"Did the Crown Princess really say that?" After hearing what the Dali Temple Minister said, Prime Minister Chen frowned. The Queen then told them about her intention to depose the Crown Princess, saying that the Crown Princess had repeatedly made mistakes since she married into the Eastern Palace. Let's forget about all the things that had happened before, but now something like this had happened again, and the Crown Prince's hands were also tied.
This time, the state affairs were delayed. The peace of one family delayed the major affairs of the whole country. The emperor was angry and wanted to depose the crown princess.
The Crown Princess has indeed been in a bad mood recently. The two Prime Ministers also privately feel that the Crown Princess is not worthy of being the principal wife of the Eastern Palace. As the future queen of a country, she will be the mother of the country, but the Crown Princess is obviously unable to do this. She has also messed up the entire Eastern Palace and made people laugh at her.
Since the emperor, empress and crown prince all wanted this, Prime Minister Chen and Prime Minister Xu would not stop them, and they agreed to it right away.
"Prime Minister, how should this matter be handled?" The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple had no other choice but to turn to Prime Minister Chen for help. He had not expected the matter to develop to this point.
Prime Minister Chen lowered his head. He knew more than the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. If the affairs of the Eastern Palace had nothing to do with the Crown Princess, and even the Crown Princess could not be traced, then this matter pointed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really so absurd that for the sake of a woman, he actually killed another woman's life in order to deceive the Emperor and the people of the world
"Check." Chen Xiang said.
"Investigate?" the Dali Temple Minister asked in surprise.
"Investigate!" Prime Minister Chen nodded again and said slowly, "Since it was the Crown Princess who said this, and she said it in front of many officials of the Dali Temple at the time, this matter must be investigated."
When Liu Jingyu arrived at the Dali Temple, he rushed straight in. The Dali Temple Chief and a group of officials were discussing the case reported by Qu Minghui, and they were all troubled.
This matter involved too many things, and people had many different opinions and said all kinds of things. When the discussion was intense, the Crown Princess broke into the Dali Temple.
"The emperor is still ill, what's going on now..." The Dali Temple Minister hesitated. He felt that this matter was difficult to handle, and even felt that something big was going to happen, and he was afraid that he could not handle it.
"The emperor is recuperating, and the King of England is now the regent." Chen Xiang lowered his eyelids and said slowly without comment, "If there is anything, you can report it directly to the King of England."
Is this really going to be investigated? The Dali Temple official panicked, "Prime Minister, the Dali Temple really can't afford this!"
"Ask the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple," Chen Xiang paused here, "and the Western Prison to investigate this matter thoroughly. Nothing about the Eastern Palace is trivial."
"But Your Highness," upon hearing that it was the three judicial officials together, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple was slightly relieved, but he was still worried.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will cooperate with you. Such a big thing has happened in the Eastern Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's safety cannot be guaranteed. We must find out who is causing trouble in the Eastern Palace." Prime Minister Chen's face showed no emotion, and he continued to speak slowly.
"That Jingzhao Yin," the Dali Temple Minister, also wanted to drag the Jingzhao Yin's yamen into the water. At a time like this, the more people there are, the more reassuring it will be.
It's not that he's panicking. Who wouldn't panic if they encountered such a thing
"Compared with your three departments, the role of Jingzhao Yin can be ignored." Chen Xiang said seriously.
The Dali Temple Minister looked embarrassed. It was true that the Jingzhao Yin was responsible for maintaining the law and order of the capital, but compared with other departments, it was very clear that the Jingzhao Yin was much weaker. It could only handle some ordinary cases. For such a big matter concerning the Eastern Palace, the Jingzhao Yamen really could not handle it.
But even if he couldn't resist, the Dali Temple Minister wanted to drag him into it.
We are all in charge of punishment, so how can we let the Jingzhaoyin Yamen fall behind
Chen Xiang refused to accept this and finally had to go back to discuss this matter with the other two heads of the Yamen. This matter also involved the matter that had already been decided.
Not simple, definitely not simple
After the Dali Temple Minister left, Prime Minister Chen sat for a while and asked someone to prepare a sedan chair to go find Prime Minister Xu. This matter was too big, so he had to discuss it with someone, and finally he had to find the King of Ying.
The affairs of the Eastern Palace might not all be the Crown Princess' fault, but that was the rumor before, and that was what the royal family meant. The two prime ministers felt that things had come to this point, and they did not want to interfere any further.
But now it's different. The matter has been reported to the government office. The Crown Princess went to the government office in person to explain the matter and brought up such a big old story.
"Your sister, your sister is dead?" When Luo woke up again, she held Qu Minghui's hand tightly and cried until she almost fainted again.
"My mother and sister are basically gone." Qu Minghui's eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs.
"How could this happen? Didn't we agree on everything before?" Luo muttered to herself. She reached out and grabbed her son's hand tightly, as if this was the only way she could get her daughter back.
"Mother," Qu Minghui comforted her.
"Does it mean that Concubine Ji was pushed into the lake and drowned? How could it be like this? She was sorry to the Princess of England, but she was not sorry to the Crown Princess of the East Palace, nor to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could they be so cruel?"
