0p0 Chapter 491: Jingshui Yaju
Chapter 491: Jingshui Yaju
Chen Xinghe did not return home for several days.
The eldest princess was confined in the mansion and was naturally filled with helplessness and rage.
The case of the Nanping Marquis's Mansion was heard together with the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
This case involves the Princess's mansion grabbing land in their hometown of Huainan, so His Majesty is very angry.
Huainan was where he started his career and he had feelings for the people there.
After all, when he was granted the fiefdom there, he was deeply supported by the people.
The reason he can gain power now is all thanks to the support he received in Huainan. It can be said that Huainan is his blessed land and his foundation.
The eldest princess actually enclosed the land there behind his back and forced many people to death, which was like stabbing him in the heart.
He could spoil the eldest princess on weekdays. After all, they were born of the same mother. No matter what, she was the girl who grew up hand in hand with him, so she was naturally favored and doted on by him.
But this incident really shook his foundation!
This forced him to take ruthless action against the Princess's Mansion.
Now the prince consort has also accused the princess of taking human life and harming his offspring.
If it were any other consort, he would have just laughed it off, but this consort was different. He also held the title of Prince of Cheng'en. Unlike other consorts who were attached to the princess, he controlled all of Daxie's spies.
Most of the secrets in the homes of officials in the capital could not escape Chen Xinghe's ears and eyes.
If he fell out with Chen Xinghe, he was afraid that most of the court would be turned upside down by Chen Xinghe.
At a time like this, his court cannot be in chaos!
The Prince of Chenliu had already arrived in the capital, and the opportunity to assassinate him on the road was wasted.
Chen Xinghe said that the eldest princess sent people to his place to make a big fuss, so the news leaked.
Emperor Longchang was also very upset about this matter.
Chen Xinghe had been a spy undercover for many years, and after finally becoming the Prince of Chenliu's personal guard, he wouldn't reveal himself easily.
But he was exposed at the moment when Prince Chenliu was about to fall into the trap.
It is also unclear to say that this matter has nothing to do with the eldest princess's uproar.
He said there was no connection, but he couldn't provide any evidence.
So Emperor Longchang is now in a dilemma.
But this matter has to be kept secret from the Queen Mother.
After all, the Queen Mother dotes on the eldest princess.
The Queen Mother asked the eldest princess once in the palace these two days.
The Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, and the palace had prepared a lot of clothes and jewelry for her. The Empress Dowager was overwhelmed by the choices, so she thought of summoning her daughter to the palace to help her choose, and buy some jewelry for her daughter at the same time.
However, the eldest princess had not come to the palace to pay her respects these days, so she sent someone to summon the eldest princess.
How could Emperor Longchang ask the Empress Dowager to summon the eldest princess to her presence? He could only ask someone to go and tell her that the eldest princess had gone to the Huguo Temple to copy scriptures for her to celebrate her birthday.
This was filial piety. After hearing this, the empress dowager could not call the eldest princess back from the Huguo Temple directly. She just happily agreed and waited for the eldest princess to come back from copying scriptures as soon as possible.
But this kind of thing can only be concealed for a while, but not forever. As long as the empress dowager does not see the eldest princess at the birthday party, she will naturally ask questions, so Emperor Longchang now feels like his head is about to explode.
Things happened one after another in the court, and even the people around him were not at peace.
The eldest princess's affairs have not been dealt with yet, and trouble has started again in the Wu Guogong Mansion.
The wife of Duke Wu filed a complaint against her concubine in the Ministry of Justice.
This matter caused a big stir.
She accused her concubine of secretly colluding with others to frame her legitimate son, causing her son to become ill and lose his position as crown prince.
She also accused the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of condoning his brother-in-law in doing things that were against the will of heaven and earth and took human lives lightly. Not only did he run a secret brothel that was not registered with the government, but he also killed the women in the brothel at will.
This is just great.
The reputation of Jingshui Yaju became famous throughout the capital overnight.
When the Ministry of Justice sent people to seal off Jingshui Yaju, they actually arrested many children of officials inside, including the eldest princess's son.
Wu Shi San was also found inside. The eldest princess's son was taking this substance when he was caught.
The Five-Stone Powder was banned after Emperor Longchang ascended the throne. Previously, during the reign of Emperor Fei, officials at court consumed large quantities of the drug, often disrobing and acting madly when the urge struck them. At that time, nobles who had taken the drug were often seen sprinting barefoot through the streets, completely devoid of any demeanor.
Even the deposed emperor himself was made extremely weak by the Five-Stones Powder.
Therefore, after Emperor Longchang ascended the throne, all these harmful things were banned.
Emperor Longchang also issued a decree that anyone who smoked Wu Shi San would be punished with fifty strokes of the cane, and anyone who sold Wu Shi San would be beheaded in serious cases, or sold into slavery in minor cases.
Because of the severe punishments, things like Wu Shi San basically disappeared from the market shortly after Emperor Longchang ascended the throne.
I didn't expect that Jingshui Yaju actually sells this kind of thing.
Emperor Longchang was furious.
It wasn't because of the dirty things that happened in Duke Wu's mansion, but because someone actually dared to make money using Wu Shi San right under his nose.
This is a complete disregard for his royal laws and does not take him, the emperor, seriously at all!
When Chen Xinghe learned that his son was actually taking Wu Shi San in Jingshui Yaju, he was so angry that he went to the Ministry of Justice to rescue Chen Jianian and took him directly back to the Princess's Mansion.
This was the first time Chen Xinghe appeared in front of the eldest princess since the incident.
When he saw the eldest princess, he scolded her harshly. After all, Chen Jianian had always been raised by the eldest princess. Even if Chen Xinghe wanted to intervene, the eldest princess would not let him.
"You didn't even know he was taking that stuff?" Chen Xinghe pointed at Chen Jianian, who was kneeling and trembling beside him, and shouted, "This is your careful upbringing."
"My son, what's wrong with taking some Wushisan?" The princess was initially delighted when she saw Chen Xinghe. After all, he was back, and she could talk to him about her affairs. If anything happened to the princess's mansion, Chen Xinghe wouldn't be in a good situation either. They were husband and wife, and husband and wife were one. It was impossible for Chen Xinghe not to know that they shared the same fate.
Little did she know that before she could say a word, Chen Xinghe pointed at her nose and scolded her, which instantly wiped out the little bit of expectation and joy in her heart.
She looked at Chen Xinghe coldly with a somewhat disdainful smile on her face.
"You really don't know how to repent!" Chen Xinghe pointed his finger at the princess and laughed in anger. "Do you know that he is guilty of deceiving the emperor?"
"So what?" The princess said with a hint of disdain. "He's your Majesty's nephew. Your Majesty has watched him grow up. He's just a child, so what if he makes a few small mistakes?"