Chapter 454: Imprisonment
Emperor Zhu Yi got the news and hurried over, his expression was extremely heavy along the way, the things of the eldest princess mother and daughter after entering Beijing unfolded one by one in front of him, he really ran out of patience with this half-sister, clenched his fists, and his brows furrowed even tighter.
When he got off the imperial palace and walked straight into the main hall of the queen's bedroom, he happened to see Su Ziyu hugging Lin Long and comforting him, his eyes narrowed slightly, his wife treated this righteous daughter too well, and it was really a bit of an eyesore.
As soon as Su Ziyu looked up, she saw Zhu Yi standing at the threshold, her face was behind the light, she couldn't see her expression clearly, but she could still feel the murderous aura on the emperor's body. She patted Lin Long on the shoulder and whispered, "The emperor is here." β
Lin Long immediately woke up, hurriedly left Su Ziyu's embrace, and curtsied with Su Ziyu, saying words like "See the emperor".
Zhu Yi raised his hand lightly, "Get up." β
When he passed by Su Ziyu, he took Su Ziyu to his side and sat on the main seat together.
"Uncle Emperor, you want to save your niece, I was wronged, they wronged me......" As soon as Zhou Xuerou saw Zhu Yi appear, she hurriedly called for help, she would not admit that she had kidnapped Lin Long if she died, it was obvious that this woman set a trap for her to drill.
She's not a fool either, what else don't you understand?
Zhu Yi glanced at her coldly, at this moment, the veil on Zhou Xuerou's face no longer knew where it had fallen, and the scarred face was exposed in front of everyone, plus her face was a little embarrassed now, which only made people feel extremely ugly, and there was no royal demeanor on her body, and the disgust in his eyes flashed.
"Have you ever done it, I'll find out."
Zhou Xuerou originally wanted to shout a few more words, but as soon as she touched the cold gaze of the emperor's uncle, she suddenly couldn't say anything, so she could only stand there stiffly, her eyes rolling, and she hoped that her mother would come soon.
Ye Xuyao stood up and told the truth of the matter in front of the emperor, this time he didn't add any branches and leaves, just like that, it made Zhu Yi's face darker and darker, and when he looked at Zhou Xuerou again, his eyes were so cold that he could kill.
Zhou Xuerou instinctively shuddered, this time she felt that the fierce was more auspicious, showing that the emperor's uncle had already won the trust of others. "Uncle Emperor, it's not like this, he's squirting people with blood, I haven't done it......"
"Shut up for me, I didn't ask you now." Zhu Yi snorted coldly.
Zhou Xuerou closed her mouth with an aggrieved face, her face was so anxious that she seemed to cry, it made people feel pitiful when she looked at it, but it was a pity that no one looked at her at this time, and this expression was tantamount to doing it in vain.
Lin Long glanced at Zhou Xuerou in her intention to fight for sympathy, she didn't act too calm, and showed the anger and injustice of being kidnapped on her face, when she thought of Zhou Xuerou buying Lin Chuang to harm Lin Dong, she couldn't wait to stab Zhou Xuerou's body to see if she could do such a vicious thing.
The Yin of the Beijing Mansion and the officials who held Zhou Xuerou testified one by one, and these testimonies all showed that Zhou Xuerou was the instigator who kidnapped Lin Long, and the strong men who were arrested were all guards of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and the evidence was conclusive.
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the Zhou family so viciously kidnapped the county lord and the Marquis of Xiangyang, and committed the following crimes, this is a serious crime, and it cannot be spared, and the emperor is also asked to administer justice for the righteous daughter of the concubine."
Su Ziyu got up and knelt in front of Zhu Yi, not giving Zhu Yi a chance to deal with it ambiguously.
Zhu Yi looked at the wife in front of him who was persecuting him with a headache, he understood what she meant, that is, she wanted to severely punish Zhou Xuerou and no longer give her a chance to turn over, thinking of this, he sighed, and reached out to help his wife up from the ground, "Ziyu, what are you doing?" The palms of my hands and the backs of my hands are all meat, and I only deal with this matter by right and wrong, regardless of whether it is close or thin. β
"Your Majesty." Su Ziyu understood the meaning of her husband's words, so she stood up and sat down again with her husband's strength, this time when she looked at Zhou Xuerou's miserable face, the corners of her mouth hooked and smiled slightly, this time she asked Zhou Xuerou to pay the corresponding price for her viciousness.
Zhou Xuerou hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "It's not like this, I'm wronged......"
