Prince Jing, the biological father, has said so, and the emperor, the cousin, does not need to show favoritism.

The emperor recalled the scene where Shen Muyun helped him treat his headache with acupuncture, and felt very sad. The emperor nodded and said, "I will naturally deal with it impartially."

King Jing stood up, lowered his head and stood back in the queue.

Nie Junyuan saluted the emperor and said: "Pan Leyao, who is involved in this case, has not yet arrived. According to Wei Chen's inquiries, after the incident, Pan Leyao hid in Hechang Garden. Because Hechang Garden is a royal garden, Princess Anqing did not allow me and others to enter. I don’t dare to trespass, but I have come here to ask for the emperor’s orders.”

The ministers couldn't help but whisper to each other after hearing this.

The supervisory censor stood up and said sternly: "This is a serious case of paid murder. Even members of the royal family should be brought to trial. What's more, Pan's daughter is just a commoner now. If the eldest princess of Anqing refuses to hand over When Pan's daughter comes out, I think the eldest princess of Anqing should be held accountable for the crime of covering up."

Several other upright ministers stood up and seconded the proposal.

The emperor pressed his eyebrows.

At this time, a young eunuch walked into the main hall with small steps and reported back: "Your Majesty, Shen's younger brother Shen Chenxi heard the news and is now kneeling outside the palace gate, asking the Emperor to make a decision for his sister."

Yesterday, the general led the counter-rebellion army back to the capital and stationed himself at the camp on the outskirts of the city, waiting to participate in the celebration ceremony.

This morning, Nie Junyuan sent someone to tell Shen Chenxi that something had happened to Shen Muyun.

Shen Chenxi returned to Beijing with great merit, and was originally in high spirits. In his mind, he imagined what his sister would look like when she praised him.Now, he suddenly got the news that Shen Muyun was killed and fell off a cliff.

Shen Chenxi's heart ached so much that she wished she could cut the adulterer and adulteress into pieces.

After Shen Chenxi informed the general, he rode outside the palace and knelt down to beg the emperor for justice.

The supervisory censor said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers are fighting bloody battles outside, but their relatives at home are being killed. Your Majesty, the court must find out the truth and punish the real culprits severely to appease the hearts of the soldiers!"

Shen Chenxi had just made a meritorious service and was kneeling outside the palace gate to express his grievances. As time went by, it would inevitably attract the attention of the government and the public, making the court look unkind.

The emperor said solemnly: "Xuanchen Chenxi is here to see you!"

Soon, Shen Chenxi arrived at the main hall.

Shen Chenxi looked very haggard, with blood-red eyes and chapped lips.

When everyone saw it, they sighed again.

After Shen Chenxi saluted, the emperor comforted him and said, "Shen Chenxi, Nie Junyuan has asked people to search and rescue your sister in Huaifeng River. What else do you want?"

Shen Chenxi said in a hoarse voice: "Wei Chen boldly wants to ask for two things."

The emperor nodded: "Say."

Shen Chenxi said: "First, I ask the emperor to severely punish the real culprit behind the scenes."

Shen Chenxi made the words "the real culprit behind the scenes" very clear.

The emperor thought for a moment and then ordered: "Come here and draw up an order to order Beizhen Fusi to arrest Pan's daughter and bring her to justice."

Eunuch Bingbi began to draft an edict on the side.With this decree, no matter whether Pan Leyao was hiding in Hechang Garden or the Princess Anqing's mansion, Nie Junyuan could travel without any hindrance.

Afterwards, the emperor asked Shen Chenxi: "What else do you want to ask for?"

Shen Chenxi saluted and said: "Gu Qingyan hired a murderer to chase and kill my sister. He is cruel, cruel, inhumane and has no conscience. No matter whether my sister is alive or dead, I want to ask the emperor to make the two of them justice."

Yijue is a system of compulsion and separation stipulated in Daliang law.

