The Emperor, Prime Minister Gu and the others all turned their heads to look at Lord Yuan. His daughter was innocent? Was he sure he wasn't joking
Cao Suixin couldn't help but burst out laughing: "My Lord, you really know how to tell jokes. Is your daughter so innocent as to fall in love with someone else's husband? Just because she falls in love with someone else's husband, she maliciously slanders his background and wants to ruin his life?"
"Don't say anything else. She confessed to the crime herself. The person was found in your house in public. Who could frame her?"
There are still some things that have not been said! If his daughter was really innocent, it would be impossible for him to escape unscathed after plotting against her last time. This sentence is simply a joke.
Lord Yuan's face turned red because of Cao Suixin's ridicule. Gu Xiangning also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, I was just about to report this matter to you."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Marquis Yuan, you have also seen that the search of your mansion is to save people. Moreover, during the search, no grass or tree in your house was destroyed. There is nothing we can do about it. In addition, has Lord Gu encountered any difficulties?"
This is to make him swallow this loss. If he doesn't swallow it, he will arrest people at will and threaten others. I'm afraid he will transfer the blame from the second daughter to the Yuanhou Mansion.
After the last incident, the prestige of the Yuanhou Mansion had already been greatly lost. If it happens again, and the evidence is conclusive, the Yuanhou Mansion cannot afford it.
Last time, I had to persuade him to stay as the Marquis. If he refuses to accept it this time, the entire Marquisate will be sacrificed. Compared with his own position, he can just give up the second daughter, after all, he still has the eldest daughter.
As Lord Yuan thought about this, he calmed down and decided to listen to what Gu Xiangning had to say to the Emperor.
When Gu Xiangning heard the emperor's question, he began to explain: "It's not a big problem, but it's also a big problem, which is how to deal with Yuan Qinqin."
The emperor did not expect that Gu Xiangning would ask this question. He frowned in confusion and said, "How did you solve this kind of thing before? How do you solve it now? Are there any other problems?"
Gu Xiangning thought for a moment and then said, "Previous incidents, well, were not reported to the government office. They were all resolved at home by the family. Either they were sent to a nunnery or confined to their homes. Of course, for the victims, they deserved it."
Uh! The emperor's face suddenly darkened, so there is no law on this matter. There is no such thing in the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is really difficult to spread rumors. I can't help but ask: "What do you think now? How should it be judged?"
Gu Xiangning pondered for a moment and said, "How about the death penalty? Pull her out as a key case to warn the world not to wrongly accuse others. A woman's reputation is so important."
Of course, Lord Yuan was unwilling to hear this. If no one else knew about this, he would just die. Why did they declare it as an illness? This was too blatant. Lord Yuan's mansion couldn't afford to lose this person.
"Your Majesty, please show some mercy. My second daughter is young and ignorant. Besides, this matter did not involve the other party's wife and did not cause any impact. Why should she be sentenced to death?"
Cao Suixin snorted, "What do you mean it didn't cause any impact? If she succeeded in this, my sister-in-law would either ask to be divorced or commit suicide, both of which would cost her life. What? Your daughter of Marquis Yuan's mansion has a life, but my sister-in-law's life doesn't? Or does it mean that because it didn't succeed in breaking the law, it doesn't count as a crime?"
"Anyway, this matter has already been reported to the government office. The emperor must treat her well. Such a vicious person, even if she is not sentenced to death, must be locked up for life to prevent her from harming others again."
The emperor also frowned. He thought that he had done such a vicious thing at such a young age. What would he be like when he grows up? Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Gu Xiangning and asked, "What do you think, my dear Gu?"
Gu Xiangning looked at the emperor and said, "How about we vote on this matter at the morning court tomorrow and decide whether to sentence him to death or life imprisonment. Maybe there will be more people at the morning court tomorrow and someone will be able to come up with a better solution!"
The emperor nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do it this way. Those of you who are fine can go back first."
After coming out of the palace and returning to the prince's mansion, someone came from the palace and said that the queen had rewarded Tong Ruyan with some things as a consolation for the grievance she had suffered this time.
Tong Ruyan looked at the brocade and other good things in front of her and immediately thanked the queen. After the queen gave the things, the opinions outside became completely one-sided.
Many people believed that Yuan Qinqin had slandered her maliciously, but there were also jealous women who maliciously said that Tong Ruyan came from a brothel. For a time, Tong Ruyan almost became a celebrity in Kyoto, and everyone knew her.
Cao Suixin looked at Tong Ruyan and said, "Sister-in-law, you can rest assured now. No one will dare to say bad things about you anymore. This is actually a good thing!"
