Chapter 95: The Master Wants to Survive Too Much
"Your Majesty, please have mercy. Father may have been in a state of panic. When faced with danger, the first thing everyone thinks of is self-protection. Father may have mistaken Bai Qinghuan for an ordinary person. It must not be intentional."
Princess Changle retorted:
"If you want to protect yourself, you have to drag others down with you?"
"Can ordinary people be murdered at will? Your Majesty loves his people like his own children, but Master Yun regards human life as worthless. He is truly a man of high moral character."
The words "high moral character and upright integrity" are particularly important.
Everyone present could hear the irony in this. If it were them, they would probably have reacted in the same way, but this kind of thing can be done but not said.
Once someone sees it and uses it as evidence, it will be hard to deal with it, just like Yun Yuyan is experiencing now. No matter how she tries to argue, she has no way to defend herself with so many eyes watching her.
Yun Yuyan felt a little regretful after she finished speaking. This would bring discredit to her father, but she had to minimize the impact of the matter.
At this point, I have no choice but to admit it. I can only ask His Majesty to show some leniency for the sake of our past master-disciple relationship and for the sake of my sister, the imperial concubine.
"Your Majesty, my father has worked diligently for many years and made great contributions to Dongxi. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."
Chi Zhuoxu also pleaded: "Father, my grandfather is still your teacher."
The teacher's reputation was damaged, and as a student, His Majesty's face was not much better.
"This must be a misunderstanding. Grandfather must have been unconscious at the time. It is understandable that a person would grab anything he can hold on to before he falls into a coma."
The emperor looked at Chi Zhuoxu with a half-smile: "Are you going to contradict your father for your grandfather?"
Chi Zhuoxu's sweat dropped down due to these light words.
Does the emperor have to punish my grandfather?
"Father, I dare not."
At this moment, he really wanted his mother to be present, or at least his grandfather to wake up.
Unfortunately, his wish could not come true.
How could Princess Changle stay quiet? "Your Majesty, please help Qinghuan. You saw the big black bear just now. If it hadn't fallen down from exhaustion, Qinghuan would be dead now."
"She is Prime Minister Bai's legitimate daughter. Your Majesty cannot disappoint your subjects."
She even stopped calling him uncle, to avoid people saying that the emperor was partial to her.
Yun Yuyan wanted to dodge this time, and she could not agree to that.
If you harm someone, you must bear the consequences!
Chi Zhuoxu was afraid of the emperor, but not a princess, and scolded: "Changle, you have nothing to do here."
"Bai Qinghuan didn't come by herself, maybe because she felt guilty. You're jumping up and down here. If I didn't know, I would think you have a grudge against my grandfather."
Princess Changle no longer cared that he was the only prince. What he meant was that she was maliciously accusing Master Yun.
She won't stand this humiliation.
"Third Prince, did you not read the testimony clearly?"
"Someone, pick it up and let the Third Prince open his eyes and look at it a few more times."
Chi Zhuoxu's face was gloomy: "They are all talking nonsense."
"Nonsense? That's a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the whole family will be executed."
The girls repeatedly assured that what they wrote was what they had seen with their own eyes and that there was absolutely no falsehood in their words.
The emperor had been standing in the hunting ground, enjoying the cold wind for a long time. He originally wanted to close the case directly, but Yun Yuyan and Chi Zhuoxu repeatedly obstructed him.
"Go and bring Bai Qinghuan over here, and also call Prime Minister Bai and all the officials accompanying him this time."
He wanted to convince Yun Yuyan and tarnish Master Yun's reputation.
Soon, Bai Qinghuan was carried over on a stretcher, and she saluted the emperor on the stretcher.
"No need to be polite, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The treatment for the wounded was indeed good. Zhenzhu didn't care that so many people were present and directly carried Bai Qinghuan and put her on a chair.
Prime Minister Bai also arrived with officials.
"It just so happens that all the ministers have arrived. Let's all try this case together today. Bai Qinghuan, tell us what happened today."
Before Bai Qinghuan came, she put on a few more layers of powder and gave herself a pitiful look like a little white lotus.
She looked at Yun Yuyan nervously and lowered her head.
Chi Zhuoxu also looked at her steadily, with both affection and threat in his eyes.
"Qing Huan, you sprained your ankle yourself, right? What happened today must be a misunderstanding, right?"
Bai Qinghuan glanced at the corner of his mouth with disdain, but fortunately he lowered his head and no one saw it.
The emperor glanced at Chi Zhuoxu with dissatisfaction, and he dared not say a word.
"Don't be afraid. Tell me the truth and I will handle it impartially."
Bai Qinghuan looked towards the emperor with eyes full of trust, as if she had made up her mind.
"It was Chen Qingrui who suggested going hunting today, and the princess took us there. Not long after we started walking, a group of rats appeared around Chen Qingrui. We were all a little scared, so we prepared to go back."
Chen Qingrui who was not far away: Why do you have to start with me? You have to bring up the rat thing, right?
You see, there is a reason why she hates Bai Qinghuan.
"Not long after we walked, a man rolled under my horse's hooves. I saw it was Master Yun and was about to call for help, but then the black bear chased after us."
"Master Yun might have been...maybe he wanted to survive too much, so he grabbed my ankle, pulled me off the horse, put me between him and the bear, and pushed me."
The more he talked, the more frightened he became. Bai Qinghuan's whole body began to tremble, as if he was experiencing something terrible again.
His Majesty's eyes were dim, and he murmured, "You want to live so badly? Who doesn't want to live?"
The others also understood His Majesty's attitude, which was to support Bai Qinghuan.
Zhenzhu held Bai Qinghuan's hand tightly, comforting her silently.
Patting Bai Qinghuan on the back, she knelt in the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, the young lady wanted to save Master Yun, but he held the horse's legs tightly and grabbed the young lady's ankle tightly, directly breaking the ankle and pulling her off the horse."
"I couldn't pull it open no matter how hard I pulled. That shows how much strength I put in."
"Poor girl, she was pushed into the bear's mouth. If the black bear hadn't collapsed from exhaustion, there would be nothing left of the girl now."
Bai Qinghuan thought that Zhenzhu had a great acting talent, she was crying and sobbing, and she was also crying silently.
The grievance of being murdered is expressed vividly.
"Please ask His Majesty to make the decision."
The girls who saw it with their own eyes were also trembling with fear. If what happened today had happened to them, it would have been so horrible.
Fortunately, Master Yun did not roll next to their horses.
I also feel sympathy for this unfortunate Dan Qinghuan.
Yun Yuyan looked at Bai Qinghuan pleadingly: "Sister Qinghuan, were you too scared and fell down by yourself? So it felt like my father pulled you down?"
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