novelraw Chapter 313 The Princess Goes Too Far
Chapter 313 The Princess Goes Too Far
Minister Qi's expression was cold and hard: "The princess disrupted today's activities, and made the noble ladies who were looking forward to going out return disappointed. Is this reasonable?"
"Minister Qi is very good at avoiding the important and trivial." Yan Li walked over and said in a cold voice, "Qi Zixuan and the left deputy commander trampled on women in the South Garden of Taohua Mountain, treated the noble concubines and good concubines as brothel girls, arbitrarily degraded and humiliated them, and exchanged and transferred them as a prize for the event. I dare to ask if this behavior complies with the laws of Jin State?"
Minister Qi's face turned green: "Women of low status "What's more, since the founding of Jin, there has been such a custom. Others can tolerate it, but the princess can't tolerate it?"
"Women of low status?" Yan Li narrowed his eyes, "Minister Qi means that the queen's status is low, not as noble as Minister Qi, and the princess is also low, so you dare to speak here and accuse the princess when you are in the wrong, right?"
Minister Qi said coldly: "That's not what I mean! Low status is only relative to men, but status and position cannot be ignored. Princess, don't make trouble!"
Yan Li stared at him and asked word by word: "You mean that wives should be lower than husbands, queens should be lower than emperors, princesses should be lower than princes, and concubines should be humiliated, exchanged, and executed by men at will?"
"It is indeed the case-"
"What if these women are Minister Qi's own mother, wife, and daughter?"
Minister Qi's face changed: "What does the eldest princess mean?"
"If they are also treated like this, I wonder what Minister Qi thinks?"
Minister Qi was visibly angry: "The eldest princess The Lord is too much! I respect and support my mother, and I protect my wife and daughter——"
"Minister Qi is not a god, and there are times when he cannot protect me." Yan Li interrupted him coldly, and every word was piercing, "Since you always say that women are lowly, the princess will fulfill your wish today and let Minister Qi see with your own eyes whether you can still insist on the shameless words of "women are lowly" so confidently when the matter comes to you!"
Yan Li changed her mind. She shouldn't waste her breath with such people.
They are stubborn and corrupt, selfish and arrogant. They arrogantly enjoy the rules set by the founding emperor that men are the gods, and they wantonly despise women and oppress women, wishing to grind all women in the world into the dust.
They are used to being high and mighty, how could they think they are wrong?
If they don't have personal pain, they will never think they are wrong.
"Empress." Yan Li turned to look at Jiang Yi, his voice was stern and ruthless, "Qi Zixuan, the legitimate son of the Qi family, has the imperial seal hidden in his study. This is a crime of treason. The whole family should be executed, and the women of the Qi family should be reduced to slavery and be trampled and humiliated by others from now on. Please make an order immediately!"
As soon as the voice fell, the air seemed to freeze in an instant.
Jiang Yi stood up in shock: "What did you say?"
"Your Highness the Princess?" Minister Qi's face was stiff, and then he was furious and looked at Yan Li in disbelief, "In order to deal with me, you actually framed me like this-"
"Minister Qi." Yan Li really didn't want to listen to him, "Do you want to call your son over and ask him if this happened?"
Minister Qi's heart skipped a beat, staring at her cold and ruthless face.
Although she should be innocent and tender at this age, her eyes and eyebrows are so cold that they are chilling and chilling.
"Come here!" Jiang Yi ordered coldly, "Take people to search the study of the eldest son of the Qi family immediately-"
"Queen!" Qi Shangshu knelt down suddenly, his face full of disappointment and chill, "I have devoted my heart and soul to the country, and have always abided by my duties and maintained a clean and honest official style. I dare not make even a small mistake, so how dare I do such a treasonous thing? Queen only listened to the one-sided words of the eldest princess and convicted me. I am heartbroken and terrified. I can no longer live in this world. I bid farewell to the queen now!"
After saying this, he stood up and rushed to the dragon-carved pillar, obviously wanting to hit his head and die to prove his innocence.
However, several imperial censors reached out and grabbed him in time: "Sir, please don't be impulsive!"
"Let's talk nicely."
"If the princess is just trying to deal with Minister Qi, this kind of fabricated thing will only make the ministers more disappointed. Please apologize to Minister Qi!"
Minister Qi was dragged and could not commit suicide. He soon cried with a face full of grievances: "I am dedicated to the country and the people. I am loyal to the emperor and the queen. I thought I would die with all my heart. I never thought that one day I would die from being framed. I beg the queen to clear my name. Even if I die, I can't leave with a stain, Queen!"
Jiang Yi's eyes fell on Yan Li's face, as if to confirm whether what she said was true or false.
Yan Li nodded calmly.
Jiang Yi's eyes gradually turned cold, as if they were condensed with piercing ice. After a moment, she calmly said, "Minister Qi."
Minister Qi stopped crying and slowly raised his head.
"Since the princess has wronged you, the palace will ask the imperial guards to go to Qi Zixuan's study to take a look. If she really lied and framed an important official in the court, the palace will never let her off easily!" Jiang Yi spoke word by word, cold and full of pressure, "If what the princess said is true, then Minister Qi doesn't have to complain. Everything will be handled according to the laws of the Jin State."
Minister Qi's face turned pale, and he slowly turned his head to look at Yan Li. When he met the woman's cold and ruthless eyes, an uncontrollable chill rushed up from the soles of his feet.
He couldn't help but feel fear in his heart.
"Empress." An imperial censor frowned and said, "The princess is obviously a child talking nonsense. Do we really need to search the homes of important officials in the court for this? In this case, when the princess accuses other officials tomorrow, should we also search them as usual? We can't just listen to the princess's one-sided words. I think-"
"Does Imperial Censor Wang think that Minister Qi should not be cleared of all charges?" Jiang Yi asked coldly.
Wang Yushi paused: "That's not what I meant."
"The Queen Mother has said just now that if the search proves that the Princess' words are false, the Queen Mother will punish her. With the punishment, she will not dare to talk nonsense again and use the same method to frame other ministers." Jiang Yi said coldly, "But if we don't investigate today, the Princess' words will only leave a mark in the hearts of the ministers and cast a shadow forever. You believe that he is innocent today, but not necessarily tomorrow. The seeds of doubt will gradually grow in your hearts, which is extremely unfavorable to Qi Shangshu. What do you think, the censors?"
This...
The censors were speechless and could not refute the Queen's words.
Yes, if it is confirmed that what the princess said is false, they will never miss this opportunity today. They must make the princess restrain her temper and arrogance, and be a princess who does not ask about government affairs in the future, enjoy the good life in the princess's mansion, and stop meddling in so many trivial matters.
But if what she said is true...
"Come here!" Jiang Yi no longer cares about other people's thoughts, and orders, "Call 500 imperial guards to search Qi Zixuan's study to see if there is a jade seal!"
Minister Qi was shocked, and the blood on his face faded.
Jiang Yi then added: "In order to prevent someone from tipping off, from now on, except for the imperial guards, no one is allowed to leave the palace without permission."
"Yes!"ŴŴŴ.
Minister Qi felt cold all over, knelt uneasily beside him, and was overwhelmed by waves of fear in his heart.
"Yan Li." Jiang Yi turned his eyes slightly and looked at Hong Shang and Lan Yue who were kneeling beside him, "They are..."