C339 Speak with evidence

When Morong Gan arrived at the South Study, he saw Gao Shenghai standing at the door. Upon seeing him, Gao Shenghai immediately went up to greet him with a smile. "My respects to Your Highness."

Morong Gan turned around and blocked his path without leaving a trace. "Your Highness, please wait a moment. The Emperor is currently inside talking to Lord Huang, report this to your servant."

Morong Gan looked at him, but did not say anything and nodded.

Since when did he have to report after entering the South Study … Morong Gan laughed bitterly. A storm was brewing and some things had unknowingly changed …

He stood there for a long time, but did not see Gao Shenghai come out. He was not surprised, walking around with his hands behind his back, and within the light of the night, a young eunuch peeked his head out from the door. He suddenly understood that the emperor was trying to intimidate him!

He could not help but find it funny. Such childish behavior was indeed the character of an emperor. Under the guidance of the Imperial Consort Bai, the dark side of the Emperor was already beginning to reveal itself.

He did not make a sound, and continued to walk, pretending to look at the surrounding scenery, he slowly walked further, and just as he walked, he heard Gao Shenghai's voice from behind, "My prince, the emperor invites you in."

Did he think that leaving him outside would make him impatient? Morong Gan snickered in his heart, and lightly followed Gao Shenghai in.

However, the Emperor actually raised his eyes and sized him up. In his eyes, there was something that the Emperor was unfamiliar with.

He bowed politely: "I wonder what matter Royal Brother has for you to call me here so urgently?"

The Emperor did not confer a seat to him and just let him stand there with an unsettled expression on his face. After a while, he raised his chin towards Huang Zhongyuan and said, "Let Lord Huang speak."

"His Majesty summoned the Prince to come for the case of the Prince Yu. The Prince Yu died a tragic death and the Emperor was furious, so he handed the case to this official and Senior Zhang to investigate. This official did not dare slight him, and after many inquiries, before the disappearance of the Prince Yu, he had a slight disagreement with the Princess Chu, which was the last time the Prince Yu appeared, and after that, no one saw him again.

This official also found out that from then on, Prince Chu had visited the Prince Yu Palace twice. According to the Prince Yu Concubine, when the Duke barged into the mansion, his entire body was filled with killing intent and he ordered people to stir up trouble in the backyard. It seemed like he had a feud with the Prince Yu, and even moved away the most precious stone of the Prince Yu.

As for the reason why His Highness wanted to find the Prince Yu, the official also checked the reason, on the night of the Grand Consort Rui's birthday, the Prince Yu wanted to do something bad to the Princess Chu. At that time, the emperor, the Grand Consort Rui, the Noble Consort, and the Consort Xian were all present, and as a result, the entire imperial court knew that the Prince Chu loved his wife as she wished, and as the Princess Chu had been humiliated, the king was furious and found it hard to suppress his anger, so when the Prince Yu woke up, he knew that he had done something wrong, so he hid himself and did not dare to reveal himself.

While Huang Zhongyuan was speaking, the emperor was observing Morong Gan's expression. However, his expression was calm, and no one could tell what he was thinking. Then, they would accuse him again, which would make the Prince Chu fly into a rage. As long as he lost control of his emotions and had a court official present, he would not be able to determine that it was him who killed the Prince Yu. At the very least, they would be able to punish him for being disrespectful.

However, he was disappointed. Prince Chu was very calm, standing there quietly, like an outsider listening to Huang Zhongyuan's accusation.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. The person standing in front of him had a majestic figure and a resolute gaze. He could even see the demeanor of a king on him, and these were all things that he lacked …

All along, he wanted to extinguish his prestige and see him submit at his feet, looking at him with eyes filled with terror as he begged for mercy. But at this moment, he knew that his hopes had been dashed.

After Huang Zhongyuan finished speaking, he looked at the Prince Chu, "Does Your Highness have any objections to this lowly official's words?"

"No," Morong Gan said, "What you said was the truth. On the night of Grand Consort Rui's birthday, when Prince Yu tried to commit treason against Princess Chu, he was struck by the emperor, Grand Consort Rui, and even Consort Xian. At that time, this duke was not present, and only heard about it afterwards.

Huang Zhongyuan was a little angry, and started nagging at his wife, saying coldly: "So the Prince killed Prince Yu to vent the hatred in his heart!"

"Lord Huang must have proof!"

"The prince's motive is very obvious!"

"Is motive equal to murder?" Morong Gan looked at Huang Zhongyuan, and said word by word, "Master Huang's third wife once had a relationship with a playman, and later on that actor disappeared without a trace. Can this duke say that Master Huang killed him?"

"You?" Huang Zhongyuan did not expect the Prince Chu to say such a shameful thing in front of everyone, and he became angry for a moment, "The Prince Chu must have evidence."

"This is exactly what This King wanted to say to Lord Huang."

"Enough," the Emperor snapped. "Say less." He looked at Morong Gan. "On the night of Grand Consort Rui's birthday, you weren't by her side. Where did you go?"

Morong Gan laughed with contempt, "Didn't Royal Brother see that? Chendi is talking to the empress."

"What do you have to say that night?"

Morong Gan unreasonably answered, "Royal Brother, don't you think it's strange? Royal Brother, Grand Consort Rui, Noble Consort, Consort Xian, Consort Xian, Consort Xian, we ran into Prince Yu and started to talk to Empress. "How did we bump into each other so coincidentally?"

The Emperor was silent. He slowly withdrew his gaze from his face and looked thoughtfully at the golden bricks.

At this time, the Marble Temple Elder Zhang Ji Sheng who had not spoken until now spoke up, "Your majesty, this old subject will also say a few words."

The Emperor agreed. "Go ahead."

Zhang Ji Sheng cleared his throat, "This case was investigated by this official together with Lord Huang, what Lord Huang said is the truth, His Highness' motive is suspicious, for this reason, this official investigated the Prince's itinerary in detail, and did not find anything wrong with him. This official thinks that as long as you do something, as long as you leave a trace, if you do not find anything, there is only one explanation, Prince Yu's death has nothing to do with His Highness."

Huang Zhongyuan said angrily: "Master Zhang, you are clearly covering up for us."

"Lord Huang, as a Marble Temple Elder, this official has sentenced at least eight thousand people to a major case, even if I don't say so. I ask myself what I should do to the heavens and earth, but the Ministry of Justice," he harrumphed, "They're too used to using torture to force confessions, and they've created quite a few fake cases."

"You!" Huang Zhongyuan glared at him and turned around to clasp his hands at the emperor, "Your majesty, this humble subject believes that …"

The emperor waved his hand, "If there is no conclusive evidence, then don't speak of it anymore. This case shouldn't be delayed for too long, there has to be an explanation for the Prince Yu Concubine. Prince Yu is a prince, he is my Royal Uncle, do not make things too difficult for the clan. "

When the Emperor said these words, Morong Gan knew that he had passed this trial. Zhang Ji Sheng and Huang Zhong Yuan also knew how to close this case.

Those who had the guts to kill the Prince Yu were obviously not ordinary people, they were not the Prince Chu, but people with power similar to the Prince Chu. If this matter was involved, it would definitely cause chaos in the imperial court.