Crazy and bad again, the princess is the best in Beijing

Emperor Qianyuan had a mediocre impression of Shi Qingmei before, but now he has completely lost her impression.

He said in a deep voice: "Don't be so childish in the future. Be more careful!"

Shi Wanwan said aggrievedly, "Wanwan understands. Wanwan will listen to uncle from now on."

Seeing her like this, even if Emperor Qianyuan wanted to get angry, he couldn't.

Zhao Zhongze wanted to say a few words for Shi Qingmei, but before he could open his mouth, Emperor Qianyuan said, "If you dare to say a good word for Shi Qingmei today, you will be dismissed from your position as crown prince."

Zhao Zhongze didn't dare to say a word for a moment.

Shi Wanwan silently gave Emperor Qianyuan a thumbs up in her heart. Her uncle was really amazing.

Soon Qin Feihe and the Minister of Justice and his entourage arrived.

After they exchanged greetings, Emperor Qianyuan said, "I heard about the imperial examination cheating case. I am deeply shocked. How dare someone dare to touch the foundation of the Tang Dynasty? They are simply courting death!"

"Huang Xi, I heard that the Ministry of Justice has assigned you to investigate this case. Please tell me in detail."

Huang Xi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Emperor Qianyuan said with a half-smile, "You used all possible means to investigate the case and took great pains to settle it as soon as possible. I am deeply moved by what I heard."

"Tell me, how many cases have you investigated using this method over the years, and how many people have you framed?"

Huang Xi trembled all over: "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Emperor Qianyuan picked up the teacup and was about to smash it but put it down again. This piece of shit was not worthy of being smashed with such fine porcelain.

Zhu Yin said, "Your Majesty, Lord Huang may have acted a little hastily, but Princess Yongning did bribe me."

Emperor Qianyuan asked, "How did Princess Yongning bribe you? How much did she bribe you? Why didn't you report it before, but only after the list was published today?"

Zhu Yin replied, "On the evening of March 27th, the princess came to my house and gave me 50,000 taels of silver."

"She asked me to give half of the money to the examiner to ensure that Lu Xingzhi would win first place."

"I felt this was extremely inappropriate at the time, but because of my status as a princess and my impending departure for duty, I didn't argue with her."

"I think that I cannot possibly do anything like bribery, so I plan to return the silver to the princess after the trial reading is over, and pretend that this incident never happened."

"It's just that today the examination results were posted, and my mission was completed. When I was changing clothes, Lord Huang, who came to inspect, discovered 50,000 taels of silver on me."

"I also heard that Lu Xingzhi ranked tenth in today's imperial examination. After much deliberation, I have finally decided to report Princess Yongning to Lord Huang."

Zhu Yin felt that what he said was very clear and logically sound, but Emperor Qianyuan looked at him with a cold gaze.

Shi Wanwan really gave him 50,000 taels of silver. Although this was a trap from the beginning, he felt justified in doing so.

Emperor Qianyuan said expressionlessly, "Your account of this matter differs from that of Princess Yongning. Do you have any other witnesses?"

Shi Wanwan glanced at Emperor Qianyuan secretly. Her uncle, the emperor, was about to set a trap for someone.

Zhu Yin replied, "The princess came with the second young lady of the Shi Mansion that day. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the second young lady Shi."

"She was the top scorer in the last annual examination at the Imperial College. She has a noble character and I don't think she would lie."

Shi Wanwan applauded Zhu Yin in her heart. This bastard finally fell into the trap.

Because she was not sure whether Emperor Qianyuan really appreciated Shi Qingmei, she deliberately only told half of the story when she talked about Shi Qingmei today.

She did not mention that Shi Qingmei accompanied her to find Zhu Yin to bribe him. If Zhu Yin mentioned Shi Qingmei at this time, the two of them would basically be finished.

Emperor Qianyuan said coldly, "Go and invite Miss Shi Er."

When Yu Song left, the queen glanced at the palace maid behind her, and the palace maid left quietly.

Shi Qingmei was just outside the palace, and she arrived soon after Emperor Qianyuan announced the decree.

As soon as she arrived, she performed a standard formal ceremony: "Your Majesty, my sister was just confused for a moment. Please be lenient with my punishment!"

Emperor Qianyuan asked, "What mistake did she make?"

Shi Qingmei looked at Shi Wanwan. She seemed to be hesitant to speak and seemed a little embarrassed.

Emperor Qianyuan looked at her and said, "Tell me the truth. If what you say is true, I will not blame you."

"But if you tell even a single lie, I will punish you severely!"

Shi Qingmei then said, "Sister, you've done so many stupid things. I really can't bear to see you continue to be stupid."

"I'm telling you the truth today. You might blame me, and I'll be sad about it for the rest of my life, but I don't regret it."

When Shi Wanwan heard this, she thought she was really a troublemaker, acting both self-righteously and self-righteously, which was really disgusting!

She looked at Shi Qingmei with red eyes, and Shi Qingmei's eyes also turned red: "Sister, I know you love Mr. Lu very much."

"But Master Lu doesn't have you in his heart. Even if you pawn the princess's mansion, using the money to bribe Master Zhu and pave the way for Master Lu is too much!"

"If my mother were still alive, she would be very disappointed in you!"

After she finished speaking, she turned to Emperor Qianyuan and said, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault!"

"If I had been able to stop my sister when she was still a princess, she might not have made such a mistake!"

"Or even if I had been able to stop my sister when she went to offer the bribe, it wouldn't have happened like this!"

"If your majesty wants to punish my sister, then punish me. It's all my fault for not taking good care of my sister!"

When the queen heard her words, her eyes turned dark. The women in the harem said this kind of thing too often, and Emperor Qianyuan hated this routine very much.

She didn't like the eldest princess, but had a very good relationship with Li, and she also liked Shi Qingmei very much.

She was afraid that Emperor Qianyuan would be angry, so she said, "Silly child, how can you be blamed for this?"

"Wanwan is a few months older than you. She's your sister. How can you control her?"

After she finished speaking, she stole a glance at Emperor Qianyuan. His face was calm and no emotion could be seen. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Qianyuan asked, "You were present when Zhu Yin said Wanwan bribed him. Can you prove that she did bribe him?"

When the queen heard this, she knew there was a trap. She didn't dare to give Shi Qingmei any obvious clues and could only give her a wink.

But at this time Shi Qingmei lowered her head and didn't see it at all.

Shi Qingmei bit her lip and bowed deeply to Emperor Qianyuan: "Your Majesty, please forgive my sister this time, considering that this is her first offense!"

Emperor Qianyuan turned and asked Shi Wanwan, "What do you want to say?"

Shi Wanwan sniffed and said, "Before my mother passed away, she told me that the illegitimate daughter of the Shi family was vicious and narrow-minded, and asked me to stay away from her."

"I didn't believe it at the time, and since I only have this one sister, I didn't take it to heart."

"Now that I've heard what she said, I know my mother was right and I was stupid!"

Emperor Qianyuan snorted coldly: "It's good enough if you know you are stupid."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the Dali Temple official and said, "You will judge Zhu Yin and Shi Qingmei. Tomorrow I will report the entire process of the imperial examination fraud and slander case."