flstandardbreds Chapter 1014 In a bad mood, I'm exempt from court for one day.
Chapter 1014 In a bad mood, I'm exempt from court for one day.
Regardless of whether Xia Qinian was anxious or embarrassed, Emperor Hongde had asked the question, and both Emperor Hongde and the civil and military officials in the hall were waiting for Xia Qinian's answer.
Xia Qinian desperately tried to retrieve his runaway soul, then hurriedly knelt down, lifting his robes, "Your Majesty, I...I am terrified!"
Your Majesty has no objection to His Majesty's oral decree;
Your Majesty's decree has been carefully kept in mind and will certainly be carried out diligently.
"Just now... just now I was merely... merely thinking that His Majesty's birthday celebration is approaching soon, and as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, I must wholeheartedly assist the Minister in ensuring the success of His Majesty's birthday banquet, showcasing the splendor and prestige of our Jingyue Kingdom before the foreign delegations!"
"is it?
So that's why Xia Aiqing was so focused just now...she was thinking about these questions!
Emperor Hongde smiled and raised his hand, "Minister Xia, please rise!"
"My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xia Qinian felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly stood up and returned to the literary class.
Xia Qinian's reply was so perfunctory and insincere!
Not to mention Emperor Hongde, who was face to face with Xia Qinian and could clearly see the troubled and distressed expression on Xia Qinian's face, even the civil and military officials in the hall could tell that... what Xia Qinian said was not what he had just thought!
However, today Emperor Hongde doesn't want to take other things too seriously!
Emperor Hongde thought to himself, "Anyway, the one who killed to silence me has really taken action."
Those who were supposed to be silenced were indeed silenced;
If everyone is silenced, then there's no need for a trial or conviction!
As for Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, since we can't touch him for the time being in order to catch a big fish with a long line, we might as well cast the line even longer!
But... but... we can't just ignore him, but we also can't let him off easily, and we can't let him live a carefree life after he kills someone to cover it up!
Emperor Hongde thought, didn't he want to get rid of Zhang Jinyan's family cleanly and neatly?
I'm determined not to let him get away!
Even if Xiao Jingyi silences the entire Zhang Jinyan family, he will still have to collect their bodies!
Even if we can't punish Xiao Jingyi's crimes immediately...
Is it alright to make things difficult for him?
It's okay to make him feel disgusted, right?
Furthermore, Xiao Jingyi ruthlessly divorced his first wife, Zhang Miaoying, ruthlessly abandoned the Second Minister's residence, and then ruthlessly murdered her to silence her...
Just watch how he treats Zhang Jinyan's family, and those who follow him will also see how cold-blooded and ruthless Xiao Jingyi is!
This time, he was ordered to collect the bodies of Zhang Jinyan's family again...
Let those people see how Xiao Jingyi disposed of the Zhang Jinyan family's corpses—
Is it to treat them as one's former queen and former in-laws?
Or should they be taken in as death row inmates?
If he were to collect the body as if it were the former princess and her family, then he would still have an inseparable and unbreakable relationship with Zhang Jinyan's family!
His previous letter of divorce and his efforts to declutter have all become empty words!
The heavy criminal suspicions left behind by Zhang Jinyan's family are a burden Xiao Jingyi will carry forever, an indelible scar clinging to him, a knife hanging over his head.
This scar could suddenly reopen at any time, and the knife could fall at any moment, taking Xiao Jingyi's life at any time.
If he had treated Zhang Jinyan's family like death row inmates, a few straw mats or thin coffins would have been enough to settle things...
Then let his followers see... see Xiao Jingyi's cold-blooded humanity;
This also serves as a warning to those people not to always try to follow Xiao Jingyi in his plot to usurp the throne and gain credit for their supposed role in the coronation...
Think about it carefully: following a master like Xiao Jingyi, how much are your head and your life really worth?
The purpose of today's morning court session was to publicly announce the sudden death of the former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan and his family in prison.
In other words, it was to let all the officials know that the former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan and his family had been murdered to silence them before the joint trial by the three judicial departments!
As for who killed him to silence him... let everyone guess. I believe the answer isn't hard to guess!
Emperor Hongde didn't want to waste any more time in the Golden Hall.
Emperor Hongde also wanted to know the results of his son and daughter-in-law's investigation into the Dongwei traitor's den in the east of the city last night!
Seeing Xia Qinian retreat back to the literary class in a panic, Emperor Hongde announced directly to the court: "My beloved ministers, because of the sudden death of the Zhang Jinyan family, the former Grand Secretary, I am in a very bad mood today."
Tomorrow, I will skip the morning court session. All memorials should be sent to the Grand Secretariat first. I need to calm my mind and recharge my energy!
Upon hearing this, the officials all assumed that Emperor Hongde had been heartbroken by his nephew, which was why he was in a bad mood and had no interest in court affairs, thus skipping the morning court session the next day.
Upon hearing his father's words that the morning court session would be cancelled the next day, Xiao Jingyu immediately understood his father's intention.
Xiao Jingyu looked up at his father, the Emperor Hongde, whose gaze also met briefly before they looked away as if nothing had happened.
Emperor Hongde continued, "Let's end the morning court session here for now!"
All officials, disperse and return to your duties. You must be diligent and conscientious, and not neglect your official duties!
"Yes, Your Majesty, we obey your command!"
All the officials bowed to Emperor Hongde.