At this time, King Jun's biological mother Situ Guiren also received the news that the emperor wanted to question King Jun, and hurried over. No matter Gongsun Lanqing lived or died, she only needed to save the life of her son King Jun.
"My lord Situ, I have made my own decision on this matter, so don't ask any more questions..."
The emperor said with a displeased look on his face, and asked someone to take Luo Chen down. It would be better for Luo Chen not to see such a scene of disputes.
Luochen was taken down by Eunuch Duo.
"Mother..."
Luo Chen looked back at the Crown Princess with some reluctance.
Mo Ranran waved to him, "Go!"
"Your Majesty, King Jun is my biological son and yours. How can I not ask questions? If Your Majesty punishes King Jun, you should also punish me, the mother! It doesn't matter if we are all concubines and godsons..."
Situ Guirang came here again to cause trouble.
If the emperor lets Prince Jun go for Situ Guiren's sake, the empress will definitely not agree. The prince is still her and the emperor's biological child, so how can he tolerate a prince's repeated plots to frame him.
"Master Situ, you are plotting to frame the prince, but it involves national affairs and is not something you can interfere with..."
"Then why does the Queen have to talk so much?"
Situ Guiren said to the queen unwillingly.
"Li Quan, you said you were under the instruction of King Jun and Princess Jun. Do you have any evidence..."
The emperor was unable to make a decision for a while, and could only issue an order to punish King Jun and Princess Jun after he had conclusive evidence.
"Yes, the Cao Min here has a letter written by Princess Jun to the Cao Min. The letter said to just ask the Cao Min to use poison to murder the prince and the concubine. If anything happens, she and Prince Jun will take care of it for the Cao Min."
"What?"
Gongsun Lanqing's face turned green. She asked Li Quan to read the letter and then burn it. Unexpectedly, Li Quan did not burn it and kept it.
It is a serious crime to murder the crown prince and the crown princess, so Li Quan should keep the letter of the order to protect himself in the future.
Eunuch Duo took the letter and handed it into the emperor's hand.
"I can't, Your Majesty..."
Gongsun Lanqing suddenly rushed over to snatch the letter from Father-in-law Duo.
"Bold..." Duo Gonggong pushed him away with a palm.
Gongsun Lanqing's reaction further confirmed the fact of her murder. The emperor immediately took the letter from Duo's father-in-law. The contents of the letter came to his eyes one by one. As Li Quan said, every sentence was true, and the handwriting was indeed Gongsun Lanqing's.
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Gongsun Lanqing sat paralyzed on the ground, it was really over now.
"King Jun, Princess Jun, there are letters to prove it, but you still want to deny it and still refuse to plead guilty..."
When Situ Guiren saw the letter, he didn't know how to defend King Jun.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Gongsun Qie wants to see you. He is outside now..."
Suddenly someone came to report that Gongsun Che suddenly came at this time. He must have known what happened in the palace and came to intercede for his daughter Gongsun Lanqing.
The emperor knew this and did not want to see Gongsun Qie, but Gongsun Qie barged in on his own.
"Your Majesty, I learned that such a major event happened in the palace, and I came immediately to save the guilty minister's daughter, Gongsun Lanqing... I beg the emperor to show mercy, and I am willing to accept the emperor's punishment on my daughter's behalf..."
Gongsun Che now knelt in front of the emperor.
Mo Ranran knew that this Gongsun Qie had once stood on the same front as King Jun and had always regarded her as a thorn in his side. Now that she wanted the emperor to punish his daughter Gongsun Lanqing, he wanted to protect her.
"The Prime Minister stood up first and said... It's not that I don't want to be merciful, it's just that this matter is of great importance, and Gongsun Lanqing will inevitably be punished for his crimes."
When Gongsun Che heard this, he was immediately frightened. Even if this woman disappointed him again, she was still his daughter. Now that the emperor wanted to kill her, how could he agree? He would risk his own life to keep Gongsun Lanqing.
Gongsun Qie immediately burst into tears.
"I only have this daughter. I protected the entire Wanxiao Kingdom for the emperor and sent my daughter to the palace. I originally wanted her to become the crown princess. She will be the mother of the world in the future. I never thought that her life would be so difficult, so I committed myself to marry Jun.
Your lord, you have been brutally insulted by evil people. This Princess Jun is no better than a maid in the palace. I dedicated myself to Wan Xiaoguo and died for the emperor. Why should my daughter be tortured like this..."
Gongsun Qie brought up old feelings and his great achievements to embarrass the emperor.
The emperor shook his head repeatedly. No matter what Gongsun Qie said this time, he would not forgive Gongsun Lanqing easily. The prince was the future of him and Wan Xiaoguo, and protecting the prince's safety was the most important thing.
"I know everything you have done for Wan Xiaoguo. I have always treated you well and treated Gongsun Lanqing kindly for your sake. But this matter is different...you should not say any more."
Gongsun Qie didn't expect that this trick would no longer work on the emperor. He was a bit weak, but he still wasn't willing to give in.
"Queen Gongsun, do you also want your niece to have a short life?..."
Gongsun Qie went to seek help from Queen Gongsun, but Queen Gongsun was really in trouble.
On one side were his sons, on the other were his brothers and nieces. He didn't expect that Gongsun Lanqing would sink to such a level that he would even hurt the prince, but seeing his brother's face pleading with tears, he couldn't help but
Soften your heart.
"Your Majesty, although King Jun and Princess Jun are guilty of trying to murder the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, considering that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess are not seriously ill, please treat them leniently! I beg the Emperor."
The queen also knelt in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty...please deal with it gently..."
Situ Guiren was also crying.
Mo Ranran felt very unhappy. If she hadn't deserved her life, she would have been killed a hundred times by Gongsun Lanqing and King Jun. How could he treat them lightly for the sake of her health? Both of them had changed.
He was executed by Lingchi.
"Ran Ran, let me see this..."
Sima Yi spoke. Seeing his uncle and his mother interceding for Gongsun Lanqing and King Jun like this, he couldn't hold on any longer.
Even Sima Yi relented, and Mo Ranran shook her head inwardly, but her husband said so, so she had no choice but to...
"Your Majesty, the Queen is right. Although King Jun and Princess Jun conspired to poison the son and the prince, they must have done something wrong to them. For the sake of their well-being, they should be treated lightly.
Bar!"
After saying this, Mo Ranran felt very unwilling, but there was no other way.
The emperor was originally riding a tiger and was unable to get off. On one side, the prince and the princess wanted justice, and on the other there were the powerful prime minister and his own queen. After hearing what the prince said, he had no choice but to comply with their wishes.
"King Jun, Princess Jun, your crime of conspiring to poison the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess is proven true. The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. The punishment of the cane is 30, and then you will be sent out of the country. I order you two not to step even half a step into the border of Wanxiao Kingdom. If you disobey the order
Anyone who enters Wanxiao Kingdom must be beheaded."
Gongsun Lanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes. At least she had saved her life, but these thirty pieces would probably take half of her life.