Emperor Wenyuan looked at the people crawling on the ground and pleading for Marquis Zhenbei, and his expression... was not very good.
I don’t know whether it was because of the letter in his hand or because of the generals and people below who were pleading for the Marquis of Zhenbei.
I guess both.
After all, he was already afraid of the Marquis of Zhenbei...
In his previous life, Yang Zhao would never have taken this step.
But since we already know that the Yang family cannot avoid the emperor's suspicion no matter what, and cannot avoid being reduced to a stepping stone for the next emperor, why should they keep a low profile?
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
Then she would first use all the water to protect her Yang family, clear away all obstacles, and then open up another river that could accommodate her Yang family's huge ship...
"quiet!"
After receiving a signal from Emperor Wenyuan, Li Qing quickly asked the eunuch beside him to stop the cheering from below.
Everyone fell silent and looked up.
Emperor Wenyuan's majestic voice echoed from the sky: "The Marquis of Zhenbei is a loyal minister of our dynasty. I will not allow him to suffer an unjust accusation. I will hand this matter over to the Dali Temple for a thorough investigation."
So light and airy...
This was a reaction Yang Zhao had anticipated. After all, the weight of her Yang family wasn't enough to attract the attention of this petty-minded emperor...
Yang Zhao was not in a hurry and kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
When she stood up again, she began to speak loudly and methodically: "I would like to accuse the Shen family of the fifth crime..."
"A Zhao."
Shen Li called out to her at this time.
His face was a little pale, and he looked at Yang Zhao with a trace of pain and affection in his eyes: "I admit that I have let you down, and because I was reluctant to let you divorce me, I used all kinds of excuses to force you to stay in the Shen family."
"Even if I'm not a good person, I would never do anything like framing the Marquis of Zhenbei. He's your father and my father-in-law. If anything happens to the Yang family, my Shen family will be implicated as well. And why would I be so foolish as to leave a letter..."
There is some truth to this!
After all... it is hard to make sense for the Shen family to falsely accuse the Marquis of Zhenbei of treason. After all, that is the father-in-law's family. If treason really becomes a crime, the Shen family will inevitably suffer a lot, and in serious cases, they may even be implicated.
"What if your Shen family has already joined the Eighth Prince?"
This voice was spoken by Yang Huaijin.
After saying this, Yang Huaijin ignored Shen Li's stiff body and kowtowed to Emperor Wenyuan, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, there was an incident in the capital where thieves kidnapped children, and my niece was also kidnapped and disappeared."
"To find my niece, my sister used Yunxian Tower to issue a bounty. During this process, I stumbled upon these letters and tokens in a secret room in the shop where the child was being held. Many civilians witnessed the incident and can testify to this!"
"Because this matter is of great importance, and because it involves my father and the Eighth Prince, I dare not speak out, fearing to alert the enemy. Therefore, after several days of private investigation, I finally found evidence and confirmed that the Shen family had already taken refuge with the Eighth Prince in the land of exile..."
"You, you are slandering me..."
At this moment, a trace of panic flashed across Shen Li's face.
Yang Huaijin had already presented the evidence, "Your Majesty, please take a look. These were found at Wanglai Pawnshop on West City Street. They contain all the correspondence between Shen Li and the secret agent since he returned to the capital... The last assassination attempt on the prefectural governor's mansion was also on the orders of Shen Li and the secret agent..."
Assassination?
Prefect Pei's eyes suddenly widened.
Thinking of the last assassination...
It also reminded him of the booklet containing the emperor's secrets...
At this moment, Master Pei suddenly "understood" why the Shen family had joined the Eighth Prince. His heart was shaken, and a chill ran down his spine...
I think Emperor Wenyuan must have thought of it too.
"Bang"
Emperor Wenyuan slammed his hand on the armrest, staring intently at Chen Li below. Thinking of what A'ran reported a few days ago, his eyes were instantly filled with sinister intent.
Old Eight!
Shen Li!
Very good!!!
"Come here, throw Shen Li into jail and investigate this matter thoroughly..."
The color drained from Shen Li's face: "Your Majesty, I am innocent..."
But Lord Pei simply had him dragged away.
"Li'er!" Old Madam Shen's face turned pale.
The Shen family members who saw this scene turned pale with fear and couldn't believe it: "How, how could this happen..."
"What do you mean by surrendering to the Eighth Prince?"
"We don't know, we don't know at all..."
"It's all your fault."
Patriarch Shen suddenly looked at Madam Shen angrily, as if he wanted to eat her: "All this trouble is caused by you, a foolish woman. Since you had already agreed to the divorce, you should have just written the divorce letter to her. But you insisted on throwing dirty water on her, making things worse and dragging our entire Shen family to be buried with your stupidity..."
"Write a divorce letter! Hurry and write the divorce letter for them!"
"Yes, write quickly..."
The Shen family members urged angrily, as if the disaster today could be avoided by writing the divorce letter to Old Lady Shen.
Old Madam Shen's face turned pale and blue, and she was both terrified and angry.
But she was indeed afraid.
fear death.
She was even more afraid that the Shen family would be destroyed in her hands.
She endured the humiliation and looked at Yang Zhao, forcing a smile that was uglier than crying: "A Zhao, it's grandma's fault. As long as you stop making trouble, grandma, grandma will let Li'er write a divorce letter for you..."
"It's too late."
Yang Zhao kowtowed once more to Emperor Wenyuan on the high platform and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I want to sue the Shen family for the fifth crime of causing the people to become homeless."
When this charge was read out, everyone fell silent.
Emperor Wenyuan also frowned.
After all…how could the Shen family cause the people to become homeless when they had just returned from exile?
But at this moment
Before Yang Zhao could continue speaking, there was a noise coming from the outermost part of the crowd...
Many women and children.
They all wanted to come forward, but they couldn't because of the crowded crowd, so they could only shout something from behind.
"Go see what's going on?"
Lord Pei frowned and ordered.
soon.
Led by the officials, the onlookers made way to allow the group of pale and skinny women, children, the elderly, the weak and the sick to come forward.
As soon as they reached the front, they knelt down with tears in their eyes...
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