Chapter 44: Keep Your Mouth Clean
The fourth princess was so plucked by the emperor, she immediately woke up and looked at Xiang Liangqing accusingly: "Cousin, who is your sister, how can you help outsiders talk?" ”
Xiang Liangqing straightened his back and said seriously and respectfully: "Ji Yunlin's slapping of the princess is really heinous, and Aqing really feels that he should be punished heavily." It's just that the divorce of the fourth princess and the Ji family has caused a storm in the city, if at this time, Ji Yunlin's guilt will be condemned just by the words of the fourth princess, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. ”
The fourth princess's eyes widened, and she pointed to the slap mark on her face and was unconvinced: "What do you call my one-sided words, cousin, didn't you see the injury on my face?" ”
"See. So I'm on your side. Xiang Liangqing said without a red face and a heartbeat: "Uncle Huang, let's confront Ji Yunlin face to face." How about being convinced of him, and then punishing him until he never forgets it for the rest of his life and never dares to disrespect the royal family again? ”
A person of the emperor's status, what kind of bull god and horse monster has never been seen, he can see Xiang Liangqing's thoughts clearly, and his stupid daughter is simple-minded and was coaxed by him to be stunned for a while, and he thought he was really thinking about her.
But Xiang Liangqing's maintenance of Ji Yunlin so much surprised the emperor, although this kid is flamboyant and looks like a dog who is kind to others, he is also friendly with Ah Ci and the Qin family's son, when will he still have a relationship with the Ji family.
Being troubled by this pair of cousins and sisters, even if the emperor has a killing opportunity, he is the king of a country, so naturally he can't shout and kill whenever he is dissatisfied like his daughter. Xiang Liangqing has a sentence that is right, even if Ji Yunlin is to be sent down, he must be convinced and punished.
With a plan in his heart, the emperor waved his hand, scolded the cousins and sisters who were still saying a word to me, and asked the eunuch chief of the imperial study, Father-in-law Lu, to announce that Ji Yunlin and the three of them came in, and someone else went to announce that their father would argue together.
As early as after Ji Yunlin and the others were escorted into the palace by the hidden guards of the fourth princess, Mrs. Ji sent people to the ward to meet the two adults of Ji Jiang, and it didn't take long for all the relevant people to gather in the imperial study.
Ji Jiang and the two adults took a step slower than the children, and when they saw Ji Yunsen also there, Master Ji was taken aback, and felt that it was normal for the eldest son to be there.
When everyone was ready, the emperor took the four princesses who had taken the medicine and Xiang Liangqing, who was watching the excitement, came late, and the emperor waved his hand: "It's all free." Two Aiqing, do you know why I announced that you two came today? ”
"The minister knows, and the minister knows the guilt." The two adults of Ji Jiang knelt down and said in fear: "The ministers and godsons (daughters) have no way, so that the fourth princess is injured (humiliated), please ask the emperor to surrender." ”
Master Ji just stopped, and Sui Anhou also pleaded guilty with him, which made Jiang Changchang unacceptable.
He knelt beside his father and arched his hand towards the emperor and said, "Please Emperor Mingjian, my sister just went to the Ji family with Dr. Wen to treat the injuries of Lord Ji, how can you say that the princess is humiliated?" On the contrary, the fourth princess indiscriminately slandered my sister......"
Jiang Chang paused for a moment, he really felt that saying such words was an insult to his sister, he gritted his teeth and said, "I have a personal ...... with Lord Xiao Ji."
"Jiang Changchang!" Sui Anhou frowned tightly, and his heart was frightened, and his audacity was reckless: "Don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor!" ”
"Son is not talking nonsense!"
"You're talking nonsense!" The fourth princess said with indignation on her face: "This princess saw it with her own eyes, your sister seduced Ji Yunsen, a lonely man and a widow in the same room, if it wasn't for this princess to bump into her, I don't know what kind of reluctance to do!" ”
"Keep your mouth clean!" Jiang Changchang straightened his waist and shouted angrily, and was slapped down by Sui Anhou: "Jiang Changchang, how dare you be rude!" ”
Sui Anhou looked at the expressionless emperor, and sincerely feared that Jiang Chang would plead guilty: "The ministers and godsons have no way to ......."
"Father!" The fourth princess cried miserably, "You have seen it, Jiang Changchang dared to do this to his sons in front of you, but imagine how he and Ji Yunlin bullied his sons in Ji Mansion." ”
"The emperor Mingjian, when he was in the Ji Mansion, it was the four princesses who spoke ill of each other, slandered Miss Jiang's innocence, and insulted my brother, and the minister was angry for a while, so he slapped the fourth princess."
"Ji Yunlin, stop up!" Master Ji was so anxious that he scolded him on the side. At this time, the emperor's attention is all on the Jiang family's brothers and sisters, what do you jump out to mix!
Ji Yunlin ignored his father, and only kowtowed to the emperor and said, "The minister knows that he deserves death, and he doesn't dare to defend himself." Only the blame for this matter lies with the ministers, the Jiang family brothers and sisters not only did not insult the princess, but were innocently implicated in this matter, please let the emperor know! ”
Lord Ji was almost angry with Ji Yunlin, he was going to bear all the blame alone, "Your Majesty ......"
The emperor in the high position raised his hand and stopped Lord Ji from saying that he was about to speak, and he looked at the people kneeling below with heavy eyes, the majesty of the Son of Heaven was an invisible pressure, pressing on their shoulders like a mountain, making it difficult for people to breathe.
After looking around, the emperor's eyes were fixed on the only girl below: "You are the girl of the Hou family?" ”
Jiang Changxi lowered his eyebrows and bowed: "Yes, the courtier Jiang Changxi knocked to see the emperor." ”
"Look up."
