Chapter 305 Everyone Pleads for Mercy (Part 1)(1/2)
Royal Palace.
Kunning Palace.
"Mother!? Mother?!"
Princess Anqing, who returned to the palace, went directly to Kunning Palace to seek help from her mother.
In Hong Bin Tower, Han Jiang's words before leaving reminded her.
At that time, Han Jiang had not yet had murderous intentions towards Hu Fei.
Queen Ma, who was sitting on the couch, couldn't help but be stunned when she saw her daughter rushing in from outside the palace.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Queen Ma frowned and asked in confusion.
"Mother, something happened! Brother Fei asked my father to send the school inspector to arrest him. You must save him!"
Princess Anqing quickly came to her mother's side and said anxiously, so anxious that she almost burst into tears.
"What?!"
"What's going on? Don't worry, tell me carefully."
After hearing her daughter's words, Queen Ma was stunned for a moment and hurriedly comforted her.
Therefore, Princess Anqing roughly recounted what happened to her mother.
After listening to Princess Anqing's story, Queen Ma couldn't help but look solemn.
"You just said that Hu Fei composed a poem with the connotation of rebellion in the third scene? Is it true or false?"
Queen Ma looked at her daughter and asked seriously.
"Er Chen doesn't know either, but Han Jiang mentioned it when he arrested Fei Ge. As for what kind of poem it was, Er Chen has never seen it, and has never heard Fei Ge mention it."
Princess Anqing shook her head and said blankly.
After hearing her daughter's answer, Queen Ma stood up and walked slowly, her face becoming more solemn.
Although she did not believe that Hu Fei dared to be so bold, but if the matter was true, she could not intervene. If Hu Fei really wanted to rebel, she could not marry her daughter to such a person.
"Mother, why are you still standing there? Let's quickly go to the Yangxin Hall to have a look. My father listens to you the most. You must save Brother Fei. I beg you as my son."
Princess Anqing looked at the hesitant mother and said anxiously, anxious tears already sliding down the corners of her eyes.
"Chang Shu, this matter is not trivial. Don't say that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Even if it is possible, if Hu Fei is really rebellious, even if your father does not deal with him, I will not spare him."
"At this point, it's better to leave it to your father to make the decision himself. It's not appropriate for the queen to interfere."
Queen Ma turned to look at her daughter, frowned and said.
"Queen mother..."
After hearing Queen Ma's words, Princess Anqing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and the expression on her face could not help but freeze.
She originally thought that her mother would be on her side, but she didn't expect that what she was waiting for was such a word.
"Okay, you should go back and rest first. I will send someone to the Yangxin Hall to see what's going on."
Queen Ma looked at her daughter and comforted her patiently.
"I don't!"
"You don't even believe him!? Even if you don't believe him, don't you even believe me?!"
"Before today, you have always liked him and were willing to entrust your daughter to him. Now because he is suspected of treason, you don't care?"
"I won't see anything happen to him. Even if everyone doesn't believe him, I am willing to believe him!"
"If he dies unjustly, my son and I will not be alive either!"
Princess Anqing shook her head, backed away, and said decisively.
"Chang Shu! How unbridled!"
When Queen Ma heard this, her face changed drastically and she couldn't help but said loudly.
"Forgive me for being unfilial!"
Princess Anqing took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Queen Ma, said something firmly, then turned around and ran out of the palace.
"Chang Shu?! Shu'er?!"
Queen Ma was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took a few steps forward, looking nervous.
But Princess Anqing had already ran out of the hall quickly and headed straight for the Yangxin Hall.
"Feng Shao!?"
"Follow the princess immediately, don't let her do stupid things, and report any news to me immediately!"
Empress Ma glanced anxiously at the eunuch Feng Shao standing nearby and said loudly.
"yes!"
Feng Shao agreed and immediately chased after him.
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Royal Palace.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
After what the prince said just now, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look serious, and he was still confused in his heart.
The prince was right. With Hu Fei's intelligence, he might not have blatantly composed a treasonous poem.
But he couldn't help but think that even if Hu Fei had no such intention, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Maybe he could use this incident to put pressure on Hu Weiyong and weaken the power of the prime minister!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but squinted his eyes and already had an idea in his mind.
"Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just said does make sense to a certain extent. However, as we all know, Hu Fei has always been a bold person. Perhaps he did it intentionally, just to blatantly challenge His Majesty's majesty!"
"If Your Majesty indulges me, I will definitely push myself further in the future, and I will not take Your Majesty seriously! I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
At this moment, Xu Da spoke at the right time and said seriously.
"What Duke Wei Guo said is very reasonable. Even if Hu Fei has no intention of treason, the hint of rebellion in this poem is true. If I just let him go, how can I explain it to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?"
"If someone follows his example in the future, wouldn't my world be filled with chaos?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and followed Xu Da's intention and said loudly.
"Father, I am willing to vouch for this, but Hu Fei has absolutely no intention of doing so!"
"Although I still don't know why he wrote such a poem, I can be sure that he has no intention of rebellion! I hope my father will be aware of it!"
Zhu Biao glared at Xu Da, hurriedly bowed his hands and said loudly.
"shut up!"
"Why do I think that your mind has been completely deceived by Hu Fei?! The matter of rebellion involves the fate of the country, how can it be a piece of cake!?"
"Am I going to let him go with just a few words? Just pretend that this didn't happen?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked majestic, stared at Zhu Biao, and shouted sternly.
"My son has no such intention. I just hope that my father can give Hu Fei a chance to explain. If it is confirmed that he has the intention to rebel, my son will not let him go!"
Zhu Biao hurriedly bowed and said respectfully.
"Your Highness, you should know that Hu Fei is an eloquent speaker. It is even rumored that he can talk dead people back to life. If you give him a chance to prove himself, I am afraid that he will be able to brush aside any serious crimes.
Er Jing!”
Seeing that the prince kept insisting, Xu Da turned around, bowed, and said seriously.
"According to Wei Guogong's wishes, no one can be interrogated if they make a mistake in the future, right? Should someone be executed immediately if he makes a mistake?!"
"If he really has the intention to rebel, no matter how eloquent he is, can't you and I not see it?! Or is it that in Wei Guogong's heart, there is no certainty that he has the intention to rebel?!"
Zhu Biao turned to look at Xu Da and asked sternly.
"Your Highness, I don't mean what Your Highness said, but the evidence of Hu Fei's rebellion has been confirmed, and there are poems to prove it. I wonder why Your Highness doesn't believe it?"
Xu Da lowered his head. Although he looked respectful, he did not give in and argued hard.
"enough!"
"Stop fighting!"
While the two were arguing endlessly, Zhu Yuanzhang sternly stopped them, his face gloomy.
He also didn't expect that the prince would be so careless for Hu Fei.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yan is outside seeking an audience."
At this moment, a young eunuch walked in quickly and said respectfully.
After hearing what the young eunuch said, the three people in the hall had different expressions.
"Let him in."
To be continued...