Yun Chuwei eventually ate the candied fruit.
When Xie Xuan asked her if it was delicious, she nodded subconsciously.
Whether it tastes good or not, food fed by someone as good-looking as her must taste good.
Xie Xuan smiled, a rare occurrence for him: "I knew you'd like it!"
Yun Chuwei coughed lightly; in truth, she didn't particularly like candied fruit.
It's mainly because she's good-looking; she's a feast for the eyes.
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After Yun Chuwei and the others entered the palace, they soon met Emperor Tianqi.
After Yun Chuwei brought Yun Zheng to Emperor Tianqi to file a complaint, Emperor Tianqi immediately summoned Yu Mian to an audience.
When Yu Mian knelt before the emperor with trepidation, his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Emperor Tianqi spoke coldly: "Yu Mian, Yun Chuwei and Prince Xuan have impeached you for using torture to extract a confession. What do you have to say for yourself?"
Yu Mian lowered his head and said, "As the Minister of Justice, I am well aware of the heavy responsibilities I bear. In my efforts to solve the case, I made a mistake. I acknowledge my guilt and beg Your Majesty for punishment!"
He wasn't the only one subjected to torture and forced confessions.
Inside the imperial prison, which prisoner wasn't subjected to severe torture?
His only problem was that he didn't have solid evidence to substantiate Yunzheng's guilt.
Now that Yun Zheng has reported this to His Majesty, he has no way to refute it.
Grandpa Sun was also observing what happened yesterday from behind the scenes, so his rebuttal was useless.
More importantly, if this matter were to be explained to His Majesty, it might implicate the Crown Prince.
Then His Majesty and the Crown Prince will not let him off the hook, and he will be finished.
If one confesses directly, the worst that can happen is demotion.
As long as he is alive and remains in officialdom, he will naturally be promoted and made rich after the crown prince ascends the throne as emperor.
He's not in a hurry, and he can wait.
Emperor Tianqi, seeing that Yu Mian had confessed his crimes, was about to say something when he heard Xie Sheng's voice coming from outside the door.
"Your subject requests an audience with Your Majesty! I beseech Your Majesty to grant my request!"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Sun Jiasheng and said, "Let the Crown Prince in!"
Sun Jiasheng agreed and quickly went out to bring Xie Sheng in.
After kneeling down and bowing to Emperor Tianqi, Xie Sheng said to the emperor, "Father, although what Yu Mian did was not right, there were reasons and circumstances that could be forgiven. Please be lenient with him!"
Emperor Tianqi glanced at Xie Sheng, and finally his gaze fell on Yun Chuwei.
The emperor asked, "Yun Chuwei, what do you think?"
Yun Chuwei slowly said, "Even if there is a reason for the incident, shouldn't we be able to use torture without fully understanding the specific details of the case? As the Minister of Justice, how can you treat a family misunderstanding as a case of patricide? Isn't that ridiculous? Such haste is a betrayal of His Majesty and the court's trust. I believe that he should be severely punished as a warning to others!"
Xie Sheng hadn't expected Yun Chuwei to be so eloquent.
He was somewhat anxious, looked at Emperor Tianqi, and called out, "Father..."
Emperor Tianqi waved his hand, interrupting Xie Sheng directly: "Just as Yun Chuwei said, punish him severely as a warning to others."
"Father..."
Xie Sheng also wanted to change Emperor Tianqi's mind.
After all, Emperor Tianqi's punishment of Yu Mian meant that he lost the Ministry of Justice.
He cannot let that happen.
Emperor Tianqi's gaze swept over Xie Sheng, his eyes filled with chilling intent.
Xie Sheng hesitated to say what was on the tip of his tongue.
Finally, all he could say was, "Father is wise!"
Emperor Tianqi then announced Yu Mian's punishment with satisfaction.
He was fined half a year's salary and demoted three ranks.
Yu Mian dared not show any dissatisfaction and quickly accepted the imperial decree to express his gratitude.
