"Your Majesty, I believe that what Princess Minghui said is true."
"Your Majesty, so do I."
"The evidence is irrefutable. Your Majesty, please deal with Concubine Yunxian and bring justice to Her Majesty the Eldest Princess. This will also comfort the late Emperor Xiaozong's spirit in heaven!"
"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"
"I also ask your Majesty to seek justice for Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
For a time, the whole palace was full of requests urging Chunjia to deal with Yun Fenghuang.
Princess Minghui turned slightly sideways to look at the emperor on the Danchi. The crown hanging straight to the chest was motionless, completely blocking the emperor's expression.
She recognized the crown pearl, which was one of the tributes from his servants when Emperor Xiaozong was thirty years old. In order to please the emperor, he went to great lengths to lavish it. It is said that it took dozens of people to save the pearls in it, which were of various sizes, shapes and lustres. It's the same set every time.
So the finished product was very good, and even Xiaozong couldn't put it down after seeing it... But soon Xiaozong knew the truth and became furious. Not only did he imprison the officials who paid tribute for investigation, he also wanted to destroy the crown as a warning to others. Later, it was the Empress Dowager and the commoner Ji Sheng who persuaded him. The reason was that although the crown was not so glorious, the matter had come to this, and destroying it would not help, but would be a waste of good things.
Xiaozong could not defeat them, so the crown was retained.
But Xiaozong was still unhappy, and it was useless. However, when Minghui was a child, Ji Sheng gave her gold, pearls and jade articles as toys. When Xiaozong saw it, he was very annoyed. He specially held his eldest daughter on his knees and asked someone to bring the crown to show her and explain it to her. The story of the pearl on it taught her not to spend extravagantly just because she was born into a royal family.
He passed away not long after that, and everything he practiced frugality during his lifetime came at the expense of his distant nephew... including this crown that looked almost brand new.
I wonder if Chunjia knows the origin of this crown
Princess Minghui thought sarcastically, even if he knew, she probably wouldn't care much about it, right
After all, he has a lot of blood on his hands privately
Why would you care about the human life consumed by a few pearls
"I object!" The calls in the temple became louder and louder, and some people even knelt down in line. It seemed that more people would kneel down soon, forming a situation that was close to forcing the palace. Minghui's mouth under the veil was in contact with the ministers. When the corner of the regent's mouth was raised to a similar degree, someone suddenly shouted loudly, "The evidence presented by Her Royal Highness the Princess is not beyond doubt, and it is far from irrefutable! How can we convict the Concubine Xian?" ?!”
"Although my minister, Chen Jian, is humble and humble, I dare not be so disrespectful to human life!"
"Your Majesty, please be aware of everything and do not arbitrarily pronounce sentences and persecute innocent people just because the eldest princess has a noble status and the virtuous concubine is from a humble background!"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, he quickly turned to Princess Minghui and said, "Back then, the late Emperor Xiaozong raided all the officials in the South China Sea because of the incident of crowning pearls. It affected a wide range of people and many disciples moved away... I believe that Your Highness the Princess must also have heard about this? The late Emperor Xiaozong said this The move was just for a few dozen slaves, and although Concubine Xian was not of high birth, she was a good-natured child after all, and she even raised the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing! With Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess inheriting the generosity and caring from the late emperor, she must not be able to bear Concubine Xian's confusion. Has it been dealt with?"
"..." Behind the veil, Minghui's face changed quickly. She turned her head subconsciously, but she woke up halfway and forced herself not to look at the Regent, nor any of the Regent's confidants. Now in full view of everyone Next, Chunjia could see clearly from her superior position that any inappropriate move she made at this time would reveal a lot of information. The most important thing was that the ministers, including the ministers who originally supported Chunjia, had clearly sided with her just now. , or she acquiesced to the actions of the courtiers who supported her because she was Xiaozong's biological daughter.
They gave Xiaozong face.
But if they found out that she was just doing things for the regent, then... Although Xiaozong once wanted to establish the emperor's younger brother during his lifetime, he never succeeded in establishing it seriously.
According to the rules, Chunjia, the heir, is the most orthodox successor of Xiaozong!
Therefore, between the adoptive heir and the biological daughter who are both under the name of Xiaozong, as long as there is no big problem involved, everyone will subconsciously prefer the biological daughter.
But since one is Xiaozong's brother and the other is Xiaozong's heir, those who support Chunjia will have no psychological burden.
"Of course." Minghui took a deep breath. At the moment, she couldn't get any reminder from her uncle and could only deal with it by herself. "If you have any doubts, just ask them!"
Although she was surprised at this time, she was not panicked.
Because she knew very well whether there were loopholes in the evidence that had just been circulated by the ministers.
The people from the Prince Regent had told her in advance, not to mention that this was a temporary fabrication. Even if it was the real truth, there were still people who could pick holes in it and find "flaws".
But it doesn't matter, this time they played the emotional card.
As long as everyone is emotionally inclined to the eldest princess, even if someone from Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang dares to stand up and help speak out despite the pressure, they will be blocked by people who deliberately favor the eldest princess.
Once this kind of war of words breaks out, they will be invincible.
The reason is very simple. After such a fight, Chunjia's bad impression of Xiaozong's biological flesh and blood was settled.
Minghui didn't say anything after that, and went directly to kneel in front of Xiaozong's mausoleum and cry.
After that, just wait and see how anxious Chunjia is.
