Marquis Anle spoke with conviction, looking as if he had been wronged.
"It's written in black and white, and you still want to deny it?"
"If it was me who did it, I admit it. If it wasn't me, I won't admit it even if I'm beaten to death!"
Marquis Anle lowered his eyes and thought to himself that the people he had sent to massacre Su Jijiu's family had long been dealt with in the past few years. Even if there were some who slipped through the net, it would be impossible for them to find them in such a short time.
There's no record of this on those papers.
The mere charge of framing Su Jijiu would not result in the emperor's death sentence. He would only be dismissed from office or demoted. As long as he could keep his life, he would still have a chance to make a comeback.
He would never use that last life-saving thing unless it was absolutely necessary.
[Yo yo yo, this is such a big deal! If you didn't know, you'd think we wronged you.]
The murderer acted like a victim.
[It was like a knife stabbing my butt—I’ve finally opened my eyes.]
【I'm going to stab you to death with a knife right now! 】
emperor:"……"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
He Yanting: “…”
He Yanting chuckled and spoke before Jiang Zhiyu: "Your Majesty, there is indeed no letter to prove that Marquis Anle sent people to massacre Su Jijiu's family."
Before the corners of Anle Hou's mouth could widen, he heard him say, "But I have witnesses."
Anle Hou: “!!!”
He suddenly raised his head and looked at He Yanting in shock.
Witness???
Is there really a fish that slipped through the net?
His sudden change in expression was seen by everyone.
He Yanting chuckled: "The witness is waiting outside the palace, Your Majesty..."
"No need to spread the word," Anle Hou's eyes flashed with fear, his voice shrill and almost breaking. "It was I who did it. I sent people to massacre Su Jijiu's family."
This scene formed a sharp contrast with his previous rebuttal that he would not do such a heinous thing.
The ministers in the court all showed indignation on their faces, talked to each other, and called him vicious. The emperor also glared at Marquis Anle.
Marquis Anle's hands trembled even more violently, and a layer of fine cold sweat covered his head.
He had these people do so many things back then. If they were summoned, wouldn't that be adding insult to injury?
He didn't want anyone to come up, but the emperor didn't think so. The more crimes he charged, the easier it would be for him to kill Anle Hou. He licked his lips and was about to open his mouth when -
[As expected of good brothers, we have such a good understanding. I was just thinking of tricking him out.]
emperor:"???"
Cheated it out? !
[Marquis Anle had those people do too many things. After the incident with Su Jijiu, he was worried that they would reveal the truth, so he killed them all, leaving no one alive.]
[Plus, Anle Hou spoke to them face to face, without a cell phone or a recorder, so it was quite difficult to get him to admit it directly.]
The emperor automatically ignored the words in Jiang Zhiyu's voice that he didn't understand, and only listened to what he could understand. He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his throat and looked at He Yanting with a complicated look on his face.
If it weren't for Zhiyu's thoughts, I wouldn't have questioned the authenticity of the witness just by looking at his expression, not to mention that he had just said it with such certainty.
If Marquis Anle had not stopped it in time, the emperor didn't dare to imagine how He Yanting would have ended up.
"So, you admit all these crimes?"
Marquis Anle's eyes were wandering. The deed had been hidden somewhere else by his wife. According to the place Jiang Zhiyu mentioned, the deed would definitely not be found. He could deny the casino incident.
but……
As he thought about this, he looked at He Yanting and Jiang Zhiyu with a look of surprise and doubt. He did not confess because he was sure that they could not find evidence, but in the end, he got hit in the face and it hurt.
What if I don’t admit it, but they find the title deed?
What if I admit it, but there is no title deed among the evidence?
There was a mad struggle going on in Anle Hou's mind.
He was silent for so long that the emperor couldn't help but hum softly. Only then did he stammer, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at his wife behind him. Seeing her shake her head, he felt relieved and said, "Except for the casino incident, I know nothing about it. I acknowledge everything else."
As soon as he said that, he felt something was wrong.
The eyes of those around him looked at him as if to say, "What an idiot."
Marquis Anle: “…”
The emperor laughed in anger, "I never realized that Marquis Anle is such a stubborn person."
The emperor gave Fuping a look, and Fuping took the land deed from the hands of other ministers and placed it in front of Marquis Anle.
"It's written in black and white on this piece of paper. Your name is Marquis Anle," the emperor said, emphasizing each word: "Lü, Guang, Yao!"
Marquis Anle's breathing stagnated, and his teeth chattered as he looked at the land deed in front of him.
What’s going on?!
No, this is impossible!
He had clearly asked his wife to hide somewhere else, so how could they have found her?!
and……
He didn't care about anything and turned to look at his wife.
Didn't she just shake her head?!
Wasn't shaking his head implying to him that they hadn't found anything in his house?!
The wife of the Marquis of Anle naturally understood his look. Her face was pale and her voice trembled: "I shook my head to tell you, don't deny it anymore, just plead guilty."
But it's just a casino. The emperor has always been lenient and it's impossible for him to kill someone for this.
Marquis Anle: “…”
He almost fell over.
He collapsed to the ground like a defeated beast.
The emperor's face was filled with anger. "Now the evidence is all here. Lu Guangyao, do you admit your guilt or not?"
Marquis Anle's face was dejected: "Admit it."
"Just admit it," the emperor said in a cold voice, "Lü Guangyao is a heinous criminal. He murdered loyal and good people, showed no gratitude for his kindness, and harmed innocent children, abandoning them to the public. He should be executed according to the law. The rest of his accomplices will be dealt with according to separate decrees."
Upon hearing this, Lady Anle Hou and Lu Yaozu both raised their heads in horror, muttering words of begging for mercy.
Marquis Anle also seemed stunned. When the Jinyiwei tried to pull him away, he suddenly woke up and roared like a trapped beast, "No, no, you can't kill me. You are not qualified to kill me!"
All the ministers were shocked by his arrogant remarks, and they all looked at the emperor.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I am not qualified. Who do you think is qualified?"
"Of course it's the late emperor!" Marquis Anle's eyes were red as he pulled out a gold medal from his bosom: "This marquis, this marquis has a gold medal of immunity from death bestowed by the late emperor! You can't kill me!"
The emperor frowned slightly.
The late emperor also gave him a golden medal of immunity from death?
[If there's anything they can't kill, I'd say they just don't know how to adapt.]
[The golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by the late emperor was naturally meant to prevent the death penalty imposed by the late emperor. It has nothing to do with the current emperor.]
The emperor chuckled.
That makes sense.
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