She turned into a noble lady in the book, she wanted to lie down

Chapter 54 54. Punishment
The fourth prince was stunned.

He was arrested for doing this, and he didn't have time to do it later.If the emperor conducts a thorough investigation, the result can be imagined.

Besides, he couldn't get rid of the suspicion that he favored a woman in the Cherry Blossom Court.

Now, he can only hope for the mercy of Emperor Qingping.

"Father, my son is confused, I beg my father to be merciful. I beg my father to look at my son's deceased mother and concubine, please be merciful."

The fourth prince began to beg.

Emperor Qingping's face showed a look of unbearable.

Yes, it was because of the woman he had truly loved that he chose Yi Shoufu's granddaughter as his concubine for Xiaosi, in order to ensure his smooth life.

"Zhaoyang, look..." Emperor Qingping finally turned to Liu Xinning, who had been quiet beside him.

"Don't ask her. Even your sister, don't ask. The Ai family left Changle in the Palace of Mercy, just wanting to handle this matter in person." Before Liu Xinning could reply, the queen mother spoke first .

"The Ai family will save face for you. Just say that you have disobeyed and offended the sky, and then you will be reduced to the people... Let's be locked up."

As soon as the queen mother's words fell, everyone in the hall was shocked.

It's needless to say how the fourth prince begged so languidly.

Even Emperor Qingping couldn't bear it anymore, "Mother, this punishment is too heavy."

A prince, he didn't commit any serious crimes, but he just wanted to take his cousin as a concubine—and, he didn't succeed!
Just because of this, he is going to be deposed as a citizen and imprisoned?This punishment is almost catching up with the chaos.

Liu Xinning also quickly analyzed the situation in front of her.

The fourth prince designed that she would be punished, and she was prepared.

What kind of foot restraint, fines, and banging are all possible.

However, direct confinement... This is not a major event that disturbs the court...

What's more, there are doubts about it...

While thinking, Liu Xinning quickly glanced at the Queen Mother, and then met her eyes.

With a flash in her heart, she quickly knelt down: "Grandmother, Uncle Huang, and fourth cousin are indeed at fault, but the crime is not so serious. Please punish Grandmother and Uncle Huang lightly."

As soon as her words of intercession came out, the fourth prince who was sitting on the ground slumped on the ground became grateful, and Emperor Qingping, who was above him, also felt relieved.

The Queen Mother let out a sigh of relief.

Of course she knew that the fourth prince's crime was not so serious.She also knew that the fourth prince was not an ordinary outsider, but the emperor's own son.

Regarding this matter, it's not just that Liu Xinning can't say severe punishment, but Chang Le said it, I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy if he thinks about it in the future.

Even if the emperor is her son, she cannot control his thoughts anytime and anywhere.What's more, how many years does she have to live?

That's why she deliberately increased the punishment, so that both the emperor and Xiaosi would hate her.

At the same time, she also hoped that Ning'er could intercede.

She punished her heavily, but Ning'er still begged for mercy despite being disliked by her.

This kind of heart, no matter how can let the emperor remember a point.Even if you don't feel grateful, you won't hold grudges.

Fortunately, Ning'er understood.If not, she still has to find a way to turn things around.

"Cousin Zhaoyang, I'm sorry, it was the fourth cousin who got caught in the lard for a while. I, I will never do this again."

The grateful fourth prince hastily promised.

"You still want to have a future?" Emperor Qing Ping scolded sharply at the top.

The fourth prince flinched and stopped talking.

"Zhaoyang, I'm really sorry for your evil cousin. Although he had bad intentions, but fortunately it didn't cause any consequences. You see, he is the real son of Uncle Huang. Uncle Huang beat him fifty years old. Board, another two years of fine, and half a year of confinement, okay?"

Emperor Qingping asked Liu Xinning for advice in a soft voice.

He was afraid of the queen mother's harsh punishment, so he couldn't help but lighten the punishment.If Liu Xinning refuses to comply, there is still room for bargaining.

