The case of the maid gradually faded away, and the plaintiff, the maid's sister-in-law, finally stopped making trouble after receiving the money.
The matter calmed down, and since there was no plaintiff, no one was watching it anymore.
The Minister of Justice initially investigated the case himself, then let it go. Then, according to the rules, he investigated the case one level at a time. Finally, he found a woman who had beaten a maid, sentenced her, and considered the case closed.
It was a matter of personal vendetta between two servants in the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace. The case was closed, and the person who closed the case was only a minor official in the Ministry of Justice.
The responsibility was delegated downwards, and then further down, to the lowest level. After all, it was just a servant's case, and the plaintiff also said that it could be negotiated privately. Although the old woman was sentenced in the end, she was only ordered to pay money and be beaten. No one pursued the matter, and it was considered a pass.
Although the incident has passed, because it is related to the Prince's Eastern Palace, some things happened on the Prince's wedding day, and it is connected to the Prince's staying alone in the study on his wedding night and the incident with the Crown Princess's dowry, there are always some unclear rumors circulating throughout the capital.
Some say it's erotic, some say it's weird, and some say it's destined, but no matter what they say, Prince Pei Luoan's reputation always makes people feel a little bad.
He is no longer the affectionate and gentle prince as described in the legends.
For a while, there were all kinds of memorials impeaching the prince in the court. Although the case in the Ministry of Justice was closed, it was not over in the court, and many people used this matter to accuse the prince of immorality.
The incident with the Crown Princess's dowry was the result of the Crown Prince's misconduct and a warning from God. Otherwise, why couldn't they even find the person? The fact that they couldn't find the person meant it was not man-made.
Spending the wedding night alone in the room represents that the prince is ignorant of etiquette.
The matter of the maid was again the prince's fault. The previous princess died for the prince. The prince had previously said that he only favored the previous princess, but now he is involved with a maid. He is too fond of women, and that has caused unrest in the backyard.
All the different memorials made Pei Luoan so angry that he wanted to beat up the censors who reported him on the spot. However, seeing the emperor who was high above him, he had to suppress his anger and stood aside, holding his breath and listening to the censors reporting him.
Fortunately, he had been prepared, and some of the officials under his name also jumped out to refute.
The entire court was occupied for several days with the issue of the Crown Prince, and the dispute only stopped when the Emperor became so angry that he threw the memorials down.
It's the same today.
There were more incidents today, and Liu Jingyu was also implicated.
The complaint was about the tyranny of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, which led to the innocent and tragic death of the maids. Everyone in the East Palace was in danger, not knowing when it would be their turn. It was said that someone who passed by the East Palace wall at night heard someone crying inside. This happened every night, which shows how the servants in the East Palace lived...
Looking at the censor who was jumping the most violently, Pei Luoan turned his gaze back gloomily and looked at Pei Yusheng opposite him. He knew that this censor was Pei Yusheng's man. He was taking advantage of his illness to want to kill him. He found reasons to criticize him every day and threw all kinds of dirty water on him.
Sensing Pei Luoan's gaze, Pei Yusheng also raised his head, glanced at Pei Luoan, then smiled slightly, quite proudly.
But the next moment, King Jing's face darkened, and another censor came out. This time, he came to criticize the future King Jing's wife, Liu Lanxin, the daughter of the auxiliary general.
, which said that Miss Liu was ignorant of etiquette and violent by nature. During the Crown Prince's wedding, she tore up the Crown Princess's painting...
Pei Yusheng thought that the matter was over, and since there was no evidence, it would just be left unresolved at best. Liu Lanxin also expressed her apologies, and it shouldn't have been brought to the court.
On the one hand, it was because Liu Lanxin was not yet the Princess of Jing, and on the other hand, there was no evidence in this matter. Without evidence, one could not participate, otherwise it would lead to the emperor's reprimand.
Pei Yusheng had not expected Pei Luoan to dig up this matter again. He listened to the censor's methodical exaggeration of this matter, which originally had no evidence, as if he had watched Liu Lanxin tear up the painting because she was jealous of the Crown Princess. He also hinted that Liu Lanxin tore up the painting because she didn't want the Crown Prince to have children...
This nonsense made Pei Yusheng almost unable to control himself and jumped out of the stairs. He glared back at Pei Luoan with gloomy and vicious eyes.
Needless to say, this is Pei Luoan's intention. When he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely not forgive Pei Luoan.
The two brothers glared at each other, with bloodshot eyes. Their former elegance and gentleness were all fake. The emperor, who was sitting on the high platform, saw all this and became very angry.
Although he had other ideas, he felt annoyed and hateful when he saw the look in his two sons' eyes that showed they wished the other would die right in front of him.
He picked up the two memorials at hand and threw them down, hitting the two censors who were foaming at the mouth.
"Shut up!"
The two censors were so frightened that they fell to their knees.
