The person in front of him is not only his nephew, but also the ruler of the world. In a moment of rage, he can kill millions of people. There are no relatives in front of the emperor. If there is any mistake, he, as his uncle, will not be able to leave this door today.
Song Che was afraid when being stared at like that, but when he thought of his daughter who died young, and Song Heng who had finally grown up from dying in the cradle to where he is today, he felt infinite courage in his heart.
There is no way to retreat, so the only thing to do is to move forward courageously.
With this in mind, his eyes were calm, his thoughts were clearer than ever, and he raised his hand as he spoke each word: "I swear to heaven that if you really have evil intentions, I will not be able to have a good death, and I will not have any descendants!"
Everything they did was just to protect themselves. He believed that there was a God above him who should understand that he had a clear conscience.
Every word is powerful.
The Great Zhou Dynasty advocates Taoism and also values promises. The fact that Song Che dared to make such a vow more or less reduced Emperor Yuanfeng's determination. The gloominess in Emperor Yuanfeng's eyes dissipated a little, and he stared at Song Che in silence for a long time.
The imperial study suddenly fell silent.
It's a dangerous place inside and it's also a hot and humid place outside. Everyone present today is sweating. Since ancient times, whenever witchcraft is involved, the family will be destroyed and the property will be confiscated. Those who have a good relationship with the Song family are even more nervous, fearing that Song Che's body will be carried out later.
Although the autumn wind was a bit cold, everyone still felt stuffy and breathless. At this moment, as the wind blew the leaves, Gao Ping finally arrived, and everyone immediately looked at him eagerly.
Gao Ping didn't care about all this. Without even taking a breath, he greeted Yang Bo, Xu Shun and others respectfully, and waited outside to be called.
Eunuch Xia called him in soon. Gao Ping straightened his clothes and walked in solemnly.
Emperor Yuanfeng's mood eased a lot, and it seemed that the situation was not bad. Gao Ping quickly thought about it in his heart, and bowed to the ground. Emperor Yuanfeng impatiently asked him to stand up, and asked him with a sullen face: "How is it?"
Gao Ping did not dare to delay and said without looking away: "Reporting to His Majesty, the Taoist priests who adopted Song Heng in Baihe Temple have been found. There were a total of four people who discovered Song Heng that year. Two of them have passed away, and the other two are still alive. I have brought them all here. In addition, there was an old woman who sent Song Heng to Baihe Temple. The old woman has died, but after searching everywhere, I found that the old woman had a pair of children. Now they all live in Baijiazhuang near Baihe Temple. I have brought them all here too."
Song Che looked up in shock.
Emperor Yuanfeng hummed, and without further ado, he asked Gao Ping directly, "What about Lai Bin and that guy named Shen?"
Gao Ping kowtowed, with cold sweat oozing from his forehead, but he still said respectfully and attentively: "Your Majesty, after interrogating Tie Xuan, we have found out where Lai Bin is, but when we went to look for him, we only found Lai Bin's body. He was already dead. After the autopsy, it was found that he died of poisoning. As for Doctor Shen... ... we haven't found Doctor Shen's whereabouts, but a boy who used to help Doctor Shen in Prince Zhuang's Mansion confessed that Doctor Shen had asked him to deliver a letter to the villa of Yongding Bo's Mansion outside the city, and Doctor Shen has disappeared since then."
The Su family was also involved. Emperor Yuanfeng had an inexplicable expression, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. His face was covered in a halo. Then he did not comment, but turned to look at Song Che and said softly: "Uncle, if you have anything to say to me, you still have a chance now."
Gao Ping has obviously checked everything that needs to be checked. What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true.
Song Che was not afraid at all. He shouted loudly, "Your Majesty! I have checked my conscience and I know that what I told Your Majesty was all true. I have not concealed anything. I am not afraid!"
"Okay!" Emperor Yuanfeng snorted softly, "Uncle, remember what you said."
After he finished speaking, he stopped looking at him and just asked Gao Ping, "Where's Song Heng?"
Gao Ping was not panicked by the confusion. He said calmly, "Your Majesty, according to your wishes, Song Chenshi has been summoned in advance. He is waiting outside now."
When Song Heng was mentioned, Emperor Yuanfeng took a few steps out of the shadows and finally showed his face.
He had extremely complicated feelings towards Song Heng. When Song Heng was still young, probably when he had just returned to the mansion, he heard about this matter and asked Song Xiangyu to bring Song Heng to see him.
At that time, Song Heng was only two or three years old. His eyes were clearly black and white, like an ignorant little deer. When he saw him, he was not afraid, and he even pried open Song Xiangyu's hands and asked him to hug him.
He had always adhered to the principle of having grandchildren rather than sons, and he was fighting in wars when his sons were born. In fact, he never enjoyed the dependence of his children, nor did he really experience the feeling of being a father.
He felt curious about Song Heng's closeness, and from then on he often asked Song Xiangyu to bring Song Heng into the palace. Until the fire broke out in the inner courtyard of Guangping Marquis' Mansion, Song Xiangyu took Song Heng to the northwest, and he only saw Song Heng once a year.
But even so, he always had a natural liking for Song Heng, and always felt that he was more pleasing to the eye than others.
Even though Song Heng had returned to the capital for the past two years, everyone said that Song Heng was arrogant and dissolute, but he only thought that Song Heng was arrogant and stubborn, with a childish temper.
It's not that he has no feelings. Not only that, he also feels guilty and misses the late crown prince.
However, if Song Heng is really the son of the late crown prince, then all the good things in the past are no longer so good.
The Song family taught him to be close to him. The Song family concealed his background for more than ten years, trained him to be by his side, and set up such a trap. Need I tell you what their purpose was
His eyes fell on Song Che. After a moment, he curled the corners of his mouth coldly, hummed, and asked Gao Ping to bring the people from Baihe Temple in. The most important thing now was to find out Song Heng's life experience.
Gao Ping didn't even look at Song Che beside him, responded respectfully, turned around and led the people waiting to be summoned into the imperial study.
There was a breeze, and compared to the sticky heat of summer, this weather was really refreshing. Concubine Li sat in a rocking chair, watching the palace servants put away all the various fans used in summer. She turned her head to look at Prince Zhuang who was walking in quickly, narrowed her eyes, and asked softly, "What's going on?"
This is what she is most concerned about now.
Prince Zhuang smiled and sat beside her. Without anyone else's help, he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all. Then he said, "Don't worry, mother. The show is about to begin. The evidence is ready. Even where there is no evidence, my son has made it up. I don't believe the Song family can get away with it."
He has set up a tight net, and the Song family cannot escape even if they have wings.