Chapter 554: The Dust Settles(2/2)
Qin Xiaoxiao was relieved and comforted: "Master Qin won't let you intervene, which means he is sure to achieve this. I don't want you to intervene because he is afraid that you will get into trouble."
Jing Heng pinched her face and hummed: "You have confidence in Mr. Qin."
Qin Xiaoxiao sensed something was wrong in his tone and deliberately teased him: "That's natural. Mingyue has been telling me about Mr. Qin's deeds these days. As long as he wants to do anything, it seems that there is nothing he can't do."
Jing Heng knew that she said this deliberately, but he still felt a little sad: "A smiling fox like him won't take action easily if he is not completely sure."
Qin Xiaoxiao had suffered several losses and did not dare to go too far. He took the initiative to coax: "I also have great confidence in you. Your ability to make money is much better than Mr. Qin. If you really want to say who is better between you two, I can't compare.
Come."
The corners of Jingheng's mouth curved, and he looked at her with deep eyes without speaking.
Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless, with a shy look on her face. She leaned over and kissed the corner of his mouth to comfort him.
The couple's guess was correct. As the situation intensified, Qin Huai detailed Zhang Cifu's ten major crimes during an early court meeting in front of Emperor Yuanhe and all civil and military officials!
In addition to allowing cousins to bully men and women, and seizing other people's properties, there are also nine major sins such as selling one's official position, taking bribes, and being jealous of talents, including the felony of insulting and contemptuous of the royal princess.
The evidence for these ten major crimes was conclusive and caught Zhang Cifu's faction off guard.
They knew very well that it was impossible for Qin Huai to collect so much criminal evidence in just half a month, which meant that he had already mastered the evidence and might still have a handle on them.
These officials have studied hard for many years and finally got to where they are today. They cannot speak for a dead person, and they are even more afraid of implicating themselves. Therefore, no matter how loud they were in the court before, they are now very quiet.
After Emperor Yuan He was furious, he ordered Qin Huai to read Zhang Cifu's punishment in public according to the criminal law.
Taken individually, these ten crimes are not enough to sentence Zhang Cifu to death, but if they are added together, it would not be an exaggeration to sentence the entire Zhang family to death.
However, the Zhang family had been almost wiped out by Princess Jiaming. Seeing that Zhang Cifu had been an official for many years and had made great contributions to the court, Emperor Yuanhe spared the life of Zhang Cifu's only remaining concubine granddaughter.
The ministers headed by Zhao Shoufu knelt down and shouted "The Holy One is wise" and did not mention a word about how to punish Princess Jiaming. When Emperor Yuanhe retired and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the way they looked at Qin Huai completely changed.
However, no one expected that the next day, news came out in the palace that Princess Jiaming had swallowed gold and died.
On the surface, she was dragging her burned limbs so that the Zhang family would not be freed from their guilt until their death and would be in disgrace for thousands of years. However, few people knew that before swallowing the gold, she requested an audience with Emperor Yuanhe.
Except for Manager Tong, no one knew what Princess Jiaming said to Emperor Yuan He. However, when she was buried three days later, Emperor Yuan He ignored the objections of all civil and military officials and forcefully ordered the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites to amend the household marriage law and give women
The right to divorce one's husband.
There were many die-hards in the court who fought against the pillars and died in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, hoping to make Emperor Yuanhe take his life back.
Emperor Yuan He watched them cry and cry, and asked coldly: "Do you think your descendants will not have a Jiaming Princess, or do you think they will not be like the Zhang family, who was forced into a desperate situation by a woman?"
Destroy the whole family?"
Several stubborn ministers looked at each other: How can they guarantee this?
Emperor Yuan He sneered, vigorously threw the files of similar massacres that occurred after the founding of the dynasty in their faces, and then withdrew from the dynasty.
After being released from office, Qin Xiaoxiao learned about this from Jing Heng. She leaned on him, her heart heavy: "Brother Li, a woman like Princess Jiaming should not end up like this."
Jingheng felt uncomfortable and didn't know how to comfort her.
Qin Xiaoxiao did not need comfort and murmured: "Your Majesty is willing to amend the household marriage law, and Princess Jiaming is indispensable. If there is reincarnation, I hope Princess Jiaming will have a good pregnancy in her next life, and have parents who love her and protect her."
I have a husband, a lovely child, and a happy life.”
Jing Heng touched her head and said comfortingly: "Perhaps she came to this world just to save those women who were suffering like her. Now that her merits have been fulfilled, she left."
Chapter completed!