Tong Ruyan was originally very worried, but now she is no longer worried. She looked at Cao Suixin and said, "Thank you, County Lady."
Cao Suixin smiled and said, "We are family. I will definitely not let others bully you. No need to thank me. And you wait, the punishment for Yuan Qinqin will definitely come down today, and she will not have a good result."
In this era, everyone has three wives and four concubines. Even if you like a man and he has a wife, if you really want to, you can become a concubine. This is not excessive. What is excessive is that you want to murder the wife of the man, which is very excessive.
Tong Ruyan nodded: "I understand."
This really relieved her worries. At least she wouldn't implicate her husband because of her. But she was very curious whether Yuan Qinqin would be sentenced to death.
This was probably the first time that such a matter from the underworld had been brought to light in public. The next day, Yuan Qinqin's execution was announced.
It was very simple. She would punish the person she framed with the most serious consequence. If Tong Ruyan was successfully framed, would she die? Everyone had the same opinion.
If a woman's reputation is tarnished and her husband's family suffers, she will definitely not be able to survive. So Yuan Qinqin was sentenced to death.
Yuan Qinqin's death sentence was a huge blow to Yuan Xiangxiang. She even took her sister's body to a temple in the suburbs of Beijing, saying that she wanted to pray for her sister's soul.
Tong Ruyan was also very sad when she learned about Yuan Qinqin's fate. This incident really made Kyoto quiet for a while, and no one dared to speak nonsense.
In the blink of an eye, the exam was over and they were about to be released. Early in the morning, Tong Ruyan led people to the entrance of the examination room to pick up Fang Shaohua.
When we arrived at the entrance of the examination room, we found that there were many people here, and everyone was here to pick someone up. Tong Ruyan looked at the maid beside her and said, "I don't know if my husband will see us when he comes out."
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, someone has fainted."
Suddenly there was a commotion, it turned out that a student had fainted after coming out of the examination room. Someone quickly carried the person out and put him under the shade of a tree nearby, waiting for someone to claim him.
After a while, three people were carried out. It was unknown whether their families had not come to pick them up or they had not been found. Cao Suixin frowned and said, "Go get some water for those who fainted, and find a doctor to check them out. It's no use leaving them there."
Tong Ruyan was also a little anxious after seeing all this, and looked at the servant beside her: "You squeeze in and see if you can see your husband. If you can, go and bring him out immediately."
Originally they planned to stand by and wait for Fang Shaohua to come out, but after seeing this situation, what if their husband also fainted inside
The servant was also worried about his master, so he joined the crowd. With his good skills, he quickly got to the innermost part and saw the door.
At the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, candidates kept coming out. The servant stared at them intently with his eyes wide open. Fortunately, he saw Fang Shaohua coming out soon.
Fang Shaohua was in good condition. When he saw his servant, he walked up to him with a smile and asked, "Where's the Madam?"
The servant immediately answered, "Madam is waiting for you outside! She was worried that you would faint when you came out, so she asked the servant to squeeze in to pick you up. Madam has been very wronged these days."
At this point, the servant quickly covered his mouth and said, "My lady didn't let me tell you. Master, can you pretend you didn't hear it?"
Fang Shaohua looked at the servant with amusement: "Tell me, what's the matter? If you really don't want to say it, I don't think you will let it slip. Ruyan didn't let you tell me, she must be worried about me, I still know better."
The servant thought so too, so he quickly told her what happened a few days ago. He was a little surprised to hear that Yuan Qinqin was sentenced to death, and then he snorted, "She deserves it."
At this time, Prince Yuan also came out. When he saw Fang Shaohua, he stepped forward to greet him: "Brother Shaohua..."
Fang Shaohua snorted coldly: "I dare not respond to your words. I am afraid that we will not be able to live in peace in the future. Please respect yourself, Prince Yuan."
After that, he left with the servant. Only Yuan Qingyao was confused. To be honest, he admired Fang Shaohua very much. Now Fang Shaohua wanted to break up with her.
What on earth was going on? He also saw people around him pointing fingers at him, which didn't look like a good thing.
Because of this, an empty space soon appeared next to Yuan Qingyao. The servants of the Yuanhou Mansion saw Yuan Qingyao at a glance: "Sir, this way. The third young master is waiting for you in the carriage."
Yuan Qingyao frowned as he boarded the carriage: "What's going on? Why do those people look at me like that? And why are you the only one who came to pick me up? Where are Yuan Xiangxiang and Yuan Qinqin?"