Chapter 227 Night Trial of Jiang Jingyue

In the dead of night, it was time for people to go to bed, but at this time, the Jiang family's mansion was brightly lit.

In the huge main hall, Emperor Zhaocheng and Jiang Yi sat in the first place together, Taifu Jiang and Mrs. Jiang sat in the second place, Jiang Yunming and Luo Shi sat below them, their expressions were particularly ugly.

Jiang Jingyue, who was supposed to leave her parents' home and return to Prince Xian's Mansion, was now kneeling on the ground, her right hand unconsciously tightening the corner of her clothes, and her lowered eyes revealed deep anxiety.

The three Jiang brothers were standing in the hall, their worried eyes frequently falling on their sister, and they hesitated to speak several times.

"I have been sending people to secretly investigate the deaths of Aunt Yan and Aunt Li." Emperor Zhaocheng's face was as dark as water, and a pair of majestic eyes fell on Jiang Jingyue's face, with a strong sense of oppression between his eyebrows, "Princess Xian, please explain this matter thing?"

Everyone in the Jiang family was shocked when they heard this.

It has been so long since the death of the two nuns, why did the emperor suddenly mention it?

And the target is pointed at Jingyue?

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Tingyi knelt down and spoke hurriedly, "Sister, she has a kind heart——"

"I'm asking Princess Xian, are you allowed to speak?" Emperor Zhaocheng frowned and looked at Jiang Tingyi displeased, "Here comes someone!"

The two imperial guards came in, knelt on one knee and lowered their heads to listen to the order.

Emperor Zhaocheng ordered: "Slap your mouth."

The air froze, and Jiang Yunming and Luo Shi suddenly stood up, their expressions shocked and uneasy.

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Tingshi and Jiang Tingyan suddenly changed their expressions and knelt down, "Please your Majesty, please calm down!"

Mrs. Jiang sat on the chair, involuntarily clenching the armrests of the chair and tightening the corners of his mouth.

However, the guards who only obeyed the emperor's orders obviously did not care about the Jiang family's reaction. One of them walked up to Jiang Tingyi, raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!

The rhythmic slaps echoed in the ears, making the Jiang family feel frightened.

Luo Shi's face turned pale, distressed and anxious. He tried many times to plead for his son, but he was as stiff as a stone sculpture under Jiang Yi's cold and mocking gaze, unable to move.

The old lady had a gloomy face, and her hand holding the tea cup was so strong that you could clearly see the veins on the back of her hand. When she looked at Jiang Yi, her eyes were so cold that she seemed to want to kill her on the spot.

However, Jiang Yi was just drinking tea leisurely and enjoying the scene in front of her.

Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap...

The slapping sound continued.

If Emperor Zhaocheng doesn't speak, the guards can't listen, and Jiang Tingyi can't hide.

Otherwise, he would be unable to bear the crime of resisting the decree.

The guards acted with great force in front of the emperor.

After a while, Jiang Tingyi's face became completely swollen.

"Stop." Emperor Zhaocheng said calmly.

The guard bowed and retreated.

Jiang Tingyi's slaps buzzed, and his cheeks were swollen and painful, but he still had to hold on and salute the emperor: "Thank you for the reward and punishment, the emperor."

Jiang Jingyue's face turned pale and her body couldn't stop trembling.

Emperor Zhaocheng ignored Jiang Tingyi who was beaten, and continued to ask Jiang Jingyue: "Princess Xian, please tell me, what did you want to do when you stole Princess Nanyang's underwear?"

Stealing underwear?

Everyone in the Jiang family froze, as if they heard something wrong, and looked at the emperor in disbelief.

What is the emperor talking about?

Jingyue stole Yan Li's underwear?

Time seemed to have suddenly stopped. Several people turned their heads with extremely slow movements and looked at Jiang Jingyue.

"I...I didn't..." Jiang Jingyue trembled and shook her head, fear could be heard in her voice, "My daughter-in-law is unjust..."

"Nothing?" Emperor Zhaocheng's eyes were as bright as lightning and his tone was deep and angry, "You think I can't do anything to you if you don't admit it?"

"Since I came here to interrogate this matter tonight, it proves that I have enough evidence in my hands!"

"Do you think that just because you burned your inner clothes, burned the other two venomous snakes, and destroyed all the evidence, you can pretend that nothing happened?!"

Every word was like the sound of thunder, announcing everything she had done.

Jiang Jingyue's face turned pale with horror, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

No, it's impossible.

There is no way the emperor knows about this...

"Yan Li has been fostered in the Jiang family since she was a child because I have always trusted the master." Emperor Zhaocheng glanced slightly and looked around the Jiang family in front of him. There is no room for a small child, not to mention that this child has his own blood. However, I overestimated the kindness of the Jiang family!"

Jiang Jingyue's face turned pale, her whole body was cold, and she couldn't say a word.

"Your Majesty." Jiang Tingshi kowtowed, "Jingyue is weak, it is impossible -"

"I have experienced the Jiang family's unruly behavior more than once." Emperor Zhaocheng's tone became colder and colder, "I have warned you, the Ninth Prince has punished you, but you don't seem to take it seriously!"

Mrs. Jiang couldn't sit still any longer. When he got up, he knelt down.

"There is no need to kneel, Taifu." Emperor Zhaocheng turned to look at him and said in a cold tone, "You are my teacher. I respect Taifu and I will only teach the younger generation of the Jiang family today."

Mrs. Jiang stopped stiffly, then slowly stood up straight and sat back down again.

He had wanted face all his life, but now he wished he could find a hole in the ground and burrow into it.

If you can't resist the order, you can only sit back.

But sitting back means having to watch the emperor punish his grandchildren tonight, one by one, none of them can escape.

Taifu Jiang suddenly felt exhausted.

I once thought that the Jiang family was a noble family, and the emperor was interested in him, so he gave Yan Li, an orphan without a mother, a marriage to the prince as special care.

He was indeed selfish, partial to Jingyue and disliked Yanli, so he wanted to give the prince's marriage to Jingyue.

He had thought that he had been a tutor in this life and had a reputation. When Jingyue married the prince and ascended the throne, the Jiang family would be a royal family and prominent.

At least two of the three grandsons had the support of the prince, and they would have a bright future.

However, it was not until this moment that he truly realized that the glory of the Jiang family was brought by Yanli from beginning to end.

If it were not for Yanli, the Jiang family might have begun to decline as early as fourteen years ago when Jiang Yi left.

And everyone in the Jiang family obviously did not have this cognition.

"Princess Xian." Emperor Zhaocheng continued to interrogate, his voice cold and hard, "Did you take Yanli's underwear because the person you wanted to murder in the first place was Yanli, and you wanted the poisonous snake to bite her to death?"

Teacher Jiang was stunned and turned to look at Jingyue in disbelief.

Jiang Jingyue's face was pale and her body was shaking uncontrollably: "Son...daughter-in-law..."

"I have already told you that I have evidence in my hand." Emperor Zhaocheng reminded her coldly, "If you dare to deny it in front of me, it is deceiving the emperor!"

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Tingshi kowtowed and begged for mercy, his voice was anxious and urgent, "Jingyue is innocent, she could not have murdered Yan Li, please Your Majesty, please look into it! Someone must have wronged her--"

Emperor Zhaocheng said coldly: "Guard."

The guard took the order and walked to Jiang Tingshi, raised his hand and slapped him in the face.