After Zhou Bingyan was imprisoned, a total of thirteen officials were confessed, including many "good officials" with high reputation among the people, as well as officials who usually regarded themselves as high-ranking officials. Once the matter was revealed, the whole country was shocked.
Emperor Qi was furious, and all the officials involved were dismissed from their posts and sentenced to beheading. All the property in the mansion was confiscated, and his family members were not included. This was the result of the officials' pleading.
The fourth prince, Xie Yang, was taking off his fine clothes and kneeling outside the imperial study in a white shirt.
"Your Majesty, the fourth prince has been kneeling outside the palace for several hours..."
Emperor Qi didn't even raise his head and asked, "Fuxi, how much did you charge Lao Si?"
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Fuxi knelt down with a plop and denied: "I don't have any slaves!"
"I see that you are getting older, so let me be your apprentice tomorrow."
"His Majesty……"
"Call the Fourth Brother in." Before Fu Xi could say more, Emperor Qi interrupted him.
"yes."
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"Father."
"Fourth brother, why did you kneel down on your own before I punished you?" Emperor Qi asked without raising his head while reviewing the memorial.
"Father, I knew I was guilty and failed to restrain my subordinates, allowing Zhou Bingyan to collude with the sharks and do such crazy things." Xie Yang kowtowed. At this point, he could only separate the sharks from Zhou Bingyan
, in order to protect yourself.
"Look at this." Emperor Qi handed Xie Yang a memorial, which was about impeaching him for raising private soldiers.
Xie Yang had already expected that someone would take advantage of this and explained: "Father, according to the law, the prince can support two thousand soldiers in his own palace. The personal soldiers in the son's palace plus these three hundred sharks are less than two thousand."
"Well, that makes sense." Emperor Qi put down his pen and said, "I originally thought that of the three of you brothers, only the second one has made achievements in the military. But now it seems that is not the case. Such a powerful shark, I'm afraid it's you.
Even the second brother can’t be trained.”
"My son also accidentally obtained the training method." Xie Yang gritted his teeth, "My son is willing to dedicate the method of training the sharks to my father!"
"Well, good boy." Emperor Qi's face showed some satisfaction, "Your second brother has contributed a lot to this matter. I will leave these three hundred sharks and the training methods to your second brother. It can be regarded as a thank you."
He washes away your grievances to prevent you from being bitten randomly."
"yes."
Xie Yang felt aggrieved, but he could only endure it. This time, both he and his prince suffered a hidden loss, but the lunatic Xie Xun benefited instead.
"By the way, I've been reading a lot about you recently. My father knows that you have been wronged, but those who deserve punishment must be punished. In this way, when you return home and think about it for three months, you should set an example for the ministers."
"Yes." Xie Yang could only agree. In three months, the vacant positions would have been divided up by the Crown Prince and Xie Xun, and the relationship network he had built for many years would also be severely damaged. It would be better to beat him thirty times!
He took note of this account!
The Fourth Prince's Mansion.
"See Your Highness!"
"Grandpa, please get up quickly!" Xie Yang helped Xiao Shan up and ordered others to sit down and have tea.
"You still have to follow the proper etiquette." Xiao Shan did not refuse and sat down steadily.
"Grandpa, what happened this time is that the child has been brought up. Not only has he lost a lot of power now, but Xie Xun also took advantage of the sharks and training methods that grandpa gave me. The child is really..."
"Quan should teach you a lesson." Xiao Shan said that he didn't care, which was a lie. But now, he was lucky to be able to keep Xie Yang. Thinking of this, he asked: "What did your Majesty say?"
"I've punished the child for three months to think about his past mistakes, and he is not allowed to participate in political affairs." Speaking of this, Xie Yang couldn't help but think of the vacant positions, and said with a distressed look on his face: "When the child's thoughts are over, these official positions may be occupied by those two people.
The carving is over."
"There is no need to rush, I will take care of this matter."
With Xiao Shan's guarantee, Xie Yang felt much relieved and said: "This time, Eunuch Fuxi interceded for me, which made my father unhappy. It's a pity that Eunuch Fuxi's warm heart has just been warmed."
"Didn't he let his apprentice take over?" Xiao Shan asked.
"Yes, but it's not as useful as Eunuch Fuxi, and the kid doesn't understand. If the father wants to pull out this nail, why do he let Fuxi's apprentice do it?"
"As a king, you still have to learn the art of checks and balances." Xiao Shan lamented, why his grandson is this incompetent fourth child...
Xie Yang was first reprimanded by Emperor Qi, and then saw that his grandfather was very disappointed in him. He was holding back his anger and had nowhere to vent it. Naturally, he didn't like anyone when he returned to the house.
He summoned a concubine at random and was about to lose his temper when he heard a servant coming to report Yu Zaizhong's arrival.
"Your Excellency, you came just in time. I am almost furious! I didn't expect that Xie Xun would get an advantage this time!"
