185 Condemnation (1/2)
After Li Jung Li was arrested, the Li family, especially Marquis Li, requested an audience with the Emperor. Kneeling day and night in front of the palace, Marquis Li and the rest of the Li family expressed their sadness. The imperial guards wanted them to leave but they refused to do so. Marquis Li was not a push over. He knew that they had to use the soft and hard method in order to force the Emperor to meet with him.
”Your Majesty!!! Oh, Your Majesty!!! This old official's son has been framed…. This old official hopes that Your Majesty will bring justice!! Oh… my poor son… because of father, because many people wanted to destroy your father, you have suffered…”
Behind Marquis Li were his wife and concubines as well as their daughters, and even the Li manor's servants were present, also kneeling on the ground.
”Please give justice, Your Majesty!”
”Your Majesty, please give justice!”
”Our Young Master is innocent, Your Majesty!!”
”Your Majesty!!”
The onlookers could not help but point out those people who were kneeling. Some immediately identified them and it had not been long before the news of Marquis Li and his family kneeling in front of the palace gate circulated among the nobles and commoners.
The citizen's reactions were mixed. Some of them, those who bore grudges towards the Li family supported Li Jung Li's death by a thousand cuts while the remaining ones thought that there must be a hidden conspiracy behind the situation.
The noble's fraction was different. No one extended their hand towards the Li family and offered help. The rest of the nobles did not wish to get entangled with the current affair between the Li family and Baili family. Except those who whished for the Li family's destruction, most of the nobles had decided to wait for the palace's stand before making an action. They had to carefully select the boat that will not sink.
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Inside the throne room, Xu Ji Mo's head was throbbing as he listened to the report of his personal eunuch.
*clang!!!*
Xu Ji Mo swiped the memorandums angrily.
”Your Majesty, please quell your anger.” The eunuch hurriedly advised.
”How can Zhen remain calm after hearing what Marquis Li had done?!”
*baaam!!*
Due to anger, Xu Ji Mo slammed his hand on the table. He could not help but swore a couple of times. All the rumors outside had been reported to him and Xu Ji Mo could not help but wonder if someone was pulling strings behind the scene but when he investigated, he did not find a clue. When Li Jung Li was arrested, he sent someone to check if he was being used by others. The imperial physician reported that he did not find any foreign substance inside Li Jung Li's body that would cause for any mental problem. In other words, Li Jung Li was healthy and if it was proven that he was really the man in the rumor, it would mean that he had been doing those things with his own consciousness intact and was not used by someone else.
”Your Majesty, Duke Baili and Rui JunWang are requesting for your presence.”
Hearing the announcement from the outside, Xu Ji Mo closed his eyes in order to suppress his anger.
He was tired.
Waving his hand, Xu Ji Mo refused to see anyone.
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”XuanRong sat in front of the dresser and stared at the bronze mirror in front of her. Behind her, YuShang was busy brushing her hair.
”It seems like the entire capital has been lively in the past few days.”