Yun Chuwei smiled slightly as she watched Yu Mian being taken away.
Xie Sheng, standing to the side, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Yun Chuwei, don't be too smug!"
Is Yu Mian the only one who uses torture to extract confessions?
Doesn't the imperial prison have such situations?
He will make Yun Chuwei pay the price today!
So he knelt down before Emperor Tianqi and said, "Your subject also wants to impeach Yun Chuwei for abusing his power for personal gain and for plotting revenge against officials of the court!"
Emperor Tianqi raised an eyebrow and slowly asked, "Are there any witnesses or physical evidence?"
Xie Sheng raised his voice slightly and said, "Please summon Lord Yue He to an audience, Father Emperor!"
Yun Chuwei kept Yue Jingsheng in the imperial prison. The Yue family tried everything they could, but they could not see Yue Jingsheng, let alone rescue him.
Even with his mother's intervention, they couldn't rescue him.
After discussing it, they decided to take advantage of today's incident to consult the Book of Clouds and the Subtle and rescue the person.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tianqi sent Sun Jiasheng to summon Yue He.
When Yue He saw Yun Chuwei, his face darkened.
After Yun Chuwei imprisoned Yue Jingsheng, he never saw Yue Jingsheng again.
Today, he must rescue his son. Ideally, he should also kill Yun Chuwei while he's at it.
After bowing to the emperor, Yue He said, "Your Majesty, you trust Yun Chuwei and have assigned the Embroidered Uniform Guard to protect her and give her permission to use her. But instead of considering how to repay Your Majesty, she uses the Embroidered Uniform Guard to abuse her power for personal gain and settle personal scores. I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yue He but did not respond.
Yue He continued, "My son, Yue Jingsheng, had a quarrel with the second young master of the Wenyang Marquis's mansion that day. The second young master struck first, resulting in my son being injured. I took my son to the Marquis's mansion to demand justice. Marquis Yun, being a man of great righteousness, punished the second young master. Yun Chuwei threatened me that very day, saying that the punishment the second young master received would definitely be retaliated against my son."
"Three days ago, Yun Chuwei, under the pretext of investigating rumors, imprisoned my son in the imperial prison as revenge! Several days have passed, and she still hasn't released him. I beg Your Majesty to do me justice!"
After Yue He finished speaking, he slammed his head against the ground, making a particularly loud noise.
"Get up first!" Emperor Tianqi gestured for Yue He to rise, then looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "Yun Chuwei, is this true?"
Yun He stood up, head bowed, glancing at Yun Chuwei out of the corner of his eye, his eyes filled with coldness.
He didn't care whether Yun Chuwei was genuinely investigating the rumor case or settling a personal score.
Today, he will absolutely not let her go!
Originally, when Yue Jingsheng was arrested and imprisoned, he was worried that something might go wrong.
He only felt at ease after His Highness the Crown Prince made trouble for Yun Zheng.
Whether or not the Crown Prince can pin the charge of patricide on Yun Chuwei, it will still cause her a lot of trouble.
She had no time to deal with Yue Jingsheng's affairs, so naturally she couldn't find any evidence.
Today, he is determined to pin the charges of settling personal scores and abusing his power for personal gain on Yun Chuwei.
Yun Chuwei met Yue He's slightly cold gaze and smiled.
She said, "Your Majesty! This is absolutely not true! I did not arrest Yue Jingsheng."
Yue He's eyes widened; he had never expected Yun Chuwei to say such a thing.
Is she blatantly lying?
Does she even know who she's talking to?
The Crown Prince frowned, raised his voice, and said, "Yun Chuwei, do you know what the crime of deceiving the Emperor is? You dare to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty, aren't you afraid of having your entire family executed?"
Yun Chuwei said slowly, "Everything I said is true. If Your Highness wants to exterminate my entire Marquis's family, you'll have to wait until you have the ability. There's no need for Your Highness to be so impatient!"
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