It was originally a murder lawsuit, but it has now evolved into a farce. Although the man whose beads were taken off did not look like anything from his clothes, his family was actually not well off. He originally worked in a poor government office with little money. He only had a wife and a son at home. He was a third-rank official but did not even have a concubine. This was certainly not because he was loyal to his wife. People who knew the inside story knew that he could not afford a concubine. Keeping a concubine in the capital was also a costly job. Not only did it cost rice and grain, but he also had to vacate a yard for her, hire maids and old women, and even if he gave birth to illegitimate sons and daughters, he still had to support them. He did not have that kind of spare money. Today, he came to the palace to attend the palace banquet. In order not to be laughed at, he even borrowed the string of beads that the ninth prince had just thrown away from someone, and agreed to return it tomorrow morning.
Xuan Tianming certainly knew how much he loved that thing, but he didn't care. It was just a string of broken beads, so what if it was top-grade glass? He had a lot of them in his house, and now even his little girl didn't care about that thing at all. At most, he would reward her with a few strings. The problem was that he couldn't let his little girl be bullied at this time.
Feng Yuheng crossed her arms in front of her, watching the farce in front of her, and occasionally glanced at Tianwu. She found that Tianwu had a gloomy face and looked very unhappy, so she shook her head slightly at Xuan Tianming, signaling him not to go too far.
Finally, Xuan Tianming listened to her and told the third-rank official to give him a few better ones, which made him give up. However, those officials of the Eighth Prince's party who were beaten could not say anything. They naturally did not dare to argue with the Ninth Prince in person, and even to find trouble with Feng Yuheng, they had to bite the bullet and speak. Of course, the reason why they dared to bite the bullet was because the Eighth Prince was back, their backer was back, and after he came back, he had already told everyone that there must be a big move this time, so they had to cooperate with them.
At the moment, the two bodies were still lying on the ground. Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan had already sent people to look for Li Daxueshi, and the Minister of Justice Ma and his wife were still wiping tears. Here, the Sixth Prince testified for Feng Yuheng. They were looking for something indecent to find fault with Feng Yuheng, but it seemed to have little effect. Princess Ji'an was not one of those weak young ladies who never left the house. She came from the battlefield. Would she be tripped up by these gossips?
For a moment, people didn't know what new tricks could be used. Everyone was still in pain from being beaten, and blood was flowing from the corners of their mouths, but there was no doctor to come forward to see them.
The Eighth Prince Xuan Tianmo also stood there with a cold face, but after standing for a while, he said something: "My sister-in-law is really... How can I say this? It seems that every time there is a banquet with my sister-in-law, something will happen. Although I haven't been in the capital in recent years, I have heard some things."
As soon as this was said, the officials who had been silent immediately became active again. Some even counted on their fingers, starting from the first time Feng Yuheng attended the palace banquet, one thing after another was brought up again, even the fact that Feng Yuheng had been in the court was dug up. The old things helped her make a very detailed summary of the time travel. However, these people only calculated how many people died because of Feng Yuheng, and how many original rules Dashun had broken because of Feng Yuheng, but they did not mention a word about the good things Feng Yuheng had done for Dashun. What about steelmaking, what about disaster relief, what about epidemic treatment, all of these were selectively forgotten by people, which was really shameless.
Soon, someone knelt down in front of Feng Yuheng and said with tears in his eyes: "Princess Ji'an! Please don't interfere in the affairs of the court anymore. Dashun has many princes and countless good men who guard the family and defend the country. We don't need you to bring anything to Dashun. Just stay in the mansion and be your rich and noble princess. Don't bring disaster to Dashun anymore!"
As soon as the shouts came, the people who had been prepared immediately knelt down, saying the same thing in unison, and kowtowed as they spoke. Some even begged Emperor Tianwu: "Your Majesty, it is not entirely proper for women to attend court. Every time Princess Ji'an appears in the palace, tragedy happens. She is an ominous person. Please order that Princess Ji'an not be allowed to enter the palace again in the future!"
Tianwu was shocked. Two people died during the palace banquet. Shouldn't they send someone to investigate the case immediately? How did the topic get around to Feng Yuheng? And it escalated to such a high level. His mind was a little confused. For a moment, he thought he was still drunk. He pinched Zhang Yuan subconsciously, causing Zhang Yuan to grimace in pain.
The Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng could not bear to listen any longer and said angrily, "Princess Ji'an is a member of the royal family. Are you trying to interfere in the affairs of the royal family?"
Immediately, someone from the Eighth Prince's party shouted again: "Your Highness, the virtuous prince, we old ministers are all thinking about Dashun! We are officials of Dashun, so we must be responsible for Dashun and the emperor. The lifeblood of Dashun cannot be in the hands of a woman. This is the rule of our ancestors. I hope Your Highness can understand this, and I hope the emperor can also think about Dashun and the people!"
"That's right! Your Majesty, we can't let Princess Ji'an enter the palace anymore, otherwise disasters will happen one after another and will never end!"
