allonlinenovel Chapter 497: Impersonation Exposed
Chapter 497: Impersonation Exposed
"Ah?" Another scream.
Yin Ruyi was kicked against the wall.
A mouthful of blood spurted out of her mouth, and her body slid down the wall softly. Her head tilted and she fainted.
Liang Hengrui yelled at Eunuch Dong,
"Throw some water on her to wake her up."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty."
When Eunuch Dong saw Prince Rui who was so angry that he went mad for the first time, he hurriedly asked the guards to bring a large bucket of water and pour it on Yin Ruyi.
"Well?"
Yin Ruyi, who was soaked all over, woke up from her coma with a shudder. With a bruised face and nose, she slowly opened her eyes.
The blood from his head mixed with water droplets kept dripping, blurring his eyes.
*
“Ahem….”
The severe pain in her chest caused Yin Ruyi to cough weakly.
She slowly stood up with the help of the wall, and looked at King Rui who seemed to want to eat her, and laughed, "Hehehe."
With a "puff" sound, she spat out a mouthful of blood, pressed her hands hard on her chest, and suddenly yelled at Liang Hengrui,
"Are you going to kill me? She's already dead. If I die again, the thought in your heart will be gone. Gone!! Hahahaha...
Even if I die, I will make you suffer for the rest of your life.
You all bully me and want to harm me.
She is just a merchant girl, but she wants to be my concubine. Great! Come and grab it! I wonder how a dead person dares to grab it. Hahahaha..., hahahaha... "
A long string of creepy laughter made the concubines who were eavesdropping in the corner shrink their heads back.
*
"Madman! Madman!"
Prince Rui's eyes were filled with anger and he cursed.
His eyes swept over to see Concubine Qian being carried away wrapped in a straw mat, and then looked at the frantic Yin Ruyi.
His hands were clenched into fists.
After a long, long time, his clenched fists loosened weakly again.
Liang Hengrui's shoulders suddenly slumped.
The beautiful thought of Fang Qingge in his heart still made him compromise!
Yin Ruyi, who could share secrets with him, cannot die. He cannot die.
"Shut up if you don't want to die."
Liang Hengrui said something vicious to Yin Ruyi, then turned to Eunuch Dong and ordered,
"Keep her out of the orchid garden."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Dong waved his hand, and several servants came forward, grabbed Yin Ruyi and dragged her away!
*
King Rui glanced at the crowd.
The voice was as cold as ice.
"Just keep your mouth shut. Nothing happened tonight."
"Yes, my lord, I obey your command."
Everyone knelt on the ground to show their loyalty.
Liang Hengrui strode away.
The Prince Rui's Palace dealt with the matter quickly. Concubine Qian was secretly carried out through the corner gate by two guards and thrown into a mass grave outside the capital.
Once again a young life was lost in the fight in the deep courtyard.
*
however,
What the King of Rui did not expect was that in a large house in the capital, Master Qian, who had received accurate information from an informant, was crying in grief.
The only daughter died just like that. She even had no place to be buried.
He staggered as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Without the bond to climb up, he knew without hesitation what would happen to his Qian family.
"Wake up everyone in the family. Run for your lives!"
"Yes, sir."
The old butler hurried out the door.
So, the whole family, young and old, who were urgently called out, took their valuables and fled for their lives.
*
Before dawn that day, when Liang Hengrui was attending the morning court, he sent someone, speaking in the voice of Qian's concubine, to tell the Qian family to prepare the silver as soon as possible.
Only to find out that the Qian Mansion had long been deserted, not even a trace of anyone was left!
But at this time, Prince Rui had already gone to the morning court, and he was not unaware of this incident that made him vomit blood and collapse.
When he entered the palace, he was still happily thinking that with the money from the concubine's family, he could solve the crisis his grandfather was facing.
There is no need to ask mother for money!
After all, she is pregnant now, so it is better not to let her know about these bad things that happened.
*
In the Golden Palace,
Ministers from several major factions are making their own presentations.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been deposed for more than a month. The court cannot be without a Crown Prince. I beg Your Majesty to appoint a Crown Prince."
"Your Majesty, Prince Rui is both virtuous and talented, and he is the perfect choice for respecting the wise and humble. We implore Your Majesty to make Prince Rui the Crown Prince."
"Your Majesty, I second this motion."
"Your Majesty, appointing a new crown prince is no joke. Moreover, the matter of the deposed crown prince proving his innocence has not yet been concluded. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"
"What you said makes no sense. The evidence that the crown prince is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is irrefutable. It is ridiculous to want to overturn the verdict."
At this time, several ministers bowed and said,
"Your Majesty, the Third and Fourth Princes are not young anymore. Your Highness was already familiar with state affairs when he was their age.
We, the humble ministers, implore His Majesty to allow the two princes to participate in government affairs as appropriate."
"Your Majesty is wise. You are in your prime, and the three princes are all smart and gifted. I implore Your Majesty to be cautious in choosing the crown prince."
The daily chattering of ministers gave Emperor Kun a headache and made him impatient.
Eunuch De was very aware of the emperor's anger, and he stood up and sang in unison,
"Quiet."
As the voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.
*
All the ministers looked at Emperor Kun in unison, each with different thoughts in mind.
Thinking that making the report tirelessly every day is also a form of pressure in disguise, the emperor should at least make a statement, right? !
Before everyone could get a response, suddenly, the eunuch outside the palace announced loudly,
"Your Majesty, Lord Geng requests an audience!"
Emperor Kun pointed his finger at Eunuch De, who said loudly,
"pass!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Censor Geng, along with two retired censors, walked tremblingly up to the Golden Palace.
The three of them knelt and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
"My dear old minister, what do you want to tell me?"
Emperor Kun was in a pleasant mood.
Censor Geng said tremblingly,
"Your Majesty, early this morning an explosive rumor spread like wildfire in teahouses, restaurants, and streets in the capital.
Several old ministers were extremely angry when they heard this!
I have hastily written three memorials, and I beg Your Majesty to review them."
As he spoke, he raised three memorials high in both hands.
It turned out that the rumors that were spreading wildly in the capital this morning had made several old censors so indignant that they could not sit still! So they quickly wrote a memorial and presented it to the emperor while he was still in the morning court.
This rumor is about last year's imperial examination impersonation case.
*
After reading the memorial, Emperor Kun slammed the handle of his chair and said angrily.
"The third-place winner? Impersonating someone else? Who gave him the guts? And he even said we are from the same hometown and have the same name.
The person involved has been beating the drum and crying out for injustice for more than a year! Why didn’t I know about it? Who is interfering? Investigate! Investigate it thoroughly for me!"
Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Procuratorate hurried forward to receive the order and said,
"We, the ministers, will obey the emperor's order and investigate the results strictly."
Only then did Emperor Kun calm down a little.
**