The System Make Me Near With The Emperor
Chapter 3

Right now, Xie Hongyi was unable to move. His body was stiff and both his legs were slightly trembling.

Damn, how could the aura of the protagonist be so great? If only he had not lowered his head, then it could have been that his eyes were blind due to the glare of light emitted by the protagonist!

'System, quickly help me!'

[Disabling the aura of the main protagonist. Please continue your mission]

Why didn't you do it earlier!

After that google translation-like voice stopped, the light around the protagonist vanished. Now Xie Hongyi could look at him.

The man sat on a luxurious throne. His facial features are amazing. His eyes were sharp his nose was high, his lips were thin reddish, and were supported by the color of his glowing skin. Also, the dignified aura he possessed. He was truly destined to be someone who was always the center of attention.

The man's hair was long and tied with a blue-colored jade ornament on top of his head. He wore a traditional blue dress and matching robe, making him shine among the people who were here.

The main hall is spacious and looks beautiful with gorgeous urn-like furnishings that Xie Hongyi is sure it will be inside a national museum if it exists in the modern world. But Xie Hongyi had no time to admire him. Because when he got there, some people stared at him sharply.

Xie Hongyi kneels before the protagonist. It was fortunate that the floor of the hall had been lined by a carpet that Xie Hongyi thought was made from sheepskin. So his knee didn't hurt when it touched him.

"Concubine Xie, you are mentioned to have killed Consort Li. Do you admit to your crimes?"

The one who stood to the left of protagonist Xie Hongyi guessed was a voiced royal court judge.

Xie Hongyi looked at the male protagonist. The man's face was indifferent, but Xie Hongyi knew that he was the one who listened the most and wanted to know the truth of the case the most.

"I didn't kill him." Xie Hongyi replied calmly.

Not five seconds into the statement, a middle-aged man standing on the lower right side of the male protagonist suddenly shouted.

"Liar! My son must have been killed by you. I want justice, punish this murderous woman!" He shouted out loud.

From his words, Xie Hongyi knew that he was Duke Li, the father of concubine Li.

According to the story, Consort Li came to the harem when the protagonist was 17 years old. He was sent as a reward for the victory of the protagonist who successfully took over the throne. Including the number one beauty in the kingdom, who could resist? Especially with the strength of the Li family, the male protagonist had an enormous support.

It is said that the Li family was a very wealthy merchant, part of the society's economy was held by him. Maybe he is just like a business person who has thousands of employees.

"I won't admit to something I didn't do."

Consort Li's father was really angry with Xie Hongyi's words. His daughter, the pride of the Li family died in the palace horribly.

Duke Li knew how great Huang Long's strength really was. He deliberately gave Li Wei to Huang Long in order to gain support from him. That way, then the Li family will remain successful and more advanced. It was fortunate that there was a descendant of Huang Long from the Li family. But in the absence of Li Wei in the palace, the strength of the Li family would be reduced.

"This woman won't confess! Your Majesty just punish this woman immediately! Lives are paid for lives!" Today Duke Li is like a father seeking justice for his son.

"Once again I say, I don't do it." Xie Hongyi confirmed.

"Then, is this yours? This thing was found where Consort Li was killed."

The male protagonist who had been silent suddenly made a sound. In his hand was a red jade. The jade serves as an identifying mark.

Everyone who enters the palace will be given a jade slip. The color and shape are different according to the position of the owner. Like the jade held by the male protagonist, the jade was red in color and shaped like a phoenix, a sign that it belonged to the female emperor. As for the emperor, the jade was green with the dragon as its shape. For the prime minister and his family, they had a green jade slip in the shape of a large ring. For others, the shape is the same as that of the prime minister, but the shape is different.

Xie Hongyi had already guessed this. There are so many scenes in historical drama genre that he watched or the plot of a similar genre story book that he read there are events like this. The evidence is fabricated, so that the person who is not the actual perpetrator will be punished

"It's mine." Xie Hongyi replied calmly.

Suddenly the atmosphere in the hall changed. The officials present there discussed with each other. Their faces are unexplainable. He just admitted it? Such was the thought of the officials towards Xie Hongyi.

Duke Li shouted out loudly and pointed at Xie Hongyi.

"He's confessing! Your Majesty hurry up on this law of vania!"

Xie Hongyi really wanted to keep the old man's mouth shut. He's too noisy.

"But I don't know how the jade came to be in Consort Li's residence. After all, I was every day at the lotus residence, never going anywhere." Xie Hongyi continued his words.

The lotus residence was the name of Xie Hongyi's residence.

"Do you think this thing is moving itself to Consort Li's place?" the man's tone of voice was calm but Xie Hongyi could hear there was a sarcastic tone inside.

"For that matter, His Majesty could ask Shi Huan."

Shi Huan was the name of Xie Hongyi's servant. He was now behind Xie Hongyi while kneeling with him.

Xie Hongyi knew who the person who framed him was. Well, even though that person is a messenger from his Master that has not been revealed in the plot.

Hearing his name suddenly being called, Shi Huan was a little aghast but regained his composure. Then he started talking.

"I put that thing in Consort Li's place."

Everyone is surprised. Even Shi Huan was more surprised. How could he tell the truth? Actually the words he was going to say were the ones that would incriminate the accusations against Xie Hongyi. That way he would be the culprit who killed Consort Li. But why did he even say the truth?

His master had him do that so that the kingdom would no longer investigate about the case. From the beginning, she was no ordinary servant.

'Because of you." Xie Hongyi said inwardly.

"Let's see if you can tell a lie." Xie Hongyi silently raised one corner of his mouth.