She was the youngest daughter of a century-old general's household, of noble status, cherished by her father and brothers, living a life of freedom and spontaneity. Yet, she was tragically murd...
The Queen spoke forcefully.
"Who dares?"
The next moment, Feng Ling snorted coldly. His face was solemn and he seemed to be on the verge of a rage.
But the more he did this, the more Qing Yunyao, Chu Yan and others felt that there was something fishy going on.
Because according to Feng Ling's personality, he didn't care about Qin Wan to begin with, so why would he do this for her? That would be unless she really did something out of the ordinary and Feng Ling was afraid of being implicated.
Seeing her son's suppressed anger, Concubine Feng stood up and gently wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. She said in a soft voice, tinged with tears, "Your Majesty, are you really going to agree to this? If Qin Wan is wrongly accused, how will she, Jin Zhi, cope with this in the future?"
Facing Concubine Feng with red eyes and the Queen with a cold face, the Emperor's head was buzzing with pain. He wanted to pull Concubine Feng into his arms and coax her, but this was not the right occasion.
"Your Majesty, I have devoted my entire life to the Great Zhou. Even when I was young, I fought outside to defend my country. When Yue was born, I was not by her side. Until she was five years old, she had never seen her father...
"I was injured on the battlefield that year and returned home to recuperate. When this girl saw me, she hid behind her mother. I wanted to hug her, but she burst into tears. She didn't recognize me!"
Qing Leishan's eyes were red, and the iron-blooded man's look was filled with pain and hatred.
Qingyue didn't dare to look up, but when she heard her father's words, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. She bit her tongue hard to prevent herself from crying.
"Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter. Three years ago, she was kidnapped and assassinated. Her sister died trying to save her. She was in a coma for three days before waking up. Since then, her personality has changed. She is no longer as outspoken as before and has become much more reserved and gentle. But this heart aches. It was my fault for not protecting her well. Three years later, she has been assassinated again..."
The old minister looked at her injuries. The knife wound on her arm was shocking. If the wound on her neck was a little deeper, she would have died. She was also punched on the head. The old minister was really afraid that she would faint again.
Your Majesty, I beg you to uphold justice.
If the murderer is Princess Yu, please His Majesty handle the matter impartially and give justice to this old minister and his daughter.
If the murderer is not Princess Yu, I am willing to apologize! "
Qing Leishan was in tears. He was an old general who had walked down from the battlefield. Who could not be moved by his fatherly love?
"father……"
Qing Yunyao shed tears, looking extremely moved.
No one saw Qin Wan with her eyes downcast... Her eyes were so red and her teeth were clenched so tightly. She knew that her father was just deceived and didn't know that Qing Yunyao was fake.
She bit her tongue hard to hold back the tears.
Only Feng Ling turned his head to look at her. Seeing her strange behavior, he frowned and said nothing.
"General Qing, please get up quickly. I will definitely get to the bottom of the matter."
The King of Chu spoke hurriedly.
As the king of a country, he naturally saw the contributions of the loyal generals.
Today's matter must be investigated whether we want to or not.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Qing Yue say, "I do."
Qing Yue raised her eyes to look at Emperor Chu. She didn't dare to look at Qing Leishan, for she was afraid that she would not be able to control her tears.
"Your son is willing to prove his innocence."
Qing Yue's voice was firm.
Her words surprised everyone. If this person was really an assassin, why would he dare to allow inspection?
Chu Yan and Qing Yunyao looked at each other and were both stunned. She agreed?
Qin Wan agreed so readily that it made everyone else pause.
"I, your humble servant, would like to thank Princess Yu for her cooperation."
Qing Leishan bowed in Qin Wan's direction.
Qing Yue couldn't bear to watch, so she turned her eyes away, feeling sad and painful inside.
"Okay, then let's go to the side hall. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine should follow and see for themselves."
The King of Chu said.
"I will go too."
Qing Yunyao hurriedly stood up, she wanted to see it with her own eyes.
Now that things have come to this, we must investigate thoroughly.
Qing Yunyao gritted her teeth and went to the side hall with the queen and the imperial concubine, and Qin Wan followed behind.
Inside the hall, no one spoke for a moment.
Qing Yunyao insisted that the murderer was Qin Wan, but now Qin Wan denied it, but was willing to prove his innocence.
Watching Qin Wan walking towards the side hall, Chu Yan frowned and glanced in the direction of Feng Ling, but he didn't expect that he was also looking at him. Compared with the previous cold anger, his eyes were still cold, but with a hint of smile.
He didn't know whether the wound on Qin Wan's shoulder had healed.
And he was also gambling, gambling on Qin Wan's sincerity.
Although Qin Wan's words were exaggerated yesterday, he still didn't believe them. Today was the time to witness her sincerity.
"Fourth brother, are you an old acquaintance of my princess?"
In the quiet hall, Feng Ling's voice suddenly rang out.
Chu Yan frowned, not understanding why Feng Ling said that. He simply said, "I've never seen it before. The one at Zuixianlou doesn't count."
"Oh……"
Hearing Chu Yan's words, Feng Ling sneered and said nothing more. He really didn't see anything unusual on Chu Yan's face, but his fourth brother was always a thoughtful person, so even if he had some thoughts, he would not show them on his face.
…
After entering the side hall, the Queen, who had the highest status, looked down at Qin Wan and said, "There's no one else here, so expose your shoulders so I can check them."
After the words fell, he looked at Qing Yunyao in a slightly softer tone and said, "Yue girl, is it the left or the right?"
Qing Yunyao pursed her lips and said, "My Queen Mother, it's the right shoulder."
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