The crime of murdering the prince is much more serious than that of the Lu family. With the cruelty of the Sheng family father and son, no one in the Peng family except the current queen can escape!
But if this matter has nothing to do with his career, then the only thing the Peng family has to do is cheat on the scientific examination, and no matter what happens, the whole family will not be executed.
Moreover, the third prince himself will not die, and most likely the current queen will not be deposed.
so……
At noon the next day, a group of people in the Gongyuan who had just finished their morning review work returned to the courtyard where they were temporarily living with numb faces to prepare for lunch.
But at this time, a little eunuch came to announce the decree:
The fraud case was cleared this time, and no one cheated except Huang, Bao, and Li. Therefore, the remaining papers do not need to be re-examined, and everyone can go home and rest.
Li Qiao was very happy to receive such an imperial edict. It seemed that the seventh prince had done a good job!
I don't know what's going on with the outside world, but let's find out the news later. He will go home first and give Brother Zhu a surprise.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the Gongyuan gate, he saw Tang Shi.
The seventh prince has something to do with him.
Chapter 173 The seventh prince and the eldest prince, pure plot, the past of the two princes
The Seventh Prince's Mansion.
When Li Qiao arrived, the seventh prince was sitting in the flower hall having lunch.
There was a commotion in the palace most of the night last night, and the seventh prince came out of the palace just before dawn. After returning home and taking a nap, he just got up.
Just over two hours of sleep was not enough to wash away the fatigue of the past few days, but he was in a good mood. Seeing Li Qiao, he pointed to the round stool opposite the table.
"Sit down and eat together."
When Li Qiao heard this, he was not polite at all. He had been busy in the Gongyuan all morning, and he was indeed hungry.
Lifting his chopsticks, he picked up the dish closest to him, which was a plate of spicy tripe.
The chefs at the Seventh Prince's Mansion are very skilled, and this spicy belly shredded dish is extremely authentic, not dry but spicy, and full of flavor.
After Li Qiao took a few bites, the Seventh Prince finally said: "Last night, the third brother came into the palace with me. He refused to admit the fraud and blamed everything on the Peng family. The Peng family also changed their words and wanted to take everything away. The blame falls on your own family.”
"Um?"
Li Qiao opened his eyes slightly: "Then what?"
It sounds complicated!
"Then I told an old story, an old story that could turn the Peng family and the third brother against each other."
The seventh prince said as he put down the spoon in his hand. He first wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Qiao.
"When you husband and I met me for the first time, I was injured. You two must be very curious as to why my majestic Seventh Prince was so seriously injured, right?"
Li Qiao: "..."
He blinked his eyes, swallowed the spicy belly silk in his mouth, and nodded and admitted, "I'm very curious."
The seventh prince lowered his eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly. A hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes, and then he said softly: "It's a long story."
"...If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I'm actually not that curious."
Li Qiao said immediately.
"No, it's time to say something." The seventh prince raised his eyes and looked at him seriously: "It has something to do with the next situation, you must know."
Hearing this, Li Qiao immediately put down his chopsticks and sat up straight: "You tell me, I am all ears."
"It's actually not complicated. My mother's family, the Shen family, is in the herbal medicine business. Many years ago, they were involved in the dispute over the back house of the Xuanping Marquis family. At that time, the Xuanping Marquis said that the Shen family was substandard and used fake medicines. It delayed Xuan Pinghou's youngest son's condition."
"When my grandfather was called to the Xuanping Hou Mansion, the late Queen Zhou happened to be there. Queen Zhou saw that my grandfather was crying so pitifully, so she investigated the matter thoroughly and cleared the Shen family."
The Seventh Prince has always been crisp and clear in handling affairs and speaking. It is a long story, but just a few words made Li Qiao's heart tighten. So, the Seventh Prince is fighting for the First Prince?
This was beyond his expectation. In his previous analyses, he had always excluded the eldest prince first!
But the body of the eldest prince...
"It was also that time when Empress Zhou learned that the Shen family had a good reputation. Not only did they often provide free medical clinics, but they also provided free medicine to poor people, so she gave the Shen family a hand."
"My uncle has superb medical skills. She recommended him to the Imperial Medical Office. After the examination, he successfully entered the Imperial Medical Office."
"The Shen family's disaster was turned into a meteoric rise by Queen Zhou. The Shen family is very grateful to Queen Zhou."
"After my uncle entered the Imperial Medical Office, he was highly valued by Queen Zhou. However, he was young and lacked experience. He failed to see that Queen Zhou had been poisoned long ago, and he also failed to see the illness of his eldest brother."
"Until Empress Zhou died of illness, my uncle accidentally discovered from a folk medical book that Empress Zhou actually died of poisoning. The eldest brother was frail and sick because Empress Zhou was poisoned when she was pregnant with him. His body was broken before he was born.”
Having said this, the Seventh Prince pursed his lower lip and fluttered his long eyelashes a few times before continuing: "It coincides with the start of the draft. Only low-level officials and girls of suitable age from civilian families can participate in the draft. Little brother."
"My father is of the right age and has the right family background. In order to find out the mystery of Queen Zhou's poisoning, my father participated in the draft."
"I'm lucky that Dad was chosen."
Thus, before he was born, his fate was decided.
Even if he is actually the elder brother, he still has to pretend to be a man and become the seventh prince of the Sheng family.
