The Regent's Little Wife

Chapter 238: Sang Ning defeats Lord Li

Sang Ning... Shen Huaian didn't have much impression of Sang Ning, he only knew that she was the daughter of Prime Minister Sang. On weekdays, when the royal family had any gatherings, she would sit aside and not talk to everyone. His impression of her was that although she was a lady from a wealthy family, her personality was still very introverted. He was actually threatened by her. Would she do that?

Emperor Shen Huaian felt very embarrassed. Li Quanshui, you were a third-rank official after all, and yet you came here to file a complaint, and the person you are suing is the regent's princess.

But what Li Quanshui said did not sound false. It was indeed the imperial order for Li Quanshui to investigate the case. Could it be that the Regent Princess really stopped Li Quanshui from investigating the case?

Emperor Shen Huaian pursed his lips for a long time before saying, "In that case, then pass on my imperial decree and call Ning'er over to ask her if there is any misunderstanding. I remember that girl was rather timid, so she shouldn't do that. Maybe there is a reason. I'll call her here first," he said to the eunuch next to him, and asked her to go to the Regent's Palace to call Sang Ning for a confrontation.

The eunuch chief was about to go downstairs when the eunuch outside came over to say that the Regent Princess wanted to see him. Emperor Shen Huaian thought, what's going on? I was about to summon him, but now he comes directly. Since he comes, I don't have to summon him.

"Call her in..." As he spoke, a woman walked into the imperial study, crying.

After coming in, she lifted her clothes and knelt down. "Father... please make the decision for me. I want to sue the Dali Temple Minister Li Quanshui. He came to the Regent Princess today to inquire about the fire in the imperial kitchen a few days ago. At that time, I wanted to ask whatever I wanted to ask. After all, I was a woman and I was a little slow to clean up. So he got impatient waiting in the front hall and brought people to break into my Qiushui Garden. He also said that a friend of the palace saw me before the imperial kitchen caught fire. I have already told Lord Li that I did not go out before the imperial kitchen caught fire, but Lord Li did not believe it and insisted on taking me to the Dali Temple for questioning..."

"I will never admit to anything I didn't do, but Lord Li wouldn't let me go, so he sent his men to take me away by force. When they were trying to catch me, they pushed me down. Father, you can see my arms are bruised, and they even stepped on my hands."

"Father... I am a regent princess. I was attacked by a strange person who broke into Qiushui Garden and injured me. I was very angry and had an argument with Lord Li. Lord Li was furious and told me that he must report me to the emperor..."

"Father, please, it's not that I don't want to cooperate. It's just that as an official of the Dali Temple, you let your men beat me before you investigated the matter thoroughly. Now my arm hurts so much. Look at my hand. Father, you know that I like playing the piano the most. How can I play the piano now that my hand is injured? Please, father, make the decision for me and severely punish Lord Li..." Sang Ning said with tears in her eyes.

Emperor Shen Huaian was stunned. The people from the Dali Temple really took action. Shen Huaian saw that Sang Ning's arm was bruised, and his hand was also bruised after being stepped on. If the prime minister saw this, he would have to ask for an explanation.

Li Quanshui who was standing by was blown away by Sang Ning's acting skills. He never expected Sang Ning to do this. When he entered the Regent's Palace, he said some harsh words to the Regent Princess, but when did his men attack the Regent Princess?

Li Quanshui knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty... I am innocent. I had a verbal conflict with the princess, but my subordinates did not have any physical conflict with the princess. It is the princess who is wrongly accusing me. Your Majesty, please find my subordinates. By the way, the Minister of Justice Li Bing was also there. Your Majesty, please call Lord Li Bing and we will know the answer after asking him."

Emperor Shen Huaian thought, such a small matter has been turned into such a mess. It's simply...

That Li Bing is as cunning as a cat. Even if we call him over, he will definitely try to smooth things over. No matter which side he sides with, he will offend the people on the other side. What's the point of calling him? It's just... This kind of official who can't get around is really drunk.

But today's incident is indeed a bit confusing. Who is right and who is wrong in this matter? It is impossible to judge now. Now the Yu Dynasty is eyeing us covetously. What if we still need to rely on the Regent to fight? If we offend the Regent, then if the Yu Dynasty sends troops, our dynasty will have no one to use. It seems that I must protect the Regent in this matter. After all, the Regent Princess is injured now, and you just said that you did have a verbal conflict with the Princess. There is no way, you can only endure it.

When the world is at peace, I will really deal with the regent, his whole family, including Prime Minister Sang. I have long disliked Prime Minister Sang. If he had not made great contributions before, I would have dismissed him from his post.

Thinking of this, he slowly said, "My dear Li... the Regent Princess is a woman after all. You see, she is injured now. You are also a dignified third-rank official. You should not bother with a woman. After all, as you said, there was a language conflict between you. People from the Ministry of Justice were also there at the time. Why didn't they have a conflict with him? It was only your people who had a conflict with him? So you must have had some problems during this period... This matter ends here. Don't interfere with the Dali Temple. Will they really send other people to investigate this matter..."

"You all go down..." Emperor Shen Huaian was now overwhelmed and just wanted these people to leave quickly.

At this time, Sang Ning was still crying there, "Father... Was my son beaten in vain? Today, the people from the Dali Temple pushed me down and stepped on my hand, so other officials will bully me too. I have already found my father and uncle, and they will probably be back soon. They love me very much..."

The emperor heard what Sang Ning said. He had already told his father and uncle about the matter. What did it mean? His father was already very difficult to deal with. And his uncle was the most difficult person in the court. The emperor was so angry... Li Quanshui... Li Quanshui... Why did you offend anyone else? You offended her. She was nothing, but the people behind him were more difficult than each other.

"Ning'er...what do you want to do..." The emperor could only ask Sang Ning's opinion now.

"Father... and I am not an unreasonable person. Then let Lord Li go to the Regent Palace to apologize in person. Let's forget about this matter, and don't pursue the matter of his men beating me..."

Emperor Shen Huaian was satisfied with the result. So he said to Li Quanshui, "Did you hear what the Regent Princess said? I'll give you one day to apologize. You are more likely to cause trouble than help..." The emperor didn't want to bother with them anymore, so he just tossed his sleeves and left.

Li Quanshui was unwilling to do so. His subordinates had not pushed the princess down at all, but he did not expect that the princess would now turn the tables. It was true that it was difficult to raise a woman with a villain. Unfortunately, the imperial decree had been issued, and now even if he was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. He could only stare at Sang Ning in front of him.