor got a headache when he heard the words Prince of Ding.
"Your Majesty, some time ago someone sent me some information about what Prince Ding and his son did in the capital over the years. I dare not jump to conclusions and have been collecting evidence recently. Since Prince Ding and his son are here today, I will present them to Your Majesty for review so that you don't have to verify them again."
Censor Ye handed Eunuch De a booklet that he had prepared long ago, recording the bad deeds that Prince Ding had done over the years. After the emperor read it, he became furious and threw the booklet directly at Prince Ding.
"Look at the good things you have done. You have no regard for the law under the feet of the emperor. Tell me which one of them is an injustice to you." The emperor was so angry that he wanted to chop off the prince Ding on the spot for doing so many bad things under his nose.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will discipline my son well. Please show some leniency!" Although he knew it was his son's fault, Prince Ding still pleaded for mercy. This was his only son. If he was abolished, their Prince Ding's Mansion would be finished.
"You only know how to discipline now, what were you doing before? Come, issue an order immediately to strip Prince Ding of his title of Crown Prince, and he will never be allowed to be crowned Crown Prince again. All those whose names are on the list should be compensated as much as possible, and Prince Ding will be fined one year's salary and have to teach his son behind closed doors."
The emperor said all these words with great sorrow, saying that Prince Ding's life was ruined by his own son, and he hoped that he could teach his child well.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" King Ding of the Ding Dynasty kowtowed to the emperor, and then had his son left the hall dejectedly. The civil and military officials watched with great regret, thinking that a loving father can have such a bad son. They should go home and warn their children not to follow the old path of Prince Ding's son.
The Prince of Ding no longer had the arrogance he had when he first came. He was no longer a prince, and could never ask for a title. His life was over.
After dealing with the matter of Prince Ding, Wen Ye, Mousse and Wen Jing went back first. After all, the two of them looked seriously injured, and Wen Jing was known to be in poor health, so the emperor asked the three of them to go back first.
Walking out of the palace gate, Wen Ye pointed at Mu Si and shouted, "Mu Er, are you seeking revenge for your personal gain? You hit me so hard! My eyes hurt!"
"You begged me to beat you at that time. It's too late to regret it now. Oh, and you still owe me a meal, don't forget it."
Mousse would never admit that when Wen Ye asked him to hit him, he had some personal feelings in mind, so the beating made Wen Ye look very serious.
"Don't go too far. You hit me and still want me to treat you to a meal. You treat me as a sucker." Just now, the two of them cooperated very well in front of the emperor, but now they returned to their previous state.
"They are not the same thing, okay? Beating you is our cooperation today, and treating me to a meal is what you promised last time. Don't confuse the concepts." Mousse felt that Wen Ye wanted to shirk the responsibility of paying him for the meal.
"Master Mu, second brother, stop arguing. How about Ziyu treat us to lunch at noon?" Wen Jing was very grateful for the help and dedication of Mousse and Wen Ye. No matter what everyone's original intention was, as long as the final goal was the same, it would be fine.
"It's not good to not accept rewards without doing anything!" Mousse wanted to trick Wen Ye, but he felt embarrassed when Wen Jing suddenly wanted to treat him.
"Third brother, let me do it. Mu Er, do you want to go to my treat?" Wen Ye asked Mu Si in a bad mood.
"Oh, I have to honor you for treating me to a meal! After all, Mr. Wen is famous for his generosity. He promised to treat me to Tianranxuan last time, and I can't go back on my word." Mousse was waiting for Wen Ye to say this, and agreed very readily.
Mousse secretly used force to straighten the dislocated arm, which made him very uncomfortable. For fear that the emperor would find out, Mousse was ruthless to himself.
The three of them went to the best restaurant, Tianranxuan. When the carriage owner saw the condition of his second master, he was really shocked. Why did he come out to eat when he was so injured? Couldn't the second master be quiet?
The Imperial Palace.
The queen was waiting anxiously in the palace, and Concubine Li advised her, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The emperor will leave the court soon. We can ask him and find out what happened."
"Sister Li Fei, you know my third brother's temper. Since he can kneel in front of the palace to complain, something big must have happened. I am worried that my third brother's body can't bear it. Why didn't my eldest brother and father stop him?"
The Queen was walking back and forth anxiously with a big belly. The palace people around her were terrified, fearing that something might happen to the Queen and that even if they had ten lives, they would not be enough to compensate.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Xiao Muzi will go to the front to inquire." While Concubine Li was persuading the Queen, she sent someone to the front to inquire.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As Eunuch De's voice fell, the Empress and Concubine Li hurried out to greet him.
The emperor was very worried when he saw the queen coming out to greet him. He hurried forward to support the queen and said anxiously, "Qing'er, slow down. Your third brother is fine. I have already sent him back home to rest. Prince Ding and the Crown Prince have also been punished."
"What on earth happened to the Emperor?" Queen Wen Qing wanted to know what had happened to make her third brother so angry.
The Emperor told the Empress and Concubine Li everything that Wen Zhi and Mu Shi had learned after he left the court. Wen Qing was so angry that he wanted to go to Prince Ding’s house in person to settle the score.
"Is my third brother okay?"
"Don't worry, your third brother looks healthier than before."
"Really? That's great, thank God!" Wen Qing was very happy when she heard that her third brother was better than before. She knew it was all thanks to Murong Shu. Miss Mu had hope of survival only because of her third brother. No wonder the Prince Ding could make her third brother so angry.
"Okay, Qing'er, you should feel relieved now. Sit down and have a rest." The emperor helped Wen Qing sit down.
"Xiao Linzi, go and call the imperial physician over to check on the Empress' pulse." The Emperor was worried and ordered Xiao Dezi to call the imperial physician.
"I'll go right away." Xiao Linzi was very smart. He heard the emperor's order and hurried to the Imperial Hospital in person.
After Mu Shi came home from court, he went to his mother's yard first. Murong Shu happened to be accompanying the old lady and took her pulse.
So Murong Shu learned the whole story from her father and was deeply moved. She knew that everyone was venting their anger for her.
After returning to Guiningyuan, he asked someone to send medicine to improve his second uncle's physical fitness, and asked someone to send ointment to reduce swelling to Master Wen.
Thinking of how Wen Jing knelt at the door of the hall to vent his anger, he personally made a special medicine to reduce the swelling of the knees and asked Erzhu to deliver it personally.
She understands his efforts, feels sorry for them, is grateful for his protection, and likes his silent and subtle way of doing things.