Chapter 26 Incident

After getting dressed, Wen Jin entered the palace in a sedan chair.

He arrived a little late, and when he arrived at the palace gate, he got off the sedan chair and walked into the palace. Other officials had already entered the side hall to wait, and they were all a little surprised to see Wen Jin come in.

"Is the Prime Minister feeling better?"

"Your Excellency has been away for the past two days, and many things have happened outside. The emperor is in a terrible mood." Several ministers from the cabinet came over and whispered to Wen Jin, "Has the Prime Minister heard about what happened outside these two days?"

"I heard a little." Wen Jin smiled lightly, not revealing any real emotions, "I was really unwell the day before yesterday, and I couldn't even come to the palace to share the worries of the emperor. Now, as soon as I feel better, I hurried to the court."

"Alas." The cabinet's Lord Wang sighed softly, "The eldest princess is really She is too presumptuous. She has been doing things that challenge the imperial power and laws these past two days. The emperor is probably going to be very upset. "

Master Xu frowned: "The eldest princess is a star of destiny. She has a perverse and lonely temper and acts capriciously. The late emperor also gave her the privilege of commanding the Qilin Guard... It may not be easy for the emperor to punish her."

"Isn't there still the regent?"

"Regent? Do you think the regent is still willing to take charge now?"

Wen Jin listened to the discussions of several adults, with a perfect arc at the corner of his lips, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

Just at this moment, the eunuch's high-pitched announcement sounded outside: "The emperor has arrived--"

The ministers straightened their official uniforms and walked out of the side hall. When the young emperor sat on the dragon throne, they knelt down and paid homage to him: "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

"All the ministers stand up." Yan Chen's eyebrows were gloomy, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood. His eyes fell on the face of Wen Jin, the head of the ministers, and he was slightly stunned. "Is Wen Qing feeling better?"

Wen Jin said: "I am fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Yan Chen nodded: "I am fine."

Wei Changhai shouted: "If there is something, report it early, if there is nothing, leave the court--"

"Your Majesty!" An urgent report came from outside, the voice was anxious and fearful, "Something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"

The ministers turned their heads to look outside the hall.

Yan Chen's face also changed. What happened again?

"Your Majesty." A guard rushed into the hall, holding something in his hands, covered by a white cloth, "Your Majesty!"

"What are you holding in your hands?"

The man uncovered the white cloth, and all the officials in the hall gasped in fear and took three steps back involuntarily: "What is this?"

"Hand?"

"Whose hand?"

"Your Majesty..." The guard was pale, "This was sent to the outside of the palace by a man, and I was asked to present it to your Majesty for review. It was said...it was the hand of the eldest son of the Xiao family..."

What?

The emperor's eyes went dark, and he felt dizzy.

"The hand of the eldest son of the Xiao family?" Someone among the ministers exclaimed, "Isn't Mr. Xiao imprisoned in the Princess's mansion?"

"Could it be the Princess..."

"Report--"

Another person hurried to the palace and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, before the city gates were closed last night, about 500 Qilin Guards escorted a carriage and forced their way out of the city. As soon as the city gates opened this morning, Her Royal Highness the Princess left the city with her Qilin Guards. The Princess has the order in her hand, and the imperial city garrison dare not stop them. Please give instructions, Your Majesty."

What?

The ministers were in an uproar.

"She is so audacious!" Yan Chen slammed the table and stood up, shaking with anger, "Is Yan Qing going to rebel?!"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has left the city?"

"Without the imperial edict, arbitrarily mobilizing troops is a crime of treason. What does the Princess want to do? The late emperor's body is still warm, and she is so rebellious?"

"Is this arm really Xiao Jinghan's?" A minister in the palace looked at the half arm on the tray and couldn't help but question it, "The Xiao family has no grudges against the Princess, and the Princess has no reason to be so cruel."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao just went to a brothel once, so he shouldn't be so cruel."

Yan Chen stared at the half arm, as if a chill ran up from his feet, making him cold all over.

