kingnovel Chapter 503: Morning Court is Over, Return Home as Soon as Possible
Chapter 503: Morning Court is Over, Return Home as Soon as Possible
Emperor Hong De, sitting on the throne, looked down at Leng Xian who was lying there.
Emperor Hong De felt speechless for a moment.
Let alone punishing a criminal in the Golden Palace, even if it was an ordinary county government office that caught a petty thief...
Those who were caught had to make excuses when they were interrogated;
Even if he is not given a fixed punishment, he will not confess honestly.
This Leng Xian is really good, it's just like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube -
There was no need for torture or interrogation, Leng Xian just told everything clearly.
Well...I don't feel a sense of accomplishment at all!
This...what else are you asking next?
No need to ask, just ask the official in charge.
Thinking of this, Emperor Hong De turned his head and looked towards the side of the Golden Palace...
There were two desks, behind each of which sat an official. They were the officials responsible for taking notes in the Golden Palace.
Emperor Hong De spoke directly: "Official."
"Chen is here!"
The two officials in charge of the imperial edict quickly stood up and bowed in response.
"Did you write down everything Marquis Qinxing said?" asked Emperor Hongde.
"Your Majesty, we have written down every word of it!"
“Just make a note of it.
This is the Golden Palace, not the Shuntian Prefecture government office, and there is no need for Marquis Qinxing to sign and seal here.
In a little while, I will send your records directly to Shuntian Mansion and hand them over to Zheng Tong!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command!"
The two of them responded, sat down again, and reviewed the recorded content again to ensure that it was correct.
Leng Xian naturally heard what Emperor Hong De said.
Leng Xian's heart was in a state of panic, his hands were shaking, and his lips were trembling...
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
Your humble servant... Your humble servant..."
Leng Xian kept calling out to the emperor. He wanted to beg for mercy, but he didn't know how to ask the emperor for mercy and forgiveness.
Emperor Hongde ignored Leng Xian's pleas for mercy.
Leng Xian was scared...really scared...
He turned his head and looked around the Golden Palace...
With just one glance, Leng Xian saw the first person in the literary class sequence——
Prince Yu Xiao Jingyu.
"Your Highness Prince Yu...
His Royal Highness Prince Yu...
Good son-in-law...
You are engaged to my daughter.
I... no matter what, I am still your future father-in-law.
Your Highness Prince Yu...you...you...please plead for me!
I have never killed anyone with my own hands!
Please, Your Majesty, let me go!
Let me go please!
Good son-in-law!
…”
Leng Xian crawled towards Xiao Jingyu desperately.
However, Leng Xian’s waist, back, and buttocks were all injured, so he couldn’t crawl far.
Xiao Jingyu glanced at Leng Xian coldly, his tone was indescribably cold, "Stop talking nonsense!
This prince only has one mother-in-law, but she was murdered long ago!
As her son-in-law, the most important thing for me to do is to avenge her!"
After saying that, he didn’t look at Leng Xian again.
As the saying goes, the last straw that broke the camel's back should be Xiao Jingyu's words.
Leng Xian was truly desperate at this point.
All that needs to be said has been said;
I have heard what I should hear;
Things are simple.
Emperor Hongde spoke directly: "Pass on my decree, Qinxing Marquis Leng Xian will be punished for multiple crimes, first of all, he will be demoted to a commoner!
Afterwards, he was escorted to Shuntian Prefecture for trial!"
Upon hearing Emperor Hongde's order, several guards in golden armor stepped forward and, ignoring Marquis Qinxing's repeated wailing and pleas for mercy, dragged him all the way out of the Golden Palace.
Another young eunuch came over, folded the notes made by the official, put them in his arms, followed the golden-armored guards, and walked out quickly.
In the palace, the civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment...
"Is this the end?"
"What can I say! Is this the end?
Even the court's interrogation is not that simple!"
Everyone thought, this is great, so they just listened to Marquis Qinxing telling a story alone, and the truth of what happened back then became clear!
The person was also sent to Shuntian Prefecture for conviction.
It's that simple!
Qinxing Hou was not the first to punish criminals in the Golden Palace;
It's not like they haven't seen it before.
However, this is the first time I've seen something as smooth and interesting as today.
No matter what the ministers thought, Emperor Hongde was thinking...
Leng Xian will now be sent to Shuntian Prefecture. At the end of noon, Shuntian Prefecture will hold a public trial and there will be a lively scene there.
Do you want to go too...
Thinking of this, Emperor Hong De gave Yu Feng a wink.
Yu Feng immediately understood what he meant, took a step forward, swung the whisk in his hand, and shouted loudly: "If you have a letter, please come to court. If you don't, please leave!"
The officials looked at each other and confirmed that no one else had anything else to report. Then they all turned around and kowtowed to Emperor Hongde.
Yu Feng shook off the dust again, "Withdraw from the court!"
"I respectfully send you off to your Majesty!"
The officials watched as Emperor Hong De stood up and walked down the Dragon Platform.
Standing on the steps, Emperor Hongde stopped and turned to look at his son, "Prince Yu, follow me!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Xiao Jingyu bowed in response, then followed Emperor Hongde's steps and walked towards the harem together.
Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, looked at the receding figures of the father and son with a dark look in his eyes.
Then, Xiao Jingyi lowered his eyes, turned around, greeted the ministers in the hall with a spring-like smile on his face, and was the first to walk out of the Golden Palace.
The civil and military officials then left the Golden Palace and left the palace, discussing what had just happened in low voices.
Many of them also had their own ideas in mind.
Go back and have lunch quickly.
At the end of noon, I changed into casual clothes and went to Shuntian Prefecture to continue watching the fun.
Duke Anguo and his son did not delay for a moment.
After bidding farewell to the civil and military officials, the father and his two sons walked quickly out of the palace and got on the carriage outside the Donghua Gate.
Fu Yinglan ordered the coachman and guards to speed up and return to the Duke's Mansion as soon as possible.