"In front of the emperor and the palace, you have no rank and no quality, what qualifications do you have to call yourself me." Su Ziyu couldn't get used to Zhou Xuerou's self-claim a long time ago, obviously she was just the daughter of the eldest princess, and she was not so special as to give a title, everyone knows how to call herself a courtier, she is good, she is me when she opens her mouth and closes her mouth, do you really think that she is a princess of the royal family?
Even her baby daughter will have to call herself a retainer on formal occasions in the future, and the thickness of Xuerou's skin this week is really breathtaking.
Zhou Xuerou was snatched white by Su Ziyu like this, her face was full of frightened and frightened expressions, and even her palms were constantly breaking out in cold sweat, why hasn't her mother arrived yet?
Zhu Yi didn't pity Zhou Xuerou, when this niece shamelessly said that he had fallen in love with Ye Xuyao, he felt that this woman was really willing to be cheap, so now he was not moved by the expression on Zhou Xuerou's face, and said coldly, "Zhou Xuerou, now that the evidence is conclusive, you still don't admit guilt?" You really disappointed me too much, Zhou Xuerou, I won't tolerate you anymore......"
"Your Majestyβ"
Before the sound arrived, the eldest princess echoed in the hall with a panting voice, which sounded very harsh.
Lin Long's expression tightened, the eldest princess actually arrived at the critical moment, it was too timely, she subconsciously clenched her fists, and looked at Su Ziyu secretly, only to see Su Ziyu show a reassuring smile at her, telling her not to worry too much, so far, half of her heart was put down.
Ye Xuyao glanced at the capital mansion Yin, only to see that the latter dodged as soon as he touched his gaze, he suddenly smiled coldly, this capital mansion Yin turned out to be flattering on both sides, but unfortunately how can there be the best of both worlds in this world? Afterwards, he would let him know the consequences of doing so, and that those who stepped on two boats would never be pleased.
The eldest princess panted and walked into the main hall, her eyes immediately searched for her daughter, and when she saw her daughter's embarrassed appearance, her heart suddenly felt distressed, and she hurriedly ran to her daughter.
Zhou Xuerou saw her mother and saw the backbone, she broke free from the shackles behind her, crying and running to her mother, "Mother, mother, mother......"
The voice calls the mother, and it sounds a hundred times more pitiful.
At least this is the feeling in the eldest princess's heart, she hugged her daughter, checked her daughter's injuries first, and saw that Zhou Xuerou also had some bruises on her wrists, but everything else was still intact, so she let go of most of her heart. When she thought that when she heard that someone came to report to her that her daughter had been arrested, she was so anxious that she burned her eyebrows, for fear that she would be too late and let Su Ziyu kill her daughter.
Now she hugged her daughter and turned her head to look at the emperor and queen, "Your Majesty, what mistake did my son make, you want to treat her like this, she is your niece and niece, and she also has the blood of our Zhu family in her body......"
"Sister Huang, this code is one yard, Zhou Xuerou's kidnapping of the county lord of Yi'an is a fait accompli, she did something wrong, I naturally have to deal with it with the public, the Son of Heaven has to be guilty of the same crime as the common people, even if Zhou Xuerou is your daughter, then it can be an exception, I can't bend the law for personal gain, otherwise how can I govern the world?"
"Your Majesty, who wouldn't say such high-sounding words? Isn't it child's play to convict my son now based on the testimony of a few of them? The eldest princess didn't plan to be reasonable at all at this time, her eyes looked at Su Ziyu coldly, and she pointed with her hand: "What kind of ecstasy soup did this woman give you to drink, and you want to treat my sister Rou like this?" She has always been at odds with me, and everything she says is an opportunity to take revenge, Your Majesty, do you really want to ignore our sister-brother relationship for many years for such a woman? β
This kind of questioning made Zhu Yi's face more and more ugly, and his hands were secretly clenched into fists, this imperial sister was too self-righteous, "Imperial sister, are you questioning me?" Besides, Ziyu is the mother of the dynasty and the master of my middle palace, if you treat her with such an attitude, you will commit the following crimes, do you think I dare not punish you? β
This was said quite harshly, and it already brought a little anger.
The eldest princess has already given up for her daughter, "Your Majesty, do you really want to talk about family affection?" When you were young, how did I, the imperial sister, take care of you? Now you've forgotten about it? You disappointed me so much, it turned out that family affection was no match for a woman's pillow wind, I have seen it. Her neck straightened up, "If you want to severely punish Sister Rou, then pass me first, I am such a daughter, I can even give up my life for her." β
"Are you threatening me?" Zhu Yi clenched his fists and said.
"Sister Huang doesn't dare." The eldest princess's gaze did not loosen her eyes and looked at Zhu Yi, and the hand around her daughter tightened.
