Chapter 097

At the request of Cheng Guogong, the second witness was quickly brought in.

"The woman has met the emperor." This time, the person who came was also an old woman, but she was much more polite than Mrs. Tian, and her salute posture was very standard. Even facing the Ninth Five-Year Lord, she was not particularly frightened. It was obvious that she had been trained for many yearsfrom.

Zhao Yaru didn't take Cheng Guogong's behavior of finding witnesses again after failing once.

It's not that if there are too many witnesses, he can stand firm. On the contrary, he keeps changing witnesses like this, which makes him appear weak.

It's just that after the woman saluted the emperor, she turned around and blessed her.

"Ma'am, long time no see, this old slave greets you."

Zhao Yaru glanced at her, even though the person in front of her had turned gray and looked changed greatly, she still recognized who this person was.

"Zhao Shi, you can't deny it this time, right? This is Mo Yue, the second-class maidservant by your side back then." Cheng Guogong's triumphant voice came.

Although the expression on Zhao Yaru's face remained calm, the fists hidden in her sleeves were tightly clenched.

"Moyue, tell me everything you know about Cheng Tingyu, a bastard." Cheng Guogong pointed at Ying Eleven, who was serving as the background board, and raised his voice.

His tone was full of impatience, and he obviously wanted to see Cheng Tingyu's embarrassment when his identity was exposed.

Mo Yue raised her head and glanced at Zhao Yaru, but the original master didn't even give her a look, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth, and her expression became even more annoyed.

She knelt down facing the emperor again, and said in an unhurried voice: "The old slave was originally a servant of Jiangyang Zhao's mansion. Later, she married into Cheng Guogong's mansion with the eldest girl at that time, the general's wife, as a dowry maid. When Madam gave birth, the old slave was not present, and did not know about the scene at that time."

"It's just that when the general and his wife returned to Wangjing, the relationship between the two took a turn for the worse. Originally, they were deeply in love with each other, but they always quarreled when they arrived in Wangjing, but the masters didn't reveal the reason for the quarrel. At that time, the maids who were close to the lady were very anxious, intentionally or unintentionally, always try to persuade them to make peace, but Madam, who seldom gets angry with the maids, is very annoyed, and sternly forbids them to mention this matter again."

"During that time, the atmosphere in the yard was very tense, and no one dared to touch Madam. There was another strange thing at that time, that is, Madam was completely indifferent to the young master who had just given birth to the moon. She rarely hugged him, and even gave him milk onceI didn’t even feed it myself. At that time, the old slave thought that it was because the madam was in a bad mood because of the quarrel with the general, so she had no intention of meeting the young master, until the old slave kept watch at night, and the madam uttered a raving in a nightmare.”

Compared to Mrs. Tian, Mo Yue spoke in a calm manner, making people listen carefully.

In addition, she didn't speak any vernacular, but she spoke eloquently, as if she was telling a story, until she exaggerated the atmosphere and aroused everyone's curiosity.

Cheng Guogong cooperated immediately: "What did Mrs. Zhao say?"

"She said, 'Take him away, he's not my child!', she woke up after saying this. At that time, the servant girl came into the room to check the situation, and happened to hear it. The lady looked over with very fierce and cold eyes, as ifLook at the enemy. The old slave was really terrified. He knew that he had heard something he shouldn't have heard. When his wife asked him, the old slave immediately denied it. The lady didn't pursue it at the time, but after half a month, the old slave was sent for a reason.Go back to Zhao's house."

"It is said that the old slave is to serve the old lady's flowers and plants, but in fact it is just to take care of the old slave. The old slave is afraid of death, dare not speak out, and stays in hibernation until five years later, when the old lady passes away, Zhao's family puts a pile of them.When people leave the mansion, the old servant can leave."

"When the Duke found the woman, the woman refused. After all, the lady is my master. This is a betrayal of the master. It's just that I can't bear the lady's forbearance for many years. She obviously doesn't want to raise children for others, but it still hinders the general.Last wish, to raise a child of unknown origin."

After Mo Yue finished speaking, she even played a wave of emotional cards, which made her obviously betray Zhao Yaru, as if she was thinking about kicking others, and her face on the moral high ground was simply ugly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Yaru frowned tightly, with a look of displeasure on her face.

"Zhao Shi, look, the one who loves you is not necessarily the person next to you, but the loyal servant. Even after so many years, he still loves your pain and wants to save you from the fire."

"All these years, you have been living in Jingsi Nunnery. Although the place is quiet, it is also poor. You have never come back to see Cheng Tingyu's marriage. If it is your own child, how is it possible?"

Seeing that Mo Yue spoke so realistically, Cheng Guogong became excited. Although he tried his best to suppress it, the hasty words still revealed a thing or two.

He still didn't forget to taunt Zhao Yaru at this moment, as if he was trying to persuade her that the sea of suffering is boundless and she should turn around.

Zhao Yaru was speechless for a long time, she stared blankly at the ground, she was lost in thought.

"Master Zhao."

