Ling Ruiyin stopped crying, but quickly regained her composure.
She calmly wiped away the tears on the beam, then calmly turned her head, looked at Mo Junhao, and asked slowly: "What did you say?"
Mo Junhao knew that Ling Ruiyin was partial to Mo Junyu, but now that both the person and the person had stolen the goods, he was not afraid at all.
He said calmly: "My grandson said that the murderer of my father was none other than the eldest brother, and he asked the imperial grandmother to severely punish the murderer and avenge his father!"
This time, no matter how hard Ling Ruiyin tried to endure it, a look of surprise could not be suppressed in her eyes.
Only then did she notice that Mo Junyu was being pressed to his knees on the ground, unable to move, and he was looking at her.
"Royal grandmother, my grandson doesn't have..."
Mo Junyu tried to defend himself, but Mo Junhao took one step ahead of him and shouted: "Who else is it if it's not you? My father was fine at first, but why did he die as soon as you entered the house? It's obviously because you hated my father. , and secretly killed him!"
"No! If it was really me who killed my father, why would I stay here and wait for you to catch me?" Mo Junyu tried hard to find the contradiction.
Mo Junhao sneered, "This is because you didn't expect that Xiaoquanzi and I would discover the clues so quickly and quickly enter the palace to catch you on the spot!"
This series of accusations are well-founded. The time, place, and motives can all be corroborated with each other. They all point to Mo Junyu as the evil thief who killed the emperor and his father!
Ling Ruiyin finally lost her temper, and her fingers under her wide sleeves couldn't stop trembling.
She is also Mo Xiangbin's mother and queen after all - even if the relationship between mother and child in the royal family is not as close as that in ordinary people's families, it still exists - no matter how much she protects Mo Junyu, with the evidence in front of her, she can't do anything to Mo Junyu. Jun Hao emphasized: The murderer was not Mo Junyu.
Even Ling Ruiyin had such doubts flashing through his mind - could the murderer really be Mo Junyu
With this thought, Ling Ruiyin's eyes changed when she looked at Mo Junyu again, "Prince, what do you want to say to me?"
Mo Junyu's face was pale, and cold sweat fell from his forehead. He was still racking his brains to find evidence in his favor.
But the identification by the palace officials and the findings at the scene all proved that he was the murderer!
"No, that's not the case. Imperial Grandmother, you must believe in your grandson. Your grandson really did not kill your father..."
Mo Junyu's shouts were pale and feeble, and to other people's ears, they were just feeble sophistry.
Mo Junhao snorted coldly: "Whether it is yes or no, let the Ministry of Justice investigate and find out. I also ask the Imperial Grandmother to give the order."
Ling Ruiyin glanced at Mo Junyu in embarrassment before turning to Mo Junhao, "This is a royal matter after all. I'm afraid it would be more appropriate to leave it to Zongzheng Temple for trial."
"Father Huang Bintian, it is impossible to suppress this. If the real culprit is not brought to justice, I am afraid that I will not be able to explain it to the people of the world. I hope the imperial grandmother will make a clear decision." Mo Junhao proposed uprightly.
Ling Ruiyin had no choice but to listen to Mo Junhao and hand over Mo Junyu to the custody of the Ministry of Punishment first, and at the same time ordered people to prepare for Mo Xiangbin's funeral.
At this time, most of midnight had passed, but the night sky was brightly illuminated, and there were footsteps and wailing sounds all around, making the entire palace immersed in sadness.
Ling Ruiyin did not return to her palace, but kept guarding Mo Xiangbin's body with her eyes in trance.
It was Aunt Chang who saw that something was wrong and reminded her in a low voice: "Mother, I'm afraid it's not an option if things continue like this. If His Highness the Crown Prince is really convicted, then he will never be able to succeed to the throne!"
"How come the Ai family doesn't know, but if it is found out that he really killed the emperor, let alone the succession, the Ai family will not let him go!" Ling Ruiyin's voice was harsh, with dissatisfaction with Mo Junyu. Competitively angry.
Aunt Chang's thoughts changed and she reminded again: "But if this happens, that seat will..."
The first queen was Ling Ruiyin's niece, so she paid more attention to the prince and hoped that the prince would eventually succeed to the throne.
And she has been worrying about this matter all these years. If she were told at this time, all her plans for so many years would come to nothing.
Even if Ling Ruiyin was the Queen Mother and would not be implicated, she still couldn't accept such a result.
Thinking of this, Ling Ruiyin held her forehead in pain and said helplessly: "The Ai family knows that you want to say that if something happens to the prince, the only person who will succeed is the fourth prince. You are afraid that he will be detrimental to the Ai family, right?"
"I don't dare to judge His Highness the Fourth Highness too much. It's just that people's hearts are biased. Your Highness the Fourth Highness is not as close to you as His Highness the Crown Prince. This..." Aunt Chang gave a rough idea of what she meant intermittently.
In fact, it is easy to understand.
Ling Ruiyin dotes on Mo Junyu and suppresses Mo Junhao. In the future, when Mo Junhao becomes the emperor, he will naturally not be any kinder to her, a cheap grandmother
"The Ai family also knows this truth, but now, what else can the Ai family do?" Ling Ruiyin sighed deeply.
If there was any other way, she would not let herself fall into this dilemma.
