After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 249 - 241 Congratulations to the General’s Wife for Getting Revenge

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mrs. Zhang’s maid returned, discreetly handing a scroll to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang looked over it, placed it into a box, and pushed it in front of Fu Zhen once more.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace, Xu Yin knelt on the ground, speaking earnestly.

"The Commandery Princess has been diligent in her studies since childhood, she understands righteousness deeply, and over the years, she has privately been charitable, accumulating virtuous deeds and leaving traces everywhere. She has always been a paragon of a virtuous lady in this world.

"Although this time, in a moment of confusion, she made a grave mistake, it was not her true intention to harm Mr. Liu. Your Majesty, I beg you to take into account the Commandery Princess’s past virtues and spare her."

Pei Zhan, standing below the ledge, shifted his gaze from Xu Yin to the emperor above.

The emperor’s face was as calm as water: "You still plead for her?"

Xu Yin lowered his head even further: "As a minister, I know the court’s laws must not be desecrated, but as the Commandery Princess’s husband, I cannot be indifferent. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"I know better than anyone else the nature of the Commandery Princess. It must not have been her idea to harm Mr. Liu. She is usually not even willing to punish the servants; I cannot believe she would commit murder!"

"So you mean to say that the Shuntian Prefecture and the court’s three judicial departments are just sitting around doing nothing?" The emperor’s voice sank, "Xu Yin, as Yongping’s husband, you share some of the blame for her murder case, yet you still plead on her behalf? Aren’t you afraid that I will punish you along with her?"

"Ridiculous!" The emperor slammed the table and reprimanded angrily, "As a close minister of mine, how can you be so ignorant of severity! Go outside and kneel, and do not get up without my decree!"

The little eunuch at the door came in to "invite" Xu Yin out.

The emperor took a deep breath, watching his back before turning to look at Pei Zhan beneath the curtain: "He is indeed deeply devoted, both to Taiping and Yongping!"

Pei Zhan nodded: "Vice Minister Xu perhaps has his own reasons. I heard from my mother-in-law that Vice Minister Xu often sends people to the major restaurants in the city to buy snacks to coax Yongping. After all, for a talented scholar marrying up, some pride must be let go."

The emperor looked up at him: "So you mean, the ministers valued by me, must still humble themselves to uphold her pride in front of Yongping."

"Vice Minister Xu’s domestic affairs, I am not so clear on. I only spoke of what I have seen and heard."

The emperor’s face darkened further. His gaze turned to the eunuch standing on the other side beneath the curtain.

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward: "Whatever matter big or small within Princess Yongping’s and the Prince Manor’s management, they always demand Vice Minister Xu to be at their beck and call; I have indeed heard of this."

The emperor said: "Xu Yin, as a third-rank official, is an important court officer who should serve the court, not a prince consort with no official duties at the Prince Manor! What right do they have to demand he be at their beck and call?

"If he hadn’t come today to plead for this matter, would he have been unable to explain himself upon returning to the Prince Manor?"

No one dared to speak in the hall.

At this moment, a yellow-gate attendant quickly entered: "Report to the emperor, Imperial Censor Xie accuses the County Lord of Yongping of consorting with the Eastern Palace Consort Yu!"

The emperor squinted his eyes: "Summon!"

Soon, Xie Zhang entered the hall with a box.

The emperor said: "You accuse the County Lord of Yongping of consorting with the Eastern Palace’s imperial decree, do you have evidence?"

Xie Zhang presented the wooden box in his hand: "Your Majesty! Here is the irrefutable evidence, please examine it!"

The wooden box was delivered to the emperor. He opened it and flipped through the items, scattering them onto the ground even before he finished looking through all.

"Pei Zhan, kneel down!"

Pei Zhan hurriedly knelt: "I do not know what crime I have committed? Please, Your Majesty, enlighten me!"

The emperor descended, walking to him: "Where did this evidence come from? If there is a single word of falsehood, I will demote you completely!"

The emperor was only ill, not blind.

Pei Zhan, being the General Pingxi who subdued the Dayue Country with his own hands, could not fail to see through Yongping, yet chose to come to court to sue, dragging himself into the water, dispatching He Qu and Xie Zhang to monitor the case. He could only be plotting something bigger.

But the emperor knew Yongping’s capabilities well, and he wanted to see how deeply Yongping was involved this time? What grave misdeeds had she committed to provoke a general esteemed as Pingxi to play these mind games with him.

Thus earlier, the emperor intentionally spared Yongping lightly, allowing Pei Zhan to linger in front of him.

He never expected, in the end, to receive evidence of Yongping conspiring with the Eastern Palace’s consort!

The collusion between these two would inevitably involve matters concerning the court, something no institution can tolerate.

And this is expressly detailed in the laws of the court.