Chapter 132 The Dust Settles
Concubine Chun continued to argue, "I had already sent people to kill those two assassins to silence them. They were not assassins sent by me at all! Princess Zhaohua, Lord Xie, why did you forge their identities?! The assassination of the princess has nothing to do with Xiling! They were completely unaware of it. It was all my doing!"
At this moment, Xiao Tingye, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have met these two people."
Xiao Tingye's voice suddenly attracted everyone's attention.
Xiao Tingye said calmly, "When the princess was assassinated, I happened to be passing by."
With just one sentence, Concubine Chun's efforts to refute the issue became a joke.
"But at that time, I was so eager to save the princess that I didn't take it too seriously. Now that I see them, they do look familiar." Xiao Tingye spoke slowly, but this one sentence had already confirmed the identities of these two assassins.
In this sentence, the words "eager to save the princess" were pronounced more deliberately.
Many people have a lot of thoughts when they hear those words.
Some court officials even opened their eyes wide, as if they had heard some nonsense.
"What is Lord Xiao talking about? Are you eager to save the princess?"
"What kind of nonsense is this?"
But at this time, Lord Xiao's testimony naturally made it impossible for Concubine Chun to deny the relationship between these two assassins and her own Xiling.
Although it is impossible to prove whether the two people who assassinated the princess were really related to Marquis Xuanping or Xiling.
But suspicions have already been planted.
And the assassination of the princess has been linked to Xiling.
This point cannot be denied.
Then the court will inevitably implicate Xiling in the assassination of the princess.
After Xiao Tingye said this, Lin Zhaoyue frowned and looked at him unhappily.
Is it necessary for him to speak so ambiguously?
[The villain's display of affection is almost unstoppable]
[I really don’t even want to act anymore]
[I really can’t imagine how crazy he would be if we were really together]
[The princess seems like my ex who I don’t want to make public. Sob.]
Concubine Chun looked at Xiao Tingye in disbelief and said angrily, "Sir Xiao, you actually helped Princess Zhaohua lie. What are your intentions?!"
[Of course it’s a heart full of love]
【Husband and wife are of one mind】
Cupid's Heart
How dare you ask...
Lin Zhaoyue was dazzled by the many hearts on the subtitles and simply looked away.
His complexion wasn't looking too good either.
These guys...
Can't you be more serious?
Although she was already used to their teasing.
But there are differences between before and now.
In the past, she and Xiao Tingye had no ambiguous relationship, and she just laughed off the words in the subtitles as some jokes about the original plot and didn't care.
But ever since he was assassinated and fell off the cliff.
Hearing these jokes again, it seemed like something was a little different.
But it's only slightly different.
Although because of recent events, she has a different understanding of Xiao Tingye than before, and her attitude has also changed a little.
But she also knew that perhaps everything had a role to play in the plot.
Perhaps, he still has the intention to humiliate her...
Whether it was because of this, or because of the identities of the two, or because of this person's cunning, she could not let down her guard against Xiao Tingye.
In response to Concubine Chun's words, Xiao Tingye's expression remained calm and dignified, and there was no trace of emotion in his voice. "I am only stating the facts."
His words left no room for doubt.
After all, no one would think that Lord Xiao would help the princess lie, or even make up such a lie.
The emperor slowly walked towards Concubine Chun.
The feeling of oppression from the emperor made Concubine Chun subconsciously step back.
There was also a hint of fear in his expression.
“Bang!”
A loud slap sounded in the hall.
Concubine Chun fell to the ground after being slapped.
Everyone was shocked and didn't dare to breathe.
"It was really you who did it." The emperor's angry and cold voice was like a thunderous drum, which made everyone's heart tremble.
"Bitch! Why did you try to murder my daughter?"
Concubine Chun opened her mouth and stared at the emperor angrily, but finally she suddenly smiled.
She laughed sarcastically, "If it weren't for your Majesty's partiality, I wouldn't have come to this point today."
Her eyes were filled with disappointment and hatred. "Your Majesty should ask yourself this question!"
The emperor's eyes narrowed coldly, "Ask me? You really blame me. Blame me for not realizing that the man beside you was the murderer behind your daughter's murder!"
Concubine Chun was already a little hysterical at this time, "If you were not partial to your own daughter and did not care about my life or death, why would I kill her!"
If you hadn't wanted to kill Lin Ye first, the princess wouldn't have attacked you. Why are you pretending?
[That's right, the original story whitewashed Concubine Chun, turning her into a pitiful woman who turned from love to hate. She was clearly the one who harmed others first.]
[Because she was helping the protagonist, of course she had to whitewash herself, even harming the princess's own brother was a last resort.]
[Wake up! Even if the princess doesn't want you to be infertile, you, the sister of a prince, can't even think of getting pregnant. You can't figure this out, and you're still playing palace fighting.]
[I even suspect that the last time in the palace, the princess deliberately provoked Concubine Chun to kill her, just to fish for trouble...]
[Don't doubt it, judging by the princess's calm demeanor, it must be true.]
Lin Zhaoyue said calmly, "I think you not only want to kill me, but also want to kill my father!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the officials became horrified.
Concubine Chun's expression also changed. She stared at Lin Zhaoyue intently, and her voice trembled a little:
"What are you talking about? I didn't murder the emperor!"
Lin Zhaoyue just smiled, with a cold look in her eyes, and said nothing more.
The medicine given by Concubine Chun was very secretive. Even if she left evidence, it would not be enough to convict her.
Moreover, the drug had not been in effect for long. She had asked Doctor Xu to take notice of it long ago and replace the medicine. He had also cleared the toxins for her father and had not caused any damage to the root cause.
So she just mentioned it.
However, as soon as she mentioned it, everyone would start to make guesses.
