12dz Chapter 126: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Chapter 126: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Before, Wen Yang had been thinking about slowly planning and then finding out what Wen Fengye’s situation was, but seeing Wen Fengye’s current reaction, she no longer needed to test him. Wen Fengye and Song Yizi were in cahoots!
"What?!" When the Queen of Ling heard Wen Yang's words, her brows instantly frowned, and she was so shocked that her voice rose two degrees.
The Emperor of Ling, who was standing behind the mausoleum, had a darkening expression on his face. He then glanced at Wen Fengye with a terrifying gaze, turned to the eunuch Rengui beside him and asked in a deep voice, "Where are General Song and Princess Yongming?" There was obvious pressure and displeasure in his voice.
Taiwei Song sensed that something was amiss and quickly stepped forward, bowing to Emperor Ling and saying, "Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding here... Our Song family has always been loyal and devoted, and would never do such a treasonous act to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"General Song, are you trying to say that I'm lying?" Wen Yang raised his eyelids and glanced at General Song lightly, with a sharp cold light in his eyes.
"This...I...I dare not..."
General Song wanted to explain a few more words, but Wen Yang's momentum at that moment frightened him into silence.
Emperor Ling didn't even glance at General Song. He turned his head and coldly ordered the eunuch Rengui beside him, "Bring General Song and Princess Yongming up to me."
After receiving the order, Rengui immediately took people to the tents of Song Yizi and Wen Yunqiu.
After a while, Song Yizi and Wen Yunqiu were dragged over and forced to kneel in front of Emperor Ling.
When Wen Yang saw the two, he greeted them with a smile, "General Song, Princess Yongming, how are you?"
Hearing these words, the two people kneeling on the ground trembled slightly, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
"I heard you say before that the princess fell off the cliff because she was injured by the guards beside her?" Ling Huang's voice was majestic and cold, his eyes were as sharp as swords, staring closely at Song Yizi and Wen Yunqiu who were kneeling below.
"Your Majesty, I... deserve to die... Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Before Song Yizi was dragged out, he knew that Emperor Ling had already known the truth, so the questions asked by Emperor Ling at this moment were undoubtedly questions with answers. He had already angered the emperor, and no matter how he answered, the outcome would be the same.
Wen Yunqiu was also kneeling on the ground at this moment, her face pale. After she shot Wen Yang with an arrow, her own horse was also hit by an arrow, and then she fell off the horse and was kicked unconscious.
So she didn't know anything about what happened later.
After waking up, she learned that Wen Yang had fallen off the cliff, and Song Yizhi did not confess that she shot Wen Yang, so she felt at ease and followed Song Yizhi's words, putting all the blame on the guard beside Wen Yang.
But I didn't expect Wen Yang to come back alive...
The officials watching from the side also held their breath and dared not make any sound.
At the same time, many people were jealous of General Song's family and secretly gloating over their misfortune. After all, judging by the current situation, the Song family was most likely guilty of deceiving the emperor, and judging by Princess Wenyang's words, General Song was even charged with murdering the heir to the throne...
"How dare you!" Ling Huang shouted angrily.
He pointed his finger directly at Song Yizhi and Wen Yunqiu who were kneeling below him, "I have treated you well, yet you dared to murder my princess!"
Ling Huang's tone suddenly became heavier, like a heavy hammer hitting Song Yizi and Wen Yunqiu's hearts.
Song Yizi was shocked and cold sweat ran down his forehead.
The seriousness of the murder of the heir to the throne could very well implicate his entire clan...
So he knelt on the ground with difficulty, clasped his fists and tried to explain: "Your Majesty, Princess Wenyang fell off the cliff because Princess Yongming shot an arrow at her horse first. I was afraid that Princess Yongming would be blamed, so..."
Wen Yunqiu seemed to have not expected Song Yizi to say such words to distance himself from the matter. She turned her head and looked at him in disbelief, her lips trembling for a long time, but she couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal.
Wen Yang looked down at the two of them and found it extremely funny.
Song Yizi is really good at taking advantage of others. He previously pushed the responsibility onto Ling Han and did not mention Wen Yunqiu's archery. It was just because he had no vested interests in it, so he helped Wen Yunqiu conceal it.
