Chapter 196 He has done this before? !
At Jiang Yanchuan's instruction, Eunuch Changshun handed the stack of rice paper containing the evidence to Yu Anlan.
It was a stack of letters with very familiar handwriting. Yu Anlan took just one look and his hands began to tremble violently.
Memories of the past suddenly flooded back.
That year he had just entered officialdom, and his influence was not taken seriously by the government.
Later, Qiao Xiang gradually discovered his talent and tried his best to help him, which gradually improved the situation.
He said that Qiao Xiang was very kind to him, and this was not an excuse.
However, no matter how precious the kindness of being recognized and appreciated is, how can it be more valuable than your own future? !
There are limited positions in the court. If Qiao Qinian doesn't step down from that position, how can the people below climb up? !
Therefore, when the man came with the letter looking for him to cooperate, he hesitated for only one night before agreeing.
But he was still too young at the time. The tragedy of the Qiao family left an indelible impression on him, and everything in the past was extremely clear to him.
What he was holding in his hand at this moment was actually the letter he had written to his counterpart in the Qiao Mansion twenty years ago!
"Your Majesty," Yu Anlan raised his head and suppressed the shock in his heart, "These are just a few letters. There are many people in the world who can imitate other people's handwriting. It is unfair to judge me for framing Prime Minister Qiao's family based on these things alone!"
He spoke in a sanctimonious manner, but the court officials did not pay any attention to him at all.
Everyone lowered their heads and closed their eyes, waiting attentively for the young man's voice.
However, when the young man "opened his mouth", he was not thinking about the secrets between Yu Anlan and Pan Jifeng——
[Tell me, tell me whose evidence is fake?!] The young man was angry, [Do you know how many points Cheng Cheng spent to copy it, and you say it’s fake?!]
The ministers: “…”
Is that really fake?!
However, this also deepened everyone's understanding of the little guy's uniqueness.
The same idea came to the minds of all officials at almost the same time -
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"What Yu Qing said makes sense," Jiang Yanchuan nodded with a gloomy look in his eyes, "Qiao Zhimiao, do you have anything else to say?"
Qiao Zhimiao had already expected Yu Anlan to have this kind of reaction, and he just smiled indifferently when he heard it.
The letter contained fatal information that Yu Anlan had not yet discovered, but she did not want to let the matter end so easily.
The evil spirit who committed such a crime should have his psychological defenses gradually crumbled, allowing him to slowly experience the feeling of despair!
"Your Majesty," Qiao Zhimiao even smiled, "The witnesses of the incident are already waiting outside the palace. Please allow them to enter the palace and confront Lord Yu face to face."
Jiang Yanchuan waved his hand lightly and ordered everyone to bring in all the witnesses waiting outside the hall.
Everyone's eyes turned to the people who entered the hall.
The witnesses that Qiao Zhimiao found were all elderly. Some of them had gray hair and wore shabby clothes. Their weather-beaten appearance aroused sympathy when people first saw them.
Except Yu Anlan.
The moment his eyes met those people, they became extremely terrified, as if he had seen some evil spirit, and his fingers, which were tucked into his wide court robes, were shaking constantly.
So familiar.
Even after so many years, these faces could still evoke all his memories the moment he saw them.
"Wang, Uncle Wang... Aunt Zhang..."
All of them were servants in the Qiao Mansion in the past. Several of them had been very caring towards him. However, those extremely kind faces in the past were now stern and cold, as if they wanted to tear him apart and eat him up!
But these people should have been buried in the fire that night!
Yu Anlan clenched his palms tightly to prevent his trembling from being too obvious.
Several people glared at Yu Anlan fiercely, and then knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to Emperor Mingze.
After standing up, several people began to curse at Yu Anlan without any restraint.
"You beast! Qiao treated you like her own son back then," Aunt Zhang raised the cane in her hand and was about to hit Yu Anlan on the head, "but you repay kindness with hatred, causing the Qiao family to be in ruins..."
She couldn't continue her words halfway through, and sobs soon rang out in the silent court.
The faces of the people traveling with him were also filled with anger.
"Your Majesty, I witnessed with my own eyes that Yu Anlan handed a small packet of medicine powder to Li Qian, the official of Qiao Mansion, and told him to bring it to the dinner at Qiao Mansion. He also said that he had arranged for people to take action in the middle of the night and told Li Qian to leave the city through the west gate and avoid the limelight for the time being!"
