Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's eyes darkened.

He rubbed his finger on the ring and thought about it. A year ago, when he sold the batch of iron ore, the King of Chu quoted him 110,000 taels of silver.

He embezzled 20,000 yuan.

Not much.

Jiang Xiru added, "There was also Zhang Taifu, a senior official of the two dynasties. When he retired and returned to his hometown in the north, he was secretly murdered by the King of Chu and Ren Suhan!"

“Here is the evidence!”

The emperor's fingers gripping the teacup suddenly tightened, his expression looking somewhat grim.

He drank his tea slowly.

Although Zhang Taifu was an important official in two dynasties, when the retired emperor passed the throne to him, Zhang Taifu strongly opposed it.

He was willing to die to persuade the retired emperor to change his will to pass on the throne.

He almost missed the throne because of this old guy.

When Taifu Zhang was in the court, he always opposed him. How could he keep him?

Seeing the emperor's gloomy expression, Jiang Xiru continued, "Not only that, but when the former Minister of Works' residence was raided, the King of Chu abused his power for personal gain, releasing many people without authorization, and embezzled a large number of antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, worth tens of thousands of taels!"

Hearing this, the emperor's face became even uglier.

The queen standing by was also nervously observing the emperor's reaction. She had tried to inquire about the emperor's thoughts many times in the past few days, but the emperor had no intention of deposing the prince.

Now, with Jiang Ningwan's evidence, it can give the emperor a way out, spare Cheng Qian, and shut up the gossips of the people.

Cheng Qian should be safe this time.

Jiang Xiru held up an account book and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Chu has done far more than this. He colluded with the Northern Commander and embezzled a large amount of money. Each and every one of these offenses is worthy of the death penalty!"

Jiang Ningwan clenched her sleeves nervously and said angrily, "These things of yours can be easily forged!"

"How can you sentence the King of Chu to death?"

After saying this, she knelt down before the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten how General Ling was wrongly accused?"

"It's also a letter of treason!"

"Letters are the easiest to forge! Don't trust them!"

At this time, Jiang Xiru became emotional. She looked at Jiang Ningwan and smiled coldly: "Sister, since you mentioned the Ling family."

"Did you know that the Ling family also died at the hands of the King of Chu when they were exiled to the north?"

Jiang Xiru flipped through a piece of letter and said, "Take a look for yourself. This is the correspondence between them! It's enough to prove that the deaths of the Ling family were all ordered by the King of Chu!"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ningwan's head buzzed.

I stared at the letter blankly, and my mind went blank for a moment.

I couldn't come back to my senses for a long time.

I couldn't believe what Jiang Xiru said.

However, not only Jiang Xiru, but also Qin Shuangchi and the emperor changed their expressions.

Jiang Ningwan looked at King Chu in disbelief, "Is what she said true?"

Qin Shuangchi's palms clenched slightly, not daring to look at Jiang Ningwan. He remained silent and was unable to answer.

The emperor looked extremely unhappy. He threw the teacup in his hand heavily to the ground without even taking a sip.

The tea cup shattered and the tea splashed.

An angry roar shocked everyone present.

"Shut up! That's nonsense!"

"The King of Chu has made great military achievements for the Daning Kingdom and has devoted himself to it. How could he be as you say? How could I not know his character?"

"You want to frame the King of Chu based on a few letters? Who told you to do this?"

The emperor's anger caught Jiang Xiru off guard.

He was so scared that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled.

How could this be? The Emperor was clearly furious, but why didn't he believe her? Wasn't the evidence right in front of him?

"Your Majesty, these evidences were obtained from the Chu Palace. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can search the Chu Palace. There must be other evidence inside the Chu Palace!"

"There must be other evidence of the King of Chu's rebellion!"

The emperor slammed the table in anger and stood up, "I told you to shut up!"

But Jiang Xiru has come this far, she can't give up.

He could only bite the bullet and plead, "Your Majesty, I'm not lying at all. You'll know once you investigate!"

"The King of Chu persecuted loyal officials and colluded with the Northern Commander to commit corruption and treason. He was the one who framed Your Highness for the gold mine!"

The emperor was furious.

He angrily shouted, "Great! So it was for the Crown Prince! That's why they forged the letter to frame the King of Chu!"

"I hadn't originally thought of abolishing him, but now it seems I have no choice but to do so!"

"Haidehong, call them down! I want to depose the crown prince and appoint another heir!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked.

The queen's legs softened and she fell to her knees with a plop, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"This has nothing to do with Cheng Qian. He doesn't know anything about Cheng Qian being under house arrest!"

"This was all done by Jiang Xiru herself!"

The Queen never expected that things would develop like this. Jiang Xiru vowed that she could overthrow the King of Chu, but it made the Emperor so angry.

Jiang Xiru knelt on the ground with a pale face, his head buzzing.

There was clearly evidence, so why was it different from what she imagined?

She was so frightened that tears came to her eyes.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear a single word!"

"How could Jiang Xiru, a mere woman, have such schemes! I still had a glimmer of hope for Cheng Qian, but to escape the blame, he fabricated evidence to frame his own uncle! I was wrong about him!"

The Queen burst into tears, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! Cheng Qian is innocent! Why not discuss this with the officials tomorrow and make a decision?"

The Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his expression serious. "No need to discuss this further! I have made up my mind!"

"Go back!"

In anger, everyone had to leave the bedroom first.

And Hai Dehong immediately prepared the imperial edict.

As soon as Jiang Xiru walked out of the bedroom, before she could react, the queen's angry slap had already landed on her face.

His eyes were sharp and murderous.

"Look at what good things you have done!"

Jiang Xiru lost his balance and fell to the ground, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He was too weak to stand up and knelt on the ground.

The tears kept flowing.

"Mother, I don't know why this happened..."

"Didn't Ting Xu bring all this evidence? How could it be fake?"

The queen glared at her with red eyes and walked away in anger.

The most urgent thing is to find a few trusted ministers to discuss countermeasures and see if they can persuade the emperor to change his mind before the decree to depose the crown prince comes down.

She is also stupid. How could she believe that Jiang Xiru could really predict the future!

Jiang Xiru stood up crying and limped back to the East Palace.

I still can't figure out what went wrong.

Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi also left the palace in silence and got on the carriage. Neither of them spoke a word throughout the whole process, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Return to the Prince of Chu's Palace.

Li Chun came running over, "Prince, Princess, you are back?"

"Is everything okay?"

Jiang Ningwan shook her head and asked, "Where's Zhou Tingxu?"

"She's been sleeping all this time."

Jiang Ningwan slowly walked to the outside of Zhou Tingxu's room, opened the door and took a look.

Zhou Tingxu was indeed asleep on the bed.

She slowly walked to the bedside and said quietly, "From tomorrow on, you will stay in this room and are not allowed to step out of the door."

Zhou Tingxu, who was pretending to be asleep, suddenly felt his heart tighten, and he suppressed his fear and dared not open his eyes.

She knew that she would be suspected for stealing the letter, but her father said that as long as she could hold on for three to five days, the King of Chu would be finished.

Once the King of Chu died, she was free.

She abandoned her face and dignity and followed the King of Chu to the north, but he never looked at her in the eye.

The King of Chu deserved it, it was not her fault.