C164 Guilty(3)

"King Mo, do you know where you hid the note?"

"The prince naturally doesn't know, only my father knows. I have hidden them in the study room of the prince's mansion. There is a secret compartment in his desk that has been locked up and placed in the secret compartment."

The Emperor stared at her for a while before saying indifferently, "He really trusts you when you've just arrived."

Ling Xinning smiled slightly: "It's hard for a man to hide his secret from a woman he likes. If I have intentions and he has no intentions, I can always find out."

The emperor raised the center of his brows and looked at Xiao Yi Xiu with indifference.

Xiao Yixiu, on the other hand, wore a faint smile on his face. It was as if he didn't care about anything, but at the same time, it was as if everything had been planned out by him.

Ling Yuanzhang's face was pale to the point that it was unsightly. She looked at Ling Xinning as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.

"Minister Ling, can I ask you a small question?"

Xiaoyi Xiu said gently. Ling YuanZhang was too angry to speak out, so he could only clasp his hands and say, "This official knows what to say."

"When did this Guard Captain leave for my manor?" He was actually asking about the captain of the imperial guards, but his gaze was focused on Ling Yuanzhang.

It was impossible for Ling Yuanzhang to leave during the early morning assembly, so the order given must be before he entered the throne room.

"Let's set off at almost five o'clock." The Guard Captain replied nervously. There was no way this matter could be faked. After all, he was not the only one who was taken on a search.

Xiao Yi Xiu looked at the copper leakage teapot and smiled, "It's already a quarter to one, and the evidence of Minister Ling has already been presented to the throne room a moment ago. That is to say, they have only been there for three-quarters of an hour. It would take about an hour to travel from the palace to the Mo King's Manor and back again. Royal father, this Guard Captain must be very generous with his rewards, his efficiency is too high, the Prince Mo Residence might not be big, but it is not small either. They have three to four hundred mu of land, but they actually completed the search within fifteen minutes, isn't that a god's speed? "

The Guard Captain did not look too good either, sneaking a glance at Ling Yuanzhang.

Ling Yuanzhang did not expect him to be so fierce. He had only estimated the time to make himself speechless.

Xiao Yi Xiu sighed softly, "Minister Ling, I still have another witness. Would you like to hear his testimony?"

"You …" Ling Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, if there's anything you want to say, just say it out loud. Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

"The written order. This King's witness has almost reached the outside of the hall. Please lead the way."

Having been ordered by him, Qin Bi did not have a temper. He walked out with a sullen face.

When he entered, Qin Bi's face could no longer be described as smelly. It was simply extremely bizarre. However, when the officials cast their gazes at the person behind him, they all became as strange as he was.

"This... Impossible, Cheng Wang? " Bai Wanqing was the first to cry out in alarm.

The young man behind Qin Bi was dressed in a dirty and tattered white robe. His face was haggard and emaciated. There were many wounds on his face and body. Some parts of his body had faint traces of blood, as if he had just been released from prison.

"As expected of Cheng Lang, he did not disappoint me."

Cheng Qi looked up, but didn't reply. He stared straight at Xiao Yi Xiu, and his eyes suddenly turned red. He kneeled down, choking with sobs. "This humble subject, Cheng, greets the Emperor. Long live our Emperor."

"This... "Dear Cheng, is it really you?"

Cheng Dong nodded his head, then raised his eyes and stared at Zhu Wei An: "Zhu Chi, thanks to you, Cheng Qi is still alive, are you disappointed?"

Xiao Yi Xiu laughed and said, "Cheng Lang, actually, you don't need to be so angry. Instead, you should be grateful to Zhu Chi. If not for him wanting to keep you alive, ten of you would probably have been swept under the dam and wouldn't be able to find your way back. "

"That's right, I should be grateful to you. I have been in charge of overseeing the construction of the dam, and I know better than anyone the quality of the work. I know better than anyone that it would not have been possible for a gap to suddenly appear after the construction was completed.

"Cheng Langzhong is overthinking it. A small hole has been opened in the dam. Clearly, it is a problem of construction quality …" Zhu Wei An forced a smile. "Thank you, Minister Cheng, for your good fortune. I'm happy for you …"

Cheng Qi said expressionlessly, "Oh, and what's even more coincidental is that when I was sent down the Cloud River towards Mount Jun, I was actually saved by someone who knew how to swim, and was even able to eat and serve me well." However, since we saved each other, why did you restrict my freedom? Always using all sorts of methods to persuade me not to leave? "

Before Jovian and You Chenguang could explain, Cheng sneered, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that Lord Thorn left that gap for me, the landlubber, when he knew that I had to inspect the quality of the construction himself. And I am very grateful to the people of President You who saved me in time. When King Mo is found guilty in the capital, I will be free and grateful to you. It's just that you all didn't expect that the shadow guards from Prince Mo's Mansion would be able to find me before you. "

"However, what you did not think of was that before I fell into the water, it was already known that the list of water conservancy project prices that Jupiter had sent to investigate was fake. Are you trying to profit from this or are you planning to frame King Mo? "

Xiao Yi Xiu coughed a few times at the right time. He looked sickly and weak, but his eyes were clear and calm. Compared to him, Ling Yuanzhang was feeling guilty and panicked. He tried to speak up for himself several times but was stopped by the sharp gaze of the emperor.

"Zhu Wei An, You Chenguang, what else do you have to say?" The Emperor finally spoke. His reprimanding tone and his attitude of calling him by name had already expressed his intentions. Upon hearing his words, the two men frantically kneeled down.

They were not the only ones with unsightly expressions on their faces. Xiao Yi Mo's gaze was already like the clouds pressing down on his head as he tightly pursed his lips to restrain himself. He did not open his mouth to speak up for Ling Yuanzhang. He was obviously trying to get rid of himself. Seeing the situation turn sour, he had already decided to abandon his car to protect his commander.

Xiao Yixiu's calm eyes swept across his face as if he was smiling at him without a care in the world. The look in his eyes made him unable to vent any of the hatred in his heart. He could only grit his teeth and grit his teeth so hard that his jaw turned white.

"My Lord, why did you collude with Chi Yue to assassinate Shi Zuvian and the president of the merchant guild, You Chenguang, to frame King Mo?"

"This humble subject dares not!" Ling Yuanzhang kneeled down.

"You don't dare? If it was someone else, then it would be fine; Ling Xin would rather be your own daughter. Her words are reasonable, and the many merchants of the Crimson Moon Merchant Guild are testifying together, what other excuses do you have? "

"This humble subject …"

Deng Shengchuan suddenly pointed at Zhu Wei An and You Chenguang and said, "They have colluded with the government and monopolized the Chi Yue economy. No one in the Chamber of Commerce dares to oppose them. If it weren't for the Shang Jing Saint, how would we small merchants dare to become enemies with them? It was always their will. And King Mo rescued thousands of Chiyue's victims, and has made a name for himself in Chiyue. As long as you casually find someone to ask, you will find out about it in the streets. "