Upon hearing this, Yue He knelt down with a thud.
The case concerned his son, and he was busy negotiating with the three families, completely unaware that Yun Chuwei was involved.
Later, when the Empress asked him to deal with Yun Chuwei, he didn't have time to learn about Yun Chuwei's recent situation in detail, so he didn't know that Yun Chuwei was assisting in the case.
He finally understood; just now, at the entrance of the Imperial Study, Yun Chuwei and His Highness Prince Xuan had been putting on a play for them.
They deliberately lured them into talking about that!
Now, this alone is enough to accuse them of deceiving the emperor.
Their emperor is decisive and ruthless.
If they were truly to be punished for deceiving the emperor, they would likely lose their heads.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I brought this matter before Your Majesty without fully understanding it. It was my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
At this point, arguing is pointless.
Since the matter of Yun Chuwei assisting Prince Xuan and the Prefect of Jingzhao in handling the case has already been submitted to His Majesty through a memorial, his claim that Yun Chuwei was putting on an act in front of Prince Xuan and that Prince Xuan did not understand Yun Chuwei is unfounded.
The only option left for him was to admit his mistake.
He emphasized that he did not intend to deceive the emperor, but simply did not understand the facts clearly, and hoped that His Majesty would be lenient in his punishment.
Emperor Tianqi glanced indifferently at Yue He without speaking, but instead turned to Yun Chuwei and asked, "Yun Chuwei, what do you think?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I find Lord Yue and these other officials quite interesting! They dare to bring things they've only heard to His Majesty. If His Majesty has to go to such lengths to distinguish between truth and falsehood, wouldn't that harm the Emperor's health? Lord Yue, I've heard that your wife is the Empress's sister, making you His Highness the Crown Prince's uncle. Do you have some unspeakable secret behind doing things that harm the Emperor's health?"
“You…” Yue He was shocked.
Yun Chuwei's words implied that he wanted to exhaust the Emperor to death so that the Crown Prince could ascend the throne. This was practically driving him to his doom!
He hurriedly kowtowed to Emperor Tianqi, "Your Majesty, I was merely negligent for a moment and had absolutely no other intentions. I am utterly loyal to Your Majesty! Please investigate thoroughly!"
Emperor Tianqi glanced at Yun Chuwei and felt a headache coming on.
This girl really dares to say anything. Isn't she afraid of scaring this old scoundrel to death?
He slowly began to speak: "Of course I know you are loyal to me. However, I don't think the Yun family girl is the kind of rebellious person you described. What do you think?"
Yue He trembled slightly, lay prostrate on the ground, and said, "I have not yet understood the truth before I reported the matter. I am guilty and beg Your Majesty for punishment!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded slightly and said, "In that case, each person shall receive twenty strokes of the cane! This is a one-time exception!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Tianqi waved his hand: "Yun Xian, Yun Chuwei, and the Fourth Prince, please stay. Everyone else, please step down!"
Upon hearing this, the others hurriedly withdrew.
When Yue He knelt down, Yun Xian also knelt down.
At this moment, everyone else withdrew, leaving only Yun Xian kneeling.
He was somewhat embarrassed. But His Majesty did not tell him to get up, so he could only kneel and dare not make any movement.
Emperor Tianqi glanced at Yun Xian, then looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "Are you aware of the rumors circulating about you in the capital?"
Yun Chuwei nodded seriously: "I have heard some rumors. They say that I left the capital because I am a jinx. They also say that I will bring misfortune to my mother and brother."
Emperor Tianqi sneered.
Calling someone from the Valley Hidden Sect a jinx—I wonder who came up with that idea out of their head?
He continued, "What's your opinion?"
Yun Chuwei slowly said, "If the rumors are only directed at me, I don't care. However, since His Majesty has issued an imperial decree to bestow the marriage, this matter is related to the royal family and Prince Xuan. I believe we cannot let this go unchecked!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Since this matter is directed at you, I will leave it to you to handle! Within three days, I want to see the instigator of this rumor and quell it. Can you do that?"
Yun Chuwei immediately agreed: "Your subject obeys!"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Xie Xuan beside him and said, "She has just returned to the capital and doesn't know many things. Please give her some pointers!"
Xie Xuan nodded in agreement, but was very puzzled.
Whether in the previous life or this life, the Emperor trusts and is close to Yun Chuwei. Why is that?
What exactly is the relationship between Father Emperor and Yun Chuwei?
Emperor Tianqi nodded in satisfaction: "You two may leave now!"
Xie Xuan and Yun Chuwei bowed and took their leave.
Only after the two had left did Emperor Tianqi look at Yun Xian and slowly say, "Yun Qing, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xian quickly expressed his gratitude.
He had been kneeling for so long that his legs were starting to go numb. After getting up, he forced himself to endure the discomfort so as not to fall back down and lose his composure in front of the palace.
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yun Xian and said, "Although Minister Yun has never taught your daughter a single day, I think she is quite good. After all, she is the direct descendant of Prime Minister Yun, which is different from others. What do you think, Minister?"
Yun Xian was slightly startled, and the hand hidden under her sleeve began to tremble slightly.
He understood that His Majesty was giving him a warning.
He knew that Emperor Tianqi valued Yun Chuwei, as evidenced by his personal decree summoning her back to the capital.
But he never expected that it would be valued to this extent.
He used to think he could get rid of Yun Chuwei, but now he knows he can't.
This daughter seems to have exceeded his control.
Thinking it over, he quickly replied, "I had little contact with this daughter before and didn't know her very well. Yesterday, I suppose she was worried about her brother, which is why she spoke inappropriately to me, leading to Lord Yue's misunderstanding. In the future, I will definitely try to understand this daughter better and guide her properly, so that she won't do anything that would disgrace the Yun family's ancestors or the royal family! Only then will I live up to Your Majesty's high expectations!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded: "Very well, you may also step down!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xian immediately bowed and took his leave.
He only breathed a sigh of relief after retreating to the outside of the Imperial Study.
It seems I won't be able to deal with Yun Chuwei personally anymore.
He needs to find the Empress to cooperate with as soon as possible and have her take action.
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When Yun Chuwei and Xie Xuan arrived at the palace gate, they saw Huo Qingjue and Jiang Wanqiu.
The two were clearly waiting for Yun Chuwei.
The moment Yun Chuwei saw the two of them, she could feel the air around her grow colder.
She turned her head to look at Xie Xuan, only to see Xie Xuan's deep eyes staring at the two of them, his eyes filled with hatred.
He clenched his fist, exuding a chilling aura.
Yun Chuwei subconsciously reached out and grabbed Xie Xuan's wrist.
She was afraid that Xie Xuan would not be able to resist attacking the two of them.
Xie Xuan turned his head, the hatred in his eyes not diminishing, but rather showing no sign of abating.
"Yun Chuwei, you'll still be with them, won't you?"
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