The servants didn't know what had just happened between Xie Jingyan and the eldest prince. They were looking forward to the surprise Xie Jingyan had prepared for their eldest prince, but the eldest prince's face looked unhappy.
He and Xie Jingyan have completely fallen out, and the so-called surprise is definitely not a good thing.
But he didn't think that Prince Ling had any leverage over him.
Prince Ling has come to provoke us. If we want to do something to him, we won’t have such patience.
The eldest prince forced himself not to think too much.
But the feeling of uneasiness lingering in my heart cannot be shaken off.
……
A good night's sleep.
Waking up in the morning, feeling refreshed, Shen Wan sat on the bed and stretched.
Yin Shuang and Hai Tang came into the house to help Shen Wan get up. After Shen Wan finished washing up, the small kitchen brought in the food, but Xie Jingyan did not come in. Shen Wan asked, "Where is the prince?"
Yin Shuang was at a loss for a moment, then said, "Princess, don't you know that the prince has gone to the morning court today?"
Shen Wan was stunned.
If Yin Shuang hadn't told her, she really wouldn't have known. Xie Jingyan didn't hold any official position, so why did he go to the morning court?
Although she didn't know, Shen Wan knew it must be related to the eldest prince's plot to murder them.
Yesterday, when Xie Jingyan came back from giving gifts to the eldest prince, she asked casually, and he pinched her nose and said, "How can it be so fast to overthrow a prince?"
She thought about it and didn't ask any more questions.
Since Xie Jingyan was not around, Shen Wan sat down to eat breakfast alone. After breakfast, the nanny brought the child to her and Shen Wan played with the child.
The weather was nice and there was no wind, so Shen Wan took the children to the yard to bask in the sun.
Just as she was playing with the child, a little maid in a light green dress ran in from the gate, panting, "Princess, the eldest prince has been sent to the Ministry of Justice by the emperor!"
Shen Wan, "..."
Isn’t it said that it’s not so quick to overthrow a prince?
Is there any difference between two days and one day?
However, when she heard that the eldest prince was imprisoned, Shen Wan, who had been feeling aggrieved for a long time, suddenly felt relieved.
Shen Wan wanted to ask for more details, but before she could open her mouth, Yin Shuang couldn't wait to ask, "Did the prince send the eldest prince to the Ministry of Justice?"
The little maid nodded like crazy, "The prince went to court today and presented the evidence to the emperor that the eldest prince and Duke Mao privately sold the Meizhou granary and set the granary on fire. After the emperor saw it, he was furious and in a rage, he threw the eldest prince and Duke Mao into the death row of the Ministry of Justice..."
Shen Wan thought that the emperor put the eldest prince in prison because he used smallpox to harm them, but she didn't expect it was because of the Meizhou granary.
But as long as the eldest prince can be beaten to death, there is no need to be so particular.
Now Xiliang and Da Chu may go to war at any time, and the war requires a large amount of money and food support. The Meizhou granary was originally a grain warehouse for the court to store for the war. The eldest prince actually colluded with Meizhou officials to sell out the grain in the granary. After the matter was exposed, he was afraid that the emperor would send people to investigate, so he simply burned down the granary.
It is unforgivable for corrupt officials to do such things. The eldest prince, as a prince, who is bent on competing for the position of crown prince, actually does such a thing that damages the foundation of the court. His crime is even more serious.
With irrefutable evidence before his eyes, the emperor was able to tolerate the fact that he did not order the eldest prince to be dragged down and beheaded on the spot.
Shoukang Palace.
The Queen Mother leaned on the large pillow. Her eyelids had been twitching since she woke up in the morning.
It took a lot of persuasion from Nanny Zhao before the Queen Mother agreed to take the medicine.
Seeing the Queen Mother drink the medicine, Nanny Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, put down the medicine bowl, and asked the palace maid to take it away.
As the palace maid on this side retreated, another palace maid came in quickly from the other side and whispered something into Madam Zhao's ear.
