"Take it away, Lord Chen. Don't make it difficult for us. Just leave on your own without shackles. Otherwise, don't blame us brothers for being rude."
The other officers also looked at him with contempt. He killed his wife, murdered the entire Yue family, and even wanted to harm his own daughter. He was worse than beasts.
Chen Boyang had no choice but to follow him to preserve his final dignity.
Princess Yi Yang followed in a carriage to deliver a letter to Prince Su, so she had to show up to see what was going on.
The Dali Temple is already crowded with people. This case has been a hot topic recently, and the whole city is discussing it. This is also due to Deputy Governor Fang secretly fanning the flames.
Princess Yi Yang was horrified. She didn't expect the matter to become so serious and so many people would come.
Prince Su did not come, but Crown Prince Xiao Yuanheng came, his face very unhappy, "Sister, you have seen it too, if you forcibly protect the Chen family, you will also be implicated.
My father is also in trouble. He was scolded by the Emperor, and the eldest princess filed a fierce complaint against him. The Emperor almost wanted to hit him, and now he is under house arrest."
"Under house arrest?"
This matter was punished privately, and no one outside knew about it, which saved Prince Su's face.
"Father has done his best. If he gets involved in the Chen family's affairs and people misunderstand that the goods he smuggled belong to ours, our family won't be able to bear it.
After all these years, you really didn't notice anything?"
Princess Yi Yang's face looked grim. If she knew, would she still be so confused and at a loss?
"Ah, you have a smart face for nothing. You have been spoiled since childhood. You are not a dangerous person in the world."
Xiao Yuanheng had no choice but to give up the Chen family. His sister also had the title of princess and her own mansion, so she could live alone.
What is a second marriage and divorce?
As for the princess and the county lady who kept lovers and indulged in romantic affairs, the emperor didn't care as long as they didn't rebel or endanger the court.
Reputation means nothing. The most important thing is to live a comfortable life.
Princess Yi Yang gradually calmed down and decided not to help Chen Boyang. She was powerless to do anything about it.
She was also angry at his deception. She thought that her husband, who had accomplished nothing and was only a gigolo, had done so many things without her knowledge.
In the main hall of the Dali Temple, Lord Xia, the Dali Temple Minister, personally presided over the case. Lord Xia came from a humble family and was well-known for his incorruptibility. He only looked at the law, not status.
It is said that Lord Xia's family is so poor that they can't even afford servants, let alone food. Their life is even worse than that of ordinary wealthy families.
Qinglian cut off contact with those who gave gifts and used connections. Whoever gave gifts was harming him, and the sentence was even heavier.
Lord Xia's real name is Xia Ruhai. Everyone feels complicated when this name is mentioned. He is a strange flower in the court.
Xia Ruhai slammed the gavel and said, "Court is open!"
The officers shouted in a mighty voice, but Chen Boyang was a marquis after all, so he didn't need to kneel. Instead, Chen Xinyue knelt.
But she was also smart. She had learned the easy kneeling method early on. Her knees were wrapped in thick cotton and covered by a wide skirt. Sitting on her heels made it less tiring.
"Chen Boyang, Marquis of Changping, your daughter is accusing you of murdering the original Fang family, framing them, and seizing her father-in-law's property, leading to the beheading of the entire Fang family. Do you plead guilty?"
Chen Boyang stared at Chen Xinyue with resentful eyes, as if he wanted to bite off her flesh.
Chen Xinyue was not afraid of him, but raised her eyebrows in provocation, which made Chen Boyang so angry that he clenched his fists and barely restrained himself from cursing.
"Your Excellency, the court has laws that prohibit relatives from protecting each other. Complaints between relatives are invalid. She is my daughter, and she is suing me. The Dali Temple should not accept the case according to regulations. Instead, she should be punished. She is unfilial and unbrotherly, and she deserves a severe lesson."
Chen Xinyue straightened her back and said calmly, "Lord Chen, are you now wondering why you didn't strangle me to death when you gave birth to me?
You have sent people to kill me time and again. Now that I have returned my life to you, how else do you expect me to be filial to you?
Like my mother, did you die by being strangled by the bedside with a belt while you were seriously ill?"
"You evil girl, you still don't know what's wrong. You're just as ungrateful as your mother."
"Oh, the dead are the greatest. My mother has been gone for ten years, and you are still slandering her. Aren't you afraid that my mother will come talk to you in the middle of the night?"
Fang Jingru was nearby. Zhao Letong had her second nephew accompany her here secretly. How could she be absent from such a lively atmosphere?
Only the Dali Temple is an imperial court office, and ghosts and gods avoid it, so Fang Jingru cannot enter, otherwise she will definitely scratch his face.
Chen Boyang was also frightened. This mother and daughter were simply his nemesis. One of them crawled out to seek revenge after her death, and the other wanted to sue him and seek revenge while she was alive. She hated him to the core.
"Shut up, now is not the time for you to engage in verbal battles, Lord Chen, Miss Chen, this is not about protecting one's relatives, it's about sacrificing one's relatives for the sake of justice.
You smuggled salt, iron and other goods that were expressly prohibited by the imperial court, and made huge profits. The evidence is irrefutable. Do you admit your guilt?"
"Evidence? What evidence? Where did a girl like her get it? This is a false accusation. Sir Xia, please don't believe her."
"What if I find it out? What will you do?"
Fang Jing'an walked in from outside. Chen Boyang was so scared that his eyes almost popped out of his head. "You, who are you? Impossible, aren't you dead?"
Fang Jingan's eyes were as cold as an ice cellar, "Of course you want me to die, but unfortunately, I'm lucky and didn't die.
For so many years, I have endured humiliation and burdens. I have been thinking about you day and night. My dear brother-in-law, you must take good care of yourself and wait for me to cut off your flesh piece by piece to avenge my sister and my entire Fang family."
Chen Boyang fell to the ground in fear, despair filling his heart. "I actually let you slip through the net. There's always a loophole."
Chen Xinyue was also surprised. Instead of reflecting on his mistakes, he regretted not killing them all?
How could there be such a person?
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