There is no resentment, because this is what the Shen family should do.
Queen Zhou saved the Shen family, and the Shen family had to repay the favor.
Moreover, it is good to be a man. He can come and go freely and do what he likes.
But ever since he met that idiot Meng Yue, he felt melancholy over his identity from time to time.
Sighing softly in his heart, he continued: "The reason why my eldest brother fell off the horse when he was young was not because he was careless, but because the third brother shot the horse with an arrow."
"...Actually, my father saw clearly who shot the arrow, but he couldn't tell. Marquis Wu'an was unwilling to offend the new queen, and was unwilling to stand up and tell what he saw with his own eyes. Even if he said it, no one would Proof, if the emperor’s grandfather and father don’t believe it, then death is most likely waiting for him.”
"So what happened was that the horse was frightened for no reason, and the eldest brother was knocked off and broke his leg."
The seventh prince first explained the specific events of that year, and then explained why Shen Liangren did not tell the truth.
Li Qiao's eyes widened when he heard this, and waves of turmoil arose in his heart.
Sure enough, the royal water is deep!
Moreover, was Marquis Wu An rejected by the Supreme Emperor because of this incident?
"But last night, the Peng family and the third brother were about to die, so I told this old story."
"Last night at the Qiuxian Hall, the third brother and the Peng family refused to admit it at first. Queen Peng also went to plead for mercy. The eldest brother also said that he only saw the figures of third brother and Peng Zhiye leaving in a hurry."
"After Marquis Wu'an came, he told the details of that time and matched them with my father's words, so my father became somewhat convinced."
"My father was sad and angry, and my third brother and Peng Zhiye looked abnormal at that time, so my father wanted to destroy the nine Peng family clans."
"The Peng family was now panicked and quickly told the truth about that year in order to save some of the blood of the Peng family. The third brother tried his best to deny it, and the Peng family tried their best to push him. The third brother was so angry that he beat the Peng family and asked for help majestically. The palace instantly became a stage."
The Seventh Prince raised his eyebrows as he recalled the scene last night, and pleasure and joy flashed through his eyes.
The dog-eat-dog scene was so exciting.
However, disgust soon appeared on his handsome face.
"Then I presented to my father the crimes committed by the Peng family over the years. The most important thing was to collect bribes and use the names of the third brother and Queen Peng to settle bad things for foreign officials."
The Seventh Prince is in the Ministry of Punishment. Over the years, he has pried out many secrets related to the Third Prince and the Peng family from the mouths of the criminal officials. He did not have an attack at the time and kept them all together. In addition, he and the Zhou family have deliberately collected them over the years. Yes, the two together gave the third prince and the Peng family a fatal blow last night.
The Peng family thought that as long as the eldest prince's broken leg was passed on to the third prince, the blood of the Peng family could be preserved.
But with the jealous Seventh Prince around, they couldn't escape punishment.
Although some of the bad things done by the Peng family were indeed done behind the back of the third prince, the third prince himself was not clean either.
The promotion and demotion of Dasheng officials are decided by the Sheng family. However, the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for evaluating all officials. If the Ministry of Personnel adds or subtracts a few strokes from an official's performance list, it will be enough to affect an official's promotion.
Of course, except for people like Li Qiao who are famous in the capital.
But there was only one Li Qiao. Therefore, the third prince took advantage of being the chief of the Ministry of Personnel, not only arbitrarily wooed officials, but also falsified the performance records of some officials, exaggerating one point of credit into five points, and extending one point of guilt to eight points. .
This greatly touched Shenghong's bottom line.
Deciding on the promotion of officials is something that only the emperor can do. The little prince has gone beyond the rules.
After recounting what happened last night in detail, the Seventh Prince added: "This is the current situation. The third brother, like the fifth brother, is imprisoned in the Third Prince's Mansion and relies on hard work to earn food. The entire Peng family was executed, and Queen Peng He was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the Third Prince's Mansion."
Li Qiao: "..."
Earth-shaking.
Even Queen Peng was deposed.
He was stunned for more than ten seconds before he could digest the seventh prince's words, but a problem arose.
"The Peng family and the third prince deserved their punishment. The Holy Lord's punishment was fair. The eldest prince has finally found relief from the pain he has suffered for many years."
"But the matter of Queen Zhou's poisoning..."
This matter has not been clarified yet.
"This matter has not been investigated clearly. It was not done by Peng's family."
The seventh prince shook his head gently: "My father and uncle still don't know who poisoned Queen Zhou, but the grievances between the royal family are nothing more than for the throne, so the mothers and concubines of the second brother, fourth brother, and sixth brother are all There is suspicion."
"Also, I don't know who did it when I was injured. I went to investigate a case that time and I didn't bring many guards with me. As a result, I was beaten and forced to escape to your door."
"So, I said before that I wouldn't let you get close to any prince, because I'm not sure who the person behind the scenes is."
Li Qiao: "?"
There was a question mark on his forehead.
The Seventh Prince didn’t know?
"Also, when Fifth Brother rebelled, someone leaked the secret to Master Zhou and me in advance. Who that person was is still unknown."
Seeing Li Qiao's shock and speechlessness, the seventh prince added with a wry smile.
Li Qiao: "..."
I don’t know this, I don’t know that, this Shengjing is indeed a crouching dragon, hidden tiger.
