Yuan Sheng knew that Kong Jijiu would definitely report to His Majesty that he had falsely accused Jiang Xun of plagiarism, but he did not expect the punishment to be so severe that he would be stripped of his title and beaten with a stick.
I was stunned for a moment.
Chen didn't understand what was going on and just stood there in a daze.
The prince ignored the two men's reactions and signaled the guards who followed him to prepare to beat them with a stick.
Two guards stepped forward, and one of them said, "Excuse me."
The two men raised their hands to grab Yuan Sheng.
Chen came back to his senses and shouted, "How dare you!"
The two guards paused and turned to look at the prince.
Chen said, "Your Highness, before you beat me with the stick, please allow me to sort things out first."
The prince waved his hand, signaling the two guards to come back first.
Seeing this, Chen pulled Yuan Sheng out of the front hall, and at the same time secretly sent someone to call Prince Rong back.
The imperial guards who had changed into casual clothes and were guarding outside the palace did not stop them. They deliberately asked the princess to send someone to call Prince Rong back.
A quarter of an hour later, Prince Rong stepped into Prince Rong's Mansion.
Inside the palace, Chen tried every means to delay time, while also constantly begging for mercy.
Chen said, "Your Highness, Sheng'er has admitted his fault. We are willing to personally apologize to Master Jiang and hope that Your Highness can forgive us."
"I am only following orders. If Princess wants to plead for mercy, you can go to the palace to see Father later."
But he felt that they probably didn't have that chance.
Chen pulled the corners of her mouth and forced a smile and asked, "Then can you... not beat me for the time being?"
The prince narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her, "Princess, do you want me to disobey the imperial decree?"
"I dare not."
The prince felt that the time was about right. If Prince Rong had been called back, he should have entered the palace by now.
If he wasn't called back, he probably noticed something was wrong and ran away. There would be no point in waiting any longer.
So he stood up and said, "Since you don't dare, then start fighting."
As the prince's voice fell, two guards stepped forward and pressed Yuan Sheng down on the bench, waiting for the prince's order.
Chen had no choice but to kneel down and beg, "Your Highness, my prince will be back soon, can you wait a little longer?"
After twenty beatings, Sheng'er would be half dead.
The prince glanced at her, unmoved, and raised his hand and said, "Hit her!"
The guard raised the heavy board in his hand and was about to bring it down, but at this moment, Prince Rong walked here.
"Wait a minute, Prince!"
The guard's board stopped in mid-air, and he looked at the prince to ask if he wanted to continue.
The prince acted as if he didn't see Prince Rong and ordered in a cold voice, "Fight!"
The board in the guard's hand fell and hit Yuan Sheng's buttocks with a bang, accompanied by Yuan Sheng's screams.
Prince Rong was furious when he saw this, "Prince, I told you to stop!"
Prince Rong's entourage stepped forward and snatched the board from the guard's hand. Yuan Sheng was helped up by Chen, and the two sides immediately became hostile.
The prince asked sternly, "Does the emperor's uncle want to disobey the order?"
"I will go to the palace and plead guilty to your majesty. Please go back, Prince."
The prince did not move, but there was a lot of noise outside.
"I came here this time, besides punishing the prince, for another matter." He said as he extended his hand to Ping An, his personal eunuch.
Ping An took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to the prince.
The Crown Prince took the imperial edict and unfolded it, reading: "Prince Rong has raised private soldiers with the intention of rebellion. From today on, he will be confined in the palace and await punishment."
Prince Rong's face changed drastically. "It's a false accusation! This is a false accusation! I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no intention of treason! I want to see Your Majesty."
Chen's mother and son were both confused. Was the prince (father) going to rebel?
"Uncle, rest assured. Father will see you, but not now. Someone, take Uncle Wang away and keep him under strict guard!"
When the commander of the imperial guards outside heard the prince's voice, he immediately rushed in with his men.
Prince Rong knew that he could not escape from being surrounded by so many people, so he did not struggle any more. He just shouted loudly: "You can always find a pretext to accuse me! Brother Royal, you really went to great lengths to make me die!"
"Does the emperor's uncle know about Xinghua Village?"
Prince Rong's shouting suddenly stopped, and only then did he truly feel the breath of death.
The truth is revealed!
"Take the man away and keep watch over him."
The commander of the imperial guards responded loudly, "Yes," and Prince Rong and his family were taken away.
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In Emperor Yuan's study, Bai Ze stood in the middle nervously holding a piece of paper.
Just now, His Majesty asked him if he could speak multiple languages, and also asked him if the King of Nanzhao had sent people to capture his wife before.
After he answered one by one, Emperor Yuan asked the chief eunuch to give him a piece of paper.
Emperor Yuan raised his chin and said, "Bai Ze, see if you can recognize the words above."
After confirmation, Emperor Yuan chose to believe Bai Ze.
Hearing this, Bai Ze unfolded the paper in his hand, and then his eyes gradually widened.
"Your Majesty, it is in Cuban characters. It says: The things have been delivered to the old place. Take them away quickly. Another two hundred thousand silver coins are needed."
Emperor Yuan: "Cuban script?"
Bai Ze explained: "The Cuban language was the language of a certain tribe hundreds of years ago. Few people can speak it now. I also saw it by chance in an ancient book. After searching for a long time, I found the descendants of that tribe and learned a little Cuban language."
"Where do the descendants of that tribe live now?"
Bai Ze blurted out: "Western Region."
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On the other side, in Wenyuan Pavilion, Jiang Yueyang looked around her independent office.
Seeing a couch behind the screen, he nodded with satisfaction.
She planned to bring a blanket tomorrow and spread it on the couch so that she could lie down comfortably when she was tired.
"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the door.
Jiang Yueyang said "please come in" and the person outside pushed the door open.
The person who came was Xu Zheng, and he was holding a pot of sunflowers in his hand.
Jiang Yueyang's eyes lit up when she saw the sunflowers. She had never seen a sunflower in her life!
She pointed at the sunflower and asked without any embarrassment: "Are these flowers for me?"
Xu Zheng nodded and handed her the whole pot of flowers. "Master Xiao Jiang, I asked my mother yesterday when I got home. The servant was my brother, who got lost when he was a child."
Jiang Yueyang looked at the sunflower lovingly, "And then?"
"I redeemed my brother's indenture."
"Did that family give you any trouble?"
Logically speaking, if that family knew that Xu Zheng worked in the palace, they would definitely not let him redeem his indenture so easily.
Xu Zheng said with a hint of pride: "I went there disguised as a farmer."
"Smart!" Jiang Yueyang praised generously.
Being praised like this by a girl who was ten years younger than him, Xu Zheng felt a little embarrassed and his ears turned slightly red.
Jiang Yueyang didn't notice his expression and asked, "Master Xu, if I want to ask for leave, what procedures should I follow?"
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