Chapter 195 It’s You, “Avengers”!!
Everyone in the courtyard put their best efforts into the work, and in just two days, they brought all the scattered evidence back to the capital.
Qiao Zhimiao had waited for, hoped for, and yearned for this belated vindication for half his life.
So much so that after twenty light strokes of the board, she still had a sense of unreality as if in a dream.
Before the bailiff with the stick retreated, the young man who had been waiting nearby quickly rushed over.
"Auntie, why are you crying?" The young man looked distressed and glared at the yamen runner. "Uncle, you've already accepted Chengcheng's cookies, why are you still crying so hard?!"
The yamen runners were speechless.
Ever since someone had exposed the incident of beating a commoner to death under the pretext of a caning, an official document had been issued that in future executions, the gates of the Dengwen Drum Courtyard must be left open to allow for supervision by the onlookers.
The few times he had just used it were the most intimidating but least painful method he had tried.
The guard at the gate closed the gate at this moment, and Qiao Zhimiao spoke softly: "Auntie, it doesn't hurt..."
Lian Qing also suddenly spoke at this time, interrupting Qiao Zhimiao's voice: "Hurry up, hurry up."
"..." Even though Qiao Zhimiao was in a complicated mood at the moment, she was still confused by their actions, "???"
Shouldn't we help her up first?
The next moment, she saw the boy rummaging in his sleeves and successfully took out a small water bag.
"Apply it quickly!"
The boy followed several girls in the yard and ran behind her in a hurry, while the boys turned their backs on her tacitly.
Then, the sound of murmurings came from behind.
"Hey, isn't this a little too red?"
"Ah... isn't blood this red?" The young man's voice was easy to distinguish. "This is pure chicken blood, freshly killed this morning!"
"Never mind, apply it quickly!"
"Okay!"
The group excitedly smeared the fabric of her clothes behind her, trying to create the illusion that she was seriously injured.
"..." The doubt in Qiao Zhimiao's eyes became even more serious.
Were they so lively in the past?
…
Jiang Yanchuan dragged the morning court until the drum sounded.
As soon as the rapid and heavy "dong dong" sounds fell, the eunuch guarding the palace gate welcomed Qiao Zhimiao and their noble little princess into the palace.
Jiang Yingcheng first sneaked back from the side to behind the screen that was moved in again today, and the civil and military officials in the court watched him and pretended not to see him.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, Qiao Zhimiao walked into the Chongyun Palace with his head held high.
The civil and military officials were separated on both sides, leaving her an easy path to the emperor's ears.
"I am Qiao Zhimiao, the daughter of a guilty minister," she knelt straight down on the ground, her hands stretched out and clasped on the ground, her head bowed low, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
There was a loud noise in Chongyun Palace.
There may be many criminals with the surname Qiao, but almost everyone present subconsciously recalled the same tragic case -
When the late emperor was in power, the former prime minister Qiao Qinian was accused of treason and collusion with the enemy. The physical evidence was very complete. Even if the late emperor wanted to believe in Qiao's character, he would have been confused by the evidence and would not know where to start.
However, what surprised them the most was that more than a hundred people in the Qiao family were slaughtered overnight, leaving only an enemy jade pendant at the scene, without any other clues.
The matter has been an unsolved case for more than 20 years, but the charge of collusion with the enemy has been passed down like this.
"It's actually the girl from the Qiao family..." Some court officials sighed with emotion.
"Oh, I've grown so big in the blink of an eye."
"Hiss - which bailiff was so harsh? Look at the clothes -"
[Hehehe, my aunt Yu Ke’s acting is really good, no one doubts that the blood on her body is chicken blood! ]
“…”
The ministers looked up.
A round head appeared from behind the screen on the golden platform, looking in their direction with shining eyes.
All the civil and military officials in the court turned around again and looked at the figure in the center of the hall.
It's you, "Avengers"!!
The sympathy in the eyes of the ministers disappeared completely, and when they looked again, there was a hint of deeper meaning in their eyes.
"Stand up." Jiang Yanchuan's deep and majestic voice rang out from the golden platform, hitting Qiao Zhimiao's ears heavily and successfully silencing the noisy sounds in the hall.
He then asked, "What grievance have you suffered?"
Qiao Zhimiao took a deep breath, pulled out the evidence in his arms, and presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty, today's Secret Envoy Yu Anlan, Lord Yu, once framed my father for treason 20 years ago. Now I have gathered enough evidence to restore the whole truth of the incident!"
The words were spoken with great force, and everyone was deeply moved by the pride and tenacity of the noble lady.
Except for the Chief Secret Agent Yu Anlan who was accused by her, and a certain little kid who was stamping his feet in anxiety.
[Oh my, I’m wrong, Aunt Yu Ke! I’m wrong!!] Jiang Yingcheng couldn’t change his way of addressing her for a while, [You’re hurt, you’re hurt!!]
You have to act a little weaker!
Yu Anlan calmly stepped out from the team and said, "Miss Qiao, please don't talk nonsense!"
"Prime Minister Qiao was very kind to me back then, so how could I do something so unforgivable?!"
Qiao Zhimiao's eyes were cold as he looked at this evil ghost who was about to go to hell. He gave his speech in a righteous manner, but he was not panicked at all.
The evidence provided by the young man was sufficient and detailed. Today, she would definitely watch him being pushed into the abyss little by little with her own hands.
She knew the intention of the young man and the commander of the Royal Guard.
They could have presented the evidence directly to Emperor Mingze, but they took the trouble to plan and let her stand in the court in person and witness the pain of her enemies with her own eyes.
Only in this way can she comfort the souls of her entire family in heaven.
Qiao Zhimiao raised the corners of his lips and watched the other party's performance quietly.
[Oh, your acting is pretty good~]
[Wow! Are his hands shaking?!]
The eyes of the ministers followed the young man's thoughts and looked towards Yu Anlan.
When Yu Anlan saw Emperor Mingze lower his head and look at the evidence presented by Qiao Zhimiao, his expression became more and more solemn, and his heart finally began to panic.
He kept encouraging himself.
It's okay.
The incident back then was a plan that was set up by that person himself, and it has been repeatedly considered by so many people, so it must be foolproof!
The ministers looked disdainful.
The little guy is staring at you from above, how can you run away? !
[Tsk tsk tsk, you're not crying yet. It seems like you're still not stimulated enough...]
【Hehehehe, but we——eh? 】
The soft voice in my heart paused, and then suddenly rose: [Who is he looking at? ]
All the ministers glanced vaguely in the direction of Yu Anlan.
That person was indeed tilting his head to the side, as if looking at -
【Pan Jifeng? ? !】
The ministers and Jiang Yingcheng thought of the same thing.
Although there was no clear evidence, with their keen sense gained from years of service in the court, they knew that Yu Anlan should have already defected to King Jing's camp. So it was not surprising that he was looking at Pan Jifeng, who was in the same camp as him.
[Cheng Cheng wants to see what stories these two have to tell!] The soft and fierce voice said, [Brother Tong, Brother Tong, let’s get to work!]
At the same time, Jiang Yanchuan finally raised his head.
"Yu Anlan." His voice was rarely gloomy.
Yu Anlan's eyelids twitched violently.
The feeling that “my life is over” was particularly strong.