304 accountability is nothing but childishness

General Wei waited outside the Feng Mansion for two hours. The longer he waited, the less confident he became. He also suspected that Feng Qingchen had run away. After committing such a big mistake, why would he stay in the Imperial City if not to run away, waiting to be beheaded by the Emperor?

She is the only one in the Feng family, so there is no possibility of implicating innocent people if she runs away. Besides, based on the friendship between Feng Qingchen and Master Zhai, it would be too easy for Feng Qingchen to run away. However, no one expected that Feng Qingchen not only did not run away, but also came back openly.

I have to say that General Feng's daughter is really amazing. This kind of courage is not something that ordinary girls can have.

Feng Qingchen didn't take the heavy siege seriously at all, and asked with a smile: "The emperor invites me to the palace? General Wei, do you know what it is about?" Feng Qingchen was pretending to be confused even though he knew the truth.

General Wei knew it but didn't expose it. He considered his tone for a moment before saying, "Feng Xiu, the emperor summoned you to the palace because of what happened during the day. Many adults gathered in the meeting hall, and the emperor was furious."

It's a simple sentence, but it reveals a lot of information.

The council hall is a place for discussing state affairs, which means that Feng Qingchen's murder in the street was taken seriously, and someone wanted to take advantage of this incident to gain some benefits.

There were many officials present, and the emperor was furious but brought her into the palace in such a peaceful way, which meant that she would not be in danger for the time being, there were many people protecting her, and the emperor had no intention of taking her life.

A man who has been away for three days should be looked at with new eyes. This is absolutely true for Feng Qingchen. Who would have thought that half a year ago, Feng Qingchen, who was weak and helpless at the city gate and had to break into the palace alone, would get help from so many ministers today after committing such a big crime.

It is better to bully an old man than a poor young man.

Feng Qingchen supported her head with one hand, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "Are you inviting only me? Where are my guards and maids?" As a master, if she can't even protect the people around her, who will work for her in the future?

It's like, if the Ninth Prince cannot protect her this time, the people around him will feel disheartened. If they can't even protect the woman they themselves have admitted is in trouble, how can they expect the Ninth Prince to protect them when something happens to them?

Feng Qingchen forced the Ninth Prince into a position where he had no choice but to take action.

"The emperor didn't tell you." General Wei gave Feng Qingchen a huge favor.

The Emperor is concerned with world affairs, so how could he care about the lives of maids and guards? According to the law, all the servants should be arrested and thrown into jail, but these people are Feng Qingchen's people, so General Wei is happy to give them some face.

"In that case, please allow my maid and guards to enter the mansion, General Wei. Please send someone to drive the carriage for me." Feng Qingchen said lazily, but with a majesty that could not be refused.

"Xiu." The two maids knelt in front of the carriage and insisted on accompanying Feng Qingchen.

"What? You don't even listen to me." He still looked indifferent, cold and indifferent, but the two maids' eyes turned red and tears fell.

Servants are servants. When necessary, they should take the blame for their masters and die for their masters. This is what they should do. Feng Qingchen protected them so much that they felt warm in their hearts. There were too few masters in this world who cared about the life and death of their servants. It was natural for them to die for their masters, and they did not complain.

"Okay, no need to say anymore. General Wei, please bring the people in. We will go into the palace now and don't let the emperor wait anxiously." She was really not afraid at all to enter the palace this time. Except for the people from Dongling Ziluo's faction, no one would pester her. Even the queen was happy to see what happened in the villa.

General Wei sent the coachman and two maids in. As for where the so-called guards were, General Wei was smart enough not to ask. Those guards were of high status and could not be easily provoked.

The journey into the palace was unusually smooth. General Wei and his entourage really invited her into the palace, with no intention of escorting her. When she arrived at the palace, no guards came forward, and the eunuchs still accepted her gift.

Feng Qingchen became more and more convinced that this matter was just a lot of thunder but little rain, and that it was picked up high but put down lightly.

The civil and military ministers stood on the left and right with solemn expressions. The emperor was high above them. Feng Qingchen was too far away to see his expression. The Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince were also there.

Feng Qingchen raised her eyebrows. She found that the prince had been very active recently. The prince, who used to be like an invisible man, had recently been interfering in government affairs frequently.

Feng Qingchen didn't dare to look at him any more, and entered the hall obediently to pay her respects according to etiquette. The emperor had a gloomy face and had no intention of asking Feng Qingchen to stand up. Feng Qingchen didn't say much either, and knelt obediently, looking unperturbed by praise or criticism.

Although she had not had much contact with the emperor, she knew that his emotions were not necessarily his true thoughts. His outward anger was not a sign of true anger, but was just a way to scare his subjects.

When the emperor was angry, just one look was enough to make her break out in cold sweat.

The council hall was silent. The emperor did not speak, and neither did the ministers. Feng Qingchen prostrated himself on the ground, not moving a muscle.

Feng Qingchen just waited and waited, silently counting in her heart when the emperor would fail. She did not look anxious at all, and her clothes were as clean as ever.

