The first option was for Princess Zhi'an to cover up the crime of mischief, then send people to kill all the witnesses in the wooden village, and continue to raise food and fodder to send to the border.
The second option was to slander and frame Cao Guojiu and admit everything Princess An said. He personally invited Murong Jie to treat the plague and treated him as a state guest. Any act of slandering Murong Jie was a provocation to the imperial power.
As for the loss of the holy sword, the Ministry of Justice must conduct a serious investigation and then announce it to the world to clear Murong Jie of suspicion.
Of these two options, he can only choose the second one.
Because he wanted to conceal the news that the food and grass at the border were struck by lightning, and the best way to do this was to divert attention.
The genius doctor Xia Zian has come to Beimo to treat the epidemic, and has begun to study the prescription in Muzhai. The previous malicious accusation against the Regent is already under investigation, and we are just waiting for the results of the investigation. What could be more powerful in diverting attention than these two things
Therefore, when Princess An brought Uncle Cao to court, the emperor only had a hint of impatience in his eyes, and did not show too much anger.
To be honest, he still valued this brother-in-law very much. Besides being promoted by Empress Cao, he was also efficient, tactful, and understood facial expressions.
Such a person, if kept around, would be a very useful dog.
I can't bear to sacrifice the dog now, and I also have to give an explanation to the Queen.
The chief steward Sun beside the emperor walked down and bowed to the princess and said, "Princess, the emperor has ordered that you take the emperor's uncle to the imperial study first. The emperor and several others will be there soon."
"Okay, I'll wait in the imperial study." Princess An ordered people to take Uncle Cao away.
When Cao Guojiu saw that the emperor was unwilling to ask about this matter in the palace, he said that the emperor was deliberately biased and saw through the conspiracy of Murong Jie and Princess An.
"Princess, our feud has ended." Standing in front of the imperial study waiting for the emperor, Uncle Cao said coldly.
"It seems so." The princess nodded, with no expression on her face.
"Hmph!" Uncle Cao glanced at her coldly and looked away. Although he was still in a dishevel, he was more arrogant than before.
Princess An looked at him and suddenly laughed out loud, "Uncle Cao, do you think you can turn things around this time?"
"What do you mean?" Cao Guojiu sneered, "You want to intimidate me? Unfortunately, I was brought up by being intimidated. My sister, the queen, has intimidated me a lot, but even though she intimidates me, she always remembers that I am her brother."
"Don't use your sister to pressure me. If I'm not wrong this time, the one who is trying you is your sister. They are using you as a scapegoat, you fool!" Princess An turned around and said, "I won't watch the situation of siblings killing each other. I'm soft-hearted."
After saying that, she left.
As soon as I walked past the gate of Qiankun Palace, I saw Empress Cao coming towards me. Her face was cold. When she saw Princess An, her eyebrows twitched a few times. She suppressed her anger and forced a smile, "The princess is back?"
Princess An looked at her and suddenly shook her head gently, "Queen, are you tired?"
The queen was startled and looked up at her, "What did the princess say? I don't understand."
Princess An said, "I wonder if you are tired of pretending like this every day? You clearly want to eat me alive, but you force a smile for me. I feel bad for you when I see your stiff face."
The queen was still smiling, but her eyes were a little colder. "What are you talking about, Princess? The princess and I are family, and family members naturally love each other. How could I hate the princess?"
Princess An waved her hand and said, "Okay, just pretend. Anyway, you are not uncomfortable, so there is no need for me to embarrass you."
"Princess, wait a minute," the Queen called to her, "Didn't the princess bring my brother into the palace? The Emperor ordered me to come and handle this matter, and he has something to ask you."
really!
Princess An raised her lips and smiled sarcastically. This royal brother is really...
He knew that if he dealt with Uncle Cao, the Queen would naturally have objections, but if he handed Uncle Cao over to the Queen to deal with herself, then things would be easier.
Even if the queen would show favoritism, she would always do her best to save face first.
This is a capital crime, but the queen has a way to make him lose his job.
"Apeng will answer everything I know." Princess An said and walked away leisurely.
She didn't need to see how Cao Guojiu would be dealt with, because he was just a tool, the emperor's tool and her tool.
However, the ownership of this tool is not hers, she just stole it and used it.
Cao Guojiu was used as a warning to others, and it was also natural to announce to the world that Murong Jie and Xia Zian came to Beimo to treat the epidemic.
She couldn't help but admire Murong Jie's vicious plan.
He turned the entire situation around without wasting a single soldier or spending a single penny, and even after just two days of leisure.
Back at Muzhai, Princess An took Murong Jie to sit down and asked, "How did you know that the emperor would frame you for stealing the holy sword? And how did you guess that Uncle Cao would come to Muzhai?"
Murong Jie was wearing a white wide-sleeved robe, his hair was slightly disheveled, and he was holding a pot of wine in his hand. He had a somewhat wild temperament.
"Princess, you are wrong. I did not expect that you would accuse me of stealing the Holy Sword and Uncle Cao would find it." Murong Jie took a sip of wine and said nonchalantly.
"Oh?" Princess An was startled. "You didn't expect it? Then what kind of shackles and wooden signs did you ask people to make?"
"First, I didn't know that the emperor would frame me for stealing the holy sword, but I knew that he would definitely frame me with some random crime. No matter what, he had to find a crime for me, right? Second, I really didn't expect that it was Uncle Cao who came. We are hiding in this mountain valley, and it is really difficult for others to come to us on their own initiative. Therefore, I asked Brother Feng Tian to look for the prince of the Prince Zhenguo's mansion intentionally or unintentionally. Princess, didn't you see that the name on the wooden board was changed? Seeing that the person who came was Uncle Cao, Zi'an had already changed the name in the inner room. Although this method is a bit unethical, if it weren't for this, how could we go to treat the disease legitimately? How can we go further..."
He stopped talking here. There were some things he couldn't say now.
Zi'an just walked out and saw Murong Jie and Princess An standing together and chatting. Princess An's face was almost close to his.
She coughed and walked over. "What are you talking about?"
When Princess An saw Zi'an coming, she gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are such a vixen."
"Fox spirit?" Zi'an's face turned green. "What do you mean?"
Princess An has a crush on Old Seven, right? When she came back from her trip, she didn't look for anyone else but Old Seven to chat with.
"Fox spirit." Princess An said again with certainty.
"You are the vixen." Zi'an said unhappily. Although both of their names contain the character "An", to be honest, she didn't like this Princess An very much.
She felt that there was always some vixen trying to snatch the seventh child from her.
(End of this chapter)