Ping Zhao Lu

Chu Yunxiao's originally calm face suddenly turned gloomy.

He moved his feet without saying a word, slowly walked to the side and sat down, raising his hand to signal Zhao Fuyi to review the case.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Fuyi bowed and then walked to the center of the court and took a seat.

Then, he slammed the gavel in front of him with force. The crisp and loud sound echoed throughout the courtroom, making people's hearts tremble.

"What's going on? Tell the truth!"

Qin Lan, who was kneeling in the hall, was already terrified, and now he was even more frightened by Zhao Fuyi's sudden angry shout.

His face was covered in tears, his body trembling slightly as he sobbed as he replied, "My second brother and I have always had a bad relationship. The elders in our family also particularly favored my second brother, giving him all the good things and opportunities. But my second brother, relying on the elders' favor, suppressed me everywhere and tried to be better than me in everything. He even tried to steal the love of the prince, whom I have always loved. I was truly indignant and felt wronged in every way, so in a moment of impulse, I had the evil intention of getting rid of my second brother... Wuwuwu..."

At this point, Qin Lan was already sobbing, crying so hard that his heart was broken.

Seeing this, Qin Xiaowu, standing by, could no longer suppress his anger. His face flushed, his eyes widened with anger, and he loudly retorted, "You're talking nonsense! That prince is clearly our Second Young Master's fiancé. This was a marriage that was decided a long time ago! And the Second Young Master has never bullied you. On the contrary, he has always been caring and taking good care of you. No matter what good things it is, the Second Young Master will give them to you first. It would be fine if you were ungrateful, but how can you be so slanderous and wantonly defame the Second Young Master?"

After hearing this, Qin Lan was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at Qin Xiaowu's nose and cursed: "You, you are Second Brother's man, so naturally you should speak on Second Brother's side!"

Qin Xiaowu didn't flinch. He straightened his back, his gaze as firm as a rock, and responded righteously, "Everyone in the mansion can testify! My lord, if I say even a single word of falsehood, I will be condemned to a life worse than death, and even death will not lead me to reincarnation!"

Zhao Fuyi slammed the gavel again, "No nonsense is allowed in court. Qin Lan, you better think carefully before you answer!"

Qin Lan was shocked and frightened. After much hesitation, he finally told the whole story in detail.

The cause was that he was jealous of his second brother, which led to hatred, and hatred led to evil.

His second elder brother, Qin Yue, had been engaged to Jia Changfeng, the son of the Prince of Zhenbei, since childhood.

The two got along well as children, and when he grew up, his second brother fell deeply in love with the prince.

After passing the imperial examination in the spring, his second brother resolutely gave up the honor of being the third place in the imperial examination and prepared to marry Jia Changfeng.

It was at this time that he began to plot to murder his second brother.

First, he wrote a letter in the name of Jia Changfeng to invite his infatuated second brother to a restaurant for a reunion.

He put drugs in his second brother's wine in advance.

After his second brother fell into a coma, he instructed the servant beside him to feed his second brother a mute drug, so that he could no longer speak.

Then he found a few strong men and sold his second brother to a brothel, where he was abused.

Still not satisfied, he spent some more money and sold his second brother from the brothel to a pawnshop in Zhaojing as a slave.

During the time when his second brother disappeared.

Everyone was looking around.

I found Zhaojing all the way.

He also began to panic.

It happened that the Lu family was seeking a ghost marriage.

In desperation, he came up with a stupid idea.

He bribed the owner of the pawnshop and tampered with the birth date, so that the owner of the pawnshop recommended his second brother to the Lu family as the candidate for the ghost marriage.

Then he bribed the killer.

Taking advantage of the lights being turned off during the ghost marriage ceremony, a killer wearing a mask sneaked in and assassinated him.

He originally wanted to put the blame on the unlucky Lu Wenxun.

unexpectedly……

Speaking of this, Qin Lan felt extremely regretful.

He shouldn't have encouraged Jia Changfeng to stay in the inn near East Street just to watch his second brother's fun.

If not for this, I would not have met the prince.

There would be no conflict with the prince and he would not come to this court.

There would be no chance of the emperor personally coming to observe the case.

This way, he wouldn't be implicated.

Chu Yunxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, as if seeing through his thoughts, and said sarcastically, "Even if you and the prince hadn't gone to that inn, the Zhao family's justice and strictness would definitely investigate this case thoroughly. Do you think you can get away with it then?"