The only reason to blame was that Mo Xiangbin's death was too sudden, which really caught all of them off guard!
Aunt Chang carefully observed Ling Ruiyin's face, and suddenly reminded: "Maybe there is someone who can take care of your worries."
Ling Ruiyin paused and looked at Aunt Chang, "You mean..."
Aunt Chang nodded solemnly, "It's Prince Mo."
Ling Ruiyin suddenly fell into deep thought and began to weigh things in his mind again.
She had always known that Mo Junyang was capable, but judging from her sophisticated eyes, he was too cold-hearted and not easy to get along with.
Although Mo Junyang seems to be the most solid princeling, and he will work hard and die for Mo Junyu, but if he turns against him, he will never frown.
Moreover, such people can hardly see any weaknesses. Mutual benefit is okay, but it is too risky to rely completely on them. Although Mo Xiangbin seems to trust Mo Junyang very much, she has always taught Mo Junyu to be more independent. Leave everything to Mo Junyang.
You have to keep a guard up to prevent Mo Junyang from doing anything treacherous in the future, and Mo Junyu from being left helpless by the other party.
These days - since Mo Junyu was granted prison status - the relationship between the two cousins has become obviously estranged.
Ling Ruiyin was feeling complacent about her wisdom, but now she was asked to turn around and ask Mo Junyang for help.
She can't bear this face!
"My Lady, this is not a trivial matter. If we cannot keep His Highness the Crown Prince, then all our previous efforts will be in vain. Are you really willing to do this?" Aunt Chang had served Ling Ruiyin for so many years, and what she said hurt Ling Ruiyin the most. A place of fear and worry.
Guo saw that after Ling Ruiyin frowned twice, he still nodded and said: "You should leave the palace now with the Yi family's decree and let Mo Shizi preside over the case. The real culprit must be caught and brought to justice. "
Just now Mo Junhao refused to hand over Mo Junyu to Zongzheng Temple because Mo Junyang is controlling Zongzheng Temple now. If Mo Junyu is sent to Zongzheng Temple, even if Mo Junyu really kills someone, he can still change his mind. Not guilty, not to mention there are many doubts in this case.
But it is different if a person goes to the Ministry of Punishment. Luo Sen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is his person. At that time, it will not be any crime that he wants to accuse Mo Junyu, but he will be charged with whatever crime he wants.
Secondly, Mo Junhao was also worried about Mo Junyang getting involved.
Although he boasted that he had done everything perfectly, Mo Junyu could not escape.
But whenever Mo Junyang is mentioned, Mo Junhao always loses a little confidence.
After so many confrontations, Mo Junhao still has not fully discovered Mo Junyang's true and falsehood, which shows how terrifying this person is.
If possible, Mo Junhao would not want to conflict with Mo Junyang at all.
But what he didn't expect was that just as he sent Mo Junyu to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Mo Junyang came to interrogate Mo Junyu with the Queen Mother's decree.
To be more precise, he came to thoroughly investigate the assassination of the emperor.
Mo Junhao looked at Shi Qingxue who was following Mo Junyang, and he almost broke his teeth with hatred.
"I wonder where Prince Mo plans to start the investigation?" Mo Junhao was already eating Mo Junyang's flesh and drinking his blood in his heart, but he couldn't show any dissatisfaction on his face and had to greet Mo Junyang respectfully.
After all, at this juncture, Mo Junyang represents the Queen Mother.
Mo Junyang glanced at him lazily, "First find all the people who appeared in His Majesty's palace last night. First, check the confessions one by one to see if we can find any clues!"
Even though the emperor's palace is only a small area, there are probably no less than a hundred people in it including palace maids, guards, eunuchs, and all kinds of people. We need to check them one by one. How long will it take
How could anyone leave the would-be murderer unquestioned and instead start looking for a needle in a haystack
Mo Junhao could tell at a glance that Mo Junyang was stalling for time, and immediately stopped, "Now that the murderer is right in front of him, Prince Mo wants to interrogate the unsuspecting servants. Could it be that he wants to stall for time and help the eldest brother?" Excuse me?"
His gaze was sharp and aggressive, forcing Mo Junyang to express his stance.
However, Mo Junyang was unmoved, and just glanced at him lightly, and then asked back: "The Fourth Highness has never even asked those servants, how do you know that they don't know anything about it?"
Mo Junhao paused, obviously not expecting Mo Junyang to say this.
"Your Majesty's palace is so big, and people come and go. Some people may have seen the murder scene, but they didn't dare to say it because of the identity of the murderer.
The Fourth Highness doesn’t want me to interrogate the servants so much. Is it because he is afraid that if I ask the truth, it will be detrimental to His Highness? "
As Mo Junyang spoke, his eyes towards Mo Junhao became meaningful.
Mo Junhao: "..."
He knew that Mo Junyang said these words deliberately to stimulate him, but he still inevitably felt guilty.
Only in appearance, he had to raise his chest and replied forcefully: "What do I have to be afraid of? I just think it is a waste of time for you to do this. If you insist on doing this, then check it out!"
As he spoke, he seemed to have more confidence. He raised his head and hummed at Mo Junyang: "You can check, but if you find nothing in the end, then don't blame this palace for being unkind and treating you for dereliction of duty." It’s a sin!”