"Emperor, your punishment is too light. Who is relying on salary to support their family? In my opinion, he should be deprived of ten years' income from the fief."

The empress dowager next to him couldn't bear it when she heard Emperor Qingping's trivial punishment.

Ning'er is her granddaughter who often comes to accompany her. She has many grandchildren, but this is the only granddaughter.

"The empress mother said," Emperor Qingping smiled embarrassingly, "but ten years is too much. Xiaosi has been fined for two years, and now I'm afraid I can only spend Yi's dowry... This perennial flower girl The dowry is really... You see, how about depriving him of five years of income?"

After hearing this, the queen mother was silent.

Liu Xinning couldn't help lowering her head and thinking.

The princes of the Daqing Dynasty were not allowed to enter Beijing like the Ming Dynasty, nor were they allowed to leave Beijing like the Qing Dynasty. It is somewhat similar to the Song Dynasty, but not exactly the same.

In the Song Dynasty, the clan lived in the inner city, and they were not allowed to communicate with each other or participate in politics.The clans of the Daqing Dynasty can communicate with each other and participate in politics.

The vassal kings in the early days of the Daqing Dynasty could become vassals and had great power.

However, later the emperor discovered that the development of the vassal king in the fief gradually got out of control.

The appointment and removal of officials, the arbitrary increase or decrease of taxes, are too great a threat to the imperial power.

Therefore, slowly, the vassal king has fiefs, but has no political rights and can only collect taxes.

This finally curbs some of the power of the vassal.

However, during the period of the first emperor, although the prominent prince of a foreign family only relied on tax revenue in the fiefdom, he had a high degree of freedom and was able to plot, so that the first emperor almost lost control of the government.

Therefore, in the last years of the first emperor, the regulations were formulated: there are no special exceptions for the princes of the current dynasty.

That means that the princes of the current dynasty can be crowned princes after they get married, but they will not be given titles.

After being crowned king, you can pay taxes to the fief, but you are not allowed to go to the fief, and you all live in the capital.

As for the title, it will be left to the new emperor.

Therefore, the brothers of Emperor Qingping, except for the special King Zhan, King An, King Shun and others all lived in Dong Inner City.

And the sons of Emperor Qingping, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince who are already married, have already been granted titles, but none of them have titles. They all live in the Dongxingmen area of ​​the eastern inner city.

And the main income of these princes is the taxes in the fief.

The income of the past five years is gone, and life in the fourth prince's mansion is really tense.

Because, the fourth prince has just been crowned king, and the tax for this fief has not yet been obtained...

Of course, with the dowry of the four princes and concubines, the Four Princes' Mansion would not be closed off.It's just that he will lose a lot of face.

The Queen Mother stopped talking, and Emperor Qingping turned to Liu Xinning again.

"This...is still too heavy," Liu Xinning said with a look of reluctance.

She saw Emperor Qingping's face move slightly, and a smile appeared on the fourth prince's face, and she continued: "However, since this is ordered by the emperor's uncle, it is natural to obey. Then everything should be obeyed by the emperor's edict. "

The words of Emperor Qingping's plan to take advantage of the situation to reduce the punishment were swallowed, and the fourth prince's smile was stuck on his face, half-smiling, which was very funny.

Of course Liu Xinning wanted to increase the fourth prince's punishment.

However, that's how it happened. The fourth prince had an idea and did it, but it didn't work.

An attempted crime among the people can be imprisoned, but as a prince, how is that possible?
Now that the emperor has spoken about such a punishment, what can she do?

"Uh... well... let's make it so." Emperor Qingping finally had no choice but to agree.

After all, he said what he said.

In the hall, Liu Xinning and the fourth prince thanked each other.

After thanking him for his kindness, Emperor Qingping left the fourth prince behind and planned to teach him a lesson.The Empress Dowager took Liu Xinning back to the Palace of Mercy.

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