Chu Qing looked up at the enraged emperor, as if she could see the shadow of another person in his eyebrows and eyes.
Sure enough, he was the son of her son. When enraged, he was just the same.
As if thinking of something, Chu Qing didn't want to look anymore. She turned and fixed her gaze on Xu Han, who had his head down and remained silent.
At this moment, Xu Han seemed to have aged instantaneously.
After all, it was all over.
Only then did he belatedly realize that the emperor and the Prince of Ning had been playing him from beginning to end! They had already searched his mansion in advance and found those pieces of evidence, yet they still pretended and teased him!
Xu Han was now full of resentment and hatred!
He was a man who was never content with the status quo. Even though he had become the Minister of Revenue, he craved more power! So when the second prince of Xiliang approached him, he readily agreed without hesitation. Subsequently, they cooperated. He needed to help the second prince obtain the throne of Xiliang, and then they would plot how to annex the Great Yan Empire. After success, he would be a great hero, and boundless glory and wealth would await him!
However, reality never lived up to expectations. Before the second prince could usurp the throne, he was exposed!
It was all because of this woman, Chu Qing, who had disrupted his plan, made him lose his composure, and revealed his flaws!
Thinking of this, Xu Han suddenly raised his head, and the killing intent in his eyes was directed straight at Chu Qing.
Chu Qing was staring at him at this moment, so naturally their eyes met.
However, when Chu Qing saw Xu Han's look, she didn't care. After all, Wei Ying was by her side, and she believed that nothing would happen to her.
Moreover, during these days in prison, she had never slacked off in cultivating her internal strength. She thought she could easily deal with an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts.
Not only Chu Qing but also Wei Ying saw Xu Han's killing intent.
He took a step forward and stood in front of Chu Qing, looking down condescendingly at Xu Han, who was kneeling on the ground.
Was he going to compete with others in terms of killing intent?
Not to mention in this palace hall, even on the battlefield, no one could match the terrifying killing intent of Wei Ying.
After all, it was the killing intent that had been stained with countless blood and lives and had fought side by side with thousands of soldiers who died on the battlefield.
Xu Han only felt that at this moment, Wei Ying was like a fierce ghost and Asura climbing out of hell. Endless darkness surrounded him. Just one look could make him suffocate.
In just one glance, he lost, and Xu Han was deflated.
...
Everyone in the hall was shocked by what had just happened and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. Even those who were usually on good terms with Xu Han didn't expect that he was the one who had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country!
So, silence was the best redemption for themselves.
...
"Xu Han, do you plead guilty?" The emperor finally spoke at this moment.
Xu Han didn't say a word and still kept his head down, as if he would be innocent as long as he didn't speak. But if he were to argue again, he really didn't have the strength.
After being played by the emperor and the Prince of Ning like this, he had begun to doubt whether he was cut out to be a treacherous official.
Seeing that Xu Han didn't say a word, the emperor smiled faintly, but this smile was extremely creepy at this time:
"In that case, I'll assume that you're too ashamed to speak and plead guilty. Someone, bring Xu Han's family up. I'm going to punish them together!"
...
Before Xu Xin entered the palace, Wei Yi and the others hadn't reached the Xu Mansion yet. So now she was waiting excitedly, waiting to see if the Prince of Ning would beg her...
Maybe if she took pity on him, she would ask her father to help him!
During these days at home, her mother had told her a lot. For example, a woman must never pester a man all the time. If she wanted to win a man's heart, pestering him would backfire, but if she played hard to get... the man would soon fall into her trap!
She had been too proactive before! Now that the Prince of Ning was in trouble, if she could give him a proper hand, why should she worry that he wouldn't treat her well? If... he still didn't know what was good for him, then so be it!
Now she had thought it through clearly. If she really couldn't get the Prince of Ning, then so be it!
However... if she couldn't have him, no one else could either!
Since the Prince of Ning had treated her like this, then let him die with that bitch, Chu Qing!
Thinking of this, Xu Xin's expression became a bit ferocious. And Mrs. Wang, who had been following her, didn't notice anything wrong with her daughter. At this moment, her heart was pounding. She just felt that something was amiss, and even... she had an intuition that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, after they reached the court hall, both Xu Xin and her mother were stunned.
Xu Xin thought that today the death sentence of the Prince of Ning would be announced...
But why was the figure kneeling on the ground her father, while the Prince of Ning and that bitch, Chu Qing, were standing there unharmed!
"Mrs. Wang, the wife of the criminal Xu Han, and Xu Xin, the daughter of the criminal Xu Han, why don't you come here quickly and kneel down!" Seeing the two standing stupidly at the door of the main hall, Eunuch Li was afraid that the emperor would get angry again, so he shouted sternly.
Criminals?
Xu Xin was struck by lightning and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Why had her father become a criminal?
It wasn't until someone came to drag her to the front to kneel that Xu Xin came to her senses. During the struggle, she happened to see the look that Chu Qing gave her.
Why!
Why should she kneel while that bitch, Chu Qing, could stand!
When Chu Qing had just looked at Xu Xin, the latter suddenly seemed to gain a lot of strength. Then she shouted loudly, "I'm the concubine of the Prince of Ning! Don't touch me!"
Hearing this, Chu Qing raised her eyebrows and looked at Wei Ying. Then she whispered to him, "Why don't you go and save your concubine quickly?"
Wei Ying reached out helplessly and rubbed the top of Chu Qing's head. Then he walked to the center of the main hall.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw the emperor suddenly pat the armrest. Seemingly a bit embarrassed, the emperor preempted him and said,
"Look at my memory! I have something for Xu... Xu Xin, right?"
When Xu Xin saw that the emperor had named her and was going to give her something, she was flattered.
Soon, she regained her true nature and walked forward with her head held high.
The emperor was going to give her something!
Chu Qing should never have such treatment!
At this moment, Chu Qing was looking blank. Xu Xin suddenly became as domineering as a colorful peacock. Could it be that... she had taken the wrong medicine?
Out of curiosity, she leaned to the side to see what the emperor was going to give Xu Xin. Unfortunately, before she could see clearly, she saw Xu Xin suddenly collapse on the ground.
Hiss, was she so happy that her legs went weak?
Before Chu Qing could finish her internal criticism, she saw Xu Xin suddenly point at her and scold, "Chu Qing! Did you beg the emperor to give me a letter of divorce from the Prince of Ning! Even though you hate me so much, don't you think it's very shameless to use such a means?"
Chu Qing, who had been scolded out of the blue, instantly became cold from her previous leisurely expression of watching the show.
However, someone spoke before she could open her mouth:
"This letter of divorce was what your father asked me to give you before."
"Even without this letter of divorce, this king can divorce you now."
Chu Qing was a bit surprised, but...
This feeling of being protected was truly reassuring.