The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Xie Guiren's tears suddenly fell, and her whole body was numb and stiff, but she quickly realized that Xie Lin could not be stupid enough to kill the imperial concubine. Someone was framing Xie Lin and wanted to kill him.

Thinking of this, Concubine Xie staggered again.

She understood that it was the Queen who wanted to put Xie Lin to death, so she pushed the blame of the Imperial Concubine's death on Xie Lin. Once the charges were proven, Xie Lin would surely die, and the Queen... killed two birds with one stone!

But what the queen had told her before was not like that.

They just wanted Xie Lin to die alone, without involving Concubine Zheng... Now that Xie Lin was involved in killing Concubine Zheng, the Xie family would definitely be implicated...

Concubine Xie suddenly opened her eyes wide. She understood why the news from the Zichen Palace had reached her so quickly. It was the Queen's intention.

The Queen asked her to choose between the Xie family and Xie Lin!

There is no need to ask, she will definitely choose the Xie family. Xie Lin is not of the Xie family bloodline at all. The Queen is about to put Xie Lin to death, so why is she still protecting Xie Lin!

What's more, she had wanted to kill Xie Lin from the beginning, otherwise, if he found out what happened twenty-two years ago, she would be dead without a burial place.

Concubine Xie wiped away her tears, stood up and went outside the Zichen Palace to ask for a meeting.

In the Purple Palace, the Queen had just mentioned that Concubine Xie would come to plead for mercy, and Concubine Xie came to ask for an audience. The Emperor was very reluctant to let her enter the palace.

However, it is still unknown who the murderer is, how to convict him, and where Xie Lin and Chu Heyi are. The emperor also wanted to hear what clues Concubine Xie could provide, so he finally let her in.

After Concubine Xie came in, she wiped her tears while kneeling down to pay respect to the emperor. Before her tears had dried, she said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty, and the Xie family is guilty."

She cried with tears in her eyes and her voice was mournful. After she came in, she confessed her guilt directly, which actually eased the emperor's anger and made him feel more sympathetic towards her.

"What crime has the noble Xie committed?"

Concubine Xie continued to cry, but her voice was clear: "Xie Lin is my younger brother, and he is also the son of my parents who were old. They doted on him and indulged him too much, which led to his audacity. He even dared to commit such a serious crime as killing Concubine Zheng. Therefore, I am guilty, and the Xie family is guilty!"

The emperor was very surprised and glared at Concubine Xie, "As Xie Lin's sister, you also believe that Xie Lin will kill Concubine!?"

Concubine Xie shed tears: "I dare not hide anything from the emperor. The hatred between His Royal Highness Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng'an is deep, and they are incompatible.

"My younger brother Xie Lin... he has already secretly made a marriage vow with the Lady of Cheng'an County. He regards the Lady of Cheng'an County's hatred as his own. I already know that he hates His Royal Highness Cheng Wang and wants to deal with His Royal Highness Cheng Wang...

"I have tried to persuade him for a long time... but he didn't listen. A few days ago, when he was leaving the morning court, I also tried to persuade him, but not only did he not listen to my advice, he also spoke ill of me. I was really heartbroken.

"I never thought that he would be so bold as to murder Concubine Zheng with the Princess of Cheng'an County!"

Concubine Xie kowtowed heavily to the ground, with red marks on her forehead from coughing, and she continued to cry.

"Your Majesty, this was all done by Xie Lin alone. I beg Your Majesty to severely punish Xie Lin. I am also willing to bear the blame for the Xie family's improper upbringing of Xie Lin. Please also forgive the Xie family and don't bring harm to them!"

She kowtowed three times on the ground, the red mark on her forehead became more and more obvious, and she cried so hard that her eyes were filled with tears. She looked more and more like a broken beauty, which made the emperor feel more and more pity for her.

"As long as the emperor only cuts off Xie Lin's head and does not harm the Xie family, I am willing to fast and chant Buddha for three years to atone for Xie Lin's sins!"

The Queen: "Your Majesty, please agree to her request, considering the painstaking efforts of Concubine Xie."

The anger in the emperor's eyes dissipated a little, but the look of doubt became more intense.

"You said Xie Lin and Chu Heyi secretly got married, do you have any evidence?"

Lady Xie said, "Since Xie Lin was born, my mother gave him a jade pendant, asking him to give it to his future wife after he grows up and gets engaged. The jade pendant is now in Chu Heyi's possession."

The Queen said, "Your Majesty, I also know about this. I advocated for the marriage between Xie Lin and Chu Heyi last time, but they wanted to hide the fact that they had secretly decided to spend their lives together and refused to admit their feelings for each other. Perhaps it was because of this that they secretly joined forces to murder Concubine Zheng today."

The emperor looked at Concubine Xie again. Concubine Xie was still crying. The emperor felt even gloomier. After a long while, his deep voice rang out:

"Lady Xie, as Xie Lin's closest relative, you believe that he and Chu Heyi teamed up to murder Concubine Zheng. Do you have any evidence?"

Concubine Xie said: "I don't have any evidence, but I still remember that Xie Lin told me a few days ago: One day, he will clear all obstacles for the Princess of Cheng'an County, and all those who have bullied the Princess of Cheng'an County will be punished! As a result, a few days later, Concubine Zheng was murdered..."

The Queen agreed: "Moreover, everyone around the Imperial Concubine said that she had seen Xie Lin and Chu Heyi before the Imperial Concubine got into trouble. What else does the Emperor not believe?"

At the critical moment, the prime minister also came and knelt before the emperor with tears in his eyes, asking the emperor to give justice to Concubine Zheng.

"The Imperial Concubine has served His Majesty for more than 20 years and raised His Royal Highness the Prince. Your Majesty must not let the murderer go. This will chill the Imperial Concubine's heart."

The emperor also instantly thought of the imperial concubine's gentleness and charm for more than 20 years, and the thoughtfulness and dedication she had shown in serving him for many years, but now she had been murdered and turned into a lifeless corpse. His heart suddenly ache and he almost cried.

"Come here! Hunt down Xie Lin and Chu Heyi across the country and bring them to Shengjing City. If they dare to resist on the way..."

The emperor picked up a cup on the table and smashed it to the ground: "If there is such a cup, just hack it to death on the spot!"

The cup broke into pieces on the ground, but it seemed to break into Wen Tingshen's heart, startling him suddenly, and his face turned pale in an instant.

He really wanted to defend Xie Lin and Chu Heyi, but he couldn't find a reason no matter how hard he racked his brains.

Several people around Concubine Zheng said that they saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi. This is evidence one.

But when we went to question Xie Lin and Chu Heyi, they were both missing. This is the second piece of evidence.

Then the close relative, Concubine Xie, came forward to step on the matter, proving that Xie Lin and Chu Heyi intended to kill Concubine Zheng, and directly trampled Xie Lin and Chu Heyi to death.

Moreover, the prime minister who had served the emperor for many years came to cry for his sister's death... It simply put Xie Lin and Chu Heyi into an irretrievable situation.

Even if the two of them appeared before the emperor now and defended themselves, it would be completely useless.

Chu Heyi and Xie Lin, regardless of whether they were the murderers of Concubine Zheng, had now been sentenced to an invisible death penalty.