novelraw Chapter 144 Prince Lu: Good news! You will be able to ascend to the throne soon
Chapter 144 Prince Lu: Good news! You will be able to ascend to the throne soon
Chu Lingxi, who was about to turn around, was forced to turn back again, her slightly gloomy face full of displeasure. What else did Shen Qing want to do?
The next moment, Shen Qing was heard to say in an astonishing voice: "Your Majesty, I beg you to divorce your husband."
Not divorce, but divorce.
A bit of surprise appeared on the emperor's face, "Hugh?"
The rule that men are superior to women has been established since the founding of the Chu Kingdom. In the past 200 years, there has been only one precedent for divorcing a husband. That was the royal princess a hundred years ago. The reason was that the consort secretly raised an outside wife and gave birth to an heir with her. , and wanted to get rid of the princess and her wife.
When the princess learned the truth, she was already seriously ill. She asked the then emperor for an order to kill the consort and the entire family. At the same time, she also asked for an order to divorce her husband, just to die cleanly.
Then, of course, there were examples of noble ladies from aristocratic families who were bullied by their husbands. They either barely managed to survive or asked for divorce. The word "divorce" was never heard again.
Shen Qing nodded heavily and said in an extremely firm voice, "Yes."
"Then tell me why you want to divorce your husband."
Shen Qing raised his head with a firm expression, "Because the Yangling Marquis Mansion favored the concubine and killed his wife first, and then assassinated the daughter to seize her dowry. When the Yining Marquis Mansion was in trouble, he abandoned the concubine without any reason. Yangling Although the Hou Mansion is one of the four noble houses of Great Chu, my daughter is also the eldest daughter of the Yining Hou Mansion, so she cannot bear such a great humiliation and bring shame to the family. "
Doting on concubines and destroying wives, assassinating wives and divorcing wives without reason are all serious crimes.
The emperor asked again: "Is what you just said true?"
Shen Qing responded: "Back to your majesty, everything I said is true. To verify the truth of what I said, I would like to ask your majesty to send the Marquis of Yining's wife, Mrs. Xie, together with my personal maids Chanyi, Haitang, and sin slave Zhang Mama, Together with the Marquis of Yangling and his wife, and my daughter’s husband Mu Ziqian, please come into the palace to confront me on the spot.”
Before the emperor could speak, Shen Yi'an had already knelt down, almost bursting into tears, "Your Majesty, I don't know that my daughter has suffered so many grievances, and I still ask Your Majesty to make the decision for her!"
The corner of the emperor's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Although he knew that Shen Yian's expression was half fake, but because he had just been "unjustly accused" before, he still asked him to stand up with a gentle expression, "Don't worry, Marquis Yining, if Shen What the young lady said is true, I will punish the Yangling Marquis Mansion severely."
Wang Huai led a group of royal guards to the two princes' mansions to invite people, and the atmosphere in the royal study suddenly became stagnant.
As the fire did not burn her body, Chu Lingxi was no longer anxious, and even looked forward to eating Shen Qing's melon.
A woman divorcing her husband is a big news that is rare in a hundred years. If Shen Qing really succeeds, Mu Ziqian will probably be remembered in history.
Lu Tingyu looked at Shen Qing with some curiosity. Previously, he felt that Shen Qing was an unusual girl. The half-month time was so tight. Shen Yi'an's case had both witnesses and material evidence. It was extremely difficult to reverse the case, but Shen Qing did it.
Now, she said "divorce her husband" in front of the emperor without being humble or arrogant. Her magnanimity and courage were unmatched by ordinary women in the boudoir.
Old God Shen Yi'an stood aside. Not only did half a month in prison not make him tired, but he actually gained a little weight. It seemed that he was doing well.
Knowing that Shen Qing was about to get divorced... bah, divorced, Shen Yi'an's already rosy face became a little more satisfied.
Most of Lu Yan's body was blocked by Shen Yi'an, and there was no expression on his face. In fact, he could hardly suppress the corners of his mouth that were rising crazily.
good news! You'll be on your way to success in no time!
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An hour later.
The people invited by Wang Huai came to the imperial study one after another.
The Yanglinghou Mansion was closer to the palace, so the Yanglinghou couple and Mu Ziqian were the first to arrive.
The combination of the three people was very strange: Yangling Hou was considered normal and was walking in front. Yangling Hou's wife had a look of horror on her face, hiding behind Yangling Hou and clutching the hem of his clothes tightly. Mu Ziqian was still being carried, and in order to exaggerate, he also Another layer of bamboo splinters was specially tied to his legs, which made him look extremely miserable.
Seeing everyone in the room, Yanglinghou was slightly panicked, but he still pulled Mrs. Yanglinghou to kneel down and salute.
Mu Ziqian was so special that the emperor had no choice but to exempt him from the courtesy.
Chu Lingxi's eyes were full of curiosity. No matter how this scene looked, the family in the Yangling Marquis Mansion was in a worse situation. Is Shen Qing sure that she was bullying the family in turn?
