Before the official finished his shout, Ruan Qingyan looked at him with evil eyes -
But Qiu Yilan is faster than him!
The clear and melodious voice of the half-grown girl is like pearls falling on a jade plate, which is refreshing to the heart, but the fierceness of her words is even worse than that of the official: "Qiu family?! My title of princess has not been removed, and I have not yet removed it. I am still a princess of the first rank! The father-in-law in front of the queen still calls me "Princess Ningyi", but you dare to call me by my surname - where is your superiority from a mere sixth-rank official? Am I too young to be scared?"
Before the official could speak, Qiu Yilan raised her voice and yelled angrily, "As for whether I am worthy of being here, I came to the palace today because of an order! It was also approved by the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Queen! According to your request Do you think it’s wrong to be a royal official? How dare you contradict your Majesty! Do you think you are worthy of being a monarch? Be a son and a minister!”
When she asked these parallel sentences, it can be said that she was full of momentum! The sixth-grade officer's face turned pale after being asked directly, and he almost stepped back!
Qiu Yilan caught a loophole. Of course, the queen's party could not let go of this first-mover advantage. When the rank of subordinate officials came, three green robes came out to expand the victory -
"Cai Anshi, the imperial censor, impeached Dr. Han Shan of Taixue. He disrespected the princess of the lineage of Xihe King who was granted the title by Emperor Gaozong. He insulted the princess by her surname in public instead of honoring her with the title! This is clearly disrespectful to Emperor Gaozong. It is disrespectful to the imperial court and also disrespectful to the current Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Empress!”
"The imperial minister in the imperial palace has impeached Dr. Han Shan for a long time. He spoke out in front of the emperor and despised the king!"
"The imperial censor Wen Qiang impeached Dr. Han Shan from Imperial College. Without verification, he slandered the princess of the first rank. It can be said that he is crazy and lies!"
The Queen’s Party is so powerful, and of course the Queen Mother’s Party is not to be outdone!
"Cai Anshi, Shangguan Jiu, and Wen Qiang, please don't mess around and change the subject! Even if Han Shan had it, it was just a slip of the tongue in excitement! What we are going to discuss today is Princess Ningyi and her subordinates making false remarks about the King of Xihe—" This Queen Mother Dang was wearing a light crimson official robe, a gold belt, and a silver fish bag. He was clearly a fifth-rank official. He was holding a jade wat in his hand, and his beard on his chin was bristling. "I dare to ask." Princess, King Xihe is your uncle, how can you, a junior, discuss whether he is filial or not?"
Qiu Yilan said coldly: "When did I say that my uncle was unfilial?!"
"As we all know—"
"You know?!" Qiu Yilan interrupted sharply, "On the first day of the first lunar month, I went to the Beique Palace to see the Queen. When the Queen inquired, she saw that I didn't call my uncle's biological mother my concubine, and she scolded me! How could I deceive the Queen? Of course I have to tell you the reason - is it because you want me to plead guilty to disrespecting my great-grandmother so that I can protect my uncle? The empress is naturally more important than my uncle - or have you forgotten such a simple truth because of your reading of poetry?"
This fifth-rank official was not like the sixth-rank official who was defeated in the first battle. Hearing this, he said happily: "What a master of heaven and earth! Even though the princess is young, her sharp tongue is better than that of many adult women." No! Why bother mentioning your age so much! Isn’t it suspected of being a peddler?”
Then his voice dropped, "Since the princess said the words 'the king of heaven and earth is the master', I think she must have read the book for a few days! I would like to ask for advice - in the Analects of Confucius, 'the father hides for the son, and the son hides for the father', Have you ever read it? It doesn’t matter if you haven’t read it. According to the Dali Law, if a subordinate hides his elders, he will not be held responsible; if the elders hide his subordinates, he will not be punished. How can the princess answer this law? official?!"
Not only Qiu Yilan, but also the Queen's party were all in awe!
If Mrs. Lu was officially expelled from the palace by Princess Xihe, which was the biggest fatal injury to Qiu Mengmin's faction; then what these fifth-rank officials are questioning now is Qiu Yilan's biggest flaw in this battle!
Kiss each other!