Luo's tears fell one after another, and then her body went limp and she fainted again.
She couldn't accept that her daughter died like this, died silently and died unjustly. Her daughter was such a lovely girl since she was a child, how could she come to this point, how could she be pushed out as a scapegoat
Qu Minghui knew that his mother could not bear it for the time being, but he still told the truth. This matter has become a big deal now, and all kinds of rumors have been spread outside. His mother will know sooner or later. It is better for him to tell her early, so that his mother will not hear about it from other people and suffer a greater blow.
The doctor came forward to examine Luo and said that it was just due to excessive pain and that she just needed to rest well.
After the doctor wrote the prescription, Qu Minghui asked someone to boil the medicine. He stayed here, waiting for his mother to wake up and comfort her. He had just told his father about this matter. His father was also sad in the study at this time.
Not only them, the entire Qu Mansion was shrouded in sadness. After hearing the news, Qu Zhizhen hurried over to find Qu Zhilin. This incident also had an impact on the West Mansion, and the two brothers had to discuss it carefully.
A single move can affect the entire body. Qu Zhizhen felt that this matter still needed to be considered carefully. After all, his nephew was young and not very sensible. Why didn't he inform him
Qu Minghui didn't discuss it with his father and uncle, he just went out in a hurry.
Zhou Jinruo is here
When Zhou Jinruo heard the rumors outside, he could hardly believe his ears. He was angry and anxious, and hurried to Qu's house with his maid.
As soon as she saw Qu Minghui, her usual stable and dignified temperament could no longer be maintained.
"Young Master, why are you so confused? How could you do such a thing? Can you sue the Prince's Mansion and the Eastern Palace?" Zhou Jinruo said angrily.
"If I don't sue, what will happen to my sister?" Qu Minghui asked back.
"Your sister has already entered the Eastern Palace. Whether it is good or bad is her original intention. She has spent so much effort to enter the Eastern Palace. Even if it is not good now, it is her own request. What does it have to do with you or us!" Zhou Jinruo was frightened when he came here.
This is gonna be a big deal.
This is going to be a big deal.
The first to be affected is the Qu family. How could Qu Minghui be so confused and do such a thing
"My sister died tragically, and even though she died, it was an unjust death." Qu Minghui said with a gloomy look.
"She's dead, so why should there be so many reasons? Miss Qu got what she wanted. Her entry into the Eastern Palace was not accidental, and the things she might encounter in the Eastern Palace were also what she expected. What's the point of you talking about whether she died unjustly now?"
Zhou Jinruo said unhappily.
She was really angry. The more she thought about it on the way here, the angrier she became. Her wedding with Qu Minghui was about to start, and something like this happened at this time. What would she do if the Qu family was implicated
Thinking of the hatred and annoyance, he couldn't help but blame Qu Xuexin. It was fine if she died, but why did she cause so much trouble? If she hadn't chosen him in the first place, how could it have come to this? And now she has even implicated Qu Minghui.
"You mean the beginning?" Qu Minghui raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Jinruo steadily, as if he didn't know the person in front of him.
"The past was the past. I'm talking about now. Look at what you are going to do now. Your Qu Mansion is no longer the King of England's in-laws. What can you use to fight the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace? Let alone the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince, even a eunuch in the Eastern Palace is a few points higher than you. How dare you really rush up like this?"
Zhou Jinruo felt more and more that Qu Minghui was a fool, and she felt a pang of regret in her heart. If she had known that Qu Minghui was a fool, she would not have chosen Qu Minghui at that time. If she had chosen more carefully, she would have been able to find one that suited her.
Why did you choose Qu Minghui
"So you also knew about what happened to my sister?" Qu Minghui asked with heavy eyes and a gloomy look.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your sister and I have known each other for a long time. How could I have forgotten because of you?" Zhou Jinruo was very angry. He didn't want to pay attention to what Qu Minghui said. He pushed Qu Minghui hard and said, "Go to the Dali Temple right now and withdraw the case. You can't go on like this. You are in the spotlight now. Something big is going to happen in the Qu Mansion."
Because of anxiety and panic, the voice unconsciously became a little shrill.
This look was completely different from her usual dignified and gentle appearance, as if she had become a different person.
"So you also knew that my sister plotted against the fourth sister?" Qu Minghui's eyes were filled with sadness, his hands were clenched tightly, his heart was beating fast and it hurt.
As Qu Xuexin's brother, he didn't know what was going on. If he had known earlier, he would have locked her up instead of letting her do such a vicious thing. He also wouldn't have taken her to a villa outside the city, where she regretted it too late and broke her leg, so she had to enter the Prince's Eastern Palace.
And now she was murdered by someone. Not only was her death unclear, but it was also silent, as if she should not have existed in this world.
Zhou Jinruo actually knew all this, but she never mentioned it in front of him.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you still caring about these things now? Just withdraw the case first." Zhou Jinruo was very annoyed and didn't listen to what Qu Minghui meant.