Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Xie Qingli took Leng Shuang and went straight to the back door of the Marquis' Mansion. She originally planned to go directly to find her master Zou Ping, but suddenly she sensed a murderous aura coming from behind her.

She looked a little stern and reached out to touch her sleeve pocket. The silver needles were all on her body, but when she looked around, she saw a crowd of people. This was not a good place for a fight.

Xie Qingli looked up and saw a horse market in front of her. She immediately took out a silver note and handed it to Leng Shuang, saying, "Go buy two horses immediately. No need to bargain. Hurry!"

Leng Shuang saw Xie Qingli's serious expression and knew that the young lady must have something urgent to do. She hurriedly took the banknote and ran away. After a while, she brought back two horses.

Xie Qingli reached out and took the reins of one of the horses, gently stroked the horse's neck, and then jumped on the horse. Her movements were light and agile, which caused a burst of exclamations.

Leng Shuang also looked surprised, but she was stunned for only a moment, and then she got on the horse nimbly.

Xie Qingli lightly squeezed the horse's belly and the horse started running. While controlling the horse to avoid hitting pedestrians, she slightly tilted her head and glanced behind her with the corner of her eye. Sure enough, she saw someone chasing her anxiously.

Xie Qingli counted them roughly and found that there were more than a dozen people. She frowned. If there were only one or two, she could just find a small alley to deal with them, but there were so many people on the other side, so she needed to lead them to an open area in the suburbs.

She sighed slightly. It seemed that today's task could not be accomplished!

Xie Qingli no longer hesitated, raised the whip, and drove the horse out of the city.

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Dongling Palace, Imperial Study.

For some unknown reason, Emperor Yingtian was extremely busy today. Several high-ranking dukes and ministers took turns to go to the imperial study to ask for an audience with Emperor Yingtian, and the request of Dali Temple Minister Fan Yuan to meet with him had to be repeatedly postponed.

Fan Yuan became more and more impatient as he waited. He couldn't sit still for a moment and paced back and forth anxiously. He wanted to rush into the imperial study, kneel before the emperor and shout loudly: My business is the most important!

Chu Yuncang sat upright in his chair, his expression cold and stoic, seemingly unchanged from his usual self. Inwardly, he was secretly calculating who might be behind this. He ruled out the Third Prince, Empress Meng, Prince Zhong, and even Imperial Preceptor Ling Xuan. These individuals either had no motive or lacked the ability.

So, who could it be? Maybe Li'er knows something!

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Fan, the Minister of the Supreme Court, come to the audience!" Deshun said loudly, standing at the door of the imperial study.

Fan Yuan hurriedly tidied up his appearance and followed Chu Yuncang into the imperial study.

He knelt on the ground, immediately presented Huang Dai's confession, and narrated the whole story in a deep voice.

Emperor Yingtian glanced at the confession carelessly at first, but when he saw the contents, his eyes widened in shock. Then his face gradually turned ashen, and a terrifying rage flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "This rebellious son!"

Chu Yuncang knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice, "Father, after Huang Dai confessed all this this morning, he was killed in the Heavenly Prison. I suspect that Huang Dai's confession is an attempt to frame my third brother. Please understand!"

Emperor Yingtian suddenly slammed the table and stood up. He threw the confessions in Chu Yuncang's face and said angrily: "Everything is so perfect, yet you tell me that someone is framing him? I don't think you dare to believe that the third brother has that ability!"

He took a deep breath and slowly sat down on the dragon chair. After a long time, he said quietly: "I remember that you and the third brother are the worst at odds. Now, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get rid of him! But you are speaking for the third brother and wasting such a good opportunity. Isn't it a pity?" His tone was inexplicably bewitching, which would make people fall into the abyss unknowingly.

Chu Yuncang lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "I believe that the most important thing is the eternal stability of Dongling and the longevity of the country. Now, there are people hiding in the dark and trying to overthrow Dongling. Compared with this, the little quarrel between me and my third brother is nothing to worry about."

"The country will be forever secure, and the country will last forever?" Emperor Yingtian laughed loudly and said, "Good!"

Fan Yuan knelt beside Chu Yuncang, his forehead covered with sweat. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so brave that he dared to face the Emperor's wrath head-on!

