Author: Yan Jiusheng

Emperor Jianzhang's eyes looked at Song Yuandao inexplicably, and he smiled again and said, "General Si made a slip of the tongue. He has always been a talkative person. Song Aiqing must not be the same as him."

Hearing what Emperor Jianzhang said, Si Qiming felt dissatisfied, but he did not say anything to save his face.

Zhao Lijian, who was kneeling on the floor and covered in cold sweat, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Emperor Jianzhang comforting Song Yuandao like this. His Majesty was indeed more interested in Mr. Song.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Emperor Jianzhang comforted Song Yuandao, he did not forget Si Qiming, "General Si, you said you have evidence in your hand. If so, take it out and show it to all your beloved ministers."

"Yes." Si Qiming answered with cupped hands, then looked at Song Yuandao with a curl of his lips.

Seeing him like this, Song Yuandao felt his heart empty and had a bad feeling.

"Your Majesty, you have watched An Ning grow up. Although that girl An Ning is a bit naughty, she is not a bully.

Everything happens for a reason.”

Before Si Qiming finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guo Yushi on the side, "Naughty, haha, if there is no evidence, just say there is no evidence. Is General Si playing the emotional card?"

Si Qiming didn't get angry when he was interrupted. He didn't even look at Guo Yushi, "Your Majesty, I have a witness."

"Oh?" Emperor Jianzhang sat up straight on the dragon chair, "Where are the witnesses?"

Generally speaking, when it comes to spreading rumors, few people do it themselves, or they ask someone close to them to do it, but Zhao Rulan has little experience. When she did it, she never thought that she would be discovered.

After all, there are a lot of rumors about Si Ning in the capital, and no one has ever gotten into trouble because of it.

But what she didn't expect was that from the moment she did it, the outcome was no longer in her control. The unrecognizable rumors were the result of a deliberate plan.

She is just a mantis with poor means, and the real oriole is hiding behind the rumors and secretly plotting a conspiracy.

But neither she nor he expected that things were not as they imagined.

Emperor Jianzhang's trust in Si Qiming and his preference for Si Ning far exceeded their expectations. He did not believe the rumors from outside at all, never wavered in the slightest, and never even reprimanded him.

This fact not only made the person behind the plan very angry, but also made the people in the court who looked down on his superior Qi Ming, who secretly called him a useless son-in-law, jealous.

"Back to Your Majesty, the witness is outside the palace now." Si Qiming said.

Not everyone can enter the palace.

"Come here, pass it on." Emperor Jianzhang turned his head and ordered.

"Yes." Su Yumao responded, but naturally he didn't need to do such a small thing as calling people. He gave the little eunuch behind him a look, and the little eunuch nodded and left.

The people in the palace heard Si Qiming say that the witness was outside the palace now, and their faces had different expressions. Some were watching the show, while others were naturally frowning. However, most of them did a good job of showing off their faces.

What's strange.

For example, Song Yuandao, Guo Yushi and others looked very frank on their faces, as if they were not at all afraid of the witness Si Qiming spoke of.

On the other hand, Zhao Lijian, who was kneeling on the floor, did not have enough self-restraint. When he heard Si Qiming say that the witness was outside the door, if he had not breathed out hard, he would have collapsed on the floor by now.

His mind was in a state of confusion now, and he comforted himself in his heart that the man had been sent to the countryside by himself, and the man outside could not be him.

As long as it's not him, as long as it's not him, that's fine.

But I'm afraid only he knows whether this comfort is useful.

Zhao Lijian knelt on the ground with his head lowered, and the cold sweat on his forehead hit the floor drop by drop. The inaudible sound was extremely loud to his ears.

The patter seemed to hit his heart. He knew that everyone's eyes were no longer on him, but the fear in his heart made him breathless.

He regretted it. This time he was indeed mistaking a deer for a horse and was eager for quick success.

He regretted deeply in his heart. If he had known this, he should not have openly opposed Si Qiming in court in order to please Song Yuandao. After all, he knew the truth of the matter.

But there is no regret medicine in the world.

Not long after, the young eunuch came back, and everyone in the court subconsciously turned their eyes to him. They saw him walking up to Su Yumao and whispering a few words into Su Yumao's ear.

Su Yumao nodded upon hearing this, waved his hand for him to retreat, then walked to Emperor Jianzhang's ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, we have arrived and are now outside the palace."

"Herald him into the palace."

"Yes." Su Yumao stepped forward and sang, "The proclaimer enters the hall."

Si Qiming's knees went weak, there really is a witness!

Many of His Highness's eyes were directed towards the door.

Of course, there are also those who have no action, such as Li Su, Si Qiming and Song Yuandao.

Si Qiming looked at Song Yuandao's motionless appearance and snorted coldly, "Grandmaster Song is quite calm."

"General Si, thank you very much."

"Ha, I hope Mr. Song can be so calm for a while." Si Qiming despised hypocrites like him the most.

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing gray coarse linen clothes was brought into the main hall by the guards.

It was the first time he entered the palace and saw Tianyan. You could see the panic on his face. As soon as he entered the hall, he fell to his knees with a plop and said, "Come on, everyone, see you, the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

His frightened look could not help but make people chuckle, and even Emperor Jianzhang, who was sitting on the high throne, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

You must know that the political hall of the Dazheng Palace is very large. He knelt down as soon as he stepped across the threshold. He was still three to five meters away from the official closest to the door.

"Get up and come closer," Emperor Jianzhang said.

Jia Fugui, who was kneeling on the ground, felt nervous and afraid. After hearing this, he tremblingly thanked him, then stood up tremblingly, and followed the guards step by step forward.

When he walked to Zhao Lijian, he recognized that the person kneeling on the ground was his master. His already weak legs could no longer support him, and he knelt down beside him with a plop.

Emperor Jianzhang:......

Ministers:...

They didn't ask anything yet, and he looked so guilty that he was really speechless.

When Zhao Lijian, who was kneeling on the ground, heard Jia Fugui's voice, he only had two words in his heart - it's over.

By the time he knelt down beside him, Zhao Lijian had already thought of countless excuses and reasons that he didn't recognize, but in the end they all turned into a wisp of dust in his mind.

He closed his eyes, and the cold sweat that had been dripping from his forehead finally fell to the ground. He knew in his heart that he was finished.
Chapter completed!