The Princess of the Fairy Phoenix Road

Chapter 349 Pressing every step of the way, backhanding the universe (3)
"Princess, the humble position is just a matter of fact." Du Changming said, his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, but he was clearly resentful because of Gu Changfeng's death.

Sitting behind the case, Chu Yi'an just sipped tea in silence with a calm expression, and didn't intend to intervene in the slightest, and let the class argue and argue.

Yao Guangtai watched his reaction from the corner of his eye a few times, but the more he saw his calm attitude, the more anxious he felt.

The two sides could not settle down, and Qingluo's identity was still suspicious. There was no way to reach a conclusion in this case, especially in front of Chu Yi'an and others.

Yao Guangtai thought over and over again and didn't dare to pursue it further, he just said: "Your Highness, since Changshun Prince's Mansion is involved at this time, do you think it's time to report to the emperor and ask for a decision?"

Chu Yi'an drank tea with downcast eyes indifferently——

The emperor wanted him to avoid suspicion, and everyone knew it.

The others also didn't want to go into the muddy water because the matter involved Changshun Palace, and they all had different expressions and didn't express their opinions for a while.

Yao Guangtai was in a hurry with cold sweat on his forehead, he gritted his teeth and said to the yamen servant: "Go to the palace immediately to see His Majesty, report this matter, and then ask someone to invite Su Shizi to come over!"

"Yes, my lord!" The yamen servant took the order and went.

There was silence in the hall, and no one said a word for most of the hour.

When Su Lin walked in, his face was full of anger. First, he saluted Chu Yi'an and the others in a patient manner, and then looked at Chu Xunyang with a gloomy expression on his face.

Chu Xunyang met his gaze calmly.

The two people's eyes met each other, and there was obvious hostility in each of their eyes, which was about to explode.

Yao Guangtai was uneasy, hesitating to speak when he heard a servant outside singing sharply, "The emperor is here!"

Su Lin could only swallow the words that came to his lips.

Chu Yi'an and others also stood up to greet each other, and knelt down in the lobby.

Su Lin and Chu Xunyang, who were involved in the case, were alone in the middle of the lobby, and now they were kneeling side by side.

Taking advantage of the time when everyone was busy picking up the driver, Su Lin finally found the opportunity to give Chu Xunyang a hard look, and said in a cold voice, "Don't drag me into the water like this, you dare to show off such a trivial trick. Is it?"

"Don't think that you can sit back and relax after killing someone, Qingluo's life is not something that can be easily confessed." Chu Xunyang raised his eyebrows, and retorted tit-for-tat.

When Su Lin wanted to say something more, Li Ruixiang had already walked in from the outside holding the emperor's hand, and everyone hurriedly shouted long live to welcome him.

"Your Majesty was alarmed by the fear of my servant!" Yao Guangtai confessed, while the yamen servants moved the chairs over with great insight.

The emperor seems to be in a bad mood lately, with obvious tiredness between his brows, he frowned and said, "You guys can turn the world upside down with a little thing, what happened?"

"It's the humble minister who is incompetent!" Yao Guangtai said, knelt down again, and looked sideways at Chu Xunyang and Su Lin who were kneeling behind him with shame on his face. , Princess Xunyang firmly insisted that the assassin was not her maidservant, and involved the guards of Changshun Prince's Mansion. The minister did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so he could only ask the emperor—does this case need to be investigated further? ?”

"Gu Changfeng is a member of the imperial court. If this matter is not pursued, how can I rectify my laws of the West Vietnam?" The emperor said displeased. He raised his head and saw Chu Yi'an and others standing by the side with their heads bowed, and waved, "I am too." Those who come to the hearing, you don't have to restrain yourself, just sit back!"

After saying that, he winked at Yao Guangtai again, "You continue the interrogation!"

"Yes!" Yao Guangtai respectfully agreed, and returned to the hall with a serious look on his face, and said to Du Changming, "Du Changming, tell me what happened yesterday in detail."

The emperor was invited over, and the matter became more and more difficult. Du Changming bit the bullet and reported the matter concisely, omitting the whole story of Chu Xunyang's threats against Gu Changfeng's old background. My lord seeks justice, who would have thought that the assassin's body would be damaged, and now Princess Xunyang refuses to admit the identity of this person."

The emperor glanced over. Naturally, he had no impression of the maidservant beside Chu Xunyang. When things were so deadlocked, his anger naturally went to Yao Guangtai who was not in proper care.

Yao Guangtai was agitated, and managed to maintain his composure and said, "It's the minister's dereliction of duty, but witnesses have already identified it face-to-face last night, and they all confirmed that she is the maidservant of the Xunyang County Lord. It should——there can be no mistake!"

Even though he said that, he still lacked confidence.

The emperor shifted his eyes to Chu Xunyang, "You said this is not your maid?"

"No!" Chu Xunyang shook his head, but there was a slight hint of dodge in his expression.

Chu Yiqing, who was standing next to her, smiled and said, "Even if she is really Xunyang's maid, you can't just assume that she was instructed by Xunyang. Look at this scare of my niece."

Chu Xunyang pursed his lips and remained silent.

Chu Yi'an said with a cold face: "Xunyang, in front of your grandfather, you still haven't made it clear? Don't hide it!"

"Father, this is really not Qingluo!" Chu Xunyang said: "And——it can't be Qingluo either!"

"Girl, even if this person is really your maidservant, there is no proof of death now, and no one dares to pour this dirty water on you with your grandfather in charge," Chu Yijian also said, but his tone was genuinely relieved, "You think about it carefully. Thinking about what's going on, now that you can't hand over her people, you have to speak clearly before His Majesty can uphold justice for you!"

Chu Xunyang also seemed to be a little anxious under pressure, so he threw out a few words impatiently, "Anyway, this is not Qingluo!"

"You keep saying she's not, so what about that maidservant of yours? Call her to me and confront her face to face!" The emperor ran out of patience and said coldly.

Chu Xunyang bit his lower lip, hesitated and said, "She's gone!"

She has been hesitating obviously to conceal something, Yao Guangtai thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, do you think that the servant girl is in collusion with someone else, or the princess really doesn't know about it?"

After hearing this, Su Lin suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis out of thin air.

The emperor frowned and thought for a while, but still asked Chu Xunyang: "Why did your maidservant disappear?"

"I—" Chu Xunyang hesitated and refused to speak.

"Say!" The emperor shouted in a deep voice, one word resounded loudly.

Chu Xunyang's body trembled, and when he saw that he couldn't be fooled, he whispered: "I asked Qingluo to follow Shizi Su, and then——she didn't come back after she left, so——"

"Nonsense!" Before the emperor could speak, Chu Yi'an had already put the teacup in his hand heavily, and said angrily, "You girl is really getting more and more wanton!"

(End of this chapter)