284 Retrial of Concubine Xia's old case
Xia Guifei used to be the pride of the Xia family, talented and beautiful, virtuous and virtuous, even the most picky people could not find fault with her, and she was deeply favored by the emperor, but in the rebellion of the three emperors, she was secretly executed by the second prince for the crime of "fornicating with the guards", and the concubine who committed this kind of crime could not be buried in the imperial tomb, and she, as a royal person, could not be buried in the cemetery of the Xia family.
If Xia Guifei really committed such a heinous mistake, everyone knew Xia Guifei's personality and knew that she couldn't do such a thing, she must have been framed and wronged by the second prince.
She just said that Xia Guifei died too unjustly
"Husband, and all the elders here," Princess Kangping said softly after thinking in her heart for a while, "Next month is the fifth anniversary of the death of the concubine Niangniang, I have been wondering, can we intercede with the emperor, let the Xia family have too many doubts about the crimes that the concubine Niangniang was detained for the concubine Niangniang's single ** tomb, and the matter was tried and handled by the second prince in secret, and the investigation was not carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations, and it was really unconvincing to be convicted by the second prince's own opinion."
Everyone nodded their heads when they heard this, and they thought so.
Xia Guifei was originally the representative and pride of the Xia family, being charged with such a crime is really a shame for the Xia family, if her crime can be eliminated, the stain of the Xia family can be washed away.
"The princess has a point." An elder of the clan said, "It's just that it's been going on for many years, and we have no evidence, how to persuade the emperor to open up the Internet"
Princess Kangping said: "I have thought about it, let's ask the court to retry the case on the grounds that the case was full of doubts and the trial procedure was not in accordance with the law, and I believe that the emperor cannot refuse this reasonable request." Then, on the grounds that the concubine Niangniang has not been truly convicted and her bones cannot be buried in the wild, we will ask that a separate tomb and monument be built for her for the time being, and after the case is investigated and convicted, the burial method of Niangniang will be dealt with separately. What do you think?"
The clansmen exchanged heads and ears and discussed her mention one after another.
After about a pillar of incense, a patriarch of the clan summed up everyone's opinions and made a final decision: "What the princess said is reasonable, let's do what the princess says." As for the candidates who enter the palace to face the saint and state the matter, it will be handled by Mu Ze and the princess, how"
Xia Muze and Princess Kangping said in unison: "We are duty-bound. ”
One is a virtuous and virtuous lord, and the other is the eldest princess of the royal family, it is really suitable to go to the emperor to intercede.
With this intention, Xia Muze and Princess Kangping did not procrastinate, and entered the palace the next day to face the saint, explained to the emperor the Xia family's views on Xia Guifei's crimes, and put forward a request for Xia Guifei to repair the tomb alone.
After listening to this, Qiu Yexian pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Xia Guifei has a noble status, and she gave birth to an heir for the royal family, which is indispensable, but she was convicted and executed by the second imperial brother in private, and Yan zhòng violated the palace rules and regulations. Today, I will order the Criminal Department to retry this case, and we must find out that this case is clear. ”
He paused: "Because time has passed, it is difficult to find relevant witnesses and evidence, and if you want to find out about this case, it must take a lot of time, so that Xia Guifei has been buried in the wild for many years, and her soul has no return, it is too tragic, so I made an exception and approved the Xia family's request." I order you to complete the construction of the tomb within a month, and wait until Xia Guifei's case is clarified before moving the tomb. ”
Xia Muze and Princess Kangping were overjoyed and immediately kowtowed to thank her.
Qiu Yexian has always been resolute, and immediately issued an order to order the Criminal Department to retry Xia Guifei's case.
The Xia family also acted quickly, and the next day they asked Mr. Feng Shui to choose a cemetery, and began to build the tomb in less than three days.
I don't know how many opponents were persecuted, framed and killed during the reign of Qiu Lushuang, and among the series of policies implemented after Qiu Yexian ascended the throne, one of them was to rehabilitate those innocent officials and members of the royal family who were framed by Qiu Lushuang, this policy won the hearts of the people, so the court retried the case of Xia Guifei did not cause a sensation, but because this was the first retrial case involving the former queen concubine and the prince, it still attracted considerable attention, and the government and the opposition were quite concerned.
In the eyes of the magnates, this is a sign that the Xia clan wants to wash away the stain and rise again, and in the eyes of the people, they only feel that the emperor is wise and upright, and he wants to rehabilitate the concubine of the former emperor who died unjustly, and he is a Ming monarch.
Among the people involved in the Xia family and this case, there is no one more excited than Xia Lili.
She shouted that she had to supervise the construction of the tomb every day, and no one could persuade her.
"Miss, there's nothing to see in building a tomb, and it's really inappropriate for you, a young lady who hasn't been out of the cabinet, to run to that kind of place every day."
"What's wrong with Xia Guifei is my mother-in-law, my husband is not here, I go to care about my mother-in-law's resting place, what's wrong, do you want me to be an unfilial daughter-in-law?"
"Miss, you said such things again, Your Highness the Seventh is dead"
This girl's face was slapped hard by Xia Lili.
Xia Lili's eyes were cold: "I said that if Liuxue didn't die, he would definitely come back, and I would definitely marry him, no one could stop you, as my girl, from daring to curse my husband, what use do I want a slave like you"
After that, she shouted angrily: "Come on, drive this slave out of the summer mansion"
Although she is rude and willful, proud and conceited, she is quite generous to obedient subordinates, and she will not punish at will, plus she is extremely favored, she wants to be windy and rainy, and the maid ring that follows her can be stained, so no one around her is willing to leave her.
When this maid heard that she was going to be driven out of the Xia Mansion, she didn't know where she would go, so she was so frightened that her face was like earth, she knelt down, grabbed Xia Lili's skirt, and cried and begged for mercy: "Miss, I said the wrong thing, please forgive the slave and maid This time, the slave and maid will never dare again."
Xia Lili showed no mercy, kicked her away, and scolded: "You don't drag this down and dirty my skirt, can you afford it?"
In the miserable cry, the maid was dragged down, Xia Lili looked around, and said coldly: "Who dares to curse my husband for dying, or curse me for not being able to reunite with my husband and wife, I will cut out her tongue next time, sell her into the Qinglou, and make her regret it for the rest of her life."
All the maids were silent, not daring to make a sound.
Xia Lili snorted, walked out of the gate with her head held high, and ran towards Xia Guifei's grave.
For her, it is a big deal that Xia Guifei is expected to be rehabilitated, because once Xia Guifei is successfully rehabilitated, Liuxue will not have any stains, and she will not be looked down upon and bullied when she returns to the royal family in the future, so that her marriage with Liuxue will not be hindered.
Everyone listened to her always talk about things like "Liuxue is still alive" and "Liuxue will definitely come back", and they all shook their heads secretly, thinking that she was talking nonsense because of the recurrence of her old illness or the stimulation of being urged to marry by her family, who thought that she was telling the truth.
Originally, Xia Lili knew that she couldn't say this kind of thing casually, but she hadn't heard of Liuxue for too long, and when she found that Sima Cheng's family had disappeared, she vaguely felt that something must have happened, but she couldn't verify and control the form, so she fell into the uneasiness and panic of losing Liuxue again, which made her anxious and unable to calm down.
So she kept telling herself that "Liuxue is still alive", "Liuxue will definitely come back", and "she will definitely be able to reunite with Liuxue", in order to comfort and encourage herself, rebuild her self-confidence, and resist resistance, otherwise, she will definitely go crazy