Chapter Ninety-Seven: Suing the Eldest Princess
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The residual temperature in the day gradually receded, and when the twilight was four, Feng Qi stopped and returned to the house.
When he got home, Xie Yanwan was sitting in front of the window and plucking the strings.
The broken strings flowed from under her hands, like a mountain stream, clear and extraordinarily soft, invisibly stirring people's hearts.
The sun is setting, the bright red clouds are dyeing the sky red, and the weeping willows in front of the window are dancing in the wind, which is more and more reflective of the woman in front of the window.
Feng Qi slowed down, but Xie Yanwan raised his head when he heard the sound, and said with a little joy: "Ah Zhi." β
Hearing this, Feng Qizhi walked over as if bewitched, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?" β
"Hmm, I thought of an ancient song and tried to write it." She smiled with her eyebrows, and the movements of her hands did not stop, playing for him all over again, like a child begging for reward, and asked with anticipation, "How?" β
The sound of the piano lingered, Feng Qi stopped looking at her bright eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Very good." β
Hearing this, Xie Yanwan's smile became even stronger at the corner of his eyes, and he asked with crooked eyebrows: "What is the news that Ah Zhi got?" β
Feng Qizhi didn't hide it from her, told her everything, paused, and asked, "Girl, do you want a mother's family?" β
He was tough in front of Xiao Haoran, but when he saw this girl, he couldn't help but want to ask for her opinion. If she wants, then he can help.
However, he never thought that Xie Yanwan did not hesitate at all, and directly shook his head and said: "As long as I have enough people, it is you, Feng Qizhi." β
She rarely called him by name and surname like this, and the solemnity in that voice made Feng Qizhi's heart fluctuate instantly.
Then, he took Xie Yanwan in his arms and said in a low voice: "Girl, this is what you said." β
Xie Yanwan obediently snuggled in his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Gentleman's words." β
The more she was like this, the more Feng Qizhi felt pity, hugging her waist that she didn't hold, but Xiao Haoran's words flashed around.
"Later, following this seat without a name and no point, I really wronged you." Speaking of which, since the first acquaintance to the present, Xie Yan has lived in Fengfu unclearly, so it is no wonder that Xiao Haoran would say such things.
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xie Yanwan raise his head, and said with a somewhat ridiculous smile: "In the whole capital, who doesn't know that I, the county lord of Zhenhe, have committed myself to the traitor for nine thousand years?" How is it considered unnamed? "In fact, Feng Qi has been preoccupied with things in the past few days, and Xie Yanwan has seen it very seriously. Whenever she arranged Qiaosui marriage, Feng Qizhi looked at her with that guilty gaze. And when she asked Mama Lu tentatively, Mama Lu replied even more hesitantly, as if it was a big taboo to marry Feng Qi.
In such a situation, how could Xie Yanwan still not understand? In fact, it doesn't matter if it's a wedding or a marriage, but it's just because that person is him. Even if he didn't have those, being able to be by his side like this, Xie Yanwan felt very good.
In life, remember to be greedy, but fortunately, she is very content.
Therefore, although Xie Yanwan was ridiculing, there was firmness in his eyes.
However, she didn't know that the more she was like this, the more Feng Qizhi felt that she should be given a name.
Feng Qizhi hugged her hand a little tighter, hated to rub her into his arms, and whispered: "Girl, you have been in this seat all your life, don't want to escape." Even if it was for her to fight against the whole world, Feng Qizhi was unwilling to let go of the woman in his arms.
She's his.
Hearing this, Xie Yanwan smiled on his face, raised his head to meet his gaze, and said, "I won't run away." As she spoke, she stretched out her arms and took the initiative to wrap them around his neck, offering her tender lips.
On the fifth day of the first month of June, Qi Shiming, the secretary of Dali Temple, presented a report in the court, saying: "The tenants of Chengde jointly sued the eldest princess for occupying the fertile land and building a large number of buildings, and suppressed people with official coercion, killed 240 people, and occupied more than 400 acres of fertile land. β
When these words came out, the ministers changed color, and the emperor on the throne also looked gloomy. After a long while, he asked, "Is it really true?" β
"Yes."
Qi Shiming's expression remained unchanged, and he took out a blood book and said: "Those people first sued the county government, and then went to the state capital, but instead of accepting it, they arrested and beheaded all the people who went to complain, and the survivors dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, it was difficult to return to the family and the land was difficult to cultivate, and the wives were scattered miserably. Therefore, they united to beg for food to Beijing, and sought the place of the micro-minister under all kinds of twists and turns. This is the blood book of the people of Chengde, please take a look at it. β
His words were sonorous and powerful, and Shangguan Yu couldn't help but tremble his hands after seeing the shocking blood book, and there was a cold gaze in his eyes.
After a long time, he swept the people present, and finally fixed on Xiao Haoran's body, and asked, "Donkey, what do you have to say?" β
Seeing him mention himself, Xiao Haoran, who was hidden among the hundred officials, slowly came out of the ranks, and then under the gaze of everyone, he knelt on his knees and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a piece to present." β
"Bring it in."
