The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 93 Bai Qianci Beheading

The eunuch frowned hesitantly and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother will be back soon. Miss Sheng has a close relationship with the Queen Mother, and I'm afraid she will be biased towards her. If she complains to the Queen Mother, this..."

Ye Jinfeng snorted coldly and said, "The Queen Mother will not be back for another two days. With so much time, black will become white. Why are you panicking?"

"Your Majesty is right."

Before I could move, I heard a noise outside the house.

Duke Bai hurried over, looked at Sheng Yunqing kneeling on the ground, and said, "Sheng Yunqing, what do you want to do? The Dali Temple has already declared my son not guilty, so don't make trouble anymore!"

Sheng Yunqing stared straight at the closed door, his chin slightly raised with pride: "If he is really innocent, why did the Duke rush here in such a panic?"

"You!" Duke Bai said angrily, "I am worried that you, a sharp-tongued girl, will gossip in front of the emperor!"

The eunuch said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Duke Bai is here too."

Ye Jinfeng sighed and said, "Let them come in."

"Yes."

After a moment, the two of them rushed in and bowed to Ye Jinfeng: "Your servants (old ministers) pay their respects to the emperor."

Ye Jinfeng sat on the dragon chair, took a sip from the Longjing tea beside him, and said, "Why are you making so much noise outside the palace?"

Seeing the two of them rushing to speak, Ye Jinchen frowned and said, "Bai Aiqing, you speak first."

Duke Bai quickly bent down and said with his head down, "Your Majesty, the Dali Temple has already issued a verdict. It was just a misunderstanding, but Miss Sheng is still holding on to it, which is really pushing Qian Ci into the fire pit."

Ye Jinfeng glanced at Sheng Yunqing and said, "Yunqing, I already know about this matter. It was just a little joke by Qian Ci. It's not a crime."

Sheng Yunqing narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, a little joke by the young master of the Bai family almost ruined Yunqing and Yueying. A woman's reputation is the most important. Yunqing is still the wife of Prince Ye. If something really happened, how can we explain to Prince Ye who is away on the battlefield? Where will the face of the royal family be put?"

What a sharp-tongued girl! I’m afraid she won’t give up easily unless she gets an explanation.

He glanced at Duke Bai and said, "I know your concerns. I have already issued an order that no one will make up stories or slander your and Yueying's reputation."

Hearing this, Sheng Yunqing was silent for a moment, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Isn't this exactly the same as what Duke Bai said three days ago?

It turned out that the emperor was intentionally covering up for him, and the Dali Temple was also instructed by Ye Jinfeng.

She continued, "Your Majesty, I am certain that the Third Young Master Bai framed me on purpose. The four thieves have all confessed and written down their crimes. The drug powder he tried to use has also been carefully tested by the imperial physician, and the evidence is irrefutable."

After she finished speaking, she took out the signed testimony from her sleeve and handed it to her father-in-law beside her.

The father-in-law handed the paper to Ye Jinfeng. Ye Jinfeng pretended to flip through a few pages and then put it on the table beside him.

Sheng Yunqing had made thorough preparations, so it would be hard to fool him.

He raised his hand and rubbed his temple, frowned in worry, and said, "My dear Bai, what do you have to say?"

Seeing that Ye Jinchen was no longer able to defend himself, Duke Bai clenched his fists, held his breath and bowed his head to Sheng Yunqing, saying, "Miss Sheng, it is true. My son has indeed done something to let the Sheng family down. It's just that Qian Ci is still young. I hope Miss Sheng will not punish him too harshly."

Duke Bai finally bent down and apologized. Ye Jinfeng said again, "In that case, give him twenty strokes of the cane and deduct half a year's salary."

Sheng Yunqing frowned in dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty."

"Enough!" Ye Jinfeng placed the teacup heavily on the table.

Seeing Ye Jinfeng getting angry, everyone immediately bowed their heads and knelt down in unison.

Ye Jinfeng pointed at Sheng Yunqing and said, "Sheng Yunqing, Bai Qianci hasn't caused any serious harm yet, so what if we let him off the hook? I'm telling you today, you can't touch Bai Qianci!" Sheng Yunqing bit his lip secretly, his hands hidden in his sleeves slowly clenched, his face full of unwillingness.

Duke Bai raised the corners of his lips imperceptibly, with a triumphant smile in his eyes.

It is wishful thinking to expect the emperor to bring justice to the Sheng family.

"The Queen Mother has issued an order!" A sharp voice came from outside the house. Sheng Yunqing's eyes lit up and he turned to look outside the door.

The eunuch beside the Queen Mother walked into the room with the imperial edict and said to Ye Jinfeng, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother ordered me to hurry back to the palace and publicize the imperial edict."

Ye Jinfeng saw him rushing over in such a hurry, and it was definitely not a good thing, but the Queen Mother had to bow half her head to him, so she raised her hand helplessly and said, "Read it."

"Pass on my order. The third son of the Duke's Mansion, Bai Qianci, attempted to bring shame to the women of the Marquis of Zhenbei. His behavior is immoral and he is a bad person. He will be demoted to a commoner and executed immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Bai's legs went limp and he fell to the ground with a dull look in his eyes.

There was a gleam in Sheng Yunqing's eyes, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Queen Mother was not in the palace, her words that night were brought to the palace.

Duke Bai came to his senses and immediately knelt down in front of Ye Jinfeng and said, "Your Majesty, Qian Ci is young and frivolous. Please give him another chance!"

Ye Jinfeng sighed softly and said, "The Queen Mother has issued the order. I can do nothing to help. Come, drag Bai Qianci to the Meridian Gate and execute him immediately."

"Yes."

"emperor!"

Duke Bai wanted to say something else, but Ye Jinfeng just felt a headache and waved his hand, saying, "I am tired, everyone leave."

Sheng Yunqing was satisfied and stopped arguing. He lowered his head and retreated.

Not long after, she turned her head and saw that Duke Bai had also stepped out, flicked his skirt, and knelt in front of the hall.

The sky began to drizzle again. Chun Rui, who was holding an umbrella for Sheng Yunqing, raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Miss, will something unexpected happen to the Duke if he behaves like this?"

Sheng Yunqing turned around and continued walking outside the palace, saying, "The emperor has already issued the order, what else could possibly happen? Now, are we going to the Meridian Gate to watch Bai Qianci being executed?"

Chun Rui only thought about it for a moment, then she trembled with fear, and said with tears in her eyes: "Miss, I dare not go..."

Sheng Yunqing chuckled and said, "Then let's go back home."

She doesn't have any bad taste and doesn't like to watch such bloody scenes.

Meridian Gate.

The rain was not heavy, and the audience was crowded with people holding umbrellas.

"This boy is so handsome and has an extraordinary temperament. Tsk... what a pity..."

"Of course not. This is the third young master of the Duke's Mansion."

"I thought so. He looks so familiar. Will the Duke's son be beheaded?"

"He has been demoted to a commoner. I heard that he wanted to defile the young ladies of the Zhenbei Marquisate..."

The gossips from everyone had already drowned out the noisy sound of rain.

Bai Qianci knelt on the stage, the rain washing his handsome face with noble pride, his expression was numb and empty, he just whispered: "Sheng Yunqing..."

(End of this chapter)