Chapter 146: False Accusation of Felony
Ling Li was stunned for a moment, he only found out that the money for the construction of the Shannan villa came from a pawnshop that had already moved out of Anyuan, but he didn't know that this money was actually the Chu family's wealth mortgaged by the pawnshop! Now Ling Zhao is so untrustworthy that the cardamom lady can't answer.
"Since the second brother already knew about the Chu family's bloody case, why didn't he avenge the Chu family?" Ling Li asked.
"The Chu family is not a good family. The robbers encountered by the Cardamom family on the way to Beijing to escape are inseparable from the Chu family, although the Cardamom sisters' means of avenging their families are a little bloody, but they are also excusable, this king is a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and he really can't bear to expose the poor sisters......"
Cardamom's eyes widened. She never knew who the enemy who killed her parents was, and when she heard Ling Zhao say this at this moment, her heart was suddenly shaken: If the Chu family was really the enemy who killed her parents, and Ling Zhao designed to avenge her sister, shouldn't she be grateful to him?
"Third brother, what other crimes do you have to settle on for your brother?" Ling Zhao asked with a smile.
"You ordered someone to murder the eldest princess of Fuguo, don't try to deny it."
After that, Ling Li ordered someone to bring Sun Zhi up.
"Oh, another old acquaintance." When Ling Zhao saw Sun Zhi, the smile in his eyes was even worse.
After Sun Zhi saluted Emperor Chengde, Ling Li turned around and bowed to Princess Jin Yao, who was standing in the clan viewing banquet, "Imperial sister, do you know this person?" ”
Jin Yao stepped forward and walked a few steps, looked at Sun Zhi carefully, and nodded, "Yes." I have seen this man in the Xili Summer Palace. ”
"Dare to ask the imperial sister, why did this person appear in the summer palace at that time?" Ling Zhao also asked.
"He's here with Lord Shen to rescue me." Jin Yao replied.
Ling Zhao immediately said to Emperor Chengde: "Father, this person is a spice procurer in Tianxianglou, who often travels back and forth between Kusu and Anyuan, and is familiar with the female officials of Xili Summer Palace. After Erchen learned that Wushu refuted the imperial sister and threatened the Zhenxi army to retreat, he entrusted the lord of Chu Yugu to send this person to assist the third brother in rescuing the imperial sister. ”
"Then this person accuses you of murdering Jin Yao, what's going on?" Emperor Chengde asked.
"Sister Huang, has this person ever attacked you?" Ling Zhao turned his head and asked Jin Yao.
Jin Yao shook his head, "After leaving the summer palace, this person parted ways with us with the woman who was pretending to be me at the time, and I haven't seen him since." ”
"In order to ensure the safety of the imperial sister, Sun Zhi took a woman pretending to be the eldest princess of Fuguo out of the city, just to attract the attention of the Xili army and seek a way for the imperial sister to survive, and someone actually used this to accuse me of murdering my relatives?" Ling Zhao shook his head and smiled helplessly, then turned to Sun Zhi and said, "Sun Caiban, do you know that once you confess the crime of murdering the emperor's heir, no one can wash it off for you?" When the head is gone, can you still get the usury that others promised you?! ”
Sun Zhi was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Please save me!" It was General Zhenxi who asked me to testify against you, saying that I would be rewarded with a reward of 100,000 yuan after the deed. ”
There was an uproar in the audience.
The two witnesses that Ling Li arranged for him to appear on the field one after another not only proved Ling Zhao's innocence, but also reflected his pure kindness and goodness from the side.
"Ling Li, Ling Li, what do you want your father to say about you?! Your second brother once said in front of me that your great victory in the west is very high, and he wants to promote you as the prince, but you fabricate accusations behind your back to frame your brother, you are really ...... I was so disappointed! Emperor Chengde said hatefully.
Ling Li was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the two felonies that were originally certain were resolved by Ling Zhao not only in a few words, but also poured this felony on himself!!
"The lord of Jiamu asks to see—"
The off-the-court ceremonial officer shouted loudly.
