Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Rong Jing, and Rong Jing... was silent? !

Liu San shouted angrily, "What? Are you scared? Don't dare to speak?"

The Minister of Justice looked stern, "Speak, Lord Rong."

Rong Jing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Liu San a few questions first."

"Sure." The emperor still has high hopes for him.

Rong Jing fixed his cold eyes on Liu San, "Are you and my mother cousins?"

Liu San nodded without hesitation, "Yes, your mother took good care of me. If she hadn't helped me so often, I would have died long ago. That's why I would do anything to redress her injustice."

He spoke very fluently and with rich emotion.

Rong Jing looked at him deeply, "My mother is a prostitute?"

Liu San's eyes were red, and he looked very sad. "Yes, your mother was sold to a brothel when she was ten years old. She started to receive customers when she was thirteen, and was redeemed when she was twenty. But your father died within a few months. Your mother was left alone, relying on getting up early and selling tofu to raise you penny by penny. You can imagine how hard it was."

"But you, instead of repaying your mother's kindness, set her on fire when you were twelve years old... No trace of her remains remains, my poor cousin. You had a miserable life."

When talking about sad things, tears flowed down.

Some people were shaken, "Oh my God, he was burned to death, he must have been burned to ashes."

"This is too cruel. How could Lord Rong do this?"

"To kill one's mother for fame, wealth and status is worse than an animal."

"I do not believe."

Facing the people's discussions, Rong Jing remained calm, "Do you know me?"

Liu San was very angry. "Of course, we are relatives. I go to your house every year. I know you have loved eating fresh fish since you were a child. Your mother often stewed tofu and fish head soup for you to drink to nourish your brain. But now you pretend not to know me. Are you afraid that I will expose your true identity?"

Rong Jing's expression eased a little. "When I was nine years old, I had a serious illness. Did you come that time? And did you hire a doctor for me? My family was so poor at that time that we didn't even have the money to hire a doctor."

Seeing that he was relenting, Liu San was very excited. "Yes, yes, I borrowed money from everywhere to find a doctor for you, otherwise you would not be able to survive. I saved your life, but you ignored your relatives for the sake of power and even killed your own mother."

After these words were spoken, more people were shaken, and some officials with ill intentions stood up to break off ties with the government.

"Master Rong, I didn't expect you to be such a person."

"Rong Jing, I am ashamed to be associated with you."

"It turns out that he is not upright himself, but pretends to be honest and upright to deceive the world."

Rong Jing has offended too many people, and once they get the chance, these people will take advantage of him.

"Even the emperor was deceived by him. Your Majesty, for the sake of educating the people, such liars who deceive the world and steal reputation should be severely punished."

The emperor actually doesn't care about the character of his subjects, as long as they are capable. However, murdering one's mother is a bottom line offense and will have a huge impact on the court.

"Rong Jing, what do you have to say?"

Rong Jing looked puzzled, "But, I didn't have any serious illness when I was nine."

Everyone:...

Dog, what a dog.

Rong Jing sighed softly, "I did get a serious illness when I was seven years old."

Liu San was a little confused, and subconsciously said, "Oh, I remembered it wrong, yes, it was seven years old."

Rong Jing stared at him seriously, "Are you sure?"

Liu San hesitated, always feeling that there was a trap, "This... is certain." Let's take a gamble.

Rong Jing smiled faintly, "Actually, I wasn't seven years old. I had a serious illness when I was five years old. This can be checked. The doctors at Jirentang can testify to it."

Liu San's face turned green. Which statement was true or false?

He actually wants to play tricks on the genius who won the top six places in the imperial examination. What a grand dream he is.

Everyone:...

"I have evidence." Liu San suddenly took out an oil bag from his arms and asked the yamen runner to present it to the Minister of Justice.

When the Minister of Justice opened it, his expression was very subtle.

Everyone's curiosity was aroused, and they couldn't wait to ask, "What is this?"

