Chapter 279: The Father-in-Law Plays Mystery and Examines the Uncle
How can anyone disobey the prince's order? In an instant, five or six wolves and tigers came up and tied up Pan You'an, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Dynasty.
After being pushed and pushed, he was taken directly to the gate of Wu Chao and he would be executed at the right time as the prince said.
The eunuch in charge of the deacon's harem, Eunuch Yu, immediately reported this information to the princess who lived in the deep palace. When the princess heard that the prince wanted to kill her son-in-law, she suddenly felt like a thousand arrows piercing her heart, like a sound in the clear sky.
Although Mr. Lei is not his biological son and has never met him once, the problem is that he is his daughter’s son-in-law! Kissing or not will break the bones and connect the tendons. The mother-in-law loves her son-in-law. This has always been the case. There is no reason or reason.
Because the matter was urgent, the old princess did not bother to change her clothes and prepare the phoenix chariot and other items. She did not take any of her attendants with her. She picked up her little feet and trotted away by herself, rushing straight to the Wuchao Gate like a gust of wind.
The princess saw the little eunuch tied to the pillar all the way away. She was moved by the scene. She thought of her daughter who had been away for several months looking for her husband. She couldn't help but burst into tears. She stepped closer to the execution pillar and caressed her beloved son-in-law with both hands.
His cheeks and head burst into tears and he said:
"My dear, my dear! You came all the way here and my mother didn't even bring you a sip of water or a bowl of rice, so you were tied to this torture pillar. Is that right?
Mom didn't take good care of you, and you suffered a lot!"
The little eunuch lost his parents when he was young, and he didn't have a deep understanding of mother-son, father-son affection, etc. Now that he saw the princess' love for him, which was completely sincere, he couldn't help but be moved, and secretly sighed in his heart: The father-in-law is the father, and the mother-in-law is also the mother.
Ah! This is what I was thinking in my heart. I didn’t say anything in my mouth, but still had that glib look. I grinned and said:
"Mother, my son-in-law is tied to this pillar. I can't even kowtow to you when we meet for the first time. Forget it, when my head is cut off and dropped to the ground, it will be like kowtowing to you.
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"Silly boy, what kind of etiquette is there after the head has fallen to the ground?" The princess said with a smile, "Donkey boy (son-in-law), don't worry, as long as my mother is here, who of them dares to hurt you even if you are tired of living?"
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At this time, Eunuch Yu, together with two senior officials, had no time to take the phoenix chariot, so he temporarily prepared a small sedan with a few people carrying it empty. The palace maid Li Huiqin led the way, and the small team went straight to the Wuchao Gate in a mighty manner.
Two masters in the imperial court, one named Hong, Honghewan, and one named Lan, Lan Shuiqing, are both loyal, brave, and chivalrous men. They have also been favored and trusted by the princess many times, but they usually do nothing to Zhang Pingtang.
He is disdainful, so he is determined to retaliate with death at every critical moment. No matter if he is the king of heaven, I will fight him to the death.
The prison officials, the executioners, the soldiers maintaining order, etc., all of them did not realize that it was the princess and the queen who had arrived. In an instant, a large number of people fell to their knees with shouts. They all shouted:
"Respectfully obey your Majesty's decree, and the young ones will never dare to do anything without your Majesty's words. I wish your Majesty a thousand years of life!"
Nanqiao Fengye, Zhang Baobao, and Wang Hengheng were holding swords and holding knives. However, as soon as three quarters passed at noon, the beheading officer announced that he was going to be beheaded, and they rushed into the field to save lives.
If he didn't live, the worst he could do would be for everyone to die together. Now that he saw the princess entering the court and getting married to Pan Youan, he knew that the situation had changed, and that Pan Shuai was not in too much danger now, so he felt a little at ease.
The princess told Hong Hewan and Lan Shuiqing: "You two will guard the prince-in-law. If anyone dares to be disrespectful to the prince-in-law, gossip, or do anything else, kill him first."
Besides, the consequences will all be borne by the Ai family alone!"
The second general said: "Don't worry, Madam, we will defend the dignity and safety of the Prince Consort to the death according to your will. No matter who is using a knife or an ax, even a sideways glance at the Prince Consort will make his head fall to the ground and his body will be divided into two parts!"
The princess said happily: "That's right!"
After that, the princess scolded the prison officer who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up and listen to Ai Jia's words. Quickly ask your people to loosen the prince's rope and move a chair for him to sit there.
Rest and wait for news. If he doesn't run away, what are you afraid of? Even if he runs away, will the Ai family still be there to protect him? What are you afraid of? Could it be that the Ai family will also run away? "
The supervisor and behead officer said repeatedly: "I don't dare to lower my rank. I just obey the empress' order!"
The arrangements here were complete and everything went smoothly, so the princess said:
"Eunuch Yu, let's go and accompany the Ai family to the court to find the prince who has a bad conscience."
The King of Dayue looked at the time and ordered the deacons and eunuchs to convey the order to supervise the execution of the officials. Just as the deacons and eunuchs were about to receive the order, they suddenly saw the princess rushing in with a fierce momentum. She looked like a tigress coming in and did not kneel down.
Instead of shouting "Long Live Thousand Lives", he directly shouted to the old prince who was sitting in the court hall:
"You old gangster, are you really old and confused, or are you confused by taking the wrong medicine?"
The old prince didn't know why, and he asked Yan: "Why are you here if you don't have a good rest in the harem? There are rules for us to come to the harem. The harem is not allowed to interfere with the political affairs of the court. Violators will be punished without mercy. I think you are a first offender.