"Xuan." Emperor Chengde, who had been so angry that his face turned blue, spoke.
The envoy sent by Bei Lin to observe the ceremony was already on the scene, and Shu Mei also rushed back?! Shu Shixin, who was standing at the head of the hundred officials, was surprised, and immediately looked back at the end of the road, only to see Shu Mei, who was dressed in a white plain suit, striding towards the nine steps.
As the eldest son and concubine of Emperor Beishan, she returned to China to participate in the ceremony of establishing the prince, but she didn't wear a dress, what happened to this white dress? ! Shu Shi'an frowned.
When Ling Zhao saw this white dress, he felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart: was she going to let go?!
"Ah Mei, why are you here?" As she walked past Ling Li, Ling Li asked eagerly.
She glanced at him sideways, signaling that he didn't need to be in a hurry, and then walked straight to the front of His Majesty's steps, knelt down and bowed, "The courtiers Shu Mei greet Your Majesty, please punish Your Majesty!" ”
"What is the sin of the county lord?" Emperor Chengde glanced at Shu Mei at the bottom of the stairs, and only felt a headache, and he had a good ceremony, and the chaos that Ling Li had caused before was not confiscated, and another one took the initiative to ask for guilt.
"On the way to the courtiers and relatives, they were chased and killed by the killers sent by Ling Zhao, the king of Tongshu, and failed to complete the mission of harmony, so I implore Your Majesty to punish the crime!"
"What did you say?!" Emperor Chengde was stunned when he heard this.
Not only Emperor Chengde was stunned, but also the civil and military officials and the people watching the ceremony were also stunned. Previously, the envoy of the Northern Silence Ceremony also presented a gift to the Nanyue Imperial Court on behalf of the concubine, but at this moment, Shu Mei actually said that she had not completed the mission of peace and proximity? !
"On the way to the courtiers and relatives, they were chased and killed by the killers sent by Ling Zhao, the king of Tongshu, and failed to complete the mission of harmony, so I implore Your Majesty to punish the crime!" Shu Mei reported loudly again.
"Ling Zhao sent someone to hunt you down?" Emperor Chengde raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said in annoyance: "Why did he chase and kill you?!" ”
"This matter is a long story, please report it in detail."
"Father, there is some misunderstanding between me and the county lord, and I can explain this matter to her alone. At this moment, the envoys of all countries are watching the ceremony, and this matter should not be publicized. Ling Zhao stepped forward and said.
"King Tong Shu sent people to hunt down and kill the county lord of Heqin, this matter is related to the friendship between the two countries, and the old minister thinks it is better to make it clear here." Shu Shi'an stepped forward to report. He didn't know that his granddaughter was chased and killed on the way to get married, and when he saw Shu Mei in plain clothes, he was scared.
"Shu Xiang, the children's affair between me and Miss Shu, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to talk about it here." Ling Zhao turned back to Shu Shi'an and smiled.
"What's wrong?" Shu Shi'an refused to let go even more.
Seeing that Shu Shi'an and Ling Zhao were on the bar, Emperor Chengde said: "If the matter of the county lord has nothing to do with the ceremony, I will talk about it another day." Come on, take the county lord to the banquet! ”
"Your Majesty, the matter reported by the courtiers is related to the ceremony of the establishment of the prince, and it must be reported today." Shu Mei raised his head and said stubbornly.
"Okay, you say."
"The courtiers and the princess of Tongshu, Xu Zhiyi, have always been good friends, and have been to the Zhaowang Mansion several times as a guest......" Shu Mei looked at Emperor Chengde, starting from the fact that she accidentally heard Ling Zhao and Chu Yugu plotting to fight for the prince in the palace that day, and talked about her encounter with Yi Rong and a dumb voice after she was discovered, Xu Zhiyi helped her escape from the Zhao Palace, she witnessed the siege of Ling Li in Xiangji Temple, escaped from the pursuit of nine deaths, and was attacked in Yong'an Lane, was threatened by Ling Zhao with the safety of her grandparents, and was chased and killed in the north.