She was called several times around, but she didn't come back to her senses. She only raised her head leisurely when she knew that the emperor had called her personally.

"What Mo Yue said, do you agree? Cheng Tingyu is not your child, or is there something else hidden?"

"Since the Duke's investigation is so clear, then you can directly tell the emperor about the investigation results." She directly threw out the mess, as if she didn't want to talk about it.

"If Cheng Tingyu is not from the Cheng family, then who is he? Where is my child going? I asked the Duke to clarify." She looked at Cheng Guogong, her voice was still so soft, but the question was a bit aggressive.

"How do I know this? Aren't you the one who knows best?" Cheng Guogong said angrily.

Zhao Yaru blinked: "That's not necessarily true. The Duke of the State can even investigate the private affairs of our husband and wife. There is nothing else that you don't understand. Pull out any witnesses you have, and submit them if you have evidence. OtherwiseI don't know why what I said to Cheng Tingyu doesn't count. I have to ask a maid to judge whether he is from the Cheng family. Just ask her if you have heard the most widespread rumor in the Duke's Mansion that Cheng Zongran is not youBorn, because compared with the second room, the first room is like a dragging bottle for a dead father to remarry with his mother."

As soon as she said this, the others were startled. They obviously didn't expect such words to come from her mouth. It was too inelegant, but the credibility was extremely high.

"Moyue, you are so sharp that you can hear me clearly in my dreams, and the general was not born to the Duke himself. This news is popular among the servants, so you haven't heard of it?" Zhao Yaru turned her head and asked Moyue, directlyshifted the point of contradiction.

Mo Yue was taken aback, and subconsciously turned to look at her.

The two looked at each other, Zhao Yaru, as the daughter of Zhao's concubine, was more powerful than before, Mo Yue had no power to resist, and subconsciously replied: "I have heard it before."

It wasn't until she answered that she realized that she shouldn't be led by the nose.

"As for Mo Yue, when I sent me back to the Zhao Mansion, it wasn't that she heard something she shouldn't have heard, but that she had thoughts that a maid shouldn't have, and wanted to be an aunt. This is something that hurts my face. I don't want toUnexpectedly, we can only send her back to the Zhao Mansion first. After that, I think she will serve me for a while, and the crime is not worthy of death, so I let her out."

"But it turns out that those who betray the Lord are not worthy of mercy." She glanced at Mo Yue lightly, with a bit of contempt, then turned her head away, unwilling to take another look.

"Mr. Zhao, don't mess around. Zong Ran looks so similar to me. Why isn't he my own son?" Cheng Guogong was so angry that he didn't expect the topic to be misleading to such an extent.

In fact, Cheng Guogong was partial to his younger son, as early as many years ago.

He is the kind who favors any child who is weak, not to mention that Cheng Zongran has been competitive since he was a child, and he went out to kill the enemy when he was very young, and the youngest son is by Cheng Guogong's side.It's hard not to be biased.

This phenomenon can be seen by the servants of Cheng Guogong's mansion, but no one dared to talk nonsense until Mrs. Zhao married in. In order to vent her anger for her husband, and to beat her father-in-law and uncle, she personally spread the rumors.

Even if it got to Cheng Guogong and his son's ears later, it would be very difficult to stop it. This back house is Zhao's territory, and they can't get her at all.

"Don't be angry, Grandpa. I'm just following your logic. You trust Mo Yue so much, and she says what you believe, and even regards it as a standard, which is really hard to agree with." Zhao Yaru whispered softly, as if to comfort herpeople.

When Cheng Guogong saw her so calm and composed, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"What are you talking about? Everyone in the world knows that you are not close to Cheng Tingyu. You never came back when he got married, and you haven't even drank tea from your daughter-in-law. If this is your own son, who will believe it?"Cheng Guogong immediately stated the facts.

"Who said that parents will definitely like their sons? Isn't the Duke of the State the best example? You have two sons, one is regarded as a treasure by you, and the other can't even die in peace, and you framed himThe descendants of her are wild species. I'm just a cruel and heartless woman who doesn't like her own children, can't I?"

"When I see Cheng Tingyu, I hate it. I hate him so much that I wish he wasn't my own. Naturally, I don't want to go when he gets married. As for his wife, I hate the house and don't want to look at it. Is there a problem?" Zhao Yaru raised the corners of her lips,Smile ironically.

Her voice became extremely cold, and the words she spoke were more like the cold wind blowing in the cold winter, which froze and numb people's hearts.

"Heh, you are really ridiculous. In order to keep your identity as a bastard, you don't hesitate to discredit yourself." Cheng Guogong sneered, obviously not believing it.

"I'm not discrediting myself. Zhao Yaru is indeed such a woman. Those she loves can love deeply, and those she doesn't love are extremely indifferent. If you don't believe me, you can ask His Majesty." She turned her head and showed Cheng Guogong a lookSmile lightly, very close to provocation.

In an instant, the hall was obviously dead silent, and everyone's jaws were about to drop.

