Chapter 16 The court officials are more noble than the princess?
Yun Zishu frowned: "Is he finished?"
For such a trivial matter, either the imperial edicts were transmitted one after another, or the prince came in person, they had nothing else to deal with?
The man who reported it was startled and silently took two steps back.
"I'll take care of it." Sicang stood up and was about to go out when Yun Zishu held his arm down and said, "Sit down."
Sicang turned his head: "Your Highness?"
"The world is so big, eating is the most important thing." Yun Zishu looked at the food on the table and said in a low voice, "Don't waste food. Eat it before going."
"Yes." Sicang sat down again.
Yun Zishu ate quietly, not wanting to pay attention to what was going on outside.
Yun Chen came over with the imperial doctor and the imperial army, with obvious purposes. First, he wanted to confirm whether Yun Zishu was really injured, and second, he wanted to take Li Xuan away forcefully.
But Yun Zishu would not let him have his wish.
In the front yard, Yun Chen looked at Li Wenzhong kneeling on the bluestone in disbelief: "Master Li, what are you doing?"
Li Wenzhong turned around and saw the prince, and quickly saluted and said hello: "Your Highness, I am guilty! I failed to teach my son well, so I came here to apologize to Her Highness the Princess. I only hope that the Princess will have enough money to spare Xuan'er this time."
Yun Chen said coldly: "Nine sisters haven't shown up yet?"
What kind of decency would it be for a dignified court official to kneel down here with a princess and beg for mercy?
Yun Zishu is simply outrageous!
There is also Li Wenzhong, the Minister of Household Affairs. Originally, he expected him to be promoted to the position of Minister to stabilize the Household Department for him. However, is such a cowardly and incompetent person worthy of sitting in the position of Minister?
"I...I have just arrived, and I don't know yet how injured the princess is..."
Yun Chen raised his head and looked at the guard standing in front of him: "Get out of the way!"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is inconvenienced. The Commander-in-Chief has issued a strict order. No one is allowed to go in and disturb the Princess until she regains consciousness, so as not to do anything to harm the Princess again."
"Presumptuous!" Yun Chen shouted angrily, "I am the prince, how can you stop me?"
The guards blocking the road remained unmoved.
The Shadow Pavilion is loyal to the emperor and obeys the commander, but does not obey the prince's orders, so Yun Chen's majesty is not easy to use in front of the shadow guards of the Shadow Pavilion.
Of course, Yun Chen did not know for the time being how many shadow guards Sicang had arranged in the Princess Mansion. The uniform black guards made it difficult to tell which of them were ordinary guards and who came from the Shadow Pavilion.
Yun Chen was extremely angry and said coldly: "I will bring the imperial doctor over to see Jiumei's injuries. You all should get out of my way. If the injury is delayed, I will kill you!"
The guards standing in a row in front of him were silent, and their expressions did not change at all.
Yun Chen's face was gloomy: "You don't listen to me, do you want to rebel?"
"I don't dare." A guard on the left lowered his eyebrows and said, "It's just that my subordinates failed in their duty today, which caused the princess to fall and be injured by Li's eldest son who broke in. Several guards responsible for guarding the inner courtyard were taken to the execution hall for punishment.
It’s hard to say whether we can survive or not, so please forgive me, Your Highness, as my subordinates dare not challenge the majesty of the commander-in-chief.”
This explanation can be regarded as a legitimate reason, allowing His Highness the Crown Prince to understand their difficulties, instead of them disobeying orders without any reason.
After hearing this, Yun Chen's expression softened slightly: "I see."
Li Wenzhong's face changed drastically after hearing this. Several guards who were unfavorable to the guardian were taken to the execution hall and were severely punished. Then his son...his son fell and injured the princess with his own hands. This...
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Li Wenzhong's face turned pale, "Please His Highness the Crown Prince save Xuan'er! He didn't mean to offend the Ninth Princess, Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Yun Chen suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "You go and report it now, and say that I brought the imperial doctor to treat Jiumei's injuries. There is no malicious intent."
"yes."
One of the guards turned around to report, but the others were still blocking the front of the courtyard, not allowing anyone to easily enter the inner courtyard.
