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

The guards cleared the way, creating a broad avenue, and the emperor and empress's carriage moved steadily forward on the avenue until it arrived in front of everyone.

The crowd immediately knelt down like a tide, shouting "Long live the Queen" three times, and then "Thousand Lives the Queen".

The prince got off the carriage and quickly stepped forward to salute.

His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, Chu Heyi and Xie Lin, who were on horseback, all dismounted and knelt before the Emperor and the Queen.

In front of the Emperor and Empress' phoenix carriage, Yin Shao was protecting them personally with a long sword in his hand.

To the left and right and behind the Luan chariot, there were thousands of guards holding weapons. The formation was huge, but apart from the sounds of kneeling and bowing, no other sound could be heard at the scene.

The morning breeze made the curtains on the phoenix carriage flutter slightly. The emperor and empress looked over with heavy eyes and soon saw Princess Pingyang being held hostage by Xie Lin. The emperor and empress narrowed their eyes at the same time.

"Thank you, sir, you are so brave that you dare to kidnap the princess of our dynasty!" It was the queen who spoke, and her voice seemed to be filled with frost.

The emperor's angry eyes fell heavily on Xie Lin. Even though he valued Xie Lin very much recently, Xie Lin's holding his princess hostage still made him extremely angry.

Xie Lin's behavior clearly showed that he did not take him, the emperor, or the Daqi royal family seriously.

At this moment, the emperor could no longer see Xie Lin's talent and his help to him in political affairs. He only saw his arrogance and arrogance. The emperor really wanted to have him dragged down and executed on the spot.

Xie Lin said, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I have kidnapped the princess and I deserve death. But I had no choice but to do so. Otherwise, I would have lost my life long ago and would not have been able to wait for the Emperor and Empress Dowager to come and seek justice for me and Miss Heyi."

The emperor spoke up, "You and Chu Heyi teamed up to murder Concubine Zheng. The evidence is irrefutable. It is only natural that King Cheng wants to avenge his mother. What justice do you need me to administer for you?"

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi suddenly raised their heads, both with surprised expressions on their faces: "Is Concubine Zheng murdered? I just found out when Concubine Zheng died."

Dongfang Shuo shouted angrily: "Why are you pretending!"

Xie Lin said: "The evening before yesterday, I heard that there was an ambush near Huaishan. I also thought that the Royal Concubine was in Wanfu Temple on Huaishan, and I was afraid that those people would harm the Royal Concubine's life, so I led people there, but we were ambushed halfway.

"We finally got to the vicinity of Huaishan, and then we saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince being assassinated. In order to save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Miss Heyi and I fell off a cliff. Fortunately, the cliff was covered with vines, so the three of us were able to survive.

"Every word I said is true. The Crown Prince has been with us the whole time. His Royal Highness can testify for us. Last night at midnight, His Royal Highness's men found us halfway up Huai Mountain. They can also testify.

"In addition, my subordinates and those of Miss Heyi also witnessed with their own eyes that we and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were rescued from the cliff halfway up the mountain."

The emperor and the empress were both stunned.

Especially the emperor, he did not know that the prince was missing.

Crown Prince Dongfang Ye quickly stepped forward and knelt before the Emperor and Empress. "Father, Your Majesty, everything Lord Xie said is true. For this entire day and night, I have been with Lord Xie and Miss Heyi."

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi were able to overcome numerous obstacles and get the opportunity to defend themselves and clear their grievances. At this moment, he no longer had any reason to hide behind.

Of course we have to stand up and testify for them.

After all, when Huai Qi brought people to rescue him, he saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi who were suffering with him.

The guards brought by Wangshan and Baihua also saw him, Chu Heyi and Xie Lin staying in a small cave halfway up the mountain. Each of them could be a witness.

Dongfang Shuo's eyes were red as he stared at Dongfang Ye. "Your Highness, are you shielding them? Your Highness, have you ever thought about how much your shielding of them hurts our brotherhood? Even though my mother is not your mother, she is my father's concubine, isn't she?"

Dongfang Shuo turned to the emperor and said, "Father, I don't know why Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to protect Xie Lin and Chu Heyi. I only know that they disappeared when my mother was murdered.

"Moreover, people around mother said that they saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi go to Wanfu Temple with their own eyes! Your Highness the Crown Prince can protect them, but can't we trust the words of people around mother?"

Wen Tingshen immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness Prince Cheng is wrong. The people around the imperial concubine only said that they saw the figures of Lord Xie and Miss Heyi, but they did not say that they actually saw them!

"Even Miss Nuoqing said that she saw someone wearing the same clothes as Lord Xie and Miss Heyi approaching the Imperial Concubine. They were wearing the same clothes and had the same back view, but it is not certain that they were really Lord Xie and Miss Heyi. Maybe someone pretended to be them and murdered the Imperial Concubine."

Dongfang Shuo said: "After seeing the clothes and the figure, can't you be sure? Everyone knows that Lord Wen and Lord Xie are close friends regardless of age difference. Even if my mother died tragically at their hands, Lord Wen would still protect them!"

Xie Lin's voice was as clear as ice and snow: "Excuse me, Master Wen, what clothes did they see that Miss Heyi and I were wearing?"

Wen Tingshen said: "When I was interrogating them, I asked the painter to draw it from the side, and took the painting to ask Miss Nuoqing and the others, and they all confirmed that it was these two sets of clothes."

Wen Tingshen asked someone to bring out two paintings, one of which was of Xie Lin's back and the clothes he was wearing, and the other was of Chu Heyi.

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi frowned at the same time, looking very surprised, and said in unison: "This dress is indeed what I like to wear every day."

The emperor shouted angrily: "In this case, what else do you two have to say?"

Xie Lin said, "Your Majesty, I have not worn this dress for a long time. It was because a while ago, wasps got into my house. The servants took fire to drive away the wasps and accidentally burned my house to pieces. All the clothes in the closet were burned."

He added, "Lord Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were at my residence that day, discussing important matters with me. Lord Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can serve as witnesses for me."

Wen Tingshen suddenly realized: "That's true. I and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw it with our own eyes that day. Lord Xie's clothes were burned to ashes. In the end, he had to get clothes from his second brother to change."

"It's true." Dongfang Ye replied, thoughtfully.

Chu Heyi also spoke up: "It was such an unfortunate coincidence. My younger brother was young and he specially hid firecrackers during the New Year. When we went to the back hills to enjoy the flowers, he burned down my house. All my clothes, new and old, were burned, and even the clothes in the painting were not spared. The ladies who went to my house to drink tea and enjoy the flowers that day can all testify to this."