When Emperor Jingming mentioned him, Yu Jin looked confused and said, "I don't know."

"I don't know?" Emperor Jingming became even more angry and pointed at the censors standing in line, "Didn't you hear what they said just now?"

Yu Jin lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I heard it."

His indifference made the emotional censors even more motivated.

Too arrogant, really too arrogant. Prince Yan relies on his status as a prince and doesn't take them seriously at all.

So what if he was a prince? Even if the emperor insisted on leaving the palace, he would still be scolded by them.

Emperor Jingming sensed the rage of the censors, and in order to avoid the unlucky incident of the censors banging their heads against the pillars, he hurriedly soothed them, saying, "Please be patient, everyone."

He turned to Yu Jian and shouted, "Since you heard it, why are you still pretending to be confused?"

This bastard, it’s a good thing to love your wife, but you can’t be so indulgent. Can’t you be more low-key?

The more Emperor Jingming thought about it, the angrier he became.

He and the empress, who was only the prince's consort, were a loving couple back then. He should behave himself in front of outsiders so as not to offend others. This kid is too unrestrained. This opportunity should be used to teach him a lesson.

Emperor Jingming was determined to punish his son, and his expression became increasingly grim.

"Father, I still don't know what I did wrong. The gentlemen said that it was rude for the princess not to go to the Marquis Yining's residence to pay his respects, which would damage the reputation of the royal family. But it's not that the princess doesn't want to go, but that she can't go."

"Can't go?" Emperor Jingming asked back unhappily.

Yu Jin nodded: "Yes, the princess is not feeling well and cannot go."

This remark caused several censors to spit at him.

One of the censors even asked directly: "I wonder what illness the Princess of Yan has? According to what I have learned, a few days before the eldest wife of Marquis Yining passed away, the Princess of Yan went with her brother and sister to visit the old lady of Marquis Yining."

Yu Jin raised his eyebrows, showing a bit of sternness: "My Lord, do you suspect that I am lying?"

"I dare not." In front of Emperor Jingming, the censor looked neither humble nor arrogant.

Emperor Jingming was quite angry when he saw this.

Why are these idle old folks only focusing on the private affairs of the royal family? Why didn’t anyone mention the heavy rain in the south that destroyed a farm?

Looking at his seventh son who showed no intention of repentance, Emperor Jingming became even more furious.

After being caught, this guy doesn't know how to be more restrained? They are just causing trouble for him!

Yu Jin felt aggrieved: "Father, I didn't lie. The princess really was not feeling well and was unable to go to offer condolences. The palace's chief secretary immediately wrote back to the Yining Marquisate, but the Marquisate didn't say anything, so why are others making comments?"

Pointing fingers?

Several censors were furious when they heard this, and the censor who had just questioned him was even more excited and started a fight with Yu Jin directly.

The old chief secretary of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, who was kneeling beside him, almost wiped away tears.

If he had known this would happen, he would not have done it in the first place. He knew that the Prince of Yan would one day be besieged by the censors.

Now, he has completely lost face in front of his colleagues.

His old face was worthless, but being demoted and dismissed because of such a trivial matter was simply a lifelong disgrace.

The old chief clerk became more and more desperate as he thought about it. He stared at the most excited censor's mouth opening and closing, and suddenly a thought popped into his mind: if he jumped up and stuffed this guy's mouth with a towel, would everything be fine?

Reason prevented the old historian from acting rashly.

Yu Jin listened expressionlessly, and when the censors calmed down, he said calmly, "The princess is not feeling well, so she is indeed unable to go to the Marquis of Yining's residence to offer condolences. The gentlemen do not believe what I say, and I can do nothing about it."

He looked at Emperor Jingming and said, "Father, please believe me."

Emperor Jingming looked up at the sky silently.

He actually didn’t believe it either…

The leading censor said: "Since the Prince of Yan said so, why doesn't the Emperor send Doctor Yu to see the Princess of Yan——"

"No!" Yu Jin blurted out.

Everyone immediately looked at him with different expressions.

It turned out that the Prince of Yan's excuse that the Princess of Yan was unwell was just an excuse. Now the Prince of Yan has to confess himself.

Emperor Jingming stared at Yu Jin with serious eyes.

"Seventh brother, since Princess Yan is not feeling well, let the imperial physician go and take a look, so as to save father from worrying." The prince advised with ill intentions.

It has become a common practice in recent years that when a prince is impeached, the other princes must attend the hearing.

In the words of Emperor Jingming, this is a good opportunity to learn from the lessons and alert the other princes.

Yu Jin glanced at the prince and said calmly, "Thank you, second brother, for worrying about me."

The prince wanted to say something, but he had to stop talking when he received a look from the Minister of Rites Yang Deguang.

Yu Jin Zhengzhong kowtowed to Emperor Jingming and said, "The good doctor has already examined the princess, so there is no need to trouble the imperial physician again..."

Emperor Jingming looked at Yu Jin with a pleading look in his eyes and felt a little softened.

Could it be that the seventh brother's wife has some hidden illness that she cannot reveal?

If this is the case, it is understandable that Lao Qi is being so reluctant.

After hearing what Yu Jian said, several censors were even more certain that he was guilty and insisted on inviting an imperial physician.

Yu Jin suddenly got angry: "Are you gentlemen too idle to keep nagging about the affairs of the little prince's inner palace? The little prince is just an idle prince, and the princess is content to follow the little prince. Whether the princess's aunt passed away, she went to pay her respects or not, it was originally just a family affair between us. The little prince really can't think of how it has hindered state affairs, and it is worth your anger."

Damn it, it is said that a prince who is not a playboy is not a good prince. If one of them is famous for his virtue, not to mention the prince will be uneasy, even the emperor will be uneasy. Now it is his turn and he has high demands?

Yu Jin's question caused silence in the hall.

Emperor Jingming slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and said, "Shut up, you idiot!"

It's such a serious occasion, why would you tell the truth?

"Your Highness is a prince, and his every move affects the reputation of the royal family. This certainly cannot be considered just your family affair." The leading censor retorted after the initial shock.

Yu Jin smiled: "I didn't expect that the little prince is so important and can represent the entire royal family..."

Several famous censors were shocked, as if they had gotten to know the King of Yan all over again.

There were actually people who dared to argue with the censors in the hall.

You must know that the censors of the Great Zhou Dynasty have the power to report rumors, which means that they can impeach someone based on hearsay without having to produce hard evidence. What if they impeach a wrong person?

Well, if it’s wrong, it’s wrong.

It is precisely because censors have been given such rights since the founding of the dynasty that so many censors have been willing to give advice and remonstrances to the emperor when he has behaved immorally, even at the risk of his own life.

I have done what I said, and I have no regrets about dying.

This is the character of the censors, and it is also what the king likes to see.

Therefore, the censors’ insolence was not really insolent, and the emperor’s tolerance was not due to incompetence.

A wise ruler cannot guarantee that his descendants will not make mistakes, and cannot even guarantee that he himself will not make mistakes. The advice and remonstrances of the censors are a constraint on the imperial power, and what they fundamentally maintain is the stability of the country.

The Prince of Yan actually dared to confront the censor directly, even the emperor would tolerate him, instead of just listening to his scolding.

King Yan will have no good days from now on.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingming felt a splitting headache and said, "Then let the imperial physician take a look."