bestfiction Chapter 139 Witness
Chapter 139 Witness
Jiang Xing felt something was wrong in an instant.
Sun Xiaoyue is petite, walks with her chest slightly hunched, has a pale face, and bites her lips tightly.
As soon as she saw Mr. Yuan, Sun Xiaoyue burst into tears.
But because they were in front of the emperor's palace, she still restrained herself and saluted the emperor with a trembling body: "I, Sun Xiaoyue, greet your majesty!"
When Mr. Yuan saw Sun Xiaoyue, his face was full of anticipation and he felt a little more confident.
The prince never found the person, and it turned out that he was indeed abducted by the Ji family.
Fang'er lost his life just to save this girl. Besides, they had a deep affection for each other, so he was not worried that he would say something that would be detrimental to the case.
"Sun Xiaoyue, you are also the person who brought Yuan Fang to the Marquis' Mansion. Can you also tell His Majesty why Yuan Fang came to the capital to look for the Ji family a few years ago?"
The one who spoke was Ji Cheng.
He was neither humble nor arrogant, and his voice even revealed a sense of resentment and unwillingness to give in due to being wronged.
Jiang Xing's heart sank even more.
The eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court were focused on Sun Xiaoyue, and Old Man Yuan's ears also pricked up.
Sun Xiaoyue raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not hide anything. When Yuan Fang came to the capital four years ago, he actually approached me privately. He did have feelings for me, and when he saw me marry into the Wang family, he wanted to save me from my predicament."
Old Man Yuan's brows relaxed and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
He knew that Xiaoyue was a good child.
it is good!
Ji Cheng and Ji Houye frowned.
Then Sun Xiaoyue continued, "But that's why Yuan Fang said he wants to go to Beijing to buy an official position!"
boom!
The sky is falling.
Mr. Yuan's heart almost stopped beating.
He suddenly raised his head and stared at Sun Xiaoyue with eyes filled with resentment. The hatred and disappointment in his eyes were creepy.
"You're lying! Sun Xiaoyue, I, Fang'er, even lost my life for you and your father. Why are you lying in front of the Emperor?!"
Old Man Yuan was heartbroken, and the feeling of unwillingness and grievance instantly filled the entire hall.
Although Jiang Xing had a premonition before, he still felt sad and helpless when he heard these words in person.
Now that the person has passed away, it is natural for the living to seek stability for themselves.
But does Sun Xiaoyue really want to throw away her morality and conscience completely?
Jiang Xing shouted sternly, "Sun Xiaoyue, after saying this, how can you sleep at night for the rest of your life?"
After Sun Xiaoyue said that, the jade pendant hanging on Jiang Xing's body began to shake, and this time it was even more violent.
He didn't know what to do for a moment. He guessed that Yuan Fang's soul was also very angry about Sun Xiaoyue's words.
Lu Xuan was not around at the moment, and Jiang Xing was worried that something might happen to the ghost and he wouldn't be able to suppress it.
So he quickly said, "Sun Xiaoyue, Yuan Fang's body is buried in the northwest corner of the Ji Family Villa at the foot of Qingxiu Mountain. There are more than ten other bodies underground. Do you really want to go against your conscience and say such words that will bring about the death of heaven and earth?!"
Jiang Xing's voice carried an indisputable pressure, and Sun Xiaoyue trembled with fear.
Surprisingly, that marquis killed so many people!
She had never met a high-ranking official before, and she was already trembling with fear when she saw the emperor today. After being yelled at by Jiang Xing, she became even more frightened.
Previously, she was kidnapped to the Yongping Marquis' Mansion, and Lord Ji forced her to appear calm no matter who she met.
But at this moment, seeing the extremely handsome prince in the palace, who spoke even more imposingly than the marquis, his throat began to tremble.
"People, people..."
Sun Xiaoyue closed her eyes and tried several times, but her throat was shaking so badly that she couldn't even squeeze out a word.
Lord Ji and Ji Cheng instantly turned their heads to look at her.
As soon as Sun Xiaoyue opened her eyes, her sight met the gaze of Lord Ji. His murderous gesture moved slightly, which frightened Sun Xiaoyue so much that she shuddered.
What should I do? Brother Yuan died unjustly, but...
She couldn't hold back the rising wetness, and tears suddenly welled up.
"I'm not lying." She steeled herself, closed her eyes, and quickly recited what Lord Ji had told her to say: "At that time, Brother Yuan thought my father didn't agree to marry me because he didn't have the money, so he decided to go to the capital to buy an official position. My father and I both advised him not to do such a thing that was despised by scholars, but he refused to listen and went to the capital alone!"
Jiang Xing pressed down the trembling jade pendant with all his strength: "Miss Sun, do you dare to open your eyes and look? Look at Uncle Yuan, and also look at Yuan Fang!"
boom!
It was as if a fire had ignited in Sun Xiaoyue's mind, instantly burning her soul dry.
No, there's no turning back!
She has already done this, she is already going to hell, she has made her decision long ago!
Sun Xiaoyue slowly opened her eyes, and there was no longer any struggle in her eyes, but indifference.
