"You..." Su Hong looked at Su Yueli who seemed to be a different person in front of him, and after a while he came back to his senses and said, "What are you talking about!"
"Didn't you say it yourself? I committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and you protected me. Are you not an accomplice? Not only that, you arranged the marriage by yourself. This is not an extra crime!"
After Su Yueli finished speaking, she faced Jun Ming and said, "Father, are you right what I said?"
Jun Ming's face was not as ugly as usual, and Su Hong started to panic. He couldn't figure out what his niece, who had always been timid and cowardly, had done to her. Not only did she dare to speak arrogant words in front of the emperor, but she also What she said was so clear and logical that it was impossible to refute.
Seeing the emperor's face getting darker and darker, Su Hong knelt on the ground with a bang and said in fear: "Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, you must not listen to this girl's nonsense, she is..."
"Girl?" Su Yueli interrupted him, "Uncle, are you confused? I am Princess Mian now. Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to talk nonsense in front of my father."
"In front of my father, uncle, please reply, are you responsible for this marriage?"
Faced with Su Yueli's repeated questioning, beads of sweat appeared on Su Hong's forehead. Especially when he felt the emperor's needle-like gaze, he panicked even more.
Unexpectedly, Su Yueli didn't give him a chance to breathe, and then said: "Even if I really begged the uncle, but the uncle still did it knowing that it was impossible to do, what should I say?"
"I..." Su Hong was speechless. What else could he say? It cannot be said that he had already discussed this matter with the prince, and that the emperor also knew about it. If he really wants to tell the truth, then his head is really hanging on his neck.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't want his life yet, so he continued at the right time: "Okay, I know what's going on!"
"You are a court official and a loyal orphan. You know the law and break it. I am really disappointed." Jun Ming said with a cold face: "Order: Su Hong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, will be fined for half a year, and he will reflect on his mistakes. Princess Mian returns to the house. If you think about it, you will not be allowed to enter the palace without a summons."
Not being allowed to enter the palace was exactly what she wanted, but the half-year salary penalty was a bit perfunctory.
After Su Hong received the order to thank Su Hong, Su Yueli softened her tone and said with a different look: "My wife-in-law is grateful to my father for my support. My parents are not around for a long time. She is young and ignorant and has no one to teach her, so she has If you act arbitrarily, please give me some corrections, and my wife will work hard to change them. But..."
Her "just" made several people present look at her with suspicion.
Su Yueli gritted her teeth secretly and knelt down, "I have something that I want to ask my father to decide!"
"Say." Jun Ming said with no emotion or anger on his face.
Su Yueli lowered her head, gathering her emotions, and said, "Father, I don't know something. Ever since my parents were gone three years ago, my daughter-in-law and her brother's life in the house has become difficult."
"It stands to reason that since my parents were away, my uncle temporarily took over the general's mansion and should have been responsible for the daily care of my two siblings. But as everyone knows, my two siblings' lives in the mansion were worse than that of a maidservant. "
"On weekdays, I often get scolded without asking any questions. Sometimes I am punished by my aunt for no reason. It ranges from kneeling in the ancestral hall to severe physical and mental torture. Even the food and clothing are worse than those of the maids in the house. .”
"My wife-in-law could not understand at the time that my father died for the country, and the court should provide pension money every year. But that year, my brother fell ill, and my aunt said she could not get the money, which ultimately delayed my brother's illness."
"At that time, my wife-in-law felt so wronged, but she didn't dare to say anything because she was intimidated by my aunt's pressure."
"Now, as the daughter-in-law of the royal family, I would like to ask my father whether he distributes pension money to the general's palace every year? Or has the imperial court forgotten my father and forgotten that he still has two young children to raise? Or? Say, the person responsible for distributing the pension made a mistake?"
Su Yueli's words shocked everyone.
Su Hong looked at her dumbfounded, feeling extremely shocked.
How could he not have thought that this girl would complain to the emperor in front of him? !
And it’s still about shirt money!
In Su Hong's mind, it was impossible for Su Yueli to know this. Who the hell told her?
Jun Ming's face was also ugly and dark, but Su Yueli's pitiful tone made him unable to find a reason to scold him. He could only look at Su Hong with a stern face and said, "Su Hong, what's going on?"
Su Hong is the Minister of Household Affairs, and he should be in charge of the silver issue. I don't know if this girl got into it by mistake, or if she knew about it at all.
"Back to your Majesty, the General's Mansion has money every year. However, in the past two years, a lot of money has been spent on the food and clothing of the two siblings, as well as various expenses of the General's Mansion, so it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of cash. situation occurs."
Su Yueli interrupted him and said: "After my parents left, most of the original servants in the house have been dismissed by my aunt, leaving only a few old people to take care of me and my brother. We don't need much in terms of food and clothing."
"And when my mother got married, she had several rental shops. As far as I know, they made a lot of profits every year. However, these rental shops are now under the uncle's name and run by my cousin."
"As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how bad these shops are, they can still support me and my brother, right? Or, although I don't know how much money the court gives out, I think it should be enough. Household use.”
"The Dafeng Dynasty has always been kind to Zhongliang, let alone the orphan of the general! My father served the country during his lifetime and made many meritorious deeds. My mother's rented shop also paid taxes on time every year and never violated any law or discipline. They Your child's condition was delayed because he couldn't get the medical fee. If this kind of thing spreads, what do you think the people will say about you?"
Su Yueli also said "How will you view the imperial court?", but she did not say this sentence, because "silence is worse than sound at this time", and the effect of saying it would be worse than not saying it.
If he said it, he would not give the emperor face. If he didn't say it, the emperor would have already guessed what he was thinking.
You can tell by looking at his face.
Jun Ming didn't wait for Su Hong to speak at all. He was so angry that he slammed the case and said angrily: "Su Hong, what else do you have to say?"
Su Hong shuddered violently and knelt on the ground shaking like chaff, unable to say a complete sentence: "Wei Chen, Wei Chen..."
"That's enough, Su Hong, the Minister of Household Affairs, will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and we will wait for him to be punished!"
After Jun Ming said these words, Su Hong immediately collapsed on the ground and could not say anything to complain. He knew that shouting injustice at this time would only make the emperor even more angry.
Su Yueli saw the opportunity and said: "Father, I and my wife don't ask for anything else, they only ask for justice. As for the stipends given by the court in the past few years and the money received from renting shops, I and my wife can do without them. But the general's mansion and the rented shop were left by his parents, and I beg my father to return them to my daughter-in-law and my brother."
Her request is not excessive at all. As for why she wants to say it here, she just wants to save some effort.
Even if the emperor doesn't agree, she will get these things back sooner or later.
Jun Ming was also very effective, and he only said one word at the moment: "Accurate!"
"Thank you, Father!" Neither humble nor arrogant, neither impatient nor impetuous, clear-cut and purposeful, this woman is far smarter than she appears!
This is the conclusion Ji Tianming came to after witnessing the whole process silently.
