"Father..." Ye Haoting opened his lips slightly and murmured for a long time, but he couldn't say a word.
Concubine Meng's face was dark, and the anger in her heart was overwhelming, "Your Majesty, this Ah Fu is clearly framed."
"He didn't say anything." The emperor glanced at them and frowned.
Concubine Meng hesitated, yes, because she didn't say anything, but her posture, expression, and acquiescing to everything were more convincing and convincing.
Damn Ah Fu, he was willing to die in exchange for a little doubt in the emperor's heart.
Okay, very good. She has been too gentle recently, making people think that their mother and son are easy to bully, right
The emperor looked at them in silence with a livid face. Ah Fu is dead. To say that the person behind the scenes is the Seventh Prince is just a suspicion and there is no substantial evidence. But if he says no, there is really no need for Ah Fu to show his loyalty by hitting a pillar and dying in front of Lao Qi.
"Father." Ye Xiudu, who had been silent for a long time, finally took a step forward and raised his chin slightly.
Concubine Meng and the seventh prince glanced at him at the same time, and couldn't help but feel a little thump in their hearts. What did he want to say? Is he also planning to add insult to injury right now
"Father, I don't believe that my seventh brother did this." Ye Xiu chuckled to himself. He knew very well in his heart that there was someone else involved in this matter. The man's purpose was very clear, just to drive a wedge between him and Ye Haoting.
Although Ye Xiudu had no ambition to be an emperor, he couldn't just follow other people's wishes.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, "Xiu'er, you..."
"The father, the mother and the concubine are the biological mothers of the son, and the seventh brother and the son are the biological brothers. Anyone can harm the son, but it is absolutely impossible for the mother and the seventh brother. The son and the seventh brother Although we haven’t seen each other for many years, the blood in our bones is fused with each other, so how could brothers kill each other?”
Ye Xiu laughed alone and saw the emperor's slightly stunned expression, and then said, "Father, as my mother and concubine said, Ah Fu and seventh brother had a grudge in the past, and there was a gap between us brothers in frame and plot. Contradiction is also normal. I believe in my mother and concubine, and I believe in my seventh brother. Father, Ah Fu is dead. There is no way of knowing whether there are other people behind him or whether he is holding a grudge and waiting for revenge."
The emperor nodded, his eyes softened slightly, and he looked at Ye Xiudu with a gentle expression.
Although he still had a trace of doubt in his heart, he was still very satisfied with Ye Xiudu's performance. Regardless of whether Xiu'er believed in Lao Qi or not, he could say these words in front of Prince Qi and others, that is, he has the air of a general, and his demeanor and demeanor are all top-notch. He really did not misjudge the person.
Ye Haoting frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but his hand was slightly pulled by Concubine Meng.
Yes, my father won't believe me in any of my excuses at this moment, so it's better...
"Fifth brother, thank you." Ye Haoting didn't say much, but his eyes were filled with excitement and complex emotions.
Ye Xiudu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Seventh brother, you don't have to be like this. Brothers should be united as one. There are so many people like Ah Fu in this world. If we don't trust each other enough, then these people's treacherous plots will If you succeed again and again, the reputation of our royal family and my father will be damaged."
Ye Xiu thought to himself that if Yu Qingluo heard his generous and decent words here, he would probably go to the side to vomit.
Well, I suddenly missed her a little. I don't know if the woman was obedient and rested in the house.
The emperor smiled happily and exhaled heavily, "Xiu'er's words make sense. Brothers should be united and harmonious. Only in this way can I be a good son."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I finally have no regrets when I see them like this." Concubine Meng took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes slightly, her eyes filled with tears as she agreed.
It really was a picture of a loving father, a filial son, a filial brother, and a respectful brother. Qi Hanwei twitched the corner of his mouth sarcastically.
Not to mention the royal family, there are not many brothers in ordinary families who have turned against each other. How do you want him to believe that Ye Xiudu and Ye Haoting, two brothers who rarely interact with each other on weekdays, have a deep relationship? Qi Hanwei smiled, but it was just a superficial act.
"Father, now that the truth has been revealed and the murderer of He Daliang has committed suicide out of fear of crime, let this matter end here."
The emperor nodded, glanced at Ye Xiudu, and said loudly, "The case of Mr. Storyteller He Daliang has conclusive evidence. The criminal Ah Fu has a deep scheming mind and heinous crimes. In order to achieve his goal, he will do anything to destroy the reputation of the prince and princess. He killed him for this reason." The innocent people escaped from prison and fled, trying to kill the He family's mother and son to silence them. Fortunately, God's law has clearly shown that the guilty deserved it. Now the truth has been revealed. Wen Tian, the guard of Prince Xiu's palace, was acquitted and was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver as compensation."
"Wei Chen thanked our father for Wen Tian." Ye Xiu bowed slightly without moving his eyebrows.
The emperor pursed his lips, and then glanced at Jingzhao Yin Yechou, who was kneeling on the ground and had not spoken since Ah Fu's accident. His eyes darkened and he said in a cold voice, "Jingzhao Yin Yechou, you are not doing things well and imprisoning others by mistake. . As a result, the criminal Ah Fu escaped from prison, almost causing two more lives and causing a catastrophe. Although He Hai's mother and son had to pray to Prince Xiu and others to save him, the thirteenth prince of Liuyun Kingdom was killed by Ah Fu during the rescue. Injury, this is a serious matter. Ye Zhao, as Jing Zhaoyin... "
Ye Zhou couldn't hear what else the emperor said later. He only knew that his ears were buzzing, and his position was reduced from the fourth grade to the sixth grade.
He suddenly regretted that he had worked hard for so long, climbing from a small seventh-grade sesame official to the fourth grade, and finally gained his current status and connections. Unexpectedly, just a moment later, he suddenly went back again.
In fact, from the moment he saw Ah Fu being caught in the main hall, he knew that he could not escape the crime of neglecting his duties. But at that time, he just thought that he would be punished with a small amount of money and be reprimanded by the emperor. After all, the emperor would not sacrifice his troops and generals to deal with the ministers he had promoted just for Wen Tian as a guard.
But what Ye Zhou didn't expect was that Ah Fu would hurt the thirteenth prince of Liuyun Kingdom. This matter suddenly escalated to an issue between the two countries, and now that Prince Qi is in front of him and it is the time of the Four Nations Competition, the emperor must handle it seriously in order to give Prince Qi an explanation.
Maybe, maybe after the Four Nations Competition is over, the emperor will bring him up.
Ye Zhao could only think in this way to comfort himself, his mouth was extremely bitter, and he could only swallow the dirty things behind his back and could not speak out. At this moment, he could only bend down and kowtow, "I accept the decree, long live long live."
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