Chapter 412 Old Case
The queen had been shocked by this sudden change, and only now did she react and said anxiously:
"Your Majesty, deposing the crown prince is a matter of great importance to the nation. How can you treat it as a joke?"
Xiao Zirui also looked pale, and hurried to kneel before the emperor:
"Father, I was deceived by the former Imperial Master and mistook Yun Bailian for Tian Feng. This is all a misunderstanding. Please think twice!"
The emperor's facial expression has changed several times since he saw the phoenix shadow. At this moment, he looked at Xiao Zirui with a gloomy face, pondered for a while, and then turned to Xiao Changheng.
"Royal brother, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"
Yun Qingqing frowned and remembered that when the military rations robbery incident broke out, Xiao Zirui was only confined to his house for a few months.
Although the emperor seemed to be asking, in fact, he probably had no intention of deposing the crown prince. He was not in a position to say it directly, and was just waiting for Xiao Changheng to give him this way out.
Her eyes were slightly cold. Xiao Changheng always put his royal brother first in everything, and this time was no exception.
But this time, Xiao Zirui is not only targeting her, he also wants to drag the three clans of the Yun family into the water. Yun Qingqing has no intention of letting him go this time.
She waited expressionlessly for Xiao Changheng to speak.
He straightened his robes, bowed solemnly, and said loudly:
"I believe that as a member of the royal family, the Crown Prince should set an example and keep his promise! Otherwise, the Daliang royal family will become a laughing stock in the world!"
Yun Qingqing was slightly stunned when she heard his ruthless voice, and her eyes softened a little.
Xiao Zirui panicked and was about to open his mouth to explain, but he saw the loyal and brave Marquis Ye Houye stand up:
"Your Majesty, I think what the Regent said makes sense! I second the motion!"
Zhuang Daxueshi also immediately followed up:
"I second this motion!"
"I second the motion!" "We all second the motion!" Many ministers stood up one after another, with a chorus of seconding voices.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the queen immediately said:
"Your Majesty, this is not the time for a court meeting, and it is not appropriate to make such an important decision. Why don't you listen to the sutra today and discuss the Crown Prince's matter at the court meeting after we return?"
The emperor had a gloomy face and didn't say anything until the queen said this. He relaxed a little and nodded slowly:
"The Queen is right..."
"Your Majesty!" Yun Qingqing said in a cold voice, "May I ask if the Crown Prince wins today, can the three clans of the Yun family still be saved?"
The emperor was stunned and speechless.
Yun Qingqing said again:
"The Crown Prince used a silk handkerchief to weave a picture of my princess, which was a violation of morality. He also used the position of Crown Prince as a guarantee in public, just to use the name of Tianfeng to put me in an irreparable situation! Everything he did today was entirely for his own selfish reasons, without considering the reputation of the royal family, let alone the country of Daliang!"
"If this kind of person still occupies the position of crown prince, wouldn't it make all officials and people feel disappointed?"
Her words were spoken very bluntly, showing her determination to not give up until the Crown Prince was deposed. All the civil and military officials gasped in shock, thinking that the Regent Princess was too brave and that they should never offend this woman in the future.
The emperor was speechless, and the queen argued coldly:
"What the Regent Princess said is too serious. His Majesty did not say that he would not issue an order. It's just that the serious business today is to listen to the scriptures. The matter of the Crown Prince will be discussed at the court meeting later. Why are you in such a hurry now?"
Yun Qingqing looked at her and sneered:
"Okay, since there is no rush, I will let Your Majesty take a look at more facts, so that you can slowly consider it before the court meeting!"
She emphasized the words "take your time to consider" and the emperor, empress and others were stunned. But before they could react, Yun Qingqing walked up to Xiao Zirui and used the "Soul-Searching Floating Shadow" technique she had used before.
When Xiao Zirui saw her walking towards him with golden light on her fingertips, he immediately became alert and wanted to step back, but found that his body could not move.
He wanted to ask her, but found that he couldn't open his mouth and no sound came out. He seemed to be stunned and could only stand there without dodging or evading and watched her approach.
Yun Qingqing quickly pulled out a thread of light from his mind, which finally formed a ball of light.
As she did so, she said calmly:
"I would like to ask Sect Master Qingpingzi and Master Jingyuan to be my witnesses and see if my Soul Searching and Floating Shadow Technique can be faked!"
After saying that, she raised her hand, and the ball of light flew into the air and unfolded, and the scene inside appeared in front of everyone.
All I saw on the screen was a raging fire. Amidst the noise, the conversation between two people was the clearest.
"Your Highness, everything has been handled. The body of Tong Zhubo has been mixed with that of several servants. After the fire, no one will suspect anything."
"Well done." The voice was cold and fierce, it was the voice of Crown Prince Xiao Zirui.
Another confidant's voice asked again:
"Your Highness, Miss Yun fell into the sea of fire in order to carry you out...Are we really not going to rescue her?"
Xiao Zirui said coldly:
"No need. Who knows how much she heard? Keeping it would be a hidden danger! If you want to blame someone, blame her for being sentimental and meddling in other people's business!"
The picture gradually fades away.
The whole audience was in an uproar. This conversation contained so much information!
Xiao Changheng's expression was even more stern. He looked at Xiao Zirui and said in a deep voice:
"Half a year ago, I investigated a case involving a private gun factory in the suburbs of Beijing. A key witness was involved, a clerk named Cao from the Ministry of Industry! He suddenly disappeared inexplicably, and the case was cut off. We were never able to find out who was the mastermind behind the private gun factory!"
"I didn't expect that the mystery of Cao Zhubo's disappearance would be solved today! Prince, what is your explanation for this matter?"
Xiao Zirui's face changed drastically, and he said in shock:
"This is a frame-up! This is clearly an illusion created by Yun Qingqing, not my memory! How can such a method be used as evidence!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Taoist Qingpingzi speak:
"The spell cast by the Regent Princess should be a kind of soul-searching. All the spells related to soul-searching in Xuanmen are extremely abstruse and risky. If you are not careful, it will affect the consciousness of the caster."
"For such a delicate and dangerous technique to be mastered by the caster is already amazing. It is impossible for the caster to tamper with it."
"What's more, I was watching from the side just now. If the Regent Princess had tampered with the magic to fabricate memories, I would have been able to see it."
His words were equivalent to telling everyone that the memory that Yun Qingqing had extracted was absolutely true!
All the officials were shocked, and even the emperor's face changed drastically.
Doesn't this mean that the incident that caused a sensation in the court half a year ago, in which only a small-time private gun factory was investigated, was actually the Prince's mastermind!
How could Xiao Zirui admit it? He desperately cried out for injustice:
"Father, you can't believe what they say! Who knows if this Taoist priest Qing Pingzi has secretly colluded with Yun Qingqing for a long time!"
Master Jingyuan sighed and spoke slowly:
"I can also see that Donor Yun has a profound understanding of Taoism and a pure mind. She is not lying."
Even Master Jingyuan spoke up, and Xiao Zirui had no way to defend himself.
Yun Qingqing sneered:
"It doesn't matter if you deny it now. Although you have destroyed almost all the evidence of the private gun factory, there is only one thing that you must leave behind no matter what you say!"
When Xiao Zirui heard this, his face turned completely pale.
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