In public, Xiao Xieyun's gaze on her was not concealed at all.
He was really not afraid of being discovered that he had dirty thoughts about the minister's wife!
The banquet was halfway through and Ying Xixi was full and satisfied.
She wiped the corner of her mouth, looked up and watched the dancers finish their dance and leave the palace, then she stood up immediately.
Except for the serving palace maids and eunuchs, and the guards, everyone was sitting.
Ying Xixi stood up so suddenly that she immediately attracted everyone's attention.
When Zhao Lin saw the person next to him stand up, his heart skipped a beat and his bad premonition became more obvious.
"Ying! What are you going to do?!"
He scolded in a low voice and reached out to grab Ying Xixi's arm.
But Ying Xixi brushed his hand away, walked directly to the imperial steps, stood still, saluted to Emperor Xiao Xieyun, and spoke loudly.
"Your Majesty, I would like to report Prime Minister Zhao Linjian and his father, Zhao Yonggang, for collaborating with the enemy and treason! They are planning a rebellion!"
Ying Xixi said the thing without any preparation when everyone didn't know what she was going to do and was still in a daze.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then the whole audience was in an uproar.
Zhao Lin's pupils constricted when he saw this, and he was shocked that Ying Xixi actually knew about this!
He immediately stood up and strode to Ying Xixi's side, explaining calmly.
"Your Majesty, my wife is talking nonsense. She is deliberately saying this because she has a conflict with me!"
Seeing this, the other ministers couldn't help but criticize in their hearts.
What wife would, because of a conflict with her husband, bring up such nonsense as treason and conspiracy, which can lead to the execution of the entire family or even the extermination of nine generations of the clan?
The Prime Minister's wife said these things herself, so it seems that it is most likely true!
Xiao Xieyun supported his chin with one hand and sat lazily on the dragon throne.
"Oh? Everything requires evidence. You two insist on your own opinions. Do you have any evidence?"
Zhao Lin was choked. What evidence did he want?
Didn't he already say Ying Xixi was talking nonsense?!
Since when did you need evidence to prove nonsense?!
"Your Majesty, I have evidence!"
Ying Xixi spoke loudly and took out the letters that had been sorted in advance from her sleeve.
The chief eunuch Fuquan came over, took the letter and presented it to Xiao Xieyun.
“Your Majesty, among these letters, there are personal letters written by Zhao Yonggang to the prince of a neighboring country, as well as letters exchanged between the two.
In addition to the letters, there is other evidence in Zhao Yonggang's study that proves his intention to rebel!
In addition, Zhao Linjian took advantage of his position to accept bribes and form a clique for personal gain!
He even ordered the assassination of the Minister of Revenue's wife because the Minister was unwilling to cooperate with him in doing evil...
Ying Xixi repeated everything she had collected word for word.
She spoke clearly, with a loud and clear voice, and her words were so powerful that the expressions of the ministers present changed.
Some officials who had cooperated with the Zhao family turned pale and began to panic.
Zhao Lin, who was standing next to Ying Xixi, was so shocked that he forgot to stop Ying Xixi from continuing.
It wasn't until Ying Xixi's voice stopped and another voice sounded that he came back to his senses.
"Zhao Lin, you son of a bitch! Did you really kill my wife?!"
The voice of the Minister of Revenue cursing angrily was heard.
Everyone present was a little dazed, but he had already strode from the table to Zhao Linjian and Ying Xixi.
Without waiting for Zhao Lin to make any excuses, Ying Xixi gave him an affirmative answer.
"Sir, everything I said is true!"
The Minister of Revenue was so angry that he punched Zhao Linjian in the face!
Zhao Lin was knocked back two steps by his punch and fell to the ground.
Quite embarrassing.
Xiao Xieyun supported his chin and watched the scene with great interest. He waited for the Minister of Revenue to punch Zhao Linjian a few more times before he spoke softly.
"Someone come! Capture Zhao Linjian first!"
The guards guarding the door then took action and restrained Zhao Linjian.
Zhao Lin was beaten black and blue, and his head was buzzing.
At this moment, he finally came to his senses.
"Your Majesty! I am innocent! This vicious woman slanders me with every word she says!"
Zhao Lin looked so embarrassed that he cried out that he was wronged, and his previous well-dressed appearance was completely gone.
Xiao Xieyun shook the stack of letters in his hand.
"This is Ying's evidence, where is your evidence?
If you don't have evidence, just shut up and I will investigate it myself!
Take Zhao Linjian away and keep him under strict guard! Also, Imperial Guards, take your men to the Zhao residence, detain everyone there, and have them search the residence thoroughly!
Xiao Xieyun's face darkened and he gave clear orders.
"yes!"
When Zhao Lin saw himself being taken away by the guards, his heart sank to the bottom.
He didn't have time to think about how Ying Xixi got the evidence.
He only knew that their Zhao family might really be finished!
It turns out that his bad premonition tonight was actually about this! !
Ying Xixi turned her head and looked at Zhao Lin being taken out, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Now we just have to wait for Emperor Xiao Xieyun to order an investigation and issue an order.
But she hadn't finished speaking yet.
Ying Xixi turned around and raised her eyes, only to meet Xiao Xieyun's eyes again.
But this time, his eyes were dark, as if he wanted to see through everything about her.
Ying Xixi lowered her eyes and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I have something else to say.
My father went to the border to fight the enemy not long ago, but he received a letter from Zhao Yonggang.
It was written in black and white on the letter that Zhao Yonggang used my wife to threaten my father and made him deliberately lose the battle on the battlefield!
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