Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Wicked Sue First
"Well, it seems that we need to solve this problem quickly." The emperor nodded.
"Yes, if it continues to ferment, it will probably be in trouble in the court, and the emperor's illness must have been known by many ministers."
As soon as Sheng Zhiyao finished speaking, a little eunuch suddenly ran in from outside. The little eunuch knelt in front of the emperor and Sheng Zhiyao in sweat.
"Slaves join the emperor, princess."
"What's the matter?" The emperor looked at the eunuch kneeling in front of him.
"Report to the emperor, Prime Minister Qi, Duke Yu Guo asked for a meeting and said it was the princess..." The little eunuch said and looked at Sheng Zhiyao.
When Sheng Zhiyao saw the expression of the little eunuch, she immediately understood that it must have been these two adults who heard the rumors and came to the emperor to convict the emperor. The news spread so quickly.
"What do you mean by princess?"
The little eunuch looked at Sheng Zhiyao again, then hesitated and lowered his head and dared not look directly at the emperor's eyes: "It is said that the princess is going to murder the mother of the country, and his crime should be punished. The old Marquis Sheng indulged his granddaughter to poison him, which is extremely evil."
After hearing the little eunuch's words, the emperor narrowed his eyes: "Xuan and the others come in."
"Yes, the slave obeys the order."
Not long after, Prime Minister Qi and Duke Yu walked in and then looked at Sheng Zhiyao standing beside the emperor.
"See the Emperor, see the Princess."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, I wonder what the two of you are here this time?"
"I heard that the princess was poisoned by the princess, and since the princess is not sure what the princess has to explain."
Sheng Zhiyao glanced at them lightly and ignored them.
"What is the attitude of the princess? Could it be that you really gave this poison?" Duke Yu asked angrily.
"Duke Yu, you have to figure out that I have developed this antidote, but the poison is not what I have given. Why do you suspect that it was the poison I have given?"
After hearing this, Duke Yu showed a smug smile on his face: "Princess, do you know that there is no wind and waves? Do you still admit that you have poisoned the Queen?"
Sheng Zhiyao smiled softly, and she felt that Duke Yu Guo was simply a fool.
"Do you two really think it was Zhiyao's made? Is there any evidence?" Sheng Zhiyao raised her eyebrows.
Duke Yu and Prime Minister Qi looked at each other.
They didn't expect Sheng Zhiyao to question them if there was any evidence.
Prime Minister Qi thought for a while and said, "We came to the Imperial Study Room just to let His Majesty thoroughly investigate this matter. This is the place to discuss matters and it is not your turn, a yellow-haired girl, to speak here."
"Since what you said is related to me, why can't I defend myself? If you don't have any evidence, why do you insist that it was my responsibility?" Sheng Zhiyao asked back.
Prime Minister Qi was so blocked by Sheng Zhiyao's words that he couldn't say a word.
This is indeed a serious question, and there is no evidence, and they cannot be convicted by just rumors.
"Okay, I already know everything you are saying. Since it is a rumor without any evidence, there is no need to continue talking about it. I will find out the truth." The emperor waved his hand and said.
Prime Minister Qi and Duke Yu looked at each other, then knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is wise, so the minister and others will take their leave first."
"Slow down." Just as the Duke turned around and was about to leave, Sheng Zhiyao called him.
Duke Yu turned around and looked at Sheng Zhiyao.
"Prime Minister Qi, do you want to leave after Duke Yu slandered me? Could it be that you don't plan to give me an explanation?"
Duke Yu's face turned cold and snorted: "I rude, what explanation do you want us to give you?"
"You are now slandering me as the murderer of poisoning. Then according to the law, I can sue you for slandering and false accusation." Sheng Zhiyao said lightly.
Duke Yu changed his face and said, "So what?"
"How?" Sheng Zhiyao's lips curled up a sarcasm and said, "Duke Yu, can you try if I have the courage to sue you for slander and false accusation?"
"You..." Duke Yu choked and suddenly lost his words. He was a martial artist. How could he compare to Sheng Zhiyao's black-bellied verbal skills? What's more, Prime Minister Qi encouraged him to come and find the emperor, but now he is unwilling to accept this crime.
When Prime Minister Qi saw Duke Yu Guo's side was suppressed by Sheng Zhiyao, he immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, this matter is reckless, but Duke Yu Guo's words are very correct. Flies do not bite seamless eggs. Since the princess is suspected, please find evidence to prove his innocence, otherwise I will come to His Majesty next time."
Sheng Zhiyao snorted coldly: "Prime Minister Qi changed so quickly. Are you afraid? Or are you guilty of doing something?"
Prime Minister Qi suddenly froze and said angrily: "Rareless, how can I do such a thing as a minister? You are slandering."
"Prime Minister Qi, don't forget that you slandered me like this just now. I, a little girl, didn't even get excited, you were so excited, or did I hit it?" Sheng Zhiyao said at the end, a hint of sarcasm showed on her face. Prime Minister Qi is the leader of civil servants. He is used to showing off his power in the court on weekdays. He has never suffered such humiliation. He was angry and angry: "Your Majesty slandered the imperial court officials and deserved to die. I also asked the emperor to make the decision for the old minister."
After saying that, he kowtowed to the emperor.
Seeing this, Sheng Zhiyao immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor: "Grandpa Emperor, Prime Minister Qi and Duke Yu believed the rumors and slandered His Majesty the princess and poisoned the queen. This was too much. Please ask Grandpa Emperor to make the decision for Zhiyao." Who would not be able to act miserable? She has watched a large number of costume TV series and can survive at least three episodes.
As soon as Sheng Zhiyao said this, a layer of fine sweat suddenly appeared on Duke Yu Guoyu's forehead. As the saying goes, "It's hard to raise women and villains." Seeing the princess's appearance as weak, she unexpectedly thought so meticulous and involved herself. If the emperor really made the decision for him, wouldn't he say that he was guilty, but now he dare not refute Sheng Zhiyao.
When the emperor saw this scene, his face became a little ugly.
"What else do you have to say?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Prime Minister Qi and Duke Yu both lowered their heads and said nothing, and Sheng Zhiyao also buried her head and did not move.
"You all get up. I won't punish you for the time being, but you should also reflect on it. On one side is my minister and the other is my princess Yongchen. How can it be more concise in the imperial study room?"
The emperor snorted coldly, but he didn't think so in his heart that Prime Minister Qi and Duke Yu were really out of tune. He dared to openly slander his treasures so much. Isn't this the same questioning him as the emperor?
He absolutely does not allow such a thing to happen. It seems that it is necessary to put it on the agenda as soon as possible to find out this matter, so as not to make a fuss about this matter again.
Prime Minister Qi felt relieved after hearing the emperor's words. No matter what, as long as they are not punished, it is a good thing.
But Duke Yu was in trouble. He originally expected that the emperor could praise him with the seven masters, but now he was not only scolded by the emperor but was scolded by the emperor, which made him feel a little dismayed.
Duke Yu's face looked a little ugly, but he didn't know how to explain it. After all, the facts were there.
"Your Majesty calmed down." Duke Yu had no choice but to ease the atmosphere.
Prime Minister Qi cursed in his heart, this old man was really unmoved and observing his expression. He was indeed from a general and did not know how to adapt.
Duke Yu stared at the emperor with his eyes, not letting go of any expression on the emperor's face. He was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy and wanted to punish them.
Chapter completed!