Isn't this your Cheng family's business?Why did the emperor get involved, and he also took the initiative to mention the dark history of the emperor.

The Ninth Five-Year Lord instantly turned black. This woman's heart is indeed as cold and hard as ever. When she rejected him back then, she was also so ruthless.

Cheng Guogong's eyelids jumped wildly, obviously frightened.

Even mentioned the matter of His Majesty's rejection of marriage, how dare he continue to pester her, and immediately changed her target.

"Cheng Tingyu, at this point, do you have nothing to say?"

The corners of Ying Eleven's mouth twitched, showing a helpless expression.

"Cheng Guogong, what do you want me to say? I don't know any of the two witnesses you found. I was still a baby at the time and have no memory of what they said. As for my mother not liking me, you just said it, the whole worldThings that can be seen, if she looks at me one more time, I feel bored, so why should I speak out."

"She gave birth to me, and I said less, saw less and did less in front of her, and I was filial to her." His words were indeed sharp enough, and he followed Zhao Yaru's footsteps tacitly, unified in a certain sensefront.

"Okay, you guys are now colluding. What about what Mo Yue said, the Zhao family and Zong Ran's quarrel, you two are deeply in love with each other, if it's not a matter of principle, how could you be like this?"

Cheng Guogong was very anxious. He thought it was safe. After all, he had found two important witnesses and was willing to cooperate. It was almost a certainty.

However, Zhao Yaru obviously knew how to sophistry, and made another fuss twice, lowering the level of the original serious proof link.

He even used the words "Cheng Zongran was not his own" to gag his mouth, and firmly controlled the topic in his own hands, making him feel powerless as if he had punched cotton.

"Your majesty, don't listen to the nonsense of the two of them. There is no mother who does not love her son in this world. If there is more than one mother, she is not her own. Zhao Yaru was born in the Zhao family. No matter how much she does not love her son, she also knows the rise and fall of women.Relying on her husband for half her life and her son for the rest of her life, she must train Cheng Tingyu well. But when Cheng Tingyu was weak and nearly died of vomiting blood many times, Cheng Yan also had that unworthy virtue, but she hid in Jing Si Nunnery and never set foot in the country.One step from the government."

"She clearly wanted to watch Cheng Tingyu die. This was not done by a mother at all, but rather by an enemy." Cheng Guogong took a deep breath, stated the facts again, and said aggressively.

No matter how much Zhao Yaru denied it, she had no maternal love for Cheng Tingyu, and even when Cheng Tingyu was in an absolutely bad state, her standing by and watching was a kind of murder.

"Master Guo admitted that he killed someone?" Zhao Yaru asked coldly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Cheng Tingyu and his son are in your Duke's mansion, but they live a life of darkness. Hearing what you say, it is clear that the sky is in danger and they may die at any time. It is not your hand, who is it? They live under the same roof as you.They are dying, and you don't find the reason from yourself, but accuse me of standing by. How can I save them, a woman who is repairing in the nunnery?"

"There is nothing we can do except chanting scriptures and Buddha. But you, for the sake of Cheng Guogong's family property, can't wait to murder your grandson and great-grandson. Seeing that they are still alive, today you simply frame them as Cheng. What a ruthless method!"

Faced with her counterattack, Cheng Guogong was very upset.

He discovered that Zhao Yaru's mouth is really powerful, no matter where he attacks her, she can always grab her sore feet and fight back, not only making him unpredictable, but also changing the topic.

If he continues to break up with her, the whole trend will be completely wrong.

"Are you really unwilling to tell the truth?" Cheng Guogong asked.

"I also want to hear what the truth is that the Duke said." Zhao Yaru looked at the past coldly, and said fearlessly.

The eyes of the two collided silently. It was obviously silent, but everyone around felt that the atmosphere had become stiff.

"You really think I dare not reveal his identity!" Cheng Guogong pointed at Cheng Tingyu and said.

Zhao Yaru pursed her lips, but her eyes did not retreat at all, and she said expressionlessly, "Say it."

The two just made eye contact, but it made people feel like they were fighting. The man on the dragon chair frowned, and he clearly felt that the two were fighting.

Could it be that Cheng Tingyu's real identity is different?

"Cheng Guogong, since you have found out, don't beat around the bush. If there is any grievance in it, I will not spare him lightly." The emperor said.

Cheng Guogong withdrew his gaze war with Zhao Yaru, raised his hand to stroke his beard, his movements were a little trembling, obviously still hesitating.

"Your Majesty, the old minister can't be sure, because no definite evidence has been found, it's just a guess, and once this guess is made out, I'm afraid the sky will be pierced." He lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor.

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

If you can say that you have broken the sky in front of the emperor, then the sky must be related to the royal family.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Cheng Tingyu. Could it be that this thin and sickly man standing in the middle of the hall belonged to the royal family?

It must be a shocking case involving the heirs of the royal family. If it is revealed, bloody storms are inevitable.

The emperor also looked over, looked Cheng Tingyu up and down, and first ruled out that it was his child.

