Chapter 201: Tricking the Son
No one expected Xu Qinglan's betrayal, and Xiao Yuan's original plans were disrupted a lot.
He really didn't expect that this cheap cousin would be so stupid and couldn't tell the difference between inside and outside.
No matter how much he and Xiao Ling disliked her, they would ensure that she lived a life of wealth, luxury, and comfort for the sake of her stepmother.
But she was stupid enough to join the enemy.
Didn't she know that the rootless duckweed would eventually fall to the bottom of the pond and rot in the mud?
What is there about you, Xu Qinglan, that is worthy of others' praise?
Amazing talent or a lot of wealth
You are completely useless except as a knife to stab me in the back. Once you stab me to death, you will be useless too.
Have you ever thought about what will happen to you then?
Xu Qinglan's outrageous behavior not only made Xiao Yuan and Xiao Ling so angry that they couldn't eat, but Ye Xiao, who got the news, was even more furious.
He always thought Xu Qinglan was a family member to them.
Family members can have conflicts, different positions and opinions, and even fight with each other and never talk to each other again.
But once there is a foreign enemy, we should all unite to face it.
In some families, brothers fight over family property until they are bloody, but once an outsider bullies one of the families, everyone will immediately confiscate the property of the whole family as well.
He really couldn't understand why Xu Qinglan, whose adoptive father was providing her with good food and drink, would want to harm them.
Xu Qinglan's testimony and evidence turned the situation around. The old emperor was furious and imprisoned the prince's family in the deep palace. He also issued a warrant to capture Xiao Yuan throughout the city.
The old emperor even began to put pressure on the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to get to the bottom of Xiao Yuan's treason as soon as possible.
With a deadline to solve the case, Xiao Yuan's men could no longer blatantly let Ye Xiao go, and in order to complete the task, they tortured Ye Xiao.
Of course, it was just the most basic whipping, which looked brutal but did not cause any injuries.
The Governor's Mansion also suffered.
Although the assets were not confiscated, they were thoroughly searched. It is unknown how many good things were damaged or disappeared in the process.
Jiang Xinyu was glad that she had packed away all the valuables in her trousseau before she left, but she was a little worried that something might have happened to the maids.
Xiao Yuan did not sit still and wait for death. Soon the body of "Lord Xiao" was found in the moat.
The physical features matched perfectly, except that the face was a little blurry due to swelling from soaking in the river for several days.
However, after consulting with many people from the Dongchang and the imperial court, they all confirmed that this was Governor Xiao himself, and even the scars from the purification surgery in his childhood were intact.
Zhang Zhongyi naturally didn't believe that Xiao Yuan died so easily, but the old emperor believed it.
This person even had his own dragon guards check it out, and everything from the clothes to the face to the scars to the body shape matched perfectly.
Even the time of death was almost the same as the day he was kidnapped.
Now things became confusing again, and the prince made new discoveries.
The prince became frustrated and often drank alcohol, which caused his hands to tremble and made it difficult for him to write such elegant words.
The so-called correspondence between the prince and Xiao Yuan is likely to be forged.
The prince's eldest son also cried and complained that his younger brother was still young and easily deceived by others, and that what he said he saw with his own eyes might not be the truth.
The relationship between the prince and Xiao Yuan was all passed down through word of mouth, with no written evidence and they had never met in person.
He was also very sure that he had not said such a thing, but his little son would not deliberately frame him.
Then we can only say that someone set up this situation on purpose.
Once you have the direction of doubt, it is relatively easy to work your way back. Since he didn't say it, it must have been said by someone else.
Letters that he had not written had appeared; someone must have imitated his handwriting.
Then the words that the little son heard with his own ears might have been deliberately imitated by someone who was good at ventriloquism.
Although this was just a guess, it turned out to be correct.
Many things leave traces once they are done. The old emperor summoned the young grandson again and patiently interrogated him.
Only then did I realize that the child only heard but did not see his father's face behind the rockery.