The two looked at each other without giving in, and the atmosphere in the main hall was quite tense.
Su Ziyu quietly reached out to hold Zhu Yi's hand to soothe his impetual anger, Zhu Yi looked back at his wife, and only then did he dissipate his anger a little.
"Sister Huang, I will not tolerate it today, you teach your daughter to commit murder without a way, I will be open to you in terms of family affection, but Zhou Xuerou can't spare ...... as the master."
"Your Majesty, you really disappointed the imperial sister......"
At this time, Su Ziyu saw Hongling gesturing to her outside the hall, and she said, "Something comes in to play." β
Hongling stepped into the main hall and saluted the emperor and queen, "Your Majesty, the queen's mother, Zhongyi Bo and his wife entered the palace to ask for a meeting, and they have already arrived outside the palace at this time......"
"Let them in." Su Ziyu and Zhu Yi glanced at each other and immediately spoke.
Hongling hurriedly responded "yes", and then went out to pass on Uncle Zhong and his wife to go to the palace together.
Lin Long's eyes looked at her husband, Ye Xuyao nodded at her slightly, she immediately knew that Zhou Xuerou had said the wrong thing, she didn't want to marry into Zhongyibo's mansion, the eldest princess first harmed people for her, and then saw that people were immortal and then poisoned, obviously there was a handle to be caught by Zhongyibo and his wife, and this was the reason why she rushed into the palace at this juncture.
It can also be seen from the side that her own man secretly communicated the news to Zhong Yibo and his wife, after thinking about it, her eyes were excited, and her eyes fell on the eldest princess, this time she wanted to see how many words she could argue clearly?
Uncle Zhong Yi took his wife to the palace, and as soon as he entered, the husband and wife bowed to the emperor.
"Please ask the emperor and the queen to be the master of the old minister, the son of the old minister is really wronged......" Zhong Yibo opened his mouth and sued.
Directly stating his son's grievances, he didn't expect that because of a marriage, he not only gave his future but also almost lost his life, as soon as he thought of this, his eyes were full of venom to look at the eldest princess's mother and daughter, even if the two of them were crushed and ashes, it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart.
He found out that his son's fall from the horse was inseparable from the eldest princess, and he was going to make a fuss, but Ye Xuyao asked him for evidence, the eldest princess was unwilling to marry her daughter into the Zhongyi Bo Mansion and would definitely shoot again, and the closer the marriage date, the easier it was to have an accident, he only needed to hold on and wait for the rabbit to catch the handle of the eldest princess, and it would not be too late to make a move.
He adopted Ye Xuyao's proposal at that time, but he didn't expect him to catch the handle, which confirmed that the eldest princess was unfavorable to his son.
Thinking of this, the anger in his chest rose even more, his promising son was now a waste, and just thinking about it, he couldn't sleep for many nights.
Mrs. Chung Yi Bo sobbed quietly on the side, sounding extremely pitiful.
"You said that the eldest princess instructed someone to assassinate your second son?" Zhu Yi asked solemnly.
In fact, he sent someone to investigate the matter and also found out the eldest princess's head, but remembering that the eldest princess was his half-sister, and he treated him very well when he was young, plus she had been widowed for many years, so he ordered people not to investigate further, as long as Zhou Xuerou was married into Zhongyi Bo's mansion, this public case would be settled.
Zhou Xuerou has been with such a husband all her life, and she has no heirs of her own, which can be regarded as a punishment.
It's just that I didn't expect that the eldest princess still has a handle for people to grab, since it is in front of him, he naturally can't turn a blind eye anymore, and this matter must be handled by the public in order to serve the public.
"Exactly." Zhong Yibo replied loudly.
"You are spewing blood, why should this palace harm your future son-in-law? You clearly deliberately planted the spurt, what is your intention? The eldest princess was very inward-looking.
Zhong Yibo looked at the eldest princess coldly, "In order to get justice for my son today, I have already let it go, eldest princess, you must have the courage to admit it, don't let people look down on you." β
"You!" The eldest princess was furious, using this to hide her panic.
Mrs. Zhongyi Bo couldn't wait to go up and scratch the faces of the hateful mother and daughter, pretending, letting them both pretend, and the thought of lying on the bed and becoming a wrecked son made her almost bite the root of her teeth. "People are doing it, the sky is watching, God will definitely accept you."
The eldest princess glared angrily at Mrs. Zhong Yibo.
The two women looked at each other nonchalantly, and if they could, they both wanted to vent the anger in their chests.
