After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Lord Jiang and Lord Cheng turned even paler.

Everything I did that was punishable by beheading was known to everyone, so there was nothing else to hide.

They told me everything.

What the prince consort said was that although the prince's biological mother died early, his maternal grandparents were still there and provided strong support.

But the second prince is not bad either, as he has the Tong family as his backer.

There are already many people in the court who are helping the second prince, and they need to be the ones doing the real work behind the scenes.

The Second Prince needed military authority... He already had troops... but was short of weapons. Lord Cheng had shipped out three batches of weapons... Lord Jiang had used his authority to "verify" that some ships were scrapped, but in reality...

The Second Prince needs money to support his army, and most of what Lord Jiang makes will be given to him...

The more they listened, the more something seemed to be wrong.

The only one who appeared was the prince consort, who was talking about what the second prince needed, and he never mentioned how the third princess was doing.

The second prince's face turned the color of eggplant and he could no longer hold it in.

"Father, I have absolutely no connection with you two. I have never raised any private soldiers, nor have I ever taken any ill-gotten gains. They are slandering me. Father, you must make the decision for me."

Don’t blame him for feeling aggrieved, these two are really not his people.

The second prince really had no idea what soldiers and money were.

The second prince looked at the third princess with an unfriendly look, hatred surging in his eyes.

Could it be that the third princess felt that the death of her husband was not enough to atone for her crime and wanted to drag him down with her?

The third princess still had tears in her eyes, as if she couldn't understand his emotions.

"Oh? You have done so much for the Second Prince, don't you want to show your achievements in front of him in person?" asked the Minister of Justice.

No matter how loyal a supporter is, he or she will not be without desires.

Risking your life to do something is not only for the sake of future success, but should also bring benefits in the present.

"The Second Prince certainly knows what we have sacrificed." Lord Jiang said as a matter of course.

They received rewards, sometimes in the form of priceless famous paintings, and some dividends from farms and shops. Even Lord Jiang was promoted from a fifth-rank official to a regular fifth-rank official, which was also planned by the second prince.

These rewards are normal.

But the Second Prince Shi En had never seen them in person, and all his stories were relayed by his son-in-law.

This is very strange. Since the third princess is a woman, it is not easy for her to have much contact with men outside the family. Then why does the second prince do the same?

The second prince felt even more wronged than Dou E.

"How dare a son like you get involved in the promotion of an official? There are many strange things about this matter. Please investigate carefully, Father."

Not only him, but the court officials also noticed something was amiss.

"I think General Fang must be a little tired after returning victoriously today. We should talk about other things later," Yue Zhongchi said tactfully.

The Minister of Justice agreed that the case was difficult to understand given the current situation and that further investigation was needed.

Qing Yan said directly: "Father, how about I take General Fang back home for you?"

Emperor: When will he send Fang Yin back home?

"Send the Second Prince and the Third Princess back to the Imperial Clan Court. Take the Marquis of Xi'nan, Jiang Yushan, and Cheng En to the Ministry of Justice for strict interrogation."

This is what it means to be able to use torture at will.

"Yes." The Minister of Justice responded.

Finally, the emperor's eyes fell on Prince Ning, Qing Yao, Chen Haokun and others.

"Qingyao is incompetent, obsessed with women, and lacks personal ethics. He will never achieve great things. He is punished with twenty lashes of the cane, removed from all positions, and ordered to reflect on his actions."

"Chen Haokun and others are not the chief officers, so they will be punished with ten strokes of the cane."

However, Chen Min'an, who has been suspended for three months, should be able to return to his post when the deadline expires.

After all, it was just a moment of impatience where I failed to distinguish right from wrong, and I didn't commit any major mistakes in principle.

"As for Prince Ning..." The emperor paused.

Everyone was also curious, how should King Ning be punished?

Because of the incident of the Emperor fainting from anger, Prince Ning's fiefdom had been reduced.

If we continue to reduce it now, there won’t be much left.

What Prince Ning did was not very serious. He did not participate in poisoning the prince from beginning to end. He knew about it but did not report it when the prince was already terminally ill.

But to say that he is innocent is not true.

Prince Ning talked about the coffin in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

During the two days when the Eastern Palace was in turmoil, no one from Prince Ning's Mansion went there, but Princess Yiyang was inexplicably involved. The emperor had already found out that it was Prince Ning's wife who instigated her.

Therefore, whether the punishment is light or heavy depends on the emperor's likes and dislikes.

"Prince Ning should go to the imperial mausoleum and observe mourning for the late emperor and ancestors for a year."

Everyone was secretly shocked. What's the difference between guarding the imperial mausoleum and directly sidelining Prince Ning?

The power in the court changes rapidly. If one misses a year, it is possible that the power of Prince Ning's Mansion will plummet to the bottom.

After all, the Queen Mother was sick every few days. What if she really died within a year?

"I obey your order." King Ning responded expressionlessly, as if he had no resentment at all.

After leaving the palace, Fang Yin chatted with his master for a long time, waiting for General Meng to get on the carriage.

He just got on the horse.

Following the prince on horseback, Fang Yin felt somewhat dissatisfied and indignant.

This kid has no tact at all. He's going back home to reunite with his family, so why are you, an outsider, following him?

"Second uncle, don't you welcome me?" Qing Yan asked directly, as if he had eyes grown on the back of his head.

"I dare not." Fang Yin said.

Not daring does not mean not knowing.

You know everything.

Qing Yan curled his lips and chuckled, "I was thinking that General Fang has been away fighting for a long time. After we get married, I could say a few good words to my father and ask him to take a ten-day leave so that he can spend more time with my wife. But it seems that is no longer necessary."

Fang Yin quickly rode forward and forced a smile.

"I thank the prince for his kindness. When we get to your house, I'll ask the cook to prepare some of his favorite dishes."

Even though officials have days off, overtime is the norm.

When Fang Yin had just decided on the marriage with the Meng family, he had argued with the Minister of War. The old-fashioned Minister was only willing to give him three days off.

What can you do in three days?

He felt that the Minister of War was just too old and didn't understand the feelings of young people about the brevity of their love life.

Because of this sentence, the Minister of War only gave him two days off.

Qing Yan suddenly asked, "Why is Second Uncle so polite to me? Second Uncle has been working hard in the southwest, trying to find a Miao person to cure the poison for me. It's obvious that Second Uncle cares about me."

"But when Second Uncle and I are together, he always deliberately keeps a distance."

"Second uncle, what do you dislike about me?"

Look, this is the prince's skill.

Just now he called himself "Gu" and called me General Fang, but now he calls me "Second Uncle" in a very intimate way.

Fang Yin complained in his heart, but said seriously: "Your Highness has misunderstood. I dare not be disrespectful."

Qing Yan looked at him, sighed, and didn't force him.

I wanted to take this opportunity to make it clear that it is true that he is the crown prince, but he did not become the crown prince suddenly.

He was the crown prince from the very beginning, and his closeness to the Fang family was due to his status as the crown prince, so he had nothing to worry about.

The extremely intelligent prince thought for the first time that people were being polite not because they cared about his status, but because they were afraid that he would develop other feelings for his niece as he grew older.