The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen
Chapter 470: All thrown into prison
"These are secret letters between Concubine Yin and Teng Yuanhu, the commander of the Walie Kingdom!"
Zhao Haoxuan snorted coldly, took out a stack of letters from his arms and held them high.
"It clearly records how they plotted to approach the Emperor's uncle, how they obtained court secrets through him, and how they planned to overthrow the Great Xia Dynasty at the right moment! And Teng Yuanhu is currently being escorted back to the capital from Li State!"
Zhao Haoxuan shouted again after he finished speaking: "Come here, tell Yin Ping'an to enter the palace."
Yin Ping'an entered the hall accompanied by Xiao Xizi.
When Zhao Yucheng saw Yin Ping'an's appearance, his face turned pale. He knew this man. He had appeared by Yin Ling'er's side before and was Ling'er's most capable assistant.
Yin Ping'an ignored Zhao Yucheng's horrified look and bowed directly to Zhao Guo'an, who was sitting on the high seat. "The sinner Yin Ping'an pays homage to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager of Xia."
"Who are you?" Zhao Guoan asked puzzledly.
There was no trace of blood on the face of Empress Dowager Luo Lan, and she might faint from anger at any time. What had she favored all these years?
Because of her excessive doting, she almost destroyed the Great Xia Empire and almost killed his own grandson.
Yin Ping'an replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, the real identity of the criminal is the Sixth Prince of the Wolie Kingdom, the commander of the secret guards around Concubine Yin. Everything your prince said is true. Zhao Mei'er is indeed the eldest princess of the Xia Kingdom."
Eunuch Xu exclaimed, "Your Majesty, I recognize this man. I've seen him before in Concubine Yin's palace, but his arm wasn't broken then."
Yin Ping'an continued, "My arm was severed by Princess Mei'er. When Li Kingdom lost on the battlefield, Concubine Yin blamed me and wanted to kill me. Fortunately, I was saved by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Xia Kingdom, and that's when I turned from evil to good."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another uproar in the court, and this time the voices were filled with anger and shock.
"Prince Yu, now that we have all the witnesses and evidence, don't you still want to plead guilty?" Ouyang Ming said in a cold voice.
More and more officials are murmuring.
"I didn't expect that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Yang said was true."
"So what Prince Yu did was also true?"
"Is Prince Yu truly a hypocrite who has committed countless evil deeds? Then wouldn't my years of following him become a joke?"
Seeing this, those officials who originally supported Zhao Yucheng knelt on the ground, lowered their heads, and dared not say a word.
At this time, a young official stood up, walked to the front row, and knelt again: "Your Majesty, I, Li Ziyong, the Minister of Works, am guilty! I was once threatened by Concubine Yin and worked for her. Whether the Ministry of Works' financial operations were reasonable or unreasonable, I had no choice but to do as they asked. I testify that Concubine Yin had dealings with Prince Yu, and many of her orders came from Prince Yu! I have no choice. My father, the former Minister of Works, has been detained by them. I am guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
As he finished speaking, more than ten officials came forward to apologize, including those whose close relatives were detained by Concubine Yin.
"Uncle!" Zhao Haoxuan's voice suddenly turned harsh. "You were played around by a woman and nearly became a vassal of the country. Now that the truth is out, what else do you have to say?"
Zhao Yucheng raised his head, his eyes filled with despair.
He looked at his brother who was still silent on the dragon throne, looked at the contemptuous eyes of the civil and military officials in the court, looked at the solid evidence in the hands of the prince, and finally his eyes fell on Zhao Haoli who was kneeling on the ground.
At this moment, he finally understood that his life was nothing but an elaborate scam.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he only let out a bitter sigh, and his whole body collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball.
His eyes were empty, and he muttered to himself: "How could this happen, how could this happen..."
His world has completely collapsed.
Li Country, on top of Lingshan Mountain.
The Yin Zhizi, who controlled Gou Chunmei's body, stood under the spirit tree and roared, "Who, who is it? Who took all the spirit fruits?"
She was about to strike the spirit tree with her palm when suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her chest.
"Ling'er..." Her expression suddenly changed: "Oh no, Ling'er is in trouble. Zhao Yucheng, that idiot, actually failed to protect her. Damn it..."
After saying that, she sat down, clasped her hands together, and muttered something...
In the Xia Kingdom's palace, Zhao Guoan shouted angrily, "Come here, take the traitor Zhao Yucheng to the Sky Prison and execute him in ten days!"
Luo Lan, who was in a high position, was shocked when he heard this.
"Wait!" She stood up straight, trembling, and turned her gaze to Zhao Guoan: "An'er, your mother wants to say a few words to your brother, is that possible?"
Zhao Guoan looked at his mother who had suddenly aged a lot, and felt guilty, but there were some things that he couldn't do but had to do.
He pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, but this time, I hope that Queen Mother will not embarrass me!"
