Chapter 1053 Imperial Edict (2)
Ye Mei lying on the ground suddenly shrugged his shoulders, seeming a little discouraged.
Shen Miao was still smiling, but her eyes had turned sharp. She said, "Oh? Young Master Ye has difficulty walking. You probably can't go up such a long staircase by yourself. Someone should have carried you up, or carried you up in your wheelchair. You should have had your own servants with you. How come you were the only one who saw me pushing someone, but not your servants?"
The room suddenly became quiet.
Big drops of sweat appeared on Ye Hongguang's forehead. His face flushed red, and he was speechless for a moment, as if he had been exposed for his lies.
Emperor Yongle said coldly, "Do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is?"
The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death. Ye Hongguang couldn't stand being frightened. If Shen Miao was clever, she could have come up with another excuse. For example, she could have said that the servants had gone to get something and left him alone for the time being, or something else. After all, most people wouldn't just admit their guilt and would argue their case. However, Ye Hongguang admitted his lie so easily, clearly not having done it often before and not being very experienced. If it were a seasoned veteran like Ye Mei, lying with steamy eyes would be much easier.
Xie Jingxing raised the corner of his lips, "Royal brother, the official's family knowingly committed a crime, which is aggravated. Just throw them to the Ministry of Justice, or parade them through the streets?" He said lazily, "Otherwise, anyone can bully the people in Prince Rui's mansion. How can I live like this?"
Xie Jingxing was clearly seeking revenge for a personal grudge, but he wasn't a kind person to begin with, and he had never had a favorable impression of the Ye family. He spoke of this without hesitation, which only made Ye Mei's face pale, and Lu Zhengchun's expression also very unpleasant.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and it will be clear who is the chicken and who is the monkey.
Empress Xian De said, "Ye Hongguang, how dare you lie in the palace and try to slander the princess."
She spoke so harshly that Ye Hongguang almost burst into tears. But Ye Mei ignored him. He had no one else he knew in the palace and felt helpless.
"The young master of the Ye family is young, so it's understandable that he misjudged something for a moment. I think when he saw Concubine Jing was in trouble, he was anxious and wanted to catch the murderer, so it's possible that he misunderstood something." Shen Miao excused Ye Hongguang.
Everyone was surprised by her actions. Ye Hongguang had slandered Shen Miao. Although Shen Miao was not cruel, she was ruthless to those who harmed her. She had never been soft-hearted before, even to the second and third branches of the Shen family, and even to the Ming and Qi royal family. Therefore, her leniency towards Ye Hongguang was puzzling.
Xie Jingxing also frowned.
Shen Miao bent slightly, her eyes level with Ye Hongguang's, and she said in a gentle voice: "Or, did you hear something from others and misunderstand me? Did anyone teach you to say that?"
Ye Hongguang’s body trembled violently. Shen Miao was close to him and could clearly see the panic that flashed across Ye Hongguang’s eyes.
Ye Hongguang was really not good at lying. Although he didn't show anything, almost anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was lying. Xie Jingxing's eyebrows hardened, but Ye Hongguang raised his head again, looked at Shen Miao and said firmly: "No one taught me."
No one taught him, but he no longer insisted that Shen Miao was the murderer.
Shen Miao said, “I understand.”
Empress Xian De frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "The matter of Concubine Jing will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Ye Hongguang, since you told a lie, you can't take it seriously. The most urgent task is to thoroughly investigate the palace to see if there is such an assassin, and Concubine Jing's body needs to be collected." Finally, she looked at the Lu couple and said, "General Lu, do you have anything else to say?" At the end, her tone was already sarcastic.
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