C430 One piece of human skin (1/2)
”Yes.” Two mama who followed them out of the palace walked forward, one of them firmly held onto Hui Zhi, the other touched her body, and indeed took out a round jade pendant, similar to what Xi Qiu described.
Zhou Chengdi took the jade pendant and placed it in his hand. Then, he slowly clenched his fist.
”Your majesty, this is enough to prove that the Fourth Prince was wrongly accused. Not only has the Fourth Prince been wronged, but his filial piety has been misinterpreted. Some people even disobey the empress dowager's imperial decree and frame the emperor. They even keep deceiving the emperor in every possible way.” Xiao Zhenhai's knees bent and he kneeled on the ground. His eyes were bloodshot. Now, he was the Fourth Prince's father-in-law. His father-in-law spoke for his son-in-law's sake!
It was time to see if the ninth prince had a chance to make a comeback! The three sons of the Xiao family looked at each other with a smile in their eyes.
Everything that had happened today had happened in an instant. The ninth prince and Lian Ruyue must have been unprepared. Even if they tried to think of a way, so what if the witness was in front of the emperor?
Even though the Fourth Prince was in prison, his scheme was enough to make the greatest enemy fall from a high vantage point, and cause Lian Ruyue, the crafty girl, to fall to the ground!
”Men! Capture Jiu Zi Feng Yun Zheng, the direct daughter of the Lian family, and this palace maid and bring them back to the palace. The Ministry of Justice will interrogate them tomorrow!”
At Emperor Zhou's order, Jiang Keji and the guards walked in front of Feng Yunzheng and Lian Xiangyue. However, when the guards arrived in front of the two of them, they did not dare to make a move.
He calmly extended his hands towards Jiang Keji as he said, ”Since it's because of Imperial Father's orders, this son will definitely obey, but this son has never committed such a heinous crime. I hope Imperial Father can give this son my innocence.”
Lian Meng took two steps forward and said, ”Your majesty, the Ninth Prince and my sister must have been wrongly accused! This palace maid has never appeared in the Prime Minister's Estate before, so everything that has happened today must have been arranged beforehand. ”
”Yes, Your Majesty. Lian Fu said exactly what this subject wanted to say. I have never seen this Hui Zhi in the Prime Minister's Mansion.”
”Even Ru Yue, your maid from the Prime Minister's Estate saw this and even identified your jade pendant. Do you still want to quibble? Are you looking down on the Emperor?” Xiao Zhenhai saw that Lian Yue was still trying to argue for him, so he said coldly, ”Lian Xiang, your daughter is really not simple. She actually dared to tease the Emperor.
Lian Yan Qing's expression was solemn and his forehead was locked. Today, the Emperor had come to pay attention to him, an important official in the imperial court, but before he left, he wanted to capture his daughter —
Today's birthday banquet was truly a feast for the heart!
He focused his mind, stepped forward, and said, ”Your majesty, the Ninth Prince has a strong character and a reputation. His majesty has always been fair and upright, receiving praise for his actions.
”Father!” Lian Ru Yue suddenly bent her knees and knelt in front of Lian Yan Qing. ”It's my daughter who is unfilial, I'll let father worry about it!”
Saying that, she straightened up and looked at Hui Zhi again, ”You disorderly slave, today is my father's birthday, it's a good day, but you are with the adulterers, framing me, making my father happy and bad. I won't forgive you today, I will personally teach you a lesson, but I want to ask who made you do this!”
As she spoke, she was about to rush in front of Hui Zhi, but she was held back by the guards.
Xiao Zhenhai looked at Lian Xiuyue's crazy appearance and the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile!
For some reason, that bodyguard holding Lian Meng Yue tightly, suddenly felt his arm go numb, as if he was hit by something. His hand couldn't help but loosen, Lian Ru Yue took the opportunity to rush out, running towards the side of Hui Zhi.
The guard turned his head abruptly but didn't see anything. He only saw the calm side of the ninth prince's face.
He saw Lian Ruyue grab Hui Zhi with both hands and shake him, ”Speak, tell me why you want to harm me, and why are you destroying my royal father's good birthday feast?”