"Your Majesty, although Prime Minister Qi is extremely powerful, he cannot withstand large numbers of people, and more than half of Prime Minister Qi's power relies on the second prince. Your Majesty should know what kind of character your son is. If one day the throne falls into their hands,

, then all the rebels will definitely be killed, there is no doubt that the court will be in chaos!" Sheng Lixin continued.

After hearing what Sheng Lixin said, the emperor fell into deep thought. He had to admit that what Sheng Lixin said was correct, otherwise he would not have been reluctant to establish a prince. The eldest son was a reckless man, and the second son was unable to support him.

Adou's third son was disabled due to illness in his early years, and none of them was a qualified heir. Even among his grandsons, there were only a few decent ones.

In the past few years, Prime Minister Qi has rapidly developed his power with the help of his son, Concubine Qi. Moreover, Prime Minister Qi has great ambitions, and his second son is mediocre. If he is really allowed to ascend the throne, it will be okay.

"Well, then I'll do it according to your wishes. Just let me know at the end." The emperor ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The head of the Royal Court has already settled in the Marquis Mansion. As for his family, I hope that Your Majesty will show mercy."

"You! Although you are a stubborn old man, your heart is still soft. The testimony of President Wang is very important. Since he is willing to correct him, I will be merciful and let his family go, but it is impossible for him."

"Yes, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness. I think the head of the court should also know that this is the best result. His willingness to stand up and correct him should be to protect his family."

The emperor waved his hand: "Okay, Eunuch Cui announces that Yang Xiyuan and Prime Minister Qi will have an audience."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After a while, Eunuch Cui came in with the two of them: "I pay homage to your Majesty, long live my emperor."

"Yang Xiyuan, Prime Minister Qi, I ask you, do you know your guilt?"

Yang Xiyuan knelt on the ground and replied with fear and sincerity: "I know the crime."

Prime Minister Qi lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

"Prime Minister Qi? Do you know your guilt?" the emperor shouted angrily.

"I am aware of my guilt."

"Hmph! Two important ministers of the imperial court actually fought in front of the criminal department. How many people watched, is this how you do things? Do you think I don't exist?"

"No, I don't dare, I don't dare!" Prime Minister Qi and Yang Xiyuan replied in unison.

"Humph!" The emperor flicked his sleeves.

Yang Xiyuan quickly lowered his head and prayed silently in his heart, praying that the emperor could bypass him. It was Prime Minister Qi who started the trouble first.

Prime Minister Qi lowered his head. He knew that he had made a mistake, but he was confident, so he did not argue. He just looked at Sheng Lixin and Sheng Zhiyao standing next to him. He did not understand why Sheng Zhiyao was not punished in any way and could still do it.

Stand there?

Sheng Lixin sneered a few times in her heart. How could he not understand what Qi Xiang was thinking? He had heard about this matter on the way here and had no intention of slandering his granddaughter.

The emperor's eyes scanned the two of them, and he could tell that Qi Xiang was worried about something.

Although Qi Xiang remained calm on the surface, he was secretly calculating in his heart that if the emperor really wanted to deal with him, he would take the opportunity to lay all the blame on Kou Dao Sheng Zhiyao.

The emperor glared at Prime Minister Qi and Yang Xiyuan: "Why did you do this?"

Prime Minister Qi and Yang Xiyuan looked at each other. Prime Minister Qi was the first to say: "Your Majesty, I have explained many times that I was assassinated and injured by the shadow killer sent by the princess. In order to prevent the head of the Royal Academy from being plotted, I requested

Yang Xiyuan, the Minister of Punishment, Lord Yang asked me to take away the head of the royal court. Who knew that Lord Yang and the princess were on the same side and were unwilling to hand over the head of the royal court, so the people below had a quarrel, which led to this situation."

"Explained multiple times? Are you blaming me for being old and unable to remember things?" the emperor scolded angrily.

"I don't dare, I just told you based on the facts."

Yang Xiyuan also quickly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please atone for your sins. It is my fault for disciplining my subordinates."

"Okay, let me ask you now, is it true as Prime Minister Qi said, that the princess ordered someone to assassinate him, or did the two of you collude and deceive me together?" the emperor asked sternly.

Yang Xiyuan replied: "Replying to your majesty, I did not collude. Instead, Prime Minister Qi came to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to visit Chief Wang. Chief Wang couldn't bear the poison. Fortunately, the princess was present and saved Chief Wang, so he didn't."

It was a big mistake. As for the assassination of Prime Minister Qi that night, it is indeed true."

"Yang Xiyuan! I have no grievance against you, how could you wrong me?" Prime Minister Qi glared at Yang Xiyuan.

"Prime Minister Qi is joking. How dare I accuse you wrongly? I'm just telling the truth." Yang Xiyuan said.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!" Prime Minister Qi knelt and shouted to the emperor: "I am wronged. I have never done anything, let alone poisoned the head of the royal court. Mr. Yang is a disciple of Mr. Sheng, so his words cannot be believed.

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"Enough!" the emperor said angrily: "Yang Aiqing, do you have evidence to prove that the poisoning of the head of the Royal Academy is related to Prime Minister Qi? If there is evidence to prove that this matter is related to Prime Minister Qi, please come up with the evidence. If not,

I will punish you for the crime of false accusation and send you to prison."

"Your Majesty..." Prime Minister Qi still wanted to argue.

"Shut up!" the emperor shouted: "I have given you enough face, if you make excuses again, don't blame me for being rude!"

"I obey the decree!" Prime Minister Qi knelt on the ground and did not dare to say anything more.

"Prime Minister Qi, you don't have to quibble this time. This princess can prove this matter." Sheng Zhiyao said coldly.

"You? Humph! What can a little kid do?" Prime Minister Qi glanced at Sheng Zhiyao with disdain and said disdainfully.

"Yes! How could a little kid like me find such a master to assassinate Prime Minister Qi? It's really strange." Sheng Zhiyao said.

The emperor couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard Sheng Zhiyao's words, but he didn't say anything.

When Prime Minister Qi heard this, his heart suddenly thumped and he secretly screamed, "It's terrible."

"Who else could it be if it weren't you? Don't think that just because His Majesty protects you, you can do evil." Prime Minister Qi said plausibly.

When the emperor heard Prime Minister Qi's rebuttal, he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair angrily.

"Prime Minister Qi, how brave are you? Now you even dare to question me?"

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I have no doubts about Your Majesty. I just hope that Your Majesty will handle this matter impartially."

"You don't believe me, do you?"

Prime Minister Qi shook his head: "I don't dare."

"Okay, very good, you are really good!" the emperor said angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down! I have absolutely no intention of questioning Your Majesty. I just want to seek justice for myself."

"Hmph! I have found out that this matter indeed has nothing to do with the princess. The princess has always been in the house and has never left the house at all." The emperor calmed down and said.

"But Your Majesty, the princess is young after all. If her mind is immature and her actions are biased, maybe she loses control and kills me?"

After listening to what Prime Minister Qi said, the emperor was immediately speechless.

"Prime Minister Qi, do you have any evidence to prove that I murdered you?" Sheng Zhiyao said.

"Of course there is evidence, I will ask someone to present it now." Prime Minister Qi looked confident.
Chapter completed!