"Chen, I've been wronged! I've been wronged!"
Chen Consort shouted for injustice.
King Ning was puzzled, he looked at Princess Huyang.
Seeing the erratic eyes of Princess Huyang, she was obviously guilty.
He let out a groan in his heart, scolding Huyang and his wife for nothing.
For the sake of money, Ganqing not only dared to mint coins privately, but also organized manpower to rob graves.
Why didn't he know that bastard Chen Yuan also had the ability to give acupuncture points.
Seeing that Hu Yang is about to stand up and speak for Chen Yuan, King Ning can't rest assured.
Whoever has a big mouth in Huyang might have been tricked by the old man and told about the private minting of coins.
So, King Ning suddenly jumped out, raised his foot, and kicked Prince Chen over.
"Things that are not as good as pigs and dogs dare to rob graves? Tomb robbery is a capital crime, and you should be executed immediately, don't you know?"
It is half true and half false that King Ning kicked Chen Consort. As a result, he became more and more angry. That half-false also became true.
King Ning beat Chen Yuan with fists and kicks, cursed at him, and greeted the eight generations of ancestors of the Chen family.
Princess Huyang loves her son-in-law deeply, even though she knows that King Ning is saving Chen's son-in-law, she can't bear to watch Chen's son-in-law being beaten.
She rushed out suddenly and threw herself on Prince Chen.
"Brother Wang, if you want to hit me, hit me."
King Ning pointed at Princess Huyang, so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
He pointed at Huyang, "You, you are so stupid. A tomb robber, you still protect him."
Princess Huyang wept bitterly, and her delicate makeup was gone, but she didn't care.
She cried and said: "No matter what he did, he is my son-in-law. Father, the son-in-law was wronged, really wronged."
The emperor watched the play indifferently throughout, with cold eyes.
"Whether he was wronged or not, it will be clear after the Jinwu Guards have a trial." Zhao Wang jumped out and said.
Princess Huyang was furious, "Brother Zhao Wang, don't add insult to injury."
Zhao Wang took pleasure in his misfortune, "Huyang, are you trying to cover up the criminal? According to the law, anyone who robs a tomb to eliminate disasters should be executed. Don't take the law as a joke."
Hu Yang shouted: "Who is playing with the law?"
King Zhao pointed at Huyang, "Of course it's you."
Hu Yang was angry, regretful, afraid and panicked, "Father, the son-in-law was really wronged, my daughter dare not lie to father."
The emperor had a straight face, majestic and natural.
"Huyang retreat!" The emperor scolded Huyang.
Huyang refused, so King Ning called Liu Zhao and forcibly dragged Huyang down.
Prince Chen's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he was beaten by King Ning.
Trembling, shaking like chaff all over, he knelt on the ground to plead guilty.
The emperor asked: "Do you deny the tomb robbery?"
"Chen, I was really wronged."
Chen Concubine was still holding on to luck, thinking that relying on Concubine Shu, King Ning, and Hu Yang, he might be able to escape smoothly. Therefore, he absolutely cannot plead guilty.
The emperor was too lazy to talk nonsense with Chen Consort, and immediately ordered, "Send Chen Yuan to imperial prison, and let the Jinwu Guard carefully interrogate him."
When Chen Consort heard the words, he fell to the ground, soft as a puddle of mud. Several Langwei entered the palace, dragged him away, and put him in imperial prison.
Princess Huyang yelled, "Father, please forgive me. The son-in-law has entered the imperial prison, is there a way out?"
"Presumptuous!" Seeing that the emperor was furious, even Hu Yang wanted to clean up.
Concubine Shu became anxious, "Huyang shut up. If Chen Yuan hadn't done this, the Jinwu Guards would clear his innocence. You should step down immediately."
King Ning simply covered Hu Yang's mouth, not allowing her to speak.
The emperor lost all interest and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Today's family banquet broke up unhappy.
Chen Consort was dragged away, and Princess Huyang passed out immediately.
There are two brothers and sisters in the Chen family, Chen Min cried loudly, and Chen Lu panicked.
King Zhao took pleasure in his misfortune, "Brother Ning, discipline Huyang well, it's too shameful."
King Ning is the elder brother, he is not a prince, and he will not be polite to King Zhao. He kicked it directly, "Go away."
