After transmigrating into the villain's daughter, I lie down and win

Chapter 776 The whole family is a rebel (60)

After the news spread that Li Cong had brought his son to "become a disciple" of the King of Beidi, some busybodies immediately went to the palace to impeach him for having ill intentions and colluding with the King of Beidi.

However, the "collusion among important ministers" that the emperor feared the most did not cause any stir in Chang'an, because everyone's attention was occupied by another matter.

"What did you say? The prince killed someone in the street?"

When Jin Yan first heard this, he wondered if he had heard it wrongly.

As the Crown Prince, he is surrounded by many guards and attendants. If he wants to kill someone, he only needs to glance and someone will do it for him. Why would he need to do it himself?
But Qin Shu's expression was solemn and a little excited, and he didn't look like he was joking at all. He pushed the charcoal basin towards Jin Yan and whispered, "Many people have seen it. I'm afraid the whole Chang'an knows about it now."

Jin Yan thought for a moment and said, "My grandfather said that Chang'an is colder this year than in previous years, but the snow came a little late. Last night, my brother said that the prince volunteered to understand the people's sentiments on behalf of the emperor. Shouldn't he be 'caring' for the people? Why would he kill people?"

Qin Shu: "The prince forcibly abducted a commoner girl. The girl was already engaged to her childhood sweetheart and was going to get married after the new year. Under the prince's coercion and inducement, she hit a rock and died in order not to bring trouble to her family. Her parents were over 50 years old when they had her. They could not accept the death of their daughter. In grief and anger, they fought with the prince and cursed him with many treasonous words. The equally furious prince hacked her to death."

It’s a pity for the elderly couple that they couldn’t rest in peace even after death. They stared at the prince with eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.

The blood they sprayed would quickly freeze in this cold weather, and then be covered by heavy snow, disappearing into a vast expanse of white.

He only saw these before his father, with a sullen face, handed him to a servant. He was then sent back home, while his father went to handle the murder case as an official of the Supreme Court.

If the prince kills someone, it is still murder and a violation of the criminal law. Even though the prince and the royal family will not be imprisoned in the Supreme Court, Li Cong will still follow the criminal law and try his best to do what he should do.

Thinking of the scene at that time, Qin Shu clenched his fists.

He is too young.

If he were older and stronger, he might be able to save the poor old couple from the prince's knife.

This winter, there are too many innocent souls in Chang'an.

Seeing Qin Shu's reaction, Jin Yan keenly discovered the problem, "Were you at the scene?"

Qin Shu was stunned and wanted to refute immediately, but he suddenly met Jin Yan's eyes that saw through everything, so he had to nod.

"What about the prince? After killing someone, he just went back to the palace?" Jin Yan asked.

Qin Shu shook his head. "I didn't know what happened after my father handed me over to the servants. But my father was upright by nature and was not afraid of power. He would never turn a blind eye to the injustice of the deceased just because the murderer was the prince..."

This is also the reason why the emperor repeatedly invited my father to Chang'an with courtesy but did not let him serve as the chief justice.

Because my father is truly impartial and just. Once power is given to him, no matter whether the person is a prince or a marquis, as long as he breaks the law, my father will enforce the law impartially and make the criminal receive the punishment he deserves.

If my father was the real ruler of the Supreme Court, I'm afraid the prince would be sitting in the prison of the Supreme Court with rats right now.

Even if Qin Shu didn't say these words, Jin Yan knew them.

When in the north, Xiao Ji and Princess Jinyang gave Li Cong absolute trust and power, and Li Cong, as the chief justice, was indeed impartial and fair in enforcing the law. Therefore, the administration in the north was clean and honest, and the people knew that the officials would stand up for them. When they encountered injustice or false cases, they would beg for justice at all levels.

But such fairness is almost extinct in Chang'an.

Previously, there had been cases of torture and murder among royal relatives. The people in the Censorate, headed by Censor Zhou Jin, had submitted impeachment reports countless times, but they only inflicted minor injuries on the royal family and confiscated some of their property. The confiscated property was not put into the national treasury, but into the emperor's private treasury, and finally used to build new palaces.

How ironic.

Qin Shu stopped talking, and Jin Yan did not ask any more questions. The two of them just looked at the charcoal fire in the middle in silence.

After a long time, Qin Shu suddenly grabbed Jin Yan's hand.

Jin Yan looked up at him, and he said seriously, "The imperial physician said that sitting for a long time is harmful to your health. Princess, please get up and walk around."

As he said that, he stood up first. Jin Yan seriously suspected that he just wanted to hold her hand, but Qin Shu was serious and didn't show any selfish intentions, which made her hesitate to speculate maliciously.

It's still snowing outside.

The snow on the road would be cleared after a while, but a thick layer of snow had already fallen in other places. Qin Shu and Jin Yan stood in the corridor, looking at the snow that was deeper than their calves, with deep worry between their brows.

After this snow, how many of the people’s houses will be preserved?

The people in the north will not be frozen to death, but what about the people in Chang'an? What about the people in other parts of the world?
How are they going to survive this winter?
……

Xiao Quji and Zhong Xing were not at home, and the King of Beidi was busy, so Qin Shu stayed with Jin Yan until the evening.

After the hour of Xu, Xiao Quji finally returned.

As soon as he saw him, Jin Yan asked, "Why did you change your clothes, what happened?"

When Xiao Quji entered the palace, he was wearing clothes made by Princess Jinyang himself. But now he was wearing Lang Weijun's clothes, which were slightly larger and didn't fit him well.

She immediately ran to Xiao Quji, took his hand and looked him up and down.

This inspection really made Jin Yan discover something. She frowned and asked in confusion, "Why is there a bloody smell?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Quji immediately revealed an extremely helpless expression.

There was blood on his clothes, and he was afraid of scaring his sister, so he took a shower and changed into clean clothes. Unexpectedly, he was still discovered.

Since I couldn't hide it, I had to tell the truth.

He said that because of the prince's murder, people from the Supreme Court and the Censorate had flocked to the palace, hoping that the emperor would severely punish the prince and give justice to the people.

When the emperor learned what happened outside the palace, he was furious and slapped the prince in public.

Speaking of this, Xiao Quji curled up his lips into a sarcastic smile.

"A—slap?"

Jin Yan couldn't believe it but said as if he had expected it: "It's really a heavy punishment!"

Xiao Quji also nodded, and said, "After all, the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. It is not good to let the Crown Prince lose face in front of the ministers, so His Majesty has punished the Crown Prince to reflect on his mistakes in the palace."

Jin Yan: "..."

Qin Shu: “…”

Confine yourself to the palace and reflect on your mistakes?

Is this a punishment or a protection?

Does the emperor treat everyone as fools?

The prince reflected on his decision in seclusion in the palace, but this matter had to have a result, so the fifty or so palace guards who had traveled with the prince to protect him were all executed for failing to give effective advice.

The blood on his body was splashed when he was watching the execution.

The same thing happened to him, including the people in the Censorate headed by Censor Zhou, and Li Cong and others in the Supreme Court.

The bloodstains on the ground were covered by the snow, and the bloodstains on the clothes would be washed away by the water, but the blood splashed in people's hearts could never be washed away.