si-mexico Chapter 501: The common woman and Mr. Shen have broken off their engagement
Chapter 501: The common woman and Mr. Shen have broken off their engagement
He spoke slowly and calmly, sounding like he was not frightened by Emperor Xiao's attitude just now. Liu Wenhong looked grim, and just as he was about to speak, Pei Zhaozhi spoke first. "Your Majesty, Miss Jiang is right. Since Your Majesty has summoned Miss Jiang, I beg Your Majesty to allow Miss Jiang to state her grievances in person." Liu Wenhong snorted coldly, "Why are you so anxious, Lord Pei? Could it be that you have a close relationship with Miss Jiang? But I heard that Jiang Suining is Lord Shen's fiancée." "That's ridiculous." Pei Zhaozhi looked at Liu Wenhong coldly, "As the Minister of Justice, it is natural for me to be concerned about unjust cases. This has nothing to do with whether I have a relationship with Miss Jiang. What does it matter if we have a friendship? It's obvious that the drum for reporting the grievances has been sounded, but Lord Liu has been targeting you with jokes again and again. Your guilty conscience is too obvious. "I'm just guessing. Lord Pei is so excited that it seems like he is guilty." "Ridiculous, I..." "Enough." Emperor Xiao interrupted the argument between the two and scolded them coldly, "What kind of behavior is this in the court." Liu Wenhong trembled and lowered his head. Pei Zhaozhi gritted his teeth and did not speak again. Emperor Xiao continued to look at Jiang Suining, his eyes swept back and forth between her and Shen Yanxi. "Jiang Suining, as far as I know, you and Lord Shen are about to get married. Have you ever considered him when you beat the drum for reporting the grievances at this time?" "Your Majesty, I broke off the engagement with Lord Shen yesterday. What I'm doing now has nothing to do with Lord Shen." Broken engagement? The court officials were all stunned. Pei Zhaozhi was also stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he probably understood why Jiang Suining did this. Emperor Xiao looked at Shen Yanxi in surprise, "Is this true?" "Your Majesty, it's true." Shen Yanxi nodded. Hearing this, many court officials were secretly complaining in their hearts. Lord Shen is indeed a favorite minister in front of the emperor. He is indeed able to judge the situation. I heard that Lord Shen was deeply in love with Jiang Suining before, but now it seems that it is just a lie. However, the fiancée has become the daughter of a convicted official, and she has to complain to the emperor to appeal for justice. I am afraid that no one can accept such a thing. It is indeed a wise move to sever the relationship at this time. Feeling the meaningful eyes around him, Shen Yanxi walked out again slowly. "Your Majesty, although Suining and I have canceled the wedding, I believe that she is not a person who speaks nonsense. Since she dares to complain in front of the emperor, she must have solid evidence in hand. Please accept this case." Jiang Suining frowned and glanced at Shen Yanxi. The reason why she cancelled the wedding was to clear herself of the relationship. Although this might make people think that Shen Yanxi was a little ruthless, at least they would not think that she supported her complaint. At this time, Shen Yanxi should have remained silent. It was not appropriate to speak. However... just these few words were not enough to make things worse. Maybe the court officials would think that Shen Yanxi was just trying to show that he was not a heartless person and to save his reputation. Without giving Shen Yanxi a chance to say more, Jiang Suining bowed to Emperor Xiao. "Your Majesty, what Lord Shen said is right. I have indeed obtained the evidence. Please allow me to present the evidence!" Hearing Jiang Suining say this, many people were curious and guessed what the evidence she was talking about was. And Emperor Xiao finally nodded and indicated to present the evidence. Jiang Suining took out the account book, the confession, and the letter from her bag. When handing them to the eunuch who came forward, she did not forget to clearly explain the contents of the evidence. Not only did she want Emperor Xiao to see these, she also wanted to let the court officials present know what exactly happened that year. As Jiang Suining finished explaining the whole story, the court officials all looked solemn. Many people looked at Liu Wenhong with sharp eyes. If what Miss Jiang said was true, then the atrocities in the disaster relief case in Songjiang Prefecture that year were really outrageous. Not only did they embezzle money and frame people, but they also wantonly slandered and massacred the people. It was not an exaggeration to say that such behavior was insane. Liu Wenhong was confused. He originally thought that Gu Qingyan had left some evidence or confession, but he did not expect that Jiang Suining actually got the account book, and even a confession and a letter. At that time, he was just a small official of the sixth rank in the Ministry of Households. Because he was selected to help with the disaster relief, he participated in that incident by chance and got a lot of benefits afterwards. So many years have passed, and I thought it had been settled, but who would have thought that there would be a day to reopen the old things. Liu Wenhong secretly pinched himself, forced himself to calm down, and quickly stepped forward and knelt down. "Your Majesty, this is simply fabricated, and it is a distortion of right and wrong. I don't know why Miss Jiang fabricated evidence to frame the court officials and the third prince, but I can guarantee with my life that such a thing never happened back then!" "Lord Liu participated in the disaster relief work back then, and you are so anxious now. Perhaps your hands are stained with the blood of many innocent people and my father. If you are guilty and deserve to be executed, how can you guarantee it with your life?" Jiang Suining looked at the other party coldly. "How dare you talk to me like this!" "I am the plaintiff today, and Lord Liu is one of the defendants. Just because you are of a higher status than me, can you be so bossy and use your power to oppress others, or even override the law?" "You... sharp-tongued!" Liu Wenhong glanced at Jiang Suining angrily, and then said to Emperor Xiao, "Your Majesty, this woman has ulterior motives and makes false accusations. Maybe she is resentful of her father's death, so she deliberately fabricated evidence to take revenge. Your Majesty must not listen to her one-sided words, let alone these fabricated evidence!" "Is Lord Liu teaching the Pope how to judge the case?" Shen Yanxi said faintly. This sentence shocked Liu Wenhong's heart, "Lord Shen, don't talk nonsense, this humble official has no such intention, Your Majesty, this humble official just..." "Shut up!" Emperor Xiao's eyes were very cold, and when his eyes shot over, Liu Wenhong felt that the blood in his body seemed to be frozen. He swallowed nervously, and dared not speak again for a while. Emperor Xiao looked back at the confession in his hand, as well as the letter with the seal of the Third Prince's Mansion, his face was gloomy and difficult to read. "Jiang Suining, how did you get this evidence?" Jiang Suining told about the accidental discovery of the jade pendant in the suburbs and the trip to the black market, but she did not take the initiative to mention Pei Zhaozhi, and only used the phrase "it happened by chance later" to pass on the various processes in between. "Your Majesty, everything I said is true, and this evidence is by no means forged. My father was forced to confess his crime unjustly, and those hungry people, even though they were instigated by someone with ulterior motives, just wanted to ask together to get things clear from the beginning to the end, but they took the blame for others, and finally were burned to death in the fire. Please give justice to the dead!" Jiang Suining's every word was loud and clear, and the court fell into silence again. However, this time, everyone's eyes shifted from Jiang Suining, who was kneeling on the ground, to Emperor Xiao, who was sitting on the dragon throne.