Nangong Xian clasped his hands behind his back and said confidently, "Are you making excuses?"
Shen Xingwan remained calm and even had the mood to straighten out his messed up skirt, "As long as you give me time, I can find a lot of evidence like this, and I think there is one person who is more suspicious than me."
Mr. Su Hou, who was standing aside, felt his eyebrows beat and had an ominous premonition. He silently took a step back to the corner to reduce his sense of presence.
"Su Jingyi became the sixth prince's concubine just a few years ago. She was also a baby girl born in the temple that year. She is also related to the royal family. According to Mr. Nangong, she is as suspicious as me."
"Whether it's to kill or to behead, it's fairer for two people to do it together. Am I right, Master?"
Shen Xingwan raised his face and asked with a smile.
"You, a young master from Min, know so much about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Tsk tsk, maybe you are a remnant of the previous dynasty, and you are here to divert people's attention."
"The incident clearly happened in Jiangnan. The Shen and Su families are both wealthy families in Jiangnan. After a long time of doing this, you, an outsider, don't understand it as well as you do! It's your turn to point fingers here?"
All the ministers: I actually think it makes sense.
The look in Nangong Xian's eyes suddenly became subtle. Nangong Xian directly suggested to the emperor, "It is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go."
Shen Xingwan said, "Ah, yes, yes, Mr. Nangong is right. I am willing to contribute to the stability of Daqi, but I would rather kill him by mistake. Remember to kill Su Jingyi together, this is only fair."
Su Houye gritted his teeth silently, this is because he has trouble with the Hou family, right?
The Queen Mother said quietly, "She is right, this matter must be fair."
Shen Xingwan nodded sternly, "Otherwise I will die with my eyes open, thinking that someone is targeting me. The Emperor is so wise and cannot be deceived."
It was obviously a very serious matter, but when Shen Xingwan interfered with it like this, I felt that the style of the painting had suddenly changed.
The cunning Lord Su stood up and said, "This matter is of great importance. The evidence given by Mr. Nangong is not strong enough, and what the girl said is not unreasonable. Are our Su and Chen families dead? There is a former dynasty Is the remnant unconscious around you?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Mr. Zhang with disdain, "Are the remnants of the previous dynasty so stupid that you just happened to see them?"
The whole thing cannot be considered in detail. Shen Xingwan grew up in the Hou Mansion for the first eight years, and the Hou Mansion was not aware of the influence of the previous dynasty at all.
As soon as he returned to the countryside, he was discovered by a country peasant woman.
Nangong Xian continued, "If Mr. Hou is so suspicious, it will be useless no matter how much evidence I find. It can all be said to be false."
Mr. Su Houye snorted coldly, "You are quite interesting in what you say. Why don't you just say that I am also a remnant of the previous dynasty..."
Mr. Su started his unreasonable behavior.
We have been arguing about this matter, but we can't convince anyone. In the end, it still depends on the emperor's wishes.
Shen Xingwan felt that the emperor might not know what was going on.
It depends on what he thinks.
The emperor knocked on the table hard, looked at the noisy ministers, especially the highest-jumping Lord Su, and said sternly, "That's enough, please be quiet."
The ministers, who were so noisy that they became cross-eyed, immediately stopped talking.
The emperor's face was filled with frost, his eyes darkened, "Lock the person up first, this matter needs to be investigated carefully."
After all, Shen Xingwan was not convicted on the spot.
Nangong Xian was very dissatisfied. He knew in his heart that no one hit was guaranteed. With the strength of the Shen and Xie families, it would be difficult to convict Shen Xingwan.
He speculated on the Sacred Heart and added, "The girl is still the future princess, and the Zhennan Palace is in charge of the troops at the border. This matter is of great importance. I sincerely request your Majesty to investigate carefully and thoroughly."
This was to give her small shoes again, for fear that the emperor would forget her relationship with Fu Jingchao and not drag the Zhennan Palace into trouble.
This is what Shen Xingwan fears the most.
The emperor waved his hand tiredly, "Let's lock him up in Dali Temple first."
The Queen Mother said a few more words, and the Emperor finally ordered her to be held in solitary confinement, and she was not allowed to be tortured until the results were released.
Shen Ruoyan was also allowed to follow her as her maid, which was considered the best treatment among prisoners.
Shen Xingwan stood up with difficulty, his feet almost numb from pain.
She looked down at Mrs. Zhang, who was lying on the ground without daring to breathe, "From today on, I have nothing to do with you."
So in the future, she will not show mercy.
After all, she was the biological mother of the original owner. Shen Xingwan had left a hint before and did not take the initiative to attack them.
Today, this last trace of affection was exhausted along with Zhang's testimony.
Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to raise her head to look at her. The image of Shen Xingwan holding her clothes and acting coquettishly when she was a child flashed through her mind.
She kept telling herself that she was the one who abandoned them first.
She did nothing wrong, she was just trying to live a good life.
Shen Xingwan was supported by Shen Ruoyan and taken out.
Because of the empress dowager's dignity, she was not allowed to ride in the prison car, but took a carriage to the cell.
In one day, the news spread throughout Kyoto that the Princess of Zhennan was a remnant of the previous dynasty.
After all the courtiers had left, the emperor sat alone in the imperial study.
Dongchang can be regarded as the sword in the emperor's hand, and Lin Zheng is barely the second in command.
There was also pressure from above, the emperor's confidant Governor Zhang.
The two of them stood respectfully in front of the emperor and waited for instructions. Eunuch Zhang asked, "Does Your Majesty need your subordinates to go and thoroughly investigate Shen Xingwan?"
The emperor sneered, "It doesn't matter whether she is a remnant of the previous dynasty or not."
It was just a girl. The emperor would not think that the dynasty he had ruled for so long would really be affected by a girl.
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Keep an eye on Fu Jingchao's side and send a group of people to the border."
"Yes." Eunuch Zhang responded.
The emperor took out one of the information books and read it. It almost recorded everything about Shen Xingwan and Fu Jingchao.
When Fu Jingchao was still in Beijing, the two met almost every day. One day they would enjoy plum blossoms and the next day they would see snow and play the piano and flute. They seemed to have a very good relationship.
"I didn't expect Jing Chao to be a love interest." The emperor chuckled and said, "Let the news of Shen Xingwan's accident reach Yannan as soon as possible. I want to see what he can do for my daughter."
For the emperor, it didn't matter whether Shen Xingwan was a remnant of the previous dynasty. What was important was that he could use this incident to control Fu Jingchao and then the Zhennan Palace.
"King Min Nan is also under my watch. In recent years, he has become more and more restless." The emperor said displeased.
This year, due to unexpected events, it is destined to be an uneasy one.
As the family at the center of the incident, the Shen family's threshold was almost breached.
After Mrs. Shen knew the result, she breathed a sigh of relief, "The emperor still likes to be cunning and cunning."
Fourth Uncle Shen answered, "That's good. Before his goal is achieved, at least Wan Wan's life will be safe. But I'm afraid that Zhennan Prince's Mansion will get a big bite of its flesh this time."
In the final analysis, Shen Xingwan was just a bargaining chip in the game between the imperial family.
