Qi Yan did not respond to the overly aggressive Zhou Luoyu. He maintained his saluting posture and waited patiently for His Majesty's response.
Beside him, Yu Xiang's eyes changed dramatically, and his figure was crumbling.
The corner of his robe was gently pulled, and Yu Xiang lowered his head to see clearly what Yu Jinghong conveyed. That familiar look made Yu Xiang's heart that was beating violently just now suddenly calm down.
He returned an affirmative look, signaling Yu Jinghong to be calm and calm.
The Holy Master's eyes were heavy, with suppressed anger in his eyes.
"Okay, are you seeking benefits under my nose?"
Bribing officials from outside the capital to make the job more difficult than necessary, there was no other way but to make a profit! And what he hated most in his life was that someone would deceive him right under his nose and make a fool of himself.
This is not taking His heavenly majesty into consideration!
"Where is County Magistrate Gao? Bring him up to me and confront Yu Jinghong. If everything Huang'er said is true, I will not let go of anyone who wants to use power for personal gain!"
Qi Yan glanced sideways, watching Magistrate Gao being brought up. The magistrate's eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness. The moment he saw the Holy Lord, he fell to his knees, obviously intending to attack with all his might.
Yu Jinghong's eyelids twitched, and he took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I plead guilty. I plead guilty to the crime of harboring, but I will never plead guilty to the crime of paying for murder!"
The blisters on his mouth hurt from talking, but he still tried his best to speak, trying to make his words less slurred.
This of course involves more suffering.
The Holy Master narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean? Shielding? Could it be that you want to say that you shielded him?"
Magistrate Gao, who was pointed at, felt a chill all over his body: "No, no, no..."
Yu Jinghong rolled his eyes and opened his mouth, feeling extremely distressed: "The one I'm protecting is... my concubine, Yu Nanxun."
Qi Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression darkened in an instant.
He knew what Yu Jinghong had planned.
But is Yu Nanxun a fuel-efficient lamp?
"The relationship between me and my concubine has been tense and antagonistic for many years. He was jealous that my official position was superior to him. He often used small tricks to harm me, but I escaped. I never thought that he would be so bold this time and set up such a vicious trap.
Implicate the second prince and Qi Yan, and use the minister as a cover-up to avenge his personal revenge!"
"What I say is not without evidence. Yu Nanxun is a commoner but has always been proud. Privately, I have heard him speak ill of the second prince and Qi Yan more than once. Ever since General Qi was wronged, the hatred has been
The knot is deep."
Yu Xiang slapped his thigh suddenly, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said: "So that day, it was that scoundrel who spoke ill of the second prince in the courtyard! He said... the second prince is ignorant and incompetent, and is the worst person in the capital.
On the wall..."
"presumptuous!"
The Holy Spirit was so angry that he slapped the table so hard that his hands were numb.
The client, Zhou Luoyu, who heard the slanderous words, had a face as cold as ice at this moment.
Seeing Yu Jinghong trying hard to prove himself and Yu Xiang working hard to cooperate, Qi Yan sneered in his heart and thought to himself, Yu Jinghong made this move completely wrong.
If he was right when Yu Tong punished Yu Nanxun that time, Yu Nanxun was secretly connected with Zhou Luoyu.
It seems today that Yu Jinghong was unaware of this.
If you want to put the pot on Yu Nanxun's head, you have to check whether the buckle is secure.
Sure enough, the next moment, Zhou Luoyu said angrily: "You fart!"
"What do you mean? Do you think it was Yu Nanxun who did all this, hooked up with County Magistrate Gao who was many miles away in the capital, and then also accurately knew that my father had given the errand to Qi Yan and not to you?"
"Can you even calculate clearly that this prince will go outside the capital before leaving the palace and automatically run into the huge net he designed?"
Zhou Luoyu sneered: "Do you still want to say that this green jade pendant was stolen because Yu Nanxun lived in the same house as you, and then handed it over to the group of people who wanted to kill me?"
Yu Jinghong's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his head to hide the panic in his eyes.
He really wanted to say that originally, but Zhou Luoyu told him that he could no longer use this rhetoric.
Qi Yan watched the excitement with cold eyes, as if he had anticipated this situation.
