No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Wendeng Drum was an important way for ordinary people to appeal for justice, but it was actually in name only during the Qing Dynasty.

Before the Kangxi Dynasty, the regulations stipulated that only matters related to military and national affairs, major corruption and evil, and strange grievances and tragedies could be beaten to report the incident.

But is there anyone who would come forward to report an unjust case that meets these conditions?

Therefore, hearing the drum is useless.

But after the Fourth Master came to power, because the country was strong and the people were rich, he was not afraid of people deliberately causing trouble, so he relaxed the conditions again.

However, the people had long been accustomed to it, and no one had ever come to beat the drum.

And now, the first time the Wendeng drum sounded in the Qing Dynasty, it turned out to be the wife of Prince Cheng, Dong E?!

The Fourth Master and Lin Mingyan looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

The Fourth Master frowned and said, "What is she going to sue for?!"

He hasn't settled the score with the third brother yet. What is Dong E doing at this critical juncture?

"It is said that... he is suing Prince Cheng for abusing and killing his own child!" Su Peisheng's voice was shaking as he spoke.

He has seen many storms and will not be easily shocked.

But Dong E's lawsuit was indeed shocking.

Abuse and murder of parent and child?

And it happened to the Royal Prince, how is this possible?

Even though the Fourth Master disliked the Third Master, he would not think that he was the kind of person who would eat his own cubs.

Not to mention that Hongsheng is the third brother's eldest son and has a very good relationship with him.

"What's going on?" the Fourth Master asked subconsciously.

However, cases that sound the Wendeng drum must be tried by the emperor himself.

The other officials were not qualified to ask, so Dong E did not speak, and they did not know what was going on.

Although Lin Mingyan didn't have much interaction with Dong E, if she were a mother, she would have some sympathy for her son's loss.

He hurriedly advised: "Master, go and have a look."

The Fourth Master then asked Su Peisheng to prepare and brought Lin Mingyan to the court.

Lin Mingyan saw Dong E kneeling on the ground at a glance. Her face was pale, her hair was messy, and her body and hands were covered in blood.

In the past, Dong E was a person who paid great attention to her appearance. Whenever her clothes were a little dirty, she would change into a new set of clothes.

Now not only was she wearing dirty clothes, but some of her hair was also hanging down, making her look completely out of shape.

Her eyes were blank, but when she saw the Fourth Master and Lin Mingyan come out, her eyes suddenly lit up with fire.

It was only after the maid beside her reminded her that she remembered to greet the Fourth Master and his two companions.

The Fourth Master dispensed with the formalities and said, "Dong E, what on earth is the purpose of beating the Wendeng drum?"

Dong E was also a lady of high rank. If she really had something to do, she could pass a sign into the Old Summer Palace and ask to see Cha Cha.

She made such a big fuss about it, she definitely didn't want this matter to be suppressed easily.

Dong E finally spoke, each word piercing her heart: "Aisin-Gioro Yinzhi, you are unworthy of being a father. You kicked my son Hongsheng on the threshold..."

She thought of Hong Sheng's tragic condition and burst into tears again: "My son, it's all blood...it's all blood..."

Whenever she thought of the tragic scene this evening, her eyes turned blood red.

In the afternoon, she asked the kitchen to stew shark fin and waited for Hongsheng to come home from school and be hungry.

But he waited and waited but didn't see Hong Sheng. Finally, the young eunuch beside his son came stumbling over and said that Hong Sheng had been beaten to death by the prince!

At that time, she went up and slapped the young eunuch, because this was absolutely impossible.

Doesn’t she know how much the prince dotes on Hong Sheng?

I rarely even beat or scold him, so how could I beat him to death?

But the young eunuch was shaking like a sieve, and he didn't even know how to cry after being slapped.

It was only then that Dong E discovered that there was a lot of blood on his body, and her heart skipped a beat.

My mouth subconsciously became dry, and I thought to myself - this is impossible, there is no reason for the prince to do such a thing.

But the servants around the prince came with him. After they rushed in, the first thing they said was: "The prince fell down, I'm afraid he's not doing well..."

One said that the Third Master beat him to death, and the other said that her son fell to his death?!

Dong E absolutely could not believe that her son had died from falling. She gave the maid a look, asking her to hide Hong Sheng's personal eunuch, and hurriedly followed him to the study.

She stumbled all the way over, but when she arrived, Hongsheng's body was already a little stiff.

The court doctor knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, with a bloodshot forehead.

The prince sat aside, his body covered in blood and his eyes filled with grief.

But when Dong E saw his grief, she felt hatred growing in her heart.

He has so many sons, but she only has Hongsheng.

Is it good enough for him to act out this sorrow in front of her?

Dong E's heart was filled with despair, but her mind became clearer and clearer. She asked calmly, "Master, what is going on?"

Of course, Prince Cheng would not admit that he had killed Hong Sheng. He could only say with guilt: "Hong Sheng came to me and asked to go out to play. He accidentally fell and happened to hit the white jade door threshold..."

He closed his eyes and sighed in his heart, regretting deeply about installing the white jade threshold.

He originally thought that white jade was beautiful and elegant, so he spent a lot of money to replace the wooden door threshold with white jade. Who could have thought that this would cost his son's life?

But the most important thing now is to appease Dong E and not let her know that Hong Sheng died because of him.

After all, they have a good relationship as a couple and they can't become estranged because of Hongsheng.

Children... there will be more in the future...

Dong E was a smart person and knew Prince Cheng very well.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to suppress all those beautiful girls in the backyard.

After all, Prince Cheng was not a man of long-lasting affection. He even flirted with women everywhere and had nearly a hundred women in his backyard.

If she was incompetent, how could he possibly remember her, his aging legitimate wife?

So when she saw Prince Cheng's eyes constantly glancing towards the upper left corner, with his hands tangled together, she knew - he was lying!

Now the matter is very clear. What Hongsheng's personal eunuch said is true. The prince killed his own son!

After reaching this conclusion, Dong E finally burst into tears in grief.

But she did not continue to ask questions but burst into tears, which made Prince Cheng think that she was too shocked and sad for a moment, and he felt relieved.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that if a normal child died in an accident, the couple would blame each other.

He would blame Dong E for not taking good care of Hong Sheng, causing him to wander into the study and causing the accident.

Dong E would also blame him for not paying attention to Hong Sheng, causing him to fall.

Instead of being like now, he was anxious to comfort Dong E and concealed the fact that he had killed Hong Sheng.

Dong E's only thought was about avenging her son!