After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 430 - 314: Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Seeking Monthly Ticket) _3

Chapter 430: Chapter 314: Who Says There is No Proof in Death? (Seeking Monthly Ticket) _3
At this point, he lifted his head, trembling with fear as he glanced at the Empress above.
The Emperor said coldly, "What did he say to you?!"
Yang Zhan swallowed and continued, "He said, our Prince Rong’s Mansion thrives solely because the Emperor remembers past affections. Without this, our Prince Rong’s Mansion would just be an ordinary royal family branch.
"He said that given his childhood relationship with the criminal minister, once he ascended the throne as the new ruler, he would naturally show favor to the Prince Rong’s Mansion.
"But if the First Prince returns, it would be different. The Emperor and Empress have been preoccupied with him for years, secretly searching. Once he returns, sooner or later, he would overshadow him, threatening his position as the Crown Prince.
"And if the First Prince became the Crown Prince, he has no ties with Prince Rong’s Mansion and would certainly disregard us.
"He said if I wanted to become a Prince Taiping in the future, I should take advantage of the Emperor and Empress not knowing the whereabouts of the First Prince, and send him beyond the border, never to return to the imperial family, so that we could both be at peace.
"I was convinced by him and began to arrange things after returning to the mansion.
"Around midnight, the First Prince entered the city. I found him at the inn where he stayed, threatened him to leave the city with his child, but he ignored me.
"There were many people in the inn, so I couldn’t use force. I followed him secretly. Late at night, he left the inn with his child and entered Baiyu Lane, that was when I acted.
"After all, I was intimidated by his identity and dared not wield a knife straightaway, so I tried scaring him first.
"But he scolded me, saying I was inexplicable and threatened to to the officials. When I dragged him, he even hit me! Afraid of drawing attention, I pulled out a dagger to threaten him. He struggled to run, and then I—I just—"
At this point, he trembled too much to continue, as if the Imperial Palace hall transformed into a blood-soaked dark alley late at night!
He widened his eyes in terror, clutched his head, then tightly shut his eyes!
The Empress stood up, struggling several times before she found her voice, "You, you just killed my Yi Yi like that! You beast! The Emperor and I have not treated you harshly!"
She grabbed the teapot beside her and hurled it at him!
The teapot hit him squarely in the chest, and with a cry, he fell to the ground. The teapot also shattered into pieces on the floor!
Palace maids quickly came forward to support her back to her seat.
The Emperor withdrew his gaze from her, gnashing his teeth as he looked at Prince Rong, "When did you find out? What have you done about this?!"
Prince Rong cried bitterly, "After his misconduct, he panicked and ran back to the manor where I ran into him by chance. Knowing he had committed such a grave offense, I feared family extermination, so I went along with the Crown Prince’s plan, and secretly sought Zhang Shicheng, who worked at the Wucheng Military Office, to cover it up.
"We thought everything was flawless, but eventually discovered the murder dagger was missing!
"That dagger was distinct and well-known, so we had no choice but to search for it tirelessly!
"While Zhang Shicheng was searching, he found Xu Yin’s residence at the time. Unbeknownst to us, Liang Ning from the Minister General Mansion had picked up the dagger and had shown it to Xu Yin.
"Early the next morning, Xu Yin approached me through Yongping, proposing he could help us acquire the dagger.
"Three days later, Liang Ning was burned to death in Baihe Temple. The morning following her death, he told me the dagger was destroyed, ensuring nobody would ever know about this case again."
"So you made him your son-in-law?!"
"No!" Prince Rong stared at Xu Yin with eyes full of hatred, "He exploited Yongping! Knowing he couldn’t retrieve the dagger, I wouldn’t tolerate him, so before secretly going to Baihe Temple to burn Liang Ning, he stole Yongping’s body! Liang Ning was burned by him! He also harmed my daughter! Yongping’s mother was also murdered by him!
"These three pieces of evidence were indeed obtained from the First Prince at the time! I feared the Crown Prince would turn his back, so I deliberately concealed it?
"I don’t know how Xu Yin knew about this fan. He incited Yongping and his mother to take these things, intending to rely on them!
"Then in the manor shrine, he pushed Yongping’s mother onto the knife’s edge! He is the murderer, he killed two living people!"
Prince Rong’s accusations grew louder and louder, pointing at Xu Yin as if his hand were an executioner’s spear!