At the same time, Su suddenly rushed in front of Li Heng, her eyes fierce as she tried to snatch the resignation letter from his hand.
She cried out, "I, a woman of the Su family, swear on my life that everything I say today is true..."
puff!
A long sword pierced her body.
She showed no surprise whatsoever and continued, "The Xiao family has no niece named Mingyue; she is Xie Jinyao!"
It was Li Heng's guard who saw her rushing over and stabbed her in the body with a sword.
Having been married into the Prime Minister's household for many years, Lady Su had long anticipated this.
She was going to die; Li Heng had murderous intent towards her. Even if she could hide for a while, she couldn't hide forever.
Ye Zhen said he could help her leave the nunnery, but where could she go?
She was used to a life of luxury and couldn't bear hardship. Rather than live like that, she would rather die early and be reborn.
She could also use this life to save her mother and sister's lives. Even though the Su family was scheming, her mother and sister did have some genuine feelings for her.
She was born into an official family and had heard many stories about what would happen to women who were exiled.
She hoped her mother and sister could live, and even if they were destined to die, she hoped they could die with some dignity.
As she fell to the ground, Su turned to look at Xie Tingzhou, her eyes filled with pleading.
Li Heng made a slip of the tongue; now, only the Crown Prince can save his mother and sister.
Her coming out today to identify Li Heng can be considered as helping the Crown Prince.
Seeing Xie Tingzhou nod slightly, Madam Su smiled, tears welling up in her eyes.
She held the long sword to her abdomen with one hand and pointed to the sky with the other, looking at Li Heng. "I, a woman of the Su family, dare to swear to the heavens that if what I say today is false, may I be forever condemned to the Avici Hell and never be reincarnated."
"You, Li Heng, dare to swear that Mingyue is not Xie Jinyao, and that you have no affair with her? Otherwise, all your desires in this life will be in vain..."
Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. She took a step closer to Li Heng. "Do you dare? You hypocritical scoundrel, you coward..."
Su is dead!
He died by the sword of the guards of the Prime Minister's residence.
Li Heng took a step back and said, "Your Highness, how exactly have I offended you that you are forcing me like this?"
"Mrs. Su was perfectly fine in the nunnery, why did you release her and let her lose her life in vain?"
"Only today did I realize that Prime Minister Li has such a talent for distorting the truth."
Xie Tingzhou's eyes darkened, but he smiled. "If that's the case, then let's go back to the capital and explain everything one by one. Let's set off."
Xie Tingzhou did know that Ye Zhen had released Su Shi, but Su Shi's death was unexpected.
Because of her previous greed for life, and Ye Zhen's promise that as long as Su identified Li Heng this time, she would send her away from the nunnery.
Li Heng was pushed into the carriage by the Marquis of Zhongyong, and the group headed towards the capital.
When the emperor learned of this news in the palace, he was furious.
"How come I never saw it before? How could that old scoundrel be so shameless and audacious?"
The matter has already been pointed out, yet they still dare to try to implicate the Crown Prince and the royal family. Do they really think the royal family is easy to bully?
"you go."
The emperor pointed at Chen Banjun, "You will personally lead the Imperial Guards, coroners, and physicians there. I am truly going to dissect this body today and see what he has to say."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Let Duke Xiao go too, and let him see clearly for me whether that woman is his relative or not. If he doesn't report that there is a monstrous relative, then the Xiao family doesn't need to stay in the capital. Let them go to Lingnan and grow lychees for me."
The emperor was truly furious, standing with his hands on his hips, panting heavily.
Seeing that his master was so angry, Chen Banjun dared not delay and led his men out of the palace with small, shuffling steps.
Therefore, he arrived at the Prime Minister's residence earlier than Li Heng.
The Prime Minister's residence was already crowded with people because of their mobilization; they all wanted to see what the monster that had been struck by lightning looked like.
Madam Shen has also arrived.
After she revealed Li Heng and Xie Jinyao's affair, she was prepared to be retaliated against by Li Heng. Rather than waiting for him to come to her, she decided to take the initiative.
Helian Qing was worried about his maternal grandmother and instructed his precious Qingnu to protect her. Qingnu always listened to Helian Qing and stood behind Madam Shen like an iron tower.
He Ming also came.
After the banquet celebrating his official marriage, he learned that Xie Jinyao was still alive and had become the second young mistress of the Prime Minister's mansion. He was so angry that he punched himself several times, knelt at his fiancée's grave for a whole night, and vowed to kill Xie Jinyao again.
He hadn't come up with a better plan yet when he learned that Xie Jinyao was dead again, struck by lightning. Although he felt a sense of satisfaction, he also regretted not being able to take revenge himself.
Therefore, upon learning that Xie Jinyao's identity needed to be verified, he immediately took leave and rushed over.
He knew best whether Mingyue was Xie Jinyao or not.
As soon as the cart carrying the corpse arrived, he strode forward and, before the guards of the Prime Minister's residence could stop him, quickly lifted the white cloth.
Her head was blackened to a crisp, making it impossible to discern her features. He Ming glanced at it and then reached out to grab Xie Jinyao's arm.
"stop."
The guards of the Prime Minister's residence stopped them, saying, "What do you want to do? You must not be disrespectful to the Second Young Mistress."
He Ming knew that saying more was useless; he could only present the evidence.
He had been watching Xie Jinyao ever since she entered the slave quarters, and he knew better than anyone what injuries she had.
Other external injuries can be removed with good ointment, but the small piece of skin and flesh bitten off by the other female slaves on the elbow is difficult to heal.
He Ming went straight for Xie Jinyao's sleeve, but the guards of the Prime Minister's residence naturally wouldn't allow it, and the two sides quickly started fighting.
Li Heng had been involved with Xie Jinyao before and knew she had a small scar on her arm. Seeing He Ming's movements, he knew what he was going to do.
He hurriedly said, "Xie Bang, the dead should be respected. Do you really want to be an enemy of the Li family?"
He once again turned his attention to the Marquis of Zhongyong.
He knew very well that only the Marquis of Zhongyong could stop He Ming.
Marquis Zhongyong did indeed step forward and advised, "He Ming, I know you hate Xie Jinyao, but Prime Minister Li is not willing to acknowledge her identity yet."
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