(176) pedantic questioning
From the emperor's point of view, he prefers that on this occasion, the prince will make public the birthday gifts prepared by the princes and princesses, and the emperor doesn't care what the princes give. I care more about face.
It's really good to send a silver ticket to the sixteen states of Youyun. In addition to proving the filial piety of his children, it can also show that his children are well taught, although the prince said that the idea was made by Princess Rong, but the saint was also very happy.
The emperor immediately received the envious gaze of the Bao Guo Gong, and the Bao Guo Gong did not envy anything else, but envied the people whose children were promising, who let him do a very bad job in this area.
"You're all good boys, I'm very pleased." The emperor said happily.
Although the second prince did not go to the court, he could hear these words clearly outside the palace, and said in his heart that the true value of his silver spending, the third sister is powerful, and he will follow the third sister to spend money on his father in the future.
"Your Majesty, since the crown prince has come forward to explain the matter clearly, there is no need to dwell on this matter any longer. The previous thing was that everyone misunderstood the prince, and I hope the prince doesn't mind. Lord Luo came up and said.
"Lord Luo, there is no suitable opportunity to say this matter, you don't know the truth, I don't blame everyone for misunderstanding." The prince said modestly.
"Okay, let's move on." The emperor said. The prince stepped aside.
Lord Luo motioned for the next imperial history to come out, and walked out, a little old, and said: Princess, old minister Wei Xian, please ask for advice. ”
"Lord Wei, please speak." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Lao Chen has two accusations in his hand, both of which are related to the princess, one of which has basically been confirmed, but it is just a coincidence, but Lao Chen thinks it is better to ask the princess's opinion." Wei Xian said.
Yun Xiangrong can see that this is an old pedant, many things are done in line with the principle of prudence, and he is about to reach the age of being able to return to his hometown, he doesn't want to be in the limelight, but he also has to ensure that he doesn't make mistakes.
"Someone anonymously reported that Princess Rong went to the Dongping Hou Mansion, and she was arrogant, and she drove Tuesday's aunt to Zhuangzi in the countryside on the same day, but later investigated, Mrs. Dongping Hou said that it has nothing to do with you, it's just that the aunt just had a miscarriage, and her health and mood are not good, so she took the initiative to go to the Zhuangzi in the countryside to raise, is Princess Rong like this?" Wei Xian said.
"I may say it directly, so everyone said it in the past, but I think it's better for me to tell the truth, Mrs. Dongpinghou thinks it's not good for anyone to say this, but I think since I'm here to investigate, then I'll tell the truth. That day, I went to the Dongping Marquis Mansion to see Jiang Mengmeng, but I wanted to keep a low profile, so I didn't let her introduce my aunt to me, but my aunt didn't know my identity and spoke very hard, so there was a conflict. Jiang Mengmeng just got married, I didn't want him to be separated from his husband and wife, so I asked them to come up with a plan, they said to send my aunt away, and I agreed because I didn't want to be entangled. Master Wei, do you think my approach is arrogant? Yun Xiangrong asked.
"Forgive the old minister's words, the princess's kindness may not be well reciprocated, and if she had made a record directly in the palace at that time, this matter would not have been said again as now." Wei Xian said.
"Indeed, I know that according to the provisions of Chapter 14, Section 4 of the Laws of Xiliang, insulting a prince or princess is punishable by imprisonment from one month to three years, depending on the seriousness of the circumstances. I was pitiful at the time, thinking that she was a woman who had just had a miscarriage, and her physical and psychological condition was not very good, so I didn't want to pursue it. Yun Xiangrong said modestly.
Wei Xian was very surprised to see Yun Xiangrong's attitude so modest, but thinking that she had just become a princess for a long time, and no one had mentioned many things, she must not understand, but she really wanted to do the right way to deal with it, and if she realized that there was really a problem, her attitude would be different immediately.
"The old minister still has one more matter, but I don't know if the princess knows." Wei Xian said.
"Please." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Jiang Qingchen used to have a maid in the room, right?" Wei Xian asked.
"Yes." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Someone reported that Jiang Qingchen was lynched in the Hou Mansion, and the maid in the room was no longer there." Wei Xian said.
"In fact, I heard so many people accusing Jiang Qingchen today, there is everything, I think the cost of spreading rumors is not too low now, a complaint comes up, it must be investigated, if it is true, it will not say anything, but what if it is false? Isn't this a waste of resources for our DPRK? Yun Xiangrong said.
"Princess Rong, rest assured, all the lawsuits can be found, and if they are really investigated, the rumors will not end well." Wei Xian said.
"Okay, then I'll make it clear, Jiang Qingchen has a maid in the house, I have seen it in the Hou Mansion, because the maid in the house is very dissatisfied with Jiang Qingchen's never returning to the Hou Mansion and not marrying, she begged Jiang Qingchen to give her a free body for her own future, Jiang Qingchen agreed, and gave her a deed of sale, and then sent someone to send her back to her hometown in Linqing." Yun Xiangrong said.
"This is all what the princess heard Jiang Qingchen say, right? What is the actual evidence? Wei Xian said.
