The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Yu Zijin, who had always thought that the affairs of the Chu and Xie families had nothing to do with him, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Everyone's eyes were on him, like a rain of arrows. Before Yu Zijin could react, he fell to his knees with a thump.

At that moment, he remembered that a servant from the Xie family had come to him not long ago and gave him a letter, asking him to give it to His Royal Highness King Cheng. He also said that this matter was of great importance and asked him to take it to heart.

Wen Tingshen said: "Xie Lin said that on the night when he delivered the letter to Lord Yu, Lord Yu was going to have a banquet with His Royal Highness King Cheng. So he hoped that Lord Yu could deliver the letter to His Royal Highness King Cheng. I wonder if Lord Yu could deliver it?"

Yu Zijin looked at Zheng Wenkang almost instinctively.

Zheng Wenkang didn't look at him, as if Dongfang Shuo, his nephew, had nothing to do with him.

The emperor asked in a deep voice: "Where is the letter?"

Yu Zijin didn't dare to answer. He had no idea that the Xie family would send a servant of no status to deliver such an important letter.

He didn't take it seriously at all and put it in Dongfang Shuo's arms when he was drunk. Dongfang Shuo was sad because of the failure of the war and was also drunk, so he certainly had no impression of it at all.

I just don't know where the letter is now. If Dongfang Shuo lost it, it's fine, but if it wasn't lost, wouldn't it mean that Dongfang Shuo knew about it but didn't report it?

Dongfang Shuo, who had not yet been dragged away, witnessed the whole process. He immediately said, "Father, I have never received that letter!"

The emperor no longer believed him. "Commander Yin, send people to search Prince Cheng's mansion."

Yin Shao took the order and left.

It was completely dark outside.

Yin Shao led people to search Prince Cheng's mansion at night, and finally found the letter sent by Xie Lin in the study of Prince Cheng's mansion.

It turned out that the servant found the letter when he was washing clothes for Dongfang Shuo, and gave it to Yu Liang, who put it in the study. Dongfang Shuo didn't pay attention to it, and accidentally swept it to the corner of the table with his sleeve, and it was found by Yin Shao.

There are coincidences everywhere.

But Chu Runxue understood that not only Chu Heyi had already made plans, but Xie Lin had also laid a tight net, waiting for her and Dongfang Shuo to fall into it.

Such an important letter was deliberately sent to be delivered by a servant of low status, with the intention of making Yu Zijin and Dongfang Shuo look down on it and not read the content of the letter.

As for the letter sent to the Purple Palace, it was also asked to be delivered by Concubine Xie. The harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and the emperor would feel from the bottom of his heart that the letter sent by Concubine Xie was not an important matter and was too lazy to read it.

When would the emperor read such unimportant letters?

I must be bored, and I just happened to have this letter at hand.

But the probability of this happening is very small.

How could the emperor be bored when he has so many memorials to review and so many beauties to visit every day?

Even if the emperor was bored, it was unlikely that the letter would appear in his hand when he was bored.

The emperor was extremely disappointed with Dongfang Shuo: "Prince Cheng, Prince Cheng, the letter was found in the study of your Prince Cheng's mansion. What else do you have to say?"

Dongfang Shuo was stunned and had no way to explain himself. He really had no idea about this matter, but he could not defend himself.

"Deprive the Third Prince of his title, and send him away to receive eighty lashes of the cane. There is no need to come back to me." The emperor waved his hand, and Dongfang Shuo was finally dragged away.

The next person to be dragged away was Concubine Zheng. She thought there was room for the situation to turn around, but after the Xie family was dragged into the war, she and her son suffered an even more tragic fate.

The Xie family never thought of embezzling the iron ore. They had always wanted to hand it over. It was Yu Zijin and Dongfang Shuo who had not reported the matter to the emperor. What was wrong with the Xie family? The only ones who were wrong were Yu Zijin and Dongfang Shuo.

The emperor said: "Yu Zijin has been demoted to the position of prefect and will be assigned to Yanzhou. He must leave in three days."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I accept your order and express my gratitude." Yu Zijin cried, but did not dare to cry out loud.

There was a sudden silence in the Zichen Hall.

Everyone could feel the emperor's anger, exhaustion, and final tiredness, but even though he was tired, he still had infinite majesty.

Only Chu Runxue was left to be dealt with.

Chu Runxue originally wanted to overthrow the Xie family, make great contributions, and then forge evidence to prove that the Xie family and the Li family had close contacts, so as to wipe out the Li family as well. When the emperor gets the money, she can also get a share of it.

But now that the Xie family is still standing, there is naturally no question of involving the Li family. Not to mention getting a share of the pie, she might even completely lose the identity that has been with her for fifteen years.

"You, Chu Runxue, have not done anything meritorious!" Finally, the emperor called on her.

Chu Runxue prostrated herself on the ground and bowed deeply, "It's up to the emperor to decide."

Anger, unwillingness, and desperate struggle are all meaningless.

It would be better to just admit it. As long as she is alive, there is a possibility of turning things around in the future. Moreover, when she was serving the emperor the golden and jade soup, the emperor already knew what was in her mind, but did not reject her.

The emperor was interested in and had thoughts about her.

"Your Majesty, why did Miss Runxue say so confidently that the Xie family wanted to embezzle the imperial iron mine?" Chu Heyi suddenly spoke.

“She has no grudges against the Xie family, but she first wanted to take over the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. When the first plan failed, she resorted to another plan, and actually wanted to kill hundreds of people in the Xie family.

"She is so vicious because she wants to plunder the Xie family's wealth and use it for herself and the third prince. Your Majesty, Miss Runxue's ambition is obvious."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at Chu Runxue.

Others may not know, but he is very clear that Chu Runxue did want to take over the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion from the very beginning.

At first, he also thought that the woman was kind-hearted, and all Chu Runxue wanted was to protect the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, where she was raised.

But now it seems that may not be the case.

This woman was the third brother's fiancée. After the third brother was defeated in the war, she wanted to abandon him and become his woman, which shows that she was unwilling to be mediocre.

"Your Majesty, Xue'er is not such a person. She is the kindest and most well-behaved person and has absolutely no ambitions! It's because you can't tolerate her that you deliberately throw dirty water on her. I beg Your Majesty to understand!" Lady Anyuan Hou hugged Chu Runxue, tears streaming down her face.

"Aunt, she did all kinds of bad things and put my Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to death. Have you ever asked her about the iron ore law? You and I know it very well! You should know how vicious she is!

"You are protecting her now. If she bites you to death in the future, you can only blame yourself. But today, I, Chu Heyi, on behalf of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, will expel Chu Runxue from the Chu family! Her future life, death, marriage, and marriage will have nothing to do with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion or the Chu family!"

Chu Heyi said to the emperor: "Please grant me your blessing, Your Majesty!"

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I grant your request."

A mouthful of blood surged up from Chu Runxue's chest. She tasted a fishy and sweet taste, but she clenched her teeth to prevent herself from spitting out the blood.

She did not make any excuses for herself and accepted the emperor's punishment in silence, because she knew that she had been defeated miserably in this battle.

But she is still alive. As long as she can hold on, she will have a chance to fight against Chu Heyi and Xie Lin in the future.

She has advanced ideas and advanced technical means. She is not bound by chastity like other women of this era. She is not easily defeated by difficulties. She will be the ultimate winner.

She will...come back!

——"By then, Chu Heyi, you and Xie Lin had better still be alive. I will kill you with my own hands."

When Chu Runxue left the palace, there were lightning and thunder in the sky, which made her face look pale, and heavy rain began to fall.

At this moment, she thought about her next step.