Thirty-four years ago, his first child was not born. For the sake of royal orthodoxy, his wife would usually be the heir. It was impossible for him to let his blood flow outside.

"How sure are you of your guess?" The emperor was silent for a long time before speaking again.

Obviously, he wanted to hear it.

Cheng Guogong was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart, but he became more cautious on the face, saying: "If the testimony of these two people is true, I can be sure about it."

"Let's hear it." The emperor was aroused curiosity.

Since it was a guess that pierced the sky, he naturally wanted to listen, even if half of the probability was false.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Please give the old minister a reassurance. This matter has nothing to do with the Duke's Mansion. It was done by Cheng Zongran alone. The old minister and the rest of the Cheng family didn't know about it before, and it was only after the investigation that they guessed.Two." Cheng Guogong still didn't dare to say, but knelt down to draw a clear line.

When these words were said, the atmosphere in the hall became more dignified.

Because this means that Cheng Zongran's actions must be outrageous, and it further proves that Cheng Tingyu's identity may be related to the royal family.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and carefully scanned the few people in the hall.

Even though Cheng Guogong spoke so seriously, Zhao Yaru and Cheng Tingyu remained expressionless, their concentration was quite good, and there was nothing wrong with it.

In fact, Ying Eleven's heart almost jumped out of his throat.

This old guy really found something. Although he has been praying that the answer must not be that, he has already guessed in his heart that this time, he may be doomed.

"Okay, if it's what you said, I forgive you for your innocence, so let's talk."

Jinkou Yuyan, as soon as the emperor said this, Cheng Guogong seemed to have won the gold medal for avoiding death, and his whole heart relaxed.

He cleared his throat, and then said: "Thirty-four years ago, the Daye Dynasty not only had external wars, but also had a lot of internal strife. At that time, Cheng Zongran was sent to fight, and it was unusual to bring Zhao with him. The war was ruthless,Isn't he afraid that his wife who is about to give birth will die in the war? But he insisted on going his own way and took her out, so I judged that he had premeditated it."

After saying this, he looked at Zhao Yaru with a sarcastic smile on his face.

Zhao Yaru didn't even give him a look, as if listening to him was a waste of time.

"It's a coincidence that a month before Mrs. Zhao gave birth, her close friend gave birth to twins, but they died within a few days—" At this point, Cheng Guogong couldn't continue, and he couldn't stop swallowing.Drooling, sweat has begun to appear on his forehead.

In fact, he really didn't want to say it.

Because Zhao Yaru has only one close friend in her boudoir, and that is Huainan Sun, who was also the concubine at that time and the eldest sister-in-law of the current emperor.

But the Si people have passed away, none of the four members of the prince's family survived, and it is not the prince who ascended the throne.

He didn't dare to say any more, but the emperor already understood, he held on to the dragon chair tightly so as not to lose his composure.

Thirty-four years ago, the reason why Daye was swarming with foreign wars and civil strife was that the old emperor was unwilling to abdicate, let alone admit that he was aging.The thoughts that shouldn't be there are really a mess.

Several capable princes died, only Jin Jin, who was unable to get involved, survived, and was pushed into this chair by the courtiers.

"Continue to talk." The unbearable memories that have been buried for a long time came to my heart, which made the emperor change his face, he gritted his teeth and said.

Hearing this unpleasant urging sound, Cheng Guogong trembled all over. In fact, he has regretted it until now.

If it wasn't for Zhao Yaru's life-and-death refusal to admit it, he would not have come to this point at all.

Originally, his intention was to expose that Cheng Tingyu was not a member of the Cheng family, and he did not intend to proceed to the next step to point out his true identity, but now the two witnesses he sought were all stalked by Zhao Yaru, which made the testimony unreliable.

Coupled with Zhao Yaru's nonchalant attitude, it completely angered him.

Because Cheng Tingyu's real identity involved the heirs of the former prince, if it was true, Cheng Zongran would be treasonous. Even if this kind of crime did not implicate the nine clans, the three clans might not be able to escape, and none of Cheng Guogong's mansion could live.

Relying on this point, Zhao Yaru is confident, knowing that he dare not expose, he can only give it a go.

But when seeing the emperor's reaction, the impulsive emotions cooled down, leaving only regret.

The ex-prince is the emperor's vice-lin, even if the emperor ascended to the emperor by luck in the end, there is no direct conflict with the ex-prince, but the ex-prince is quite intelligent and virtuous, and he has won the favor of many courtiers before he ascended the throne.The first emperor was so afraid.

After the emperor ascended the throne, his talents were mediocre. He was not as good as Wen Tao and Wu Shuo in everything. He couldn't compete with the powerful ministers at that time. There would always be gossips under the crowd. It was inevitable to compare him with the former prince. Of course, he was only willing to be a green leaf. This kind of grudgeHow can I forget.

If the former prince hadn't died early, the family of four would have died completely, and they would definitely not be able to survive in his hands.

