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"Wanyan, what do you mean by this? Is there another hidden reason for your Huanyan's death?"

Although Zhou Yubai was old, his eyes were clear and clear, which made Chu Wanyan feel a little hairy in his heart and couldn't help but look away.

"That's right, Wan Yan, what do you know about the inside story?" Zhou Xuanqi also stood up and asked.

Lin Zeyuan said hurriedly: "Huanyan was killed by bandits. Everyone knows this. What else could be possible..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Yubai scolded Lin Zeyuan and glanced at him sharply, "Master Lin is so eager, could it be related to this matter?"

Lin Zeyuan frowned for a moment, "What does Mr. Zhou mean by this? The death of Huanyan and I can have..."

"If not, please don't interrupt, Mr. Lin. After all, I am talking to my granddaughter." After saying that, Zhou Yubai bowed his hand to Xiao Jinzhi again, "I also ask the emperor to give me this opportunity to let him Just ask."

"Although Mr. Zhou has resigned, he was once a pillar of the court after all. You can ask whatever you want." Xiao Jinzhi said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yubai cupped his hands and thanked her. Then, his sharp eyes looked at Chu Wanyan again, "How did your eldest sister die?"

Chu Wanyan's eyes averted, "Yes, he was killed by bandits!"

"Seriously?" Zhou Yubai asked.

Chu Wanyan did not speak immediately, but subconsciously looked at Lin Zeyuan. After noticing this gaze, Zhou Yubai spoke again.

"You must know that I am not only asking you today, but also in front of the emperor. If you deliberately conceal it, it will be a criminal deceiving the emperor. By then, it will not be as simple as forty big boards."

Chu Wanyan trembled, obviously frightened by these words.

"Mr. Zhou, you..." Lin Zeyuan wanted to stop him again.

"Master Lin!" Zhou Yubai glanced over with displeasure, "You have already caused Wan Yan's brother and sister to have their property confiscated and be punished with a cane, and you are not even willing to intercede for them. Now I can't even ask them a few words, You have to interrupt them again and again. Could it be that you are afraid that they will tell you some bad news, so that they are not punished in the end? Could it be that you will lose your official position and your life!"

"That's complete nonsense!"

Lin Zeyuan frowned tightly and wanted to continue to refute, but Zhou Yubai ignored him and directly withdrew his gaze and looked at Chu Wanyan again.

"If you know something secret, you can tell it directly in front of the emperor. Otherwise, after today, if you get slapped, at least half of your life will be taken away, and I'm afraid you will never have the chance to speak again."

Chu Huanyan looked quietly at this grandpa whom she rarely saw.

To be able to say such words, he must have guessed the truth from Chu Wanyan's few words just now and Lin Zeyuan's attitude.

It has to be said that her grandfather is indeed keen.

Seeing Chu Wanyan's appearance, even if Xiao Jinzhi stopped reminding her, grandpa might be able to find out the truth.

Thinking of this, Chu Huanyan glanced at Xiao Jinzhi again, and found that the latter's brows had relaxed, and he was drinking slowly from a wine glass, looking like he was just waiting to see what would happen.

Chu Wanyan was already unhappy, but when she heard Zhou Yubai's words, she suddenly reacted in her heart.

By the way, didn't the emperor just order the punishment because he felt that their attitude towards Lin Zeyuan was not good? If the emperor knew that Lin Zeyuan was the murderer of the eldest sister, then...

Thinking of this, Chu Wanyan gritted her teeth and said, "Grandpa, in fact, the eldest sister was killed by Lin Zeyuan!"

"Is this true?"

"What nonsense!"

The voices of Zhou Xuanqi and Lin Zeyuan sounded at the same time, one was surprised and the other panicked.

"Sister Wanyan, don't talk nonsense just to escape punishment. No one in the entire imperial city knows that Huanyan was killed by bandits, and you all said so before. Now you suddenly frame this matter on me. Not to mention that this is slandering the imperial officials, and in doing so, it is tantamount to saying that you have lied and deceived before, and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Lin Zeyuan's hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly into fists, forcing himself to calm down.

Chu Wanyan was already in a panic, but she became even more nervous when she heard the words "deceiving the emperor".

It's a big crime to deceive the king if you say it, and it's a big crime of deceiving the king if you don't tell the king. What should we do?

Zhou Yubai said in a deep voice: "Master Lin, don't threaten me here. Even if Wan Yan concealed something before, maybe it was just because of your threat that he didn't find the right time to speak. It's excusable. At this moment, in front of the emperor Faced with this, if you know the truth but don’t expose it, that would be the real crime of deceiving the emperor.”

Chu Wanyan's eyes lit up, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, she quickly took over Zhou Yubai's words and said.

"That's right, the emperor's daughter was threatened by Lin Zeyuan before. He threatened her not to tell the truth, otherwise he would kill her. In fact, the eldest sister died at his hands. He did it for Yue Yiyi. I personally killed my eldest sister!”

After finishing speaking, worried that Xiao Jinzhi would not believe her, Chu Wanyan quickly looked at Chu Ziyuan, "Second brother, you also know the truth, tell me quickly!"

At this point, it was naturally impossible for Chu Ziyuan to hide anything for Lin Zeyuan, so he quickly told the whole story.

When they heard that Lin Zeyuan personally shot an arrow and penetrated Chu Huanyan's chest, the expressions of Zhou Yubai and Zhou Xuanqi changed. Zhou Yubai even staggered slightly.

"Lin Zeyuan, are they telling the truth?" Xiao Jinzhi asked in surprise.

"To report to the Emperor, they want to escape the Emperor's punishment, so they deliberately slandered the ministers. Please be aware of the situation and don't be deceived!" Lin Zeyuan suppressed the panic in his heart and straightened his back.

Damn it! Damn it!

If he had known this, he should have found a way to kill Chu Ziyuan and Chu Wanyan together!

Zhou Yubai casually questioned these two losers, and they told them everything.

Now, he could only hope that the emperor would not believe their words.

"Your Majesty, Weichen and Huanyan have a deep relationship. I have always been grateful to her for inviting Weichen. How could I kill her? Such a lie sounds ridiculous to anyone. Please make the decision for Weichen!"

Lin Zeyuan raised his head with a sad face, wanting Xiao Jinzhi to see the look on his face clearly and believe his words.

However, the moment he raised his head, he met Xiao Jinzhi's eyes.

There was mockery and coldness in his eyes, as if he were looking at a clown, but in fact, he had already seen through everything.

At this moment, a great panic suddenly appeared in Lin Zeyuan's heart, and an idea suddenly emerged from his heart...

Perhaps, the emperor knew the truth about Chu Huanyan's death from the beginning, and today's banquet was set up to expose everything!

This thought made all Lin Zeyuan's words of cover-up and sophistry stuck in his throat, and he was so choked that he could hardly breathe for a while.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Under Xiao Jinzhi's gaze, almost every bone in Lin Zeyuan's body began to tremble, and he could hardly help but kneel down and beg for mercy.

After a long time, Xiao Jinzhi finally spoke, "Lin Zeyuan, it seems that I misjudged you."