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Chapter 90 Everyone says they are innocent

The first rays of dawn had just faded from the hunting grounds when someone stopped Xie Bohuai.

It was Granny Jiang who arrived. Xie Bohuai said expressionlessly, "Get out of the way."

"Lord Xie, don't let others fool you." That was all Jiang Mama left behind. She wanted to say more, but Xie Bohuai's words "Get out of here" were simply too unpleasant to hear.

When Xie Bohuai arrived before the Emperor, he presented his confession: "Your Majesty, the person who was chasing Princess Longyu has confessed. Prince Hui suspected that the princess killed Princess Zhaoyun, so he sent people to chase her."

Upon hearing that it was him, Prince Hui immediately jumped out, "Xie Bohuai, don't talk nonsense! That assassin has nothing to do with me! Don't frame me!"

"That's what the assassin said. Your Highness has also been investigating Princess Zhaoyun's death, and the assassin said you knew about it a month ago, so you've been waiting for an opportunity." Xie Bohuai looked at Prince Hui.

Prince Hui knelt down with a thud. "Father, I am innocent! If I really knew that Longyu killed Zhaoyun, why didn't I come directly to the Emperor to file a complaint?"

"Because you have no evidence and know you can't do anything to Princess Longyu, you can only resort to assassination in secret," Xie Bohuai said.

The Emperor frowned deeply upon hearing this. "You mean, Longyu is targeting Zhaoyun?"

Xie Bohuai remained silent. Prince Hui had indeed received the news, but he didn't fully believe it. He knew that someone had sent it to him to incite conflict between him and Longyu, hoping to make him target Longyu. Besides, without any evidence, what could he do to anyone?

When Prince Cheng came out, he shook his head and denied it, "Impossible. After my elder sister returned to the capital, she never interfered in court affairs, nor did she have any disputes with Zhaoyun. Why would she want to kill Zhaoyun?"

Everyone knew that Zhaoyun died a tragic death, and that the person who treated Zhaoyun this way must have hated her to the extreme.

When King Cheng mentioned the court, it made people suspicious. Did Princess Longyu really not care about court affairs?

At this moment, Princess Longyu arrived. She knelt beside Prince Hui and said, "Your subject begs Your Majesty to restore my innocence."

The statement of innocence made Prince Hui's expression unpleasant. He didn't completely believe the other party's words, but he also knew that there was no smoke without fire.

The Emperor had a headache. He looked at his sons and daughters, and finally at Xie Bohuai, "Besides the assassin's confession, is there any other evidence?"

“Yes, here is Prince Hui’s seal, evidence of his military training, which is enough to prove that he harbors rebellious intentions.” Xie Bohuai presented the evidence, and the Emperor glanced at it and flew into a rage.

Prince Hui glared angrily at Xie Bohuai, "I have no grudge against you. Even if it's about Zhaoyun, she has already died tragically. Why are you using me like this?"

The Emperor tossed down the sealed letter, exclaiming, "With both witnesses and physical evidence, you have truly disappointed me!"

King Hui panicked. He had raised an army, but everyone does this, it's just to prevent certain things from happening. How did it end up in Xie Bohuai's hands?

"I'm innocent! I'm truly innocent! I have no reason to do this! You can investigate, go to my residence to investigate!" Prince Hui kowtowed repeatedly, insisting that he was innocent.

Princess Longyu also cried and said that she did not kill Zhaoyun.

King Cheng looked at King Hui in disbelief and said, "Fourth Brother, how could you..."

The Crown Prince also knelt down, "Father, you are wise. Whether it's my fourth brother or Longyu, I believe in them. Someone must be secretly sowing discord and trying to frame them!"

Prince Xian and Prince Jing both knelt down. Prince Xian remained silent throughout, while Prince Jing spoke angrily, "Fourth Brother has always been arrogant. Relying on Father's favor, what wouldn't he dare to do? I've seen you dislike us brothers for a long time, let alone the Empress. Besides, everyone knows your little schemes; you've wanted to move into the Eastern Palace for a long time, haven't you!"

"Shut up!" King Hui grabbed King Jing's collar. "When have I ever had such thoughts? Could it be that you've framed me?"

"Why would I frame you? Even if I don't like you, why would I do such a thing?" King Jing denied it.

King Hui was so angry that he punched him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. I have never been disrespectful."

"Then do you dare to swear to Heaven? Do you dare to swear on the lives of your entire household?" Prince Jing was no pushover either, and quickly restrained Prince Hui.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, the emperor was so angry that he almost vomited blood and ordered his men to separate them.

At this moment, Xie Bohuai added, "Indeed, Prince Hui may hate Princess Longyu. After all, someone informed on him, and this person is very shrewd. He wants to see the two sides fight it out so he can reap the benefits. The case of Princess Zhaoyun's death has been closed. If it wasn't the Huo family who did it, then wouldn't Sun Hao, the Prefect of the Capital, have wronged someone?"

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xie Bohuai.

They all knew that Xie Bohuai had been subjected to severe torture by Sun Hao to extract a confession.

The Emperor sent someone to bring Sun Hao over, but Xie Bohuai said he had already sent someone to invite him last night. He emphasized the word "invite" with particular force. "Moreover, this time the assassins weren't from the same group; there were at least two factions. Your Highness, wouldn't you agree?"

The crown prince, who had been singled out by Xie Bohuai, trembled violently. "Xie Bohuai, what do you mean? I'm a victim too!"

"Yes, that's why I wanted to ask, what kind of assassin did you encounter? Was it the same as the one Prince Duan encountered, and also the same as the one Princess Longyu encountered?" Xie Bohuai looked directly at the Crown Prince. "As far as I know, they were different."

As soon as he finished speaking, Si Yan took out two pieces of cloth. "These are cloths taken from the assassins. They came from different places, which can be used to distinguish that there were two groups of assassins this time."

The difference lies with the group that attempted to assassinate the crown prince.

Someone wanted both Princess Longyu and Prince Duan dead.

"Xie Bohuai, just tell me straight, who is it?" Prince Jing cursed. "Which bastard would do such a thing?"

Princess Longyu also spoke up, "Yes, I also want to know, who is harboring evil intentions? I have been married to Wusu for more than ten years. Putting aside my merits, who knows the hardships I have endured? Now I am being framed and suspected. I might as well give you a white silk ribbon and let me hang myself at the palace gate."

King Hui urged Xie Bohuai to speak quickly, "I am innocent, I can swear to Heaven!"

The Crown Prince glanced at Prince Hui and urged Xie Bohuai to speak quickly, but he was already wondering to himself, "I've already dealt with the matter in Ning'an; there's no reason for Xie Bohuai to find out. Could it be that something has been leaked somewhere?"

If he couldn't protect Ning'an, he had to find a way to clear himself of suspicion to avoid arousing his father's jealousy.

Everyone looked at Xie Bohuai, but Xie Bohuai asked the Emperor to dismiss everyone, as he wanted to speak with the Emperor alone.