sjar Chapter 888 Father Begs to Take His Daughter Home
Chapter 888 Father Begs to Take His Daughter Home
Feng Guang walked down from the Dragon Platform again, took the memorial and presented it to Emperor Hongde.
Emperor Hong De opened it and read it, and put it together with Fu Yinglan's memorial.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!
It was my fault that I was blind and mistakenly married an unvirtuous wife!
It is wrong to marry a bad minister.
As a result, without my knowledge, they did so many arrogant and illegal things behind my back!
Please, Your Majesty, punish me for my failure to investigate!"
Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi took a few steps forward and knelt down under the dragon platform, kowtowed to Emperor Hongde and apologized.
Emperor Hongde did not respond to him, nor did he let him stand up, but directly issued an order.
"Three Chief Justices, come forward!"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
Fu Yinglan, the Minister of Punishment, He Fengnian, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and Feng Pu, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, stepped forward and saluted.
"Tomorrow, the three judicial departments will convene to try Zhang Jinyan's case. We must thoroughly investigate his crimes and determine his sentence!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, we obey your command!"
Fu Yinglan and the other three judicial officials received the order and withdrew.
"Where is the commander of the Imperial Guard, Dong Wen?"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
Dong Wen came forward from the class.
"I order you to immediately bring people to search the Cifu Mansion.
Once evidence of a crime is found, it must be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. All property must be registered and returned to the national treasury. No mistakes must be made!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards, Dong Wen, received the order, turned around and left the hall, and immediately led his men to the Cifu Mansion.
As Dong Wen walked out of the palace gate, someone from the literature class came forward.
"Your Majesty, your servant Hua Zhongjian has a memorial to make!"
Emperor Hongde and all the civil and military officials in the court looked at Hua Chongjian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, who knelt down as soon as he left the office.
"What do you have to say, Lord Hua? Stand up and speak!"
Emperor Hong De raised his hand to signal.
Hua Chongjian did not stand up, but kowtowed directly to Emperor Hongde on the throne.
"I beg the Emperor to show mercy and allow me to take my daughter Yinyin home!"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was shocked.
Even Xiao Jingyi, who was kneeling there, suddenly turned around and looked at Hua Chongjian who was kneeling not far from him.
"Father-in-law, you..."
Just as Xiao Jingyi was about to speak to dissuade him, he was interrupted by Hua Chongjian.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, please do not address me like that. I have only been your nominal concubine for two years. I have never considered myself your father-in-law.
There is no need to address him like that, Your Highness Prince Yi!"
"Nominal concubine?
"Lord Hua, what do you mean?"
Emperor Hongde asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, it was my daughter Yinyin who unfortunately met His Royal Highness Prince Yi under unexpected circumstances.
It was His Royal Highness Prince Yi who said... that he accidentally saved my little daughter Yinyin, and that he had had an affair with my little daughter, so he should take responsibility and was willing to marry my daughter into Prince Yi's palace as a concubine.
I only regret that I did not investigate the truth in detail at the beginning. I only cared about my own face and my daughter's reputation, so I agreed against my will!
Who knew that my little girl Yinyin would rather die than do that!
My daughter is already engaged and will be getting married in a few months.
However, Your Majesty did not know that my daughter was already engaged, and I did not make it clear at the time, but Your Majesty wrote the imperial edict to grant the marriage.
My daughter was worried that if she disobeyed the imperial edict, her family would be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor and disobeying the imperial order, so she reluctantly entered Prince Yi's palace and became a concubine.
However, since entering Prince Yi's mansion, my daughter has been chanting scriptures and burning incense to worship Buddha every day, and has never set foot outside the courtyard.
His Royal Highness Prince Yi will not be allowed to enter the hospital. If His Royal Highness Prince Yu forces his way into the hospital, my daughter Yinyin will commit suicide immediately.
I heard from my daughter's maid that my daughter Yinyin carries a short blade with her day and night to protect her innocence!
The food, clothing and other expenses of my daughter and the maids and servants who came with her in Prince Yi's Mansion are all paid for by the dowry I gave to my daughter, and not a single cent came from Prince Yi's Mansion!
Your Majesty, this is how my daughter Yinyin has been living for the past two years.
Whenever I think of my daughter Yin Yin, and realize that I have ruined her life, I feel like a bone stuck in my throat and am filled with resentment.
Because of a moment of thoughtlessness, I have wronged my daughter for more than two years!
I regret it!
I only ask that you take my daughter home!
My little girl Yinyin once swore: I would rather be a wife from a poor family than a concubine from a rich family!
Even if my daughter never gets married again, I hope she can live out her life in peace in her own home, without having to live in fear every day with a sharp knife on her body, and without having to bear the title of concubine that she hates so much, and she won't be able to rest in peace until her death!
If the emperor wants to punish me for disobeying his orders, I have no complaints.
I only ask that you take my daughter away from Prince Yi's palace. I would rather resign my official position and live in seclusion, farming and studying with my daughter for a living, and never enter the court again!"
After saying that, he kowtowed deeply to Emperor Hongde.
"I see...I was wrong back then!"
Emperor Hongde pondered for a long time before he sighed and said.
"It was my fault for neglecting my duty. I actually wasted more than two years on such a good girl!
It was my fault!
That imperial decree granting marriage... I... shouldn't have issued it!
I should have conducted a thorough investigation and asked more questions instead of just listening to one side of the story and ruining the life of such a noble and strong-willed woman!
Whatever!
Today I will..."
Just as Emperor Hongde was about to allow Hua Chongjian to take his daughter home, Xiao Jingyi hurriedly spoke out to stop him, interrupting what Emperor Hongde was about to say.
Xiao Jingyi kowtowed repeatedly, "Uncle Emperor, wait a minute, please listen to what this son has to say!
I truly love my concubine Yin Yin!
Yinyin has a knot in her heart for the time being, and I understand, and I am willing to wait.
I firmly believe that one day I will be able to warm Yinyin's heart;
It will make Yinyin willingly stay in Prince Yi's Mansion!"