The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Huo Yunjue's words had just fallen.

The hall suddenly became silent, and everyone had different expressions.

Emperor Yao looked at Huo Yunjue with a serious gaze. After a moment of silence, he angrily rebuked the ministers.

"My dear ministers, why are you silent? Didn't you just speak righteously and ask me to severely punish Ning Ziqing?"

"Why are they all dumb now?"

The ministers were frightened by Emperor Yao's stern tone. They all lowered their heads, looked at each other, and dared not speak rashly.

Emperor Yao snorted coldly, feeling very unhappy. He had already seen through these ministers.

However, whenever the Duke of Qi thought of the miserable plight of Princess Jiarou, he felt so grief-stricken and angry that he was determined not to let Ning Ziqing go easily.

He calmed himself down and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, what the Fourth Prince said just now, about Princess Azhao holding the Black Feather Order and wanting to dispatch the Black Feather Army, is actually a military matter and has nothing to do with the case we are discussing now."

"But please first, Your Majesty, give a fair judgment on the matter of Princess Azhao forcing the daughter of an old minister and three other young ladies from official families to take poison."

An official from the Imperial Censorate came out from behind and echoed: "Your Majesty, although Princess Jiarou was at fault first, she was forced to drink multiple poisons, which damaged her both physically and mentally. Princess Azhao even ordered her to be ruined. With such a vicious heart, how can she be a role model for women in the world?"

"Your Majesty, I request that you take back the plaque of Xiuhefang and punish Ninghou Mansion to set things right!"

……

The ministers standing on the side of the Duke of Qi once again launched fierce attacks and slander against Ning Ziqing.

A cold light flashed in Huo Yunjue's eyes, and he was suddenly extremely angry.

"Let me ask you, gentlemen, if your relatives, wives and daughters were abducted by criminals and wanted to do something indecent to them, should they just endure it silently and let themselves be bullied to death instead of resisting and protecting themselves?"

Duke Qi calmly interrupted Huo Yunjue and said, "Fourth Prince, let's just stick to the facts. Why make unnecessary assumptions?"

"Besides, my daughter was innocently implicated this time. As a father, I must seek justice for her."

Huo Yunjue sneered, "Duke Qi, I don't quite understand what you're saying. It was obviously Princess Jiarou who instigated the Xu and Li families to frame Princess Azhao, so why are you saying she's innocent? How on earth is she innocent?"

Duke Qi's face was calm, and he stated confidently, "Earlier, the Ning Marquis' Mansion was in turmoil because of Song's murder of the former Marquis' wife. Then, she sneaked into the Fu Mansion to assassinate Old Master Fu, but was killed by the guards."

"Ning Zilan escaped from Ninghou Mansion because she wanted to avenge Ning Ziqing for killing her mother. She tried to trick my daughter into finding a hiding place for her, but ended up tricking my daughter into going to Li Mansion instead."

"I never thought that Ning Zilan would secretly collude with the Xu and Li families, kidnap Ning Ziqing, and cause my daughter to fall into Ning Ziqing's hands."

"All of this is clearly caused by the Ning Marquis's own family affairs. It is a crime committed by Ning Zilan in collusion with the Xu and Li families. What did my daughter do wrong? Why did she have to suffer such cruel poisoning by Ning Ziqing? The Fourth Prince was also there that night. Shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation?"

The Duke of Qi suppressed his anger and wished he could kill Ning Ziqing with his own hands.

Huo Yunjue immediately retorted: "Duke Qi, the Dali Temple has already thoroughly interrogated the suspect and found out the truth of the case, and the case files have been presented to the emperor. What is your intention in suddenly saying that Princess Jiarou is innocent?"

The two of them exchanged sharp words, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

When Emperor Yao saw Huo Yunjue defending Ning Ziqing so much, anger appeared on his face.

The Dali Temple Secretary was terrified when he heard this, with cold sweat on his forehead. He quickly reported to Emperor Yao: "Your Majesty, all the evidence in this case is solid. I dare not make a rash judgment. Please be careful and consider everything!"

Duke Qi was filled with indignation, pointing at the Dali Temple Secretary and refuted: "The Dali Temple only interrogated the Xu and Li families. My daughter didn't even have time to explain the situation before she was taken to the streets of the downtown area and lynched. Your Dali Temple handled the case so carelessly and perfunctorily, isn't that dereliction of duty? You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!"

Faced with the Duke of Qi's aggressiveness, the Dali Temple Secretary panicked: "This... this..."

For a moment, he didn't know how to respond to the Duke of Qi's questioning, so he could only secretly glance at Huo Yunjue.

Huo Yunjue was about to open his mouth to explain for him, but Gu Liaohe stepped forward first and reported back.

