After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 423 - 312: The Emperor Father is Fatuous! (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2

Chapter 423: Chapter 312: The Emperor Father is Fatuous! (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2
No, the devastating truth is that the Emperor’s long-lost eldest son actually died at the hands of Yang Zhan, and it was Zhang Shicheng who helped to cover it up!
Cold sweat started pouring down Zhang Huan’s back! He plopped down on the ground, one hand propped against the floor, too stiff to even curl!
"Take them away!"
The eunuch commanded the guards, and the father and son of the Zhang family were quickly dragged away.
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice could no longer hold back and stepped forward: "We beg Your Majesty to enlighten us, what is the reason behind the murder of the eldest son?"
The Emperor took the dagger from the eunuch behind him, struck it onto the table with a thud: "On the twelfth day of the eighth month in the sixteenth year of Shengyuan, Princely Heir Yang Zhan conspired with this knife to kill a young father and son on Baiyu Lane. That father and son were the Emperor’s long-lost eldest son and the Emperor’s grandson, whom I’ve never met!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate were dumbfounded; after exchanging a glance, they hastily asked: "Dare we ask Your Majesty, do we now know the motive behind Prince Rong and his son’s actions?"
The Emperor, as the sovereign of the nation, never acts without cause. The commotion now stirred proves the legitimacy as Prince Rong and his son dared not even face the Emperor and hastily committed suicide in fear of their crime, it certainly cannot be false!
Murdering the eldest son and grandson of the Emperor is a grave sin!
But Prince Rong, being the Emperor’s cousin, should have no direct conflict of interest with the eldest son. Why would they secretly commit such a family-destroying act?
In other words, the eldest son posed no threat to them; they had absolutely no reason to do this!
"Your question is well-asked!"
The Emperor took a letter from the tray held by the eunuch, "You are here to judge the case, so take a look at this letter first. Have you seen this handwriting before? Can you verify it?"
Since the eunuch was standing on the inside, separated by the Emperor and the Empress, while the Crown Prince and Xu Yin stood on the other side, they didn’t see what was in the tray.
During the interrogation of the Zhang family father and son, the Crown Prince watched with his eyes on his nose, nose on his heart, deciding to first play the bystander.
When the Imperial Censor questioned, he had already started sneering inside, having only secretly instructed Yang Zhan at the time, with no one else aware he had issued such orders.
With the death of Prince Rong and his son, there would be no one left to know that Yang Yi’s murder was orchestrated, and no one to answer the Imperial Censor’s question!
What was there to fear then?
But what was the meaning of this letter suddenly produced by the Emperor?
If he had brought out the dagger or fan, it would have been understandable, but why was it a letter with writing?
What is this letter?
Who wrote it?
He felt as if a hole had been bored in his heart, leaving him unsteady and unsettled.
He looked towards Xu Yin, whose face was also tinged with gravity, obviously equally clueless!
"Why has the Crown Prince remained silent all this while?"
At this moment, the Empress spoke suddenly, her eyes still red with bloodshot eyes looking at the Crown Prince, "We have discussed for so long, all concerning your own brother, yet you remain indifferent?
"Don’t you always talk about brotherly friendship and filial piety? Every festive season, didn’t you always lament that your elder brother is not by your side?
"Now that there’s a clue about him, why do you act like a stranger with such cold indifference?"
"Mother!"
The Crown Prince saluted and stepped forward: "This news is simply too unexpected; your son was so shocked that I haven’t recovered my senses!
"Elder brother, he had come to the capital six years ago?
"Yet, your son knew nothing about it and let him die silently at Prince Rong and his son’s hands! Your son deserves to die, and for not protecting Imperial Brother!"
The Crown Prince said, lifting his robe, and knelt down.
The Empress stepped up to him, teeth clenched, her body trembling: "So you also know you deserve to die?"
"I beg Mother for leniency! Your son will personally go to Prince Rong’s Mansion, dead or alive, to make Prince Rong and his son atone to Imperial Brother!"
"Stop pretending!"
The Empress roared, throwing the letter from the Imperial Censor into his face: "Open your eyes wide and take a good look! This is your own handwriting; from childhood, your writing was taught under my guard!
"I recognize every stroke!
"Your father does too!
"You beast!"
The letter fluttered down in front of the Crown Prince. Six years is not a long duration, the black-and-white text remained clear, and the short and concise sentences left no room for denial!
The gaping hole in the Crown Prince’s heart suddenly widened, large enough to swallow him whole!