Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Cheng Wan raised her head, her eyes were red and wet, and there were traces of tears on her face. She stared at Hao Chi and said word by word: "Master Hao, do you dare to swear on your children and grandchildren that Master Hao has nothing to do with the attack on me this time?!"

Hao Chi's face twisted slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why should I follow your words?!"

Cheng Wan sneered and turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, Lord Hao doesn't dare, but I do!"

Cheng Wan raised his right hand and made a swearing gesture, his eyes were firm and his voice was sonorous: "If I, Cheng Wan, have the intention to harm Shangshu Ling Zhou Yizhong and others, I will never give birth to a son in my lifetime!"

In this era, not being able to give birth to a son is considered one of the most vicious curses for a woman.

Cheng Wan's oath really sounded true to everyone.

"Master Hao, Marquis Zhaoping has already sworn an oath, what about you?"

Ying Changlin raised his chin slightly, his voice full of provocation.

Yan Mu smiled slightly: "I guess Lord Hao is thinking about how to organize the oath."

"I see," Ying Changlin nodded to Hao Chi and pretended to be concerned, "Sir Hao, the emperor is still waiting, you have to think quickly."

"I...you, you guys..."

Hao Chi looked at Yan Mu and Ying Changlin who were singing the same tune, and he was so angry that his face turned blue and his temples throbbing. But if he was asked to swear on his children and grandchildren, he couldn't open his mouth.

Everyone in the Xuanzheng Hall was waiting to hear Hao Chi swear, and even the emperor showed a hint of interest on his face.

"Hao Qing?"

The emperor didn't have the patience to wait for Hao Chi to organize the oath. After just two breaths, the emperor began to urge Hao Chi.

Hao Chi opened his mouth, his face flushed: "I, I swear, if I, Hao Chi, have anything to do with the attack on Zhaoping Marquis Cheng Wan, I will let my children and grandchildren... grandchildren..."

Hao Chi's mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't utter the last few words.

"What? Lord Hao hasn't figured out what to say yet?" Ying Changlin began to sneer.

Yan Mu nudged Ying Changlin with his elbow and gave him a wink.

That's about it.

Hao Chi had no intention of paying any attention to Ying Changlin. His back felt cold, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his body couldn't stop shaking.

"If you don't want to talk, then you don't have to say it anymore."

The emperor glared at Hao Chi impatiently, his voice cold.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! I did have evil intentions towards Marquis Zhaoping, but I really did not send anyone to kill him!"

In the end, Hao Chi was unable to complete his oath. He really couldn't swear on his own descendants.

If the oath really comes true, wouldn’t the Hao family be extinct?

"You're lying! You were the one who sent them! If you're really innocent, why don't you dare swear?!"

Cheng Wan stared at Hao Chi, his fists clenched tightly, his chest heaving violently as if suppressing raging anger.

Hao Chi closed his eyes, a look of dejection on his face: "Your Majesty, the real mastermind behind the attack on Marquis Zhaoping this time is Shangshu Ling Zhou Yizhong!"

There was an uproar in the hall.

The Emperor and Crown Prince Mu Yao's expressions did not change at all.

"Your Majesty, in order to shirk responsibility, Lord Hao actually put the blame on the deceased Shang Shu Ling. Lord Hao is clearly bullying the Shang Shu Ling for not being able to defend himself!"

Cheng Wan looked towards the emperor, his eyes filled with anger directed at Hao Chi.

Feeling the increasingly low air pressure around the emperor, Hao Chi's heart trembled and his brain raced, thinking about how he could clear himself of the blame.

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true.

The Minister of the Chancellery had long disliked Marquis Zhaoping. He said that the Emperor must have been deceived by Marquis Zhaoping, which was why he allowed Marquis Zhaoping to enter the officialdom as a woman and also allowed Marquis Zhaoping to take part in the imperial examinations, disrupting social order.

The Minister of the Chancellery said that in order to restore order and bring peace to the country, Marquis Zhaoping must die.

It just so happened that Marquis Zhaoping was about to leave the capital and return to Liangzhou. The journey was long, which gave the Minister of the Chancellery a good opportunity to send someone to take action. "

Hao Chi pursed his lips and decided to sell Zhou Yizhong out:

"Lord Shangshu Ling has made all the necessary preparations. If the identity of the 'robber' is exposed, Marquis Guangde, who has just made a great grudge with Marquis Zhaoping, is the best candidate to be the mastermind behind the incident.

This is also the reason why all the clues about Marquis Zhaoping’s death point to Marquis Guangde after all the investigations by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. "

Mu Yao's eyebrows moved slightly, and he pulled the corner of his lips slightly with an ambiguous meaning.

"Ha!" Cheng Wan laughed in anger: "Lord Hao said before that I was talking nonsense and making up stories, why is it that Lord Hao is also talking nonsense and making up stories now?"

"Marquis Zhaoping, I know you are angry, but those who killed you were not sent by me. If what I said is false, I will kill all my descendants. How about that?"

Cheng Wan was startled, and then looked at Hao Chi suspiciously: "Were those people who wanted to kill me really sent by the Minister of the Chancellery?"

Hao Chi nodded: "It is true that the Minister of the Chancellery wants your life the most."

"Why?" Cheng Wan knelt on the ground, his eyes full of confusion: "Just because I am a woman, the Minister wants to kill me?"

Cheng Wan looked up at the emperor, whose features were indifferent and calm, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Your Majesty, is there anything I am not doing well as an official?

Did I cause any trouble?

Have I, a humble official, disturbed the order of the court and the world?

Weichen..."

Hot tears welled up in Cheng Wan's eyes, and this time Cheng Wan cried with real emotion:

"Your Majesty, I am also your subject and a loyal subject to you!"

The emperor stroked his fingers and moved his throat slightly: "I know the loyalty of Marquis Zhaoping, and he has done a good job as an official."

"Your Majesty..." Hao Chi looked up at the emperor cautiously: "The Minister of the Chancellery wants to kill Marquis Zhaoping, and he has selfish motives."

Ok? ? ?

The officials who were pretending to be wooden men immediately pricked up their ears.

"explain."

The emperor's voice was majestic and cold, and Hao Chi could feel the emperor's impatience and dislike towards him.

But precisely because of this, Hao Chi tried his best to transfer as much firepower as possible to Zhou Yizhong.

"The Minister of the Chancellery admires Lord Gu very much. He wants to marry his granddaughter to Lord Gu, but Lord Gu and Marquis Zhaoping..."

Hao Chi swallowed his saliva and continued, "So the Minister of the Chancellery wants to get rid of Marquis Zhaoping."

"Ah!"

Cheng Wan was really angry and laughed this time.

She overestimated Zhou Yizhong in vain, thinking that Zhou Yizhong could not tolerate her just because she was a woman.

It turns out that Zhou Yizhong also has such selfish thoughts.

She could only say that Zhou Yizhong’s death was not at all unjust.

Mu Yao glanced at Cheng Wan's face secretly, and was a little worried that Cheng Wan would vent his anger on Gu Yan.

Mu Yao was overthinking this.

Zhou Yizhong fell in love with Gu Yan and wanted him to be his grandson-in-law, which only shows that Gu Yan is very outstanding.

Gu Yan didn't know that even though he was far away on the battlefield, there were still people who cared about him so much.

Gu Yan also felt aggrieved.

How could Cheng Wan unreasonably vent her anger on the person she loved?