"Your Majesty, there is a magnifying glass set in the wooden frame. I once presented a magnifying glass to the Emperor. In addition to magnifying things that cannot be seen clearly, the magnifying glass can also focus light to create fire, just like this..." Lang Shining said,

He took the wooden frame to the window and ordered the young eunuch to stand aside with rice paper in his hand.

After a while, when the sun shone on the lens on the wooden frame, everyone clearly saw a thin, strong light shining on the rice paper, slowly burning the rice paper.

"Brother Imperial, I didn't know this thing could cause fire. Please forgive me, Brother Imperial!" Prince Guo Hongzhan's face turned ashen when he saw it.

"Excuse me?" Upon hearing this, the emperor's face became cold and he winked at Wu Shulai who was standing beside him. Wu Shulai understood and waved his hand gently, and saw two young eunuchs dragging a wounded eunuch into the palace.

"Xiao Xuzi, tell the emperor why you sent away all the servants from Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall that day!" Wu Shulai shouted in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me, this slave... This slave has obeyed... By the order of Prince Guo, Your Majesty... please forgive me..." Xiao Xuzi, the dying eunuch, cried and said.

"Hongzhan, what else do you have to say?" The emperor was furious at this time, and his clenched fists creaked.

When the late emperor died, Hongzhan was only two years old. The emperor treated him as his own child and asked Empress Xiaoxian to take care of him in every way. In the third year of Qianlong's reign, Prince Yunli died of illness. Since he had no heirs, the emperor

He adopted Hongzhan, who was only five years old, to Prince Guo. Hongzhan became a child at a young age.

With the title of prince, when he grew up, the emperor entrusted him with important responsibilities and tried his best to rely on him in everything. No one among the princes could match such honor and favor. The emperor never expected that his most beloved emperor

I was heartbroken and disappointed that my brother would do such a heinous and unethical thing.

"Brother Imperial, please listen to my explanation. The wooden frame was sold to me by a missionary. He said it was for their emperor's use, so I thought of dedicating it to my brother. I really don't know what the mirror can do.

The fire broke out. Fifth brother also knew about it. When my brother bought the mirror, fifth brother was there!" Hongzhan said this and looked at Prince He, his eyes full of anxiety and prayer: "Fifth brother, please tell the emperor brother quickly.

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"Brother Imperial, what the sixth brother said is true. I didn't know that the mirror could catch fire!" Prince He knelt down suddenly and said in a trembling voice.

"Brother Imperial, as for the servants of Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall... When I entered the palace with my fifth brother that day, I happened to see Yongxuan and the others playing around, so I asked the servants to stay away and not to disturb them.

I'm sorry for the prince's elegance, my brother..." Hongzhan was so anxious that he didn't know what to say. He never expected that things would be such a coincidence. He just said a few words that day.

"Brother Emperor, Hongzhan didn't do it on purpose. Please have mercy, Brother Emperor!" Prince He choked with sobs.

"You still dare to make excuses now?" The emperor was furious.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yugui and Concubine Qian would like to see you!" the young eunuch entered the palace and reported.

"Let them all go back to Shoukang Palace for the Ai family to reflect. Without the will of the Ai family, they are not allowed to leave the Shoukang Palace even half a step!" Before the emperor could speak, the Queen Mother shouted angrily.

"Yes, the Queen Mother!" the young eunuch responded.

"Emperor, please calm down!" Prince Guo and Prince He both changed their expressions upon hearing this, and both looked at the Queen Mother.

"You are so brave. Since the emperor ascended the throne, the Ai family has treated your mother and concubine well, and the emperor has entrusted you two with important responsibilities. I never thought that you two would actually want to regicide and usurp the throne!" said the Queen Mother!

Now I was short of breath, couldn't breathe, and my face turned pale.

"Emperor's mother!" The emperor was shocked and immediately shouted to the servants beside him: "Pass the imperial physician!"

"Yes!" Wu Shulai and others were also frightened, and immediately went to call the imperial doctor. There was chaos in the hall.

The Queen Mother rested for a while and then regained her composure. She looked at the two brothers Hong Zhou and Hong Zhan who were still kneeling on the ground and said to the emperor: "Emperor, these two dare to commit such a heinous crime. Don't spare them."

, Tolerating adultery will lead to endless troubles!”

When the emperor heard this, he looked at Hong Zhou and Hong Zhan, who were kneeling on the ground and trembling, with a trace of unbearability flashing in his eyes.

The emperor knew very well how the late emperor treated his uncles. Since he was a child, he understood a principle from the fight between his own Ama and his uncles.

He lost his life in the battle. Such cruelty and bloodshed left indelible pain in the emperor's young heart.

He especially remembered that when he was young, his uncles also liked him, but later... everything slowly changed. The temptation of the throne made everyone change.

To be fair, when he grew up, he also longed for that position, so he tried his best to get it, but he never violated his own conscience. He once swore secretly in his heart that he would never treat his Ama so cruelly.

Brothers, not to mention that there are only two brothers left, Hong Zhou and Hong Zhan.

If he were still the prince at this time, he might not be merciful, but he is the emperor now, and he has enough confidence and ability to suppress all this. Even if he spares them, they will not be able to stir up trouble.

Thinking of this, the emperor said solemnly: "Wu Shu came to convey the decree. Prince Guo Hongzhan is my younger brother. I raised him from an early age in the hope that he would become a talented person. However, Hongzhan made many mistakes. He did not know the ropes and was all kinds of absurd and perverse. It is unacceptable.

A successful act, and his family has won tens of thousands over the years, so he cannot

I have been caring for my mother and concubine, but I often ask for it, make friends with others outside, and wantonly interfere in the selection of officials in the court. I am lawless. If there is no punishment, the evil trend will be hard to stop. From today on, I will be removed from the royal title and from my position in the court.

, the salary will be suspended forever to see the consequences."

"Brother, please be merciful, I am unjust, brother..." The emperor's words rang in Hongzhan's ears like a thunderbolt from the blue. He did not believe it anyway, he...had nothing.

The emperor ignored Hongzhan. He looked at Hongzhou beside Hongzhan, a trace of firmness flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Wu Shulai came to convey my will to Prince Hongzhou so that he can perform the funeral ceremony so that the family can pay their respects and weep."

"It is an arrogance of etiquette and extremely ridiculous. I have repeatedly advised you not to repent, and you will be fined for three years and suspended from your official duties in the court to see the consequences."

"My dear brother, thank you for your kindness!" Prince He felt bitter in his heart. He had just helped Hongzhan to plead for mercy, but he had caused misfortune and was angered by the emperor. It should be noted that he liked to perform funeral ceremonies. No one in the court knew about it.

I don’t know, the emperor also acquiesced and didn’t care.

He, but now he was punished for his crime, and even his mother and concubine were resented by the Queen Mother. He and the prince couldn't help but regret that they had talked so much to plead for Hongzhan just now, but when they thought about Hongzhan's original innocent situation, he ended up like this
Chapter completed!