"Your son respectfully wishes His Majesty the best of health." Mo Lianche bowed.

"No need to be polite. Let the prince take a seat."

The eunuch immediately brought over a chair covered with bright yellow satin. Crown Prince Mo Lianche sat down near the emperor.

"Che'er, are you here for Mo Jinghong's matter?" The emperor's low voice was full of pressure.

"I dare not deceive my father. I did come here for brother Hong's matter, but not entirely." Mo Lianche said.

The emperor looked up at Mo Lianyi and motioned him to continue. Mo Lianche continued, "In fact, I am also doing this for the sake of my father's reputation, the reputation of our royal family, and my third brother."

"You've been talking for so long, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Father, I left the palace today and went to the He family to find Pharmacist Wen Qingcheng to understand the situation at that time."

When Mo Lianche mentioned Wen Qingcheng, the emperor remembered this name and knew that Wen Qingcheng was the little pharmacist who saved the empress dowager at the selection meeting for Princess Anle.

"What? Is Wen Qingcheng involved in this matter?" The emperor was a little surprised.

Mo Lianche told the emperor what Wen Qingcheng had said about what happened. The emperor pursed his lips tightly, as if he was suppressing his anger. "Beauty... brings disaster!" The emperor snorted and said angrily.

In the emperor's eyes, this incident was caused by Wen Qingcheng, and Wen Qingcheng became the culprit.

"The third brother has always been calm and steady, and he doesn't like women. He only loves poetry and songs, and meditation. Yet he actually did such a ridiculous thing. Two brothers fought over a woman. If this gets out, the royal family will lose face because of these two people!" The emperor was so angry that his face turned blue.

Crown Prince Mo Lianche stood at a neutral point of view and said, "Brother Hong is also overdoing it. He is a rough man who grew up in the barracks, why didn't he give in to the third brother? I think he was furious and lost his mind. The third brother was also wrong. At that time, Pharmacist Wen saved the Royal Grandmother, and she had already shown that she and Brother Hong were in love. The third brother also went to the He family to harass Pharmacist Wen, which was really wrong."

The emperor thought for a while and said, "This matter must not be leaked."

"Father is right. This is related to the reputation of our royal family. If this matter gets out, it will be said that our royal family members are not on good terms. If the Dali Temple brings the case to trial, it will definitely involve this ridiculous scandal."

The emperor listened to Mo Lianche's words and nodded silently, "Su Fuquan, pass on my order and bring Mo Jinghong here. I want to interrogate him personally."

The eunuch Su Fuquan at the side received the order and left. The emperor ordered the Dali Temple to arrest the man because the queen said that Mo Jinghong had injured someone for no reason. In addition, Mo Lianyi was indeed seriously injured. As a father, he was also distressed, so he ordered the Dali Temple to arrest Mo Jinghong without any explanation.

Mo Jinghong is indeed a rare military talent and has great prestige in the military camp. The war in the northwest has not been completely quelled, and he is still needed to fight. If the Dali Temple really sentences him to jail, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers under him.

Mo Lianche saw that the emperor had calmed down. Although he loved Mo Lianyi, he could also distinguish right from wrong. Besides, he still had to rely on Mo Jinghong to fight. As long as Mo Jinghong was not tried in public by the Dali Temple and was handed over to the emperor for trial, the matter could be resolved.

Mr. He had already asked someone to make arrangements in the prison so that Mo Jinghong would not suffer, and he also asked for information from the Dali Temple. After much effort, he was told that Mo Jinghong was brought to the palace and the emperor wanted to interrogate him personally.

Mr. He was feeling very nervous and asked someone to take a message to the palace for the prince.

......

In Chengqian Palace, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, the main hall door was closed, and only Mo Lianche, the female servants, and the chief eunuch Su Fuquan were inside the hall. Mo Jinghong knelt on the ground, looking like he was waiting for his fate, with no regrets on his face.

