Drunk Bamboo

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely strange.

The topic seems to have gone off track?

Xie Yuzhu thought to herself, Han Jian is so powerful that he doesn't even take the prime minister, the head of all officials, seriously. No wonder he dared to slander Hua Qinfeng.

The emperor saw that the situation was not right, so he made a decision: "You all are my right-hand men and women, and you are the pillars of the country. There is no need to quarrel over my evil son. After all, he acted rashly and violated the palace rules. He must be punished. He will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others."

Xie Yuzhu was stunned.

Hua Qinfeng was much calmer, with no expression of sadness or joy on his face.

This result was certainly not what Han Jian wanted to see, so he stopped arguing with the prime minister and got back to the point.

He said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Prince Feng entered the palace wearing armor, which not only violated the palace rules, but also showed contempt for Your Majesty, which is unkind and unjust. Without permission, regardless of Your Majesty's health, he forcibly took the imperial physician Qi out of the palace. As a minister and a son, this is disloyal and unfilial. How can such an unkind, unjust, disloyal and unfilial person be punished with only twenty strokes of the cane and then let it go?"

Xie Yuzhu sneered.

You are really good at making up stories.

The emperor simply asked, "What do you think, Lord Han?"

Han Jian said righteously: "Prince Feng has disregarded the palace rules, which is a crime of great disrespect."

When these words were spoken, all the officials took a deep breath.

The crime of lese majeste can cost someone’s life!

Zhang Xinghe, who was always calm, looked nervous and serious: "Please be careful with your words, Lord Han. His Majesty has made a decision. Lord Han, do you want to go against the will of the emperor?"

Han Jian said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people! Your Majesty, because you are the emperor, you must handle this matter impartially!"

The emperor's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Lord Han, do you know that the crime of disrespect is punishable by death?"

With a thud, he knelt heavily on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am devoted to Your Majesty and the country. I am loyal to you!"

Xie Yuzhu straightened up and looked up at Hua Qinfeng. He was like the tallest tree in the dense forest, strong, excellent, and outstanding, but he was the first to fall when a gust of evil wind blew.

He looked at the man in the golden palace, his eyes clear and sparkling. It seemed that he had long been accustomed to that man making such a decision. No expectations, no disappointment.

Xie Yuzhu held his hand, he retracted his gaze, wrapped her hand tightly in his palm, and smiled at her.

Xie Yuzhu: Hua Qinfeng, this is your father, and these are your father's men, double-faced, vicious, and determined to kill you. What a picture of a king and his subjects being of one mind!

Xie Yuzhu, but it was you who started it all.

Hua Qinfeng went to Taohua Tower for you, and met Taifu, which led to everything that happened later.

Ultimately, the cause is you.

You should bear the consequences of this.

The next moment, Xie Yuzhu burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! How ridiculous! Are you making a decision before you even figure out the situation? Lord Han, you keep saying that you are loyal to His Majesty and devoted to the country of Rao, but you are actually going against your conscience and calling a horse a zebra. You say in every word that the prince is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust, but you force His Majesty to do such things. What is your intention? Lord Han, you are the one who is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust!"

Han Xin said dissatisfiedly: "In the Golden Hall, where is the place for a woman like you to speak?"

Xie Yuzhu asked Hua Qinfeng to let go of her hand and walked forward slowly: "Which law of Rao Kingdom stipulates that women cannot speak? Women are also human beings. In terms of human nature, women are the ones who gave birth to you and raised you. They are your wives and daughters. In terms of superiority and inferiority, I am the princess and you are the subordinate. I am superior and you are inferior."

Han Xin was furious and said, "I haven't married yet, and I don't have a daughter. Why are you making up stories like this?"

Han Jian spoke up to stop him: “Xin’er!”

Hua Qinfeng grabbed Han Xin's arm with one hand and shouted threateningly: "Han Xin, if you dare to say one more word to her, I will break your hand!"

"Ah! Your Majesty, help, King Feng is committing a crime on the spot!" Han Xin rolled his eyes cunningly and begged for help aggrievedly.

Han Jian responded, "Your Majesty, look, the King of Feng dared to say that he would cut off my son's hand in front of you and all the officials. How unreasonable and presumptuous he is! He is simply lawless and audacious!"

The emperor shouted, "Feng Wang, let go! How disgraceful!"

"Your Highness, let go." Xie Yuzhu grabbed his hand and said softly, "Don't worry, I can handle it. You know, I'm very smart."

Hua Qinfeng looked at her, not knowing what she was going to do, but she knew it must be for his own good and for the palace's good.

The furious man put down his hand the next moment, and Xie Yuzhu took him aside: "Prince, do you believe me?"

He was stunned for a moment and nodded.

She smiled and said, "Just stand there, and leave everything to me."

He nodded again obediently.

Han Xin, who was standing by, held the place where Hua Qinfeng had grabbed him with one hand and said pitifully, "Dad, my hand hurts so much!"

Han Jian looked distressed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

Imperial Physician Qi, who had been standing there trembling with his head bowed, somehow found the courage to speak: "Your Majesty, let me check it out."

"allow."

After a careful examination, the Imperial Physician Qi replied, "Your Majesty, Lord Xiao Han is fine. He has no broken bones or muscles. He will be fine after a few days of rest."

The emperor nodded.

Strike while the iron is hot, Xie Yuzhu thought quickly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, it was Lord Xiao Han who spoke rudely to me first, and then the prince took action. How should this be accounted for? Is it the prince's fault? But it was Lord Xiao Han who was wrong first, but in the end he became an innocent victim. If Your Majesty and the officials were not at the scene, and if the imperial physician Qi had not examined the injury on the spot, would the prince have to bear the blame again?"

Han Xin: "One thing is one thing, but King Feng's two major crimes cannot be denied!"

Xie Yuzhu glanced coldly and said, "Your Majesty, where does the Han family get the courage? How dare they be rude to me in front of Your Majesty? How dare they be rude to King Feng?"

Han Xin was frightened by Xie Yuzhu's gaze, and his whole body trembled. The couple were both wolves and tigers. He did not cry out in pain anymore, but secretly glanced at Hua Qinfeng, then stood back in the crowd with his hands held up.

The emperor seemed tired of watching the fun: "Okay, I am tired today too, so let's stop here. Prince Feng violated the palace rules, and he will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane immediately."

"Your Majesty, I refuse to accept this!"

Xie Yuzhu stood with her small body in the center of the hall, shouting against the most authoritative person.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

The emperor stood up and stood on the golden steps, looking down at Xie Yuzhu with sharp eyes.

"Princess Feng, if it weren't for Prince Feng saving the life of the Grand Tutor, I would not be so tolerant. What else do you want to do? You have teamed up with the Queen to deceive me. Do you have any reason?"

"The Queen did not lie to Your Majesty! The prince did not enter the palace with a sharp weapon, and secondly, there is an imperial decree from the Queen. The prince did not commit any of the two crimes mentioned by Lord Han. Why should he plead guilty?"