"Father!" Du Changming could not hide his disappointment and tears fell from his eyes.

He never expected that just for harming Sheng Mingyu, the emperor would want him to pay with his life.

Sheng Mingyu sneered and interrupted, "Your Majesty! Since the Seventh Prince feels that he didn't do this, then it's perfect. I have other evidence in my hands. Why don't we take a look together and let the truth come to light? This matter is ultimately my business. I have been investigating behind the scenes, and today I finally got some clues."

Du Changming's pupils constricted as he looked at Sheng Mingyu with inquiring eyes.

The Eighth Prince and the Emperor smiled together and looked at Sheng Mingyu with great anticipation.

The others were just surprised and didn't say anything. The second prince was even more nervous.

"Mingyu is indeed amazing. He knew to leave evidence early on. In that case, please present the evidence."

"yes."

The emperor was extremely biased. When they heard him speak, everyone rolled their eyes.

Mo Qing had been waiting outside the hall for a long time. When he heard the noise inside, he took the person behind him with him.

There were two families, including men and women, old and young, and a few children.

As soon as Mo Qing came in, the guard who had just been kneeling on the ground had his pupils constricted, his face turned pale, and he rushed directly to the child, crying bitterly.

Du Changming looked ashen and looked at Sheng Mingyu with hatred in his eyes.

He never expected that even at this point, he would still fall into Sheng Mingyu's hands!

"Son, why are you here? Who brought you here? Didn't Dad tell you to stay home? You can't leave no matter who comes to see you!"

The guard was terrified and held his son in his arms and asked him questions carefully.

The child sobbed and it took him a long time to utter a complete sentence.

"That uncle told me that if I didn't come, Dad would die. I don't want Dad to die. Can Dad please not leave me? From now on, no matter what Dad says, I won't talk back!"

"Son!" The guard looked at Sheng Mingyu with a look of heartache, and a strong hatred burst out.

"I never knew His Royal Highness was such a person. If you were angry, you could have taken it out on me. Why did you harm my child? He knows nothing. It was all my fault!"

He roared in anger, but Sheng Mingyu remained expressionless.

The ministers around were pointing and talking, and no one knew what they were talking about.

"You're overthinking it. This prince doesn't want to embarrass you. If I hadn't gone, I'm afraid your son would have died by now. You should thank me for sending someone."

"Yes, when we went there, there were two assassins outside the wall. If the prince hadn't asked us to take action, I'm afraid your son wouldn't have survived until now."

Mo Qing was full of disdain, he was really ungrateful.

Fortunately, Gu Yunni reminded him to pay attention to the guards' families, otherwise he would not be able to rescue them for a while.

"Really?" The guard looked at Du Changming with suspicion.

He has seen a lot of such things. It can't be anything else except Du Changming wanting to wipe out the roots.

"Of course. Why would His Royal Highness lie to you? If you have a conscience, tell us the truth. We lost two guards trying to save your son."

Mo Qing's tone was cold and full of dissatisfaction.

Sheng Mingyu glanced at him and said nothing more.

The atmosphere became quiet, and everyone was waiting for the guard's reply.

The emperor's serious voice rang out, "Do you have anything else to say? If you admit the crime, it will be a capital crime, and your son will be left without a father."

The guard looked at the child and shed tears.

"I only want to ask His Highness the Seventh Prince, can you help me take care of my son after I die? I only hope that my son will have enough food and clothes to eat and wear."

At this point, he still chose to believe Du Changming.

Sheng Mingyu sighed, feeling a little disappointed.

Du Changming had never thought that the man in front of him was so stupid, and he immediately refused. "Why should I take care of your son for you? I told you to take responsibility for the consequences of your mistakes. Do you think you can just take advantage of me? I can't take care of your son for you. If you are worried, you can ask a colleague for help."

While speaking, he kept winking secretly.

But the guard was crying so hard that his eyes were filled with tears. How could one see his expression clearly?

His eyes widened in shock and his mouth began to tremble uncontrollably.

"I have sacrificed so much for Your Highness. Not only have I harmed others for you, I am even willing to die for the crime. Yet, you are unwilling to even look after your own son!"

He spoke with such force that the emperor finally smiled.

"My dear ministers, you should have heard what this guard said. This matter is related to the Seventh Brother. I will never show favoritism to my own family and will definitely give Mingyu an explanation. I hope my dear ministers will support me."

Du Changming was extremely surprised. He pointed at the guards and then looked at the emperor, unable to defend himself.

"Your Majesty, you can't jump to conclusions so quickly. He just said one sentence and tried to throw dirty water on me. Why should I continue? Even if you want to convict me, you should find more reliable evidence!"

There was a strong sense of anger in his voice, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Sheng Mingyu seemed to be forming actual hatred.

Sheng Mingyu smiled calmly and didn't take him seriously at all.

"Since the Seventh Prince wants me to give you an explanation, that's perfect. I've also brought witnesses with me. They are all family members of your guards. I brought them here for no other reason than to find out how much they have been wronged."

Du Changming's pupils constricted, and for a moment he felt hopeless.

But before he could say anything, the women, the elderly and the children below knelt down and begged for mercy, listing all the bad things Du Changming had done.

"Please, Your Majesty, I beg you to intervene. My husband once killed someone for the Seventh Prince, but he threatened my son and my life to get my husband to confess on his behalf. Today, I can finally speak out!"

"Your Majesty, please make the decision. My family is in the same situation as his. We all depend on our son for survival, but he was forced to death by the Seventh Prince. Now our whole family is starving to death."

"Your Majesty! We really can't survive this. The Seventh Prince has done countless bad things in front of the Marquis of Changping, but he doesn't have to bear any responsibility!"

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Everyone started crying and their voices echoed throughout the hall.

In the past, they knew that Du Changming was not a human being, but they never thought that he would hurt so many people.

"Is what you say true? Do you have any concrete evidence? If you can, then the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. If he harms the people, he must pay with his life!"

The emperor could not hide the anger on his face, his face turned ashen. If he had not been in power for many years and still had his rationality, he would have rushed down and beat Du Changming up by now.

"Yes! We have letters here, as well as the silver and jade pendant that the Seventh Prince paid as compensation."

"I have evidence that the Seventh Prince hired a killer. I also have the drugs and the iron sword hidden in my home. I only ask Your Majesty to handle this impartially!"

When everyone heard this, they nodded in unison. Fortunately, all these were kept, otherwise they would have suffered a lot.