flstandardbreds Chapter 599: Confrontation, are you working on the Pope?
Chapter 599: Confrontation, are you working on the Pope?
"Prince Hong! Just try to touch her."
"Do you think I dare?" Prince Hong smiled evilly, "Go!"
Those people came up with torture instruments and tongs, and were about to attack Old Madam Chen, but were stopped by an official standing nearby. The official was none other than Yao Qingnian and Zheng Cheng.
"Get out of the way! Who are you? How dare you act rashly in front of the emperor? Come, take them down." The officer who was about to execute the sentence saw them and shouted angrily.
"What are you yelling about? Get out of the way." Yao Qingnian kicked the man away rudely.
"There is an assassin! Protect the emperor!" the eunuch beside the new emperor shouted at the top of his voice.
"Stop, you are the assassin. If I were the assassin, would you still be screaming here? You would have been lying on the ground long ago."
"Who are you! Do you think you can just come to the Dali Temple at will?" Prince Hong roared.
"You old pervert, how are you?"
"You are...you are the bitch that night!"
"You are the bitch. The new emperor is still here. Be careful with your words."
"I was worried that I couldn't find you! Come, capture her for me." Prince Hong felt extremely humiliated when he thought of that night. He had been sending people to look for her whereabouts, but he didn't expect that she would show up at his doorstep.
"Prince Hong has so much power. He can arrest anyone he wants and execute anyone he wants. Doesn't that mean the emperor doesn't exist? I think what my grandmother said just now is right. The one who wants to rebel is not my grandfather, but you!"
"You little stinky girl, you have a sharp tongue. When I catch you, I will see if you can still be less sharp-tongued than you are now."
"Come on, I'm not afraid of you!" Yao Qingnian put his hands on his hips and looked at him without panic.
"You!" Prince Hong was about to step forward to teach her a lesson, but was stopped by the new emperor.
"Wait a minute, you are so bold that you actually broke into the Dali Temple privately. Who are you? Tell me your name!"
"Your Majesty, I am the granddaughter of Duke Chen." Although Yao Qingnian did not want to bow to the new emperor, this was the only way for now, otherwise she would not get any benefits.
"Aren't you afraid that I will arrest you?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come. I just didn't expect that Prince Hong would be so shameless. He actually wrongly accused and insulted the court official in public and didn't take you seriously at all. He dared to be so arrogant in front of you and even forced the family members of the court official to confess their guilt. Where would the royal family and your face be placed if this matter were to spread out? How would the people and officials view you in the future? Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne not long ago. Are you going to bear such a bad reputation?" Isn't it just shifting the blame? If they can put the hat of treason on the old Duke Chen's head, then I will also accuse them of treason and see how they explain it. Anyway, no matter whether the new emperor believes it or not, after this incident, he will not let this troublemaker stay for long.
"Don't stir up trouble here, Your Majesty. This girl is good at making up stories. Don't be fooled by her words!"
"The emperor is a wise ruler. He can tell the truth from falsehood. Why does he need a prince like you to make decisions for him?" What Yao Qingnian meant was, are you working for the Pope?
"You!" Prince Hong was furious. He had this idea, but saying it in public, wouldn't it be putting the accusation of treason on his head?
"Your Majesty, this girl is my daughter. She was raised in the countryside since she was a child. She is very rude and arrogant. You must not believe what she says. Prince Hong is loyal to you and the court and he will never have any second thoughts." At this time, Shen Wenting stood up and spoke for Prince Hong.
"Stop flattering yourself. Who is your daughter? You said I was from the countryside, so how do you know I am unsophisticated? If that's the case, then Lord Shen, you are also a country bumpkin. How noble can you be? Besides, how do you know whether she has any ulterior motives? Are you a worm in Prince Hong's stomach and know what he is thinking?" Yao Qingnian said bluntly.
"You evil girl, I won't argue with you. I believe His Majesty will make the final decision on the matter."
"You can't argue with me if you feel guilty, but why do you use His Majesty as a cover?"
"Alright, I don't have time to listen to you guys quarreling here. I will settle your matter later. What I want to talk about now is the rebellion of Duke Chen!"
The new emperor had long been dissatisfied with Prince Hong. He had asked him to stay in the capital only because he was useful. He always acted like a show-off in front of him. When things were settled, he would have to go back sooner or later. The new emperor thought to himself that it was more important to talk about the matter of old Duke Chen first.
"Your Majesty, my grandfather was wrongly accused and I have evidence." Yao Qingnian was too lazy to waste words with them and got back to the point.
"Oh? What evidence do you have?" The new emperor looked at the country girl mentioned by Shen Wenting. She was very calm. He had heard about Yao Qingnian's affairs long before he ascended the throne. In addition, Prince Rui had said good things about her in front of him several times, so he had a good impression of her. So she said she had evidence, and the new emperor wanted to see how she would resolve it.
"That's right. May I ask Your Majesty, was it because of these letters and the slander of these villains that you said that my grandfather colluded with King Jing to rebel?" Yao Qingnian displayed the letters that the new emperor had just brought in front of everyone.
"Yes, the evidence is conclusive. Do you have anything else to say?"
"What kind of evidence is this? Although the handwriting is similar, if you look closely, you can easily find many problems.
My grandfather's handwriting is casual and free-spirited, but the words above are very conventional and you can tell at a glance that they are deliberately imitated.
Look, I have an identical letter in my hand, both from the same person. If these letters are evidence, then why are there two copies?"
She took out both letters and showed them to the new emperor. Sure enough, the two letters were exactly the same: "This may be a strategy discussed by Duke Chen and Duke Lao. In order to restrain both parties, they deliberately wrote two copies. This does not mean that this letter has nothing to do with Duke Chen."
"Even if the two copies can't prove it, the handwriting can at least explain it, right? And I also know who wrote the letter."
"Who is it?" asked the new emperor.
"Lord Shen, it was he who teamed up with Prince Hong to frame my grandfather."
"What nonsense! I have never written these letters." Shen Wenting felt a little guilty. How did this girl know about this?
"You don't have to deny it in a hurry, Your Majesty. Take a look at these. These are the calligraphy that Lord Shen has copied from my grandfather over the years. You can compare the handwriting to see if they are from the same person.
He originally asked my mother to collect more calligraphy and paintings for him to copy because he liked my grandfather's calligraphy. That's why he learned to write like my grandfather. This time, he was still resentful of what happened between my mother and him, so he thought of imitating his handwriting and writing these letters to frame my grandfather."