Chapter 75 Bloody Remonstrance

"How dare you! Who is making such a noise and making a fuss?" Xiao Wenzhang's close eunuch Gao Pan shouted sternly.

Immediately, the palace guards surrounded Xiao Wenzhang.

All the officials and their families at the scene stood up in shock and formed a circle, all wanting to see what was going on.

Xiao Wenzhan was startled and stood up. He looked carefully and saw that it was his second son's widow, Song, who was kneeling on the ground holding the late emperor's imperial sword.

Xiao Wenzhang had six sons in total. The eldest son, Prince Qi Xiao Han, was born to a lowly palace maid and was only a concubine until now; the second prince, Prince Rui, was born to Xiao Wenzhang's first favorite concubine, but unfortunately she died of illness early; the third prince was the current crown prince Xiao Bai, and his mother was Empress Li, who had her seal and seal revoked; the fourth prince was Xiao Wei, whom Xiao Wenzhang valued the most. He was smart since childhood, and was both talented in literature and martial arts, and was deeply loved by the emperor. Perhaps it was because God was jealous of his talent, because he died suddenly of an acute illness at the age of only twenty-five; the fifth prince was demoted to his fiefdom because of his mother's lack of virtue; the last sixth son was the son of Imperial Noble Consort Sheng, and he was still very young.

When Song walked towards him on her knees covered in blood, Xiao Wenzhan's feelings were truly indescribable.

"Hui, Huitong, what does this mean?" Xiao Wenzhan pushed through the crowd and staggered towards Xiao Wei's widow.

Ah Ying was so frightened that before he could figure out what was happening, he was led away by a big hand.

Ah Ying was surprised, "Ah?"

When I turned around, it was Xie Chengyi.

"Prince, you--" Aying looked at Xie Chengyi in confusion.

Xie Chengyi seemed even more anxious. He directly held Ah Ying's shoulders and said seriously, "Ah Ying, listen to me! No matter what happens later, remember to go find Jin Fang!"

Ah Ying was confused. "Who is Jin Fang? Why should I go to find Jin Fang?"

Xie Chengyi didn't have time to explain more. He couldn't let Ah Ying fall into the spotlight, so he took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Ah Ying, "Remember, open it when you get back. No matter what happens later, follow Prince Rui closely, and he will take you out of the palace!"

Ah Ying's heart instantly sank. What did this mean? Couldn't he leave the palace?

Before Ah Ying could ask anything, Xie Chengyi had already retreated to Xie Chongkun's side, but his eyes were still cold and resolute, as fearless as a general going to die...

Song Huitong kowtowed heavily and cried, "Your Majesty! Xiao Wei did not die suddenly from an acute illness, but was persecuted to death!"

Xiao Wenzhan staggered, and his eyes moved confusedly.

"The murderer is Jinyang King Xu Jinsong and Crown Prince Xu Yuanping, who were instigated by King Qi!" Song Huitong cried out loudly.

The Qi Wang Xiao Xiaohan, who was originally sitting upright, immediately became angry and said, "Sister-in-law! Don't talk nonsense! How could I do such a heartless thing!"

"Hiss——" The ministers looked at each other and then at Xu Yuanping's relative, Xie Chongkun.

Today, Jinyang King Xu Jinsong and Xu Yuanping did not come.

Xiao Wenzhang let Gao Pan support him and said tremblingly: "You, explain it clearly!"

Song Huitong fixed her eyes on the King of Qi and said angrily, "Nonsense? Didn't the King of Qi secretly send Xu Yuanping to kill the Fourth Prince?"

"I didn't!" The King of Qi was obviously a little furious. He grabbed a sword from the guard in a panic and pointed it at Song Huitong, saying, "I will kill you, you witch!"

Xiao Wen Zhang's eyes turned cold, and the guard immediately flew over with his arm around him and took down the sword before the King of Qi could take a few steps.

Song Huitong was so angry because of the injustice he felt. "Father! I am not talking nonsense. Chu Chengdong, the steward of the Xu family, was persecuted by the Xu family. He had no choice but to find me and ask for asylum. He said that he had evidence that Xu Yuanping killed the fourth prince! Not only that, the father and son of the Xu family colluded with the King of Qi, disrupted the government, entangled with their own factions, and oppressed the people. Their bad deeds are too numerous to count!"

When the King of Qi heard the name Chu Chengdong, his eyes immediately evaded. "Father..." King of Qi just opened his mouth, but was scolded back by Xiao Wenzhang, "Shut up!"

"Why would he look for you? Doesn't he know that he will die if he looks for you?" After all, he is the emperor. No matter how severe the storm is, he can recover quickly. Xiao Wenzhan finally regained some rationality and said calmly.

Song Huitong continued, "Chu Chengdong originally thought that the Censorate would accept the case, but the Chief Censor Yao Hongmiao was planning to marry Xie Chengyi, the son of the Xie family, so how could he sit idly by? Yao Hongmiao privately sent the Censor Assistant Minister Jiang Hai to handle the matter. However, Jiang Hai was disdainful of Yao Hongmiao's actions, so he sent Chu Chengdong to me. It turns out that the Xie family's uprightness was just a trick, and they have long been birds of a feather!"

Now, everyone's attention shifted to the Xie father and son.

It was only at this moment that A Ying understood why Xie Chengyi had spoken to her like that just now.

When Xiao Wenzhang saw that the incident had spread to Xie Chongkun and Xie Chengyi, he immediately said, "Someone come!"

The guards said in unison: "Yes!"

"Capture the King of Qi immediately! Yao Hongmiao! Xie Chongkun and Xie Chengyi!"

"Yes!" As he said that, the guard walked straight towards them.

Not only that, Xiao Wenzhang said, "Fan Zhen!"

The commander of the imperial guards, Fan Zhen, received the order and said, "I am here!"

"Go to Xu's Mansion! Arrest all the people there! Order that all the people in Xie's Mansion be imprisoned. No one can leave until the truth of the matter is uncovered!"

After that, someone else said, "Your Majesty, here is Miss Huo Aying from the Marquis's Mansion."

Xiao Wenzhan glanced at the charming Huo Aying.

Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Cong said, "Father! Ah Ying was brought to the palace banquet by me. How about I take care of Ah Ying? I will deal with her after the matter of Xie family is settled!"

Ah Ying felt as if thousands of swords were piercing her heart, the pain was piercing, but she still couldn't show anything. She kowtowed solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, please understand!"

Xiao Wenzhang then said in a deep voice: "Just do as King Rui said!"

Ah Ying's whole body went limp, and she watched Xie Chengyi being escorted away.

Xiao Cong walked to Ah Ying and said in a deep voice, "Follow me!"

Ah Ying raised her head and looked at Xiao Cong. At this moment, Xiao Cong's eyes had the same look as Xie Chengyi's. She remembered what Xie Chengyi had just ordered: "No matter what happens later, follow Prince Rui closely. He will take you out of the palace!"

Yes, that is only possible if you leave the palace.

A Ying stood up tremblingly, but was steadily helped up by Xiao Cong. Xiao Cong said in a tone that only A Ying could hear: "It's not advisable to stay here for long! As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"

Ah Ying then raised her eyes slightly and walked out of the palace calmly. In her heart, she secretly said to Xie Chengyi: "Don't worry, I will definitely rescue you!"

Just as Xiao Wenzhang turned around, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, and a salty and fishy taste surged from his throat. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he fell straight down...

"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!" Gao Pan shouted urgently.

It's time to test Ah Ying