Chapter 1296: It concerns the lifelong happiness of the young lady
As for who is the mastermind behind this?
Of course it’s the emperor of the time.
As long as the witchcraft case is not solved, the stain on the queen will never be washed away.
Emperor Tianxi was well aware of this, so he naturally wanted to make full use of the opportunity of recovering the Phoenix Seal to restore the reputation of his queen.
What's more, as the emperor, he no longer has the imperial seal in his hands, so he has to rely on the phoenix seal in the hands of the queen for support.
Anyway, his wife is destined to be the queen, and he, as the emperor, is definitely destined to be the emperor.
The discussions of the people outside the court could not stop Yang Ning from crying.
When the old general saw his daughter like this, his eyes turned red.
I was originally extremely angry with Mother Wu, but now that I saw someone dead, my mood became a little complicated.
Having lived to this age and experienced many battles, he could naturally see the pleading look in Mother Wu's eyes before her death.
The reason why Mother Wu committed suicide by taking poison was to save her daughter's life.
In short, the person who committed the crime is already dead, so there is no evidence, right?
The old general understood that even if his eldest daughter did not participate in everything that happened back then, she must have known about it and might even have acquiesced to it.
However, at this point, the old general naturally would not say this.
Lord Xia was also a little embarrassed.
Logically speaking, the note handed over by Yang Ning and the evidence of sending Wu Shu to throw it at the Su family's villa were explained by Wu's mother before her death. They were taken from Wu's mother by Yang Ning.
It can be said that Mother Wu took responsibility for everything and got rid of Yang Ning very cleanly.
However, Lord Xia has been an official for so many years, and naturally Lord Xia can notice what the old general, a military commander, can see.
However, Mother Wu died so quickly that there was no chance for interrogation.
Lord Xia felt relieved, but also a little uneasy.
He was relieved because, given his relationship with the Su family and the General's Mansion, he naturally did not want Yang Ning to be implicated in this matter, so as not to bring trouble to the General's Mansion.
Moreover, the Queen Mother was willing to risk her life to take charge of the matter for the sake of her sister Yang Ning, so naturally she didn't want anything to happen to Yang Ning.
Now that Mother Wu is dead, things are much easier.
However, as the chief judge, he knew that there was something wrong with Yang Ning, but he pretended to turn a blind eye. He must have felt uncomfortable about it.
Lord Xia slammed the gavel and said in a stern voice, "Come here! Drag the body of the criminal away!"
Several yamen runners came forward and dragged away Mother Wu's body amid Yang Ning's crying.
Then, Lord Xia ordered that Yang Ning and Wu Shu be temporarily imprisoned.
After all, Yang Ning took the blame for Wu's mother and turned herself in, and Wu Shu knew about the incident but did not report it. They were both contemptuous of the law and should be severely punished.
What's more, there are still many doubts in this case that have not been clarified.
Such as who wrote the words on the note, who is the person behind the scenes...
Yang Ning naturally would not resist, but looked at the old general with tears and pleading eyes.
"Dad, I'm an unfilial daughter. Mother Wu did all this for me... Wuuwu..." Yang Ning cried as she knelt on the ground and said, "Dad, please, for the sake of my unfilial daughter, send someone to bury Mother Wu's body properly when it's released. Don't let it be thrown into a mass grave... Wuuwu..."
The old general closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry. Although she did something so unkind and unjust, she is still a servant of the Yang family. The Yang family will not let her body be exposed in the wilderness."
It has to be said that the old general still agreed with Mother Wu's decision to commit suicide.
Considering Mother Wu's status and the things she did, if she doesn't commit suicide, her death in the future will be even more painful.
After hearing what the old general said, Yang Ning kowtowed to him and was taken away by the yamen runners.
The old general, his father and his two sons watched Yang Ning being taken away, and they felt very uncomfortable.
He thought to himself that he had to make some arrangements to prevent Yang Ning from suffering any injustice in prison.
After all, blood ties are there, aren't they?
After leaving the Dali Temple, the old general did not return to the general's mansion, but went directly to the palace to apologize to the emperor.
When Yang Wei and Yang Wu heard this, they naturally wanted to go with their father.
As for Lord Xia, he originally wanted to sort out the case files first so that he could report the progress of the case to the emperor during the morning court the next day.
The note incident happened a long time ago and the witnesses are all dead, so it might be difficult to investigate.
However, the Queen Mother was able to take it off, which was the most important thing!
"Master, the master sent a servant, saying that he wants to see you for an important matter." A yamen runner came in to report.
Lord Xia nodded and asked someone to bring the person in.
Soon, the servant beside Master Xia walked in quickly.
"Meet the Master."
"What happened?" asked Lord Xia.
"In reply to the master, the master has ordered me to come here and ask you to return home as soon as possible." The servant replied respectfully, "The master said that the Su family's Marquis Su and the Fourth and Fifth Masters have arrived at the mansion to discuss an important matter that concerns the young lady's lifelong happiness."
Following the servant's words, a look of surprise appeared on Lord Xia's face.
Then, my heart sank suddenly.
The Su family father and son did this, I'm afraid something big must have happened.
Lord Xia instructed his advisor to sort out the case files and he hurried back home.
However, just as we left the Dali Temple in the carriage, the road ahead was blocked.
“Let me go…let me go…”
“Wuwuwu…”
“Wow wow wow…”
As the cries of shouting and crying arose, a majestic team of royal guards came over, escorting a group of men and women.
Lord Xia frowned.
He was busy trying a case in the Dali Temple today and had no idea that the Emperor had issued an imperial decree to search and confiscate Prince Rong's Mansion.
Seeing these people at this time, I was a little confused. I wondered which family had committed a crime and had their house searched.
"It seems that Prince Rong's Mansion is finished this time..."
"Do I need to tell you that? Anyone with eyes can see it..."
"By the way, what on earth has happened to Prince Rong's Mansion?"
"Who knows? Prince Rong is a prince, unless—"
When the man said this, he suddenly stopped.
Then, he looked at the people around him, clicked his tongue, and showed an unfathomable expression.
"Wang San, stop keeping us in suspense and let it out if you have to!" someone urged.
Wang San was not angry, he just gave the man a look of contempt.
Then, he said meaningfully: "Think about it, King Rui back then..."
Wang San stopped talking here.
But everyone around understood.
After all, the rebellion of Prince Rui was known to everyone.
Lord Xia, who was in the carriage, also understood.
It turned out that the emperor had taken action against Prince Rong's Mansion.
However, wasn’t the jade seal found?
I have to say that Lord Xia was so busy with the witchcraft case that he was really cut off from the news.
He didn't know that the jade seal had been fished out of the lake by his goddaughter.
Lord Xia waited until the Imperial Guards arrived and escorted the people from Prince Rong's Mansion over, then he took a carriage back to the mansion.
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