Chapter 249: Guilty of Crimes
Concubine Xiao saw the extra Song Yi, frowned slightly, and looked at the emperor again.
"What did the emperor ask?" Concubine Xiao hurriedly asked.
The emperor glanced at Concubine Xiao and fell on Song Yi, "Take out your evidence!" ”
"Yes."
Song Yi took out a few confessions, "These are the testimonies provided by the people who saw Xiao Mu molesting Begonia on the street." ”
After speaking, he took out a few more confessions, "These are the testimonies provided by the people who helped Xiao Mu go to Suji to set fire, and the evidence that Xiao Mu has bullied and dominated the market in Fengdu for many years. ”
"You ......"
Concubine Xiao immediately changed her face.
"Xiao Mu relied on himself to be Concubine Xiao's younger brother, and he has been rampant in Fengdu City all these years, and the entire Fengdu City knows very well what he is like, and the emperor will randomly arrest people in the city to ask, which can prove whether what the grass people said is true." Song Yidao.
The emperor took the testimony and confession, read it carefully, and quickly sank his face.
"The emperor is clear, Xiao Mu is doing business in Fengdu, so it is inevitable that he will offend some people, and now that others are gone, these people have jumped out to pour dirty water on him, these people are really hateful." Concubine Xiao hurriedly defended Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu behaved in Fengdu, and what he did in Fengdu, the emperor didn't care at all.
What he cared about was who instigated the fire in Su Ji.
"What about the fire in Suji?" The emperor asked.
"The Great Fire ...... of Su Kee"
Concubine Xiao was full of surprise, she didn't expect the emperor to mention the matter of the Su Ji fire at this time.
"I asked you about Ah Yao's recent situation before, and you told me that Ah Yao was fine, but you didn't tell me about Su Ji's fire."
Concubine Xiao defended in her heart, "The concubine is afraid that the emperor will worry, so she ......"
"Okay, then I believe in your intentions, did Su Ji's fire be set by Xiao Mu?"
"Absolutely not."
The emperor threw those testimonies on Concubine Xiao's face, "See for yourself." ”
Concubine Xiao picked up the testimony, just glanced at it, and didn't continue to read it.
"See?"
"These are all slanderous words, Xiao Mu would never do such a thing." Concubine Xiao is still defending Xiao Mu.
Ah Yao hooked her lips and sneered, "Xiao Mu even dares to harm Xiao Lao, what else can't be done?" ”
"You don't slander Xiao Mu!"
"The evidence is all in front of you, and you dare to slander?"
"Who knows if the evidence is true or not?" Concubine Xiao snorted coldly.
Ah Yao didn't answer.
Concubine Xiao continued to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, just a few of their so-called testimonies are not enough to prove that all this was done by Xiao Mu. ”
"Do you have any other evidence?" The emperor asked Song Yi.
"If you go back to the emperor, the grass people have brought the witnesses, just outside the palace gate, waiting for the emperor's summons."
"Bring people."
Feng Hai, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly answered, "Yes." ”
Not long after, Feng Hai came back with someone.
are all fresh faces that Concubine Xiao has never seen.
Those people were escorted by the forbidden army and knelt in front of the emperor.
The emperor glanced at these people and asked, "Who are they?" ”
"Back to the emperor, this person is He Dafu, a member of the Fengdu Chamber of Commerce, who was imprisoned for harming the Zhou family, and he also mentioned Xiao Mu's arson of Su Ji in prison.
also admitted that embarrassing Ayao in public at the Chamber of Commerce was instructed by Xiao Mu behind his back. Song Yi pointed at He Dafu and said.
He Dafu raised his eyes and saw the emperor in a dragon robe, and immediately kowtowed and confessed.
"Please spare the emperor! The villain was bewitched by Xiao Mu, so he was confused for a while to do something embarrassing to A-Yao, and the villain would never dare to do it again in the future. ”
On the way to the palace, he heard Feng Hai talking to the little father-in-law next to him, and mentioned Ayao's identity, so he knew that he had offended someone who should not be offended.
After meeting the emperor, he confessed everything.
"You look up." The emperor commanded.
He Dafu looked up.
"You know Xiao Mu very well?"
He Dafu nodded, "The villain and Xiao Mu don't know each other, he wanted to buy my shop before, I didn't agree, there was a conflict between us, and then I knew his identity, I took the initiative to send a shop to him, and since then I have been familiar with him, and then ......"
He Dafu told Xiao Mu about buying his shop, as well as Xiao Mu's various deeds of bullying and dominating the market in Fengdu.
After listening to He Dafu's words, the emperor slapped the table angrily, "Damn! Fengdu actually has such a bully! ”
"Everyone in the entire Fengdu City knows that Xiao Mu is Concubine Xiao's younger brother, no one dares to provoke him, everyone can hide, and if they can't hide, they can only suffer a loss."
Concubine Xiao glared at He Dafu, "You are talking nonsense!" ”
"The villain is already a prisoner, there is no need to lie to add charges to himself."
"Your Majesty, they are talking nonsense, Xiao Mu is dead, what they want to say is what they want, and there is no proof of death." Concubine Xiao said.
"Concubine Xiao's words are interesting, could it be that Xiao Mu is dead, can everything he did before his life be counted?" Ah Yao asked rhetorically.
"You ......"
"Xiao Mu's crime is extremely evil, if Haitang was not cornered, how could he kill him and commit suicide again.
Xiao Mu deserves to be cut by a thousand knives, but Begonia shouldn't die for this kind of person! ”
"You ......"