"Your Majesty, when we rushed to the Li Mansion to rescue Princess Azhao that night, the four women in the dark room were poisoned and their faces were unrecognizable. Therefore, we did not find that Princess Jiarou was among them."

"Princess Azhao was extremely frightened and tortured at the time, and was also burned by Madam Li. When she was rescued, she had already fallen into a coma. We really don't know why Princess Jiarou appeared in the dark room of Li's mansion."

"It was only after the Dali Temple had interrogated the people from the Xu and Li families that they learned that they had kidnapped Princess Azhao at the behest of Princess Jiarou. Duke Qi, please do not wrongly accuse us of the Dali Temple."

"you……!"

Duke Qi was so angry at Gu Liaohe's words that his face turned blue and he glared at him.

"Even if you didn't know that she was my daughter at the time, why didn't you just take her to the Dali Temple and imprison her? Instead, you allowed Ning Ziqing to torture her at will and tarnish her reputation!"

Gu Liaohe was speechless, he lowered his head and pursed his lips in silence.

The Duke of Qi sensed that something was fishy and refused to give up, wanting to continue questioning Gu Liaohe.

Huo Yunjue suddenly said, "Duke Qi, I gave the order to escort Princess Jiarou and the others to the downtown streets. Princess Azhao has nothing to do with it!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar and were shocked.

Emperor Yao was surprised: "Old Four, what did you say? Did you really do it?"

Huo Yunjue admitted frankly: "Father, it was indeed my order. If Duke Qi has any grievances in his heart, just come after me and don't target Princess Azhao anymore."

"Bastard!"

Emperor Yao was furious and slammed the dragon throne hard. He was so angry that he almost stood up and rushed over to slap Huo Yunjue.

"You are a prince, and you are also the general of the Left Jinwu Guard, in charge of the security of Kyoto. Yet you dare to break the law and act recklessly! You disappoint me so much!"

Duke Qi stared at Huo Yunjue deeply, and took the opportunity to petition Emperor Yao: "Your Majesty, at this point, I have nothing to say. Even though my daughter and Princess Azhao had a feud before, she was indeed deceived by Ning Zilan this time, causing her to be innocently involved. How can the Fourth Prince disregard the law and deal with her privately?"

"Her life, marriage and childbearing are completely ruined. I am prepared to support her for the rest of her life. I only ask Your Majesty to give her justice."

The Duke of Qi knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged Emperor Yao.

His trusted ministers once again advised: "Your Majesty, please make a holy judgment and severely punish Princess Azhao and those involved in this case."

Emperor Yao looked at Huo Yunjue coldly.

"Old Four, do you have anything else to say?"

Huo Yunjue's face was calm and his voice was firm as he said, "Father, I have done something wrong and I am willing to be punished."

Huo Yunhong, who was not far from him, curled the corners of his lips slightly, overjoyed.

Huo Yunjue, oh Huo Yunjue, because of a woman, your road to succession will soon come to an end.

Huo Yunhong was in an extremely happy mood at this moment.

Emperor Yao's face was extremely gloomy, his anger rising, and he was about to issue an order to severely punish Huo Yunjue.

"Someone come..."

"Your Majesty, I have urgent matters to report."

As soon as Emperor Yao shouted, the anxious voice of the general of the Gate Guard Palace was suddenly heard outside the palace.

Emperor Yao took a closer look and saw that the general was in a hurry, so he ordered him to enter the palace quickly.

"Accurate."

The general strode into the hall and knelt down to report.

"Your Majesty, the Yijiang people are gathering outside the palace gates right now, clamoring to see Your Majesty and order severe punishment for the mastermind who framed Princess Azhao. My persuasion was futile, and they threatened to send someone back to Qianye Kingdom to inform His Royal Highness King Qian."

Huo Yunjue was surprised and asked, "Can you stop the person?"

The general was embarrassed. "Your Majesty, I did not stop them. They came prepared with horses. The leader of the guards was very emotional and almost had a conflict with the guards. The Yijiang people have a special status. I dare not easily order them to be arrested. Therefore, I came to ask Your Majesty, how to deal with these Yijiang people?"

Emperor Yao had an ugly look on his face. He became angrier and angrier the more he listened, and was about to lose his temper.

The General of the Household realized that the guard leader the general was referring to was Jiang Qie who held the Black Feather Order that night, so he took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty, you must not let the Yijiang people tell His Royal Highness Prince Qian about this. Although Princess Azhao has stated that she will not use the Black Feather Order, the Yijiang guard leader is a stubborn person."

"That night, the Fourth Prince tried his best to persuade Princess Azhao to take back her order, but the guard leader still refused to give in."

"His Highness the Fourth Prince ordered the punishment of the four young ladies who had harmed Princess Azhao in order to appease the Yijiang tribe guards."

