auspicious time has come

Chapter 201 When Did You Know (渃Qinghan rewarded and added 3)

Ji Nanxian saw what she was thinking, and said: "Of course there are strange things, but at this time there is no real and strong evidence to refute Princess Hedong's words. Don't be too anxious, I will pay close attention to the news in these two days , I will let you know as soon as there is any progress."

Heng Yu nodded.

The brother and sister had been talking in the corridor for a long time. In order not to look too strange, they agreed to talk in detail after returning home in the evening.

The sky is getting dark and the rain has stopped.

That night, whispers and discussions about the death of King Hedong could be heard everywhere in the capital.

This incident not only caused a shock among the people and dignitaries, but also shocked the princes and envoys of other countries. During the shock, everyone inevitably had their own thoughts.

The next day, Hengyu heard the news—after Xiao Mu was summoned to Dali Temple, he denied sending someone to assassinate King Hedong.But Dali Temple sent to search all the officials of Dingbei Hou, but no suspicious things were found yet.

This is naturally not good news, but it is indeed not bad news at the moment.

After another day of fermentation, on the third day, above the court, there were endless voices of impeachment, questioning and conviction of Beihou.

"The Marquis of Dingbei was dissatisfied with the fact that the King of Hedong also served as the history of the defense of Yingzhou, and even within the capital, the emperor dared to assassinate the prince openly. This move is really appalling and extremely rampant!"

"Those who are so rampant must rebel!"

"Your Majesty, please severely punish Ding Beihou in accordance with the law, so as to serve as an example to others!"

"..."

And those who got involved and tried to analyze the matter rationally were almost labeled as "Dingbei Hou's fellow party".

For a time, there was a lot of voices against the Marquis of Dingbei, and there was a tendency of "grouping and attacking", and the situation was almost uncontrollable.

When Hengyu heard about this, her heart sank again.

Are these so-called crusaders really, as they say, concerned about the country, the country, and the country without selfishness?
No.

They either have their own party affiliations, or they take the opportunity to cater to the Sacred Heart, or they want to please certain high-ranking people...

And Xiao Mu is like the prey in their eyes. In their view, this prey is fierce and huge, with sharp claws and teeth. Now it is extremely difficult to be bound into the cage, so they must get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid future worries.

On the fourth day, the emperor barely got up, his cheeks were getting thinner and his eyes were more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yongyang is out to see you." Liu Qian, the eunuch in charge, said in a soft voice.

The emperor sat in the Arhat couch, breathing unevenly: "Biography."

Princess Yongyang entered the hall to salute.

The emperor raised his eyes to look at her, and faced his sister, his tone was quite gentle: "Yongyang, you are here..."

"Is the emperor better?" Seeing the emperor's complexion, Princess Yongyang had a look of worry in her eyes.

"Better... sit down and talk."

Princess Yongyang sat down as she said.

"Your own health is not good, and you even went to the palace to see me in person..."

"Yongyang can't worry about the emperor, so I can feel more at ease when I see it with my own eyes." Princess Yongyang paused for a moment, and asked softly: "The matter of the Marquis of Dingbei... I don't know how the emperor plans to deal with it?"

Hearing her mention this, the emperor's eyes darkened almost instantly: "He can't even tolerate a mere defense envoy...how can I tolerate him!"

"But there are still doubts about this matter..."

"Suspicious point?" The emperor interrupted the words of Princess Yongyang, and a pair of gloomy eyes swept over: "Don't you know... His rebellion is now known to the whole world!"

He looked at Princess Yongyang, and doubts appeared in his eyes: "Yongyang... Could it be that you deliberately entered the palace today, caring about my body is fake, and taking the opportunity to intercede for him is the truth?!"

"Brother Huang misunderstood, Yongyang has never met him before, so where does the word intercede come from?" Princess Yongyang stood up, slowly raised her hand to salute, and said: "Yongyang said this for the sake of Brother Huang. , for the sake of the Li family."

The emperor pursed his slightly green lips and looked at her.

"Brother Huang, maybe you can calm down and think about it carefully. If Marquis Dingbei really has rebellious intentions, why would he enter the capital alone? Wouldn't it be contradictory for Jin to be so impulsive?"

"He came to Beijing this time to deceive me by pretending to be loyal and obedient. He is playing with me! He is trying to make me let go of his guard against him, so that he can take advantage of it!" The emperor's complexion became more and more ugly, because Excited, his lips trembled slightly: "Assassination of Li Jin, he was accidentally exposed! Could it be that just because he was accidentally exposed too easily, can it prove that he is innocent? This kind of statement is simply absurd!"

"But the so-called 'revealing' is just the words of Princess Hedong alone, and there is still a lack of evidence. The Marquis of Dingbei has a great prestige in the Northland. If he can't come up with real evidence to convince the public and deal with it rashly, it will definitely bring disaster—— "

"Enough!" The emperor suddenly raised his voice, grabbed the teacup on the side and threw it at Princess Yongyang.

"Snapped!"

The teacup fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces.

Tea and broken porcelain splashed in front of Princess Yongyang.

"For this kind of anti-thief sophistry, I think you are crazy!"

