Emperor Qingming suppressed all his emotions, and there was no strange look in his eyes.
At this point in the matter, no conclusive physical evidence has appeared, and everything that happened tonight, including Concubine Sun's eagerness to testify about the poison just now... all made the whole thing appear a bit deliberate.
If you are a keen person, you may have noticed something is wrong.
At this time, if he still wants to accuse Ji Xiu on the spot, it will definitely cause controversy...
Under this situation, Emperor Qingming could only say: "There are many strange things about this matter. I don't want to blame anyone wrongly. And based on the existing physical evidence alone, I can only act in accordance with the rules -"
As he said that, he turned his face slightly and looked at Han Yan: "Take Concubine Sun and Minister Ji down first and keep them under strict supervision alone. They will return to Beijing with me tomorrow and hand them over to Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for joint trial. The truth must be found out.
The truth comes to light!"
After hearing this order, everything was silent.
Two security guards were ordered to step forward, one on the left and one on the right to detain Ji Xiu.
Ji Xiu, whose eyes were red, said: "Wait a minute -"
The detective guard then looked at Emperor Qingming for instructions.
"Does Shangshu Ji have anything else to say?"
"Those who are pure will be purified themselves. I have nothing to say. I just want to take away my own things."
Emperor Qingming followed Ji Xiu's line of sight and said, "Your Majesty, please."
Ji Xiu stepped forward and put the tray of Chinese herbs and other items back into the sachet, tied it and put it in his arms.
Outside the hall, Ji Wanyou, who was stopped by the guards along with two other Ji Mansion servants at the foot of the stairs, looked at this scene and felt as if her heart was cut out with a knife, and big burning tears rolled down from her eyes.
It was she who deceived her father that she had sewn the sachet with her own hands, but in just one thought, she almost made a bigger mistake, and almost dragged her father into the abyss of eternal destruction with her own hands...!
Ji Xiu and Concubine Sun were soon escorted out of the meeting hall by the police.
Ji Wanyou quickly wiped away her tears and stepped forward quickly.
"Master!" the two servants shouted in a hoarse voice.
Ji Xiu paused slightly and said firmly: "Go back!"
He seemed to be talking to the servant, but his eyes were fixed on his daughter, full of reminders.
At this time, he couldn't protect himself, and Wan'er could never get into trouble again.
Seeing the stopping intention in her father's eyes, Ji Wanyou felt as if there was a thousand pounds of weight under her feet, her fingers were clasped into her palms, and she tried her best to control the "Father" that came to her lips, so that it would not rush out of her mouth.
Yes, she couldn't pounce on him. Otherwise, the mere fact that she disguised herself as a man and entered the palace would be enough to be used against her father!
As Concubine Sun and Ji Xiu were taken away, all the ministers looked at Emperor Qingming who was sitting behind the case and rubbing his temples, and they all excused themselves and left.
Although the matter just discussed has not come to a conclusion yet, and the two officials who were arguing in the middle of the quarrel felt that they couldn't breathe, but seeing the emperor's situation, they couldn't be angry anymore...
The current situation of all parties is unstable. Although the emperor's recent performance is not satisfactory, having an emperor is better than not having an emperor, so it is better to use it sparingly.
"Xia Qing and Zhan Qing stay."
Listening to the sounds of resignation ringing in his ears one after another, Emperor Qingming raised his eyes and said.
The two of them were indeed conscious, and they both sat motionless at this time.
Emperor Qingming stood up after committing the crime, entered the compartment, and left, followed by Xia Tingzhen and Zhan Yunzhu.
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them walked out of the cubicle.
An inmate shrank and knelt in the cubicle, carefully wiping the tea and broken porcelain on the floor.
Zhan Yunzhu, who followed Xia Tingzhen, had traces of water stains on his official boots and the corners of his robe. His expression was relatively calm, but his tense jaw still revealed his inner uneasiness at this time.
"grown ups--"
After the two left the meeting hall, Zhan Yunzhu stopped and raised his hand to salute Xia Tingzhen.
"After your Majesty calms down, I hope you can put in a few kind words for me."
In the night, Xia Tingzhen's solemn face showed no much expression, and her voice had no warmth: "I gave you a chance, but you failed to seize it yourself, and you failed in the matter, and now you still want me to do it."
Will the officer come and take care of the aftermath for you?"
Zhan Yunzhu maintained his salute gesture, his head half-bowed, and his body was slightly stiff.
"I have never been in the habit of helping others deal with their aftermath, so you can do it yourself." Xia Tingzhen glanced at him, not intending to say anything more, and was about to leave.
"Have you really decided that I will be of no use to you in the future?" The nervousness and panic were revealed in the somewhat anxious words spoken by the young man behind him.
Xia Tingzhen sneered silently when she heard this.
In the future?
Does the other party really think that he still has a future?
What's more, for him, what is useful is the position of Zhongshu Sheren, not the person in this position at this time——
After the other party leaves this position, he has his own way to send a more obedient person to take his place.
Since there are better options, why would he choose someone who is difficult to control?
And although Ji Xiu was not convicted on the spot today, the emperor was determined. When Ji Xiu was escorted back to the capital, he would not be able to escape the same fate.
Ji Xiu has been dealt with, so he has no reason to keep this young man - smart people are rare, but hidden dangers cannot be kept.
"Young man, the good luck of drowning in a river and not dying doesn't happen every time——"
The night wind blew by, blowing away Xia Tingzhen's condescending and slightly sarcastic voice.
Looking at the other person's leaving figure in the night, Zhan Yunzhu's clenched teeth trembled slightly.
Sure enough, he is an old fox who eats people without spitting out their bones...
He thought this plot against Ji Xiu was a cooperation and transaction, but then he realized... From the beginning, the other party just wanted to use him!
Taking advantage of his relationship with Ji Xiu, he used King Yan to arouse the emperor's suspicion of Ji Xiu, and used him to send the evidence of crime to Ji Xiu!
He was too impatient...
The emperor's recent neglect made him uneasy and anxious to prove his ability and usefulness.
Xia Tingzhen must have noticed this, so she chose this moment to reveal her intention of "cooperation" to him...
And if he could successfully accomplish this, there might still be some room for competition with the other party, but now... everything is almost ruined.
The emperor was furious with him just now, and he could even feel that this dissatisfaction was actually a lot of backlog...Those things that were extremely difficult for him to grasp, the opportunities he had bought with his life, were now about to turn into powder!
Zhan Yunzhu closed his eyes and tried his best to calm down.
He straightened his body and walked forward step by step, his mind sometimes chaotic and complicated, sometimes completely blank.
"...Is it really you?"
Behind the laurel trees on the path ahead, a figure suddenly appeared blocking his way. The tear-stained eyes suppressed his emotions and asked in a trembling voice: "Is it really you who plotted against my father?"
