jdhmnovel Chapter 119 The fake certificate is well made
Chapter 119 The fake certificate is well made
Before he could get close to Xie Ci'an, he was stopped by Zhongfeng who was guarding Xie Ci'an.
Old Man Xu struggled to move forward, but found it was all in vain. "Your Majesty, I want to sue Xiao Cong, the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy. He has abducted my daughter."
"Oh, if I didn't know the truth, seeing you crying so sadly, I would have believed it."
Gu Jianchu picked up the teapot nearby and poured a cup before realizing that Minister Lin had thrown something dirty into it. He quickly put the teapot down and said, "Just now you kept saying that your daughter accidentally got lost, and now you're saying that Lord Xiao kidnapped your daughter. You keep saying one thing after another, and I don't know which one is true and which one is false."
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I am not lying at all." Old Man Xu shed a few sad tears.
Gu Jianchu glanced at Su Yue who was hidden under the bed by Cheng Song, "Then do you have any evidence to prove that Lord Xiao abducted your daughter? If you are framing an important official in the court, you will be convicted. You'd better think it over carefully before speaking."
"I'm not talking nonsense. My daughter has been with Xiao Cong since she came to the banquet. If Xiao Cong hadn't kidnapped my daughter, how could we not find her? We searched the Yaoyue Building from top to bottom and couldn't find Xiao Cong or Su Yue. If it wasn't Xiao Cong, he could have come forward now to prove his innocence and prove that he was not with my daughter Su Yue."
"They can all testify." Old Man Xu said and pointed to the people behind him.
The accused witness nodded and shook his head nervously.
The scholar who had been walking in front of him knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to even raise his head, his body almost pressed to the ground. "We, the common people, did accompany this old man to search many places, but we didn't find his daughter, nor did we encounter Lord Xiao. However, the Yaoyue Tower is large, and there are still many places we haven't searched."
【I underestimated the ability of the rogue.】
[The damn old man insisted that they couldn't hand over Xiao Cong now. Even if they used their power to cover up this matter, the damn old man would later say that Xiao Cong and Su Yue disappeared together, and Su Yue must be innocent. He would still force Xiao Cong to marry Su Yue.]
[These people will not prove Xiao Cong's innocence by then. Those rumors are also a powerful weapon to destroy a person.]
Xie Ci'an twirled a string of sandalwood beads on his wrist, his icy gaze shimmering with frost. "I have important matters to discuss with Minister Lin and Minister Xiao. Since Minister Lin hasn't arrived, I sent Minister Xiao to urge him. As for your precious daughter, it seems she's not with Minister Xiao."
[Your Majesty, this false testimony was beautifully crafted.]
Xie Ci'an was frowning.
No matter how I listened, it didn't sound like what Gu Jianchu said was good.
Xie Ci'an was instantly choked by Old Man Xu's words. He couldn't grab the emperor and ask him to produce evidence, unless he really didn't want to live.
How can I miss this opportunity that I have finally gotten?
Old Man Xu rolled his eyes and said, "But my daughter did leave with Master Xiao."
Gu Jianchu finally couldn't help but sneered, "Master Xiao is just a relative to you, not her father. Do you have the obligation to keep an eye on an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl all the time? What's more important, the Emperor's business or being with your daughter all day? I think Master Xiao should be able to weigh it clearly. As for your daughter, she's not a three-year-old child. She has hands and feet, how could she really run away?"
"Zhongfeng, take your men and search Yaoyue Tower thoroughly. This person can't have disappeared there."
After all, Chongfeng was directly under Xie Ci'an. When Gu Jianchu gave the order, Chongfeng's first reaction was to look at Xie Ci'an. Only after Xie Ci'an was about to nod did he leave and take people to conduct a pretend search.
Cheng Song looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
Chongfeng is the emperor's close confidant, but he actually allowed the empress to assign him tasks.
The Emperor is so kind to the Empress.
Old Man Xu looked at the emperor and empress in front of him, and had a bad feeling.
It seems we won't have to delay any longer. Imperial Physician Lin was offering free medical treatment nearby and was just pulled over by the Emperor's secret guards. He's currently giving Xiao Cong acupuncture next door to alleviate the effects of the drug.
Watching Doctor Lin insert the needle one by one, but seeing no reaction from Xiao Cong, Minister Lin clenched his fingers into fists nervously under his sleeves, piercing his palms with his fingertips, using the pain to ease his rationality, "How is Doctor Lin?"
"The drug is quite strong. If someone comes to help Sir Xiao, it will be completely relieved in two times. Acupuncture can also relieve it, but the effect will be slightly slower. Don't worry too much. I also have heat-dissipating pills here that can also help."
"Could you please help me dissolve the pill in water so that Lord Xiao can take it?" Doctor Lin said as he handed a black pill to Minister Lin.
After receiving the pills, Minister Lin quickly ran to the table. Because he was too worried, he was so flustered that he knocked over several teacups. When Doctor Lin looked over, Minister Lin focused his mind and said, "I accidentally knocked them over."
"Minister Lin, be careful." Doctor Lin continued to give acupuncture to Xiao Cong, who was curled up in a ball.
Xiao Cong was lying on the bed sweating profusely. Minister Lin came forward, half-lifted Xiao Cong up, and poured the medicine dissolved in water into his mouth.
On the other side, Zhongfeng understood the Empress' intentions and delayed for two incense sticks before turning back. Old Man Xu looked at Zhongfeng eagerly, "How is it? Have you found my daughter and Master Xiao?"
"No." Chongfeng shrugged and shook his head.
Old Man Xu's eyes widened immediately. "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Su Yue is unfamiliar with the place and it's impossible for her to run around. Could it be that she is accompanying Xiao Cong to see Minister Lin?"
Does this person have to ruin his daughter's reputation and tie her to Xiao Cong? He constantly mentions that his daughter is with Xiao Cong, which makes people doubt their innocence.
[After all, the Xu family is a Jiangnan merchant family, so they shouldn't have any trouble marrying off their daughter.]
Even if she wanted to marry a high-ranking official, she didn't have to marry Xiao Cong. She could use Xiao Cong's reputation to find someone from another aristocratic family. The capital city was full of high-ranking officials.
[I'm wondering why this father and daughter were so determined to sleep with Xiao Cong. Even if they didn't catch him in bed, they would still tie him and his daughter together, even if it meant ruining their reputations.]
[As expected, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on.]
Xie Ci'an couldn't help but frown.
Could there be some other hidden secret?