AWB Chapter 1131 The Tragic Princess Killed by a Scumbag (5)
Chapter 1131 The Tragic Princess Killed by a Scumbag (5)
"Really?" Su Li stood up.
She calmly crossed her arms over her shoulders and said, "But I didn't leave the palace today, so how can I say I went crazy after drinking?"
She looked at the crowd around her and said, "Among you, are there any guests who were dining at Tianxiang Tower today? Has anyone ever seen me get drunk and crazy? Hmm?"
Suddenly, people from the county government pushed a few guests out and said, "Your Majesty, these people are some of the guests who dined at Tianxiang Tower today!"
"Yeah!" Emperor Daze nodded with satisfaction.
"Greetings to our emperor, long live the emperor!" Five guests who were well-dressed knelt down hurriedly.
"Well, let me ask you, did you have dinner on the first floor of Tianxiang Tower today?" Emperor Daze asked in a calm voice.
"Your Majesty, that's right!" several people responded quickly.
"Then let me ask you again, did you see with your own eyes Princess Jiahe setting fire on the first floor after drinking?" Emperor Daze asked with a majestic look on his face.
Several guests then replied honestly, "Your Majesty, no!"
"Yes, all we saw was a woman with a figure similar to Princess Jiahe, wearing a veil."
"We certainly didn't see what the face behind the veil was like!"
"Yes, but someone in the crowd shouted 'Princess Jiahe set the fire', so we all mistakenly thought it was the princess."
Emperor Daze nodded and looked at the person in charge of the county government in charge of the case, "You must find the woman who pretended to be the princess and the person who shouted in the crowd!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! We are searching!"
Emperor Daze then looked at Mother Zhou, "Old Madam Zhou, can you please say something?"
He looked at the crowd around him and said loudly, "Today, my daughter Jiahe did not leave the palace! She was drinking tea with her sisters in the palace, and later went to the Queen's Palace to chat with me. How could she have gone out of the palace and got drunk and started a fire?"
"No, it's impossible!"
Mother Wu quickly shook her head. "My son clearly said that Princess Jiahe was in a bad mood and had gone to Tianxiang Tower with a few of her close friends for a drink. He was worried and stayed on the side!"
"Close friends? But I haven't left the palace today, so how can I invite them to drink?" Su Li sneered.
"Impossible! You must be lying! My son's face was disfigured because of the arson you committed!" Mother Wu was about to collapse.
We agreed that it was just a fake injury, but I didn’t expect it to become real.
There is no evidence yet that Princess Jiahe is in Tianxiang Tower.
What should she do?
"How dare you!" Emperor Daze shouted coldly.
He looked at the civil and military officials who had come rushing over after hearing the news, "Among you, the daughters of the emperor who are on good terms with Jiahe, have you gone out today?"
"Your Majesty, my daughter has not left the house!"
"Your Majesty, my daughter has not gone out either!" Several ministers responded quickly.
Emperor Daze nodded, his face turned cold, "Zhou, what else do you have to say now? Falsely accusing the royal family is an even greater crime!"
"His Majesty!"
Mother Zhou made a sharp voice, "I didn't make a false accusation! It was Princess Jiahe who set fire to Tianxiang Tower and disfigured my son! I just wanted her to become a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family! What I asked for is not too much!"
"Hmph! Your son, a mere Hanlin, wants to marry my princess by throwing dirty water on her? You're dreaming!" Emperor Daze snorted coldly.
Soon, someone in the crowd came to report, "Your Majesty, the woman pretending to be the princess has been found!"
"Great! Bring it here quickly!" Emperor Daze said loudly.
Then, someone from the county government pushed a veiled woman who looked exactly like Princess Jiahe in front of everyone.
The woman smelled slightly of alcohol and was roughly pushed to the ground.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty!" Upon seeing the Holy Face, the woman was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.
"Tell me, why did you set fire to Tianxiang Tower!" Emperor Daze shouted coldly.
The woman immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am just the courtesan of Hua Man Lou! Today, a young master paid me to do this!"
"Oh, young master? Is he present at the scene?" asked Emperor Daze.
The woman looked around and then pointed at Zhou Ziyan who was lying on the ground. "It was this Mr. Zhou. He asked me to go!"
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!" Zhou's mother was going crazy.
At this moment, people from the county government appeared with the owner of Tianxianglou and the waiter.
"Your Majesty, they are the shopkeeper and waiter of Tianxiang Tower, and they know some inside stories of Tianxiang Tower!" The person in charge of the county government said again.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! All of this was arranged by Master Zhou Hanlin!"
The shopkeeper knelt on the ground and reported, "At noon today, Zhou Hanlin said he wanted to book the entire Tianxiang Tower, and even asked his servant to drive us out for two hours. He only let us arrange for the first floor to receive guests in the evening!"
"At the time, we felt there was a strange smell on the first floor, but it was covered up by the strong incense, so we didn't pay much attention to it. We didn't expect this to happen later!"
The waiter also said quickly, "Your Majesty, I actually knew that the pillar was smeared with kerosene, but I was afraid that Zhou Hanlin would kill my whole family, so I didn't dare to make it public."
Emperor Daze nodded, "That is to say, all of this is just Zhou Ziyan's conspiracy!"
"No, it's impossible! My son wouldn't do that! It was all Princess Jiahe who did it! It was all Princess Jiahe who did it!" Zhou's mother shouted unwillingly.
"You ignorant woman! With all the evidence, you still dare to argue!"
He looked at everyone, "Come here, pass on my order. Zhou Ziyan of the Zhou family is trying to plot against Princess Jiahe! When his plot failed, he falsely accused the princess. This is really disrespectful! Now the Zhou family is confiscated, and he is thrown into prison. His fate will be decided later!"
Zhou Ziyan, lying on the ground, suddenly felt that the situation was hopeless, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.
"No! No! My son didn't do that! It's all Princess Jiahe's fault! If Princess Jiahe had married my son obediently, none of this would have happened today!"
Seeing this, Zhou's mother cursed incoherently, "Jiahe, you deserve to die! You..."
Before she finished her words, she was slapped by a soldier beside her. "You bitch, you dare to curse the princess. You are so bold!"
"Go, take them away, take them all away!" The officers and soldiers escorted them away in a panic.
The people watching all knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Emperor Daze then stood up and took Su Li and his ceremonial guards back to the Queen's Palace.
"Your Majesty, this Zhou Ziyan is so outrageous that he actually dared to plot against our daughter. You must not let him go!" The queen, who had found out everything in the palace, said angrily.
"Queen, don't worry! I won't let our daughter suffer any injustice!"
He looked at Su Li, "Jiahe, how are you going to deal with this matter of Zhou Ziyan?"
Su Li curled her lips, "Of course, let him be exiled to a bitter cold place, where life is worse than death!"
"Okay! This is a good idea!" Emperor Daze nodded.
"Father, I'm a little tired. I'll go back first!" Su Li then left.
There was still one thing she hadn't figured out, which was why Zhou Ziyan gave up his position as a Hanlin and pretended to be disfigured before leaving the capital!