bookrebus Chapter 721: Not enough success, more than enough failure
Chapter 721: Not enough success, more than enough failure
It seems that when a person dies, all is lost.
With the death of Prince Xian Feng Zheng, Emperor Lin no longer intended to pursue his crimes.
Emperor Lin's face was as gloomy as water.
After Imperial Concubine Jin Ding finished speaking, she stepped aside on her own, trying to just be a guide.
Yuan Yun dressed up in gorgeous clothes and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Yuan Chuan: "Why are you here? This is also a place you can come to, quickly leave."
Yuan Yun pointed in the direction of Yuan Qi proudly: "If she can come to the palace, why can't I, the Princess Yi, come?"
As soon as these words were spoken, no one needed to ask, and everyone knew who Yuan Yun was targeting.
No wonder Yuan Yun frequently went in and out of the harem some time ago.
But where does the crime of deceiving the emperor come from?
Zhou Chang's mind was blank. He looked at Yuan Qi, and Yuan Qi's bright eyes also went blank for a moment.
"You should leave immediately and stop making trouble." Yuan Chuan hurriedly persuaded his daughter to leave.
Yuan Yun ignored her father and bowed to the Emperor Lin: "Your Majesty, I want to sue Yuan Qi, the daughter of Long Yu Yuan family, for deceiving the emperor."
Emperor Lin had just agreed to give Yuan Qi a title, but he was slapped in the face so quickly, and he was even more displeased: "This is the Golden Palace, and all the civil and military officials are solemn and serious. Why did Princess Yi say this? Do you have any evidence?"
"I am born into the Yuan family, the governor of Taifu. I know etiquette and value rules. Naturally, I know that there must be evidence for what I say. Since I have said this, there must be both human and material evidence. Otherwise, I would not dare to speak nonsense." Yuan Yun was full of confidence.
Since the Emperor asked, he wanted to hear the details: "Okay, then tell me about it."
Yuan Yun looked back at Yuan Qi and then at Zhou Chang who was standing at the top, then she turned around and continued: "Your Majesty has granted marriage to Longyu Yuan's family, so the Ministry of Rites must have performed the ceremony of accepting the marriage proposal and asking for the name, and must have asked whether the daughter had an engagement. And the Yuan family must have denied it at that time. However, according to my investigation afterwards, Yuan Qi and the last top scorer Wen Fei had already decided to spend their lives together many years ago. Doesn't this count as a crime of deceiving the emperor?"
what is this?
Zhou Chang stepped forward to explain: "Father, Yuan Qi and the then top scholar Wen Fei had no engagement, nor did they have a private marriage. This is something I know very well."
Yuan Yun glanced at him arrogantly and said, "Your Majesty, I have witnesses and material evidence. The material evidence is here, and the witness has been brought outside the palace gate. Please allow me to summon you."
Emperor Lin asked first: "What is the physical evidence?"
Yuan Yun gestured to the palace maids who were carrying things behind her, and two of them came forward carrying a box.
"Open it." Yuan Yun ordered.
The two palace maids opened the box as instructed.
Everyone looked into the box, and saw it was filled with letters.
"These were obtained from the old house of Wen Fei's family in Danlu City. They are all letters that Yuan Qi has written to Wen Fei over the years. There are many words of love under the moonlight and vows of eternal love in them." Yuan Yun pointed to the letters in the box and explained, "There are so many letters, enough to show that they have been secretly in love for a long time and have decided to spend their lives together."
It is hard not to be reminded of the letters that were distributed at the wedding banquet when Prince Yi got married.
Yuan Yun continued, "At the wedding banquet of His Royal Highness Prince Yi, someone once exposed the affair between Yuan Qi and Wen Fei. Those letters were all written unilaterally by Wen Fei to Yuan Qi, so they were not reliable. However, I believe that many adults present have read them. Now these letters are all written by Yuan Qi to Wen Fei. The two confirm each other and cannot be denied."
"Wen Fei was present at the time and clarified it on the spot. Those letters were not written by him. Someone forged them maliciously." Zhou Chang snorted coldly, "Humph, it's a pity that I didn't investigate it at the time, otherwise I'm afraid there wouldn't be this box of things in front of me."
Yuan Yun was also well prepared, and there was no fear on her cold and beautiful face: "It would have been wrong to deny it at that time, but these letters were all written by Yuan Qi, the daughter of Long Yuyuan's family. There is handwriting as evidence, so it cannot be faked."
Zhou Chang also knew that the original incident was just hastily covered up, and those letters were indeed written by Wen Qingyan, so he had to take a step back: "Even if it is true, so what? Those are just childish words between young people expressing their feelings to each other, which can't mean anything at all."
Hate it...
Wen Qingyan, this idiot, still remembered that he had been reminded to destroy the correspondence after that incident, but this guy obviously didn't listen to a word he said.
Yuan Yun raised her glare and challenged him further: "Of course I have witnesses. Your Majesty, please allow them to come in."
Emperor Lin's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip from it.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
I originally wanted to get rid of the Yuan family easily so that the ministers would not have any unnecessary associations, but I didn't expect Yuan Yun to make a big deal out of it.
But when he thought about it carefully, it was Prince Rong who arranged the marriage for Prince Yi, and he was very dissatisfied with the result, so he nodded.
Yuan Yun signaled the eunuchs below to take two old women with them, and behind the two old women were Wen Fei and Wen Qingyan.
"Why is he back again?" Zhou Chang was suddenly surprised.
The person who should not be here right now is Wen Qingyan.
Wen Qingyan should have been taken away with Prince Rong right after receiving the verdict.
Yuan Yun smiled and did not intend to explain the doubts. She only said to the Emperor Lin: "Your Majesty, the previous case has been concluded. Although Wen Fei is already a commoner, his words are still worth listening to."
Emperor Lin frowned and remained silent.
Yuan Yun began to perform, pointing at the two old women and saying, "Your Majesty, these two are servants of the Yuan and Wen families respectively. They can prove that they have been childhood sweethearts. The two families have discussed marriage since they were young, and they were only waiting for Wen Fei to win the first place in the imperial examination before they could get married. This matter is known to everyone in Danlu."
It was the first time for the two old ladies to see such a big scene. They knelt on the ground and trembled like a sieve. They wanted to bury their heads in the ground and could not utter a word except to kowtow.
Wen Qingyan, on the other hand, was neither humble nor arrogant even though he was kneeling on the ground. He raised his head and retorted, "Your Majesty, I have known Miss Yuan since childhood, and our two families have discussed marriage, but without a formal ceremony, it doesn't count."
"Are you admitting that you have been childhood sweethearts and have been exchanging love letters for many years? Or, is it called an ongoing affair and secret communication?" Yuan Yun has always been the best in an argument, and she was also very sharp-tongued at this moment.
Wen Qingyan immediately hesitated and was unable to answer. Originally, he was willing to go to the palace again just to help Yuan Qi clarify the situation.
Zhou Chang immediately understood Yuan Yun's intention.
This is not only a crime of deceiving the emperor, but also a crime of destroying Yuan Qi's reputation.
Of course, the most speechless person is Wen Qingyan. Apart from his good-looking appearance, this man has nothing worth mentioning. Wherever he goes and whatever he experiences, he always causes more trouble than success.
Zhou Chang was about to cut the Gordian knot: "Father, what's the point of tangling with such a topic in today's court meeting? They have not been formally engaged, and there is no document or token to prove it. There is nothing at all. There is no question of deceiving the emperor. Since it is all nonsense, let's not waste everyone's time here, let's just disperse."