"Okay, just continue to answer the emperor's questions. Whoever dares to interrupt the emperor again will be beaten up by me." Yang Tiejiang said with a cold face, like the emperor's thug.
But in fact, he was the one who spoke the most in the whole audience!
Many people's faces turned dark.
What can I do?
This tiger man was completely unmoved. Talking to him was like talking to a cow. If they really dared to speak, they would probably be hit in the face with his fist the next second.
"At the time, I was still locked in a cage. I saw with my own eyes how many people died and how much blood was spilled... But Old Master Xu was very excited. He had people constantly kidnapping clean women, and when he got tired of them, he would throw them to those beasts..."
The woman's voice trembled: "Your Majesty, that old man from the Xu family is not a human being at all. But later he fell in love with the great-granddaughter who came to pay him respects, and said he wanted to try a girl like that..."
What?
Falling for your own great-granddaughter?
Not to mention the ministers, even Xu Xuan on the ground was stunned.
"He asked his steward to secretly get that young lady..."
"That's pure nonsense."
Xu Xuan didn't care about Yang Tiejiang anymore, not even caring about the air leaking from his missing teeth. With bloodshot eyes, he rushed over and grabbed the woman by the collar: "You..."
But just as he opened his mouth, he froze when he saw the child in the woman's arms.
"Yun'er?"
A baby girl was indeed lost in the Xu family a year ago. She was the concubine daughter of Xu Xuan's legitimate son. Because the child was born with good fortune, the Taoist priest said that the child would bring great luck to the Xu family. In addition, the child was chubby, pretty and well-behaved, so among all his grandchildren, Xu Xuan loved her especially well.
After the child was mysteriously lost, Xu Xuan asked someone to look for him.
But he never found it, and the matter was left unresolved. But now he saw it in the woman's arms. Xu Xuan was stunned, thinking of what the woman had just said.
Xu Xuan just felt his head buzzing.
"Your Excellency should be able to recognize her. This child is your granddaughter. When she was locked in a cage by Old Master Xu, she was still shouting for help..." The woman did not resist. She let Xu Xuan grab her collar and hand over the child with empty eyes in her arms.
"No, impossible!"
Xu Xuan didn't believe it.
"She's not..."
"grandfather……"
At this moment, the child with empty eyes called out "Grandpa" in a soft voice.
Xu Xuan, however, seemed to be scalded. He suddenly pushed the woman away, along with the child who was trying to grab him, and hurriedly denied it: "Impossible, this child can't be Yun'er. Yun'er doesn't look like this at all. You brought this child here to frame me..."
"fart!"
"These witnesses and evidence were all found by Lord Chen recently. You say this is a false accusation. Are you trying to say that Lord Chen deliberately framed you?"
The corners of Master Chen's mouth twitched slightly.
Why are you talking about him!
"If you hadn't been so aggressive in the court today, saying I was a murderous person and plotting rebellion, and insisting on investigating me, would this have happened?"
"When they were investigating me, everyone was so loud. Now that the investigation has reached your family, it's become a false accusation?"
Yang Tiejiang looked at you with disdain: "I really don't know who gave you such shamelessness."
"But this is also easy to prove."
"Why not just send someone to the Xu family and bring the child's mother or someone from the Xu family over to identify him?"
"Oh, right. If you want to prove whether this girl is lying or not, just go to Old Master Xu's courtyard and take a look. It's impossible to get rid of all those tigers and pythons all at once. There will always be traces. Then everything will be revealed, right?"
As Yang Tiejiang spoke, he bowed respectfully to Emperor Wenyuan and said, "Your Majesty, this matter still requires your decision. After all, the Xu family is the Empress's family, and Old Master Xu is the Empress's father. Apart from you, no one else dares to touch the Xu family."
"Chen Aiqing, take people to the Xu family."
Emperor Wenyuan said with a sullen face.
"yes."
Lord Chen accepted his fate and left again, taking his men to the Xu family.
Xu family.
"Old Master, something bad has happened!"
A figure hurried into the yard.
Old Master Xu lay leisurely in the rocking chair, his eyes closed as he bathed in the sunlight reflected from the treetops. He looked relaxed and contented, and even exuded a gentle aura.
On the surface, he is a refined old man.
Facing the steward who rushed in, he just raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at him with a hint of displeasure: "What's the matter that makes you so impatient?"
The steward's face was filled with anxiety. He stepped forward and lowered his voice, "News just came from the palace that someone has reported the affairs of our courtyard to the emperor. The emperor has sent Master Chen from the Dali Temple to investigate."
Old Master Xu, who had been so relaxed just now, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Did they tell the Emperor about this? Who did it?"
Old Master Xu sat up.
He was no longer as gentle as before, but instead carried a sense of hostility.
The steward shook his head: "I don't know yet, but the news came from the palace, so it can't be wrong. Old Master, should we deal with those in the house quickly?" Otherwise, if they are found out, I'm afraid...
Old Master Xu's face looked a little gloomy.
All the things in the house are his recent favorites. He hasn’t had enough fun with them yet. It would be a shame to get rid of them.
But soon.
Old Master Xu didn't know what he was thinking about, and suddenly he curled his lips into a smile.
He just sat up and lay back down in his chair. "That Master Chen is a wise man. He should know the situation of our Xu family very well. Send someone smart to lead him and give him some advice. I'm sure he'll know what to do."
Lord Chen is doing a great job of playing both sides.
The Xu family is the Empress's maternal clan. As long as the Empress remains Empress, their Xu family will not fall. Moreover, they still have the Sixth Prince, the legitimate heir!
As long as Mr. Chen has any brains, he won't offend easily.
The steward understood and immediately smiled and said, "Yes, I understand. I will arrange it right away."
"Let's go clean up the house first."
Old Master Xu leisurely ordered, "Send my treasures to the secret room and tell them to behave. Also, don't let those beasts make any noise."
"yes."
Just as the steward had the house cleaned up, Lord Chen and his men arrived at the Xu family.
However, the clever servant had no chance to get close.
Master Chen had already rushed in with his men. As soon as they arrived at Old Master Xu's yard, Master Chen's voice rose: "Investigate, investigate carefully and don't miss any clues."
A group of officers immediately spread out and conducted a carpet search.
Even Old Master Xu, who was sitting in the rocking chair, was stunned. Seeing the officers seriously searching his yard, his face turned grim. He looked at Master Chen gravely, "Master Chen, what are you doing?"
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