But this time, Emperor Longqing slapped himself in the face.
He fully believed that his sister was a very steady and taciturn person, and the least worrying of the three princesses. This time, those people were just making false accusations.
The worst case scenario is that Princess Chang'an indulges her husband's family in misbehavior.
Emperor Longqing had already prepared for both minor punishments and major warnings.
After all, his mind is now on the Fourth Prince.
After the attack, the Fourth Prince's condition temporarily stabilized, and his limbs no longer twitched. However, Kong Gongfeng and other imperial doctors said that among people who suffer from epilepsy, some may never suffer from it again after an attack, but some will suffer from it frequently from then on and may die at any time.
Thinking of this, Emperor Longqing became very annoyed.
He has few sons, and since scarcity makes things valuable, each one of them is extremely precious.
It is only now that I begin to regret not cherishing my son when I had him, but it is too late to regret now.
He was very angry about this and ordered the Jinyiwei to supervise the case with all their strength.
Fortunately, there was some happy news - after Concubine De gave birth to the fifth prince, Concubine Lin Shu also became pregnant.
Having a son in old age finally diluted some of the anger caused by the Fourth Prince's illness, and Emperor Longqing visited Concubine Lin Shufei more and more frequently.
The status of Concubine De's fifth prince rose with the tide.
Concubine Lin Shufei's place was also crowded with people.
When it comes to the Fourth Prince's affairs, the only one who is sad is his mother, Queen Fang. She is almost exhausted from taking care of the Fourth Prince every day.
At this moment, she had already thrown away the words that she had warned herself to be cautious in her words and actions. She had thought that she was the queen, and her son was both the legitimate son and had the advantage of being an older brother. As long as he didn't make any mistakes, he would always have an advantage.
But now that the Fourth Prince is ill, all his previous advantages are gone - how can a king of a country have a strange disease
After the Fourth Prince fell ill, his temper seemed to have improved. When he saw his mother, he hugged her neck and refused to let go.
Queen Fang felt sad and couldn't help crying.
The Fourth Prince looked at her as if he understood, and raised his hand to wipe her tears.
Queen Fang cried even harder.
Even God didn't help her, otherwise, how could she have ended up like this
She looked upset, so Aunt Xiao stepped forward carefully to persuade her: "Your Highness, at least use something..." She said softly: "The Fourth Prince is fine now. Didn't Lord Kong also say that this disease varies from person to person? The Fourth Prince may have just had a sudden attack because of a temporary stimulus. He should be more careful in the future, and he may not relapse..."
Queen Fang's eyes were red, and she sneered for a while, hugging the Fourth Prince tighter: "Maybe he will do it again? I am the fish on the chopping board, and it's up to them to decide what happens?!"
She sneered and Xiao Gu lowered her head and dared not say anything more.
After a moment of silence, Queen Fang regained her composure: "What did you find out?!"
I kept urging the Jinyiwei, but they always said that the case was still under investigation and it was unknown when a clue would be found.
Queen Fang was asking about the investigation in her own palace.
Aunt Xiao whispered, "Your Highness, the only people in our palace who held the Fourth Prince that day were the wet nurse, the attendant, and a little palace maid. The attendant and the little palace maid Su Juan were both taken away by the Imperial Guards. But I checked the attendant, and he is a relative of the Princess of Jin..."
Queen Fang raised her eyebrows and said, "Princess Jin?"
She doesn't believe it.
Princess Jin is as timid as a mouse. Even if she had more courage, she wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
She sneered.
Someone must be trying to frame me.
There were footsteps outside the house. Empress Fang was distracted for a while, so Aunt Xiao went out and came back, saying softly to Empress Fang, "Your Majesty, Princess Chang'an wants to see you."
Queen Fang was a little dazed: "Princess Chang'an?"
She said in a tired tone, "What's wrong with her? Why is she here instead of staying at home to prepare for the wedding?"
Aunt Xiao coughed and said, "Something happened... Yuan He, the brother of Prince Consort Yuan, was sued in Shuntian Prefecture for setting up a private casino and killing people. Shuntian Prefecture transferred the case to the Ministry of Justice. Now, an imperial censor has reported that Princess Chang'an abused her power to bully others and deceive her superiors and subordinates, and directly pointed out that Princess Chang'an was involved in this matter..."
So, Princess Chang'an came to beg for mercy
Queen Fang thought about it and shook her head: "It's her own family affairs, let her deal with it herself."
She no longer has the heart to meddle in other people's affairs.
The news of Princess Chang'an entering the palace soon reached Old Lady Wei's ears. She watched Wei An peel an orange and sneered, "She also gets anxious sometimes."
Don't be in a hurry.
Wei An and King Zheng came from behind, blocking her way.
The ones who were causing trouble and filing a complaint were Wen Yuan's clansmen.
When Wen Yuan was alive, he was a parasite and a nuisance to the clan, but after his death he was able to bring in a lot of silver for the clan.
Wen Yuan himself had no future, but his identity was a bit troublesome - his father was a juren, so he could be considered a scholar.
If he was described as a filial son who borrowed money from a usurer to treat his mother's illness, public indignation would boil over.
What's more, Censor Chen also instructed his subordinates to add fuel to the fire.
This incident quickly grew from a spark into a raging fire.
By the time Princess Chang'an realized that this matter was not easy to deal with, it was no longer under her control.
The Wen clan members who filed the complaint were helpless.
Unfortunately, the judge was not someone Princess Chang'an could bribe -- the judge was An Qinghe, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was known for his impartiality.
"This matter will not affect Chang'an's status in the end." Old Madam Wei said with some regret: "Princess Chang'an's reaction is already very fast."
Indeed, once something happened, she quickly cleared herself of all responsibility.
Originally, the casino and the loan sharking were all run by Yuan He. On the surface, everyone only knew Yuan He and not the eldest princess.
The princess also took action to destroy the account books and evidence. This incident will only bring bad luck to Yuan He and affect the reputation of Princess Chang'an, but it will not really have any fundamental impact on her.
Wei An shook his head: "Not necessarily."
She peeled the Qi Cheng and handed it to Old Lady Wei, chuckling, "I heard that she likes Yuan He very much, and has treated Yuan He differently over the years. In the past, no matter whether the Prince Consort knew about it or not, at least no one dared to mention it openly..."
She glanced at Old Madam Wei and wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "But what if this matter is exposed?"
What if this matter was exposed
There's nothing wrong with having a lover.
But having an affair with her brother-in-law is unbelievable. After all, rabbits don't eat near their nests...
The most important thing is, if he has an affair with his brother-in-law... how will Prince Consort Yuan deal with the situation