Another half an hour later, Yi Jiang wiped away tears with his two hands that were swollen like pig's trotters.
His eyes were red and he was crying miserably.
Chen Ying walked out of the room and looked at his father who was looking inside with a worried look on his face.
"It's fine if he's just a kid, but why are you making trouble with him?"
How could such a coincidence happen?
It must have been arranged by my father.
Fortunately, Yijiang has a poor sense of direction, otherwise he would have really slipped away.
Hearing his grandson's powerful cry, Chen Delin felt relieved.
After asking the court doctor to come in quickly to help check and apply medicine, he covered his mouth with his hand, yawned, then turned around and waved his hand.
"I'm old and can't bear it any longer. I'm going back to sleep first."
Seeing this, Chen Ying frowned and sighed heavily in helplessness.
Yu Anke didn't know that his friend sneaked through a dog hole in the middle of the night to find him, and was caught and given a slap on the hand.
The little guy watched an episode of The Legend of Nezha before going to bed, and now he is beating up the bad guys with Nezha in his dream.
Hehe, I can go find the fairy sister tomorrow!
...
The next day, early morning court.
As soon as Emperor Shunhe sat down, the eldest prince stood up and spoke earnestly.
"Your Majesty, there are many doubts about the case of Pingnan Marquis Mansion. In order to prevent a loyal official from being wrongly accused, I request that your father review the case!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Shunhe showed a hint of displeasure on his face.
The prince stood up.
"Brother, you are wrong."
"Marquis Pingnan, no, it is true that the Cheng He brothers were defeated on the battlefield and the 100,000-man army was annihilated. It is also true that letters of treason were found in the Marquis Pingnan's mansion."
"Moreover, the Cheng family practiced witchcraft and attempted to murder my father."
"Collaborating with the enemy and treason, plotting evil, the evidence is irrefutable!"
"For such a shameless villain, my father is willing to spare the lives of the women of the Cheng family and only exile them. This is already a great favor from the emperor and he has done his utmost."
"What else is there to complain about?!"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's tone became excited.
"Then why did the women of the Cheng family end up dying in the sea of fire?!"
"Bang!"
Emperor Shunhe slapped the armrest of the dragon throne heavily.
"presumptuous!"
"So? Who are you suspecting?!"
The Crown Prince and the eldest prince quickly knelt down to apologize, and the ministers in the hall also knelt on the ground.
"Father, please calm down."
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
"snort!"
Emperor Shunhe snorted.
The prince first observed Emperor Shunhe's expression, then turned to look at the eldest prince.
"Brother, our father has spared their lives. It was their own bad luck that they died in Beihuang City. Who can they blame for this?"
Listening to his words and seeing the sneer on his face, the eldest prince clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words."
The prince sneered silently and turned his head away from him.
Emperor Shunhe waved his hand impatiently.
"Okay, everyone, get up."
Everyone stood up and stood again, but the eldest prince did not move.
"Father, the Pingnan Marquisate has fought on the battlefields over the years and made many contributions to Dayin. If we rashly convict them based on a few pieces of so-called evidence of unknown origin, wouldn't it chill the hearts of loyal officials and the people of the world if we close the case so hastily?"
Emperor Shunhe gripped the armrests of the dragon throne tightly, his jaw clenched tightly, and veins bulged on his forehead due to anger.
But the eldest prince continued to speak.
"Now the people are saying that Your Majesty listened to the slander of villains and mistakenly killed a loyal minister. Our Great Yin is in danger!"
"shut up!"
Emperor Shunhe slammed the table in front of him and stood up. He pointed at the eldest prince and was furious.
"I think you have really lost your mind! Hurry and return to the East Territory! When you are completely sober, you can come back to the capital!"
The implication was that if he mentioned overturning the Cheng family's case again, he wouldn't have to return to Beijing.
The courtiers standing below looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is this considered... being demoted?
It seems that the eldest prince has become so despised by His Majesty.
The prince smiled smugly in his heart, but on the surface he looked like a 'good brother' who was worried about his brother.
"Father, please calm down."
"My brother is just too concerned about the relationship between him and Cheng He as a master and disciple, which is understandable. I hope that you will consider that my brother was also confused for a moment and don't blame me."
Hearing what he said, the eldest prince rolled his eyes.
You are not pleading for me, you are just worried that my father will not punish me severely enough!
Emperor Shunhe sat down slowly, thinking about what the prince had just said.
Yes, his own son was influenced by the Cheng family and began to favor the Cheng family.
Then how many of the civil and military officials in the court are from the Cheng family?
He swept his eyes over the ministers in the hall one by one with a scrutinizing look, and finally stopped at a certain place.
"Minister Sun!"
Minister Sun stood up.
"The old minister is here."
"What do you think of what the eldest prince said just now, about reexamining the Cheng family case?"
Minister Sun kept his head down the whole time.
"Your Majesty is wise. This case has already been decided. I have no other ideas."
Emperor Shunhe shouted again.
"What about Minister Meng?"
Minister Meng stood up and, like Minister Sun, kept his head slightly lowered.
"I have no objection either."
"What do you think of the punishment I just gave to the eldest prince?"
Minister Sun and Minister Meng said in unison.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Shunhedi rubbed his index finger joint with his thumb, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Wise, wise again!
Can't you say anything else?!
These days, he is tired of hearing these four words!
At this time, the Minister of Rites, who had received instructions from the prince, stood up.
"Your Majesty, this year's sacrifice has been successfully completed."
Having said this, Emperor Shunhe's expression softened a little.
"Thank you for your hard work, my dear ministers."
The Minister of Rites bowed slightly.
"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal involvement and responsibility, this sacrifice went so smoothly."
Emperor Shunhe nodded and looked at the prince approvingly.
"The prince did a very good job this time."
The prince bowed.
"It is the duty of a son to share the worries of the emperor."
"Speaking of sacrifices, where is the Imperial Astronomical Observatory? What will be the fortune and astronomical phenomena of Dayin next year?"
As he spoke, Emperor Shunhe looked at the director of the Imperial Observatory.
The director of the Imperial Observatory replied respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I observed the celestial phenomena tonight and believe that next year will be a year of good harvest, with favorable weather and favorable harvests!"
"good!"
Emperor Shunhe was very pleased.
Why should we be afraid of rumors among the people?
When the harvest is good and the people are happy, the rumors will be broken.
Just wait and see, even without the Cheng family, I can still hold on to this throne!
"Retreat!"
…
Early in the morning, Meng's sister-in-law and Tian Qin were busy in the kitchen.
"Hurry, hurry, the soup on the stove is ready, put it in the casserole quickly."
After a simple meal, Yu An prepared to set off with a lot of things.
Ever since they knew that Anluo needed to spend "points" to collect offerings, although they didn't know what "points" were, they thought they were the same as silver.
The immortal has already helped them a lot, so of course they can't let him spend any more money.
So the Cheng family decided to let Yu'an put the offerings in the treasure chest and take it over together.
The system that got nothing out of it is crying hard.
Why is it so difficult to make some extra money these days? !
"Yuan, remember to ask the immortal to taste the soup your grandmother made."
"And don't forget to bring the offerings."
After helping her great-grandson pack his luggage, Old Lady Cheng reached out and rubbed Yu'an's little head, giving him earnest instructions.
The little guy nodded obediently.
"Okay great-grandma, Yu'an will remember this."
After saying that, the little guy flashed and disappeared in front of several people.