At that time, even the case of the common man Ji Sheng will be revealed. Will everyone doubt that the so-called Three Corpse Insect incident was really done by Ji Sheng
Could it be that Chunjia was so insane that she set up a trap to force her aunt to death and ruin her reputation
Otherwise, why would he let his beloved concubine bully his sister-in-law like this after her aunt burned herself to death
"Of course I have doubts, and there are more than one." When Chen Jian heard this, he said calmly, "But I think that such matters should not be discussed here in the first place! Both the virtuous concubine and the eldest princess are clan members. And they are all female dependents. This matter should be handled by the Empress Dowager or the clan, and it is not appropriate to bring it to the temple! Previously, His Majesty mentioned this matter in court. The root cause was not the poisoning of the Xianfei, but the Imperial City Secretary. The result of the thorough investigation points to Lu Chuncao, the former Marquis of Qingping and the father-in-law of the Regent! Lu Chuncao also has an official status in addition to a marquis, but because of Lu Chongyi's matter earlier, after he was deposed, he has been shutting himself up to think about his mistakes, so he is no longer in the court."
"Then the regent revealed to the court that the real culprit was the eldest princess. The public was in an uproar, and today's court meeting took place."
"I originally thought that this matter involved the Concubine Xian, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and Lu Chuncao, so I didn't say much just now."
"But now it seems that Lu Chuncao is fine... Then, with all due respect, why should the grudge between the concubine and the eldest princess be discussed in the temple?"
He looked up at Danqi and asked boldly, "Does Your Majesty and your lords think that the world is already in chaos, there is nothing serious to worry about, and you have enough time to make decisions for the harem?!"
This was as close as pointing the finger at the emperor and the courtiers present except him and scolding them for meddling without prioritizing what should be done and what should not be done.
How many major national affairs in the government and the public have you not dealt with or discussed countermeasures, but instead you are chattering endlessly over a dispute that belongs to the harem
All he had to do was flick his sleeves and say, "I am ashamed to associate with you."
"...I didn't mean this." On Danchi, the emperor who had been silent finally spoke, with shame in his words, and said slowly, "It's just as Aiqing said, I would have mentioned the poisoning of the concubine Xian at the court meeting, and I would never have mentioned it at the court meeting. It’s not that I pay attention to the virtuous concubine, but according to the conclusion of the Imperial City Division, the matter is related to the courtiers. I also think that today’s matter has a lot to do with Lu Chuncao, so naturally it cannot be left to the imperial grandmother or the clan’s mansion. Now... "
He hesitated, his eyes falling on the eldest princess Minghui again and again. It was the kind of dilemma where he didn't want to wrong his sister but knew that it was difficult to deal with it rationally, "This..."
The emperor finally turned his attention to the ministers for help, "What do you think, dear ministers?"
Dear friends, you all pondered.
Of course they could see that Chen Jian's righteousness sounded grand, but in fact it was just a delaying tactic.
Presumably, what Princess Minghui said today was too unexpected by Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang. They were not prepared to deal with it, so they could only find a reason to leave the meeting like the last court meeting, and wait until it was ready. Ready to tear it apart again.
According to most people's considerations of favoring Xiaozong's legitimate daughter, they certainly did not want to follow Chen Jian's wishes.
This is not only because they care about the late emperor and want to take care of the eldest princess Minghui, but they are also worried that Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang are not merciful masters, especially Yun Fenghuang. She has most likely not harmed the eldest princess Minghui before. After this time But it’s not certain.
Therefore, if she is not allowed to carry out the crime of murdering the eldest princess and beat her down, the eldest princess will be a threat at all times in the future.
What's more, what happens next.
Now regarding the new owner of Yanfu Palace, the ministers have three opinions: Gu Zhen, the high-ranking maid, and Shen Mo.
Excluding the neutral parties who expressed their silence, whether they supported Gu Zhen's ascension or those who supported the emperor's remarriage, they could not avoid the existence of the virtuous concubine Yun Fenghuang.
Everyone knows in their hearts that with Chunjia's love for Yun Fenghuang and Yun Fenghuang's own methods, whether the queen is Gu Zhen or someone else, even if she lives in Yanfu Palace, it is really difficult to really control the Sixth Palace. Easy to say.
So whether it is out of selfish motives or because they are worried that the royal family will be in trouble in the future, these people, not to say that they must eradicate Yun Fenghuang, at least have the intention of suppressing her.
It's just that this wise concubine is cunning, clever and very popular. How can it be so easy to touch her
What the empress dowager, the loving mother who single-handedly raised Chunjia, couldn't do, let alone a foreign minister
But now, there is a good opportunity in front of us.
Opposing Chen Jian and agreeing with the eldest princess, Yun Fenghuang was ready to be wiped out.
The ministers' eyes flashed, and they subconsciously looked at their trusted colleagues, exchanging a tacit understanding... A moment later, a scarlet-robed official took the lead and handed over his hand to report: "I think what Chen Jian said is just nonsense!"
Someone took the lead, and many people subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to express their support, "The same goes for me!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I think Chen Jian is talking nonsense and has no idea what he means!"
"This person is trying to impress others and is not worthy of being ranked in the same temple as me!"
"Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by villains, and please uphold justice for Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!"
Seeing the noisy return of the temple, the regent sneered and glanced at Yun Fenghuang from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that her face was slightly pale, her smile became clearer: Do you think it's enough for someone to stand up and disrupt the situation
Today's matter is apparently a dispute between the eldest princess and the beloved concubine. In fact, the real focus lies in the choice of successor, the choice of the East Palace in a few years, and the owner of Qingci Palace in a few years!
Therefore, the seat of Yanfu Palace has attracted so much attention and ambition, and is the hope of many families to continue their glory or reach a higher level... You Xianfei has hindered their eyes and caused such public outrage. If you don't die, who will die