Immediately the whole hall fell silent...
The two prime ministers of the court stood motionless on each side, as if they did not see the furious look of the emperor above. It must be said that these two prime ministers had good self-control. No matter how much the quarrel in the court went, they just stood aside and watched, waiting calmly, just waiting for everyone to finish quarreling.
It was quiet now. Chen Xiang and Xu looked at each other, knowing that it was their turn to speak. Chen Xiang stood up calmly and bowed deeply to the emperor above: "Your Majesty, I think this is just a rumor, and rumors may not be credible. From the beginning and end of this matter, we can't really say that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are wrong."
Hearing this, Pei Luoan felt relieved. Although Prime Minister Chen and Prime Minister Xu had their own thoughts, they were loyal to their father and could understand his thoughts.
But the next moment, his heart was lifted again.
"It's just that although this matter cannot be said to be definitely wrong, it cannot be said to be definitely not wrong either. As a minister, I would like to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince to explain this matter clearly in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, so as to avoid rumors that harm others and end up wrongly accusing Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Okay." The emperor said coldly.
Pei Luoan had no choice but to come down from the stage and bow deeply to the emperor in the middle: "Father, I have a point to make."
"debate!"
"I really don't know about the maid's affairs. This matter is not only about the affairs of my son's house, but also..." Pei Luoan said and subconsciously looked at Pei Yuanjun. When he raised his head, he met a pair of handsome eyes that seemed to be smiling. Pei Yuanjun lazily raised his phoenix eyes and looked at him with interest, as if he was quite interested in his self-defense.
"This matter also involves the matter of Miss Liu, the daughter of the general. When the maid sent her out of the mansion, she was still alive.
"She died later. Miss Liu said she died on the way, but I think this is strange. Ever since Miss Liu came to Beijing, there have always been some inexplicable things, and they are things that a lady from an aristocratic family should not encounter. The assassin at the city gate was like this, and it is the same now."
Pei Luoan changed the subject, bypassing Qu Moying and directly brought the matter to Liu Lanxin. He knew that Pei Yusheng would deal with him, so how could he not be prepared at all.
Pei Yusheng, who was standing aside, glared at him angrily. Pei Luoan's words did not mean anything good.
Liu Lanxin is the daughter of a general. This identity is very unusual and it is easy for people to think too much, especially about such an assassin.
"When the Princess of England delivered her dowry, an assassin also appeared. There are always assassins around, but they can't be found. I wonder why even the Western Prison can't find them. Did they look in the wrong direction?"
Pei Luoan finally directed the conversation in another direction.
Pei Yusheng was so angry that he was fuming. This almost meant that Liu Lanxin was a big suspect. Before, everyone was investigating a man, so it was also possible that she was a woman.
"Your Highness, what you said is very interesting. Do you think Miss Liu is suspicious? Just because she is the daughter of a general who assists the country? Then isn't the Crown Princess even more suspicious? After all, General Jianwei was still in the capital at the time, and some security matters were also in charge of General Jianwei."
Pei Yusheng couldn't stand any longer, so he stepped out of the stage.
"Second brother, I really think that things are very strange. When I got married, it was because of Miss Liu that all those things happened. This time, the maid incident, and the last time, the assassin incident at the city gate, second brother, I don't think that these things had little to do with the female relatives before, but now they happen one after another."
Pei Luoan smiled gently, but his words were sharp.
"Father, the affairs of the Eastern Palace are the Crown Prince's affairs. Now that the Crown Prince is talking about other things, does it mean that the Crown Prince also knows about these things and has intervened? A maid is certainly not a big deal, but what if someone wants to do something deliberately? Please investigate clearly, Father."
Pei Yusheng calmed down and said that he couldn't lose his temper at this time and couldn't let his father see him losing his temper and getting furious.
"Father, I also find this matter strange. Please send someone to investigate the General's Mansion."
"Father, please check the residence of Minister Liu, the Crown Princess's maiden family. Didn't they find people from Northern Frontier there before?" Pei Yusheng pleaded, not wanting to be outdone.
"Father, I really think that the General has not been in the capital. Maybe there are thieves in the General's mansion. Miss Liu's behavior is a little strange."
"Father, Minister Liu's wife's behavior is also unusual."...
The two brothers were unwilling to give in to each other and kept talking to each other.
The civil and military officials on both sides looked at each other, wondering how the topic had veered to this direction. Wasn't this about the Crown Prince? How did it end up involving the women of both sides, and their respective families? The weight of the discussion had been greatly reduced, and the topic had also shifted in direction...
The emperor slammed the table and the two brothers stopped talking immediately. Neither of them seemed to be willing to give in to the other, which made the emperor look cold and gloomy.
His eyes moved down one by one, and finally fell on Pei Yuanjun's face, who was standing lazily on the side watching the show. He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, his face calmed down, and said, "King Ying, how do you want to deal with this matter?"