Chapter 31 Public Trial

"Your Majesty finished talking to them so soon?" Yun Fenghuang walked briskly into the emperor's chariot, looked around, and saw that the furnishings inside were the same as before, and the emperor's face was calm, which looked the same as when she left, so it was a bit strange Surprised, she smiled and went forward to bless her, and asked with a coquettish smile, "I thought it would take a while."

The emperor said indifferently: "In the final analysis, the matter was caused by Zheng Fengxuan (Qing). There is a hard dispute between the two sides as to whether Zheng Fengxuan harmed the good family. It just happened that the Wannian County Government was in front of it. I decided to re-examine the case myself when I got to the place."

"Your Majesty!" Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "Can I go and see when the time comes?"

"Nonsense." The emperor reprimanded lightly, "What are you going to do as a prostitute when the court is trying the case? Not to mention that the princes in the temple will definitely be on the sidelines when the time comes, and the concubine will be by your side, how decent it is!"

Yun Fenghuang felt that he didn't seem to be really angry, so he stepped forward and put his arms around his neck, lying on his shoulder coquettishly: "I want to see Your Majesty's majestic appearance!"

The emperor was unmoved, and said: "You just send the people below to watch it, and let them report to you after reading it."

"With their little eloquence, how can they describe His Majesty's wise and mighty situation?" Yun Feng Huang Buyi said, "If you really have the ability to enter the palace as a slave? Your Majesty, let the concubine go! Why go! It’s inconvenient for me to appear in front of people, why not just look behind the screen?”

Emperor Chunjia pushed her with a sullen face and asked her to get off his back: "Look at who in the Sixth Court of the Sangong is messing around like you? Is this the kind of occasion you should go to? If I had known, I wouldn't have called you here. .”

"It can be seen that His Majesty really loves the concubine's body in his heart." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly hugged him a little tighter, refusing to let go, and said in a coquettish voice, "If that's the case, why don't you accept the concubine's body?"

The emperor sneered and said, "Are you trying to coax me with sweet words again?"

Seeing her stalking, she finally compromised, saying that she could be allowed to peep behind the screen at that time, but she was not allowed to show her face, and she was not allowed to make any noise to disturb the trial... In short, she listed a lot of requirements.

Yun Fenghuang fully agreed, and also promised that the hairpin ring would be subtracted at that time, and he would do his best to cover up his whereabouts so that the emperor would not be discussed by others.

The two agreed on the conditions, and the meals were almost arranged. Even if the emperor was on the way, he decided not to neglect the extravagance of the emperor. Yun Fenghuang was very happy with the meal, and in the middle of it, he acted like a baby and asked the emperor to send a plate of roasted shark skin with green onions to Yun Qingman: "Qingman likes to eat this most when he is at home."

Emperor Chunjia had planned to pamper her during this time, and he didn't care about a mere dish, so he agreed casually, but after thinking about it, he personally picked out an untouched quail crystal kueh, and asked someone to serve it to her. Yuan Lianniang——Because the Empress Dowager Yuan contracted an illness before departure, she was considered by the imperial physician to be unsuitable for traveling and traveling, so she could only stay in the imperial city with some unfavored concubines and concubines who were left behind by Shenzong Xiaozong. To escape the summer heat in the palace.

What Empress Dowager Yuan meant was that since she couldn't leave, it would be better for Yuan Niangniang to find an excuse to stay in the palace, so that the aunt and nephew could take care of each other.

Well, the main reason is that the Empress Dowager can help Yuan Lianniang take care of it, so as not to lose her child or even her life in a daze.

But Yuan Lianniang could not hold back Emperor Chunjia, the emperor went out this time no more than in the past, surrounded by a group of fragrances, in front were Yun Fenghuang, Wei Hengyan and other new concubines, either delicate or elegant, followed by Yi Xingen, Qu Hongzhuan These new lovers who went out humblely but gave birth to stunning new lovers... Originally, since Yun Fenghuang entered the palace, the peace formed for many years in the palace was broken. Although the emperor's visits to Yuan Lianniang's place were still relatively frequent, the frequency had to be reduced.

After being in charge for a while, he would only go to the Ningbi Hall to sit in the Ningbi Hall every now and then.

Yuan Niangniang was full of anticipation and jealousy in her heart, and there was hardly a moment of peace.

This is because the emperor often came to appease the situation in person, which made her stay in the palace with the Queen Mother Yuan, watching the emperor take a group of goblins to escape the summer happily... Yuan Niangniang almost exploded just thinking about it!

