The Crown Prince thought to himself that this little girl was really protective of her mother. He figured the Grand Tutor and his wife must be very loving to act this way!
Xiao Sheng was momentarily distracted and thought of his mother.
His mother had been gone for two years. In her final year, he asked the emperor to allow him to stay by her side and accompany her. The emperor refused, saying that the crown prince needed to learn how to handle state affairs.
Every time he wanted to visit his mother, he was always preoccupied with trivial matters.
He would occasionally visit her, but his mother would stop him from entering the palace. She would only tell him to study hard and be a good person.
Thus, he was not by his mother's side during her final moments. Thinking of this, Xiao Sheng burst into tears.
He also missed his mother.
The servants kneeling in the courtyard looked at each other, wondering what had happened to cause such a commotion.
A short while later, a commotion broke out.
Liu Fu led his guards over.
The guards carried, held, and lifted loads of gold, silver, jewelry, jade, calligraphy, and paintings—everything imaginable.
Some of the servants panicked when they saw what the guards were carrying.
They all begged for mercy.
"My lord, I was blinded by greed and deceived by the villain. But I did not have time to do anything to harm the Li family. Please investigate thoroughly, my lord!"
"Master, that thief held a knife to my neck and demanded that I do his bidding, or he would kill me and my family in the countryside. I had no choice!"
"Master, someone has a token and says that if I don't do what he asks, my son won't be able to participate in this year's imperial examination. You know, our family has finally produced a promising scholar, and I really don't want to give up!"
"master……"
Some people stood up straight, saying they hadn't done anything to wrong the Li family and weren't afraid of being investigated.
As Li Ting listened to those pleas for mercy, his heart grew even colder.
Do they really think that he can't do anything because he has no real power for three years?
"Liu Fu, those who sold themselves into servitude to the Li family and tampered with their property, according to the laws of Nanchen Kingdom, should be beaten to death! No mercy is allowed."
Upon hearing these words, Qiu Feng fainted immediately. A guard led a group of people and dragged Qiu Feng away.
Liu Fu read out Qiu Feng's charges: "Investigation revealed that last night Qiu Feng secretly delivered soup to Madam. After drinking it, Madam became lethargic and unable to get out of bed. Poison was found in the soup bowl that Qiu Feng delivered. Fortunately, Madam only drank a sip of the soup, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"When Qiu Feng learned that her scheme had been exposed, she fainted, which was tantamount to confessing. Her indenture was with the Li family, therefore, she was beaten to death! The Li family will give her body a proper burial."
[Father, it would be safer to destroy the evidence against this spy from the Great Yue Kingdom!]
Li Ting paused, thought for a moment, and realized that Ruan Ruan was right.
So he made a gesture toward the big tree outside the courtyard, thus ending Qiu Feng's trial.
Because Li Ting sealed off the Li family early in the morning, now not even a fly can get out of the Li family, let alone send a message.
Those servants with guilty consciences were trembling, and some had already wet their pants.
Next, Li Ting dealt with the servants one by one.
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