Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 168 Li Ziyan is cleared of all charges

Zhao Junning stood up and drew the knife from the guard's waist and pointed it at Qian Runzhi, "It's ridiculous that you blame others for the sins you have committed. Qian Lou's embezzlement of public funds is a serious crime. The governor did not pursue the matter because he thought your father was a loyal minister.

After the public funds were handed over, there was no entanglement. You must know why your parents moved away with their family." As Zhao Junning said this, he had already put the knife to Qian Runzhi's neck.

"Come on, kill me. I won't lose anything if I have Li Ziyan by my side. Maybe you don't know that I was the one who had dealings with the Handan Chi people and killed 5,000 soldiers in Bingzhou. It's a pity that even though I was cleared of the crime, Li Ziyan is also dead, isn't he?"

Li Ziyan stretched lazily, "Oh, it's so comfortable lying here, Qian Runzhi you are so cruel, you almost killed me with that arrow, it's all thanks to this soft armor and this pig blood."

As he said this, he lifted a handful of hair from his forehead and walked towards Qian Runzhi. Xu Gong, Li Yin and Zhao Nian, who were so nervous, finally felt relieved. After all, they didn't know that he was being used as bait.

No one expected that Qian Runzhi would set an ambush in advance. The death penalty law arranged by Xu Gong had not yet been announced, but Qian Runzhi took the lead. Fortunately, Li Ziyan had expected it.

"Impossible, how could you not be dead?" Qian Runzhi looked at Li Ziyan in disbelief. "If you want to say it's impossible, then it must be that I bet right."

"Father, since Qian Runzhi has taken the initiative to confess that he is the one who actually had secret dealings with the foreign enemies, why don't you just give the order. This will also clear Minister Li's name." Xiao Zhengchu was now worried that Qian Runzhi would reveal the fact that Xiao Zhengshu had a secret relationship with Handan Chi. He also knew about Xiao Zhengshu's meeting with the Handan Chi people the day before, and Qian Runzhi also knew about it.

Qian Runzhi looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xiao Zhengchu, and next to him was Qin Zhuoyuan. Now he realized that he had been tricked. He laughed bitterly and said to the sky, "Yes, I am the one who had an affair with the foreign enemy. Emperor Shunde, you have many good ministers, but are you really a good emperor? Ah? Hahahahahaha."

"How dare you be so disrespectful to the emperor? Someone take him away and wait for punishment." Xiao Zhengchu didn't want him to say anything more and ordered his men to take him away. Only then did Xiao Zhengshu stop panicking.

Xiao Xuanjing glanced at Xiao Zhengchu's own son. How could he not know what he was thinking? He waved his hand and said, "Su Tianang passed on my oral order. The Minister of Works was found to have colluded with foreign enemies. The charge was a fabrication and he will no longer be detained and restored to his original position. Qian Runzhi, the son of the former magistrate of Lucheng County, was convicted of two crimes, namely, assassinating a minister of the country for his own selfish desires and colluding with foreign enemies. He will be beheaded at noon tomorrow."

Only after Su Tianang delivered his instructions did Xiao Zhengchu breathe a sigh of relief and then returned to the palace. Li Ziyan carefully moved to Zhao Junning's side and tugged at her clothes: "Madam?"

Zhao Junning's face darkened completely. He clenched his fists and recited Li Ziyan's name word by word, with emotion in every word: "Li-Zi-Yan."

Li Ziyan lowered his head. Xu Gong stepped forward and said, "Don't be scared, little nephew. I don't know about your wife Ziyan's trick. If you don't believe me, ask your father and your father-in-law. This kid is very cunning. Go back and teach him a lesson." Xu Gong said hurriedly, frightened by the look in Zhao Junning's eyes.

Zhao Junning forced a smile: "Uncle has been spending a lot of time on Zi Yan's affairs these days. Your niece-in-law would like to thank you very much. I will take Zi Yan home first." After she finished speaking, she glanced at Li Zi Yan who was holding up her skirt and heading towards the carriage.

Li Ziyan looked at Zhao Junning's back and said, "It's over, it's over, I'm angry. Uncle, you are really a good uncle to me."

"Don't be polite, uncle is just confessing the truth, go back quickly." Xu Gong thought: You deserve to be punished like this, you dare to gamble anything.

Li Ziyan said bitterly, "Jun Ning, Ning'er, my lady." He ran to catch up with the carriage. The atmosphere in the carriage was depressing. Li Ziyan tried to lighten the mood with a smile, "Isn't Mo Yu home yet?"

"Madam, we are only one block away."

"Hurry up."

Li Ziyan saw that the situation was over. His hands kept grabbing the corner of Zhao Junning's clothes. Zhao Junning didn't pull it back but didn't pay any attention to him either.

Zhou Aoyang looked at the situation and said, "I'll go back and take a look. Maybe I can save Li Ziyan from being beaten to death by Zhao Junning."

Xu Wenhe: "I'll go with you." So the three of them rushed to Li's mansion. Yuan Xinghui also went, so Xiao Xuantang would naturally go as well.