Madam Xie was also furious: "I also want to ask, our Xie Tong and An Ning have always had a good relationship, so why did you keep using her to frame her?"
Because of what happened last time, my Xie Tong has felt guilty towards the two young ladies of the Yang family. This time she has gone even further. If anything happens to the young ladies of the Yang family, our Xie family will be unable to clear our name even if we jump into the Yellow River. We beg Your Majesty and Empress to do justice for us!
The Xie family is the maternal family of the Third Prince's wife, the maternal family of the future Empress, and one of the top families in the capital.
“Princess Xilan not only allowed her daughter to commit murder, but also sent assassins to ambush us. We beg Your Majesty and Empress to take charge.”
"We beg Your Majesty and Empress to make the decision!"
Cen Xiao, Yang Cui's family, the Xie family, Su Murong, and others all knelt down.
Princess Xilan felt a chill run down her spine.
Cen Xiao captured several assassins alive, and Lin Huihui had just admitted that Princess Xilan had tried to ambush and kill her, so she couldn't deny it at all.
“In fact, Princess Xilan is not the first person to target my wife,” Cen Xiao said. “In the first half of the year, my wife was also assassinated on her way out of the capital. Those people were later handed over to the local government, but as soon as my wife left, the princess’s people got them out of the county jail. The emperor could find out about this with just a simple investigation.”
Princess Xilan thought Cen Xiao was really dead. Even if Yang Cui escaped that assassination attempt, she would be no threat without Cen Xiao, so she didn't handle that matter properly.
Later, when Cen Xiao "came back to life," she didn't think to finish things up, and even if she did, it was already too late.
“This is a setup!” Princess Xilan argued. “I did send the assassin this time, but I was just worried about my child. Besides, none of you suffered any losses.”
But when Madam Cen was assassinated, it was done by bandits, by the lover of her maid. General Cen went to such lengths to frame me, pinning the crime on me. What is his purpose?
“Princess, you really know how to turn the tables,” Yang Cui said. “My husband never mentioned bandits, much less that one of them was my maid’s lover. How did you know that, Princess?”
Princess Xilan was speechless.
Then Cen Xiao added, "Not only that, there's also Lin Mingcai, the father of Lin Chunmei, the perpetrator in today's case. He was imprisoned for his crimes, and the authorities later said he was dead, but my men caught him at the princess's residence!"
Immediately afterwards, Lin Mingcai was brought up.
"And then there's Qinglan. When my wife first came to the capital, she met this girl. She took pity on her and rescued her, taking her in. But this person actually instigated a maid in my household to poison me!"
As soon as Cen Xiao finished speaking, the emaciated Qinglan was also brought into the main hall.
The reason Cen Xiao kept Qinglan alive and refrained from seeking revenge on Xilan was to deliver a heavy blow to her!
She poisoned the current Grand General and had secretly contacted the Prince of Qingyang. Haha, it's no wonder the Emperor won't let her off the hook!
"Princess, can you explain this?" Cen Xiao asked coldly.
"Slap!" The Emperor roared again, "Xi Lan, you are utterly audacious!"
"Brother..."
"Shut up! You are vicious and unrepentant, you have disgraced the royal family. From this day forward, Xi Lan and An Ning are to be confined to Jiujing Lane! They will not be pardoned!"
All his properties are to be confiscated. Twenty percent will be given to Lady Fule and Miss Yang as dowry, and half a percent will be given to Xie Tong and Minister Chen. You will personally handle the confiscation.
Chen Shaoyun: "Your subject obeys the decree."
"Royal brother (royal uncle)!"
Princess Xilan and Anning were scared.
Confined to Jiujing Lane, they not only lost their freedom and could never leave, but it was also the worst place in terms of environment.
"Your Majesty, Xilan knows she was wrong. If you must punish someone, punish me alone. Anning is still young. Please forgive her this time."
"Such wickedness at such a young age! As her mother, you have imprisoned her in Jiujing Lane. As her child, she should be serving you. A ruler's word is law. Guards, drag them out!"
At the emperor's command, men quickly entered and dragged the mother and daughter away.
Yang Cui knew that Princess Xilan and Anning could not be executed for this, but life imprisonment was the best possible outcome.
Lin Huihui felt both regretful and envious. Princess Xilan was so rich; 20% of her assets would become Er Ya and San Ya's dowry. How rich must she be!
Why are they always so lucky? Why? What is the reason?
The emperor looked at the angry and resentful Lin Huihui: "Lady De'an, what do you intend to do with her?"
Is this leaving the decision to oneself?
Hearing this, Lin Huihui felt as if she had seen a glimmer of hope.
"Mother, I was wrong, Second Sister, Third Sister, I was wrong, please forgive me this time. I promise I will turn over a new leaf and never make the same mistake again. Mother, I am also your child, and you raised me too." Lin Huihui cried uncontrollably, hugging Yang Cui's feet and pleading bitterly.
"Whether you know you're wrong or not, you know it in your heart," Yang Cui said coldly.
"I really know I was wrong, Mother, I really know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."
When Lin Huihui heard that the emperor had given 20% of the princess's estate to Er Ya and San Ya as dowry, the resentment and jealousy in Lin Huihui's eyes were still there. Would she realize her mistake?
It's just fear.
Yang Cui said to the emperor, "Even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. Lin Huihui shows no remorse, and I hope she will be punished according to the law."
The Emperor said, "Then let us do as Lord De'an said, and hand Lin Huihui over to the Prefect of the Capital for impartial handling."
Lin Huihui stared at Yang Cui in disbelief, her eyes blazing with intense hatred: "Why? Why are you determined to kill me? Why are you so cruel? Why are you so vicious? Why are you targeting me? Why won't you let me go?"
Lin Huihui roared hysterically.
"Because you have evil intentions!"
Lin Huihui has been selfish since childhood. When they were still in the countryside, she lied and framed Yang Cui. You said you wanted a better life and chose to follow your father who was an official, which is not wrong. But the original owner took care of her for so long. Not only did she not appreciate the kindness, but she also lied and framed Yang Cui. Is this something a human being would do?
And then there's Donkey Egg's death. He dared to kill someone at such a young age; his cruelty is terrifying.
Lin Huihui is completely ruined this time, so Yang Cui doesn't plan to reveal Donkey Egg's death, but...
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