Chapter 1317: Plead Guilty
1317 Plead Guilty 1 The Eternal Emperor looked grimly at Mo Yunxian and the others kneeling before him .
“Greetings, Emperor . ” Mo You and the others sensed the atmosphere and hurriedly kowtowed .
Mo Yunxian saw that Ling Yan did not seem to notice her, but Mo You signaled to her secretly, and she obediently bowed to the Emperor .
“You are really daring to leave the Board of Punishments on your own accord, without my permission . ” The Eternal Emperor’s tone was filled with displeasure .
Mo You and the others immediately broke into a cold sweat . When he and Mo Yunxian were imprisoned in the Board of Punishments, they had discovered that Wu Liang and the others were also jailed there . They had mostly been arrested within the past couple of days for crimes they had committed .
Before Mo You could ask them for details, Mo Yunxian used her status and brought them out of the Board of Punishments in a daze .
Wu Liang and the others were rather worried at first, but they felt that the incidents were rather strange and wanted to come out early to investigate, so they had left .
But after a few days outside, they had yet to discover a single clue .
“Your Majesty, please have mercy . We know we were in the wrong . ” When the Eternal Emperor summoned them to the morning court session, they all knew something was terribly wrong .
“Mo Yunxian, who gave you the authority to leave and bring criminals with you?” The Eternal Emperor’s gaze suddenly fell on Mo Yunxian . Although Mo Yunxian was the daughter of a general, she did not have such authority .
Mo Yunxian turned pale, but she steeled herself and said, “Your Majesty, I had my reasons for leaving . ”
“What reasons?”
“The incident that happened that day was very strange . I felt that something was amiss, so I left the Board of Punishments to investigate . ” Mo Yunxian did not feel that there was anything wrong with her way of thinking . She thought it was very strange that those three people had suddenly appeared and then died .
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“So what did you find out?” The Eternal Emperor asked as his expression changed .
Mo Yunxian opened her mouth, then pouted, and shook her head .
The Eternal Emperor laughed coldly . “Mo Yunxian, you behaved rudely and recklessly at the banquet, but I forgave you for the sake of your father . Yet you have remained recalcitrant . Do you really think you can get away with such lawless behavior? You are not needed to investigate such matters . Do you think that everyone in the Board of Punishments is dead?!!”
The Eternal Emperor bellowed as he showed his rage .
Mo Yunxian and the others were terrified .
The Eternal Emperor could not be bothered with Mo Yunxian and the others . He turned to look at Ling Yan .
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“Ling Yan, you have heard everything said today . What explanation can you give?”
At that moment, everyone’s gaze focused on Ling Yan .
Today, he had been charged with two major crimes . If he was guilty, he would probably lose his position as part of the royal family, not to mention his status as Crown Prince .
The Eldest Prince was in a good mood . He was waiting to see Ling Yan fall from power .
Although the matter of appropriating disaster relief funds was not watertight because of time constraints and Ling Yan might be able to find a loophole, the trouble that Ling Yan’s trusted subordinates had stirred up would be impossible to resolve .
The Eldest Prince and Second Princess had put in a lot of effort into trapping Mo You and the others . Even if the Eternal Emperor was suspicious and investigated the status of the deceased, he would not be able to find anything amiss .
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Also…
Mo Yunxian had been a great help when she had taken it upon herself to bring everyone out of the Board of Punishments .
Just that incident alone would shake Ling Yan’s position as Crown Prince, which was still unstable .
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