Chapter 748 - 361 Deviated from Direction_2
The Emperor couldn’t wait for that father and son to stop flitting before his eyes, annoying!
At the same time, he also guessed the initial intent behind Old fox Liang’s staging of this play.
No wonder he’s called the old fox; the late Emperor liked him, and he himself wasn’t annoyed by him... that was for the best.
Just then, Prefect Wang of Jingzhao requested an audience.
Sir Wong came in, glanced at Old Duke Liang, wiped his sweat, and said to Emperor Qianwu after kowtowing, "Your majesty, I’ve encountered a tricky case involving a prominent official..."
Emperor Qianwu said impatiently, "Speak!"
Sir Wong continued, "Today a woman came to the yamen, beating a drum to protest her grievances, claiming she is now a woman of Duke Liang named Lady Lian, who was previously the legitimate granddaughter of Minister of Justice Sir Lian. She wants to accuse Sir Lian of allowing his wife and son to commit violence, accuse Sir Lian’s wife of plotting against her daughter-in-law, accuse Sir Lian’s eldest son of killing his lawful wife, and accuse Sir Lian’s current eldest daughter-in-law of conspiring to seize her husband’s first wife’s dowry and persecuting the legitimate daughter... Please, sire, adjudicate," he said, presenting a stack of petitions.
The eunuch took the petitions and presented them to the Emperor, whose face grew darker as he read.
Old Duke Liang was stunned; weren’t Lady Lian’s parents some poor graduates in the Capital City? How could, how could she be the daughter of Sir Lian?
The eldest son of Sir Lian seemed to have bought a fifth rank vacancy, without a real position...
Thinking of his son tangled with a troublesome woman, Old Duke Liang was so angry he wished he could beat him to death.
After Emperor Qianwu finished reading, he slammed a hand on the throne fiercely. He said in a stern voice, "Conduct a thorough investigation! If it is as the petitions state, these people are heartless fathers, callous husbands, mothers-in-law who mistreat their daughters-in-law and legitimate granddaughters, stepmothers who took over the dowries of legitimate daughters, even driving a legitimate daughter to her death... These people, they are inhuman, inhuman!"