Yu Zaizhong quickly apologized: "It's all my fault that I didn't plan well before I went to the official position."
"Everywhere, I blame Xie Xun for being such a thief! He discovered such a secret thing!"
Yu Zaizhong rolled his eyes and unconsciously directed the fire towards Qin Rushuang: "Let me tell you...there is nothing to be afraid of King Huai. This time it was just Princess Huai's luck that made you fall down."
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Speaking of this, a chill flashed in Xie Yang's eyes.
"Yes! It's all that Qin Rushuang's fault! It's hateful for a housewife to not take care of her husband and raise her children in the backyard, but then gets involved in the affairs of the court!"
But as a man, he couldn't reach into the backyard of Prince Huai's Mansion, and there was no way he could take revenge on Qin Rushuang.
Yu Zaizhong reminded inadvertently: "Those girls who have already faded away have long admired Qin Rushuang! They are all unclean, and they go around saying good things for Qin Rushuang."
Xie Yang turned his eyes and had a bad idea in his mind.
Those girls...
"Since Qin Rushuang used girls to make this king suffer this loss, then I will use these girls to ruin Qin Rushuang's reputation!"
"Then I'm afraid I still have to trouble Master Yu with this matter..."
Yu Zaizhong waved his hand and refused with a look of embarrassment on his face: "It's not that I'm declining, it's that my wife is not in good health. In the next few days, I specifically asked for leave from His Majesty and is going to the mountain to pray for blessings."
He had used sour plum juice to lure Xie Xun back to the house outside the military camp. According to Qin Rushuang's cautious temperament, she might have become suspicious of him, and he could no longer get involved in this matter.
And he did have to leave Kyoto for a few days, but not to pray for his wife, but to visit Qin Fanghao at the nunnery.
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In the palace, Qin Rushuang was unaware of the coming danger.
The Honglin Lake drowning case was settled, and Qin Rushuang had nothing to do.
At this time, I was lazily leaning on a chair to bask in the sun. At hand were the fruits and pastries prepared by Qingzhi. With the sun in this early summer morning, I felt very uncomfortable.
In the distance, Qin Rushuang heard the old housekeeper's voice, talking to Qingzhi.
"Is the princess resting?"
"No, the princess is basking in the sun."
Qin Rushuang put down the cake in her hand and said to the door: "Come in, what's the matter?"
The old butler said apologetically, "I shouldn't have disturbed the princess' rest, but I really can't persuade the prince."
Qin Rushuang followed the old housekeeper to the front yard and saw Xie Xun sitting aside, staring at a steaming bowl of medicinal food.
The old housekeeper explained: "After the prince was poisoned last time, although the remaining poison has cleared up, he is still a little weak. The doctor said that it is best to use some medicinal food to strengthen the body and strengthen the body, but the prince just doesn't want to eat it."
Qin Rushuang was happy when she heard this.
Of course she knew why Xie Xun was unwilling to take medicated food.
Xie Xun hates bitter things. He doesn't even want to eat bitter melon. How could he eat this bitter and medicinal herbal meal?
Seeing the sad look on the old housekeeper's face, Qin Rushuang waved her hand: "You go down first, I will persuade the prince."
After hearing this, the housekeeper hurriedly retreated outside as if he had been forgiven.
Qin Rushuang picked up the medicinal food on the table and brought it to Xie Xun: "Your Majesty, drink it while it's hot."
Xie Xun looked at the bowl of soup that exuded a strange smell and turned his head away, "I am already well, there is no need to drink it."
Qin Rushuang pretended to be surprised and said, "But the doctor said you still have to drink it. Is the prince afraid of hardship? Don't be afraid. I'll ask Qingzhi to get some candied fruit later. Children like to eat this when they take medicine."
Xie Xun had some regrets on his face, Qin Rushuang was laughing at him for acting like a child and cheating on taking medicine.
He turned his attention to the bowl of medicine...
But I really don’t want to drink it.
Qin Rushuang saw the struggle in Xie Xun's eyes, and said to herself that she didn't expect Xie Xun to have such a side. Isn't he the God of War of Qi who doesn't like to drink medicine...
So they discussed: "I heard that the doctor is afraid that the wound will be torn if the prince wields a sword or a gun before he is good at it. Otherwise, the prince drinks the medicine. You can go to the martial arts field behind to practice. I will do it for you later."
Feng, don't worry, the doctor will never go to the imperial concubine to complain."
Qin Rushuang saw Xie Xun changing the medicine on his arm yesterday, and the wound was almost healed. However, the imperial concubine found out about this and was worried about him, so she asked the doctor not to allow Xie Xun to practice.
After hearing this, Xie Xun hesitated for a long time, picked up the bowl of medicinal food as if facing a formidable enemy, and drank it while holding his breath.
Qin Rushuang smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so awesome."
Xie Xun was a little embarrassed by her.
Qin Rushuang immediately took advantage of the victory and pursued it, "Then the prince will definitely drink the medicine in the next few days, right?"
