Chapter Twenty-Six: Yan Heming's Fate (II)
Nangong Shu entered the palace all the way unimpeded, and the early dynasty was not over yet. After the eunuch outside the gate of the Jinluan Hall screamed, Nangong Shu walked up to the Jinluan Palace.
"How is Princess Cheng?" After Nangong Shu knelt down, the emperor on the dragon chair asked.
"The princess is no longer in serious trouble, but the princess is very frightened, and she is not in good condition if she is injured. So today, Erchen is here to seek justice for the princess, and he will never let go of those who hurt the princess. Nangong Shu's every word was loud.
"Seeking justice, didn't Princess Cheng go into the hunting ground and get lost?" The emperor opened his mouth puzzled.
"Father, the princess didn't go into the hunting ground by herself and got lost. The princess of Erchen was not so stupid that she would not be able to get out of the woods if she entered the forest, but someone deliberately left her in the forest and did not want her to come out. Nangong Shu spoke again.
"Who is it?" The emperor didn't look like he was talking nonsense when he looked at Nangong Shu, he knew that Nangong Shu had always been submissive, and he had to deal with it carefully this time when he reacted so much.
"Then I'll have to ask the Prime Minister." Nangong Shu deceived his head slightly and set his eyes on the prime minister.
"What does this mean?" The prime minister asked himself if he had never done such a thing, and now he was openly identified by Nangong Shu, of course he was very angry.
"What do you mean, does the prime minister still need to ask this king? The prime minister explained to the king, what is this? Nangong Shu threw the token given to him by Song Qingzhi on the ground, glared at the prime minister and asked.
"This ...... This may have been accidentally dropped by my family's family, how could King Cheng recognize that it was made by someone from my Yan Mansion because of this token? The prime minister panicked when he saw something on the ground, and immediately thought of a possibility.
"The prime minister will transfer thousands of pounds in four or two, here is the emperor and all the ministers of the Jinluan Palace. If this king didn't investigate the matter clearly, how could he question the prime minister in the main hall, but looking at the prime minister's appearance, he didn't want to honestly tell everyone present what was going on, so it was better for this king to say it for the prime minister. Nangong Shu opened his mouth and didn't give the prime minister a chance to explain.
"You said that this fast token was dropped by your family more carefully, then the place where it fell is really coincidental, and it just so happened that this king found it near the princess when he found the princess. This king remembers that there were no men in the prime minister's family on the day of the hunting party, so why did the prime minister's family go to the hunting ground? Nangong Shu watched the prime minister speak, and panic appeared on the prime minister's face at this time.
"If the prime minister can't answer, this king can tell everyone on your behalf. This token is not owned by everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion, as far as this king knows, this is only available to the family members who are dedicated to the eldest lady, right? Nangong Shu continued. So, what did your daughter do with so many people to the hunting grounds, Prime Minister? ”
"Your Majesty, the little girl has always been stubborn, and she usually likes to do things that everyone doesn't like, and she also likes to ride and shoot and hunt. After the hunting meeting, the little girl clamored to go to the hunting ground to have a look, but the minister really had no way to let people follow her. But the little girl will never do such a thing as harming people, and she asks the emperor to find out. The prime minister immediately knelt on the ground and clarified to the emperor.
"Aiqing doesn't have to be nervous, if it wasn't for the people of your prime minister's mansion, King Cheng would definitely not be embarrassed by you. What other evidence do you have? While appeasing the prime minister, the emperor asked Nangong Shu. Of course, the emperor doesn't want this matter to be related to the prime minister, but it is impossible to calm things down in such a situation now.
"Prime Minister, please be clear, harmful? Your daughter is murdering the princess, which is equivalent to murdering the royal family, do you know what the consequences are? But when it comes to evidence, it's really as much as you want. On the day of the hunting meeting, many people were in the hunting ground, and on that day, King Ben, King Duan, and General Zhenguo had imprisoned the princess. There were no obstacles on the ground, let alone a deep pit that could fit into a person, and the pit was clearly freshly dug as many people can attest. If it wasn't deliberately done by someone with ulterior motives, would the princess of this king dig a pit by herself, tie her hands and feet behind her back, jump into the pit and cover it with grass?
And after the king took the princess to the meeting, he immediately found the imperial doctor for treatment. The imperial physician told the king that the princess had been forcibly poured with a large amount of sweat medicine. If the prime minister still insists on hiding it, this king can wait for a few days, and I believe that he will soon find out how and where Miss Yan bought so many sweat medicines. Nangong Shu looked at the prime minister with a terrifying momentum.
"This ...... It's impossible for this little girl to do such a hurtful thing. The prime minister listened to Nangong Shu say this, and he knew in his heart that this matter must have been done by Yan Heming, but after all, it was his beloved daughter, so he asked him how to choose.
"The Prime Minister doesn't have to be embarrassed, if you don't believe in the king's words, you can ask the emperor to send the imperial doctor who treated the princess that day, as well as the guards guarding the hunting grounds, to inquire one by one." Nangong Shu has long said that he will never let go of someone who hurts Song Qingzhi, and he will definitely do what he says.
