This means that the Tenth Princess hired someone to kill someone!
Suffocating silence.
Wang Sisi was completely numb.
She tried every means to expose this matter, but that person must not be Su Jingxing himself!
No matter how the subsequent "truth" unfolds, even if we find a "best of both worlds" statement, in the end we will not blame Su Jingxing for pointing out to his face that the royal princess was so vicious and cruel as to hire someone to kill someone.
This is a slap in the face of the emperor in front of so many people!
How can the dignity of the emperor be offended and profaned?
That's why she wanted to hear this from Duan Ajiu.
By then, the one who will be unlucky is Duan Ajiu!
Even if he has some connection with Su Jingxing, it is just Duan Ajiu's one-sided love for Su Jingxing, and has little to do with Su Jingxing.
Wang Sisi was wooden and cold.
The same is true for the other smart people present.
Emperor Cangyu's expression changed several times, "Su Jingxing, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I know this very well. But I believe that Your Majesty is a wise ruler, not a foolish one who protects his faults..."
"How bold!" Before Su Jingxing could finish his words, the Queen scolded him.
After all, it was she who first proposed the Tenth Princess' marriage to Emperor Cangyu.
Most people at the banquet were so tense that they dared not even breathe.
Su Jingxing turned his dark eyes towards the emperor and empress, just looking at them calmly.
The expression on Emperor Cangyu's face was unfathomable, and the Empress could hardly hide her slight anger.
No courtier or prince present spoke up to say anything at this moment.
The moment Su Jingxing spoke, the eldest princess' heart tightened for a moment and she wanted to say something, but her reason quickly calmed her down.
In the dangerous and suffocating atmosphere, "Okay, okay." Emperor Cangyu was now an emperor with a powerful presence without even getting angry. "Su Jingxing, I'll give you one chance. Just tell me what you found out that made you so sure that the killer was ordered by Xiao Shi!"
"Your Majesty." The Queen beside him quickly spoke up, "This concerns Xiao Shi's reputation. Even if there is something wrong, we can go to another place and investigate it in detail."
"Oh, if we change the place, I'm afraid that Xiao Shi's innocence will become not innocent. I'll let him talk here!"
The queen moved her lips and wanted to say something else, but then paused.
Emperor Cangyu's eyes were deep, "Su Jingxing, you say."
Su Jingxing said to the guards who were following not far away, "Bring up the evidence."
The guards took out a few thin pieces of paper from their bodies. The eunuch beside Emperor Cangyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the papers and hand them to Emperor Cangyu.
Just a few thin pieces of paper clearly record the characters, time, place, background, transaction details, etc. of the entire murder process.
Specifically, the story started from a rival merchant who was in competition with Su Jingxing and traced back layer by layer, and finally the result led to the personal maid who was the most valued by the Tenth Princess.
In addition, there are signatures and confessions from several living assassins.
After Emperor Cangyu finished reading the things in his hand, he subconsciously tightened his fingers around the paper.
Although the Queen didn't see the content, she saw that Emperor Cangyu had a strange look on his face, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, although Xiao Shi is a little spoiled, she is a good child..."
Emperor Cangyu ignored her words and looked at Su Jingxing with deep eyes, "Is the killer who recorded these confessions and signed them still here?"
"exist."
Emperor Cangyu smiled faintly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "So, you have already controlled them. No matter whether the result is true or false, you have already got it. But you chose an occasion like today to say it?"
"The Tenth Princess is so precious, yet she wants to kill a commoner like me. I may have escaped once or twice, but I may not be able to escape three or four times. Although I am humble, even ants try to survive. I don't want to die in such an unclear way, so I'm going to take a gamble, betting that Your Majesty is a wise and enlightened ruler."
He raised his eyes slightly, his black eyes were as clear as floating ice and snow, but they were filled with a chill that was deep in the heart of the world.
There was dead silence again.
The breathing sound was almost inaudible.
After a long while, Emperor Cangyu laughed with an unclear emotion, "Sage and wise king...!"
He casually handed the item to the queen beside him, "Queen, take a look too."
The Queen took the pages of evidence, and after quickly reading them, her expression became visibly complicated.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Shi was raised by you and me. Based on my understanding of her, please forgive me for being so nosy. Even if this thing is credible, it may not be related to Xiao Shi."
"Xiao Shi and Su Jingxing had no grudges in the past or today. They bumped into each other by accident at the Princess's residence a few days ago, which can be considered their first encounter."
"Even if Su Jingxing saw it by accident..." After a pause, he continued, "Su Jingxing is a person who would never do anything to offend Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi herself is not the kind of unreasonable person. I really can't understand why Xiao Shi would disregard her dignity as a princess and hire someone to kill someone?"
"Oh, I want to know that too."
Although I don’t know the details and cannot be sure of them, as a minister, sometimes I have to stand up and stop certain things in order to preserve the reputation of the royal family.
What's more, the Tenth Princess grew up with His Majesty and the Queen, and she is indeed the most favored one.
Thinking of this, especially those who love to study and speculate on the emperor's mind and flatter the emperor, stood up and nodded, "Your Majesty, I agree with what the queen said. The Tenth Princess is a princess, but she is a girl. Even if this is a misunderstanding, it doesn't seem appropriate to talk about it here now..."
"I think so too." Someone popped his head and someone else immediately stood up and followed, "Even if it's an ordinary family, with an unmarried daughter involved, no matter what happens..."
One after another, people stood up and seconded the proposal, expressing similar views.
They gave him a way out, but Emperor Cangyu refused to give it up.
He laughed, but the emperor was furious.
"My fellow nobles, those who know me know that you are doing this for the sake of the Tenth Princess' reputation. Those who don't know would think that you are eager to cover up some scandal for me!"
He slapped the dragon table beside him with a heavy palm, "Great, you are really great! You share the emperor's worries and work for him, this is how you share his worries! This is how you use your loyalty and courage!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!!"
With this palm strike, those who had stood up to flatter the dragon fell to their knees with a thump. This time, they felt cold all over and were shaking like sieves.
Some court officials who were watching the fire from the other side of the river looked down on them in their hearts, thinking that these old guys were typical flatterers.
Now, we have finally hit the nail on the head.
What an idiot.
Look at Prime Minister Wang, he was calm and composed from beginning to end, and didn't seem to want to stand out at all. That's the real officialdom expert!
Don't think about it, in today's situation, His Majesty can't come down at all. The only way is to investigate thoroughly, sacrifice the car to save the king, and sacrifice the princess to save the "reputation"!
The court officials on the ground were sweating profusely.
Emperor Cangyu looked at the eldest princess who was sitting aside.
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