Chapter 191 Suspicion caused by a piece of jade pendant

"How did the Admonishment Doctor, Taichang Shaoqing and others offend you?!"

"When you were one month old, I gave you the word 'benevolence' after much thought. I just wanted you to be broad-minded, be a benevolent king, and be famous throughout the ages. But what about you?!"

Xiao Huairen's mind was very confused, and the wound on his forehead was aching, but he still said harshly: "How did my father know about this ridiculous thing? There was no conflict between my son and Dr. Jianyi and others, so how could he be so cruel and painful to kill?"

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"Do you think I'm a fool?!" The emperor threw away the evidence handed over by Li Yushi next to him.

Papers were scattered lightly on the ground. Among them was a jade pendant with a red tassel hanging on it, which belonged to Xiao Huairen.

"No conflict? See for yourself!"

Xiao Huairen's pupils shrank when he saw the jade pendant.

The jade pendant was indeed his. He remembered that he had placed it beside his bed when he went to bed, but it had disappeared early the next morning. The princess found out that a servant next to him was greedy for money, so he stole many treasures including the jade pendant.

Because it was not a valuable thing and he killed the servant, Xiao Huairen thought that even if this matter was over, it really had nothing to do with the Plum Blossom Case.

But now the jade pendant is placed together with these evidences. It is difficult to argue whether he is true or false.

Xiao Huairen picked up the densely written paper on the ground with trembling fingers and read each word. The more he read, the more frightened he became.

Xiao Huairen felt a chill in his heart, and slumped down on the ground, saying with difficulty: "Father, I do not deny that I admonished the officials and others. I already know that I was wrong, but I really don't know about the harm to the people mentioned in the paper!"

An old man in Xixiang died of illness, and a young man in Nancheng suddenly drowned... He did it all. What did he do to harm them? Because as stated on the paper... they saw through their own affairs, so they were killed and silenced by themselves?!

Absolutely ridiculous!

Also, even if he wanted to kill people and silence them, he would not go there in person. How could he accidentally leave the jade pendant behind?

Most importantly, my father actually believed such a ridiculous reason!

The emperor not only believed it, but also believed it deeply.

Who makes the evidence conclusive? After all, most of what is said on paper is true. As for the few parts that are mixed together, they naturally become true.

What's more, Xiao Huairen's rebuttal just now has reduced the emperor's trust in him to the freezing point.

The emperor was extremely angry and laughed back: "The evidence is clearly in front of you, and you still want to defend yourself!"

He ordered: "You can go back to Beijing tomorrow to reflect on your own. Without my order, you will not have to worry about matters big or small in the DPRK."

Xiao Huairen's heart suddenly thumped, and he immediately lowered his head and gave up his defense.

He was not a child, nor had he participated in government affairs for more than a year or two. The emperor suddenly deprived him of his rights, and those active-minded people might immediately surrender to Xiao Huaiyu.

But he also knew that he had made a mistake, and this punishment could not be considered severe. Even if his father dethroned his position as crown prince, it could not be regarded as making a fuss... If he continued to defend himself, his angry father might become even more angry, and the punishment would be

It's far more than that simple.

At this moment, Xiao Huairen was somewhat grateful that he was at least his legitimate son, and that neither of his two brothers were extremely favored...

Soon the emperor added one more thing to his happiness: "You should be grateful that the princess is pregnant, otherwise I will not let this matter go easily! It just so happens that you have been staying with her in the palace these few months, don't let it happen

The woman in the backyard goes to provoke provocation.”

"If the Crown Princess does not give birth to this child safely, your position as Crown Prince will be over."

Xiao Huairen was silent for a while before responding: "...Yes."

However, there must always be a scapegoat for this matter. The emperor leaned back in his chair and said, "Who did you send to do it? Just blame him."

What should I do? After all, he is his prince, and the emperor always has to wipe his ass.

The prince is the crown prince, and there must be no stain on the crown prince.

Of course it was Xiao Huairen who instigated the incident and Xiao Yuling was the mastermind.

But when the words came to his lips, Xiao Huairen turned around and said, "It was... an official named Qian from the Hanlin Academy did it. Some things were done by him on his own initiative, and I have no idea about it."

Xiao Yuling is still useful to him. He is a good chess piece and cannot be abandoned so quickly.

Anyway, Qian Xuechao did not have any contribution to this matter. He would comfort the other party and his family.

The emperor waved his hand: "In that case, let him surrender himself, and then you can come with the money to comfort the family of the person who suffered the accident."

Xiao Huairen hurriedly responded.

The emperor closed his eyes and leaned on the chair, holding his head, feeling a little tired.

He just wants a more mature son, why is it so difficult?

"Go back and pack up, and take the Crown Princess back to the Crown Prince's Mansion tomorrow morning. As long as you work hard to change things, I won't touch your position."

Xiao Huairen responded repeatedly: "Thank you, my father. I will definitely work hard to change my ways in the future and live up to my father's expectations."

The emperor slowly opened his eyes and looked at the prince in front of him: "Yes."

The prince himself was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed. The wound on his forehead was half bleeding and half dry. His hair was stuck with blood clots. He had no grace at all. He was in such a miserable state.

He sighed. He was not smart to begin with. Stop beating people stupidly and said, "Also, please ask the doctor to take a look at your head."

Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything else, Xiao Huairen felt a little relieved.

As long as he persists for a few more months and waits for his father's anger to pass, he will be completely fine.

Xiao Huairen resigned and returned to his bedroom in the palace.

The Crown Princess Wen Hui, who was also woken up, had not yet rested. When she saw him, she asked softly: "His Highness is back? Is there anything important that Father wants to see His Highness so late?"

Xiao Huairen went over and pulled up the gauze curtain: "Father asked us to return to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

Only then did Wen Hui see that his forehead was covered with blood, and she seemed to be frightened: "What's going on, Your Highness?"

She called out loudly: "Come, hurry, call the doctor."

"I'm fine."

"If I don't come back for a long time, you can just go to bed without waiting for me." He sat on the edge of the bed and hugged Wen Hui, then raised his hand to touch her belly and sighed, "Thanks to you today."

The smell of blood made Wen Hui want to vomit, but she didn't show it at all. There was only confusion in her eyes, and she lowered her head slightly to hide the emotions that would be revealed in the next second.

This action just revealed a section of her fair and smooth neck, making her look even more chaste and feminine.

Xiao Huairen looked at her and suddenly asked: "Did someone steal my jade pendant that disappeared last time?"

Wen Hui tilted her head slightly: "Yes, why did His Highness suddenly ask about this?"

Wen Hui's expression didn't seem to be fake, not to mention that they were sitting on a boat. Xiao Huairen felt funny at his momentary suspicion.

He shook his head: "It's okay."

Later, after the imperial doctor saw that it was bandaged, the two of them went to bed and hurried back to Beijing early the next morning without saying anything more.
Chapter completed!