Chapter 21: Too Much Tears
If the daughter born to Sima Qin's cousin were still alive, it might not be Sima Shi standing in the court today.
Although the system did not say whether Sima Qin's cousin had a child or whether the son was Sima Shi, Jing Han could still guess it.
[It's more than just premature death. Because of the medication, a healthy baby died just minutes after being born!]
Although all the information cannot be deduced, it can be inferred from Sima Qin that she discovered her cousin's intention to replace the daughter, snatched the child back, and directly handed the bribed servant over to the authorities. She also reported her cousin to the authorities!
Sima Qin is so tough! That's the way to go! Many people in history, fearing scandal for their families, handled certain matters quietly when they occurred! While this approach certainly has its advantages, reporting it to the authorities is the most direct and simplest option. Anyone with a discerning eye and a clear mind will know who is to blame!
There were several elderly ministers in the court who had heard something about this matter.
[Yes, host. Because of Sima Qin's actions, her political enemies have become more restrained. They're afraid that Sima Qin will find evidence against them and cause a huge uproar!]
As for the political enemies who were demoted and beheaded: I won’t say more, it’s all tears!
Tears welled up in Sima Fen's eyes as she looked at her mother with admiration.
Sima Qin frowned and said, "Why are you acting like a little girl? It doesn't matter how old you are."
Sima Fen: Mother, am I not your most beloved daughter?!
Sima Shi had always wanted to avenge his mother because of the grudges between the two families, but Sima Fen was extremely wary of him. However, Sima Fen never expected that her own son would be in cahoots with Sima Shi in the backyard.
The system's words confirmed Jinghan's guess.
Sima Qin had almost finished listening. Thinking of the past, although she did not help that person succeed, she couldn't help feeling sad.
In fact, the two families should have been close and supportive of each other. It can only be said that a person's ability must match his or her ambition. It doesn't matter if she dies, but she has implicated the entire family.
Before this, the ancestor had clearly told the girls and boys in the family that the Sima family must not take sides and only be loyal to the emperor.
No matter which princess ascends the throne, once she becomes emperor, she will naturally know the value of loyal ministers and will value loyal ministers more than those wavering fence-sitters.
But the man refused to listen and placed his bet in advance, but ended up making a wrong bet.
Everyone knows that gamblers lose nine times out of ten, but when it comes to interests, they forget about them and think that they are the ones favored by luck.
Sima Qin bowed.
"Your Majesty, I have evidence of Sima Zhaoyun's crimes."
Jing Chengji raised his finger, and the eunuch went down and presented the evidence to Jing Chengji.
Jing Chengji's face darkened, and the low pressure all over his body made all the civil and military officials in the court silent.
System 3657 seemed to have sensed it, and he and Jinghan stopped talking.
But it was still Jinghan who broke the silence, but it was still his inner voice.
[System, based on what you said, Sima Qin should be considered a decisive person who hates evil. If she already had this evidence, why didn't she deal with Sima Zhaoyun earlier?]
This is also the reason why Jing Chengji was unhappy.
If Sima Qin had known earlier that her grandson Sima Zhaoyun had killed the most innocent lives, she should have been able to save those people instead of producing this evidence today.
Sima Qin's heart skipped a beat. She also knew that handing over this evidence today was really risky and might ruin His Majesty's impression of her Sima family.
But she didn't actually know it a long time ago.
Instead, she heard the servants say that Sima Zhaoyun was taken away by the palace guards, so she hurriedly called the servants nearby to ask, although the servants only said that Sima Zhaoyun had been taken away.
Sima Qin's whole body immediately sounded alarms. She didn't think that His Majesty, who was so busy with all kinds of affairs, would pay attention to an inconspicuous grandson.
It happened that the servant she sent to investigate came to report that she had seen what Sima Zhaoyun had done over the years and had hurried to the palace!
Sima Qin smiled bitterly. If she said that she had just obtained the evidence, would His Majesty believe her?
If this hadn't really happened just now, she herself probably wouldn't believe the evidence she had just obtained.
At this moment, Sima Qin was like yellow mud falling on his crotch, which was shit if not shit.
If Jinghan and the system had not revealed their thoughts, Sima Qin's lineage would probably have been destroyed.
But there is no coincidence in the world.
But they do exist.
[Host, isn't this a coincidence? Sima Qin just got the evidence of Sima Zhaoyun's crime. After only looking at it once, he hurried to the palace to report it!]
But the system's words are not enough to "exonerate" Sima Qin.
The system's statement means that Sima Qin had long sensed that something was wrong with Sima Zhaoyun, so why did he only get evidence of his massacre of civilians today?
This is also the question in everyone's mind.
Since Sima Qin arrived at the court, Sima Zhaoyun remained silent.
The reason is actually very simple. Sima Qin has never liked him, so Sima Zhaoyun did not dare to be presumptuous.
It's funny to say that Sima Zhaoyun still treats people differently based on their status.
He loved his mother so much that he was unruly and unfilial, but in front of Sima Qin, he was submissive.
Sima Qin had also heard some rumors by chance, but she initially didn't believe them. By the time she thought of investigating, it was already too late. Otherwise, Sima Qin would have personally sent Sima Zhaoyun to the Ministry of Justice's prison!
Jing Chengji flipped through the evidence of Sima Zhaoyun's crimes in his hand, thinking about what the system said.
She was thinking that what the system said could not be trusted 100%, there was still a long time to go, and she was just a tool to test all officials!
We just have to wait and see whether the system can accurately predict everyone's past and future every time.
The atmosphere, which was a little heavy just now, gradually became a little lighter.
"The three clans of Sima Fen are sentenced to exile in Nanhailing."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"
Sima Fen was extremely grateful to be able to save his life. As long as he was alive, there would be a chance to turn things around in the future. If he died, everything would be gone.
"Old Sima, please go back. I will give you a quarter of an hour."
When a smart person speaks, he doesn't need to say everything clearly.
Sima Qin understood that His Majesty was giving them time to pack up some gold and silver jewelry to save their lives.
"I bow to thank Your Majesty for your grace!"
Jing Chengji was already in a good mood. Whether the Sima family, no, the Yu family could return to Jingdu depended on their abilities.
Sima Qin didn't know that her good daughter had changed the surname of the whole family. It was not until the officers escorted them away that she found out that she had changed her surname.
She immediately beat Sima Fen up, and then praised Sima Fen for being like her in this respect, and was decisive.
Sima Fen felt aggrieved but dared not say a word, he could only complain in his heart, "Then my mother beat me, huh."
Of course, this is all later.
Today, when attending court, for the first time, none of the civil and military officials felt hungry or had pain in their waists and legs.
The Sima family's melons alone were enough to make their stomachs burst, and they were so satisfied that they looked very happy.
Some officials with innocent consciences are secretly looking forward to tomorrow's melon owner.
But some officials were trembling with fear.
Of course, Jinghan had no idea what the civil and military officials in the court were thinking.
After the court session, Jing Han was called to the imperial study by Jing Chengji and tested in various ways.
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