"Of course you don't want to reveal my identity. Let me see how your wife's craftsmanship is."
In today's terms, what the emperor meant was that he wanted to make a surprise inspection to see what the actual level of Kangkang Song Yutong was.
Of course Cheng Hanyan trusted his wife's cooking skills, and he didn't say anything about it.
The atmosphere fell into a brief moment of happiness, with the appearance of the Queen Mother, Yong Bohou and Li Wanrong.
The happy atmosphere suddenly turned serious and condensed.
The Queen Mother didn't know what the emperor was calling him here for.
But when I saw Yong Bohou and Li Wanrong, I secretly thought something bad.
These two people must have done something behind her back?
When the Queen Mother entered the imperial study and glanced at Helian Jingzhou, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Cheng Hanyan, the loyal and brave general who were standing nearby, her eyes were a little stunned.
The eyes that fell on Cheng Hanyan were more attentive and scrutinizing.
She had heard Eunuch An say earlier that the emperor's new favorite loyal and brave general looked like a pure concubine, but she didn't believe it.
Now that I have met this person once, I really feel that he is somewhat similar.
The queen mother didn't know why the emperor summoned her?
But when Yong Bohou and Li Wanrong saw the young minister of Dali Temple and General Zhongyong, their hearts skipped a beat, and they seemed to have understood why the emperor summoned them.
Could it be why?
Naturally, something fell through.
For example, Li Wanrong bought thugs to hurt General Zhongyong’s wife.
"Mother, do you know that my son and I have gone to Eunuch An to summon you from Cikun Palace? What's the matter?"
After the emperor saw the people gathered, he did not immediately question Yong Bohou, but first turned his attention to the Queen Mother.
Naturally, the Queen Mother didn't know, so she said, "If the emperor has something to say, he might as well say it directly. There is no need to talk in circles with the Ai family."
In fact, the Queen Mother had a clear conscience, fearing that her brother Yong Bohou would cause a big trouble this time.
"Presumably some time ago, the Queen Mother must have heard about the fact that the wife of General Zhongyong was beaten and injured in the main street of the capital city. The beater was escorted by the imperial guards on the road to Jingzhao Mansion, where he was killed and the body was sent to
The night I arrived at Yizhuang, my head and body moved."
"The entire capital is spreading the news that General Zhongyong felt sorry for his wife and committed murder to vent his anger. He even spared the corpse. I ordered the young minister of Dali Temple, Helian Jingzhou, to investigate the case thoroughly. Now, we really have some clues."
The emperor waved his hand and called Eunuch An to present all the evidence of the crime in front of the Queen Mother.
He then asked Helian Jingzhou to repeat what he had discovered before in front of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother had seen the evidence beforehand, and when she heard these words again, her face turned dark and ugly.
It seemed that he never expected that his niece, whom he loved most and whom he once thought was a bit pampered but had a good heart, could do such a cruel thing.
He ordered people to attack a woman in the street who was pregnant and about to give birth. This woman was also the wife of an important official of the imperial court.
No matter which item is picked out, it is an unpardonable and capital crime.
"Wanrong, my aunt wants you to tell me whether you did this?"
Li Wanrong thought that the Queen Mother was helping her and letting her down the stairs, so she immediately shook her head in denial.
Even Yongbohou stood aside and talked with Xini.
"Your Majesty, there must be something else hidden in this matter. Maybe someone wants to deliberately frame us, father and daughter, and throw dirty water on Wanrong. The young minister of Dali Temple used Yan Ming's physical evidence to prove that someone had fabricated it, saying that my daughter deliberately bribed her.
The thugs killed people, this matter must be a false accusation, I hope the emperor will find out clearly."
The emperor heard that the father and daughter were still quibbling over the matter. The evidence had been placed in front of them, and they were still lying to excuse themselves.
Suddenly he became so angry that he grabbed the tea cup on the table and threw it to the ground.
"Do you really think that what you have done can be hidden from my eyes? Several women who went to make trouble at General Zhongyong's Mansion have been recruited. If I hadn't done it for the sake of the Queen Mother, I would have left some for you, father and daughter.
To save your face, do you dare to confront that woman in person?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she also knew that the matter was finalized and there was no possibility of overturning the verdict.
I looked at my brother with some disappointment, I really didn't expect him to do such a stupid thing.
Wanrong is ignorant, is he also ignorant?
The wife of the loyal and brave general had just entered the capital, and it was said that she had been staying in the mansion because she didn't go out too often, so she had offended Wan Rong and told her to put her to death.
"This matter is left to the emperor to handle with his full authority, and the Ai family will not interfere."
The emperor called the Queen Mother to ask for this sentence. As long as the Queen Mother would not interfere in this matter, Yong Bohou would have no backer and things would be much easier to handle.
"However, since Marquis Yongbo is a relative of the emperor and a founding hero of the country, I would like to ask the emperor to give him a lighter sentence. I am tired of my family, so I will return to Cikun Palace first."
The Queen Mother chose this time to return to the palace, which was tantamount to avoiding a fight and lest she feel unbearable.
"I know this, and I respectfully send my mother off to you."
The emperor asked Eunuch An to escort the queen mother out of the imperial study, and then his eyes fell on Yong Bohou.
"Marquis Yongbo was not strict with his goddaughter and committed a capital crime. In order to think that he had contributed to the founding of the country, he was deprived of his position as editor-in-chief of the Hanlin Academy and was not allowed to attend the early court. He retained his title of Marquis Yongbo and was imprisoned in Yongbo Marquis Mansion for life."
"His daughter Li Wanrong has terminated her marriage to the second prince and will be imprisoned in the Yong Bohou Mansion for life before the marriage."
It was supposed to be a capital crime, but it was changed to life imprisonment, which can be regarded as sparing the father and daughter two lives.
But without his position and unable to go to court, he would be a marquis with no title.
His status in the capital was not high, so Yong Bohou, who liked to manipulate power, would probably be more miserable than death.
"I thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Yong Bohou knew that the situation was over, and he thanked the emperor for his kindness with a dejected look on his face.
He just thought that this time Li Wanrong had indeed gotten into serious trouble. If the Queen Mother had not spoken out to save the father and daughter, they would have lost their lives again.
When Prince Yong led Li Wanrong away, he glanced at Cheng Hanyan, his eyes full of resentment.
After the emperor dealt with these two people, he asked Cheng Hanyan what rewards he needed as compensation.
The emperor expected in his heart that Cheng Hanyan would ask for pearls, jewelry, cloth and other things women like to give to his wife.
But he didn't expect that Cheng Hanyan only wanted a stable woman and an imperial doctor, which made the emperor a little puzzled.
I also realized that Cheng Hanyan really loved his wife from the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, I am even more curious about Cheng Hanyan's wife.
What kind of strange woman could she train his loyal and brave general to be so obedient and skillful at charioteing?
The three ministers (Helian Jingzhou, Xu Yi, Feng Yi) who could quickly win over him with his cooking skills all praised the meals he cooked.
The emperor was extremely itchy and wished he could leave the palace immediately to meet this legendary loyal and brave lady.
So he immediately asked Eunuch An to help him change into the plain clothes he wore when leaving the palace, got on the carriage returning to General Zhongyong's mansion, and walked towards General Zhongyong's mansion.