"Cheng Guogong." Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the emperor knocked on the table impatiently.

Cheng Guogong came back to his senses in an instant, and he didn't dare to delay any more. He gritted his teeth as if a strong man would cut off his wrist, and said in a deep voice, "Please forgive me for being rebellious and unreasonable. Cheng Zongran and that one are relatives and friends, and Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Sun exchanged handkerchiefs., Will their newborn child be exchanged for one of those two twins and keep that person's bloodline?"

He was still afraid at first, but under the indifferent gaze of the emperor, he could only be forced to speak, as if he was threatened, completely uncontrollable, and directly expressed all the guesses in his heart without reservation.

With a sound of "Pa", his voice fell, and the Ninth Five-Year Lord slapped the back of the chair.

Apparently, because the news was too sensational, even the emperor, who was trained to hide his emotions and anger, couldn't hold back at this moment.

"Do you have evidence?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.

Cheng Guogong bowed his head immediately: "No, Cheng Zongran will not tell the old minister about such a major event."

"You guessed it all randomly?" The voice of the Ninth Five Lord became deeper and deeper, as if he wanted to hold him accountable.

Cheng Guogong was startled, sweating all over his body, beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, it was like rain, he was completely frightened.

"Although it's a guess, it's not aimless. According to Mrs. Tian, Zhao's son has a red birthmark on the back of his hand, but Cheng Tingyu doesn't have one. However, Zhao's indifference and disgust towards Cheng Tingyu, watching him die,Coupled with the conflict between Zhao and Cheng Zongran, it is obvious that Zhao did not agree with the change of sons. Originally, the old minister found a jade pendant that proves that the royal family is a child, but he failed to get it..."

Cheng Guogong spoke eagerly, wanting to prove his conjecture from all angles to be true.

The atmosphere in the Guangming Hall became more and more strange and suffocating. The fifth princess was sitting in the side hall waiting for news. She couldn't hear what the main hall was saying, but she kept sending people to inquire.

But because Cheng Guogong's guess was so outrageous, even Xiao Huizi didn't dare to tell all of it, he only dared to tremblingly say half and half, in fact even so, he felt that his head was in his hand.

If the fifth princess hadn't saved him twice and had shown great kindness to him, he really wouldn't dare to spread such words.

The fifth princess is not a fool. After all, the emperor loves her daughter the most. She also has an elder brother who loves to fight for power and profit, and a mother and concubine who dreams of being a queen mother every day. She is very sensitive about the royal heirs.

Even if Xiao Huizi didn't complete the story, she guessed it so well that her eyes almost popped out.

"This is really going to pierce the sky."

She already knew that Cheng Tingyu was at a critical moment where his life was at stake, but she couldn't play.

Because this is the emperor's rebellion, it is useless for her to go there. On the contrary, it is very likely that she hastily pleaded for mercy because she has not made up her mind, which caused the emperor to be in a bad mood, which backfired.

And above the main hall, it is still going on.

"The status jade pendant, but the five blessing jade pendant?" the emperor asked.

When a child of the royal family is born, he will receive a finely crafted five-blessing jade pendant with his name engraved on it, representing his noble status.

"Exactly." Cheng Guogong nodded.

"When and where did you see it?" the emperor asked again.

After his words fell, Cheng Guogong froze for an instant. Obviously, the answer to this question was not good for Cheng Guogong.

"You have already doubted Cheng Tingyu's identity, right? Otherwise, even if you prefer the second wife, it is impossible for your grandson to be abused like this. You said before that it was Cheng Zongran who did it alone. Is it true?"Dare to say, he guessed a bit immediately, and asked in a cold tone.

Cheng Guogong's legs gave way, and he fell to his knees on the spot, shouting that he was wronged.

The emperor ignored him, but narrowed his eyes and looked at Cheng Tingyu carefully.

Cheng Tingyu still looked so pale and weak, maybe it was Cheng Guogong's biting that made him uneasy, he had already started coughing and panting, and his face became paler, but he just gritted his teeth to hold on, so he didn't faint.

As for Zhao Yaru next to her, she still stood there expressionless, with her back straight and unchanged.

Even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, she would not change her face.

The emperor tapped on the table, apparently considering what to do with the three of them.

The public says that the public is right, and the woman says that the woman is right.

If it was Cheng Tingyu and not the Cheng family, the emperor would definitely not help Cheng Guogong, after all Cheng Zongran was dead, and he took out a treasure as an amulet for Cheng Tingyu, begging the emperor to protect him.

Now, no matter what the facts are, the courtiers will not agree to beat Cheng Tingyu into a bastard. It's not appropriate to kill the donkey.

When Cheng Zongran was alive, he won many battles for Daye Dynasty. Now that he is dead, he can't even protect his own son, so he can't justify it.

But the heir of the former prince was involved, the emperor had to be cautious, and would rather kill by mistake than let it go.

Even if Cheng Guogong has no evidence, the emperor does not intend to let Cheng Tingyu go, at least he will never have a free life in the future, it is a good way to encircle him.

