Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Li Junze also saluted the emperor according to etiquette, and then said politely, "I am not strict with my subordinates and have done such a thing. Please punish me, father."

This is what he told his grandfather this morning when he went to see him. Wang Zhuo told him to say it in this way and not to say anything else.

When Wang Zhuo heard that they had done this, and that it was all something Wang Quan and the other two had thought of on the spur of the moment in court, and naturally had not communicated with them in advance, there was no chance of saving the situation.

This allowed him to just say his apology and nothing else.

If he was in good health, he would definitely not let Yan Nangui submit such a memorial.

Because he knew very well in his heart that the emperor would hate it most if his sons had any discord over the throne, especially since he was in his prime and would hate such a thing to happen.

When the emperor heard his words, his expression relaxed a little. Well, it’s not that stupid.

"Punish? Does this matter require me to punish you? Just punish him according to the law. But after something like this happened, have you found Mr. Liu?"

The emperor's words made Li Junze's heart skip a beat. According to the law, if he failed to discipline his subordinates strictly and his subordinates committed such a serious mistake, they would be punished with forty strokes of the cane as a warning to others.

Even if he were a prince, he would certainly not be able to escape this beating. If so, not only would it affect his image in the eyes of the emperor and his ministers, it would also have an adverse impact on the future fight for the throne.

Yan Nangui knew to answer truthfully, "Your Majesty, I did go to Si Mansion and inquire about the matter of the jade ring. Minister Si said that the jade ring was indeed from Si Mansion, but it was lost by his housekeeper Liu An more than three months ago."

"The account books in their mansion all record this incident in great detail. However, the housekeeper Liu An claimed that he had never met Wang Quan and the other two."

"Claim?" the emperor asked doubtfully.

"Yes, he also found a flaw in their confession. Before the Xiangyang case, they said Mr. Liu went to see Wang Quan and his men. But a few days before the Xiangyang case, Liu An had a broken right leg and had not left the mansion for more than three months."

"I also found the doctor who was in charge of treating Liu An at the time, as well as the staff in his clinic, and they all confirmed that he was indeed unable to move for nearly two months."

Yan Nangui's words made Li Junze's face suddenly turn bad. How could it be such a coincidence? Wang Quan's testimony was made up in a hurry and it really had so many loopholes.

"How dare you, two little guards, to do such a thing as framing an official of the imperial court. How abominable! Lord Yan, you have been interrogating for such a long time, and you have handed over such a result to me?"

The emperor became angrier the more he listened, but his anger was not directed at Li Junze. Instead, he questioned Yan Nangui in a harsh voice.

"Your Majesty, I naturally would not dare to do that." As he spoke, he took out another memorial from his arms and presented it to Eunuch Chengping.

Naturally, Li Junze had never seen this memorial, so he felt a little uneasy.

"Your Majesty, the reason why this memorial has never been shown to Your Majesty is because it was spoken with the help of the Master of Illusion.

Although it is highly credible and many of its statements have been confirmed, the ideas are somewhat confusing and the order of events is not right. "

After hearing this, the emperor understood what was going on. Looking at the date, he found that they had obtained these confessions before Jian Liangce came to Beijing.

However, he did not give it to himself for a long time. He only gave it to him after Lord Jian came to Beijing.

No wonder Yan Nangui insisted on letting Li Junze preside over the trial of the case at that time, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should avoid suspicion. After all, Lord Jian was recommended by the Crown Prince.

It was basically a trap that had been dug for Li Junze to fall into. The key point was that his third brother actually jumped into it.

He looked at the things that Wang Quan and Ji Huan said with the help of Xuanjizi, and the more he looked, the angrier he became.

He knew that what was said in this confession was the truth. Obviously, the previous confession was an attempt to frame Minister Si.

"Good, good, very good." The emperor shouted "good" three times in a row, but his anger was visibly rising.

They were so frightened that they quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Humph, calm down. You guys are causing so many troubles every day. How can I calm down?"

The emperor's words even involved Yan Nangui. They all tried to deceive him. Did they think he was easy to fool?

"Get out, all of you, go out, kneel outside the palace and wait for your punishment." The emperor did not give them any chance to explain, and waved his hand for them all to go out.

Yan Nanguigen and Jian Liangce walked out of the palace. It was the hottest time of the year in summer. It was also around noon. The setting sun made the ground outside the palace so hot that even their feet were burned. If they knelt down, it would surely be... extremely painful.

Without any discussion, both of them found the shadow of a pillar and knelt down together. Although it was a bit far from the temple gate, it was better than being under the direct sun.

Li Junze did not dare to be as blatant as them, and he was still resentful of Yan Nangui for submitting the confessions of Wang Quan and the others to the emperor without consulting him.

However, they knelt for more than an hour, and their mouths were dry and the heat was unbearable, and the lapels and backs of their clothes were wet with sweat.

Just when Li Junze thought he was about to faint from the heat, the door of the imperial study was finally opened, and Eunuch Chengping stepped out with the imperial edict in both hands.

The three of them immediately knelt together in fear, waiting for the emperor's judgment.

At this moment, Wang Yuyan's voice came from behind them.

She heard the noise in Yuchen Palace and knew that her son had been kneeling here for more than an hour. She couldn't bear it any longer and ran over to check the situation.

"Eunuch Chengping, I hope you can tell him that I want to meet the emperor and apologize to him in person." Concubine Yu had been sweating all over after walking all the way, but she didn't even take a breath. She stopped Eunuch Chengping from reading the decree, walked quickly to Li Junze's side, and knelt down with him.

"Oh, Concubine Yu, what are you doing? You are still pregnant with the little prince, you can't be so careless." Eunuch Chengping immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly asked the two palace maids behind him to support her.