Chapter 313 The Princess Goes Too Far

Qi Shangshu's expression was cold: "The eldest princess disrupted today's activities and made the ladies who had been looking forward to going out disappointed. Is it still reasonable?"

"Qi Shangshu is very good at avoiding the important and taking the easy." Yan Li walked over, his voice cold and cold, "Qi Zixuan and Vice Commander Zuo were cheating on women in Taohuashan Nanyuan, treating noble concubines and good concubines as brothel girls, degrading, humiliating, exchanging and transferring them at will, and treating them as objects of activity Caitou, dare I ask if this behavior complies with the laws of Jin?"

Qi Shangshu's face turned green: "A woman's status is low, not to mention that this custom has been there since the founding of the Jin Kingdom. Others can tolerate it, but the eldest princess cannot tolerate it?"

"The woman is of low status?" Yan Li narrowed her eyes, "What Qi Shangshu means is that the queen is of low status and is not as noble as Qi Shangshu. This princess is also of low status. That's why you dare to speak nonsense here and accuse me of this princess even if you are justified. Isn’t it?”

Qi Shangshu said coldly: "I don't mean that! I am humble only relative to men, but my status cannot be ignored. The eldest princess must not mess around!"

Yan Li stared at him and asked word by word: "You mean that wives should be lower than husbands, queens should be lower than emperors, princesses should be lower than princes, and concubines should be humiliated, exchanged, and executed at will by men?"

"This is indeed the case -"

"What if these women are Qi Shangshu's own mother, wife and daughter?"

Qi Shangshu's expression changed: "What does the eldest princess mean?"

"If they are treated like this, what does Qi Shangshu think?"

Qi Shangshu's anger was visible to the naked eye: "The eldest princess has gone too far to bully others! My mother should be respected and supported by me, and my wife and daughter should be protected by me——"

"Qi Shangshu is not a god, and there are times when he cannot protect you." Yan Li interrupted him coldly, each word biting, "Since you keep saying that women are inferior, I will help you today and let Qi Shangshu see what happens with my own eyes. When you are yourselves, can you still insist on the shameless statement of 'women are inferior' so confidently!"

Yan Li changed her mind. She shouldn't waste time with such a person.

They are stubborn and corrupt in their thinking, selfish and arrogant. They arrogantly enjoy the rules set by the founding emperor that men are kings. They wantonly treat women as inferiors, suppress women, and wish to crush all women in the world into dust.

They are used to being superior, how could they think they were at fault?

Without personal pain, they would never think they were at fault.

"The Queen." Yan Li turned to look at Jiang Yi, her voice was deep and ruthless, "Qi Zixuan, the legitimate son of the Qi family, hid the jade seal in the study. This is a crime of treason and injustice. He should be executed. All the women of the Qi family should be reduced to I am of low status and will be trampled and humiliated by others from now on. Please make a decision immediately!”

As soon as the words fell, the air seemed to condense instantly.

Jiang Yi stood up in shock: "What did you say?"

"Your Highness, the eldest princess?" Qi Shangshu's face was stiff, and then he was furious and looked at Yan Li in disbelief, "In order to deal with me, you actually framed me like this-"

"Qi Shangshu." Yan Li really didn't want to listen to him, "Would you like to call your son over and ask him if this is the case?"

Qi Shangshu's heart skipped a beat as he stared at her cold and heartless face.

He was obviously at a young and innocent age, but his eyebrows were so cold that it was so cold that it made people shudder.

"Come here!" Jiang Yi ordered coldly, "Immediately take someone to search the study of the legitimate son of the Qi family——"

"Empress!" Qi Shangshu knelt down suddenly, with a look of disappointment on his face, "I have devoted myself to the country, abided by my duties, maintained an honest and honest official style, and did not dare to make even small mistakes. How dare you do such a treasonous thing? The queen only listened to the eldest princess's words and convicted me. I was so heartbroken and frightened that I could no longer live in this world, so I said goodbye to the queen!"

After saying these words, he stood up and rushed towards the dragon-carved pillar, obviously intending to kill him to prove his innocence.

However, several censors reached out and grabbed him in time: "Master Shangshu, please don't be impulsive!"

"Speak well if you have something to say."

"If the eldest princess framed such a false thing just to deal with Qi Shangshu, it will only make the ministers more disappointed. Please apologize to Qi Shangshu!"

Qi Shangshu was dragged away, unable to seek death, and soon started to cry with aggrieved face: "I am dedicated to serving the country and the people, and loyal to the emperor and queen. I once thought of dedicating myself to death, but I didn't expect it, I never expected it." Ah, one day I will die of being framed. I beg the Queen to show my innocence. Even if I die, I can’t leave with my stain, Queen!”

Jiang Yi's eyes fell on Yan Li's face, as if to confirm whether what she said was true or false.

Yan Li nodded calmly.

Jiang Yi's eyes became colder little by little, as if they were covered with biting ice. After a moment, she calmly said: "Qi Shangshu."

Qi Shangshu stopped crying and slowly raised his head.

"Since the eldest princess has wronged you, I will ask the imperial guards to go to Qi Zixuan's study. If she does lie to frame an important official in the court, I will never let her off lightly!" Jiang Yi said every word, coldly and full of authority. Pressed, "If what the eldest princess said is true, then there is no need for Qi Shangshu to complain, everything will be done in accordance with the laws of Jin."

Qi Shangshu's face turned pale, and he slowly turned to look at Yan Li. When he met the woman's cold and merciless eyes, an uncontrollable coldness shot up from the soles of his feet.

Fear involuntarily arose in his heart.

"Empress." An imperial censor frowned and said, "The princess is clearly a child talking nonsense. Do we really need to search the homes of important officials in the court for this? In this case, tomorrow when the princess accuses other officials, should we also search them as usual? We cannot just listen to the princess's one-sided words in everything. I think-"

"Does Imperial Censor Wang think that Minister Qi should not be cleared of all charges?" Jiang Yi asked coldly.

Wang Yushi paused: "That's not what I meant."

"I have already said that if the search proves that the princess's words are false, I will punish her. With the punishment, she will not dare to talk nonsense again and use the same method to frame other ministers." Jiang Yi said coldly, "But if we don't investigate today, the princess's words will only leave a mark in the hearts of the ministers and cast a shadow forever. You believe in his innocence today, but not tomorrow. The seeds of doubt will gradually grow in your hearts, which is extremely disadvantageous to Qi Shangshu. What do you think, censors?"

This...

The censors were speechless and unable to refute the queen's words.

Yes, if it is confirmed that the princess's words are false, they will never miss this opportunity today. They must make the princess restrain her temper and arrogance, and be a princess who does not ask about government affairs in the future. Just stay in the princess's mansion and enjoy the good life, and don't meddle in so many trivial matters.

But if what she said was true...

"Come here!" Jiang Yi no longer cared about other people's thoughts and ordered, "Call 500 imperial guards to search Qi Zixuan's study to see if there is a jade seal!"

Minister Qi was shocked and the blood on his face faded.

Jiang Yi then added: "In order to prevent someone from leaking the information, from now on, no one except the imperial guards can leave the palace without permission."

"Yes!"ŴŴŴ.

Minister Qi felt cold all over and knelt uneasily on the side, his heart was overwhelmed by waves of fear.

"Yan Li." Jiang Yi turned his eyes slightly and looked at Hong Shang and Lan Yue who were kneeling on the side, "They are..."