Therefore, even though the Empress Dowager Yuan firmly opposed it, the people around her insisted on following along despite all kinds of persuasion.

At this moment, the bumpy road has no appetite, and she is being coaxed and persuaded to let her think about how many bites she should eat not for herself but for the child. Seeing the meal specially ordered by the emperor, everyone, including Aunt Zhu, relaxed After taking a breath, he only thought that this ancestor could calm down: "Your Majesty, look, although His Majesty is busy with political affairs, he still misses you after all."

Yuan Niangniang also smiled a little at first, but asked the servant who was running errands: "Is Your Majesty eating alone or accompanied by someone? Is this royal meal rewarded only by this palace or is there other people? "

Who didn't know that Yue Jieyu was jealous?

The servant didn't dare to lie to her, so he hesitated a bit when he heard the words.

Seeing this, Yuan Niangniang's face immediately darkened, and she slapped the table: "Tell me the truth!"

"...Your Majesty is asking Mao Jieyu to accompany you to eat at this moment." The servant had no choice but to tell her tremblingly, "During the dinner, Mao Jieyu saw the shark skin burnt with scallions, and remembered that Yun Ronghua liked it, and pestered her. His Majesty agreed to send it to Yun Ronghua, but His Majesty thought of the Empress himself, so he asked the servant to bring this quail crystal... Before the servant left the emperor's chariot, His Majesty did not order anyone else to reward the royal meal."

"It can be seen that His Majesty will never forget you." Aunt Zhu hurriedly comforted her, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't think too much. Your Majesty has only heard the report from Wannian County Magistrate. How can you be so romantic right now? Call that Xiaoyun family Accompanying you may be because you have some plans... Xiaoyun always likes to be troublesome, and he urged His Majesty to give Yun Ronghua a meal, maybe he wanted to remind His Majesty to think of you, so as to anger you and make you make trouble!"

"..." Yuan Niangniang was silent for a while, but after all she didn't make a fuss, she waved her hand to let the servant leave.

The servant secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saluted and left. Of course, after walking for a while, he had to turn around and spit and leave bitterly - if this is something that the emperor rewards for other concubines, don't take it easy, you can get some Reward money, that is, to Yuan Niangniang, it's okay if you don't come back, can you not get bored?

"Your Majesty must also be tired of me?" Yuan Niangniang may not be unaware of the servant's thoughts, but it's just that she has been suppressed for many years, and she really can't bear it.

Others, including the Empress Dowager Yuan and Aunt Zhu, felt that the emperor was already in charge and had seen the dawn, so they could endure it even more.

But in fact, it was even more tormenting for Yuan Niangniang.

Because when the emperor was not in charge, not only did he have more time to accompany her, but Yuan Niangniang felt that among the six palaces, she was the only one who truly loved the emperor. Emotions are just entering the palace for the sake of the family.

But now that the emperor is in charge, maybe he can regain his power in the future and truly become the lord of the world-then those who were lukewarm to the emperor earlier, such as the empress, such as Concubine Xin, will continue their previous attitude?

Yuan Niangniang thought that was impossible. After all, the emperor was still young, handsome, and he was as handsome as a jade. He was also the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. In such a situation, how many women could not fall in love with him?

When the time comes, will he still pamper and pamper himself as always?

Especially Yi Xing'en and her like, who have nothing but peerless beauty, with their background, they should be thankful for being able to serve the emperor, and they will not give up on the emperor...

Yuan Niangniang thought for a while about the relationship between her and Gong Xiangji for many years, and she decided that it was not comparable to the little goblins forced into the palace by others; Fate has a lot of hardships, will it really happen to me after all the hardships?

The most important thing is that she often feels at a loss, that is, compared to Emperor Chunjia's handsomeness, gentleness, generosity, and nobility, as well as the skill with which she has forbeared for many years to get the chance to be in power, she seems to have nothing?

In the past, she had a family background, as the daughter of the top famous family in Fuyang County, she was a close match with the king of Fuyang County who was not noticed by the court.

But this kind of match was quickly replaced by Empress Ji after Gong Xiangji ascended the throne.

Since childhood, being admired by people around her, she had naively thought that she was a rare beauty, but after entering the palace, seeing Empress Ji and Concubine Zheng with different looks, she already understood that she was nothing more than average.

