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Chapter 123 The Substitute Actress Counterattacks Bai Yueguang (28)

Lord Lin, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, was promoted from a minor official. After hearing this, he probably had a sense of propriety in his mind, especially the right prime minister, who looked a little unnatural.

Dou Yao saw everyone in deep thought and asked Wen Yuan, "Since Minister Yun has done you a favor, why did you slander him back then, and why are you testifying now?"

The Right Prime Minister Yun Zilong looked embarrassed. He regretted not getting rid of the fish that had escaped the net. Wen Yuan had a good reputation in the market, and he was worried about getting into trouble if he killed him rashly.

No one expected that ten years later, someone would bring up the incident again and even persuade the current emperor to review the past.

Wen Yuan burst into tears. He had lived for most of his life, and now his legs were broken and he could no longer take the imperial examinations. He could only teach poor students to earn a little money.

However, he could not bear the condemnation of his conscience. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the events of the past came to his mind and he could not sleep or eat.

Shi Qing's face darkened slightly, and she said calmly, "Tell the truth and let everyone hear it."

Wenyuan ignored King Chen's murderous look. King Chen had betrayed him and wanted to kill him. If he had not managed to survive, he might have become his victim.

"Shangshu Yun was kind to me back then, but I am ungrateful and shameful. Shangshu Yun is the best teacher in the world.

Back then, it was the Right Prime Minister Yun Zilong who bribed me and gave me five hundred taels of silver to imitate the Shangshu's handwriting and forge letters to and from the rebels.

As for the token that someone found that year, it was placed in the study of the Shangshu Mansion by the concubine who had an affair with someone. I dare not lie about this matter.

I am willing to bear the consequences of what happened back then. Please understand, my Lord. It has been over ten years. Please give justice to the Lord Shangshu."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked. Prince Chen looked dejected. He winked at the people in the dark, telling Wenyuan not to leave Jingzhao Prefecture safely today.

However, someone in the court shot an arrow out of nowhere, and it was about to pierce Wen Yuan's neck. At this moment, Jing Yunzhan skillfully grasped the sword in his hand.

He moved extremely quickly, and the killer with murderous intentions in the crowd was pierced in the lower abdomen by the arrow in Jing Yunzhan's hand, and blood splattered on the spot.

Jing Yunzhan looked in the direction of Shen Zhongli with a half-smile and a calm tone.

"I heard that it was Lord Shen who submitted the anonymous letter. Now that the truth has come to light, what does Lord Shen have to say?"

Shen Zhongli threw himself on Shi Qing, and was surprised to find that Shi Qing's appearance had recovered. She was still as pretty as before, but there was no longer the love in her eyes.

Shen Zhongli couldn't accept her cold and unfamiliar gaze, as if he was an insignificant person.

She once had the most intimate relationship with him, they clung to each other in bed, with love in their eyes. But now, she never mentioned her love and was drifting further and further away from him.

Shi Qing must be angry with him because of Minister Yun's matter, Shen Zhongli thought secretly in his heart, feeling a little secretly happy. He could make amends as long as Shi Qing could change his mind.

Shen Zhongli glanced at Prince Chen meaningfully. The virtuous concubine had fallen, and in the future the court would probably be dominated by the returned second prince Jing Yunzhan.

If he reconciled with Shi Qing, would Jing Yunzhan make things difficult for him?

Shi Qing liked her so much that he would definitely not want his beloved to be embarrassed by others. She was secretly delighted in her heart and made up her mind.

"There's a hidden story behind what happened back then."

Shen Zhongli knelt down and said a few words that shocked everyone present again.

King Chen's pupils almost trembled. What exactly did Shen Zhongli want to do? Did he want to betray him?

Lord Lin stroked his beard, finally calming down. "If Lord Shen is willing to tell the truth, when His Majesty asks about this matter, perhaps I can intercede on your behalf."

Shen Zhongli's gaze fell on Shi Qing's face infatuatedly. Shi Qing turned his gaze away indifferently, hiding behind Jing Yunzhan, too lazy to pay attention to Shen Zhongli.

