The emperor's anger intensified.
"Ye Xiaowei has committed murder and is guilty of a capital offense. How dare Prince Ding release him? This is utterly outrageous!"
The emperor had no idea that this was only the first thing Ye Qingxue had complained about. Before his anger had subsided, Prince Yu came to request an audience.
General Lan, Min Xiuxian, and Pan Yuanzhou also came along!
Prince Yu took the initiative to speak, telling the emperor everything that had happened in the past at the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence.
This includes things like the fact that Madam Bao was not the real Madam Bao, that Ye Xiaobai was killed by Madam Min with a rusty silver needle, and that Ye Cunsi was the eldest son of the main wife, who was replaced by Ye Yabing by Madam Min, etc.
Tell me everything!
That evening, the testimony written by Ye Cunsi was also presented in its entirety by Prince Yu.
Min Xiuxian, as Madam Min's elder brother and Ye Cunjin's maternal uncle, stepped forward to testify: "At the time of the incident, I was at the Marquis's residence and witnessed everything with my own eyes, so... I can testify that everything Prince Yu said is true."
"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" The emperor was furious, and everyone knelt down!
"If this happened three months ago, why is it only being reported now?" the emperor asked angrily!
Prince Yu said, “Your Majesty, we did not intend to conceal this matter. It was simply that Miss Ye had been poisoned and did not have much time left. Everyone in the family was busy searching for a divine physician to treat her, and we really did not have the time to come to the palace to explain this to Your Majesty.”
"Later, Miss Ye was seriously injured while saving Prince Jing and fell into a deep sleep. No one had the heart to deal with the matter anymore. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Ye Qingxue, General Lan, and the others said, "Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"
Although the emperor was angry, he really had no reason to make things too difficult for them in terms of time.
The emperor immediately ordered his men to go to the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence and bring all the people in the household to the palace for his personal trial.
Before the people from the Marquis's residence arrived, Ye Qingxue told the Emperor about how she had crippled Madam Min and how the old lady had been so angered that she was crippled as well.
"The hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable, and I cannot forgive Min Yingying! As for the old lady's indulgence of her evil deeds and the killing of my own grandmother, I cannot tolerate her either!"
"If Your Majesty finds me too ruthless, you may punish me, but I will never regret what I did in the past!"
The emperor glared at her hatefully, and after a long while he said, "As a young lady, your behavior is truly ruthless. Although I can understand you... which good man will be willing to marry you in the future?"
"Your father is gone, and I am very worried about you!" The emperor rubbed his temples.
After the people from the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion were brought into the palace, they were subjected to another round of torture and forced confessions. Ye Xiaowei, being weak-willed, quickly confessed.
The third wife, not wanting to get into trouble, didn't hold out for long before confessing.
The old lady, Min Yingying, and Ye Cunjin were carried in. They refused to admit defeat, but how could they withstand the torture in the palace? They confessed anyway!
"Under the Emperor's very nose, you have committed such heinous acts! One of you dared to murder your own sister and seize the position of Madam Bao! The other dared to plot against a court official and seize the title of Marquis!"
"And you, Ye Cunjin! As a former Vice Minister of War, you actually bullied Miss Lan and framed the Second Young Master for it. You deserve to die!"
From the high platform, the items on the emperor's desk were smashed down one by one, causing the old lady, Min Yingying, and Ye Cunjin to be bleeding from their heads. They could not dodge and dared not dodge, and the servants dared not step forward to protect them.
During the day, they were still thinking that once the second daughter married into the Prince Ding's mansion and became the Prince Ding's consort, the old lady, Madam Min, and Ye Cunjin would once again become the masters.
And now...
Everything was shattered!
For the old lady and her two companions in particular, it was like falling from heaven to hell, their bodies being scorched by lava, a living hell!
When Yun Chi entered the Zichen Palace, this was the scene he saw—it seemed as if the entire Zichen Palace had been completely transformed into a court of execution for all members of the Marquis of Zhongyong’s household.
The emperor sat high on the dragon throne, his face gloomy, as if a storm was brewing.
In the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, apart from the three lying down, almost everyone was kneeling on the ground with injuries, their clothes disheveled, their faces pale, and their foreheads covered in cold sweat.
Yun Chi's gaze fell on Ye Qingxue, who was kneeling at the front.
She stood up straight, and when she heard the noise, she turned to look at him, a cold smile playing on her lips, her eyes burning with an unyielding flame, as if she had been waiting for him there for a long time.
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