"Pardon the Eldest Princess?"
Emperor Jing looked at the officials below and said, "Although MIngzhu is the Eldest Princess, she committed murder in the Golden Palace. If she is not severely punished, I'm afraid it will not appease the people!"
The censor who was elected as the representative by the censorate secretly felt bitter. His Majesty was using their previous words to slap their faces. But at this time, he could only brace himself and say, "The officials saw what happened that day with their own eyes. It was the Great Scholar Han who was in the wrong first. As an official, how can we be disrespectful to Her Highness? Her Highness is wholeheartedly serving the country. It is understandable that she was impulsive … Moreover, His Majesty has already grounded the Eldest Princess. I think that if we severely punish the Eldest Princess because of this, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the officials who serve the country wholeheartedly!"
Censor Lin's words once again drew the agreement of countless officials.
It was really that this matter was far beyond their expectations. If it was someone else who committed murder in the Golden Palace, they would have been beheaded long ago. But the Eldest Princess was the Eldest Princess after all. Even if Great Scholar Han was really killed, no one would think that the Eldest Princess would pay with her life, let alone a strand of her hair. At most, she would be stripped of her title. With His Majesty's love for the Eldest Princess, it would not take long for him to find another reason to restore it.
But no matter what, their attitude had to be set. If even the Golden Palace could be so easily dealt with, what was the use of the law?
However, who could have expected that the public opinion was almost one-sided. If it was only the people, it was fine. Even the daughters of the wealthy and officials had a strong reaction to this.
They joined forces to petition His Majesty to pardon Her Highness the Eldest Princess. Some daughters of the prestigious families had even set up an organization called the "Women's Union". This "Women's Union" was different from the poetry society and the like. Its purpose was to solve the difficulties of women. In recent days, they had vigorously promoted the matter of late marriage and late childbirth in the capital city. To some extent, it had saved a lot of effort for the court.
Although Her Highness the Eldest Princess was still grounded in the palace, she was the first "president" that they had jointly elected. These days, she had been going around for the Eldest Princess's matter. Even the officials had a headache.
Every single one of these women had a powerful background. The Wang Clan and a few other large clans, families of generals, a few princesses, and even a few ministers of the imperial court had people from their families. This was a force that could not be easily shaken.
"Since all of you have said so …" Emperor Jing looked thoughtful and said, "Chang De, go to the Morning Dew Hall …"
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"You're out so soon?"
Li Yi looked at Her Royal Highness who was standing in the courtyard in astonishment. It seemed that the officials in the court were even more impatient than he had imagined …
"Women's Union?" MIngzhu looked at him and asked, "Is it your doing?"
"What Women's Union?" Li Yi looked back at Li Xuan and asked, "You did it?"
Li Xuan shook his head. He had indeed done a lot of things these days, including encouraging the Wang Clan and a few other large clans and families of generals to unite to put pressure on the imperial court. But this "Women's Union" really had nothing to do with him.
"It's a new organization established by some women from influential families in the capital. They said that they wanted to unite and do something for women. They elected me as the first president. I'm considering …" When MIngzhu hesitated, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "What else is there to consider? You don't know what kind of position you have in the hearts of the women in the capital. No one is more suitable than you for this position."
The president of the Women's Union was the patron saint of all the women in the Jing Kingdom. She had a halo above her head. If she did more practical things for women, half of the world would fall to her side with a wave of her arm.
Of course, it was impossible for her to start a vigorous feminist movement now. The concept of male superiority and female inferiority had been deeply rooted and could not be easily changed. In fact, even those women themselves, under the inspiration of the unknown man with ulterior motives, could only have some vague ideas in their hearts and could not be grasped.
The establishment of the Women's Union was such a result. They still did not know the direction. They only knew that by doing this, they might be able to slightly change something. They did not dare to think about it before and had never thought about it. Now Her Royal Highness stood up and led them to take a big step forward. Maybe they could take a few more steps in the future …
"Really has nothing to do with you?" MIngzhu looked at Li Yi with a face full of doubt.
"I swear, it's definitely not me." Li Yi raised four fingers and pointed to the sky, "If this really has anything to do with me, let me, let me …"
As he spoke, he looked at Her Royal Highness.
After a long time, he put down his slightly sore arm, looked at MIngzhu and asked, "Why didn't you stop me?"
This was definitely not right. Logically speaking, when he was about to swear, Her Royal Highness should not have quickly covered his mouth and said with a touched face, "Enough, I don't need you to swear, I believe you …"
"Go ahead, I'm listening." Her Royal Highness crossed her arms and looked at him.
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"Boring …" Li Yi shook his head, stood up, and walked to the indoor playground at the side.
"Hey, hey, Li Bing Ning, can't you just sit there quietly? Why are you playing the slide, come down …"
MIngzhu looked away from Li Yi's back and looked at Li Xuan. Li Xuan spread out his hands and said, "It's definitely not me, but in my opinion, there is no harm for you to be the president. At least, it will be more convenient for you to do things in the future …"
After thinking for a moment, MIngzhu finally nodded.
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"Sigh, Detective Zhao, how can we stop singing just like that? The tickets have already been sold, the customers will have complaints! "Inside the brothel, Old Sun looked at a man dressed like an official with a troubled expression.
"Sigh, Old Sun, this is what the higher-ups want, we are just following orders." The official with the surname Zhao sighed and said, "The imperial court is already looking for that 'Wu'. Say, why don't you think about it, at this time, can this kind of show still be performed?"
Old Sun's expression changed and said, "Detective Zhao, we don't know either, it, it is not allowed by the imperial court! Moreover, we bought it from someone else … "
"I know, I know. In all of the brothels in the capital, only you have the most conscience. You never spread rumors. Last time, in the case of Deputy Mayor Ma, it was you guys who helped to clear his name. Even the censorate praised you guys. The tile house in the west of the city, which was the first to perform this kind of show, has been completely sealed. Lord Liu specially instructed me not to make things difficult for you guys."
Detective Zhao waved his hand and said, "Old Sun, don't worry, this matter is not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame that 'Wu'. I came to tell you that 'Romance of the Western Chamber', 'Peony Pavilion', and especially 'Peacock Flies Southeast', don't ever sing again."
"Got it, got it …" Old Sun nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, I will bring my brothers to other places to take a look …" Detective Zhao waved his hand and turned to walk out of the brothel.
"Everything was fine, why aren't we allowed to sing anymore …" Old Sun shook his head in pity. "The tile house in the west of the city has been sealed, we can just buy it … Forget it, forget it, we will talk about this in the future. That 'Mulan' should start rehearsing …"
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