Chapter 361 Evidence
"Yuan Qifeng, what are your intentions today?" Emperor Wen of Qi was also a little confused, and asked Yuan Qifeng in confusion.
First, he and the Duan family impeached Han Chi for collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country, and now he says that Han Chi did not betray his master.
"Your Majesty." Yuan Qifeng pulled out a flat box from his sleeve, held it up with both hands, and said, "This is the evidence the Duan family has collected. Your Majesty, please review it."
The Duan family was far away in the south and could not reach the capital in time, so all the evidence impeaching Han Chi was secretly sent to Yuan Qifeng at full speed.
"The Duan family..." Emperor Wen of Qi finally remembered and frowned, "My dear Yuan, I heard that you and the Duan family are enemies. What's going on?"
"Your Majesty," Yuan Qifeng said loudly, "The so-called enmity was just a show that Fifth Master Duan and I put on that day."
"What!"
Nowadays, the feud between the Yuan and Duan families is known to everyone in the capital. But now, Yuan Qifeng said that it was just a play. Not only Emperor Wen of Qi, but everyone in the hall looked at Yuan Qifeng in surprise.
Han Chi gritted his teeth in hatred, for he knew that Duan Wu and Yuan Qifeng had put on a show for him that day.
"Your Majesty," Yuan Qifeng continued, "The wife of the Marquis of Huainan died, and Master Duan Wu brought his family to the capital to attend the funeral. The Marquis of Huainan told Master Duan Wu that the wife was beaten to death by my daughter, hoping to ruin my daughter's reputation. But in the end, it was discovered that it was the Marquis of Huainan who killed the wife!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar!
"Nonsense!" Han Chi's eyes widened in anger. He didn't care that they were in the main hall. He stared at Yuan Qifeng and said, "It was clearly Miss Yuan Er who killed my wife. Yuan Qifeng, you're trying to turn the tables. My wife and I were deeply in love. How could I possibly have killed her?"
"Hmph!" Yuan Qifeng snorted coldly, "Han, you dealt with all the servants in the yard that day. Do you think no one will know what happened? And that you can just keep talking nonsense and making up stories?"
"You..." Han Chi was about to say something, but Emperor Wen of Qi snorted coldly, "Shut up!"
"Your Majesty!" Han Chi was shocked. Is Emperor Wen of Qi dissatisfied with him?
Emperor Wen of Qi was already very suspicious. After hearing Yuan Qifeng's words and seeing that Han Chi seemed to have a hint of panic on his face, his suspicion became even stronger. Naturally, he did not want Han Chi to interrupt Yuan Qifeng.
"My dear Yuan, please continue." It must be said that Emperor Wen of Qi was also very curious.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yuan Qifeng responded respectfully.
Han Chi wanted to stop it, but due to the emperor's majesty, he could only grit his teeth and stand aside, secretly annoyed.
"Your Majesty, there are witnesses to what happened that day." Yuan Qifeng's words made Han Chi so shocked that he almost jumped up. Except for Chengying, all the servants in the yard that day were dealt with. Could it be Chengying?
impossible!
Han Chi denied this. He still trusted Cheng Ying very much and believed that he would never betray him. So who was it? Or was Yuan Qifeng just playing tricks?
As Han Chi was thinking, he heard Yuan Qifeng continue, "Although those people were dealt with by Han Chi that day, there was still one survivor. After Master Duan Wu found that person, he was going to bring him back to the Duan family. However, he was worried that Han Chi would suspect that he had found out the truth, so he explained the situation to me. That's why we staged that scene to dispel Han Chi's suspicions."
"But who knew that Han Chi was so unwilling to let Fifth Master Duan go? On his way back to the Duan family, he colluded with bandits and tried to create the illusion that Fifth Master Duan had been robbed and killed by bandits. Fortunately, my daughter and Master Huo noticed this and secretly sent people to protect him, thus saving Fifth Master Duan from disaster."
"Now that the Duan family knows what Han Chi did, they naturally want to avenge their daughter. Who knew that after some investigation, they actually uncovered Han Chi's background. This flat box contains the evidence. I hope the emperor will take a closer look."
As Yuan Qifeng spoke, he presented the flat box in his hand again.
Eunuch Liu stepped forward, took the flat box, and presented it to Emperor Wen of Qi.
Emperor Wen of Qi took the box and was about to open it when he glanced at Yuan Qifeng: "The Duan family is seeking revenge for their daughter. What about you, my dear Yuan?"
"Your Majesty!" Yuan Qifeng replied respectfully, "Han Chi has repeatedly slandered my daughter's reputation. As a father, I will not sit idly by."
Emperor Wen of Qi nodded, looked at Yuan Qifeng deeply, and opened the flat box.
After opening the flat box, Emperor Wen of Qi saw the things inside and began to look through them one by one. The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed, and his face turned darker.
Han Chi secretly looked at Emperor Wen of Qi's expression, and then thought about Yuan Qifeng's words. Suddenly, his face changed drastically, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
It's not what he thought, is it?
"Han Chi, you are really great!" Emperor Wen of Qi slammed the flat box heavily on the dragon table with a "bang", and also slammed it heavily on Han Chi's heart.
"Your Majesty!" Han Chi knelt suddenly on the ground, his face full of panic. "I have no second thoughts about Your Majesty. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this. Your Majesty, Yuan Qifeng and the Duan family hate me to the core and will surely fabricate evidence to frame me. I hope Your Majesty will see through this!"
After saying this, Han Chi bowed his head to the ground and cried out for justice.
"Unfair?" Emperor Wen of Qi looked at Han Chi with gritted teeth. The evidence in the flat box was conclusive, and combined with the letters between Han Chi and Tuoba Hun, he had already determined that Han Chi was a spy placed by Tuoba Hun in their Dali Dynasty.
However, what made Emperor Wen of Qi even more upset was that he actually granted such a spy the title of marquis. This was simply a slap in his face. The emperor could not even distinguish between loyalty and treachery.
"Your Majesty, I am truly wronged!" Han Chi kowtowed repeatedly, weeping bitterly: "My heart is loyal to Your Majesty!"
"What a loyal minister!" Emperor Wen of Qi narrowed his eyes. "Han Chi, should I call you Han Chi or Ji Shan? Although you are the illegitimate son of the Chi-Le Prime Minister, you are truly a loyal minister. A truly loyal minister. You are loyal to your Chi-Le King!"
Emperor Wen of Qi felt unsatisfied again, so he casually threw the teacup at Han Chi, but he missed and the teacup fell at Han Chi's feet.
Everyone looked at Han Chi in shock. The Marquis of Huainan in the Dali Dynasty was actually a Chile person!
Han Chi didn't dare to look up and suddenly opened his eyes wide.
Ji Shan is his real name. No one has called him by this name for more than 20 years. Since coming to the Dali Dynasty, he forced himself to forget this name.
But today, when this name came out of the mouth of Emperor Wen of Qi, Han Chi knew that he could not escape.
Thinking of this, Han Chi's face turned pale. He didn't expect that his identity, which he had hidden so secretly, would be revealed in the hall one day.
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