sbdcsierra Chapter 381: Rebellious son, what are you laughing at!
Chapter 381: Rebellious son, what are you laughing at!
He watched from his own perspective as Xie Nanyuan's voice echoed through the hall, "Although the search of General Lin's tent yielded no strong evidence, fortunately, the Duke and I kept the true purpose of our action that night secret."
"Firstly, we're worried that with a major war imminent, rumors of General Lin colluding with the enemy and treason will shake the morale of the army. Secondly, we want to see if there are any other accomplices."
"The soldiers all thought that General Lin had led his troops to raid the forage and had not yet returned. They were unaware that General Lin had been transferred to another place and imprisoned."
"So when a letter suddenly appeared on General Lin's desk, it was the only evidence."
"And who wrote this letter, Father? You should be able to recognize it, right?"
With all the evidence, there is no room for Xie Qian'an to quibble.
"Rebellious son! Rebellious son!" Xie Rong put down the letter tremblingly and pointed at the kneeling Xie Qian'an. "At this point, what else do you have to say?"
"You coveted the throne, colluded with the State of Chen, formed a clique for personal gain, and murdered your brothers. You completely disregarded the people, Dai Viet, and me. You completely threw aside the teachings of propriety, integrity, and loyalty to the emperor and the country. Your methods are extremely cruel!"
"If I don't punish you severely, how can I explain this to the people of the world? How can I face my ancestors a hundred years from now? Come!"
Xie Rong stood up and said, "I hereby declare that Prince An, Xie Qi'an, has colluded with the State of Chen, formed a clique for personal gain, and murdered his own people. His violent temper has resulted in countless casualties among Dai Viet soldiers, endangering the nation. Now, I reveal this to you. For the sake of our ancestors' legacy and the people of the world, and to uphold order, I deprive him of his royal title, demote him to a commoner, and imprison him in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Once the rest of his accomplices have been eliminated, he will be allowed to commit suicide as a warning to others!"
"As for Concubine Zhou, she will be imprisoned in the cold palace first. After a thorough investigation, we will deal with her accordingly."
When Concubine Zhou heard this, her face turned pale and she cried out, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, don't do this! How can you be so cruel? An'er is our son! How can you have the heart to sentence him to death!"
"Your Majesty! No! No!" Concubine Zhou said, and wanted to pounce towards Xie Rong. Li Shunquan glanced at her, and four or five young eunuchs stepped forward to stop her.
"Mother! Mother! Father! Father, do you really want to kill my second brother? He was just confused for a moment. There's no such thing as an overnight grudge between father and son. Please let him go!"
Princess Anle suddenly appeared out of nowhere, supported Concubine Zhou who was about to fall, and knelt on the ground, looking at Xie Rong with tears streaming down her face.
Xie Rong remained unmoved and simply ordered, "What are those people doing outside? Hurry and bring the princess back!"
Several palace maids came forward to pull Princess Anle, but Princess Anle struggled and refused to leave. When she suddenly saw Luo Xiyao, she even wanted to hit Luo Xiyao. Fortunately, Shen Qionghua was quick-witted and pulled her back.
Princess Anle didn't hit anyone, and cursed, "Luo Xiyao, you bitch! It's all because of you! You bitch! You want to compete with me for everything, you want to snatch the man you love from me, you want to compete with me for the honors and favors in the palace, and now you've caused my brother to be sentenced to death by our father! You bitch! You will not die a good death!"
Luo Xiyao: ???
What the hell is this brainless guy yelling about?
Those evil things that were done by Prince An himself were caused by his greed, and no one forced him. But now he was sentenced to death, and this brain-disabled man actually put the blame of everything on her!
It seems that her Zhenguo Mansion was destined to be plotted against by Prince An. She didn't fight back when she was beaten or scolded, and just let the three of them, mother and son, plot against her!
What the hell!
Idiot's dream!
The more Luo Xiyao thought about it, the angrier she became. The corners of her mouth twitched. She rolled up her sleeves and wanted to go up and beat Anle up regardless of the consequences.
Anyway, the emperor had just wronged her and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so she didn't want any compensation. She just wanted to beat up Anle, who had a brain disease.
She was already thinking about where to hit Anle so that she would feel pain but leave no trace. Just as she took a step, a white and tender hand reached out from the side and pulled her back.
It’s Shen Qionghua.
Luo Xiyao struggled and pouted, complaining, "Qionghua, what are you doing? Let me go! I've been putting up with her for so long!"
Shen Qionghua extended her other hand and placed her index finger against her bright red lips, hushing softly, "Behave yourself, it's not that simple."
Shen Qionghua raised her chin towards Xie Qi'an and said, "Have you not noticed that from the moment the prince appeared, to General Lin's exposure, and now to the emperor's decree to sentence Prince An to death, Prince An hasn't said a word, not a single word of defence?"
Based on her understanding of Xie Qian'an, she would definitely argue to the death. It was impossible for the emperor to sentence him to death and still be so calm.
Even the Earl of Yongning was like this. The Earl of Yongning's mansion relied on Concubine Zhou and her son. Now one of Concubine Zhou and her son was sentenced to death, and the other was temporarily banished to the cold palace, but the Earl of Yongning did not even plead for mercy.
The lips and teeth are interdependent. She doesn't believe that the Earl of Yongning was not involved in Xie Qian'an's collusion with the State of Chen.
The emperor said that he wanted to purge Prince An’s accomplices, and he would be the first to be targeted.
Earl Yongning valued the foundation of the Earl Yongning Mansion more than anything else, otherwise he would not have given up his mother and tolerated Lin for so many years.
Now that the Yongning Marquis’s Mansion is on the verge of collapse, why does he do nothing?
Something's wrong! Something is very wrong!
There must be something strange about this!
After Shen Qionghua's reminder, Luo Xiyao also realized that something was wrong, but Prince An had already reached this point, could he cause any more trouble?
Luo Xiyao muttered: "Did he accept his fate?"
Shen Qionghua shook her head gently, "Absolutely not."
In the main hall, Concubine Zhou and Princess Anle were having a quarrel with a group of eunuchs and palace maids.
The officials were whispering to each other, and Xie Rong's face was gloomy.
"Haha...hahaha..."
Suddenly, a laugh was heard. It was very small at first, like a whisper, but it grew louder and louder, gradually becoming crazy.
Xie Rong frowned and looked towards the source of the voice, Xie Qian'an, "Rebellious son! What are you laughing at!"