"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. The minister really didn't know that the little girl would do such a thing, but the minister still believed that this was someone else's intention to frame the minister, deliberately to cause a conflict between the minister and the king. The prime minister spoke again, this was his last chance to exonerate Yan Heming, as long as the emperor ordered an investigation, he could find a scapegoat for Yan Heming, so that he could save Yan Heming's life. Otherwise, murder of the royal family is a capital offense.
"Your Majesty, it's better to pass Yan Heming to ask, and you will know as soon as you ask. If you can't get the result today, Erchen really doesn't have the face to return to the palace. Erchen does not fight or rob on weekdays, but the people in Erchen's mansion are bullied to such an extent that Erchen can endure. "Nangong Shu's clothes don't meet his goal, and he vows not to give up.
The emperor also has a headache about this, and the court is full of clear-eyed people. Now everyone has already made a decision in their hearts, but the prime minister's thoughts are clear in the emperor's heart, and he intends to investigate according to the intention of the prime minister, but Nangong Shu refuses to let go. After all, murdering the princess is not a trivial matter, if he is too biased, someone will definitely criticize him, not to mention that Nangong Shu's recent actions make him have to be cautious. For so many years, Nangong Shu has always looked talentless and virtuous, being an idle prince with no real power. But in recent days, he has repeatedly emerged, and he has asked people to investigate Nangong Shu before, but he has never found that he has such strength.
"Just according to what King Cheng said, pass Yan Heming to ask." After hesitating for a while, the emperor still decided to follow Nangong Shu's method, he wanted to see how Nangong Shu made Yan Heming comply.
As soon as the emperor gave an order, someone went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find Yan Heming, and the Prime Minister secretly said that it was not good in his heart. If Yan Heming came and insisted that she didn't do it, it would be fine, if she said that she had leaked her mouth, there would be no room for retraction.
Yan Heming was soon taken to the palace, and Yan Heming was still a little scared in the Jinluan Palace. After all, for a boudoir woman, such a posture is still a little unbearable, "The courtiers meet the emperor, long live the emperor." Yan Heming walked to the hall and knelt down to speak, and looked at the prime minister with his spare eyes. She knew the reason why she came here today, and when she knew that Song Qingzhi was not dead, she expected that there would be such a day, but she didn't tell anyone about it, including her father. Yan Heming didn't want this matter to affect the Yan family and her father.
"Yan Heming, do you know why I was looking for you today?" The emperor was the first to ask.
"The courtiers know, but the courtiers do things by themselves. The courtiers did find Song Qingzhi on the last day of the hunting meeting, and it was indeed the courtiers who ordered Song Qingzhi to be thrown in the hunting ground, and the courtiers just hoped that she could be bitten to death by wild beasts. didn't want her to be rescued by King Cheng, but this matter was all done by the courtier's daughter alone, and it had nothing to do with the courtier's father's family. The courtiers are willing to do their best, hoping that the emperor will not be angry with her father and the Yan family. Yan Heming confessed and did not hide it at all.
"How do you do it. If it weren't for the king finding the princess in time, there would be no princess now. Nangong Shu had tried his best to suppress his anger, hoping that he would look as peaceful as possible, so as not to be known by others that Song Qingzhi was his weakness, which would bring more danger to Song Qingzhi, but when he heard Yan Heming say that he wanted to kill Song Qingzhi, he still couldn't help but want to be angry.
At this time, the prime minister's face was already bloodless, and he never thought that his daughter would be so stupid. "Your Majesty, the prince really let her do such a hurtful thing because her ministers and daughters have no way. But I still hope that the emperor and the prince will see that the daughter of the minister is still young, and the princess will spare the life of the little girl for the sake of no major problems. The minister is willing to be punished for the little girl, and the minister is willing to resign and let the resignation be done.? Although the prime minister felt that his daughter was not angry, he was still reluctant to abandon her after all.
"Now that Yan Heming has confessed his guilt, this matter should be handled in accordance with our Amaterasu's regulations. Murdering the royal family is a crime of the nine clans, but I remember that you are diligent and ask for a favor from Shu'er for you. Shu'er, what do you say? "The emperor deliberately tested Nangong Shu and deliberately threw the matter to Nangong Shu to deal with.
"Although the prime minister has only recently ascended to the position of prime minister, he has always been diligent. Since the father and the emperor intercede for the prime minister, how can the sons and daughters not obey. The prime minister's family is also innocent, and the so-called ignorant is not guilty, how the prime minister can make the decision to deal with his father. But Yan Heming and the subordinates who were unfavorable to Princess Cheng that day must be dealt with in accordance with the law. Nangong Shu almost didn't think about it, he would never let Yan Heming go.
"Since King Cheng has spoken, let's do what King Cheng said." The emperor also agreed.
"Although Nangong Shu is not talented, he will never let the people around him be wronged, so you don't think that the Song family can be bullied at will without Song Qingzhi. Although she is no longer the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she will be the princess of the Chengwang Mansion from now on. Nangong Shu turned to the crowd present and spoke, and then brushed his sleeves away.