Chapter 210 The True Face of the Sun Family
The two of them kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy. Sun Chenghai kowtowed particularly hard, almost crying and full of remorse.
"I, your humble servant, deserve death. I will thoroughly investigate the hunting grounds and find the real culprit who let the tiger loose to commit the crime."
Emperor Defeng glanced sharply at Sun Jingxuan, "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"
Sun Jingxuan's whole body trembled, and a chill ran up from the soles of his feet.
What does the emperor mean by this attitude? Does he know something?
impossible!
He was very cautious. Only he and Jiang Zelin knew about this matter, and even the people around him were unaware of the inside story.
Jiang Zelin is still in a coma. Even if he wakes up, he will definitely not tell the truth.
If everyone keeps the secret, they can get a lighter punishment. But if they let go, no one will be in a good situation.
Sun Jingxuan lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "The princess is in danger this time because of my negligence and failure to take good care of her. I cannot escape the blame and am willing to accept any punishment!"
Emperor Defeng looked at him deeply. Sun Jingxuan felt the heavy pressure coming from above his head and was extremely nervous.
"Since you're willing to accept any punishment, drag you out and give you fifty lashes!"
Sun Chenghai and Sun Jingxuan were struck by lightning.
Fifty lashes of the cane, this, this is clearly a life-threatening punishment!
At this moment, the last bit of hope in Sun Jingxuan's heart disappeared. He was sure that the emperor already knew the truth.
He just wants to pay for Xiao Baozhu's life himself!
Sun Chenghai burst into tears and begged for mercy for Sun Jingxuan.
Emperor Defeng's eyes were as cold as a knife. "He knows exactly what he did. He deserves the fifty strokes of the cane. If he manages to survive, it means that God will not take him away. I will let go of everything that happened before!"
Sun Jingxuan was dragged down and pressed on the bench. Soon, the sound of slapping boards and his wailing were heard.
Emperor Defeng frowned in disgust. Zhao Shuning didn't even make a sound when he was beaten with thirty boards. But he, a tall and strong man, started crying for his parents after being beaten with a few boards. He really didn't have any manliness at all.
When Empress Sun rushed over after hearing the news, she saw Sun Jingxuan covered in blood and wailing.
She felt dizzy and almost fainted.
Sun Jingxuan raised his head in pain and looked at Empress Sun, "Aunt, I didn't take good care of Baozhu. I was wrong. I'm in so much pain. Aunt, please save me..."
After saying that, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Empress Sun's breathing also stopped for a moment.
Once, her child looked at her so weakly and pitifully, and told her that it hurt.
Finally, his hands dropped and his eyes closed completely, never to be opened again.
The two pictures completely overlapped, and the memories that Empress Sun least wanted to touch suddenly invaded her. She didn't care about anything else and pounced on him.
"Stop! Stop hitting me! Xuan'er, what's wrong with you? Quick, call the doctor!"
Seeing this, the executioner dared not to proceed any further and could only look to Emperor Defeng for help.
Because she was too excited, Empress Sun was breathing rapidly and was about to faint.
When Emperor Defeng saw this, his eyes couldn't help but become more profound.
"Queen, your health is more important. It's not worth it for someone like that."
Empress Sun looked at Emperor Defeng pleadingly, "Your Majesty, I know you are angry because Baozhu was injured. Jingxuan was indeed negligent, but his crime does not deserve the death penalty."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Defeng's expression grew a little colder.
"In the Queen's heart, Baozhu's life is not as important as Sun Jingxuan's?"
Empress Sun hurriedly shook her head, "Of course not. I am also very sad about Baozhu's accident, but it was all just an accident..."
Emperor Defeng interrupted her coldly, "What if it wasn't an accident? Do you know what he did to Baozhu?"
Sun Chenghai's face changed drastically after hearing this.
Empress Sun was startled at first, then her face was filled with horror. "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"
A bad guess arose in her mind, but she quickly suppressed it.
Impossible, Jingxuan is not that kind of person.
Besides, he had no reason to do so.
Emperor Defeng looked at Empress Sun. They were a young couple who had supported each other along the way and had gone through many ups and downs. He respected his first wife very much.
Their eldest son died young, and the queen almost didn't survive. After that, her health deteriorated significantly. It was for this reason that Emperor Defeng became more tolerant of her.
Even though her attitude towards Baozhu and the Sun family had become increasingly hostile over the years, Emperor Defeng had never said a harsh word to her.
But now, Emperor Defeng didn't want her to continue to be stubborn. She had always valued the Sun family more than Baozhu, but she didn't know that the Sun family had long since alienated her.
Emperor Defeng looked at her and said in a slow tone, "You have always intended to match Baozhu and Sun Jingxuan. But do you know that not only Baozhu is unwilling to marry, but Sun Jingxuan is also unwilling to do so?"
Empress Sun didn't believe it. "How could that be? My sister-in-law clearly said that Jingxuan was very fond of Baozhu, and Jingxuan himself never showed any reluctance in front of me."
Emperor Defeng sneered, "That's because they don't want to offend you and create a rift between you and the Sun family. Sun Jingxuan is the only legitimate son of the eldest branch of the Sun family. If he marries Baozhu, he's destined to be unable to hold an important position in the court. How could the Sun family accept that?"
Empress Sun was stunned.
After she lost her legitimate son, she became calm and no longer had the desire to fight.
She always thought that the Sun family had the same idea as her.
Now that the situation of the succession struggle is unclear, there is really no need for the Sun family to get involved. They just need to keep a low profile and live their own lives peacefully.
Both my mother and sister-in-law said that Xuan'er didn't have any big ambitions, and he just wanted to avoid becoming a spendthrift playboy in the future.
That is why she is particularly satisfied with Sun Jingxuan.
But it turns out that they actually have other plans?
If that's the case, why not tell her directly?
If they really don't want to, would I force them?
Empress Sun looked at Sun Chenghai who was kneeling on the ground. He lowered his head, did not look at her, and did not speak. She seemed to understand something in his heart, and her heart suddenly turned cold as ice.
Empress Sun was still immersed in her own thoughts when Emperor Defeng's cold voice came again.
"He has no interest in Baozhu, but he's afraid of upsetting you, so he doesn't dare to speak up. Instead, he's got some evil intentions, wanting to ruin Baozhu's reputation so he can easily cancel this marriage! He's so evil-minded, shouldn't he be beaten to death?"
They had prepared the young tiger in advance, with the intention of letting Jiang Zelin play the hero and save the beauty in front of Xiao Baozhu.
They also prepared a trap for Xiao Baozhu. When the time came, Jiang Zelin and Xiao Baozhu fell into the trap together. The two of them would spend most of the day together in the wilderness. Xiao Baozhu's reputation was tarnished, so she naturally had to marry Jiang Zelin, and Sun Jingxuan became the victim.
However, their plan encountered two accidents. One was the sudden appearance of Ye Hanyi, and the other was the tigress who came to look for her cubs.
They think they have done it perfectly, but you must know that if you don't want others to know, you had better not do it yourself.
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