Chapter 144 Prince Lu: Good News! You Will Be Able to Ascend to the Throne Soon

Chu Lingxi, who was about to turn around, was forced to turn back again, her slightly gloomy face full of displeasure. What else did Shen Qing want to do?

The next moment, Shen Qing was heard to say in a shocking voice: "Your Majesty, I beg you to divorce your husband."

Not divorce, but divorce.

A bit of surprise appeared on the emperor's face, "Hugh?"

The rule that men are superior to women is a rule that has been established since the founding of the Chu Kingdom. In the past two hundred years, there has been only one precedent for divorcing a husband. That was the royal princess a hundred years ago. The reason was that the consort secretly raised an outside wife and gave birth to an heir with her. , and wanted to get rid of the princess and her wife.

When the princess learned the truth, she was already seriously ill. She asked the then emperor for an order to kill the consort and the entire family. At the same time, she also asked for an order to divorce her husband, just to die cleanly.

Then, of course, there were examples of noble ladies from aristocratic families who were bullied by their husbands. They either barely managed to survive or asked for divorce. The word "divorce" was never heard again.

Shen Qing nodded heavily and said in an extremely firm voice, "Yes."

"Then tell me why you want to divorce your husband."

Shen Qing raised his head with a firm expression, "Because the Yangling Marquis Mansion favored the concubine and killed his wife first, and then assassinated the daughter to seize her dowry. When the Yining Marquis Mansion was in trouble, he abandoned the concubine without any reason. Yangling Although the Hou Mansion is one of the four noble houses of Chu, my daughter is also the eldest daughter of the Yining Hou Mansion, so she cannot bear such a great humiliation and bring shame to the family. "

Doting on concubines and destroying wives, assassinating wives and divorcing wives without reason are all serious crimes.

The emperor asked again: "Is what you just said true?"

Shen Qing responded: "Back to your majesty, everything I said is true. To verify the truth of what I said, I would like to ask your majesty to send the Marquis of Yining's wife, Mrs. Xie, together with my personal maids Chanyi, Haitang, and sin slave Zhang Mama, Together with the Marquis of Yangling and his wife, and my daughter’s husband Mu Ziqian, please come into the palace to confront me on the spot.”

Before the emperor could speak, Shen Yi'an had already knelt down, almost bursting into tears, "Your Majesty, I don't know that my daughter has suffered so many grievances, and I still ask Your Majesty to make the decision for her!"

The corner of the emperor's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Although he knew that Shen Yian's expression was half fake, but because he had just been "unjustly accused" before, he still asked him to stand up with a gentle expression, "Don't worry, Marquis Yining, if Shen What the young lady said is true, I will punish the Yangling Marquis Mansion severely."

Wang Huai led a group of royal guards to the two princes' mansions to invite people, and the atmosphere in the royal study suddenly became stagnant.

When the fire didn't burn her body, Chu Lingxi suddenly became less anxious and even looked forward to eating Shen Qing's melon.

A woman divorcing her husband is a big news that is rare in a hundred years. If Shen Qing really succeeds, Mu Ziqian will probably be remembered in history.

Lu Tingyu looked at Shen Qing with some curiosity. Previously, he felt that Shen Qing was an unusual girl. The half-month time was so tight. Shen Yi'an's case had both witnesses and material evidence. It was extremely difficult to reverse the case, but Shen Qing did it.

Now, she said "divorce her husband" in front of the emperor without being humble or arrogant. Her magnanimity and courage were unmatched by ordinary women in the boudoir.

Old God Shen Yi'an stood aside. Not only did half a month in prison not make him tired, but he actually gained a little weight. It seemed that he was doing well.

Knowing that Shen Qing was about to get divorced... bah, divorced, Shen Yi'an's already rosy face became a little more satisfied.

Most of Lu Yan's body was blocked by Shen Yi'an, and there was no expression on his face. In fact, he could hardly suppress the corners of his mouth that were rising crazily.

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An hour later.

The people invited by Wang Huai came to the imperial study one after another.

The Yanglinghou Mansion was closer to the palace, so the Yanglinghou couple and Mu Ziqian were the first to arrive.

The combination of the three people was very strange: Yangling Hou was considered normal and walked in front. Yangling Hou's wife had a look of horror on her face and hid behind Yangling Hou and clutched the hem of his clothes. Mu Ziqian was still being carried. In order to exaggerate, he also Another layer of bamboo splinters was specially tied to his legs, which made him look extremely miserable.

Seeing everyone in the room, Yanglinghou was slightly panicked, but he still pulled Mrs. Yanglinghou to kneel down and salute.

Mu Ziqian was so special that the emperor had no choice but to exempt him from the courtesy.

Chu Lingxi's eyes were full of curiosity. No matter how this scene looked, the family in the Yangling Marquis Mansion was in a worse situation. Is Shen Qing sure that she was bullying the family in turn?

The emperor spoke with concern: "Mu Aiqing, what's going on with Mrs. Yanglinghou and Mr. Mu?"