Ji Cheng was completely relieved. He gathered all his strength and immediately spoke again, "Your Majesty, the truth is exactly as Miss Sun said. Four years ago, Yuan Fang came to your residence and was brought before me. The first thing he did was to buy an official position! He even gave me eight hundred taels of silver! Fortunately, I immediately handed the eight hundred taels to Yin Hong, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate. Lord Yin, you can testify on this matter!"
Yin Hongmeng, who was watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly felt his body stiffen and he felt suffocated.
How could this matter involve him? Where did he even accept that damned eight hundred taels?!
If it is discovered, it will be a serious crime that will result in the execution of nine generations of the clan!
But he also knew that anyone in the court could fall, but the Ji family would not. The Ji family was like a centipede, even if it died, it would not die. As long as Empress Ji was there, they would always be able to turn things around.
So he immediately put on the impartial demeanor of a censor and said solemnly, "Yes, I can testify to this!"
Jiang Xing tilted his head slightly, his eyes passing across Ji Cheng and Yin Hong's faces. His eyes were as sharp as knives, and ruthless.
His voice was low and cold: "Since Master Ji has already handed over the bribe, why did Yuan Fang die in the Ji family villa?"
Ji Cheng lied without blushing, and immediately continued: "Yuan Fang saw that I was not tempted by gold and silver, but wanted to fight for a better future. I felt sorry for him, so I let him stay in the mansion to do odd jobs and learn from me. In the end, he fell ill, and the disease came on quickly, and he died quickly. The Ji family helped to collect his bones. I don't know what I did wrong!"
Jiang Xing raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled: "Since Master Ji said he had a disease and had not committed any crime, why didn't the Ji family notify his family, but instead took it upon themselves to bury his body?"
Jiang Xing responded quickly, and Ji Cheng was suddenly stunned.
During the few seconds he was stunned, Jiang Xing stood up to resist: "Because Yuan Fang didn't die of illness at all, but was killed by the killer beside you, who fed him poisonous wine with mustard seeds!"
He didn't give Ji Cheng a chance to refute: "As for why Jiezi gave Yuan Fang the poisoned wine, it was because Yuan Fang came to the capital after taking the provincial examination. He thought that with his own talent, even if he couldn't get back the money Sun Zhang paid for the official position, he would be able to expose everything to the world once he stepped before the emperor!"
"But he didn't know that you, Ji Cheng, are so omnipotent that you even ordered someone to erase the fact that he won first place in the imperial examination, preventing him from even entering the imperial examination!!!"
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The whole hall was silent, with only the rapid breathing of the crowd to be heard.
At this moment, Sun Xiaoyue, who thought she would not react anymore, suddenly opened her eyes wide.
what?
Yuan Fang actually passed the imperial examination!
He actually achieved such good results!
This was their original agreement, that he would go back and marry her after he passed the imperial examination.
But she didn't believe it!
In fact, she was satisfied with her marriage to the Wang family. After all, the Wang family was rich, and she would become a young lady.
It was only after she entered the room that she realized the Wang family's stupid son was in such a serious condition, so she went to find Yuan Fang and asked him to save her from the sea of suffering.
In fact, she didn't really want him to rescue her, but she was too lonely following a lunatic, so she often looked for him.
She and her father asked him to come to the Ji family to ask for the money back, but that was just an excuse to fool him because they didn't want to make things worse.
I didn’t expect that idiot Yuan took it seriously!
Sun Xiaoyue suddenly felt a little regretful at this moment.
If she hadn't married in the first place, and Yuan Fang hadn't come to the Ji family, maybe Yuan Fang could have become a high-ranking official, and she could have really become the wife of a high-ranking official!
Isn't this better than following that idiot from the Wang family?!
Now, the emperor was really angry.
Bastard Ji Cheng, he even interferes with the imperial examination!
He wants to be the emperor! !
But rather than being angry, he felt more afraid at this moment.
It’s not that he was afraid of the Ji family, but he was afraid that many officials behind the scenes would be exposed as being involved in Ji Cheng’s case.
After all, the imperial examination was a big deal. Most of the court officials came from the imperial examination, and most of the people in the hall had also been transferred to part-time jobs during the imperial examination period! If Prince Jin was allowed to continue talking like this, the entire court would probably be in trouble!
The emperor immediately shouted, "Enough! True and false, have you two families had enough of this quarrel?"
Is this just a commotion?
If Jiang Xing hadn't been there, if someone else had told him about it, he would have really thought it was a joke!
How could a country have such an emperor?
How many more years can such a beam last?!
When did this world become so absurd?!
Jiang Xing saw that the emperor had the intention of covering up for him, and his heart seemed to be tightly bound by countless steel wires. His heartbeat and breathing were full of disbelief.
It was shocking, but also very sad.
Those words were like a sharp blade that had been buried deep for a long time, piercing through the truth that Jiang Xing was unwilling to believe.
At this moment, Jiang Xing could no longer hold down the violently vibrating jade pendant, and Yuan Fang's soul instantly came out.