Chapter 376: Is it wrong to delay appointing a crown prince?
Twenty-nine students were summoned before the emperor and had the opportunity to see his face.
"You keep saying you're suing the Quzhou prefect, but do you have any evidence?"
"Your Majesty, we are the evidence. We heard those bandits discussing this matter with our own ears. From the prefect to the police officers in the Quzhou government office, everyone is an accomplice!"
"They are a den of snakes and rats, working in cahoots with each other. Whenever a victim goes to the government office to file a complaint, they are falsely accused of accusing a good official. At the very least, they are beaten and expelled, and at the worst, they are imprisoned and charged."
"Our words are of little weight, so please, Your Majesty, send someone to Quzhou to thoroughly investigate this matter. If we tell even a single lie, Your Majesty will punish us!"
Emperor Defeng was surrounded by a heavy sense of majesty. He immediately sent people to Quzhou to thoroughly investigate the matter.
This time, he sent Sun Muzhi.
When Xiao Yanqing learned about this, he was so angry that he vomited blood.
Over the years, his uncle has indeed given him a lot of financial support.
Xiao Yanqing just took the silver and never asked where it came from.
Even though he knew that the origin of the silver might be somewhat unclean, he still felt at ease taking it.
Who could have guessed that this is how the money came from!
But the matter was exposed in this incident. If it is confirmed, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Xiao Yanqing didn't care about his own discomfort and immediately sent someone to Quzhou to inform the news, determined to resolve the matter before Sun Muzhi.
As long as Sun Muzhi can't find any evidence, those scholars are making false accusations!
After Xiao Yanqing sent his men out, he belatedly realized that he had been desperately trying every possible means.
This move will only expose one's true identity!
Xiao Yanqing wanted to call the people back, but it was too late.
Five days later, Sun Muzhi led his troops back.
He found out the truth and arrested the criminals in one fell swoop.
Li Shirong received the news from Xiao Yanqing and was about to destroy the evidence and accounts of his dealings with the bandits, but he was caught by Sun Muzhi and was caught red-handed.
Li Shirong was handcuffed and locked in a cage, no longer as majestic as before.
The dozens of gangsters captured on this trip were chained together in a long line and tied to the back of a prison van.
They had already walked ten miles like this, and many of them had blisters on their feet, but they had no choice but to keep going. If they walked any slower, the officers would raise their whips and hit them hard.
The police officers shouted at the top of their lungs as they listed all their crimes. The onlookers were filled with anger and some even threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at them.
That situation was very unpleasant.
Sun Muzhi immediately went to the palace to report to Emperor Defeng. Emperor Defeng looked through the confession and accounts, his face turned pale, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest and almost fainted.
"It's outrageous! It's really outrageous!"
When Emperor Defeng saw the records of the money transactions between Li Shirong and the Prince of Wu's Palace, as well as the evidence that the Prince of Wu's Palace had sent someone to tip off the emperor, he felt even more angry.
It turned out that his good son had also intervened in this matter.
Emperor Defeng closed his eyes tiredly, and immediately issued an edict sentencing Li Shirong and those bandits to immediate execution. After verification, the court would pay triple compensation to the victims.
As for Xiao Yanqing, Emperor Defeng did not mention him, and Sun Muzhi tactfully did not ask anything.
Now that there was no one else in the hall, Emperor Defeng began to look tired.
"Feng Youcai, tell me, am I wrong for delaying the appointment of a crown prince?"
Because there was no crown prince, their ambitions grew.
His son would do anything to get that position.
Feng Youcai didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Emperor Defeng did not wait for his answer, "Grind ink for me."
Feng Youcai immediately stepped forward to serve.
Emperor Defeng wrote an imperial edict. Feng Youcai glanced at it quickly and then immediately lowered his eyes.
Soon, Xiao Yanqing received an imperial edict.
He was demoted to a commoner, placed under house arrest for life, and was not allowed to step out of the mansion.
Xiao Yanqing's whole body was limp, his eyes were blank, and he even forgot his purpose.
Lu Shiyin, Li Yunshang, Chu Yunqing and their concubines were all struck by lightning, and some of them burst into tears on the spot.
They originally thought that being demoted to Longxi was the worst outcome, but they didn't expect that God would not let them go.
Rather than being imprisoned in this cage, it would be better to go to the fiefdom of Longxi, at least I can be free.
The eunuch who announced the decree had already left. Xiao Yanqing finally came to his senses after hearing the women sobbing.
The grayness in his eyes gradually turned into madness and hatred.
Finally, his eyes fell on Li Yunshang.
Li Shirong is Li Yunshang's father.
Recently, the Prince of Wu's Palace had suffered a series of misfortunes and setbacks, and Li Yunshang's originally confident state of mind had finally slowly changed.
She finally realized that some things were out of her control.
When she learned that her father had fallen from power and was about to be executed, she was completely dazed.
Today, this imperial edict has become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Her mentality completely collapsed.
Her eyes were blank and she even forgot to cry.
At this moment, a pair of soap boots appeared in her sight.
Xiao Yanqing walked up to her, and when she met his dark gaze, Li Yunshang trembled violently.
“Your Highness…Ah!”
Li Yunshang was kicked hard by Xiao Yanqing. She covered her stomach and fell to the ground in pain.
Xiao Yanqing was not moved at all and just looked down at her condescendingly.
"I'm no longer a prince. I've become a homeless dog. Are you satisfied now? It's all your father's fault. If he hadn't been so greedy and stupid, and hadn't done such a thing, how could I have been implicated?"
Li Yunshang felt a sharp pain in her stomach and blood started flowing from her lower body.
"Child, Your Highness... Cousin, cousin, please quickly send for the imperial physician. My child is in trouble. He's your child too!"
However, Xiao Yanqing had already gone completely crazy.
"Child? I'm already in this state, I can barely protect myself, why would I need a child? I'll kill him now, and save him the suffering of giving birth to a child!"
Even if she couldn't save the baby, she still needed medical treatment. She didn't want to die.
Li Yunshang begged desperately, but Xiao Yanqing was only concerned with venting his own anger. Not only did he not call an imperial physician for him, but he kicked him twice more and finally left.
Everyone was terrified and silent for a moment.
Chu Yunqing subconsciously touched her belly.
For some reason, she felt somewhat fortunate at this moment, fortunate that she had aborted her child.
What Xiao Yanqing said just now was right. They can barely take care of themselves now, so how can they have the energy to give birth to a child?
When she lost her child, at least she was taken care of carefully, unlike Li Yunshang, who could only fall in a pool of blood and beg for mercy.
Lu Shiyin was completely shocked.
She was still in shock, whether it was the series of mishaps in Prince Wu's Mansion or Xiao Yanqing's sudden change in temperament.
Once upon a time, she was infatuated with Xiao Yanqing, but after witnessing his brutal behavior towards Li Yunshang, Lu Shiyin's teeth trembled, and her original admiration turned into horror.
Li Yunshang's maid cried and begged her to find a doctor for her master.
Among all the people present, only Lu Shiyin might be able to find a way to hire a doctor, after all, the Lu family is still there.
Lu Shiyin originally hated Li Yunshang, but at this moment she felt a sense of sympathy for her.
She nodded slightly and let the maid go.
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