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Chapter 375 Begging
The next day was the day when the old lady of Xiping Marquis’s Mansion and the prince of Xiping Marquis were buried.
The crazy wife of Marquis Xiping banged her head against her son's coffin in an attempt to commit suicide. The maid reacted quickly and pulled her up, relieving half of the force. The wife of Marquis Xiping just fainted but did not die.
The coffin was buried with blood.
After the funeral, Marquis Xiping went straight into the palace without even taking off his mourning clothes. However, because he was in mourning clothes, the gate guards stopped him from entering the palace. Marquis Xiping then knelt outside the palace gate and asked the emperor to give justice to the Marquis Xiping's mansion.
His son is gone, his mother is heartbroken, and his wife is crazy. If he wants Marquis Xiping to swallow his anger, he would be a real coward.
The news spread throughout Kyoto in a flash. For the first time, people gathered outside the palace gate, where few people usually stayed. However, they were far away and could only barely see the kneeling figure of Xiping Hou. Ordinary people didn't know what kind of person Xiping Hou was, but they all sympathized with Xiping Hou because his family was destroyed overnight, and it was a tragedy caused by his good intentions to stop a fight.
Changchun Palace.
Concubine Ye leaned on the chaise longue, feeling uneasy and with a look of annoyance on her face.
Just as he was getting annoyed, the young eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Xiping is kneeling outside the palace gate, demanding that the Emperor severely punish the Marquis of Changping and the Marquis of Wuding..."
Swish.
Concubine Ye's eyes suddenly turned cold.
The eunuch who reported it shuddered after seeing it.
Concubine Ye knew that this matter would not end well. The only son of Marquis Xiping died, and his wife also died as a result. It was impossible for Marquis Xiping not to pursue the matter, but she did not expect that she would kneel directly outside the palace gate and ask the emperor to give him justice.
The death of the Marquis of Xiping's son pushed the Marquis of Changping's mansion to the forefront of public opinion. Because of the troubles caused by casually suspecting the Marquis of Changping's son, everyone speculated that the son had changed his nature, stopped flirting with other women, and no longer went to places of entertainment. It was not that he turned over a new leaf, but that he had been playing around too much and ruined himself.
In the past few days, the Prince of Changping Marquis has not gone out. He has been locked up in the mansion by the Marquis of Changping and his wife, who are afraid that the Prince of Changping Marquis will be provoked again and cause trouble again.
Concubine Ye was so angry that her chest hurt after giving birth to such a good-for-nothing child.
The root of this trouble lies with the Prince of Wuding, who instigated the Prince of Changping, who dared to fight back and ended up costing the Prince of Xiping his life. He deserves to be put to death.
If it was just the life of the Marquis of Xiping, it would be fine, but there was also the old lady of the Marquis of Xiping who died from the shock, and the wife of the Marquis of Xiping who went crazy and tried to commit suicide. Everyone in Kyoto is watching this, and the emperor will definitely punish severely.
As soon as word reached the Imperial Study about Marquis Xiping kneeling outside the palace, the Emperor summoned the Minister of Punishment and asked, "According to the laws of the court, how should the Crown Prince of Changping be punished?"
This crime is difficult to define and the scope of its severity is difficult to gauge.
The prince of Xiping Marquis died in an accident in public, and the prince of Changping Marquis did not commit intentional homicide. The Changping Marquisate and the Xiping Marquisate privately negotiated compensation, which was the lightest punishment.
The most serious case is the one now. Marquis Xiping has directly filed a complaint in front of the emperor.
It was not intentional homicide, but the person died at the hands of the Prince of Changping, and he was trying to stop the fight out of kindness. The Prince of Changping was not guilty of the death penalty, but according to the law, he could be sentenced to exile for a maximum of seven years and a minimum of three years.
As for the specific number of years of sentence, this is the most difficult part. The Minister of Justice has predicted that the case will fall into his hands, and he has been worrying about this for several days.
Such cases have happened before, with sentences of three years in prison and last year, but most of them involved ordinary people, so the impact was not so great and it went on quietly.
But even though the prince of Marquis Xiping had been buried, the matter was still being discussed in teahouses and taverns, and Marquis Xiping's kneeling caused even more discussion.