The emperor spoke with concern: "Mu Aiqing, what's going on with Mrs. Yanglinghou and Mr. Mu?"
Marquis Yangling sighed softly: "Back to Your Majesty, I had several arguments with my ex-daughter-in-law Shen before. I fainted several times and left the root of the disease. Then I was frightened again, and now I am like this. If possible, The old minister also wants to ask His Majesty to let the Imperial Hospital take a look to see if he can recover. "
The words of Marquis Yangling were completely consistent with the contents of the divorce letter, and at the same time, he showed great affection and righteousness in front of the emperor.
The emperor responded: "Of course it's okay. Mu Aiqing will take Mrs. Yanglinghou to the Imperial Hospital in a moment. Earlier diagnosis and treatment will make her feel more at ease."
Marquis Yangling was so moved that he quickly knelt down and saluted, portraying the character of an affectionate husband vividly, as if he was not the one who had raised three concubines outside before.
After getting up, he first glanced at Mu Ziqian behind him, and then glanced imperceptibly in the direction of Shen Qing from the corner of his eye, "As for Quanzi's leg injury, it was caused by his former daughter-in-law, Shen, because of a dispute. His legs were directly broken and he is still unable to move.”
Hearing this, Chu Lingxi's pupils shrank slightly, this Shen Qing was a bit too cruel.
The emperor looked at Shen Qing, "Miss Shen, is what Yangling Hou said true?"
Shen Qing nodded, "Your Majesty, Yangling Hou is right. It was indeed my fault that I injured Mr. Mu's leg. But why I was so cruel, you have to ask Mr. Mu himself."
Mu Ziqian looked angry, "Why? Is it my fault that you broke my leg?"
Shen Qing responded very seriously, "Yes."
Mu Ziqian choked, and saw Shen Qing looking at the emperor at the top, "Your Majesty, as for the reason, please wait for my mother, Mrs. Xie, the wife of Marquis Yining, to come, and then I will explain it one by one."
The emperor agreed.
Not long after, Xie Ling arrived with Chan Yi Hai Tang and several maids and women.
Hai Tang actually came early in the morning, but waited outside the door until Mrs. Xie arrived, and then they entered together.
Chan Yi took out the well-protected divorce letter from her arms and handed it to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing handed it to Wang Huai, asking him to present it to the emperor.
There is the seal of Yangling Marquis' Mansion and Mu Ziqian's handprint at the bottom of the divorce letter, so it is difficult to tell whether it is real or fake.
Shen Qing finally spoke: "Your Majesty, I have accused Yangling Marquis of three major crimes, so let's start with divorcing without reason.
The first reason for divorcing Yangling Marquis is that I disobeyed my husband, talked back to him, and broke his legs by relying on my mother's family. In this regard, I want to say that the reason I did it was because the concubine in the mansion had a miscarriage, and Mr. Mu San put the crime of secretly harming the concubine and the heirs of the Marquisate on my head for no reason. I dare not accept such a name, but Mr. Mu San seemed to have listened to someone's slander. He made trouble many times, pressed step by step, and asked for help from his parents-in-law, but no one stood up for me. I had no choice but to resort to this last resort."
The emperor looked at Yangling Marquis, "Lord Mu, is this true?"
Yangling Marquis was silent. After all, when he wrote the divorce letter, he didn't think Shen Qing could turn things around, so he didn't think too much about responding to Shen Qing's words.
And every word Shen Qing said was true, and the maids and servants in the mansion were all witnesses, so he couldn't deny it, but he still wanted to clear himself, "Your Majesty, the conflict between the young couple, the old minister and the wife, as the parents-in-law, should not interfere too much."
Shen Qing asked: "Mr. Mu San almost took my life. Is this just a small conflict in the eyes of Yangling Hou, or is my life worthless in the eyes of the Marquis?"
Hearing that Mu Ziqian attacked Shen Qing, Shen Yian refused to do it on the spot, and rushed over to protect Shen Qing, "Mu Linyuan, don't even think about bullying my daughter again!"
Mu Ziqian was very aggrieved, because he didn't touch Shen Qing's finger from beginning to end!
However, just when he was about to speak, he was stopped by the emperor, "Enough, what are you talking about? Since Yangling Hou said it was just a conflict between the young couple, then this one is not true."
Mu Ziqian wanted to say what conflict could break his arms and legs, but was rebuked by Yangling Hou with a look.
After overturning the first point, Shen Qing continued, "As for the second point, being unfilial to parents-in-law, I want to mention it together with the one about favoring concubines and killing wives."
The emperor agreed.
Speaking of the third point, Shen Qing suddenly laughed, "Your Majesty, I have indeed been married to Yangling Marquis's Mansion for a whole year, and I have indeed not given birth to any children for Yangling Marquis's Mansion. However, the fault is not with me, but with the third son of Mu."
The woman failed to give birth to a child, but blamed the man. Could it be that Mu Ziqian is not good enough?
But didn't it also say that he harmed the children of the Marquis' Mansion?
So the emperor asked, "Why do you say that?"
Shen Qing said frankly, "Because I am still innocent until now."