dognovel Chapter 140 Ghost Grudge
Chapter 140 Ghost Grudge
Following Yuan Fang's soul, one of the talismans on Jiang Xing's body also flashed with golden light and flew out invisibly.
Jiang Xing panicked, but saw that the talisman did not fly towards Yuan Fang, but flew out and stuck tightly to Sun Xiaoyue's body.
He immediately understood that it was the princess who was helping him!
He swallowed the words that were stuck in his throat.
As soon as Yuan Fang's soul came out, he sensed that the dragon energy and the energy of heaven and earth in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were too strong, and it was difficult for him to move forward.
But he was unwilling to accept it in his heart. He just didn't want to believe that Xiaoyue was that kind of person!
So even if it means risking his own life, he has to go and see if it is really her!
Sun Xiaoyue had already made up her mind to stick to her guns and said that it was Yuan Fang who bought the official position himself.
After all, if it was revealed that Ji Cheng sold official positions, her father Sun Zhang would also be beheaded.
But at this moment, for some reason, she felt as if there was a breath passing by her.
It felt a little cold and a little scary, as if a sinister gaze was looking at her.
She shivered and suddenly felt numb.
She blinked.
In an instant, a ghost with black and red colors suddenly appeared, and a pair of dark eyes were staring at her with deep resentment.
It’s Yuan Fang!!!
Sun Xiaoyue felt as if all the blood in her body was flowing backwards, and she collapsed to the ground in fear.
Her head was buzzing and her upper and lower teeth were chattering uncontrollably.
She screamed frantically: "It's not me, it's not me who hurt you, don't come to me!"
She retreated frantically, holding her head, but Yuan Fang's spirit pressed on: "Why did you lie? Why did you do such a wicked thing?!"
"No, it wasn't me. It was Lord Ji who told me to do this. It was Lord Ji Cheng who forced me to do this. They made me lie, not me!"
Sun Xiaoyue was crying in the hall. All the civil and military officials were stunned by her appearance and didn't know why this change had occurred.
Everyone was intrigued by this scene, and no one stopped Sun Xiaoyue.
Sun Xiaoyue kowtowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was wrong! I lied before. In fact, Yuan Fang came to the Ji family not to buy an official position, but to get back the 100,000 taels of silver for my father to buy an official position!"
She cried hysterically, "Before, I was captured by people sent by Marquis Ji. They threatened me, saying that if I dared to tell the truth, they would kill my whole family. I was afraid, so I lied! I was greedy for wealth and status. I was willing to marry into the Wang family. I deceived Yuan Fang. We just told him to come to the Ji family to ask for money, but I didn't think he would dare to come!"
"We didn't expect that he was killed by the Ji family. He appeared in my dream when I was in Huangzhou before, saying that he was killed. I came to the capital because I thought of his dream and wanted to help Mr. Yuan. But I was threatened and had to help the Ji family to perjure themselves. It's my fault! Please let me go, please forgive me..."
Sun Xiaoyue went completely crazy, and the emperor and all the officials listened for a long time.
It was not until she had finished bowing her head and was silent and just crying that the emperor suddenly reacted. He was shocked and thought, "Oh no!"
The evidence is conclusive in front of all the civil and military officials. If he is not punished, then he, the emperor, will probably become a tyrant who will be infamous for eternity!
The emperor now understood clearly that Ji Cheng and the Ji family were truly all-powerful and had done those evil things!
Moreover, there must be many that have not been brought to the surface!
Ji Cheng was suddenly awakened at this moment. Sun Xiaoyue actually turned against him!
He couldn't remain calm and quickly went to pull Sun Xiaoyue, trying to shut her mouth.
But Yuan Fang's ghost was right behind Ji Cheng. When Sun Xiaoyue saw Ji Cheng coming, she was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly, and even began to hide frantically in the hall.
Ji Cheng didn't chase her again, feeling his heart sinking.
Lord Ji's hair stood on end and he quickly winked at He Yuanguang who was standing beside the emperor.
He Yuanguang gave a look to the young eunuch behind him, and the young eunuch hurried away and ran quickly to Kunning Palace.
In full view.
The emperor knew that he could no longer protect Ji Cheng and the Ji family.
Now that things have come to this, he can no longer gloss over the situation.
He stood up suddenly, pointing at the Ji family father and son with a trembling right hand and shouting angrily: "Beasts! What a Ji family! Do you still have the law and the people of the country in your eyes?! You are simply a bunch of termites! "
When Lord Ji and Ji Cheng saw this, they immediately knelt down.
Lord Ji said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Sun Xiaoyue has gone mad. You must not listen to her!"
Ji Cheng's face was pale at this moment, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, that woman is talking nonsense. Your Majesty, immediately order someone to arrest her. We must not allow such a person to damage the reputation of our court!"
The emperor stood on a high seat, looking down upon the ministers below the stage, the cold anger in his eyes no longer able to be contained.
"Come here! Take Ji Cheng away and execute him at the Meridian Gate at noon today!"
There was a buzzing sound in Ji Cheng's head.
It was like being struck by lightning, his brain went blank and he could no longer think normally.
The atmosphere was like a fully drawn bowstring. Many officials in the audience were panicked and could hardly believe their ears!
The Ji family had tested the brink of danger so many times before, and they hadn't been punished. Now, they were actually going to attack the Ji family this time?!
The hall was completely silent except for Sun Xiaoyue's hasty escape.
Then the emperor continued, panting heavily, "The Ji family sold official positions and titles, harmed the people, disrupted the imperial examinations, accepted bribes, and committed many other serious crimes. Therefore, Marquis Ji Xiangli will be stripped of his title and demoted to the fifth rank of Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple! From now on, the Ji family will no longer inherit titles!"
In a brief breath, the emperor announced the execution of Marquis Ji.
The hall was completely silent, the air was frozen, and the ministers were trembling.
Even the Ji family father and son received such severe punishment, so they...
Yin Hong, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He had just helped Ji Cheng lie, but he didn't expect to be exposed so quickly!
I just hope that after the emperor executes Marquis Ji, he will forget what he said before.
In the extremely oppressive silence, Yin Hong raised his head as if possessed by a ghost.
At this moment, he felt his heart suddenly stop, and the emperor was looking at him!
He felt like his soul was being sucked out.
Then he heard the emperor's majestic voice: "Yin Hong, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, is guilty of aiding and abetting the tyrant and seeking the skin of the tiger. He is guilty of the same crime as Ji Cheng and shall be beheaded at the Meridian Gate!"
wow——
He broke his guard.
It was as if all the strength was drained out of the whole person in an instant.
The officials who had previously spoken for the Ji family suddenly gasped, each of them terrified.
They were praying to heaven, praying that the emperor would never look at them and would never vent his anger on them.
Fortunately, the emperor thought so too.
He executed Yin Hong to let all officials see what would happen if they listened to the emperor's relatives and refused to obey the emperor's grace!
Let’s see if these people dare to listen to the Ji family privately and join forces to deceive him!
Lord Ji had indeed never expected that the emperor would actually sentence Ji Cheng to death in front of all the civil and military officials.
Even he himself was demoted several levels.
A mere fifth rank is just enough to qualify for entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
What is the status of his Ji family?
You actually want to get rid of him with a fifth-rank?!
Jiang Xing never expected that even though the Ji family was in such a state, instead of the entire family being executed, only Ji Cheng was killed and then demoted.
He can even hold a fifth-rank official position!
Such an absurd emperor, such a ridiculous decision!
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard from the back hall.