Now, once his personal interests are affected, he will sell Wen Yunqiu out without hesitation.
Upon hearing Song Yizhi's explanation, the Mausoleum Queen snorted coldly, "You were afraid that Princess Yongming would be blamed, so you concealed the true reason why the princess fell off the cliff. In General Song's eyes, is my child not as good as a princess? And in your eyes, is the Emperor not as good as Prince Jin?!"
The Queen's anger at this moment was like a volcano erupting, and her last sentence made everyone in the audience gasp. If the Song family's crime just now was murdering the royal heir, then now the charge against the Song family has risen to the level of treason!
Prince Jin had been the late emperor's favorite youngest son, so the emperor specially issued an edict to allow Prince Jin and his wife to stay in the capital of Ling State after they came of age. This matter had always been a thorn in the heart of the Ling emperor, and he had always been secretly wary of Prince Jin. It was not until Prince Jin died of illness two years ago that the Ling emperor gradually let down his guard.
But now that the Queen Mother mentioned this, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became wrong.
Emperor Ling lowered his eyes and said coldly: "You, the Song family, are truly my good subjects!" His voice sounded calm, but one could faintly feel the heavy pressure of the emperor.
Song Yizhi suddenly felt an unprecedented fear in his heart. He knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such intention!"
After hearing the Empress' words, General Song was stunned for a moment, then he was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and shouted, "Empress, please calm down. Such a rebellious thought would never be entertained by the Song family."
Then, General Song twisted his knees towards the Emperor Ling and said, "My Song family is loyal only to Your Majesty. Please understand! Your Majesty!"
A hint of coldness flashed across the Emperor Ling's eyes. He then slowly walked in front of Wen Yunqiu and looked down at her. "Yongming, for the sake of the late Prince Jin, I will give you a chance. Please explain this matter."
Hearing this, Song Yizhi's heart suddenly sank. A chill rose from the soles of his feet, and his whole body instantly turned cold. His Majesty obviously didn't believe what he said. If Wen Yunqiu made up a few random stories and put the blame on him for Wen Yang's fall from the cliff, he would be completely finished...
Thinking of this, Song Yizi's heart beat like a drum, and he even felt his throat tighten, almost suffocating.
However, just as everyone was waiting for Wen Yunqiu's explanation, Wen Yunqiu simply smiled faintly: "It is indeed as General Song said. It was I who shot an arrow at His Highness Wen Yang first, which caused His Highness Wen Yang's horse to go crazy and fall off the cliff."
Hearing Wen Yunqiu's answer, Emperor Ling frowned, "Since this is your answer, then I believe you. Come here."
The eunuch Rengui, who was serving beside him, immediately came forward.
Then, the Emperor Ling spoke firmly and decisively: "Princess Yongming, you harbored evil thoughts and plotted to murder the princess. This crime is unforgivable. I have decided to strip you of your title and demote you to a commoner. From now on, you will no longer be a member of the royal family and will no longer enjoy any privileges! You will also not be allowed to set foot in the palace again!"
Upon hearing the verdict, Wen Yunqiu's body trembled violently, tears rolling down her cheeks like beads from a broken string. She wept as she knelt on the ground and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life."
The Emperor of Ling lowered his eyes to glance at Wen Yunqiu, who was kneeling on the ground. He then looked away calmly and said to the guards beside him, "Send her out of the hunting ground."
The guards immediately stepped forward and took Wen Yunqiu away.
Song Yizi didn't dare to breathe. He almost thought he was going to die, but now, he suddenly felt a sense of joy in his heart for surviving a disaster.
Wen Yunqiu took the initiative to admit the archery incident, so falling off the cliff had nothing to do with him, Song Yizi, and naturally there was no such thing as the Song family plotting to murder the royal heir.
Fortunately, Wen Yunqiu was the daughter of Prince Jin, and she took responsibility for everything. The emperor only deprived her of her title of princess.
But if this happened to the Song family, the emperor might exile the entire Song family...
However, just as he was relieved, he heard Wen Yang's voice above his head: "General Song, before I fell off the cliff, I saw with my own eyes that you also raised your bow and aimed at my horse..."