In addition, she is the biological mother of the princess and the prince, so I will spare you the guilt and get out of here as soon as possible!"
The princess said sternly: "I have nothing to do with the political affairs of the court. Should I turn a blind eye when my son-in-law is killed? My lord, do you think this is a business matter or a family matter?"
"Son-in-law, what son-in-law? When did the prince-in-law come? How come I don't know about this?" Lao Wang looked around and talked to him.
"Old man, what are you pretending to be? The person tied up at Wu Chao Gate is clearly our consort. If I hadn't come faster, I would have already fallen to the ground!"
The old prince did not want to kill his uncle at first, but the old Prime Minister Zhang was too powerful, and most of the civil and military officials in the court were his confidants. The prince was afraid that if he did not kill the consort, if official anger was aroused, his throne would be unstable. Therefore,
Just kill a prince-in-law, and let's wait until the current hurdle is passed. When Princess Shimei asked about it in the future, she said it was a manslaughter. What else could she do? At worst, find a better Han Chinese youth to serve her in the Chinese dynasty.
Okay. After thinking about it, the old prince said:
"Empress, please go back to the harem and rest! Don't worry about this matter. I know this well."
"Old Ruan Tou, let me ask you, some people are happy when you kill the prince-in-law. But have you ever thought about it, if Princess Thi Mei comes back and she wants a husband with you, what will you do? You don't know the princess's temper? You
Don't lose your mind, old man!" The court is a court, and couples sometimes quarrel regardless of the occasion and location. They can choose any word or not, and they don't care whether they are princes or not!
"This..." The old prince was scolded by his wife until his face was bruised and bruised. It was neither a seizure nor a seizure.
The princess added fuel to the fire: "Which of the civil and military officials in the court is the princess's rival? If she pulls you off the throne with a rope in a rage, where will you put your face? Besides, if you insist on killing the consort,
, I can’t stand up to you, so I will take my prince to find the princess, and the three of us will go back to our hometown to fish, leaving you alone to be the king and authority here, and you will become a real loner."
"The princess is telling the truth. Who in the country of Dai Viet doesn't know that Princess Thi Mae is a wild colt." The old prince lowered his head and thought to himself, "Usually there are three ministers who are good at martial arts to resist, although there is no formal competition.
Wu, but at least there is mutual restraint. The three brothers of the Zhang family are dead, and this girl is the only one in the country of Dayue. Who can afford to offend her? If she comes back one day and turns against her, the consequences will be really disastrous! As for the princess, she said she would go back to her hometown to fight.
Yu Yi may not necessarily be telling the truth. Where can she and her two children go fishing?" The old prince hesitated again and again. He couldn't make up his mind for a long time, but suddenly an idea came to him and he said:
"Princess, you believe that boy is the consort, and he has no evidence. How can I believe him?"
"Just ask him...," the princess said as she thought.
"What to ask him?" Lao Wang urged.
"Just ask him if he knows what's growing on the soles of your feet? Apart from you and me, even Princess Shimei knows this, but even Wang Er may not be able to tell!"
Your Majesty is very happy, this is a glorious thing, and it is also a great privacy that is inconvenient to be shown to others. If you take this opportunity to publicize it, it will definitely spread the majesty of the royal family. Some villains with ulterior motives should also restrain themselves. God's will cannot be violated.
Ah! It turns out that the prince has a dragon-shaped cyan pattern on the sole of his left foot, and a tiger-shaped black pattern on the right sole. But to be honest, these tattoos were secretly tattooed on him when he was a child, and they are not natural.
Today, I took the opportunity of interrogating the consort to make this matter public. Wouldn’t it be a good thing to mix the truth with the truth and kill two birds with one stone? Who dares to come and investigate in detail? After thinking about it, the prince said:
"Xian Fei, please come and see where you are seated. I will wait until I personally examine the northern boy before making a decision."
At this time, the little eunuch had already been untied by the eunuch and others in compliance with the order of the princess. As expected, a chair was moved for him to sit against a pillar. Someone also brought a tray with tea, pastries, wine, food and other items to entertain him.
There was no tray on the execution ground, so the soldiers knelt there and held the tray high above the ceiling so that the prince-in-law could enjoy it conveniently. The sun was too strong at noon, so someone specially set up a parasol for the prince-son-in-law. This was the most outstanding performance.
The most attentive person was the eunuch. He sat down on the ground, held the little eunuch's legs with both hands, and rubbed his feet carefully, now and then! If the empress was allowed to remonstrate, the whole family would be happy.
After getting married, the condemned criminal in front of you will become a relative of the royal family. Don't talk about being high-ranking, as long as they are innocent. Don't let the prince-in-law tie them to this pillar in a rage.
After all, it’s not that the little eunuch has never enjoyed such luxury in his life. How can an important criminal in the court who is about to be executed get this honor? This is the only time in ancient and modern times for traveling abroad! The same goes for the little eunuch, who was tortured all night long.
Tired, thirsty and hungry, he himself was not taking things easy. He was the kind of person who "eat as long as he has a mouth on his face, and then gnaw on the mud after his head fell to the ground."
Get up. The little eunuch had just eaten a few mouthfuls, but before he could finish his meal, he heard Huangmenguan rush to announce the order, and Pan Youan, who had come from the Northern Dynasty, came into the palace to ask questions.
(Liandan wishes all readers and friends a happy New Year! Let me tell you: I am currently preparing the next article "Huangguanguo ascends to the sky and takes the position in one step")