"The capital city no longer needs the princess's Baicao Hall. It is just a means to make money. Please ask Ji'an to restore Dashun to its original appearance and give the people a safe place to live!"
"Your Majesty!" The couple of the Minister of Justice Ma also turned around and kowtowed to Tianwu. "Your Majesty, Princess Ji'an is indeed an ominous person. Our daughter died inexplicably. She was the one who killed her!"
Sentence after sentence, the condemnation of Feng Yuheng came overwhelmingly, just like acting, and everyone's acting skills were quite good.
Feng Yuheng looked at these people and found that some officials who were originally neutral also knelt down, not knowing whether they were infected or instigated by others. There were so many people present that nearly half of them knelt down, which was unexpected.
Emperor Tianwu was so angry that he wanted to chop people down. Damn it! He finally got an almighty daughter-in-law, and he wanted to coax her and ask her to help Laojiu more. Helping Laojiu was helping Dashun! He thought that when Laojiu succeeded to the throne, he would be able to govern Dashun better with the help of this daughter-in-law. But he didn't expect that these old immortals would come to trouble him at this critical moment during the New Year, and describe his most precious daughter-in-law as a monster. What ominous people? In his opinion, these old immortals are the ominous ones! Damn it, I must beat them to death today!
Tianwu began to walk around, looking around with his eyes. People were confused about what he meant, but Zhang Yuan was the first to react, and he quickly asked the nearby imperial guards to retreat, retreat, and retreat.
Feng Yuheng didn't understand what was going on, so he asked Xuan Tiange in a low voice: "What is this for?"
Xuan Tiange pondered for a while and said, "Uncle Huang is probably looking for something to beat up."
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the other end heard the Emperor Tianwu's angry voice: "Zhang Yuan! You traitor, why did you ask them to retreat? Are you going to rebel? Damn it, if I can't find a sword, I can find a stick, right? If there is no stick, a branch will do, right? I just want to see if they dare to hide when I hit them with a branch."
Tianwu did what he said. There were many trees by the lake, both tall and short. He raised his hand and broke off a long branch. Then he rushed to the group of ministers who were kneeling and shouting, and started beating them with his arms.
Tianwu was also an emperor who had fought in the battlefield and had a strong foundation in martial arts. Although he had some minor injuries and illnesses from his youth, which came back to him when he was old, he was still more than capable of beating those officials who dared not fight back. He beat them hard, just like beating his enemies. And those officials seemed to be beaten so hard that they screamed and cried. Even though they were wearing more clothes in winter, they were still hurt by the beating. One by one, they even doubted in their hearts whether the old emperor was getting worse and worse. Why was his hand still so strong? How could he be an old man in his twilight years?
There were screams and shouts here, and the rest of the people could only watch. The queen wanted to go up to stop the fight, but she couldn't get close after trying several times. Twice, she was almost hit on the cheek by the branches that Tianwu swung, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to go forward again. The princes watched with their arms crossed, and even Xuan Tianming gave Tianwu a suggestion - "Whip the face and neck, it won't hurt if the clothes are thick." So Tianwu took action again, and really picked the exposed skin under the whip.
The eighth prince Xuan Tianmo frowned and watched, but did not step forward. Instead, he shook his head at the officials who were looking at him, and then made a small movement. The officials got the hint, gritted their teeth, and immediately shouted again - "Your Majesty, even if you beat us to death today, I will be responsible for the fate of Dashun and the people of the world."
"Your Majesty! Princess Ji'an is an ominous person. Please don't let her interfere in the affairs of the court. Please think about the people of the world!"
No matter how the Emperor Tianwu beat them, these people seemed to be not afraid of pain, and kept shouting the same words, and kowtowed on the ground one by one, and some of them even had blood on their foreheads. Gradually, the Emperor Tianwu got tired, and his movements slowed down. Xuan Tianming finally couldn't bear it anymore, and glanced at Xuan Tianhua, who had no choice but to step forward and personally help the Emperor Tianwu back.
Emperor Tianwu wanted to curse a few more times, but he heard Xuan Tianhua whisper in his ear: "You are the emperor, you shouldn't curse at this time."
Yes, he is the emperor, and as an emperor he must control his temper, not be too self-willed, and not be too self-willed. It is said that after becoming an emperor, he will own the world, and the whole world belongs to him, and he can do whatever he wants. But after sitting on the throne, he realized that it was just the opposite. After becoming an emperor, there were too many things that he could not do on his own. Even when he was eating and drinking, someone was watching him. No matter how much he liked a dish, he could only take three bites at most. If he wanted to eat more, the servants would take the dish away. The same goes for favoring concubines in the harem. There is a fixed number of concubines who can enter the harem every month, no more, no less. It is like carrying out a mission to complete the so-called rain and dew, and the world is envious.
He had been bound by such rules and etiquette for decades. Until these years, when he was old and his sons grew up, his temper also rose. He began to fight against the rules and etiquette like a child. He didn't want to obey them anymore and wanted to live like a human being. But until now, when his seventh son mentioned it, he remembered that he was still an emperor. There were some things that he couldn't do no matter how unwilling he was...
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