Zhao Wang dodged in time and was not kicked, but he was furious.
"Brother Ning has such a temper. I want to see what will happen to Hu Yang and Chen Concubine in the end."
After speaking, Zhao Wang shook his sleeves and left.
Concubine Xue Gui wiped the corners of her mouth, and said to Concubine Shu: "Huyang, this child, has been willful since he was a child. What a pity!"
Concubine Shu will be in such a hurry, how can she have time to file a lawsuit with Concubine Xue Gui. Get up directly and walk towards Huyang.
Snapped!
Concubine Shu slapped Hu Yang hard on the face who was still crying.
Hu Yang was stunned. From childhood to adulthood, Brother Wang has been beaten many times, but she has never been beaten.
But he didn't expect to be beaten today.
After being stupefied, Hu Yang burst into tears. Crying sad and wronged.
Concubine Shu opened her eyes angrily, "You still have the face to cry, get the hell out of here."
With an order, several court ladies from Changchun Palace stepped forward and dragged Huyang out of Chenghui Palace to Changchun Palace.
Princess Fuming took pleasure in other's misfortune and said, "It's what you deserve!"
It seems that she and Huyang are also at odds.
In the hall, everyone left one after another.
The eldest grandson of the emperor helped His Highness the Crown Prince, and the Donggong family was also preparing to leave.
Gu Jiu stood on the side, paying attention to the movement of the crown princess.
The concubine looked as usual, stepped forward a few steps, and supported the prince, "Your Highness, I will support you."
There was no joy on her face.
Gu Jiu even wondered if she had made a mistake before. Perhaps this matter has nothing to do with the Crown Princess.
With doubts in his arms, Gu Jiu returned to Changchun Palace.
Huyang was still crying.
Concubine Shu let out a long sigh, but also looked annoyed.
King Ning had the urge to kill, if Huyang hadn't been his sister Qin, he would have killed her with a sword.
"Okay, stop crying!"
Concubine Shu scolded Huyang.
Hu Yang's crying really quieted down.
Concubine Shu asked with a stern face: "Huyang, tell me honestly that the son-in-law participated in the tomb robbery, is it true?"
Hu Yang shook his head again and again, "The son-in-law was wronged."
"Tell the truth!" Concubine Shu raised her volume, then lowered her voice and said, "If you don't tell the truth to Ben Gong, Ben Gong and your brother will not be able to save the son-in-law from prison."
Hu Yang turned pale with shock.
King Ning said directly: "Let Chen Yuan die, he is a disaster."
"Brother Wang, are you really going to die?"
King Ning smiled coldly, "If you dare to rob a tomb, what else can you two dare not do? Are you poor and crazy?"
Huyang whimpered and sobbed softly.
Concubine Shu closed her eyes slightly, obviously extremely disappointed in Huyang.
She said: "Huyang, if you refuse to tell the truth, then you can go back to your princess mansion. I will be unwell for the next month, so please don't enter the palace to disturb me.
"Mother, concubine, my daughter is wrong. My daughter is telling the truth. The son-in-law, the son-in-law said that there are many buried in the big tomb, and we only need to take a few pieces, which can be enough for us to spend for a year."
"Stupid! Don't you know that tomb robbery is a capital offense? You actually agreed to the proposal of the son-in-law's tomb robbery, are you a pig brain?"
Hu Yang said aggrievedly: "The expenses in the mansion are huge, if you don't want to think of a way, you can only go to Brother Wang's place every month to play the autumn wind."
When Pei Shi heard this, she almost died of anger.
Huyang, a shameless thing, still wants to beat the autumn wind every month.
Concubine Shu was also about to be pissed off by Huyang, "So you let the son-in-law rob the tomb?"
Hu Yang nodded slightly, admitting the matter.
Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, "You are a majestic princess, you have tens of thousands of taels of honor every year, and this palace has prepared a lot of dowry for you. The income of nearly 100,000 taels a year is not enough for the two of you, and you even have to go to the grave Are you courting death? Don’t you know that your father hates such things the most?”
Tomb robbery is disrespectful to the dead.
As an emperor, he should not only care about the affairs before his death, but also the affairs after his death.
All emperors hate tomb robbers the most.
Throughout the dynasties, how many emperors' mausoleums have been stolen.
