After Xiao Yan left, someone carried Lu Chongyuan's body out.
After being executed, most of the bodies of criminals and treasonous people were thrown into mass graves and allowed to be eaten by owl beasts. However, Lu Chongyuan's identity was different.
Emperor An had always been unwilling to tell the truth. Even if he was executed, he would have to gain the reputation of "the benevolent emperor is forced to do so". In the end, he would have to stand on a high place, so Canglang ordered people to put Lu Chongyuan's bones in a thin coffin and park them temporarily. In prison, he will find a place to be "buried" after the rest of the Lu family are convicted.
Cang Lang asked people to take care of the prison and transferred the rest of the Lu family to death row, while the coffin containing Lu Chongyuan was placed in a dark place randomly.
Late at night, someone quietly opened it and sneaked in. He opened the coffin and lowered his head to press the body for a moment, then checked the mouth, nose and body.
After confirming that he had indeed died from poison and that he was no longer breathing, the man closed the coffin again and left quietly.
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Xiao Yan got on the carriage and saw Tang Ning leaning inside, looking down at the thing in her hand.
Seeing him come in, she handed him what she had in her hand: "Brother, Lu Chongyuan wrote a confession of guilt. I didn't expect that the Lu family and Emperor An had done so many things in collusion. Each of them was enough to ruin his reputation. "
"With this in hand, when Beiling is calmed down and they deal with Emperor An and his son, it will be enough to put them to death..."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment when his wrist was held by someone: "Brother?"
Xiao Yan casually took the thing in her hand and threw it aside. He pulled the person closer and looked at him up and down: "Are you injured? Did Lu Chongyuan hurt you?"
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment and laughed: "He's in such a state, how can he hurt me? Besides, Jinyun is always guarding me."
Seeing Xiao Yan looking at the hem of her clothes with his brows furrowed, she lowered her head and realized that her cloak and skirt were stained with blood, and even the sleeves looked not very clean.
Knowing that he had misunderstood, Tang Ning quickly comforted him softly: "I'm not injured. This is Lu Chongyuan's blood. I accidentally got it on in prison just now. I'll change it when I get back."
"Are you really okay?"
"What can happen to me? Brother, don't worry, I'm fine."
Xiao Yan was relieved when he saw that she didn't seem to be lying. The palm of his hand felt cold when he touched her. He reached out and held it in his hand for a moment. After her fingertips became warm, he removed Lu Chongyuan's hand at Tang Ning's urging. Picked up the "Book of Confession".
The blood-stained confession was a little flimsy, but it was extremely concise and clear. Maybe he really hated Emperor An, and Lu Chongyuan didn't cover it up for him at all.
In addition to what they knew about the disaster relief work in the South over the past twenty years, there was even how they framed King Cheng and how they instigated the aristocratic families to join forces to deal with the He family.
Almost all of the He family's crimes were framed, and the reason why Prince Ru's temperament changed drastically that year was all because he was drugged by Emperor An and people from the aristocratic family.
That medicine can arouse people's anger, damage their bones, and make them weak.
Xiao Yan didn't find it strange when he saw this. After all, he had noticed his father's sudden change in temperament. Later, he asked Madam Qin and found out that there were indeed medicines that could make people like that.
But when Xiao Yan continued to read, his expression paused.
But I saw Lu Chongyuan writing.
"The East Palace was burned and the walls collapsed. Xie Tianyong was afraid that the drugging incident would be exposed and wanted to eliminate the traces. However, the people he sent accidentally discovered that there were objects the size of projectiles stuck between the collapsed brick walls of the dormitory and the bed wood, which were not burned by the fire. The place is sealed with medicinal wax."
"Xie Tianyong ordered people to take it out and give it to the doctors of the Lu family for examination. After reading ancient books, I found out that it is called Zuimengsan. Among its strengths, it can cause hallucinations, loss of sanity, and the appearance of a madman."
"A certain person and Xie Tianyong suspected that this thing was the work of the late emperor. They tried a few tests. The late emperor was shocked and tried to silence him, but instead injured his body. He was forced to linger on his sick bed. Xie used this to gain the throne..."
Lu Chongyuan didn't write much, just a few sentences, but they made people feel cold.
Xiao Yan tightened his grip little by little and raised the corners of his mouth with ridicule.
"I find it strange that when the late emperor forced his father to death and destroyed the He family, he should have been the proudest moment."
"Before the accident in the East Palace, he was in good health and never had any symptoms. How could he die so suddenly after the death of his father? It turned out that someone had taken advantage of him and fell into the hands of the Lu family and Xie Tianyong."
He was in trouble himself and blamed his father for his serious illness. He only said to the outside world that it was because the ruthless prince had rebelled against his superiors and had no father and no king. He was so sad that he suddenly became seriously ill. Even his death later had to make him famous. The messy father is accused of being unfilial and disloyal to his biological father.
Zuimengsan...
The last renovation of the East Palace was before the prince's wedding. In order to show his love and kindness, the late emperor ignored the prince's objection and had the East Palace renovated himself. The original palace was more than doubled in size, and even the wooden sculptures of dragons and phoenixes singing harmoniously on the beams were The late emperor painted them all himself, ordered people to carve them and then placed them in the prince's palace.
Xiao Yan heard his father mention this matter more than once when he was young. Even if his father and the late emperor later had a dispute and the two had political disagreements, and his father realized that the late emperor was not as close to him as before, he would still talk to the young emperor. Xiao Yan said.
The late emperor cared about him and loved him like a normal father.
Xiao Yan squeezed the thing in his hand hard, and the veins on his neck appeared as he thought of the past.
Tang Ning looked at the gloomy eyes of the person next to her and put her hand on his hand.
"Brother..."
Xiao Yan's eyes were slightly astringent, and he couldn't help but hold Tang Ning's hand and pull her into his arms, holding her tightly with a tight voice.
"Father, he is not worth it."
He had the ability to destroy the late emperor, he had the ability to protect himself, and when he finally became violent and crazy, he could drag Da Wei to be buried with him, but he didn't.
He could obviously survive, he could obviously escape the fire, and escape the ridiculous conspiracy.
But he never took that step until his death.
Xiao Yan's eyes were full of rage as he tensed up, wishing to destroy everything he wanted to protect until his death!
Tang Ning's bones ached when he was holding her tightly, but she didn't struggle. She just put her arms around him and stroked his back again and again.
Her voice was soft but firm.
"The late emperor was jealous that His Highness the Crown Prince was so important to Taizu, and resented that he had gained the hearts of his subjects. At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince was like the rising sun and the clear moon, but the late Emperor could only hide in the dark and cowardly like a wasp."
"The late emperor will never be as good as the prince. Even if he is destroyed by all means, countless people in this world will still remember His Highness the prince. However, the late emperor lived his whole life, but in the end he was deprived of the throne by Xie Tianyong."
"No one in the Wei Dynasty will remember the late emperor. Even if he is mentioned, he is just the father of the violent prince. Brother, this is his retribution."
Tang Ning put her arms around his waist, and the firmness in her voice gradually calmed down the hostility in Xiao Yan's body, and the madness that wanted to desperately ruin everything in front of him slowly faded away.
He relaxed a little in his hands and buried his red eyes on the side of Tang Ning's neck.
"I will not be like my father, never!"
His things would rather be destroyed than let others get their hands on them!
