Royal daughter-in-law

Chapter 415 The Punishment of Yongjia (2)
Princess Yongjia felt a chill run down her spine. Under the pointing and smiling gazes of the imperial daughters, thorns were on her back. For the first time in her life, she was escorted out of the princess house by a group of eunuchs and guards like a prisoner.

The atmosphere in the Parliament Hall was tense.

Emperor Ningxi was sitting in the armchair with a large golden threaded dragon back at the top, the envoys and his wife were on the left at the bottom, and on the right were Princess Qin, King Shining of Yan and several officials from the Lifan Academy.

In the center of the main hall were several empty cargo boxes. Although the goods inside had been moved out, some dead insect eggs were still stuck to the wooden boards.

Kneeling in front of the cargo box was a man with his hands bound, his back trembling, very familiar, who was it not Qiaoyue who left the palace to go to the flower and bird market in the morning!
Princess Yongjia stood outside the hall threshold, took a deep breath, and the chief eunuch leading the way looked back at her: "Princess, let's go."

She calmed down, straightened the corners of her skirt, changed her expression, went in and knelt down: "Yongjia pays homage to Uncle Huang." It was the usual naive and coquettish tone, but this time she added a little more panic, looked around, frightened Like a cat: "I heard that the emperor's uncle summoned Yongjia to come here for the trade goods of the former son, and Yongjia was shocked... Yongjia was in Luanyi Palace, most of the time he didn't leave the gate, and the second gate didn't go out. , how could someone put on such a big black hat?"

Above the main hall, foreign envoys are all there, knowing that they are talking about business, they are still talking about the emperor's uncle.

You are thick-skinned enough, and the villain is still the first to sue!
Yun Wanqin's eyelids twitched, but since the owner of the Yongjia County has Xiao Xiang's intentions even for his elder brother, it is not surprising that he is thick-skinned, so he has already prepared, and first notified Feng Jiulang, asking him to invite the envoys and his wife into the palace.

In front of outsiders, this matter has to be handled fairly and transparently.

Even if Emperor Ning Xi wanted to protect it, it was difficult for him to contribute, and it was also difficult to play the favor card of Princess Yongjia.

Two quarters ago, Emperor Ning Xi saw insects in the box of the export goods. King Yan told the story, and brought Qiaoyue, who was just caught this morning by the Lifan Court, to the imperial court. Although Qiaoyue refused to admit it, but All the evidence points to the niece, and Emperor Ning Xi's face has changed drastically.

But seeing that Yongjia's words and deeds were full of grievances and injustices, Emperor Ning Xi hesitated again. This niece grew up under his own watch, and she was very well-behaved and sensible in front of him. Personality, you can't do this kind of thing that hurts others and doesn't benefit yourself.

What good does it do her to destroy the imperial trade?Emperor Ning Xi really couldn't think of her motive, at this moment, his tone was not so harsh, he just raised his hand: "Yongjia, get up first."

Princess Yongjia saw that Emperor Ning Xi's attitude was still mild, and he let go of the stone in his heart, and he glanced at Yun Wanqin. Could it be that the relationship between uncle and nephew for more than ten years is still fake, just because you, an outsider without blood relationship, can provoke you if you say provocation ?

What if he finds the boss and catches Qiaoyue?As long as you beat yourself to death and refuse to admit it, what can you do with yourself?

At this moment, the envoy's wife's eyes fell on Princess Yongjia, her thick and beautiful face was full of dissatisfaction: "This is the person who threw the insects?"

Westerners don't have many twists and turns in their speech, and they are not euphemistic.

Princess Yongjia's face turned pale, and she knelt down again, secretly pinching her own palm: "Yongjia can't bear this wrong, uncle Huang is the master of Yongjia!"

Emperor Ning Xi glanced at Qiao Yue and frowned.

Qiaoyue also yelled loudly: "Your Majesty, King Yan, the envoys, the envoys' wives, the princess of the maidservant's house really didn't do that kind of thing!"

King Yan looked at Yongjia and said, "Insect eggs were found in the export container, and the quantity of the eggs coincided with the quantity sold by a shop in the Beijing Flower and Bird Market a few days ago. The owner Tan I can testify that it was bought by the maid of the princess, and this maid was also caught by us this morning. There are cockatoos in the palace of the princess. For the sake of freshness, every time I go to buy green aconitum, I only buy one. The two-day weight, why did you buy so much? After buying, why did you tell the boss not to say anything, otherwise his shop will be closed? Is the princess trying to do something shameful? Also, according to Tan The boss said that Qiaoyue bought it on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, which happened to be the day before Princess Qin sent the goods to the Lifan Court. How can the princess explain these coincidences?"

Princess Yongjia was thinking quickly, her mouth was not far behind, she shook her lips, and stubbornly resisted: "This season, the weather is cold, and things can be preserved, so Yongjia plans to buy more insect eggs and store them back, so as not to save the three days of the moon." The two ran out of the palace, and as for the quantity coincident, they bought insect eggs on the first day when the goods were delivered to the Lifan Courtyard... Yongjia really doesn't know, there are many coincidences in the world, otherwise, how can there be a saying called " No coincidence, no book'? How did Yongjia know that such a bad thing happened? Tell the boss not to tell it? Or close the shop? This kind of threat, then you can only ask Qiaoyue, Yongjia never told the boss himself! That is to say, just such a sentence, what can it prove?" After speaking, tears flowed like pearls on the small face of the slap, the skin was already white and tender, free from dust, at this moment It's even more pity for me.

Yo, my mind is still clear and my mouth is eloquent.

Yun Wan bent her mouth, and suddenly spoke, her voice lingering in the hall: "Then the princess bought so many green aconites, where are they stored? Is it the princess's ice cellar? It's not easy to handle? Go and see You can prove the princess's innocence just by looking at it, come and find—"

Princess Yongjia saw that the guards raised their legs to go out of the hall to investigate, so he was anxious, pointed at Qiaoyue, and stopped him: "——When Qiaoyue went to the ice cellar to put insect eggs, she accidentally fell on the ground halfway, and the eggs were densely packed. How easy is it to pick it up? It’s covered in plaster again, so it just fell over!”

The smile on Yun Wanqin's face was even wider, full of thought-provoking meaning: "Did the princess forget that there is no ice cellar in the princess house? Why did I just say it casually, and the princess really put it in the ice cellar of the princess house?" ?”

King Yan clapped his hands together and burst out laughing, and several officials of the Lifan Academy couldn't help laughing, but seeing Emperor Ning Xi's face became more serious, they all held back their smiles.

Princess Yongjia trembled, she was playing tricks on herself!
After taking a few breaths, Princess Yongjia remained calm and wiped her tears with her sleeve: "What I mean is, when Qiaoyue went to put insect eggs in the ice cellar in the palace, she accidentally knocked over."

Qiaoyue helped the master to speak: "Yes, it was the servant girl who was flustered when she went to put the green aconite head, knocked it over, and then all fell down."

Yun Wanqin put her hands on the small table beside her, tapped her fingertips lightly, and said with a smile, "Oh. The coincidences on the Princess are really one after another."

Princess Yongjia puffed up her chest and sneered, and this time it was finally her turn to refute: "It's all just some inconclusive doubts, if you can convict me like this, then Daxuan's law is too trifling! As the saying goes, catch the thief and get the dirt, and catch the adulterer. Since there are bugs in the cargo box, Princess Qin must at least find evidence that I put the bugs in, right? All the inferences you put forward now are all harmless inferences. That's not direct evidence!"

(End of this chapter)