The next morning, before the morning court session began, someone came from the palace and headed straight for Mingyue Medical Clinic.
Arriving at the Mingyue Clinic, the eunuch raised his voice and said, "Who is Miss Fang Qingyue from the Fang family? The Saint has something to ask you to enter the palace. Please come with me."
Fang Qingyue was packing medicinal herbs.
Song Xiaoya and Shen Qiu Nian came to her clinic and made a mess, so many medicinal materials had to be rearranged.
When Fang Qingyue heard her father-in-law's voice, she was about to agree.
Before she stood up, Fang Chiyue had subconsciously stood in front of her.
Fang Qingyue gently pressed Fang Chiyue's wrist, shook her head slightly, and followed her father-in-law out of the clinic.
The carriage in the palace was special. Even the cushions were much softer than the ones Qingyue had ridden in before.
Spices were burning in the car and a hot water bottle was placed at hand.
She held the hot water bottle in her hands, hid her face in the fur at her collar, and thought deeply.
After Shen Yuhan said that the emperor had set his eyes on her, she had been acting very cautiously recently. She had not revealed anything about the fact that Shen Yuhan was living in the courtyard.
I don’t know why the emperor asked her to enter the palace.
As she thought this, she soon arrived at the palace.
Fang Qingyue was taken directly to the main hall by her father-in-law.
As soon as she entered the room and saw the emperor, she immediately knelt down and bowed deeply: "I pay my respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor."
"Stand up." The emperor said in a light tone.
Fang Qingyue stood up, stood respectfully in the hall, and lowered her head slightly.
The emperor asked with extraordinary dignity: "I heard that you sued Shen Qiu Nian for oppressing the people?"
"That's true." Fang Qingyue lowered her head and said respectfully, "As the daughter of a criminal, I already knew my status was low and I shouldn't marry the young marquis. Furthermore, I was the only one in the Fang family's old house, and a flower thief broke in overnight, ruining my reputation."
"But the young marquis seems to be convinced that I'm cuckolding him by being entangled with someone, and that's why he's assaulted me multiple times. It's true that I failed to maintain my innocence and am in the wrong, so I've endured this time and again. But far from earning his sympathy, I've only made him act even more erratically." She raised her head slightly, revealing the bandaged wound on her forehead. Her face was utterly pale. "Yesterday, he even brought people to my clinic, smashed the medicine there, and even assaulted me in public."
"It's not a pity for a commoner to die, but it would be disastrous if the reputation of the royal family was affected by the young marquis's erratic behavior." She spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, but in an extremely organized manner.
The emperor had originally planned to deal with this matter. Upon hearing this, he raised his hand and asked everyone to call in all the witnesses.
"You happened to be near Mingyue Clinic that day. Did you see Chen Qiu Nian bullying Fang Qingyue?"
His voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard. However, those who were called into the palace were somewhat timid.
Even though the laws of the Great Conquest are complete, as the emperor, he cannot oppress the people at will. However, the fear of the royal family in his heart still makes these people dare not speak out.
After a while, someone spoke up, "Your Majesty, I was unable to enter the Mingyue Clinic that day, and I didn't see the Marquis bully Doctor Fang. It's just that Doctor Fang was fine before the Marquis went in. Shortly after the Marquis went in, Doctor Fang came out with a large gash on his forehead, and a servant was chasing him from behind."
"Yes, I heard some noise in the clinic. The Marquis seemed quite agitated and threatened Doctor Fang."
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Although they didn't dare to say it explicitly, they could roughly hear from his words what Chen Qiu Nian had done that day.
The emperor had never thought that Shen Qiu Nian would be so bold and presumptuous. Upon hearing this, he could not help but feel furious: "Bring Shen Qiu Nian in!"
The witness was taken away by Eunuch Su, and Shen Qiu Nian was brought up.
It was cold in the prison now. He had been locked up there for a day and his bones were frozen to the point of being stiff.
Seeing the culprit who caused him to be imprisoned in the Sky Prison, Shen Qiu Nian took a step forward and almost broke free from the control of the palace guards.
"Fang Qingyue, how dare you enter the palace?!"
There was a hint of viciousness and coldness in his voice, as if he would continue to attack Qingyue if he was not controlled.
The emperor's rage grew even greater. He raised his hand, and the guards directly pressed Shen Qiu Nian to the ground. His kneecaps collided with the floor, making a scalp-numbing sound.
Chen Qiu Nian lowered his head, not daring to act rashly in front of the emperor.
"Chen Qiu Nian, you are so bold! You dare to do such a thing in front of me. Don't you think I am in your eyes?" An angry voice came. Shen Qiu Nian finally realized something and hurriedly defended himself, "I didn't mean that."
"That's not what you meant. Someone has already told me everything you did. I think your time as a marquis has come to an end." The emperor angrily threw the teacup at Chen Qiu Nian.
Shen Qiu Nian didn't dare to dodge at all. The teacup hit his forehead, leaving a blood mark.
He did not dare to defend himself at all, and only said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I only did this because Fang Qingyue deceived me. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
Hearing this, Fang Qingyue tearfully said, "My Lord, let alone saying that I didn't hide anything, even if I did, I wouldn't be guilty of a capital crime, right? Furthermore, I already broke off my engagement with you in public. Could it be that once we were engaged, I was sold to the Shen family?"
She cried so hard that her eyes were filled with tears, but she was just crying quietly, which made her look even more pitiful.
Even though the emperor had seen such beautiful women, he couldn't help but feel a little pity.
"Chen Qiu Nian, you have done such a wrong thing, why bother to quibble!" The emperor said sternly, "Come here, Shen Qiu Nian committed a crime in public and has shown no remorse. He will be stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner. You are to stop interfering in the affairs of the Inspectorate."
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