Please Give Me an Explanation, Empress Dowager
"Hold on ~"
The Tiger Head Chopper was carried up, but a shout came from the door of the court.
Pang Yu turned his head and saw the princess supporting an old woman into the court. Without a doubt, who else could be supported by the princess other than the Empress Dowager?
Bao Zheng's expression changed when he saw the Empress Dowager. He had thought that the Empress Dowager would only come tomorrow, but who knew that she would be invited by the Princess today.
"We welcome the Empress Dowager for a thousand years ~"
Bao Zheng and the rest of the people in the court bowed and said in a clear voice. In the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as kneeling, especially civil officials. They would not even kneel before the emperor, let alone the empress dowager.
This point was also related to the ideology of the Song Dynasty. The scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor jointly ruled the world. It was the Song Dynasty that began. The entire scholar-bureaucrat group believed that they and the emperor ruled the world together. It was just that everyone's position was different, so they naturally did not have to kneel. The gentry did not pay taxes also began from the Song Dynasty.
The princess helped the empress dowager to the signboard hanging in the mirror in the court. A eunuch brought a chair over and placed it there for the empress dowager to sit down.
"Bao Zheng, this widow has already told you not to interfere in the royal family's affairs. Are you going to disobey the decree?”
The empress dowager sat down and asked directly, looking like she was questioning him.
"The matter between the Prince Consort and the Princess is a matter of the Royal Family. This is because the Princess and the Prince Consort are both members of the Royal Family, but Qin Xianglian is not. The emperor's son-in-law sent people to assassinate her and forged a divorce letter to deceive the emperor. Her crime should be punished. Later, he instructed County Magistrate Xu to beat Qin Xianglian into confessing and send her to the border. On the way, he ordered the yamen runners to kill her.
This was no longer a family matter of the royal family. This concerned the laws of the Great Song, the face of the imperial court, and His Majesty's reputation. Chen Shimei's death is not enough to appease the people's anger, and his death is not enough to enforce the law of the country. Moreover, Chen Shimei sent someone to assassinate me yesterday.
Empress Dowager, is this still considered a simple royal family matter?”
Before Bao Zheng could say anything, Pang Yu stood up and snorted coldly. The empress dowager was an old hag, and he was very unhappy just looking at her. Damn it, your son-in-law killed someone and you didn't care. Now that he's going to be punished, you're here to cover up for him. No matter what, he had to kill Chen Shimei today.
"Pang Yu, don't forget that you are also a member of the royal family. You said that the Fuma sent people to assassinate you, do you have any evidence? Could it be that you can say that the Fuma sent someone to assassinate you?”
The princess pointed at Pang Yu and said loudly. She was anxious. This matter could not be confirmed. If it was true that Chen Shimei had sent people to assassinate Pang Yu, then Chen Shimei would die.
Bao Zheng was not Grand Preceptor Pang. Grand Preceptor Pang held real power in the court and was deeply trusted by the Emperor. How could he remain indifferent when his only son was assassinated? Moreover, Noble Consort Pang would be beside the Emperor, and her husband would be upset.
"Evidence? Why do you need evidence when it's obvious? I'll say something arrogant. Who in Kaifeng Prefecture would want to assassinate me? Who would dare to send someone to assassinate me?"
Pang Yu stood up and looked at the people in the court and outside as he asked loudly. No one dared to answer because this was the truth. Assassinating Pang Yu in Kaifeng Prefecture? Do you really think Senior Grand Tutor Pang is a sick cat?
"Yesterday, after I was assassinated and returned to my residence, Chen Shimei was at my residence. He tried his best to urge me to put pressure on Bao Zheng so that he could solve the case as soon as possible. At that time, I only thought that he was too impatient. How could such a case be solved so easily?
After a night of pondering, I finally figured out a key point. Now that Bao Zheng was investigating Chen Shimei's murder of his wife and son, how could he have the energy to investigate other cases? If the Grand Preceptor House pressured Bao Zheng…
Bao Zheng must abandon the case of Chen Shimei killing his wife and son and turn to investigate who assassinated me. Thinking of this, I understood that Chen Shimei was using me to escape. As long as I'm assassinated and report it to Kaifeng Prefecture, the Grand Preceptor Residence will definitely put pressure on Kaifeng Prefecture.
