Zhang Pingyuan's voice paused for a moment, and when he accidentally met Lin Zhi's eyes, he shivered and left in a hurry.
"But nearly two months ago, he came suddenly and uninvited. He began to speak wildly and arrogantly in my home, claiming that he would fly up the branches and become the master of the world, making everyone surrender under his feet.
"
"I didn't understand what he meant at the time, but later I found out that he... would actually do something like pretending to be the emperor's heir."
Lin Chu half-squinted his eyes. Wasn't Zhang Pingyuan the witness who came to prove her assassination of the little emperor? Why... suddenly abducted Lin Zhi?
Today's public trial...
"Old Chen." Lin Chu looked sideways at the man in Zhilan Yushu next to him: "What exactly have you done to the Duke of Rongguo? Even if they don't show mercy, they still have to unjustly accuse you?"
"Shh." Lin Zhi carefully wrapped Lin Chu in a cloak and said, "Be careful when listening to the story. If you interrupt others, you will forget the words."
Zhang Pingyuan's body trembled, and there was a trace of grief on his cheeks. However, his body was stiff and his eyes were not squinting.
"Your Majesty, what else can you say?"
"Yes." Zhang Pingyuan looked away from Lin Zhi and Lin Chu.
"Lin Zhi is my aunt's son, there is no doubt about it. When my aunt was recuperating in her hometown, she married a local squire and gave birth to Lin Zhi. Regarding this matter, there is the marriage certificate between my aunt and the squire and the stable woman who delivered him that day.
My mother-in-law is my witness."
Zhang Pingyuan straightened his chest and spoke more and more sharply: "Lin Zhi used to like to play in the countryside when he was a child, and many people knew him. Although his uncle and aunt died one after another and the family fell into decline, Lin Zhi was lost due to lack of discipline.
However, the traces of my childhood are still there to some extent. You can send people to my hometown to investigate, and we will be able to find out some clues."
Lin Chu's pupils were locked tightly, Baili Qingyan really... worked hard!
Those so-called personal and material evidence must have been arranged long ago!
She looked at Lin Zhi and saw that his expression was as indifferent as ever, so she held his finger. Lin Zhi never thought about clinging to powerful people. His purpose of doing this was just to prevent her from being exposed to the world when he got married to her.
People blame.
But because of this... someone took advantage of him.
"So, can you conclude that Lin Zhi is indeed a foreign relative of your Duke Rongguo?"
"yes!"
"Okay." The Minister of Dali Temple nodded: "Your Majesty, please move and rest first."
He turned his gaze to Lin Zhi, and couldn't help but be startled when he saw that his Zhilan Yushu's face was as indifferent and traceless as before. Even when he was surrounded by enemies and was facing disadvantages, he remained calm and composed. This man... could really pretend.
"Lin Zhi, do you have anything else to say?" he said.
"Well, yes." Lin Zhi said calmly: "Zhang Pingyuan is lying, I don't admit it."
The Qing of Dali Temple's face darkened again. Are all the prisoners today... so arrogant?
"Are you so sure that I can't find any witnesses to what the prince said?" The Minister of Dali Temple said that he was very angry, and even his voice couldn't help but become a bit harsh.
"Of course you can." Lin Zhi's eyes were indifferent and cold: "If you find them, I won't recognize them. They are just actors."
"Okay, let's not mention this for now." The minister of Dali Temple said solemnly: "I want to ask you a question. You said that you are the son of Emperor Gaozong. Who is your biological mother?"
Lin Zhi suddenly frowned, and in the depths of his narrow phoenix eyes, there was a condensation like frost. Different from the coldness of killing in the past, the current coldness revealed more sadness.
Lin Chu frowned. She had never seen Lin Zhi like this before, and it made her deeply uneasy.