After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 429 - 314 Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Requesting Monthly Ticket)_2

Chapter 429: Chapter 314 Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Requesting Monthly Ticket)_2
Reaching this point, how could Prince Rong still have the courage to conceal? He immediately spilled everything:
"When General Liang and General Du arrived at the Prince Manor, General Pei’s wife, Fu Zhen, also came with General Liang’s son, Liang Xuan.
"Mrs. Fu had foresight and feigned avoidance from the eyes and ears of Xu Yin’s dispatched servants. After they left, she had Liang Xuan intercept the poison from Xu Lian’s hands, and then conspired with my daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, to devise this plan. It was to first spread the news that the criminal minister had committed suicide by poison, to lure the true culprit into believing it and thereby expose a flaw, at which point I would reappear to testify.
"I thought that by doing so, I could make the Crown Prince reveal himself as the true culprit, and thus agreed to this strategy.
"Before long, Great General Liang arrived, and from him, I learned that Mrs. Fu’s plan had worked. Thus, the two Generals brought my son and me into the palace.
"I did not intend to deceive Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"You have deceived the emperor not just today! You and your son killed my child with your own hands, and you have hidden it from me for six years! You have not leaked even a hint!"
The Emperor’s angry roar echoed through the hall, and at this moment, no one dared to make a sound.
Yang Zhan quivered on the ground, and Prince Rong cried out, "This criminal deserves death! This criminal deserves death!..."
"Reveal everything to me!" The Emperor pointed at him, his voice forced through clenched teeth, "Do not hide a single word, the origin of this letter, this fan, and this handkerchief, I want to know everything!"
The Crown Prince was already slowly retreating, his gaze meeting Xu Yin’s. Xu Yin, taking advantage of the people’s inattention, also stood up!
But how could Pei Zhan allow them to exploit a loophole?
He suddenly shouted, "Where is the imperial guard?! Hurry and guard the entrance!"
The Empress, who was fully focused on waiting for Prince Rong to explain, immediately turned her gaze towards the Crown Prince and Xu Yin!
"Arrest them!"
The imperial guard at the entrance rushed in immediately, detaining the two from both sides!
The Emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at Prince Rong, "Quickly confess!"
Prince Rong immediately cried out, "Spare me, Your Majesty! It was all the Crown Prince’s doing, this criminal would not dare to harm the Prince no matter how bold!"
"Then why did you follow his orders?"
Who was the true culprit was already clear to everyone; even if Prince Rong accused the Crown Prince right now, no one would waste any more thought on it.
"Because, because my son was foolish!"
Prince Rong said this and then slapped Yang Zhan on the back of the head, "You speak!"
Yang Zhan stopped sobbing and said, "One night in March of the sixteenth year of Shengyuan, the Crown Prince suddenly came to me, asking me to do him a favor. He said a threat had arisen, someone seemed to want to enter the capital, but they must not be allowed to enter.
"He instructed me to secretly find this person and take him outside the Northwest Pass, ensuring he could never return to Great Zhou, and especially not to the capital city. If necessary, to injure or mutilate him.
"At the time, the Crown Prince didn’t say who this person was, and I never suspected it would be the elder Prince.
"So I followed his instructions, searching for this person using the clues he provided. But after months of searching, I couldn’t find the person. The people I sent ed that every time they tracked down the location based on the clues, they were always a step too late.
"Eventually, the clues led closer and closer to the capital, leaving me no choice but to to the Crown Prince.
"The Crown Prince was furious, saying if I couldn’t accomplish this task, I would not become the Princely Heir! Your Majesty knows me, I am cowardly and incompetent, and have relied on the Princely Heir title to get through life. Thus, I dared not refuse, and by the time I learned accurate information, he had already quietly entered the capital!
"On the night of August the twelfth, I indeed went to the Eastern Palace in the evening to confirm with the Crown Prince if just getting the person out of the pass would be enough. But the Crown Prince then said the person was already in the capital, and must be eliminated. He instructed me to, even if unable to kill him, at least maim his limbs and cut out his tongue.
"I have always had deep relations with the Crown Prince, and knowing someone of his status wouldn’t have any enemies, I realized it was a significant matter and inquired about the person’s identity.
"At first, he wouldn’t say, but when he didn’t, I refused to act. Finally, he disclosed the elder Highness’s identity to me!
"I was so terrified my legs trembled, but after the Crown Prince analyzed the pros and cons with me, I felt his reasoning was sound..."