Bao Zheng had no choice but to temporarily give up on investigating the case of his wife's murder. He would have more time to deal with the aftermath. Perhaps after a while, he would destroy all the evidence.”
When Pang Yu said this, he looked at the Empress Dowager and said loudly,""Empress Dowager, is this still considered a royal family matter? Whose family matters would cause a life to be lost?”
" Pang Yu, how dare you! This is the Empress Dowager!"
The princess angrily pointed at Pang Yu and berated him.
"So what if it's the Empress Dowager? Could the Empress Dowager disregard the laws of the country? Could it be that the Empress Dowager treated human lives as nothing? Princess, your status is noble, but I'm not bad either. Don't talk to me with such a high and mighty attitude. Moreover, your Fuma has no regard for human lives and has plotted against the king's uncle.”
Pang Yu looked at the princess as if he had to do his part. He knew that Song Renzong was a reasonable emperor throughout history. Bao Zheng had offended so many powerful people and was still living well. It was all because of Song Renzong's support.
"Enough ~"
The Empress Dowager berated at this moment, and the Princess stopped talking.
The Empress Dowager's gaze paused on Pang Yu for a few seconds before turning to Qin Xianglian. This old woman, don't be disgusted, but she's not stupid.
"Qin Xianglian, come here ~"
"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager ~"
Qin Xianglian lowered her head in fear. Pang Yu wasn't afraid of the Empress Dowager, but she was. She was just a commoner, different from Pang Yu.
"Qin Xianglian, I know you have suffered a lot these years. Aijia is also a woman, I understand your difficulties. Here is some money for you to take ~"
The Empress Dowager knew that if the people didn't sue the officials, they wouldn't investigate. As long as Qin Xianglian was willing to withdraw the lawsuit, then this case wouldn't be a case anymore. She felt that it would be easier to deal with Pang Yu.
"Empress Dowager, I don't want money ~"
Qin Xianglian did not take the money and shook her head slowly.
"Then what do you want? As long as this widow can do it ~"
"I don't want anything. I just want my husband back ~"
Qin Xianglian lowered her head and whispered.
Pang Yu understood from the side. It turned out that the Empress Dowager wanted Qin Xianglian to withdraw the lawsuit. This immediately made him unhappy. What was the meaning of this? Does this mean that my life is not important? Just because you said so?
"Pa ~"
Just as the Empress Dowager was about to speak, Pang Yu stood up from his chair and walked over to Bao Zheng's table. He picked up a piece of wood and slapped it heavily. Everyone's attention was drawn over.
"What does Empress Dowager mean? I've said so much just now, but the Empress Dowager chose to ignore it. Based on the Empress Dowager's attitude, does it mean that it doesn't matter if the Fuma kills me? I have a cheap life, so if I die, so be it. Is that what you mean?”
Pang Yu glared at the Empress Dowager, completely disregarding her identity as the Empress Dowager.
"You…"
The Princess pointed at Pang Yu and was about to say something when the Empress Dowager stopped her hand. The Princess didn't care what Qin Xianglian and Bao Zheng said. Qin Xianglian was just a commoner's wife, and Bao Zheng was just a servant of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The official position of Yi in Kaifeng Prefecture was not small, but his influence on the imperial court was still insufficient. But this time, it's Pang Yu. If you really say that Pang Yu's life isn't important, then you'll be in big trouble. Grand Preceptor Pang's only son, if you really say this, I'm afraid it will cause turmoil in the royal court.
The Empress Dowager was also a member of the royal family, so she understood many things. You could scold Bao Zheng and Qin Xianglian, but you couldn't scold this person so easily.
"Pang Yu, this widow will talk about your matter later. I will definitely give you an explanation.”
The Empress Dowager looked at Pang Yu and said.
"No, I can't! This was a matter of life and death. How could he say it later? Empress Dowager, please give me an explanation now ~"
Pang Yu looked at the Empress Dowager and said in a clear voice.
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