Zhong Yibo said loudly again, "Your Majesty, please also ask the emperor to return justice to the son of his minister." β
"Your Majesty, this is a non-existent thing, how could I do such a thing? There are still a few days before the wedding date, and Uncle Zhongyi clearly doesn't want to marry my son, so he fabricates such a fact to slander my son, which is a heinous thing......"
"You're still going to quibble? I have never seen such a shameless person as you, my son's bright future is ruined, you wicked woman, you must die well......" Mrs. Zhong Yibo scolded.
"Insulting the eldest princess, you are guilty of the following." The eldest princess is indefatigable.
The scolding of the two women became more and more harsh, and Zhu Yi's face became darker and darker, but Su Ziyu quite appreciated the eldest princess's anger at the moment, obviously she was weak-hearted, and she began to think about how to give the eldest princess the final blow.
Just when Zhu Yi's patience was exhausted, Ye Xuyao stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter must be handed over to Dali Temple for investigation, after all, deliberately murdering people's lives is no longer a misdemeanor, if it is found out, it should be dealt with according to the law." β
"Quasi-play." Zhu Yi hurriedly said, "I will order the three divisions to try this case again." β
"The emperor ......" The eldest princess didn't expect the emperor to be so unsympathetic, and really handed this matter over to the three divisions for trial, how should she get out at that time?
"Sister Huang doesn't need to say it, if you insist that you are innocent, then Zhenjin is not afraid of the red furnace, let them check it clearly and see the real chapter." Zhu Yi raised his hand to signal the eldest princess not to say any more, he had already made up his mind, if the imperial sister was really pointed out with evidence, he would not shield her again.
"The emperor is wise." Su Ziyu took the opportunity to give it to the man next to the top hat.
Zhu Yi glanced at his wife with a smile, she would say these things to please herself at this time, but her hand reached over to hold his wife's hand.
The emperor's affection made the eldest princess's face elongate and blackened in an instant, and she didn't want to look at this unpleasant picture again, she was about to leave with her daughter in tow.
"Wait." Su Ziyu said.
"What else do you want?" The eldest princess looked at Su Ziyu angrily, this woman must have a grudge against her in her previous life.
"Your daughter Zhou Xuerou's kidnapping of the county lord of Yi'an has been confirmed, and it is only serious that she should be imprisoned at this moment......" Su Ziyu squinted at their mother and daughter, and did not have any sympathy for Zhou Xuerou.
"Mother, I don't want it, I don't want to go to jail......" Zhou Xuerou cried out in a hurry, she clenched her mother's arm, and only her mother could save her at this moment.
"This matter has not been clarified, and my son cannot go to jail." The eldest princess said arrogantly, "Your Majesty, Sister Rou is your niece, what do you say?" β
"The queen has a point." Zhu Yi said coldly, "Zhou Xuerou's kidnapping of Yi'an is indeed a crime that cannot be denied, and the imperial sister, as the emperor, I can't bend the law for personal gain, Zhou Xuerou must be monitored and waited for the fate." β
"Your Majesty, Sister Rou has never suffered like this, aren't you trying to force her to death?" There was a hint of pleading in the eldest princess's words at this time.
Zhou Xuerou hid behind her mother, she didn't want to go to jail, thinking of the dark and damp cell, her face turned a little whiter.
"Since you have to bear such consequences if you do it, this matter has been decided, Sister Huang, it is useless for you to say more." Zhu Yi said toughly.
The eldest princess still wanted to plead for her daughter a few more words, but Zhu Yi had already ordered the capital government Yin to imprison Zhou Xuerou in the prison of Dali Temple to wait for her fate.
Zhou Xuerou was ruthlessly pulled away from the eldest princess, she called her mother sadly, the eldest princess cried and chased out, for a while, the mother and daughter seemed extremely pitiful, but when they thought of what the mother and daughter did, no one would sympathize with them.
Mrs. Zhongyibo's face was gloating, wishing that it would be better for the mother and daughter to die sooner.
Zhu Yi took Ye Xuyao away when he left, he had something to ask Ye Xuyao in detail, and Zhong Yibo and his wife also retired to cooperate with Dali Temple in investigating the case, but Lin Long stayed to talk to Su Ziyu.
The two were talking, but unexpectedly, a harem concubine broke in, and even Mama Jin didn't have time to stop them.
"Queen Mother, you want to be the master of your concubines......"
Several of the concubines came in with veils and a little angry.
There were even one or two people who recognized Lin Long who was sitting, and the anger in his eyes did not decrease but rose.
Seeing Lin Long's weirdness for a while, she didn't know any of these people, and she didn't know where she offended them.