Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me, Your Majesty..."

Marquis Guangde's crying stopped abruptly the moment he saw Cheng Wan.

"Cheng Wan?!"

Cheng Wan smiled at Guangde Hou, with a bulge on his forehead: "Kuang Qingtao."

What about Qingtao?

The emperor glanced at Cheng Wan, the corners of his lips twitched, and he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

He was really pissed off and refused to take any loss.

Marquis Guangde took a deep breath and knelt down in front of the emperor. "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhaoping is lawless! He is lawless! He openly used a knife to seriously injure my son. My son almost lost his life. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

Marquis Guangde was already very old, but he knelt on the ground and cried sincerely, looking very pitiful.

"Your Majesty," Cheng Wan pinched his thigh and looked at the emperor with tears in his eyes: "Marquis Guangde is slandering me. I have never seriously injured Lord Kuang. At most, Lord Kuang has shed some blood."

As he spoke, Cheng Wan sniffed, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"You!" Marquis Guangde looked at Cheng Wan in disbelief, his face reddening with anger: "Isn't it just a little blood?! Marquis Zhaoping! Have you forgotten what you did?!"

Cheng Wan rubbed his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand to wipe away the tears, which also made his eyes look even redder: "My father was humiliated innocently, how could I forget?!"

"you……"

"Your Majesty, I did something wrong today in a fit of impulse. I accept the punishment, but if you give me another chance, I will do the same thing again. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"

Cheng Wan didn't want to argue with Marquis Guangde. She just wanted to accept the punishment quickly and let the matter go with the emperor.

Guangde Hou's cloudy eyes lit up. He pointed at Cheng Wan and looked at the emperor excitedly: "Your Majesty, Zhaoping Hou admitted it herself! She admitted that she made a big mistake. Please punish Zhaoping Hou severely to set an example!"

Cheng Wan did not refute Marquis Guangde's words. She just knelt on the ground and obediently allowed the emperor to deal with her.

Seeing Cheng Wan's resigned look, Marquis Guangde became even more eager to press Cheng Wan to death.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Zhaoping is a marquis, but he used a knife to attack an official in public. How outrageous is that?! Does she still have the law in her eyes?! Does she even have the Majesty?!

Your Majesty, if you do not punish Marquis Zhaoping severely for his evil deeds, won't others follow suit? If this continues, the entire officialdom will be in chaos, and scholars all over the world will be uneasy, Your Majesty!"

After saying this, Marquis Guangde bowed deeply and said, "I beg the emperor to severely punish Marquis Zhaoping so that the world can be at peace!"

The emperor sat back in his chair, turning the ring on his right thumb and looking at Marquis Guangde's head expressionlessly.

"Marquis Zhaoping admitted that he was wrong, but what about Marquis Guangde?"

"Ok?"

Marquis Guangde raised his head, and for a moment he didn't react to what the emperor meant.

"Why didn't Marquis Guangde bring his grandson here so that he could admit his mistakes in front of me?"

Meeting the emperor's cold and deep gaze, Marquis Guangde felt a chill in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, your humble servant..."

Marquis Guangde's face turned pale, and the more anxious he became, the less he could speak.

"I heard that Marquis Guangde's grandson failed to force Marquis Zhaoping's father to kneel down, so he ordered his servants to beat Marquis Zhaoping's father. Marquis Zhaoping's father is still lying in bed. Marquis Guangde must be aware of this, right?"

Cheng Wan's eyebrows jumped.

She had not told the emperor these details before, she only said that her father had been humiliated.

The incident had just happened, and she came directly to ask for an audience with the emperor after leaving the gate of Guangde Marquis' Mansion.

But the emperor clearly knew all the causes and consequences before she came to confess.

Cheng Wan knelt more obediently.

The emperor's control over the capital is greater than she imagined...

"I know about this matter. I have severely punished this useless grandson. I thought that bringing him here would also upset the emperor, so I did not dare to bring him to see the emperor and ask for forgiveness."

Marquis Guangde felt the emperor's increasingly low mood and became extremely panicked. He always felt that the emperor should not have reacted like this.

Officials fought each other and drew their swords in public.

This is such a serious mistake that it is not excessive to dismiss him from office.

But why did the emperor start questioning me about this little mistake I made?

If Cheng Wan knew what Guangde Hou was thinking, he would probably pick up a knife and stab him twice.

Too shameless and double standard.

Deserve a poke.

"Useless? I think he is too useful, right?" The emperor's eyes were sharp and his voice was cold. "What kind of person is he? A waste who is not even a student. He dares to humiliate the father of the Marquis in public. The title of Marquis Zhaoping was conferred by me personally. Does he look down on Marquis Zhaoping or is he dissatisfied with me? Does he have me as an emperor in his eyes?"

The emperor did not stand up or raise his voice, he just sat there quietly, but the oppressive feeling of the emperor made the air in this small world almost stagnant.

The emperor's last two questions made Marquis Guangde turn pale, sweat pour out, and he wished he could faint immediately.

"Your Majesty, he is as stupid as a pig. He never meant to be disrespectful to Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Marquis Guangde started to kowtow.

Hearing that voice, Cheng Wan felt his forehead hurt again.

"That's enough!" The emperor knocked on the imperial desk impatiently to stop Marquis Guangde from knocking any further.

Marquis Guangde was so frightened that he dared not move, not even to breathe.

"It was originally caused by three bastards. It is understandable that Marquis Zhaoping avenged his father, but he acted impulsively and must be punished.

Marquis Zhaoping’s salary was cancelled while he was at home preparing for the exam, and he was required to reflect on his mistakes for a month.

Since Kuang Er was seriously injured and almost lost his life, he should take good care of himself. I will order someone to take over his official position.

Marquis Zhaoping, you are the one who hurt the person. Send more precious medicinal herbs to the Marquis Guangde Mansion."

"Yes!"

Cheng Wan kowtowed to the emperor sincerely, then looked at him with sparkling eyes.

The punishment was much lighter than she expected.

She thought she would be severely punished.

If things go wrong, you might even be demoted or reduced in rank.

Cheng Wan was happy, but Marquis Guangde was dumbfounded.

How come when he went to the palace, he not only failed to kill Marquis Zhaoping, but also caused his second son to lose his official position?

Marquis Zhaoping committed such a serious mistake, but the emperor just ended it by saying "he acted impulsively"?

What does it mean that salary will be cancelled during the period of preparing for exams at home?

Could it be that the emperor originally wanted Marquis Zhaoping to stay at home with his salary and prepare for the imperial examination?

Then the salary that should not have been received was cancelled. How can this be called punishment?

There is also a month of confinement to reflect on one's mistakes. If Marquis Zhaoping wants to stay at home and prepare for the imperial examination, what is the point of this punishment?

Let Marquis Zhaoping concentrate more on preparing for the exam without being disturbed?

Marquis Guangde looked decadent and dazed.

What exactly happened in the court today?

Why did he feel that the emperor was unusually tolerant and partial to Marquis Zhaoping?