The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 293 Audacity
Prince Cheng stopped his wife in a stern voice.

"Shut up! How can you be so rude in front of the emperor!"

The wife of Prince Cheng fell silent instantly and dared not say another word.

Until this moment, Yinzhen hadn't even figured out what was going on, and he just listened to the two of them arguing.

Su Peisheng ordered someone to bring a chair, placed it in the shade of the corridor, and invited Yinzhen to sit on it.

Today's banquet cannot continue, but we still need to find out what happened.

Yinzhen said.

"Where are the servants of the Ulanara family who followed Yuan Ting?"

A maidservant beside Yuan Ting, two palace maids, and two eunuchs, one big and one small, knelt and crawled a few steps forward.

Yinzhen pointed casually.

"Your young master was almost stabbed. Tell me, what happened in the side hall earlier?"

The nanny who was pointed out had been watching Yuan Ting grow up since he was born, and she immediately kowtowed.

"Reporting to the Emperor, I was playing with the young master in the side hall just now.

For some reason, the prince fell in love with the jade pendant around the third prince's neck and insisted that the third prince take it off and give it to him.

The third prince was young, so my son stepped forward to protect him.

This angered the prince, who turned around and walked away a few steps.

I thought everything was alright, but the prince unexpectedly plucked a silver hairpin from the maid's head.

Coming straight towards my son!

My young master was so frightened that he ran out of the hall in panic and hid everywhere!
The Fourth Prince's wet nurse was supposed to protect my son, but she was stabbed to death by the Crown Prince!"

The Prince of Cheng was lying on the ground, and the guards holding him down relaxed their strength.

But when Yuan Ting's personal nanny heard this, she jumped up and shouted.

"You're talking nonsense! It was Yuan Ting who humiliated me! I was furious! I just wanted to teach him a lesson!"

Su Peisheng flicked the whisk in his hand, and the guards immediately pressed down Prince Cheng again.

The wife of Prince Cheng watched her son being pinned to the ground, but she was helpless and did not dare to speak rashly. She began to cry in desperation.

The noise reached the ears of the Fourth Prince, who had fallen asleep from crying himself tired. Nian Shilan felt that the little person in her arms was startled and started crying again.

Yinzhen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Nian Shilan holding the Fourth Prince and trying her best to comfort him, but the Fourth Prince was probably so frightened that he kept crying.

A trace of heartache flashed across Yinzhen's eyes, and when he looked at the kneeling Prince Cheng's son Wentao, he immediately showed disgust.

"Where is Hongshi's servant? You, tell me, is it as she said?"

Yinzhen pointed at the nanny who had been holding the Third Prince's hand and standing aside. The nanny immediately let go of the Third Prince's hand and knelt in front of Yinzhen.

"Reporting to the Emperor, as the servant of Master Yuan Ting has said, the Crown Prince has asked for the jade pendant around the Third Prince's neck but failed.

He wanted to attack the Third Prince. It was Master Yuan Ting who came to protect the Third Prince.
But I didn't expect that Master Yuan Ting would bring disaster to me."

Yinzhen looked at the stunned Prince Cheng.

"Prince Cheng, did you two hear clearly? I have always treated you well, and my sons and nephews well.

When the Emperor was alive, he conferred upon you the title of Prince. But the good son you raised probably makes the Emperor restless!
I remembered that you have always been obedient, so I issued an edict early on to appoint Wentao as the crown prince so that he could inherit the title.

But you, as my elder brother, really disappoint me!"

Prince Cheng came to his senses and began to kowtow again.

"I beg Your Majesty to forgive me! I will punish my son severely when I return home! I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me!"

Zhiyi said.

"Your Majesty is wise! My son Yuan Ting protected the Third Prince, and that brought him disaster!
I dare not imagine that the Prince Cheng even dares to snatch things from your son, the Emperor, and the Queen's legitimate son!
What else can't he do or dare to do? "

Prince Cheng looked at Zhiyi in astonishment. Although he and Zhiyi had no special relationship, they saw each other every day in the court.

Moreover, even though his son had caused trouble today, he had not hurt Zhiyi's son. However, Zhiyi kept asking the emperor to severely punish the prince.

Yinzhen suddenly turned to Ulanara and said.

"What is your opinion on this matter, Queen? The one who was nearly injured today was your relative. What do you think?"

Ulanara asked in embarrassment.

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and he will make his own decision on matters like this.

It is precisely because Yuan Ting is my relative that I should avoid him.
Your Majesty, please make the decision."

Nian Shilan, who had finally coaxed the Fourth Prince into submission, handed him to her wet nurse and walked gracefully to Yinzhen.

Nian Shilan bowed, looked directly at Yinzhen, and said.

"Your Majesty, I have a few words to say."

Yinzhen nodded and said.

"You said."

Nian Shilan looked at Wentao, then at Yuanting and Hongshi, and said.

“Although today’s incident was caused by children playing around, it still resulted in a loss of life.

If the news of the innocent stabbing death of the Fourth Prince's wet nurse were to get out, it would damage the reputation of the royal family.

A wet nurse is a slave, but she is also a human being with flesh and blood and children.

I am a new mother and I am very scared when I see what happened today.

But the youngest child in the wet nurse's family suddenly lost his loving mother, which was even more heartbreaking."

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan solemnly, then thought of his wet nurse who was stabbed to death, sighed, and said.

"I know that Shilan is soft-hearted and wants to seek justice for Hongli's wet nurse.

I will not let you down."

Year of the Landau.

"Your Majesty is wise. But I am not only seeking justice for Hongli's wet nurse, but also for the people of the world.

I have heard that if the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the common people.

The son of Prince Cheng is a noble prince and a member of the royal family. I wonder what punishment he should receive if he breaks the law?"

Prince Cheng's wife was excited when she heard this.

"Empress Hua, what do you mean by that? Tao'er didn't hurt the Fourth Prince after all!"

Nian Shilan didn't even look at Prince Cheng's wife, but only spoke to Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty has seen it with your own eyes. As the saying goes, if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. I am only speaking based on the facts.

However, the wife of Prince Cheng dared to refute me in front of the Emperor, which shows how Prince Cheng behaves in the mansion.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

I originally thought that the Crown Prince had caused such a terrible disaster, and that the Prince Cheng and his wife had made long-term plans for him.

He should sincerely admit his mistakes and try his best to make amends in order to protect the prince's future.

I didn’t expect that Prince Cheng’s wife was so confused and kept saying that the one who died was just a servant.

I really don't agree with this, and I hope Your Majesty will make a wise decision."

Prince Cheng suddenly shouted again.

"Uncle, you are wise! It was Yuan Ting who humiliated my nephew first! Yuan Ting said that my father was incompetent and could only be a prince!
He said I was not worthy of wearing the jade pendant, unless my father became the emperor one day! He presented the jade pendant to me with both hands! "

As soon as Wen Tao said this, everyone present changed color!
Those princes and nobles, who didn't know how brutal the fight for the throne among the nine princes of the previous emperor was? The third prince Yinzhi at that time, now Prince Cheng, also followed the deposed crown prince around.

When the emperor ascended the throne, he let bygones be bygones and only demoted the former crown prince to a commoner, but retained the title of Prince Cheng, which was already a very gracious thing to do.

How dare the current queen's nephew bring up such a topic? How audacious!