Xiao Yuan was already dead and the prince's family was imprisoned, but Zhang Zhongyi, who was said to have been seriously injured and barely alive for many days, had not yet died.
The old emperor immediately became alert and increased surveillance on the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Second Prince's Mansion.
The third prince panicked all of a sudden, and in order to prevent Xu Qinglan from biting him out, he had someone poison her.
After hearing the news, Zhang Zhongyi secretly cursed him for being as cowardly as a mouse and never being able to accomplish anything great, but since he was tied to him, he could only think of ways to clean up his mess.
After Xu Qinglan's death, the old emperor was more certain that Xiao Yuan was wronged, and he also remembered the grievances between this palace maid and Xiao Yuan.
Regardless of why Xiao Yuan explicitly refused to marry this woman at first, it would be understandable if this woman turned her love for Xiao Yuan into hatred and took the opportunity to frame him.
But those letters were not something that a palace maid like her could forge. There must be someone behind the scenes working through her.
But now everyone is dead and the clues are gone. The old emperor regretted losing Xiao Yuan's knife and was so angry that he smashed the tea bowl.
Xiao Ling took the opportunity to say something to Ye Xiao, saying that it would be better to release this guy and let him participate in solving the case.
This godson is naturally concerned about avenging his godfather, and he will also be able to find the murderer who framed Xiao Yuan as soon as possible.
The old emperor didn't care about Xiao Yuan as a person. What he cared about was that there was one less barrier in front of him.
After hearing from Xiao Ling that Xiao Yuan's ungrateful son was available, he immediately released the man and even reinstated him and He Zhangguan to allow them to participate in solving the case.
He can only feel at ease by sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. Now that one tiger is dead, he has to push another one up quickly.
This time, much of Xiao Yuan's power was eliminated, and many people from the prince's lineage were also demoted and punished.
Due to his reputation, he couldn't get the promotion back quickly, but he felt vaguely uneasy.
He Zhang took Ye Xiao back to his home, and his eyes turned red when he looked at the wounds on his body.
But Xiao had no time to care about himself. He just grabbed him and asked him if his adoptive father was really dead.
Xiao Yuan originally wanted to tell He Zhang the truth, but when he thought about the fact that this kid had met Twelve, he lost his temper and simply hid the truth from him.
Ye Twelve's acting skills are not very good. If he knew that he was not dead, he would definitely not be able to act with that much vigor.
He Zhang is good at acting, and it is not a problem for him to hide it from Ye Xiao or others.
But he felt sorry for Ye Xiao. If that kid Twelve went crazy, he would definitely tell him the truth.
So... let's just go crazy together.
No one knows a son better than his father. Governor Xiao’s guess was absolutely correct.
When Ye Xiao learned that his adoptive father had died, he sat paralyzed on the ground as if his soul had been taken away. He Zhang held him and tried to persuade him for a long time before he finally burst into tears.
He didn't care that the wound he had just bandaged was broken open again and his clothes were soaked. He rushed to the East Factory like crazy and wanted to see his adoptive father's body.
He Zhang had no choice but to accompany him. Although he was confused, he didn't dare to show it.
After all, the corpse looked like him, and the governor hadn't sent him any news, so he had no way of telling whether the person was really dead or not.
Xiao Yuan had planned in advance to make the corpse extremely realistic, and coupled with the decay caused by the river water and the hot weather, even Ye Xiao was fooled.
Chen Kuang knew the truth. He patted him on the shoulder and tried to comfort him, but he was punched in the face instead.
This person took over his adoptive father's position after he got into trouble. It goes without saying that he was the one who betrayed his adoptive father.
Ye Xiao didn't care about anything at this moment. He snatched the knife from someone next to him and started fighting with Chen Kuang.
His legs were just able to walk and were not very flexible. He was weak and had injuries after being locked up for several days.
But his father was dead, and the belief of revenge for his father burned all his rationality. Now he just wanted to kill this man to avenge his father.
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