"I regret that I accidentally made a noise while retreating, and was knocked unconscious by a club. I was tied up in the woodshed. Fortunately, I woke up in advance and did not die in the fire!"
Uncle Wang's mournful voice instantly brought everyone present back to the disaster. After several people spoke in unison and made accusations, they finally pieced together the full picture of what had happened.
That night, the housekeeper of the Qiao Mansion first put a knockout drug in everyone's food. After everyone fainted, a killer broke in to take their lives, and finally set the entire Qiao Mansion on fire!
In such a huge prime minister's residence, there are only a few people left in the palace. Even the rebellious steward Li Qian was killed on the way to escape!
The sound of sobbing filled the entire court.
The scene was very touching. If it weren’t for the little guy’s inner voice that kept shouting—
[Hey, grandma's cane is just a little bit away from hitting him! ]
[Why are you just talking and not taking action?! If you are scared, just call Cheng Cheng! Cheng Cheng can help!]
[You won't come back for revenge even after being beaten unconscious?! Wuwuwu, Chengcheng, can't you really go down?! ]
The little guy's chubby little hands kept moving on the silk screen. He was so eager that he seemed to rush over to the few people and give Yu Anlan a few touches himself.
Several ministers standing in the front row silently moved back two steps, in case the young man really couldn't bear it and took action himself, splashing them with blood.
Yu Anlan's expression changed several times, but he managed to calm down with great willpower: "If you want to make such a serious accusation against the officials of the current dynasty based on just a few words, isn't it a bit too frivolous?"
Then he sneered coldly: "If that's the case, I can find a few people today and claim that I saw Miss Qiao bribe you with money. What will you do?!"
The crying of several people stopped, their expressions were stunned for a while, and they raised their hands to attack Yu Anlan.
It was Qiao Zhimiao who stopped the group.
She patted Aunt Zhang's back gently while looking coldly at that hateful face.
Seeing that they seemed to be speechless after hearing what he said, Yu Anlan looked very proud: "If you only had——"
"Master Yu," Qiao Zhimiao interrupted, "why don't you take another look at the envelope in your hand?"
Yu Anlan was stunned and looked at the envelope as he was told.
Just one glance and he was so frightened that he almost dropped the letter in his hand.
On the back of the envelope, there was clearly an inky fingerprint, right in the middle of the scar that he had been looking at for decades!
Yu Anlan finally panicked when he saw this envelope which was like ironclad evidence, and his whole body trembled violently.
He subconsciously wanted to tear the envelope into pieces, but Lu Yao, who had been on guard at the side, stepped forward and stopped him in time.
"Master Yu," Lu Yao said sarcastically, "I think you need to go to Dongchang with me!"
Prime Minister Qiao's reputation for integrity was well known even to a new official like him who had only been in the court for a few years. It was just that Prime Minister Qiao had poor eyesight and got involved with such a bastard!
Lu Yao ignored Yu Anlan's hoarse excuses and turned around to wink at Le Chen who was standing by.
Le Chen took a few steps forward and twisted Yu Anlan's arm violently backwards.
The howling like slaughtering pigs followed closely.
"Yu is innocent, I beg Your Majesty to make it clear—"
Le Chen reached out and pressed on Yu Anlan's dumbbell, and the sound stopped.
You could hear a pin drop in Chongyun Palace.
Only the little guy's voice full of regrets was resounding in the court without restraint -
[Alas, the fight didn’t start again…]
[What a mess!] Jiang Yingcheng beat his chest and stamped his feet, [It would be nice to just hit him twice when passing by!]
The ministers: “…”
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After a while, Qiao Zhimiao, who had avenged his great hatred, thanked him in a hoarse voice.
By the way, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Lu Yao for providing evidence.
only--
"..." Lu Yao looked confused, "Ah?"
He has done this before?!
"Ms. Qiao, are you..." Did you recognize the wrong person?
[Ah!!!] Jiang Yingcheng, who had been watching the drama quietly for a long time, suddenly woke up, [Yu, why did Aunt Yuke tell Uncle Lu so quickly?!]
[Cheng Cheng hasn't figured out how to cover up the lie yet! !] What should I do?
Lu Yao: “…”
Qiao Zhimiao also looked confused: "Lord Lu?"
"Ah, ah... well," Lu Yao stuttered, "Do you, uh, should you take a good rest?"
Qiao Zhimiao: “…”