I say this as if you dare to arrest someone if I have solid evidence!
"Xu Guogong has a deep foundation and is closely connected with other aristocratic families. What happened tonight is an unexpected incident. I have not yet found any concrete evidence. Now I only have the confessions of Xiao Yunqian and the other three, but there is no other supporting evidence."
The sentence from the Minister of Punishment was deeply rooted and intricate, which made the emperor's eyelids twitch.
There was a dull anger in my heart, but there was nowhere to vent it.
He is the emperor!
The Lord of Ninety-Five!
The majestic emperor!
There was nothing he could do against these aristocratic families. In anger, the emperor couldn't help but think of Zhenninghou Mansion... If Chen Heng hadn't captured Su Luo and angered Xiao Yu, Zhenninghou Mansion wouldn't have moved so quickly.
When a person dies, the light goes out.
Chen Heng is dead, Marquis Zhenning is dead, Mrs. Marquis Zhenning is dead...the masters of this family are all dead, and the rest...everything is in vain.
But he doesn't have Xiao Yu's ability and dares to directly kill people.
Realizing this, the emperor felt aggrieved and angry.
But he also realized that he might really need to be nice to Xiao Yu. Now, only Xiao Yu can help him compete with the aristocratic family, otherwise, he will be bullied by the aristocratic family.
If you can create a fake Xiao Jiyuan today, you might be able to create a fake emperor tomorrow.
The emperor was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. His hands that were resting on the table were curled up. He suddenly retracted his head and turned to the chief chamberlain: "Go and tell the King of Nanhuai to enter the palace!"
Without waiting for the response from the chamberlain, the Minister of Punishment said: "Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I went to the eldest princess's mansion once. Because the case involves the grandmother of the King of Nanhuai, I wanted to report it in person.
Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, was seriously ill and could not see anyone. The King of Nanhuai was not in the palace, so the princess met the minister. The princess had no knowledge of court affairs, and the minister did not dare to say anything, so he came out again. "
His visit to the eldest princess's palace will definitely be investigated due to the emperor's suspicious temperament.
It's better for him to say it himself.
The emperor frowned, "He's not here?"
The chamberlain said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten? Yesterday you sent the King of Nanhuai to Ningzhou to check on Ningzhou's cold prevention matters."
Ningzhou is located in the northeast, and there is a risk of snowstorms every winter.
The emperor remembered that he had sent Xiao Yu to Ningzhou, saying he was checking on some cold protection matters, but in fact he just wanted to take Xiao Yu away from Kyoto.
After thinking about it, the emperor felt that Xiao Yu was actually more obedient than the aristocratic family.
Although there were times when she disobeyed him, Xiao Yu was generally obedient as long as the eldest princess and Su Luo were not involved.
Why!
With a heavy sigh in his heart, the emperor said: "Send someone to deliver a message and ask him to come back immediately!"
"Yes!" the chamberlain promised.
The emperor said to the Minister of Punishment: "After all, Duke Xu is the Duke of the late emperor. If we only rely on the confessions of those three people, it will be difficult to convince the public to arrest people. In this case, you first interrogate those three people and try to get tangible evidence. As long as
If you have solid evidence, go and arrest the person. You don’t have to go to Dali Temple to handle this case. Your Criminal Department has full authority to handle it."
The Minister of Punishment immediately clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations."
Exited the imperial study room.
The Minister of Punishment breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor knew that he and Xiao Yu were close, so giving him full authority for this case was equivalent to giving Xiao Yu the right to investigate the Duke Xu's Palace and Ning Guogong's Palace.
This is what Xiaoyu has always wanted but could never find the opportunity to get.
Today, I actually got it through this method.
As soon as the Minister of Punishment left, the emperor sent a message to the chief chamberlain who had returned: "At dawn, go and deliver a bowl of sweet soup to the queen."
The head chamberlain's eyelids suddenly twitched, "Your Majesty, no matter how angry you are, you can't..."
The emperor rolled his eyes at him and said, "What are you thinking about? How could I poison her? She is allergic to almonds. If she eats a little, she will get rashes all over her body."
The head chamberlain immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought you were so angry that you lost even the last bit of your IQ!
"Okay, I'll do it now, old slave."
"The concubine Zhen is promoted to the royal concubine Zhen. From tomorrow, she will manage the Sixth Palace for the queen until the queen recovers."
The chief chamberlain paused and reminded the emperor, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen has a Fourth Highness under her knees. Concubine Zhen has such a high status that it is inevitable that she will give His Fourth Highness undue thoughts."
The emperor sneered, "Now, he needs to have thoughts that he shouldn't have!"
The aristocratic family is so arrogant, but all his sons are just sitting on the sidelines to protect themselves?
The usability is worse than a Xiaoyu!
Raising a son also raises an ancestor!
Understanding the emperor's thoughts, the chamberlain head bowed his head and went out.
On an autumn night, the northwest wind was already showing signs of raging. The moonlight outside shone on the branches, casting a ferocious shadow on the window.
The eldest princess looked at the swaying black shadow on the window, her eyes staring blankly at the ground.
The sound of the door creaking brought her thoughts back to her mind, and she turned to look towards the door.
"Your Highness, the decision has been finalized over at Dongchen Lane. The old lady Xiao Yunqian and..." The voice of the maid who replied paused.
The eldest princess asked indifferently without any expression: "The fake prince-in-law was also arrested?"
The maid immediately said: "Yes, they were arrested together and put into the criminal prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment. They said they would interrogate overnight. Just now, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment came to see the princess. I am afraid that the princess knew about this matter before. Over there in Dongchen Lane
The fire started suddenly."
The eldest princess has been sending people to keep an eye on Dongchen Lane secretly.
There was a sudden fire over there, and the people who were watching sent the news back and asked what to do: the "consort" and Xiao Yunqian were having an affair in the house.
The moment she received the news, even though she already suspected that the consort was a fake, the eldest princess felt deeply uncomfortable in her heart.
"They've been arrested. They've all been arrested. The Minister of Punishment has entered the palace."
The eldest princess clenched her fist and said, "Go and ask the Minister of Punishment if these few people can bring down Duke Xu. If not... there is no need for them to live.
Xu Guogong will definitely arrange for someone to silence him and simply give him a chance, but after silencing him, it would be best if the person who silenced him can be caught."
The eldest princess has never been a kind person.
Even if the old lady had evil intentions before, considering that he was Xiao Jiyuan's biological mother, the eldest princess tolerated her and could not respect her, but she also ensured that she would have enough food and clothing.
But her thoughts were too big.
There is no need to waste food alive.
After giving the instructions, the eldest princess closed her eyes.
The maid turned around and went out.
At dawn, two black shadows suddenly flashed into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and within a moment, shouts came from inside.
"Someone, come quickly, someone has been killed and silenced!"
"No! Xiao Yunqian is dead!"
"It's not good! The prince-in-law's mother is dead!"
"No! The fake prince-in-law is dead!"
"Okay, the person who silenced me has been caught!"