The emperor took a deep breath before sitting back, "If you can give me a reasonable explanation, I can consider giving you a lighter sentence."
The queen didn't show it on the face, but she hated it to the extreme in her heart.
What is so good about Xiao Lingyue, besides that coquettish energy, and that soft-spoken voice, what does she have
But she can't say this clearly, otherwise she will definitely come to the truth.
The empress dowager also had an expression of hatred for iron and steel, she didn't even bother to put on a show, and the anger towards Concubine Xiao Gui in her eyes had turned into hatred.
Seeing that as long as Xiao Guifei gave a far-fetched reason, the emperor would spare her, many people showed strange looks.
Xiao Ting looked forward to it, wishing she could speak for her aunt and make up stories, she was very good at it.
However, no matter whether I wished her well or wished her bad, I didn't think about it.
Concubine Xiao Gui would say such words.
"Lingyue, I have nothing to say."
It's still the same sentence, clearly wanting to die!
The emperor's heart ached so much that he wished to knock this woman out. Did she know what crime she had committed
At this moment, there was an announcement from outside, it was the commander of the imperial guards, and Xu Wei came in.
"The last general will see the emperor, long live the emperor!"
"What's the matter?" The emperor didn't even have the desire to speak. Although he was asking Commander Xu, he was looking at Concubine Xiao who didn't know how to write the word 'death'.
"The last general caught an assassin. According to his account, he was ordered by someone to sneak into the Qianqing Palace to steal treasures through the chaotic scene last night. The last general found him acting suspicious, so he arrested him and questioned him."
"What?"
When the emperor heard the words Qianqing Palace, he got up and left without asking anything, "Ninth Brother, come with me."
The Ninth Prince went with him, and everyone in the room was stunned. What happened
It's just that the emperor didn't speak, and they didn't dare to leave, so they could only stand in the hall and wait.
The Empress Dowager looked solemn, and called the Empress, asking her what she knew, the Empress shook her head, at this moment, the Princess of the Moon Moon stepped forward and whispered: "Grandmother, the lord just said that the thief confessed that he sneaked into the Qianqing Palace to steal the treasure through the chaos last night."
"That's right, that's what he said." The Empress Dowager took the words and looked at her suspiciously.
"Grandson thinks, although the assassins came last night fiercely and indeed frightening, they didn't hurt everyone, did they?"
The empress dowager's face darkened, apparently thinking of something.
Only then did the queen dare to speak out, "Say what you think of quickly, don't keep it up."
The owner of Princess Yueyue smiled and said: "Last night, those people attacked the palace banquet last night. Those people were very close to us, but the casualties were almost zero. It is conceivable that they didn't intend to hurt people. Why? Send them to death? They are all dead."
"If anyone escaped, perhaps the only one was the thief who sneaked into the Qianqing Palace."
The empress dowager patted the case and said: "Xu Wei, bring him in to this palace, and this palace wants to listen to him personally."
After all this is said, everyone understands.
That person was ordered by Concubine Xiao to steal things, which means that those assassins might have been arranged by her as well.
Then, what was it that made the emperor so nervous
Everyone was guessing, but Xiao Ting was so anxious that she was sweating profusely and couldn't move when she wanted to.
In my heart, I scolded the nineteenth generation of the nineteen princes and ancestors, but it didn't help.
"Hey, that's your aunt. I heard that she loves you the most, so why don't you just sit here and watch the fun, why don't you plead for her?"
Behind him came a familiar voice.
If Xiao Ting could turn around, she would spray him to death with a mouthful of salt water.
Seeing that Xiao Ting didn't respond, the fifth son turned to her, and saw that she had a fierce look in her eyes, an expression of wanting to eat people, with cold sweat on her forehead, but she was motionless.
The Ninth Prince chose this place is very remote, you can see everything outside, but you are not conspicuous.
Just now everyone's eyes were on Concubine Xiao Gui and the emperor, so they didn't know what happened here.
"I said, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Ting sat on the chair, unable to move her body, but her thoughts were spinning rapidly.
He started to wink at the fifth son, hoping to express his meaning.
The fifth son soon knew that she had been acupunctured, but unfortunately he couldn't understand the other meanings.
"You were tapped, and it was Uncle Jiu Wang who did it."
Xiao Ting blinked fiercely, with grievance.
"You want me to help you untie the acupuncture points?"
Xiao Ting blinked again, the young man finally understood what she meant, causing her eyelashes to almost disappear.
Unfortunately, Fifth Young Master changed the subject and said: "I don't dare, Uncle Jiu Wang will break my hand if he finds out."
"Look at my hands, how slender, how white and tender, I still want to have healthy limbs!"
Xiao Ting gritted her teeth with hatred, looked at the fifth young master who was smiling so brightly, and cursed in her heart, when this girl is freed, you will have your limbs disabled.
"By the way, according to the rumors, Uncle Jiu Wang doesn't like you, but he is protecting you now. It's really strange."
Strange your sister, protect your size, he is desperate to save you.
My aunt's life was at stake, and this dead man was still here arguing with him, overflowing with curiosity, if it wasn't for being unable to move, she would have punched him to relieve her aggrieved heart.
With no hope of asking for help, Xiao Ting focused on the main hall.
