One sentence caused everyone in the hall to gasp in shock.
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
A look of surprise flashed across Emperor Xiaoxuan's eyes. "What did you say?"
Seeing this, the guard loosened his grip, and Song Maozhang immediately broke free and knelt before him again. "Your Majesty, this humble subject wishes to accuse the Duke of Shen of treason!"
“This…” Shen Muzhi’s eyes widened in disbelief.
His expression suggested that if he had a knife in his hand, he would have just gone up and hacked the person to pieces.
Shen Jingchuan pulled him back, signaling her to calm down.
Wen Qing was also so shocked that her heart pounded wildly. She immediately pulled off the veil covering her face. Xu Yunyi had already pulled her to the side and patted her hand to reassure her.
At this moment, everyone's attention fell on the Shen family. Shen Chongde, who had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, remained calm. "Song Maozhang, you say I'm a traitor? Do you know what crime it is to slander a high-ranking official of the court?"
"Insolence!" Emperor Xiaoxuan slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone into kneeling on the ground.
"Song Maozhang, the Shen family has served the country for generations, and all of them have sacrificed their lives for it. How dare you slander and act recklessly! I think you've lost your mind!"
When the emperor is angry, everyone is terrified.
Song Maozhang lowered his head, trembling with fear.
“Brother, Lord Song dares to speak about this publicly in such a setting, so he must have some evidence,” Zhou Xuance suddenly said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty does indeed have evidence!" Song Maozhang knelt on the ground.
"Lord Song, if there is no evidence, what will you do?" Shen Chongde questioned.
"If there is no evidence, I will accept whatever punishment Your Majesty deems appropriate!" Song Maozhang said through gritted teeth, his expression suggesting he had already obtained irrefutable evidence.
"The evidence is in the Shen family's study. I implore Your Majesty to send people to search it!"
His words caused an uproar.
Could it be...?
The Shen family has truly colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country!
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