No grudges?

Just went to a brothel once?

No, he knew very well that the reason Yan Qing dealt with Xiao Jinghan was not because he went to a brothel, but because she knew the truth about the marriage granted by the late emperor.

Thinking of the poison he had been poisoned with and the poison the Queen Mother had been poisoned with, Yan Chen hated Yan Qing in his heart and wanted to cut her into pieces and torture her to death.

"Come here! Seal off the Princess's Mansion immediately! Arrest all the people in the Princess's Mansion--"

"Your Majesty." Wen Jin spoke slowly, his voice was gentle and peaceful, but it seemed to have some kind of power that penetrated people's hearts, "I got the news early in the morning that the Princess and her Qilin Guards had left the Imperial City in two batches, and took away Censor Hu and the son of Minister Ji, leaving only some maids who cleaned the house and guarded the house."

"What? The legitimate son of Lord Ji and the youngest son of Censor Hu were also taken away?"

"What on earth is the Princess going to do?"

Wen Jin's voice Pingjing: "These maids and guards have no interests or feelings with the princess, and they are of low status and cannot stop the princess's behavior. It is meaningless for the emperor to punish them."

"The Prime Minister is right." Censor Hu said quickly, "Your Majesty must not kill them now. There is no benefit in killing those people. If you anger the princess, I am afraid my son's life will be in danger."

Minister Ji of the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

His son is still in the hands of the princess, and he must not anger the princess.

Yan Chen was shaking all over, and he was so angry that he couldn't find words to describe it.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, with different expressions, but they were all silent.

With the previous experience of the Minister of Revenue and Hu Yushi, the other ministers did not dare to propose harsh punishment measures for the princess at this time. What if the news reached that star of misfortune, and she also took their son as a slave?

If it was just a slave, it would be a small matter. At least the body was intact. What if... What if...

The ministers' eyes fell on the half-broken arm. Whether it was Xiao Jinghan's arm or not, it was enough to scare them.

The atmosphere in the court was stagnant, and no one spoke for a long time.

Before Yan Qing returned to the imperial capital, there had never been a court meeting like today that made people dare not even speak.

Yan Chen's face was gloomy, and he slowly sat back on the dragon chair after a while.

"Mr. Wen." His eyes fell on Wen Jin's face, and his voice was filled with a deep and murderous aura, "How do you think this matter should be handled?"

Wen Jin lowered his eyes: "As the king of a country, the emperor has always been wise and generous, ruling the world with kindness, and naturally he will have a kind heart towards his sister."

The ministers turned their heads to look at him.

A kind heart?

Is Lord Wen lying with his eyes open?

What is the attitude of the late emperor and the queen mother towards the eldest princess who is doomed to be alone, and what is the character of the current emperor? Don't they know better than anyone?

However, Wen Jin has always had a good relationship with people in the court, and there is no benefit in blindly criticizing the eldest princess at this time.

The most urgent task is to appease the doomed princess.

The Minister of Personnel said, "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Wen said is reasonable. The eldest princess is absurd and rebellious, and she is unruly and difficult to tame. She will definitely be notorious in the future. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, with a broad mind and tolerance. In the future, he will definitely win the reputation of benevolence and be praised by the world."

"Yes, Lord Li is right."

"My emperor is wise!"

Yan Chen was holding back a breath of pent-up anger in his heart, and he couldn't get it up or down, and he tightly grasped the armrests of the dragon chair.

Your Majesty is wise.

Your Majesty is wise!

So he has to turn a blind eye to Yan Qing's behavior?

Yan Qing is notorious?

That star of misfortune doesn't care about his notoriety at all. If he continues to kill the king and the mother in the future, will he have to endure it?

The more Yan Chen thought about it, the angrier he became. He thought that the ministers would criticize him, and he could issue a wanted order and send troops to hunt him down and kill him.

I didn't expect that they were just a group of cowards!

The emperor stood up and walked away: "Dismiss!"