That man has been brought in by Xu Wei, and indeed, as Xu Wei said, he explained all these things in detail, and showed a fearless look.
"Xiao Lingyue asked you to go to Qianqing Palace, what exactly are you trying to steal?" the Empress Dowager asked coldly.
The others were silent and did not dare to say more.
This is what everyone is curious about.
But that person, just now looked very arrogant and dared to say anything, and was not afraid of anything, but now he was taken aback, then looked at Concubine Xiao, and laughed heartily.
Then he suddenly took out a small sword from his bosom and thrust it straight into his heart. The cold sword passed through his chest with the hilt, and he died on the spot.
Just leave this sentence, "Ma'am, I'm sorry."
This turn of events surprised everyone, some timidly shouted directly, and those who were afraid straight away hid.
The Empress Dowager didn't expect this to happen, she was so angry that she threw down the thing at hand, hitting Concubine Xiao on the forehead.
Concubine Xiao Gui didn't hide or get angry, she let it hit her forehead, leaving a red mark, and then slowly oozing blood.
But she just lowered her eyes to look at her feet, and glanced at the utterly dead man, with no abnormal expression on her face.
It was as if the person in front of her didn't exist at all in her eyes.
But because of this, the Empress Dowager was even more convinced that everything that happened last night was planned by her.
"Xiao Lingyue, what exactly are you looking for? Ever since you entered the palace, the emperor has been single-minded towards you, spoiling you too much, you woman, why don't you have any conscience at all, and let someone assassinate the emperor, you, you..."
The empress dowager didn't know how to express her anger at all. If it wasn't for the fact that the emperor didn't understand the situation, she would have dealt with this vicious woman herself.
To save the emperor from making trouble.
"Your Majesty..." Before the voice of the male duck outside could finish shouting, there was a splash, mixed with the sound of ouch, and the eunuch was kicked aside.
"Your Majesty." The Ninth Prince accompanied the Emperor, and everyone rushed to salute.
"What's going on here?" The emperor was already in a bad mood, and he was shocked when he saw the dead man.
The Empress Dowager recounted what happened just now, pointing directly at Concubine Xiao.
The emperor glanced at the man under his feet, and he was terrified by how cruel he was.
"Pull it out and throw it on the mass grave. No one is allowed to collect his body, otherwise the nine clans will be wiped out."
No one expected that the always gentle and amiable emperor would issue such an order, and the empress dowager was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Emperor, did you lose something valuable?"
Then she seemed to think of something, and then asked: "Could it be that the imperial seal was lost?"
Only in this way can the emperor lose his composure.
The emperor waved his hands impatiently, and the look in the eyes of the imperial concubine became more and more entangled with that just now, and gradually turned cold.
Condensed into ice.
After a while, he waved his hand to let everyone go out, leaving only a few members of the royal family.
"Yue'er, hand over the things. As long as you keep the things, I will let you Xiao Clan members go, otherwise..." The emperor's eyes became cold. At this moment, he was extremely majestic, and a smell of iron and blood was spreading.
"Except for this dress, I have never taken anything from this palace."
Xiao Guifei responded indifferently.
"Now you are still stubborn, do you think you can still get out of the palace?"
The emperor was furious and ordered: "Come here, bring all the members of the Xiao clan into the palace, and don't let any one go."
"yes."
Then, the emperor looked at Concubine Xiao Gui, "I tell you, if you don't hand over the things, after half an hour, I will let your Xiao clan disappear from the empire."
"You are above ten thousand people, but who dares to disobey an order? I didn't take anything, you believe it or not, it's the truth."
The Ninth Prince walked over, the Fifth Young Master had already slipped away, Xiao Ting despised him ten thousand times, he was also about the same age, why was he so timid.
Meeting the Ninth Prince is like a mouse meeting a cat.
Xiao Ting started winking again, hoping that the Ninth Prince would let her go.
But Ren didn't even look at her, just sat back in his seat, still in the mood to drink tea, Xiao Ting wanted to die.
I can only beg my aunt to save the day.
As the commander of the imperial guards, Xu Wei was very efficient in his work, and returned to his command in less than half an hour.
Uncle Xiao Guo was directly brought into the palace, while the other members of the Xiao clan stayed outside the palace, waiting to be punished.
"Chen Xiao Zhan sees the emperor, long live the emperor!"
"Hmph, long live, I'm almost mad at you, my sister, how can I live long?" Because of his love for Concubine Xiao, the emperor has always been very polite to Uncle Xiao.
And feel at ease with him.
What everyone would say in the past, but now it comes out of his mouth, why does it sound so fake.
Anyone can see that the emperor is angry.
But man, as Xiao Ting's biological uncle Xiao Guo, how could he not be as good as his daughter.
So, the man laughed heartily a few times, then nodded while laughing and said: "I also feel that your majesty, you will not live forever. If you really live that long, you will become an old tortoise, an old monster."
Everyone: "..."
How did you survive until now
This is what everyone thinks, but no one can refute this, not even the emperor.
So, I had no choice but to leave this topic behind and get back to business.
In order to prevent being pissed off again, the emperor entrusted Yuchi Xinhan with the difficult task of telling a story.
(end of this chapter)