coobybook Chapter 147 Go back and wait for the order
Chapter 147 Go back and wait for the order
He looked at Xiao Xiang who was kneeling on the ground again, hoping that she could understand the meaning of his words and either talk back or continue in his words.
But this woman was much dumber than he thought. She usually liked to look at him so much, but today she didn't look at him.
Concubine Liang, who had been sitting next to the emperor watching the show, saw Qi Yue say for the second time that he wanted to protect Xiao Xiang.
No matter what his reason was, he helped him plead for mercy in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, when Xiao Xiang was a candidate for the Crown Princess, she often came to the palace to accompany me.
After spending many days together, I also feel that she is not that kind of person."
Seeing that things were going off track, Qi Suyuan quickly called out to Concubine Liang.
"How can the Imperial Concubine, as someone who helps manage the harem, say such things?
You also said you only spent a few days with her, so how can you tell what kind of person she is?"
Concubine Liang looked at him with a dagger hidden in her smile, and her expression changed instantly when she turned to look at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether she is the real murderer or not, even if she is, you should ask General Xiao and the Crown Prince for their opinions.
After all, they were the direct victims. Whether to be killed, sliced, or beaten to death, as a consolation, they should be allowed to choose."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wenbo walked up to Xiao Mo and Qi Yue and knelt down.
Xiao Mo quickly supported him and said, "I can't stand your kneeling."
Xiao Wenbo turned a deaf ear to its words, put aside his hand and knelt down.
She couldn't do anything about him and could only back away and leave the place.
"I beg Your Highness to forgive my daughter's death sentence. If she is guilty of a living crime, you can punish her in any way you want." Xiao Wenbo looked up at Qi Yue with tears in his eyes.
Qi Yue walked around him and approached the emperor, lifted his shirt and knelt down. "Father, in my opinion, we should demote these two to slavery, punish them with thirty strokes of the cane, and then banish them from the imperial city. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think the Crown Prince's suggestion is very good. Sometimes being alive is a punishment."
Concubine Liang's timely support gave the emperor an idea.
He looked at Xiao Mo: "What do you think, General Xiao?"
Xiao Mo didn't expect him to throw this question to her, and she really didn't know what to do for a moment.
When Xiao Wenbo saw that the last chance lay with Xiao Mo, he quickly moved his knees in front of her.
"Mo'er, Xiang'er is your sister. Even though she did something wrong to you, as long as you give her a chance, she will be grateful to you for the rest of her life."
Xiao Mo gritted her teeth and looked up into his eyes: "I don't want you to kneel before me, you get up first."
Xiao Wenbo was sure that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, so not only did he not get up, he even pretended to kowtow.
Although Xiao Mo didn't like her father, she never thought of being knelt down by him.
She knelt down on one knee and reached out to catch Xiao Wenbo's forehead as it was about to hit the ground.
"Don't you know, father, that your daughter hates being threatened the most?"
"Father is not threatening you. I just hope that you will not kill your sister for the sake of sisterly love."
Xiao Mo looked at him coldly for a moment, then knelt down on the spot and faced the emperor: "Your Majesty, please judge according to the law."
This statement shocked everyone except Qi Suyuan.
Especially Xiao Wenbo, he couldn't believe it and widened his eyes: "Mo'er, you, you..."
Qi Suyuan clapped his hands in applause, a smile reaching his eyes: "Father, the person involved has given the answer."
The emperor nodded slightly and was about to call the guards when Xiao Wenbo stood up and drew the sword from the guards' hands at a speed that no one could react.
He placed the sword against his neck, lowered his head and gritted his teeth as he said, "Your Majesty, it is my humble servant who has failed to manage the harem properly. I am willing to die as an apology in exchange for the lives of these two."
After saying that, he was about to attack. Xiao Mo couldn't bear it anymore, so she stood up and kicked him on the wrist, forcing him to let go.
The sound of the long sword falling to the ground was so crisp and loud that it woke up Lin and Xiao Xiang.
They turned around to look at Xiao Wenbo, their eyes so sore that they could no longer cry.
Xiao Mo looked at him with resentment and knelt down again.
"I do not wish to pursue this matter any further. Since it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who helped me avoid the injury, then let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince make the final decision."
Qi Yue breathed a sigh of relief silently, raised the corner of his mouth and glanced at Qi Suyuan.
"Then I ask the Emperor to demote the two of them to slavery, chastise them thirty times, and expel them from the Imperial City."
Qi Suyuan was dissatisfied with the result and looked at the emperor with a slightly anxious tone.
"Father, assassinating a general or the Crown Prince is a capital crime. How can you just demote him to slavery and beat him up a few times and be done with it?
If you indulge them like this, you will be criticized by all the civil and military officials.
Moreover, if people knew that assassinating the crown prince wasn't punishable by death, there would only be more and more people doing this."
"Why are you so upset, my royal brother? It wasn't you who was nearly killed, and even the person involved has forgiven the murderer. Why are you still arguing?"
Qi Minxiu sneered and glanced at Qi Yue.
Qi Suyuan didn't want to pay attention to him and just stared at the emperor: "Father!"
"Okay, there's no need to discuss this further."
The emperor didn't want to discuss this issue anymore, thinking that since so many people were pleading for Lin's mother and daughter.
Even the usually indifferent Concubine Liang did so and followed Qi Yue's wishes.
He issued an order to remove Lin and Xiao Xiang's household registration in the Prime Minister's Mansion, replaced it with slave status, and then had them taken away.
Qi Suyuan glared at the people in the room with fiery eyes, and his anger finally turned into a cold snort, then he flicked his sleeves and left.
After this matter was resolved, Xiao Mo also planned to bow and leave.
But the emperor stopped her and dismissed everyone in the hall.
Xiao Mo didn't understand what he was going to do, and vigilance instantly appeared in her eyes.
"I wonder if the Emperor has any important instructions for me by keeping you here?"
The emperor looked at her wary expression and chuckled softly, "Don't be nervous. Take a seat first."
Xiao Mo stood up hesitantly and walked slowly to where she had just sat.
The emperor took a sip of tea from the table and asked directly, "Prince or Prince Chen, who do you like?"
These words made her mind go blank.
It wasn't because she didn't know or was confused, but because the question was asked too suddenly, and the person who asked her the question was also unusual.
Seeing that she did not answer, the emperor continued to ask: "Last night in the East Palace, you and the prince were alone together all night. How did you feel?"
How would she feel if two people who didn't like each other were locked in the same room?
Xiao Mo thought silently in her heart, but did not dare to show it on the surface.
She smiled and bowed her head respectfully: "I don't know what feelings the emperor is referring to."
"What I mean is, have you discovered anything different about the Crown Prince tonight, perhaps some strengths you haven't noticed before?"
Xiao Mo chuckled when she heard this: "I will not fall in love with someone else just because I am in the same room with a man.
Your Highness the Crown Prince is full of merits, but he is not the one I truly love."
This is the first time I heard someone directly say that they don’t like people who have all the advantages, even if that person is a prince.
The emperor appreciated her frankness and laughed heartily twice: "So you mean you like Prince Chen?"
Xiao Mo did not answer, but showed the shyness that only a young girl could have.
The emperor understood, stood up and told her: "In that case, you should go back and wait for the imperial edict."
She looked up in surprise and looked at the emperor in disbelief. After a moment of hesitation, she walked into the hall and knelt down to express her gratitude.