Besides, Cheng Tingyu's health is so poor, if he makes a fuss about it casually, he might die quickly.

He didn't even ask Zhao Yaru and Zhao Yaru for their opinions anymore, his eyes became more and more determined, obviously he had made a decision, and the result would not be good.

Zhao Yaru already understood, she twitched the corners of her mouth, showing a sarcastic smile, not knowing who she was laughing at.

Ying Eleven's heart beat faster, he didn't need to pretend to be sick, he felt like he was going to pass out, he was completely fainted by fright.

My God, the master wasn't there, so he didn't dare to say anything unnecessary, so he didn't have a few words in his defense. He was just a pure tool man in a confrontation. If Zhao Yaru hadn't been stable, he might have been overthrown by Cheng Guogong long ago.

If the master came back and found that he had played with himself, he would scold him severely, and the subordinates who dragged their feet were even more ruthless than the enemy.

Just when the emperor was about to make a conclusion, suddenly the voice of the little eunuch came from outside: "Report to the emperor, General Wu Ming asked to see him, saying that he has something important to report, so there should be no delay."

Obviously, General Wu Ming said something important, and these little eunuchs ran in to pass the news, otherwise no one would bother the emperor at this critical moment.

The emperor frowned, and blamed it in his heart for the untimely arrival, but he really didn't dare to delay if General Wu Ming said it was an important matter.

"please."

"You guys go to the side hall and wait first." The emperor ordered.

Following the emperor's order, several people all walked outside the hall.

It's just that when Ying Shiyi stepped over the threshold, his legs suddenly gave way, and he staggered and fell to the ground, looking like he was about to faint.

The eunuch next to him immediately stepped forward, supporting him from left to right and walking outside.

After a moment of delay, General Wu Ming had already walked over with big strides.

He didn't care about these people who passed by, he just glanced at them lightly, but when he saw someone, he paused.

"Wait."

Several people stood still and looked back at him subconsciously.

Seeing Yu Zhong behind Wu Ming rushing towards Mo Yue in an instant, almost turning into an afterimage, he went straight to Mo Yue.

Suddenly Mo Yue's arm was raised, and several hidden weapons flew out, directly shooting to death the two eunuchs beside her.With a sound of "Gada", the man fell silent.

This series of actions was as fast as lightning, and no one in the hall could react, everything was over.

"Protect the emperor!" The guards inside and outside the hall rushed over in an instant, and Xue De even called for help.

The few people gathered at the entrance of the main hall were surrounded, even Wu Ming and his party were no exception, after all, they were the ones who did it just now.

He directly threw Mo Yue out. The old woman was already lying on the ground, motionless, with her neck tilted in a rather awkward posture, obviously dead to the core.

"This person is a spy from the Northern Wei Dynasty." Wu Ming said coldly.

Everyone stopped breathing when they heard this, especially Cheng Guogong, whose face was pale, knelt down on the spot, obviously frightened.

"This—how is it possible? She is Jiang Yang's servant of the Zhao family." Cheng Guogong immediately pushed the blame on Zhao's head.

How could it be a spy? Mo Yue was brought into the palace by him himself, and she was brought before the emperor as a witness. If she was a spy, not only would her previous testimony be unreliable, but he would also be finished.

Zhao Yaru curled her lips: "Wrong, she had nothing to do with my Zhao family twenty years ago, but Cheng Guogong took great pains to bring her in, so don't pour dirty water on other people's heads."

The guards protected the emperor and surrounded them, a group of "dangerous people". Seeing that the surroundings had returned to calm, there was no second assassin rushing out, and with General Wu Ming's explanation, the emperor waved his hand, and the guards returned to their respective positions.

Immediately, a little eunuch came up to deal with the blood stains. Mo Yue's body was supposed to be carried away, but Wu Ming stayed behind.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is information on her body, please let someone check it."

In order to avoid suspicion, he did not search by himself. After all, he killed the person. If he came to check and found the stolen goods, he might not be able to tell clearly. It would arouse suspicion, thinking that he put it on the dead person.

Jin Yiwei was quickly called over, and after a careful inspection, only two needles were found in her sleeve, which were of the same material as the hidden weapon shot out before, and the rest were not found.

However, it was normal. If he was really a spy of the empire, he would definitely act cautiously and not leave special marks on his body. He wished that he looked like a blank sheet of paper.

"I have seen the emperor." Wu Ming and Yu Zhong saluted.

Cheng Guogong and the others who were about to leave were pulled back and stood beside them, with different thoughts.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for doing something at the gate of the Guangming Palace. It is not in compliance with the rules. If someone joins the minister tomorrow, please help me to talk more!" After Yu Zhong stood still, he opened his mouth directly.

"Yu Aiqing, how did you find out that it was a spy from the Northern Wei Dynasty?" The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched. How could anyone ask him to help so directly, but he couldn't care less about this vulgar person, so he asked immediately.