"What's so difficult about this, you can go to Linqing to find this person, ask clearly, or make it simpler, check the household registration of the maid in the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion about the Changping Houfu, if she returns to her hometown, she will definitely move the household registration out of the capital." Yun Xiangrong said.
"Princess, do you really believe what Jiang Qingchen said, and he took the initiative to let the maid go back to his hometown?" Wei Xian said.
"Master Wei, you have been an official for so many years, everyone's impression of you is stereotype and conformist, as far as I know, this year your son fell in love with his own maid and wanted to take in the most aunt, but you heard that this maid has been promised by his wife to let her go back to marry, so you reprimanded your son fiercely, you can do it, how could Jiang Qingchen not do it?" Yun Xiangrong said.
"I saw a rumor here that Jiang Qingchen actually wanted to marry Princess Rong for a long time, and the maid in the room felt that it was very troublesome, so she directly disposed of it." Wei Xian said.
"Actually, I'm really not good at talking about this kind of mother-in-law and mother-in-law thing, but I have been in contact with Jiang Qingchen for these days, I think he is a person with brains and rules, just a maid, which will affect the master's marriage? This logic is ridiculous. Besides, this maid was originally a person who protected the Guogong Mansion, and it was impossible to do anything for the sake of the face of the Guogong Mansion. Yun Xiangrong said objectively.
"What does the princess mean is that you trust Jiang Qingchen very much in the matter of the maid?" Wei Xian said.
Yun Xiang Rongxin said, you are so annoying, just ask about this matter, and ask repeatedly. So there was also a temper.
"Lord Wei, I want to make it clear that this matter is not a question of trust or distrust, but a question of whether it is necessary, what contradiction can Jiang Qingchen, a person who does not return to the Marquis of Changping Mansion all year round, and a maid in the room. Okay, take 10,000 steps back and say, there really is, is it worth getting rid of the maid in the room? They are all mother-born people, and one day they will come to the capital, isn't that ugly? The best solution is to put it on the Zhuangzi in the house and raise it, and there will be no shortage of food and clothing anyway. If you really want to be charged that day, it's convenient to find someone. Now this way of dealing with it is obviously that everyone has talked about it, and the old and dead do not get along, what is there to ask about this matter repeatedly? Yun Xiangrong said.
"Old minister, admit that what the princess said is very right, but when you confront this kind of thing in court, you always have to pay attention to real evidence, so I will ask the princess about this matter repeatedly." Wei Xian said.
"Okay, but you can't show any evidence that the maid has been killed, right?" Cloud wants to answer questions.
"Yes, after many verifications, no evidence of this has been found." Wei Xian said.
"Then I'll come up with a plan, in order for everyone to have an explanation, you can send someone to Linqing to find out, if the person is still there, then the truth of this matter will be revealed, there is no need to repeatedly look for evidence." Yun Xiangrong said.
Wei Xian also agreed.
"Father, I think it was said that ten crimes were verified within a week, and the perfunctory component was too high, so it was obviously not investigated, so he went to the court in order to be able to punish the crime, so it doesn't make much sense to continue." Yun Xiangrong said.
The emperor understands that Yun Xiangrong means to accept it if he wants to see it, and in fact, the main purpose of the court today is to determine the marriage contract between Jiang Qingchen and the princess after three months, and the purpose has been achieved, and there is no need to entangle it any further.
So the emperor said: "Luo Aiqing, I think what the princess said is very right, many things are not completely confirmed, you put the rest of the complaints, let them check it again, and when the evidence is sufficient, we will confront the court again, if Jiang Qingchen appears at that time, it is the best, and there is no need for the princess to go to the court again." The saint said.
Lord Luo understands that today's goal of letting the princess go to court has been achieved, and the emperor has all the face today, so he doesn't want to be entangled anymore, and this matter is over.
The emperor's meaning is obvious, that is, let Lord Luo control the time, even if it is checked again next time, he also said that the evidence is not very sufficient, just delay it later, how can it be delayed for three months.
Just as Lord Luo was about to return to the Holy Lord, the two people beside him stood up and said to the Holy Lord in unison: "Holy Lord, the minister has something to do. ”
These two are the two of the Goshidai, Lord Bell and Lord Yanagi. At first glance, he is a shrewd and capable general.
The two glanced at each other, and Lord Zhong took the first step and said: "Your Majesty, Jiang Qingchen's matter is not the trivial things I said before, it is mainly his mistakes during his tenure as the commander of the Nine Gates, which is the meaning of this confrontation in the court." ”
Lord Liu continued: "Princess Rong, I have not participated in the affairs of the court, many things should not be clear, I am willing to ask the Holy Lord for approval, and Admiral Ye Haihua and Jiang Xi'an Shaobao will replace Princess Rong." ”
"Yes, wait for Lord Luo to receive new evidence, and then arrange time for confrontation." The emperor said refreshingly.
"Your Majesty, don't wait, the evidence is already sufficient, just let Admiral Ye and Jiang Shaobao come." Lord Liu said.