The surging anger of the Holy One was not for him. Zhou Luoyu knew the situation in his heart and did not let go of Yu Jinghong's accusations. Now it's fine. Yu Jinghong has another crime, stirring up trouble and lying.
Yu Nanxun didn't even need to show up to get rid of the label that Yu Jinghong wanted to forcibly pin on him.
Yu Jinghong was unable to raise his head after being talked about, and the eyes of the Holy Master gradually became cold. Magistrate Gao was finally able to tell the true story of the matter. Therefore, it was really Yu Jinghong who planned everything about the errand, and he stepped on the Holy Master's thunder.
"After the order is passed, Yu Jinghong willfully planned business affairs for profit, despised the power of heaven, stirred up trouble, and cursed the prince. His crimes seriously stepped on the red line of my Zhou Dynasty law!"
"For punishment, the rod will run a hundred times, and the official position will be removed. The place of execution will be set in the middle of the capital for everyone in the world to watch!"
The ground was wiped clean, and Yu Jinghong's face turned frighteningly white. He shook his head wildly: "No..."
The blisters on his lips had burst due to his actions, and pus flowed down his face. The Holy Lord only glanced at him, but his eyes were full of disgust.
"Pull it down! The execution will be tomorrow!"
Yu Xiang was caught off guard and his pupils shrank.
He subconsciously took a step forward, and the Holy Father gave him a cold glance: "What, you have an opinion? Since you have an opinion..."
"No, no, no! I... have no objection."
Facing the sharp and angry eyes of the Holy Sage, he immediately chose to protect himself. His son was not as important as his official career. The Holy Sage only gave him a humiliating punishment, and he still had room to maneuver. As long as he let that evil son Yu Nanxun take the initiative to take the blame before tomorrow...
The Holy One snorted coldly, showing his majesty.
Concubine Xian stood by and spoke softly to the saint.
At this time, Zhou Luoyu once again directed his sharp hatred towards Qi Yan as he promised.
"Father, Yu Jinghong lied and deceived, wantonly trying to shirk the crime and try to blame the younger brother in the clan. He should be punished, but Qi Yan is not innocent. If those who wanted to kill him did not exist, how could he let his son and minister suffer this?
disaster!"
"Why don't you blame Qi Yan?"
This is an accusation and a question deep in Zhou Luoyu's heart.
Qi Yan asked for punishment, but he did as he was told. Why didn't his father punish him?
The Holy Emperor and Concubine Xian looked at each other for a moment, then glanced at Qi Yan with complex eyes.
Why doesn't he want to be punished?
He even wanted to punish the Qi family, so that they would know whose world this is, and who the people of this dynasty should look up to and love the most!
But he can't.
The palms placed on his legs suddenly clenched into fists. Zhou Luoyu didn't notice this detail, but Qi Yan saw it.
The corner of his lips curled up, and a dark light flashed across his eyes.
Sure enough, he guessed it right.
The Holy Spirit has deep prejudices against their family.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be so resentful because I couldn't punish him.
Zhou Luoyu stared at his father, waiting for an answer.
The Holy Master coughed lightly and pointed at Qi Yan: "You said that the assassins of that organization only took action three times, right?"
"yes."
"The first and third times were all borne by Qi Yan, right?"
Zhou Luoyu pursed his lips, as if he was back to that night when swords were raging, his helplessness, the spinning tip of the knife in Qi Yan's hand, and Qi Yan's broad and reliable back when protecting people.
"yes."
The Holy Emperor sighed and said helplessly, "Isn't this the end?"
"You and Qi Yan are both affected. You are already scarred. How can I punish you?"
With a hint of deep meaning in his eyes, he said: "It's not easy for the Qi family to revive, and Qi Yan is the youngest son who has suffered a lot of twists and turns. Why don't you open your eyes and let the people of the world praise your kindness."
"This time, not only will I not punish Qi Yan, I will also reward him."
"If it hadn't been for him, my prince An would have been able to return to me alive."
He looked at Concubine Xian, who nodded.
"reward……"
Zhou Luoyu was confused when he heard that many gold and silver treasures had come from Eunuch Laifu's mouth.
This...is not punishable?
Return reward?
He suddenly looked back at Qi Yan, and when he saw Qi Yan looking up at Xie En, he looked at him with those narrow eyes and smiled softly.
At that moment, he knew that Qi Yan had expected all this.