SWDnovel Chapter 327 An Unusual Thing Happened
Chapter 327 An Unusual Thing Happened
In the palace, Chu Ming knelt in front of the palace with a pale face. He thought he would poison Cheng Yue when he returned to prison, but he did not expect Cheng Yue to confess so quickly.
Chu Ming no longer knew how to curse Cheng Yue and wanted to tear him into pieces.
Cheng Yue had more evidence than he expected. The key was that Cheng Yue revealed all his plans, including his placement of personnel in the army.
Emperor Chu Wen looked at his son kneeling below with a sinister expression. He picked up the teacup in his hand and threw it at Chu Ming.Chu Ming didn't dare to dodge, the teacup hit him directly on the head, and the tea mixed with blood flowed down.
"What else do you have to say?!"
"Replying to my father, I have nothing to say."
When Chu Ming learned that Cheng Yue was brought into the palace, he knew that the matter could not be concealed, so he simply admitted it. Emperor Chu Wen would not kill him because of this matter, and at most he would depose the crown prince.
Deposing the crown prince does not mean deposing it at the drop of a hat. You need to discuss it with the ministers in the court, and then ask the Queen Mother to help intercede, which can take a while.
Chu Ming's eyes flashed with a trace of cruelty. He could do something during this period of time.
Seeing that Chu Ming admitted it without even struggling, Emperor Chu Wen became even more furious. He picked up the things at hand and threw them at him.
"You treasonous son, you interfered in the affairs of the court before I was dead... Your treasonous son!"
Emperor Wen of Chu got angry and cursed, but Chu Ming remained silent and allowed Emperor Wen of Chu to beat and scold him.
After a while, Emperor Chu Wen had enough scolding, and the hall finally became quieter. Emperor Chu Wen stared at Chu Ming kneeling there with dark eyes.
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Many people in the court heard the news. Emperor Chu Wen was most taboo about the prince wooing the courtiers. Chu Ming not only wooed the courtiers but also placed his own people in the army. This time he was afraid that he would depose the prince.
The princeling's expression was solemn. If he waited a few more years, he would not be afraid that Emperor Chu Wen would depose the prince.
Today, Chu Ming is not yet fully prepared, and Chu Ming’s wings are not yet full.
Once the crown prince is deposed, it will be too difficult to sit in that position again.
Some people are sad and some are happy.
Compared with them, the courtiers who supported the second prince were all smiling.The queen only has one son, Chu Ming. Emperor Chu Wen has always liked the second prince. After deposing the crown prince, will he change the second prince to the crown prince?
Even the fourth and fifth princes had other thoughts because of this matter.
After the prince is deposed, won't they also have a chance?
It's not that they didn't fight before, it's that they didn't have the chance, and they really couldn't fight.It's different now. The prince has been deposed and everyone has a chance.
The early court meeting came while all the courtiers were thinking about it. Emperor Chu Wen sat in the high position with an expressionless face. The courtiers below had different thoughts. Emperor Chu Wen's reaction seemed to be different from what they thought.
Emperor Wen of Chu took the initiative to mention this matter. Cheng Yue was convicted of corruption and sentenced to confiscation of his home and beheaded, and the men of the Cheng family who were over ten years old were exiled.
The prince secretly communicated with Cheng Yue, and received money from Cheng Yue, so he sheltered him and was banned for three months, staying in the prince's residence to reflect.
After the imperial edict, the whole court was in an uproar. No matter it was the princelings or those who supported the second prince, no one expected such a result.
Emperor Wen of Chu actually didn't mention deposing the prince, and he was only detained for three months, which was not a serious punishment.
Could it be that the Queen Mother came forward?
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Song Ziyu said that Xi Yi was a noble son who was as gentle as jade and was known as the most beautiful man in the south of the Yangtze River.
The person I just met has an extremely outstanding appearance. If there is no such person in the capital, then he comes from outside.Her grandfather told her that Xi Yi would be coming to Beijing in the next few days. The two were connected, and it was very likely that it was Xi Yi.
Song Zishu originally didn't want to marry to Jiangnan. After seeing what happened just now, she felt that Xi Yi was a bit strange. In short, it made her feel very bad.
If she hadn't seen what happened today, she might really consider Xi Yi now.
"Shang Shang, can you help me find out what happened today?"
"Don't worry, I will help you find out."
Song Zishu had a lot of fun today, but he couldn't even taste the food at Shu Lemen. After eating, he was in no mood to continue shopping and returned to Song's house early.
I hope she guessed wrong and that person is not Xi Yi.
After Yun Shang returned to the Yun family, she got the news that the prince had been grounded for three months.
"The evidence from Cheng Yue was not presented to the emperor?" Yun Shang asked with a frown. This result was so unexpected. She thought Emperor Chu Wen would definitely use this matter to destroy Chu Ming.
Xie Qing'an knew that Yun Shang must have doubts in his heart, so he came here specifically to deliver this news.
"The news from the prison is that not only the evidence was submitted, but Cheng Yue also confessed everything."
Just as they planned, from the outbreak of the Jianghu incident to the evidence of Cheng Yue and Chu Ming's collusion, everything went exactly as they planned without any surprises.
Cheng Yue even helped a little. He took the initiative to confess, not only telling the story of Chu Ming's deployment of personnel in the army, but also the previous events in Jiangnan.
The Jiangnan purge at the end of last year was due to the exposure of Su Mingqi's affairs, and Cheng Yue confessed that Su Mingqi was Chu Ming's man.
With this evidence, Emperor Chu Wen could directly depose the prince and demote Chu Ming to a commoner.Even if the investigation continues, the banker and the queen will be implicated and uprooted.
Emperor Wen of Chu has been suppressing bankers, and he and the Queen are even more on the same page.
It's unbelievable that he gave up.
Yun Shang frowned and thought for a moment, "Could it be that the Queen Mother interceded for Chu Ming?"
"Before and after the emperor summoned the prince to the palace, the queen mother did not look for the emperor."
It wasn't the Queen Mother who begged for mercy, but why did Emperor Chu Wen change his mind?
Yun Shang and Xie Qing'an couldn't guess the reason, and even the queen was very surprised when she learned the result.Based on her understanding of Emperor Chu Wen, Emperor Chu Wen would definitely use this incident to dethrone the crown prince Chu Ming and suppress the bankers.
Even if she had that handle in her hand, the most she could do was maintain her position in the palace.
Zhuang Yaxian originally thought about negotiating with Emperor Chu Wen, but she never thought that she would have to come forward at all. Emperor Chu Wen just handled it lightly and grounded Chu Ming.
Not only that, it is really puzzling to quickly convict Cheng Yue and close the case in a hurry without allowing anyone to continue the investigation.
Zhuang Yaxian quickly received the message from Chu Ming, who detailed what happened in the hall.Emperor Chu Wen just got angry and it was over.
Emperor Chu Wen's punishment not only did not make Zhuang Yaxian relax, but made her even more afraid.
She knew very well that Emperor Chu Wen didn't like her or the prince, let alone because his son was soft-hearted.
Emperor Wen of Chu must have had some purpose in doing this.
Since the matter was serious, Zhuang Yaxian decided to find an opportunity to leave the palace and return to the banker's house to discuss the matter.
Zhuang Yaxian felt that she knew Emperor Chu Wen very well, and thought she had everything under control and could calculate every step of Emperor Chu Wen.Chu Ming's incident gave her a heads-up. It was definitely not that simple for him to seize the throne from the former prince.