Luo Lan nodded weakly and sighed, "I understand. What your brother did is unacceptable under the law of our country."
She walked with difficulty from her high position to the collapsed Zhao Yucheng, and said with all her strength: "Cheng'er, you have done such a thing, which really disappoints me! I and your royal brother have always been kind to you, why do you do this?"
"Heh, heh... not bad?" Zhao Yucheng finally regained his composure and angrily scolded Luo Lan, "My mother died because of you, and you say you treated me well?"
"You...when did you know that?" Luo Lan's expression changed.
"This prince knew this ten years ago!" Zhao Yucheng sneered, "So, you admit that?"
"Cheng'er, I have wronged your mother, so I have been making it up to you all these years, but you can't do such an unjust thing!"
Before Zhao Yucheng could reply, a voice in his head kept telling him: Believe Ling'er, they are all trying to hurt you...
"It's good that you admit it!" The moment Zhao Yucheng raised his eyes, his eyes suddenly turned red.
He suddenly jumped up from the ground...
"Grandmother, be careful!" As soon as Zhao Haoxuan finished speaking, Zhao Yucheng grabbed Luo Lan.
No one could have imagined that he would attack Queen Mother Luo Lan, but in the end it was too late.
Zhao Haoxuan clenched his fists in anger and roared, "Let go of the Empress Dowager!"
Eunuch Xu and Xiao Xizi also gathered around.
Zhao Guoan frowned, and sweat was coming out of his palms.
He regretted very much that he should not have agreed to go with his mother. She was a lunatic.
"Don't come over here. If you come over again, don't blame me for being rude!" Zhao Yucheng said as he retreated.
His current strength has reached that of a half-step saint, and he is only one step away from the saint realm. In the entire hall, he is afraid of Crown Prince Zhao Haoxuan, and he really doesn't take other people seriously.
The disappointment in Luo Lan's eyes was even greater: "Cheng'er, don't make any more mistakes..."
"Shut up..." Zhao Yucheng shouted angrily.
Taking advantage of the confrontation between the few people, Wang Xinyao saw the situation and secretly moved towards the gate.
Zhao Haoxuan noticed her little movement out of the corner of his eye.
He shouted, "Zhao Yucheng, your grandmother raised you from childhood. How could you treat her like this?"
"She was the one who killed my mother! If it weren't for her, the throne would have been mine!" There was confusion in the red eyes of Zhao Yucheng.
"Hmph, what a joke. You are the evil creature born from the adultery between Concubine Luo and a guard, and yet you still dream of the throne?" Zhao Haoyang said coldly.
Zhao Yucheng's body trembled, and he roared, "You're talking nonsense! I am the late emperor's son!"
He tightened his grip on Luo Lan's neck, and Luo Lan felt a wave of pain.
She endured the pain and asked, "Royal brother, what do you mean?"
"Sister-in-law, for all these years, the late emperor kept a secret from you because he was afraid you would be upset. In truth, Concubine Luo didn't die saving you. Instead, she committed adultery with a guard and became pregnant with Zhao Yucheng in order to seize your position as empress. When the late emperor discovered this, she knew she had no chance of survival. When Yin Yingzi attacked you, she deliberately blocked a blow for you, making you mistakenly believe she had saved you. Knowing Zhao Yucheng's identity, Yin Yingzi kept him as a pawn."
"Shut up...you are talking nonsense. I am the late emperor's child!" Zhao Yucheng became even more crazy.
Zhao Haoyang sneered, "Every prince has his own secret guards, but you, Zhao Yucheng, don't. For all these years, haven't you been complaining to the late emperor about this? That's because you weren't the late emperor's child. If the late emperor hadn't been afraid of upsetting his sister-in-law, after all, being schemed against by his beloved concubine, do you think you'd still be alive today?"
"No, it's impossible... You are all lying to me! I want to find Ling'er, Zhao Guoan, where is Ling'er, tell me quickly..."
As he was speaking, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm, and he couldn't help but let go of the hand that was holding Luo Lan.
Zhao Haoxuan took advantage of this opportunity to grab Luo Lan and quickly protect him behind him.
"Damn it, who is it, who is plotting against me!" Zhao Yucheng turned around and saw the face of 'Eunuch Yao'.
Zhao Haoyang immediately slapped Zhao Yucheng with his palm, and Zhao Yucheng hurriedly returned to defend. At the moment when the two palms clashed, Zhao Yucheng flew backwards three feet.
His eyes were filled with disbelief: "You...how can you be so strong!"
"Hmph, I'm the late emperor's younger brother, second only to him in strength. Otherwise, would the late emperor dare to leave Xia Country?" Zhao Haoyang sneered, "You scoundrel! I wanted to let you go for the sake of the emperor's sister-in-law, but you absolutely shouldn't have attacked the emperor's sister-in-law."
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