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Chapter 315: The Concubine’s Daughter Defies Heaven and Changes Fate (55)
Duke Dingguo looked at the Supreme Court Justice and said in a deep voice, "Please handle this matter impartially. If she is truly guilty of treason and attempted to murder the Crown Prince, please handle it impartially."
These words ended Jiang Xianyu's thoughts. It was impossible for her to ask for help from the Duke's Mansion unless she did not dare to do such a thing.
Jiang Xianyu was originally suffering from unbearable pain in her lower abdomen, and after all this ordeal, her face had turned pale. She closed her eyes and thought that as long as Nanny Zhou could ask her father to come forward, perhaps the situation could be turned around.
It was she who assassinated the prince, but Jiang Xianyu did not regret it. The tragedy in the previous life was all the prince's fault. Is it wrong for her to just want revenge?
Jiang Xianyu was taken away just like that. Duke Dingguo was upright and would not let his reputation be ruined because of his daughter-in-law Jiang Xianyu.
However, seeing that Xie Linan had not appeared until this moment, he could not help but become furious and start a war.
"Where is Lin'an? His bride was taken away. Don't you plan to take care of this matter? Why don't you send someone to invite him over?"
Madam Xie's eyes were evasive, not daring to tell the truth. She deliberately avoided Duke Dingguo's gaze, but she was still seen through.
"Tell me, where did that idiot go?"
Mrs. Xie had no choice but to play the fool and said that Xie Lin'an had gone out to meet friends through poetry. However, before Mrs. Xie could send anyone out to look for him, the servants in the mansion came to talk again.
"Madam, things are bad. The Crown Prince had another fight with the Grand Historian's grandson over that prostitute, and the Crown Prince's mistress was also taken away..."
This was a bit roundabout, but Duke Dingguo understood it clearly. His eldest son had a woman outside, not only a prostitute, but also an unofficial one.
Duke Dingguo uttered a harsh remark, "The palace is in chaos, and he's actually having affairs with other women outside. It's such a waste to have him be the Crown Prince."
The old lady also received the news and knew that it was Jiang Xianyu who poisoned the prince. No matter what the outcome, Xie Linan's position as the prince would be lost.
The old lady was decisive after all. She didn't want to see the dirty things happening in the mansion, so this time, she simply and cruelly ordered someone to notify Duke Dingguo that she would go to the palace to apologize after the Dali Temple had tried the case.
After all, Jiang Xianyu is the daughter-in-law of the Xie family. Regardless of whether the Jiang family is involved or not, the emperor needs to give an explanation. If not, it will probably give people something to talk about.
However, the Grand Justice was the prince's man, and he eventually informed Emperor Xuanzong of the results of the investigation. Jiang Xianyu was imprisoned in Tianlao for poisoning the prince.
However, the Dali Temple did not find out the reason, and Jiang Xianyu was pregnant. With the help of the eldest princess to plead for her, Emperor Xuanzong did not convict her immediately. Instead, he had her imprisoned in the Sky Prison and did not allow anyone to see Jiang Xianyu.
Xie Lin'an only learned about Jiang Xianyu's affairs after returning to the mansion. However, before he could figure out everything, he was beaten according to the family rules of Duke Dingguo.
In order to save face, Duke Dingguo hit Xie Lin'an very hard and even injured his lower body. In short, the imperial physician diagnosed that Xie Lin'an might never have children in the future.
As for Xie Lin'an's identity as the prince, it was eventually taken away from him.
However, Xie Lin'an lost everything overnight. He locked himself in his mansion, went nowhere, and lived in depression.
Duke Dingguo handed over his military power and was able to save the Xie family. However, Mrs. Xie was not good at raising her children and was eventually disliked by Duke Dingguo.
Duke Dingguo had several concubines in his backyard. After Madam Xie was neglected, Duke Dingguo had no one to supervise her and he began to favor his concubines again. Madam Xie's life was very miserable.
Unfortunately, she has no way to escape her current situation. Trapped in the backyard and without management rights, she has no reason to cheer up again.
Duke Dingguo even gave the power of housekeeping to his concubine. He was so blatant in favoring his concubine over his wife. However, Madam Xie's family had fallen on hard times long ago, so naturally they had no control over the affairs of the Duke's Mansion.
Mrs. Xie became ill due to this incident and was bedridden for several months. She took medicine every day as often as she ate.
Although Xie Lin'an was reinstated in his position in the court, his misconduct and the fact that he secretly kept a mistress were known to the public, and he was eventually demoted to a sixth-rank official, handling the court's unimportant affairs with no power and no money.
Perhaps because he knew that he had no hope of promotion, Xie Linan became disheartened and ultimately could only live a mediocre life. His former friends who had made friends with him and secretly flattered him were nowhere to be found.
The case of the Crown Prince's poisoning was initially handled by the Dali Temple's Minister. Later, Emperor Xuanzong ordered Xie Beiling to assist in the investigation. Following the clues, the Dali Temple's Minister eventually discovered that the poisoning of the Crown Prince was not only related to Jiang Xianyu, but also to the Princess. The person behind the poisoning was actually the Princess's brother, Prince Yan.
As for the motive for poisoning the prince, it was naturally to prevent the position of the Eastern Palace prince from falling into the hands of someone else, as long as it was not the prince Wen Ren Ling.
The eldest princess was eventually investigated for poisoning Prince Yan. She had also been found to have robbed men and done many evil things behind the scenes, and was impeached by ministers in the court.
Emperor Xuanzong had no choice but to investigate the eldest princess as well. If he hadn't investigated, he wouldn't have known how much wealth his good sister had amassed over the years, and how she had plundered countless people's wealth.
The above crimes were too numerous to list and were enough to convict him, but Emperor Xuanzong had not expected that his good sister would interfere in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Shi Qing also took advantage of the situation in the court to tell the emperor about the innocent death of her mother Xia Qingzhu and asked Emperor Xuanzong to seek justice.
In the main hall, Shi Qing knelt in the hall neither servile nor arrogant, with very standard manners. Looking at the man on the dragon throne, she said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, my mother, Xia Qingzhu, was originally Prime Minister Jiang's legal wife. The eldest princess and Princess Changping threatened my life, forcing my mother to make a choice and even demoted my wife to a concubine. For all these years, my mother and I have lived a life worse than pigs and dogs in the Prime Minister's residence. Now, after all the hardships, Princess Changping has set fire to the Yilan Garden in the Prime Minister's residence, burning my mother to death. Please, Your Majesty, help me."
Shi Qing's identity is now a first-rank imperial lady of the court. She wears the imperial clothing bestowed by the emperor and a phoenix crown on her head. She has a bright face and slightly red eyes.
Xie Beiling knelt down with Shi Qing, looked at the emperor on the main seat, and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for your mother-in-law!"
Shi Qing's uncle, the mighty general personally appointed by the emperor, also knelt down and spoke respectfully to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please help my sister. Even a prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner. My sister's body is gone, not even her ashes. How could such a deep hatred exist in the world? I only ask that Princess Changping pay with her life for hers."
In the court, Emperor Xuanzong looked with his eagle eyes at the prime minister, whose hair had turned white overnight and whose expression was dejected. He looked nothing like the high-spirited man he used to be, but like an old man.
"Prime Minister, what do you have to say about this matter? Did Princess Changping really set people on fire with malicious intent?"
Prime Minister Jiang stood up with unsteady steps. He knew that his elder brother-in-law was appreciated by the emperor, and this day would come sooner or later.
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