Xiao Junyi didn't sleep long, and it was time to go to court. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Concubine Hui asked Emperor Jing for a decree and asked him to make a promise in front of Emperor Jing. Not only was the ban lifted, but he could also go to court normally.
It's just that Xiao Junyi didn't expect that there would be a big disturbance when he went to court today.
He went not too early, most of the courtiers had already arrived. When Xiao Junyi saw Xiao Junhan, he felt a little nervous, fearing that the latter would ask him about Zhang Xiuyan.
But Xiao Junhan uncharacteristically didn't even look in his direction, and just kept talking and laughing with Qin Shangshu. This made Xiao Junyi put his heart at ease.
And he also noticed that Zhang Shangshu did not go to court today. Could it be that she was too worried to come because her daughter was lost
Before Xiao Junyi could figure it out, he heard a sharp eunuch's voice, "Your Majesty has arrived—"
"Long live my emperor!"
The ministers knelt down, and the sound of shouting "Long Live the Mountain" passed through the splendid hall and reached the sky.
Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "You are exempt from courtesy."
"Long live thanks."
After all the ministers stood up and returned to their seats, Emperor Jing said, "The ministers have something to report."
"I have my own memorial -" As an old-fashioned man who leads by example, Qin Shangshu always has to say something about anything he can't see.
But today, before he finished speaking, he heard someone crying and howling outside the palace, "Your Majesty, please let me make the decision!"
The sound came from far away and was accompanied by noisy footsteps. Everyone followed the sound and saw Zhang Shangshu walking in front with tears streaming down his face, looking as if he was heartbroken.
When Xiao Junyi saw this, his heart tightened immediately, and he subconsciously looked behind him, his heart even more raised in his throat. Because, Zhang Shangshu was followed by a group of people, and they seemed to be carrying something!
Emperor Jing obviously saw it too. He was slightly startled when he saw Zhang Shangshu trotting into the hall. He knelt on the ground with a plop and cried, "Your Majesty—"
There was an uproar in the main hall, because the thing carried by the people behind Zhang Shangshu actually looked like a person!
Emperor Jing also asked with some confusion, "Zhang Aiqing, please get up quickly. What do you want to report?"
Zhang Shangshu said with a look of sorrow and anger, "Today I will sue the fifth prince Xiao Junyi, accusing him of insulting my daughter first and murdering her second!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing immediately looked towards the ground, and he vaguely guessed in his heart, so he asked, "What is that?"
Zhang Shangshu wiped the tears from his face and lifted up the white cloth. It was Zhang Xiuyan's body!
There were still some bruises on her face, and at first glance, she looked like she had been beaten to death. There was also some blood stains on his body, which looked quite scary in the early morning.
Emperor Jing's face changed slightly, and his voice was mixed with joy and anger, "What's going on? Zhang Aiqing, please tell me in detail."
"Yes." Zhang Shangshu took a deep breath and said, "When I went to court this morning, I collided with a few young and strong men. When I saw those men carrying a broken mat, I gave way to them. Who knows? The wind was strong this morning, and the mat blew open, and it turned out to be the face of my son Zhang Xiuyan! The old minister immediately ordered someone to take them down. After some interrogation, he found out that they were from the county prince's palace. My son died in the early morning At the Prince's Mansion, the fifth prince ordered them to throw a roll of straw mat into the mass grave!"
At the end of the sentence, Zhang Shangshu looked at Xiao Junyi and wanted to eat him alive.
Zhang Shangshu has only one daughter, who has been the apple of his eye since she was a child. Now that he is dead like this, in such a humiliating way, how can he not be so angry and panicked!
However, the other party was the emperor's own son. Zhang Shangshu could not decide to cut the man's body into pieces. He could only go to the emperor to complain. He did not believe it. In front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty, the emperor could not give an explanation!
Emperor Jing looked at Xiao Junyi angrily and asked in a deep voice, "Lao Wu, is what Zhang Shangshu said true?"
Xiao Junyi never expected that those idiots would be so unreliable in their work, and even get hit by his own family even if he was alone. He was so angry that he wanted to jump up and down, but when Emperor Jing asked, he was a little scared and couldn't help but kneel down and said, "Back to my father, please listen to my explanation! Yesterday, I met Miss Zhang's family on the street. He found her lying on the ground covered in blood, and Erchen took her home out of kindness."
At this point, he swallowed and said, "Unexpectedly, the doctor said that she took strong medicine on her own initiative. The doctor saved her all night, but still couldn't save her life. Erchen had no choice, and I was afraid that she would be misunderstood if she was sent back to the Shangshu Mansion, so I was panicked for a moment, so I ordered people to carry her to the mass grave, thinking that I would find a way to report the news to the Shangshu Mansion later."
He is not stupid, so naturally he cannot tell about Zhang Xiuyan's pregnancy. Otherwise, he will be even more reasonable and unable to explain clearly.
But who would have thought that after he finished speaking, he heard Qin Shangshu say angrily, "Your Majesty, you must speak according to your conscience!" After saying that, Qin Shangshu raised the fold in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to speak. The person who wanted to participate early was the king of the county! Yesterday when the old minister was on the street, he happened to meet the king of the county. He saw him punching and kicking a woman and forcing her to get into the carriage. At that time, the old minister did not see the woman’s face clearly, but now Come to think of it, that woman is the one lying on the ground!"
