eurekapd Chapter 61 061 I Have a Way
Chapter 61 061 I Have a Way
Chapter 61 061 I Have a Way
Under the bright moonlight, Chunyu Yang, dressed in a black, well-fitting robe, tall and upright, walked slowly in from outside the door with a cold and stern expression. Following him were Meng Chao, the commander of the guards of Qionglin Garden, Chunyu Shan, who casually waved a folding fan, and Ye Pianran, whom everyone considered to be driven to the brink of despair with no chance of recovery!
The appearance of the four of them together shocked everyone in Yinlu Garden. Ye Yingrou, in particular, knew that something had changed after hearing Chunyu Yang's words. She clenched her fists tightly to keep herself from losing her composure.
It's Chunyu Yang again! How come Ye Pianran is so lucky? Why does she always run into Chunyu Yang whenever her life is threatened?
Chunyu Jing was the first to recover. He narrowed his eyes and gave Ye Pianran, who remained calm and composed behind Chunyu Yang, a meaningful look. He hadn't expected that his third brother, who usually didn't meddle in other people's business, would step in to protect her. This eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion was truly interesting.
"Third Prince, what do you mean by that? What exactly is going on?" The Emperor felt his mind was about to explode. Just now, someone testified that the daughter of the Marquis of Anshi had come to Yinlu Garden, how come she's now with his two sons?
"I had heard Meng Chao mention Yinlu Garden before I came, but the truth is probably different from what Father Emperor heard," Chunyu Yang said calmly. "Since the banquet, Miss Ye has been drinking tea and playing chess with my sixth brother and me at Luowang Pavilion. She has never left Luowang Pavilion, let alone come to Yinlu Garden. How could she have harmed Jinding Mohe?"
Chunyu Yang's words were like a resounding slap across Ye Yingrou's face. Ye Yingrou had meticulously planned and arranged everything, but she hadn't expected someone to provide an alibi for Ye Pianran!
In the emperor's memory, his third son, Chunyu Yang, had always been a cold and aloof person who disliked crowds and meddling in other people's business. Hearing him say this, the emperor was already seven-tenths convinced. But...
"But many people here say they've seen her come to Yinlu Garden, and even a eunuch saw her enter Yinlu Garden. How do you explain that?" Surely these people couldn't have conspired to frame the daughter of the Marquis of Anshi's family?
“Luo Wang Pavilion and Yin Lu Garden are in the same direction. It seems that Miss Ye was seen by others on her way to Luo Wang Pavilion and misunderstood.” Chunyu Yang coldly glanced at the little eunuch and said, “As for what this eunuch said, why don’t we let Miss Ye confront him? Then Father can make a judgment.”
Despite the surprised, doubtful, or worried gazes of the crowd, Ye Pianran stepped forward without changing her expression. Her exposed, clear eyes were as cold and deep as a frozen pool.
"Father-in-law, you just said you saw me enter Yinlu Garden with your own eyes, is that right?"
The young eunuch, prostrate on the ground, hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes..."
"Then may I ask you, sir, after I entered Yinlu Garden, did I walk on the left or the right, and which leg did I step with?" Ye Pianran's voice suddenly turned cold.
"This..." The little eunuch had already been poisoned by Ye Yingrou's "puppet master" technique. All his actions were under Ye Yingrou's command, and he had no consciousness of his own. When Ye Pianran asked him this question, he immediately couldn't answer.
Ye Pianran said sternly, "Speak! Who instructed you to frame me!"
"Yes Yes……"
When the emperor saw the eunuch stammering and unable to give a clear answer, he immediately made a judgment in his mind. He glared at him and angrily shouted, "You audacious servant! How dare you fabricate lies to deceive me! Guards, drag this dog of a servant out and behead him immediately!"
Without a word, the guards rushed forward and quickly dragged the little eunuch out of the Drinking Dew Garden. A moment later, a short but shrill scream came from outside, and a silver thread between Ye Yingrou's fingers disappeared into thin air, which meant that the little eunuch had been killed.
Losing a pawn and allowing Ye Pianran to successfully clear her name was definitely not the outcome Ye Yingrou wanted. But no matter how unwilling she was, she dared not make any further rash moves at this moment.
"Are you kidding? The cold and unapproachable Northern Martial King in front of me is the God of War in the eyes of the people of the Great Xia Kingdom. Making any small moves in front of him would be tantamount to exposing yourself. Ye Yingrou would never do something so foolish!"
"Where is Meng Chao! Where is Meng Chao!" The eunuch was dead, and the trail had gone cold. The emperor was very displeased. He summoned Commander Meng and asked, "What have you found out just now?"
Commander Meng lowered his head in shame and said, "Your Majesty, apart from that palace lantern, I found nothing else." The clues ended at Luo Wang Pavilion. It wasn't that he didn't suspect Ye Pianran, but with the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince as witnesses, even if he still had doubts, he dared not say anything more at this moment.
"Useless! You're all a bunch of useless trash!" the emperor roared in fury. "Qionglin Garden is so small, you can't even catch a single person, and you can't even take care of a single chrysanthemum. What use are you to me! Meng Chao, from now on you're no longer the commander. Go home and farm!"
Commander Meng's face turned pale. He hadn't expected to suffer the same fate. He knelt down with a thud, trying to beg the emperor for mercy: "Your Majesty, please give Meng Chao another chance, considering his many years of loyal service!"
The emperor dismissed Commander Meng from his post, but his anger was still not appeased. A glance out of the corner of his eye at the two timid gardeners only fueled his rage.
"It must be you two who colluded with that dog of a servant to deceive me in order to clear yourselves of suspicion! Speak, who killed Jin Ding Mo He! If you don't tell the truth, I will exterminate your entire family!"
The two gardeners were so frightened that they wet themselves and kept kowtowing and crying, "Your Majesty, spare us! Your Majesty, spare us! We truly didn't know!"
"Don't know? I see you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!" The emperor sneered. "Meng Chao, didn't you beg me to give you a chance? Kill them and use their flesh and blood as fertilizer for the flowers in Qionglin Garden, and I will spare you!"
Watching the emperor make things difficult for his loyal minister over a single chrysanthemum, forcing him to commit massacres in front of so many noble families, Ye Pianran felt a thorn stuck in her heart, making her extremely uncomfortable.
Ultimately, this whole affair stemmed from her. If someone hadn't tried to frame her, the little eunuch, the two gardeners, and even Commander Meng wouldn't have been blamed. She successfully avoided the disaster, but she simply couldn't bear to watch these people suffer because of her.
Almost reflexively, Ye Pianran stepped forward and called out, "Your Majesty, this humble woman dares to plead for Commander Meng and these two gardeners!"
This girl is truly audacious! Chunyu Shan's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to stop her, but it was too late. He could only sigh and glance helplessly at his third brother. Why didn't his third brother stop her? With Father Emperor in such a rage, wouldn't her intervention only add fuel to the fire?
"You? What right do you think you have to plead for them? I'm already showing you mercy by not punishing you!" Having his mood ruined twice tonight, the emperor was furious whenever he saw Ye Pianran, and his tone became increasingly harsh.
"What if I could save the Golden Lotus?" Ye Pianran raised her head, her eyes shining brightly, as if the moonlight had been shattered, reaching the extreme of brightness. "If I could return a whole Golden Lotus to Your Majesty, could Your Majesty spare their lives for my sake?"
"You have a way to save Jin Ding Mo He?" the emperor asked in astonishment. "How?"