Chapter 368: Trial! (Second update)
On this side, Murong Ye returned home as quickly as possible.
He was filled with anxiety and thought of countless possibilities on the way, feeling that he would definitely suffer his father's wrath this time.
However, when he returned home and entered the study trembling with fear, he found that things did not develop as he had expected.
Murong Yang was wearing only casual clothes and reading a book behind the desk.
Murong Ye knelt down as soon as he entered, but Murong Yang didn't even raise his head, as if he had never seen him.
As time passed, the room became quieter and quieter, with only the occasional sound of turning pages, which made Murong Ye even more frightened.
He knelt on the ground, his clothes on the back already soaked with cold sweat.
Finally, Murong Yang finished reading the book in his hand. When he turned to the last page, he looked up at Murong Ye with no expression on his face.
"You came back on leave?"
Murong Ye lowered his head even lower: "My son knows he is wrong!"
Murong Yang picked up the book in his hand: "Do you know what this is?"
Murong Ye took a quick look and only saw what seemed to be a "biography" on the cover. The paper was rough and did not look like something that would appear in his father's study.
"My son doesn't know."
Murong Yang said: "This book tells the story of a couple who are resentful of each other. A poor girl and a young man from an aristocratic family, their love is so deep and lingering, you should also take a good look at it!"
When he was halfway through his speech, Murong Ye already had a bad feeling in his heart. When Murong Yang raised his hand and threw the book in front of him, he picked it up tremblingly and flipped through a few pages, and then his whole body was shaking.
Although a pseudonym was used, he recognized it at a glance. This was the story of him and Ye Shixian!
The writing is bold and the words are explicit. If young men and women read this kind of love story secretly, they will definitely like it very much. But if it is put on the table, it will be unbearable!
Murong Ye's face turned pale and blue: "This, this! My son has never read this book! He doesn't even know who wrote it!"
"Of course you don't know. You neglect your studies all day long. What else is there in your mind besides thinking about Ye Shixian?"
Murong Yang taunted,
"This book has been read privately by many people and it has sold very well! You, Master Murong, are now a well-known romantic in the capital!"
Murong Ye's heart sank to the bottom of a valley.
He knew very well what this meant. It was not wrong for a young man to be a playboy, and it might even become a legend. But if someone wrote a book like this about him, it would become a stain that could not be washed away!
It would be fine if it happened to him, but the more important thing is that this is enough to bring shame to his family!
Murong Ye finally realized that things were more terrible than he thought, and his face turned pale: "Dad, Dad! Someone is trying to harm me! Someone is trying to harm me! Who wrote this? I want to see who wrote this——"
As he spoke, he flipped through the book frantically, but there was not even a pen name signed on it.
There is nothing to check!
"If you hadn't done those things, how could you have given someone an advantage and put yourself in such a passive position today!"
Murong Yang was extremely disappointed.
Looking at this son whom he once had high hopes for, he really wondered when everything went off track.
After this incident, even if Murong Ye becomes an official in the court in the future, he will inevitably be laughed at for this matter for a long time!
"You may not know this yet, but this book is not finished yet. I guess it will be continued after Ye Shixian's case is over."
Murong Ye was startled and finally remembered why he came back today.
His father already knew!
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"Dad, there must be something wrong here! Xian-Ye Shixian is not that kind of person. Who would be so cruel as to kill his own biological mother!?"
Murong Yang was too lazy to waste time talking to him.
Now he only regretted that he had not reported Ye Heng to the authorities and asked his family to get out of the capital as well!
Whether it's exile or being forced into slavery, it's much better than what we have now!
Murong Yang said coldly: "Today is the day of the trial. If you don't believe it, just go and listen to the trial yourself!"
…
In Ye Shixian's case, Shuntian Prefecture chose to hold a public trial.
This is mainly because the matter has become widely known and has become a topic of conversation in every street and lane, with a very bad impact.
Early in the morning, there was a crowd of people outside the yamen, and countless people were eager to stick their heads out to look inside.
The daughter killed her own mother and was reported by her personal maid. Such a case was enough to arouse everyone's curiosity.
Not to mention, this person is Ye Shixian!
Zhao Chengyin slammed the gavel: "Bring the person up here!"
The first person to be escorted to court was Ye Shixian.
When everyone saw Ye Shixian with her hands shackled, messy hair and haggard face, they were immediately outraged!
Ye Shixian lowered her head very low, trying her best to ignore the noisy sounds.
But some words still inevitably fell into her ears.
Her face turned even paler, and with it came deeper resentment and anger.
This suppressed emotion instantly erupted the moment he saw Shaoyao being escorted up!
"Bitch maid!"
Ye Shixian hated her to the extreme and wanted to kill her immediately!
"I have been sincere to you all these years, and in the end you treat me like this!"
Shaoyao shrank back, and looked at Ye Shixian with fear and resentment in her eyes.
Zhao Chengyin said with a serious expression: "This is Shuntian Prefecture, not a vegetable market! If anyone makes trouble again, I will punish him according to the law!"
Ye Shixian bit her lips until they bled, and did not rush forward, but her eyes were still fixed on Shaoyao.
"Who on earth instructed you to frame me? Was it Ye Chutang? What benefit did she give you to make you betray me like this?"
"Ye Shixian!" Zhao Chengyin shouted.
Shaoyao knelt down in front of the hall, her voice trembling slightly but her tone firm.
"Your Excellency, everything I said before is true! Please understand!"
Zhao Chengyin had already learned about the case from Zhang Qian before, but since it was officially interrogated today, he still had to go through the necessary procedures.
He asked in a deep voice, "You reported yesterday that at midnight seven days ago, Ye Shixian drugged Gao and hanged her on the beam with a piece of white silk, making it look like Gao had hanged herself. Is that true or not?"
Shaoyao trembled, "Yes. I didn't know about this at first. I just went into the room and found that the eldest lady - Ye Shixian was not in the room. It was already late at night. I was curious and was about to go out to look for her, but I happened to run into her coming back. It turned out that she had knocked Gao unconscious, but she couldn't hang Gao up by herself, so she came to find me."
The crowd was suddenly in an uproar!
Murong Ye, who had just arrived and was standing outside the crowd, also heard these words, and was shocked and angry.
He still didn't want to believe it in his heart, but his legs seemed to be nailed to the spot and he couldn't take another step forward.
For some reason, he seemed to be afraid, although he didn't know what exactly he was afraid of.
A clear and pleasant voice suddenly came from behind -
"Mr. Murong?"
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