That night.
Jun Jiuchen entered the palace alone.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the imperial study, he heard the cry of Princess Huaining from inside. This case is special, neither Prince Jing nor Dali Temple can easily convict Princess Huaining and the Qi family, let alone execute them. Currently, Princess Huaining is still free, and the Qi family is still grounded.
Whether or not to convict them now, and what kind of punishment to impose, all these have to be decided by the emperor. Naturally, Princess Huaining came to beg for mercy.
Jun Jiuchen knew that Princess Huaining would come, but he didn't expect his father to meet her. Father's illness is deteriorating, except for going to court, most of the time he has to rest in bed. How long has Huaining been here? Can the emperor bear it? Jun Jiuchen frowned lightly, and soon ordered the eunuch to report.
In the room, Emperor Tianwu's complexion was not good. He was wearing bright yellow casual clothes, sitting on the Arhat couch, with a sullen face, serious and frightening. He looked at Princess Huaining, tapped heavily on the table with his fingers, and did not speak.
Princess Huaining knelt on the ground, crying like a tearful person, unable to open her eyes. She kept saying that she didn't do it on purpose, she was killed by others. The First Prince knelt aside, watching his heart, not daring to speak out, as if he had already been taught a lesson.
Not only Princess Huaining and the eldest prince, but also Concubine Yun was present. She has willow eyebrows and almond eyes, dignified and magnificent. Although she is in her forties, she has been well maintained and her charm has not diminished. The young woman stood beside her, if she hadn't been very beautiful, no matter how young she was, she would have been inferior to her. For so many years, she has been able to remain in favor, not only because of her beauty, but also because she has a thorough understanding of the emperor's temper, and her words and deeds can always satisfy the emperor and please him.
Usually, she always sits next to the emperor and serves him personally.
Today, she didn't even dare to sit and knelt. Kneeling behind Princess Huaining, silent. She has asked for everything that should be asked, and she has asked for everything that should be asked. She knows that it is useless to say more. She hoped that the emperor would make a decision before Prince Jing came.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed.
The eunuch quickly entered the door, "Report to the emperor, His Highness Prince Jing is asking to see you."
Emperor Tianwu's finger that had been knocking on the table stopped immediately, he hesitated for a while, and said, "You all step back first."
"Father!"
Princess Huaining suddenly stepped forward and hugged his leg, crying even louder, "Father, my daughter has made a mistake! My daughter will never dare again, or else, my daughter will go and apologize to Brother Jing!"
As she spoke, she got up and ran to the outer room, and ran into Jun Jiuchen at the door. She knelt down and was about to hug Jun Jiuchen's leg, but unfortunately Jun Jiuchen avoided it.
Jun Jiuchen strode in and saluted Emperor Tianwu, "I have seen my father, and the truth about the medicinal diet has been revealed, so I am here to report."
Emperor Tianwu hesitated again, and finally ordered in a deep voice, "Concubine Yun, take Huaining down first. She is forbidden to Fanghua Palace. When this case is over, I will punish her!"
"yes!"
Concubine Yun quickly took orders and asked Jun Yaocheng to take Princess Huaining away.
After leaving the imperial study, Jun Yaocheng said, "Concubine Mu, will Prince Jing sue us?"
Concubine Yun could not understand Prince Jing's thoughts, she whispered, "Your father will meet us tonight, he still has love in his heart."
Concubine Yun looked around for a while, seeing that there were no outsiders, she whispered to Jun Yaocheng, telling him to find someone to spread rumors that King Jing and Gu Feiyan had an ambiguous relationship as soon as possible.
When pleading for Huaining just now, she deliberately revealed that Prince Jing had dragged Gu Feiyan to change her clothes in public, and even added embellishments to say that King Jing helped Gu Feiyan change her clothes. The purpose of her doing this is nothing else, it is to make the emperor dislike Gu Feiyan.
