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Chapter 1214 Sudden Attack

Although Emperor Qing really wanted to use Suning to work for him, necessary investigation was still necessary. This time, appointing Suning as the prefect of Kyoto Prefecture was an investigation.

Therefore, Emperor Qing and the Inspection Institute have been paying close attention to this matter. The whole process of Su Ning's handling was also known to Emperor Qing and the Inspection Institute. At this time, Chen Pingping, who was far away, also heard about it for the first time.

After explaining the details, the old eunuch, Eunuch Hou, half-jokingly and half-seriously expressed his opinion, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's handling of the situation today may seem fair, but in reality, it's biased towards Young Master Fan Xian. It seems he truly loves the Fan family and treats them differently."

"Well, the twenty strokes of the cane that were given to Fan Xian at the beginning was a lesson. It was clearly a warning to Fan Xian that Kyoto is not like the remote Danzhou." At this time, Emperor Qing also had a playful expression on his face, and he couldn't help but start to think more about Suning's behavior.

Eunuch Qian continued to chatter away, seemingly with some ulterior motive. "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is truly extremely wise. With the Sixth Prince's help, Your Majesty will feel much more at ease."

However, Emperor Qing, who was suspicious, suddenly ordered Eunuch Hou, "Get ready! I want to go to Concubine Li Chen."

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will arrange it right away."

Emperor Qing, who was suspicious by nature, began to doubt again, and guessed that Li Chenfei might have told Su Ning about what happened that year, otherwise why would Su Ning take care of Fan Xian, a person he had never met.

So what Emperor Qing wants most now is to find Li Chenfei to ask her clearly. He has warned Li Chenfei not to reveal this secret. After all, only the two of them know this secret in the world.

"Your Majesty is welcome." Concubine Li Chen knelt outside the palace early in the morning to welcome Emperor Qing who was coming for the first time.

Emperor Qing walked straight into the palace and said casually, "Get up! I have something to ask you. Did you reveal the secret to the Sixth Prince?"

"Your Majesty, I don't have it." Li Chenfei naturally dismissed the few palace servants in this matter, and then turned back to the palace and knelt in front of Emperor Qing in a proper manner.

"Then why is he suddenly so caring towards Fan Xian?"

"I don't know! Perhaps it's because Fan Xian is Fan Ruoruo's brother, and Chengning really likes Fan Ruoruo."

"Li Chenfei, I have given you wealth and glory. My only request is that you keep this secret. I hope you won't let me down, or you will end up in a miserable state."

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will definitely keep it in mind."

The suspicious Emperor Qing naturally kept looking at the expression of the woman in front of him and found that she did not show any sign of lying. Then he thought that this woman had no motive to reveal the secret, so he temporarily dispelled his suspicion of Li Chenfei.

Then Emperor Qing left Li Chenfei directly. Now he had no interest in women anymore. Of course, all this was thanks to Ye Qingmei.

Back then, Ye Qingmei not only used the Barrett sniper to kill several of his brothers, but also founded the Qingyutang, the predecessor of the inner treasury, and the Inspection Institute for intelligence gathering. Of course, she also used special means to make Emperor Qing completely lose his fertility. Therefore, the relationship between Emperor Qing and Ye Qingmei can be said to be both an enemy and a friend.

The current Emperor Qing naturally has a love-hate relationship with the two sons that Ye Qingmei left for him. He hopes that both brothers Su Ning and Fan Xian can grow up to be successful and be used by him, but at the same time he is also worried that they will threaten his position like their mother Ye Qingmei. Therefore, Emperor Qing has never given up on guarding against the two brothers Su Ning and Fan Xian.

At this time, Fan Ruoruo naturally thought that Su Ning took care of Fan Xian because of her, so she immediately left Fan Xian, whose butt was bruised, and went into the palace, just to express her gratitude to her fiancé Su Ning in person.

Because Su Ning had not yet moved to the Taiping Villa on the outskirts of Kyoto, the overjoyed Fan Ruoruo came to the palace again, and as expected, she saw her fiancé Su Ning first.

Fan Ruoruo no longer had the aversion and rejection she had before, and had clearly accepted her fate. "Your Highness, thank you for taking care of my brother Fan Xian today."

"It can't be considered as a favor. The Guo family really can't produce any strong evidence. If Fan Xian is really sentenced, it would be a foolish official judging a foolish case." However, Su Ning had an attitude of disapproval. You have to know that he doesn't want to lean towards any faction.

"As everyone knows, Guo Baokun and the entire Guo family belong to the Crown Prince. If Your Highness hadn't asked the Crown Prince to leave, my brother would definitely not have been able to escape so easily today."

"Then Ruoruo, how are you going to thank me?" Su Ning suddenly looked at Fan Ruoruo with a smirk on his face.

"I..." Facing Su Ning's ambiguous gaze, Fan Ruoruo, who was still a little girl, became shy.

"What? So your gratitude is just fake?"

