Chapter 331: Good Luck
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The blizzard covered the sky and earth, as if it wanted to dye this filthy mortal world a flawless frosty white.
The commoners were originally waiting for a verdict with their blood boiling, but the snow was too heavy now. The whistling wind almost drowned out the voices of the people. Many people became nervous again, afraid that this case wouldn’t end.
Especially Scholar Zhang Min, who hugged his daughter tightly. For a moment, he looked hatefully at the kneeling Yu Family Head, Yu Xuan, and Shangqing. Then, he looked expectantly at the Emperor sitting on a high-backed chair in front of him.
Naturally, the eunuchs present wouldn’t allow the Emperor and the Eldest Prince to suffer the cold. Someone had already held up the umbrella to shield the father and son from the snowstorm.
“Cough, cough, cough…” The Emperor’s body was weak. Even though he was wearing a cloak with thick fox fur, he couldn’t help but cough in the cold wind.
His face was slightly flushed.
Zhao Rang gently stroked the Emperor’s back and wiped the temperature of his forehead. He felt that his hands were slightly hot, and he felt uneasy. The Emperor had just caught a cold a few days ago and had finally recovered.
If the interrogation continued, with the Emperor’s dragon body, he would definitely catch a cold. The result would be a serious illness, even life-threatening.
Looking at the pairs of burning eyes around him, Chu Yi, who had been standing quietly at the side for a long time, suddenly moved. He bowed elegantly to the Emperor and said, “Father, why don’t I interrogate him on behalf of you?”
When he bowed, his wide snow-white sleeves hung down and fluttered like white b.u.t.terflies in the cold wind, making him look like an immortal.
“Cough, cough…” The Emperor lowered his head and coughed twice again.
When he looked up at Chu Yi, a smile appeared in his muddy eyes. He agreed without hesitation. “Alright, help me interrogate him.”
He couldn’t wait for his son to help him. If possible, he couldn’t wait to abdicate and become the retired Emperor.
After he recovered a little, the Emperor turned to the commoners who were waiting in the snow. He raised his hand and pointed at Chu Yi, saying seriously, “This is my Eldest Prince. Let him handle this case on my behalf, as if I’m personally handling it.”
The Emperor’s hoa.r.s.e and deep voice was blown away by the cold wind. It was only after the eunuch repeated it loudly that it reached the ears of the commoners.
The commoners agreed and shouted in unison, “Your Highness, please make a decision!”
They had all seen with their own eyes that this handsome Eldest Prince was extremely considerate to the Eldest Princess, his younger sister. Just now, when the Emperor was personally interrogating people, it was also the Eldest Prince who sorted out the clues and made suggestions. His thoughts were clear, fair, and just, making people believe him.
The Emperor loved the people as if they were his children. He was clearly ill, but he still cared about ordinary people like them. He was really a rare, benevolent ruler!
The commoners looked at the Emperor and Chu Yi with reverence.
When the Emperor saw this scene, he felt rather gratified. After giving Chu Yi a few more instructions, he left Chengtian Gate under the escort of the eunuchs and the imperial guards.
The burning gazes of the commoners all turned to Chu Yi, rubbing their hands eagerly as they waited.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yi wasn’t in a hurry to continue the case. Instead, he got someone to send over cups of hot ginger tea and some umbrellas.
After drinking the hot ginger tea and using the umbrellas to block the snow, the commoners present became exceptionally obedient. They felt as if their entire bodies were warming up. They sighed in their hearts that the first prince really loved the people like an emperor.
Amidst the fragrance of ginger tea, Chu Yi only asked Yu Xuan and Shangqing,
“Do the two of you have anything else to say?’
The two of them really had things to say. They argued and argued, repeatedly shirking their responsibilities.
In fact, this case had already been mostly investigated. No matter how they tried to evade it and shirk responsibility, it was just the difference between the main culprit and the accomplice. The evidence of the crimes committed by the two of them was conclusive, and no one forced them.
Chu Yi didn’t listen for long before he interrupted them and convicted them.
“The two of you tried to murder the Eldest Princess and kidnapped innocent children. You didn’t hesitate to use 200 lives to borrow luck for your Yu Family and even tried to frame the Emperor. The evidence is conclusive, and accomplices are guilty of the same crime. Both are punishable by death.” “You’ll be executed on the 15th day of the month!”
“The rest of Madam Yu’s clansmen will be tried and convicted by the three divisions.”
“The Embroidered Uniform Guards will go to Yuzhou to capture them and escort them to the capital for interrogation.”
Just the first rule was enough to make the people present happy. Their eyes lit up, and they were overjoyed.
‘Your Highness is wise! ”
It was unknown who was the first to shout at the top of their lungs.
Right on the heels of that, the others also shouted, “Your Highness, long live, long live, long live!”
The countless shouts overlapped into one voice in an orderly manner. The aura was astonishing, and it seemed that even the densely packed snow storm around them was shaken a little by this unified shout.
The magistrate had been standing at the side for more than two hours. When he heard these shouts, he frowned.
Under the devastation of the snowstorm, his face was pale from the cold, and his entire body was cold. However, he still maintained the dignity of an aristocratic family. He straightened his back and stood like a pine tree.
After the Emperor summoned him, he ignored him all the way until he left. He didn’t even look at him, as if he had completely forgotten him.
It seemed that the Emperor and the First Prince didn’t dare touch him anymore.
It was just for the sake of the people’s hearts that he was summoned here.
The magistrate secretly heaved a sigh of relief. His heart, which had been suspended in midair, finally settled down.
That’s right, the Emperor had already provoked the Yu Family. It was equivalent to provoking the aristocratic families. He would definitely not dare stir up trouble and spread the flames of war to other aristocratic families.
Thinking of the Emperor’s soft personality, the magistrate sneered in his heart. He revealed a proud expression and casually tidied his sleeve, brushing away the snow on it.
A few strands of cold wind entered his collar, making him shiver and feel unhappy.
Today’s matter was really ridiculous. He was summoned here for no reason, for the sake of a few lowly commoners.
When he returned, he would definitely impeach the Eldest Prince. With the dignity of their aristocratic family, he wouldn’t let the Emperor and his son take advantage of him..