Chapter 143: Overturning the Case for His Father, Chu Lingxi Lost His Wife and His Army

Chu Lingxi, who had just closed his eyes, suddenly woke up with a bad premonition in his heart, and asked hurriedly: "Did you say what it was because of?"

Because he was shot in the shoulder, the emperor allowed him to recuperate in the palace for a month before going to court. Now he suddenly called him into the palace, and at this critical juncture when the deadline for Shen Yian's matter was approaching, Chu Lingxi couldn't help but wonder if Shen Qing had done something.

The confidant replied: "My master, no."

Chu Lingxi called the maid in to change his clothes, and called the confidant into the room, and continued to ask: "Did those who secretly monitored the Yining Marquis' Mansion yesterday send back any news?"

The confidant replied again: "The news came back in the evening yesterday, saying that everything in the Yining Marquis' Mansion was normal, as if they had given up struggling."

Chu Lingxi frowned. In this case, it should not be Shen Yian's matter. Why else could the emperor suddenly call him into the palace?

Chu Lingxi's doubts became heavier, and the inexplicable sense of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.

Half an hour later, when Chu Lingxi saw Shen Yian and his daughter, Jing'an Wang and his son, and Liao Hong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, in the imperial study, his heart, which had been hanging all the way, suddenly reached its peak.

However, Chu Lingxi glanced around and saw that there were no other strangers in the room. His heart, which had been hanging, could not help but calm down a little. He was glad in his heart: Fortunately, he had transferred the Lu family and his subordinates in time a few days ago, so that Shen Qing did not find a way to break it.

Chu Lingxi had not slept all night last night. He had already thought about it. Since Shen Qing insisted on not handing over Shen Shuyu, he would simply seize the power of the Yining Marquis' Mansion. The Shen family had no power, so it would be much easier for him to take Shen Shuyu as a concubine, and he could also weaken the power of the Prince's Mansion at the same time, which was a two-pronged approach.

Because of the relationship between Shen Qing and the Yangling Marquis' Mansion, Chu Lingxi classified the entire Yining Marquis' Mansion as the power of the Prince's party.

Suppressing all the thoughts in his mind, Chu Lingxi stepped forward and saluted, "Your son greets the emperor."

"Get up, I summoned you to the palace today because of the matter of Marquis Yining."

Chu Lingxi stood up and pretended to plead for Shen Yian, "Father, although the evidence now points to Marquis Yining, I believe that the Marquis will never do..."

Before Chu Lingxi finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor, "I know it's not him."

Chu Lingxi raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of confusion, what does this mean?

The emperor said that the person who did it was not Shen Yian? Could it be that Shen Qing and the others really found out something?

Chu Lingxi was horrified, and then he heard the emperor's voice again, "Wang Huai, bring up all the witnesses."

Wang Huai whispered to the eunuch behind him, and soon, five men and women in embarrassed clothes were brought up.

Chu Lingxi's eyes were fixed on the only woman among the five.

Although he had never seen Lu, he could guess the identity of the woman at this time.

Chu Lingxi clenched his fingers in his sleeves, and his face suddenly turned pale. If the emperor knew what he did...

Thinking of this, Chu Lingxi suddenly regained his mind and comforted himself: No, although he has cultivated power, he has never appeared in person. Even if he stands in front of those subordinates, they will not recognize him.

But if this is the case, Shen Yian can get away with it smoothly, and he not only offended the Yining Marquis Mansion, but also lost the power he cultivated for many years. It can be said that he lost both the wife and the army.

The fingers clenched into a fist and then loosened. That's all. At this critical moment, saving yourself is the most important thing.

Liu Ting was also brought up, his body was covered in blood, and his face still had the expression of no regrets about life and death.

The guards pushed him to the ground, and Liu Ting said respectfully to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have confessed. The assassination was all ordered by the Marquis, and every word is true."

Shen Yian's face turned pale with anger, and Shen Qing stepped forward, "Liu Ting, look who this is."

Following the direction of Shen Qing's finger, Liu Ting saw the mother he had betrayed his master to save, and his eyes immediately turned red, and he choked up: "Mother..."

Lü came back to her senses and looked at Liu Ting, a little unbelievable, "You are... Ting'er?"

Finally hearing the familiar voice again, Liu Ting's body trembled immediately.

Shen Qing interrupted the warmth between mother and son, threw the special wooden sign at Liu Ting, and said in a slightly cold voice, "Liu Ting, you know how my father has treated you in the past few years. Now that I have rescued your mother, you should tell the truth now. Was it my father who ordered you to assassinate? And what is this wooden sign?"

With his worries gone, Liu Ting naturally had no worries.

He turned around and kowtowed heavily in the direction of Shen Yian, as if relieved: "My Lord, you have been so kind to me. I am sorry for you. I framed you for assassinating Prince Duan and put you in jail."

In one sentence, he completely cleared Shen Yian of his relationship.

Shen Yian's face looked better, but he was still upset. "Who told you to frame me?"

Liu Ting shook his head. "I don't know. I have never seen the master behind me. I just followed orders. Assassinating Prince Duan and blaming the crime on the Marquis is my first task."

At this point, everyone present would not understand that Liu Ting was a hidden chess piece planted in the Marquis of Yining Mansion by the person behind the scenes, waiting to kill Shen Yian in one fell swoop when necessary.

And if Shen Qing and Lu Yan had not worked together to break the situation this time, the person behind the scenes's plan would have really succeeded.

It must be said that using a chess piece to exchange for the collapse of the century-old Marquis Mansion is a high-level method.

The emperor naturally understood the stakes and his face darkened. "Where is this wooden sign? Which faction does it belong to?"

Liu Ting was very cooperative at this time. "The wooden sign is a token and also a symbol of identity in the organization."

As for where the so-called organization is, Liu Ting still doesn't know.

The emperor looked at the four people brought back by Liao Hong. Liao Hong searched them and found the same wooden sign. "Tell me the organization behind you, and I promise to spare your lives."

The few people looked at each other and confessed one after another. However, as Liu Ting said, none of them had seen the so-called master behind the scenes. Every time they came to deliver a message, it was the confidant of the master behind the scenes.

The emperor laughed directly. Under his nose, there was such a complicated organization, which was a great provocation to his authority as the emperor.

"Then draw everyone you have seen for me. Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find them!"

Feeling the emperor's anger about to reach its peak, Chu Lingxi's heart jumped fiercely.

No one in the room knew who the master behind the scenes was better than him, nor did anyone know the identity of the master's confidant better than him, but Chu Lingxi soon relaxed because those so-called subordinates were all gathered by his confidants from all over the place, and their painting skills were very poor.

As expected, when the emperor saw the portraits drawn by several people, his face turned black, and he immediately asked Liao Hong to take the people down and inspect each mansion one by one.

Even if you can't paint, you always have eyes. As long as you see suspicious candidates, you can arrest them and always find some clues.

Shen Yian's suspicion has been eliminated, and the emperor is ready to let everyone leave. As for the morning court, Wang Huai just notified all the ministers to cancel it.

The emperor has never doubted Shen Yian, so the moment he heard Liu Ting change his words, he exempted Shen Yian from suspicion, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, Shen Yian cannot be completely exonerated.

Because there is one last possibility-

All this is a play directed and performed by Shen Qing to exonerate Shen Yian.

However, no one present had the intention to find fault. Although Chu Lingxi had the intention, he did not dare to speak carelessly because he was afraid that Shen Qing would drag him into the water. If so, everyone would be happy.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qing suddenly knelt down, looked at the emperor, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, I have another request, please grant it."