Qin Lan was shocked and speechless.

"It was you who schemed to kill the Second Young Master!"

After listening to the details for a long time, Qin Xiaowu was filled with grief and anger, shaking all over. He ignored the etiquette and pushed Qin Lan to the ground, scolding him, "You heartless thing! The Second Young Master always thinks about you. Even though he was not born from your mother, he still treats you well! And you are so cruel! For your own selfish interests, you put the Young Master to death! Such a vicious heart will be punished!"

"What do you know!" Qin Lan scrambled to his feet in a panic. "The more he cares for me and shows me kindness, the more hypocritical it seems to me! I don't even need his charity! He's just the legitimate son of a wife. If he had the same background as me, would he still pretend to be tolerant? Pretend to be magnanimous?"

Qin Xiaowu was furious and wanted to argue, but Zhao Fuyi in the hall could no longer sit still. He slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "You are so audacious that you deliberately murdered your relatives and then tried to frame others. Such evil deeds deserve death according to the laws of the Great Wei!"

After saying this, Qin Lan's pupils suddenly shrank. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. All the strength in his body seemed to be drained away in an instant, and he collapsed to the ground in despair.

Just as Zhao Fuyi was about to order him to be dragged away, Chu Yunxiao said, "I'm curious, how did you get so much money to bribe these people to work for you?"

After hearing this question, Zhao Fu Yiton felt something was wrong and looked at Qin Lan with a serious expression.

Qin Lan looked frightened and stammered, "Of course, of course it's the salary I saved up..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Fuyi shouted angrily, "You don't need to spend the salary you have saved on daily expenses? In this case, you are suspected of bribing many accomplices. Where did a lazy young master like you get so much money to accomplish this?"

At this point, he slammed the table again and said, "Tell the truth!"

Qin Lan's body trembled slightly, covering his face which was swollen and still painful from being slapped. Thinking of what happened to Jia Changfeng just now, his breathing became stagnant. He no longer concealed anything and told the truth with a dead heart.

It turned out that before this, Qin Lan had designed to ruin his second brother's reputation and let Jia Changfeng and other friends see it.

Jia Changfeng felt completely humiliated.

Disgust arose in my heart again.

After returning home, he was furious and wanted to cancel the marriage.

The King of Zhenbei refused.

He was furious but helpless.

And at this moment, Qin Lan happened to appear.

Not only did he help Jia Chang calm down most of his bad temper, he also gave him some advice.

The two hit it off and decided to join forces to get rid of Qin Yue.

As for the matter of paying, Jia Changfeng was willing to do it. After all, as long as he could achieve his goal, spending some money was nothing.

"So, you're intentionally shielding the prince because you're afraid he'll find out your brother's innocence was ruined by you?" Lu Wenxun, the victim who had been kneeling in silence for a long time, suddenly realized, "If you hadn't framed your brother, if you hadn't spread rumors and fanned the flames in front of the prince, the prince wouldn't have had the evil intention to kill your brother! Your brother wouldn't have died like this!"

"You, you are so young, yet you have such a vicious heart!"

Lawrence Lu couldn’t even imagine it.

If it was just Qin Lan alone, Zhao Fuyi might be able to thoroughly investigate the matter and clear his name.

But now they are a partnership, with the support of the prince! Even if Zhao Fuyi is fair and honest, he can't withstand the threat of power!

Lu Wenxun was terrified when he thought about it, and his back felt cold.

If the Crown Prince hadn't been here today, and the Emperor and Empress hadn't come in person, he might have really become the scapegoat!

……

Backyard Wing

Xu Zhouye leaned back on the couch, slightly tilted his head, his eyes as deep as the abyss, staring thoughtfully at Chu Heyuan who was sleeping on the couch.

He thought to himself that he had never expected that he would encounter such an unexpected thing just by leaving the palace.

Everything I experienced and witnessed tonight had nothing to do with my memories of my past life.

In his previous life, Chu Heyuan had never had any conflicts with Jia Changfeng and others.

However, today, when he stepped out of the palace, the course of everything suddenly changed drastically.

This kind of change is really too bizarre and strange.

Xu Zhouye was puzzled.

My thoughts immediately drifted to Jia Changfeng.

Jia Changfeng's life in his previous life was quite happy.