If this case is not judged well, it will damage the reputation of the Ministry of Justice.
Just as the emperor asked about it, the Minister of Justice quickly pushed the matter to the emperor and let him make the decision.
The emperor said, "As a compromise, I will sentence you to five years of exile."
However, Marquis Xiping was not satisfied with this punishment. He knew that the prince of Marquis Changping could not give his son's life in exchange for his own, but not only his son would die, but also his mother!
Even if the court cannot execute the Prince of Changping, he should at least be sentenced to ten years of exile.
Marquis Xiping knelt outside the palace gate for a long time and could not get up.
But it was not only Marquis Xiping who was dissatisfied with the punishment, but also Marquis Changping and Concubine Ye.
Marquis Changping also felt sorry for Marquis Xiping, but his son did not kill intentionally. Everyone in Zuixianlou saw it at the time, and it was an accident. He only had one son, the Marquis Changping's son. He was exiled for five years. The suffering of exile was difficult for ordinary people to endure for five years. This was tantamount to exterminating his descendants.
Marquis Changping knelt outside the imperial study and asked the emperor to punish him leniently.
One knelt outside the imperial study, another knelt outside the palace gate, and a bunch of ministers who had nothing to do with the matter stood up to speak up.
The party of Prince Qi helped the Marquis of Changping, and the party of Prince Yu helped the Marquis of Xiping.
It's ridiculous to say it, Marquis Xiping helped King Qi to deal with King Yu, but when something really happened, it was King Yu who helped him in the end.
Marquis Xiping also knew that Prince Yu was motivated by factional struggles and wanted to take the opportunity to cut off Prince Qi's left and right arms. Prince Yu was helping himself, not him, but he was still moved.
He was really blind to support the King of Qi.
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A good night's sleep.
The next day, Shen Tang woke up and sat on the bed and stretched.
Gingxing Qiutong brought the copper basin into the room and said, "Princess Consort, the Marquis of Xiping has been kneeling outside the palace gate for a whole night..."
Although Marquis Xiping was a member of the Qi Wang Party, at this moment, Ginkgo felt a little sorry for him. This was the love a father had for his deceased son.
The ground at the palace gate was very hard. Shen Tang admired Marquis Xiping's perseverance after kneeling for a whole night.
"Where is Marquis Changping?" Shen Tang asked casually.
There was contempt in Ginkgo's eyes. "The Marquis of Changping fainted while kneeling outside the Imperial Study and was carried to the Imperial Hospital. He stayed there overnight and woke up in the morning and continued kneeling outside the Imperial Study."
That is, when the emperor fell asleep, Marquis Changping also fell asleep; when the emperor woke up, Marquis Changping also woke up.
He begged the emperor to protect his son and even lied about it. How could the emperor not be angry and exile Marquis Changping and his son together?
Shen Tang knew that the emperor intended to deal with the Marquis of Changping, but he had no evidence. The emperor was not a cruel and incompetent ruler after all, but he was particularly fond of Concubine Ye. Shen Tang really didn't understand.
After breakfast, Shen Tang went to the Peony Courtyard to pay his respects to the princess. Just as he sat down, a maid came in and said, "Princess, Concubine Ye and Prince Qi are also kneeling outside the imperial study, begging the emperor to show leniency to the Marquis of Changping..."
Shen Tang, “…???”
Shen Tang thought he had misheard, "Prince Qi is also kneeling to beg the Emperor?"
The maid nodded repeatedly.
Shen Tang, "..."
Is it so warm to wear a green hat?
The Prince of Changping cheated on the Prince of Qi, but the Prince of Qi didn't kill him, which was considered tolerant. The Prince of Changping was sentenced to exile, but the Prince of Qi not only didn't add insult to injury, but also knelt down and begged the Emperor to give the Prince of Changping a lighter punishment.
I don't understand, it's shocking.
Something doesn't feel right.
Is Concubine Ye too good to Marquis Changping? It is obvious that she regards her nephew as more important than her own son. Marquis Changping is not her biological brother, but just a cousin. He is not very talented, not even as talented as the second master of Marquis Changping's mansion. If she loses this one, she can just support another one.