"Your Highness has misunderstood! Ruoruo is naturally grateful to you sincerely. As long as Ruoruo can do something, she will do it without hesitation."

"Can I hug you?" Su Ning flirted with Fan Ruoruo face to face.

"Ah..." As expected, Fan Ruoruo's heart began to beat wildly, unable to bear it any longer.

"Unwilling again?"

"Your Highness, we are not married yet, so it is really against etiquette to do this."

"Ruoruo, I promise to just hold you and not do anything else."

"..."

"Haha, look how scared you are! Hurry up and leave the palace and go home!"

"Thank you, Your Highness! Ruoruo will take her leave."

Watching Fan Ruoruo running away like a frightened little white rabbit, Suning smiled at the success of his prank and became even more looking forward to the future life.

……

At this time, Princess Li Yunrui was also puzzled by Su Ning's behavior. She didn't even give face to Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Second Prince Li Chengze. It made her feel as if Su Ning was fearless in Kyoto Prefecture.

However, Princess Li Yunrui did not know her nephew Su Ning very well. This was because Su Ning was a nobody among the many heirs of Emperor Qing. In addition, due to Li Chenfei's status and the "non-contentious" nature of the mother and son, Princess Li Yunrui had never even looked at Su Ning.

At this moment, Princess Li Yunrui looked at the straw bag in front of her with a confused look on her face and asked, "Prince, do you have any conflicts with this Old Six?"

"No! Usually, the Sixth Prince lives in a side hall of the harem. He can only be seen during large-scale sacrifices. Now it seems that father is indeed quite indulgent towards him." Crown Prince Li Chengqian was naturally confused and shook his head with a wry smile.

"The position of Kyoto Prefecture Governor is too important to us. We invested so much effort in Mei Zhili, but we didn't expect that before he could repay us, we would replace him with Lao Liu."

"Aunt, Mei Zhili is still helpful to us. He told me the information about Teng Zijing and his family. Now, as long as we capture Teng Zijing and his family, we can accuse Fan Xian of fabricating Teng Zijing's death. You know, this could lead to the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"This is a brilliant idea! Let's do it this way."

"Yes! Auntie."

"Also, your dignity as the Crown Prince cannot be compromised. This time, the Sixth Prince has shown such disrespect to you, the Crown Prince. Furthermore, the Sixth Prince has acted recklessly since taking up his new position as the Governor of Kyoto. You should have someone impeach the Sixth Prince, Li Chengning, tomorrow morning."

"Alright! This time, we must teach this ignorant Old Six a lesson."

"That's right! Even if it's just to scare the monkeys, it's necessary. Otherwise, any random person will come running up to you later."

"Auntie is absolutely right."

……

The next day's court meeting was Suning's first time attending Nanqing's court meeting, and he didn't feel there was much novelty.

Suning, however, stood where the prefect of Kyoto should have been, with the air of an old monk in deep meditation, his eyes fixed on his nose and mouth, as if he were the most insignificant and invisible figure in the entire Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. However, having set the Kyoto prefectural government on fire, Suning was destined to remain in turmoil. He would soon become the absolute protagonist of today's court meeting, and the censors were eager to criticize him.

A court official from the Crown Prince's faction stepped forward and began to impeach the new governor of Jingdu, Li Chengning, for his misdeeds and biased judgments in favor of his brother-in-law, Fan Xian. As a result, no one in the world has spoken up for the victim, Guo Baokun.

"I second the motion." As soon as the Imperial Counselor Cheng Yu finished his impeachment, everyone in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests came out to support the Imperial Counselor.

"I second the proposal."

……

"Where is Li Chengning, the governor of Kyoto?" Seeing that the prince's party and the second prince's party in the court had actually joined forces to attack, Emperor Qing looked for Su Ning without making any comment.

"Your son is here." The protagonist Suning left his seat and walked forward.

"What does the Imperial Counselor Cheng Yu have to say about your impeachment?"

"Your Majesty, I have judged this case entirely in accordance with the evidence and Daqing law. The plaintiff, Guo Baokun, was unable to produce any strong evidence. I have not charged him with false accusation, which is already a mercy considering his serious injuries."

"Well, Guo Baokun's complaint is indeed absurd. Without any witnesses or evidence, how can Fan Xian be guilty? The Kyoto prefect's ruling on this matter is clear and undisputed." As expected, Emperor Qing set the tone directly in court, which officially brought the case to a successful conclusion.

"Yes! Your Majesty." Both the Crown Prince's party and the Second Prince's party felt unwilling.

Then another minister stepped forward and pointed his finger at Fan Xian and Teng Zijing. "I impeach Fan Xian, son of Si Nanbo, for fabricating the news of Teng Zijing's death in the Inspection Office, with the intent of deceiving the Inspection Office and Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I request that Fan Xian be convicted of deceiving the emperor."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

……

"Yes, I have already learned of this matter. The reason is that someone took advantage of a loophole in the Inspection Bureau and falsely spread the Bureau's order to eliminate traitors to assassinate Fan Xian. I order the Inspection Bureau to investigate this matter."