Yun Chen looked at the battle in front of him, and his heart was filled with anger. However, although he brought the imperial army here, it was mostly for the sake of strength, and he didn't bring many people. He couldn't directly fight the Shadow Guards at the Princess Mansion.
So Yun Chen waited here until Yun Zishu slowly finished a meal and drank a cup of tea before finally returning to the guard: "I just woke up and my head still hurts. Let the imperial doctor come in."
Bar."
"yes."
Yun Zishu walked into the inner room, put on her clothes, and lay down calmly on the bed: "Leng Shuang, Leng Yue is waiting on you, everyone else is going out."
A smile flashed across Si Cang's lips, then he turned and walked out.
"Where is Li's eldest son being held?"
"Northwest Courtyard."
"take me."
"yes."
When Yun Chen came in with the imperial doctor, he saw Yun Zishu lying weakly on the bed. When he entered the door, he asked: "Master Li is an official of the imperial court. Is it appropriate for Ninth Sister to let him kneel outside like this?"
Yun Zishu stood up and leaned on the bedside, and said in a cold voice: "Is the imperial official more noble than the princess?"
"you--"
"Li Xuan broke into my palace and was rude to me indiscriminately. Such a crime would be enough to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan." Yun Zishu said coldly, "Master Li has no way of teaching his son, shouldn't he?
apologize?"
Yun Chen's face turned ugly: "Yun Zishu."
"Li Xue framed the princess, which is a capital crime." Zishu looked indifferent, "I originally wanted to let her out with a small punishment but a big warning, but Mr. Li offended me so much, I think it's better to deal with it according to the rules.
.”
Li Wenzhong's expression suddenly changed, and he knelt down: "Your Highness, please forgive me! I know my guilt, and I beg Your Highness to forgive Li Xuan, that treacherous son. I will teach him a lesson when I go back. I beg Your Highness, Your Highness, to spare him this time."
!your Highness--"
Yun Zishu glanced at him: "The Li family has a good way of educating their children, and their children are an eye-opener for me."
Li Wenzhong looked pale and repeatedly admitted his mistakes and apologized.
He was not afraid of Yun Zishu. If the Princess was just a person and had the protection of the Crown Prince and the Xiao family, Li Xuan would be fine even if he committed the following crimes. But Sicang was in the Princess's mansion at this time.
Who is Sicang?
In the eyes of civil and military officials, he is a ruthless evil god who kills people without blinking an eye. It's okay if he doesn't have any clues. Once he has a clue, he can kill people without a burial place at any time.
Shadow Pavilion has become more and more powerful in the past two years. Even the prince is afraid of him, let alone a fourth-grade minister?
Li Wenzhong would never dare to underestimate Yun Zishu here. Who knows what medicine Sicang took wrongly to suddenly defend Yun Zishu like this?
Yun Chen stood with his hands behind his hands, glanced at Li Wenzhong's humble appearance displeased, and turned to look at Yun Zishu: "Let the imperial doctor take your pulse and check your injuries, so that I can return to the palace as soon as possible."
This is already a commanding tone.
Yun Zishu raised her hand and rubbed the back of her head. She seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable. She frowned and said, "There's no need to check my pulse. Apart from a slight headache, I don't feel any discomfort."
Yun Chen was too lazy to care whether she was in pain or not: "In that case, Li Xuan asked me to take her away."
"Li Xuan?" Yun Zishu frowned, "He didn't come home?"
Yun Chen's face turned cold: "Are you pretending to be stupid?"
"Your Highness, there is no need to get angry." Yun Zishu said calmly, "I only remember that he rushed in like a madman and dragged me to the ground, and then I passed out. I have no idea what happened next.
.”
"Your Highness." Leng Shuang stood aside and said, "Li Xuan was imprisoned by the Shadow Guard."
"Really?" Yun Zishu asked, "Where is he being held now?"
"I'm locked up in the woodshed in the northwest courtyard of the princess's mansion. The commander has already passed."
What?
Yun Chen's expression changed with surprise: "Sicang is here too?"