Aunt Zhao raised her voice, "What?!"
The Queen Mother's heart trembled, she looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Nanny Zhao didn't know what to do. The imperial physician repeatedly warned the empress dowager not to worry anymore, and especially not to get angry again. In order for the empress dowager to rest in peace, Nanny Zhao asked the palace maids to report to her in advance if there was anything, and to hide it from the empress dowager if possible, or to report it in a roundabout way. But she didn't dare to hide this matter, and she couldn't hide it.
Aunt Zhao didn't say anything. The Queen Mother had a bad feeling in her heart, so she hurriedly said, "Speak!"
What could Madam Zhao do? She could only bite the bullet and say, "It's still about the Meizhou granary incident. When the matter was exposed, the emperor put the eldest prince and Duke Mao in the death row of the Ministry of Justice..."
The Queen Mother was shocked and sat up straight, "Isn't this matter over?!"
"Who exposed it?!"
Nanny Zhao said, "It's Prince Ling."
How could it be Prince Ling? !
The Queen Mother was furious and started coughing violently, almost vomiting out her lungs.
Nanny Zhao quickly helped the empress dowager calm down.
Nanny Zhao couldn't stop sighing in her heart. They just thought that the matter of Meizhou granary was over. Because they caught the evidence of Prince Jin embezzling the Xizhou Dam, they forced Prince Jin to suppress the matter and never mention it again.
Who would have thought that Prince Ling also had evidence in his hands.
And Prince Ling is not Prince Jin...
They could suppress Prince Jin, but they couldn't make Prince Ling pretend to know nothing.
It was their negligence. It was Prince Ling who first discovered the problems with the Meizhou granary and the Xizhou Dam. How could Prince Ling not have evidence in his hands?
They were caught off guard and were killed by King Ling.
The Queen Mother was still coughing, and she said, "Prince Ling has the evidence in his hand, why didn't he take it out before? Did the eldest prince do something to anger him?"
Nanny Zhao seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
The Queen Mother said angrily, "Speak quickly!"
Madam Zhao said, "Prince Ling sent a batch of silk to Prince Qin's mansion yesterday, and also sent Cuixiang who disappeared the night before yesterday..."
"Okay, it seems that the smallpox in Prince Ling's Mansion was caused by the eldest prince..."
The more Nanny Zhao spoke, the weaker her voice became, and the Queen Mother was so angry that her throat tasted bloody.
She asked the eldest prince to give up fighting for that position, but he turned a deaf ear to her words!
The Queen Mother spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes went dark, and she fainted completely.
When Xie Jingyan came back from court, Shen Wan went to meet him and asked, "How come you have evidence of the Meizhou granary?"
This made Xie Jingyan laugh. Isn't it normal for him to have evidence in his hands?
Xie Jingyan said, "I have not only evidence of the Meizhou granary, but also evidence of the Xizhou dam, but it is useless."
Shen Wan said, "But when the emperor asked you to investigate, didn't you refuse?"
Xie Jingyan laughed, "I just don't want to get involved in this mess. With them investigating in the front, I can send someone to follow behind and pick up the ready-made evidence. Isn't it good?"
Shen Wan, "..."
Nothing to say.
She would never be able to learn this guy's cunningness in her lifetime.
Shen Wan asked, "The eldest prince has no chance of turning things around, right?"
Xie Jingyan said, "The Queen Mother no longer has a golden ticket to save her from death. For doing something that harms the country, the lightest punishment is to be demoted to a commoner."
They put the eldest prince's position as crown prince to death, and in the end they failed to gain anything and could not even become a prince. They deserved it!
Shen Wan was in a better mood. At this time, a maid came over quickly and said, "My Lord, Princess, the eldest prince and Duke Mao privately sold the Meizhou granary. When the Queen Mother found out, she was so angry that she vomited blood and fainted. When she woke up, she couldn't see..."
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