If one of the spouses seriously harms the other's relatives, the court will order them to reconcile.

The emperor pondered: "Even if it is proven that Gu Qingyan hurt your sister, it is not consistent with the righteous situation in the law."

Shen Chenxi saluted and said: "If you hurt your spouse's family members, you should be righteous, but if you hurt your spouse yourself, shouldn't you order them to be righteous? Gu Qingyan had an affair with Pan Leyao, and Chen's sister asked for resignation many times. For the sake of reputation, Gu Qingyan, Pretending to refuse, he turned around and hired a murderer to kill his wife."

"If Chen's sister is still alive, how will she face the person who once tried to kill her? Is it too cruel to let them still be husband and wife?"

After a moment of pause, Shen Chenxi choked up and said, "If Chen's sister died and she has a soul in heaven, how could she be willing to be buried with the real murderers of her, Gu Qingyan and his wife?"

After hearing this, the emperor was a little moved and even regretful. If he had not scrupled so much and agreed when Shen Muyun requested to go to court, perhaps Shen Muyun would not have been in such a fatal situation.

The emperor made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Gu Qingyan and the Shen family are sworn in love. No matter Shen's life or death, she will no longer be Gu Qingyan's wife."

Shen Chenxi's face was filled with tears. He wiped his face with his sleeves and kowtowed solemnly: "The humble minister Shen Chenxi thanks the emperor for his kindness."

Shen Chenxi muttered in her heart: "Sister, you must live, you must live! You and Gu Qingyan have broken up, and you are finally getting rid of the scum named Gu! You will be very happy to know, right?"

After Nie Junyuan received the imperial edict, he wanted to personally arrest Pan Leyao and bring him to justice.

At this time, the young eunuch sent a message: "Your Majesty, Lieutenant Liao Yuan of the Forbidden Army has requested to see the Emperor, saying that he has something to report to His Majesty."

The emperor raised his hand: "Let him come in."

Liao Yuan walked in, knelt down and saluted and said: "Liao Yuan, the captain of the Imperial Army, is here to apologize."

The emperor frowned and asked, "What is your crime?"

Liao Yuan lowered his head and replied: "On the day of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, Wei Chen was ordered to lead a patrol and came across Shen, the eldest concubine of Prince Jing's Mansion, being kidnapped. When Wei Chen arrived, Shen had already been rescued."

The emperor stroked his beard and said, "You have already reported this matter to me."

Liao Yuan continued: "Wei Chen took the two criminals aside for interrogation. The Crown Prince Gu Qingyan arrived and killed the two criminals on the spot."

Some ministers did not know about this at first, but upon hearing this, they felt that something was fishy.

Liao Yuan looked very ashamed: "At that time, Mrs. Shen asked Wei Chen if he had ever found out anything during the interrogation. Wei Chen was afraid of the power of Prince Jing's Palace and said that he had not had time to find out anything."

"Actually...actually...actually Cui Wusi confessed at the time that he was bribed by Gu Qingyan's concubine Jiaoyue, and it was Jiaoyue who asked them to kidnap Ms. Shen."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

It turns out that at that time, Gu Qingyan had the intention to kill his wife.The matter must have been done by Gu Qingyan and his concubine. Otherwise, why would Gu Qingyan kill the two gangsters in the street to silence them?

The emperor recalled Shen Muyun's scared look when he saw Gu Qingyan afterwards, and he was already eighty-nine percent convinced.

The emperor slammed the table and said angrily: "Capture that beloved concubine and put her on trial together!"

Nie Junyuan saluted: "Yes!"

Then, Nie Junyuan looked at Liao Yuan and said, "I'm afraid Colonel Liao will have to make a trip to Beizhen Fusi."

Liao Yuan nodded.He hid the incident and felt uneasy. This morning, when he heard that Shen Muyun had been murdered, the guilt and regret in his heart made him breathless. He finally made up his mind to tell the truth.

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