"You, Mo Jinghong, are such a troublemaker. You are so brave that you dare to fight with your third brother!" The emperor's majestic voice echoed in the hall.

Mo Jinghong knelt on the ground without saying a word. The emperor glanced over with a sharp gaze, "Why don't you say anything? Are you dissatisfied?"

"I dare not." Mo Jinghong said.

"You don't dare? There are things in this world that you don't dare to do!"

"I know I am guilty, but I will leave it to your majesty to decide." Mo Jinghong said in a deep voice. Although he was a member of the royal family, his status was very different from Mo Lianyi. Mo Lianyi could hurt him, but he could not hurt Mo Lianyi. This was the hierarchy of Da Qi.

Mo Jinghong admitted his guilt but not his mistake. It was Mo Lianyi who took advantage of his absence to steal his girl. If it happened again, he would still teach Mo Lianyi a lesson.

Seeing that he refused to admit his mistake, the emperor became even angrier and picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at his head.

When the emperor hit someone, no one dared to hide. Mo Jinghong took the blow head-on. The teacup shattered to the ground. Mo Jinghong felt blood flowing down his forehead to his eyebrows. He lowered his head, and drops of blood dripped onto the ground.

Mo Lianche stood up and bowed, saying: "Father..."

Just as Mo Lianche was about to speak, the emperor waved his hand to stop him. Mo Lianche did not dare to say anything more and sat down again.

The emperor vented his anger, his expression eased a little, and continued to scold: "You two brothers are fighting for a woman, aren't you ashamed! In the entire Great Qi Dynasty, there is only one Wen Qingcheng? Can't you find a woman?! Ridiculous! Absurd!"

Mo Jinghong knelt there without saying a word. Mo Lianche knew the emperor. He would let Mo Jinghong go after venting his anger and teaching him a lesson.

The emperor was tired of scolding, and seeing that Mo Jinghong was still submissive on the surface but actually unruly, he shouted to the guards outside the door, "Someone come!"

The door to the palace was opened and two guards came in, "Your Majesty."

"Drag the prince of Qin, Mo Jinghong, out and punish him with eighty strokes of the cane!"

Mo Lianche stood up suddenly, cupped his hands and urged: "Father, give me eighty strokes of the cane. Even if my brother Hong survives, I'm afraid he will spend the rest of his life in bed."

The emperor took a few deep breaths. He knew that most palace maids would die before ten hits. He just wanted to teach him a lesson, not really want to kill him.

"In consideration of the Crown Prince's plea and your father, the King of Qin, I shall punish him with thirty strokes of the cane immediately. Crown Prince, you shall supervise the execution."

As soon as the emperor ordered, two guards took Mo Jinghong out of Chengqian Palace and executed him outside Chengqian Palace. The guards saw the prince standing aside. Everyone knew how good the relationship between the prince and Mo Jinghong was, so no one dared to really hit Mo Jinghong.

Mo Jinghong's robe was lifted up, and the board fell on his body again and again, with a loud sound, but he didn't use full force. The eunuchs and palace maids who came and went saw it and hid in the distance and whispered. Mo Jinghong took the thirty boards without saying a word.

Although the guards were restrained, blood still oozed out from behind Mo Jinghong after thirty strokes of the board.

Mo Lianche hurriedly sent someone to prepare a stretcher and sent him back to the He Mansion. "You, if you have something to discuss, why don't you come to me to discuss it? Why did you fight with Mo Lianyi? There are many ways to teach him a lesson."

"He harassed Cheng'er while I was away!" Mo Lianche is still angry when he thinks about it now, and he wants to kill Mo Lianyi.

Mo Lianche sighed softly and whispered, "Okay, take a good rest after you go back. I'll take care of you in everything."

Soon, the guards brought a stretcher. Although Mo Jinghong was not seriously injured, with so many eyes watching him in the palace, he pretended to be very weak and lay on the stretcher, allowing Mo Lianche to send someone to send him out of the palace.

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