Unexpectedly, the lead dancer, whose assassination was exposed, did not panic at all. Instead, he raised his head and showed a strange smile towards Yan Mingzhu.
Before Yan Mingzhu could guess the true intention from the look in his eyes, he heard the leader shout loudly: "The Yuan family is loyal to His Majesty Xuan Emperor. As long as His Majesty Xuan Emperor successfully regains the throne, the Yuan family will be the largest."
hero,
It was just one step away, but you, the Yuan family, betrayed you again, you are so greedy, I can’t escape today, and you, the Yuan family, have to come to the underworld to bury me with you!"
Emperor Xuan? Emperor Zhao’s uncle and former emperor?
Yan Mingzhu immediately realized that this was a conspiracy against the Yuan family, but before she could take action, after the leader finished shouting, he bit his mouth like this.
The next second, black blood vomited out of his mouth, and he fell down, his eyes wide open in horror.
Almost at the same time, Queen Pei stood up suddenly, pointed at Yan Mingzhu and shouted: "The Yuan family is a rebellious minister of the previous dynasty, what are you doing in a daze? Take down this rebellious minister!"
Emperor Zhao also stood up with a sullen face. The biggest obstacles in his life were, first, the former Emperor Xuan, and second, Mingzhu.
Now I heard that the assassin shouted loudly that the Yuan family was an old minister of Emperor Xuan. Even if it was just the assassin's statement, Emperor Zhao did not want to let it go.
"Take it..."
Before he finished speaking, Qi Jue interrupted directly: "Father, this is a false accusation. The Yuan family will never be a rebellious minister. This matter must have been deliberately framed by the assassin!"
"Your Majesty, this assassin has been involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty. This is a major matter for the dynasty. We must not let it go easily, otherwise the country will be in chaos!"
Queen Pei was afraid that Emperor Zhao was not determined enough to punish the crime, so she added another sentence behind her.
Emperor Zhao's expression was quite ugly, "It involves the affairs of the previous dynasty. It is of great importance. I have made my own decision. Xiaojiu, you don't need to say any more, just take him down!"
Qi Jue clenched the soft sword in his hand. Concubine Zhuang saw something wrong with his expression and wanted to stop him, but it was still a step too late because Qi Jue had already jumped and landed steadily in front of Yan Mingzhu.
The soft sword in his hand was sharp, and the murderous aura overflowed, "Who dares to touch her!"
Emperor Zhao looked coldly, "Xiaojiu, come here to me immediately. If you dare to defend this woman, I will punish you as well!"
"Yan Mingzhu can never be a traitor. My father wants to punish an innocent person based on the absurd words of an assassin. What's the difference between him and those ignorant people who harm loyal people?"
When Queen Pei heard this, she immediately choked behind her: "Qi Jue, you are so brave, you dare to accuse your Majesty of being stupid! Your Majesty, King Dingbei is so protective of this person of the Yuan family, who knows, he will also be related to the Yuan family."
There is an extraordinary relationship..."
"Queen, what a fart! Your Majesty, Jue'er only thinks about you and Dazhao, and has absolutely no selfish motives. He just thought there might be a hidden secret, so he stood up.
Jue'er has always been straight-tempered to say whatever she wants, and you know that. Don't misunderstand your own son by listening to malicious slanders from people with good intentions!"
Emperor Zhao would naturally not punish Qi Jue for this, after all, he was most satisfied with his youngest son, but this matter involved Emperor Xuan, and he would not let go easily.
"Xiaojiu, come here immediately. I'll pretend that I didn't hear anything just now. The affairs of the Yuan family have nothing to do with you. I'm just dealing with a little servant girl, and it's not something you should interfere with."
This time, before Qi Jue could speak, Mingtai also stood up, without any hesitation, and stood firmly by Yan Mingzhu's side.
"Your Majesty, this assassin's statement must be a slander. When the previous dynasty was overthrown, all the sons of the Yuan family were stationed in southern Xinjiang. How could they have any entanglements with Emperor Xuan? This must be someone deliberately doing it to achieve an ulterior purpose.
Framed, please investigate clearly!"
Mingtai took the lead, Ming Xingjian and others also stood by Yan Mingzhu's side, asking Emperor Zhao to investigate and invisibly give Yan Mingzhu some protection.
After the Ming family came forward, the eldest princess Anyang also stood up, raised her hands to Emperor Zhao and said: "Brother, as an outsider, my sister, let me say something fair. If the Yuan family really has treason, how can all the sons and daughters be ruined?"
In Yue Mountain?
Nowadays, all that is left of the Yuan family are women and children who are sick and disabled. Let alone those who have rebelled, they themselves cannot be protected. There must be something hidden in this. I hope your royal brother can find out clearly."
Not only the eldest princess Anyang, but also Duke Zhuang stood up and said, "I second the proposal, please your majesty to investigate clearly."
At the beginning, many ministers present also stood up and spoke for the Yuan family.
The assassin had shouted out the collusion with Emperor Xuan, but there was indeed no conclusive evidence. If Emperor Zhao had given the order directly, he would probably have the reputation of being a coward.
In fact, he didn't really want to deal with the Yuan family. After all, the son of the Yuan family was dead in the battle at Yueshan. What is left of the Yuan family now is just a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, which poses no threat to him at all.
But what he really cares about is Yan Mingzhu.
She had medical skills and was good with a whip. More importantly, her eyes made Emperor Zhao think of a bright pearl when he saw her!
He was very sure that Mingzhu was dead and had been killed by him himself. Moreover, seventeen years had passed and the body had long since turned into bones and had long since ceased to exist.
But the woman in front of him looked so much like Mingzhu that it gave him an inexplicable sense of fear. The spell Mingzhu had cursed him with before today seemed to still ring in his ears.
Whenever he thinks of Mingzhu, he will think of how he got the throne in the first place...
No, all threats must be eradicated, otherwise if the things he did back then were exposed, his lifelong reputation would be over!
"What you Aiqing said is not unreasonable, but after all, this matter involves the previous dynasty. Cai Aiqing, you happened to be investigating the Yueshan Battle case, so you investigated today's assassin case together.
As for this Yan Mingzhu, she and the assassin were at each other's banquet. Regardless of whether she and the assassin are together, she is suspected. If she is arrested and sent to the Dali Temple prison, she must be interrogated by me."
Dali Temple is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones. If Yan Mingzhu, a girl with delicate skin and tender flesh, was taken there, could she come out with all her hair and tail intact?
What's more, no one knows better than Qi Jue that Emperor Zhao is afraid of the previous dynasty. If anything involves the previous dynasty, Emperor Zhao must have the idea that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go!
"Father, the Yuan family is the Yuan family. Yan Mingzhu's surname is Yan, and she is just the grandson of the Yuan family. Furthermore, she had been living with her mother in the Earl's Mansion of Pingchang, and later married into the Pei family. When she and the Pei family reconciled,
Something happened to the Yuan family, and she was not involved in these times, but my father wants to take an innocent person to Dali Temple. What is the purpose?"
Emperor Zhao's face darkened instantly, "Qi Jue, you... you are so presumptuous! It seems that I have been too spoiled to you, so you dare to be so bold and question my decision!"