Rebirth of the Princess She is weird

Chapter 24 General Lu is here to question the culprit

After a day of hard work, Yuan Fuge closed the door to visitors because of his foot injury.

In the Daming Palace, Lu Jiangzhi knelt down and said, "I, your humble servant, want to impeach the Third Prince."

There was an uproar in the hall as soon as these words were spoken. Everyone in the current dynasty knew that the Third Prince was the obvious crown prince. Lu Jiangzhi openly went against Shen Que, and his fate would surely be the same as that of the Grand Tutor.

The emperor raised his eyelids and glanced at the pale-faced Third Prince beside him, and said calmly, "Yes!"

The audience became even quieter, and only Lu Jiangzhi could be heard saying angrily, "The Third Prince injured his sister yesterday in a fight for the five-colored stone for a lowly woman, disrupting the Lu Mansion banquet. This behavior is unethical and has brought disgrace to the royal family."

Upon hearing this, the censors behind him all changed their expressions and submitted their own reports.

"Your Majesty, the prince is addicted to brothels. If this gets out, it will be detrimental to the royal family..."

"I think that the Third Prince's behavior was reckless..."

...

But in an instant, when the royal family's reputation was mentioned, everyone became angry. For everyone, the life or death of the third prince was not important. What was important was whether this pillar in the hearts of the people of the world was glorious. In order to keep their official hats and let the people work hard for them, this was the consensus they reached with the queen mother.

"Is this true?" the emperor asked the third prince sideways.

"I did have an argument with my elder sister yesterday over the five-colored jade," he knelt down, obviously having expected today's situation, "but I did it for my younger sister's marriage, and I don't want her to get married in such a hurry."

He used Yuan Yufei as a cover to cover up his crimes and questioned why the emperor married his sister so hastily.

The emperor coughed to hide his embarrassment, "I was just teaching her a lesson that day, Yufei, wait until the Fifth Princess is ready before going over!"

Yuan Yang was overjoyed and knelt down to pay his respects, "Thank you, Father!"

He is shifting the blame to someone else and using your Majesty's weakness to exonerate himself.

Lu Jiangzhi's face darkened slightly, and he said sternly: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is showing off for a lowly woman. Look at this matter..."

The emperor was almost led astray by this brat, so he came back to his senses and said seriously, "Tell me what happened to that lowly woman?"

Yuan Yang said in panic: "No, that was a maid I brought with me."

"Maid?" Lu Jiangzhi glanced at him with a mocking look in his eyes, and then said, "Last night a woman broke into the backyard of my Lu Mansion. I thought it was strange and stopped her. After asking, I found out that she was brought by the Third Prince. Chang'an City has a clear rule that slaves are not allowed to enter the residences of princes and nobles. Does the Third Prince not take the laws of Yuan Zhao seriously?!"

Yuan Yang asked back: "General Lu said she was a lowly woman, so you brought her here to confront me."

He killed the woman last night and there is no evidence to prove his guilt. Let's see where he gets the evidence.

Lu Jiangzhi glanced at him and said, "It's impossible to find it."

"Why is that?" the emperor asked in confusion, "Is there no evidence?"

He didn't speak for a long time. Gradually, the emperor's face changed and he shouted, "You are talking nonsense here without any rules. It's a waste of time. My dear ministers, let's continue talking about the imperial examination in Jiangnan..."

"I do not have any witnesses, but..." Lu Jiangzhi said again.

"This matter has been exposed. Don't create trouble again." The emperor warned.

Lu Jiangzhi knelt down and held up the evidence, saying loudly: "I know that Your Majesty is anxious to have the imperial examination in Jiangnan, and I came here for this purpose!"

The emperor waved his hands angrily, "You tell me, if you can't produce evidence today, I will...I...tell you!"

"Although I don't have any witnesses, I have the property deed and the purchase receipt of that lowly woman!" Lu Jiangzhi handed the evidence to the attendant.

The emperor took the evidence and his face turned pale. He ordered his attendant to circulate the evidence.

When the ministers saw the third prince's scarlet seal on the sales documents of Tianxiangyuan, their faces became solemn.

The slave trading system in Yuanzhao State was strict and all records had to be kept clearly. If one family made a mistake, its neighbors would be held responsible as well. Therefore, several shopkeepers supervised each other, which was how the Yuanzhao Market could be so peaceful.

Not only did the Third Prince go to Tianxiangyuan, which was forbidden for royal descendants, he also openly bought and sold women of low status into the palace. This was simply a contempt for the authority of heaven and a disregard for Yuanzhao laws.

The emperor's arms were shaking with anger, and he immediately knocked the tea bowl to the ground. The third prince knelt down and begged for mercy, "Father, I know my crime. It was that woman who bewitched me, so I..."

An elderly minister stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has bad conduct and disregards the law. I think he is not qualified to be the invigilator of the Jiangnan Imperial Examination."

The third prince didn't dare to say a word, for fear that he would be thrown into jail if he said anything else.

The emperor said coldly: "Someone take the third prince to the prison to repent!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Yang was dragged out, and Lu Jiangzhi breathed a sigh of relief. He then asked, "Then who should go to the remaining position?"

Someone said, "The eldest princess is injured, and the second prince has accompanied the queen mother to the imperial temple, leaving only the imperial tutor idle at home!"

Lu Wensheng nodded and said, "Taifu has been idle at home for a long time. If the Jiangnan imperial examination is supervised by the two great civil officials in the court, I don't believe that anyone would dare to make trouble!"

In this way, the two major forces in the court were sent away, and with the full support of the Lu family, the empress dowager would be forced to hand over the imperial seal when she returned.

The emperor was delighted and said, "In that case, please ask the father-in-law to go there."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

That night, Yuan Fuge swept the dishes on the table and listened to Yun Ping talking about everything that happened in the court. She broke off a piece of Hu pancake and said, "This dish is a bit salty. Put less salt next time."

Yun Ping looked at her and became anxious. "Oh Princess, did you hear what I said?"

Yuan Fuge picked up the fish sashimi with chopsticks and said, "Listen, I'm listening."

From her expression, it was clear that she didn't listen. Yun Ping lay on the table in frustration, staring at the princess picking up food, "Princess, did you know this a long time ago?"

She paused for a moment, turned her head and pinched her hair, "Think about it, my third brother made such a scene yesterday, the Lu family must have reported him, and I was injured in their house, and Madam Lu wanted me to be her daughter-in-law, and it was popular that my grandfather went to Jiangnan."

"So that's the case. Princess, are we still going to Jiangnan?" Yun Ping asked.

"Yes, but it will take some time."

"why?"

"My second brother wrote to say he's coming back," Yuan Fuge said with a sigh, holding up a pancake, "Just wait, there's still a while to go."

The princess was saying something she couldn't understand again, and Yun Ping responded blankly.

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