After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 428 - 314: Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 428: Chapter 314: Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Seeking Monthly Ticket)
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Censor found it inconvenient to speak up easily.
Resolution was already visible in the Crown Prince’s eyes.
In this pull and tug, even if he couldn’t completely clear himself of suspicion, he couldn’t gain the full trust of the Empress, but at least he dragged the Pei family into the water; they couldn’t remain clean!
The interests of imperial power are above all. Given the limited choice of heirs, not only could the Emperor and Empress not make decisions lightly, but the entire court could not risk a dynastic interruption. As the Crown Prince, he held this trump card. Until it was absolutely necessary, who would want to tear this facade apart?
One must know that no matter how confident one is, fighting till the end comes at a cost!
It’s good that Prince Rong and his son are dead!
Xu Yin did an excellent job on this matter!
Once he got through this hurdle, the first thing he would do was to bring Pei Zhan down! Since Pei Zhan had already accused him, the Pei family would never be loyal to him in the future. What use was there for such officials?!
And the Liang family, the Cheng family, the Du family, they all breathed the same air as the Pei family. These veteran ministers and their merits were a threat to the emperor’s authority. They were obedient for now, only because the Emperor was here to restrain them. Once the Emperor was gone, would they still listen to him? It was infuriating that the Empress was too kind-hearted and didn’t consolidate power by getting rid of them even after such a long establishment of the state, not considering him, the successor, at all. This was foolish!
He would never make such a mistake!
Having such a good opportunity, he would ensure their guilt!
Pei Zhan looked at the Crown Prince and Xu Yin with a cold laugh.
"Your Majesty, I have two witnesses in my possession, may Your Majesty permit me to summon them into the palace."
The Crown Prince interrupted: "The case is closed, no witnesses remain, what witnesses do you have?!"
"Who said there were no witnesses?!"
Just as the Crown Prince’s words fell, a booming voice of Liang Chen came from outside the door! "I, along with the evidence that the Crown Prince instigated the murder of the Crown Prince’s eldest son, have entered the palace with the witnesses, and Prince Rong and his son are all here, requesting an audience with Your Majesty!"
This voice was too loud, and the words "Prince Rong and his son" were like thunder to everyone!
"It’s Shaoyang!" The Empress stood up abruptly, "He’s back! What did he just say? Prince Rong and his son?"
The Emperor also straightened his posture, his eyes shooting out sharp light: "Admit them!"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince’s face changed drastically: "This is impossible! Prince Rong and his son have already committed suicide out of guilt!"
"...Your Majesty! I deserve a thousand deaths for my crime!"
Following the Crown Prince’s voice, a pained cry from Prince Rong came from the hall entrance!
Everyone in the hall looked over, only to see Prince Rong and his son, led by Liang Chen, kneeling at the threshold with disheveled clothing, then crawling on their knees into the hall!
"You, weren’t you already dead?!" The Crown Prince pointed at them, alive and well, and widened his eyes towards Xu Yin.
Even Xu Yin, as composed as he was, had a changed expression now.
He had only half expected Xu Lian to succeed, but he never imagined Fu Zhen could interfere in any way!
But he had indeed lost!
Fu Zhen had deceived Lian Rong!
She did indeed suspect Xu Lian!
But how did she suspect?
Why did she—
Xu Yin recalled that earlier thought, and Liang Ning’s shadow reappeared before him, engulfing him in a wave of fear, as all the suspicions he had once suppressed surged forth!...
"What is this about?" The Emperor’s voice drew everyone’s attention, "Why was it previously said that you had already committed suicide out of guilt?!"
Prince Rong and his son, prostrate on the ground, began knocking their heads repeatedly: "ing to Your Majesty, this subject could not evade responsibility for the crime. When General Liang and General Du arrived at the Prince Manor, this subject deliberately delayed for a while, but during this delay, Xu Yin unscrupulously sent a five-year-old child to poison this subject!
"This subject did not commit suicide, but Xu Yin, the scoundrel, attempted to kill me to silence me!"
The Emperor slapped the table: "Xu Yin!"
Still kneeling, Xu Yin looked up: "Your Majesty! This is a wrongful accusation!"
"ing to Your Majesty, Xu Lian and Xu Yin’s wife are already awaiting trial outside the palace gate. If Your Majesty permits, I can immediately bring them forth to testify!"
Liang Chen’s resolute voice followed Xu Yin’s plea. The Emperor gave no space for Xu Yin’s further pleading, immediately saying, "summon them in!"
After speaking, he added, "Bring in all the remaining witnesses, don’t leave anyone out! Including the witnesses Pei mentioned earlier, do not omit a single one!"
Liang Chen immediately obeyed the order, turned around, and strode out of the hall!
Pei Zhan didn’t have the chance to ask about the cause and effect, and asking Prince Rong and his son would be the same. He glanced at Xu Yin, whose face was already tense, and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, why not start by interrogating Prince Rong and his son?"
The Emperor turned his gaze to Prince Rong: "Xu Yin instructed Xu Lian to poison you, why didn’t he succeed?"