The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 499: confession
Chapter 499 Confession
“Alright, alright! Stop knocking!” The emperor’s voice softened.
Although what Prince Liang did was wrong, it was out of filial piety. The emperor couldn’t help but be moved, especially when he saw the deep and shallow knife scars on Prince Liang’s arms and thought of this child using his own blood to make elixirs for him, his heart softened.
The emperor has neither too many nor too few sons, but none of them can compare with the filial piety of Prince Liang, not even the crown prince.
“Father!” Prince Liang knelt down and hugged the emperor’s legs. “Father… I didn’t expect this matter to become so serious. Father, please pretend that you don’t know about this matter. I will take full responsibility for it! But I can’t show my filial piety to you in the future. Father, please don’t work too hard and take care of yourself!”
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the King of Liang who was crying while hugging his legs. He did not plead with him but asked him to take care of himself. The emperor was inevitably moved. For a moment, his fatherly feelings took over. He slowly raised his hand and touched the King of Liang’s head, whispering, “Okay! Stop crying!”
“Your Majesty…” Gao Demao said loudly outside the palace, “Lord Fan Yuhuai, the commander of the Patrol Battalion, requested to see you. He said that the Wang family in Jiuqu Lane, which the couple who beat the drum for the hearing had sued, had caught fire. Many children were rescued from the Wang family. They were all children who had been lost recently. Some had their hands broken, and some had their legs chopped off. It was horrible to see! The older ones could even say that they were farmers in the suburbs of Shuoyang, who had been robbed by robbers and wanted to go back to find their parents.”
The emperor and Prince Liang had a secret conversation in the hall without stopping anyone. Even Gao Demao did not dare to go in rashly and could only report at the door of the hall.
Jiuqu Lane Wang Family…
The emperor raised his eyebrows, lowered his eyes and looked at Prince Liang who was hugging him and crying. His heart moved and he said, “You are filial, even though you did something wrong… but you are my son, I will still protect you!”
With tears on his face, Prince Liang looked up at the emperor: “But…but father, the drum has been beaten, and we can’t hide it anymore!”
The emperor looked at his stupid son, squatted down to look at the King of Liang, and warned him: “You know nothing about this matter, it has nothing to do with you! Everything was done by the Wang family! The Wang family just thought you were easy to bully, so they used your big banner to do things! You know nothing! Remember?”
Prince Liang was slightly startled: “But…but the alchemy furnace in my mansion is still there, and there are also the bodies of those children. Some of them have not been transported out yet and are still in Prince Liang’s mansion…”
“I am the Son of Heaven. If I say it has nothing to do with you, then it has nothing to do with you! Just remember that! Leave the rest to your father!” The emperor stood up and looked at the cowardly and filial Prince Liang. He patted his head and said, “Go!”
Prince Liang pretended to be confused and kowtowed to the emperor, then left the hall and waited outside with Gao Demao.
In just half a cup of tea, the emperor finally stepped out of the hall and walked towards the Liang Dynasty’s study.
As soon as the emperor arrived, Fan Yuhuai went forward to report to the emperor that the Wang family in Jiuqu Lane had been set on fire and that the children had been lost or kidnapped, saying, “The Wang family has been arrested and imprisoned.”
“Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and involves the royal family. Please send someone to search the Prince of Liang’s mansion immediately!” The imperial censor stepped forward and said to the emperor, “If this is true, we must make a prompt decision!”
Everyone present understood what it meant to make a prompt decision, and only the censor dared to say this.
Prince Liang raised his head and looked towards the emperor. Receiving the emperor’s suggestive look, Prince Liang cried out, “Father! Father, I know nothing!”
The prince saw the King of Liang kneeling in the hall trembling with fear, and he turned sideways and whispered to the emperor, “Father, the King of Liang is my son’s younger brother. I believe that the King of Liang has a kind heart and is definitely not the kind of person who would disregard human lives and use children to make elixirs! Father, you can send Lord Fan Yuhuai to the King of Liang’s mansion to search for evidence to prove the King of Liang’s innocence!”
Seeing this, Dali Temple Minister Lu Jin also stepped forward and said, “Yes, Your Majesty! If His Royal Highness Prince Liang really doesn’t know anything, why not send someone to the palace to check it out, and don’t wrongly accuse His Royal Highness Prince Liang.”
Prince Liang looked at the emperor in shock and fear, his eyes full of pleading.
The emperor pursed his lips and looked at Fan Yuhuai: “Have the people from the Wang family been interrogated?”
Fan Yuhuai was startled and shook his head: “Not yet.”
This interrogation is not the responsibility of their patrol battalion!
“You haven’t even tried the Wang family yet, and you’re already searching the Liang Palace… If this gets out, will the royal family still have face?!” The emperor’s voice was filled with anger, but he calmed down a little and said, “Fan Yuhuai, take your men to surround the Liang Palace and don’t allow anyone to enter or leave!”
“I obey your command!” Fan Yuhuai obeyed the order and left the hall.
The emperor’s fingers gently stroked the pillow embroidered with a flying dragon, his eyes gloomy as he called out, “Lv Qing…”
Dali Temple Minister Lu Jin hurried forward and said, “I am your humble servant!”
“I’ll leave the Wang family members to you to interrogate. If you find out that they are related to Prince Liang, it won’t be too late to search Prince Liang’s mansion!” The emperor’s eyes fell on Prince Liang again, “Prince Liang, please go back to your mansion first! If you are wrongly accused, your father will never let anyone frame you!”
“I obey your orders!”
“I obey your command!” Lu Jin bowed his head and retreated out of the hall.
Lu Jin came out of the hall and squinted his eyes at the sunny day. The emperor’s words just now clearly showed that he was determined to protect Prince Liang, and they were meant for him to hear.
Lu Jin clenched his fists and was about to walk down the stairs when he heard the prince calling him.
He quickly turned around and bowed to the Crown Prince: “Your Highness!”
“Thank you for your hard work, Lord Lu! I hope that Lord Lu will uphold justice for the people. What I fear most is that the people will lose faith in the royal family, thinking that the royal family only protects their own interests and treats the people as grass! Since ancient times, many dynasties have perished because they lost the support of the people! Lord Lu… my father has entrusted the royal family to you!”
Lu Jin raised his eyebrows. He didn’t understand what the prince meant. Did he hope that the interrogation would reveal that it was related to Prince Liang, or did he hope that the interrogation would reveal that it had nothing to do with the royal family?
The prince looked around, then stepped forward to help Lu Jin up and said, “If the King of Liang is really involved, Lord Lu can be fair and the royal family can be impartial, so that they can win the hearts of the people.”
Lu Jin suddenly realized and bowed to the ground again: “Your Highness, rest assured, I will report the results of the interrogation truthfully.”
The prince smiled and nodded: “Lu Qing, go and get busy!”
Lu Jin bent over and took a few steps back, then walked towards the stairs holding the hem of his official uniform.
As soon as Lu Jin left the palace, he immediately ordered people to bring the entire Wang family to the Dali Temple.
The people saw the patrol battalion surrounding the Prince of Liang’s mansion with great momentum, and they all stared eagerly, waiting for the emperor to order people to go in and search the mansion, but they only saw the soldiers surrounding the Prince of Liang’s mansion, but no one went in to search, and they talked about everything.
Lu Jin was still waiting in the Dali Temple for his subordinates to bring the person over, but half an hour later, the subordinate who went to bring the person over came back and reported to Lu Jin that all members of the Wang family had committed suicide in prison and left behind a letter of confession.
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