Chapter 293: Petition (Part 2)
Wong Hom?
Everyone lowered their heads in silence, each with their own thoughts.
The Queen Mother looked at the Chief Eunuch and asked, "I didn't summon Wang Pushe, why is he here?"
The chief steward replied, "Wang Pushe said he has something to report."
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let him come in and listen."
The chief eunuch received the order and immediately ordered someone to summon Wang Han in.
After Wang Han had paid his respects, the Queen Mother asked, "Have you sorted out all the affairs in the palace?"
Wang Han bowed and replied, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. The princess and Dong are both well."
"She's fine?" The Queen Mother snorted. "How could I not know my daughter? With something like this happening, it would be best if you could find out who's behind this incident as soon as possible."
Wang Han quickly agreed.
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and asked, "What brings you to the palace?"
Wang Han replied, "Yesterday, I happened to see the Chief Justice and asked about Dalang and Erlang. He said that the case is under the jurisdiction of the Left Supervisor and seems to have made some progress. He will report to the Empress Dowager today. I also want to know what the Left Supervisor has found, so I took the initiative to enter the palace to observe the trial. I beg the Empress Dowager to forgive me."
The Queen Mother looked at him with a half-smile.
"Never mind, it's worth listening to. After all, this involves Ah Zhi and Ah Kuan." The Queen Mother said to Yu Yi, "Left Supervisor, please find out who is responsible for Ah Jun's injury."
"Reporting to the Queen Mother," Yu Yi said with a bow, "The Crown Prince's injury was caused by a conspiracy between Wang Zhi, a Langzhong of the External Military Department, and Liu Kai, the Right Lieutenant General, along with over fifty of his subordinates."
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, then looked at Wang Han.
"Does Wang Pushe know about this?"
"I've never heard of this," Wang Han said flatly. "Does Yu Zuojian have any evidence?"
"I have the Right Lieutenant Colonel as a witness. Please summon him, Her Majesty."
The Queen Mother immediately sent someone to come.
Yu Yi detained the witness in the court yesterday so that the Empress Dowager could summon him.
However, after waiting for a long time, no witnesses entered the hall.
Seeing the Queen Mother showing a hint of impatience, Yu Yi said, "Please allow me to send someone to urge her again."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and let him do it himself.
Yu Yi walked outside the palace and asked Wu Shan to go there in person.
Sun Wei looked at everything in front of him, and his eyes inadvertently swept over Wang Han. He saw him sitting upright with a calm look.
She had an ominous feeling in her heart.
Sure enough, not long after, Wu Shan hurried back and brought bad news.
The captain is dead.
"Dead?" The Queen Mother's face darkened. "How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly die?"
Wu Shan replied, "The Queen Mother, the escorts say that just as the prisoner's carriage reached the palace gate, the horses, startled by the guards' swords, crashed into the palace wall. The carriage was destroyed, and the prisoners died suddenly."
Sun Wei's eyes were always on Wang Han. Although he showed no emotion, he seemed relaxed and at ease.
The Queen Mother frowned. "The Imperial Court investigates cases and interrogates people all day long. It's not uncommon for the horses in the prison cart to see swords. How could they have been startled?"
Yu Yi suppressed his anger and said, "I will thoroughly investigate this matter."
"This is the only way to go about it," the Queen Mother said. "But besides this captain, do you have any other evidence?"
Yu Yi knelt down and bowed: "Please, Your Majesty, give me two more days. I will definitely find more evidence."
Wang Han sneered, "Just now, the Left Supervisor said that this boy and the Right Lieutenant and fifty others murdered the Crown Prince. Now, they can only find one witness? This is so childish, isn't it slander!"
Yu Yi did not reply, but simply said to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, please understand that the Crown Prince is still unconscious. This matter must be explained, no matter what. However, the connections involved are so complex that they cannot be fully clarified in three days. I beg Your Majesty to grant me two more days."
"Why do we need more time?" Wang Han also said to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, you are wise. I heard that the Crown Prince has woken up and recognized the murderer. If so, why don't you summon the Crown Prince to the palace and identify him on the spot?"
"Is this really true?" The Queen Mother suddenly looked at Sun Wei, "Is Ah Jun awake?"
Sun Wei knew that Wang Han came prepared, not only to get rid of the witness, but also to turn the tables on him.
But right now, she has no way to break the deadlock.
She could only reply, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has not yet woken up. I deliberately spread this news to throw the villains off balance."
The Queen Mother said coldly, "So, it's been three days, and you haven't found anything?"
Sun Wei could only bow and say, "I beg the Queen Mother to grant me two more days. Today, the death of the Right Lieutenant is extremely suspicious, and I believe we should investigate it together."
"Empress Dowager," Wang Hao continued, "Azhi and Akuan have been detained for many days. The Empress Dowager said that if Azhi is innocent, then there's no harm in letting the court investigate for a few days. Now that the three-day limit has passed, does the Empress Dowager still want Azhi and Akuan to continue to suffer injustice?"
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and said to Yu Yi, "Left Supervisor, release all those who have been detained."
Yu Yi was about to continue arguing when the Crown Prince whispered, "The Queen Mother has issued an order. Please, Yu Zuojian, do not disobey."
Sun Wei looked at Yu Yi's furrowed brows and suddenly remembered what he said last night:
——"I suddenly felt that I could do something."
I felt a sense of melancholy.
At this moment, she noticed that the Queen Mother was looking at her.
The Queen Mother said meaningfully, "Does Concubine Ji still remember what I said before?"
She understood what the Queen Mother meant.
The Queen Mother had previously set a three-day agreement. If no evidence was found within three days, she would apologize to Wang Han, and Yu Yi would also be punished.
"Wang Pushe is here now," the Queen Mother said, "if you apologize, I will make the decision, and the matter will be over."
Yu Yi hurriedly said, "Please, Queen Mother, please understand..."
Before he could finish his words, Sun Wei had already walked up to him and knelt before the Queen Mother.
"I obey your command."
After Sun Wei finished speaking, he stood up again and walked to Wang Han.
She looked at Wang Han's triumphant expression and suppressed the anger in her heart.
It was all worth it. Following the Queen Mother's words, she had already let them go. As long as Sun Wei apologized here, she wouldn't have to apologize in public at the Shangshu Mansion, and Yu Yi wouldn't have to be punished.
It's a pity that she was somewhat reluctant to apologize to Wang Heng.
No problem. A voice in my heart told me that now that things have come to this, I can only take a long-term view. This debt will be repaid sooner or later.
"concubine……"
As soon as she said this, a eunuch hurried into the hall and said, "Queen Dowager, the Crown Prince has come to the palace to ask for an audience."
Everyone was shocked.
Sun Wei stood still, thinking that he had misheard.
"Who?" The Queen Mother continued to stand up and asked, "Which prince?"
The eunuch exclaimed happily, "It's the Prince of Yuzhang! He just woke up and begged the Queen Mother to allow him to see her!"
The Queen Mother said happily, "Yes! Let Ah Jun come in quickly."
After saying this, he hurriedly instructed, "Use a sedan chair! His body cannot bear the hardship. Have someone carry him in on a sedan chair!"
The eunuch agreed and left in a hurry.
There was a buzzing sound all around, but Sun Wei felt dazed and his eyes were looking outside the hall.
She saw Sima Jun's sedan chair landed in front of the steps in the golden sunlight, and Cao Song supported him as he walked into the hall.
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