This world is not the ancient world of Qiu Yilan's previous life, but the history is very similar. Even the celebrities of the dynasties are similar. The Four Books, Five Classics, allusions and legends are basically the same as the ancient times of the previous life!
Now let’s not talk about the history of this world, but let’s talk about Qiu Yilan’s current predicament—the so-called hiding among relatives means that relatives conceal each other’s guilt and do not take responsibility!
This was a principle in the criminal law in Qiu Yilan's previous life in ancient times and in the current world, and the principle has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Mainly in ancient times, the world was governed by filial piety. Therefore, it is not a serious crime that affects the whole family, such as treason or rebellion. If a family member commits a crime, relatives, especially elders, can safely hide it! The government even encourages harboring!
On the other hand - if you choose to kill your relatives for the sake of justice, it will be a tragedy.
Not only will your relatives pierce your spine - Qiu Yilan doesn't care about this; the government will also think that you are unfilial and unkind, and that you even betrayed your relatives - are you still a human being
Not to mention that the King of Xihe whom Qiu Yilan is now betraying is her uncle and elder!
In the eyes of many people, this kind of behavior is less bad than patricide...
"Your Excellency just said that the three imperial censors were messing around and changing the subject. Now you are trying to steal and set up a trap?!" Fortunately, Qiu Yilan did not live in the apocalypse in vain. After all, he had scheming in an extremely harsh environment. After only a pause, he sneered again and said with a stern look on his face, "Your Excellency, you asked me according to the Darui Law, just to confirm my crime of not abiding by the laws of relatives and friends! But, this is the same thing?!"
She raised her head, her peach blossom eyes were full of energy, her gaze was like a sharp sword piercing the fifth-rank official, and she shouted, "I dare to ask, sir, if you were in my position at that time, how should you call your uncle's biological mother?! Is it necessary? Call him Lu!"
The fifth-rank official frowned. Upon seeing this, an old man over sixty years old among the officials in purple made a wink. Not far from the fifth-rank official, a fourth-rank official who was also wearing scarlet, but with a deep scarlet color, immediately came out. Lie supported: "Why does the princess have to do something so difficult?! The Lu family has been enshrined in the Xihe Palace for many years and has never been known to anyone! But as soon as the princess entered the palace, news immediately spread that the King of Xihe disrespected his aunt! The key here is , anyone with a discerning eye can see it at a glance!”
Qiu Yilan asked lightly: "According to what you said, I remembered that my maternal grandmother's medicine shop was smashed two days ago. When the shopkeeper left the medicine shop and went to the general's mansion for help, the medicine shop was still fine! But I When they arrived at the medicine shop, they found that the medicine shop had been smashed, and His Highness King Zhou was in the shop - so it must have been His Highness King Zhou who smashed it! After all, His Highness King Zhou had never been to the medicine shop before, and he had gone to the medicine shop once. It’s ruined. If you have a discerning eye, you will know the key here!”
Chu Weizhou is not in court today, but even if he were, he probably wouldn't be able to prevent a burst of loud ridicule from the Queen's party, and some people even cast undisguised glances of approval at Qiu Yilan.
But the Queen Mother's party couldn't laugh anymore - the old man who had winked just now frowned and coughed. A few positions behind him, a purple-robed official wearing a gold fish bag and wearing a thirteen-year-old sword had an expression on his face. Ughan responded and said coldly: "Princess Ningyi, please be careful what you say! With His Royal Highness, King Zhou, how can the Princess be allowed to give random examples, damage His Highness's reputation, and be disrespectful to the royal family!"
"Your Majesty, you are right!" Qiu Yilan obeyed and immediately bowed to Dan Chi, "I retorted too hastily and inadvertently offended His Royal Highness the King of Zhou. Please also ask the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Empress to remember that I am young and ignorant. , forgive me!”
The three people in the palace did not want to go into battle in person yet, so the Queen Mother and the Emperor remained silent. Queen Jiang nodded, and it was revealed that it was not the Queen Mother Gu who generously let her pass easily, but because Han Shan was also arrested before. The handle of Han Shan was first pushed aside because of the argument. If Qiu Yilan was investigated for a smaller offense, Han Shan's matter would definitely be revealed!