The emperor stood up tremblingly, staring grimly at Princess Yongyang who subconsciously turned her head to avoid those broken porcelain.

"You say the evidence is not enough? Could it be that the knife in his hand is on my neck or my head is cut off before it can be counted as evidence of his intention to rebel!"

"Back when Min Hui's crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was exposed, you were like this...! The fact is already in front of you, but you are still pleading for him!"

Hearing the emperor's mention of that name and that past event, the expressions of the eunuchs in the palace changed slightly, and they lowered their heads a little lower.

Princess Yongyang's eyelashes twitched slightly as the broken porcelain burst out a wound on her jaw.

"Does it mean that as long as it is something I have decided, you always have to stand up and question it?"

At this moment, facing this sister, all the dissatisfaction that had been hidden in his heart for many years was written on his face by the emperor: "You and I are blood brothers and sisters. You grew up with me since childhood. I was also fortunate to be taught by Taifu Ji together with me... Yes, you are smarter than me, you write better than me, you are more calm than me when answering the teacher, and you are even more loved by the late emperor than me!"

"Shi Minhui was studying with the prince at that time, and since you were young, you have gotten closer to him... When you were young, you went to the battlefield with him to fight and kill the enemy, going through life and death! Yes, you have made many military exploits , was praised by my father... My father even said that although you are a girl, you are better than me in every way!"

"But so what? The throne belongs to me after all! I am the master of the Li family! In this world, there is a difference between you and me. I am the king and you are the minister! For the Li family, I am your elder brother! What I do, it is not your turn to teach me again and again!"

"I pity you for being injured in the early years and losing your son-in-law. I have never treated you badly...but you shouldn't be self-righteous and lose sight of your identity!"

Princess Yongyang stood there, her frail and frail figure trembling slightly, her red eyes half drooping.

The emperor looked at her, and said with a last word: "This is my country, and since I have made a decision, I can afford the consequences——Yongyang, can you hear me clearly?"

Princess Yongyang took a light breath, holding back the tears in her eyes.

After a while, the voice calmly said: "Yes, Yongyang has recorded it."

"Princess Yongyang, today, discussing the affairs of the court indiscriminately, arrogating without rules, and restraining her for ten days as a punishment—" the emperor said firmly.

Princess Yongyang lowered her eyes: "Yongyang accepts the punishment and resigns."

When she slowly exited the inner hall, she could only hear the faint sound of broken porcelain in the hall.

And the emperor's angry, trembling voice—

"Call Jiang Zhengfu to see me immediately!"

……

Soon, two pieces of news spread.

The eldest princess Yongyang offended the sage in order to intercede for Dingbeihou. After being reprimanded by the sage, she was confined in the mansion.

The news caused quite a stir.

As we all know, the eldest princess Yongyang has been recuperating in the eldest princess's mansion for many years without asking about political affairs, and rarely shows up in front of people.

In the eyes of many thoughtful people, this is the way of wise people.

It is undoubtedly wise for the eldest princess who has held military power and made military achievements to live a 'quiet' life.

But why would such a sensible person take the risk of contradicting the saint for the sake of Ding Beihou?

Some people secretly speculated, some sighed quietly, this is the embodiment of the eldest princess' righteousness.

However, no matter what, it is a fact that the eldest princess is grounded now. Even though the brother and sister are deeply in love, the eldest princess can't persuade the saint even half of it.Even if the biological sister is like this, how can others dare to touch Nilin again?

The sage's move is probably intended as a warning, and it also shows his attitude and determination to deal with the matter of Dingbeihou...

And another piece of news also confirmed this point - the Saint's Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and Dali Temple jointly tried the case of the assassination of King Hedong, and ordered Jiang Zhengfu to "come in person on my behalf and supervise the three divisions".

What kind of festival is there between Jiang Linggong and Dingbeihou?

There is no need to say more about the sage's intention here.

But that day the prince went to the sleeping hall to ask to see Shengyan, but he was turned away. He waited outside the hall for a long time, but he was still not summoned.

After Hengyu heard the news, she hurried to the Palace of Princess Yongyang after leaving the palace.

"His Royal Highness is injured?"

Hengyu walked into the inner room quickly, and saw Qi Zhen was applying medicine to the back of Princess Yongyang's hand.

"It's just a small injury." Princess Yongyang shook her head lightly: "My matter is nothing, but now people are so soft-spoken. The case of Ding Beihou is not a trivial matter, but I can't help you..."

Heng Yu sat down beside her, and seeing that she also had a wound on her jaw, she couldn't help saying: "Your Highness has taken care of him."

This "he" is naturally Xiao Mu.

Princess Yongyang was slightly taken aback, looked at the girl in front of her silently for a moment, and signaled to Qi Zhen to retreat with the two female envoys in the room.

When only the two of them were left in the inner room, the Eldest Princess said with a twinkle in her eyes: "Xiao Yu'er, are you..."

Heng Yu nodded: "Yes."

What a smart person the eldest princess is, she understands everything with just one word and one look.

"His identity... when did you know?" the eldest princess asked softly.

(End of this chapter)