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Chapter 194 Your Majesty, the Princess Beats the Prince Consort to Death

In the front hall of the Weiyang Palace, Imperial Censor Wei Jiaping was speaking passionately to Zhao Xuan, who was sitting at the top.

"Your Majesty, Princess Dongping beat her husband, Cai Mingyuan, to death with a stick for no reason. This behavior is absurd, brutal, and appalling! Your Majesty, please severely punish Princess Dongping!"

As soon as Wei Jiaping said this, all the officials in his department responded in unison: "Your Majesty, please severely punish Princess Dongping!"

Zhao Xuan ascended the throne at a young age and left behind four regents, namely, Grand Marshal Qi Guanhong, General Changsun Anhe, Imperial Censor Wei Jiaping, and Grand Master of Imperial Household Ru Liangjun.

General Changsun Anhe had passed away in the fifth year of Longxing. After the competition among the remaining three, Grand Marshal Qi Guanhong now has the upper hand.

However, the Imperial Censor Wei Jiaping was an honest and upright person who hated evil and had a good reputation among the people.

As for Guanglu Dafu Ru Liangjun, he was a slippery person. He married his granddaughter to Qi Guanhong's grandson, and let his youngest son marry the niece of Wei Jiaping's wife. He was a master at changing his attitude according to the situation.

Zhao Xuan saw that it was indeed Wei Jiaping who stepped forward, feeling helpless. He said softly, "The prince consort acted improperly and deserved death. Although Princess Dongping acted impulsively, her circumstances are understandable..."

Before he could finish his words, Qi Guanhong stepped out.

He bowed to Zhao Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, if Cai Mingyuan has committed any offense, he should be handed over to the Supreme Court for punishment. Princess Dongping has abused her power and acted improperly. I beg Your Majesty to punish her severely and serve as a warning to others!"

After saying that, he straightened up and looked straight at Zhao Xuan, with a strong sense of coercion.

Zhao Xuan's hands, hidden by his wide sleeves, were clenched into fists, but he still wore a gentle smile. "You are too serious, Grand Marshal. The princess has explained the situation to me. It's Cai Mingyuan..."

"Your Majesty!" Qi Guanhong interrupted Zhao Xuan, "Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

There were people kneeling on the ground in the hall, and Wei Jiaping stood in the middle with a grim expression.

His original intention was that he couldn't stand Zhao Erya's disregard for human life, but he didn't expect that it would become a means for Qi Guanhong to force Zhao Xuan.

At this point, he no longer knew that he was being used as a pawn by Qi Guanhong.

If Zhao Erya is not punished, Zhao Xuan will inevitably leave the impression on everyone that he cannot distinguish right from wrong and is nepotistic. In this way, Qi Guanhong can use this as an excuse to ask Zhao Xuan to read more books to improve his moral character, and Zhao Xuan's personal rule will be delayed.

If there is a penalty, how should it be punished?

If the punishment is too heavy, Zhao Xuan will not want his own sister to suffer injustice; if the punishment is too light, it will not convince the public.

This is like roasting Zhao Xuan on the fire!

Ru Liangjun on the side looked left and right, and finally followed Qi Guanhong's words and knelt down quickly.

As soon as Ru Liangjun knelt, everyone in his group also knelt.

Now, only Wei Jiaping, who was the first to propose severe punishment for Zhao Erya, and his people are still standing.

Seeing that Zhao Xuan was about to lose the smile on his face, the eunuch outside hurried in to report: "Your Majesty, the Princess of Dongping is requesting an audience outside the palace!"

Zhao Xuan hurriedly said, "Hurry up and announce it!"

Wei Jiaping wanted to stop it, but then he thought that this was not the first time that a princess of the Zhao family had gone to court. The eldest princess of Guo State at that time also held military power. He then kept silent, hoping that Zhao Erya would confess her guilt herself and not embarrass Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Erya walked in leisurely, carrying a bag in her hand.

Seeing the ministers kneeling on the ground, Zhao Erya raised an eyebrow and asked, "What bad things have you done to provoke the emperor's wrath?"

Qi Guanhong's heart moved when he heard Zhao Erya's words.

Somehow, he felt vaguely uneasy.

The ministers kneeling on the ground didn't know what to do and looked at their boss.

Ru Liangjun looked at Qi Guanhong, waiting for his action.

Qi Guanhong wasn't the emperor, so how could he make the ministers stand up? So he looked at Zhao Xuan again.

Although Zhao Xuan was angry, he had no intention of making things difficult for others over such a small matter.

So, Zhao Xuan raised his hand: "Everyone get up!"

The ministers returned to their respective seats and stood. Qi Guanhong winked at one of them, who immediately stepped out and bowed to Zhao Erya: "Greetings, Princess!"

Zhao Erya looked at the numbers on his head and smiled.

As soon as they entered the hall, Zhao Erya asked Lai Fu to check everyone's good and evil values, loyalty values, names and camps.

When she saw the other person's name, her mind immediately called up his information and she curled her lips into a smile: "Master Liu, what advice do you have for me?"

Lord Liu said righteously, "I heard that the princess brutally murdered her husband, and her methods were appalling. May I ask, is this true?"

Zhao Erya was very calm: "Well, is there a problem?"

Lord Liu hadn't expected Zhao Erya to actually admit it directly, and with such an arrogant attitude. He was delighted and immediately started to criticize: "According to the laws of Daxia, if a wife beats her husband without reason, she shall be punished with torture and abandoned as a concubine. If she kills her husband, she shall be executed in public!"

Lord Liu bowed to Zhao Xuan and said, "Princess Dongping is cruel and inhumane, and her words show no remorse. I beg Your Majesty to take a closer look!"

"This..." Zhao Xuan was embarrassed.

He winked at Zhao Erya: Sister, dear sister, come on!

Zhao Erya replied with an ok: Wait!

She pulled out a stack of papers from her bag and distributed them to everyone present: "Cai Mingyuan is a despicable villain. His guilt is clearly written here, with all the witnesses and evidence. Ministers, please take a look."

Wei Jiaping also got one and he squinted his eyes to look at it carefully.

When he saw Cai Mingyuan killing his own flesh and blood and even hunting down his first wife who had given birth to his children and served his parents-in-law, the old man shouted, "You beast!"

After reading Cai Mingyuan's evidence of guilt, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Lord Liu struggled desperately: "Even so, how can you resort to lynching?"

Zhao Erya smiled and asked, "Master Liu means that according to the laws of Daxia, even though I am a princess, I cannot arbitrarily punish civilians, right?

Lord Liu nodded subconsciously.

"Excellent!" Zhao Erya praised. "Master Liu is indeed a law-abiding man! Come, come, please take another look at this!"

After saying this, Zhao Erya took out another stack of papers from the bag and started distributing them.

Lord Liu didn't understand at first, but when he saw the contents on the paper clearly, he knelt down immediately.

"Master Liu," Zhao Erya looked at him, "you killed Wang Fugui, a merchant from Cangzhou, for a jade ruyi. Your wife killed a family of five for a piece of fertile land. Your son raped a woman, and your daughter killed her sisters..."

Zhao Erya sneered: "What a law-abiding person!"

Zhao Xuan's face was gloomy: "Drag him away!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Lord Liu was dragged away screaming.

In the hall, no one questioned whether Zhao Erya was talking nonsense.

They began to tremble with fear, fearing that they would be affected.

Zhao Erya turned around and stopped at Qi Guanhong for a few seconds, then looked away and her eyes fell on a bearded man behind him.

"Master Gao," Zhao Erya called softly, "When I came in just now, you were also kneeling on the ground. I guess you have some objections to what I did?"