Deshun had already collected the confession on the ground, sorted it out silently, and placed it back on Emperor Yingtian's desk.

Emperor Yingtian stroked the confession and said in a cold voice, "This is a serious matter. Since Huang Dai has confessed, he is a witness. I must send people to the Third Brother's residence to investigate!"

He shouted coldly, "Come here!" Wu Xianda, the leader of the Royal Guards who was waiting outside the door, came in.

Emperor Ying Tian ordered, "Immediately send people to surround the Third Prince's mansion and conduct a thorough search. Seize all suspicious items! No one in the Third Prince's mansion is allowed to leave!"

Wu Xianda accepted the order, but before he could leave the imperial study, a wailing voice came from outside the door: "Father, please help me!"

The third prince's eyes were slightly red, and his eyes were full of grievance. After entering the door, he knelt down in front of Emperor Yingtian with a plop. He looked like a bullied little white rabbit, waiting for a fair trial.

Emperor Yingtian had no idea what the Third Prince was up to. He glared at him fiercely and said in a cold voice, "I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you've already shown yourself to me!"

He turned to look at Wu Xianda: "Lord Wu, tie up the Third Prince!"

The Third Prince's breath caught in his throat. He choked and said, "Father, why did you tie me up? I have done nothing wrong. It was my fourth brother who framed me!"

Emperor Yingtian asked in surprise, "The fourth son?" He suddenly felt overwhelmed. Why was another son involved?

The Third Prince nodded vigorously and pulled out a few letters from his pocket. He choked out and said, "This son discovered that Fourth Brother had planted a spy in my house. That spy hid these letters in my study. Fortunately, the guards discovered them. Otherwise, I would never be able to clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River!"

Deshun took the letters and presented them to Emperor Yingtian.

Emperor Yingtian picked up a letter and flipped through it. It actually instructed Huang Dai not to carry out the imperial decree of tax exemption, but instead asked Huang Dai to increase taxes by 20%. The handwriting was clearly from the Third Prince!

Emperor Yingtian's eyes grew increasingly angry. He shook the letter and said coldly, "Isn't this your handwriting? How dare you cry out for justice?"

The Third Prince's face was as pale as paper. He knelt forward and pleaded, "Father, these letters are forged. I can prove it!"

Deshun handed the letter to the Third Prince, who pointed to one of the characters and said, "Father, when I write the character '口' alone, it does look like this. But when I write it next to the character '言', the vertical line to the left of the '口' is thicker and longer, extending far beyond the fold."

Emperor Yingtian was a little surprised when he heard this. He had never paid attention to these details.

Deshun had already obtained the Third Prince's past memorials and compared them several times, and it was indeed as the Third Prince had said.

Emperor Yingtian's expression eased slightly, but he still said in a cold voice: "Even so, it cannot prove that these letters were not forged by you to fool me!"

The Third Prince knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice, "Father, I have a witness."

Soon, the spy was brought in. He was a small figure, but he had the opportunity to meet the emperor. He was excited and frightened, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

The Third Prince said coldly, "You will explain again what you did in this palace."

The spy replied tremblingly, "Yes. When the Fourth Prince established his residence, he bought my family. I served the Fourth Prince for a while, but he suddenly arranged for me to sneak into the Third Prince's residence. For the sake of my parents' safety, I had no choice but to agree."

"After I sneaked into the Third Prince's residence, I received no instructions from the Fourth Prince, and several months passed peacefully. But two days ago, the Fourth Prince suddenly sent someone to contact me, instructing me to hide these letters in the Third Prince's study..."

None of these sons are good at dealing with people! Emperor Yingtian didn't want to listen any more. He waved his hand, and two young eunuchs dragged the spy away.

Emperor Yingtian rubbed his head. The fourth brother's ability was mediocre. He was not capable of colluding with Huang Dai and subverting Dongling, but things had come to this point, and he had to go through the motions.

He ordered in a cold voice: "Lord Wu, immediately send people to surround the Fourth Prince's mansion and search it thoroughly!"

He glanced at the Third Prince and ordered, "Send another team to search the Third Prince's mansion!" He wanted to see what secrets these sons were hiding...