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Chapter 16

"Old Marquis, what are you doing? Get up quickly." The prince was shocked and hurriedly reached out to support him.

The old marquis shook his head sadly: "No, let the old minister kneel down! The old minister has been in a military life and believes that he is worthy of his country and people, and he is worthy of his heart. Unexpectedly, when he is old, he will raise a rebellious son who is incompetent! The old minister is really ashamed. If he does not find out the causes and consequences of this matter, the old minister has no shame to face His Royal Highness!"

As he said that, the old marquis raised his sleeve and wiped his eyes, and knelt deeply on the ground.

Looking at the old marquis' gray hair and hunched body.

Looking back on his deeds when he rode on the battlefield and fulfilled his loyalty to the country.

Not to mention the prince, the guests present felt uncomfortable.

Generals fight for hundreds of battles, and serve the country and the people.

How can you fail to be a good person for your descendants and suffer such grievances after you are old?

"I dare to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to make the decision, investigate the matter thoroughly, and give the Nanyang Marquis's innocence!"

A general stood up and bowed his hands to the bottom of his face.

"I'm sorry!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

All the guests stood up and bowed deeply.

At this moment, they believed from the bottom of their heart that with the old marquis, the Nanyang marquis's mansion would never collude with bandits and harm the people!

Xiao Lingyue watched from the side, and couldn't help but applaud the old marquis in her heart.

This trick is so beautiful!

First, destroy your relatives for justice, then complain with tears, and leave yourself clean in a few words.

Not only did he save the face of the Hou Mansion, but he also put the prince on a high position.

Force the prince to investigate.

Xiao Lingyue also knew very well that Nanyang Hou Mansion did not collude with the bandits in Hulang Mountain.

This is at best a misunderstanding. It is just because Shen Zhijiang was selfish and accidentally caught the handle, otherwise things would not have reached this point.

The old marquis should have guessed this too.

Shen Zhijiang is his own son, can he not know his temperament?

Even if he gave Shen Zhijiang ten more courage, he would not dare to collude with the bandits who killed and set fire.

Therefore, as long as the prince investigates it casually, the truth will be revealed.

"Please get up, since I am here, I will naturally make the decision to find out this matter!" The prince said majestic and indifferently.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Everyone stood up.

"Mr. Zhao." The prince looked at Zhao Chengwei, "In addition to Mr. Shen's confession in public that the bandits are subordinates of the Shen family, do you have other evidence to prove that the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion has collusion with Hulang Mountain?"

Zhao Chengwei shook his head directly: "No."

"That means, do you doubt the affairs of the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion just because of a word from Marquis Shen?" The prince's tone sank.

"Crown Prince's clarification! Before I gave the order, I asked Mr. Shen repeatedly, but he insisted that the bandits were servants of the Shen family! Mr. Wei had no choice but to regard the Marquis' Mansion as an accomplice, take care of him first before dealing with him." Zhao Chengwei bowed and said.

There is no problem with this approach.

Shen Zhijiang admitted in person that no one forced him.

Again, in full view of the public, this confession is credible.

Any official will be treated as an accomplice.

Shen Zhijiang covered his bleeding head and stood beside him with a look of panic.

"Old, master" Aunt Hua was still covering her stomach and collapsed on the ground, her face was filled with cold sweat, and she struggled to ask for help.

But Shen Zhijiang couldn't care about her, and was immersed in regret and fear.

The prince looked at Shen Zhijiang and Chen Leng asked, "Mr. Shen, do you have anything to explain?"

Shen Zhijiang looked frightened and confused: "Teacher, Your Highness, Prince."

"Why do you want to say that the bandits are servants of the Shen family? Are he really from the Nanyang Marquis Mansion?" the prince asked coldly.

"No, it's not him, it's not him, this is what I'm talking nonsense! Your Highness can go and investigate. There has never been this person in the marquis's mansion. I just made an excuse!" Shen Zhijiang hurriedly denied, incoherent.

The prince asked again: "Then why do you want to make such an excuse?"

Shen Zhijiang: ""

The prince saw his desire to speak and shouted coldly: "It's already like this, what else can't be said! Do you have to go to the Ministry of Justice before you can honestly explain it?"

"No! I say, I say!" Shen Zhijiang was immediately frightened and knelt on the ground with a thud.

He said everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans: "It's all my fault for being selfish, and I'm worried that after the bandit was taken back to Jingzhao Mansion, he would tell me the matter of buying a murderer in a low voice! It made the entire Marquis' Mansion shame. In order to cover up the ugly incident, I thought of telling a lie and leaving the person behind!

But I really don't know he is a bandit!

I, I thought he was a gangster, the Crown Prince, I was really wronged! The Marquis's Mansion has nothing to do with the bandits' den!"

As he said that, Shen Zhijiang didn't care about the wound on his head and kowtowed.

"Master" Aunt Hua, who was limping on the ground, screamed.

Knowing that the disaster was coming, my mind collapsed, and Aunt Hua suddenly fainted.

The truth finally came out.

Buying murder should be true.

But colluding with bandits is just a misunderstanding!

The old marquis breathed a sigh of relief: ""

Fortunately, it is better to lose your face than to lose your life.

It’s all because of Aunt Hua! And Shen Wan!

Everyone learned the inside story and was speechless for a moment.

Originally, a family scandal turned out to be like this, and it was really nothing to say

The prince frowned.

This kind of scandal of fighting between homes and houses is almost every house in the capital, but it usually doesn't make a fuss.

After all, family scandals should not be made public.

The prince didn't want to care about such things in his heart, but things started to go out under his nose, and he couldn't care about them.

The prince could only bear the unhappiness and continued to ask: "What's wrong with buying a murder?"

Zhao Chengwei: "I'm going to ask the third lady."

Everyone's eyes returned to Xiao Lingyue.

With the cold warning eyes of the old marquis, Xiao Lingyue looked calm and told the story again.

The causes and consequences are very detailed.

Before Shen Zhijiang finished listening, he retorted fiercely: "Your Highness, don't listen to her nonsense! The slut said in person that she had never seen that bandit, it was her!"

He pointed at Xiao Lingyue fiercely, and his tone was extremely resentful, "It must be that she bribed the bandits and deliberately framed them!"

Shen Yuting, who had been climbing tightly with King Xiang, said with tears in her eyes: "I can prove it to my aunt that four days ago, my aunt had been with me and she had never left the house."

As she said that, she shook King Xiang's arm hard: "Your Highness, you can say something for me too."

The prince glanced at him with a faint look.

King Xiang's scalp suddenly became numb and he wanted to kick Shen Yuting away: "Don't ask me, I don't know anything!"

"Your Highness"

"Shen Wan, although Hua Shi is just an aunt, she has taken the identity of an elder at least. You actually bribed the bandits to frame her. You are so cruel! With His Royal Highness there, you will never succeed!" Shen Zhijiang accused Xiao Lingyue sternly while carrying out the prince to put pressure on him.
Chapter completed!