Chapter 246 Complaint
"yes."
Eunuch Wu was delighted.
He had received kindness from Eunuch Wang, and he had never forgotten what Eunuch Wang had asked him to do.
After Eunuch Wu left, Emperor Yuanhe heard a loud noise outside the palace shortly afterwards.
Emperor Yuanhe's expression grew darker and darker.
“Ah, ah.”
Li Hong was still awakened by the noise outside, and waved his little arms and smiled at Emperor Yuanhe.
The child's smile was very healing. Li Hong's appearance instantly melted Emperor Yuanhe's heart. When the palace maid wanted to hold the child, he said, "Don't move, don't move, let me do it."
Emperor Yuanhe walked over and picked up Li Hong personally.
"My dear grandson, are you awake?"
“Ah, ah.”
Li Hong grabbed Emperor Yuanhe's beard and spoke to him with a grin.
Emperor Yuanhe was relieved.
Among so many of his descendants, only this legitimate grandson is closest to him. When other children see him, they either cry or make a fuss.
Is he that scary?
"Bring the King of Qi in."
"yes."
When Li Wencheng stepped into the Zichen Palace, he was shocked by the scene before him.
That little bastard was in his father's arms, pulling his beard and laughing.
The emperor gasped in pain, but he was reluctant to blame him.
"You little slaves, what are you still standing there for? Take his hand away! Can't you see you're hurting Father?"
The eunuchs and palace maids in the Purple Palace all looked at the King of Qi as if he were a fool.
Didn’t you see that the emperor was happy to let his little grandson pull his beard?
Li Hong felt that the King of Qi was yelling at him, and his mouth suddenly pursed and he felt like crying, and his hands loosened.
Emperor Yuanhe panicked immediately, "Come, Hong'er, let your grandfather pull it for you, don't be afraid."
"Why are you making so much noise? If you scare the child, I'll hold you accountable! Are you unhappy that the prince gave birth to a son? No wonder you couldn't have one."
Emperor Yuanhe was very disappointed with King Qi.
It turned out that he had thought of letting this son inherit the throne because since the queen's death, his legitimate son blamed everything on him, and could not get close to him at all. He often went against his father, the emperor.
Although Cheng'er is not the legitimate son, he is talented and calm in his work, so he has to look at him differently.
But unexpectedly, he was blinded and made mistakes everywhere in the past two or three years.
Even when the crown prince was wrongly sent to Chang'an, he doubted whether it was his son's doing.
He is not old yet, so he can train his own successor.
He thought this grandson was very good and loved him very much.
Emperor Yuanhe was afraid of scaring the children, so although his words were soft, they were like frost covering the ground, and every word revealed an unquestionable pressure.
When the King of Qi heard this, his back stiffened and his heart sank.
"Tell me, what happened?"
"Your Majesty, please understand! The Crown Prince has punished me, your son, and your concubine by having her tongue pulled out for no reason! Even if there was a previous grudge, why would he go to this extent? This is clearly an attempt to humiliate me in front of the entire court!"
Every word the King of Qi spoke was like tears, accusing Li Wenjing of cruelty.
"Father, the Crown Prince dared to pull out the tongue of my concubine today, and he will dare to use a knife on me tomorrow! I beg Your Majesty to seek justice!"
Lord Changsun also knelt, "Your Majesty, how could a crown prince commit such a brutal act?"
When the people from Prince Qi's mansion informed Lord Changsun that his daughter Changsun Yi had her tongue pulled out by Li Wenjing, he was shocked.
Li Wenjing has always been in love with Yi'er, so how could he pull out her tongue?
Only when he arrived at Prince Qi's mansion did he become convinced that it was true, and then he went to the palace with Prince Qi.
Emperor Yuanhe frowned.
This really seems like something a prince could do.
"Someone, call the prince!"
"No need to pass on the message, I'm here."
Li Wenjing took Lin Zhiyi into the hall.
Emperor Yuanhe was no longer surprised and knew that his son cared very much about the Crown Princess.