Then to Yunfenghuang, then to Yi Xingen, there will never be a shortage of younger and more beautiful concubines in this palace.

When it comes to temperament and personality... Yuan Niang didn't say anything, but what really didn't count in her heart?

She has nothing to rave about in these places.

When the emperor was a pure puppet before, Yuan Niangniang felt that there was nothing inappropriate for them to sit on an equal footing based on their childhood sweethearts for many years.

Now that Emperor Chunjia's status and power have changed, she is still the concubine who is loathed by the Six Palaces, and even the old servant Zhu Yi sent by the Yuan family is very disgusted. Yuan Niangniang is angry and wronged, but also has deep feelings. An indescribable panic.

But for some reason, her attitude towards the emperor became even worse.

Last time in the Ningbi Palace, if Aunt Zhu hadn't forced the palace people to open the door to greet them, Yuan Niangniang even planned to ask the emperor to go there three or five times in a row, coaxing the emperor every time before she would meet the emperor.

That night the emperor left and went to visit the newly recruited daughter. Aunt Zhu scolded her bloody, and finally burst into tears. This woman who watched her grow up was always vigorous, courageous and shrewd, and rarely showed her weak side. At that time, she knelt down in front of her, dragged her skirt and cried with snot and tears: "Even if you don't want to grow up, you are no longer alone. Are you willing to listen to advice? What do you want old slaves to do? What will you do in the future?"

Yuan Niangniang sat silently for a while, pushed her away and left as if nothing had happened. No one knew that the moment the emperor left, the regret in her heart flooded in like a tide and swallowed her up.

"It may be that Jilang has treated me too well these years, so even though he is very afraid that he will be seduced by those low maidservants after he takes power...but he still subconsciously believes that he will not betray me?" Yuan Niang smiled wryly, and subconsciously touched Touching her swollen belly, she lightly said to the many waiters who were looking at her worriedly: "I don't have much appetite right now, this plate of quail crystals is good for you to share."

Aunt Zhu wants to say that you should at least take a bite, even if you want to put a chopstick in your mouth, isn't it the emperor who gave it to you?

But considering the behavior of this little ancestor who made a fuss if he disagreed with her during this period of time, she didn't dare to say anything.

Now it is on the road, not in the remote Ningbi Palace, if there is a little commotion, it may be watched by many people.

The emperor and Yun Fenghuang in the emperor's chariot didn't know Yuan Niangniang's mood, and after each rewarded the person who wanted to reward, they finished the meal very quietly.

After the meal, the emperor and Yun Fenghuang teased each other a few words, and the team had almost rested, and the emperor's chariot, which had stayed for a while, finally moved slowly.

Arrived in Wannian County after nightfall, of course it was impossible to hear the case at this time, so after a short consultation, it was decided to have a public trial in the county government tomorrow afternoon - the kind that allows the people to watch.

"People like the Ji family really have their hearts to kill!" Of course, a mere county government can't accommodate many nobles, but fortunately, there are several big families living next to the county government, and now they are vacated overnight to house many dignitaries. Because Feng Huang was left by the emperor to serve the bed that night, he just listened to it a few times, and curled his lips when he heard the news: Public trials should only be carried out unless absolutely necessary, and they will only be carried out with a certain degree of certainty.

After all, if something went wrong under the watchful eyes of everyone, the loss of face is not just one or two points.

If it is said that ordinary officials do this, at most it will damage their reputation and affect their official career. Emperor Chunjia, the emperor who has been in power for only a few months, once there is any mistake in the public trial process, it is impossible to say that Ji and the others will be blamed. There have been public opinions such as "the king is foolish and has no way", "although the emperor is pure filial piety today, he is not sensitive", "the princes want your majesty to study more and suspend the pro-government, it seems that it is helpless and it is not with ulterior motives".

For Emperor Chunjia, who finally got the chance to be in charge of the government, the blow was obvious!

but……

What's the matter with Yunfenghuang!

Not only did Yun Fenghuang not give any reminders, but before going to sleep, he pretended to cheer the emperor up: "Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, tomorrow he will be able to discern the truth, take down the real culprit in one fell swoop, and return Li Shu to a bright future! I am here to wish Your Majesty the best of luck!" ,success!"

Despite the trial!

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In case of embarrassment, the old lady happened to be watching the scene behind the screen!

Emperor Chunjia, who had been warm with her just now, was closing his eyes and resting his mind. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her. After a while, he curled his lips and said with a fake smile: "Jieyu has a heart."