When the emperor thought that the tomb robber was by his side, in the royal family, how could he not be angry.
It was extremely restrained not to kill Chen Yuan on the spot.
Concubine Shu then sighed, and said to Princess Huyang: "Pullage is like purgatory, the son-in-law will definitely not be able to stand the punishment, and will confess everything. Huyang, you should be ready."
Hu Yang's face turned pale, "What preparation?"
Concubine Shu didn't want to say it, for fear of hurting Huyang.
King Ning didn't have such worries, "The son-in-law is sure to die this time. Whether the Chen family will be implicated depends on the size of the case and whether the Chen family is involved. If the Chen family is also involved, the Chen family is finished."
When Princess Huyang heard that the son-in-law was dead, she immediately fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, she came back to her senses and begged crying: "Brother Wang, please save the son-in-law. I can't live without a son-in-law."
King Ning said coldly: "The son-in-law is free to take it on his own. I am too weak to catch him and can't save him. You just accept your fate, clean up, and quickly separate yourself from the son-in-law."
Princess Huyang cried loudly.
Chen Lu and Chen Min also cried.
Concubine Shu sighed, "Up to now, Huyang, you still put your two children first. If your father is furious and implicates the Chen family, you will need to protect these two children."
Both Chen Lu and Chen Min were terrified.
"Grandmother!" The two children knelt down in front of Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu felt distressed, and said to King Ning, "Try to keep the two children."
King Ning nodded and agreed.
Princess Huyang cried out of breath.
It just made things worse.
The palace people hurried into the palace to report, "Reporting to the empress, the prince, the Jinwu guards surrounded the princess mansion and the Chen mansion. A group of servants around the concubine often accompanied the maids, and they were all sent to prison. The eldest master of the Chen family, the second master They were all sent to prison."
"what!"
Princess Huyang yelled and passed out immediately.
"Hurry up and carry Huyang down, and ask the imperial physician."
Concubine Shu was worried.
The palace people hurriedly carried Huyang down.
Concubine Shu panicked and asked King Ning, "How could this happen? How could it be so fast?"
King Ning looked solemn, "Father is serious this time. Besides, the son-in-law usually has a bad reputation, and the members of the Chen family may not have clean hands and feet, so this matter is difficult."
Concubine Shu slumped on the chair.
King Ning thought for a while, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to retreat to the side hall.
Then he leaned over and said to Concubine Shu: "Concubine Mother, Huyang and his son-in-law minted coins privately, and the son-in-law was arrested. Fortunately, he did not reveal his identity. I have already asked Zhao'er to take care of it. But if the son-in-law can't stand the punishment , once this matter is revealed, the father will be furious, and maybe his son will be implicated."
"What? Huyang actually..."
"Hush! Concubine mother, please speak softly. Only the son, Zhao'er, and concubine mother know about this matter, so don't say anything."
Concubine Shu's complexion changed again and again, she gritted her teeth and said: "The son-in-law deserves to die, and Huyang deserves to die. These two people are simply absurd. Tomb robbery doesn't count, but they dared to... Jin Wuwei arrested the people around the son-in-law. Those people must not be able to bear the punishment. The matter of privately coining coins is likely to be revealed. You must be careful, and don't let this matter implicate you. "
King Ning frowned, "I'm afraid it's too late."
Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, and said ruthlessly, "If your majesty really asks for the crime, you will put all the matter on Liu Zhao's head. He is the emperor's grandson, and your majesty should be lenient with him."
King Ning frowned, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Zhao'er to bear the responsibility alone."
Concubine Shu was furious, "What time is this, and you are still hesitating. Liu Zhao is your son, isn't he my grandson? Doesn't this palace feel sorry for him? But at this critical juncture, the primary responsibility is Keep the palace. If the palace doesn't fall, Zhao'er will be fine. Once the palace falls, how will the palace be attached? That's the deal."
King Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded heavily, "Okay, this matter has really come to that point, I can only ask Zhao'er to come forward and protest."
Liu Zhao had no idea that a catastrophe was imminent.
Concubine Shu felt uneasy, and her eyelids kept twitching, "It's the New Year's Eve, why did this happen. Is the Embroidered Yiwei not over the New Year's Eve? It's absurd to want to arrest tomb robbers at this time."