Jiang Changxi raised his head, lowered his eyebrows, and did not glance at the emperor.
The emperor snorted in a deep voice, as if Mount Tai was pressing, and the hall was silent, and everyone held their breath and did not dare to say more.
I could only hear the emperor's deep voice coming from his head, and the emperor's majesty should not be blasphemed: "I ask you, you need to answer truthfully." ”
Jiang Changxi should be.
"The fourth princess said that you seduced the donkey, are you guilty?"
"Back to the emperor, the courtiers don't know how to answer."
"Oh?" The emperor raised his voice lightly and snorted, "Why again?" ”
Jiang Changxi kowtowed and said: "The three words of guilt have already sentenced the courtiers to the crime, and the courtiers really dare not disobey the will of the gods, and they don't know the guilt." However, the courtiers have a clear conscience, and it is really difficult to say the word guilt. ”
Jiang Changxi knocked another song and said directly: "The courtier's daughter has studied medicine since she was a child, and she is a doctor in Tianshuitang, and she was invited to Ji Mansion today to see a doctor for Lord Ji, and it is nonsense to be tempted. ”
Seeing that Jiang Changxi still dared to quibble, the fourth princess said angrily: "You ......"
"Si'er!" The emperor glanced at the four princesses, although the four princesses were unwilling, but because of the emperor's majesty, they didn't dare to say more.
"What a good one to talk to. Then you have to argue again, why are you in the same room with Ji Yunsen's lonely men and widows? ”
"The emperor ......" Ji Yunsen wanted to defend.
The emperor did not let him say: "Let her speak." ”
After listening to the emperor's questioning, Jiang Changxi was both innocent and indignant for Dr. Wen: "The courtiers don't understand, where to start with this lonely man and widow." Not to mention that the grandmother who served Lord Xiao Ji was still in the house, even Dr. Wen never left half a step. ”
"The fourth princess is a lady of the sky, we are as humble as ants, and it is normal for the four princesses not to see it. It's just that I can't afford to be a lonely man and a widow. Jiang Changxi asked tentatively: "Or two men and two women are more appropriate." ”
Dr. Wen, who insisted on following up with the palace, came in handy: "The grass people knock on the emperor, and the grass people can testify for Miss Jiang, and what Miss Jiang said is true." ”
"Huh?" Hearing this familiar voice, the emperor looked at this Doctor Wen, his tone suddenly became a lot lighter, and he squinted his eyes and smiled: "Wen Jingfan? ”
Wen Jingfan is the name of Dr. Wen: "Wen Jingfan, a grass people." ”
The emperor laughed three times, patted his thigh and said, "What a fool you are." At the beginning, you insisted on suing the old man to retire, no matter how I kept you, I couldn't keep you, and now you are not Baba's own son who has entered the palace? ”
"The grass people are ashamed."
The fourth princess saw that the emperor and Dr. Wen were happy, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister seemed to be quite good, and she was worried that the emperor would be fooled by Dr. Wen, so she immediately reminded her father, and said to Dr. Wen: "You are in a group with Jiang Changxi, so naturally help her make something out of nothing, and in turn frame this princess." Father, you must not trust them. ”
"Si'er." The emperor glanced at the four princesses warningly, and then looked at the old ministers and Jiang Changxi who were kneeling below, and the two sides insisted on their own words, not giving an inch.
Xiang Liangqing looked at this, and then at that, and the emperor seemed embarrassed, and suddenly laughed.
The emperor swept over with a knife in the eye: "You come." What do you think? ”
Xiang Liangqing immediately restrained his smile, and said with a bitter face: "Uncle Huang......"
"If you don't know, don't laugh, if you laugh, you know. Tell me, it's not about your life. The emperor reprimanded: "Manly husband, don't be prospered, say it quickly." ”
Xiang Liangqing had no choice but to say: "The four princesses and Miss Jiang have their own words, and it is really difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake unless they see it with their own eyes." However, after all, Miss Jiang has a witness, and there is more than one person. The fourth princess, it's really a one-sided statement. ”
"This princess is the fourth princess of Dahong, isn't what she said enough to prove it?" The four princesses glared angrily.
Xiang Liangqing said: "I didn't say that you were wrong. This is an affair, after all, it is not good-looking, it is not only a girl's reputation that is ruined, but also Ji Yunsen's innocence and the face of the fourth princess who has a marriage contract with him, and the fourth princess's face is damaged by the royal face. It is Yichen who feels that this matter is very important, and he must not judge right and wrong because of the words and deeds of some people. ”
Xiang Liangqing claimed to be a minister, and the emperor didn't know what he meant, so he snorted coldly: "Just let you tell me, do you still want to say that it can't be done?" The stakes are so high, do you want the three divisions to triage and tell the world? ”
"This is what the emperor said, but the minister didn't mean it." Xiang Liangqing spread his hands and played tricks.
The emperor picked up the fold at hand and threw it away, telling him to get out.
Xiang Liangqing didn't dare to take this fold, took a step back and dodged, and bowed his hand: "Okay." ”
Xiang Liangqing rolled out of the imperial study according to his words, the emperor laughed angrily, and his majesty was even more prestigious: "I believe that Wen Qing is definitely not a person who favoritism, and my four princesses will never make something out of nothing, there must be a misunderstanding in this." ”
The fourth princess was dissatisfied: "Father." ”
The emperor glanced at the fourth princess, his heavy eyes were cold, and the fourth princess immediately snorted, and all the dissatisfaction was blocked in her throat, and it was difficult to speak.
A few officials understood the meaning and hurriedly echoed: "What the emperor said is extremely true, there must be a misunderstanding. ”