In the face of the emperor's anger, if it was an ordinary courtier, he would have already knelt down in fear to plead guilty, but Xiao Lingjiang was still neither humble nor arrogant, and stood proudly.

When the emperor saw her like this, his heart was even more angry, and he slapped his right hand on the table hard: "Yong'an, I know that you and the He family have made a lot of contributions, but now, you have to be arrogant?" ”

Xiao Lingjiang lowered his eyes slightly: "Yong'an doesn't dare." ”

"Don't dare?" The Emperor snorted coldly, "I think you dare to do it." ”

"The previous assassin matter, you said that it had nothing to do with yourself and the He family, so I didn't pursue it more. However, Chen Qing's assassin's confession was impossible to falsify. Do you know that in addition to the several assassins who were arrested that day, I got evidence related to the He family yesterday! ”

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of letterhead on the table and threw it at Xiao Lingjiang.

It's a pity that the letterhead was light and thin, and it fell lightly half a foot away in front of Xiao Lingjiang.

Xiao Lingjiang leaned over, raised his sleeves lightly and put the letterhead on the ground into his palm.

The familiar handwriting clearly states that he had colluded with the Assassins to assassinate the Emperor, and also mentioned the intention to avenge Prince Yiwen and replace him. At the check-in place, it was the name of his uncle He Xiangshan, and his private seal was printed at the end.

When did the emperor get something terrible in his hands?

Xiao Lingjiang couldn't help but be stunned, and then smiled: "The handwriting can be imitated, and the private seal can be made." With such a thing alone, the saint believes? ”

He Xiangshan's handwriting and private seal, if others want to imitate, it is not rare. How can such a letter convict the He family? In the final analysis, it was just the emperor's wishful thinking to believe it, and even where this letterhead came from is also worth pondering.

"The evidence is conclusive, why don't I believe it?" The Emperor asked rhetorically.

He sneered a few times, and said in a cold voice: "The He family is really scheming, first accuse me of being in the wrong position, so that my branch will lose the hearts of the people, and then use the bloodline of you, Prince Yiwen's concubine, to recruit a horse from the He family for you, and give birth to the bloodline to succeed to the throne." This He Xiangshan, isn't it just right to be the regent's minister? ”

The emperor's eyebrows raised slightly: "Assassinating the king and attempting to rebel is a great crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, with the words of the assassin and this letterhead, I can immediately take down all the He family and send them to prison!" ”

"Now I want you to be with your relatives in Xifan, but it is just a chance to make meritorious contributions to you again. Yong'an, are you going to bear my hard work? ”

Painstaking?

Xiao Lingjiang sneered, was it a painstaking effort to cause her and the He family to die? This letter categorically cannot be written by He Xiangshan, so behind it is nothing more than Xifan and the Divine Palace, and even the emperor did it himself in order to get rid of her.

If you want to add sin, there is no excuse.

No one cares whether this letter is true or not. What the emperor wants is just that she Xiao Ling Jiang and the He family can no longer threaten their throne.

What if you kill the wrong one? In the emperor's heart, Da Zhou has never lacked Xuanmen masters, nor is there a shortage of capable ministers, without her and the He family, there will be others who will come up to him for his use.

Xiao Lingjiang sighed helplessly, and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "If Yong'an is willing to go, is the saint willing to let go of the He family and ensure that the He family is worry-free?" ”

The emperor's eyes flashed slightly, and he sighed: "You are the niece of my relatives, and I have always seen the loyalty and righteousness in my eyes." I believe that you have only been deceived by traitors in the matter of assassination and rebellion, so I have asked you to make meritorious deeds, so that this matter will not implicate you. I promise that when you return safely, you will still be the princess of Yong'an who is high in this Great Zhou. ”

"But this He family, there is evidence in black and white, and there is conclusive evidence in ......"

For the He family, the emperor has long been quite displeased in his heart.

The He family is all supporters of Prince Yiwen, and when the palace changed, He Xiangshan dared to leave the daughter of Prince Yiwen in the house. At that time, he felt that it was just a baby girl, and He Xiangshan agreed to go on the condition of resigning and returning.

However, after many years, the He family and Xiao Lingjiang returned due to various opportunities and won a good reputation. The more the emperor wanted to reuse the two, the thorn in his heart grinded more and more his heart hurt.

Fortunately, the Divine Palace was weakening, and these two people were of little use. The Assassin affair gave him a golden opportunity. Two days ago, the celestial phenomenon of "from the south to the north, the light into the twilight" made him suddenly vigilant in his heart, and the people and ministers were chaotic...... Xiao Lingjiang and He Xiangshan, neither of them can stay.

The emperor paused, and said, "The crimes of the He family cannot be avoided. But since you have begged me, I will agree to you, except for He Xiangshan, and the rest of the Liuhe clan will die. ”

After losing the head of the family and Xiao Lingjiang, the heirs of the family are young, and the huge He family is afraid that it will be difficult to stand up. Even if he doesn't make a move, the wolves, tigers and leopards, and old enemies next to him can collapse and destroy in an instant.

He looked at Xiao Lingjiang, and his words were full of warnings: "Yong'an, this is already my greatest benevolence. ”

"Yes, Yongan knows." Xiao Lingjiang lowered his eyelashes and covered the look in his eyes, "That is the case, Yong'an will obey the holy order and will definitely do his best to be loyal to my Great Zhou." ”

She bowed her head and bowed: "It's just that Yongan still has something to ask for." I grew up in the He family since I was a child, and my uncle and I are no different from my biological grandfather. When I leave Yingdu, I wonder if the sage can allow my uncle and brothers at home to give me a ride? ”

"Ten miles." The emperor frowned and said, "I will allow him to send him ten miles." Before you and your relatives left Yingdu, everything was as usual for the He family. ”

"Thank you, saint." Xiao Lingjiang folded his hands and leaned over to bow down.

"Well, you know that my hard work is the best." The emperor waved his hand, "The envoy of Xifan will leave the capital in a few days, you will stay in the palace in the near future, and you can stay in peace." On the side, there are people in the palace who will work for you. ”

"Come on, send the princess back to the palace to rest!"

The door of the main hall was pushed open, and the palace envoy bowed to Xiao Lingjiang and smiled: "Princess, please." ”

Is this going to trap her in the palace?

Xiao Lingjiang was sarcastic in her heart, but she never showed the slightest dissatisfaction, she got up and saluted: "Yong'an retires." ”

Out of the main hall, the palace envoy led her to the palace dormitory. In addition to He Zheng and Qingzhu that she originally carried, there were obviously a lot more guards and servants behind her, and even the person with occult skills among them.

When she arrived at the dormitory, the guards around her were even stricter, but I was afraid that she, the princess who was going to kiss, would temporarily regret it and escape without a trace.

Xiao Lingjiang was too lazy to look more, and took Qingzhu into the palace, and the palace maid who was waiting for tea on the side also followed: "Princess, this is the best tea from the north, you can taste it." ”

Xiao Ling Jiang's eyebrows moved slightly, made a look at her, and turned into the inner hall.

The emperor insisted on this, and although she did not want to do many things, she had to do them.

(End of chapter)