Chapter 212: The Truth Revealed
Sure enough, the corpse had been disposed of, leaving only a little blood on the ground, and the palace maids in the prison who were like frightened birds.
"Sisters, it's okay, I'll rescue you now, but you have to promise me that everything must be under our command, otherwise, we still won't be able to save your lives, have you heard?"
Some of the frightened people didn't know how to answer, and some of them were still a little sensible, so they nodded quickly, and Xu Xiangjin released them all, and walked in line towards the hole when they came one by one.
If you just take these people directly to the emperor, in order to reduce the impact of the matter, the emperor is likely to make a big thing a small thing, and a small matter, so that even if Qin Duyu will be punished, but maybe there will be a chance for him to turn over, then wouldn't they run in vain?
It just so happened that the seven-day deadline had arrived, and they wanted to open the altar in public, and in order to appear grander, the emperor also deliberately let them perform the art of ascension.
There were so many palace maids on the stage of the performance at once, and everyone should have felt that this magic trick was magical and cheered, but the blood stains on the palace maids made them really unhappy.
"What does the high priest mean by this, why are there so many wounds on the bodies of these palace maids, could it be that the high priest has done something immoral behind our backs? Isn't it just for you to perform a flying ascension technique, why are you so dissatisfied, and you still have your temper on these palace maids. ”
At the beginning, some good people who were not afraid of death were the first to speak, and what they said was completely reversing right and wrong.
Zhan Qing directly took this group of palace maids to bow to the emperor, and told Qin Duyu's charges in a loud voice that could be heard by the entire venue.
"Your Majesty Mingjian, these palace maids were rescued from the tunnel in the back garden of the general's palace last night, I originally wanted to discuss with the general because of the performance, but I didn't expect to see a strange hole in the back garden, and I walked in with curiosity, but I didn't expect that there was a cage set up below, and it was these palace maids who were locked up."
They had already discussed with these palace maids, as long as Zhan Qing explained the truth of the matter, these palace maids began to cry out for injustice, and in front of everyone's eyes, no one dared to harm their lives again, it was simply a double win.
At this banquet, the emperor invited almost all the important ministers, which means that now the entire country knows about Qin Duyu's arrest of the palace maid and bloodletting.
What happened in the palace, how could the emperor not know, but because no one broke this matter, the emperor was naturally happy that no one caused trouble, and now this kind of thing was put in front of everyone, he naturally couldn't be the shopkeeper, on the contrary, only by severely punishing the other party could he retain his majesty.
The emperor immediately slapped the chair and stood up, and the whole person was trembling with anger, "Qin Duyu, you are too bold to dare to do this kind of thing under my nose, have you put me in your eyes, why don't I let you sit on this throne!" ”
What he said was terrible, if he was not careful, he would be put on the hat of rebellion, that would be to punish the nine clans, Qin Duyu still had his father in his hometown, how could he be willing to implicate them, he was planning to slip away, but when he heard this, he quickly turned his head to face the reality, and knelt down on the main hall in front of everyone.
"Your Majesty Mingjian, this is not about Weichen's business, it was all done by Weichen's concubine Xu, Weichen didn't know before, and when he later knew that he was planning to stop Xu, I didn't expect the high priest to be one step faster than me and rescued these palace maids, Weichen didn't take the lead in rescuing people It really shouldn't be, and please ask Your Majesty to condemn!"
What he said put all the responsibility on Xu Xiangning's body, but he picked himself up, if all the responsibility was Xu Xiangning's, it was likely to implicate the entire Xu family, this is not what the original personality wants to see, Xu Xiangjin naturally has to help her, so she can only stand up again.
"Your Majesty, he is a dignified general, how can a small concubine have such a strong ability to hide from him, and set up a tunnel in the palace, Your Majesty should not be confused by his nonsense, so many people's lives can't be exposed so easily."
Although everyone knows a little about this matter, they know that maybe it is because of some people's blind eyes that things will get out of control to this point, but since it has been pierced, of course, there needs to be someone who carries this charge, so as to give an explanation to the audience, and now it seems that this crime must fall on Qin Duyu's body.