The Minister of Justice had a very complicated expression. "Your Majesty, this is the confession of the Rong family. It proves that Rong Jing's mother was a prostitute. When Rong Jing entered the Rong family's gate, he was already one month old."

There was an uproar at the scene, "Oh my God, not only was the child born by a prostitute, but it was also born by adultery."

His background was too poor, there was no way he could pass the imperial examination. This gave him a motive for killing someone.

The Minister of Justice looked at the young man who was as tall and straight as a pine tree and sighed silently.

"Three months later, Rong Jing's father died. Therefore, the Rong family had reason to suspect that Rong Jing was not a child of the Rong family, but... a bastard with an unknown father."

"The Rong family kicked them out, and Rong Jing's mother hooked up with a tofu seller named Cheng Mancang, who was married. They had been secretly having an affair for more than ten years, and Rong Jing was supported in his studies until he was twelve years old."

"This is a record from the local government office. It clearly states that Rong Jing's mother, Liu, died in a man-made fire. Also killed in the fire was a couple who sold tofu. Yes, they were Cheng Mancang and his wife."

The people were all stunned when they heard this. "What's going on? Why is it getting more and more complicated?"

"It should be a murder of passion."

A clear voice suddenly rang out, "No, it was a planned murder."

A young woman with an ordinary face walked out of the crowd and stared at Rong Jing, "Brother Rong, do you still remember me?"

Rong Jing glanced at it calmly and said, "I don't remember."

The young woman was full of excitement, "Brother Rong, I am Cheng Yuer, the daughter of Cheng Mancang, your fiancée."

Wow, wow, this is so exciting.

Ning Zhiwei sat up straight in the carriage. As expected, one thing led to another. They would not give up until Rong Jing was beaten to death.

Disgrace is only the first step.

Cheng Yuer looked at Rong Jing infatuatedly, tears streaming down her face, "Brother Rong, your mother and my father arranged this marriage for me, and I was looking forward to the day of marrying you with joy. For this, I even begged my mother to let go of all her resentment and accept you and your son."

"But you... killed my entire family and your mother, burned the bodies to destroy all evidence, and sold me to a brothel."

The people were furious. "Is this still a human being? It's a beast."

"Worse than a beast."

"I really misjudged Lord Rong."

"What else, Lord Rong?"

Cheng Yuer took something out of her arms, "This is the marriage certificate, please take a look, everyone."

The Minister of Justice couldn't help but shake his head. The evidence was too sufficient. He wondered which big shot wanted to kill Rong Jing.

"It's really a marriage certificate, Master Rong, what do you say?"

Rong Jing's face was solemn. Just as he was about to say something, a chuckle sounded, "How funny! After killing and setting fire to the bodies, why don't you cut off the roots and eliminate the trouble forever?"

It was Ning Zhiwei. She jumped off the carriage and walked over with a smile.

"What's even more interesting is that after burning all the evidence, they left behind the most important piece of evidence, the marriage certificate. Lord Rong, you don't have a good brain. What's with the six-yuan first place? It's just a boast. You're not even as good as a prostitute."

The fourth prince shouted angrily, "Princess Jingning, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't interfere."

Ning Zhiwei was not afraid of him. This guy wouldn't live long. "It has something to do with me."

The Fourth Prince's expression darkened. "What? Have you two colluded with each other?"

This violated the emperor's taboo. Ning Zhiwei had an army of 100,000 and Rong Jing was the Minister of Dali Temple. Both of them were very important.

The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and his eyes were grim.

Ning Zhiwei's eyes rolled around, "Your Majesty, this matter has something to do with you, the royal family, and the remnants of the royal family of the previous dynasty."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials changed their expressions. Are they the remnants of the royal family of the previous dynasty?

The emperor's face turned pale when he heard this. "What did you say?"

Ning Zhiwei asked curiously, "You really haven't found out the true background of Rong Jingrong?"

The emperor was extremely anxious, "Don't hide it, tell me now."

"Rong Jing is yours..."