The imperial study room was brightly lit with candles, and Miao Qianqiu was already standing at the door waiting.
Seeing two figures coming from a distance, he quickly turned around and entered the palace, saying in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Prince Ping is here."
The emperor still held the folder sent by his right minister in his hand and read it again with squinted eyes. The Prime Minister is really a very smart man. The entire memorial only briefly mentions the matter of his family's horses to start his denunciation of Ye Langping.
It was said that he was tyrannical in the imperial capital and oppressed the people everywhere with other young men from aristocratic families. Not only did he injure old boys and girls who were selling songs in restaurants, he also kicked over the stalls where hawkers made a living on the street. What's more, he had someone directly catch the person who collided with him and beat him half to death.
Each of these incidents, although not life-threatening, showed that Ye Langping acted recklessly, bullied others with power, and his behavior was extremely shameful to the royal family.
The emperor read the entire article, his eyebrows slightly raised.
What he didn't understand was that if the Right Prime Minister wanted to participate in Ye Lanping, he could just talk about his other good deeds. Why did he mention that his horse was beaten to death, while the mother and daughter of the Yu family sitting in the carriage were beaten to death by Ye Lanping in public? What about humiliation and blackmail
The fact that he didn't mention this matter makes it more obvious that he cares about the people, doesn't it? Mentioning it this way makes people think that he is avenging his private revenge.
Surely a person as smart as the Prime Minister doesn't understand this truth
The emperor couldn't understand, so he didn't think about it. However, since the right prime minister is targeting Ye Lanping directly, he can't take it seriously.
After hearing Eunuch Miao's report, he raised his head and said, "Let him come in."
As soon as Ye Lanping came in, he knelt down, lowered his head and began to apologize, "I have seen the emperor, please forgive me."
"Excuse me?" The emperor snorted coldly, "What are you guilty of?"
When Ye Langping heard this tone, his heart couldn't help but thump. How did he know where he was guilty? Anyway, the emperor summoned him so urgently, and it was always right to admit his mistakes first.
"My grandson has not come to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor for a long time. My grandson is unfilial. Please forgive me."
The emperor closed his eyes slightly and ignored his plea. He raised his hand and threw the memorial in front of him. "Take a good look and see what crime you are guilty of."
Ye Lanping was stunned and became more and more uneasy. He opened the memorial cautiously and saw that his recent arrogant behavior was clearly written on it one by one. He couldn't help but feel furious.
The Right Prime Minister is really full and does not care about major national affairs, but he is so thoughtful about paying attention to these small things.
Ye Lanping also understood that he had no grudges with the right prime minister, and the right prime minister could not target him for no reason. In the final analysis, it was nothing more than the fact that Uncle Wu's guard killed his horse during the day.
Anyway, this matter is the fifth uncle's business. Grandpa Huang has always loved his fifth uncle and will definitely not do anything to him.
What's more, this matter itself is the fault of the right prime minister's horse. He can admit other things in it, but he must clarify this matter.
Thinking of this, Ye Langping fell to the ground with the memorial, bent his whole body, kowtowed heavily to the ground, and said aggrievedly, "Grandpa Huang, the right prime minister really wronged me. The right prime minister's horse is The guards of the fifth uncle's house beat him to death. My grandson was just passing by there at the time and heard the arguments from both sides and the testimonies of the people watching. It was indeed the right prime minister's horse that ran wildly in the street first and almost injured someone. The guards of the fifth uncle's family took action and killed the horse. However, because the mother and daughter were angry, the villain complained first. The grandson just wanted to teach them a lesson, but he didn't expect that he would offend the right minister instead. "
The emperor's pupils shrank. Was that horse killed by Ye Xiudu's bodyguard
"In that case, please explain the details clearly and don't add any extraneous details."
"Yes." Ye Lanping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then told him exactly what happened on the street. In front of the emperor, he really didn't dare to exaggerate the situation at all. After all, this matter related to the right minister, and you could find out by just checking it.
However, he did not dare to say anything about Nan Nan following him home. Otherwise, if the emperor knew that he had brought Nan Nan into the palace secretly, he might be charged with another crime.
The emperor pursed his lips and said nothing. After a while, he asked, "So, the carriage almost hit the child named Nannan?"
Nan Nan, that's his grandson, that horse deserves to be killed.
Ye Lanping nodded, "My grandson didn't dare to lie or hide anything. There were many people watching, and everyone could see clearly. The rampage of the carriage had already damaged the vendors nearby, but they didn't dare because of the carriage of the Right Prime Minister's family. It’s just a denunciation.”
In the end, he did not forget to put a black mark on the right minister's face.
"I will have people investigate this matter carefully. If it is true, I will naturally deal with it impartially." The emperor glanced at him and sneered, "Except for the right minister's horse, how can you explain the other things in the memorial?"
"My grandson doesn't dare to explain. These are indeed the troubles my grandson got into when he was impulsive and relied on his youth and arrogance. Please ask Grandpa Huang to punish you."
As long as it has nothing to do with the right minister, the emperor will definitely not pursue too much other trivial matters.
Sure enough, the emperor was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Because you are still young and ignorant, I will punish you lightly for the wrong things you have done. From tomorrow on, I will stay behind closed doors in Prince Bao's Mansion to think about my mistakes. You are not allowed to go out during the month.”
Ye Lanping's heart trembled. This was relatively light, but to him it was heavy.
However, it didn't matter that he didn't hit him or that he didn't blame his father as well. Ye Lanping was already satisfied. He kowtowed firmly and agreed, "Yes, my grandson will definitely reflect on what he has done." What I did will not be done again.”
"Well, you go down and pay your respects to Concubine Shu, and then go back home early."
"Grandson, please leave."
Ye Lanping stood up and left respectfully, lowering his head until he reached the entrance of the palace, then dared to exhale the turbid breath in his chest, and walked quickly with lingering fear.
Miao Qianqiu walked carefully to the emperor and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Please pass on the meal."
"Yes." The emperor then realized that he was indeed a little hungry. He glanced at the memorial on the table that Miao Qianqiu had brought back, and raised his eyebrows. What on earth was the right minister doing
He didn't believe that with the right prime minister's ability, he would be so hasty and make excuses without investigating the matter clearly.
It seems that this problem... still lies with the mother and daughter of the Yu family.
The emperor stood up, silently walked to the window, looked at the increasingly darker sky outside, but curled his lips without any trace.
The right minister is a talented person, and now that Xiu'er has returned to the imperial capital, he has a lot of help around him. In the future, Feng Cang Kingdom will only become more prosperous.
Ye Lanping hurriedly walked to Concubine Shu's Shengping Palace. When he reached the rockery, he looked left and right, and then he called out a few times in a low voice, "Nannan, Nannan, come out."
However, apart from the roar of the wind as he crawled into the cave, there was no response at all.
Ye Langping came over and took a look. Apart from his own boy who fainted on the ground, there was no human figure anywhere.
Nannan is gone.
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