Reborn Lady's Scheming

Chapter 178

The emperor thought to himself, Xie Zi'an made such a plea, he can neither punish nor forgive, he originally planned to blame the prince first, to get rid of the fact that Xie Wanqing was injured and imprisoned, and then use Xie Zi'an to break into the East Palace to threaten the prince Take it out to talk about the matter, the so-called one over and one over, this matter can be calmed down.

But I didn't expect Mrs. Xie to strike first, adopting the same tactics as him, but the purpose was to suppress Xie Zi'an's crimes first, and then bring Xie Wanqing's grievances to him.

In this way, it is tantamount to separating the two matters, and the prince still cannot escape punishment.

The most important thing is that he still can't figure out what Madam Cui's opinion on this matter is, is she planning to make a big deal into a small one or make a play out of it?

The emperor and Mrs. Cui looked at each other, spying on each other's mind, but they were old men, how could they be easily seen through?
The emperor coughed twice and said, "Zian, do you know your mistake?"

"I know my mistake, please forgive me!" Xie Zi'an was also very obedient, but he didn't ask what mistake he had made.

The emperor said: "Coercing the crown prince and speaking rudely in the East Palace are all serious crimes!"

"I was just in a hurry. My sister's whereabouts were unknown at the time. I was really worried about my sister's safety, so I said something wrong!" Xie Zi'an said.

The emperor asked: "Even so, you shouldn't be disrespectful to the prince. You must know that the king is the king, and the minister is the minister. If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die!"

"Yes, I know I was wrong!" Xie Zi'an also argued on his own seat.

The emperor said: "Well, since you know your mistake, I won't punish you, but you can't make such a mistake again in the future. Even if the prince made a mistake, I will naturally discipline you. You ministers, you can't offend, otherwise you will be punished." Where is the majesty of the prince, and where is the face of the Tian family?"

The emperor thought, first to show power, and then to talk about the prince's fault, so that Mrs. Cui can be logically shut up.

Unexpectedly, Xie Wanqing said at this time: "Please speak to the emperor's daughter-in-law!"

"Xie Wanqing, I'll talk about your matter later, now I'm talking about your brother's matter!" The emperor was not stupid, so naturally he couldn't let Xie Wanqing speak at this time, otherwise how could he keep their mouths shut in the future.

Xie Wanqing showed an aggrieved look, looked at Mrs. Cui, and said, "Grandma..."

Mrs. Cui shook her head and said, "Zian, why don't you thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

"Zi'an thank Your Majesty for your innocence!" Xie Zi'an kowtowed.

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, Prince, what else do you want to say!"

Xuanyuan Ming knelt on the ground, looking embarrassed, and said, "Father..."

Then the emperor said: "Get up!"

Xuanyuan Ming stood up, looked at Xie Zi'an, and said: "Sister Zi'an's heart is so dear, I can understand, but I have repeatedly dissuaded you from acting rashly, but Xie Zi'an still insisted on going his own way, so I had no choice but to summon archers to prevent him Violence against this palace!"

"I have no intention of inflicting violence on Your Highness. I entered the East Palace alone without any weapons on my body. With bare hands, how can I defeat the master Ruyun in the East Palace?" Xie Zian said calmly.

Xuanyuan Ming said: "Even if you didn't carry a weapon, it doesn't mean that you didn't have the chance to strike at me. You were so close at that time, if you had unruly intentions towards me, I had to guard against it!"

"I just asked His Highness to let my sister go. I didn't do anything else, and I didn't even touch His Highness's guards!" Xie Zian argued.

Xuanyuan Ming snorted coldly, and said: "Who knows if you have any plans to do something, at that time, Bengong saw you showing a fierce face, it was really frightening!"

Xie Zi'an clenched his fists, knowing that Xuanyuan Ming intended to provoke him, but he was not fooled. Instead, he said: "I am not a lawless person. Naturally, I know what a serious crime I committed. Even if I don't think about myself, I will think about my family!"

Mrs. Cui said: "This subject still believes in Zi'an. Although he is a little impulsive, he is not brainless after all, and he is not a reckless person. He will never dare to do anything wrong! Please learn from the emperor!"

The emperor had no choice but to say: "Naturally, Zi'an, I have watched him grow up. His temper is a bit stubborn, but he is definitely not a pervert!"

Only then did Xuanyuan Ming shut up, and the emperor said again: "Ming'er, if you don't apologize to Miss Xie, I will never cover you in this matter!"

Xuanyuan Ming walked over unwillingly, and said condescendingly: "Miss Xie, I drank a few glasses of wine that day, I was confused for a while, and I offended you, please don't blame me!"

Xie Wanqing looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please speak to Rong Chen!"

"Just tell me what you have!" The emperor expected that Xie Wanqing would not intentionally embarrass the crown prince, which would not do her any good.

Before Xie Wanqing could speak, there was another communication sound outside.

"Your Majesty, Lan Jin, the blood-clothed guard, begs to see you!" The emperor's valet came in to report.

The emperor frowned and said, "What is he doing here at this time? No see!"

"Master Lan said that the assassin caught in the ruined temple that day has already confessed!" The servant just reported the truth.

Xie Zi'an glanced at Mrs. Cui. He had already told Mrs. Cui about this matter. Someone sent assassins to capture Xie Wanqing and wrestled with him for a while. This matter was instigated by the prince.