Not only did she marry into the Luo family of Shuozhou, but she also took the third son of the Qin family as her concubine.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhouye's pupils couldn't help but tremble slightly.

What about the second son of the Qin family?

What about the second son of the Qin family, who has been engaged to Jia Changfeng since childhood?

Xu Zhouye was suddenly shocked and suddenly realized what was going on.

So, in his previous life, the second son of the Qin family was also tragically murdered!

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a slight noise and the tightly closed door was gently pushed open.

The emperor's tall figure gradually came into view.

Xu Zhouye suddenly came back to his senses, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the person who was slowly walking towards him.

Somehow, at this moment, he actually forgot the proper etiquette and subconsciously stood up. He reached out his hand very naturally and smoothly, grabbed Chu Yunxiao, and pulled him to his side, and then sat down together.

Then, Xu Zhouye lowered his voice and asked softly, "Is everything resolved?"

Chu Yunxiao nodded slightly to express his affirmation.

Then, he stretched out his hand and naturally embraced Xu Zhouye in his arms, and briefly recounted the whole story of the case.

After hearing this, Xu Zhouye couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart.

Looking back on his past experiences and comparing them with the current situation, he deeply felt the impermanence and wonder of fate.

He thought to himself that he was much luckier than the Second Young Master Qin.

I have the opportunity to live my life over again, to re-examine everything in the past, to pursue and realize those dreams and desires that were once suppressed in my heart and that I never dared to hope for.

What a rare opportunity this is!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhouye couldn't help but shake his head slightly and let out a soft sigh.

After a brief pause, he raised his head, looked at Chu Yunxiao with a sharp gaze, and asked, "What about the final execution?"

Chu Yunxiao's expression remained calm upon hearing this, and he said slowly, "The culprit will be executed soon. As for the Crown Prince..."

Having said that, Chu Yunxiao couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Seeing this, Xu Zhouye quickly took over the conversation and analyzed it in an orderly manner: "It is better to detain the prince temporarily and make a decision later. After all, this matter has far-reaching implications and concerns the Prince of Zhenbei, so we must act with caution. Especially with the Queen Mother. If she seizes the opportunity to interfere, it will probably cause many obstacles to Your Majesty's recovery of military power!"

Chu Yunxiao was stunned when he heard this.

Then, a warm feeling arose in my heart.

His queen actually thought so carefully about him.

"That's what the Queen said."

On Chu Yunxiao's handsome face, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, outlining an intoxicating curve.

After a while, he cast his gaze on Chu Heyuan who was sleeping on the couch, "How is the situation?"

"Fortunately, the treatment was timely and there is nothing serious now. He just needs to rest for a while." Xu Zhouye replied.

"Yeah." Chu Yunxiao's eyes moved slightly, and he shook his head and sighed, "He Yuan has always been afraid of pain, but he won't say it."

Xu Zhouye saw the pain in his eyes and said comfortingly, "Perhaps it's not that he doesn't want to tell you, but that he's afraid that Your Majesty will worry."

Chu Yunxiao couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this: "He's afraid that I'll be disappointed."

Xu Zhouye: "How can I not be afraid of shouldering such a heavy responsibility at such a young age?"

Chu Yunxiao nodded in agreement, and then said with great emotion: "When I was his age, my sword was already soaked in blood."

After hearing this, Xu Zhouye's eyelashes trembled slightly. He raised his hand and gently stroked Chu Yunxiao's face, saying softly, "Your Majesty must have had no choice."

Chu Yunxiao was stunned and stared deeply at the person sitting in front of him.

In a moment, he couldn't hold back the emotions surging in his heart, and he gently leaned over and placed a soft and lingering kiss on Xu Zhouye's lips.

Xu Zhouye felt Chu Yunxiao's passionate love and responded to his kiss without hesitation. His hands unconsciously wrapped around Chu Yunxiao's neck, pressing himself closer to him.

For a moment, the atmosphere between the two became more intense, and the kiss that was originally as light as a dragonfly touching the water gradually became passionate and deep.

However, at this moment, a sudden cough sounded at an inopportune time.

"Cough cough..."

This sudden sound was like a thunder, suddenly waking up the two people who were immersed in love.

Chu Yunxiao and Xu Zhouye were both stunned. They looked at Chu Heyuan who was lying on the couch on his side, then looked at each other awkwardly and slowly let go of each other.