This becomes confusing.
Then Qiu Yilan straightened up, looked at the fourth-rank official, and said in a bad tone: "This gentleman is so stubborn!"
The fourth-rank official was startled, but Shangguan Jiu, after all, was the imperial censor in the palace, and was responsible for making small reports when going to court. He reacted first - without saying a word, he went to the wat in one fell swoop, and said in a loud voice like a bell: "Your Majesty, Shangguan Jiu." Impeachment of Yang Tao, the Minister of Civil Service! Without any evidence, you presume to be a princess of the Xihe line whom Emperor Gaozong enthroned! This is an act that ignores Emperor Gaozong's holy orders and has no regard for the imperial court and the royal family! Holy Cha, give him a heavy punishment! Otherwise, how can you show the majesty of the imperial court and the dignity of the royal family?"
Qiu Yilan's eyes turned when she heard Shangguan mention the names of these fourth-rank officials for a long time. She took a serious look at the person - his surname was Yang. He seemed to be a member of Princess Yang's clan
I remember that the Yang family was originally a neutral party...
I wonder if he turned to the Queen Mother Party because Princess Yang was abused by him
When Yang Tao heard this, he followed the gourd's example and bowed to Danchi to plead guilty. This time, Queen Mother Gu nodded and revealed the matter.
It seemed that the two of them had a tie, and no one suffered a loss and returned to the starting line.
But it was a purple-robed official from Yang Tao's side who came out to help and asked Qiu Yilan to plead guilty. According to the rules of Darui official uniforms, only those with grades three and above are eligible to wear purple; those with grades four and five, red; and those with grades six to nine. Wear green; foreign officials and common people wear white.
In other words, since today's court meeting, the Queen Mother's party has dispatched one person each from the sixth, fifth and fourth grades, and one person from the third grade and above. There is even an old man above the third grade, although he has not come out, but he is secretly giving guidance...
But looking back at the Queen's Party - except for the three sixth-grade censors who formed a team at the beginning to gain a sense of presence and announced their names louder than those to be impeached, not even one of them was qualified to wear Zhu!
In recent years, the two queens have been evenly matched, and this situation could not have happened!
The person who caused this scene to appear was Qiu Yilan, the thirteen-year-old Princess Ningyi!
After Yang Tao straightened up, the civil and military officials in the court looked at Qiu Yilan again. The initial disregard, contempt and teasing were gone!
The cardamom-year-old little princess stood there neither humble nor arrogant. She was dressed in plain clothes and was less than Ruan Qingyan’s shoulder height—
Behind her were a few servants who had knelt until now. Probably because they had seen Tianyan for the first time, they were so frightened that they were still trembling when they knelt;
There is only a young gentleman in green shirt beside her, who is only a few years older than her. Even though he is willing to die for her, his ability is limited;
Her life story was already known to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: Man Zhou lost her father, her mother died last year, and she currently has no parents or support. After falling out with Qiu Mengmin's family, the only elder she could rely on was her grandfather who no longer knew her...
But at this moment, no one could think that she was lonely and pitiful. Instead, she had a kind of independent beauty.
Like an orchid growing on a cliff, silently taking root in the stone, struggling to grow, fermenting and blooming - finally the flower blooms, spreading a ray of fragrance that is different from all other fragrances, attracting countless praises but fleeting - no matter how much effort you put in, how many Pain, only for yourself, not for anyone else.
Recalling that she had been neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither angry nor impatient... Even among the crowds of people in purple official uniforms next to Danchi, many officials with normal faces glanced at Qiu Yilan, their eyes wide. Looking thoughtful.
After a brief silence, Qiu Mengmin, who had always looked calm, came out, bowed to Danqi, and said in a deep voice: "I, Qiu Mengmin, with my wealth and life and the title of King of Xihe, guarantee that my biological mother, Lu, even though I was once killed by my aunt, Concubine Xihe was expelled, but! When the concubine was dying, she thought about her old relationship and asked someone to take her biological mother back to the palace to support her!
Qiu Yilan and Ruan Qingyan were both excited and shocked at the same time!