Chapter 128 For Whom Did Xie Yan Act?

Chapter 128 For Whom Did Xie Yan Act?

Shen Nanzi was also startled when she saw the person who had come.

Isn't this Mr. Kobayashi?

Xie Yu looked at this person, a hint of realization appearing in his eyes.

Lady Kobayashi knelt before the palace, raising her right hand, and said, "I swear to Heaven that what I have said is all what I saw with my own eyes."

If she says so, it's probably true; the oath of Yunhan shouldn't be taken lightly.

"I worked with the seventh young lady of Prime Minister Li's family for a few days in the Consort's Harmony Palace."

"Miss Li trusts me very much, and she has also secretly revealed some of her girlish thoughts."

“Miss Li has a crush on the Sixth Prince. On the day of the Summer Festival, she couldn’t suppress her longing and invited me to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple with her.”

"When I got there, I realized that the Imperial Ancestral Temple was heavily guarded and impossible to enter."

"Miss Li said she has a letter for entering the inner palace and can bring one person with her. She wants me to accompany her to the Hele Palace to wait for the Sixth Prince."

"Seeing that Miss Li was troubled by love, I followed her to the inner palace."

"On the day of the summer festival, the palace was unusually quiet. So Miss Li and I waited under the corridor along the Sixth Prince's usual route."

"Because I knew the time when the ceremony would end, I hadn't been sitting for long when I saw someone return."

“Outside the veranda, there were tree branches blocking the view. Miss Li and I could see through the branches that the person who came was Princess Jing.”

“She looked strange, as if she was looking for someone. I thought I would ask her, so I left Miss Li behind and followed her into the Hele Palace.”

"There wasn't a single servant in the Harmony Palace that day. I sensed something was wrong and wanted to leave, but it was too late."

"I saw something I shouldn't have seen..."

Lady Lin paused for a moment, then said, "I saw the Sixth Prince follow closely back, but there was no one else in the Jing Prince's residence."

"The Sixth Prince then took Princess Jing into the side hall. In my haste, I happened to hide under the window of the side hall."

“I heard everything that happened inside.”

"I dare not linger in such a situation. After leaving the Hele Palace, I made up an excuse and pulled Miss Li away from the inner palace."

“This is what I saw!” she said, her finger still pointing upwards.

"If you don't believe me, Your Majesty can summon the seventh young lady of the Prime Minister's family."

The emperor was furious, and everyone was in an uproar.

Consort Wei's face was as pale as paper; she had suppressed the matter completely.

Kobayashi's account was so detailed and detailed that even the side hall matched up. How could one know this without seeing it with their own eyes!

Inside the hall, Shen Nanzi and Xie Yu exchanged a glance. The two people involved certainly knew that Madam Lin was lying.

The man in black didn't say that this Lin family member was in cahoots with the one who had harmed them.

"Imperial Censor Zhang, is this evidence acceptable?" Xie Zhuo asked with a mocking tone, his voice brimming with confidence.

With witnesses added, Imperial Censor Zhang had nothing to say. He simply lowered his head and said to his superiors, "I have acted in accordance with the rules."

The Emperor's face turned visibly furious. That day, someone had indeed reported that Xie Yu and Princess Jing had been having an affair in the Hele Palace.

When he arrived, only Consort Wei hurriedly came out to greet him. He looked around but found nothing unusual, so he left.

In retrospect, it is true that this happened that day, but Consort Wei cleaned up the scene beforehand and deceived him.

Xie Yuan didn't want to blame Consort Wei anymore; Xie Yu's matter had already made her look haggard.

After all, she was the woman who served him, and Shengxin was not always cold and heartless.

These days, the royal family's face has been completely shattered, and who knows what the common people are saying about it.

Today, he must be severely punished as a warning to others.

Inside the hall, Xie Zhuo said, "Father, the evidence of my sixth brother's affair with the Princess Consort of Jing is conclusive. Please make your decision."

The hall was completely silent.

Su Muyun and Xue Qingning exchanged a glance, both seeing a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.

Xie Yu, this prince who just entered the arena, is nothing special; a few trivial tricks were enough to bring him down.

Therefore, a person cannot have a fatal weakness. Once a person has one, it becomes a noose around their neck. If the enemy grabs both ends, they can take their life in a moment.

As for the fate of Princess Jing, there was no precedent in the Yunhan royal family. According to common customs, she would be drowned and displayed to the public.

Anyway, these two are practically dead, and pose no threat whatsoever.

They have already secured victory.

Everyone held their breath, wondering how the Emperor would punish them.

The Emperor looked at Xie Yu and Shen Nanzi, his expression unreadable. "Do you two have something to say?"

Shen Nanzi was finally able to speak. She pointed at Xiao Linshi and said, "Father, she is lying."

Mr. Kobayashi shook his head, his raised finger still outstretched.

"I have seen it all with my own eyes."

Shen Nanzi knew there was no turning back, and she had not yet found enough evidence to prove that she had been framed.

However, she couldn't remain silent about being framed and suffer punishment in vain.

“Your subject is wronged. That day, your subject was looking for Cheng’er and was led back to the palace by people, and went to the Hele Hall.”

“There was indeed no one in the Hall of Harmony. Just as I sensed something was wrong, my sixth brother arrived.”

"At the same time, more than a dozen arrows were shot at us, and we had to hide in a side hall to escape."

"And the arrows that were shot contained aphrodisiacs. My son and my sixth brother were controlled by the drugs and that's why we made a mistake."

A commotion erupted in the hall as Princess Jing herself admitted that she and the Sixth Prince had indeed consummated their marriage.

Many people's eyes were on Xie Yan.

The affair between Princess Jing and the Sixth Prince has caused Prince Jing to lose face. Given their marital discord, Prince Jing will surely take the opportunity to kill Princess Jing.

"Your subject is willing to accept any punishment, but I implore Your Majesty to grant me time to find out who is behind this and clear the Sixth Prince's name."

As soon as she said this, Xie Zhuo immediately objected, "Princess Jing, are you trying to stall for time and then find a substitute to confess?"

"We have both witnesses and physical evidence, so why won't you accept the punishment?"

"You're having an affair, who's going to stop you? And you're framing me? Where's the evidence? Empty words, do you think the Yunhan Law is just for show?"

"If there had been any framing during this time, it should have been investigated long ago and the evidence presented to everyone."

Xie Yu looked at Xie Zhuo and Xie Heng and said, "Fourth Brother, why are you so eager to punish me? You know perfectly well why."

"Once the summer festival is over, the task that was originally Fifth Brother's has fallen to me. Are they sending me away because they're afraid I'll find out the truth?"

"They are indeed afraid that you will find out the truth; they need time to clean up the people involved in this matter."

Xie Yan's voice surprised everyone.

Shen Nanzi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Xie Yan gazed at her intently, then looked away and addressed the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

The emperor glanced at him and said, "Speak!"

"In this matter, Princess Jing and my sixth brother were indeed framed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Qingning's eyes trembled, and the last bit of hope in her heart felt as if it had been cut off by a knife.

The pain was so intense it felt like her internal organs were shattering; her fingers clenched tightly inside her sleeve, and she gritted her teeth.

Ignoring everything else, he spoke up to stop him, "Your Highness Prince Jing, please reconsider."

Xie Yan didn't even look at her. Instead, she pointed at Xie Zhuo and said coldly, "You are the culprit behind this!"