For King Guangtong and King Yangzong, avenging their mother has been their wish for many years.
Years of planning have made them obsessed with this matter to the point of paranoia.
Therefore, they would not allow anyone to slander their biological mother Su.
After hearing what King Zhennan said, King Guangtong suddenly became furious.
"Nonsense, how could mother lie to us? It's not enough that you forced mother to death in the first place. You also poured dirty water on her after she died. Zhu Huixuan, you are really cruel and unworthy of a human being!"
Looking at this posture, if it weren't for the captain of the Jinyi Guard pulling him aside, King Guangtong and King Yangzong might pounce on him at any time and reenact the fight at the Zhengdan banquet.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu frowned, his face darkened, and he shouted softly.
"King Guangtong, stop making noise and roaring!"
As he spoke, he also set his sights on King Zhennan, waiting for his explanation.
So, under the attention of everyone, King Zhennan gave another version of the truth.
In his words, he never wrote the poem that slandered Renmiao. That poem was originally forged by Zhu Huiyan to frame him.
King Zhennan's fat face showed a deep look of pain as he spoke.
"At that time, I had a legitimate son, Yinqi. My eldest brother was over thirty years old, but he never had an heir."
"So, after learning that my aunt was also pregnant, my eldest brother became evil-minded and imprisoned me under the guise of my father's order. Then he secretly reported to the court, accusing me of slandering Renmiao."
"For this reason, the eldest brother secretly found a loser from outside who was good at handwriting imitation, and wrote this poem slandering Ren Temple, replacing the poem I wrote in the restaurant."
At this point, King Zhennan seemed to remember the scene where the brothers broke up. He couldn't help but wet his clothes with tears and choked up several times.
Zhu Yinqi on the side stepped forward to support his father, and continued what he said.
"My uncle also came up with this matter on the spur of the moment. After he ordered someone to write down the forged poem, he sent his men to take the suspect outside the city and deal with it secretly."
"But at that time, the Su family was in charge of the backyard of Prince Min's Mansion. At that time, property in the mansion was frequently stolen, but they could never find out who it was. So, Su family personally checked the people who came in and out, and happened to bump into the uncle's people. Get out."
"Su suspected that it was them who had stolen the property in the house, so she detained them and interrogated them severely. Only then did she learn the truth."
At this time, King Zhennan's mood gradually returned to calm. When he mentioned the Su family, there was a hint of disgust in his expression and he said coldly.
"However, after Su learned the truth, she did not report it to my father immediately. Instead, she secretly stole the poem and threatened me with it."
The ministers below were stunned for a moment after hearing these words.
Isn't this too tortuous?
But to put it this way, it makes sense.
However, this is very different from what King Guangtong and others said.
Moreover, the logic is all right.
Therefore, some ministers inevitably stood up and asked.
"What the prince said is too unbelievable. According to what the prince said, Prince Min's Mansion had passed away at that time, and the Su family was in charge of the backyard of Prince Min's Mansion. When she found out about it, she did not report it to King Min. Instead, she wanted to threaten the prince, a prince, but... Why?"
King Zhennan sighed, his eyes fell on the two brothers of King Guangtong, and said.
"It's not just for her two sons!"
Then, King Zhennan continued to explain.
"At that time, the late Emperor was newly enthroned, and my brothers were getting older and were each getting married. News came from the court that within one or two years, we might be canonized by the court."
"It is a good thing to be canonized, but once you leave the Min Palace and set up your own business, silver will be needed for everything, including ceremony, palace, and servants."
"The fourth and fifth brothers were not favored by their father because they were young and frivolous. They had little savings. Mrs. Su was worried that their lives would be difficult after leaving the house, so she began to steal the property in the house to prepare for the future of her two sons. "
"Because the thief was Su himself, I couldn't find out who the thief was despite repeated searches. However, I happened upon this incident by chance."
"Ms. Su is a concubine after all, and my father is getting older. I was afraid that my father wouldn't be able to bear the blow, so I secretly warned Mrs. Su to stop the theft, and I won't be punished in the past."