The emperor asked the guards to go directly to the General's Mansion to bring Xu Xiangning to the palace, let those palace maids confront her, and when it was determined that she was the murderer, she was directly put on death row.
Xu Xiangning grew up in the palm of the Xu family's hand, and she has always been reluctant to let her suffer a little, how could she be willing to let her die, as soon as Mrs. Ji heard the news, she began to make trouble with Xu Meng.
"Master, I only have such a precious daughter, I can't just let her die, she didn't even dare to kill ants before, how could she do such a heartbreaking thing, someone must have framed her, Lord must help our daughter!" She's so young, she can't lose her life because of this. ”
But after all, it was the emperor's order, how could Xu Meng, a small official, change the holy decree, the only thing he could do was to take someone to death row to visit Xu Xiangning!
"Dad, it's dirty and smelly here, and there are a lot of rats and bugs, just save me out, I don't want to stay here, I haven't eaten for a few days, Dad must rescue me, I really don't want to stay for a minute."
Xu Meng has always been used to it, even if he encountered his own daughter in danger this time, his first reaction was just worry, and he didn't think about how to save her at all.
It was also Mrs. Ji who couldn't stand him like this, so she slapped him hard in the back.
"Master, you have something to say, think of a way to save our daughter, when has she suffered like this since she was a child, this is a place for people, you can rescue her quickly!"
The two of them hugged each other across the prison railing and cried bitterly, Xu Meng, you could only sigh over and over again, and you didn't come up with any substantive way to save people.
Xu Xiangning knew very well what kind of virtue her father was, and cried for a while, feeling that this pity was enough, but his father still didn't speak, how to save herself, she could only take the initiative.
"Daddy, my daughter knows that you are very embarrassed, but my daughter is now in her prime and doesn't want to die yet, I know that my father has no way to save me directly, but I have a way now, as long as my father can find someone who looks very similar to me, find a way to let her die instead of me, and then take her to prison and swap with me, so that the tanuki will change the prince, there will be no danger at all."
Xu Xiangning really deserves to be a person who has drunk enough blood, and her first reaction was to let someone else die instead of herself, and she said it so justifiably.
It is not easy to find someone who looks the same as her, Xu Meng began to worry again, at this time Xu Xiangning reminded her aunt's daughter that since she was a child, the two families often said that the two people looked alike, and now it finally came in handy, it turned out that she had already thought of her own way out.
My aunt's family was not very wealthy, and Xu Meng's family was still relatively stingy, so there was no one to help them at all, so naturally life was hard haha, Xu Meng went over, and threw a large sum of money directly without saying anything, and the aunt happily let them take her daughter away.
"Yu'er, I know you must be unwilling, but I am here to assure you that I will definitely help your whole family in the future, and your brother's marriage does not have to worry, as long as you are honest and obedient, everything is not a problem."
The girl known as Yu'er was not valued at home because she was a girl before, so she developed a cowardly character, and now since her parents let her come, she didn't have the courage to refuse at all, even if she was wronged in her heart, she could only nod her head and agree, and was sent to prison.
"It must be decided, if anything really happens to me, I will watch all of you from heaven, and I must let them live a good life, so that I can leave with peace of mind."
Before Xu Meng took Xu Xiangning to leave, Yu'er still said with some unease, after all, maybe with such a separation, she may never see the sun tomorrow again.
After the exchange, the trial soon ushered in, as expected, she was going to be beheaded three days later, at the time of the trial, Xu Xiangjin was standing next to her, but she didn't know what was going on, as soon as Xu Xiangning appeared, she always felt that something was wrong, and it wasn't until the result of the trial was issued that she noticed it.
According to Xu Xiangning's character, if she is about to die, how can she be so honest and let others be slaughtered, she will definitely bite others regardless of it, and she has been keeping her head down from the beginning, and now Xu Xiangjin deliberately observed, although it is very similar, but she can be sure that this person will definitely not be Xu Xiangning.
It's just that few people present have really seen Xu Xiangning, so naturally they can't tell the difference, if she just says it with empty lips and white teeth, it is estimated that not only will few people believe in herself, but maybe she will be punished for the crime of being an old chaotic court.
"Xu Xiangning, the more you want to escape, the more I have to find you out, and when you meet me, you can only be considered unlucky."