The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 170 The eldest princess kneels at the palace gate
Today's morning was particularly lively.

The ministers were chattering noisily.

The gentry faction denounced the eldest princess for not abiding by women's conduct, condoning facial injuries and putting the prince-in-law under house arrest. She also despised her elders. She was unworthy of being a role model for women in the world and unworthy of the honorable status of a princess. They asked the emperor to reprimand the eldest princess and order her to respect her elders and obey her husband's orders.

Another group of upstarts from a poor family and supporters of the Qin Feng family argued that the eldest princess cared about the world, was kind-hearted, made great contributions to disaster relief, and was indeed a role model for women in the world.

Xie Zhiyan stood aside leisurely and watched.

Emperor Heng was so angry that no matter what, the eldest princess was still his daughter and a royal figure.

His daughter's boudoir affairs were discussed in public, which made him lose face.

Lu Qiankun knelt on the ground, and the thorns on his back drew blood marks on his snow-white back. The blood that overflowed quickly solidified due to the cold, and looked shocking in red and white.

When Lu Chongshan saw that everyone was almost quarreling, he lifted his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the Lu family is fortunate to have Princess Shang because of the virtues of our ancestors. No matter what the eldest princess's fault is, it is the fault of the Lu family first. I, Sanlang, have made the big brother angry. The princess is too injured to leave the eldest princess's house, so the prince takes the place of Sanlang to plead guilty. Sanlang has made the eldest princess unhappy, and it is not a pity to die. Please punish him severely, and we will not complain if he is killed."

The two noble ministers who followed the Lu family immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, don't indulge the eldest princess. From now on, women all over the world will follow this example. If there is no etiquette, won't it lead to chaos?"

"Your Majesty, if those who are humiliated and injured are punished, there will be no fairness in the world."

"Your Majesty, Marquis Lu swallowed his anger because of the royal dignity. But if we don't punish the eldest princess, how can we convince the people of the world to believe in the imperial power?"

Emperor Heng's eyes flashed coldly.

Is this going to be on the line, talking about the imperial power?

Lu Qiankun bowed to the ground and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please punish the third brother. The third brother should have been more tolerant of the eldest princess. After all, she is the queen's pampered treasure. It is natural for her to be more arrogant."

Emperor Heng frowned, "The eldest princess is indeed..."

"Hey, it turns out that Lu Hou and Lu Shizi wanted to kill their relatives for His Majesty's sake? Then let Lu Qianzhi die on his own. Why bother to stage a painful trick in front of His Majesty and act coquettishly?"

A strange voice came out suddenly, interrupting Emperor Heng's words.

Xie Zhiyan lowered his head to adjust the black leather sword sleeves, and his words became more and more irritating: "We have seen a drama of being a bitch and having to erect a memorial arch. You are worthy of being Marquis Lu who is blown away by the grass on the wall."

"Yan Yunhe! Don't disturb the court with your dirty words!" Lu Qiankun could not bear his words.

Xie Zhiyan raised his eyelids: "Don't do ugly things if you think the words are ugly. A noble man kneels naked in front of the palace early in the morning. Isn't that dirtying people's eyes? You keep saying that the princess is wrong, and you act like this again. You pretend to be a resentful woman and press your Majesty every word, so what crime do you deserve? "

Lu Qiankun was so angry that he couldn't say anything suitable for a long time. How could he say such ugly words?

Lu Chongshan, who had experienced the poisonous mouth of Yan Yun, snorted coldly: "Master Yan, please don't talk about him. Let's talk about the eldest princess's indulgence..."

Xie Zhiyan interrupted him: "Ah, he is a carefree person, right? That's all right, I'll just talk about the official business of the court."

He changed his voice and said, "Presumably the plot of Marquis Lu and Prince Lu was not due to the incident in the house of the eldest princess and the prince-in-law, but because the eldest princess received a petition from the victims during the disaster relief work and forwarded it to the six ministries to strictly investigate the inaction of the various state governments in the disaster relief. Is it something? According to the joint efforts of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Yushitai and the Imperial City Department, many of the officials who committed the crime were personally promoted by Marquis Lu. Before they could investigate further, Marquis Lu was eager to suppress them. Princess, have you diverted your attention? Is it possible that there are no three hundred taels of silver here, and I am afraid that it will be found on you? "

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar.