"Shut up!" The emperor interrupted Concubine Xiao impatiently, "You all don't argue anymore. ”
"The Emperor's ......"
The emperor glanced at everyone, and had already made a decision in his heart.
"Xiao Mu is to blame, so this matter will be stopped."
Concubine Xiao looked at him incredulously, "Your Majesty ......"
"Concubine Xiao doesn't need to say more, I hope that similar things will not happen again in the future." The emperor warned in a deep voice.
"The Emperor's ......"
"Regardless of whether Xiao Mu did those things or not, his misconduct is a fact, the Xiao family is full of loyalty, and he can't remove Xiao Mu from the Xiao family tree because he insulted the reputation of the Xiao family, and he can't be buried in the Xiao family mausoleum."
Concubine Xiao opened her eyes, "Your Majesty, you can't do this!" ”
It is said that the fallen leaves return to the roots, and people must return to their hometowns after death, be buried with their families, and be reunited below.
But Xiao Mu was not only removed, but also could not be buried in the Xiao family mausoleum, which was a great punishment for the dead Xiao Mu.
Concubine Xiao couldn't accept this punishment.
"Ask the emperor for mercy, don't remove Xiao Mu from the family tree, beg the emperor to ......"
The emperor glanced at Concubine Xiao coldly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Concubine Xiao does not distinguish between right and wrong, and connives, her brother is rampant in Fengdu, and the harem will be handed over to Concubine Wan to take care of in the future, Concubine Xiao will go back and think about it seriously!" ”
"The Emperor's ......"
The emperor flicked his sleeves coldly and no longer paid attention to Concubine Xiao, "Feng Hai, take these people down!" ”
"Yes."
Seeing that Concubine Xiao was still kneeling on the ground, the emperor said with a disgusted face: "Someone! Take Concubine Xiao away. ”
"Yes."
Several eunuchs approached Concubine Xiao and whispered, "Niangniang, let's go!" ”
Concubine Xiao stood up in despair, glanced at the emperor in despair, and finally looked at A-Yao with resentful eyes.
She didn't speak, but just smiled eerily at Ah Yao.
With such a smile, she was taken out of the imperial study.
When the matter came to an end, A-Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was clearly aware that the emperor had been favoring her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at her softly, "I am doing this to let everyone in Fengdu know that if anyone dares to touch you, I will never spare you." ”
That's what it's like to have a father to protect you, and it's good.
Glancing at the other people in the imperial study, the emperor ordered in a deep voice, "You all go down first!" I wanted to say a few words to Ah Yao alone. ”
"Yes."
After everyone left, there were only two left, Ah Yao and the emperor.
The emperor pointed to the chair beside him, "Sit down!" ”
"No, if the emperor has something to say, just say it!"
She guessed that the emperor must have something to say to her, so she simply opened her mouth directly.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "It's too unsafe for you to be outside the palace, so let's move to the palace to live!" I can rest easy, too. ”
"Nope."
Ah Yao refused without thinking about it.
The emperor frowned slightly, and asked unhappily: "Why not?" ”
"I still have a lot of things to do outside the palace, and there are too many inconveniences to live in the palace."
The emperor sighed helplessly, "You want to avenge your mother, right?" ”
Ah Yao didn't answer.
"I've been investigating for so many years, but I haven't found the murderer who killed your mother, so you ......"
"I don't want to hide it from you, I do want to avenge my mother, and I already have some clues, I will continue to investigate." Ah Yao interrupted the emperor's words.
"You ......"
"Please fulfill the emperor."
The emperor looked at her for a long time, sighed, and waved his hand at her.
"Just do whatever you want! But you're going to be in the palace every few days to let me know you're okay lately, and I'm at ease. ”
"Okay."
After the two discussed, Ah Yao saw that the emperor was tired, so she said goodbye to the emperor and left the imperial study.
Seeing that she was about to leave the palace, she met Riemann.
Riemann's face changed when he saw her, and it seemed that he was waiting for her here.
The comer is not good, and she has to be careful to deal with it.
She stepped forward directly, "The sixth princess is also there." ”
Riemann glared at her viciously, and suddenly raised his hand to strike her.
She quickly caught Li Man's slap and asked in a cold voice, "What is the sixth princess doing?" ”
"You hurt my uncle, not to mention, but also to harm my mother, you are really vicious."
"You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, when did I hurt your uncle and your mother?"
"How dare you quibble? My mother lost the control of the harem, and I have to think about it, it was all your fault. ”
Ah Yao sneered and let go of Li Man's hand, "Your mother concubine doesn't know people clearly, she knows that your uncle is wrong, and she still has to defend your uncle in front of the emperor, she deserves it!" ”
"You dare to say that my mother deserves it! You see I don't rip your dog's mouth. ”
With that, Riemann rushed at her again.
She dodged Li Man's hand and warned in a cold voice, "If the sixth princess still has to work hard with each other, don't blame me for being unkind." ”
"What do you want? Do you dare to beat me? ”
Hit you?
You really think I don't dare!
After Ah Yao dodged Li Man several times, seeing that she was still chasing after her, Ah Yao was too lazy to hide anymore and pushed her down.
Riemann fell to the ground, and a piece of skin was immediately rubbed off by the rough ground of his palm.
She looked at the piece of skin that had been rubbed off, and scolded viciously: "Slut! You really dare to beat me and look for death! ”
As soon as her words fell, a few forbidden troops came out of nowhere, and suddenly surrounded Ah Yao.