Chapter 171: Lifelong Confinement
Si Ying walked up to Yan Ming.
Yan Ming suddenly fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, I am guilty! Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of us being brothers and sisters——"
A cold light flashed before his eyes, and then blood splattered.
"Ah!" Yan Ming screamed, his body curled up uncontrollably due to the severe pain, his right wrist was violently spasming, and his face was covered in cold sweat.
Everyone present was shocked.
The guards of King Jingjun all knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
There was a clatter of horse hooves suddenly galloping towards them, and they stopped urgently at the dismounting stone outside the palace.
Upon hearing the news, Yan Wei, Yan Yu and Yan Ying hurriedly got off their horses and hurried to the gate of the palace. They held the hem of their robes and stepped across the threshold, "Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, have mercy!"
The three princes all knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Yan Donghuang turned his head to look expressionlessly.
In the past, Yan Wei, Yan Ying and Yan Yu wanted to stay as far away from her as possible and never asked to see her. Today, I don't know whether it was an appointment or a coincidence. It was rare for them all to arrive in such a timely manner.
Yan Wei begged: "Your Majesty, although the second brother's behavior is hateful, he is the heir of the royal family and the son of the father. The father...the father is still alive. I hope that your majesty will spare the two brothers for the sake of the father." Brother Huang, this time.”
"Yes." Yan Ying nodded, "The seventh brother is gone, and the eldest brother has also been imprisoned. If we kill the second brother again, it will definitely damage His Majesty's wisdom..."
"Your Majesty has killed so many people within six months of taking the throne. Aren't you worried about being accused of being a murderer?" Yan Yu said in a low voice and sincerely, "Please show mercy to your Majesty."
"A murderous maniac?" Yan Donghuang raised his lips slightly, "What you guys are saying is really interesting. Which new emperor in history has killed fewer people? I kill a few brothers and I am called a murderous maniac?"
"His Majesty!"
Yan Donghuang looked at these three idiots coldly.
If they could both have memories of their past lives, they would probably want to kill Yan Ming more than she does right now.
"Your Majesty." Taifu Jiang bowed slightly and spoke at the right time, "The three princes are right. The Emperor is still here. If Your Majesty can take care of the brotherhood and deal with it lightly, the Emperor will also be pleased."
After a pause, "Fang Fei was just frightened today, and the injury on her face will heal. I know that Your Majesty feels sorry for her, but the punishment method Your Majesty just mentioned is too excessive. I thought... If Your Majesty is kind, why not change it to How about confinement?”
Hearing this, Yan Wei, Yan Ying and Yan Yu subconsciously raised their heads to look at Qi Fangfei. They saw her cheeks were swollen and her clear fingerprints were shocking. Their expressions couldn't help but change slightly.
Did Yan Ming take the wrong medicine, or was he inspired by something to do such a death-seeking act?
First, they were not clear with Qi Xuefei in the Beiyang Marquis Mansion. They promised to be responsible for Qi Xuefei in front of everyone. Their ambitions were obvious. Who would have thought that the Qi family would not accept that trick at all.
As soon as the news came out that Qi Xuefei had committed suicide to express her ambition, all the criticism from outside suddenly stopped.
Everyone originally said that in order to get a good marriage, the daughter of the second wife of the Qi family not only gave up her reputation, but even ignored her position, which was basically asking for her own death.
As soon as Keren died, he immediately changed his story, and the limelight turned to Yan Ming, saying that Qi Xuefei had a strong temper, and it was impossible for her to do anything that would disgrace her family. She must have been plotted against her, and now her innocence has been proven with her death. Blocked everyone's mouth.
But as soon as Qi Xuefei died, Yan Ming became the target of public criticism.
Nowadays, all the talk outside is about Yan Ming's plot against Qi Xuefei.
Fortunately for him, his plan failed and he kidnapped Qi Fangfei to the palace in the blink of an eye. He was really daring.
When you pluck the hair from the tiger's head, it still doesn't work, but it keeps jumping around?
If Yan Yu hadn't been worried that Yan Donghuang would turn his attention to him after killing Yan Ming, he wouldn't have come to intercede for this idiot.
"Your Majesty." Qi Fangfei walked up to Yan Donghuang and knelt down to salute, "In the final analysis, this incident was caused by me being the first to regret my marriage. What happened today should be regarded as the punishment I deserve. Your Majesty governs the country with tolerance and benevolence. Your Majesty’s sage will be affected because of one person.”
Feng Yaoguang stood aside and looked coldly at Yan Ming who was kneeling on the ground. Although he was not ashamed of his behavior, the heirs of the royal family were born with dignity. With a noble surname, they were destined to be superior to others.
Even if the crime is extremely heinous, the face of the royal family cannot be ignored.
This is a great injustice.
But there was nothing we could do.
He walked up to Yan Donghuang and lowered his eyes slightly: "Your Majesty has decreed that he should be demoted to a commoner. It is better to let him spend the rest of his life in prison."
There is no need to send him to the brothel. Just tell the jailer and greet him with three meals a day.
Yan Donghuang slowly turned his head, looked at the people asking for mercy, and nodded slowly: "In that case, as General Yaoguang said, this common man will be thrown into prison and imprisoned for life. He will not be pardoned without an edict."
Leaving these words behind, she turned around and walked out: "Prince Jingjun's Mansion has been sealed. Drive back to the palace."
Meng Zhou hurriedly sang and shouted: "Pujiao, go back to the palace!"
…
Qi Fangfei was taken home to rest by Taifu Qi. Yan Donghuang gave her two more days off and asked her to stay at home and have a good rest.
After returning to the palace, Yan Donghuang was still angry, and at the same time he was aware of the risks that female officials would face in the court.
Even if they don't care, gossip can still hurt people.
If a male official is kidnapped, no matter what the reason is, it will be fine if he is fine, but female officials will inevitably have to face issues of honor.
Qi Fangfei doesn't want to get married, and her heart is strong enough, so she doesn't care about reputation.
But not all other female officials want to get married, and they may not be able to overcome this problem.
Yan Donghuang thought for a long time, and called Si Ying and Rong Ying: "You go and select some girls whose families are difficult but strong. After obtaining their and their families' consent, call them into the palace to learn martial arts and train them into female guards. The more the better."
"Yes."
"Ziying, when you are free, research some self-defense powder for me." Yan Donghuang turned his head and looked at Yuan Ziying, "Go to the Imperial Hospital to find any medicinal materials you need. The powder should be easy to carry. The main purpose is that the female officials can protect themselves when they encounter danger."
Yuan Ziying nodded: "Do you want it to be fatal?"
"No, just faint."
"Yes."
Yuan Ziying took the order and left.
When Feng Yaoguang stepped into the door, he just passed by Yuan Ziying.
He turned his head and looked at her, thinking: "Your Majesty, have you ever doubted Yuan Ziying? I think she is a little weird."
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