The atmosphere in the royal study was depressing and gloomy, filled with the dangerous atmosphere of impending storm.
In addition to the emperor, Prince Yunchen and several princes were also there, as well as the Prime Minister of Wei, Taifu Wu, Feng Chief Assistant and several cabinet ministers... and of course, Xiao Yunheng, the legitimate son of the Xiao family.
Si Cang arrived at the imperial study room, looked up and saw the prince's cold eyes. He looked away expressionlessly, and accidentally saw Xiao Yunheng kneeling on the ground.
...what a bad luck.
A cold light flashed across his handsome and indifferent eyebrows. Si Cang looked at the emperor sitting behind the imperial desk and spoke in a low and indifferent tone: "Her Royal Highness the princess is greatly frightened. She is having a nightmare right now and is crying non-stop. Her humble position failed to lead her."
Come."
"Nightmare?" Yun Chen smiled coldly, "Commander Si, did you find a good excuse for her? I just watched her leave with my own eyes, and my expression was as usual. How could I look like I was frightened?"
Sicang's tone was stern: "Xiao Yunheng should know better than anyone whether the princess was frightened or not."
"What do you mean, Commander?" Xiao Yunheng raised his head, with hostility hidden in his eyes, "What happened today was originally a misunderstanding. My mother and I have repeatedly apologized to Her Highness the Princess, but the Commander keeps adding fuel to the fire and instigating Her Highness the Princess.
I don’t know what’s the point of making peace with me?”
Si Cang's eyes suddenly turned cold, as if an ice sword was shooting out of his eyes. The sharp and cold color made Xiao Yunheng's expression change irresistibly, and he looked away involuntarily, not daring to look at him.
"Zishu is so outrageous." The emperor was obviously furious, but he had to suppress his anger, "Why are you making so much trouble? Is there anything that can't be solved behind closed doors?"
Several ministers nodded one after another: "Yes, Her Royal Highness the Princess is really a little embarrassed this time. She was very knowledgeable in the past..."
"Your Highness Princess behaved too willfully today." Taifu Wu spoke, his voice full of majesty, "At home, you obey your father, when you get married, you obey your husband, and when your husband dies, you obey your son. After a woman gets married, she not only represents herself, but also the face of her mother's family. Your Highness Princess's
My natal family is a royal family. Once the royal family loses its face, how will the emperor govern the world in the future?"
"I don't agree with what the Grand Tutor said." Prime Minister Wei turned to look at him and said in a calm tone, "The emperor rules the world with benevolence and kindness. Your Highness is just a little girl. I'm afraid you still have to worry about it.
I can’t afford the great responsibilities in the world.”
Taifu Wu frowned, not expecting that Prime Minister Wei would refute his words in public.
"In addition, the Taifu is a teacher who has taught the emperor. He is very knowledgeable. He should know the relationship between the emperor and the emperor. He also knows that the dignity of the emperor and his ministers is more important than the relationship between husband and wife." Prime Minister Wei said coldly, "The Xiao family's wife conspired to frame the princess.
Before, Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Yunheng indiscriminately and unfairly accused the princess of being behind, and they still wanted to hold the princess accountable. This was already a sign of arrogance and arrogance! If you don’t take the princess seriously, you don’t take the emperor seriously.
A rebellious traitor who has no regard for the king, Her Royal Highness the Princess has not given up on him, so why should she still praise him to heaven?"
Taifu Wu choked and was instantly speechless.
"Prime Minister, what are you talking about?" the prince said angrily, "Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for a woman to divorce her husband!"
"Your Majesty is aware of this!" Xiao Yunheng quickly kowtowed to express his loyalty, "The Xiao family is loyal and has never had any dissent, let alone being arrogant. The following is my fault. It's just that the situation is special. I was so anxious that I reprimanded the princess. I am willing to do so.
If you are punished, please ask the emperor to punish you."
"It is true that the crime should be punished." Sicang said, with a chill in his voice, "The general process of the matter is just as the prime minister said, but I am in charge of the Shadow Pavilion and responsible for supervising all officials. I have the responsibility to explain this matter to the emperor and the ministers in detail.
thing."
After a slight pause in his tone, Si Cang glanced across Xiao Yunheng's face: "It is a fact that the Xiao family favored concubines and destroyed their wives, and there is no room for refutation. Before Her Royal Highness the Princess entered, Mrs. Xiao arranged for her niece to enter first. This is disrespectful. Her Highness the Princess entered the door.
After that, the concubine of the Xiao family occupied the groom's office for two months in a row, so that Xiao Yunheng never stepped foot into the princess's room."
As soon as these words came out, several ministers present were shocked and their expressions were mixed with blue and white.
Of course they were not shocked that the Xiao family favored concubines and killed their wives, but they couldn't believe that Sicang would say such a thing in front of everyone. It was simply inappropriate!
"Commander Si!" Yun Chen's face turned pale, "Do you also want to take care of other people's boudoir affairs?"
"The humble position is not interested in taking care of his boudoir affairs." Si Cang said coldly, "The humble position is just to let you adults know the princess's situation in the Xiao family."
Yun Chen gritted his teeth.
"The Xiao family's wife first bribed a doctor outside, pretended to be pregnant, and then arranged for a maid to push her into the lake, and framed her for the princess. This was no longer a jealousy between wives and concubines, but a vicious frame-up, enough to be beaten.
Beat her to death." Sicang's tone was so cold and ruthless that no one dared to refute, "Her Highness the Princess just punished her to stay in the Shadow Pavilion for two days until her anger subsides. This shouldn't be too much."
Wei Cheng nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness the Princess is indeed tolerant and generous."
Yun Chen just wanted to kick this old man out!
"The wife of the Xiao family should indeed be punished." The emperor said in a deep voice, "But these matters can be solved behind closed doors. What's more, Xiao Yunheng was deceived by others and was not aware of it for a while, so he would not end up divorcing his husband."
"Xiao Yunheng indiscriminately took the princess to the ancestral hall for questioning. Mrs. Xiao kept saying that she would teach the princess some rules. The princess endured it again and again, but found that they would only push their boundaries." Sicang said every word with a bone-chilling coldness, "So I am humble.
I think it is the most appropriate decision for the princess to divorce her husband."
Yun Chen said angrily: "Commander Si, you only have the responsibility to report this matter, you have no right to interfere!"
Taifu Wu bowed to the emperor: "I think your highness the princess's decision is too hasty."
Sicang said: "If anyone thinks that the princess should not act like this, please tell the emperor, which is more important, the king's guide for the minister, or the husband's guide for the wife?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed their expressions, and immediately knelt down in panic: "Your Majesty, your Majesty! I must not dare to have any different intentions!"
"The Emperor did not say that you have any different intentions." Sicang looked down at the ministers indifferently, "I just need you to answer this question."
Is this even necessary to ask?
Even if they were not in front of the emperor, they would not dare to say that the relationship between husband and wife is always more important, and the relationship between king and subject is the most important. Who dares to refute?
Master of the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
Apart from heaven and earth, the king is the person in the world who cannot be disobeyed the most. He is the most noble and his position cannot be shaken.
The princess is the daughter of the emperor. Although she married into the Xiao family, no one present dared to deny that since ancient times, the relationship between the prince-in-law and the princess was that of husband and wife, as well as monarch and minister.
There are even strict rules in some dynasties. The consort and his wife must obtain the princess's permission, and the parents-in-law must pay their respects to the princess every morning and evening.
No father-in-law dared to attack the princess to question her.
Therefore, the things Sicang said are indeed the fault of the Xiao family.