If one thing could bring down Zhenninghou Mansion, which has been established for a century... there is no such thing.
Reality is always more bloody and helpless than the storybook.
The two of them walked out side by side, with no one around. Su Luo asked in a suppressed voice, "Could it be that the old incident in Zhenninghou Mansion that Zou He mentioned was the one that made Concubine Zhen afraid and made the Empress change her mind?"
Xiao Yu hummed, "Probably, Zou He won't speak easily until he feels safe. This is his life-saving talisman. Don't think too much about it. I'll take you back first, eat something and sleep.
Take a good rest and wait until I come back in the evening to tell you anything."
Su Luo really needed some time to be alone and to digest today's sadness.
Xiao Yu gave her this space to be alone in a measured way, but before she was alone, he told her, "You can be sad, but don't be afraid. I can do anything."
In the palace.
Xiao Yu almost arrived at the Imperial Study Room with the Minister of Punishment.
The emperor sat behind the large desk with a sullen face. The scent of agarwood in the royal study brought not calmness, but a lifeless air that made people frown.
It is already the warm spring season, but the emperor's body still does not dare to be exposed through the doors and windows.
"...Zou He has confessed all the crimes he committed in Qianzhou that day. In order to make profits, the Marquis of Zhenning killed the developer of the prescription, tampered with the prescription, and changed the disease that could be cured into one that can be effectively treated. This caused
The nationwide cold weather has allowed drug halls controlled by aristocratic families to take advantage of the opportunity to increase drug prices and make money wantonly.
According to Zou He's confession, in the past five years, Taiyuan Hospital has revised the prescriptions for twelve types of diseases, and promoted the revised prescriptions vigorously, making it impossible for all twelve types of diseases to be cured, and they have become long-term medication, which makes people take medicine for a long time.
Those patients who had to buy medicine became the targets of wealthy families to make money and support the wealthy families.
Your Majesty, this trip is truly abominable.
The actions of the Zhenning Marquis Mansion are tantamount to termites gnawing holes and destroying the foundation of the imperial court. The people have been oppressed for a long time and something will happen sooner or later."
The Minister of Punishment half-hunched his back and spoke impassionedly.
The emperor's face was filled with anger.
After the Minister of Punishment finished speaking, the emperor slammed the table angrily, and his loose flesh trembled under the anger, showing the old age of the master.
"This is an unpardonable crime! Someone, call me the Marquis of Zhenning!"
On the emperor's side, the chief chamberlain replied in a hushed tone, "Your Majesty, now that Marquis Zhenning is ill, all matters in the palace are being taken care of by the prince of Marquis Zhenning. Marquis Zhenning has not been in court for half a month."
The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Then call Chen Heng for me!"
Just as the chief chamberlain was about to accept the order, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment said: "Your Majesty, Chen Heng, the eldest son of Zhenninghou Mansion, just now led people to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment in an attempt to rob and kill him. Fortunately, the King of Nanhuai interrogated Zou He with his ministers at that time. The King of Nanhuai interrogated Zou He.
He brought his own bodyguards with him and risked his life to subdue the people brought by Chen Heng, and this prevented a big disaster.
Now, Chen Heng and the people he brought to rob the prison are all imprisoned in the Penal Department Prison."
The emperor's eyelids suddenly twitched and his eyes were filled with shock.
Xiao Yu stood on one side, sneering in his heart.
The emperor is so capable of showing off that it would be a real loss to the troupe if he doesn't act.
What happened five years ago was clearly a big show performed by the Emperor and Marquis Zhenning. Now that Zou He was arrested, it was a good thing that the Emperor could still pretend to be so furious despite his guilty conscience.
In this case...
Xiao Yu clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Heng has no royal eyes and no dignity. I and the Minister of Punishment were ordered by Your Majesty to interrogate Zou He. As a result, Chen Heng led his people straight to the prison of the Punishment Department. This is already a violation of the death penalty.
