HCB Chapter 109 Are you all so blind?
Chapter 109 Are you all so blind?
"Your Majesty, Prince Le was just confused for a moment. Please forgive him."
[This appears to be Princess Ri, the birth mother of King Yue.]
"Besides, it's not a terrible crime that Prince Le is in love with Shen Lang."
[Seriously, that's not even a hint of affection. Don't say that, it's disgusting.]
The Empress's usually magnanimous expression revealed a hint of displeasure.
"Princess Li, this is not a place for you. Guards, take her away."
Consort Li, who had just barged in and said only a few words, was forcibly dragged away.
The Prince of Music was lifted onto a bench, and a blow from the board followed, causing him to scream in agony.
This is for real!
All the officials: Of course we have to do it for real. First, beat this kid half to death, so he can't say a word. That way, we can easily gloss over the matter with Shen Zhiyi.
One hundred strokes of the cane may sound like a lot, but the screams that followed made Shen Zhiyi unable to stop smiling.
It turns out that a hundred lashes really weren't enough to kill him, but he was almost unconscious.
The old emperor looked expressionlessly at the unconscious Prince Le and said in a deep voice, "Guards, take Prince Le back and remember to have the imperial physician examine him carefully."
"Wait, wait a minute."
King Yue raised his hand, his eyes resolute.
The entire court: No, you're already in this state, why are you still causing trouble for Shen Zhiyi? What are you trying to achieve?!
The old emperor's lips twitched. He felt he had given the Prince of Le the wrong title; he should have given him "Stubborn Prince," for he was truly a stubborn fool.
"Father, I have received the punishment I deserved. Next, it is Shen Lang's turn!"
Even in this freezing weather, Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Shen Lang must be very homesick after not seeing his family for so long. It's alright, I've brought your family with me. They're right outside the palace right now."
【Na, nai?】
Shen Zhiyi quickly switched the surveillance camera to outside the palace.
Holy crap, they actually brought it!
[Wait, hahaha, it's okay, go ahead and call them over. As long as I deny everything, everything will be fine.]
At that moment, the former Vice Minister of Agriculture (a fraud, who also said that as long as I denied it to the death) who was heading to the distant Lingnan region sneezed violently.
Someone must be missing him!
The officials who were originally trying to figure out how to shut up Prince Yue were relieved to hear Shen Zhiyi say that.
King Yue smiled smugly, and seeing that no one spoke, he knew he had won this round.
No one knows who this Shen Zhiyi is, but the Emperor must value her highly, and even these civil and military officials value her highly.
So as long as he marries Shen Zhiyi and possesses her, then becoming the next emperor of Daye will be a sure thing for him.
Women, after all, should ultimately regard their husbands as their heaven.
After a while.
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought."
Chen Decai's expression was indescribably strange.
The old emperor was puzzled.
"Xuan."
After the others entered, the old emperor understood.
The three people walking towards the crowd looked somewhat disheveled. The exposed skin of the two middle-aged men and women bore obvious marks, as if they had suffered severe abuse.
On the other side, uh, it's a woman?!
The officials rubbed their eyes hard, quite certain that the person who looked exactly like Shen Zhiyi was a woman.
Look, those two big lumps of flesh on her chest, no doubt, she's a woman!
The smug King of Music froze on his face when he saw the three people approaching.
"Your Majesty, all you upright officials, you must do justice for this humble subject!"
Shen Zhiyi's mother immediately slid to her knees and pointed at Le Wang's nose, cursing him.
“This is the man. Our whole family was doing a small business, and he, along with a bunch of people, tied up the entire family and then didn’t give us any food or water for five days and five nights.”
King Yue's eyes widened.
[It's clearly delicious food and drinks, hahaha.]
“They even had us beaten, saying that if we didn’t obey, they would make sure our husbands had no descendants.”
King Yue's eyes widened again.
[It was clearly you who attacked King Le, hahaha.]
“Bringing us to Dajing is bad enough, but last night they left us in the cellar. Oh my god, the cellar was full of rats, and they even ate my daughter in the middle of the night. Look at my daughter, her skin is so delicate, unlike that big man Shen Zhiyi. How could she stand it?”
The King of Music's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Everyone: Shen Zhiyi doesn't need to explain, they can all see that this woman clearly doesn't have Shen Zhiyi's delicate skin!
[This is absolutely incredible! Hahaha, you three clearly slept in a house with a burning ember last night, and you kept telling Prince Yue: "Your Highness, don't worry, we'll make sure things are done perfectly tomorrow!"]
King Le nodded frantically: Yes, yes, these people clearly told him there was no problem, and even told him they didn't like Shen Zhiyi. How come they changed their tune today!
Shen Zhiyi's mother is still contributing.
"Your Majesty, esteemed officials, look at the injuries on our bodies! This is nothing short of kidnapping, imprisonment, and torture!"
"And another thing, this man not only wanted to kill my wife and me, but also wanted to take my daughter, a respectable girl, to warm his bed. Isn't that just abducting a woman? They say you can't do anything without considering the Buddha's feelings. No matter what, we are an official family."
"Is there no law anymore? Even officials can't escape this fate, let alone ordinary people! Your Majesty, you must do us justice!"
[Good heavens! Has my adoptive mother gone a bit too far? All three of you got these injuries while out there doing it yourselves.]
"You, you're spouting nonsense!"
Prince Le stood up shakily, leaning on the bench, and pointed at Shen Zhiyi's mother, saying, "You wretched woman, how dare you frame me! Father, you must not listen to her one-sided story."
At this moment, the Minister of Justice stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister believes that the injuries on these three bodies are genuine and that what they said is true."
"Yes, yes, we all believe that Prince Le should be severely punished. A prince is subject to the same laws as a commoner, and this matter should not be dealt with lightly."
King Yue exclaimed in disbelief: "You! You!"
The old emperor said coldly, "Since that's the case, we can't let loyal ministers lose heart. This matter will be handled by the Ministry of Justice."
"My lord, take the order!"
The Minister of Justice's gaze toward Prince Le was far from friendly.
King Yue was so enraged by this group of people that he vomited blood on the spot, fell backward, and completely passed out.
Shen Zhiyi, who was initially very flustered but turned out to be completely fine without saying a word: ...
No, that's all?
Are you all so blind?