"Your Majesty, I do not plead guilty!" Xiao Fan said as he knocked his head heavily to the ground.
Xiao Fan was very clear that there were countless eyes in the entire court staring at him and the Xiao family.
The more it is at this time, the more I cannot allow any accidents to happen!
"Your Majesty, I have never embezzled food and wages for the refugees. My loyalty to Your Majesty is evident to you as the sun and the moon can express it! If I tell even a single lie, may the heavens strike me with lightning!" Xiao Fan vowed solemnly, his face full of determination.
For a moment, the entire Yangxin Palace seemed to fall into an eerie silence.
The emperor just looked at Xiao Fan like this, as if he wanted to see through what Xiao Fan was thinking.
"Are you serious?"
"Your Majesty, if I tell even a single lie, the Xiao family will end up without descendants!"
Xiao Fan's words were quite harsh, and for a moment the emperor's eyes softened a little when he looked at Xiao Fan.
But despite this, his face was still grim. "In that case, I would like to ask you, why are there so many impeachment memorials against you?"
If it were just one or two memorials, he might have thought that someone was deliberately causing trouble. But with so many memorials, he couldn't help but take them seriously!
"Your Majesty, I was impeached for something I didn't do. It must be someone's fault."
The emperor immediately narrowed his eyes and remained silent.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire Yangxin Palace was so tense that it was almost impossible to breathe.
But Xiao Fan still spoke up, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
"you say!"
"From what I have said, this must have been done intentionally. Otherwise, why would something I clearly did not do appear on your Majesty's desk?"
"Secondly, the officials who submitted these memorials are all on good terms with the Liu family. I suspect this matter is related to the Liu family!"
Xiao Fan spoke directly, and he was a little nervous when he said this.
Targeting the Liu family directly was a somewhat risky practice. Especially since Concubine Liu was the emperor's favorite concubine, this matter involved considerable implications.
But no matter what, Xiao Fan's life is not easy, so there is no need to worry about it so much.
At this moment, Xiao Fan has placed all his chips on the gambling table. He is betting that the emperor will believe in him!
After all, no matter what, he is now the future prince consort, and Princess Kangding holds a high position in the emperor's heart! So he still has a chance!
As Xiao Fan said this, the emperor looked at Xiao Fan and fell silent.
He didn't say anything, and Xiao Fan didn't dare to guess what the emperor was thinking at the moment.
But he now felt more confident.
Although these memorials impeaching me were full of conviction, they ultimately lacked solid evidence. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here now!
But he was injured, and there was solid evidence that the Liu family father and son embezzled relief food from the refugee camp. On top of that, there was also the matter of Concubine Liu plotting against him.
Since they want to mess with me, none of them will have an easy time!
"Xiao Fan, are you talking about the Liu family?" After a long time, the emperor finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I meant!" Xiao Fan said seriously.
"Is there any evidence?"
"I have no evidence, but I have evidence for another thing!"
Xiao Fan spoke seriously.
Since entering the palace, Xiao Fan had never thought of hiding this matter from the emperor.
I have collected so much evidence, not waiting for you to come and confess!
"Your Majesty, if anyone sues me, I demand to confront them!"
Xiao Fan took a deep breath and spoke.
"Bring the people in!"
Changing the Song looked at Xiao Fan's expression at this moment, thought for a while and finally spoke.
But after a while, the disaster relief officer was brought over.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!" The disaster relief official looked extremely miserable at the moment. His body was covered in wounds, his face was pale, and he looked like he was about to die.
Hearing the voice, Xiao Fan looked over directly.
When he met Xiao Fan's gaze, the disaster relief official subconsciously looked away, not daring to look at Xiao Fan.
Seeing this, Xiao Fan snorted in his heart.
You dare to sue me in this state? It seems the punishment is too light!
"Since Mr. Xiao has been brought here, just speak." The emperor saw all the fluctuations in Xiao Fan's heart, but he didn't seem to care and spoke directly.
Now he also wants to figure out what is going on.
No matter what, Xiao Fan and Kang Ding’s wedding is imminent, and more and more eyes in the court are staring at the Xiao family at this time.
And the more this is the case, the more we cannot be careless.
This matter is of great importance. If Xiao Fan is wrongly accused, all the guilt on Xiao Fan must be cleared!
But if Xiao Fan really did such a thing, he would definitely not let him off easily!
The disaster relief officer didn't dare to look at Xiao Fan. He turned his gaze directly to the emperor for help, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am deeply troubled!"
Xiao Fan, standing aside, sneered, "You're just pretending, but you dare to deceive the emperor? Are you capable of bearing the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Xiao Fan scolded directly.
"Your Majesty, look! Xiao Fan dares to speak so recklessly in front of you."
"I was in charge of the refugee camp's disaster relief work and devoted my whole heart to helping the refugees, but Xiao Fan ignored me and beat me up, even hanging me up. I am so innocent!"
Every word the disaster relief official said was heart-wrenching, and one couldn't help but feel sympathy.
Even the emperor seemed a little angry when he heard this.
There have been so many impeachment memorials against Xiao Fan recently. Although he did like Xiao Fan before, he now feels a little more annoyed with him.
Xiao Fan immediately noticed the change in the emperor's mood and he could no longer stand.
No, if I let the emperor continue to think about this kind of thing, then I won’t even have the chance to speak!
"Your Majesty, he's lying!" Xiao Fan spoke without hesitation. "We can't just listen to one person's words. I have evidence that he embezzled disaster relief grain!"
Xiao Fan said as he took out all the evidence he had prepared in advance.
Seeing the evidence in Xiao Fan's hand, the emperor's eyes showed a hint of surprise, while the disaster relief official's face was filled with horror.
He suddenly remembered that when Xiao Fan beat him, he told him about what happened at Tianhe Rice Shop, but he didn't know what happened after that.
If Concubine Liu had not sent someone to rescue him, he would probably still be hanging there now!
"Your Majesty, this disaster relief official was clearly helping the refugees, but he embezzled the food donated by my Xiao family and resold it at a high price. Not only did he leave the refugees without food, but he also disrupted the grain prices in the capital. All the evidence is here!"
Xiao Fan spoke seriously.
And he dared to carefully look at the evidence presented by Xiao Fan.
For a moment, the emperor's expression became even uglier.
This evidence is just as Xiao Fan said, all the details are very complete, and there is even a confession from the owner of Tianhe Rice Shop!
What made him angry was that these officials who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed had actually ended up in such a position for his sake. It was simply despicable!
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