Chapter 456 Isn't this a slap in His Majesty's face?
His son will die!
It might even bring disaster to his family. In that case, will His Majesty really let him go?
Minister Nong dared not gamble with his own life, nor could he bear to let his own son die.
All of this is because of the Second Prince!
What method did he use to do all this without anyone noticing?
Minister Nong considered a million possibilities, but he never considered the possibility that Xie Yun was involved.
After all, in his eyes, the two of them were in the same boat.
However, Xie Yunyang seemed oblivious to his embarrassment. Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, she even asked him considerately, "Dr. Nong, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Yun-yang was fully immersed in the role, playing her part perfectly.
“Father, Minister Nong says he has a witness who can prove my innocence. Why don’t we have that person come up to the center of the hall and tell us what happened?”
Xie Yuxiao then asked, "Oh? Witness? What kind of witness?"
“Naturally, he is a witness who can prove that there is absolutely no wrongdoing between me and Master Nong.”
Xie Yun-yang then turned his head and winked at Minister Nong, "Minister Nong, don't you think so?"
Minister Nong was on the verge of tears, unable to say whether it was right or wrong.
"Your Highness, I...I..."
As Minister Nong spoke haltingly, he tried to signal to him with his eyes that something was wrong.
But Xie Yunyang was probably too trusting of him and didn't understand the meaning he was trying to convey.
"Don't be afraid, Agricultural University student," Xie Yunyang comforted him, then said to the eunuch beside him, "Quickly bring up the witnesses!"
"no!"
Minister Nong blurted it out unconsciously.
Everyone was stunned.
Xie Yun-yang immediately questioned him: "Dr. Nong, what do you mean by this? You won't let a witness come over to explain the situation. Do you want to kill me?"
Minister Nong shuddered, his face turning deathly pale, inwardly cursing him for not being able to read his expression.
On the surface, he still respectfully tried to cover for himself: "Your Majesty, what I meant was..."
Minister Nong couldn't give a reason, and Xie Yunchuan didn't give him a chance to make one up. Thirteen, holding the tightly bound man, threw him to the ground.
"What the agricultural university representative means is that he needs to be mentally prepared before handing over that so-called witness, right?"
Xie Yunchuan took a few steps forward and turned the man's face to face. Who else could that man be but the eldest son of Minister Nong?
He was tightly bound with hemp rope. As soon as he was thrown to the ground and saw the situation in the Jinyi Hall, he began to tremble and frantically begged Minister Nong for help.
"Father, Father, save me, Father!"
Minister Nong's vision went black, and he almost fainted.
A cacophony of sounds immediately erupted within the Golden Hall.
"Isn't this the son of the agricultural university professor?"
"What does this mean? Is Master Nong trying to have his son prove his innocence? Isn't that ridiculous? These two are father and son. Would he really betray his own father? He'll definitely say that Master Nong and His Highness the Crown Prince have absolutely no connection!"
"That's right! What is Professor Nong doing? Isn't he treating us like fools and slapping His Majesty in the face?"
"That's right!"
Xie Yuxiao raised an eyebrow and pointed at Minister Nong, rebuking him: "Minister Nong, what do you mean!"
The discussions in the Golden Hall instantly ceased, transforming into a unified cry: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
Apart from the brothers who knew about this matter and Xie Yuxiao who cooperated with them, everyone else was still out of the loop, especially the concubines, who were completely dumbfounded.
Rumors have been circulating in the palace these past few days, but as long as their own children are not affected, that's all that matters. Consort Li and the others strictly instruct their children not to get involved, and dare not inquire too much about anything else.
Consort Rong, who was standing next to Xie Yuxiao, was also very nervous. As a mother, didn't she know what kind of son she was?
Xie Yunchuan is the one who makes others suffer losses; there is no possibility of Xie Yunchuan suffering losses.
Therefore, after seeing that the so-called witness was actually the eldest son of Minister Nong, Consort Rong felt relieved. She guessed that it was probably a trap set by several people working together.
She wasn't sure what the father and sons were doing, but for them to go to such lengths, it must be something important.
Therefore, when Consort Rong was needed to smooth things over, she could only carefully advise Xie Yuxiao: "Your Majesty, why don't you listen to the explanations of His Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Nong first?"
Xie Yuxiao raised his eyebrows, gesturing to them: "Speak."
Xie Yun turned his head and gestured to Minister Nong: "Minister Nong, speak."
Minister of Agriculture: "...?"
Minister Nong looked at Xie Yun, who had a calm expression, and slowly revealed a confused and hesitant look.
What should I say?
Minister Nong gritted his teeth, still not noticing Xie Yun's unusual behavior. He genuinely believed Xie Yun trusted him so much that he had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach him: "Your Highness, something has happened. This is not the person we arranged!"
Xie Yun blinked: "Huh? Professor Nong, what did you say? You spoke too softly, I didn't hear you."
Xie Yun-yang's voice was quite loud, and many people heard it.
Minister Nong was startled, and his back was immediately soaked with cold sweat: "Your Highness, you, you, you!"
"Huh?" Xie Yunyang moved closer and said in a louder voice, "What did you just say? This isn't someone you arranged?"
Xie Yun pointed at Minister Nong's eldest son and suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. I knew it. How could Minister Nong let his son testify for him? Isn't that a blatant slap in the face?"
Minister Nong finally realized something was wrong, his face clearly saying, "Are you crazy?"
Has His Highness gone mad? The witness he's talking about is supposed to prove their innocence. Is His Highness planning to drag himself down with him?
"Your Highness, you—" Minister Nong narrowed his eyes, finally realizing that Xie Yun's overly calm smile was not so simple.
What's going on? Could it be that—
Minister Nong took two steps back in horror: "Could it be that you—!"
Xie Yun smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
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"Princess, Niu Qingru and Steward Wang have been brought here by our men. They are just waiting for your command, and they will rush in to expose the true colors of the Duke of Zhenguo and Empress Zheng."
Zijuan said excitedly.
Sheng Sheng laughed and said, "Why do you look more excited than I am?"
“Of course the princess is excited,” Zijuan said indignantly. “They did such outrageous things, of course they should pay the price they deserve.”
He nodded repeatedly, but a sudden sense of melancholy washed over him.
She was going to repay them for all the suffering she had endured over the past five years.
As soon as Sheng Sheng returned to the Jinyi Hall, he saw Minister Nong kneeling on the ground kowtowing, speaking passionately: "Your Majesty, my loyalty to Your Majesty is as clear as the sun and moon. Who in the world does not know that Your Majesty especially dislikes these things? How could I knowingly violate such a rule!"
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