frightfiction Chapter 698 Confrontation in the Court
Chapter 698 Confrontation in the Court
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that my most respected grandfather was such a person."
Master Su: "!!!"
He looked at Luo Jingshen in shock. He never expected that the person who framed him would be his most beloved grandson.
He felt a sharp pain in his heart, and asked with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I have never done anything to let you down. Why do you want to frame me like this?"
Luo Jingshen looked at Master Su and said with a distant expression: "Grandfather, I have always felt that family affairs and state affairs should be separate. How can you compare family affection and state affairs with me?"
"I am your grandson, but I am also the crown prince of Dongchen. I cannot just watch people with ulterior motives destroy the land I love the most."
"I know that I will feel guilty towards the Su family if I do this, but I cannot betray my conscience."
"I can tell which is more important, the Su family or the country."
At this moment, Luo Jingshen was thinking that he had already come to this point and there was no way back.
Although Master Su had done him a favor, he was not his biological grandfather after all.
If Master Su had not died and had become Luo Junhe's assistant, he might have been the one to die in the future.
Luo Jingshen would never allow such a situation to happen.
Master Su was furious. He couldn't understand what Luo Jingshen was up to.
If all the civil and military officials were not here, he would have suspected that he was dreaming.
Emperor Jingyang narrowed his eyes deeply and asked, "Master Su, do you have anything else to say?"
Su Taifu knelt on the ground, his back straight, and said: "Your Majesty, I guarantee with my own head that these letters have nothing to do with me, and I don't know where they came from."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Luo Jingshen and asked, "Your Highness, you said you found these letters in the study in Xiaguan. May I ask where in the study you found them?"
"Please tell me something, Your Highness, so that I can go back and investigate thoroughly."
The reason why Master Su asked this was because he still didn't believe that Luo Jingshen would frame him.
What he was thinking at this moment was that maybe there were other spies in the Su Mansion.
While he was not paying attention, the forged letter was placed in his study, and was accidentally seen by Luo Jingshen.
As a result, the other party misunderstood his dealings with the general of Western Shu.
However, what Master Su didn’t understand was why Luo Jingshen didn’t ask him whether the letters were true or false after he found them.
Instead, he handed all these things directly to Emperor Jingyang and asked all civil and military officials to judge the Su family together.
Luo Jingshen knew that Master Su would ask this question and had already thought of an answer.
He said: "I found it in the second drawer of your study."
"At first, I just thought they were a few ordinary pieces of paper, but when I opened them, I didn't expect that they were actually evidence of you, Grandfather, colluding with others and committing treason."
"Then, I hid the letters secretly and took them away for fear of alerting the enemy."
Luo Jingshen had been to Su Taifu's study, if not a hundred times, at least ninety-nine times.
He knew exactly what was in the other person's study.
This is just to deceive Master Su and make him fall into self-doubt.
In short, even if he wanted to go back and investigate, he had no idea where to start.
Upon hearing this, Master Su said to Emperor Jingyang: "Please give me three days. I will get to the bottom of this matter and give you and the Crown Prince an explanation."
When Luo Jingshen heard this, he was afraid that Emperor Jingyang would agree to it right away, so he quickly winked at Ji Nanchuan.
He hoped that the matter could be settled as soon as possible. If he really gave Su Taifu three days to go back and investigate, it would be troublesome if he really found out that he had forged it.
Furthermore, the Queen doesn’t know about this matter yet. If she knew, she would definitely come here to make a fuss.
In this way, it would be even more difficult for him to bring down the Su family.
After receiving Luo Jingshen's eye signal, Ji Nanchuan knew it was his turn to perform.
He did not hesitate, and quickly stood up and said, "Taifu Su, as a veteran of two dynasties and a first-rank official, how could you do such a thing to seek glory for your country?"
"You colluded with generals from other countries. Are you worthy of the emperor and the people of Dongchen?"
Su Taifu frowned and said to Ji Nanchuan: "My Lord, please be careful with your words. I have already said that I did not do such a thing."
"I don't know where these letters came from. Please allow me to go back and investigate and then give you a reply."
Ji Nanchuan sneered and said, "This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince found in your study. Could it be fake?"
"Besides, the calligraphy on this letter is exactly the same as yours."
"Besides you, who else can write such vigorous and powerful cursive script?"
Ji Nanchuan paused for a moment and then continued sarcastically: "Master Su, it's ok for you to deceive others, but don't deceive yourself."
"No one here is stupid. Who would give you three days to go back and destroy the evidence?"
When Master Su heard Ji Nanchuan's words, he became extremely angry.
He said angrily, "Your Majesty, you are really aggressive. The emperor will decide how to investigate. When is it your turn as an official who deceived the emperor and married a woman to make decisions?"
"You..." Ji Nanchuan's face turned green with anger when he heard the words "replace a girl in marriage".
Replacing Ji Yuntang with Ji Qingqing has become an indelible shame in his life.
In everyone's opinion, he had played a good hand badly.
As a result, Ji Nanchuan couldn't raise his head in front of everyone.
Normally, when he was in court, he would keep his mouth shut and would never say a word more, for fear of displeasing Emperor Jingyang.
But today, in order to win Luo Jingshen's favor, he gave it his all.
Ji Nanchuan said: "I did not change my daughter on my own will, but I believed the rumors spread by the charlatans outside. I am also a victim in this matter."
"But even so, I am better than a traitor like you, am I not?"
No one present responded; they all lowered their heads and kept silent.
They know that it is better not to get involved in such topics easily.
Because no matter what you say, you will offend one of them.
This was the first time they had seen a grandson and grandfather quarreling in the court.
Be it the Crown Prince or Tutor Su, they can't afford to offend either of them.