The emperor sat at the top, flipping through the memorials carelessly.
Xiao Yuanshi stood below in shock, looking at the confession in his hand.
Although he had prepared himself for being found out, he did not expect the emperor to call him so directly and show him the confession.
After reading it, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
After considering it for a while, Xiao Yuanshi looked up in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, this Mo Yan is the personal servant of my brother-in-law. I never thought he would hire someone to kill someone."
The emperor turned his eyes away from the memorial and asked, "Your brother-in-law's servant and Xiao Hanzheng and his wife have a feud over murdering your father?"
He then changed the subject, his eyes sternly saying, "Or maybe he is a spy from the enemy country, deliberately trying to kill the person who donated the seed so that he can put the blame on me."
"Let the people think that I can't even protect the people who presented me with the good seeds given by heaven, and therefore think that I am not a good emperor?"
Xiao Yuanshi broke out in cold sweat this time and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please let the Dali Temple investigate whether this person has any connection with the enemy country. I am not familiar with him."
The emperor asked meaningfully: "Do you think he is a spy from the enemy country?"
Xiao Yuanshi thought for a moment and said carefully: "I dare not make a rash judgment, but I guess this may have been instigated by my brother-in-law."
He had a bad feeling before he was summoned to the palace.
But fortunately I had made preparations in advance.
From beginning to end, he never let his own people take action, but instead arranged for Ge Chunyi's close confidants to do this.
Although the other party was a confidant bought by Ge Chunyi himself, he was the one who arranged for him to be sent to his side.
Mo Yan's family is in his hands and they are his from beginning to end.
The reason for training Ge Chunyi was not only because of his wife's relationship, but also because he could be used.
If Ge Chunyi works hard, he can become his right-hand man in the future.
If the other party is not motivated, or wants to leave him after becoming successful, he has plenty of ways to deal with him.
Now that Ge Chunyi is useless, of course he wants to make use of the waste.
He never does anything that would give away evidence directly, so when he hired someone to deal with his bad daughter-in-law, he didn't use his own people.
He arranged it very securely, and it would definitely not be traced back to him.
Ge Chunyi was just a chess piece he threw out, and the most he could bear was the responsibility of negligence.
The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Why did your brother-in-law hire someone to kill Xiao Hanzheng and his wife? Do they have a grudge against each other?"
"Or why did they kill the person who donated the seeds? Is he a spy from the enemy country?"
Xiao Yuanshi's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't admit the latter part, otherwise, as his brother-in-law, he would be considered to be related to the enemy country's spies.
He showed a look of deep sorrow and anguish, "He must be jealous of Xiao Hanzheng and his wife."
"He originally had a promising future, but he was abandoned because of Xi Rui. I heard that Xi Rui had a good relationship with Xiao Hanzheng's wife, so he held a grudge against her and took his anger out on her, thinking that it was Shi Qingluo who instigated Xi Rui to harm him."
"After the seed donation incident, he was even more resentful. That's why he wanted to hire someone to kill him."
"I hope Your Majesty will thoroughly investigate the matter of the spy."
When he hired the killer, he was already prepared. If he was discovered, he would put all the blame on Ge Chunyi.
After raising her for so many years, itβs time for her to repay him.
The emperor looked at Xiao Yuanshi and said, "My dear minister, it seems that your brother-in-law has a very bad character!"
Xiao Yuanshi sighed, "I never thought he would develop such a petty, cruel and ruthless character."
"I am at fault. I shouldn't have allowed him to do this, and I failed to notice that he would do such a thing."
He first pleaded guilty, "Please punish me, Your Majesty."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, "I heard that Xiao Hanzheng is your son?"
Xiao Yuanshi knew that as long as his son Xiao Hanzheng achieved something, their relationship would be revealed.
"Xiao Hanzheng is indeed my son, but we are no longer related."
He did not argue, but said with a look of shame: "In this matter, I was hot-headed and made a mistake."
"I shouldn't have said angrily that I wanted to sever ties with my son and separate from him just because of my current wife."
"I didn't think about Zheng'er at the time and agreed directly."
"Before returning to Beijing, I also wanted to win him back and asked him if I could bring him to Beijing for training, but he refused."
"I felt that my dignity as a father was challenged, and now my wife had a miscarriage because of Zheng'er's mother, so I was angry and stopped caring about them."
"I originally thought of leaving them alone for a while, and then bringing the three siblings back to the capital to raise them."
"Maybe I had discussed this matter with my wife and brother-in-law at home before, which led to my brother-in-law's complete hatred towards Zheng'er and his wife, and he decided to hire someone to kill them."
"This is all my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
In front of the emperor, it is useless to make unnecessary excuses. It is better to admit mistakes frankly, so that you can survive from the brink of death.
He had been kneeling on the ground, waiting for a long time but didn't hear the emperor speak. He was very anxious, but forced himself to calm down.
After a while, the emperor finally spoke: "I see, you are indeed confused about this matter, my dear."
"Recently, the scandals in your family have been spreading around the capital, and people are treating them as a joke."
"My dear, you are good at marching and fighting, but you are not good at handling household chores."
"I don't want my general to become a laughing stock in the capital."
He also emphasized: "A peaceful home is the right path."
Xiao Yuanshi kowtowed immediately, "Yes, I will take good care of the family affairs in the future."
The emperor nodded and said: "Go back and reflect on it carefully. I will leave the punishment to you for now."
Then he added meaningfully, "I still have high hopes for you, dear Lord. Please don't let me down."
When Xiao Yuanshi heard this, he not only did not feel relieved, but became even more anxious.
The most worrying thing is that the emperor does not punish directly, which will cause big trouble in the future.
It seems that the only way to resolve this matter is to cut some flesh.
That son and his bad daughter-in-law are really here to bring bad luck to him.
The chips that he had held in his hand to achieve great merit were now wasted, and his heart was bleeding.
But for the sake of his career and to prevent the emperor from being unhappy about this incident, he had no choice but to give it up.
He kowtowed several more times and said, "Yes, I will reflect on this carefully when I return and will never let Your Majesty down again."
Of course, I can't take it out now, otherwise what will the emperor think? I have to come down and arrange it, and find an opportunity to present it.
The emperor looked at Xiao Yuanshi and thought that he had probably succeeded.
It all depends on when Xiao Yuanshi will take out the things to make up for his mistake.
Not to mention that Xiao Hanzheng and his wife are really his lucky stars.
As for him, the great general, he is really too selfish.
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "If the news of hiring someone to assassinate the man who contributed to the seed-giving ceremony spreads, it will have a bad influence. I will not hand this matter over to the Ministry of Justice."
He added: "For your sake, I won't spare his life, but since your brother-in-law has committed a crime, he can't just go free. You can handle it yourself."
Xiao Yuanshi was really going crazy. Asking him to do it would be too difficult for him.
But he didn't dare to refute, "Yes!"
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