"Your Majesty, this concubine has been wronged!"
Even though Empress Jiang had heard about this matter from the guard, she could not help but cry in grievance when she heard Ye Chen's question."
"Chenqie has served the king for thirteen years. This is something that the heavens and earth can witness, and the sun and moon can testify! Ants still know the word friendship, how can I do such a thing that will be disgraceful and bring shame to my parents, causing me to bear the infamy of disgracing the family?”
"Moreover, my father, Jiang Huanchu, is the head of the 200 dukes in Eastern Lu. He has a high position and is above the three dukes. As a relative of the country, he is above the four dukes. I am also the head of the Central Palace and gave birth to Crown Prince Yin Jiao. In the future, my son will inherit the throne. I will be the Empress Dowager and enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple!”
"There is no one else in the world who has such an honor. Why should I do such an immoral thing and be despised by tens of thousands of people?”
"Although I am a woman, I am not stupid enough to become an unfaithful, unfilial, and heartless person!”
"Please investigate this matter and clear my name!”
After Empress Jiang finished speaking, her expression was sorrowful. Then, she knelt deeply on the ground and sobbed.
Seeing this, the officials were deeply moved and immediately pleaded,
"The Empress is right. This matter is definitely not the Empress's doing.”
"I agree! Your Majesty, please investigate!"
For a time, most of the officials came forward to request for orders. The hall was in an uproar and the crowd was furious.
Seeing this, Fei Zhong, who was still kneeling on the ground, turned pale and panicked.
He knew that he was probably finished!
Things had already gone beyond his control!
All the officials were so excited, and for some reason, the king did not bring Daji to the palace today.
Under such circumstances, no one dared to speak!
And what he did was full of loopholes and could not withstand investigation at all!
He originally thought that the king would still give him full authority over this matter as usual.
This way, even if there was something fishy going on, he could turn the unjust case into a dead case.
However, he did not expect that the king would interrogate him in the court!
Under such circumstances, how could his little scheme deceive everyone?
Although the King favored him, this was a matter of framing the Empress!
No matter how muddle-headed the king was, he would definitely not tolerate this!
As long as the truth was found out, even if Daji came to plead for mercy, she would not be able to suppress the anger of the officials.
Moreover, if this happened, Daji might not protect him.
It was even more likely that he would be abandoned to suppress this matter and continue to gain the king's favor!
At that time, he would definitely die!
Fei Zhong panicked. His body trembled slightly, and he didn't dare to raise his head.
At this moment, he could only hope that Jiang Huan would be able to resist the pressure and refuse to admit it.
Otherwise, he would really die…
"Zitong, you don't have to be like this. I'll investigate clearly.”
At this moment, Ye Chen looked at the pitiful Empress Jiang below and suppressed the throbbing in his heart. He said calmly,""If there's really injustice in this matter, I'll definitely clear Zitong's name.”
As he spoke, Ye Chen glanced at Fei Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground.
Coincidentally, the latter raised his head at that moment and met Ye Chen's deep and dignified gaze. His heart skipped a beat and his face turned even paler.
A cold smile appeared on Ye Chen's face. He retracted his gaze and suddenly raised his head to look outside the hall. A hint of impatience appeared on his face as he shouted,"What time is it? Why haven't we brought the murderer here yet?"
General Lu Xiong came out and said in a deep voice,""Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I'll go and take a look!”
Ye Chen nodded." Go and come back quickly. Let's see what's going on!"”
"Yes!"
Lu Xiong cupped his hands and bowed. Then, he turned around and walked out of the hall.
However, at this moment, the voice of the imperial officer outside the hall sounded again."The criminal Jiang Huan is here!"
The atmosphere in the hall fell silent!
All the officials turned their heads and looked outside the hall.
Then, two guards brought in a man wearing shackles and prison clothes.
This man looked to be in his thirties and had an ordinary appearance. However, although he was wearing prison clothes, there were no wounds on his body. Even his prison clothes seemed to have just been changed. It was obviously not the "interrogation" that Fei Zhong had mentioned just now.
Ye Chen naturally knew what was going on. He looked at the pale Fei Zhong again and sneered in his heart. Then, he looked at the criminal, Jiang Huan, and shouted,"Who is below the stage? Why didn't you kneel when you saw me?"
As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, General Lei Kai walked out of the formation and kicked the criminal Jiang Huan's leg. He cursed fiercely,"Damned thing, you still dare to be rude to the king!”
This kick sent Jiang Huan kneeling on the ground. His body trembled slightly, but he glanced at Fei Zhong beside him and gritted his teeth at Ye Chen. He cursed,"A fatuous ruler who listened to the slanderous words of a demon concubine, privately made a cannon, killed innocent ministers, built Zhai Xing Lou to prey on the people, and caused the people of the world to be displaced. What right does such a fatuous ruler have to make me kneel!”
He was quite good at pretending!
Ye Chen sneered and looked at Lei Kai, who was beside Jiang Huan. He gave him a look and the latter immediately understood and went up to give him two big slaps.
"Pa! Pa!"
These two slaps stunned Jiang Huan.
Before he could come back to his senses, he heard the boorish man in front of him shout,"Listen up, my lord. You are the supreme being of the human world, the ruler of billions of people. What's wrong with taking a little and enjoying a little? His Majesty was just cultivating and hiding! Do you know that there is a divine bird that can soar into the sky after not flying for three years? Three years of silence and a brilliant feat? Your Majesty is such a god!"
"You are just a rat sparrow thief, what right do you have to talk about the king? Speak! Who ordered you to assassinate the king?"
When these words were said, not only was Jiang Huan stunned, but the other officials in the hall were also dumbfounded. At the same time, they looked at the murderous Lei Kai in the middle.
This boorish man could actually say such elegant words?
Did he secretly study last night?
"Pa! Pa!"
Lei Kai ignored the others. He looked at the dumbfounded Jiang Huan and opened his mouth again.
This time, Jiang Huan's mouth was bleeding. A trace of fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lei Kai.
He had never seen such an unreasonable person. Before he could say anything, he had already started to attack.
Why don't you let me say it!
"You still don't want to tell me?" A murderous look appeared in Lei Kai's eyes.
"I'll talk! I'll tell you!"
Seeing Lei Kai raise his hand again, Jiang Huan panicked and quickly said,"It was the Empress, it was the Empress who instructed me to do it!”
Lei Kai sneered and raised his arm again.
"Pa! Pa!"
Jiang Huan was speechless.
Anger appeared on his swollen face. Jiang Huan could not help but shout angrily,"I didn't say you hit me, but you still hit me when I said it. What do you want me to say? A warrior can be killed but not humiliated. If you have the ability, then…"
"Pa! Pa!"
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