After binding the mistress system, raise cubs and train husbands in the mansion

After the prince came back, he went straight to his father, presented the book, and brought Deadpool to the Dali Temple to be interrogated by the emperor himself.

After some torture, the emperor and the prince confirmed that what the man said was true and they had indeed never seen the true face of the mastermind behind the scenes.

However, Du Yulang's seal was seen in the book. The emperor was furious and ordered that Du Yulang and his family be imprisoned in the sky prison. Their fate would be decided after the matter was clarified.

At this moment, he was looking through the evidence, and his expression became uglier with every page he turned.

The atmosphere of anger filled the entire imperial study. The ministers stood on both sides. No one dared to speak, and even had to breathe carefully.

The emperor closed the book, his face furious, and scolded, "How dare they do so many dirty things behind my back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present knelt on the ground. Yun Zhihan was speechless. She had just stood up, but was about to kneel down again.

"Father!" The prince spoke first.

"Say!"

"My son is guilty, please punish me!"

"Hmph! What crime have you committed? Tell me about it." The emperor asked with gritted teeth. When he saw that there were two eunuchs from the Eastern Palace in the book, he glared at his son fiercely.

"I failed to discipline my children and handle the affairs of the Eastern Palace properly, which allowed the two men to take advantage of the situation."

"So you know it too!"

The prince was speechless and could only await his father's decision.

"Do you dare to say that you don't know anything about what these two eunuchs did?"

"Father, I guarantee with my life that I know nothing about this matter."

"Hmph!" The emperor acted very angry but he was not too excited inside. If something happened in the East Palace, it would also weaken some of the prince's power.

The other princes would not stare at him covetously, and the ministers would also restrain themselves.

"Tell me, how should I punish you?"

"I will obey your orders, father."

The emperor ignored him and asked the ministers, "My dear ministers, please tell me how I should punish the prince?"

Among the ministers of the third rank and above, two were involved in the case.

One is Shang Peng, the son of the Minister of Rites, who often forced himself on decent women. When Shang found out, in order to save his reputation, he had no choice but to bribe officials and keep the peace.

The other was He Cheng, the youngest son of the Minister of Personnel. He was addicted to gambling and had borrowed countless sums of money from outside. What Lord He earned was not enough to support him.

In order to repay his debt as soon as possible, he finally couldn't help himself and embezzled the disaster relief money from the victims.

These two people have one thing in common: they are both followers of the Fifth Prince.

Although the Fifth Prince is only twelve years old this year and does not understand many things, his mother is Concubine Liu, the concubine who had an affair with Prince Fenyang.

For Prince Fenyang, as long as the Fifth Prince did not compete with him for the throne, he would not kill him. After all, he owed Liu, and leaving the child behind was a kind of compensation to her.

The adults looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.

The emperor became even angrier when he saw how they were so submissive.

"I'm asking you questions, but you didn't hear me? Do you still want me to ask you to answer?"

"I don't dare!"

"Don't dare? I think you dare very much!"

The atmosphere was deadlocked again. This time, the left prime minister mustered up the courage to speak, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Prime Minister Shang, please speak."

"Your Majesty, I think the Crown Prince has made great contributions in this campaign against the enemy and should be rewarded. However, someone in the East Palace did something shameful behind the Crown Prince's back and should be punished."

"But comparing the two incidents, I think the Crown Prince's merits outweigh his faults. Moreover, he was not aware of the incident, so the punishment should not be too severe."

"Yes." The emperor was very satisfied with this answer. He looked at Yun Zhihan again, "Madam Xie, do you think what Prime Minister Shang said makes sense?"

Yun Zhihan's mind was full of questions when she heard the emperor asking her questions. Is the emperor ill? As a woman without official title or rank, is this a question she should answer? It's clearly a life-threatening question, okay?

"Your Majesty, I am just a woman, I don't know much about the affairs of the court, so I dare not speak rashly."

"It's okay, tell me what you have to say, and I will forgive you for your innocence."

Yun Zhihan wanted to cry but had no tears. She could only ask Tongzi for help. "What exactly does he want to ask?"

"Hanhan, the emperor just wants to give you a symbolic punishment, so you must not go against him. Didn't you say that relatives should not alienate strangers?"

"Oh, I see. I'm just unlucky."

"Your Majesty, I think every word Prime Minister Shang said is pertinent and reasonable."

"Oh? You also think that the Left Prime Minister is right?"

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be in much better spirits, Yun Zhihan also relaxed a little.

"Your Majesty, it is like this. As the saying goes: Ignorance is not a crime. If it were an ordinary citizen, not only should he not be punished, but he should be rewarded to encourage him to be honest in the future."

"But the prince is the son of the emperor, and he has a heavy responsibility. And the emperor is the true dragon emperor, and his every move attracts the attention of the people."

"If the emperor gives the prince a light punishment this time, it will not only serve as a warning to others, but will also win the trust and support of the people."

"Yes!" The emperor nodded. This was the answer he wanted. After all, Murong Yan was his most beloved son, and he was reluctant to punish him severely.

But as an emperor, he must set an example and cannot say such words as light punishment.

Sure enough, Yun Zhihan still understood him. If he could really marry her and let her help the queen manage the six palaces, he would save a lot of worries.

"My dear ministers, what do you think?"

"I support the Left Prime Minister and Madam Xie."

"I also think that what the Left Prime Minister and Madam Xie said is very appropriate."

The ministers expressed their opinions one after another. They were in a hurry to go home for dinner, and there was no need to offend the emperor over such a small matter.

Lord Shang and Lord He originally wanted to take this opportunity to bring down the Crown Prince, but they did not expect things to take a turn for the worse.

However, what they were more worried about was whether the notebook contained any records of their family affairs. If so, they would be in danger.

"Okay, Prince, listen to my orders!"

"My son is here!"

"In consideration of your meritorious service this time, I will give you a lighter sentence. I will punish you to reflect on your actions behind closed doors for half a month. You do not need to attend court and concentrate on copying the Great Learning for me in your room."

"My son, I thank my father for your kindness."

"Go back."

Apart from the fact that Du Yulang made him particularly angry, the emperor was in a pretty good mood at the moment.

Yun Zhihan not only helped him to find out the rebels, but also captured them all in one fell swoop. More importantly, an imperial edict made his image even more majestic in the eyes of the people.

"Yun Zhihan!"

"I'm here!"

"You have made an invaluable contribution to the destruction of the enemy this time. I will reward you handsomely. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

When Yun Zhihan heard this, he was very happy, but then he thought, why not take this opportunity to make the Xie family's position in the court more stable.

In this way, King Fenyang would also be afraid, and at least would not take action immediately.