These princes, right under the imperial city, right under his nose, made trouble time and time again, trampling on the dignity of the royal family under their feet time and time again.
Ning Guogong, the majestic father-in-law... The emperor almost fainted from anger.
He gritted his teeth and asked Duke Xu.
Duke Xu, as if he were mourning for his heir, lowered his head, lost his momentum, and shook his head, "No."
He suddenly raised his head again, his eyes full of eagerness.
"Your Majesty, although I have no concrete evidence, I can swear to the heavens that every word I say is true, and there is absolutely no lie. But if I tell a lie, I will not die well.
I let Ning Guogong be tricked."
The eldest princess sneered: "If you didn't have evil thoughts towards me, Yu'er, how could you be tricked by Ning Guogong? To put it bluntly, it's not because you didn't harm us, but you were afraid of being retaliated, so you wanted to continue harming us? What? Now the perpetrator is crying.
Even if you cry, you can become a victim? What about me, Yu'er? I'll save my life, but I'll be blown up to death by you if I say I'll be blown up?"
After saying that, the eldest princess looked at the emperor with eyes like fire.
"If Your Majesty doesn't punish me severely, I don't know who will be killed tomorrow!"
The emperor also wanted to punish him severely, and he also wanted to deal with Ning Guogong just like he had just ransacked his house and executed him, but... Ning Guogong had 80% of the food of the dynasty in his hands.
He gave the order to kill, and then Ning Guogong could stop the circulation of 80% of the grain. If he was in a hurry, he might burn it on fire. Then... who would clean up the mess.
But Xiao Yu was blown up to death. If he just let it go, the family would pee and poop directly on his head next time.
Seeing the emperor's expression of hesitation and silence, the eldest princess laughed miserably, turned around and walked out, "If Your Majesty doesn't deal with Duke Ning's mansion to avenge Yu'er, I will go and blow up the winery right now.
Anyway, Yu'er is gone, my son-in-law is gone a long time ago, and my consort is gone a long time ago. What's the point of living for me?
When the time comes, the Southern Kingdom needs drinks, your Majesty, please find another way, my eldest princess's mansion has sacrificed enough for your Majesty."
The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately went to pull the princess away, "Sister, please calm down, I..."
The eldest princess turned back with tears in her eyes, "Relax? How do you want me to calm down? It was my son who was killed by the bomb, nothing else! Do you know what it means that my son was killed by the bomb? If he dies, do you know what it means to die?
Is it done!"
"But Mr. Ning Guo..."
The eldest princess threw the emperor away and said, "The emperor has your own difficulties. I won't force you. If your majesty can't make the decision for me, just think that my visit this time is in vain. Can't your majesty make the decision for me? My son is dead, what should I do?"
Do you want to be grateful? Your Majesty, everyone has a bottom line. I have sacrificed so much for this court. You can't always ask me to do this or that.
You couldn't win against the noble family, but you kept me in the cold palace. You couldn't defeat the noble family, but you let people kidnap Su Luo. In the end, the Zhenning Hou Mansion that you relied on collapsed. What did you gain?
He didn't dare to attack any aristocratic family, but he punched his own people harder and harder.
Your Majesty, I can no longer serve as one of my own.
As your sister, I am powerless. All my family members died for your country and court. My family is dead! Do you know that it is dead?
Even the queen mother, you personally nodded and agreed to let someone else take her place, let someone else wear her face, sit there gracefully and pretend to be her, she is your biological queen.
Is this your great cause?"
"That's enough!" The emperor was so mercilessly exposed by the eldest princess that he became angry.
The eldest princess shook her head sadly, turned and left.
The emperor looked at the back of the eldest princess, and in his overwhelming anger, scenes flashed through his mind.
His childhood.
The death of the Prince Consort.
The death of the Queen Mother.
...
"Come here, go and lock Duke Ning Guo into the heavenly prison and wait for his fate! Sister Huang, please stay."
Just when the eldest princess was about to reach the door of the royal study, the emperor suddenly summoned up the courage like a timid child and used all his strength to yell out a sentence.
The eldest princess turned back.
The emperor looked at her earnestly and said, "Sister, please stay, I... you are the only one left. I will avenge Yu'er."
The chief chamberlain rushed out and ran out. As he ran, he shouted, "Come here, come here, go and arrest Mr. Ning Guo, arrest him!"
The eldest princess said: "Let Ping An take the people there, others may not dare to arrest him."
"Okay!" the emperor said.
Xu Guogong stood aside, trembling with fear.
In the past, the Zhenninghou Mansion was the largest among the aristocratic families. This Zhenninghou Mansion was destroyed almost overnight because it offended the Southern Princess.
Now the Duke of Ning is the most powerful.
If the emperor really wants to attack Duke Ning's mansion...how should he stand in this wave?
If it were before, Xu Guogong would not even think twice and would directly join forces with other aristocratic families to fight against the imperial power.
But now, he was almost tricked to death by Ning Guogong.
When Ning Guogong dug a hole for him, he showed no mercy and did not care about his life or death.
Duke Xu struggled only for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, I know the location of some of the granaries in Duke Ning's mansion."
If the eldest princess was relieved when Xu Guogong bit Ning Guogong out just now, at that moment, the only worry in her heart was also dissipated.
The gap between the aristocratic families has finally been torn apart!
"If the information you gave can successfully help His Majesty deal with Duke Ning Guo and avenge Yu'er, I will not hold you accountable for the harm you caused to Yu'er."
Xu Guogong immediately said: "Thank you so much for your kindness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. I will tell Your Majesty and Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Princess, exactly what I know."
...
When the eldest princess entered the palace, Ping An stayed outside the palace gate. When the news came out that Duke Ning Guo was captured in the palace, he immediately led people straight to Duke Ning's mansion.
As early as when the eldest princess entered the palace, Ning Guogong thought of what the eldest princess was going to do.
But he didn't take the eldest princess seriously at all, let alone pay attention to her.
Because the eldest princess has no evidence.
Who can prove that he was responsible for the explosion at the Jinnan dock?
Without any evidence, the emperor would never attack him.
Ning Guogong was drinking tea and listening to music without any worries, when suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside.
Before the person arrives, the sound has already arrived.
"Master Guo, what's wrong, Ping An and his men are trying to break into the Duke's mansion!"
Those who rushed in were the personal followers of Ning Guogong.
Ning Guogong was stunned, thinking that he had misheard, "Who?"
"Safety!"
"Isn't Ping An dead? Didn't you say that Ping An was at the dock with Xiao Yu?"
The follower said: "The news that came back at that time was indeed true, saying that both Ping'an and King Nanhuai were killed in the bombing, but...it is indeed Ping'an outside now, that's right.
When the eldest princess entered the palace, he blended in with the eldest princess's entourage, and our people didn't notice."