In fact, Qin Shangshu only saw the last scene. When he passed by, he heard someone saying that Xiao Junyi had grabbed a girl and wouldn't let go. When he squeezed into the crowd, he only saw Xiao Junyi carrying the unconscious Zhang Xiuyan into the carriage, looking as if he had finally subdued the person.
After the carriage left, the pool of blood remaining on the ground confirmed to him that Xiao Junyi had taken action against Zhang Xiuyan.
I have to say that this play designed by Xiao Junhan is extremely clever, enough to make Xiao Junyi indefensible.
As soon as Qin Shangshu finished speaking, Xiao Junyi immediately became angry, "You, you are slanderous! There were so many people and so many pairs of eyes watching on the street yesterday. I clearly carried the unconscious Miss Zhang into the carriage. How can I beat her with fists and kicks!"
Qin Shangshu also blew his beard and glared, "I never tell lies. If you tell lies, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"
None of the ministers present knew that Qin Shangshu was the most rigid person. Not to mention others, it was Xiao Junhan who committed the crime. He was the first to participate in the performance, and it was impossible to help others design people.
So, unless that's the truth as he sees it.
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Shangshu immediately kowtowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, all the witnesses and material evidence are there, please give me justice! I don't ask for a life for a life, I just ask that my daughter can die under the Nine Springs." Peace of mind!”
Xiao Junhan on the side also fanned the flames, "Fifth brother, you are usually grumpy, but this is the daughter of a minister, how could you do such a thing! Xiuyan's cousin Xiuwai Huizhong is a rare good girl!"
Zhang Xiuyan's mother is his biological aunt, so it's not too much for him to come out and say something.
But when he said it at this moment, Xiao Junyi could hear the excitement in his words. Xiao Junyi immediately said angrily, "Xiao Junhan, you plotted against me! You plotted everything, right?"
From the moment I went to the appointment, I fell into his trap!
Seeing Xiao Junyi start to "bite" randomly, Emperor Jing became even more angry when he saw him. He didn't know what kind of virtue this son had, but he didn't expect him to be such a jerk!
Xiao Junhan was right, she was the daughter of a first-class official, and she was made the county head by herself a few days ago!
Xiao Junyi had already begun to cry bitterly and kept kowtowing, "Father, my son is really unjust. I didn't stamp Miss Zhang on the street yesterday. When I met her, she had already In a coma!"
"By saying this, the prince is saying that the old minister is lying!"
As soon as Xiao Junyi said these words, Qin Shangshu on the side quit and immediately blew his beard and stared. His lifelong reputation for integrity has come to be slandered by a young boy
Qin Shangshu snorted and said, "I tell you, Prince, you can do a lot to improve if you know your mistakes. But if you just shirk the blame, that's not what a man would do!"
Zhang Shangshu didn't say anything else. He just knelt beside his daughter's body and kept saying, "I beg the emperor to let the deceased rest in peace!"
There were those who fanned the flames, those who cried bitterly, and even those who firmly believed that they were witnesses. All the evidence pushed Xiao Junyi to the forefront, making him unable to refute even if he wanted to.
Emperor Jing looked at Xiao Junxi at this moment and asked, "Prince Jing, what do you think?"
Xiao Junxi also became a good person at this time and said respectfully, "Father has made a clear decision."
He actually vaguely felt that there was something fishy about this matter, but he hadn't thought about it clearly at the moment, so naturally he wouldn't say it out loud. This was muddy water, and he didn't bother to get involved.
Emperor Jing stroked his aching forehead and was about to speak when he heard the eunuch outside the palace shouting, "Concubine Hui is here—"
Emperor Jing suddenly became one big and two big. Why is she here at this time
Concubine Hui came in a hurry and was shocked when she saw the corpse in the palace. Then she knelt on the ground and said, "I pay my respects to the emperor, my concubine."
And the sound of greetings also sounded in the palace, "Greetings to Concubine Hui."
Concubine Hui turned a deaf ear to the voices around her and asked immediately, "Your Majesty, I just want to ask, what was the cause of Miss Zhang's death? Was she beaten to death?"
She couldn't believe that a girl still looked so intact after being beaten to death.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Junyi's expression suddenly changed as soon as she said these words. Concubine Hui accidentally saw Xiao Junyi's face, and her heart tightened. Could it be that she came by mistake and her son really was beaten to death
But that shouldn't be the case. What grudge does he have with Zhang Xiuyan to warrant such a deadly attack? Concubine Hui understood that although her son was a little cruel, he was not inhumane. So, why
Xiao Junyi looked ugly, while Emperor Jing said in a deep voice, "Someone, please carry Miss Zhang's body to the side hall and have the imperial doctor and the widow examine it!"
Zhang Shangshu also asked for justice and agreed without thinking.
Not long after Zhang Xiuyan's body was carried away, the imperial doctor and the widower came into the palace. After kowtowing in greeting, the two looked at each other and said, "Back to the emperor, the cause of Miss Zhang's death was due to taking strong abortifacients, which resulted in the death of both mother and child. .”
Wu Zuo added, "Based on the time of death, the time of taking the drug should be Youshi."
For a moment, everyone in the hall looked at each other, and Zhang Shangshu took a step back in shock at the news. His daughter died from an abortion pill, that is, she was pregnant
At this time, Xiao Junhan lifted up the hem of his clothes and said sadly, "Go back to my father, I apologize. I concealed something from you."
Emperor Jing looked at the court and felt his head hurt more and more. He waved his hand and said, "Say it."