"I came here because of Zhao Qing's matter," the subordinate quickly explained the matter. "I don't know why Zhao Qing's matter got in front of His Majesty. Your Majesty was very angry and sent someone to investigate."
The subordinate glanced at Xiao Yao and said cautiously: "They left an oral instruction, asking His Highness to enter the palace immediately after returning."
Xiao Yao: "..."
He was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but kicked the pillar next to him, his face almost distorted.
Until this moment, he finally realized that he had made a big mistake, not just by offending the Qin family.
And the matter of Zhao Qing... For some reason, he always felt like there was a pair of hands behind him pushing him to where he is today. From the beginning to the end, everything about this matter was inconsistent.
However, Xiao Yao had no time to figure out the key. He had to go to the palace to see the emperor immediately.
Xiao Yao took a deep breath, ordered the people under him, and said in a deep voice: "Go and give Yun Ruhui a message, saying that I need her help. If she does well this time, I will reward her well.
"
He whispered a few instructions, then turned around and walked towards the palace, without even having time to change out of his clothes.
After entering the Qinzheng Hall, before he could even say a word of greeting, Xiao Yao was hit hard on the head by a memorial.
"You bastard!" Xiao Chengye said angrily, "Look, do you still look like a prince now?"
Xiao Yao knelt down on the ground with a plop, his heart beating wildly, and he tried to maintain his composure and said: "I don't know what I did wrong to offend my father, please let me know clearly."
"You don't know?" Xiao Chengye narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Your majestic fourth prince actually got jealous of a guard, used his status to lynch others at will, and made this matter a big deal. Xiao Yao,
I don’t know when did you become so unsightly?”
The unsightly sentence made Xiao Yao's eyes turn red.
What Xiao Chengye said was too serious.
Xiao Yao took a deep breath, looked up at Xiao Chengye who was sitting on top, and said, "Father, there is a misunderstanding about this matter. I did not do it on purpose..."
"What's not intentional?" Xiao Chengye said sternly, "Isn't it just because the little princess of Southern Xinjiang said a few words to Zhao Qingduo that you felt uncomfortable and made an excuse to take him back to the Fourth Prince's Mansion?
Have you ever done this?"
Xiao Yao knew that denying it was useless, so he could only nod his head: "Yes, it was my son who did this."
"Then Zhao Qing entered your fourth prince's residence and was tortured and lost half his life. If Qin Zhen hadn't come to save him, he would have died in your fourth prince's residence. Is this true?"
When Xiao Yao heard this, his fists clenched in anger.
When he tortured Zhao Qing, most of them were superficial injuries, which looked terrible, but actually did not hurt any bones or muscles. But in Lou Yan's mouth, Zhao Qing was so tortured that he lost half of his life.
The key is that he can't refute it yet.
If he refutes at this time, not only will the emperor not reply, but he will also think that he is quibbling, which will only make him even more angry.
Xiao Yao took a deep breath and almost gritted his teeth and said, "I brought the person back to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, but I never thought of harming Zhao Qing."
Xiao Chengye: "Then what happened to Zhao Qing's injury?"
"Yes, the people under my command did it secretly behind my back," Xiao Yao said in a low voice, "They also felt sorry for me and felt that I was humiliated, so they wanted to seek justice for me."
"Father, although I don't know about this matter, it happened because of it. I am also responsible. Please punish me."
Xiao Chengye squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Yao coldly, and said slowly: "Who is so bold that he dares to do such a thing behind your back?"
Xiao Yao: "...Father, everything is my fault. Please punish me."
Xiao Chengye narrowed his eyes.
Is Xiao Yao trying to protect the person under his command who carried out lynching behind his back?
Before Xiao Chengye could ask, the little eunuch outside suddenly came in and said: "Your Majesty, the fourth prince and concubine would like to see you."
Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the little eunuch in a panic and said, "What is she doing here? Tell her to go back and don't come to cause trouble for the father."
Xiao Chengye frowned: "I'm still sitting here. When will it be your turn to be the master of Qinzheng Palace?"
Xiao Yao trembled and whispered: "Father, I, I just..."
"Go and bring the fourth princess in," Xiao Chengye said, "I want to hear what she has to say."
Xiao Yao lowered his head, looking extremely annoyed.
Yun Ruhui came in from the outside, knelt down in front of Xiao Yao with a plop, and cried with snot and tears: "Father, everything is my own decision, it is my son who is obsessed with it, it is my son who carries His Highness on his back.
The lynching of Zhao Qing was all my fault and had nothing to do with His Highness."
"If Father wants to punish me, then punish me."
Xiao Yao turned his head and reached out to pull her: "Didn't I tell you to stay at home? What are you doing here? Go back quickly and stop talking nonsense."
Yun Ruhui knelt with her head on the ground, ignored Xiao Yao, and just said to herself: "Everything is my fault, everything is done by me, and it has nothing to do with my Highness..."
Xiao Chengye's eyes turned around Yun Ruhui and Xiao Yao, and he gradually realized something in his heart.
At this time, when he looked at his fourth son, his eyes had lost much warmth.
He looked at Yun Ruhui and said calmly: "Why are you doing this?"
Yun Ruhui shook for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said: "Who is this Zhao Qing? He is just a bandit, and he dares to inflict the anger on my Highness?"
"Then the little princess of Southern Xinjiang is such a noble person, how can he, a little guard, get involved? Besides, if he gets close to the little princess of Southern Xinjiang, isn't that just a smear on the face of my Highness? Who is it in the capital now?
People don’t know, but the little princess in southern Xinjiang is going to marry into the fourth prince’s house as a concubine?”
"Since he is ignorant, I just want to teach him the rules."
Yun Ruhui finally raised her head, her eyes were red and filled with tears, and she said softly: "I did all this on my own, and my Highness was unaware of the whole process. If Your Majesty wants to blame, just blame me. Don't punish My Highness."
Xiao Chengye was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Yao: "Fourth, is that so?"