Chapter 191 The Emperor and the Queen Mother (one chapter)
Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyes, his eyes filled with a chill that penetrated his heart, revealing an awe-inspiring aura.
"Come here, tie up Hu Bingyu."
At the moment Xiao Mingxuan gave the order, Qin Yin actually led people to Hu Bingyu's side.
Among the four people, two pulled Mrs. Hu away, while the other two directly grabbed Hu Bingyu and roughly pushed her up to the wooden stake.
"Nine kings, nine princes, let me come down, how could you treat me like this, grandfather, grandfather save me, mother save me..."
At the moment when her body was lifted up, Hu Bingyu finally realized that the Ninth Prince was not just talking, he was murderous towards her.
Her lips trembled with fear, she screamed, and her body struggled.
Even the pain of having his wrist broken is incomparable to the panic caused by being about to be Lingchi.
"Your Majesty, it is the old minister who has taught me the wrong things."
Da Sima still couldn't bear to watch his granddaughter being executed by Ling Chi, so he put down the crutch in his hand and slowly knelt down.
"Please, Your Majesty, be kind enough to spare her life."
"From now on, I will confine her to the house and will not allow her to leave the house to cause trouble."
Mrs. Hu also bit her lip, her eyes filled with tears, and said to Xiao Mingxuan:
"Ninth Prince, I beg you to have mercy on me! I don't want to lose my daughter. I beg you, Lord Ninth, please spare my daughter for the sake of my family's contribution to the court."
With that said, Mrs. Hu leaned over and knocked her head three times on the floor!
At this moment, from behind the crowd, the sound of shrill voices singing in harmony could be heard
"The Emperor has arrived, and the Queen Mother has arrived."
At the entrance of the alley, two golden carriages with a canopy drove slowly in and stopped at the gate of Da Sima Mansion. Behind the carriages were rows of royal guards.
The queen mother, who was dressed in grace and splendor, got off the carriage with the help of Concubine Hu.
In another carriage, the emperor was dressed in bright yellow court clothes, and Eunuch Qi stood aside to wait on him, with no trace of happiness or anger on his face.
As soon as Da Sima saw the Queen Mother arriving, he seemed to have been prepared for a long time. He led everyone in the palace to kneel on the ground and kowtow to say hello calmly.
Even the people who gathered around Sima Mansion to watch the excitement couldn't help but kneel down and salute at the same time.
"Old minister, I see you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live!"
"See the Queen Mother, she is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"See your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"
"See the Queen Mother, she is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
A sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami echoed through the front door of the mansion.
The emperor didn't say anything, he just raised his hand.
On the other hand, the Queen Mother, when she saw Hu Bingyu being escorted by the Nine Kings' men to be tied to a wooden stake, her beautiful eyes were about to burst.
"You are so presumptuous that you haven't let the Ai family put the eldest daughter down. When will the Grand Sima Mansion allow you to be so presumptuous!"
As soon as the Queen Mother gave the order, some of the palace attendants who were following her rushed forward, immediately untied Hu Bingyu and put him down safely.
After Hu Bingyu was let go of the wooden stake, she felt as if she had just walked away from the gate of hell. She let the palace people support her and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor with a plop, mourning sadly.
"Please, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me, the Queen Mother."
On the side, Concubine Hu had a strange look on her face, and her beautiful eyes wished she could chop Xiao Mingxuan alive.
"Ninth Prince, if you want to show off your temper, you should argue with the enemy on the battlefield. What's the point of scaring an unarmed girl?"
The Queen Mother looked around the crowd and landed on Xiao Mingxuan.
"Ninth Prince, as a prince, you actually make trouble in front of the courtier's mansion, and you are not afraid of hurting the courtier's heart."
A hint of coldness flashed through Xiao Mingxuan's deep, dark eyes.
"What the Queen Mother said is biased."
"Since the Queen Mother is here, she should know the cause and effect of this matter."
"Hu Bingyu ordered the secret guards around him to kidnap the second young lady of the Duke's mansion. The Queen Mother would not think that this matter would be forgotten."
"King Jiu, this is how you talk to the Ai family."
The Queen Mother's eyes were sharp.
Everyone in front of the mansion had expressions of shock, fear and confusion on their faces, and they were all too nervous to take a breath.
On the side, the emperor glanced at the increasing number of people at the door and frowned.
He glanced in the direction of Xiao Mingxuan, then looked at the two wooden stakes standing in front of the mansion and the tortured man who had long lost his popularity on one of the wooden stakes.
I can't help but curse in my heart, Nine Kings! You are really making trouble for me if you play so big.
"Nine Kings, what on earth is going on?"
Xiao Mingxuan stepped forward, bowed respectfully to the emperor and said:
"Back to the emperor, this man was Hu Bingyu's personal guard and was executed by my younger brother Ling Chi."
"Oh! Miss Hu's personal bodyguard?"
The emperor raised his eyelids casually.
"Exactly."
Xiao Mingxuan did not give any reaction to the remaining people, and told the emperor the cause and effect of the incident.
Who is the emperor? How could the emperor not know about this?
Moreover, the Nine Kings dared to use Lingchi's punishment blatantly in Da Sima's mansion, and there was some profound meaning in this.
The emperor looked at the Grand Sima Hu Jue, his voice was unusually calm, and he did not distinguish between joy and anger.
"Lord Sima is a very respected veteran of two dynasties, and Hu Hongzhi is the commander of the imperial army. He has always been responsible for the inspection in front of the palace, and has always regarded it as his duty to protect the Changning Dynasty. I originally thought that this should be the case in this generation.
"
What he said was neither fast nor slow, and his tone was light.
But how could the great Sima, who has been a powerful figure in the officialdom for many years, fail to understand the meaning of these simple words?
"It was my faulty teaching that made her do such wrong things. I am ashamed of the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
"It's just that Your Majesty, this kid Bingyu must be careful because he is arrogant and will not tolerate sand in his eyes."
"She has admired the prince since she was a child. When she saw the second girl of the Luo family getting closer to the prince, she couldn't help but feel the jealousy of the younger daughter's family."
"I should have taught her a lesson long ago, so that she wouldn't have made such a mistake."
The emperor was spinning the glazed beads in his hands, and glanced at Da Sima who was kneeling in front of him, then at the Queen Mother, whose face was blue and white, and at the indignant Concubine Hu.
Finally, he looked at Luo Jiuli, who had been silent.
This girl is really calm.
"Luo Jiuli, do you understand what Master Sima said?"
"Go back to the emperor, I understand."
Luo Jiuli, neither humble nor arrogant, stepped forward, saluted and said hello.
"At first glance, these words may sound like Lord Sima is blaming himself, but if you listen carefully, you can see that he doesn't mean much about blaming himself. However, both inside and outside the words clearly imply that the servant has misbehaved."
"However, I don't care. I have been prepared to be discussed since the day of reconciliation."
"What's more, in life, it is difficult for many people to agree with each other, and it is difficult for many people to please them. If you put your mouth in other people's faces, I don't care at all how you say it or what you say."