"Yes! Your Majesty, I, Chen Pingping, the director of the Inspection Institute, have received your order." Chen Pingping, who had been secretly observing Su Ning, immediately bowed and accepted the order.

"Well, if you have something to report, report it early. If you don't, leave the court."

"Father, I have something to report." At this moment, Suning immediately stepped forward and saluted. It was not his habit to passively take a beating.

"Tell me." Emperor Qing looked at Su Ning in surprise and nodded.

“Although I have just taken up the post of Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, I have found through the archives of the Kyoto Prefecture over the years that there is a spy organization from Northern Qi and Dongyi City hidden in Kyoto Prefecture.

This group of people unscrupulously caused damage in Kyoto Prefecture, using money, wealth, and beautiful women to corrupt and win over court officials.

However, some officials of our dynasty took advantage of the opportunity of trade with Northern Qi to wantonly sell out the secrets of our Daqing court.

I, your son, request that the Inspection Institute and the Kyoto Prefecture Government Office jointly eliminate spies from Kyoto Prefecture and thoroughly investigate the crimes of certain individuals in the Imperial Treasury for colluding with foreign countries."

"..."At this time, all the civil and military officials in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests were collectively stunned. Even Emperor Qing, who always boasted that he was in control of everything in Daqing, was dumbfounded.

But as Suning's resounding voice fell, the entire Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests became eerily quiet, and everyone forgot how to respond to Suning's report.

Emperor Qing, who was sitting on the dragon throne, also smiled bitterly in his heart. Although he really wanted Suning to cause trouble in Kyoto Prefecture, he couldn't possibly want Suning to be so crazy and reckless.

As expected, Crown Prince Li Chengqian questioned Su Ning with bloodshot eyes, "Ridiculous! Sixth Brother, are you blaming the eldest princess?"

However, Su Ning fearlessly bowed to Emperor Qing and the Crown Prince, "Your Majesty, Crown Prince, the Princess is just an ordinary woman after all. Her duty is to marry early and take care of her husband and children.

However, she showed herself in public in a way that was against moral principles and ethics, which really brought shame to the royal family of Daqing.

I beg you, Father, to remove the Princess from all her positions, so that she can return to her true nature as a woman."

"..."At this time, all the civil and military officials looked at Su Ning who was talking.

"Sixth brother, then who do you think should succeed the head of the inner treasury?" However, Emperor Qing asked casually without taking it seriously.

"Father, haven't you already appointed Fan Xian, the son of the Minister of Revenue, to take over? I feel that Fan Xian is indeed very suitable."

"No! Fan Xian is only sixteen years old this year. Although I would like him to take control of the inner treasury, he is not the one who will take over right now."

"Father, experience and qualifications are acquired step by step. If you are worried about Fan Xian's youth and lack of experience, you can select an eunuch from the palace to assist him. In addition, Father can also use this eunuch to command the inner treasury."

"..." As expected, Emperor Qing couldn't help but be moved at this moment.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this! The eldest princess has been in charge of the Daqing inner treasury for more than ten years. Not to mention her hard work and great contributions, she has not made any mistakes so far. It is unreasonable to dismiss her." The crown prince and the second prince were naturally anxious at this time. In the end, it was the crown prince who stepped forward to dissuade Emperor Qing.

"Prince brother is so naive! When has there been a fixed position in the Daqing court for more than ten years? Doesn't this give this court official the opportunity to form a clique and engage in personal gain?" However, Suning continued to use his venomous tongue despite the desperate pursuit.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, his eyes wide open, questioned Su Ning again, "You... Sixth Brother, how dare you accuse the Princess of forming a clique for personal gain?"

However, Su Ning no longer paid any attention to the childish prince. Instead, he looked at Emperor Qing on the dragon throne and said, "Father, a woman's duty is to support her husband and raise her children. Throughout the dynasties, very few women have served in this capacity. This is because women have always been prone to extremes and drastic actions."

"Sixth Brother, do you have any basis for what you say?"

"Your Majesty, my evidence is based on the stone tablet at the gate of the Kyoto Prefecture Inspection Institute.

The above content turned out to be rumors about a woman named Ye Qingmei, and the entire article was nothing more than promoting the fallacy of equality for all.

Is there really equality for all in this world?
That is why I think most women are extreme. What they are best at is generalizing and acting crazy.

I also ask Father to make a decision as soon as possible to remove the Princess from all her positions."

"..." The confused civil and military officials suddenly felt that what Su Ning said made a lot of sense. Even Chen Pingping, who was always thoughtful, was completely dumbfounded.

"This matter is of great importance! Let's postpone it for now." Emperor Qing rubbed his brows with a headache. He really felt that Suning had brought him too many "surprises" today.

"Yes! Father."

"Yes! Your Majesty, we obey your command."

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(End of this chapter)