nashuaworldcup Chapter 762: Leaving the Palace to Hear a Case
Chapter 762: Leaving the Palace to Hear a Case
Xie Shang walked straight to the Grand Empress Dowager and said in a deep voice, "The Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother stay, everyone else go out."
After the emperor spoke, everyone present did not dare to stay and left the banquet hall one after another.
Only after everyone left did Xie Shang ask, "Grandmother, do you really hate my father so much?"
The Empress Dowager looked cold and said nothing. Empress Dowager Cheng didn't understand why she was also left behind. But the Empress Dowager didn't like Xie Jing. Didn't Shang'er know that? Why did she keep asking?
Xie Shang said coldly, "Grandmother not only hates you, but hates you to the core, because the throne was passed to my father instead of Uncle Kang, so you are determined to destroy the reputation of the royal family and make my father restless in the underworld.
He is also your child who you carried for ten months. When he was born, he had no right to choose which mother to follow. It was you who pushed him away. But you felt that he was unfilial to you and gave all your preference and care to Uncle Kang. Now that you have returned to Shengjing, it is not that simple. You actually want to usurp the throne.
I think about when you started, you must have been planning this when Prince Kang was in the northwest. You have always said that Xie Yun and Xie Minmin were ignorant, but it seems to me that Prince Kang was behind all this."
Xie Shang couldn't understand how a mother could be so cruel. He kept wondering who the man in black that Jiang Fenghua was talking about. After thinking it over, he guessed it was Uncle Kang Wang, or Uncle Kang Wang's men.
The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice: "Now that the Emperor knows about it, I have nothing more to say. I am an old man, and it is time for me to be buried. Everything is done by me." What she meant was that it was up to her to kill or chop me up, because sooner or later the Xie family's world would belong to Kang'er, and Kang'er had left Shengjing long ago.
Xie Shang's eyes were cold and the veins on his neck were bulging. He said angrily, "You are not worthy of calling yourself Aijia, let alone being the mother of my father. I will put you, an old woman, in jail."
The Empress Dowager said coldly: "You want to imprison me, are you worthy of your father? I am his mother, your grandmother, this is a fact that cannot be erased."
"You are not worthy of being my grandmother, let alone my father's mother. Your only son is Xie Kang. I want to see if he will come to save his mother." Xie Shang said coldly, "You care so much about him. If I parade you through the streets, will he show up?"
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Cheng's lips curled up unconsciously with a hint of sarcasm, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, what happened? What happened to the Empress Dowager?"
Xie Shang glanced at Empress Dowager Cheng with cold eyes and saw that she showed no signs of poisoning. He also didn't know whether what Concubine Chang said about his mother being poisoned was true.
When Empress Dowager Cheng saw her son looking at her like that, she didn't dare say anything more. She just wanted to ask about what happened to Shang'er.
The Empress Dowager stood up with her cane and said angrily, "You are just a bastard born by Cheng Langjin and a wild man, not a descendant of the Xie family at all. Cheng Langjin's scandal has long been spread. If you send me out to parade in the streets, I will tell you about your mother's scandal."
Jiang Fenghua whispered: "If the Empress Dowager said it in front of the people, it might aggravate the impact. Prince Kang might have been looking forward to making a big deal out of it." Now that Xie Shang's reputation has been ruined, it would take a lot of effort to clarify it, otherwise it would just make things worse.
Xie Shang had already thought it through. "Whether I am a descendant of the Xie family is not up to this fake Grand Empress Dowager. She has not returned to Shengjing for decades. The real Grand Empress Dowager was killed by her and Prince Kang a long time ago. The Grand Empress Dowager in front of me is just a murderer with unknown origins. I will personally supervise her execution and watch her head fall to the ground."
Xie Shang's eyes were filled with coldness, "As long as Xie Kang knows that she is his mother, that's enough."
Jiang Fenghua thought to herself: So this is what Xie Shang was planning. She had never seen Xie Shang with such a cold look in his eyes. His relatives are all plotting against him. He must be very heartbroken!
At the same time, Xie Shang also made a bold decision. He wore a dragon robe and sat in the court of the Jingzhao Prefecture again, while Jiang Fenghua sat side by side with him in a majestic phoenix robe.
For a time, the news that the emperor had left the palace to personally handle the murder of Madam Li Shao spread throughout the streets and alleys. The entire Shengjing city was in an uproar, and the streets were crowded with people.
The business of teahouses and taverns has been booming these days, and all they talk about are the romantic affairs of the royal family. In fact, no one dares to discuss these scandals of the royal family. Even if the emperor and the fourth princess had an affair, everyone would just treat it as a romantic affair.
The matter became serious only after word got out about the affair between Empress Dowager Cheng and her cousin. Everyone speculated that Empress Dowager Cheng might not only have betrayed the late emperor, but it was more likely that the emperor was not even the late emperor's son. As a result, the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty might be about to change.
At this time, the emperor personally came out of the palace and showed his face in front of everyone, and everyone came towards Jingzhao Prefecture.
The emperor went out of the palace to handle a case. The Wucheng Bingmasi and Jingzhao Prefecture had already received the news. At this time, Yang Zheng led the officers and soldiers to vacate the entire street.
Xie Shang was sitting in the court with the words "Justice and Integrity" hanging above his head. These words were written by him personally when he was the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. He then had someone engrave them according to his handwriting, polish them, and paint them before finally hanging them up.
The presiding judge today became the emperor, but there were several more jurors. In addition to Lu Tingwei, King Qi, Zhang Fuyin and others, there were also civil officials such as Taifu Pan and Taifu Jiang.
Outside the government office were many prominent figures from all walks of life. The scene was grand and majestic. They were all summoned by the emperor to accompany him in trying cases. Everyone dared to respond cautiously. They were all well-known figures. They were honored to be summoned by the emperor, but at the same time, they might make mistakes at any time if they were being watched by the emperor.
Xie Shang sat in the court again. There was no more ripple in his heart. He just said in a deep voice, "Mention the prisoner Jin Ji."
Although the Fourth Princess publicly admitted in the Golden Palace that she was the one who killed someone, Zhang Anyu did not make it public, and the case is still under review according to procedure.
The case had already caused a sensation in the whole city, but Jin Ji never showed up.
Now everyone sees Jin Ji being brought to the court, and he doesn’t seem to have received any punishment. Among them are officials who knew about the situation, but there are more people who are unaware of the situation.
Someone said: "He is the one who did the bad thing. He looks like a decent person, but how could he be so cruel and vicious?"
Another person said, "I heard that it wasn't him who killed her. It was the Fourth Princess who had a very good relationship with Madam Li Shao. They didn't know what happened, and she killed him."
"The murderer has not been brought to court for trial since he was caught. He is the Queen's brother-in-law, so there may be something fishy going on. The Emperor came to try the case in person, maybe he wanted to help Jin Ji out of trouble..."
"Even if the emperor made a mistake, he is not wrong. High-ranking officials killing people and setting fires are just formalities, not to mention the emperor..." What he meant was that the emperor and his sister-in-law could do whatever they wanted at his pleasure.
"Hush, keep your voice down, you don't want to die, the emperor can make anyone live or die as he wishes."