The Ministry of Personnel, the Yushitai and the Imperial City Department were indeed working together to investigate the matter, and the prince also led the supervisory censors to various places for strict investigation.

Moreover, dozens of local officials have been kidnapped one after another.

Could it be that just as Yan Yunhe said, Lu Chongshan wanted to avoid the edge and did it deliberately?
Originally, some centrists also felt that it was inappropriate for the eldest princess to not abide by the three obedience and four virtues as a woman, but now they realized that it was the Lu family that was at fault.

The direction of the discussion suddenly changed.

Emperor Heng's eyes lit up.

Li Yuyi's womanliness is not the most important thing. What is important is that it cannot affect his emperor's reputation and authority.

"Yes, how is the investigation of this matter?" Emperor Heng changed his voice and immediately turned his attention to this matter. Tang Qijun immediately stepped forward: "Back to your majesty, I have written the list of officials and evidence of inaction in each state into the letter. Please have your majesty take a look."

Jin Yuxian also stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I visited nearly a hundred disaster victims and wrote notes about the unfavorable things in disaster relief in various places. I also attached a letter of all people signed by the victims in Bianjing."

Emperor Heng immediately looked much better when he saw that it was Tang Qijun and Jin Yuxian, two new young talents he liked more.

"Send it up quickly."

The chamberlain collected the two's papers and handed them to Emperor Heng.

Emperor Heng opened it and looked seriously at Lu Chongshan and Lu Qiankun, whose faces changed.

"In the morning, government affairs must be given priority. The eldest princess is married to the Lu family. The affairs of the prince-in-law and the eldest princess are matters of the inner house. What kind of behavior is it to go to the court to plead guilty for a minor quarrel between the couple?"

Lu Chongshan and Lu Qiankun looked ugly.

Emperor Heng felt relieved and his tone became more casual: "Okay, I will give Lu Sanlang a fifth-grade Taipu Temple Shaoqing to express his comfort. As for the eldest princess, I will also reprimand her so that she can live with her husband and raise her children with peace of mind. , Honor your parents-in-law.”

Lu Chongshan was overjoyed.

As a prince-in-law, the third son had no chance of becoming an official. It would be a good job for him to be a young minister from Taipu Temple to take charge of the officialdom.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for His grace."

Tang Qijun and Jin Yuxian looked at each other and both frowned.

Xie Zhiyan has plenty of time to relax and is not in a hurry.

……

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, it was just dawn.

The cold wind is howling, snow is falling all over the sky, every house has closed its doors, and there is no one on the street.

The guards on the Xuandemen Gate Tower suddenly saw a group of people dressed as maids and guards from the Grand Princess Palace, surrounding two women in white skirts and white cloaks, walking toward the palace gate in an orderly manner.

This posture is something that no one dares to underestimate.

Someone quickly reported it to the commander of the barracks. When the commander hurriedly climbed up the tower, he saw that they had arrived in front of Xuande Gate.

The first woman suddenly knelt down.

The other woman and the people behind her knelt down as well. The commander naturally recognized that the people behind him were wearing the uniforms of palace maids and guards, and he also discovered that a large group of disaster victims and ordinary people were following them.

A huge group, with more people gathering in the distance, shocked the leader and rushed down the tower.

When he saw clearly that the person kneeling at the front was actually the eldest princess, he was so frightened that he flew out of his wits.

Li Yuyi took off her hairpin and wore a white dress and a white fox cloak.

The bright face was so pale that it made people feel distressed, and the slender jade neck revealed a shocking red mark.

"Princess, why are you doing this?" The commander stuttered in fright.

Li Yuyi raised his head and said calmly: "Please forgive me."

"what?"

Before the commander could regain his senses, Li Yuyi slowly raised his hands with fingers wrapped in white cloth to his head, and slowly bent down and knelt down.

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