Jing Yunzhan held Shi Qing's hand, and his soothing voice was as pleasant as a bell.

"Don't pay any attention to him."

Lord Lin, on the other hand, had high hopes for Shen Zhongli. The Yun family incident had caused quite a stir back then. If he could investigate the matter thoroughly, promotion in the future would be a sure thing.

Moreover, he also did the Second Prince a favor, which was undoubtedly a godsend for him.

"Master Shen, what do you want to say? Why don't you just speak frankly?"

Prince Chen's face was gloomy. He said in a low voice, "Lord Shen, be careful with your words."

Right Prime Minister Yun Zilong also couldn't understand Shen Zhongli's thoughts. Could it be that he wanted to turn against him? If so, his good days would be over.

Shen Zhongli bowed to King Chen, then took out a seal and a piece of letter, handed them to the yamen runner and delivered them to the prefect of Jingzhao.

"Ten years ago, the Fifth Prince threatened my mother's life and ordered me to plant false evidence against the Yun family. The seals on the evidence all belonged to His Royal Highness Prince Chen.

If you don't believe me, you can verify it yourself. Minister Yun blocked the Fifth Prince's path and the Right Prime Minister's career, which is why this happened..."

Letters can be forged, but seals cannot be forged, not to mention that the seal has Chen Wang's name "Cheng'en" on the back, which cannot be denied.

Shi Qing was surprised. Shen Zhongli's betrayal was unexpected. Even without Shen Zhongli, she could still overthrow Prince Chen and the right prime minister Yun Zilong.

However, she couldn't guess what Shen Zhongli was thinking, and she just felt that this person was simply sick.

Lord Lin opened the letter and looked at the seal on it. He felt a chill down his spine. This matter actually implicated the Right Prime Minister and Prince Chen. No wonder the Emperor attached so much importance to it.

His face was heavy as he put away the evidence and looked solemnly at the people present at the trial.

"This matter requires the Emperor's approval. As it involves a wide range of issues, Your Highness Prince Chen and the Right Prime Minister, please remain."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shrill, duck-like voice of a eunuch was heard outside the court.

"The emperor is here."

Everyone stretched their heads in disbelief and looked outside Jingzhao Prefecture. They really saw the ceremonial procession of Emperor Wenchang. The emperor was awe-inspiring without even getting angry, and his face was extremely gloomy.

He actually heard everything that was just interrogated in court, but he didn't expect that there was such a deep inside story.

"Long live the emperor, long live."

Everyone knelt down quickly and saluted Emperor Wenchang.

Emperor Wenchang casually found a place to sit down, looking at Prince Chen's evasive gaze and the letter in Lord Lin's hand. He had almost guessed the truth about what happened to the Yun family back then.

He was somewhat disappointed with King Chen. Even though he knew that Jing Chengen was ambitious and not a good person, he did not expect that he was also responsible for what happened ten years ago.

If Jing Yunzhan had not gone out to study back then, he might have been punished as well, and they might not have met each other later.

"Father, the incident back then was caused by the conspiracy of Shen Zhongli, Yun Zilong, and Jing Chengen, who framed Minister Yun. The evidence of the Crown Prince's treason was also fabricated."

"Prince Chen has a man with great strategic skills, and he has been taken under the control of the Imperial Guards.

The Prince of Chen's mansion has collected all the evidence of Prince Chen's crimes against the deposed Crown Prince and has now submitted them to Jingzhao Prefecture for your review."

Jing Yunzhan spoke with great force. He spoke calmly and calmly, and acted in secret. However, whenever he made a move, he would grasp the weak spots of others and hit their vital points directly.

Emperor Wenchang looked deeply at Prince Chen, his disappointment unconcealed. He delegated power to Prince Chen, but he had not expected that the Yun family affair and the case of the deposed crown prince ten years ago were the work of his beloved prince.

"Order someone to bring it up. Also, the Jingzhao prefect has Shen Zhongli and the other two imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for the time being. I will handle this matter myself."

Lord Lin did not dare to be negligent, and immediately knelt down respectfully, looking up at Emperor Wenchang and said.

"Yes, Wei Chen understands."

