Chapter 360 Forcing
Princess Hui'an stood at the palace gate early the next morning with the imperial edict in hand.
She stood at the palace gate, dressed in the finest imperial robes of the eldest princess and leaning on a dragon-headed cane.
A nanny knelt beside her, holding aloft the imperial edict bestowed upon her by the late Emperor Wen.
Princess Hui'an did not request to enter the palace; she simply stood at the palace gate.
When the guards at the palace gate saw that it was an imperial edict bestowed by the late Emperor Wen, they knew they couldn't stop them like they had last time.
only......
Princess Hui'an stood there without going into the palace.
Everyone knows she's forcing the Heavenly Family into a corner.
Didn't they not let me in yesterday?
Okay, I'll stand here today and wait for you to personally invite me in.
If Shangguan Jin were here, she would probably really want to slap Princess Hui'an twice.
Are you out of your mind?! Forcing Emperor Xiao Wu to do this?
Don't be fooled by the fact that this guy has been on the throne for less than four years. Who among the officials has ever gotten the better of him?
Are you trying to pressure him now?
This is because they're afraid your son-in-law isn't dying fast enough...
Many people from Beijing came to watch.
However, no one dared to get too close; they simply watched the farce unfolding at the palace gates from a distance.
"That's just an iron certificate with red characters engraved on it! What's the use of that?"
"You wouldn't know this, would you!"
This is essentially a get-out-of-jail-free card. If a family member commits a crime, simply showing this card can save their life.
Oh...I see!
"Pah! Pah! Pah! My family members would never do anything wrong!"
"Haha! It was just an analogy, don't be angry! Our children would never do something like assassinating an imperial envoy!"
"Exactly! I think that iron sign must be useful for ordinary things."
But as for assassinating the imperial envoy... it's hard to say!
If they dare to assassinate the imperial envoy today, will they dare to bestow gifts upon the imperial family tomorrow?
Therefore, I think our Emperor definitely won't meet with this princess.
"So we're just going to stay at this stalemate?"
"What should we do then? It would be best if this princess couldn't hold on any longer and had to be carried back."
Anyway, it wasn't the imperial family that made her stand there; she chose to stand there herself. You can't blame the imperial family for this.
"Yes! That makes sense. The imperial family is so busy, how could they have time to care who's standing at the palace gate!"
......
Emperor Xiao Wu was holding court.
He knew about it when Princess Huian stood at the palace gate holding the imperial edict.
However, he still attended court as usual and listened to the ministers talk about things happening in various places.
Last night, my aunt sent me a written copy of the imperial edict bestowed upon Princess Huian by the late Emperor Wen.
Emperor Xiao Wu immediately understood what his aunt meant.
Analyzing it word by word, since it is an ironclad decree, its primary task must be to protect the country and its people.
so......
Emperor Xiao Wu continued to listen to his ministers arguing below, as if nothing had happened.
They even made serious criticisms because the argument wasn't heated enough.
Today's morning assembly was half an hour later than usual...
After the court session, Emperor Xiao Wu returned to the Qin Zheng Hall to handle state affairs, just as he had done before.
Lord Shangguan, along with the six ministers, also joined the discussion.
No one mentioned Princess Hui'an standing at the palace gate.
However, after everyone finished their discussion, Emperor Xiao Wu suddenly asked Hu Zhouquan to bring out the memorials and case files that Shen Qingjun had sent over.
"The matter in Suzhou has been resolved."
Lord Xu, after you return, arrange for the Ministry of Justice to go to Suzhou together with the Court of Judicial Review.
The evil deeds committed by the Marquis of Changning's family should come to an end.
As for the final verdict... just submit the agreed-upon result.
All the important officials, including Lord Shangguan, knew about it.
Princess Hui'an took out that iron certificate for nothing.
Perhaps His Majesty might have been lenient and allowed the Marquis of Changning's family to have a few descendants.
Now......
"Yes! Your humble servant obeys!" Minister Xu of the Ministry of Justice immediately bowed and responded.
The high-ranking officials gradually withdrew, leaving only Lord Shangguan behind.
They were also curious about how His Majesty would deal with Princess Hui'an at the palace gate.
Lord Shangguan, who was still in the Hall of Diligent Governance, hesitated for a moment, but still took the initiative to step forward.
"Your Majesty, why don't I go and take a look? It's not very proper for such an elderly princess to be standing at the palace gate like this."
"It would damage the dignity of the royal family," Lord Shangguan said solemnly.
"Grandpa, you don't need to worry about it. You're the prime minister now!"
She's just waiting for someone to go!
"I'll just leave her hanging! Let's see who ends up looking foolish!" Emperor Xiao Wu immediately rejected Lord Shangguan's suggestion to act as a peacemaker.
Lord Shangguan agreed upon hearing this.
They're all members of the royal family anyway, why should these outsiders worry about it?
You'd be better off spending that time playing with your grandson...
Princess Hui'an stood there from morning until noon.
Still no one paid any attention to her, and she began to panic.
What's going on? Shouldn't the moment the imperial edict was presented, the young emperor and empress have rushed to take him in?
Now......
Princess Hui'an felt a little dizzy and lightheaded.
Having always been pampered since childhood, when had she ever suffered so much...?
She took a deep breath and glanced back at the servants who had followed her.
A servant immediately understood and brought over a chair.
Princess Hui'an raised her head and slowly sat down in the chair.
Then he handed the cane to the old woman standing next to him.
He then took the imperial edict from the kneeling old woman and held it in his arms.
The palace guards and onlookers were quickly stunned by Princess Huian's actions.
What are you doing?!
Sitting in a chair facing the palace, holding an iron plaque in his hand?
Outsiders who don't know the situation might think it's a memorial service for someone!
"She... won't she have another cup of tea or a couple of snacks later, will she?"
"Who knows! That old madman, he's trying to force the imperial family out!"
......
Another hour passed, and as it approached the third quarter of the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), the palace guards suddenly knelt down facing the direction of the palace.
At the same time, the tightly closed palace gates slowly opened.
Princess Hui'an sneered, "So you've finally come out!"
She was dumbfounded when she saw clearly who was arriving at the palace gate in a sedan chair.
Why isn't it that little emperor?
"Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress and Your Highness the Imperial Concubine!" Those who recognized her immediately knelt down.
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