Su Qianle's body froze obviously, she lowered her head and bit her lip.
After Zhao Xingwen retreated, Kong Changhui followed his words and asked Su Qianle, "What General Zhao said makes sense. It's already too late at night. Su Qianle, are you really so sure about that?"
Su Qianle raised her head, her face suddenly restored to a calm expression: "Sir, although I was ill at the time, my eyes were fine."
Kong Changhui scoffed slightly, and had no choice but to look at Xia Chu and ask, "Does the young marquis have anything to say in reply?"
Xia Chu lowered his eyelids: "Master Kong only needs to recall Su Qian'an from Han Yang, and he will know if what she said is true after asking, so there is no need for me to argue."
"This is natural." Seeing that he was unwilling to explain himself, Kong Changhui could only agree and nodded.
In fact, when Kong Changhui first heard Su Qianle talking nonsense, he thought about what Xia Chu said.
However, the time spent from Han Yang to the capital was too long.
He thought for a moment, looked at Su Qianle and said, "Based on your words alone, I can't conclude that the young marquis is Yi Dao."
Xiao Yanjun suddenly snorted coldly: "Master Kong, it's unfair for you to decide the case like this. Are you trying to protect the young marquis in front of everyone?"
Feng Chen, the imperial doctor sitting nearby, took one look at Xiao Yanjun and immediately echoed: "Yes, Mr. Kong, now witness Su Qianle has clearly identified that the young marquis is the fugitive Yi Dao in the portrait. You actually agreed with what the young marquis said, saying that you wanted to call Su Qian'an back for questioning, and the person who identified the portrait was not Su Qian'an. This deliberate evasion will inevitably make people feel unfair."
After Feng Zhun's words, there was a hidden meaning behind the scenes. He accused Kong Changhui of covering up Xia Chu, every word and every word, which aroused complaints from the people. The courtiers also expressed their dissatisfaction with Kong Changhui's move.
Kong Changhui had never been in such a situation before. He suddenly became angry and embarrassed. He really wanted to put aside his identity as a scholar, tear off his official robe and curse at the unsuspecting officials and people.
But he couldn't, he didn't even know how to defend Xia Chu.
We obviously knew that Su Qianle was full of lies, but even if he said what he said when he was alone and helpless, who would believe it...
If we could wait until Su Qian'an came back...
But with the endless condemnation in their ears, can they still wait
"Master Kong, it's really not safe for you to do this." Just when Kong Changhui was on the verge of collapse, Jing Qibin, the Minister of Punishment, was beside him and put the last straw.
Jing Qibin's words represent the originally neutral side.
This time, I also leaned towards Xiao Yanjun...
However, Xia Chu turned around at this moment and walked towards Su Qianle. His steps were very slow, as if they were extremely heavy.
Step by step, he stepped on Su Qianle's heart.
"Qianle, are you really sure that person is me?" Xia Chu stood in front of her, with a huge sadness on his face, but there was an unconcealable sadness in his tone.
Su Qianle lowered her head and looked at his toes standing in front of her eyes.
She paused, and then replied slowly but firmly: "Yes."
Xia Chu leaned over and patted her shoulder gently: "Well, I don't know why you are like this, but after all, I have betrayed Qian'an's trust. I hope Prince Yu can give you what you want."
Su Qianle looked startled, then raised her head to look at him, but Xia Chu had already turned to Kong Changhui and said, "I was indeed the one who set the fire in the Zhao family camp."
Kong Changhui was stunned on the spot, and Jing Qibin beside him was also stunned.
Xia Chu's recognition showed that although all the corpses were burned, no life was harmed.
However, this is also extremely treasonous and cannot be tolerated by heaven.
Even the emperor couldn't protect him. Even if he thought about the kindness of General Zhao, Lord Marquis and his mother back then, he couldn't let him gain a foothold in the Xiao Kingdom.
Even if one life can be saved in the end, the best outcome is to be exiled to a barbaric land with a guilty body.
Kong Changhui shook his head repeatedly and urged in a low voice anxiously: "Little Marquis, please don't do this. We can insist on waiting until Su Qian'an comes back. He is Su Qianle's brother, and his words can always be convincing."
Although people inside and outside the hall did not hear Kong Changhui's words, they did hear that Xia Chu had just confessed his crime in person. Perhaps it was too sudden and unexpected, and everyone actually stayed where they were and did not come back to their senses.
But Su Qianle, who was kneeling there with a stunned look on her face, looking at Xia Chu's back, heard Kong Changhui's words...
At this point, she had no room for maneuver. She gritted her teeth, took out another letter from her sleeve, and presented it with both hands.
In the silence of the hall, she suddenly said: "Since the young marquis recognized it, I will go on to say that I saw this accidentally in the young marquis' room. You will know it as soon as you read it."
The yamen officer stepped forward to take it and presented the letter. Kong Changhui suppressed his concentration and read the letter. The expression on his face changed drastically, and he looked up at Xia Chu in fear.
Jing Qibin saw that Kong Changhui's face was even uglier than it was just after Xia Chu confessed. His face was mixed with shock, doubt and fear, and these complex emotions were constantly intertwined on his face.
It looks so ferocious.
He was curious as to what kind of letter could frighten him so much. He stood up, walked over to him, took it and started reading it.
At this glance, his legs felt a little weak, and he had to reach out and put his hands on the back of Kong Changhui's chair to steady himself.
Kong Changhui looked at him sideways and asked him: "This official is not very talented and has little knowledge. I would also like to ask Jing Shangshu whether the seal on the lower left is really the seal of King Hu?"
"Yes." Jing Qibin swallowed with some difficulty.
This is not nonsense. If it is fake, he can lose his composure until his legs become weak and help Kong Changhui's chair back!
After receiving Xiao Yanjun's signal, Feng Zhen, the imperial doctor, stood up and walked over. He said to Kong Changhui and Jing Qibin who were whispering, "Why don't you two give me a slap and let me read this letter?" So that everyone inside and outside the hall knows what happened."
There was nothing wrong with what Feng Zhen said, and Jing Qibin handed the letter to him smoothly.
Kong Changhui pursed his lips. He was not qualified to block this letter.
But what if this letter was made public.
At the beginning of summer, where will it be...
Just when Kong Changhui's heart was stirred up by huge waves, his thoughts were swirling and complicated.
Feng Zhun, who was beside him, received the letter and began to read it aloud: The policy of peace between the young marquis and Gu is the outcome of the two countries. There is no trace of the powder that Gu gave to the young marquis, and it will certainly not affect the outcome. There is no way to find out who you are. When the lonely Hu Jun conquers Han Yang, I will accept the love of the young marquis and it should be as the young marquis wishes. I wish I could always be elegant in glue and lacquer, but I am busy and careless. This letter is the proof!
(End of chapter)