The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Mu Chihui is a member of the Mu family. In order to protect the Mu family and themselves, Prime Minister Mu and Lord Mu are even willing to give up their own blood, let alone others?

Listening to what Lord Mu said just now, it is clear that he wants to completely shift the blame.

The prison of Jingzhao Yinfu is certainly not the back garden of the Mu family, but I am the person with the greatest responsibility for Jingzhao Yinfu. If something like this happens, I can't run away...

It seems that Prime Minister Mu and Lord Mu can no longer be relied upon. After all, they don’t even want their own blood, let alone an outsider like me?

Remembering what that man said, Zhao Xianmin made a decision immediately.

Zhao Xianmin glanced at Xie Zhibai who was standing next to him and watching the fun, gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, knelt down in front of the Emperor of Chu sitting on the dragon throne, and suddenly spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty! I have failed your Majesty's grace. I am guilty. Please punish me!"

Zhao Xianmin's sudden move attracted the attention of everyone present.

Including Prime Minister Mu and his son, they both thought something was wrong, but Zhao Xianmin had already raised his head and spoke loudly before Lord Mu could speak.

"Your Majesty! I am also involved in this matter, but I was forced to do it. It was Lord Mu who forced me to do this. After Miss Liu's case came out three years ago, these people, along with Guo Xiong's body, were taken to Jingzhao Yinfu, and I personally conducted a thorough investigation."

"Guo Xiong was already dead at the time, and with the accusations of these thugs, I just thought it was an accident. I never expected that someone was deliberately murdering him, until Lord Mu came looking for him..."

When he said this, Zhao Xianmin paused, glanced at Lord Mu, and met the other party's furious expression. Zhao Xianmin remained indifferent and continued speaking.

"Lord Mu used Prime Minister Mu's help to me to talk about human relations, and even threatened me with the Third Prince. I couldn't stand the pressure at the time, so I agreed to let Mu Chihui meet these prisoners, but I definitely didn't let them take them away."

"I never thought at that time that they would have the guts to steal and replace the original, until later...I didn't find out. I have neglected my duty and I deserve death. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

After Zhao Xianmin finished speaking, he kowtowed three times on the ground. He said that he wanted the emperor to punish him, but in fact, he was also pleading for mercy for himself.

Is this considered a confession?

Even if the emperor considers that I took the initiative to confess, he should still show leniency to me.

The Great Chu Emperor had a gloomy expression on his face and was so angry that he didn't say a word.

Lord Mu's eyes almost popped out of his head. He really didn't expect that Zhao Xianmin would tell him everything.

How dare he!

For a moment, the whole court was filled with discussions.

Although the emperor was still sitting on the dragon throne, no one dared to discuss too loudly, but this was indeed a thunderclap, and everyone really had a lot to say.

The third prince felt a buzzing in his ears and a feeling of powerlessness enveloped his whole body, but in this situation, he really couldn't just stand by and watch, so he hurriedly stood up and wanted to defend the Mu family.

"Father, there must be a misunderstanding. I think we should investigate. Mu Chihui has no grudge against Miss Liu, so why would he do this? And Zhao Xianmin, he wouldn't do such a thing! Is there someone else who wants to frame him?"

The third prince's gaze swept over his good brothers one by one.

There was no way. He really couldn't think of anyone else who would harm him, except his good brothers.

But he didn't see any guilty look on their faces, which made him wonder, who was it? Or were his brothers acting too well?

The third prince explained hurriedly.

Prime Minister Mu and Lord Mu remained silent.

The old fox Prime Minister Mu also realized at this time that something was wrong. Things were progressing too fast. It was like a trap. Someone deliberately set a trap for the Mu family to fall into!

He hadn't noticed it yet...

"Bastard!"

The Emperor of Chu slammed the table and stood up.

He did not listen to the Third Prince's explanation, nor did he intend to ask Prime Minister Mu to explain to Lord Mu.

After all, the silence between the two people is already an explanation.

The Emperor of Great Chu asked Lord Qin to bring up all the evidence and asked him again in person. Mu Chihui was so scared that he dared not say anything, but the servants who were dragged to the emperor still confessed the evidence again tremblingly.

There are witnesses and evidence, and Prime Minister Mu and Lord Mu cannot come up with a reasonable explanation, so the matter is a foregone conclusion.

The most important thing is that Zhao Xianmin himself came out and admitted it, so this matter is true.

The most hateful thing is not that Mu Chihui killed Liu Yushi's daughter. This is just a trivial matter, at least for the Emperor of Great Chu.

What really made the Emperor of Great Chu furious was that the entire Mu family did not take him, the emperor, seriously. And judging from the situation, the third brother obviously didn't know about it either.

The people under his command did something to deceive the emperor, but the third brother knew nothing about it.

What a good son he is!

idiot!

Since he couldn't control his men's knives, he could only break the knife and keep it with the Mu family. The Great Chu Emperor was really afraid that he would not sleep well in the future, so he immediately made a decision and imposed the punishment.

The third prince was ordered to reflect on his mistakes facing the wall and was not allowed to go out for half a year. This was to allow him to think clearly about where he went wrong.

As for the Mu family... Mu Chihui, the murderer who directly killed Miss Liu, was sentenced to death on the spot. He also dared to bring the criminal out of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, which was a crime of deceiving the emperor. It was enough for him to die many times, and this life would definitely not be saved.

The entire Mu family... The Emperor of Great Chu wanted to execute them all together, but after all, they had been his ministers for many years, and even if they had no merits, they had worked hard, not to mention that the Mu family also had merits.

The Emperor of Great Chu showed some mercy and did not sentence him to death directly. Instead, he was exiled to the northwest. Let’s not talk about the hardships he went through along the way, but Prime Minister Mu would definitely not have survived.

But saving his life is considered a leniency.

Although Zhao Xianmin was also guilty, and although he said he was completely unaware and was only committing dereliction of duty, the people present were not fools, and if they really investigated, it would not be certain whether it was dereliction of duty or not.

However, considering that he took the initiative to stand up and admit his guilt, the Emperor of Great Chu was willing to give him a chance to live.

As a result, Zhao Xianmin was directly punished by being demoted to a seventh-rank official, and was given twenty lashes with the cane. He was then sent to serve as an official in a small county on the southeastern border.

That place was in chaos. If Zhao Xianmin could govern the county well there, it would be considered as meritorious service.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, everyone praised the emperor for his mercy.

In fact, everyone knows that the Third Prince has run out of luck. Although he was only punished to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion, the Mu family is gone, which is equivalent to cutting off the Third Prince's legs.

Without his greatest support, the third prince had no way to compete with the other princes for the throne.

Xie Zhibai watched all this coldly, met the gaze of the Fifth Prince, and smiled.

The Fifth Prince had a blank expression on his face, but he was deeply moved in his heart. This was indeed a good show.

The Mu family ended up being exiled, and people all over Beijing were sighing. After Xie Zhibai returned home, he told Xie Lingxi directly.

Lord Xie also added to the discussion, and he was obviously very happy.

"That's good now. Without the Mu family, the Third Prince can no longer show off, and the Xiao family can no longer act like a bully like before. I wonder how the Xiao family will act next!"