Moreover, at this moment, if he is charged with the crime of plotting to murder the emperor... it might backfire and lead to him becoming desperate.
Lin Zhaoyue's reaction made Concubine Chun nervous.
Because she knew very well that if they really found out that she had murdered the emperor.
Then Xiling will definitely be implicated!
She felt relieved when she didn't continue talking.
Then she knew she had no evidence at all!
The emperor looked at Lin Zhaoyue with a vague look in his eyes.
Finally, his gaze fell back on Concubine Chun.
At this moment, the Duke of Zhenguo stood up and declared in a loud and clear voice, "Your Majesty, Concubine Chun has repeatedly attempted to murder Princess Zhaohua and deserves death! Xiling, who aided and abetted the tyrant, must be held responsible! Moreover, Marquis Xuanping has failed to educate his son properly, humiliating the princess and violating social ethics, undermining the dignity of the imperial family! Your Majesty, please stop tolerating the Lu family! Hold them accountable!"
Then many officials knelt and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please hold them accountable!"
But at this moment.
Xiao Tingye also stood up and saluted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Speak."
Lin Zhaoyue glanced at Xiao Tingye calmly.
Xiao Tingye said slowly, "When I was fighting these assassins that day, I found that the weapons they used were very special."
As he spoke, Yinchuan handed over the weapon in his hand.
The emperor took the weapon and weighed it in his hand.
He looked at the weapon carefully again.
In an instant, he gripped the weapon tightly and his eyes became serious.
Lin Zhaoyue also looked at the long sword and understood.
At this time, the other officials also quietly looked up at the knife.
Someone whispered, "This seems to be a common weapon in the army."
"Since they are from the Xiling Army, it's not surprising..."
"No, that knife... seems a little different. It's very new..."
"So new? But I remember that the number of soldiers and the time of their issuance to the armies of these feudal lords must be registered... It's been a long time since the last registration of the Xiling Army..."
All minerals in the Xia Dynasty belonged to the imperial court. Naturally, all weapons used by the army and officials were recorded and filed with the imperial court.
Every time the armies of the princes' fiefdoms were issued weapons, they had to report to the imperial court.
This was to prevent the feudal lords from secretly recruiting soldiers and horses.
Although there were blacksmiths among the people, the sizes of swords and weapons they made for large-scale use were regulated.
Even if there are specially customized weapons, mass production is not allowed.
If this is the weapon of the Xiling Army, and it is so new...
Then it is very likely that Xiling is illegally mining iron ore!
What does iron ore mining mean... They didn't even dare to think about it at this moment.
No one spoke at this time. Xiao Tingye just said that sentence and didn't continue.
Concubine Chun had no idea what was going on and was looking at the weapon in confusion.
The emperor clenched the weapon tightly but did not say a word.
The emperor stared at Concubine Chun coldly and said angrily:
"Come here! Throw Concubine Chun into the death row and execute her on a later date!"
"The princess' assassins were from the Xiling Army, and Marquis Xuanping cannot escape responsibility! Draft an imperial edict immediately and send it to Xiling! Demand that Marquis Xuanping give me an explanation! Furthermore, Marquis Xuanping has disregarded the court, allowing his son to do as he pleases and showing disdain for the royal family! The court officials are outraged, the people are resentful, and he has become the source of national chaos!"
To uphold the laws and order of the court, Marquis Xuanping is ordered to hand over 100,000 Xiling troops within three months! All taxes and levies collected within five years must be submitted to the Ministry of Revenue and are not to be misappropriated! If you disobey this order, you will be stripped of your title and expelled from the government! This is to uphold the law of the land!"
The emperor gave an order, and all the officials shouted loudly:
“Your Majesty is wise!!”
Everyone's mind was as clear as a mirror at this moment.
Your Majesty, this is about reducing the power of the feudal lords.
The assassination of Princess Zhaohua actually involved the Xiling Army.
Soon, people all over the world will know.
Concubine Chun, the younger sister of Marquis Xuanping, was the real culprit behind the assassination of the princess.
The murderer who assassinated the princess was the Xiling Army.
Xiling and Marquis Xuanping will soon be known as "people with evil intentions" in the eyes of people all over the world.
Reducing the power of the feudal lords is a matter of course and is justified!
Concubine Chun felt a chill all over her body, and her heart sank suddenly.
how so……
"I was the one who assassinated Princess Zhaohua. It has nothing to do with my brother! This is a personal grudge between me and the princess and has nothing to do with anyone else!" She explained and refuted frantically.
But the emperor's eyes made her words of explanation stuck in her throat.
It was as if something was stuck in my throat and I couldn't say anything.
At this time, officers came and took her away.
Xie Yu said in a deep voice: "Push him!"
Concubine Chun stared at Lin Zhaoyue with hatred and yelled hysterically: "Lin Zhaoyue, you will get retribution!!"
"Chen Zhou misjudged you. How could someone like you be worthy of his love?"
"You're despicable! Chen Zhou treated you so well in the past, and this is how you repay the Lu family?!"
"A scheming person like you will never find love in your life! You will die a miserable death!
She cursed Lin Zhaoyue like a madman.
She knew that everything today was arranged by Lin Zhaoyue.
She was the one who framed Xiling! She put all the blame on Xiling!
This kind of person doesn't deserve Chen Zhou's love at all!
Xiao Tingye's eyes turned slightly cold as a stream of true energy condensed at his fingertips.
Lin Zhaoyue spoke in a calm voice, "It doesn't matter what happens to me, because it's my business. But you, my queen, will die soon."
She didn't seem to have any emotional fluctuations, and her voice was eerily calm.
However, it was this calmness that made Concubine Chun feel even more frightened at this moment.
She seemed to be in a trance, and could only mutter curses to herself: "Both you and your daughter will die a miserable death..."
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