King Chen, who had been pretending to be calm, was now completely panicked. He had finally managed to hold power in his hands.

Now he could only watch him slip away from his hands, and he didn't want to see all this.

"Father, you can always find a pretext to accuse me of a crime. We haven't even submitted any evidence, yet you're sending us to prison.

Isn't it that you deliberately want to clear the Yun family's grievances and let Jing Yunzhan return to the court? Father is so partial, do you really think that your son has not noticed it?"

The censor's face changed slightly. Prince Chen was indeed brave, and the emperor clearly wanted to protect him. However, Prince Chen's words made Emperor Wenchang unable to hide anything.

Emperor Wenchang was a little angry. He had never seen such a fool.

"Come here, bring the person up."

As soon as Jing Yunzhan finished speaking, the Jinyiwei brought a man to the court. That man was none other than Prince Chen's counselor, who had given him many suggestions and had also made a significant contribution to the overthrow of the crown prince.

The color on Jing Chengen's face gradually faded. Half a month ago, when his adviser disappeared, he naturally sent people to investigate, but there was no clue at all.

However, he didn't expect that the counselor had been controlled and manipulated by someone.

The counselor knelt down and, under Lord Lin's repeated questioning, told him everything that King Chen had done over the years like spilling beans.

If looks could kill, King Chen would have cut his counselor into pieces.

"The treason case was orchestrated by His Royal Highness Prince Chen and the Right Prime Minister. All evidence was fabricated, and Minister Yun's evidence was destroyed. Due to a mutual cover-up at court, Minister Yun was ultimately convicted. I take responsibility for my words."

King Chen immediately retorted, "You're talking nonsense. How have I ever met you? And you deny me with just a few words? Do you really think I'm easy to manipulate?"

The counselor immediately took out an item that proved his identity. It was a waist badge that allowed him to enter and leave King Chen freely. He had done a lot of things for King Chen, and now he had no choice but to expose his old master.

Emperor Wenchang ignored King Chen's words. He looked at the file in his hand that Jing Yunzhan had searched for. Everything on it proved one thing.

Whether it was the case of deposing the crown prince or the case of Shangshu Yun colluding with the rebels, they were all framed by Prince Chen.

Emperor Wenchang was so angry that he threw the file at King Chen's face and said coldly.

"Even if you have reasons to exonerate yourself, can you deny this evidence? I don't want to hear your excuses. Come, drag Prince Chen and the others away!"

Prince Chen knew that today's matter would not end well, Jing Yunzhan's return was inevitable, and his good father also wanted to shift the blame for the Yun family's affairs to himself.

Looking at Emperor Wenchang beside him, King Chen said in a cold voice.

"Why is your Majesty so aloof? Even if I was the one who set up the incident back then, wasn't it your Majesty who issued the order to confiscate our property? Even if I am at fault, isn't your Majesty also not at fault?"

Lord Lin's expression changed slightly. Prince Chen was so bold that he actually said such outrageous words and directly dismantled Emperor Wenchang's platform!

The air pressure in the court suddenly dropped, and Emperor Wenchang looked very unhappy. The emperor symbolized supreme power, and he was the monarch, so how could he do anything wrong?

However, with the evidence being irrefutable, Emperor Wenchang also realized that he was extremely wrong back then. He did not even reinvestigate everything because of the matter of deposing the crown prince.

His heart felt like it was bleeding, and he was stuck on how to break the deadlock.

"No one is saintly, so who can make mistakes? What happened back then was planned by His Royal Highness Prince Chen. I'm afraid it won't be easy to break the impasse. The Emperor was simply deceived. My father is loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

"I only ask Your Majesty to bring justice to my father and punish Prince Chen and his followers! Your Majesty, please make the decision!"

Shi Qing's words were so powerful that they broke everyone's thoughts.

Xiang Mama from Yanyu Tower looked at Shi Qing with sympathy. Thinking of how she had saved her life because of her divination, she pursed her lips and decided to testify for Shi Qing.

In this way, it can be considered as repaying the kindness I have shown you.

"I have something to say that can confirm it for Miss Yunqing."

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