Xu Anying was a little scared of the Prince of Linjiang in front of him. When working under Emperor Longqing, as long as he was down-to-earth and didn't do so many tricks, it would generally be easy to protect himself and his family. But it was not the case with Prince of Linjiang. The man in front of him had been on the battlefield and had killed many people. He was known for his ruthlessness and decisiveness. He didn't believe that if there was really nothing wrong, Prince of Linjiang would suddenly ask such suggestive questions, so he fell silent for a while.
Prince Linjiang has been very busy recently, but at this moment, he was very patient, as if he was waiting for him to give an explanation. Seeing Xu Anying bow her head, he even smiled slightly.
This was a sign of impending storm. Xu Anying felt sweat pouring down his back and his chest ached. He was so overwhelmed that he could not control himself. However, he had been in the officialdom for so many years and he thought he knew King Linjiang very well. After pondering for a while, he made a difficult decision. He knelt down in front of King Linjiang with a plop, touched his head to the ground, and kowtowed heavily: "I am guilty!"
It is not a wise thing to play dumb in front of a smart person. Xu Anying knows the personality of King Linjiang, and he knows that if he asks this question, he must have found out something. Liu Cheng's disciples may not be really reliable. He himself was a little too aggressive. He was too eager to hear the news, so he asked someone to bribe people. In fact, he should not take such a risk. You know, Liu Cheng himself could back down at the last minute, let alone his disciples? Maybe Liu Cheng had told them something, and they came to complain and seek credit.
Prince Linjiang looked at him coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and after a while he sneered and asked calmly, "What crime have you committed?" There were only two things he hated the most in his life. One was that he was too late at the beginning. He was obviously the candidate for the succession appointed by the previous emperor, but he was snatched away by the incompetent Emperor Longqing, and he almost got so unlucky that he could never get up again. The second was being used as a pawn.
After so many years, the first thing that made him angry has been resolved now, and he will soon get back what belongs to him. So when the second thing that disgusts him comes, he is particularly angry. There are actually people who want to stop his great cause and use the secrets of the past to destroy his reputation. Even if this person is Xu Anying, who has worked hard for him and made great contributions, he cannot tolerate it.
Today, the Jinyiwei has issued the documents for the trial. Liu Cheng's apprentice has confessed that Liu Cheng has been depressed since he met a eunuch a few days ago. He couldn't sleep for whole nights and also had palpitations. When someone spoke to him, he turned pale and looked like he was about to fall down.
After the Jinyiwei interrogated the eunuch, they found out that the eunuch took the money from the Xu family and acted as a matchmaker between the Xu family and Liu Cheng, allowing Liu Cheng to meet their people. As for what they said specifically, they were not clear.
But even if the interrogation only reached this point, everyone knew what they should know. King Linjiang raised his eyebrows and suddenly kicked Xu Anying fiercely: "How dare you use me!"
Dare to use him now, what about in the future? Relying on his own merits, he thinks he is the best in the world. After getting hold of his handle, he thinks he can hold the emperor hostage to control the princes? King Linjiang couldn't help but think deeply and badly of Xu Anying's behavior. Seeing Xu Anying struggling to get up and kneel down again, he said in a deep voice: "You simply deserve to die!"
When it really came to this life-and-death moment, Xu Anying was not so afraid anymore. He looked intently at the floor tiles under his feet, not daring to delay, and kowtowed quickly: "I am guilty, I am guilty! But Your Highness, I have no other intention..." Things had come to the worst point. If he wanted to get out of it, he must not deny it. If he did something wrong and was caught, then if he denied it again, he would be making things worse and would surely die.
Xu Anying had been an official for so many years that he had his own way of dealing with things. He did not dodge or evade. He did not move until King Linjiang's kick was about to come down again. When he saw King Linjiang retract his kick, he knelt on the ground and cried sincerely: "I really can't swallow this breath!" He was talking about his son's matter. Speaking of this matter, he could not help but feel sad and cried without any adulteration: "When people reach old age, the only things they fear are nothing more than two things, one is death, and the other is the old sending the young away... The princess first ruined my eldest son and ruined the reputation of the Xu family's daughters, and then killed my third son... Your Majesty, I really just want to make the princess unlucky..."
The grievances between the Xu family and the Wei family have a long history, and there are traces to follow. King Linjiang naturally knows this. If the Wei family and the Xu family had not completely torn their faces apart, the Xu family would not have relied on him so readily and thoroughly. He snorted: "I saw you could still hold back before, but you can't hold it back now? Besides, since you want revenge, there are naturally many ways to do it. Why do you have to use me to do it!"
If he really killed Mrs. Wei, and Shen Chen knew about it, how would he get along with Shen Chen from now on? He felt sorry for his sister. This was the thing he feared most when he woke up in the middle of the night. If even Shen Chen turned away from him, he really didn't know how to explain it to his sister and brother-in-law.
Xu Anying knew that Prince Linjiang was not angry because they framed the Wei family, but because they plotted against Prince Linjiang and used him to do it. He thought of countermeasures quickly in his mind, with a sad expression: "I know... but I can't hold it back completely, especially since the princess is a ruthless person. Those who offend her almost never have a good ending. Look at the princess and Li Gui Niang, as well as Xianrong County Master, they all ended up miserably. I think offending the princess is the most ruthless. The princess directly killed my third son, and I don't know how she will hate me afterwards. So I did something stupid..."
Xu Anying knew how to grasp the art of language. When King Linjiang wanted him to speak, he did not stop. He talked about how uneasy he was, how many things the Xu family had done, and how scared he was. He said a lot. King Linjiang listened quietly on the side and did not interrupt him. After an unknown amount of time, King Linjiang smiled quietly, interrupted his chattering, and asked him: "You mean, you just want to kill Wei An and deal with the Wei family?" (To be continued)