She lowered her eyes to hide the emotions in her eyes. When she raised her eyes again, her eyes were as clear and bright as obsidian that had just been soaked in water.
She curtsied and saluted, and her lips moved:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Shangguan You looked at the woman standing below, and for some reason his heart suddenly moved.
In fact, he had heard her voice before when he was pretending to be unconscious.
At that time, I just felt that she was a smart, alert, decisive woman. Although she was of low status, she was still able to take advantage of all the conditions to counter Shangguan Wan and turn her disadvantage into an advantage.
Now that I saw her, I realized that she was born like this
Somehow, it felt like I had seen it somewhere before.
He quickly thought about it in his mind, but after thinking about it, he had indeed never seen her.
For nearly two years, he was basically bedridden and stayed in the Qingfeng Palace day and night.
He rarely even sees other people in the palace, let alone people like Chu Liuyue who come from outside the Tianmu Realm.
It's probably because those eyebrows are so similar to Yue'er's.
Thinking of this, Shangguan You felt pain in his heart, and his eyes towards Chu Liuyue became more kind.
"You have worked so hard for Yue'er, so I should thank you. If you hadn't taken the initiative to re-investigate what happened back then, I'm afraid many people would have been able to live happily for a while."
By the second half of the sentence, Shangguan You's tone had completely cooled down.
Although he did not scold him sternly, his low and majestic tone was full of imperial pressure, making people breathless!
In the square in front of Langkun Hall, everyone fell silent.
"Yuwen, show me that letter."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wenwei immediately responded, stepped forward respectfully, and presented the secret letter with both hands.
Shangguan You unfolded it and looked at it carefully.
Xia Hourong stood with his hands down, cold sweat constantly breaking out on his forehead, his heart beating wildly, and the blood all over his body surged up, as if his eardrums were about to rupture!
After a while, his back was completely soaked!
However, after only a short period of time, he felt that his days were like years and he was suffering endlessly!
Finally, in this almost suffocating atmosphere, Shangguan You finally spoke.
"I never wrote this letter."
The words were clear and simple, but they were like thunder exploding in everyone's hearts!
He didn't write it! That proves that this letter was indeed forged by someone else!
No one answered.
The air seems to be freezing inch by inch!
Shangguan You looked at Xia Hou Rong.
"The date on this letter is the third day of July. On that day, I was discussing matters with Mr. Xiahou in the imperial study. But I felt very trapped for some reason, so I asked Mr. Xiahou to leave first and went to the side room to take a rest. Then I woke up. It’s already today.”
There was a gasp from the crowd.
Didn’t you always say that Your Majesty became seriously ill and bedridden because he heard that Emperor Ji was dead and was so sad that he suffered too much stimulation for a while
Why do you think Your Majesty has been in a coma since July 3 of that year
You know, it was the tenth day of July when Di Ji died!
At this point, who still can’t hear the problem here? !
It was clear that someone had done something to His Majesty, making him unconscious and unable to wake up. At the same time, he forged this false document to lure Thirteen Yue away from Xiling, and then took the opportunity to assassinate the Emperor Ji!
It is self-evident who did this!
Who else could it be besides Xia Hourong, who was the most accomplished person that day!
"Lord Xiahou, it seems that you did not leave the imperial study immediately that day, but instead did a lot of tricks."
Shangguan You looked down at Xia Hourong, waved his sleeves, and threw the secret letter in front of Xia Hourong!
"See for yourself! Did you write this?"
Xia Hourong finally couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down with a "pop!"
"Your Majesty, it's clear! Wei Chen was wronged! Wei Chen really didn't do anything!"
Xia Hourong cried out for injustice, but secretly regretted it in his heart.
The reason why he kept this letter was actually to use it as evidence to restrain Jiang Yucheng.
Although they have done a lot of things together, they deeply distrust each other.
Therefore, he kept this thing to be prepared.
Unexpectedly, this letter was dug out by Chu Liuyue and identified by His Majesty himself!
Now I can’t even wash myself off even if I jump into the river!
If I had known this, I should have destroyed this secret letter right away!
In the face of such irrefutable evidence, Xia Hourong's defense and cry seemed very feeble.
"I was inside just now, and I seemed to hear Lord Xiahou swearing on the whole Xiahou Mansion, saying that if he really betrayed me, he would make everyone in the Xiahou Mansion suffer a terrible death."
Xia Hourong was suddenly startled, and a strong uneasiness suddenly surged into his heart!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"
"Lord Xiahou, I never imagined that you could be so cruel to people of your own clan."
Shangguan You said calmly and shook his head.
"After all, I misjudged the person."
"Your Majesty! Wei Chen didn't! Wei Chen really didn't do anything sorry for you! The frame-up, this must be someone who framed Wei Chen! Your Majesty, it's clear to you!"
Xia Hourong was shocked and knelt forward in panic.
But before he reached the nine steps, Shangguan You had already spoken.
"Xia Hourong committed a rebellion with the intention of murdering me. This is the first crime! He forged the secret decree and deceived the superiors and concealed it. This is the second crime! The two crimes will be punished simultaneously. Behead them in public! In addition, the three close relatives of Xiahou are jointly implicated! The three distant relatives, regardless of men and women, will all be sent to the frontier as slaves! They will not be able to return for life!"
Every word echoed clearly in front of the hall!
Xia Hourong suddenly stopped and knelt down on the ground dejectedly. The last trace of blood on his face disappeared in an instant!
In an instant, it was as if all the strength in the body had been drained away, and even breathing became difficult.
Finished
It’s over!
After this verdict, the entire Xiahou clan was completely destroyed!
His wives, concubines, children, and relatives.
Being sent to the frontier as a slave is more terrifying than being beheaded! It can be said that life is worse than death!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please be merciful! Please, for the sake of the Xiahou clan's centuries of loyalty, please spare the wife, children, and children of this humble minister!"
If the Xiahou clan is destroyed in his hands, then he will become the sinner of the entire clan!
Shangguan You looked at him with deep eyes.
"Xia Hou Rong, you also know that the Xia Hou clan has been loyal for hundreds of years, but they have all been defeated at your hands!"
After all, it was all his own fault!
Xia Hourong collapsed on the ground, his heart completely cold.
"Take it down!"
Shangguan You waved his hand.
Just as the person next to him was about to step forward, Xia Hourong suddenly turned his head and pointed at Jiang Yucheng fiercely, and shouted fiercely:
"It was him! It was he and the third princess who forced me to do this!"
(End of chapter)