Gu Xingyun asked Wei Feng to take He Songfa to prepare to enter the palace.
"Your Majesty, where is Hao Jinping? Why don't you take him with you and wait for the summons?" Wei Feng reminded.
"No more, let's go."
Gu Xingyun still wanted to let He Songfa go.
I originally thought that He Songfa would destroy his humanity and resist him to death. Only then did he catch Hao Jinping and plan to confront him. Now that he has admitted it. Let's get over this crime of theft...
In the Qingxin Hall, the emperor was horrified after hearing He Songfa's testimony. His face was gloomy and uncertain, and his heart was shocked. This kind of murder method was really unheard of.
"Do you have evidence?" The emperor asked He Songfa.
"The villain didn't. However, it was indeed the villain who saw it with his own eyes. The villain is willing to confront Concubine Wei and Tian Yuchen."
The emperor pondered for a moment, and then summoned Wei Yuanyuan, the concubine of Prince Hui's palace, and Tian Yuchen, his retainer, to enter the palace.
Three quarters of an hour later, Yuan Yuan, the guard outside the palace, came in with an elegant figure and a dignified look. Behind him, Na Tian Yuchen followed.
"Xuan." Eunuch Li's unique voice sounded sharply.
The two entered the palace and paid homage to the emperor.
"Concubine Wei, He Songfa, the former steward of Prince Hui's Mansion, came to me and accused you and Tian Yuchen of murdering Prince Hui. Can you plead guilty?"
"My wife doesn't recognize it."
"Your Majesty, I did witness Concubine Wei covering Prince Hui's mouth while Tian Yuchen used incense to burn the tail of a small snake in a bamboo tube. The little snake then jumped into Prince Hui's anus." He Songfa pointed at Wei Yuanyuan was hoarse.
"Housekeeper He, did you really see me at night?" Wei Yuanyuan turned around, walked up to He Songfa, and asked, covering herself with her right hand.
He Songfa watched Wei Yuanyuan walking step by step, her hand covering her heart. Inadvertently, he touched the longevity lock worn on his chest. He Songfa's expression changed drastically, his eyes widened with anger, his mouth opened, and he looked at Wei Yuanyuan in horror.
Wei Yuanyuan approached again, with a sinister look in her eyes, and asked sternly: "Let me ask you again, Butler He, did you really see me covering Prince Hui's mouth at night?"
Gu Xingyun felt something was wrong and was about to speak. But he heard He Songfa's trembling voice coming from his ears.
"No."
Wei Yuanyuan snorted coldly and bowed to the emperor.
"How dare you, He Songfa, to deceive the emperor?" The emperor was furious.
"Your Majesty, how dare He Songfa, a former steward of the palace, come here to deceive the emperor for no reason? It must be that the prince promised him a favor and came to frame me."
After Wei Yuanyuan asked, she turned and looked at He Songfa with an expression of humiliation and heartbreak. His right hand touched his heart again, passed behind the longevity lock, and asked in a seductive voice: "Yes or no?"
"Yes." He Songfa was already paralyzed on the ground, looking as if he was hopeless.
"Your Majesty? What do you have to say?" The emperor looked at Gu Xingyun and asked.
Gu Xingyun was shocked as to why He Songfa was talking nonsense, and he didn't know why he suddenly retorted.
"Your Majesty, I would like to summon Hao Jinping."
"who?"
"The shopkeeper of Wushuang Pawn Shop is related to this case."
"Summon Hao Jinping," the emperor agreed.
When Hao Jinping entered the palace, Gu Xingyun told the whole story, pointing out that He Songfa had stolen the palace utensils for ten years and sold them to Wushuang Pawnshop. That night, it was precisely because he was going to steal that he witnessed the truth about Prince Hui's death.
"What the prince said is true." The emperor looked at Hao Jinping and asked.
"It's true." Hao Jinping replied.
"He Songfa, can you plead guilty?"
However, He Songfa suddenly changed his expression of being hopeless just now, knelt down and replied: "The villain doesn't recognize me."
Gu Xingyun looked at Hao Jinping, and Hao Jinping immediately said: "There are still a few items stolen by He Songfa from the palace in the Cao Min Shop."
"Then maybe the crown prince gave it to you." Wei Yuanyuan suddenly said sarcastically.
Gu Xingyun sneered and said: "The servants all know about the lost things in the palace, and they will know if they ask."
Wei Yuanyuan was teased, and replied unwillingly: "Then it's possible that the Crown Prince caught He Songfa's hand and forced him to frame me."
"You!" Gu Xingyun was furious.
"That's enough, take Hao Jinping and He Songfa to Tianlao and hand them over to Dali Temple Minister Hu Yingmao for trial." The emperor gave the order with a headache, and the two were taken away.