Marquis Yangling sighed softly: "Back to Your Majesty, I had several disputes with my ex-daughter-in-law Shen before. I fainted several times and left the root of the disease. Then I was frightened, and now I am like this. If possible, The old minister also wants to ask His Majesty to let the Imperial Hospital take a look to see if he can recover. "

The words of Marquis Yangling were completely consistent with the contents of the divorce letter, and at the same time, he showed great affection and righteousness in front of the emperor.

The emperor responded: "Of course it's okay. Mu Aiqing will take Mrs. Yanglinghou to the Imperial Hospital in a moment. Earlier diagnosis and treatment will make her feel more at ease."

Marquis Yangling was so moved that he quickly knelt down and saluted, portraying the character of an affectionate husband vividly, as if he was not the one who had raised three concubines outside before.

After getting up, he first glanced at Mu Ziqian behind him, and then glanced imperceptibly in the direction of Shen Qing from the corner of his eye, "As for Quanzi's leg injury, it was caused by the former daughter-in-law Shen. Because of a dispute, His legs were directly broken and he is still unable to move.”

Hearing this, Chu Lingxi's pupils shrank slightly, this Shen Qing was a bit too cruel.

The emperor looked at Shen Qing, "Miss Shen, is what Yangling Marquis said true?"

Shen Qing nodded, "Your Majesty, what Yangling Marquis said is true. The third master Mu's leg injury was indeed inflicted by his daughter. However, why the minister would do such a cruel thing, you have to ask the third master Mu himself."

Mu Ziqian looked angry, "What? Is it my fault that you broke my leg?"

Shen Qing responded seriously, "Yes."

When Mu Ziqian choked, he saw that Shen Qing had already looked at the emperor above him, "Your Majesty, as for the reasons, please wait until my mother, Mrs. Xie, the Marquis of Yining, comes over, and then I will state them one by one."

The emperor agreed.

Not long after, Xie Ling arrived with Chanyi Haitang and several maids.

Haitang actually came early in the morning, but she waited outside the door. She didn't go in together until Mr. Xie also arrived.

Chanyi took out the well-protected letter of divorce from her arms and handed it to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing handed it to Wang Huai and asked him to present it to the emperor.

Underneath the divorce letter is the seal of the Yangling Marquis Mansion and Mu Ziqian's fingerprints, so it is easy to argue whether it is genuine or not.

Shen Qing finally spoke up: "Your Majesty, my daughter has accused the Yangling Marquis Mansion of three major crimes, so let's start with divorcing my wife without cause.

The first rule of divorce in Yangling Marquis Mansion was that the daughter disobeyed her husband, contradicted her husband with words, and used the power of her mother's clan to break his legs. In this regard, the daughter wanted to say that the reason why she took action was because The aunt in the palace had a miscarriage, and for no reason, Third Young Master Mu put the crime of murdering his concubine and killing the heirs of the Hou Mansion on his daughter. With such an infamy, the servant girl would not dare to accept it, but Third Young Master Mu seemed to have listened to someone. He made slanderous remarks, made many attacks, pressed hard step by step, and asked for help from his parents-in-law, but no one made the decision for the daughter. The daughter had no choice but to take this last step. "

The emperor looked at Marquis Yangling and asked, "Mu Aiqing, is this something?"

Marquis Yangling was silent for a moment. After all, when he wrote the letter of divorce, he didn't think that Shen Qing could stand up again, so he didn't think too much about Shen Qing's excuses.

And everything Shen Qing said was true, and the girls and servants in the house were all witnesses. He couldn't deny it, but he still wanted to clean himself up, "Your Majesty, the conflict between the young couple is not the same as the father-in-law and the wife. Too much interference."

Shen Qing asked: "Young Master Mu is about to take my life. Is this just a minor contradiction in the eyes of Yangling Marquis, or is my Shen Qing's life worthless in the eyes of the Marquis?"

Hearing that Mu Ziqian was attacking Shen Qing, Shen Yi'an stopped on the spot and rushed over to protect Shen Qing, "Mu Linyuan, don't even think about bullying my daughter again!"

Mu Ziqian was extremely aggrieved because he never touched Shen Qing's finger from the beginning to the end!

However, just as he was about to speak, the emperor stopped him, "That's enough. It's so noisy. Since Marquis Yangling said it was just a conflict between a young couple, then this clause does not hold true."

Mu Ziqian wanted to say something about conflicts that can break arms and legs, but Yang Linghou shot him back with a look.

Overturning the first article, Shen Qing continued: "As for the second article, unfilial piety to parents-in-law, I want to talk about it together with doting on concubines and destroying wives."

The emperor agreed.

Speaking of the third item, Shen Qing suddenly laughed, "Your Majesty, it is true that my daughter has been married to the Yangling Marquis Mansion for a full year, and it is true that she has not given birth to a son and a half for the Yangling Marquis Mansion. However, it is not my fault. , and in Mr. Mu’s case.”

When a woman fails to give birth to an heir, but she blames the man, could it be that Mu Ziqian is not good enough?

But didn’t he also write about the murder of the heirs of the Hou family?

So the emperor asked: "Why do you say that?"

Shen Qing said frankly, "Because I am still innocent until now."