When the emperor heard this, his face turned green. He was about to yell at him, but Mrs. Cui took the lead and said, "So that's what happened. Your majesty, I also heard about it. The Shanglin banquet ended that day, and Wan'er and Zi'an Being assassinated at this moment, fortunately the people of Blood Yiwei rescued him, and he was spared, and I really want to know who instigated these assassins!"

The emperor's face was very gloomy, and he said: "Ling Shuang, today we only talk about housework, let's talk about this matter later!"

"Your majesty, it's about the two grandchildren, not to mention that Wan'er and Zi'an are also considered to be the emperor's juniors, so it's naturally a family matter!" Mrs. Cui refused to give in.

The emperor squinted his eyes and stared at Mrs. Cui, his eyes were not friendly, and he had a tendency to get angry at any time.

Mrs. Cui also looked at the emperor without fear. After all, she was a person who had experienced a big scene. Thousands of troops did not make her bow her head, let alone the threat of the emperor alone.

If she compromised easily, she wouldn't be the Yue Lingshuang who was called the "Invincible Twin Heroes" with Mrs. Luohua back then.

The emperor said in a heavy voice, "Ling Shuang, are you forcing me?"

"I don't dare, I just care about who my grandson and granddaughter have offended, so I sent assassins to kill him!" Mrs. Cui still insisted, she couldn't tolerate the emperor repeatedly treating other people's lives as nothing in order to protect the crown prince.

His emperor's child is a treasure, so is her grandson a beggar?

The emperor said with a gloomy face, "I will give the Xie family an explanation for this matter!"

"I don't need the emperor's explanation. I know that the crown prince doesn't like Wan'er, and Wan'er can't take on the heavy responsibility of the crown princess. I implore His Majesty to take back the order and let the prince and Wan'er get married. From then on, marriage between men and women will be irrelevant." !"

After all, Mrs. Cui made her request, and she did not ask the emperor to punish the prince, but in the end she resolutely chose to divorce Xie Wanqing.

The emperor protects the crown prince, but the crown prince is arrogant and domineering. If things go on like this, how can Xie Wanqing live a good life?
Although she also values ​​the reputation of Cui Xie's family and is also worried about Xie Wanqing's future marriage, but this does not allow her to push her granddaughter down knowing that there is a fire pit ahead.

The emperor looked at Mrs. Cui in shock, he did not expect Mrs. Cui to make such a request.

"Ling Shuang, what are you talking about? How can you leave the marriage as soon as you say it? What's more, Wan'er has reached her age. If she retires at this time, it may be even more detrimental to her?" The emperor thought that retiring the engagement would be very bad for Xie Wanqing. It is said that the harm outweighs the benefit, Mrs. Cui will not even understand such a simple truth.

Mrs. Cui said: "Your Majesty, I just brought it up at this time because I knew that this matter should not be delayed any longer. I hope that the Emperor will give you permission. The crown prince is young and has a high status, so there must be a better choice. It will be properly arranged, and the resignation will never affect the sageness of the prince and the emperor!"

Having said that, there is a lot of negative news about the prince outside, and it has been spread to everyone. Some gossip even vividly portrays the prince's romantic and tyrannical private affairs.

The emperor is not completely ignorant of these things, so he is even more unwilling to let the prince and Xie Wanqing withdraw their engagement, because once they cancel the engagement, it is tantamount to acquiescing to those rumors that are not good for the prince.

"Ling Shuang, I can't agree to this matter. Marriage is a trifling matter. What's more, the prince's marriage is very important. I must not act hastily. You must understand me! Retiring the engagement at this time will be very harmful to the prince and Wan'er." Yes!" The emperor said with a serious face, as if he was thinking about the overall situation.

Mrs. Cui looked at Xie Wanqing, she shed old tears, and said: "Your Majesty, do you insist on forcing the minister's granddaughter to death? Yu Ran died so early, it is pitiful for her to have no mother to protect her, look at her." Her head, with such a big opening, can almost see the bones. When I saw her yesterday, she had a high fever and was unconscious. If Zian hadn't brought her out in time, maybe..."

The emperor looked at Mrs. Cui in shock. It was rare for him to see Mrs. Cui cry. Yue Lingshuang, who used to refuse to admit defeat and would compete with men on the battlefield, was crying in front of him now.

The emperor couldn't say he wasn't shocked, but after a short moment of astonishment, he still thought of his "big picture".

"I know that Wan'er has been wronged, and I have reprimanded the crown prince. He will never dare to bully Wan'er again, otherwise I will not spare him!" The emperor glared at the crown prince, motioning him to cooperate with him.

The prince had already received the emperor's instructions, although he was reluctant in every possible way, he did not dare to disobey the emperor's wishes, so he stepped forward and said: "Old Madam Cui, please trust me, I really drink too much to stop Be careful that you accidentally hurt Miss Xie, and you will never do such a foolish thing again in the future!"

"Accidentally? Then why didn't you call a doctor for Wan'er afterwards? Instead, you locked her in the woodshed and let her wound bleed. When she was brought out from the Eastern Palace, her hair and clothes were soaked with blood. , the high fever persisted, and almost killed half of her life!" Mrs. Cui couldn't believe the prince's nonsense.

Hearing Mrs. Cui's wishes, the prince still blamed him a lot, so he said unhappily: "Isn't she well now, she knelt here for a long time and didn't make a sound! Saying that she lost half her life is too exaggerated! "

As soon as these words came out, even the emperor was stunned, Madam Cui's tears also stopped, Xie Zi'an frowned, with anger in his eyes, only Xie Wanqing slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, showing a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)