Quick Wear: Another day of being criticized for falling in love at first sight

Chapter 788: The Hunter Lady is the Savior of the Powerful Official 49

It happened that the third prince was out of the city on business and witnessed the village parade.

Perhaps out of curiosity, he followed him to the county government office and heard what the village head mentioned when he was confessing.

"That wasn't the Gao family's farm at all. It was the Gao family who robbed the Xiao family..."

The third prince, without saying a word, exposed the matter in the court.

Even though the Xiao family was wiped out for treason, their property should have been confiscated rather than privately possessed. This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small one either.

But the person who brought up this matter was the Third Prince who was in the limelight recently, and there was also the Censorate which had been pursuing the Gao family relentlessly, so this matter was like a stone thrown into the water, causing splashes everywhere.

Your Majesty did not indulge the Gao family this time. If it happens once or twice, his face will become a shoe insole for his ministers.

Gao Shiqi kept making excuses, but the people who were sent to investigate discovered that the documents that handled the transfer of the land property had disappeared, or in other words, there were no procedural documents at all.

In fact, in the farm of Ling Mansion, Xiao Yunzhou was burning those documents bit by bit.

If there is no evidence to prove the Gao family's innocence, then they are not innocent.

Minister Gao was reprimanded in court, and the original manor was returned to the public.

But after this incident, everyone can see that the Gao family is not favored by the emperor, and even the crown prince...

The prince is now also feeling uneasy. Both the Gao family and the Su family were supposed to be his right-hand men, but now, they have become hot potatoes.

He now knows how to be filial and stays by His Majesty's side all day long, not giving the Third Prince any chance to get close to him.

Unfortunately, belated affection is cheaper than grass. He discovered that his fawning after losing power would not earn His Majesty much joy. He had already unconsciously heard too much about the Gao family and the deeds of his useless son.

Your Majesty only needs to say a few words to make the Crown Prince feel uneasy, for example, a few years ago, the Gao family intervened in the Jiangnan salt permit business.

However, every time the prince thought about the fact that he only had this one arm left, he couldn't help but want to defend the Gao family.

Unfortunately, the Third Prince's words "avoid suspicion" left him speechless. He felt that this arm had become a hot potato, and might even become a burning charcoal in the future.

Every time the Crown Princess saw him, she would cry and feel extremely unlucky.

Both the Gao family and the prince seem to be having bad luck recently.

On the day of the Autumnal Equinox, the atmosphere at the morning court was particularly solemn.

The Minister of Personnel knelt on the ground holding a stack of files, his voice trembling.

"Your Majesty, while sorting through old files, I discovered a letter from four years ago from the Xiao family collaborating with the enemy. It must be a forgery."

There were two letters with similar handwriting in the file. One was the "ironclad evidence" of the conviction back then, and the other was the authentic letter from the Xiao family that the third prince had just found. Although the seal patterns at the signature were similar, one of them seemed to be missing a small corner.

The one with the small corner missing was the real Xiao family seal, because there was a very small word "Zhou" engraved on it.

"The Gao family forged the letter!"

Someone shouted, and the court suddenly exploded.

This matter is known to everyone, even the emperor sitting at the top, does he really not know that the Xiao family is wronged?

But this is a power struggle, whoever has evidence wins.

Back then, the prince had the upper hand, the Gao family won, and the Xiao family was charged with treason and was executed before they even had time to react.

And now, the Third Prince has the upper hand, and he has the evidence of the Xiao family...

"It was you who framed our Gao family."

Gao Shiqi had been tortured by bad luck from time to time these days and had become a little nervous. When the sudden bombshell broke out, his first reaction was that the third prince was framing him.

Unfortunately, he didn't notice that the prince, who usually protected their Gao family, quietly moved half a step to the side.

In addition to the testimony of the Minister of Rites in court, the Third Prince even found the stonemason who had carved the fake seal for the Gao family. He was the only one alive in the family, but his fingers had been cut off at the root.

Some things cannot be stopped. His Majesty has directly ordered a thorough investigation. If the Xiao family is wronged, they must be cleared of the charges.

Three days later, the emperor ordered a search and confiscation of the Gao family's property.

When the soldiers broke into Gao's house, Gao Shiqi was staring blankly at a tiny box containing only a few silver ingots. This was the last thing he had left in his life, and it was so pitifully small.

Gao Shiqi had his own ideas when he dealt with the Xiao family, and naturally he also had the prince's instructions. But now, their family has devoted themselves to the prince until their death, while the prince has huddled up in a ball and no longer speaks a word for their family.

The prince is too busy distancing himself from the matter now, so how could he dare to get involved?

In the Ling family's farm, Miaomiao was eating the snacks newly made by Xiao Yunzhou, looking as happy as if it was New Year's Day.

"So, this time, they will finally be eliminated?"

Miaomiao felt as if she had witnessed the villain in the story finally dying. It was a pity that the prince, who had benefited from it, was still at large, which was a bit sad.

"The Gao family is about to be finished, but Zhao Jiazhuo may still have the emperor's mercy, so at least he can be made to shed another layer of skin."

Xiao Yunzhou didn't call the other party "Prince" at all, and said it casually.

"Are there any other actions? Tell me quickly."

Miaomiao was really curious. Although these recent events had happened a long time ago, she felt a sense of excitement no matter how she read them. And the man next to her was the male protagonist in the revenge novel. How could she not be curious?

Miaomiao's hand was on Xiao Yunzhou's sleeve, and she didn't notice that there were crumbs at the corner of her mouth that were accidentally stained by the snacks she had eaten.

Xiao Yunzhou chuckled, and first used the hand that was not caught to pick up the handkerchief on the table and wipe the crumbs from the corner of Miaomiao's mouth, looking very focused.

Only after making sure that there was no trace of debris at the corners of Miaomiao's mouth did he stuff the handkerchief stained with some crumbs into his chest.

“In fact, the reason why our Xiao family was identified as collaborators and traitors back then was not mainly because of the letters, but because of the solid evidence.

Because when the Gao family forged the letter of treason, in order to make the accounts appear to be consistent with their facts, they secretly sent three batches of war horses to Beidi.

When Xiao Yunzhou said this, his eyes were cold and piercing. He was not going to let go of any of the Gao family or the prince. Letting the old emperor be controlled and killed by his son, and then die in pain, was the ending he designed for him.

"So, the Xiao family didn't sell out the country, but the Gao family really did!!"

Miaomiao felt that the Gao family was indeed stupid and had done something so thankless just to eliminate their enemies...

“Yes, they thought they had wiped out everything, and even caused the people who were involved in this matter to die in various ways.

But my people have been investigating and found an account book from the home of an old shopkeeper who handled the matter back then.

I've already handed it over to Brother Jiayu, and he'll handle it."

Miaomiao was a little excited after hearing this and couldn't wait to know what happened next.

"Then, what are you going to do? Can you get that bastard prince off his horse?"

The two of them were very skilled in martial arts, so Miaomiao was not worried about anyone eavesdropping.

Xiao Yunzhou looked at Miaomiao like this, and his throat couldn't help rolling. His eyes drooped, and a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes...