Ye Haoting was finally brought back to the city and all the way to the palace.
When the emperor, who had not been seen for a long time, heard the news from Miao Qianqiu, he sighed slightly and whispered, "After all, he is my son."
Miao Qianqiu raised her eyes slightly, glanced at the emperor, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Prince Xiu is still waiting outside."
He knew that the emperor couldn't bear it. Especially as he got older recently and experienced such things, the emperor's heart became softer and softer. Even if he was born in an emperor's family, even if the relationship between flesh and blood is indifferent, he is still related by blood after all.
But rebellion, what a heinous crime it is, cannot be tolerated.
Naturally, Miao Qianqiu would not give the emperor any advice on this kind of matter, so he could only help the emperor to the main hall.
In the empty hall, there were only two people, Ye Xiudu and Ye Haoting, one standing and the other kneeling.
One Qi Yu has a solemn expression and a stern expression, while the other has a pale face and a miserable look. They are obviously brothers, but there is a huge difference between them.
Ye Xiu saw the emperor coming in alone and hurriedly took a few steps forward, "Father."
"Yes." The emperor waved his hand and told Miao Qianqiu to step back, and then slowly walked up to them.
During this period of time, he has been recuperating and his health has improved. However, facing this situation, he is still mentally weak.
When Ye Haoting heard the voice, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor with expectant eyes. He knelt and took a few steps forward, "Father, father, I am wrong. I was deceived by a traitor." , to make such a big mistake, father."
"The traitor deceived you?" The emperor brushed away his hand that was holding the hem of his clothes, took two steps back, and smiled, "Which traitor deceived you? Huh?"
"Yes, it's the fourth brother. Everything was the fourth brother's idea. He was the one who said that my father was kidnapped and imprisoned by the fifth brother. I was afraid that my father would be in danger, so I led the troops to rescue my father in a hurry."
The smile on the emperor's lips gradually appeared, and he became even more disappointed with him.
"Your fourth brother said that my father was kidnapped, so you believed him? Why don't you believe your fifth brother, huh?"
Ye Haoting's face turned pale and he glanced at Ye Xiudu. He wanted to defend himself, but he heard the emperor's voice became sharper, "You committed rebellion and killed your fifth brother. You deserve to die."
"Father." Ye Xiudu frowned slightly, turned around and immediately went to bring a chair over.
Then he helped the emperor sit on the chair and whispered, "Father, please don't get excited. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."
"How can I say it slowly? It's already a fact that he is treasonous, and now he is still trying to blame it on others. With him like this, I have nothing to say." The emperor waved his hand and said With a tired face, he said, "Xiu'er, I leave it to you how to deal with this."
Ye Haoting was shocked and left it to Ye Xiu to deal with alone
He suddenly turned around, and sure enough he saw Ye Xiu looking at him coldly, his eyes as cold as looking at a dead person.
Ye Haoting was looked at with such eyes, and the despair in his heart gradually filled up.
If it were before, he would have been a little sure that Ye Xiudu would not really kill him. After all, they had always been brothers with the same father and mother, and they were brothers who were closer than anyone else.
Ye Xiudu is a person who still has some feelings.
But now he knows that Ye Xiudu already knows their identities and knows that his mother-in-law is not his biological mother. In addition, she has been chasing him for many years. I am afraid that she has long hated her to the bone. of.
He had said so many things in the woods just now, but Ye Xiudu had remained indifferent, unable to impress him at all, and even looked sarcastic.
Ye Haoting was afraid of such people. He felt that if his life were entrusted to Ye Xiudu's hands, he would definitely die in a very ugly way.
Thinking of this, Ye Haoting couldn't help but cried directly to the emperor, "Father, father, don't hand me over to him. This man, this man is crazy. He killed his mother and concubine, even if she has No matter what, she is still his biological mother. This kind of matricide is more vicious than his son."
He expected that Ye Xiudu would definitely not reveal his life experience, otherwise the Mongolian people would not be able to get away with it, so he insisted on this point.
Ye Xiudu's eyebrows were already tightly knitted and he raised his head to look at the emperor.
But the emperor laughed and sighed slowly, as if muttering to himself, "Biological mother? Oh, his biological mother has died long ago, why would he kill his mother?"
Ye Xiudu and Ye Haoting were both shocked when they heard this, and looked at the emperor in astonishment.
The emperor rubbed his brows, leaned back on the chair tiredly, and was speechless for a long time.
Yes, he had long suspected Concubine Meng's identity.
When Meng Linglong entered the palace, she was favored with unparalleled honors, not only because she was from the Mongolian ethnic group, but also because the emperor really loved her very much, more than any other concubine in the palace.
How could he not notice that such a woman suddenly changed into someone else
Even if they look exactly the same, even if they both have flower-shaped birthmarks, and even if they behave and look very similar, they still give people different impressions after all. What's more, this feeling is even stronger when doing intimate things.
The emperor also tried it silently, asking Concubine Meng some private matters that only the two of them knew, and Concubine Meng was able to answer them.
At that time, the emperor knew that this woman was probably the person left by Meng Linglong, the person left by the Mongolian people, the person left to take care of Ye Xiudu.
The person was changed, but the emperor could only pretend not to know. After all, this matter was exposed and involved too many people. The first person to suffer was Ye Xiudu.
Also, I am afraid that I am about to break up with the Mongolian people.
He is the emperor, even though he is not a prosperous emperor, he still has to consider the overall situation.
Therefore, if Concubine Meng didn't mention it or the Mongolian people didn't mention it, he would just pretend he didn't know.
However, he was even kinder to Ye Xiu Du, especially after Ye Haoting was born, he knew even more how difficult Ye Xiu Du's situation was.
He saw what Concubine Meng did, but there were some things that he couldn't and couldn't stop. Ye Xiu is the prince alone, and he must bear many things independently. If he wants to survive, he must have the ability to survive.
However, he was also trying to protect him as much as possible. He knew clearly that the better he treated Ye Xiudu, the more he would become the target of public criticism and the target of others, but he had to honor him. Because only in this way will Concubine Meng realize how important Ye Xiudu is in his heart, and realize that if something happens to Ye Xiudu, he will be furious and will cut the person who killed him into pieces.
This was exactly as he expected.
After Concubine Meng knew that Ye Xiu had a different weight in the emperor's heart, she no longer dared to attack him in the palace.
At the same time, he also loved Concubine Meng very much. As a result, the queen and many concubines would also regard her as a thorn in their side. Concubine Meng has to deal with those concubines, and she will have less plans for Ye Xiudu.
He didn't want to say more about what happened to these great cultivators and what role he played in them. After all, so many years had passed and many of his considerations were no longer worth mentioning.