jdhmnovel Chapter 120 Suing Concubine Wen!
Chapter 120 Suing Concubine Wen!
This farce in front of Prince Shun's mansion attracted more and more people to watch.
Everyone was whispering to each other, discussing and guessing the right and wrong of the matter.
This family keeps mentioning Concubine Wen from Prince Shun's mansion. Could there be any connection between them?
The old woman in crimson clothes was still crying, her voice shrill and desperate.
"My Lord, please have mercy on me and let my son go. He was just confused for a moment and was bewitched by Concubine Wen. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty."
The young lady beside her was trembling slightly, and the hatred in her heart grew stronger.
She hated Concubine Wen and also hated the ungrateful and heartless man. If it weren't for the bad things he had done, how could she and her two children have ended up in such a situation?
But she also knew that she couldn't show it at the moment, and could only suppress the grief and anger in her heart.
If it wasn't for the lives of her two children, she would never have followed that man's instructions and come here to cause trouble.
That person was right. If they wanted to save their two children, they had to make a big deal out of this matter. Only when Prince Shun could no longer suppress it could their family survive, but they would have to sacrifice the life of that unfaithful man.
Otherwise, if Prince Shun or Concubine Wen wanted to kill them to silence them, none of them would survive.
In Shun Wang Mansion, Princess Shun heard the noise coming from the housekeeper, gently brushed away the tea leaves in the cup, and said nonchalantly,
"This matter is of great importance. I naturally dare not make a decision on my own. Please go and ask the prince to do it!"
The housekeeper who was kneeling below was trembling.
"Princess, the prince..."
"Oh, what happened, sir?"
Princess Shun's voice was extremely gentle. The show had just begun, and Prince Shun, the person involved, didn't show up. Why was she in such a hurry?
"Princess, the prince did not return home last night, and now, I can't find him!"
Humph, Princess Shun snorted coldly.
She naturally knew where that person was going. She knew without even thinking about it that he was probably hiding in some brothel.
He is a prince, but he seems to be inseparable from women. He has no peace all day long.
In the past, he only took in girls from decent families with clean backgrounds, but now that his palace was full, he began to hang out with girls from brothels.
"Since you can't find the prince, they are just ordinary people making trouble. You can just chase them away. What are you doing here with me, the princess?"
"Princess, those people did report to the authorities. The people following them were the police from Shuntian Prefecture. They said, they said..."
Princess Shun gently put down the teacup in her hand, glanced at the kneeling butler, and said with a somewhat impatient tone,
"say what?"
The housekeeper also heard the princess's impatience at this time, and hurriedly said,
"Those people said that Concubine Wen from our house kidnapped the Master of the Chen family, saying that it was to kill him and silence him..."
"Nonsense, this is nonsense."
Princess Shun threw the teacup beside her to the ground, causing a sharp sound of fragments.
The housekeeper was so frightened that he immediately kowtowed and apologized.
"Princess, calm down. Princess, calm down. It was those unruly people who were looking for trouble. I am incompetent. Please give me a signal, Princess."
Nanny Li glanced at the princess's expression and signaled the maids to clean up quickly.
"Murder to silence the witness? Tell me, why did Concubine Wen kill the master of the Chen family? What does the Shuntian prefect do for a living? Does he allow people to come to our palace to cause trouble?"
The butler knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to look up.
"Princess, calm down. I don't know why those people said that. It's just that Shuntian Prefecture seems to be in a difficult position. After all, this matter involves the palace, and they dare not deal with it lightly. That's why I followed those people to the palace, hoping to get instructions from the prince."
Princess Shun snorted coldly.
"The prince is not here, so you push the blame on me. You are such a useless bunch. Madam Li, go out and take a look. You must find out the right and wrong. No one dares to slander our palace."
Nanny Li raised her eyes to look at her princess, and saw her nodding slightly at her, and her heart paused.
Princess, this will probably make it impossible for the Wen family to recover.
Nanny Li took the order and walked out quickly.
She arrived at the gate of the palace and saw a group of people still making noise there, while the officials from Shuntian Prefecture were standing by with nervous expressions trying to maintain order.
Nanny Li frowned and glanced at everyone sharply.
"Be quiet! This is Prince Shun's mansion, how can we allow you to act wildly here?"
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.
The people looked at each other and became a little quieter, but some people were still whispering.
Madam Chen saw how Madam Li was dressed and knew that she was probably a nanny with some influence in the palace, so she stepped forward and said in a gentle voice,
"We don't want to cause trouble, but my master has been kidnapped by Concubine Wen. I'm here to look for him, not to cause trouble on purpose. Can you please understand, Madam?"
Nanny Li sneered.
"Nonsense! How could Concubine Wen do such a thing? What evidence do you have? Is this how the officials of Shuntian Prefecture work?"
When the officers on the side heard this, the leader hurried forward.
"Madam, you misunderstood. It's not that we didn't do anything. It's because the Chen family filed a petition and were punished with the needle board. We adults are also doing things according to the law and have no choice but to come."
Punishment with needles and boards?
When everyone heard this, there was an uproar.
According to the imperial law, it is extremely difficult to sue the royal family.
Ordinary people need to submit the petition to Shuntian Prefecture, but this is just the beginning of the difficult road.
You know, those who sued the royal family had to endure the daunting punishment of being beaten with a needle and a stick.
There were densely packed fine needles on the needle board. The person making the complaint had to expose his upper body and lie prone on it, and the executioner would press him hard on the needle board.
The sharp needle instantly pierced into the skin, bringing excruciating pain. Blood slowly seeped out, staining the clothes red.
Every inch of skin that comes into contact with the fine needle is endless pain and torture, as if being in purgatory.
I’m afraid the Chen family really has grievances to redress!
At this time, the old woman from the Chen family came forward tremblingly.
"Madam, we have evidence. Concubine Wen sent a letter to my son, asking him to meet her at Jing'an Temple. However, he has never returned since he left home that day. We were forced to do so. We contacted Concubine Wen many times, but she always avoided us. We really have no other choice. The letter that Concubine Wen sent that day is still here with me."
Old Madam Chen cried bitterly as she spoke. She really had no other choice. If Concubine Wen had not wanted to kill them all, she would not have come here rashly.
It doesn't matter if they don't stay in the capital, but if Prince Shun knows the truth, I'm afraid that all of their family will die. Rather than this...