Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 288: Submission of Witnesses

Inside the Cining Palace, the scent of incense rose faintly, and the place was quiet and peaceful.

The Queen Mother held a string of Buddhist beads and chanted scriptures in a low voice.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager's heart has become much more indifferent. She would go to the temple to live every winter. After returning from the New Year, she would also go to worship Buddha during the Qingming Festival.

No one knew why the Queen Mother did this, but the maid who had been with her for many years knew.

Wait until the Queen Mother finishes chanting the scripture.

She then said, "Empress Dowager, a letter was sent from the prison, saying that it was from Miss Xu who asked them to pass it on."

The Queen Mother did not accept the letter, but asked, "I heard the sound of drums just now. Who is beating the drums outside?"

"I heard that he was the son of the Dali Temple Minister more than 20 years ago, Qiu Ying."

More than 20 years ago, the Qiu family.

The Queen Mother was not unfamiliar with this name.

It seems that Xu Yuan is determined to make a big scene today.

The Queen Mother asked again, "Who else?"

"A lot of people." The maid said truthfully.

The Xu family had many disciples in the past. When the Xu family fell into trouble, those disciples ran around for them, but some died, some were injured, and some were demoted.

Now they are seeking justice not only for the Xu family, but also for themselves.

"It seems that the list is in Xuyuan's hands."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, a smile appeared on her lips, and she murmured, "You have taught a good daughter."

The maid didn't know how to respond to this.

So he lowered his head and remained silent.

"Who took the case?"

"The Supreme Court Justice is Sun Wenjie, and then the Emperor ordered Censor Chang to be in charge of this case."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, somewhat unconvinced: "Can you even alarm Censor Chang?"

The maid said, "Goshu Khan is here to visit."

You always have to pretend.

The Queen Mother understood and stopped asking questions.

The maid asked again: "Queen, don't you want to read this letter?"

"It's nothing more than advising me to give the Xu family justice for the sake of their face. Otherwise, it's fine."

The Queen Mother held out her hand, and the maid helped her up and asked, "Where are you going, Queen Mother?"

"Sleep for a while. You go tell Censor Chang on my behalf that no matter what the outcome today is, Xu Yuan must be spared."

The maid nodded and said, "Yes."

As soon as she left, another maid slowly came in. When she saw the Queen Mother, she knelt down and said, "Queen Mother, the Third Prince wants to see you."

"not see."

"The Third Prince said that if the Queen Mother doesn't want to see you, please read the letter in your hand and make a decision."

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Cheng'en Hall

Civil and military officials stood on both sides, with the emperor sitting in the front, followed by the Geshutas.

Compared to Gosutar's smiling face, the emperor's face was not looking good.

Even ugly.

But he was an emperor and his emotions were not revealed on his face.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, it is all majesty.

Geshu Tatar spoke first, "Emperor of Tianqi. It's not that I have to interfere in your Tianqi's political affairs. It's just that the Xu family fell into trouble because of Geshu and was rumored to be collaborating with the enemy. Many people in Tianqi abused Geshu, and Geshu was hostile to Tianqi for twenty years because of this. Today, I am here to seek justice for the deceased Great Khan."

After Geshuta finished speaking, no one responded for a long time.

Bei Yao saw this and said, "The Great Khan is right. Today's Tianqi advocates peace. All people in the world are brothers. We will find out the truth."

"Yeah, there's no need to worry, Geshu-nii."

The emperor also spoke.

At the same time, outside the hall, someone shouted loudly, "Bring a wish."

All the civil and military officials turned their heads and looked outside.

Bei Yao held the jade pendant at his waist, and his heart sank.

Xu Yuan walked quite fast, but the two people leading the way walked very slowly, so she had to walk in slowly as well.

This was the first time Xu Yuan saw a scene where all the civil and military officials were present.

But she had no fear.

Including meeting the emperor.

She was the only one standing in the middle of the hall.

After the imperial guards left, Xu Yuan said, "I am Xu Yuan, the junior, and I greet His Majesty, Geshu Khan."

Qi Chengen looked at Xu Yuan but did not speak.

The others could not help but accuse him, "Xu Yuan, you disguised yourself as a man to take the national exam, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor. You did not kneel down to the emperor, which is a crime of insubordination. You are a descendant of a criminal, and you did not die after knowing your identity. What do you think of the royal dignity!"

There are three charges, each more serious than the last.

But Xuyuan just smiled lightly, and asked back with great ease.

"First, I haven't even taken the national exam yet, so how can I be guilty of deceiving the emperor?"

"Secondly, how many of the civil and military officials in the court have secured their positions by stepping on the blood of the Xu family? Why would one kneel down to make a wish to one's enemy who has exterminated one's clan?"

"Third, the Xu family was framed for treason and collaborating with the enemy. Secondly, the late emperor executed the entire Xu family. The Xu family was hunted down by bandits on the way to exile. How could they be charged with disrespect?"

The person who had spoken earlier was suddenly speechless and could only say: "You are really, sharp-tongued!"

Xu Yuan said nothing, but looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the Dali Temple has presented all the evidence for today's incident one by one. Is there anything else that Your Majesty doesn't understand?"

The tone of wishing was not good.

But she no longer cares.

She had waited for this day for too long.

She had to act quickly.

Unlike her excitement, Emperor Bei Yu was exceptionally calm and said in a deep voice: "If the Xu family is innocent, I should naturally give you an explanation, but what Fu Aiqing said is not without reason. Xu Yuan, you are deceiving the emperor. I can take your life at any time."

Bei Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Xuyuan.

This matter could have been a big deal or a small deal.

He is not an unsympathetic emperor.

But he didn't like the way of making a wish.

Although he was the emperor of a country, he was led by the nose by Xu Yuan and had to be tried in person.

Before, he didn't understand why everything happened so coincidentally.

Now I finally understand it.

The wish was planned from the beginning.

He was reported and imprisoned, and discussed with Geshu Khan the time to go to Beijing. The streets were filled with letters of defence.

All of them are her work.

As an emperor, Bei Yu didn't like this style of behavior.

"I have no regrets being here today."

"If the emperor feels that I am deceiving the emperor and wants to kill me, you can do so. The blood of the Xu family has never been shed for the court, but only for the country of Tianqi."

Bei Yu tightened his fist, "You..."

"Father."

Bei Yao stepped forward and said, "Today's focus is on handling the Xu family's case. Other matters should be discussed later."

After Bei Yao finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Yuan lightly, signaling Xu Yuan not to be impulsive.

At this point, impulse will fail.

Patience will keep you calm, and you will always be right.

"Yes, we should deal with the Xu family's case first." It was the first time that Ge Shuta saw someone disobey the emperor like this, and he said with great interest: "Miss Xu is worthy of being a descendant of the Xu family, a heroine."

Bei Yu pulled the corners of his lips, his smile became even colder, and he said in a deep voice: "Sun Wenjie, call the witnesses of this case."

Sun Wenjie listed them and said, "Call the witnesses."

At the same time, the eunuchs waiting outside the door sang one by one: "Call the witnesses!"