newbobooks Chapter 482 Princess Anguo
Chapter 482 Princess Anguo
Those old foxes in the officialdom naturally understood what Emperor Chengtian meant in an instant, and they all stood up and shouted that their ancestors had appeared and that His Majesty was wise.
As for the one hundred strokes of the cane, they were finally shared among these people. Some people who were obviously strong received more than ten strokes, while most women and children only received a few.
With the previous experience of the rolling nail board, the caning was also very serious.
Basically, it is just a little bit heavier than bare hands.
The summary of this punishment is that there is much thunder but little rain.
Everything that should be done was done, and the court officials could not find any fault with it.
"Since the punishment of beating the drum has been accepted, it is time to listen to the grievances of the people who come." Emperor Chengtian pointed to the little boy who had just rolled over the nail board, "Let's start with you. Tell us your grievances in detail. Hundreds of officials are gathered here today. As long as you tell the truth, your grievances will naturally be redressed."
"My dear ministers, do you agree or not?!"
As he spoke, Emperor Chengtian swept his gaze across the faces of all the officials, and everyone who was seen lowered their heads guiltily.
Song Qingci walked up to the little boy and whispered in his ear, "Tell us your grievances in front of everyone."
The little boy received the encouragement and knelt down facing Emperor Chengtian, saying loudly, "My name is Fan Kang, and I have a younger brother named Fan Ping."
"Today I am going to sue Prince Huai for his disregard for human life. My brother Fan Ping was beaten to death by Prince Huai's Li Yian!"
"hiss……"
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.
"What nonsense!" Upon hearing this, King Huai stood up and pointed at Fan Kang and cursed, "If you want to make a false accusation, you have to find a similar reason. Everyone in the capital knows that my son Yi'an rarely leaves the house. He doesn't often show up in front of people, and he is only ten years old now. How could he do what you said!"
"Your Majesty! What this boy said is not true. I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me!"
"Prince Huai, why are you so excited?" Song Qingci really looked down on this old man who liked to stir up trouble behind the scenes. "Your Majesty will naturally be able to tell whether Fan Kang's words are true or false. What's more, Fan Kang just said one sentence, how do you know he is talking nonsense? He just rolled over the nail board, don't forget, he was unharmed after rolling over the nail board."
"Madam Shan! How outrageous!" King Huai glared at Song Qingci, and was speechless for a moment.
However, he quickly reacted.
"Madam Shan! Today is His Majesty's birthday. What status do you have to stand here and speak? You have no rank. Even if you are here with General Shan, you can only sit with other women. You are standing here and speaking. Do you think His Majesty is not in your eyes?"
"Song Qingci, King Huai is right. Even if you are my niece's wife, it is inappropriate for you to stand here and speak. I can ignore you, but you can't tarnish the reputation of the general's mansion."
This was the first time that Queen Mother Shan expressed her opinion in public tonight.
"Who said I don't have a rank?!" Song Qingci looked at King Huai with a half-smile. Then he said to Queen Mother Shan, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, my husband not only knows everything I did today, but also supports me very much. Even the old lady in the general's mansion told me to just do what I want to do. As long as I don't deceive the king and the people, the general's mansion will always be my support."
"The Queen Mother came from the General's Mansion. Could it be that she doesn't know how the people in the General's Mansion act? Or has the Queen Mother been away from the General's Mansion for too long and has forgotten the General's Mansion's style of doing things?"
"You... are so insolent!" Queen Mother Shan felt a little embarrassed after being rebuked, but given her current status, she couldn't say anything more serious in public.
She still had to consider the dignity of a queen mother.
"If the Queen Mother doesn't want me to continue to act recklessly, then it's best for you to stay quiet. There are a lot of things to do tonight."
"Your Majesty, are you going to watch Song Qingci so disregarding his dignity and speaking nonsense in this main hall?!" King Huai was obviously a little impatient.
There was no other way. Li Yian was his only son, like a dragon's reverse scale. If he were the one being criticized today, he wouldn't be so anxious.
But Yi An can't do that. Besides, he's still a child!
"Why can't my sister, the princess of Dachen Kingdom, stand here and speak?" Emperor Chengtian asked King Huai.
"What?! When did she become a princess?" King Huai couldn't believe it.
Not only her, but everyone present had the same expression, except for Shan Li and Song Qingci.
"I feel that I have a connection with her, and I have already drafted an imperial decree before coming to the banquet today, accepting Song Qingci as my adopted sister and conferring her the title of Princess Anguo. Her rank and salary will be on par with the eldest princess."
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
The shock brought by Song Qingci's reward was far more shocking than Fan Kang's accusation.
Shan Yu's face froze.
How come she was suddenly named a princess?
She just took the lead in criticizing her, so this won’t have any bad influence on her husband, right?
The people who were chirping quietly below before were now as quiet as chickens.
They can flirt with a general's wife, but the worst that can happen is they will just stop associating with her.
But it was different for a princess of a country. Moreover, this princess had a title. A title like Anguo had never been given to a princess. It was used to confer titles on old officials, just like the title of Zhenguogong before.
"Your Majesty! Isn't this conferment too hasty?!"
Princess Anguo's position is basically equivalent to that of King Huai.
Who the hell is Song Qingci? How can he be on equal footing with him all of a sudden?
"Is it hasty?" Emperor Chengtian pretended to be confused, "I don't think so. It's just a princess title, what's so hasty about it? I didn't give her a piece of land and make her a king."
King Huai was choked and was speechless for a while.
"I was originally thinking of waiting until today was over and going to the General's Mansion to announce the decree tomorrow. But since I have just revealed my identity, why don't you all pay your respects to Princess Anguo of Dachen now!"
Eunuch Guo was a smart man. After Emperor Chengtian finished speaking, he directly responded to the officials and their families in the audience, "Greetings to Princess Anguo."
After saying that, he was the first to kneel down and took the lead in paying homage to Song Qingci.
Shan Li was the second one. Although he knew that Emperor Chengtian had issued this decree, he did not expect that it would be announced in public today.
All in all, sometimes it is really hard to tell the difference between teammates and opponents.