Chapter 49 The Prince's Failed Rebellion
Zhang Yuncheng looked at the note in his hand. It said "rob the corpse" in Prince Jing's handwriting. He immediately knew what Prince Jing meant.
Duke Hengguo has not reacted yet. When he reacts, he will definitely take back Princess Anguo's body. Then it will be extremely difficult to perform an autopsy, so the body must be here.
Zhang Yuncheng acted decisively and quickly began preparing the mourning hall. "Ma Bao, you must immediately go to the paper horse shops and ask them to come out in full force. Seven or eight paper horse shops should act simultaneously, dividing the work and cooperating. We must set up the mourning hall as quickly and to the highest standards as possible. Remember, the first thing to do is to bring back the eternal lamp. It is the beacon that protects the princess's soul."
After a brief thought, he instructed his servant, Ma You, "Ma You, quickly gather all the younger members of the royal family who have a close relationship with Princess Anguo, as well as her childhood classmates and friends. They all come from noble families, and ask them to come and stand vigil for the princess as a token of their condolences. These people are all from noble families, so remember to set up the mourning hall at the Princess Lin'an's residence."
After doing these things, Zhang Yuncheng remembered his identity, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. He immediately wrote a memorial to His Majesty, resigning from the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. After all, if he held this position, he would not be able to handle the affairs here and could not help his sister. At the same time, he could repair his relationship with his sister.
Soon, people from seven or eight paper horse shops all came and did their own work.
Carved rankings, incense tables, incense, tributes, wreaths, mourning words, hanging white sails, white lanterns...
There are long tables on the left and right sides outside the mourning hall. There is no need for a gift-receiving area now, as both sides are sign-in areas.
A perpetual lamp will be placed on the altar in the mourning hall, and the person keeping vigil must ensure that the lamp does not go out, which symbolizes that the soul of the deceased can find the way home.
It also means that the eternal lamp cannot be moved. If it is moved or extinguished, it means that the deceased's way home is cut off. If the lamp is extinguished, it will make the dead soul uneasy and may even bring misfortune to the family setting up the mourning hall.
The fight will continue until one dies.
When he first tried the case, he knew about this rule and he scoffed at it. Now he has to be grateful for this rule.
Zhang Yuncheng walked to Jiajia, took off his cloak and tied it for her.
"Hurry up and file a complaint at the government office. The law requires that the examiner personally inspect and examine the scene, collect physical evidence, understand the course of events, and keep detailed records. It's a strict rule that the body must not be removed from the ground until the examiner arrives."
Zhang Xiaojia quickly wrote a complaint and asked An San to go to the government office to file a complaint.
At the sign-in area, someone called out, "Duke Wei's eldest daughter, Wei Jingxuan, has arrived!"
"The eldest princess' daughter, He Anping, has arrived!"
"The Three Imperial Concubines Arrive"
"The daughter of the Chief Censor Yu Xi has arrived."
"The Grand Princess's daughter, Zhou Panni, has arrived."
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Seeing all these noble ladies wearing their spiritual robes,
After seeing that the emperor approved his resignation and attached a letter of appointment as a governor, Zhang Yuncheng felt relieved, understood the emperor's deep meaning, and his mood became at peace.
He turned and walked towards Zhang Xiaojia, saying earnestly, "Brother will be leaving for the government office soon. You will stay here for now. Please trust me once and remember that women in the backyard are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Remember, at the right time, a woman's tears can be the most powerful protection. No one can offend you easily."
Zhang Xiaojia's expression gradually calmed down. She analyzed, "Brother, I've thought of something. If a woman in the backyard is allowed to suffer injustice legally, she will be accused of being unclean and unfaithful. Duke Heng might use this crime to harm Princess Anguo. In addition, Duke Hengguo has a legitimate son and a bastard son in his mansion. The bastard son has a homosexual tendency and just took the medicine given by He Fei. The symptoms of the medicine are that he is a castration. He has agreed to cooperate with us. We didn't perform an autopsy, but when Princess Anguo was changed, the bruises on her body and her skinny weight of only 65 kilograms can be used as evidence?"
Zhang Yuncheng nodded and said, "Secondary evidence."
Zhang Xiaojia continued, "The Imperial Censor is asking for the dowry list for Princess Anguo. I'm sure the concubine of the Prince of Hengguo must have taken Princess Anguo's dowry."
"Don't worry, I'll get this back."
Zhang Yuncheng heard this and gently touched Zhang Xiaojia's head. He said with a firm look in his eyes, "Although the emperor will not intervene in this matter personally, he will not favor either side. Everything will be decided according to the law. As for the helpers invited by Duke Heng, I am confident that no one can match me in terms of law."
Zhang Xiaojia asked softly, "I want to know who the emperor met after learning about this case. What was his reaction? What were the reactions of the imperial censors?"
Zhang Yuncheng was silent for a moment, even covering his mouth with his sleeve, and whispered, "After the Wudeshishi met the emperor, the Wudeshishi went to the harem, and the virtuous concubine came to see the emperor, I asked someone to submit a letter of resignation, and the emperor approved it and gave me the position of Jiedushi."
Zhang Xiaojia was silent. Her friendship with Concubine Xian was about to end.
In her previous life, Concubine Xian was the queen and had always been favored and the emperor's favorite woman.
Zhang Xiaojia said: "The prince of Hengguo surrendered himself and was exiled; the Duke of Hengguo falsely accused the Princess of Anguo and died; brother, thank you very much."
She was thankful for Zhang Yuncheng confessing to her that he had a pawn in the palace and knew who the emperor met. If this was discovered, he would lose the emperor's favor and might even be exiled to become a minor official.
Zhang Yuncheng left. Zhang Xiaojia knew that she could not leave and could not ask the emperor for help now because the emperor did not want her to interfere.
The emperor must have known that Concubine Xian gave her the note. She would never believe that Concubine Xian only gave her the note. If a woman in the harem wanted to ask the palace maids or nannies around her to leave the palace, she could only ask two people at most.
The other note from Concubine Xian was for Duke Heng...
At the sign-in area, someone shouted, "Madam Hengguo has arrived!!!"
She is the woman with the highest status here.
Zhang Xiaojia walked up and said with a stern face, "Madam, I wonder what brings you here?"
Lady Hengguo saluted and said calmly, "Princess Jing, I want to take this criminal woman away. She has committed one of the seven grounds for divorce."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at her coldly and said, "Madam, you just returned to the capital. What you don't know is that some time ago, my prince was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum. The emperor granted me special permission to restore the title of Lin'an County Princess when Prince Jing was punished. The emperor said that I was demoted to a first-rank official. As a member of the imperial family, I can walk around the capital as I please.
Do you want to take Sister Yue away?
The eternal lamp cannot be moved. If it is moved or extinguished, it means that the deceased's way home is cut off. If the lamp is extinguished, it will make the deceased's soul uneasy and bring misfortune to the family setting up the mourning hall. How dare you! Do you want to bring misfortune to the royal family?"
Duke Hengguo's face paled as he looked at the people guarding the body. They were all daughters of noble families, and they all looked at her coldly. Just a day ago, when she attended the banquet, these people were still respectful to her. Now, they dared to...
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