"It's too simple. I fought day and night with the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty. These beasts have a stench. I can smell them from far away." Yu Zhong's answer was a waste of saliva.

Everyone knew that in order to enter the palace to display the emperor, Mo Yue must have washed before coming here, how could there be a smell.

"General Yu, the slave just got close and didn't smell the smell on her hands." Xue De said immediately.

"You haven't seen many people from the Northern Wei Dynasty, how can you smell it? Even though the people from the Northern Wei Dynasty missions smell bad when they were born, they can still pretend to be human beings with these good food and good clothes., the smell has faded a lot. But this woman is obviously not, she is very old, and she will not live for a few years, and the stench on her body is very heavy." Yu Zhong immediately started talking nonsense with his eyes open.

"General Yu, is it too arbitrary for you to judge her as a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty based on this alone?" Cheng Guogong finally couldn't hold back, and asked.

The main reason is that he brought this person into the palace, so naturally he will be responsible later.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Yu Zhong looked at Cheng Guogong and pointed to the corpse on the ground.

Cheng Guogong's face changed suddenly, and he was so anxious that he almost cursed, but Yu Zhong's rude reputation had already spread in Wangjing, so he didn't dare to offend him.

"Of course not, she's just a servant."

"It's not your girlfriend, what are you doing to protect her? As a general of the Daye Dynasty, I suspect that an unknown person is a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he is still so close to the emperor, so I directly killed her. Do I need to consider this?Of course, she would rather kill by mistake than let her go, if she has evil intentions, can you afford it?" Yu Zhong rolled his eyes at him directly, and looked at him with an idiot expression.

Cheng Guogong felt distressed for a moment, did Yu Zhong do this on purpose?

In just a few words, he poked at his lung tube, almost pointing at his nose and cursing that he was going to murder the emperor.

"General Yu, General Yu, calm down. I just asked casually, and I didn't doubt what you mean, good kill!" Cheng Guogong didn't dare to pester him, and even even praised him, which was like knocking out teeth and swallowing blood.

"Your Majesty, I have not admitted my mistake." Yu Zhong immediately patted his chest to assure.

The emperor nodded immediately: "Yu Aiqing is right, I naturally believe you."

The Moyue hidden weapon was thrown out, and everyone couldn't help but believe it.

"The two lovers came here in a hurry, what's the matter?" he asked.

"Reporting to the emperor, it is precisely for the purpose of spies." Wu Ming replied: "The envoys of the Northern Wei Dynasty have been very quiet recently, and I feel uneasy in my heart, so I and General Yu Zhong stared at the post where the envoys of the Northern Wei Dynasty lived, and found severalThe spies, one of them just confirmed the news yesterday, but when he rushed over, he found out that he had entered the palace with Cheng Guogong, and he was shocked, worried about His Majesty's safety, and immediately entered the palace."

Yu Zhong immediately curled his lips: "Those people in the Northern Wei Dynasty couldn't sit still, their stomachs were full of bad water, and they couldn't live in peace for a day. If they stop for a few days in a row, it's not because they want a truce, but to plan for a bigger bad water. When the minister and the general heard about this spiesAfter entering the palace, my palms are sweating, if this spy is lucky, he will get in front of the emperor, and the palace is not yet prepared, so he might be taken advantage of by her. Fortunately, everything is in time."

"By the way, Director Xue, look at the tea and food in this hall. There are too many evil things in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They made secret medicines to save lives. It's just that there are too many shady methods. Don't be poisoned." Yu Zhong kindlyremind.

As soon as these words came out, there was another turmoil in the palace, the imperial physicians were invited, and it happened that the person who came was the judge of Jiang Yuan, so he had to go through the inspection until it was confirmed that it was safe.

Mo Yue's body has been dragged down by Jin Yiwei for further inspection.

The emperor, who ruled out the danger, also breathed a sigh of relief, the atmosphere in the hall was one of relief, and seeing the two generals Wu Ming and Yu Zhong standing in the hall, everyone's hearts were full of confidence.

Sure enough, in the face of absolute force value, everyone felt very safe.

Although the killing of Yu Zhong just now was very scary, not only they didn't see clearly, but also the guards didn't see clearly. After all, the guards of the palace are still far away from the generals who fought on the battlefield.

"What's the matter? The Cheng family's second room has another moth? Cheng Guogong, you are here to cheat your grandson again? He is not your son, or why do you hate him so much, and wish he had a bad life."

The atmosphere in the hall relaxed, and Yu Zhong was restless again. His eyes immediately fell on Cheng's family, he began to look around, and spoke directly in a teasing manner.

He joked openly with Cheng Guo directly in front of the emperor, obviously very unruly.

However, he had just saved the emperor once, and he had such a temperament in the first place, but no one criticized him, even the Ninth Five Lord didn't blame him from the bottom of his heart at this time, instead he spoke out for them.

"This is a family matter of the Cheng family. You shouldn't have known about it, but that Mo Yue just now was a witness brought by Cheng Guogong, and she was identified as a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty. I think you should also know about it. Cheng Guogong,Mrs. Zhao, Cheng Tingyu, what do you three think?" The emperor pretended to ask.