Originally, he was not very satisfied with his daughter-in-law.
Not to mention that she had been married once, her reputation outside was not very good. It was said that she was domineering and had no talent or morals.
Not to mention marrying his legitimate son to become the Crown Princess, she is not even worthy of marrying any other prince.
But these days, she often sent her children to the palace, and Emperor Yuanhe changed his opinion of Lin Zhiyi and became convinced that those crops were indeed grown by her.
Those rumors are nothing more than what the people say.
But other people saw it and thought it was very abnormal.
Especially Lord Changsun and his wife Wang.
Li Wenjing had gone to their house to ask for marriage many times. Now he is holding another woman's hand in front of the emperor. Who is he pretending for?
He must have turned his love for Yi'er into hatred!
"Your Highness is the crown prince and should command respect and respect. Even if my daughter has committed an offense, she should not be subjected to such cruel punishment. If the world knew, how would Your Highness cope with this?"
His tone was full of questioning and accusations. Even if Chang Sun Yi broke off the engagement with him, it shouldn't be like this.
What's more, he was exiled to Fangzhou at that time. Not to mention that they had not yet married, even if they had been married, it would be normal for them to divorce.
"Lord Changsun has misunderstood. Your Highness's actions have nothing to do with old grudges. Your anger today is due to your eagerness to protect me."
Lin Zhiyi didn't want to see this old man being aggressive.
Li Wenjing has always disdained to argue and would rather break than bend. If it were not for this, he would not have been exiled.
Only then did Lord Changsun look at Lin Zhiyi carefully with a sharp gaze.
"Then please give me an explanation, Princess."
Before Lin Zhiyi could speak, the maidservant beside Changsun Yi said, "Your Excellency, the young lady accidentally saw the Crown Princess behaving inappropriately and having a secret meeting with a man from outside the family. The young lady wanted to give her some advice, but the Crown Prince silenced her instead."
Li Wenjing kicked the maid, "How dare you talk nonsense, you little slave boy!"
The maid quickly begged for mercy, "Your Highness, please spare my life. I didn't lie..."
The King of Qi angrily said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so protective of the Crown Princess. You truly love your wife so deeply. Even if she cheated on you, you wouldn't mind?"
Li Wenjing laughed, "How does the King of Qi know that you're not cuckolded? Don't forget that your concubine was originally engaged to me for over ten years. Do you think she and I are engaged?"
"You!" King Qi looked at Li Wenjing angrily.
"Enough!" Emperor Yuanhe was furious.
"Crown Princess, please tell me what happened? Why did you meet with a man outside your family?"
Lin Zhiyi knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, today I met the head of the Pei family. Because the Pei family and the Lin family have long had business dealings, much of the dried bamboo paper has been sold through him.
It just so happened that my father and brother were busy with official business, and the Pei family master came this time to discuss donating grain to help the disaster victims. My daughter-in-law didn't dare to neglect him, so she met him on his behalf."
"Besides, this bamboo paper was originally made by me when I was in Fangzhou. At that time, I often discussed business matters with the head of the Pei family, and Your Highness is also aware of this. What my daughter-in-law did was simply to make paper affordable for all the poor people in the world."
"Furthermore, when my daughter-in-law met with the head of the Pei family, all the servants in the palace were present. The Prince of Qi's concubine broke into the palace without asking for the reason, causing a public outcry in Manjiang Tower, using foul language in public, and defaming the reputation of the royal family. Your Highness, in order to maintain palace discipline, is only giving a small punishment and a significant warning."
The people in the hall were shocked.
It turned out that the bamboo paper was made by Lin Zhiyi.
Chang Sun Yi's mother, Wang, was furious and gave her a severe warning. How dare she lie in front of the emperor?
"Your Majesty is wise and wise. Even if you have done a thousand wrongs, you should not have subjected my daughter to such cruel punishment! I, your humble servant, boldly implore Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Changsun family and seek an explanation for the King of Qi. Your Highness the Crown Prince's actions are truly unkind."
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