When Emperor Yao learned the reason, his expression eased a little.

The ministers knew that there was something going on, and they began to whisper to each other.

After a while, the Minister of War Cao Huan carefully considered his words and said, "Your Majesty, I think that since the case has been solved, it should be closed as soon as possible."

"Not long after His Royal Highness Prince Qian left Nanyao Country, Princess Azhao met with an accident. If the case continues to be delayed and debated, it may cause a greater public opinion storm and many troubles."

"Now, our two countries have become friends because of Princess Azhao, and we have successfully signed an agreement with the Xizhou Reishi Kingdom for trade."

"Don't let anything unexpected happen at this critical moment."

Huo Yunjue nodded in agreement and said, "Father, the fact that Prince Qian was able to hand over the Black Feather Order to Princess Azhao shows that he and Princess Azhao have a deep bond."

"If King Qian learns that Princess Azhao was framed and nearly lost her life, and we prevent her from dispatching the Black Feather Army to protect her safety, given King Qian's temper, he will probably turn against us and start a war. By then, we won't even have a chance to save our situation."

"I beg you to give Princess Azhao justice."

After hearing what Huo Yunjue said, a minister immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Qian has always valued Princess Azhao. Earlier, during the autumn hunt, the Sixth Prince of Qianye Kingdom only offended Princess Azhao with a few words, but Prince Qian was so angry that he almost took his life."

"From this, it can be seen that as long as Princess Azhao is harmed in the slightest, no matter who the victim is, His Royal Highness Prince Qian will definitely stand up for her."

"I beg Your Majesty to seek justice for Princess Azhao, to comfort the people of the Yijiang tribe and to avoid war between the two countries."

With this minister taking the lead, many ministers followed suit and knelt down to make a petition.

"Your Majesty, please seek justice for Princess Azhao!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the ministers of the Duke of Qi faction began to back down and stopped impeaching the Ninghou Mansion and Ning Ziqing.

Duke Qi gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and asked angrily, "Are you trying to sacrifice my daughter and compromise with Ning Ziqing and King Qian?"

"That was caused by Ning Zilan of the Ning Marquis's Mansion. How can I let my daughter bear the blame? Your Majesty, I refuse to accept this!"

"Even if you want to punish my daughter, the Ninghou Mansion should also be punished!"

Emperor Yao rubbed his forehead irritably. After thinking for a while, he glanced at Duke Qi meaningfully and kindly reminded him.

"Duke Qi, you may not know this yet. The memorial submitted by Ninghou Mansion last night mentioned that Ning Zilan instigated her personal maid to secretly seek help from Jiarou a few days ago and assisted her to escape from Ninghou Mansion."

"The servants involved in the incident are still being held in Jingzhao Yin's mansion. You can go and hear more details yourself after the court session."

Emperor Yao straightened his face and continued to comfort him.

"Ning Zilan plotted to murder my eldest sister and refused to change despite repeated admonitions. Lord Ning was deeply distressed and had her name removed from the family tree and expelled from the mansion. Ning Zilan is no longer a member of the mansion. If you want to seek justice for Jiarou, I will allow you to personally deal with Ning Zilan."

The Duke of Qi was greatly shocked. He had never expected that the Ning Marquisate could be so cruel.

He opened his mouth and wanted to argue, but as soon as he looked up, he saw a cold light flashing in Emperor Yao's deep eyes: "Duke Qi, there are more than one thing in the memorial about Jiarou framing Ning Ziqing. Do you want to hear more?"

The Duke of Qi's heart sank, and he suddenly reacted. He lowered his head and closed his eyes, and the hidden murderous intent and hatred flashed across his face for a moment.

Emperor Yao turned his eyes away from him and solemnly issued an order: "Jiarou relied on my favor and became arrogant and domineering. Now she has committed a serious mistake and failed to live up to my high expectations of her. From today on, her title will be stripped and she will be demoted to a commoner. Her private property will be confiscated and put into the national treasury. She will also be punished to go to Ciji Temple for a year as a punishment. I hope she can repent and reform."

The Duke of Qi knelt down in anger and accepted the order to express his gratitude.

"I... on behalf of my daughter... thank Your Majesty for your grace."

At that moment, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to swallow his resentment.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily, the ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down together, shouting, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. Long live the emperor!"

Emperor Yao sat upright on the dragon throne, his expression unchanged. He looked at Huo Yunjue coldly and issued another decree: "The Fourth Prince abused his power and disregarded the laws of the country. He will be immediately dismissed from his post as the General of the Left Jinwu Guard, punished with fifty strokes of the cane, and confined to his palace for a month."

"Come here, drag him away and execute him immediately!"