The emperor saw that Yang Hongan insisted on doing this. Although he was very dissatisfied, he also knew that what happened today was unacceptable. The person involved, Yang Hongan, had already confessed. It was useless even if the palace maid Cuiru refused to admit it, because she could not explain the origin of the property at all. , was caught in bed and raped by everyone. Even if he was the emperor, he could not confuse right and wrong and press charges.
But if Yang Hongan is not punished, he can't swallow this feeling in his heart!
Just when the emperor was about to speak, Wu Zechen on the side said coolly: "Since Yang Hongan has confessed, the truth about this matter has been revealed. The palace maid Cui Ru is a servant of the palace, so I can't say much, but Yang Hong'an is both a courtier and Mr. Yang's old son. Even if it is a small punishment because of Mr. Yang's hard work and merits, after all, not many people know what happened today, so there is no need to show off. The emperor thinks how?"
As soon as these words came out, the emperor almost lost his temper. At this time, Prince An came to be a good person again. He wanted to show favor to the Yang family and make the Yang family owe him Prince An's favor? Then why did you force Yang Hongan to plead guilty just now?
Prince An said such words, if he punished Yang Hong'an severely, Master Yang would definitely blame him, but if he did not punish him severely, then the Yang family's father and son would only remember that it was Prince An who begged for mercy. Where can I still remember myself? !
Looking at Yang Hongan's expression, he already showed gratitude to Prince An. He was obviously grateful for Prince An's plea!
The emperor was filled with anger and resentment, but he had no other choice, so he had to grit his teeth and said: "Refute Yang Hong'an's official position. I will punish you with twenty sticks. Go back and think about your mistakes, and let Mr. Yang teach you clearly!"
He thought for a moment and then added: "Let Mr. Yang carry out this rod responsibility himself!"
The emperor thought that what he said would make the Yang family remember his kindness. After all, he asked Mr. Yang to go home and carry out the humiliating things like a stick and punishment. The Yang family would also decide whether to give a light punishment or a heavy punishment. How can we not remember the kindness of our charity?
But the emperor had good thoughts in mind, but he didn't know that Yang Hongan was already resentful towards him.
Although Yang Hong'an didn't dare to show it on his face, in his heart he was unhappy because the boss was unhappy. It would be fine if he refused the official position. If it didn't work, he would just fine him some more salary! Why should we punish ourselves? Isn't it just that he wants to suffer physical pain to vent the dissatisfaction in the emperor's heart, dissatisfied with himself for not catering to the emperor's plot!
Seeing Yang Hongan kowtow with gratitude on his face, the emperor just thought that he understood his intention, but he didn't know that this was not what he thought at all.
As for the palace maid Cui Ru, the emperor glanced at her coldly, didn't even say anything more, waved his hand and let the waiting palace people drag her away.
Although she didn't give the order, everyone knew that the fate of the palace maid was just to add another ray of soul to the deep palace.
After dealing with the two people involved, the emperor turned his head and looked at the palace maid An Xin. His eyes were cold and stern, obviously intending to find a way to punish the palace maid for ruining his good deeds.
However, before he could speak, Prince An on the side spoke again: "Okay, you have nothing to do here. Go down and do your job."
"Wait a minute! Prince An is going to let her leave just like that?" The emperor looked at Wu Zechen with an unkind look. If he said that this palace maid was not Wu Zechen's person, he would be the first to not believe it! How could an ordinary palace maid have the courage to stand up and testify regardless of her displeased expression?
Today, he failed to take advantage of the opportunity to suppress Prince An's palace. He had to take advantage of Prince An's manpower in the palace!
Unexpectedly, Prince An's answer made the emperor's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot!
"Does the emperor still want to reward her? I don't think it's necessary. It's her duty to tell the truth about what she knows." Wu Zechen seemed not to see the emperor's extremely ugly face, and turned to point his finger. The little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, trying to reduce his presence, said coldly, "This little eunuch, on the other hand, lied about the truth, slandered the royal family, and caused the royal family to lose face. Such slaves should be severely punished!"
The emperor suddenly choked. Unexpectedly, Wu Zechen deliberately misinterpreted his meaning. What excuse would he use to punish the palace maid An Xin? He could only look at Wu Zechen with a gloomy look and waved the palace maid to leave.
Fortunately, the palace maid was still in the palace and couldn't escape for a while. He would just send someone to catch the palace maid immediately later.
With these thoughts in mind, the emperor turned to look at the little eunuch kneeling aside and said, "This servant is considered loyal to his duty, but he was just not careful enough and admitted the wrong person. He really deserves to be punished. Fortunately, Nothing irreparable happened, and Prince An and Princess An are safe and sound, so let’s just give her a small punishment.”
He just didn't want to go as Prince An wanted. Prince An wanted a heavy punishment, but he didn't get what he wanted. If he wasn't found guilty, he even wanted to let him go directly.
"You dare to slander the royal family members based on mere speculation. How can you be considered loyal to your duties? If it weren't for the fact that there was evidence today, I'm afraid the princess would have been unjustly accused. There were so many palace officials who made mistakes today, and the emperor still punished them severely. Okay, otherwise everyone knows that they will not be punished for making mistakes, how will the palace people be in chaos in the future?" Wu Zechen said while glancing at the queen.
The queen was filled with rage at Wu Zechen's look. Wasn't this saying that she was lax in her duties and had improper management?
The emperor's face was also ugly. He never expected that Prince An would be so aggressive today, and he didn't even take him seriously! Not at all like before, as if he didn't care about anything.
What caused Prince An to undergo such a change? Is he going to do something?
The emperor suddenly felt uneasy and suspicious. He looked at Wu Zechen calmly and said, "What do you think Prince An should do with this eunuch?"
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and even the anger over his repeated defeats had subsided a bit. He was only thinking about whether Prince An was doing something secretly, so he secretly made up his mind that after the banquet, he would Check it out.
Wu Zechen noticed the change in the emperor's expression, but he didn't care at all. He just said lightly: "Since this eunuch is slandering Princess An, the emperor might as well hand him over to me, and let me interrogate him to see if he has anything else. Plot."
The emperor subconsciously refused: "I will not bother Prince An anymore. I will let people investigate the matter and let the eunuch receive the punishment he deserves."
When the emperor heard that Prince An wanted someone, he naturally couldn't let him take the person away. He could only say this, thinking about sending someone to interrogate the real situation of today's incident and see who was behind it.
There was a hint of ridicule in Wu Zechen's eyes. He had already guessed that the emperor would not agree, so he said this, forcing the emperor to punish the eunuch.
At this moment, the little hand he held in his palm suddenly moved, and his slender fingers wrote a word on his palm——
Walk!
