Emperor Longqing slammed the cup in his hand again and looked at Chu Jingxing as if he was looking at something disgusting: "You have brought shame to your father and the royal family!"
Such comments have been made, wow...
Everyone was watching and knew that Emperor Longqing had lost his son and had no place to vent his anger, so he was taking advantage of the situation to vent his anger.
But then again, what Chu Jingxing did was indeed not what a human being should do.
Emperor Longqing looked at him with contempt, and then pointed at Qian Shiyun's name: "Qian Shiyun, tell me, how should such a person be punished?"
Qian Shiyun used to be the Minister of Justice. When Emperor Longqing called his name, he thought about it honestly for a while, then tentatively mentioned some charges.
Emperor Longqing was not satisfied with any of them.
Qian Shiyun finally figured out the trick. After thinking for a while, he said, "The prince's behavior is indeed unbearable, but to say that he deliberately killed someone is too much. After all, the old princess is of a different status. It is better to compromise and let the prince guard the imperial mausoleum for a while. It will also help him to be pure and restrain his desires for a while, control his temper, and cultivate his character."
Emperor Longqing clearly wanted to make Chu Jingxing look bad.
However, at this stage Emperor Longqing needed Prince Linjiang to deal with Prince Jin for him, so he didn't want to go too far.
Now the only way he could do was to find a way that would embarrass Chu Jingxing as much as possible, but at the same time not cause any serious damage, to please Emperor Longqing.
Qian Shiyun had indeed taken a photo of Emperor Longqing's horse. Emperor Longqing thought about it and glanced at Chu Jingxing: "Well, if he continues to do this, he will bring shame to our ancestors. It is indeed a good idea to let him reflect in front of our ancestors and meditate on his mistakes."
But how can we actually reflect on our mistakes in front of our ancestors
The one who is going to enter the imperial mausoleum now is the fourth prince.
How could such a large army be mobilized to deal with an underage prince who died young
But Emperor Longqing insisted on making this exception, and now he even wants Chu Jingxing to guard his tomb.
After Emperor Longqing finished talking to himself, he turned his head to look at Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu, and asked them with a friendly expression: "What do you think? Don't say that I have wronged your brother."
Without waiting for Shen Chen to express his opinion, Chu Jingwu sneered and spat at Chu Jingxing without hesitation: "He did such a thing, which brought shame to the palace and my father and mother. Your Majesty does not need to be lenient with him... The old princess is old and has a high position. My father and mother have always respected her. Now that my brother has made such a mistake, it is really his own fault and no one else's."
Even Chu Jingwu jumped out and said such words, and no one present was stupid enough to plead for Chu Jingxing, so the matter was settled.
Emperor Longqing quickly scolded him and then drove him out to kneel.
When Chu Jingxing went out, his hands were clenched so tightly that they turned white, and the blue veins were all bulging.
He did succeed in getting rid of Emperor Longqing's suspicion, but the price he paid was equally heavy.
Now everyone in the world knows that he is a beast who was obsessed with women during the national mourning period and even angered the old princess to death because of his affair with her.
This reputation is a hundred times worse than he expected.
He closed his eyes and then opened them again. When he arrived at Fengyi Palace again not long after, he looked back to normal.
However, after Emperor Longqing reprimanded him, he said to Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu: "You two should take this as a warning in the future!"
Both of them agreed quickly.
Emperor Longqing nodded to them and asked them to go to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects to the empress first.
After finishing the discussion with the cabinet ministers, he also gave the Zhennan King some instructions on the funeral arrangements for the old princess before letting him leave the palace: "Ask the Guanglu Temple to offer sacrifices according to the princess's standards, and allow the princes and nobles to go to the funeral. You have worked hard these days, so go back and take good care of the old princess's funeral."
Prince Zhennan immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
After he left, Emperor Longqing sat on the chair, glanced at Prince Zheng, and said softly, "What do you think of that kid Chu Jingxing?"
King Zheng was puzzled: "Which aspect do you mean?"
"Old Fifth had a great reputation throughout his life, but now he has raised a son like this. I'm afraid the family reputation will be ruined." Emperor Longqing seemed to be thinking about something: "Don't you think this is too coincidental?"
Prince Zheng understood what Emperor Longqing meant, smiled and shook his head: "What's so coincidental about this? You can't judge a person by his appearance, who would have known that Chu Jingxing was such a lustful man? Since he could do such a thing, I'm afraid I can guess why my fifth brother took back his seal of the crown prince."
Emperor Longqing then remembered that Chu Jingxing's seal as crown prince had been taken away from him before.
And the incident was quite serious that time.
He smiled and said: "Children are really sent by God to collect debts from their parents."
No matter how you look at it, although Chu Jingxing was such a worry, he felt strangely much more comfortable.
The King of Linjiang is the same. Although he has many sons, they are not united. What’s the use
Now that such a big thing has happened, Chu Jingwu has not even pleaded for Chu Jingxing, and looks as if he doesn't care.
Emperor Longqing had seen countless people and could see that Chu Jingwu was definitely not pretending, which made him feel even more impressed.
King Zheng also nodded and sighed: "That's right, if Fifth Brother knew about this, he would probably be furious."
Speaking of this, the news of the Fourth Prince's death should have reached Prince Linjiang. According to the rules, he should submit a petition.
If he knew that Chu Jingxing was punished to go to the imperial mausoleum, no one knew how he would react.
Emperor Longqing looked deep in his eyes and was about to say something when someone outside said that Li Jian, the commander of the Jinwu Guard and Marquis of Ping'an, wanted to see him.
The Ping'an Marquis Mansion had already completely fallen into decline and was only revived by Emperor Longqing a while ago, who made Li Jian, the father of Li Kong, the newly crowned martial arts champion, the commander of the Jinwu Guard.
This time, Emperor Longqing ordered Li Jian to be in charge of guarding the area around Fengyi Palace.
As soon as he arrived, he paid his respects first. Emperor Longqing excused him and allowed him to meet Prince Zheng.
He personally told King Zheng: "This time Xiao Si died unjustly. I am afraid that I will die without knowing it, so I have to ask him to guard it more strictly. There must be many Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards watching your residence, so don't worry."
King Zheng immediately knelt down and shook his head: "I am terrified!"
Emperor Longqing asked him to stand up with a friendly look: "You have always been loyal and obedient. Among all my brothers, I only trust you. Now, I have something for you to do. I wonder if you agree to it?"
At this point, he had no choice but to agree. King Zheng knew what was going on and simply nodded in agreement: "As long as you give the order, I will do my best until my death!"