The other two immediately nodded in agreement, but Cheng Guogong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded.

Damn, he had a hunch that if he said it out, it would definitely cause trouble.

After all, he had already discovered that General Wu Ming had a natural affection for military generals. At the last emperor's birthday banquet, he had warned Cheng Guogong for defending Cheng Tingyu, and now spies were involved.

In fact, he wanted to question them very much. He brought people to testify, and the two of them went into the palace to kill the witnesses, but they couldn't produce any evidence, so they directly labeled them as spies, whether it was intentional or not.

It's just that Mo Yue did throw out a hidden weapon at that time, this cannot be faked, otherwise he would never let it go.

The emperor waved his hand, and Xue De immediately stood up to explain their doubts.

Of course, he only said the first half of the paragraph, suspecting that Cheng Tingyu was not from the Cheng family. As for Cheng Guogong's speculation about Cheng Tingyu's identity later, he didn't say a word, and he didn't dare to say it.

Yu Zhong's eyes widened when he heard it, and he was startled and surprised at one point in the middle, until finally Xue De finished speaking, he even raised his hands and applauded.

"Wonderful, wonderful! No wonder people often say that there are many right and wrong families. Fortunately, I am an orphan and I don't have such a grandfather. Otherwise, I would have died with my grandfather before I went to the battlefield to kill the grandchildren of the Northern Wei Dynasty."He looked at Cheng Guogong strangely, sizing him up and clicking his lips, as if weighing where to kill him, it would be easier to kill him with one blow.

Cheng Guogong was so sweated by him, he shrank his neck immediately, but soon he straightened his chest, and said in a cold voice: "General Yu, what are you talking about? I have evidence and factual basis, but Mrs. Zhao took itThere is no evidence, but you just keep slandering. But you said that my grandfather did not do well, and you are clearly partial to Cheng Tingyu!"

"He's not my grandson. Why should I favor him? Don't try to take advantage of me. I don't want to have anything to do with your Cheng family." Yu Zhong immediately retorted back, and after he finished speaking, he flicked the non-existent sticker on his shirt.Dust, full of disgust.

"Then don't say anything!" Cheng Guogong said angrily.

"Hey, you little old man, you obviously don't make sense of yourself, and you don't want people to tell. The more you don't let me talk, the more I will tell. Neither of your two witnesses is reliable, but bothSpies from the Northern Wei Dynasty have sneaked in, so it's good if you don't doubt your identity!" Yu Zhong obviously wanted to confront him.

"Yu Zhong, don't care about other people's family affairs, it's up to the emperor to decide." Wu Ming reminded.

Yu Zhong curled his lips and muttered unhappily: "There is no need to decide on such a simple matter!"

His voice was not deliberately lowered, the emperor also heard it, and he immediately said: "What suggestion does Yu Aiqing have?"

Yu Zhong looked at Wu Ming, but he put on a plan: "Your Majesty, the general won't let the minister speak."

Wu Ming instantly turned his head to look at him, even though there was a mask blocking him, he could still see his displeasure.

"Wu Aiqing, although it is a matter of the Cheng family, I am also distressed. Both sides say that they are right. If Yu Aiqing really has suggestions, let him speak freely." The emperor said to Wu Ming with a good temper.

Without waiting for Wu Ming to reply, Yu Zhong couldn't wait to speak, obviously he was just taking Joe.

"Your majesty, don't care what they say. If you want to prove whether the general's wife and Cheng Tingyu are mothers or not, you just need a drop of blood. If the two drops of blood fuse, then it's your own.No, do you still need to look for witnesses? According to Yichen, either Cheng Guogong was too confused and didn't think of this method, or he was slandering people and didn't want to use this method, so as not to be exposed!" Yu Zhong said sharply., At this time, I still don’t forget to ridicule Cheng Guogong.

But as soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the hall became awkward again.

The words "old and confused" probably not only scolded Cheng Guogong, but also scolded the emperor. After all, the emperor just said that he can't do anything about it.

As expected of General Yu Zhong, he was still so outspoken and brainless.

Of course, the emperor didn't bother with him, so he asked someone to bring a basin of clean water on the spot, ready to test the marriage with a drop of blood.

Ying Eleven's heartbeat speeded up in vain. He had calmed down a lot after being interrupted by Yu Zhong, but when he mentioned the blood test, he became nervous again in an instant.

In fact, Daye had always used blood tests to verify his biological relationship.

And the members of the Cheng family didn't mention it tacitly, not because they forgot, but because they all had ghosts in their hearts.

Cheng Guogong did not have definite evidence to prove that Cheng Tingyu was a fake, and there was part of his inducement in what the two witnesses said.

As for Zhao Shi and Ying Shishi, they knew very well that Cheng Tingyu was indeed not born by Zhao Yaru, and no matter how much blood they dripped, they wouldn't fuse together, instead they would look in a demon mirror.