Quick Wear: Oops, the mission target is crying again

Chapter 944: The Wasteful Prince vs. the First Female Official 1

Xiao Fuzi was so excited talking that she stopped putting the dishes on the table and paced around the room.

"Your Highness, you just woke up here, so you might not know. Early this morning, the Emperor seemed to have received some secret letter related to the last plague. He was furious and sent troops to surround Gongsun Mansion early in the morning... and they actually found boxes and boxes of disaster relief silver!"

"When the Imperial Concubine heard about this, she rushed to the Baohua Palace and knelt down to ask for an audience with the Emperor. The Emperor was furious and ignored her. By the time the Imperial Concubine saw the Emperor, she had already been kneeling for two hours."

"The Emperor came out with an imperial decree. Originally, the head of the Gongsun family was on the verge of death. Later, after the Royal Concubine and the Third Prince pleaded with him, he was saved. However, his rank was demoted two levels. And Gongsun Nan, who spoke rudely to His Highness yesterday, has been exiled to the wilderness."

"That Wenpin is the current title of Imperial Noble Consort!"

As Xiao Fuzi spoke, a hint of gloating appeared on his face, even though he was always cautious.

I heard that after His Highness fell into the water yesterday, the people present had different opinions.

Helian Ke and the Ninth Prince insisted that it was Gongsun Nan who spoke rudely and pushed Xuan Yanjing. In fact, the boat was shaking a lot at the time. Neither of them often took a boat and was feeling uncomfortable, so they didn't notice how Xuan Yanjing fell into the water.

But they are not fools. Since people have fallen into the water, they will naturally blame Gongsun Nan for it.

Besides, this matter was originally caused by Gongsun Nan.

Gongsun Nan refused to admit it, saying that he had drunk too much and had a few arguments with Xuan Yanjing. He did nothing and it was Xuan Yanjing who insulted him by relying on his status as the crown prince.

This behavior of crying wolf made Gongsun Nan and the Ninth Prince very angry.

But there was nothing they could do about him, because the Third Prince took the lead in explaining that it was indeed as Gongsun Nan said, that it was Xuan Yanjing who attacked Gongsun Nan first. The other princes did not dare to say anything and just perfunctorily passed it off.

Gongsun Nan still had wounds on his body, which made it easy for the emperor and his ministers to believe such a statement.

Even the people of the Gongsun family were calling for justice for Gongsun Nan.

Helian Ke was anxious and angry, and her eyes almost turned red with anger.

Seeing Helian Ke's reaction, the people of the Helian family knew that this matter was definitely not what Gongsun Nan said. After all, they knew Gongsun Nan's reputation outside the palace better than those inside the palace.

The Helian family also stood up to seek justice for Xuan Yanjing who fell into the water, demanding an explanation and requesting the emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter.

In fact, the matter has reached this point. Even if it is later discovered that it is not as Gongsun Nan said, it is estimated that both sides will be punished with fifty lashes and then let it go.

After all, the injuries on Gongsun Nan and his two accompanying servants were mixed up with Xuan Yanjing's fall into the water, just like a matter between two children.

If the punishment is too severe, it is obviously inappropriate.

The emperor didn't say anything at the moment. After asking the imperial physician about Xuan Yanjing's condition, he returned to the palace to think of a way to deal with the situation.

The royal dignity is sacred and inviolable. Even if Xuan Yanjing was the one who instigated this matter, Xuan Yanjing is the king and Gongsun Nan is just a minister. How can he force his way against the royal family?

The emperor was preparing to punish the Gongsun family by deducting half a year's salary. When he was drafting the imperial edict, a minister who was very important to the emperor and had been entrusted with important tasks asked to see him.

They brought evidence of the Gongsun family's abuse of power for corruption and favoritism over the years.

The Gongsun family, Gongsun Nan took human lives and abducted women, while the elders were corrupt and accepted bribes, forming cliques for personal gain.

And his beloved imperial concubine was also involved!

This has crossed the emperor's bottom line.

Once upon a time, the emperor and the late queen were not without feelings for each other, and they had been sweet together, but the emperor was always wary of the late queen's mother's family who held military power.

There is more suspicion in the sweetness, just like there are glass shards mixed in the sugar. The more you eat it, the only thing left besides the sugar is the blood flowing from the corners of your mouth cut by the glass shards.

In this way, the two gradually became alienated until the late queen passed away. The emperor's fear of the late queen fell on Xuan Yanjing, fearing that Xuan Yanjing would collude with the Helian family.

Why did he dare to favor the Imperial Noble Consort and the Third Prince so much? It was because Gongsun Yun had always been well-behaved and docile, and Gongsun Yun's mother's family was not prominent, and she was just a civil servant.

However, he never expected that Gongsun Yun would dare to collude with the Gongsun family and secretly form a clique to win over court officials for the third prince.

He isn't dead yet, and these people are already trying to take over!

The Imperial Noble Consort was demoted to Concubine Wen, and the Third Prince seemed to have not been implicated in the Gongsun family incident. In fact, the Third Prince knew that this incident had caused his position in his father's heart to plummet.

Although he had not been punished openly, he had not seen his father for more than a month. Moreover, he had heard that Xuan Yanjing had been summoned by his father several times.

Those who once flattered him are now all following Xuan Yanjing!

Xuan Qingxu felt a headache when he looked at his mother who was a Buddhist and chanting scriptures all day long.

"Mother, the Emperor hasn't summoned you for over a month. Don't you have any plans for yourself?"

Gongsun Yun, who was spinning the Buddhist beads with her eyes closed, did not open her eyes. Her fingers slid across the round wooden beads one by one, her voice soft.

"Qingxu, your mother taught you to think calmly when encountering things. Didn't you learn from the mistakes made by that idiot Gongsun Nan?"

Xuan Qingxu immediately lowered his head to accept the instruction. He knew in his heart that he had not handled Gongsun Nan's matter properly this time. He should not have allowed Gongsun Nan to attack Xuan Yanjing in such a palace place in the first place.

Perhaps it was because of his father's long-term favor towards him and his mother, the third prince couldn't help but feel flattered by everyone's praise, and really believed that as long as his mother was there, nothing would go wrong.

This gave the Helian family and Xuan Yanjing an advantage.

Seeing his mother so calm at this time, Xuan Qingxu guessed that his mother must have already found a way to deal with it, and he felt a little relieved.

Xuan Qingxu was unhappy that those people turned around to please Xuan Yanjing, and Xuan Yanjing was also annoyed by these people who kept coming to ask about his well-being.

It has been more than a month since he fell into the water, and someone still came to his house using this as an excuse.

Xuan Yanjing looked at the familiar faces in front of him with hypocritical smiles, and didn't tolerate any of them.

She started directly: "It's been over a month. Even if I had given birth and was in confinement, it should be almost over, right? Are you guys done yet?"

Those who were mercilessly confronted by Xuan Yanjing all looked a little embarrassed, but they still did not forget the purpose of their visit. They still cared about Xuan Yanjing as usual before leaving.

As soon as the first person left, another person came.

The person who came this time was Helian Ke.

Perhaps it was Xuan Yanjing's last fall into the water that aroused the emperor's belated father-son love and guilt.

Especially after seeing through what the Imperial Noble Concubine has done over the years.

So the emperor allowed Helian Ke to enter the palace once every half a month to keep the sick Xuan Yanjing company.

Continued until now.