After the rebirth of the wronged soft girl, the devil's crematorium

"Hurry up and take him away! Considering that you are an elder in the mansion, the Zheng family has never punished you no matter how crazy you are. But now you are making a scene in front of everyone and disturbing the emperor. You really deserve to die!" Zheng Weilan said righteously.

The servant beside him saw Zheng Weilan's eyes and knew what his master meant, so he and another person restrained Zheng Yi and were about to take him away.

"and many more!"

A rather powerful voice was heard, and everyone turned around to see Emperor Jing standing there with a calm expression.

"Your Majesty!" Duke Zheng's old face was startled, and he quickly knelt down and said, "I am guilty of disturbing Your Majesty!"

Emperor Jing sat down and everyone stood aside, not daring to speak.

"What happened?"

Zheng Weilan smiled awkwardly, "It's just that the servant got drunk and his mind is not clear. I will deal with it right away."

As he said this, he waved his hand and asked them to take the person away. When Zheng Yi heard that it was the emperor, he didn't dare to shout.

"Just now this old man was talking about some incoherent things, which was really interesting. We might as well let him stay and entertain everyone." Xie Yin smiled with a cynical look on his face.

After these words were spoken, the Zheng family members all looked unhappy and their hearts were in their throats.

Zheng Yanchen glared at him fiercely and said, "Master Xie, please don't bring your usual unruly behavior here. This is a public banquet. If you disturb the emperor, what will be your punishment?"

Xie Yin glanced past Zheng Yanchen and looked at Emperor Jing, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I simply thought this person was very interesting. I believe Your Majesty will like him."

"Oh, really?" Emperor Jing then extended his hand and said, "Let him come closer."

"Your Majesty, this is not right."

"It doesn't matter!"

After Emperor Jing nodded in agreement, Xie Yin signaled his subordinates to bring Zheng Yi before the emperor. Zheng Yi's legs had already gone limp with fear. At this moment, Cang Yi, who was dragging him, whispered, "Don't be afraid. Tell the truth. Your Majesty is wise and will make a fair judgment."

Zheng Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"What did you say just now? I want to hear it again."

Zheng Yi looked at the young emperor with a gentle gaze. He sighed softly, then rose to his knees and said, "I am but a mere servant, unworthy of seeing Your Majesty. However, with Your Majesty here, I believe we must not allow such a family to sully the morals of Dachang."

Emperor Jing frowned and said calmly, "How outrageous!"

"Your Majesty," Zheng Weilan immediately stepped forward to interrupt. "This man is insane and has been ill for a long time. I'm afraid it's unlucky, so I'd better hand him over to this old servant."

Emperor Jing's eyes were stern, and he said in a deep voice: "I am the Son of Heaven, and I have auspicious signs protecting me. It is not easy for the disease to be transmitted to me."

Zheng Weilan looked terrified and quickly knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This old minister is only concerned about your safety and has no other intentions."

"Well, you are the backbone of Dachang. Now that you have encountered difficulties, it is my responsibility as the king to fight for your reputation." Emperor Jing looked at Zheng Yi and said, "Go on!"

Zheng Yi flinched and continued, "Your Majesty, please understand that the Zheng family has bad conduct and is unworthy of being a trusted official in the court."

Emperor Jing threw the teacup on the table and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zheng Yi, thinking he was doomed to die, decided to die easily, so he spilled the beans. "The Zheng family deceived the people and even destroyed the witnesses. Their eldest daughter-in-law, despite her female virtues, framed my brother's wife for personal grudges, nearly killing her. Now, she's even trying to kill someone and get away with it to right the people's conscience. Your Majesty, I have feelings for the Duke's Mansion, and I can't bear to see the reputation of our ancestors ruined by them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the people present changed.

Zheng Yi had once served the old Duke at his beck and call, enjoying his kindness. Now, at the manor, he suffered repeated abuse, with the Second Young Master's wife being the only one who cared for him. He had heard the servants' rumors lately, accusing the Zheng family of being heartless and ruthless, and felt that justice was unjust. Today, he would confront the nobles and nobles and show them the depth of the Zheng family's wickedness. He hadn't anticipated the Emperor being present.

At this moment, Emperor Jing was sitting at the desk, looking at Zheng Yi lying on the ground in silence.

Yu Lang stepped forward and said, "That's pure nonsense!" Then he pointed at Zheng Weilan and said, "Duke Zheng, do you admit your guilt?"

Zheng Weilan's body trembled and his face turned pale with fear. It turned out that the Yu family was going to abandon the Zheng family.

"You know this man is mad, yet you repay kindness with hatred. Now you've even disrupted the Spring Festival Banquet and disturbed the Emperor! What are you thinking?"

Zheng Weilan came back to his senses and choked up, "I am guilty!"

Yu Lang said in a deep voice: "Come here, take him away quickly!"

"Wait!" Su Jue walked out with a sullen face, causing Yu Lang's expression to change slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"allow!"

"The night before yesterday, the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion, my humble sister, was nearly burned to death while preparing a banquet in Paradise. However, none of the servants came to her rescue. I would like to ask the Duke why this happened."

The emperor frowned and looked at Zheng Weilan and asked, "Is this true?"

Zheng Weilan said embarrassedly, "This is all unexpected. I think there's some misunderstanding. Su Wan is my daughter-in-law, so we naturally have to protect her. I understand that Second Master Su cares for his sister, but I refuse to accept your attempt to frame the Su family with this matter."

The audience couldn't help but wonder, a false accusation? No wonder the Su and Wang families were so close before, it turned out that the Su and Zheng families had broken up a long time ago.

"Humph! Then why don't you let your sister come to the banquet!"

Emperor Jing raised his eyes and realized that Su Wan was not there.

At this time, Zheng Yanchen also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I can explain."

Seeing Emperor Jing nod, Zheng Yanchen continued, "My wife was injured that day and wasn't feeling well. She also enjoys quietness, so we allowed her to stay in the mansion to recuperate. We are also keeping an eye on the various matters going on there. As for the fire, I have investigated and it was indeed caused by a servant's carelessness. I have already had that person beaten to death, and the steward here can testify to this."

Emperor Jing was silent for a moment. "Since the person's life is not in danger, and you have punished him, I think there is something wrong with this matter. Su Jue, calm down."

Su Jue's brows furrowed as he recalled the rumor Su Lin had reminded him of this morning. He then asked, "I have another question. There's been rumors circulating in the city lately that my sister was nearly driven to suicide after returning to the Zheng Mansion. Is this true?"

Zheng Yi also nodded.

Zheng Weilan just found it funny. "What a joke! If it's just a rumor, it must be false."

"Then why did it get spread?"

Zheng Weilan saw the Su family pressing forward, and the emperor seemed to have some thoughts on the matter. It seemed that the two families were destined to fall out today, but fortunately they were prepared.

"This old minister is truly ashamed of this matter and has no face to speak out."

"I love you, but it doesn't matter."

Zheng Weilan hesitated and said, "Let the old minister's wife speak."

Wen came forward, knelt on the ground, and sobbed, "It was Wan'er. She was so dishonest that when we found out, she was so ashamed that she tried to commit suicide to atone for her sin!"

Su Jue pointed and said, "You're talking nonsense!"

Cheng Shi also couldn't help but stand up, "Madam Zheng, please speak with conscience! This servant just said that it's clear that you are guilty and want to destroy the witnesses. Now you want to put the blame on our daughter of the Su family."

Cheng knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to make the decision."

Wen replied, "How could we embarrass ourselves by falsely accusing our own daughter-in-law? We certainly have evidence, but we simply want to save face for Wan'er and the Su family!"