When Feng Qingchen counted to 352, the emperor finally spoke: "Feng Qingchen, do you admit your guilt?"

"I don't know." Feng Qingchen was still kneeling on the ground. Without the emperor's words, she could not stand up or look up, and her voice was inevitably hoarse.

"Bang..." The emperor threw dozens of memorials on the table at Feng Qingchen's head. Feng Qingchen was particularly sensitive to danger, but she forced herself to control herself and not avoid it.

Bang! All the memorials fell on Feng Qingchen's head. Feng Qingchen felt pain, and the next second she felt a hot and wet liquid flowing down the top of her head.

The bright red blood soaked Feng Qingchen's black hair, and Feng Qingchen frowned in pain. The Ninth Prince's eyes also narrowed. It was a very subtle movement, and even the Crown Prince standing opposite him did not notice it.

Although there was paper in this era, the paper was rough and thick. The memorials were covered with wooden boards, which made them very heavy. One can imagine the weight of dozens of memorials falling down.

Plop, plop, the blood flowed down, staining her clothes and her hands in front of her red, but Feng Qingchen seemed not to notice and continued to kneel quietly.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction. This was the attitude of a subject: "Feng Qingchen, in just half a day, I have received dozens of memorials impeaching you."

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Feng Qingchen knelt down while speaking. If she continued to lie on the ground like this, it would accelerate the blood flow. Excessive blood loss was not good for the body. She needed to stop the bleeding. Even if she couldn't stop the bleeding, she had to try to slow down the blood flow.

"Calm down, how can I calm down? You have committed numerous evil deeds and have a long history of bad deeds. If you hadn't pointed out my name, I would not have believed that a woman like you could have committed such a heinous crime. You are so bold."

According to the emperor's original intention, killing Feng Qingchen would quell the people's resentment. However, what the ministers said makes sense. If those rioters dare to stop Feng Qingchen's carriage today, they will dare to stop the emperor's throne tomorrow. We must not allow the arrogance of those unruly people to grow.

Feng Qingchen needs to be taught a lesson, but there is no need to kill her. Just let her remember it.

Besides... things are far from being as simple as they seem. The emperor is holding this high position only to use this matter to negotiate a bargain with the Ninth Uncle.

Politics is all about compromises. He had lost face and a lot of royalists because of the Yuwen Yuanhua incident. This time he wanted to regain his face and at the same time put himself in an important position.

It is foreseeable that after the emperor's birthday, there will be a great shock among the officials in Dongling, and this shock cannot be said to be good or bad.

You can only fish in chaos if there is no chaos. How can you gain any benefit if there is no chaos?

Many people are aware of this. While the emperor is planning, everyone is also planning how to gain the greatest benefit in the upcoming chaos.

As for Feng Qingchen, the fuse, no one cared that much.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I really don't know what I have done to enrage God and man that you all impeach me at the same time." Feng Qingchen knelt down again. Her tone was calm, with a hint of questioning in it. Her body did not even tremble as she knelt in a pool of blood.

The imperial censors who impeached Feng Qingchen were very impressed. If the princes and ministers encountered such a situation, they would all cry for their parents, but Feng Qingchen was not frightened and even argued with confidence. You have to know that the mistake Feng Qingchen made was a capital crime.

"I don't know. Since you don't know, then take a good look. Could it be that these adults have slandered you?" The emperor was really angry this time. If Feng Qingchen admitted it, he would be punished. For the sake of the Ninth Uncle and the Wang and Xie families, he would not take Feng Qingchen's life after all, but she refused to admit it.

The Ninth Prince, who was closest to the Emperor, saw the Emperor's expression clearly. No one in the world knew the Emperor better than him. The Ninth Prince understood that the Emperor was really angry this time.

Without hesitation, the Ninth Prince, who had not spoken a word, took a step forward, without even looking at Feng Qingchen, and said in a casual voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Feng Qingchen is just a child, so it is inevitable that he is a little angry. Please don't bother with a child."

What?

child?

Big temper?

Even the civil and military ministers who were used to the ups and downs of life were choked by the words of the Ninth Prince. They looked at the Ninth Prince, and then at Feng Qingchen, who was kneeling in the same place without any impact and reading the memorial seriously.

The adults bowed their heads silently and stopped talking.

The Ninth Prince was really bold in saying that. At Feng Qingchen's age, she would be a mother in ordinary families. If it weren't for the incident at the city gate, Feng Qingchen and Prince Luo would have been married smoothly, and this girl would probably be pregnant.

Just like this, still a child, are there any children this old?

As for his bad temper, Feng Qingchen is not just bad-tempered, he is extremely daring. Not only did he kill people in the street, he also contradicted the emperor. These are matters that can cost lives. His temper is really bad.

The Ninth Prince's intention to protect is too obvious.

What on earth is the Ninth Prince trying to do? Is he going to protect Feng Qingchen at all costs?

Everyone was thinking about this, and the meeting hall fell into an eerie silence again...

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