"My son also feels a little strange about this matter."
Concubine Shu exchanged glances with King Ning, "Could it be that someone is plotting behind the scenes?"
King Ning said: "I'll send someone to the Embroidered Clothes Guard to inquire immediately, mother and concubine don't worry."
"Hurry up about this matter. If someone really plots against Ben Gong's daughter, Ben Gong will definitely not spare him."
Concubine Shu looked fierce.
In the side hall, Gu Jiu came to Liu Zhao's side and asked in a low voice, "Will the palace be implicated?"
Liu Zhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Gu Jiu narrowed her eyes, a little nervous.
"Could it be that the palace knew about the tomb robbery beforehand?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, "I don't know."
He thought of the private minting of coins. The son-in-law and the people around him are 100% unable to bear the severe punishment, and the matter of privately coining coins will definitely not be hidden by then. Even if he helped take care of this matter, Jin Wuwei would find out.
Liu Zhao stared at the main hall, father and concubine Shu had already had a private chat over a cup of tea, something was not good.
Liu Zhao grabbed Gu Jiu's hand suddenly, with great strength, Gu Jiu felt a sharp pain.
She looked at Liu Zhao, "You..."
Liu Zhao whispered to Gu Jiu, "Immediately leave the palace and go back to the residence, take my seal and ask Qian Fu to hand over the sandalwood box from the study to you, and you will keep it for me."
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, "What happened? Are you hiding something from me?"
Liu Zhao hesitated for a moment, then whispered in his ear, "The princess's mansion minted coins privately, I will settle this matter."
Gu Jiu turned pale with shock, she held Liu Zhao's hand behind her back, and cursed in a low voice, "You are crazy, how dare you handle such a thing?"
In the third year of Kaiyao, the foundation of the emperor was unstable at that time, and some clans minted coins privately. After the incident, the emperor punished the three clans.
Gu Jiu read history, and he still remembers this part fresh.
When she saw this paragraph at that time, she was still thinking that she had the guts to rob the emperor's money, and she really did it for the money.
She thought that with the lessons learned from the past, no one would dare to do it again.
But I didn't expect that Huyang and his son-in-law would die, not only robbing the tomb, but also daring to mint coins privately.
If the crime is aggravated, the son-in-law will be 100% dead.
Gu Jiu was very worried about Liu Zhao who helped the son-in-law deal with the aftermath.
She didn't want to be a widow as soon as she came in.
Liu Zhao's face was livid, "I never thought that the son-in-law would dare to rob the tomb, and was even caught by the embroidered guards."
Gu Jiu gritted his teeth, "Can you protect yourself?"
Liu Zhao said affirmatively: "Don't worry, at most a little bit of physical pain, there is no danger of life. In short, you go back to the mansion first, and do as I ordered."
Gu Jiu said to Liu Zhao: "You'd better protect yourself. My wife will never be a widow."
Liu Zhao's face was gloomy, "Don't talk nonsense, I will never let you be a widow."
Gu Jiu put on a straight face, "You'd better do what you say. Besides, the timing of the case of the son-in-law is too coincidental. You'd better send someone to investigate, and the East Palace can't let it go."
Liu Zhao was suspicious, "You doubt the East Palace?"
Gu Jiu snorted coldly, "I doubt anyone. I even wonder if someone from the Chen family reported this matter."
It is indeed possible.
The son-in-law is arrogant, extravagant, and arrogant, and must have offended many people.
Someone has a grudge, and it is possible to denounce him.
Time waits for no one, Gu Jiu didn't hesitate any longer, and quietly left the side hall with her maid, Xiao Huangmen, and hurried back to the palace.
When someone noticed that Gu Jiu was missing, Gu Jiu had already got into the carriage with his badge.
"Zhao'er, where is your wife?" Concubine Shu asked.
Liu Zhao said calmly: "She is not feeling well, so my grandson will let her go out of the palace first and return home."
Concubine Shu frowned, "Since you're not feeling well, why don't you stay in the palace and let the imperial physician diagnose and treat you?"
Liu Zhao suddenly realized, "Grandmother reminded me that my grandson forgot about this. It's just that she has been away for a long time, and she may have arrived at the palace by now."
Concubine Shu snorted coldly when she heard the words, "There are no rules at all."