"That day, Mrs. Su went to inspect the mansion, just to find a scapegoat and settle the matter, but she never thought that she would bump into the failed candidate."
Having said this, Guangtong and Wang Guang's eyes also dodge a little.
Because part of what King Zhennan said was indeed true.
When they left the house, Mrs. Su did give them a lot of property, although Mrs. Su herself said that it was her savings for many years.
But they are not fools. How could Su's concubine get so much savings?
But this matter involves their mother's reputation, and they cannot admit it no matter what.
However, King Zhennan ignored them and continued.
"Although I made an agreement with Su, Su was still worried, so she stole the poem and used it to threaten me not to tell anyone about it."
"At that time, I was also afraid, so I responded to the matter in a moment of confusion."
"But later, Su took things further and did not hold back. She used the poem as a threat and continued to steal property from the house."
"I couldn't bear it anymore, so I found an opportunity to steal the poem, and then reported Su's theft of property to my father."
"My father Lei Lei was furious and wanted to take action on the spot. The Su family was afraid that her two sons would be implicated, so she simply hanged herself."
He raised his head and glanced at the princes and ministers present, Zhennan Wang said.
"This is all the truth about that year. If you have any doubts, feel free to tell me and I will give you a satisfactory answer."
There was silence in the main hall, and the ministers seemed to be shocked by the huge amount of information. It was not until a moment later that a minister came out to question.
"Since King Zhennan knew the truth back then, why didn't he tell it during the trial in the clan's mansion?"
King Zhennan said with a helpless look on his fat face.
"At the court hearing, Marquis Ningyang and others insisted that the so-called poem was written by me, and did not care at all about my rebuttal. I said that the poem was fake, but they did not believe it. If you say anything else, how can they believe it?"
"What's more, at that time, they did not give me time to present myself. They felt that the so-called evidence chain was complete, so they convicted me."
"Because of this, I asked to see His Majesty to express my opinion, but they also refused to forward it."
At this time, King Guangtong finally couldn't bear it anymore and retorted.
"You're talking nonsense. It's clearly you who let my mother steal the poems back then, and now you're framing my mother!"
However, no one in the palace cared about him. After he was pulled away by the royal guards again,
Another minister asked: "According to what King Zhennan said, the slander of Renmiao was framed by the prince from the beginning to the end. If this is the case, why did the prince not explain the situation to the court?"
The king of Zhennan pondered for a while and said.
"When the imperial court sent officials to investigate, I was still imprisoned and had not been released. I didn't know the inside story at all, so naturally I couldn't complain. Although Su stole the poems early, she only used them to threaten her after the imperial officials left. This king."
"Not only that, she also threatened me, saying that if I reported this matter to the court, she would in turn say that I was the one who threatened her to steal poems to get away with it."
"I was confused at the time, so I didn't submit it. Later, after I got the poem back, I felt that it had been many years and there was no need to alarm the court again."
"I did something wrong in this matter. If the court convicts me of this, I am willing to plead guilty."
The ministers in the hall suddenly started talking.
At this time, Chen Mao and others finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward.
"What the prince said is all one-sided. Since the prince said that you had sent someone to get the so-called forged poem, then where did the evidence that is now used as evidence come from, and why did it fall to Prince Guangtong? In your hands?”
King Zhennan snorted coldly, looked at Chen Mao with a rather mocking look in his eyes, and said.
"The portion that I brought back was naturally burned."
Chen Mao felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him. He took a step forward and said with the same sneer.
"In other words, there is still no evidence to support what the prince said, right?"
"This story is indeed full of ups and downs, but please don't forget, Your Majesty, this is the imperial court. Any criminal case without corresponding evidence will be considered sophistry."
"Ha~"
Another mocking laugh, this time not even veiled.
Chen Mao looked at the source of the sound, only to find that it was Zhu Yinxi who spoke this time.
With a trace of pity on his face, he came to Chen Mao and said.
"Don't you understand, Marquis Chen?"
"The poem that was used to threaten my father has been burned, but Uncle Fourth King said that his poem was left to him by the Su family."
"That is to say, the Su family does not have only one copy of this forged poem that slanders Renmiao!"
