When He Hongxi returned to the imperial study, Jingyou, Chu Shilin and Chu Huaixu were already in the hall.
The other palace ladies and noble sons who were not qualified to meet the emperor were waiting outside the palace.
He Hongxi quietly entered the hall and stood beside the imperial desk serving with a very low profile.
He looked at the three young men in the hall.
Chu Shilin's face was filled with sorrow, anger and confusion.
Chu Huaixu had slap marks on his face and he pursed his lips, looking extremely aggrieved.
On the other hand, Jingyou, the youngest, stood as straight as a pine tree, his face firm and calm.
The emperor also looked at Jingyou and spoke softly.
"Your two brothers all said that you were disrespectful to your elders. How do you explain fighting with your brothers?"
Jingyou took a deep breath and looked at his two cousins who were a few years older than him. He then looked at the emperor and the eunuch beside the emperor.
Jingyou pondered for a moment, and in his childish voice, he readily admitted, "Grandfather, Jingyou has nothing to explain. What my brother said is true. It was indeed Jingyou who started it first."
He admitted it so readily that several people in the hall were slightly stunned.
The two young men beside him couldn't help but glance sideways and look at him suspiciously.
"Jingyou bullies the big with his smallness and the many with his few. I am willing to be punished." Jingyou lifted his clothes and knelt there with his upper body straight.
But the way he used these two words made the emperor burst out laughing.
But the other two grandchildren looked angry.
"Ahem..." The emperor coughed quickly and tried to hold back his laughter.
"How dare you?" the emperor said in a low voice with a serious expression.
"Grandfather, Jingyou relied on your favor and his brothers' consideration for his young age and not bothering him! That's why he went so far! He's getting more and more greedy!" Chu Huaixu touched his burning face and said through gritted teeth.
Seeing this, Eunuch He came to the emperor and whispered in his ear.
The expression on the emperor's face kept changing.
Chu Huaixu and Chu Shilin looked at each other, and both saw uneasiness in each other's eyes.
Only Jingyou was still kneeling there upright.
Although he was kneeling, there was no sign of humiliation or submission on his face. He looked very much like his father.
"Really?" The emperor looked at Eunuch He from the side.
He Hongxi bowed and said seriously, "It's absolutely true."
The emperor sneered, "I never expected such a thing to happen in the palace!"
"Jingyou! You insulted my brother and fought with him. Do you know you are wrong?"
Jingyou said seriously, "Jingyou knows he is wrong, but if there is a next time, Jingyou will still do it!"
"Jingyou's mistake was that he was too gentle. He is a lowly person to begin with. If his fist is not strong enough, how can he be respected?"
"You!" The two young men next to them widened their eyes in shock.
This is really crazy! He dared to say this in front of the emperor's grandfather!
"You are such a naughty kid! If you are not well educated, you will make trouble when you grow up!" Chu Shilin was heartbroken and acted like an elder brother.
"I think so too! At such a young age, you are confusing right and wrong and telling lies one after another!" The emperor said angrily, "If that's the case, order the Minister of Justice to personally send someone to try these people!"
"Separately interrogate all those young men and palace maids outside to see who is unrepentant!"
Chu Huaixu smiled and looked at Jingyou coldly, "Why don't you admit your mistake to your grandfather?"
"You are so naughty that you dare to lie in front of the emperor and not tell the truth..."
Wait, that’s not right!
It seems that this is not what the Emperor's grandfather meant?
Chu Huaixu realized what was happening belatedly and looked at the emperor, but saw that the emperor had a gloomy face and was looking at him and Chu Shilin with disappointment.
Chu Huaixu panicked immediately, "Grandfather...Grandfather?"
"Yes," Eunuch He bowed and responded, then came to the palace gate and ordered the palace servants to summon the Minister of Justice and to detain the young men and palace servants waiting outside the palace.
When the people from the Ministry of Justice conduct the first trial, lies are lies after all. No matter how convincing they are, there will be flaws.
What's more, what do the people in the Ministry of Justice do?
Can a few children's lies deceive their eyes?
I'm afraid that within half an hour, the truth will be revealed.
Chu Shilin was the oldest among these people, and he immediately understood...that the emperor's grandfather had already suspected them.
"Wait! Grandfather Emperor, calm down! No... there is no need to ask the Ministry of Justice to come and investigate!"
"Yes, it was the grandchildren who had an argument, and it was not that Jingyou bullied his brother for no reason."
Chu Shilin also knelt down and apologized.
Chu Huaixu looked at him in confusion. Apparently he still didn't understand that the emperor suddenly mentioned the Ministry of Justice not to target Jingyou, but to annoy them.
"My grandchildren are all cousins, and the others outside are also children of the nobility."
"If the matter of my brother is reported to the Ministry of Justice and known to everyone...my grandchildren will be too ashamed to face anyone."
Chu Shilin kowtowed quickly and said with great fear and trepidation.
Chu Huaixu muttered, "Shameful, but Jingyou is more shameful."
"Shut up!" Chu Shilin gave him a warning look.
The emperor looked at his two grandsons coldly, "Do you feel ashamed now?"
"Then tell me, what is the truth? If you can't explain it clearly, or if you are hiding something..."
"I still trust the interrogation of the Ministry of Justice!"
Chu Huaixu then realized that his great grandfather was angry with them.
Chu Huaixu immediately glared at He Hongxi.
He Hongxi stood beside the imperial desk with an unchanged expression. He ignored the resentful look of the young man.
Chu Shilin didn't know what He Hongxi had said to the emperor's grandfather.
For a moment, he couldn't decide what to say and what not to say.
If they don't tell the truth and let the Emperor think they are still lying...it would be a huge disgrace if such a small matter was brought to the Ministry of Justice.
Not only did they bully the younger brother, but they were also beaten by him.
Simply.
Moreover, given Uncle Prince Jing's protective nature, they might have to be beaten again.
Thinking of this, Chu Shilin couldn't help but tell everything.
"We were teaching a young eunuch a lesson, Jingyou stepped forward to advise us, we told him not to meddle in other people's business, and he...he was rude and scolded him."
"He started it because I pissed him off."
The emperor sneered, "Jingyou is my newly found grandson, the son of Prince Jing. Why did you scold him?"
"Scold...scold his mother dirty, curse him...I don't know whose child he is." Chu Shilin's voice became lower and lower.
The emperor was shocked and clenched his fists.
He couldn't help but look at Jingyou with pity.
However, there was no shame or anger on his little face. On the contrary, his expression was calm and his eyes were firm.
"Jingyou, come here." The emperor waved at him.
Jingyou stood up and walked quickly forward.
The emperor picked him up and said, "You have been wronged."
"It's common to be misunderstood in life." Jingyou was a smart kid, and he comforted the emperor, "Grandfather, don't feel sorry for your grandson. My fists will make them remember the pain!"
He shook his little fist.
The emperor didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and clenched his soft little fists.
This kind of strong and unyielding character is what he likes most!
He looked at the two grandsons again. They were obviously older, but they just pretended to be wronged, resentful and weak. Who were they showing this to?
“But there is one thing that my brothers said wrong. It is not them who should apologize to the eunuch, but Jingyou who should apologize to him.” Jingyou said seriously.
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