Reborn to raise a baby, Princess Heng has become stronger

Also coming with Princess Heng was Cui Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who looked disheveled but in good health.

Cui Cheng was shocked, "Dad, why are you here with Princess Heng?"

He returned home very late yesterday. When he learned that his father had gone out on an important business, he was surprised but did not think much about it.

When he woke up early today and learned that his father had not come back yet, his first reaction was to check in for his father and then go look for him after the court session.

But now, his father did appear, but he was following behind Princess Heng.

This surprised Cui Chen and made him feel uneasy.

It always felt like a lot of things had happened that he didn't know about.

Cui Jian gritted his teeth and glared at his stupid son, then followed Meng Yunshang to greet Emperor Yuan Qing.

"Princess Heng, are you sure you are feeling better?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I have recovered. I came to the palace today to thank you for your blessing and to ask you to make a decision for me."

"You are the wife of Prince Heng and the mother of Prince Rui. We are one family. You don't need to thank me. But what do you mean by being the master?"

Emperor Yuan Qing was a little surprised.

I saw Cui Jian following behind Meng Yunshang.

I couldn't help but think of what Ah Xiao said yesterday halfway up the mountain.

Could it be that Cui Jian was really so rebellious that he went to Prince Heng's Mansion and caused trouble, which made Meng Yunshang angry, so Meng Yunshang came to let him make the decision?

It’s over.

Emperor Yuan Qing suddenly felt timid.

I hope Meng Yunshang won’t cause a big disturbance in the court later.

Just as he was calculating what other treasures he had in his private vault that he could use to compensate Meng Yunshang, Lu Chenxiao suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I and your wife would like to sue Cui Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, for falsely passing on the imperial decree and trespassing into Prince Heng's mansion, frightening the women and children in the mansion."

"What! Falsifying the imperial edict?"

Not to mention the civil and military officials, even Emperor Yuan Qing himself was stunned.

Didn’t they say that yesterday?

Cui Jian even yelled, "No, this old minister absolutely did not falsely convey the imperial edict. Your Majesty is wise enough to understand."

Emperor Yuan Qing's eyebrows jumped, and he looked at Lu Chenxiao seriously, "What exactly happened, Prince Heng, please tell me in detail."

"Minister Cui led the Five Cities Military Department's men and stormed into Prince Heng's mansion, doing what he was told. Even though the princess had told him that the prince was in Qingfeng Courtyard and could not see outsiders, he still stubbornly broke into the prince's Qingfeng Courtyard and smashed things."

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what orders did Minister Cui receive from you?"

"This……"

Emperor Yuan Qing was silent.

All civil and military officials were silent.

Only Cui Cheng was confused and looked at his father in disbelief.

"The Emperor said that he wanted you to supervise His Royal Highness Prince Heng in his reflection on his mistakes, not to trespass, let alone to smash things in the Prince's yard."

"I..." Cui Jian was so angry that he covered his chest with one hand and pointed at Cui Cheng with the other, cursing him as a bastard.

"I didn't trespass, and I didn't destroy anything."

He was being plotted against.

Half of his life was lost in Qingfengyuan.

If it weren't for the two guards of Prince Heng who fed him a large amount of ginseng soup to keep him alive early this morning, he would probably not have been able to get out of bed.

He thought that he was finally going to meet the emperor, and he would definitely get the emperor's support.

As a result, the evil couple Prince Heng filed the complaint first.

Right from the start, he was charged with the crime of falsely conveying the imperial edict.

What’s even worse is that even his own son doesn’t believe in his innocence. What can he say to gain the trust of the emperor and the officials?

At this time, Meng Yunshang spoke up, "May I ask Minister Cui, are the people who came with you from the Five Cities Military Division?"

Cui Jian's face froze, he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes."

Originally, he didn't want to bring so many people with him, but his long-time attendant said that King Heng always bullied others by taking advantage of his power.

If he didn't bring some people with him to give him courage, he would definitely be captured by King Heng.

So he took those people with him.

"Did Minister Cui ignore the palace steward's obstruction and bring people directly into my Hefeng Courtyard?"

"Have!"

"Have I explained to Minister Cui that the prince has been exhausted from running around to help me detoxify, and that he is upset because the emperor does not understand?"

"said."

"Did this concubine remind you that when the prince is in a bad mood, he often relieves his troubles in his own way?"

"That's what I said."

"Even so, Minister Cui still shouted that he was following the emperor's orders and had to see the prince before leaving. I dare not disobey the order, so I had to send my most capable guard to take you to see the prince. Is that right?"

"Yes……"

After answering a few questions, Cui Jian was already sweating profusely.

He began to regret that if he had known that Princess Heng was so difficult to deal with, he should not have gone to Prince Heng's Mansion yesterday.

I don't know why I lost my mind at that time.

"Your Majesty, I am a woman who has just recovered from a long illness. Minister Cui has been following the orders of the Majesty, so I can only send someone to take him to see the prince."

"But who would have thought that Minister Cui would trespass into Hefeng Courtyard without permission, not only disturbing the ministers, but also bringing people from the Five Cities Military Department to smash and destroy things in the palace."

"No, I really didn't smash anything in the palace."

The topic returned to the original point and Cui Jian became anxious.

Emperor Yuan Qing sat on the dragon throne with a dark face and angrily shouted, "Cui Jian, you are so bold! I only asked you to supervise Prince Heng to reflect on his mistakes, but I didn't ask you to bring people to disturb Princess Heng or destroy Prince Heng's mansion. Where do you put the face of the royal family?"

"That's not the case. Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. It's really not the case. I didn't mean to disturb Princess Heng, and I didn't destroy the palace."

Cui Jian burst into tears.

If nothing can be seen now, all these years have been lived in vain.

But he couldn't figure out when he had offended someone?

Lu Chenxiao picked up Cui Jian with one hand, "The facts are before us, Minister Cui, do you still want to quibble?"

"That's not the case. Your Highness Prince Heng, please listen to my explanation. I was deceived."

"Yesterday you kept saying you were following the emperor's orders, but today you're saying you were deceived. Shouldn't you say tomorrow that it was the emperor who deceived you?"

"presumptuous!"

Emperor Yuan Qing slammed the table and scolded angrily.

Cui Jian's legs went limp and he fell to his knees, "Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Lu Chenxiao sneered, "Your Majesty, not only can everyone in the Heng Palace come forward to testify, but those who came with Minister Cui can also confirm that Minister Cui did dominate the Heng Palace yesterday. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for my family."

"You have violated the imperial edict and trespassed into the Prince's Palace. This is an unforgivable crime. Someone, bring Cui Jian down to me. Give him fifty lashes of the cane and throw him into jail to await your punishment."

"emperor!"

The news came so suddenly that Cui Cheng's limbs went limp.

He knelt down beside Cui Jian and kowtowed frantically, "Your Majesty, please calm down. My father was confused for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to give him another chance and be lenient with his sentence."

Other civil and military officials also hurriedly pleaded, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"The royal dignity cannot be trampled upon at will. These fifty strokes of the cane are just to teach him a lesson."

After these words were spoken, the other ministers dared not plead for mercy anymore.

It was so quiet in the hall that you could hear a pin drop.

Cui Jian burst into tears.

Who could have thought that after a lifetime of service as an official, he would end up like this?

When he was in despair and depression, he heard Cui Cheng next to him say, "My father is old and can't bear the fifty strokes of the cane. I am willing to take his place."

"Cheng'er..."

Cui Jian's tears flowed even more violently.