Bar?"
Xiao Yu did not give the emperor any steps to step down, but instead poured oil on him in the emperor's anger.
The emperor narrowed his eyes suddenly and looked at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu allowed the emperor to look at him, "Your Majesty has clearly noticed that the Zhenning Marquis Mansion has harmed the people and disrupted medicine, like a moth in the country. Now it is running rampant. Not only does it not take the law into consideration, but it also doesn't take your Majesty's attention.
It’s really hateful and abominable.”
Xiao Yu was talking when the waiter outside responded.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenning would like to see you."
The Emperor's hand on the table was clenched in vain, he looked deeply at Xiao Yu, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Let him in!"
Marquis Zhenning almost crawled in.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. I deserve to die for my crime. Your Majesty, forgive me for my crime. I deserve to die for my crime!"
As soon as Marquis Zhenning entered the imperial study room, he kowtowed and apologized, with tears streaming down his face.
"I have been ill in bed in recent days, and all matters in the palace have been handed over to the prince. The prince is young and energetic, but because of his mishandling of the affairs of his former fiancée Su Luo, he has often offended the King of Nanhuai.
But everyone in my house is extremely loyal to your majesty and the court. I hope your majesty will show mercy and save my son.
The King of Nanhuai used his power for personal gain and imprisoned Chen Heng in the Penal Department Prison.
Your Majesty makes the decision for me!"
The Marquis of Zhenning, who was very young, knelt all the way from the gate to where he stood side by side with the Minister of Punishment, crying at the top of his lungs.
The emperor glanced at Xiao Yu and then turned to Marquis Zhenning. His eyes were full of anger and he slapped the table, "How presumptuous! Do you really think that I am an old fool? Yu'er is locking up Chen Heng? Why is Yu'er locking up Chen Heng?
Heng? Yu'er was ordered by me to interrogate Zou He. Chen Heng led people to rob the prison. Shouldn't he be arrested?
I have so much trust in you, but you do such an unscrupulous thing?"
The emperor grabbed the confession on the table and threw it towards Marquis Zhenning.
Before the interrogation, the confession was given to Marquis Zhenning. This was not to ventilate him in advance.
With a sneer in Xiao Yu's eyes, he watched Marquis Zhenning grab the confession.
Marquis Zhenning read the ten lines at a glance and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, you are unjust. Chen Heng took people to the Penal Department Prison, but he was definitely not there to rob the prison. Chen Heng went to the Penal Department Prison with the intention of helping the King of Nanhuai interrogate Zou He.
This morning, several people impeached Zou He. Chen Heng said a few words to Zou He because Zou He had always been close to the Zhenning Hou Mansion.
After he returned home, he told his ministers about the court affairs, and he reprimanded him. He also realized that he was wrong, so he took people to the Penal Department Prison to help with the interrogation.
In the conscience of heaven and earth, when I was ordered to deal with disasters, I had no merit but hard work. How could Zou He slander me like this?"
With that said, Marquis Zhenning looked at Xiao Yu.
"The King of Nanhuai is very clever. Just to force the Zhenning Hou Mansion to give Su Luo a broken engagement letter, he actually used such a method. Normally, the official would have really misjudged the King of Nanhuai.
The lower official thought that the Prince of Nanhuai was a simple and honest man, but he really didn’t expect that the prince would do such a thing to frame a pillar of the imperial court for his own selfish gain!
Previously, the official was still wondering why so many people came out to impeach Zou He overnight.
It turns out that those people were not targeting Zou He at all, but actually my Zhenninghou Mansion. Did the King of Nanhuai want to use Zou He as a springboard to launch an attack on my Zhenninghou Mansion?
It's really troublesome for the prince to mobilize so many people to do things for him.
It's a pity that I, the Marquis of Zhenning, are upright and not afraid of slanting shadows!
The prince wants Su Luo to break off the engagement, so why go to such trouble!"