After getting the emperor's permission, Xiao Haoran gave his hands to his father-in-law, and he said sonorously: "Minister Xiao Haoran, sue the eldest princess Shangguan Ying, poison the minister's mother, and kill the minister's sister's family!" β
If the previous twist and turn was just a surprise, then Xiao Haoran's words were a thunderclap on the ground, which instantly exploded in this huge hall.
And Xiao Haoran, who was at the center of the topic, did not change his expression, only his eyes flashed with hatred.
"Xiao Haoran, do you know what you're talking about?"
The emperor's eyes were firmly fixed on Xiao Haoran's face, wanting to see some clues from it, more like a peek to find out whether this master of the horse who had gone through two dynasties wanted to clear up the relationship after getting the news in advance and judging the situation, or whether he really had grievances to sue.
But in the end, he couldn't see it really.
Only Xiao Haoran's voice sounded calmly and firmly: "Back to the emperor, what the minister said is true, and the human and material evidence is there, I implore the emperor to take a look." β
"Biography."
In a short time, two old women were brought in. It's just that one was escorted in in a hurry, and the other walked in with a sad face.
"The old slave knocks on the emperor."
Of these two women, the emperor is no stranger.
"Isn't this Mama Zhao who is waiting by the imperial aunt's side? Who is that? β
Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Xiao Haoran looked sad, and replied: "Back to the emperor, this is Mama Liu, who was with her sister back then, when her sister had an accident, she was also present, her sister's family was killed, and she was lucky to get her life under the desperate protection of her sister. β
It is also a coincidence, when he sent Fu'an to invite the Xue couple to return to Beijing that day, Fu'an met an old woman halfway. He is old, but he has a good memory, and he immediately recognized that it was Mama Liu who followed Xiao Lanzhao to Cangzhou back then, and he wanted to recognize him immediately.
I didn't want Mama Liu to avoid him in every way, and then Mama Liu confided the truth in a trembling voice when she learned that Fu'an had no malicious intentions, and then, after Fu'an picked up the Xue couple, she followed the same to the capital.
Hearing this, the emperor's expression also became square, and he said in a deep voice: "You two will tell you what you know quickly!" β
Mama Liu bowed again, without speaking, her eyes were already filled with muddy tears: "Your Majesty, the old slave is the nurse given by the lady to the county lord, and after the county lord's child is born, the old slave will be directly by his side." Unexpectedly, on the way to Cangzhou with the county lord, he encountered thieves on the road, and when he was in danger, the county lord handed over the child to the old slave and ordered the old slave to escape with the child. The old slave was seriously injured and fortunately did not disgrace his life, and returned to find the master after sending the child away, but saw the bandits entering, and the county lord and his wife were killed in Huangquan, but they picked this up at the scene! β
When Mama Liu said this, she took out an old token stained with blood and respectfully presented it to the top of her head.
An inner eunuch walked over to pick it up, and after handing it to the emperor, he recognized it with his eyes, this was the token of the eldest princess!
Shangguan Yu's expression flashed, and there was joy in his heart, and he immediately said coldly: "Since you already have a token and you are still alive in the world, why didn't you come to the capital to complain earlier, but waited for so many years?" β
"The old slave was seriously injured at the time, and was picked up by the butcher, at first he locked up the old slave and did not allow him to leave, but when he was able to run, he learned that the Duchess had died! And this Xiao concubine, as a concubine, and gave birth to two children with the princess, how dare the old slave believe it? Your Majesty, the old slave is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that if he dies, the county lord will have no chance to avenge his grievances! β
Speaking of this, Mama Liu couldn't hold back any longer, and fell on the ground and cried bitterly. Over the years, she has not been suffering from the torment in her heart, when she was seriously injured, she sent the child to the back door of the inn, and saw someone report the child in, and then went back to find the master. She didn't want to go here, she hadn't been able to escape for more than a year. Later, when she was free, she was already bound by an heir.
The torment in her heart and the tragic death of her master are tormenting her, if it weren't for accompanying her daughter-in-law to the street the day before yesterday, meeting Fu'an, and learning Xiao Haoran's true thoughts, she is afraid that she would continue to live in pain and suffering.
Hearing her words, the emperor already believed most of them, but the other party was a princess in the end, so the emperor asked again: "With only Fang Token, how can I believe you?" β
"Your Majesty, the minister still has evidence, it's herβ"
Without waiting for Mama Liu to speak, Xiao Haoran had already pointed his finger at Mama Zhao and said in a deep voice: "She is also involved in this matter." Old Diao slave, don't tell me everything you know! β
Seeing that she was nominated, Mama Zhao was so frightened that she shrank all over, she didn't dare to look at the emperor, but kept kowtowing and saluting: "Your Majesty, the old slave can testify that the lord of Lan Yuan was assassinated by the princess, and the old slave was also present at that time." Not only that, but even the death of the Duchess of Zhenguo was not a death of illness, but was poisoned by the princess! βγ