PNB Chapter 135: Someone must have harmed him!
Chapter 135: Someone must have harmed him!
Marquis Guangchang immediately went to the palace to ask for an audience with Emperor Rong'an.
Emperor Rong'an was discussing matters with Prime Minister Xie and others, but Marquis Guangchang knelt in front of the Wenhe Hall and waited until the meeting was over.
After the meeting was over, Emperor Rong'an allowed Marquis Guangchang to enter.
The young eunuch escorted Prime Minister Xie out, and Prime Minister Xie glanced at Marquis Guangchang thoughtfully.
He asked casually, "What happened?"
Thank you for your honor. Upon hearing this, the young eunuch said respectfully, "Marquis Guangchang came to ask Your Majesty to make a decision. The prince was wrongly accused and imprisoned by the young general."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Xie's eyes flashed. He smiled kindly at the young eunuch and quickly left the palace.
The Xiangfu's carriage had already been waiting at the palace gate. As soon as Xiang Xie got on the carriage, he whispered, "Go and check what happened to Guangchang Marquis today. Hurry."
"Yes, Prime Minister."
Prime Minister Xie's eyes were gloomy. Although it was insignificant, if he could make Marquis Guangchang cause trouble for Duke Ying, it would be a token of his kindness.
Jiang Mao, so clean.
We are all officials in the same court, so why should you, the Duke of England, be so clean?
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Emperor Rong'an, Prime Minister Xie and others worked out the details of the salt inspection and learned that Marquis Guangchang had been kneeling outside the palace for more than an hour.
Although he was impatient, he still let him in.
Who would have thought that as soon as Guangchang Hou entered the palace, he began to mourn, saying that his son was wrongly accused and was about to be beaten to death by the Duke of Ying.
Emperor Rong'an narrowed his eyes and looked at Marquis Guangchang.
He used to think that Duan Jian might be useful. After all, the old marquis was such a hero, and his son would certainly be no less capable.
He used to be young, fashionable and had a sense of righteousness, but now he is becoming more and more useless.
"You mean, the Duke of England rushed into your house, beat up your son, and falsely accused your son of hiring a killer to kill someone?"
Emperor Rong'an spoke in a slightly deep voice, and the emperor's majesty made Marquis Guangchang tremble involuntarily.
Guangchang Hou immediately kowtowed and cried, "That's right! Your Majesty, please help me! My son was almost beaten to death by him! I only have this one son, please help me!"
Although he cried, Marquis Guangchang still made his point clear.
Emperor Rong An showed displeasure between his brows, "He didn't tell me who your son killed?"
Marquis Guangchang was stunned. How would he know?
Jiang Mao rushed in with his men and attacked his son. If he hadn't stopped them, Yu'er would have been dead!
Guangchang Hou thought of the tooth that was knocked out by the Duke of Ying and could not help but burst into tears: "Your Majesty! He didn't say it!"
"But your majesty, look at the wounds on my face and my teeth were knocked out by Jiang Mao!"
"Even if my son did something wrong, can Jiang Mao ignore the emperor's laws and seek revenge in private?"
"As a duke, how can he put His Majesty's dignity in such a way?"
With every word Marquis Guangchang said, Emperor Rong'an's expression became uglier.
It has to be said that these words successfully made Emperor Rong An frown.
Seeing this, Hai Xian stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. The Marquis said that the young general and Minister Pei arrested someone."
"Given their personalities, I'm afraid they won't take action easily without solid evidence."
Emperor Rong An glanced at Hai Xian and said coldly, "I don't know when you started speaking for others like this."
Haixian immediately broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down in a hurry, not daring to say a word.
Marquis Guangchang's heart was also trembling. He firmly believed that this was a frame-up by Duke Yingguo. Yu'er was such a well-behaved child.
It's just a harmless hobby, I would never dare to kill anyone!
There was no sound at all in the Wenhe Hall.
Hai Xian, the eunuch who had followed Emperor Rong An for many years, didn't dare to breathe deeply.
After a long while, Emperor Rong'an looked at Marquis Guangchang dimly and asked, "You asked me to make a decision for you. What do you want me to do for you?"
When Marquis Guangchang saw that Emperor Rong'an was willing to pay attention to him, he immediately kowtowed and begged, "Your Majesty, please clear my name and severely punish Jiang Mao!"
After he bowed his head, the Wenhe Hall remained silent.
Before he could hear Emperor Rong'an speak, Marquis Guangchang was almost soaked with cold sweat on his back.
It seemed as if Emperor Rong'an wanted to torture Marquis Guangchang intentionally. Only when the cold sweat on his forehead dripped in the hall did he slowly open his mouth.
"You said that Lu Qingxiao and Pei Zhi took your son away. Do you really believe that your son really did nothing wrong?"
Emperor Rong'an's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Marquis Guangchang hard on the top of his head!
Your Majesty does not believe him!
Marquis Guangchang's mind was filled with only these five words.
Frightened by the emperor's power, he didn't even dare to stick to his previous thoughts, and his whole body was trembling.
Emperor Rong'an looked down upon Marquis Guangchang's behavior. He stood up, walked slowly to Marquis Guangchang, and kicked him over.
"Look at yourself now, do you look anything like your father did?"
Marquis Guangchang did not dare to refute, and knelt down again, tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Rong'an was really annoyed. There were many lords in the capital, but none of them made him feel annoyed.
It just happened that the Guangchang Marquis Mansion was the site of trouble again and again.
His Wenhe Hall is like a vegetable market.
"I am extremely disappointed in you. You are not good at managing the family and are incompetent. How dare you come to me and ask me to make the decision?"
Emperor Rong'an's rebuke made Marquis Guangchang feel like he was struck by lightning, and he felt a strong sense of regret in his heart.
"I will let you see clearly today." Emperor Rong An looked at Hai Xian and said, "Tell Lu Qingxiao and Pei Zhi."
When Marquis Guangchang heard that Emperor Rong'an had summoned Lu Qingxiao and Pei Zhi, he felt complicated.
But the next sentence of Emperor Rong'an made Marquis Guangchang fall into hell -
"My Wenhe Palace is not a place for you to come and complain. If the matter is true, you, the Marquis of Guangchang, have done your duty."
"His Majesty……!"
Marquis Guangchang looked up at Emperor Rong'an in shock. He could no longer care about his son and begged, "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
Emperor Rong An sat back on the dragon throne, looked down at Marquis Guangchang, and said indifferently: "I have been particularly lenient!"
Marquis Guangchang fell to the ground. Haixian saw the panic and fear on his face and felt sorry for the old marquis.
Who could have imagined that such a brave old marquis would give birth to such a heartless son?
Marquis Guangchang could only hope that the evidence found by Lu Qingxiao and Pei Zhi was false.
But when Lu Qingxiao and Pei Zhi were ordered to enter the palace, even bringing an attendant from their son, they felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting.
Emperor Rong'an could see through Marquis Guangchang's appearance, so he patiently read the confession presented by Pei Zhi.
After reading it, Emperor Rong An became even angrier. He threw the confession down and picked up a cup of tea and smashed it.
"Very good! You raised a good son! If the marriage fails, you will be revengeful! If it weren't for the girl's good fortune, she would have died long ago!"
Marquis Guangchang quickly went up to read the confession. He still had the nerve to cry out, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! Yu'er would never dare to do such a thing! Someone must have framed him!"
Lu Qingxiao's eyes flashed, and he could hardly hide his murderous intent.