As long as the emperor has prejudice against Gu Feiyan, then he might not be so angry with Huaining's actions. The most important thing is that if King Jing persists in insisting on Huai Ning and wants to punish Huai Ning severely, the emperor will inevitably suspect that he is trying to stand up for Gu Feiyan.
In this way, when convicting, the emperor will be more or less merciful towards Huaining.
After Concubine Yun's explanation, the eldest prince finally understood the intention of his mother and concubine. He whispered, "Concubine Mu, you are still smart. If Huaining were half as smart as you, you wouldn't be in this situation!"
Huaining was still crying. Hearing this, he felt aggrieved and annoyed, and said angrily, "Brother Huang, if you didn't kill Yaoshi Jian, would there be so many things?"
Concubine Yun was startled, "What?!"
The eldest prince hastily covered Princess Huaining's mouth, for fear that she would complain again. Concubine Yun is a smart person, she can guess what's going on without asking any more questions.
She glared at Jun Yaocheng viciously, and was so angry that she almost couldn't speak, "You guys, how dare you hide it from me...you...with your brains, why are you fighting with Prince Jing? You all go back to me and think about it carefully. !"
Neither the eldest prince nor Princess Huaining dared to stay. What they were most afraid of was not the emperor father, but the concubine mother.
It took a long time for Concubine Yun to calm down, and then she turned her head to look at the imperial study.
Although the emperor looked good, she always felt that there was a huge problem with the emperor's body. Outsiders don't know, but she who is in charge of the harem knows very well that the emperor has not had a concubine for two or three months.
The emperor is a romantic person, no matter how serious the illness was, he has never cultivated himself so much before. For the past two or three months, he has been a vegetarian every day. I'm afraid he will be in trouble this time, right
Concubine Yun knew very well that judging from the current situation, if the emperor were to leave and the little crown prince succeeded, Prince Jing would become the king regent, with even more power. At that time, let alone whether they still have a chance to fight for the throne, even the existing power and position will not be able to be maintained!
She still liked the Qi family very much at first, and secretly made two preparations in her heart. If the emperor did not allow Huaining to marry Qi Yu, she would match her son and Qi Fufang. Now it seems that the Qi family can't win over, and Huai Ning's reputation has been so ruined that she can't help them in future marriages. She must find another marriage for her son as soon as possible!
Concubine Yun felt a little anxious, and left in a hurry. At this time, Emperor Tianwu had already lay down, and he couldn't sit up and talk so much tonight, it was all supported by the elixir.
Jun Jiuchen didn't talk about the case right away, he tucked the cup for Emperor Tianwu, and then stepped aside and sat down.
He said, "Father, your complexion is not bad today."
Emperor Tianwu let out a long sigh, and said, "You guys, if you can relieve me, my complexion will naturally not be bad!"
you
This undoubtedly included Jun Jiuchen.
Jun Jiuchen understood the reason why Emperor Wu of Ming Dynasty said so. An imperceptible look of anger flashed in his cold eyes, but he didn't talk further, let alone explain, but said lightly, "I think the father has already known the case, so I don't need to talk about it. Does the emperor intend to convict the Qi family now, or wait for the real culprit to be brought to justice?"
Emperor Tianwu began to think about this matter when he learned of the real culprit. How to punish Huaining is a small matter, and how to punish the Qi family is a major matter. If the punishment is heavy, it will be as the murderer intended; if the punishment is light, it will be difficult to set an example, and Cheng Yifei will feel even more in his heart that he is protecting the Qi family.
Emperor Tianwu thought for a long time and asked, "Chen'er, what do you think?"
Jun Jiuchen's answer was unexpected, he actually pleaded for the Qi family!
"This matter was done by Qi Fufang, but Qi Fufang was instigated by Huai Ning, and Huai Ning..." He sighed softly as he spoke, and then said, "Hui Ning is also because of Qi Yu. Today the two of them exchanged opinions in the courtroom. Dao Xinyi, a childhood sweetheart, loves each other, from my son's point of view, it is hateful and pitiful, and it is understandable."