The incense in the incense burner burned out, and the young eunuch quickly replaced it with new incense, without making any sound from beginning to end.
"..." Fang Huairui felt like there was a sea of fire and a mountain of knives under his feet. He almost jumped up. He clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white.
No matter how slow-witted he was, he understood what Chu Yi meant, and his face was as gloomy as water.
Fang Huairui's tall and burly body tensed up again, like a spear standing in a battlefield littered with corpses.
He took a deep breath and asked clearly, "Your Highness, do you mean that the Yu family took in the prince of the previous dynasty?"
These words were almost squeezed out bit by bit from between teeth, and my heart shrank into a ball.
Chu Yi smiled but said nothing, neither agreeing nor making any comment.
Fang Huairui became even more panicked, as if countless ants were crawling in his heart.
Originally, although the account book in Chu Yi's hand would cause certain damage to the Fang family, he knew that with his status with the Fang family, as long as he was willing to side with Chu Yi, this matter would most likely be resolved.
But now, the nature of the Yu family’s matter is completely different.
If the Yu family really did such a great thing as Chu Yi said, even if the crime did not extend to the married daughter, the matter would not be resolved peacefully. Since the Yu family dared to privately occupy the iron mine for the Yu family behind his back, they might even do something treasonous behind his back using the name of the Duke of Yingguo.
Thinking of this, Fang Huairui felt a chill in the soles of his feet, and a bone-chilling chill rushed straight to his forehead.
His beard trembled slightly, and he couldn't help asking again: "This matter is very serious, does Your Highness have any evidence?"
Chu Yi did not answer but asked: "Why did the Yu family insist on marrying into the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion?"
Fang Huairui: “…”
In fact, Fang Huairui also asked Yu this question. Yu said that Gu Yunmeng of the Gu family had a good horoscope. She had asked someone to calculate it and it turned out that Gu Yunmeng could bring good luck to her husband's family.
Fang Huairui couldn't tell whether he believed in these mysterious things or not, nor did he care too much about them.
Anyway, the son is Yu's biological son, so she wouldn't harm him.
But now thinking about it, the whole thing is full of doubts and there are too many puzzling things.
Boom boom! Fang Huairui's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, like a drum beating, and cold sweat began to seep out of his forehead again.
Judging from Chu Yi's appearance, it doesn't seem like he is talking nonsense.
Chu Yi's lips curled up into a gentle smile, and the red teardrop mole shone like a gem in the sun. He continued, "The aunt of the Yu family who returned home, her husband's surname was Bai, and they were a wealthy family in Qingzhou. Her husband was weak, and she married for seven years before she had a son. In February of the first year of the Tianli calendar, there was a fire in the Bai family, and the whole family died. Yu was lucky enough to escape the disaster because she was visiting her parents. Afterwards, the Yu family took charge, and the head of the Bai family allowed her to return home with her son."
"Afterwards, the Yu family not only gave the thousand acres of farmland in Qingzhou to the Bai family, but also gave the Qingzhou salt permit to the Bai family... Fang Huairui, why do you think this was done?"
"..." Fang Huairui's cheek muscles trembled rapidly and he was speechless again.
He didn't like the self-important aristocratic style of the Yu family. He had kept his distance from the Yu family over the years. He never expected that the Yu family would be so bold as to do this!
After a pause, Chu Yi smiled softly: "Do you want me to continue?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Chu Yi continued to speak: "The Queen of the previous dynasty, Yu, had a white jade pendant. It was a family heirloom of the Yu family. It was round in shape, with a phoenix pattern engraved on it, and the phoenix head had no eyes."
"This jade pendant was worn on a portrait of Empress Yu, but it disappeared after her death."
"Has the Duke of England ever seen one?"
Chu Yi looked directly at Fang Huairui with certainty, his eyes locked on him, his smile was gentle, and although he was smiling, it made people feel cold in their hearts.
Fang Huairui's eyes widened, and a hint of confusion flashed across his face. For some reason, he felt that the jade pendant described by Chu Yi was a little familiar. Chu Yi's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, as if they were said specifically for him.
Could it be that he had seen this jade pendant of Empress Yu somewhere? Fang Huairui tried hard to search his memory, his sword-like brows knitted tightly.
That day, there was a broken jade pendant on the edge of Yu's skirt. It was made of white jade. At that time, Yu took a step forward to try to cover up the broken jade pendant, and it was obvious that she had something to hide.
Fang Huairui recalled the appearance of the broken jade pendant. The jade pendant was broken into five or six pieces, but judging from the outline, it should be a round jade pendant with a phoenix engraved on it...
The phoenix head has no eyes!
Fang Huairui's eyebrows twitched suddenly and his breathing became heavier.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Chu Yi again, his neck stiff, his eyes more awed, his heart more confused.
The question is, how did Chu Yi know that he had seen Queen Yu's jade pendant? !
How did Chu Yi know about the affairs of the Duke of Ying's Mansion? !
Chu Yi had been a hostage in Nanyue for many years. When did he place spies in the Duke of Ying's mansion? ! Did he also place spies in other mansions in the capital? !
Fang Huairui suddenly felt like a thorn in his back, as if his every move in daily life was seen by Chu Yi.
The Yu family thought they could hide the truth from the world, but they didn't know that neither the Yu family nor the Fang family had any secrets in front of Chu Yi! !
At this moment, Fang Huairui really wanted to massacre the entire Yu family.
"Fang Huairui, tell me, can I absolve the Fang family of their guilt?" Chu Yi threw Fang Huairui's question back to him, with a graceful and leisurely smile on his handsome face.
Those beautiful phoenix eyes were as dark as depths, as vast as the night sky, as bright as stars, and quietly flashing a cold light.
Finally, Fang Huairui lifted his robe, knelt down silently, bent his knees on the cold and hard gold brick floor, and bowed his head very low.
This is a gesture of surrender.
During this short period of time, Fang Huairui felt like he had been through a life of dire straits and tasted all the flavors of life.
It was very quiet around, so quiet that you could almost hear the sound of fallen leaves floating off the branches outside the window.
Fang Huairui waited with bated breath, his heart in his throat. Suddenly, there was a sound of light footsteps from behind. A thin middle-aged eunuch came to Fang Huairui and bowed to Chu Yi: "Your Highness, the Emperor invites you to court."
Fang Huairui, who was kneeling on the ground, had his eyelids trembling. He could not help but look up at Chu Yi who was sitting behind the imperial desk. The bright red leather robe he was wearing was gleaming in the light of the rising sun.
The leather cap is the court dress of the prince.
Obviously, Chu Yi had anticipated everything that happened today, and was even sure when King Kang would surrender.
Every step and every link of the whole thing was in his calculation, and his meticulousness was so amazing! Everyone said that King Kang was a man of great talent and strategy, good at both literature and martial arts. In his opinion, King Kang was probably far inferior to his nephew.
Chu Yi stood up gracefully, ignoring Fang Huairui who was kneeling on the ground, and walked out of the east warm room.
The middle-aged eunuch followed him closely, like the most loyal shadow.
The light of the rising sun poured down, reflecting brightly on the glazed tiles above the palaces, making them magnificent and majestic.
The entire palace was empty and quiet, so quiet that it seemed as if there was no one there.
Chu Yi walked slowly from the East Warm Pavilion all the way to the main entrance of the Golden Palace.
Inside the Golden Palace, the emperor sat on a tall golden dragon throne, with civil and military officials standing in two lines on either side.
From the emperor to the ministers, everyone obviously noticed Chu Yi's arrival, and gazes surged towards him like waves.
(End of this chapter)
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