"You guys should go down first and wait for the results from Dali Temple." The emperor waved his hand.
Wei Yuanyuan and Tian Yuchen agreed and resigned.
Gu Xingyun still didn't leave and called out: "Your Majesty."
"Of course I believe you. However, there is no evidence, and it is useless to say it more realistically." The emperor looked at him and sighed.
"Your Majesty, I have evidence."
The emperor looked at Gu Xingyun.
"What evidence is there, Prince?"
"I request the emperor to perform a disembowelment for my father to obtain evidence."
Gu Xingyun knelt down on one knee and made fists with both hands. What he performed was a military ceremony, not a royal ceremony.
This gift means that he is not just the prince of Prince Hui's palace. He is also the emperor's general. His father is Prince Hui, who once fought with him on the battlefield. And he, Gu Xingyun, is General Yunhui who is currently fighting for him on the battlefield!
The emperor's eyes were half-closed.
He once had a vivid picture of him and King Hui, their iron clothes shattered in hundreds of battles on the battlefield. The love of brotherhood and the lofty words still ring in our ears. He is moved.
However, Gu Xingyun's gift not only reminded the emperor of the days when they were in love with each other, but also challenged the imperial power.
He was very dissatisfied with Gu Xingyun's behavior of using his identity to challenge his bottom line.
"Please step back first and let me think about it."
"Your Majesty." Gu Xingyun still couldn't get up.
When the emperor saw how stubborn he was, he couldn't help but get angry. He let him kneel and left the Qingxin Hall with a flourish of his sleeves.
In the Xiahou Mansion at dusk, Cong Ting was reporting to the Marquis.
"Since Prince Gu entered the palace in the afternoon, he has been kneeling in Qingxin Hall until now."
The Marquis frowned and asked, "The Emperor asked you to kneel down?"
"No, he refused to leave, and the emperor was very angry."
"Do you know why?"
"It should be about Prince Hui. In the afternoon, Concubine Wei and the housekeeper were notified."
"Go and call Su Qian'an."
"yes."
Because of Xia Chu's relationship, the Marquis is now paying more attention to the news in the palace. The ones who paid the most attention were His Highness Seventh Prince and Bingwen. He remembered that Cong Ting seemed to have said that Bingwen and Gu Shizi had met a few days ago. Therefore, he asked Qian'an. Gu Shizi's entry into the palace today is related to Bingwen.
Su Qian'an happened to have just returned home and was dragged to Hengwu Courtyard by Cong Ting.
The Marquis met Su Qian'an and asked straight to the point: "Did Bingwen sell the information to Prince Gu?"
Su Qian'an looked a little embarrassed. She kept pinching the corner of her clothes but refused to speak.
The Marquis laughed out of anger and said in a feint of anger: "It's okay to say that something happened to Prince Gu in the palace. I'm asking you to see if you need to help Bingwen."
Su Qian'an's face was twisted, and her facial features were a little distorted, and her heart was extremely tangled. She secretly raised her head and glanced at Mr. Hou, seeing him looking at her patiently.
Su Qian'an seemed to have made a huge determination, nodded heavily, and then covered her face in shame.
The Marquis was really happy this time. He smiled and said to him, "Young Master will not blame you. If you don't believe me, just ask Bingwen."
Su Qian'an felt a little relieved after hearing this, said goodbye and went down.
"Enter the palace." The Marquis ordered Cong Ting.
"Yes." Cong Ting responded and went to prepare the carriage.
In the Yongning Palace, the attendant Xin Ya said to Xiao Zimu: "Master Xiahou has just entered the palace."
"For Prince Gu?" Xiao Zimu asked with eyebrows raised.
"probably."
"Go and wait over there. If Lord Xiahou comes out, ask if you need help." Xiao Zimu ordered.
"yes."
After about an hour and a half, Xin Ya came back to report.
"My subordinates have been waiting outside the Changqiu Palace. Mr. Xiahou came out about an hour later. I wanted to go up and ask questions. But I saw that it was Eunuch Li who sent it out in person. It was not convenient for me to go forward and ask. I followed Mr. Xiahou out of the palace all the way, pretending to have met Eunuch Li by chance, and talked to Eunuch Li. I heard that Mr. Hou seemed to be here to speak to Prince Gu."
"You should be cautious."
For a moment, it was unclear whether Xiao Zimu's words were praise or criticism.
"His Highness has now gained a reputation for being clean and self-sufficient and never seeking personal gain. Wouldn't it be better for my subordinates to be more cautious?" Xin Ya asked tentatively.
"Well, it makes sense. Go down."
"Yes." Seeing that Xiao Zimu did not blame him, Xin Ya felt relieved and resigned.
(End of chapter)