She stood up suddenly and said loudly, "Your Majesty, how much do you dislike your daughter-in-law? If you feel that she is a nuisance to you and hinders you from exterminating the Xiliang Li family, you can just give her poisoned wine and she will definitely thank you. There is no need to wear a green scarf on your own son. After all, he is also a son of the Xiao family and a prince appointed by your Majesty. Do you really want him to be unable to hold his head up like this?"
Facing the angry face of Emperor Youning, Li Yanyan was not afraid at all. She looked back and raised her chin slightly: "Sitting on your majesty's son, who will dare to marry in the future? The second sister-in-law didn't live for many years. The fourth brother's wife accompanied the fourth brother to the imperial mausoleum. The fifth brother's wife and I suffered the same fate. The whole family was executed. Poor fifth brother was the executioner... Ha!
Now it's Ah Zhen's turn, right? He doesn't believe that his wife is cheating on him, so His Majesty won't tolerate it?"
Liu Sanzhi bowed his head deeply. Sometimes he actually hoped that His Majesty was a cold and ruthless person who would not tolerate disobedience from others. If so, how could Princess Dai dare to say such treasonous words
"How dare you!" Emperor Youning shouted.
"You can be so presumptuous, but your majesty has no intention of giving me a chance to live. I am about to die, and I can't even tell you what's in my heart? Your majesty, please don't think that I am your fifth brother's wife. I will do it for your majesty's sake!"
"Someone come!" Emperor Youning shouted, "Imprison this shrew in the Zongzheng Temple for me."
"Your Majesty, Yanyan is outspoken, Your Majesty..."
"Take her away!" Emperor Youning did not give Xiao Changzhen a chance to beg for mercy. With a single order, the guards arrested Li Yanyan.
"Let me go, I'll walk by myself." Li Yanyan avoided the guards' touch, straightened her clothes and shawl, held her head and chest high, walked in front with steady steps.
After hearing the news from Mingzheng Palace, Xiao Huayong smiled with an ambiguous meaning: "Li also escaped."
Xiao Changtai escaped, just as Li Yanyan said, they were not caught in bed with each other. Although someone reported to the Jingzhao Yin that a murder had occurred and blood was seen, it did not constitute a sensitive matter because the body was not seen. As long as Li Yanyan could shirk her guilt, she could not be convicted.
"Your Highness, the people arranged by the Imperial Mausoleum have arrived at the palace gate. Your Highness the Fourth Prince cannot escape the charge of fleeing the Imperial Mausoleum privately." Tian Yuan said.
Xiao Huayong shook his head slightly: "Unless we catch the fourth brother in the act, he will have another trick up his sleeve."
The fact that Xiao Changtai dared to come meant that he was fully prepared.
When the news that Xiao Changtai had secretly escaped from the imperial mausoleum was delivered to the emperor, Emperor Youning looked at the Prince of Dai who was kneeling in front of him and begging for forgiveness: "Silang is not in the imperial mausoleum."
Xiao Changzhen lowered his head and said nothing.
"Raise your head." Emperor Youning ordered, "Look at me."
Xiao Changzhen raised his head and looked at the emperor, but remained silent.
Emperor Youning asked in a deep voice: "Tell me that you firmly believe that the person Li saw was not Silang!"
Locked by the emperor's majestic eyes, Xiao Changzhen moved his lips and finally said, "Your Majesty, my fourth brother's wife disappeared because she went to see Yanyan. My fourth brother and his wife were deeply in love. It is reasonable for him to worry about his fourth brother's wife and come to the capital to find Yanyan to ask about her."
"It makes sense?" Emperor Youning was amused. "Have you forgotten what the gatekeeper said? This is not the first time she and Silang have had a secret meeting!"
"Your Majesty, Yanyan will not let me down. Perhaps the owner of the mansion happens to be familiar with you, so you borrowed this place to meet Yanyan. Yanyan often goes to the Qian Mansion, so she must want to buy a house. Yanyan has told me several times that she wants to buy a house."