Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 424 You want evidence? (Update )
A sound of thunder!

Everyone knows that Ye Heng killed Ye Zheng.

But Ye Heng insisted that he was the only one who did it until he was exiled from the capital.

Who could have thought that at this moment, he suddenly revealed that all this was secretly instructed by Xiao Chengxuan!

Xiao Chengxuan's brain almost exploded.

He didn't care about anything else, he suddenly stood up and rushed out: "What did you say!"

However, as soon as he took a step, he was stopped.

Standing at the head of the ministers, Jiang Zhaoyuan, who had been silent since he came in, finally frowned and spoke:
"Your Highness, don't forget where you are here!"

His voice was not loud, but Xiao Chengxuan could hear it clearly.

The warning in it was like pouring a bucket of cold water on Xiao Chengxuan, making him sober up instantly.

Father is still watching from up there!

Xiao Chengxuan felt empty in his heart and the blood in his body seemed to freeze. He quickly turned around and knelt down again.

"Your Highness, please punish me, father, for my recklessness and lack of etiquette in front of the palace!"

He didn't even dare to raise his head.

Never before had he felt such overwhelming pressure!
However, Emperor Mu Wu did not look at him, but just stared at Ye Heng: "You just said, who ordered you to kill Ye Zheng?"

Xiao Chengxuan said anxiously: "Father! He is clearly framing me! I didn't -"

"I didn't ask you!"

Emperor Mu Wu shouted suddenly, and Xiao Chengxuan shuddered and broke out in cold sweat on his back.

His pale lips trembled slightly, but he dared not utter another word.

Although he had been punished before, this was the first time he was harshly reprimanded by his father in front of so many people.

Emperor Mu Wu looked at Ye Heng again: "Speak!"

Ye Heng's heart also trembled.

But he didn't care about anything at this moment. The resentment that had accumulated in his heart for many years found an outlet and burst out all at once!
"My family is already broken up, so why should I lie? Everything I said before is true!"

"If the King of Qi hadn't tempted me with benefits, how could I have harmed my own brother!"

Although it happened several years ago, it is still vivid in my mind when I think of it again.

"Back then, he promised me that as long as my eldest brother died suddenly on the way out of Beijing, I would be able to reach a higher position than my eldest brother! I, I was so confused that I agreed to his request and told him my eldest brother's whereabouts, which attracted the assassins he sent to kill him. Then, then..."

Ye Heng gritted his teeth.

To this day, it is impossible to say that he has no regrets in his heart.

The eldest brother is like a father.

If he hadn't done that at the beginning, perhaps he wouldn't have ended up like this.

But it was already too late.

Xu Fengchi watched coldly and found it ridiculous.

"So, for your own future, you betrayed your loved ones?!"

Ye Heng closed his eyes with a painful expression.

Su Wei snorted coldly: "A higher position? So, the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple is unfair to you?"

In the past three years, Ye Heng has indeed made rapid progress.

If Ye Chutang had not led his brothers and sisters back to Beijing and disrupted all their plans, he would have been able to be promoted to a higher position smoothly.

"Ye Zheng is so unlucky to have a brother like you! Fortunately, God has mercy on him and allowed his bloodline to escape the disaster. Although it has gone through many twists and turns, it has finally returned to Beijing safely."

Su Wei stroked his beard and sighed.

"Today, I can finally give these siblings a real explanation!"

Everyone thought of the beautiful girl who always had a gentle and warm smile on her face, and they were all speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, a questioning voice broke the silence.

"Do you have any evidence for what you said?"

Murong Yang frowned slightly.
"Ye Zheng has been dead for three years. The specific circumstances are difficult to verify, so naturally what you say is what it is. If what you just said is true, then I would like to ask - why did the King of Qi want to kill him?"

His question actually reflects the doubts in many people's minds.

Whether it was Huo Yucheng or Xiao Chengxuan, their relationship with Ye Zheng was only average. Even if there was any conflict between the two, it would not involve Ye Zheng.

But he was dragged into this, which was really strange.

Ye Heng was not surprised at all that they asked this. He just sneered and said, "Why don't you just ask the King of Qi himself?"

Murong Yang choked.

Who would dare to offend Xiao Chengxuan when he is in this state?
Sure enough, Xiao Chengxuan still refused to admit it.

"Stop spreading rumors here! Ye Zheng and I haven't even spoken to each other for a few times. How could I kill him for no reason?!"

Xiao Chengxuan was still trying hard to defend himself, and it was obvious that he would not turn back until he hit the wall.

"If you have the ability, show me the evidence!"

"you!"

Ye Heng was about to open his mouth to refute, but suddenly stopped.

Because he really couldn't produce any evidence!

Xiao Chengxuan was a very cautious person. When this matter was handed over to him, he specially found an extremely private place.

Apart from the two of them, no one else was present.

Even if Ye Heng repeated the conversation that day word for word, it would not be convincing enough.

As for the assassins sent out...

Those who died died, and those who escaped have long since disappeared without a trace. So where should we start the investigation?
Overall, this became an unsolved injustice.

Seeing that Ye Heng was speechless, Xiao Chengxuan curled the corner of his mouth.

"What? Can't make it up?"

Ye Heng had a mouthful of blood stuck in his chest.

He was only thinking about revenge, and was determined to drag Xiao Chengxuan into the water today no matter what, but he forgot that he was missing the most important link.

The assassins who were sent out had no direct contact with him.

He did it to avoid being found out, but now, it has become a problem again.

If we can't find the people and can't confirm that they are Xiao Chengxuan's subordinates, how can we define his guilt?

But Ye Heng was not willing to let it go like this.

"I don't have any evidence, but I know why you want to kill me!"

He straightened up with difficulty and looked at Emperor Mu Wu above.

"Your Majesty, please understand! The reason why he wants to kill my elder brother is because my elder brother was also involved in the trial of General Huo!"

At that time, Ye Zheng was a Langzhong in the Ministry of Justice, and was highly regarded for his outstanding abilities.

He followed Huo Yucheng's case from beginning to end, and was even responsible for interrogating Huo Yucheng more than once.

Everyone looked at each other.

From what he said, Ye Zheng already knew something at that time, and he even guessed that Huo Yucheng was framed by Xiao Chengxuan and suffered this disaster?
It seems to make sense...

"I remember that Ye Zheng once knelt outside the palace gate to plead for General Huo..."

Someone spoke softly.

Many people knew about this incident, because at that time, there were only a few civil and military officials in the court who were willing to stand up for Huo Yucheng.

It was because of this that Ye Zheng was demoted and exiled from Beijing.

Who would have thought that there might be more secrets hidden in this?

Xiao Chengxuan panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

He said sarcastically, "The person is already dead. Isn't it all up to you to decide right and wrong? But without evidence, don't even think about throwing this basin of dirty water on me today!"

"you--"

Blood was oozing from the corner of Ye Heng's mouth.

The situation became increasingly tense and I didn't know how it would end.

Suddenly, a cold voice came:

"Your Highness Prince Qi wants evidence?"