The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Sure enough, after Emperor Yong'an took Shen Leyan to the county government office, many people followed him spontaneously.

They had long been filled with resentment towards the Li family, and today they wanted to see with their own eyes how the Li family would reap the fruits of their own actions.

After the prefect brought all the members of the Li family back to the county government office, the entire courtroom was filled with people kneeling on the ground.

Most of them were weak women. One can imagine how many women Li Lian had ruined.

Emperor Yong'an sat in the hall with a terribly gloomy expression.

Everyone in the Li family who was kneeling in the hall was trembling with fear. Only Li Lian's father, Li Qingxin, was still pretending to be calm.

"I, Your Majesty, come to see you. I wonder what crime your Majesty has brought my family here for?"

He didn't know the seriousness of the matter at this time.

Li Qingxin knew that this matter was probably caused by Li Lian, but he had already greeted his beloved son today.

Li Lian also promised him that he would not do anything rash, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

He knew that a distinguished person would come to Yunzhou today, but he didn't expect that the person coming would be the emperor...

To be honest, he was a little scared at the moment.

But when he thought about his relationship with the eldest princess, it seemed that the eldest princess had a good relationship with the current empress dowager and the emperor.

Then, for the sake of the eldest princess, shouldn't the emperor also make appropriate arrangements...

If Emperor Yong'an knew Li Qingxin's true thoughts, he would probably sneer at him.

Why should he consider anyone's face or show favor to anyone?

Let’s not talk about his current relationship with the princess. If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. Even if the one who did the evil was the princess, he would punish her the same way.

And a person as evil as Li Lian is even more unforgivable!

"Don't you know what you have done?" The cold voice of Emperor Yong'an sounded.

"Cao Ming really doesn't know. Please clarify, Your Majesty."

"Since you don't know, why not ask your good son."

"I don't know how I, your Majesty, have disturbed you. I beg your Majesty to forgive me."

"Although this rebellious son may be a bit naughty at times, he is not inherently bad. Your Majesty, please be lenient with him for his youth..."

"I will definitely discipline him from now on!"

"Huh, really?"

Emperor Yong'an snorted coldly, but his face showed no change of emotion.

Li Qingxin looked at Emperor Yong'an's expression and thought that this matter was just as he thought, and there was a chance of a turnaround. He kowtowed hurriedly, "Of course, of course!"

"Lian'er, why don't you kowtow and apologize to His Majesty?"

Emperor Yong'an raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "No need."

Just when Li Qingxin thought that Emperor Yong'an was going to let the Li family go and was about to kowtow to express his gratitude, he heard Emperor Yong'an continue, "Even if you kowtow to death in this hall, it will not be able to eliminate the hatred in my heart."

Li Qingxin's kneeling body froze, "Your Majesty... this..."

"Ask my queen, the woman kneeling behind you, and the other people if they agree to let Li Lian go."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingxin quickly glanced at the Empress sitting next to Emperor Yong'an, then lowered his head again.

He didn't understand how this matter was related to the Queen. Could it be...

He glanced at Li Lian, whose face was pale, and was somewhat unbelieving.

"Lian'er has always been obedient and polite. Could there be some misunderstanding here..."

While he was still comforting himself, the prefect couldn't help but speak first.

"Is Patriarch Li joking, or does he lack self-awareness about his son's actions?"

"What do you mean, Prefect?"

Li Qingxin became very angry when he heard Zhang Heng speak. Doesn't he know that they are in the same boat?

He didn't give any explanation today, and just brought people to Li's house to arrest someone.

Instead of helping him to plead for Lian'er in front of the emperor, she is adding insult to injury!

Li Qingxin gritted his teeth and said, "Don't forget how my Li family helped you in the past."

Zhang Heng sneered after hearing this, "Master Li, please don't bring up the past anymore."

"It was indeed my fault that I was so incompetent and foolish before. I allowed you to do whatever you wanted just to curry favor with the princess."

"I also know that I have made a great mistake and am unworthy of being the governor of Yunzhou. However, today I have repented and will definitely expose the crimes of your Li family!"

"Your Majesty and the Queen, please give me a chance to redeem myself." Prefect Zhang Heng prayed sincerely.

Emperor Yong'an nodded. Although he had already decided to execute Zhang Heng, he was willing to give him another chance.

After all, even if Li Lian made a mistake alone, he would not be able to completely eliminate the Li family. After all, according to the current situation, Li Qingxin only had the crime of failing to discipline his children strictly.

With the evidence in Zhang Heng's hands, he doesn't have to waste time investigating further.

After receiving instructions from Emperor Yong'an, Zhang Heng immediately presented the evidence in his hands.

"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I have collected regarding the Li family's young master's abduction of women, abuse of power, and other atrocities."

"It also includes the Li family's heinous acts of selling illegal salt and maliciously driving up grain prices. Every single one of them is true."

Emperor Yong'an took the file, his expression growing darker. "Hmph, Li Qingxin, what else do you have to say?"

Li Qingxin collapsed to the ground, knowing that he was doomed this time...

He looked at the prefect beside him with fierce eyes, his heart full of resentment. He didn't understand why Zhang Heng did this.

What good will this do to him?

"Do you think you can get away with exposing me?"

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"

"Even if I fall today, I won't let you go!"

"Humph, I've known for a long time that I wouldn't be spared. Now I just want to have a clear conscience!"

Zhang Heng was very clear about his crimes, and he never thought about getting away with it. He just wanted to stop the loss in time and reduce the punishment on himself.

"You're still bragging here when death is imminent. The Li family father and son are guilty of heinous crimes. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, Li Qingcheng and Li Lian will be thrown directly into prison and executed in the autumn."

"As for other relatives and family members..."

"Your Majesty, many of the women here were forcibly taken into the palace by Li Lian. They are all innocent and pitiful people..."

Shen Leyan explained at the right time that she felt very sympathetic towards these women with miserable lives.

Emperor Yong'an smiled and patted Shen Leyan's hand to reassure her.

Most of the women kneeling in the hall cried and recounted how they were forced by the young master of the Li family.

The people outside the court also spoke up to explain for these women and asked Emperor Yong'an to be more discerning and let these innocent victims go.

"I already know all this, but I need to detain him first and wait until everything is fully investigated."

"If you are an innocent victim not involved in the case of the Li family father and son, I will let you go home when the time comes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"