"Your Majesty, although Jing Zhaoyin was recommended by Wei Chen, Wei Chen didn't expect that he would be so bold and ambitious. Wei Chen didn't know who he was, so he asked the emperor to punish him."
The emperor became even more furious when he saw that these two men not only showed no remorse, but also denied it.
"Jingzhao Yindu has confessed, and the Minister of Punishment has also seen his confession with his own eyes. What else do you have to say?"
Jun Hongyan sneered in his heart. He had lost his confession, but he still wanted to make him confess with just one mouth?
"Minister of Punishment, where is the confession? Can you give me a look? I would like to see how Jing Zhaoyin framed me."
The Minister of Punishment failed to complete his errand and was extremely upset. But shouldn't King An know better than anyone where the confession went? This was deliberately to disgust him. But he was a prince, and even if he was extremely angry, he could only reply.
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"Go back to the prince and confess, but the thief intercepted it!"
"Your criminal department lost the confession? How could such an important thing be lost?" Jun Hongyan pretended to be surprised.
The Minister of Punishment couldn't bear to be angry with the prince, so he had no choice but to look away and sulk on his own.
Jun Hongyan seemed to have been greatly wronged.
"Father, I'm willing to confront Jing Zhaoyin face to face. When did I order him to do such a thing, and what benefits did I get from him? Let's see if he can explain clearly."
He hasn't gotten even one tael of the dirty silver. All the assassins committed suicide. Jing Zhaoyin and his confession were also solved. What else does he have to fear?
Jun Lingyun sneered.
"Your acting skills are really getting better and better. Just now, Jing Zhaoyin was assassinated on the way to the palace. I'm afraid the news has already spread in the capital. You don't know?"
"What? How could something like this happen in broad daylight? Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, who is the assassin? Has he been caught?"
Jun Hongyan looked at the Minister of Punishment, who felt a sigh of relief in his chest.
"The assassin is a junior official from the Ministry of Punishment. He has committed suicide."
Jun Hongyan turned to the emperor:
"Father, you have heard it, right? It was someone from the Ministry of Punishment who killed Jing Zhaoyin. How could it have anything to do with my son? I have just married a concubine, and I don't care about what's going on outside. But the prince and brother are very busy.
Don’t just direct and act yourself. And the Minister of Punishment, you can’t watch and steal.”
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment was so angry that his eyes widened. It was obvious that King An was a slap in the face.
"Your Majesty, everything Wei Chen said is true. In Jing Zhaoyin's confession, he identified King An and the Minister of War as the main conspirators! It is Wei Chen's responsibility for the Criminal Department to infiltrate the traitor, and Wei Chen is willing to accept the punishment!"
Jun Lingyun looked at Jun Hongyan and the Minister of the Ministry of War with cold eyes, refusing to acknowledge him. He felt agitated in his heart. If it wasn't for Xi'er to have a peaceful and prosperous life, he would have killed him with the cold light sword in his hand.
He didn't care about being accused of brotherly fratricide, but he didn't want Chu Yunxi to be implicated and unable to live in peace.
Chu Yunxi, on the other hand, had been carrying the confession with her back since she returned home, and was waiting in formal guise. She sent people outside to check for news, and she was anxious as she waited.
"Miss, please have something to eat first. You have been standing here for a long time."
Hexiang looked at Chu Yunxi who was standing at the door and advised him worriedly.
Chu Yunxi returned to the house and sat down. She wondered what was going on with Jun Lingyun and how she could eat.
"Miss, something big happened outside!"
The boy who was inquiring about the news finally came back. Chu Yunxi stood up suddenly: "Speak quickly."
"Jing Zhaoyin was assassinated on the way to the palace."
Sure enough, in her previous life, she had seen how vicious and ruthless Jun Hongyan and the others were.
Since Jing Zhaoyin could not be saved, let alone the confession.
"Prepare the car and enter the palace."
Chu Yunxi left the house in a hurry. She was afraid that her intentions would be discovered by Xiao Guogong and his gang, so they intercepted her halfway and did not dare to waste a moment.
"Your Majesty, Miss Chu has entered the palace."
Unexpectedly, when Chu Yunxi entered the palace, Concubine Xiao was the first to get the news.
"What is she doing in the palace at this time?"
Concubine Xiao's thoughts were racing. Chu Yunxi was at the mercy of the prince last night. She should be catching up on her sleep at home now. Why did she suddenly come into the palace again? Could it be something important?
She suddenly thought of the news she had just received. Today, Jing Zhaoyin confessed after meeting a woman. Could it be that that woman was Chu Yunxi? Didn't she leave the palace and go directly back to her home?
"Let's go and meet her."
Chu Yunxi was rushing to the imperial study. The emperor usually worked in the imperial study during the day. If such a big thing happened, Jun Lingyun would definitely be there.
"stop!"
Chu Yunxi suddenly stopped, her heart beating wildly. This voice was Concubine Xiao!
She put away her anxious look and turned around, and sure enough she saw Concubine Xiao, coming with a group of palace people.
"When you meet me, you don't bow politely and turn a blind eye. Who gave you the face?" Concubine Xiao scolded her coldly.
Chu Yunxi doesn't want to cause trouble now, she has more important things to do.
"My concubine pays homage to your concubine. May your concubine be safe. I didn't mean to neglect your concubine, I just didn't see it. Please forgive me."
Her respectful attitude makes it hard to fault her.
"I see you are in a hurry, what do you mean?"
Concubine Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly, wanting to ask what happened.
"Go back to your Majesty, I just heard that His Highness the Prince is awake and came here to visit."
Chu Yunxi knew that this level would not be easy to pass, and Concubine Xiao clearly came to intercept her intentionally.
Concubine Xiao glanced in the direction of the East Palace.
"Xu is this palace. I haven't lived in the palace long enough. I don't know that I need to take this road to get to the East Palace."
Concubine Xiao said coldly, Chu Yunxi dared to tell lies with his eyes open in front of her!
"Thank you for your correction. The palace is too big and I am indeed lost. I will leave now."
After Chu Yunxi finished speaking, she was about to go to the East Palace. She originally guessed that Jun Lingyun should be with the emperor at this time to deal with the murder of Jing Zhaoyin. But with her current plan, she could only go to the East Palace first.
Wait for Jun Lingyun to return.
"Did I let you go?"
Concubine Xiao came here specifically to stop Chu Yunxi, but how could she let her leave so easily.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you very much. Let's go to my place to sit down and have a cup of tea."
It's tea again, Concubine Xiao's tea, Chu Yunxi really can't stand it.
"Your Majesty, I am concerned about Your Highness the Crown Prince, and I will go to your Majesty's place for tea some other day."
Chu Yunxi was about to leave, but was stopped by the nuns brought by Concubine Xiao.
"What do you mean, Madam?" Chu Yunxi could only stop walking again.
"The prince is not in the East Palace at the moment. It would be in vain for you to go."
Jun Lingyun is indeed not in the East Palace, is she going to have a head-on confrontation with Concubine Xiao? With her current status, she cannot disobey Concubine Xiao's order.