The room suddenly became completely quiet, so quiet that it was frightening. Song Xiangyu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Emperor Yuanfeng, but there was no expression on Emperor Yuanfeng's face. Even he, his cousin who used to have a close relationship with Emperor Yuanfeng, could not tell what Emperor Yuanfeng was thinking now.
He couldn't help feeling worried and anxious.
Xiao Heng next door didn't know that Emperor Yuanfeng was here too. He was asking at a very excited moment and mentioned the death of the former crown prince. If he talked about his painstaking investigation over the years while he was emotionally excited, then Nong Shun's story about his life that he had worked so hard to come up with would be completely untenable!
The two people next door would not be affected in their confrontation by the noise here.
Xu Shun was as irritable as a lion.
Xiao Heng, however, was always calm and restrained, and deliberately provocative. He sneered and mocked with disdain: "What punishment from God?! Who do you think you are? It is obvious that you deliberately framed him, colluded with Qi Yunxi to deceive his superiors and subordinates, and framed the prince. In your case, it is a punishment from God?! You take yourself too seriously. If, as you said, my father's accident was a punishment from God, then now, the true face of your Xu family has been revealed, and you have been imprisoned at this age, your son has died, and your grandson has gone crazy. Could it be that this is also a punishment from God?! Yes, maybe God has really opened his eyes, so he will let the true face of a person as corrupt as you be exposed to the world!"
In fact, these are all children's tricks.
If the tactic of provoking someone had been used on Xu Shun in the past, it wouldn't have caused any problems at all.
But it can only be said that the time has come. It happened that the Xu family had been in trouble recently, and Qi Yunxi's life experience had also been exposed. No matter how calm Xu Shun was, he was actually unsure. Moreover, Xiao Heng pressed on step by step. First, he threw out the news of Xu Chong's death, and then took out the confession of Manager Xu. Step by step, he brought the topic to the matter of the former prince, and even provoked Xu Shun's deceased mother.
All these factors combined together, like a knife stabbing Xu Shun in the heart, finally made this mature and prudent old fox unable to hold back.
He stared at Xiao Heng viciously and sneered: "What are you so proud of? How long do you think you can be proud of? Your father was the crown prince, but in the end, he still died, died at the hands of your royal grandfather! Do you think your fate will be much better than your father's..."
His voice stopped abruptly.
Because the door of the secret room had been kicked open with a bang, Eunuch Xia, with an extremely ugly face, stood outside the threshold with Emperor Yuanfeng, quietly watching the two people in the torture room.
At this moment, Xu Shun only felt a buzzing in his head.
Then all the strength in his body was drained away, and he went limp like a puddle of mud. He lay on the ground, trembling in front of Emperor Yuanfeng, and called out "Your Majesty" with sobs.
Emperor Yuanfeng walked in silently and came to Xu Shun. He glanced at Xiao Heng first, then leaned over slightly and said to Xu Shun: "Raise your head."
It's over! Xu Shun's heart was broken. He didn't expect that Emperor Yuanfeng would come in at this time. How long had Emperor Yuanfeng been here? How much did he hear
The fear in his heart surged up like an overwhelming force, and the emotions were so intense that he began to feel nauseous and his head was dizzy. He tried to raise his head, but his vision kept going dark. After a while, he could see the face of Emperor Yuanfeng clearly. He suppressed his fear and called out "Your Majesty" again.
No, these were not the words he should have said.
He was fooled by that little bastard Xiao Heng!
He was actually provoked by Xiao Heng to say these fatal words! Originally, as long as he could bear it and said nothing, Xiao Heng would not have any evidence at all. If he didn't say anything, there would be many people outside who would help him speak, because they had a vested interest and shared weal and woe.
But now it's different.
Emperor Yuanfeng heard him admitting that he had colluded with the Japanese pirates to frame the prince. Who else would dare to speak up for him?!
Xiao Heng!
"Both." Emperor Yuanfeng called out Xu Shun's name, his tone still as low as before, and asked him coldly: "How have I treated you over the years?"
Xu Shun didn't dare to speak, he just prostrated on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Emperor Yuanfeng laughed, and his tone became even gentler: "You said at the beginning that you were willing to be my right arm, so this is the right arm method?"
Song Xiangyu didn't dare to look at Xiao Heng until this moment. He was so scared that he almost fainted. Everything was too thrilling. It was just like walking on a single-plank bridge. Xiao Heng was really too brave!
Xu Shun was completely speechless.
It's not that he is unclear in the mind, on the contrary, his mind is too clear.
He knew that from the moment Emperor Yuanfeng walked in, he had no way out. Anything else he said would be redundant. Anything he said would be a sophistry with ulterior motives and would only drag more people into the water.
Good! Okay!
I spent the whole day hunting geese, but ended up having my eyes pecked out by a goose.
How could a sincere man like the late crown prince give birth to a cunning person like Xiao Heng!
He closed his eyes, weighed the pros and cons, and finally closed his eyes and cried: "Your Majesty! I am sorry for your Majesty! I can only die to atone for my sins!"
"You deserve to die." Emperor Yuanfeng's tone was light, but it sounded like thunder in Xu Shun's ears: "You deceived your superiors and subordinates, colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and as the second assistant of the cabinet, you dared to allow your son to accept money from the Japanese pirates and allow the pirates to run rampant. Not only do you deserve to die, but you are also unforgivable! What's more, you even dared to frame my son! Who gave you the courage to play with me like a fool?"
Song Xiangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Heng stood by, his eyes remained stern, and he looked at Xu Shun as if he was looking at a dead body.
Without the indestructible cloak of the Second Assistant, Xu Shun is just an ordinary person. He also has seven emotions and six desires. He can also be frightened and afraid. He is not so difficult to defeat.
This man who had been hiding behind the scenes, framed his father, and caused the tragedy of the Su and He families, when he faced life and death, he was also in a state of panic and fear.
Xiao Heng took it all in without showing any emotion.
Of course he had to look at it. Of course he had to look at the miserable appearance of the culprit who was responsible for the death of his parents, and remember it clearly.
He had vowed since he was a child to avenge his parents, and now he had really done it.
Xu Shun was in tears, looked haggard, and his lips were trembling, unable to speak.
Emperor Yuanfeng took one last look at him, turned around and called to Eunuch Xia: "Go and get ready." (To be continued)